Volume Three: A Generation of Heavenly Pride - Chapter 23: Warlords in the Northwest (5)
Bianliang, Daning Palace, Long Live Palace.
Guo Wei was dressed in plain clothes, sitting on the seat without the majesty of the Son of Heaven, his hair was scattered and uncrowned, his eyes were closed, and the incense burner in the hall was swirling, except for Zhou Tianzi, there was not even a person in the entire palace.
Zhou Tianzi! Zhou Tianzi!
The princes of the Spring and Autumn Period advocated rebellion, the etiquette collapsed, Zhou Tianzi sat in Luoyi, and became a high-level decoration of the clay Buddha shrine.
Sometimes, Guo Wei would rather be such a Zhou Tianzi, full of food and doing nothing all day long, but there are a large group of wives and concubines and heirs surrounding him, which disturbs him to be unable to do government affairs and military ......
The affairs of the world have their own princes and doctors to worry about, the Son of Heaven hangs the arch, walks to relatives in his spare time, brags and scolds the streets, and reprimands the little bastards, what a happy situation it is.
In front of him, there were three strands of hair, and one in his hand.
In front of him is the hair of the Shengmu Empress Chai, the noble concubine Zhang, and the Shufei Yang, and the hand is the hair of the newly buried Concubine Dong.
Alone! Widowed!
At this moment, in Guo Wei's mind, only these four words lingered.
This martial arts emperor, who has spent half his life in the camp, has officially married four women as his wife in his life, and now, these four women have left him one by one. Guo Wei was unusually born as a noble son of heaven, he was poor since he was a child, he was busy with food and clothing all day long when he was young, and he never had spare money and leisure in and out of the fireworks venue. If it weren't for the shocking glimpse of the beautiful woman he met in the post station back then, it would not be uncommon for him to not even marry a daughter-in-law in the first half of his life. In that time of chaos, the woman with the courage and bearing of the heart stood in front of him in a thorn hairpin robe, staring at him with two eyes and telling him: "I want to marry you!" ”
Later, he learned that the woman was not poor, at least, the jewelry she was carrying at the time. It was enough for her and her parents and brothers to live a prosperous life. ^^ starter &nbsucom^^
But the woman divided the wealth in two. One was left to her parents, and she married the other as a dowry......
That was the first woman Guo Wei had ever had in his life......
The wedding night in the post station is the most unforgettable moment in the life of this reckless man who was respected as the Taizu of the Later Zhou Dynasty in later generations, Guo Wei, who was wrapped in sweetness and happiness, almost forgot the whole world, and his mind was full of an incredible thing in his own opinion---- he got married, and he had a family......
Later, Guo Wei gradually made his fortune and became a general. He became a knotty envoy, a privy envoy, and an emperor......
However, for Guo Wei, these are like a passing cloud......
For him, the deepest memory in this life is not the general. It's not a knot. Not the privy envoy, not the emperor, but the bridegroom in the inn that year......
As an emperor, a nobleman. Guo Wei's achievements in women's sex are really lackluster, the queen has only one term, and she is still posthumously crowned, and the four ladies of Guishu and Dexian only have three.
Enough is enough, Guo Wei thinks so.
It is said that the emperors of Hou Shu and Southern Tang were very delicate and focused on the needs of women, and every year they would select beauties to fill their harems.
And Guo Wei, the most powerful person in the world in this era, has only four such pitiful women in his life.
These four women. St. Mu Empress Chai and Tang Zhuangzong Li Cunmao slept; The concubine Zhang slept with Wu Congdi's son; Concubine Yang slept with King Zhao and even farmer Shi Guangfu. In the end, Concubine Dong slept with Liu Jinchao, a countryman Langjun......
Guo Wei's woman. They were all widows......
For those emperors of the Southern Tang Dynasty and Later Shu who emphasized taste, Guo Wei was really a super tasteless and super unscrupulous mountain villager. For this reckless man, he probably thought that all women in the world were the same after blowing out the lights and candles......
It's not the same......
Only Guo Wei knows that these four women are really very different......
Chai's firm and resolute atmosphere is a unique temperament that many men in this era do not have. \\\\\\
Asking his heart in the dark, Guo Wei has introspected himself more than once, without Chai's help and advice, whether he can have today's achievements.
The Yang family is compassionate and compassionate, the heart is as soft as a pool of water, the old and young in the clan are lonely and poor, and they are all benefited during their lifetime, when she was alive, Guo Mansion has never let Guo Wei worry about everything.
Concubine Zhang, Xiao is generally fluent in literature and ink, and she controls her nephews and nephews calmly, although her nephews and nephews have different temperaments, they are generally graceful and moderate, Cao Bin is a typical example. If it weren't for the martyrdom of Qianyou, Zhang would have been the best candidate for the position of queen after the establishment of the dynasty.
Concubine Dong is Guo Wei's last wife, and the only wife who has caught up with him as the Son of Heaven, and is the real lord of the six palaces in the Later Zhou Dynasty, but the most expensive woman in the world has never worn a satin dress for more than two years, and has never worn expensive jewelry......
This is all the women of Guo Wei, and it is also the whole life of this great Zhou Tianzi.
For Guo Wei, the so-called happiness is actually nothing more than that......
If fate can choose, Guo Wei is very willing to live in seclusion in the countryside with his four wives and several children, whether it is fishing and farming, or trading businessman, and live a stable and peaceful life......
Now, however, all that remains is the four strands of hair on his hands......
It has been some hours since the footsteps sounded behind him, but Guo Wei has not bothered to turn around, and the upper and lower levels of the Shangyi Medical Bureau have been worried for a while, waiting for duty in Da Nei day and night. Every day, the medical officers and living quarters on duty will be summoned by the ministers to the Zhongshu Gate to interrogate carefully, whether the emperor has eaten, how much he has eaten, whether the pulse is normal or not, what is the body temperature, whether the urine and urine are normal or not, and the prime ministers who govern the world are the same as these trivial matters and refuse to neglect them. \\\\\ the imperial doctors in the palace were naturally even more trembling and did not dare to slack off. Although the emperor decreed that the palace people and eunuchs were not allowed to approach. But they did not dare to stay too far away.
Guo Wei is not sick, but all the parts of his body are lazy......
The eyelids are too lazy to open, the arms are too lazy to lift, the hands are too lazy to write, the legs and feet are too lazy to move, the tongue is too lazy to speak, and the nose and mouth are too lazy to breathe. The heart is too lazy to beat......
It's too lazy to do such boring things......
"Yougui is here? Sit down, there are no outsiders here, no formality......"
Guo Wei didn't turn around---- he was lazy, in this world, there are really not many things worth turning around......
Chai Rong's legs were already a little numb, and he listened to the emperor's words. He was not polite in the slightest. He lifted his robe and sat down behind the emperor.
"What's the matter?" Guo Wei asked lazily, he knew Chai Rong, this kid was very capable, and to some extent more capable than Wang Jun. In the past few months, there have been few mistakes in the central government, and Chai Rong has increased his investment in river work and agriculture after taking office, which has left the old man Feng Dao, who seemed to be worried, speechless. He took care of Zhongshu's subordinates, which made Guo Wei less and less worried about government politics these days.
There is no big deal, he will not come to bother himself.
Although Guo Wei is lazy, he is not confused.
"The Northwest Fold from the Ruan Li Cultural Revolution joint title, Yinxia's matter is over......"
Chai Rong knew Guo Wei's state of mind at the moment. As plain as possible, he recounted the war report in the Northwest Land: "On the fifteenth day of last month. Li Huairen succeeded in a sneak attack on Tongwancheng with cavalry and set fire to it. The Dingyan army lost its foundation, lost several battles, and was surrounded by the army of Yang and Li Sanlu, and Li Yiyin was asked to surrender. The 3,000 remnants of the Pingxia army were disarmed and restrained, and they were escorted down to Beijing by the Duke of Zheling, and now they are on their way. \\\\\Li Wenge's performance of Deyuan as the history of the Yinzhou Assassin, Yang Chongxun as the history of the Suizhou Assassin, and the three meritorious generals have all been submitted to the Zhongshu Privy Council......"
He said flatly, Guo Wei listened quietly, without the slightest expression.
Chai Rong said and waited quietly for Guo Wei to speak.
"That's not all, right?" Guo Wei gently stroked the hair in his hand, and said in a gloomy tone, "If it is only good news, the reward for the promotion of the middle book should have already been discussed, anyway, what else is the big deal?" ”
Chai Rong swallowed and foamed: "Feng Jiye sent troops to occupy Baichi, and Li Wenge set up troops at the western foot of Qiwu Mountain to guard it, because the Feng family is also a vassal of the national dynasty, and there is no edict, Li Wenge is not good to send troops to drive away, so please cut down the ......."
The corners of Guo Wei's mouth twitched, and a smile appeared: "When did this unruly Li Huairen become so well-behaved?" The strategy of entering the army, I'm afraid he has already planned it, right? ”
Chai Rong also smiled: "General Li's concerns are not without reason, Fan Xiang thinks that after the fall of Pingxia, Balu Town has already controlled the land of Yanqing and Youxia, and if he is ordered to send troops to Baichi again, then Yanzhou and even Lingzhou may also fall into the hands of the Cultural Revolution." This feudal town is too big, larger than the original Dingyan army, if you include the two Yang families, the territory of the three coalition forces has more than ten prefectures and counties, which is larger than the territory of the Northern Han Dynasty......"
"What does Fan Zhen want to do?" Guo Wei still asked lazily.
"The imperial court sent generals and forbidden troops, used Li Wenge to take care of the grain and straw in the rear, attacked Lingzhou, moved Feng Jiye to Neizhen, appointed assassins in Lingzhou, and solved this ......cancer in one fell swoop," Chai Rong said with a wry smile.
Guo Wei listened, but did not answer immediately, and only after a while did he say: "Li Gu must be against it......"
"Not bad......," Chai Rong sighed, "Li Xiang opposes the use of troops on the grounds that the battle of Taining last year consumed too much national money and grain, and from the capital to Guanzhong, and then to Shuofang, it takes at least 30,000 people to transport grain and grass to transport 10,000 soldiers, which is really not cost-effective." If Li Wenge can solve it independently, it is naturally better to use his soldiers......"
"Wang Pu didn't speak?" Guo Wei asked. \\\\\
Chai Rong said: "Said, Wang Xiang supports Fan Xiang, he said that since this spring, the army has been used in the Wenge from Ruan Li and Li, although the forbidden army has not been used, but the Yanzhou side has increased the purchase of grain from Huainan, causing the grain prices in the Kanto region to continue to rise. In fact, it also added difficulties to the imperial court's finances, since this is the case, it is more reassuring that the battle of Yanzhou is mainly based on the imperial court's forbidden army, and the northwest salt road is still in the hands of the imperial court! ”
"Privy side, what's the opinion?" Guo Wei continued to ask.
"Wang Renho is advocating the use of troops, he is from the forbidden army, and he naturally wants to move after being idle for a long time. If they don't fight, this group of Qiu Ba will have no way out of being promoted to the knighthood. Chai Rong explained.
Guo Wei nodded. He asked again, "What about the Feng Mansion?" Have you been there? ”
Chai Rong was stunned. replied: "Feng Linggong is said to be not in good health in the past two days, and he has not been in politics for a long time, so he has not go!" ”
Guo Wei finally turned around, looked at Chai Rong with a slight reproach, and said, "You go to the door to ask for advice, will he still drive you out?" ”
Chai Rong said suddenly: "It's the child's fault!" ”
Guo Wei said strongly: "It's not wrong, it's just that you are overconfident!" Although Feng Dao is old and slippery. But the mind is extremely clear, and he can see people accurately and understand things. These two articles are ......now unmatched by no one in the Chinese book."
Chai Rong didn't speak, waiting for the following.
Guo Wei said slowly: "Fan Zhen, Wang Pu, and Li Gu are all scholars. Wang In-ho is a martial artist. I don't understand these things. Their opinions, that is, to make a detailed reference, should not be taken to all believe. ”
Chai Rong was a little confused, and rejected all the opinions of the three prime ministers in one sentence. What does the emperor mean exactly?
Guo Wei sighed: "Li Gu is all about money and food, and his mind is full of account books, so it is not surprising that he opposes the use of troops. Although Fan Zhen's reasons for opposing the land were sufficient, the right and wrong were too clear, and Li Wenge had already been regarded as an enemy of the imperial court. Wang Pu's words seem reasonable, but in fact they are confused. Could it be that the imperial court used soldiers and set up officials, Lingzhou and Yanzhou. Will you be able to get rid of Li Wenge's control? Pingxia is extinguished. Li Huairen, the lord of the northwest, is already a dominant family, regardless of whether the imperial court sends troops or not. Whether there is an official or not, the salt road of Qingyan and the tribute road of Lingzhou must rely on Yanqing to live. This is the general trend, and small means can't solve it! ”
Chai Rong was silent for a long time, and replied, "Yes!" ”
"Solving the problem of Li Wenge and solving the problem of Feng Jiye are two different things, and they cannot be pulled together. One yard is one yard, and in one place, only the court is passive. Do you understand this truth? ”
Chai Rong bowed and said, "The child understands!" ”
Guo Wei was a little short of breath, leaned on the cushion, and said: "After Xiufeng went, I promoted Zheng Renzhi to be the envoy of the Xuanhui Northern Court, and the Privy Council only knew about Wang Renho, do you know what it means?" ”
Chai Rong said: "The position of privy envoy was left by my father to Li Wenge!" ”
Guo Wei nodded: "The day when the northwest border is stable is when Li Wenge enters the court. He is a hero, a talent of Langmiao, it is a disaster to put it in Guanzhong, and it is a pillar to put it around. In order to make the countryman feel at ease, he must be treated as a countryman, and the method of moving the town is not applicable to Li Wenge, and if he wants to serve his life, he must be given something tangible. After Xiufeng, the truth of privy is none other than him. For people like Li Wenge, any balancing and controlling technique is not good, and only treating them with sincerity is the right way. ”
Chai Rong nodded and said, "The child knows!" ”
Guo Wei asked: "How is the Chinese book determined for Li Wenge's reward?" ”
Chai Rong pondered for a moment and said: "He is already the Taifu of the Right Guard General, and the Jin General is too senior, and the result of the Zhongshu and the Privy Collegiate is the Taiwei of the Jin Inspection School, plus the Pingzhang of the Zhongshu Sect, and the title of Huo Guogong." ”
Guo Wei nodded, closed his eyes and said, "It's okay...... "Reward the note, smacking his tongue again and again.
"From the Ruan Jin Shang Shu Order, Li Bin worships the servants, Li Wenge is crowned with the Pingzhang Affair, the Pingxia War, the court has really spent enough money!" Fan Zhen smiled bitterly.
Wang Pu picked up another piece of paper and said: "That one is for the Lord to see, although Xuanhe is not enough; Truly mysterious, on this schedule! ”
Fan Zhen took the attached table, and when he looked at it, it was Chai Rong's delicate hand.
Meritorious soldiers in the Battle of Pingxia were rewarded and promoted to the attached table
Zhe Deyuan: Worship the history of Yinzhou to know the affairs of this state
Yang Chongxun: Bai Suizhou Assassin Shi knows about the affairs of this state
Zhou Zhengyu: Worship the envoy of the military festival
Shen Chen: Worship the envoy of the difficult army
Wei Xun: The defense envoy of Qingzhou
Fold Yuqing: The defense envoy of Xia Prefecture
Lu Xun: Promoted to Youzhou regimental training envoy
Qin Gu: The Qingzhou Observation Envoy Fine Feng Minda: The Xiazhou Regiment Training Envoy
The more Fan Zhen looked at it, the more frightened he became, and when he raised his head to look at Wang Pu, he stammered a little: "This is really ...... It's really ...... It's too much, isn't it? In the Battle of Pingxia, Li Wenge was a hero after all......"
Wang Pu smiled: "The more meritorious the hero, the more you must take precautions, this is the logic of the champion upstart of the cardinal mansion......"
Fan Zhen smiled bitterly: "It's not proper, this thing is not inspected, it will be in big trouble!" ”
Wang Pu shook his head and said: "Wang Renho has signed and signed, don't sow trouble for yourself......"
Fan Zhen was still a little hesitant: "Before it is issued, how about asking Feng Linggong?" ”
Wang Pu sighed softly: "Wensu, the lord is not in good health, and he has been friends for many years, I advise you, if you want to keep the phase, it is better to move around less......"
Fan Zhen was about to speak, but he saw Li Gu striding into the political hall with a copy of the seal in his hand, and the prime minister of money and grain lost his calm and calm in the past, and his footsteps went straight into the middle hall.
"Weizhen, what's wrong?" Fan Zhen put down the attached table for the time being, stepped forward to meet Li Gu and asked.
"Ye Du, Wang Yin's seal, just handed it to the privy council, Wang Renho and Wang Putuo brought it to me!" Li Gu's face was full of gloom.
Fan Zhen was stunned for a moment, and looked at Wang Pu.
"On the September Eternal Birthday Festival, Wang Yin asked for a pilgrimage ----" Li Gu gritted his teeth and said word by word.