(Thank you for not understanding your style!) Today is the college entrance examination, I wish my brother a victory. )

Since the city of Shouzhou, after Liu Renzhan was safe and sound, Zhao Dezhao traveled to Hangzhou, Wuyue Xifu, south of the Yangtze River, returned to the land of Fuyang, and then returned to Kaifeng, but Zhao Dezhao knew that the southern war had been pacified in a short time, and the ambition of the wolf son in the north was ready to move, because of its Zhou State to the south, taking advantage of the emptiness of the troops behind it, Han Liao once again united to the south.

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In the fifth year of Xiande, the war of the Tang State had been settled, and the entire fourteen states of Jiangbei were included in the territory of the Zhou State. Guo Rong began to be dissatisfied with the current situation, and wanted to conquer the Liao State in the north and recover the Han homeland in the sixteen states of Yanyun. Therefore, according to the strategy that Wang Pu said, "first the south and then the north, first the easy and then the difficult".

After cleaning up the Tang Kingdom, Guo Rong returned the war to the north.

In the fifth year of Xiande, in February, the Han State saw that the war in the south of the Zhou State was in full swing and the domestic troops were empty, so they invaded the Zhou State Xizhou (Xi County, Shanxi).

However, when Guo Rong went south, he was already ready to prevent Han Liao from sneaking up on the northern border of Zhou, so he ordered the important towns around the north to step up their armaments and wait for defense.

The city of Xizhou is strong, and the Han State cannot be attacked for a long time.

Li Qianpu, the governor of Zhou Guoxizhou, had already taken precautions and sent envoys away, and Yang Tingzhang, the envoy of Jianxiong Jiedu, heard that the Han soldiers were going south, and led the army to rescue from Jinzhou (Linfen, Shanxi).

The Han army was defeated, more than 1,000 people died, and the siege of Xizhou was relieved.

At the same time, the upper echelons of the Liao State saw that the northern part of the Zhou army was empty, and they also took the opportunity to send troops to invade the northern border of the Zhou State.

After Tang Ding, in April, Guo Rong returned to the north, and then ordered Zhang Yongde to lead the troops to the north, and Chengde Jiedu made Guo Zhen (Guo Chongwei) attack Liaoshu City (northeast of Hejian, Hebei).

In August, Zhou Zhaoyi made Li Yun attack the Han Shihui Pass (west of Yushe, Shanxi) and pull out the six villages of the Han Kingdom.

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At that time, the southern countries coexisted side by side.

In the first battle of the Zhou and Tang dynasties, the Tang lost the fourteen states of Jiangbei, and called the vassals in the Zhou, and paid tribute to Kaifeng every year.

In June of that year, Jingnan Gaobao sent an envoy to persuade Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, to claim the title of vassal in Zhou, but Meng Chang avoided answering. After Guo Rong sent troops to meet the north, he attacked Shu in September. After that, Gao Baorong wrote to Meng Chang again and persuaded him to be a minister to Zhou, but the lord of Shu refused.

When Guo Rong heard this, he was furious, and then ordered Wusheng Jiedu to make Song Yanwu patrol the Yangtze River with a naval army, and Jingnan Gaobao Rongzhi Zhou would cut down Shu, and please go to the Three Gorges with a naval army.

In December, the Zhou general Li Yu attacked Shu Gui'an Town (north of Ankang County, Shaanxi), and the Shu general Li Chengxun intercepted and beheaded Li Yu, and the troops led by Li Yu were annihilated.

Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, then took Zhao Chongtao as the envoy to the north, Meng Yiye as the envoy to Zhaowu and Wenzhou, Zhao Sijin as the envoy to the east, and Han Baozhen as the envoy to the north, with 60,000 troops, respectively, stationed in the key points to prepare for the Zhou State.

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In Kaifeng, Miao Xun returned to his hometown of Liuye Town to visit relatives a year ago.

On the first day of the Lunar New Year, this year has reached the sixth year of Xiande (959), Zhao Dezhao is nine years old this year, and he is about the same height as a thirteen or fourteen-year-old child.

This year is extremely lively, and the streets are all celebrating the prosperity and strength of the Great Week.

In the Zhao Mansion, Zhao Hongyin, Du Shi, Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyi, Zhao Kuangmei, Zhao Dezhao and other men worshiped their ancestors, since the Huainan War, Zhao Hongyin and his son attacked the military and were promoted to high-ranking officials, all of whom were envoys of one party, and the Zhao family became prominent in Kaifeng.

During the Chinese New Year, Zhao Dezhao went to visit Yang Ningshi, Bai Gucheng, Chengbei's father-in-law, and Chen Liu's grandfather's house, and also went to Wang Pu's house by the way.

Since Wang Pu met Zhao Dezhao last time, he has become more and more interested in this child, and he is really extraordinary at such a young age. And the father and son of the Zhao family rose to Kaifeng in a short period of time because of their military exploits, and they became more and more in the eyes of Wang Pu.

On the seventh day of the Lunar New Year, Zhao Dezhao brought New Year's goods, and these New Year's goods are some local specialties, which are not expensive.

Zhao Dezhao entered Wang Pu's house, Wang's house was given by Guo Rong, the son of heaven, located next to the Bianhe River, when Wang Pu entered Beijing from Dongping (Shandong), because of his poverty, and lived in a friend's house. From the first year of Guangshun, Wang Pu became Guo Rong's minister, and then the official went to the right to pick up the relics and the Kaifeng Mansion to push the official. After Guo Rong ascended the throne, Wang Pu worshiped Bibu Langzhong, Zuo Counselor, Zuo Sanqi Chang Attendant, Duanming Hall Bachelor, and knew Kaifeng Mansion.

In Guo Rong's three expeditions, Wang Pu was conscientious and loyal, Guo Rong saw this, and rewarded Wang Pu with a small house, although it was not big, but it saw the intentions of the Son of Heaven.

During this period, Wang Pu went from the deputy privy envoy to the privy envoy, and stayed in Kaifeng, supported Guo Rong's southern expedition, ensured that Kaifeng was safe, and planned the expansion and reconstruction of Kaifeng City, researched the loss of the calendar, and co-wrote the "Xiandeqin Heavenly Calendar" with Si Tianjian. He was proficient in music and rhythm, studied Ya music, and established a new law in seven tones.

So in Zhao Dezhao's mind, Wang Pu has always been a respectable person.

And it seems that in six years, Wang Pu died, it is indeed Guo Rong's loss, Da Zhou's regret, if there is this person to assist the Great Song Dynasty, how good it is, but Zhao Dezhao also knows Wang Pu's character, loyal to Guo Rong, loyal to Da Zhou.

As soon as the two met, Zhao Dezhao greeted him as a junior and said, "Dezhao has seen Uncle Wang." ”

Wang Pu saw Zhao Dezhao carrying a large bag of things in his hand, so he said: "Zhao'er, I am a minister in the same hall as your grandfather and father, so don't give such a big gift." ”

"As a younger generation, this number of gifts must be so, and now it is the New Year, they are all some vulgar rites, and I hope that my uncle will accept them, and there are some supplements."

"Zhao'er is polite, sit!"

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Then the two began to chat, and the two exchanged their views on many aspects.

In many ways, Wang Pu is not as good as himself, and Zhao Dezhao is also insufficient in other aspects, the two shouted and hated each other, if they had met a long time ago, Wang Pu would not have worked so hard to do it in many aspects, and Wang Pu heard that the people affected by the disaster last time were placed by Zhao Dezhao on the land given by the Son of Heaven outside the city, and he also felt that he was benevolent and righteous here, after all, he had only heard of it in the mouths of his colleagues and the mouth of the Son of Heaven before, and if it was not for Zhao Dezhao to save his life, he also stated the general trend between the world, the "Pingbian Policy" It's just a gorgeous shelf, and it's not good to look at.

And "Pingbian Policy" is more and more firm Wang Pu's opinion, the Son of Heaven is holding this policy, the four states in the northwest and the fourteen states in Jiangbei are now within the territory of the Zhou State, and it will soon be time to invade the Liao State in the north and let the Liao State spit out the land of Yanyun.

After that, the two of them came and went more frequently, and Zhao Dezhao also worshipped Wang Pu as a teacher, and Wang Pu also felt that he had accepted an apprentice with a high level of understanding, and he was more and more happy in his heart.

And Wang Pu also plans to recommend Zhao Dezhao in front of the Son of Heaven, there were 12 Ganluo in ancient times, and now Zhao Dezhao is nine years old, and it is time to show his glory.

And Zhao Dezhao heard that Wang Pu wanted to write Guo Rong, he vigorously objected, and then wrote "Hurt Zhongyong" by himself to Wang Pu, but Wang Pu understood Zhao Dezhao's intentions after reading it, so he no longer wrote the book, but also praised his apprentice Zhao Dezhao in front of the Son of Heaven.

When Guo Rong heard this, he issued an edict to entitle Zhao Dezhao as the attendant of the prince Guo Zongxun and accompany the prince to study.

When Zhao Dezhao heard this edict, he had to shout loudly in his heart, is this trapping himself in injustice, although he has become a minister of the future emperor's palace, but how to face it in the future, this is a problem.

Now he has become the prince's attendant, but the emperor means that after March, Zhao Dezhao accompanied the prince to study, so more than a month later, Zhao Dezhao gloriously became the future prince's attendant.

In February, the Yellow River breached, and the Son of Heaven ordered Wang Pu to inspect the Yellow River, but later because of Zhao Dezhao's remarks, Guo Rong handed it over to others, and Wang Pu gave Guo Rong during this time, about the governance of the Yellow River, and then recommended someone who would control the water.

Later, Wang Pu became the emperor's teacher, ranking as the third duke, above Zhao Pu. This was later, and after that, Wang Pu also avoided the end of early death in history and lived for more than 20 years.

After February, the end of the year begins. Zhao Dezhao plans to increase his training goals, his homework is to start from Zhao's mansion, then go to Wazipo outside the city, and finally arrive at Homeinn, the whole journey is about fifteen or sixteen miles, and he insists on running every day.

Every morning, when the rooster crows, starting from Zhao's mansion, dressed in short clothes, trotting all the way, along the street where there are few people, out of the city gate.

There are very few people on the road, and at this moment it is a cold spring, and there is still a trace of cold when the wind blows. But Zhao Dezhao was not afraid at all, and continued to run wild in the wind.

And on the side of the road outside the city, a Taoist priest happened to pass by. He took off his shoes, revealing his sliver, and sighed with a sigh of relief.

Seeing a person running towards this side in the distance, the Taoist priest hurriedly lay on the road, looking like a scoundrel, and making waves.

And Zhao Dezhao was also puzzled by the behavior of this Taoist priest, stopped, stepped forward to check, and found that this person was not much pretending, could it be that he touched porcelain, and this Taoist looked like a scoundrel, looking less than thirty years old.

Zhao Dezhao stepped forward and asked, "This Taoist leader, I don't know where it's uncomfortable?" ”

"Ahh

"Yo, Dao Chief, your shoes aren't broken at all."

"Yo, little brother, poor road doesn't mean shoes."

"What's that?" Zhao Dezhao asked rhetorically, he really didn't understand the intention of this way.

"The heavenly court of the poor Taoist brother is very full, and he will definitely be a rich and noble person in the future, and he will be a noble man in the near future."

"Yo, the Taoist is really joking, saying that I have more rich and noble people, and if the Taoist has any living constraints, just tell me bluntly, there is no need to be like this. Thank you Ji Yanna. I have a mina of silver here. No, give. After Zhao Dezhao finished speaking, he wanted to take out a piece of silver from his pocket and give it to the Taoist priest.

"Poor Dao is not asking for silver, the little brother misunderstood, the poor Dao is a person with real talent and real learning, who knows astronomy, geography, knows everything, knows everything, even the little brother is working so hard today, and he also calculates a rough idea."

"Huh?! Tell me to hear it? ”

"Little brother, it's nothing more than to plan for the future, I came from Chenqiao, and I will know that Chenqiao has changed. Little brother, hahaha. ”

Chen Qiao? When Zhao Dezhao heard the word Chen Qiao, his mind was shocked, and he hurriedly asked: "Dao Chief, the law name?" ”

"Poor road, no mediocre son, just an ordinary man, under the tutelage of Fuyaozi, Miao Xun Miao Guangyi is my senior brother, this time down the mountain, it is also a leisurely time, I love to fool people, just make a joke, little brother, don't be surprised."

"What? That is, Mr. Miao's junior brother, how dare Dezhao dare, the Taoist was really 'startled', Dezhao thought that the Taoist was a ......"

"Haha, I was also a scoundrel back then, if it weren't for the guidance and enlightenment of the master, I don't know what it would be like now." Wu Yongzi recalled the past and was full of emotion.

After Zhao Dezhao heard this, he said: "Dao Chief, the ancients said: Shi Bei should be impressed in three days, why should Dao Chang bother with the past." Zhao Dezhao teased Wu Yongzi, but he has never heard of Wu Yongzi in history, and I don't know if he has changed a lot of history.

"Today, Dezhao is not well entertained, the Taoist chief forgives me, it is better to go to the home not far away with Dezhao now, I will definitely entertain well."

"Then thank you, little brother."

After that, Zhao Dezhao took Wuyongzi to the outside of the city, and asked himself about the predicament in front of him along the way, after all, he was about to become the attendant of the current prince Guo Zongxun in a few days, but Wuyongzi smiled and said: "Little brother doesn't have to be so troubled, small things, small things." ”

"Dao Chief, what do you mean?"

"Little brother, go to the palace."

Then Wuyongzi went outside the city and saw the results of Zhao Dezhao's efforts, and he was also amazed.

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At the beginning of March, Zhao Dezhao went to the inner garden of the palace, because he was young, he could enter and leave the palace, and holding the emperor's entry token, the surrounding guards saw it and immediately let him go.

The palace in Kaifeng, as a prince in his last life, lived here, and at this moment this is the first time in his life to enter the palace. The imperial palace is still so small and not as brilliant as the Forbidden City, but it is a symbol of power, so it should not be underestimated, and the imperial palace at this moment belongs to the Guo family.

But there is a trace of melancholy in his heart, a trace of unbearable, how should he face the future generations.

Thinking like this, Zhao Dezhao skillfully walked into the palace, and after a while, he arrived in the palace of the prince Guo Zongxun, and then the attendants in the palace passed it, and Zhao Dezhao stepped into the palace.

Guo Zongxun sat on the stool, holding a book in his hand, and was reading, when he suddenly saw the waiter his father found for him, I heard that this person was two years older than himself, but he had extraordinary knowledge, and Zhao Dezhao's father was a popular man in front of his father, and he was also a general under his father, a minister of the hidden palace, and the royal family wanted to be knowledgeable. Therefore, when he saw Zhao Dezhao, he asked: "Your Excellency is Zhao Dezhao, Brother Zhao?" ”

Zhao Dezhao said shamefully: "His Royal Highness, the minister is Zhao Dezhao." The prince calls the minister like this, and the minister really can't afford it. ”

Guo Zongxun said: "Brother Zhao is too worried, my father asked me to treat Brother Zhao like his own brother, and Brother Zhao beat Zongxun at the age of two years, this is a courtesy." ”

"Your Royal Highness, Minister-" Zhao Dezhao wanted to say that he would do his best and die, but could he do it, let alone leave the prince's life in the future, it is the truth, but at this time, he didn't dare to pack the ticket, and there were five thunders in the sky, not to mention the fact that the crossing was already against the sky.

Zhao Dezhao then talked to the prince Guo Zongxun, and after sunset, he left the palace and went back to Zhao's mansion.