Lichun Terrace.

After the empress first dealt with a few important things, she enjoyed the service of the two sweethearts, and now she enjoyed the youthful atmosphere of these beautiful boys every day, which made her look so happy that she seemed to be contaminated with a lot of youthful energy.

The affairs of the DPRK, as long as it is not a major matter, are basically handed over to Wu Chu and the prime minister to deal with, so she basically does not ask about political affairs, as for the requirements of the two little babies, she tries her best to meet them, and coaxing them is also a kind of fun, for her, it is just some unimportant official positions.

"Holy Lord, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asks to see you." There is a palace person to report.

The empress said "oh" and said, "The prince didn't go to Wucheng Hall to review the recital?" ”

The palace people reported: "Back to the saint, the slaves and maids don't know, but the prince's palace seems to be happy." ”

"Oh? Then let him in! As soon as the empress heard that Wu Zhi's face was happy, she had a hope in her heart, she was old, she couldn't listen to bad things, and she preferred to hear happy things.

Not long after, Wu Chu strode into Lichun Terrace, and after paying a big salute, his face was happy, he didn't see Erzhang there, and he must have been hiding in the room. As he was about to speak, the Empress asked, "Is there a happy occasion for my son?" ”

Wu Chu bowed down and said: "The child has come to inform the mother emperor that the Tubo monarch is fighting with each other, on the death of Qinling, on the praise of the Po and on the Gongren Linggar family, and other more than 8,000 accounts to ask me to surrender to Da Zhou. The sons did not dare to make their own decisions, so they came to ask the mother and the emperor. ”

"Oh? Is there such a big thing? The empress suddenly got up, she was not unfamiliar with the name "On Qinling", and she captured Anxi several times that year. As a result, the former dynasty and the Great Zhou Dynasty lost the four towns of Anxi, resulting in the impassability of the trade routes in the Western Regions, and the prestige of the imperial court was damaged. Until four years ago, Wu Chu led a large army to conquer Tibet. The recapture of the four towns of Anxi made the trade routes unimpeded and the products of Shendu enriched. But now I heard that this person who gave her a lot of headaches died in civil strife, and there was a little more regret in the surprise, if this person can be used by the Great Zhou, can it be said that Tubo can be conquered in the future?

"Back to the Empress. But there is something to do, this is an urgent military report from Guo Zhiyun, the general of Zuo Yu Linwei, please take a look at the mother. "Talking. Wu Chu took out the military report from the poster bag and presented it to the empress.

The empress took it, took out the military newspaper and read it quickly, with a smile on her face. So I took a closer look at it again. After reading it, a smile appeared on her slightly old face, she looked at Wu Chuan and said with a smile: "My son's news is really exciting." ”

Wu Chu said with a smile: "It is the blessing of the mother emperor, and it is also the blessing of my Great Zhou Dynasty." ”

The empress thought for a moment and said, "On the fact that Zanpo can return to my Great Zhou, how do I think my son should treat it?" ”

Although Wu Chu had an idea in his heart, he couldn't snatch the power of the empress at this moment. He bowed down and said, "On the fact that Zanpo goes and stays, it is good and bad for my Great Zhou. ”

The Empress asked, "What is the benefit?" What are the drawbacks? ”

Wu Chu said: "On the return of Zanpo, if I treat it well, I will have a general to defend Tubo, on Zanpo is a small theory of Tubo, I am very familiar with Tubo, I have Da Zhou, and I don't have to worry about the west in ten years." This is for the benefit. But on Zanpo this person is with his family, and this person is also very brave, the child and Tubo have fought several times, this person has killed my big Zhou Erlang a lot. If once you recuperate, you will grow stronger, which is an uncertain factor. The mother also knows that if it is not of my race, its heart will be different. This is a disadvantage. ”

The empress really didn't think about it that much, she nodded, and suddenly felt that what Wu Chu said was extremely reasonable. After a moment of silence, he asked, "What my son said is very reasonable. But on the praise of the Po to descend, with the whole family, obviously to descend sincerely, if I don't accept it, wouldn't it make the Quartet barbarians chill, who else will dare to come to join in the future? My son's concerns are not unreasonable, but my son will ascend to the throne in the future, and he must have the bearing of being the supreme in the world, and he can accommodate the whole world with a big belly, and the barbarians from all directions can bow down to his ears, do you understand? ”

Wu Chu slandered for a while, and the barbarians from all directions surrendered, that was what I played, and I lived on my stomach, so I could only deceive myself, but how dare Wu Chu say it, so a touch of piety appeared on his face, and he bowed down and said: "What the mother emperor taught is that the child remembers." ”

The empress was very satisfied with this way of teaching, and it was more direct to educate the heir to the throne, and it was more able to make Wu Zong understand that the emperor should be tolerant. It's just that she forgot about herself, she was once a woman who would repay her, and even after ascending to the emperor's throne, she still killed all sides.

Seeing Wu Zang's humble acceptance, the empress was very satisfied, so she immediately said: "In this way, let's seal Zanpo as the king of Guide, Jia Tejin, Gongren as the general of Zuo Yuchaowei, and the prince of Jiuquan County." Also, who does the emperor think he should send to take over the source of the river? ”

Wu Chu already had a case in his heart, so he said: "Guo Zhiyun, the general of Zuo Yu Linwei, has already explored the truth in the area of Shanzhou City, and in the opinion of his son, he ordered Guo Zhiyun to appease Zanpo and Gongren first, and Shanzhou Governor Shi Guo Yuanzhen can be the envoy of the Heyuan Army, so that he can be stationed in Heyuan together with Zanpo and Gongren. But you have to see the first to see the praise of the Po and the uncle and nephew of Gongren before they can accept their fate. ”

The empress thought for a moment, she was relieved of Guo Yuanzhen's ability to do things, and Guo Yuanzhen was also reused by her because she took a fancy to his talent, but can he manage the Heyuan Army well? Now the Heyuan Army is considered to exist in name only.

She looked at Wu Chuan and saw that Wu Zhuang's face was still calm, obviously what he said was not a momentary idea, so she said: "Then move Guo Yuanzhen as the main envoy of the Heyuan Army, and Zanpo as the deputy envoy, rebuild the Heyuan Army, and garrison Heyuan." ”

Wu Zheng bowed and saluted, "The mother emperor is wise! ”

The empress smiled and said: "This world will be yours from now on, it doesn't matter if I'm wise or not, the important thing is you, if you're wise, my Great Zhou will last for thousands of generations, do you understand?" ”

Wu Chu's face was frightened, and he bowed down and said, "The child understands, and the child listens to the teachings of the mother. ”

The empress felt that she was too strict, in fact, this child was already a one-sided general, how could she not understand these truths, so she sighed and said: "My son needs to always remember and always be vigilant. I have said this for a while, and I am tired, so go down and draw up your will. ”

So, Wu Chu bowed and retreated, and when he got out of Lichuntai, he deeply felt the majesty of the emperor, in this hall, there was really a hidden murderous intention, and every word had to make him cautious and think twice.

He let out a sigh of relief, walked out of the inner palace, and walked towards the Wucheng Palace, which has now become the place where he reviews and recitals every day, and of course, there is also a woman, Shangguan Wan'er.

As the secretary of the crown prince appointed by the empress, Shangguan Wan'er was conscientious and came to the palace early, sorting out the notes sent by various ministries so that the prince could review them well. Now that her man is the crown prince of the Great Zhou, she feels a kind of joy from the bottom of her heart when she does these things.

After Wu Chu turned around in the political hall, he came to Wucheng Palace, and saw Shangguan Wan'er writing something very carefully, so he stood at the door, he wanted to see Shangguan Wan'er, from this point of view, Shangguan Wan'er was extremely dignified, and there seemed to be a "heroic righteousness" between her eyebrows, which made people respect and couldn't blaspheme.

But Wu Chuan is his man, and he knows that Shangguan Wan'er's strength at the head of the bed is no weaker than that of women such as Princess Taiping, and sometimes a little action can always make Wu Chuan full of interest.

"Wan'er, what kind of woman are you?" Wu Shui couldn't help but ask in his heart, although he has read countless women, but in the face of a smart and talented woman like Shangguan Wan'er, he still can't guess it, more often, he can only sigh, a woman's heart, a needle under the sea.

In any case, Shangguan Wan'er's talent has made the world's scholars admire, and Wu Chu is distressed, so distressed that he is afraid of losing, even if this probability is very low, but it still makes him want to be with Shangguan Wan'er all the time. With Shangguan Wan'er, he can feel a feeling of "bosom friend".

Unconsciously, Wu Chuan was stunned in place, flying thousands of miles. Shangguan Wan'er's heart moved, so she looked up at the entrance of the hall, but saw that Wu Chu seemed to have lost her soul, she couldn't help but be shocked, and asked, "Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" ”

Shanzhou City.

After Guo Zhiyun spontaneously sent a feather letter, he waited with Guo Yuanzhen and Murong Thorn Shi all day long for news from Shendu. After all, Heyuan's Commentator Zanpo has also made it clear that Tubo Zanpu will attack Heyuan at any time. To be able to accept the Zanpo tribe is a great achievement, such a credit is almost sent, if you don't cherish it, you are a fool. But if you want to accept the praise of the woman, you must have the permission of the imperial court and the permission of the empress.

Now seven days had passed, and almost every day they sent men to patrol the city from a distance of thirty miles, and stood at the head of the city and looked at it from afar, almost as if they wanted to see through it. But there was still no trace of the messenger.

"General Guo, I see, I can't come today, this mountain is high and the road is far away, seven days is enough time, wait a few more days." Guo Yuanzhen said as he wiped his new boots with a cloth.

Guo Zhiyun glanced at Guo Yuanzhen's shiny pigskin boots, and said, "Guo Changshi, the military situation is urgent, if I can't receive the imperial court order in time, then my Da Zhou will lose an opportunity." ”

Guo Yuanzhen was still rubbing his leather boots, and he didn't look at Guo Zhiyun, and asked casually: "What chance?" ”

Guo Zhiyun looked at the shiny leather boots again, and couldn't wait to step on it, this boot that I don't know how to do is so good-looking, but Guo Zhiyun just thought about it, and then said: "The Tubo monarch is not in harmony, and the leader is in this civil strife, if I get the praise of the Po, then the right land of Hexi Long, within ten years, there will be no need to worry about the invasion of Tubo." And within ten years, my Da Zhou will be able to recuperate, train elites, and ten years later, set foot in Tibet in one fell swoop. ”

Guo Yuanzhen is not a layman, although his appearance is rough and unbearable, but he has a strategy for the art of war, he has also studied Tubo in Hexi for several years, so when he heard it, he immediately guessed, is His Royal Highness planning to sweep Tubo within ten years?

At this moment, a soldier shouted: "Look, general, the messenger is coming!" ”

I saw that on the official road in the distance, the two horsemen galloped side by side, rushing towards Shanzhou City without hurrying. (To be continued......)

PS: Merry Christmas