Chapter XXXI: The Imperial Decree

The military situation was like fire, Guo Ying and Hao Yu hurried back to Lianyunbao.

However, the two did not stay too long, but after properly arranging the captured horses, a few wounded soldiers, and four dead soldiers, they rushed to Anding City without stopping.

It was also a coincidence that the one on duty in the festival hall was Zhang Yufei, the recruiting general who sent Guo Ying away a few days ago, and he was also a little surprised to see Guo Ying coming in a hurry.

"Guo Shijiang, you are ......"

"The general was ordered to go deep into Wonju to investigate the enemy's situation, and now he is rushing back, there is an important military situation to report to the marshal, please pass it on quickly."

Guo Ying said bluntly.

Zhang Yufei saw Guo Ying's serious expression, knowing that it must be an urgent military situation, and he couldn't care about greeting politely at the moment.

"Duan Shuai has instructed before, Shuai's Mansion and Jietang will follow Guo Shi to enter and exit with you, I won't report here, you can go in by yourself."

"Xie Zhang Shi will be accommodating."

Guo Ying clasped his fist and stepped inside.

However, as soon as he entered the festival hall, he found that the situation was a little wrong, the atmosphere in the hall was a little tense, and the generals of the Jingyuan Army were all in the hall, and the formation was bigger than the formation when he visited the hall that day.

Isn't something big going on?

Guo Ying looked around at the generals and saw that everyone had gloomy faces, and her heart became more and more puzzled.

However, he did not pause at his feet, and went straight through the middle of the hall and walked to Duan Xiushi's handsome case: "The last general You Yi envoy Guo Ying, there is a military report." ”

"Well, you came just in time, I just received a decree from the imperial court here, and I was about to let someone go to Lianyunbao to announce it to you, which will save you trouble."

Duan Xiushi did not ask about the military situation when he heard this, but instead talked about the will of the imperial court, and his tone was flat.

Guo Ying became more and more surprised.

"Boss, please speak."

Duan Xiushi raised his eyes slightly, looked at Guo Ying for a long time, and said slowly: "There is a call from the saint, and the Hebo mission will leave Beijing soon, so that the towns along the way must not intrude on the mission, do not hurt the subjects of Tubo, and the rest of the towns must not provoke border provocations."

From now on, you and your rangers will no longer go deep into the territory of Yuanzhou, and only garrison Lianyunbao to prepare for Tibet. ”

Guo Ying was stunned!

This......

It seems to be something that Li Shi can do.

But he must say what he should say, he is a person with this character, and he has something to say.

"Dashuai, the last general will be brave, this is not a question of whether we provoke a side provocation, but the Tubo people have already hit the doorstep, he is unforgiving, and he still has to mobilize troops, can we still lead the neck to be killed?"

Duan Xiushi's eyebrows twitched.

"The holy will is difficult to violate, we are waiting for the courtiers, just obey the edict of the saint, by the way, you just said that there is a military report, it just so happens that the generals of this town are in the hall, you might as well say it directly."

"Yes!" Guo Ying responded, and then reported the news that Hao Jue asked from the captive to the generals.

"This news should be true.

The thieves are afraid of the spring and summer epidemics, and in late spring and midsummer, they graze horses in Qinghai, and when the weather turns cool in the beginning of autumn, they will make women, children, old and weak drive cattle and sheep between the four prefectures of Lanwei and the original Hui, so as to provide logistics for the army and invade our borders.

Now Shang Zanmo moved from Qinghai to Hezhou and convened the Quartet General School Alliance, obviously making arrangements before the war, but I don't know whether the thieves want to attack Jiannan or invade our northwest.

However, according to the foolish opinion of the last general, no matter which side of the Tubo wants to be attacked, we should inform the DPRK and the central government, so that the towns of Jiannan, Suining, and Fengxiang can prepare as soon as possible, at least to prevent the people from being plundered and slaughtered again. ”

After staying in Jiedu, Liu Wenxi first stepped forward to analyze the situation and put forward suggestions by the way.

Duan Xiushi listened, and glanced at Liu Wenxi thoughtfully.

Liu Wenxi is also from the Anxi Army, he is more than ten years younger than Duan Xiushi, and the affairs of the Four Towns and Beiting Camp are also co-ordinated, and he is quite popular with the army, and has always had the ambition to take charge of Jingyuan.

It's just that the predecessor of Jiedu made Ma Lan value Duan Xiushi more, and when he was seriously ill, Duan Xiushi acted as the deputy envoy of Jiedu, and Liu Wenxi failed to become the Jiedu envoy as he wished, so he was resentful and always wanted to find an opportunity to bring down Duan Xiushi.

Helplessly, Duan Xiushi was fair and respectful, and even the guest soldiers from Huaixi and Xuzhou respected him, and he couldn't find a chance to bring down the other party.

Now when he heard Guo Ying mention that Tubo was going to invade the frontier, Liu Wenxi took the opportunity to take the opportunity to express his position, if Duan Xiushi did not report it, and Tubo really committed the border, then he would not report it if he knew about it, and he had no way to defend himself.

If he reported it, then he would be slapping the emperor in the face, and the Tibetan mission had not yet set off in Beijing, and if a news of the imminent invasion of Tibet was sent back at this time, how could this Tibetan still be reconciled?

Although Duan Xiushi saw through Liu Wenxi's calculations, he also felt that it was quite tricky, after all, this was not only about the Jingyuan Army, but also about the safety of the border, which could not be ignored.

After a little hesitation, Duan threw the question to the generals in the hall: "Everyone, what do you think? ”

The generals in the hall looked at each other, but no one said anything.

The knots make and the knots stay after the fighting method, and no one wants to mix them in.

Seeing this, Duan Xiushi didn't bother to continue to entangle, and made a decision directly: "Military situation, pay attention to an accurate word, rather than relying on estimates, speculation, and conjecture to determine, unless there is clear news that Tubo is about to commit a crime, otherwise, Ben will never disturb the holy bow."

Of course, you should not take it lightly, and if there is a change, you should immediately warn you. ”

After finishing speaking, his eyes fell on Guo Ying.

"General Guo Shi, the Lianyun Fort you are responsible for guarding is the gateway to Jingzhou, and there is no room for error, if the thieves really attack, I hope you can hold on until the reinforcements arrive."

Guo Ying's heart sank, and he immediately straightened his waist: "Don't worry, the last general will definitely defend Lianyun Castle, and never let the thief set foot half a step!" ”

"Very good, you can all stand down!"

Duan Xiushi waved his hand.

Everyone got up one after another and left.

……

When only Zheng Xunyu, the judge of Jiedu, was left in the hall, Duan Xiushi spoke again.

"What kind of person do you think Guo Linggong's eighth son is?"

Although Zheng Xunyu, the judge of the festival, was appointed by the imperial court, he had noble morals and a very good temper, and the two of them could talk very well.

Therefore, Zheng Xunyu smiled when he heard it: "Does the handsome want to hear a lie or the truth?" ”

"What about lies? How can the truth ......?"

"A lie is a man with great ambition and a good plan; The truth is so lofty and exaggerated. After speaking, Judge Zheng shook his head with a smile, and continued: "It's not like his father at all." ”

"Well, it's really not like it" Duan Xiushi nodded, and then sighed and said, "It's like an old friend of mine." ”

"I don't know what you're talking about......" Zheng Xunyu asked suspiciously.

"Gao Xianzhi."

Hearing this name, Zheng Xunyu was stunned, and then his expression froze: "Marshal, don't tell me that General Guo Shi and General Gao look very similar." ”

"Of course, it's not that they look alike, but that they are similar in character, with the same edge, no one in their eyes, and they regard the heroes of the world as nothing."

Speaking of this, Duan Xiushi suddenly smiled: "I only hope that he won't repeat Gao Xianzhi's mistakes." ”