Chapter 398 Burial

5days ago traverse Novels 2
In Tokyo, some shops open late and sell fabrics and other shops generally have no business in the morning.

The wooden boards embedded on the facade on the roadside (in Guo Shao's eyes, equivalent to roller shutter doors) are being taken down, and the day's business has not yet begun; but at this time, Guo Shao has already handled the affairs of the Palace Front Office for a day and is riding a dark horse towards the imperial city.

In the Jinxiang Palace Imperial Study Room, Guo Shao walked outside the inner door and saw Fu Jinzhan still handling the memorial.

There were many memorials on the table covered with yellow tablecloths, but they were all neatly placed there. The marigolds were wearing purple round neck robe and a squid head, looking very calm and elegant and unhurried.

An eunuch next to him saw Guo Shao, bent down next to Jinzhan and said something, and then withdrew with a few people.Fu Jinzhan also raised her head and looked at Guo Shao with a smile.

I bow to the Queen Mother.

Flat body.

Guo Shao walked to the table, Fu Jinzhan pointed to the round stool beside him: Sit down and talk.Guo Shao said: Thank you.I sat down on the stool. Yesterday, the minister sent someone to the palace to report a private matter. Did the empress dowager hear about it?

Fu Jinzhan gently put the brush in her hand on the inkstone, then pressed a piece of paper in front of her. She had a yellow ring on her fingers, her fingers were white and slender, but the details were very round and integrated. If there was an infusion in this era, it would be difficult to find her blood vessels.

The sunlight from the window penetrated, and at a certain angle, the reflection of the ring shone a little.

Didn’t the second sister and Li Yuaner have both? If you could have a boy, your Guo family would have successors.Fu Jinzhan didn't have much emotion when she said this and narrated it calmly.

Guo Shao owed his body and whispered: If there were any one day, there would be a jinkang...

A hint of shame flashed across Fu Jinzhan's face, and she looked out from the inner door and said softly: I don't want to.

Why?Guo Shao said.

Fu Jinzhan said: General Guo has successors, so you will do your duty to the ancestors of the Guo family; our Fu family has a male member.I don't need to take this responsibility now.

Just fulfilling your responsibility?Guo Shao thought something.

Fu Jinzhan said: I have never liked children.

Guo Shao thought for a while and said: It is said that when Wu Zetian wanted to pass the throne, he wanted to pass it to the people of the Wu family.Di Renjie advised that if the emperor was in power for a hundred years, if your descendants were in power, they would place the tablets on his mother in the Taimiao.Therefore, Wu Zetian gave up the idea of ​​chanting her mother's family...

I don't need others to remember me, just remember me.Fu Jinzhan said.

After hearing this, Guo Shao was stunned and said: What if I am gone?

Fu Jinzhan looked at his face and said: Wouldn't you let me go with you?

Guo Shao said: Then it would be too much, like burying a life of burial.

Fu Jinzhan's expression seemed to be a smile: I have walked twice at the gate of hell, and at that time I wanted you to accompany me to bury me.

Guo Shao didn't understand Fu Jinzhan's words for a moment.

He often feels that his knowledge is more advanced, and he has always been thinking about the ancients who may not understand some of his remarks, and rarely encounters things that he does not understand the ancients' thoughts... as long as they speak oral rather than written classical Chinese.

But now, he found that he might not necessarily understand Fu Jinzhan's words.

Wang Pu also wrote a letter, suggesting that he continue to use troops in the south first.Fu Jinzhan changed the topic and said that after conquering Shu Kingdom, the court tasted a lot of benefits.If we continue to attack the Southern Tang Dynasty, all civil and military officials in the whole country will support this strategy.

Guo Shao came to his senses and said: The Great Zhou Dynasty established its country with martial law. As long as the army does not strongly oppose it, we do not need to obey the people of the world... The truth is sometimes in the hands of a few people.

After hearing the last sentence, Fu Jinzhan raised her pretty black eyebrows on her white skin and said: What does General Guo mean, first north and then south?

Guo Shao said: No, I have expressed my attitude before and supported the next step in dealing with the Southern Tang Kingdom; what I just said means is that my attitude is not to conform to everyone.

Fu Jinzhan supported her chin with her wrist, looked at Guo Shao's face with bright eyes, and asked with interest: Why did General Guo make such a judgment?

In a history I read before, after Zhao Kuangyin unified southern China, he wanted to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, but he never took action. He set up a savings warehouse and claimed that he would buy the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun from the Liao Kingdom... Some people also said that he secretly saved money and used it to reward the head price of the soldiers beheaded.

No matter what the warehouse is used for, it can at least show that Zhao Kuangyin is very cautious about going to war with the Liao Kingdom and can fully recognize the strength of the Liao Kingdom.

Otherwise, Zhao Kuangyin would not be willing to take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun?That was impossible, probably he wanted to take it back in his dream.This great achievement that can be exiled for a lifetime will be rejected if it can be achieved without an emperor.

Although Zhao Kuangyin was Guo Shao's mortal enemy, Guo Shao would not deliberately slander his abilities in his heart. Zhao Kuangyin is a hero with real skills... Such people think that the Liao Kingdom is difficult to fight and dare not act rashly, so they must have his insight.

Guo Shao wanted to say: The Liao Kingdom is the weakest time now, and the timing is more appropriate, but we should not be too impatient... First, if we miss one blow, the external pressure we put on the Liao Kingdom will most likely have an impact on its internal momentum; the successive return (Chai Rong's Northern Expedition occupied several peripheral states last year) will weaken our confidence in victory.

Fu Jinzhan nodded slightly: It’s reasonable.

Guo Shao said again: Second, risk.After the victory of the Shu Kingdom War, the Great Zhou Dynasty was at a stable level, the authority of the court rose, and internal conflicts were alleviated; but it was not as stable as Mount Tai and could not withstand too much failure.Once defeated, it may lead to internal turmoil; it will also weaken the elite strength accumulated by the Great Zhou for many years.

It is very difficult to accumulate elite soldiers who are good at fighting.I am a low-level general from a young master, and I know very well that it is rare for a combat-capable soldier; it is not possible for any male master to become an elite.Generally, people only have 20 to 30 kilograms of arm strength. A qualified elite soldier should at least draw a strong bow of one or two to fight. His physical strength is not at the same level at all.It requires a strong body, long-term training and accumulation of practical experience.It is not possible to fight tough battles in just a few months and one or two years of training.The Shu Kingdom has an army of 100,000 to 200,000 people, and facing more than 20,000 people from the east, they are still too weak to dare to fight. This is the reason.

Guo Shao continued: Third, we are not prepared enough and it will take some time.Attacking the Southern Tang Dynasty itself is also a kind of preparation. Fighting such a country with a military strength that is not as powerful as the Great Zhou Dynasty will not lose money and make money, and will continue to expand its military; successive victories of war will continue to increase the status of our court and make a more stable layout. At that time, our resilience to bear losses will increase.

Fu Jinzhan said: The three principles that General Guo said are very real, and I agree with your proposal.

Guo Shao nodded and said: So we have to prepare well in advance, concentrate our efforts before taking action, and we need to do our best.

Fu Jinzhan whispered: If you really can't take back the Sixteen States of Youyun, it will be useless to force it.There will be other ways to continue to maintain it.

What the Empress Dowager said was that if you are really powerless, no one can do anything about it.Guo Shao said, but I want to give it a try.Now the Great Zhou Dynasty was in power. If such great achievements were achieved during the empress dowager's rule... the world will remember the empress dowager, and the history of all ages will also record this.

He looked into Fu Jinzhan's eyes and whispered: Not only I will remember the Queen Mother, but billions of people will remember you.

Fu Jinzhan immediately smiled on her face. The moment I left, I probably wouldn't be so scared anymore.

The two were silent for a while, immersed in the longing just now.

Guo Shao said: To fight the Southern Tang, you can fight Wuping (Hunan) first, and approach the Southern Tang from the upper reaches.The Wuping Jiedushi originally belonged to the State of Chu, and the State of Chu rebelled after being defeated by the Southern Tang Dynasty.The remaining evil in the remnants of the remnants of Chu, they are not strong enough, so there is no need to work too hard.Luo Yanhuan's first-hand military troops stationed in Jingnan, plus some of the navy troops returned by Shu Kingdom, were enough to deal with Wuping.

Fu Jinzhan nodded.

Guo Shao pondered: Let Li Chuyun take charge and go to Jingnan to dispatch troops. How about being responsible for the battle in Wuping?

Fu Jinzhan did not answer immediately. She said nothing and reached out to play with her ring, as if she was thinking about something.

Many people in the Imperial Guard thought that the superiors would stare at Shi Yanchao, but in fact Guo Shao and Fu Jinzhan didn't care about him... Guo Shao thought about Li Chuyun's affairs last year. Now looking at Fu Jinzhan's hesitation, he understood that some of his thinking was not unique to him, and Fu Jinzhan's heart might be the same; although the two of them had never talked about Li Chuyun's affairs.

Fu Jinzhan finally whispered: If Li Yuan'er gave birth to a boy and Li Chuyun is powerful, how can you end up?

Guo Shao said: Li Chuyun at least cannot reach my level.

Fu Jinzhan still didn't let go: Shao Ge'er thought carefully, there was no shortage of military generals who could stand alone in the court... Isn't Xiang Gong also useful? Although he did not break through Jiannan Pass, he was like a treasure to conquer Hanzhong.

Guo Shao said: From my judgment, Li Chuyun is a rare talent.But he didn't have much prestige in the army, and it was not easy to lead troops.If it is idle like this, the Northern Expedition will not be able to fully utilize its abilities in the future.Our Northern Expedition is not all about giving its all.

Do you care about using one or two less people?The way of the calender.

Guo Shao said: It depends on people and things to accomplish, but we have to do our best to hand over the refereeship to God... and Li Chuyun can't wait for the day when it becomes a hidden danger.

Jinzhan moved his body and asked softly: What does this mean?

Guo Shao said: Once the external military pressure of the court is reduced, the current military system will no longer be insured.The Privy Council and the Second Division concentrated on controlling all the power of the army, as if the sword had been unsheathed... In the future, we will have the power to divide the military and separate the powers of commanding the military, tuning the military, and logistics.Weak some of the war capabilities and add a few more insurances; in peacetime, of course, the system of the war-torn era should not be used anymore, and it is difficult for anyone to use force casually.

After hearing this, Fu Jinzhan said: Since you have reached this point, let Li Chuyun take charge this time.