Lingzhou is dry and windy, and the whistling sound of the wind outside can be heard in the palace.
The Deputy Privy Councilor hurried to the entrance of the study room, where Guo Shao stopped talking with Lu Duosun and waved to let Wei Renpu come in.
Wei Renpu bowed and said in a hurry: Your Majesty, Cao Bin has news.The Zhou army reported good news north of Shaozhou, but the situation did not seem to be smooth.
Guo Shao said: I read Cao Bin’s report before. As long as I take down Shaozhou and conquer the Southern Han, it will be just around the corner. Can’t he conquer Shaozhou?
Wei Renpu said: I think it is difficult.Since the Great Zhou army confronted the Southern Han army, it has been mostly defensive, and it is considered a win if it repels the Southern Han army's attack, and the progress is extremely slow.Zhou Jun suffered from miasma in the south, and many people were sick, and some even reported secretly that they had encountered a plague!I guess Cao Bin may be considering withdrawing the army!
Guo Shao frowned, and said for a while: Ask Taichang Temple to send an imperial doctor to the southern line for consultation to solve the disease.
Wei Renpu clasped his fists and said: Here.
Guo Shao pondered for a moment and said: Let’s send the letter back and ask Zuo You to go too!In the past, I led my troops to have a set of methods for isolating and preventing diseases. Cao Bin had never followed me, so he may not be familiar with them. Zuo You knew the methods best.
Wei Renpu couldn't help but say: Cao Bin has no record of being praised, and his performance in attacking the Southern Han Dynasty was also mediocre.The court spent so much money, and all the armor, weapons and food were sufficient. He had as many as 100,000 soldiers under his command, and the consumption was huge, but he made the war like this...
Guo Shao said: Although Cao Bin has a large number of people, we have to consider that he is not the old soldiers in the battle formation.
Wei Renpu sighed: The Southern Han Dynasty is weak, and the king is dissatisfied, which is much worse than the previous Southern Tang Dynasty.
Guo Shao said without hesitation: Cao Bin has not given up yet, let him think of a solution. We cannot urge him too quickly.
Wei Renpu noticed Guo Shao's attitude and tone, so he stopped talking... Cao Bin was a talent chosen by Guo Shao himself. Before he really failed, Guo Shao was unwilling to admit that he had taken a look.
Speaking of this, the three monarchs and ministers in the study were a little silent.
Guo Shao reached out to rub his forehead a few times, and a kind of fatigue surged into his heart... Thinking about how much he did not do every day, but everything went wrong, his mood would affect him.
Guo Shao pretended to be calm and said: You all do their own duties, don’t be too anxious.
Wei Renpu and the other two bowed and said, "I will follow my teachings."
Lu Duoxun said at this time: I will send Dangxiang people away tomorrow. I ask that I be the envoy of the court and return to Xiazhou with them to see Li Yiyin again.
Guo Shao and Wei Renpu were both surprised after hearing this. Guo Shao reminded: This time is different from the last time. Envoy Lu went there and was in danger of his life.
Lu Duosun said seriously: If Xiazhou rebels and kills officials, war will inevitably occur and more people will die.How can I cherish my life?
After hearing this, Guo Shao nodded in agreement and waved silently.
The two of them clasped their fists and said: I will leave.
Guo Shao stood up and paced in the room with some annoyance.
Thinking about it, the most favorable situation is that nothing happens in the west... Once a war is fought in the north, the Liao Kingdom is very likely to intervene.
The main fronts moved westward, which was not beneficial to the Central Plains dynasty, which consumed a lot of transportation; not to mention that the Liao Kingdom would have one more ally, and the territory of the Dangxiang people in Xiazhou was not large, but the entire Dangxiang people were soldiers and the terrain was complex, which was not easy to deal with.
However, Li Yiyin may not be willing to be caught between the two powerful countries and be used as a gun.
Guo Shao took a deep breath and realized that he was a little careless after he sat firmly on the throne, and the error tolerance rate for many things was still not high.
He pressed his anxiety and irritability in his heart, got up and walked out of the study.
Under the leadership of the eunuch Wang Zhong, Guo Shao walked through a corridor and went to see Li Yueji again.
Li Yueji was sitting in the old house in a daze. When she saw Guo Shao coming in, she looked at him vigilantly and did not get up, with almost no etiquette.Guo Shao didn't care and asked kindly: Have Concubine Li Xian improved these days?
Li Yueji became much more haggard. She said in a low voice: I shouldn’t have let my temper and promised to escape with Brother Ku... I thought it was just a trivial matter. Even if I was caught, no one could do anything to me.
She choked up as she spoke: If I were more sensible, I wouldn't have no uncle...
Guo Shao said: It is understandable that Concubine Li Xian suddenly came to a place that was unfamiliar with her.People do wrong things, but the responsibility for wrong things must be counted on me.
After hearing this, Li Yueji was a little surprised and looked up at Guo Shao: You are so cruel to Brother Ku, why are you so tolerant to me?If I don’t agree to Brother Hu, nothing will happen!
Guo Shao refused to comment and said: Tomorrow we will send the corpse gifts of Dangxiang's brides and the corpse gifts of Wuzang's father and son back to our hometown. Concubine Li Xian went with me to send it to us.
Li Yueji said: Do you want to keep me here?
Guo Shao said: I am marrying the Li family, not marrying the Mozang family.
Li Yueji frowned and said: Your Majesty thinks your father will marry the royal family?
Guo Shao said: It’s hard to say now.
……
The news of the death of the father and son had long been spread to Xiazhou, and he reported from Xiazhou to go to the Liao Kingdom to go to Beijing.
General Yelu Xizhen rushed to Xiao Siwen's house when he heard the news. He was welcomed into the inner courtyard, but saw Xiao Siwen leisurely watching the younger generation play in the courtyard.
After the two of them met, Yelu Xizhen followed Xiao Siwen's gaze, looked closely, and blurted out: Isn't that Yelu Xian?
Xiao Siwen smiled and said: I am also considered his uncle's family. The cousins and sisters can get together. YànYàn (Xiao Chuo) often talks about her cousin.It was not easy to see it once.
Yelu Xizhen nodded thoughtfully: Queen Huaijie, the mother of the Xian'er, is from the Xiao family.
Yelu Xian is already thirteen or fourteen years old, and his body is a little weak, but he is still having fun with his innocent and lovely nine-year-old cousin, and the two are chasing each other.
Xiao Chuo briskly and flexibly circled a tree several times, looking back at Yelu Xian who was bent over and gasping for breath. She couldn't stop smiling, and her giggling laughter was like a silver bell.
Yelu Xiezhen put everything about Dangxiang aside and looked at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy with great interest.
It’s not that boy is different, but because of the boy’s origin!
Yelu Xian’s father was Emperor Shizong of the Great Liao Dynasty; his mother was the empress of Emperor Shizong of Liao!
But the young man's status is not high now... because the current emperor belongs to Taizong's lineage; and the young man's father is from the Shizong lineage.
The alternation of the thrones of the two veins was the change of the Fire God Dian where the late emperor was assassinated. You can imagine Yelu Xian's embarrassing status.
Xiao Siwen was fascinated by the cheerful look of her beautiful daughter, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.Turning his head to Yelu Xizhen, he said: Is the Grand Marshal coming for Dangxiang’s affairs?
Yelu Xizhen said: Duke Xiao should have known the situation. The nobles Dangxiang sent their parents to death and the father and son died in Lingzhou.If there is any change in Xiazhou, I will ask for help from the Great Liao Dynasty.
Xiao Siwen nodded and said: As long as the people of Xiazhou rebelled against the Zhou Kingdom, they would be the second Eastern Han Dynasty (Northern Han Dynasty) Kingdom!They are harder to deal with than Hedong.The people of Hedong were Han people and did not work hard to fight with the Zhou army, but the people of Dangxiang were different.I have sent envoys to lobby Li Yiyin again.
Yelu Xizhen bowed and said: Mr. Xiao is far-sighted and has foresight!
Xiao Siwen said: When the people of Zhou attacked Hedong, I insisted on full rescue, but the purpose was to protect Youzhou; the result was that when Hedong was lost, Youzhou was immediately threatened by the Zhou army.This matter is not over yet. Youzhou is related to the national destiny and cannot be taken away by the people of Zhou!
If something happens in Xiazhou this time, the Liao Dynasty should do its best to protect it. The place where the confrontation with the Zhou army is moved westward. Regardless of victory or defeat, the one that is lost is not ours. If the battle in the west is not determined for a day, Youzhou will be stable for a day.
Yelu Xizhen has been completely impressed by Xiao Siwen's strategic insights in the past two years and has been nodding and echoing.
Seeing this, Xiao Siwen benefited greatly and said in a deep voice: The Khan also agreed to my full-time commitment to maintain Youzhou and promised that Xiazhou would send troops to the west whenever there was something wrong.At this time, there must be no problem in the Great Liao Dynasty. You should put the overall situation first.
Yelu Xizhen pressed his hand on his chest and said, "We obey Mr. Xiao, everything will be listened to Mr. Xiao's views!"
Xiao Siwen praised with kind words, then turned to watch the two children playing.He squinted his eyes, very calm.
Even the Emperor of the Great Liao and the violent king that everyone is afraid of when they see him, what can he do?
He, Xiao Siwen, is not afraid!
A long time ago, Yelu Jing was suspicious of Xiao Siwen, but now he is becoming increasingly afraid to act rashly towards Xiao Siwen.
Unless they want to die together, the Emperor of the Great Liao can only compromise!
First, the Liao royal family has always been married to the Xiao family, and almost all the prime ministers come from the Xiao family, and they are extremely powerful; if Yelu Jing dares to kill Xiao Siwen for nothing, it is equivalent to completely losing Xiao family's support.
Secondly, Xiao Siwen himself also has a force. If Yelu Jing could detect what Xiao Siwen did, it should be clear. If Xiao Siwen had not mediated, Yelu Jing would face greater risks!
Unless Yelu Jing wants to completely eradicate the threat, it is not a good move to Xiao Siwen... Unfortunately, there are too many threats, and he may not dare to act rashly.
Xiao Siwen just depends on what Yelu Jing wants to do. Now that the emperor wants to stabilize the situation, everyone will be able to talk.
Xiao Siwen closed his eyes slightly, feeling that the time is not yet ripe. In everyone's eyes, Yelu Jing seems not to bear all his sins.
Just then, a dull sound came from a distance.Yelu Xizhen turned his head and watched, what sound?It won't be the thunder that goes sunny.
Xiao Siwen said calmly: It should be the palace tent army training war horses, and the Khan obeyed my advice.The Zhou army had gunpowder weapons and used gunpowder cannons when attacking Youzhou, which would scare the war horses. I made a big fuss about the war horses of the Liao army used to the sound of gunpowder explosions, so as not to lose their position in the face of the battle.
Yelu Xizhen said: Mr. Xiao is both civil and military, and we are very impressed.
Xiao Siwen shook his head and said slowly after a while: I heard from Han official Fan Zhongyi that the Wei Kingdom could defeat Shu Kingdom in ancient times because Sima Yi lived longer than Zhuge Liang.As long as we keep Youzhou delaying time, when Guo Blacksmith dies, everything will be fine.
The Deputy Privy Councilor hurried to the entrance of the study room, where Guo Shao stopped talking with Lu Duosun and waved to let Wei Renpu come in.
Wei Renpu bowed and said in a hurry: Your Majesty, Cao Bin has news.The Zhou army reported good news north of Shaozhou, but the situation did not seem to be smooth.
Guo Shao said: I read Cao Bin’s report before. As long as I take down Shaozhou and conquer the Southern Han, it will be just around the corner. Can’t he conquer Shaozhou?
Wei Renpu said: I think it is difficult.Since the Great Zhou army confronted the Southern Han army, it has been mostly defensive, and it is considered a win if it repels the Southern Han army's attack, and the progress is extremely slow.Zhou Jun suffered from miasma in the south, and many people were sick, and some even reported secretly that they had encountered a plague!I guess Cao Bin may be considering withdrawing the army!
Guo Shao frowned, and said for a while: Ask Taichang Temple to send an imperial doctor to the southern line for consultation to solve the disease.
Wei Renpu clasped his fists and said: Here.
Guo Shao pondered for a moment and said: Let’s send the letter back and ask Zuo You to go too!In the past, I led my troops to have a set of methods for isolating and preventing diseases. Cao Bin had never followed me, so he may not be familiar with them. Zuo You knew the methods best.
Wei Renpu couldn't help but say: Cao Bin has no record of being praised, and his performance in attacking the Southern Han Dynasty was also mediocre.The court spent so much money, and all the armor, weapons and food were sufficient. He had as many as 100,000 soldiers under his command, and the consumption was huge, but he made the war like this...
Guo Shao said: Although Cao Bin has a large number of people, we have to consider that he is not the old soldiers in the battle formation.
Wei Renpu sighed: The Southern Han Dynasty is weak, and the king is dissatisfied, which is much worse than the previous Southern Tang Dynasty.
Guo Shao said without hesitation: Cao Bin has not given up yet, let him think of a solution. We cannot urge him too quickly.
Wei Renpu noticed Guo Shao's attitude and tone, so he stopped talking... Cao Bin was a talent chosen by Guo Shao himself. Before he really failed, Guo Shao was unwilling to admit that he had taken a look.
Speaking of this, the three monarchs and ministers in the study were a little silent.
Guo Shao reached out to rub his forehead a few times, and a kind of fatigue surged into his heart... Thinking about how much he did not do every day, but everything went wrong, his mood would affect him.
Guo Shao pretended to be calm and said: You all do their own duties, don’t be too anxious.
Wei Renpu and the other two bowed and said, "I will follow my teachings."
Lu Duoxun said at this time: I will send Dangxiang people away tomorrow. I ask that I be the envoy of the court and return to Xiazhou with them to see Li Yiyin again.
Guo Shao and Wei Renpu were both surprised after hearing this. Guo Shao reminded: This time is different from the last time. Envoy Lu went there and was in danger of his life.
Lu Duosun said seriously: If Xiazhou rebels and kills officials, war will inevitably occur and more people will die.How can I cherish my life?
After hearing this, Guo Shao nodded in agreement and waved silently.
The two of them clasped their fists and said: I will leave.
Guo Shao stood up and paced in the room with some annoyance.
Thinking about it, the most favorable situation is that nothing happens in the west... Once a war is fought in the north, the Liao Kingdom is very likely to intervene.
The main fronts moved westward, which was not beneficial to the Central Plains dynasty, which consumed a lot of transportation; not to mention that the Liao Kingdom would have one more ally, and the territory of the Dangxiang people in Xiazhou was not large, but the entire Dangxiang people were soldiers and the terrain was complex, which was not easy to deal with.
However, Li Yiyin may not be willing to be caught between the two powerful countries and be used as a gun.
Guo Shao took a deep breath and realized that he was a little careless after he sat firmly on the throne, and the error tolerance rate for many things was still not high.
He pressed his anxiety and irritability in his heart, got up and walked out of the study.
Under the leadership of the eunuch Wang Zhong, Guo Shao walked through a corridor and went to see Li Yueji again.
Li Yueji was sitting in the old house in a daze. When she saw Guo Shao coming in, she looked at him vigilantly and did not get up, with almost no etiquette.Guo Shao didn't care and asked kindly: Have Concubine Li Xian improved these days?
Li Yueji became much more haggard. She said in a low voice: I shouldn’t have let my temper and promised to escape with Brother Ku... I thought it was just a trivial matter. Even if I was caught, no one could do anything to me.
She choked up as she spoke: If I were more sensible, I wouldn't have no uncle...
Guo Shao said: It is understandable that Concubine Li Xian suddenly came to a place that was unfamiliar with her.People do wrong things, but the responsibility for wrong things must be counted on me.
After hearing this, Li Yueji was a little surprised and looked up at Guo Shao: You are so cruel to Brother Ku, why are you so tolerant to me?If I don’t agree to Brother Hu, nothing will happen!
Guo Shao refused to comment and said: Tomorrow we will send the corpse gifts of Dangxiang's brides and the corpse gifts of Wuzang's father and son back to our hometown. Concubine Li Xian went with me to send it to us.
Li Yueji said: Do you want to keep me here?
Guo Shao said: I am marrying the Li family, not marrying the Mozang family.
Li Yueji frowned and said: Your Majesty thinks your father will marry the royal family?
Guo Shao said: It’s hard to say now.
……
The news of the death of the father and son had long been spread to Xiazhou, and he reported from Xiazhou to go to the Liao Kingdom to go to Beijing.
General Yelu Xizhen rushed to Xiao Siwen's house when he heard the news. He was welcomed into the inner courtyard, but saw Xiao Siwen leisurely watching the younger generation play in the courtyard.
After the two of them met, Yelu Xizhen followed Xiao Siwen's gaze, looked closely, and blurted out: Isn't that Yelu Xian?
Xiao Siwen smiled and said: I am also considered his uncle's family. The cousins and sisters can get together. YànYàn (Xiao Chuo) often talks about her cousin.It was not easy to see it once.
Yelu Xizhen nodded thoughtfully: Queen Huaijie, the mother of the Xian'er, is from the Xiao family.
Yelu Xian is already thirteen or fourteen years old, and his body is a little weak, but he is still having fun with his innocent and lovely nine-year-old cousin, and the two are chasing each other.
Xiao Chuo briskly and flexibly circled a tree several times, looking back at Yelu Xian who was bent over and gasping for breath. She couldn't stop smiling, and her giggling laughter was like a silver bell.
Yelu Xiezhen put everything about Dangxiang aside and looked at the thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy with great interest.
It’s not that boy is different, but because of the boy’s origin!
Yelu Xian’s father was Emperor Shizong of the Great Liao Dynasty; his mother was the empress of Emperor Shizong of Liao!
But the young man's status is not high now... because the current emperor belongs to Taizong's lineage; and the young man's father is from the Shizong lineage.
The alternation of the thrones of the two veins was the change of the Fire God Dian where the late emperor was assassinated. You can imagine Yelu Xian's embarrassing status.
Xiao Siwen was fascinated by the cheerful look of her beautiful daughter, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.Turning his head to Yelu Xizhen, he said: Is the Grand Marshal coming for Dangxiang’s affairs?
Yelu Xizhen said: Duke Xiao should have known the situation. The nobles Dangxiang sent their parents to death and the father and son died in Lingzhou.If there is any change in Xiazhou, I will ask for help from the Great Liao Dynasty.
Xiao Siwen nodded and said: As long as the people of Xiazhou rebelled against the Zhou Kingdom, they would be the second Eastern Han Dynasty (Northern Han Dynasty) Kingdom!They are harder to deal with than Hedong.The people of Hedong were Han people and did not work hard to fight with the Zhou army, but the people of Dangxiang were different.I have sent envoys to lobby Li Yiyin again.
Yelu Xizhen bowed and said: Mr. Xiao is far-sighted and has foresight!
Xiao Siwen said: When the people of Zhou attacked Hedong, I insisted on full rescue, but the purpose was to protect Youzhou; the result was that when Hedong was lost, Youzhou was immediately threatened by the Zhou army.This matter is not over yet. Youzhou is related to the national destiny and cannot be taken away by the people of Zhou!
If something happens in Xiazhou this time, the Liao Dynasty should do its best to protect it. The place where the confrontation with the Zhou army is moved westward. Regardless of victory or defeat, the one that is lost is not ours. If the battle in the west is not determined for a day, Youzhou will be stable for a day.
Yelu Xizhen has been completely impressed by Xiao Siwen's strategic insights in the past two years and has been nodding and echoing.
Seeing this, Xiao Siwen benefited greatly and said in a deep voice: The Khan also agreed to my full-time commitment to maintain Youzhou and promised that Xiazhou would send troops to the west whenever there was something wrong.At this time, there must be no problem in the Great Liao Dynasty. You should put the overall situation first.
Yelu Xizhen pressed his hand on his chest and said, "We obey Mr. Xiao, everything will be listened to Mr. Xiao's views!"
Xiao Siwen praised with kind words, then turned to watch the two children playing.He squinted his eyes, very calm.
Even the Emperor of the Great Liao and the violent king that everyone is afraid of when they see him, what can he do?
He, Xiao Siwen, is not afraid!
A long time ago, Yelu Jing was suspicious of Xiao Siwen, but now he is becoming increasingly afraid to act rashly towards Xiao Siwen.
Unless they want to die together, the Emperor of the Great Liao can only compromise!
First, the Liao royal family has always been married to the Xiao family, and almost all the prime ministers come from the Xiao family, and they are extremely powerful; if Yelu Jing dares to kill Xiao Siwen for nothing, it is equivalent to completely losing Xiao family's support.
Secondly, Xiao Siwen himself also has a force. If Yelu Jing could detect what Xiao Siwen did, it should be clear. If Xiao Siwen had not mediated, Yelu Jing would face greater risks!
Unless Yelu Jing wants to completely eradicate the threat, it is not a good move to Xiao Siwen... Unfortunately, there are too many threats, and he may not dare to act rashly.
Xiao Siwen just depends on what Yelu Jing wants to do. Now that the emperor wants to stabilize the situation, everyone will be able to talk.
Xiao Siwen closed his eyes slightly, feeling that the time is not yet ripe. In everyone's eyes, Yelu Jing seems not to bear all his sins.
Just then, a dull sound came from a distance.Yelu Xizhen turned his head and watched, what sound?It won't be the thunder that goes sunny.
Xiao Siwen said calmly: It should be the palace tent army training war horses, and the Khan obeyed my advice.The Zhou army had gunpowder weapons and used gunpowder cannons when attacking Youzhou, which would scare the war horses. I made a big fuss about the war horses of the Liao army used to the sound of gunpowder explosions, so as not to lose their position in the face of the battle.
Yelu Xizhen said: Mr. Xiao is both civil and military, and we are very impressed.
Xiao Siwen shook his head and said slowly after a while: I heard from Han official Fan Zhongyi that the Wei Kingdom could defeat Shu Kingdom in ancient times because Sima Yi lived longer than Zhuge Liang.As long as we keep Youzhou delaying time, when Guo Blacksmith dies, everything will be fine.
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