Jinxiang Hall has been in some years, and there are obvious signs of wear and tear in the corners and window lattices, but it is an important building after all, and it should be repaired frequently.
So the environment in this side hall does not look new, but it is cleaned and arranged beautifully.
The chair Guo Shao was sitting on was decorated with gold on the wood, but where the body could touch, the armrests and cushions were sewn with soft and exquisite brocade, which was gorgeous, not expensive than all gold-cast dragon chairs, and the details were thoughtful.
Such an environment makes Guo Shao feel calm, although noble but not exaggerated.
The yellow dragon robe and head on his body were tailor-made new clothes. The patterns on the ribbon were carefully crafted, and the material was soft and bright; but the copper-colored rough skin on his face was not very compatible with the delicate outfit. There was even a small scar on his cheek, which he himself didn't know when he was scratched on the battle formation.
Guo Shao doesn't look like a person with a good life at all.
The men sitting on both sides below were similar to Guo Shao. They were wearing fine silk and satin, but they were rough men, especially Li Chuyun, who was full of beards and Yang Biao, who was wearing horse-faced face... They looked like silk was wrapped around an old tree trunk.
Even the civil servant Wei Renpu has dark skin and a strong figure, and the muscles on his arms have supported the silk.
At this time, Wang Pu said calmly: The old minister thought that in the current situation, the use of troops should be first north and then south.
After Shu and Southern Tang were destroyed, the south had no power to threaten the Great Zhou from both sides. Wu Yue, Southern Han and other places had no strength to attack the Great Zhou, so there was no need to rush to achieve success in these places.In the early stage, the State of Wu and Yue should focus on appeasement and surrender; this place is a quagmire, the Navy and infantry of the Southern Tang Dynasty were not weak, but they were also in difficulties in the progress of Wu and Yue. The two countries had been grudges for decades, and the State of Southern Tang Dynasty has not been able to destroy Wu and Yue so far. It is also a problem for the Great Zhou to use martial arts.In the Southern Han Dynasty, I heard that his king was stupid and mediocre, and could first surrender, and then use local partial troops to attack the land; while our main force in the Central Plains should be able to accumulate strength and prepare to deal with the great enemy in the north.
At this moment, Guo Shao sat in the front, and the ministers sat on both sides, speaking frankly and no one cited the classics; it really made Guo Shao's style of discussing affairs in the lobby in front of the hall.
Guo Shao feels that every circle will gradually form a unique way of communication, which is related to the members' origins, habits and thinking.
For example, in the pre-Qin period, when a gentleman circle did not refer to the Book of Songs, people would feel that he was uncultured; the articles and remarks of ancient civil servants always had the words of saints; in the later officialdom, there would always be a set of grand speeches derived from Marxism-Leninism, or some ideas and theories.
But no matter what method is used, there will always be some hidden hidden sounds inside.
Guo Shao heard the implicit sound from Wang Pu’s remarks.He habitually lifted up the brush and recorded what he heard at this time in the booklet.
He sat upright, his back was straight and he wrote seriously. He used a brush, but could write even when he was lying down like a hard pen... Wang Pu advocated that north first and then south should have an important reason: restrict the military power of military generals as soon as possible.
In addition to going to war with the Liao Kingdom, the Central Plains dynasty did not need to continue the previous military system and still had the strength to recover the south; but unlike the Liao Kingdom's war, it was originally a strong enemy, and restricting martial arts would hit their enthusiasm.
As long as you recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, you can enter the step of completely restricting military power.
Wang Pu looked sideways slightly and saw Guo Shao taking notes when he listened to his opinion. The expression on his face was greatly appreciated and greatly encouraged.
Wang Pu continued: The Khitan Lord is stupid and cruel, and the people's hearts are unstable.Our dynasty cannot spend time and miss out on the remaining small countries in the south; we should seize the opportunity and make an attempt to advance the northern defense line as soon as possible to take advantage of its weakness to advance the northern defense line to the Great Wall!
He thought about it and said: Today, after a long war, the imperial guards have been tempered for many years and are good at fighting. But if they stay in peace for ten or eight years, it is still difficult to predict whether they still have the current combat power.Therefore, the old ministers believed that the Northern Expedition should be early rather than late, and the internal rest and stability should be settled immediately, and the matters to the north should be deployed.
Guo Shao asked: Wang Envoy thinks, how should I start?
Wang Pu glanced at Wei Renpu, and Wei Renpu stood up and bowed his fists, then took out a roll of drawings from his arms.Seeing this, Guo Shao turned out that the people from the Privy Council were prepared for this matter.
Wei Renpu hung up the drawings he brought on on the wooden stand on the top, and Guo Shao and the ministers looked over.Wei Renpu was calm and pointed at the picture: Your Majesty, colleagues, please see here, the location of the Northern Han Dynasty.
This thick line is Taihang Mountain, the territory of Northern Han Kingdom on the west side, and the area of our Hebei to the east.
First of all, when the Northern Han Army came down from the south, it was approaching the Yellow River. It was a hidden danger of sword hanging in the heart of the Central Plains. Advancing south could threaten my heart.
Secondly, when our dynasty attacks Youzhou, we must leave Xiong, Ba, and Yi (Hebei), cross the Juma River, and use this as the base camp and the rear of the army; the main force of the Northern Han army can enter the Xin and Dai basins from Jinyang (Taiyuan), and then enter Hebei from the west side of Yizhou. If we go east, we can threaten the rear of our Northern Expedition Army.
The Northern Han Kingdom is a wedge embedded in "China", and it must be pulled out before it can be safe.
Guo Shao was fascinated by the fact that Wei Renpu was still as graceful as before, with a gentle and powerful voice as he used to be.
Guo Shao has always admired Wei Renpu, who has both a martial spirit and a polite style.
Wei Renpu said: If our dynasty seizes Youzhou, we must further advance northward to capture Yàn Mountain, Xishan, and Yunzhou (Datong, this section is the area of the Xuanda Defense Line of the Ming Dynasty), and push the border to the Great Wall before there is danger.The Northern Han Dynasty is a threat from Yunzhou and must be removed.
Therefore, the king and his ministers shared the same idea that they should take Youyun and attack the Northern Han first.
After he finished speaking, he bowed to the superiors again, and Guo Shao nodded in response.Wei Renpu returned to his seat.Guo Shao reviewed: What do you think?
Li Chuyun and Yang Biao had no intention of talking, and the two civil officials Wang Pu and Li Gu did not say anything about this.
Shi Yanchao, who was like a hill, sat among a few people, like a person with a sizeable number one, and like an orangutan, staring with his eyes wide open and dazed.
Without commenting on the claims of the Privy Council officials, Guo Shao stopped asking.Seeing that it was getting late and everyone had to return to the yamen office, Guo Shao asked about the defense orders from Tokyo and then disbanded.
...Today, when the defense was being adjusted, Guo Shao finished his discussion and did not read the memorial. He sat straight on the imperial chariot to the Donghuamen of the Imperial City, and climbed to the top of the city to watch the defense army.
As expected, he chose the right position. There were many people and horses moving in Maxing Street on the east side of the imperial city according to military orders.
Guo Shao watched for a while and was very satisfied with the purged military discipline and appearance.
The soldiers did not have to carry a lot of food and grass and marching equipment in Tokyo, and their clothes and armor were also very neat, so of course they looked much better than when fighting outside.
The neat queue, click, click... The dull and heavy footsteps are full of power.
Guo Shao thinks it is better than singing and dancing.
At this time, someone found the yellow umbrella on the city tower, and shouted. The soldiers looked sideways. For a moment, the streets were in an uproar, and the shouts of long live seemed to echo throughout the city.
……
The emperor's military power and a high status, and the soldiers in the queue held their heads and chests with great momentum.The people and pedestrians on the Maxing Street were all given to the side of the road, watching the imperial guards and horses with respect and fear.
Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the status of martial artists has always been quite high and has never been discriminated against. The Tang Dynasty even made great achievements and became the greatest honor of the world, so there were many frontier poems and the remarks of literati, a scholar, Wanhuhou.
At this time, after the melee of the late Tang Dynasty and several subsequent dynasties (Five dynasties), the martial artist was even more arrogant.
The war made the world afraid and hate the military men... But the Zhou army's imperial guards were fine, with strict military disciplines and few disturbing the people, so the people and the Tokyo people did not have much prejudice against these imperial guards.
The Imperial Army soldiers were not the bottom class like serfs. In fact, they were the young and strong class with high quality in the Zhou Dynasty.
Height, strength, and age are all screened, and many soldiers are still literate, and these people are quite wealthy now.
The court put military priority and a large amount of social resources were tilted towards the army. In the recent battle of attacking Shu and Southern Tang, Guo Shao also rewarded them with a lot of money...
The image of soldiers is not because of the profession of martial artists, but because the imperial guards themselves have collected a large number of elite young men... If we reach the era of valuing literature and over military affairs, young people with high quality will go to the imperial examinations, and people in the world will feel that scholars are respected.
The young ladies and wives who were blocked by the road were lingering by some passing wives. When they saw the soldiers in the queue, many of them looked like peach blossoms and watched excitedly.
Even the old woman praised her.
The men in the world are tall, short, fat and thin, but the soldiers of the imperial guards are all young and strong, and they have land and money, eat imperial grain, and have the opportunity to be promoted to bureaucrats by virtue of their merits. They can still see the emperor even if they have nothing to do.
Yao Erniu on the roadside was also excited to see the scene. Regardless of whether the people standing around were strangers or not, he would proudly say to everyone: I am also from the Imperial Guard, and the people over there are all my brothers!
Someone couldn't help but mutter: It doesn't look like it. If you are from the Imperial Guard, what should you do when you stand here?
Yao Erniu felt like he was being poured with cold water. Thinking that he had just resigned to the commander, he felt a sense of discomfort.
Commander Zhang Jiankui already knew the situation at his family. There was only Yao Erniu, a young and strong man in the whole family, and he probably agreed.
Yao Erniu returned from the war in the Southern Tang Kingdom and made a fortune.
The Third Army of the Tiger Ben Army where he was located won many battle formations. Yao Erniu was brought to the front row to charge in the battle of Dangtu. When he appreciated his merits, he divided a lot of money... He had never seen so much money in his life.
He bought a house and shop in Tokyo with the money and a piece of arable land in Kaifeng Prefecture. Since he had already had money, he might even die when he joined the army and went to the battlefield, so he didn't want to do it at that time.
I just proposed to get rid of my armor and return to the field.
However, at this time, Yao Erniu sighed alas, looking quite unhappy.
So the environment in this side hall does not look new, but it is cleaned and arranged beautifully.
The chair Guo Shao was sitting on was decorated with gold on the wood, but where the body could touch, the armrests and cushions were sewn with soft and exquisite brocade, which was gorgeous, not expensive than all gold-cast dragon chairs, and the details were thoughtful.
Such an environment makes Guo Shao feel calm, although noble but not exaggerated.
The yellow dragon robe and head on his body were tailor-made new clothes. The patterns on the ribbon were carefully crafted, and the material was soft and bright; but the copper-colored rough skin on his face was not very compatible with the delicate outfit. There was even a small scar on his cheek, which he himself didn't know when he was scratched on the battle formation.
Guo Shao doesn't look like a person with a good life at all.
The men sitting on both sides below were similar to Guo Shao. They were wearing fine silk and satin, but they were rough men, especially Li Chuyun, who was full of beards and Yang Biao, who was wearing horse-faced face... They looked like silk was wrapped around an old tree trunk.
Even the civil servant Wei Renpu has dark skin and a strong figure, and the muscles on his arms have supported the silk.
At this time, Wang Pu said calmly: The old minister thought that in the current situation, the use of troops should be first north and then south.
After Shu and Southern Tang were destroyed, the south had no power to threaten the Great Zhou from both sides. Wu Yue, Southern Han and other places had no strength to attack the Great Zhou, so there was no need to rush to achieve success in these places.In the early stage, the State of Wu and Yue should focus on appeasement and surrender; this place is a quagmire, the Navy and infantry of the Southern Tang Dynasty were not weak, but they were also in difficulties in the progress of Wu and Yue. The two countries had been grudges for decades, and the State of Southern Tang Dynasty has not been able to destroy Wu and Yue so far. It is also a problem for the Great Zhou to use martial arts.In the Southern Han Dynasty, I heard that his king was stupid and mediocre, and could first surrender, and then use local partial troops to attack the land; while our main force in the Central Plains should be able to accumulate strength and prepare to deal with the great enemy in the north.
At this moment, Guo Shao sat in the front, and the ministers sat on both sides, speaking frankly and no one cited the classics; it really made Guo Shao's style of discussing affairs in the lobby in front of the hall.
Guo Shao feels that every circle will gradually form a unique way of communication, which is related to the members' origins, habits and thinking.
For example, in the pre-Qin period, when a gentleman circle did not refer to the Book of Songs, people would feel that he was uncultured; the articles and remarks of ancient civil servants always had the words of saints; in the later officialdom, there would always be a set of grand speeches derived from Marxism-Leninism, or some ideas and theories.
But no matter what method is used, there will always be some hidden hidden sounds inside.
Guo Shao heard the implicit sound from Wang Pu’s remarks.He habitually lifted up the brush and recorded what he heard at this time in the booklet.
He sat upright, his back was straight and he wrote seriously. He used a brush, but could write even when he was lying down like a hard pen... Wang Pu advocated that north first and then south should have an important reason: restrict the military power of military generals as soon as possible.
In addition to going to war with the Liao Kingdom, the Central Plains dynasty did not need to continue the previous military system and still had the strength to recover the south; but unlike the Liao Kingdom's war, it was originally a strong enemy, and restricting martial arts would hit their enthusiasm.
As long as you recover the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun, you can enter the step of completely restricting military power.
Wang Pu looked sideways slightly and saw Guo Shao taking notes when he listened to his opinion. The expression on his face was greatly appreciated and greatly encouraged.
Wang Pu continued: The Khitan Lord is stupid and cruel, and the people's hearts are unstable.Our dynasty cannot spend time and miss out on the remaining small countries in the south; we should seize the opportunity and make an attempt to advance the northern defense line as soon as possible to take advantage of its weakness to advance the northern defense line to the Great Wall!
He thought about it and said: Today, after a long war, the imperial guards have been tempered for many years and are good at fighting. But if they stay in peace for ten or eight years, it is still difficult to predict whether they still have the current combat power.Therefore, the old ministers believed that the Northern Expedition should be early rather than late, and the internal rest and stability should be settled immediately, and the matters to the north should be deployed.
Guo Shao asked: Wang Envoy thinks, how should I start?
Wang Pu glanced at Wei Renpu, and Wei Renpu stood up and bowed his fists, then took out a roll of drawings from his arms.Seeing this, Guo Shao turned out that the people from the Privy Council were prepared for this matter.
Wei Renpu hung up the drawings he brought on on the wooden stand on the top, and Guo Shao and the ministers looked over.Wei Renpu was calm and pointed at the picture: Your Majesty, colleagues, please see here, the location of the Northern Han Dynasty.
This thick line is Taihang Mountain, the territory of Northern Han Kingdom on the west side, and the area of our Hebei to the east.
First of all, when the Northern Han Army came down from the south, it was approaching the Yellow River. It was a hidden danger of sword hanging in the heart of the Central Plains. Advancing south could threaten my heart.
Secondly, when our dynasty attacks Youzhou, we must leave Xiong, Ba, and Yi (Hebei), cross the Juma River, and use this as the base camp and the rear of the army; the main force of the Northern Han army can enter the Xin and Dai basins from Jinyang (Taiyuan), and then enter Hebei from the west side of Yizhou. If we go east, we can threaten the rear of our Northern Expedition Army.
The Northern Han Kingdom is a wedge embedded in "China", and it must be pulled out before it can be safe.
Guo Shao was fascinated by the fact that Wei Renpu was still as graceful as before, with a gentle and powerful voice as he used to be.
Guo Shao has always admired Wei Renpu, who has both a martial spirit and a polite style.
Wei Renpu said: If our dynasty seizes Youzhou, we must further advance northward to capture Yàn Mountain, Xishan, and Yunzhou (Datong, this section is the area of the Xuanda Defense Line of the Ming Dynasty), and push the border to the Great Wall before there is danger.The Northern Han Dynasty is a threat from Yunzhou and must be removed.
Therefore, the king and his ministers shared the same idea that they should take Youyun and attack the Northern Han first.
After he finished speaking, he bowed to the superiors again, and Guo Shao nodded in response.Wei Renpu returned to his seat.Guo Shao reviewed: What do you think?
Li Chuyun and Yang Biao had no intention of talking, and the two civil officials Wang Pu and Li Gu did not say anything about this.
Shi Yanchao, who was like a hill, sat among a few people, like a person with a sizeable number one, and like an orangutan, staring with his eyes wide open and dazed.
Without commenting on the claims of the Privy Council officials, Guo Shao stopped asking.Seeing that it was getting late and everyone had to return to the yamen office, Guo Shao asked about the defense orders from Tokyo and then disbanded.
...Today, when the defense was being adjusted, Guo Shao finished his discussion and did not read the memorial. He sat straight on the imperial chariot to the Donghuamen of the Imperial City, and climbed to the top of the city to watch the defense army.
As expected, he chose the right position. There were many people and horses moving in Maxing Street on the east side of the imperial city according to military orders.
Guo Shao watched for a while and was very satisfied with the purged military discipline and appearance.
The soldiers did not have to carry a lot of food and grass and marching equipment in Tokyo, and their clothes and armor were also very neat, so of course they looked much better than when fighting outside.
The neat queue, click, click... The dull and heavy footsteps are full of power.
Guo Shao thinks it is better than singing and dancing.
At this time, someone found the yellow umbrella on the city tower, and shouted. The soldiers looked sideways. For a moment, the streets were in an uproar, and the shouts of long live seemed to echo throughout the city.
……
The emperor's military power and a high status, and the soldiers in the queue held their heads and chests with great momentum.The people and pedestrians on the Maxing Street were all given to the side of the road, watching the imperial guards and horses with respect and fear.
Since the Han and Tang Dynasties, the status of martial artists has always been quite high and has never been discriminated against. The Tang Dynasty even made great achievements and became the greatest honor of the world, so there were many frontier poems and the remarks of literati, a scholar, Wanhuhou.
At this time, after the melee of the late Tang Dynasty and several subsequent dynasties (Five dynasties), the martial artist was even more arrogant.
The war made the world afraid and hate the military men... But the Zhou army's imperial guards were fine, with strict military disciplines and few disturbing the people, so the people and the Tokyo people did not have much prejudice against these imperial guards.
The Imperial Army soldiers were not the bottom class like serfs. In fact, they were the young and strong class with high quality in the Zhou Dynasty.
Height, strength, and age are all screened, and many soldiers are still literate, and these people are quite wealthy now.
The court put military priority and a large amount of social resources were tilted towards the army. In the recent battle of attacking Shu and Southern Tang, Guo Shao also rewarded them with a lot of money...
The image of soldiers is not because of the profession of martial artists, but because the imperial guards themselves have collected a large number of elite young men... If we reach the era of valuing literature and over military affairs, young people with high quality will go to the imperial examinations, and people in the world will feel that scholars are respected.
The young ladies and wives who were blocked by the road were lingering by some passing wives. When they saw the soldiers in the queue, many of them looked like peach blossoms and watched excitedly.
Even the old woman praised her.
The men in the world are tall, short, fat and thin, but the soldiers of the imperial guards are all young and strong, and they have land and money, eat imperial grain, and have the opportunity to be promoted to bureaucrats by virtue of their merits. They can still see the emperor even if they have nothing to do.
Yao Erniu on the roadside was also excited to see the scene. Regardless of whether the people standing around were strangers or not, he would proudly say to everyone: I am also from the Imperial Guard, and the people over there are all my brothers!
Someone couldn't help but mutter: It doesn't look like it. If you are from the Imperial Guard, what should you do when you stand here?
Yao Erniu felt like he was being poured with cold water. Thinking that he had just resigned to the commander, he felt a sense of discomfort.
Commander Zhang Jiankui already knew the situation at his family. There was only Yao Erniu, a young and strong man in the whole family, and he probably agreed.
Yao Erniu returned from the war in the Southern Tang Kingdom and made a fortune.
The Third Army of the Tiger Ben Army where he was located won many battle formations. Yao Erniu was brought to the front row to charge in the battle of Dangtu. When he appreciated his merits, he divided a lot of money... He had never seen so much money in his life.
He bought a house and shop in Tokyo with the money and a piece of arable land in Kaifeng Prefecture. Since he had already had money, he might even die when he joined the army and went to the battlefield, so he didn't want to do it at that time.
I just proposed to get rid of my armor and return to the field.
However, at this time, Yao Erniu sighed alas, looking quite unhappy.