Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 409: Outside Changting
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At the end of July in the fifth year of Xiande (958), the envoys had entered autumn, and the temperature in Tokyo was still high in the scorching sun for several days. In this case, the early morning wind has brought the coolness of autumn, and the broad-leaved trees drifted to the fallen leaves in the wind early, and whirled in the wind, adding a bit of desolate atmosphere.
The ten-mile long pavilion on the post road south of Tokyo. At this time, many people are staying here.
There are always traces of activities of ancient people in the world, such as this long pavilion. The first was the legacy of the Qin and Han system "ten miles and one pavilion". Later this system ceased to exist, but the long pavilion was given a new meaning. The willows and the long pavilions have been preserved as farewell meanings. Guo Shao turned to look outside the pavilion, and sure enough there were willow trees planted.
"The horse team has stopped marching." A young general clasped his fists outside.
Li Chuyun turned his head and said: "Get off the horse and rest." The young general said: "Telling."
Guo Shao felt more at ease when he saw Li Chuyun's magnificence and ambition after he got the opportunity of military power. Guo Shao feels that the more a person wants something, the easier it is for him to get it... There is no reason, it is just an intuition. Li Chuyun is eager to establish military exploits and wants to win, which is a good sign.
Guo Shao picked up a glass of wine from the wooden tray held by the servant. Several people around, Wang Pu, Li Gu, and Li Chuyun's daughter Li Yuan'er all took a wine glass, and Li Chuyun finally picked it up.
"This glass of wine is practiced by Marshal Li. I will wait in Tokyo for your good news." Guo Shao-a-book-reading-novel said toasting.
Several other people said one after another: "I wish General Li a victory and set Wuping early."
"With the help of Guo Du's inspection and the good words of everyone, I would leave it here, but Wu Ping will not return it! Go!" Li Chuyun said in a loud voice.
"Fuck!" Everyone looked up and drank. Even Li Yuaner covered her lips with her wide sleeves and drank a glass of wine. She put down the glass and said: "Father is going to fight abroad, so you must be careful."
Li Chuyun said: "Don't worry, I will be fine."
Guo Shao looked sideways at the horsemen on the post road. About two hundred cavalry soldiers were waiting in the dust that had not yet dispersed. Li Chuyun didn't even need to bring along the guards who were here. When you go to Jiangling Mansion to transfer troops, you will have all land and water.
"Just got the news that the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty has obeyed the imperial order and transferred Lin Renzhao from Wuchang Jie Town back to Jinling." Guo Shao said, thinking I can only help you here, how can I fight back? Rely on Li Chuyun to make a real decision.
Wang Pudao: "General Li will not be threatened by the Southern Tang Army on the water, crossing the river is easy."
Li Chuyun laughed after hearing this: "So, the new king of the Southern Tang Dynasty is a soft persimmon, and I can't help it! The imperial court will set the Ding Ding Jiangnan just around the corner. Today I will check the forerunners for Guo Du, first take Zhou Xingfeng and start this victory. The coupons are in hand, and you will wait for my news. A good news will be returned within two months."
Li Chuyun laughed, her long mane and big beard trembling, sounding like Hong Zhong, as if to shake the pavilion. He was also tall and burly. Guo Shao once again had the illusion that if he dyed his face red with red paint, he could pretend to be Guan Gong, because Guan Gong in the temple also had a long sideburn and a big beard. Tall and strong.
Li Yuan'er, who was standing next to Guo Shao, was born sleek and white, and naturally did not grow a thick beard like Li Chuyun. But only Guo Shao knows that Li Yuaner is actually very similar to Li Chuyun, but outsiders can't see it.
"There is no time limit to attack Zhou Xingfeng, but I still hope that Li Gong can return to Tokyo before he becomes a grandfather." Guo Shao smiled. Li Chuyun glanced at Li Yuan'er, her pregnancy is still completely invisible, so he smiled: "That's too easy."
Everyone talked about it again, and Li Chuyun clasped his fists and said: "Guo Du check, colleagues, please stay, the old man is about to set off."
Guo Shao and others in the long pavilion clasped their fists in prayer. Li Chuyun walked out of the pavilion in return, turned on his horse, waved to Li Yuaner here, and shouted, "Go!"
The rumble of horseshoes on the post road gradually sounded, and Li Chuyun's figure quickly disappeared in the dust on the dirt road. When the horse team left, the group left the long pavilion and walked to the carriages and horses parked on the post road.
Guo Shao personally opened the curtain behind a carriage and helped Li Yuaner up. When everyone saw this, they looked at him. Of course, the habits and high-ranking people at this time would not be so polite to women, so Guo Shao's behavior seemed a bit out of date, but when everyone thought that this woman was the daughter of Li Chuyun who had just left, maybe Probably figured it out. Li Yuan'er's cheek was also slightly red under the eyes of everyone.
"Slow down." Guo Shao did not forget to ask, "Are you dizzy in the car?"
"A Lang, I am not dizzy." Li Yuan'er looked at him and shook his head slightly, then lowered the curtain to cover the carriage entrance. Guo Shao subconsciously remembered one thing. The ancient wagon wheels were made of wood, and the floor of the vehicle was also a simple plank. There was no shock absorption at all. The wagon was bumpy on the post road, but it was a bit strange that I have not seen people with motion sickness. .
The woman took the car, and the others rode back to Tokyo.
The front and rear are guards of horsemen, three riding side by side in front of the carriage, Guo Shao in the middle, Wang Pu on the left and Li Gu on the right. Both are civil officials. A crowd of people rode slower, because the carriage ran faster and more bumpy. Guo Shao turned to the left and said casually: "Zhou Xingfeng is on the south bank of the big river. We acted on him. The plot is obviously the Southern Tang State. The monarchs and ministers of the Southern Tang State will not fail to guess, but he obeyed our intentions and transferred so soon. Lin Renzhao, I really didn't expect it. When I suggested that the Queen Mother decreed to send an envoy, I didn't have much hope."
Wang Pu touched the sparse beard of his chin, and said calmly: "The action of the Lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty is really not clever. However, it is indeed not easy for them to make up their minds to fight against the Great Zhou. People in Jiangnan may still have a fluke. , After all, we have not been upright to attack Nantang."
He paused, then turned his head and said: “It’s good for us to delay some time first. Nantang State responded in this way, and the old man thought that sending an envoy to Wu Yue State to contact them to attack Jinling could be put on hold for as long as possible. The ground paralyzes the Southern Tang State."
Guo Shao nodded and said yes.
Seeing that his words were recognized, Wang Pu immediately continued: "On the side of Shu, the generals and officials sent must be cautious. This year, when our country comes to Shu, it can immediately deploy troops to the Southern Tang. It is Shu. After the change of ownership, there is nothing wrong with it, otherwise it will drag me behind."
"Wang Shijun wrote to me at the beginning of the year. I have read it in detail and I deeply agree with it." Guo Shao said.
Wang Pu added some brilliance to his eyes after hearing this: "Guo Du's inspection can have this insight, it's not a waste of you and my friends."
Guo Shao said with a smile: "I am really happy to make Wang Shijun a friend... I would like to ask Wang Shijun to enlighten us on the idea of governing the Kingdom of Shu."
"Idea?" Wang Pu frowned slightly.
Guo Shao said hurriedly: "It is a general strategy, a general direction, and a real attitude."
Wang Pu nodded, and said, "Just a few words, keep it as it is." He paused and explained, "How did the Shu state scholars live before, and now they are too. Most people’s property has not been looted. The poorest people will not face the catastrophe of starvation, they will not take risks... Don’t take advantage of the immediate benefits to the Kingdom of Shu. For example, Yanzheng, if you follow the practice of the Central Plains, a pound of official salt will be worth 50 words. Two hundred writings were suddenly implemented in the Shu country. The feelings of the Shu people are too different, and public grievances will inevitably arise."
"The price of salt is so expensive, and this item is really worthy of bone-knocking." Guo Shao whispered.
Guo Shao was not the poorest person of this era when he was the most desolate. After all, he was a strong young man, but he had lived in the market and knew the people's life better. The purchasing power of a penny is roughly equivalent to a modern dollar, but the income of ordinary people at this time is very low. It is very heavy to add at least a few dozen pennies to a catty of salt; more than this, there are also various ancient and modern The common exorbitant taxes are just like the sigh of the Tang Dynasty's harsh government.
He said: "The burden on the Central Plains is too heavy, and the strategy of treating all persons equally is to cut taxes in the Central Plains in the future; instead of copying the Central Plains' methods to new areas."
Wang Pudao: "Guo Du's inspection is extremely true. This is also the reason why I couldn't help writing you a letter when I was seriously ill at the beginning of the year. There are indeed some scholar-bureaucrats in the DPRK who were born in high-ranking families. Mud, why not eat meat, we must not let the queen mother listen to the nonsense of these people."
Guo Shao hugged his fist and said: "The king's ambassador is loyal, and I will be in front of the queen dowager to echo the words of the king's ambassador. However, the national strategy should be discussed in a long-term, not daring to make rapid progress. It is true that we should adjust slowly according to the current conditions, and we should not underestimate the expedient."
Wang Pu calmly glanced at Li Gu, who was riding a horse and listening but did not speak, and said: "The old man is a clerk, regardless of government affairs, he can just point fingers at the government. Others will say that the old man is a mouse. Li Xianggong is a political affair. The people in Tang, and Guo Du check the friendship so well, why not find a time, the three of us sit down and see if we can talk about it together?"
Wang Pu always speaks a bit harshly. I really don't know why, probably because the way he speaks is too direct. For example, "Li Xianggong and Guo Du check the friendship so well", which is really not very pleasant.
Guo Shao didn't say a word, and turned his head slightly to look at Li Gu.
Li Gu finally said: "What is the letter Wang Shijun wrote to Guo Du's inspection at the beginning of the year? I don't know what the two have talked about. I was confused when I heard it, so I didn't dare to take it lightly. Nonsense."
Wang Pudao: "The letter is in the hands of Guo Du's inspection, and it is up to you."
"What about tomorrow afternoon? Come to my house and drink a cup of crude tea." Guo Shao said simply. He is a more refreshing person and just does whatever he thinks. Both of them explained that there was nothing important in the afternoon. Guo Shao thought about it again, Wang Pu is still in Shu, otherwise he still wants to invite Wang Pu to join the company and participate in this political discussion. He said, "There are also two people, one is Taichang Temple Shaoqing Zuo You, the other is Kaifeng Mansion Zuozheng Huang Binglian."
Wang Pu said immediately: "Zuo You is General Guo's staff, the old man can figure it out..."
Guo Shao's forehead is slightly dark, and he thinks it's better not to say anything about his staff... But Wang Pu's temperament is so helpless that he can only bear it. The most important thing is that Guo Shao has no fear now, and he is not afraid of anyone saying that he forms a party, and if he forms a party, he will form a party. What can he do?
I heard Wang Pu said again: "Then I know Huang Binglian too, what can you talk about with a criminal officer who decided the case?"
Guo Shao said: "I think this person is quite knowledgeable and reliable. It is okay for everyone to make friends with each other."