Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

Ludosun will return to Tokyo soon after his stay. Guo Shao asked a few people before he collected some gold, silver and copper coins and sent them to Lu Duoxun as a package, and sent several scouts to escort them out.

After seeing off the people, Guo Shao had just returned to the camp when he heard a commander say cursingly: "We have been fighting in the front for more than half a month, but we haven't seen any money. The officer is good. He ran to say a few nice words, took the money and left."

Wang Zhang immediately reprimanded: "Money, money! You know how to get rich. Brothers are marching and fighting. Do you have to carry a few sacks of money first? Will the court not reward you when you go back?"

The commander was scolded by Shangfeng, so he dared not speak again. Of course they will be rewarded when they win the battle, but there are nearly a thousand soldiers in the army, and the higher-ups just pull a few carts of money to reward, how much can one person get? Great Zhou was strong and prosperous, but it was far inferior to Shu and Southern Tang in terms of goods and goods; when the original was a pot of porridge, these places had good weather and good harvests for decades, and they were not affected by the war.

A few days later, news came from Fengzhou that Wang Jing's troops captured Fengzhou City and received 150,000 hu of grain.

When the generals in Guzhen heard the news, Wang Zhang muttered in front of Guo Shao, "Who knows whether it is 150,000 hu or 250,000 hu?"

Sitting in the tile-roofed hall that served as the camp for the army, Guo Shao couldn't help but think of another sentence that Wang Zhang said earlier: There is oil and water in the bones. The Imperial Army from Tokyo couldn't carry back the captured grain, but Fengxiang Town soldiers were different. It was hard currency to transport grain out of the Qinling Mountains; grain was sometimes better than gold, silver and copper coins. Hu Jie's army couldn't sell the captured rations either. As a foreign army, they were not familiar with the place where they were born. If the news leaked, the impact would be too bad.

Damn, dare to fight for a long time, the real benefits are taken by others, and my gang didn't get anything? Sure enough, Jiang is still old and hot... Xiang Xun and Wang Jing's generals will take over Qin, Cheng and Jie, and I'm afraid they will reap a lot of benefits.

Guo Shao did not doubt Wang Jieshuai's character for no reason. His men climbed the wall without thinking and suffered heavy casualties. If you don't believe me, Wang Jing doesn't think about his subordinates at all.

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Lu Duoxun returned to Tokyo and met Wang Pu first. Wang Pu taught him how to speak, and then went to Que City to face the saint.

Under the watchful eyes of many high-ranking officials and nobles who have been rich for many generations, Lu Duoxun's face was already stiff, and he could not control his expression. Walking up to the main hall, bow your head and bow: "I bow to Your Majesty, Your Majesty's holy life is boundless."

"Pingshen." Said a voice above. The voice is rough, but the air is not enough.

Although Lu Duoxun was nervous, he still spoke clearly. If you are an official, if you can't speak well, then don't do it. Lu Duoxun immediately got up, bowed and said: "I have ordered you to go to Fengxiang to deliver the letter of appointment. At the invitation of Wang Shi (Wang Jing), I walked around the front. At that time, Qin, Cheng, and Jie had already belonged to our court..."

A general next to him didn't care about etiquette at all, and directly interjected: "Fengzhou has also been taken."

Lu Doxun hurriedly said "Yes". He certainly didn't dare to argue with generals who were qualified to go to the main hall. Even a privy envoy could be a general and also serve as a prime minister. Ordinary officials have nothing to worry about here.

The honorable person above was a little impatient at this moment, and said: "Just meet someone. Let the minister recommend someone later, and then go to the front to reward Wang Jing and the others."

Lu Duoxun was full of drafts, and he dared not say much when he heard this, so he hurriedly bowed again, and walked to the end of the line on the left.

At this moment, Wang Pu came out to hold the ceremony and said: "Your Majesty, in the battle of attacking Shu, the total number of gains and surrenders was tens of thousands, but the most important thing was just one or two battles. The success of the first battle in Weiwu City and the complete victory in the battle of Huanghua Valley are really decisive battles.

As far as I know, Guo Shao's troops, the forward tiger and the Jie army, will leave the pass in March, and the food and supplies in the rear have not yet been prepared. Wang Shi wanted to win steadily; Guo Dushi thought that the Shu army was caught off guard and had not yet deployed properly, so he wanted to fight quickly. After the war, it was confirmed that what Guo Dushi saw was accurate. There was no general in Qinfeng to coordinate in March.

Guo Dushi besieged Weiwu City for ten days, and the army was in a hurry. He also defeated the Shu army in Huanghua Valley, and obtained 20,000 hu of military rations from Tangcang Town... and then he was able to drive into Guzhen and cut off the retreat of the Shu army. "

Wang Pu first spoke politely, and then saw that the officials were engrossed in listening, so he boasted. He played up how Guo Shao saw the opportunity of battle and how he seized the opportunity accurately and just right, as if he, Wang Pu, saw it with his own eyes on the front line. In Wang Pu's mouth, Guo Shao has turned into a figure who uses soldiers like a god and has no plans.

His mouth was flying, his words were exaggerated, but he said it in an orderly manner. If the facts themselves were not what he said, it would be unbelievable. These remarks were basically in line with the report of the front-line guest minister... Lu Duoxun, the minister, was dumbfounded when he saw how powerful the prime minister was.

Moreover, Wang Pu is the prime minister, and he knows almost everything about the affairs of the dynasty. As he was talking, he got involved in the matter of Shu's refusal to be a minister. Two days ago, the king of Nanping (Jingnan) sent an envoy to Tokyo to make a secret report, saying that the emperor of Shu would not be a minister.

Wang Pu said: "The lord of Shu has an unscrupulous general, but he is arrogant..."

"Hum!" The person on the throne suddenly uttered a voice, the indignation that could not be concealed in his voice. Of course, this anger did not come from Wang Pu.

According to the secret report of the Nanping Kingdom, Meng Chang, the emperor of Shu, slandered the Guo family of the royal family "like a bereaved dog" in front of many people. Chai Rong is also a mortal with emotions. Can he not be angry when he knows this?

The guard Shi Yanchao, Marquis of Ma Budu Yu, came out and said next to Wang Pu: "Your Majesty, please increase your troops, and simply destroy the Shu Kingdom! The last general is willing to be a pioneer!"

At this time, Wang Pu hurriedly said: "No, just scare Meng Chang. The envoy of Nanping Kingdom said that the envoys from Shu Kingdom have arrived in Jingnan. When the envoys from Shu Kingdom arrive in Tokyo, His Majesty will not see them and will not answer their peace appeal. Naturally, the Lord of Shu knows that he is afraid."

Shi Yanchao persisted and said: "I heard that the country of Shu is very rich, and the lord of the country is an idiot who raises thousands of women, looking for flowers for fun every day. Mrs. Huarui is even more famous. Let the general go and capture Mrs. Huarui and present it to Your Majesty!"

"Shi Yanchao, don't be rude, step down!" Privy envoy Wei Renpu shouted.

Only then did Shi Yanchao retreat angrily. Chai Rong did not reprimand, and was extraordinarily magnanimous to Shi Yanchao. Chai Rong simply waved his robe sleeves and said, "Retire."

So everyone had no choice but to kowtow to Xie En, and there was no chance to quarrel.

Cao Tai, the eunuch of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, sang about leaving the court, and then went directly to the harem to meet the queen, without any need to hide it. In the court in the main hall, ordinary people cannot participate, but the content is not a military secret, and the eunuchs can hear it with their own ears.

Cao Tai described the situation and speech in the hall in detail. A smile appeared on the corner of Fu's mouth when he heard this, and he said casually: "Then Shi Yanchao is really brave and foolish, he talked a lot, but he didn't say a word right."

Cao Tai echoed: "That's right, Shi Yanchao is so powerful that Wei Renpu and Wang Pu of the Privy Council couldn't help but come out to stop it. From the perspective of the slave family, the officials and all the officials of the Privy Council can't wait to take Huainan first; the road to Shu is difficult and dangerous, so how can we have the time to attack and destroy the Kingdom of Shu? Wang Pu just missed the point, just scare the Kingdom of Shu."

Fu Shi smiled without saying a word, there was a little coldness in his smile. Not only was Shi Yanchao not right in his words, but he was talking nonsense when he said that Mrs. Huarui was captured and presented to the officials... Mrs. Huarui is the favorite concubine of Meng Chang, the lord of Shu, and she must often serve her bed. What's the use of being a fairy? Officials will not be interested. Shi Yanchao pretended to be loyal, but he really didn't say a word.

However, Fu Shi is in a good mood recently, and Guo Shao's performance not only satisfied her, but also surprised her. In these long days, no matter how stormy the outside is, the palace is as calm as water every day, surprises can make Fu's mood a little more turbulent and less numb.

Guo Shao has gradually become a crucial chess piece in her mind. Although she is not very good at thinking about chess, it does no harm to Guo Shao, on the contrary, both parties have great benefits.

A profound and good game of chess has gradually come to life in Fu Shi's heart. Not only is it for the sake of securing everything she has obtained, but she also likes the process of "playing chess" itself; compared to the uninteresting prizes on the chessboard, the big chess layout in the world is more exciting.

If he could get the favor of the officials again... Fu felt that he truly surpassed all the women in the world. Mrs. Huarui is just a plaything of a courtesan, what good is it to be famous again, can she be compared with herself? That was hilarious.

The previous battle was at the turn of spring and summer, Fu Shi had a chance of getting cold, and suddenly thought of a little plan. If I said that I had abdominal pain for a few days, could the imperial doctor diagnose from the pulse condition that my body was not a matter of sex?

It should be difficult to diagnose, but you can "inadvertently" hint it when describing the symptoms, and then ask the imperial doctor to tell the official; the only problem is that the official in the court will not pay attention to such trivial matters, let alone send the imperial doctor to diagnose his own pulse, so some vague hints cannot be known to the official.

Fu pondered over his relationship: when officials needed to care about him, he asked him to personally send an imperial doctor to make a diagnosis, and then the imperial doctor had to report back to the officials.

It's not like there is such an opportunity. On the way to the expedition... She feels that the time is long, so there is no need to worry about being careful. The imperial court will attack Huainan in the near future, and the officials will definitely conscript them personally. At that time, they will find a way to follow them;

Mrs. Fu meditated quietly for a long time. Seeing that Cao Tai was still standing by his side with his arms down, he said, "You need to pay more attention to the matter of conquering Huainan... Well, next time you see Wang Pu, you can remind him that the Kingdom of Shu is threatened by force and will definitely try to ask for help from the Eastern Han (Northern Han) and Southern Tang Kingdoms; we will ask these two countries to contain our country together. Once the Southern Tang Dynasty agreed, it gave me the court's excuse, and the teacher is famous."

Cao Tai hurriedly said in a low voice: "Your Majesty is wise. From my point of view, none of the men and women prime ministers in the court can compare to Your Majesty."

"Hee hee..." Fu Shi couldn't help laughing, and for a while, his expression showed some charm that was different from his usual dignity.