Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 339: Convince people with reason

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The small room next to the dining room was dimly lit, and there was no window. There were some tables and benches in it, and there were many ceramic utensils between the cabinets. Fu Jinzhan dragged her clothes down and tidied them up a bit. She quickly pulled a strand of messy blue silk that had fallen on her cheeks behind her ears, looked back at Guo Shao, her cheeks flushed, and exhaled: "You hurry out, I will be there later."

She glanced at the situation in the dining room through the crack of the door.

Guo Shao asked: "The second sister hasn't come back yet?"

Fu Jinzhan whispered: "She is uncomfortable. She usually asks the maid to send some hot water to clean her body, and she also changes her clothes. It takes a long time." Her face was strange, "I was too impulsive just now. It shouldn't be like this, we..."

Guo Shao was speechless, pulled the latch open, nervous in his heart, and slipped out the door a little worried. At this moment, there is a feeling of being a thief... He has never been a thief, but imagine that it is about this feeling, worrying about being caught at any time.

...When Fu Ermei returned, Guo Shao and Fu Jinzhan had been sitting on the stool in the dining room casually, talking without any sign. Fu Ermei's gaze swept across the two faces, as if something was wrong with intuition. Guo Shao paid attention to her gaze from Yu Guang, and felt that now he and Fu Jinzhan didn't seem to be showing any trouble.

"Last month, the court sent someone to Nanping, and met with the king of Nanping (the name of the Zhou Dynasty) Gao Baorong. The emissary of the court persuaded him to settle down, but he seemed reluctant." Fu Jinzhan did not move. Said sensually.

At the time of the festive season, she didn't intend to talk about business, but she brought it up. Guo Shao felt that Fu Jinzhan was deliberately covering up what happened just now, and when he looked at her expression, he only felt dignified and calm. Not only did she look like she had never given birth to anything, but she also looked insecure...If Guo Shao had just kissed Fangze, she had almost been bluffed now. Now I have to admire the performance of Jinzhan.

Fu Jinzhan continued to speak softly: "Nanping State, Wuyue State, etc., have a narrow land and few people. They have always used the policy of'serving the great', whichever country is strong, serves which country. If you want to wait for the unification of the Central Plains, Relying on the great deeds and obedience of the event, they have sought wealth and honor by returning to the land. But they are still not sure about the general situation, making Nanping State anxious to donate land, and Gao Baorong is reluctant."

Guo Shao also said in a serious way: "The Queen Mother said it is extremely true. However, the ministers believed that Wu Yueguo's national policy was more consistent, and the system formed by monarchs and ministers was also more formal; Dazhou should face up to the diplomacy with Wu Yueguo. However, Nanping country Without a long-term and stable national policy, even the country is not even considered a force... As far as the minister knows, since Nanping has seized its rule, it has resorted to important communications and often plundered the property of various envoys. It’s not too sublime to claim courtesy to all the leaders of the country and to please everyone in the cracks."

Fu Jinzhan thoughtfully: "As soon as you remind me, I think of the battle of Huainan. Wu Yueguo did send troops to attack Nantang, but Nanping State did not move, and lied about the military many times. In fact, it was just pretending to send troops. What an actual record."

Guo Shaodao: "Exactly, although Gao Baorong is not the king of Nanping, he is actually not very flexible..." Guo Shao pointed to his forehead, originally wanted to say that the brain is disabled, but in the end he was more polite. They were all entrusted to his brother Gao Baoxue to make decisions. Gao Baoxue does not seem to be a very clever person. The minister thought that taking advantage of this attack from the East Road to the Kingdom of Shu, Nanping can be included in the territory by the way."

Fu Jinzhan groaned: "If it is a good thing to get that place, Jingnan controls the Eshu Guodong Road, in the upper reaches of the Nantang State, it is really a key place."

Guo Shao smiled and said: "The soldiers are not tired of deceit. Since Nanping State claims to Da Zhou, the Queen Mother can make an order to attack Shu by way. Once the army arrives, he can’t help whether he wants it or not. In the coming year, according to Wang Pu Jinxian’s general plan, from Hanzhong and Yangtze River Two ways to attack the Kingdom of Shu, and take the land in one fell swoop... The Ministry of Internal Affairs has allocated a lot of money and food to allow me to forge armor. When the rich Shu Kingdom is taken, the minister will be the queen mother to get more money."

Second sister Fu heard them talk about state affairs, her face was a little confused, she didn't know much about these things, and when she heard this, she asked: "How long will it take for your husband to go on the expedition next year?"

Guo Shao said kindly: "It must not be three months, no calculations. I also know that the imperial treasury now has no strength to support tens of thousands of elites in long-term battles. It must be decisive, otherwise it will mean that the offensive has failed." /

Fu Jinzhan asked: "How many people does General Guo need?"

Guo Shaodao: "Xiang Gong has 20,000 soldiers in Fengzhou and Guzhen, and his guards will be deployed to the army. Xianggong’s force reaches 40,000; to attack the North Road. I need 20,000 infantry along the Yangtze River. Go upstream and hit Dongchuan."

"General Guo only needs 20,000 people?" Fu Jinzhan said.

Guo Shao said: "Too many people will increase the logistical burden. The road over there is difficult to walk. I need 20,000 elite, the most elite and most combative part of the people, or use the tiger and the army plus the crane control army. One of the best soldiers."

...War is risky, no matter which side it is against. The danger of the Zhou army did not originate from the Shu Kingdom, and the Shu army could not counterattack the Zhou Dynasty; it came from within the country. The conflicts caused by prolonged fighting, showing weak military force, massive consumption of national treasury and civilian resources, will make Guo Shao suffer an unpredictable backlash.

For these problems, he naturally had sufficient psychological preparation before moving troops.

Guo Shao and his second sister stayed in the palace for a long time and went home that same day...

Then I was preparing for the New Year. It was a little busy for a while, so he didn't care about anything else... After New Year's Eve, he visited every day. The Fu family in Hebei is too far away, just write a letter and bring some gifts; Guo Shao and Li Yuaner go to Li Chuyun's house, and then a few brothers and colleagues in Dianqiansi.

There will be more people who have made friends. He can't go in person anymore. As long as he sends someone to give gifts and congratulations, he really can't come. Because you can’t just sit and leave as soon as you come to the door, at least the host will prepare a table of food and wine... Only one person a day can go in the morning; there are many taboos in the world, and the treats on festive days have to meet in the morning, and the funeral is only in the afternoon.

His righteous sister, Mrs. Gao's home, he personally visited; Dong's family not only has a righteous sister, but Dong Zunjiao is also Guo Shao's capable officer, and the general guardian Gao Huaide is the younger brother of Mrs. Gao.

Guo Shao gave Dong Zunhao's four sets of plate armor as a gift. Compared with the good horse from the Western Regions Dong Zunhao gave last time, it is obvious that Guo Shao's gift cost is relatively low. That's it.

Guo Shao feels annoying and tired as soon as he survives. It's okay to participate in the next banquet occasionally, and I am still very happy, but it is inevitable that I am upset every day... The whole person is impetuous, and my appetite has also decreased, because every banquet is full of big fish and a lot of wine.

But there is no way. People in this world live like this. After a thousand years, society has changed, and it is not much worse. As the saying goes, relatives and friends should also move around. If you don't go through this kind of formality, and contact your relationship from time to time, the relationship will fade over time (if you contact suddenly, others will immediately be wary of you wanting to borrow money).

Fortunately, there is no need to go straight. Guo Shao usually comes back early in the afternoon, and he prefers to spend time with his wife and concubine. Yulian will make dumplings and make various glutinous rice snacks by herself. Guo Shao and Fu Ermei will help at this time; they are also very interested in the new clothes they are buying.

...The spring of the fifth year of Xiande (958 AD) came unknowingly in the busy schedule.

There was snow everywhere, but the red lanterns in the city and the mess left by the festive banquet made the atmosphere of spring come early. Inside and outside the capital, there seemed to be no difference from the usual years. The emperor changed one, but it had little to do with the people.

The streets are prosperous, but they still can’t cover up the various problems that the Zhou Dynasty gradually exposed...There are too few population sites and too many troops. In those cold corners, at the city’s temple and at the foot of the city wall, there are still some hungry and cold people who can’t eat even during the New Year. They take advantage of the festival to get some rice and beg for porridge...Usually in such a good day, Kaifeng Mansion will take it. The purpose is to open warehouses to help the poorest people. It is known as "Joy with the people", but the power is very limited; there are also large households in Zhumen who will set up porridge sheds to give alms, which is called the accumulation of good deeds.

Yulian knows things in the market well, and in the first month she also hired people to set up porridge sheds at the gates of the outer city to do good deeds. But Guo Shao didn't care about that kind of thing... Compared to what he could do with his power, setting up a porridge shed to let a few people eat a full meal was almost negligible. He feels that there is a simple and direct way now. Because of the long absence of war and chaos, the country of Shu has been too safe and stable for decades, and the population is densely populated and very prosperous. They can be "convinced" that their interests are evenly distributed. At the same time, it is not good to have too much disparity between the rich and the poor.

Shu people should also be willing to contribute to the northern defense line, but the Meng Chang regime was unable to do so.

After the 16th day of the first lunar month, each yamen opened its seals to resume government affairs. In the side hall of the Jinxiang Palace, the core ministers formally began to discuss how to persuade the Kingdom of Shu with reason.

The tall Wei Renpu was plausible to a map: "Order Gao Huaide to lead the 20,000 people of Zhang Guanghan in the left arm of the guard, Slong Jie, to leave Beijing in early February and be transferred to Fengzhou, and coordinated with the former battalion to deploy to To fight on the North Road, you must win Hanzhong, and from here, advance to Jianmen Pass.

It is planned to use General Guo to check in the front of the palace as the general marshal of the world’s soldiers and horses, and recruit ambassadors from the East Route Army. The military commander Luo Yanhuan mobilized the left side of the Tiger and Jie Army to station south in mid-March; reinforce the East Road at orders. ""The Long Jie Army's right-wing Zhang Lingduo's department was transferred to the three cities of Heyang..."

The discussion ended near noon. Guo Shao stepped forward and asked Wei Renpu: "Why didn't the secret envoy Wang come?"

Wei Renpu said: "General Guo doesn't know yet? Wang Shijun wrote a letter to report his illness, and now he is recovering at home."

Guo Shao hurriedly asked: "When did Wang Shumi cause what disease?" Wei Renpu said: "It's been almost ten days, probably because of the wind-cold first, and then it was not cured."

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(Merry Christmas to everyone. I have a personal business in the past two days. I can only update one chapter a day, and I can resume two updates the day after tomorrow. I'm sorry.)