Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty Chapter 690: Empty dragon chair

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The news that the Liao State went to Beijing to dispatch troops to the South Yard has just been known within two days. From time to time there was an explosion of "bang, bang..." from Beicheng, and it never stopped. It was the palace army training war horses; the Liao people asked Nancheng craftsmen to make gunpowder, stuff it in a hard bamboo tube, and tamped it with mud. The smoke of gunpowder filled the camp, as if setting fire.

Yelü Xiezhen met at Xiao Siwen’s mansion and said, “When Xiao Gong was the Great King of the South Court, he hurriedly sent troops to the south, and he sweated more and became jealous. Now Yeluxiu is doing a lot of knocking on the side, but I don’t know if it is a fault? "

Xiao Siwen said: "At the beginning, the three Li in Zhou Dynasty wanted to react, so I took it upon myself to respond."

Yelü Xiezhen listened and nodded: "Although I feel that the sweat is a bit unfair, Yeluxiu is still very relieved when he broke through the city of Zhou. He reported the bad breath at the beginning of the year! The southerners became more arrogant, and they went northward several times. Didn't you really put Daliao in your eyes?"

"Guo Tiesmith is not afraid of the Great Liao Dynasty." Xiao Siwen said calmly, "After returning from this sweating hunt, I will write a letter to admonish him not to travel again, and he must stay in Shangjing to deal with the south."

Yelü Xiezhen listened and muttered for a moment: "Guo Tiesmith will come to Youzhou north?"

Xiao Siwen said: "Who is right? But there is always no harm in guarding."

Yelü Xianzhen worshiped: "Xiao Gong has a foresight."

Xiao Siwen said: "You don’t need to worry too much. At the beginning of the year, Ironsmith Guo could not beat Youzhou. It has only been more than half a year. The situation is no different. It is said that the Southern Han Dynasty was destroyed by the State of Zhou, and the Zhou army added 100,000 troops. It is still usable to fight against the mediocre small country like Nanhan, and it is a joke to tune up to fight against Daliao!

Daliao has not been in peace these years. I don't advocate that there is nothing to harass and provoke Zhou, but it has already happened, so we don't need to be afraid. The rules on the grassland still apply to southerners, after all, they still have to use force to speak! "

Yelü Xiezhen worshipped and said: "What Xiao Gong said is extremely true. If the Liao Dynasty is unbearable, how can the grassland tribes convince us?"

Xiao Siwen stood up and walked back and forth a few steps: "Let’s not attack Yeluxiu for the time being. The Wan Zhoujun army takes the opportunity to go north. Yeluxiu is a good soldier. This person has some brains on the battlefield."

Because Xiao Siwen led his troops to invade southward and did not break through the important town of Hebei, that is, he returned after plundering the countryside. But Yeluxiu succeeded in making money and opening the gate of Yizhou, but he was not quite the one who smashed.

Thinking of this, Xiao Siwen said again: "Everything focuses on the overall situation. If Guo Tiejiang wants to make another Northern Expedition, his situation will be even worse if he fails once. The old man will wait for him to die first!"

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On the first day of September in the second year of Xuanren, the day gets shorter and the night gets longer.

The huge Tokyo metropolis has woken up early. Upstairs in Xuandemen, a team of soldiers walked up neatly, under the dim and white sky, only shadows of the same height were seen. One military commander stepped forward and reported the name of the official position, took the military talisman to check with the military commander on night duty, and the two held fists and bowed. I heard a short military order: "Change defense!"

Not long after, there was a long one-to-one shout: "The hour is here, open the city gate..."

As soon as the drum rang, it suddenly disturbed the sleepy dreams of the surrounding neighborhoods. On the side of the female wall, a neatly armored soldier was holding a cherry gun, standing on it with his legs high, a yellow, red, and cyan pennant was flying in the air, and a soldier walked on it with a sword, turning his head to look at the outside scene.

Outside the tower, the long imperial street is another scene. A long bright light extends to the distance, like a huge lantern dragon, which is exceptionally spectacular. Today is the day of the Great Dynasty. There is no special reason. Officials above the 5th grade in Beijing will enter the palace to worship. These people are the officials who come to the court, plus the accompanying guards. The royal street is full of traffic before the sky is up. There are so many people.

"Wow..." The heavy city gate was rubbing against the brick floor, slowly opening, and the lights inside the city were shining.

People got off their horses, tidied their clothes, and strode towards Xuande Gate.

The 6th Civil and Military Officials came to the main hall of Jinxiang Hall, standing on the hall in order of height, waiting for the upper court.

But today the throne of the dragon chair above has been empty for a long time. After waiting for a long time, the sky outside the temple is already bright, the sun is coming out, and there is still no movement on the throne. The **** was standing on both sides of the steps, and no one came up to explain or preach.

Gradually, some people finally noticed the strangeness of today, many of the front rows were empty, and some important ministers did not come up.

However, the Beijing officials were quite calm. Everyone noticed that the atmosphere was not right. Instead, no one was whispering, just standing there and waiting. These people may be able to stand for three days and three nights even if they don't eat or drink at certain times. What they fight is perseverance and endurance.

...Of course Guo Shao has not slept, he is no longer in the court.

On the campus of the Forbidden Army Barracks, the gate of the camp was wide open. Guo Shao, who was in armor and a high crown, rode in with a sword. On the left was the privy envoy Wang Pu, who had grayed sideburns and beard, and on the right was a black mouth_ Li Chuyun, a red face with a thick beard. A group of straight cavalry in the inner hall with bright armor behind.

A large iron helmet on the school field, swords and guns and banners are like woods.

Guo Shao shot his horse and rushed into the barracks. When the army saw him, they raised their swords and spears and shouted. Encouraged by the atmosphere, Guo Shao drew his sword from his waist and slanted at the crowd to greet the soldiers.

The atmosphere is more lively, and everyone shouts: "Hurrah! Long live..."

The generals from all over the country gathered on horseback and knelt down in front of Guo Shaoma to meet.

"The generals are flat." Guo Shao's voice is loud, powerful and full of energy, showing people that his body is healthy and strong.

Everyone said: "The general will wait and thank the emperor!"

Guo Shao kicked the horse and ran out, and the generals hurriedly got up and turned on their horses to catch up. A herd of horses ran across the front of the army, shouting and hoofing like a torrent of blood.

He strangled the horse and said loudly: "The people of the country are in trouble, only I and the warriors of the Great Zhou are willing to fight for the world!"

Dong Zunzheng's voice said loudly: "Blood to the end!"

The army was in an uproar, all staring and shouting, and the barracks were more lively than the downtown area.

Shi Yan jumped out of Malaysia, holding his fist and saying: "Just when the Liao people are entering the bandit, please be the forward!"

When the generals saw this, they expressed their opinions: "Your Majesty Jianfeng pointed out that even though the sword is in the flames, the final general will never frown..." "Your Majesty will use troops, and the ministers are always ready to follow your Majesty." The grace of food and clothing, only the death and the service of the country..." "I am willing to be the forerunner of your majesty, and I will return the emperor's grace..."

Guo Shao sat on the horse, feeling the attitude and breath of the army. In any case, he can at least be sure that he is supported by the military.

With the current system of Dazhou, Wufu is quite supportive of war. Only with war can they rise and be rewarded, and they can be relied upon, otherwise their voice and status will decline. There are also low- and middle-level military generals. Everyone knows that fighting will kill people, but it is better to fight a big battle after ten years. The soldiers at the bottom ten years are old! Just like the previous battle of Gaoping, how many people started with one battle.

Only many civilian officials may not support them. They are different from military commanders. Fighting is not good for them. To maintain the operation of the court in all aspects, too much resource consumption, taxation, corvee, levy, etc. are not conducive to stable governance, but they are not willing See things.

The timing is also very appropriate. Usually, just after the establishment of the country by force, the emperor personally led his troops to win the world. The prestige and familiarity in the army is relatively high, and it is easier to mobilize the army to fight. If it is a descendant emperor, there is no way to lead troops directly, and the power of troops is divided in the hands of ministers. It will not be so easy to start a war. It will be a very complicated and troublesome thing.

Moreover, the real power ministers around Guo Shao, such as Wang Pu Wei Renpu and Wang Pu Li Gu, and even the cabinet ministers who are involved in politics, have been drawn to him. He must do something, and it is easy to get the confidant minister stand by.

This is the situation in front of Guo Shao. He can mobilize the entire imperial army with a single word, and his control is still very strong.

Guo Shao led a series of troops to inspect several Forbidden Army barracks, and the morale and condition of the army were relatively good. After six months of rest and reorganization, the Prohibition Army has basically recovered its combat effectiveness.

Three poles in the sun before Guo Shao returned to the imperial city.

He first went to the East Hall to discuss with more than twenty ministers, and Wei Renpu put up a map to explain to the ministers and generals the strategy the court had taken out in advance. The discussion went on until noon. As for the civil and military officials in the hall, they still stood there, standing there for a long time.

At noon, the emperor finally stepped onto the dragon chair in a uniform. Hundred officials in the hall shouted long live.

Guo Shao asked the **** to issue an edict. When the Liao army entered the bandits, the people of Hebei were in desperate hope for the king's master. The emperor decided to lead the imperial army to patrol the borders. During his stay in Beijing, the West Palace (Fu Jinzhan) supervised the country and the Privy Council political affairs hall was in charge of state affairs.

The emperor made a direct decree, and it was obvious that the most powerful officials who were absent this morning had discussed it. There was no opposition from the officials below... According to the pattern since the end of the Tang Dynasty, ordinary officials were unable to oppose. Because during this period, the court structure was very centralized for military purposes. This time is different from the last Northern Expedition. The result of the last time is completely unknown, but this time the situation is clearer with experience. Many people are not very optimistic about the recent Northern Expedition.

Now the start is relatively low-key, and it does not claim to be a decisive battle between the Northern Expedition and the Liao Army. It seems that the initial intention was to expel the Liao Army from Yizhou.

However, the war kicked off.

...Fu Jinzhan went to the West Hall, and at the stone steps at the back door, he saw Guo Shao waiting there with an armor and sword. She raised her head and looked at him, as if she had seen the figure of the guard back then.

She gently lifted the skirt and walked up the stone steps step by step. The spotless embroidered shoes lightly stepped on the old stone slab, Fu Jinzhan's mood was a little ups and downs.

Heard the ministers' remarks, and Fu Jinzhan also lacked confidence in this war, because in just six months, Zhou Jun's strength has not changed much.

Some failures have serious consequences and are not easily affordable.

For a short section of stone steps, Fu Jinzhan seems to have gone through the ups and downs of these years, and how many times the storm has escaped, it is the above brother Shao who accompanied her. It is not easy for them to get here today.

"Your Majesty." Fu Jinzhan's body was slightly short, and he took the lead in making a gift. Her voice was still so calm and calm.

Guo Shao clasped his fist and said: "I have always been a guardian."

Fu Jinzhan raised his head, with a slight smile on his gorgeous face.

Guo Shao said solemnly: "I know the feeling of life and death, and everyone in the world has their own homes. It is something I cannot bear to let people watch their loved ones being looted and killed. Determined to go out again, the soldiers are also willing to fight for the people of the world."

Fu Jinzhan smiled: "Your Majesty will be able to win, and you never let me down."

Guo Shao was really pleased when he heard this, he clasped his fist and said: "This time, Empress Duanci only needs to wait for my victory in Tokyo!"

Fu Jinzhan nodded and said: "I will bathe and fast every day, pray for your majesty and the soldiers in front of you, and wait for the imperial army to return to the court with victory."

She came up, stretched out her hand to hold Guo Shao's sword hilt, pressed it lightly, and slowly pulled out when she heard a light metal sound of "clang". Jianfeng is brand new and bright like a mirror, very sharp. Fu Jinzhan is probably the only person who dared to hold the scabbard sword in Guo Shao. Guo Shao did not move, he was like that, I am afraid that even if Fu Jinzhan really wanted to stab him, he would not hide.

Fu Jinzhan looked down with a calm smile, and looked down at the hilt of the sword. The moment he lowered his head, he showed a gentle and shy feeling.

She very gently pulled out a piece of red silk embroidered with gold thread patterns from her sleeve. Ruyu's hand slowly wrapped the red silk around the hilt of Guo Shao’s sword, then tied it with a button, and put the sword again. Enter Guo Shao's scabbard.

Fu Jinzhan looked up at him after finishing this, his face flushed and he was very nervous.

Behind her, there are many people in the palace who are bending over. This is the first time she has done such a close thing in front of Guo Shao in public. Guo Shao silently looked at the bright red on the hilt of the sword. Behind the simple and heavy hall, it looked extremely beautiful.

This time, in the words of wish, somehow the breath is inexplicably a bit tragic.