He was surrounded by ten thousand coins and rode a crane to Yangzhou. Guo Shao received the imperial edict and immediately rushed to Yangzhou to meet the saint. He did not wrap the 100 thousand coins around his waist, but he was in a rough mood.

On the way, I met Li Jixun, who was dejected, so Guo Shao walked with him. Guo Shao ignored his past grudges and pretended to be calm and comforted: "People always have ups and downs in the world, and even the most famous general on the battlefield will inevitably fail. General Li is more indifferent."

"Hmph!" Li Jixun seemed very unhappy.

Maybe he was scolding the villain in his heart for success? Guo Shao didn't care much about this, but he just felt that Li Jixun was really sad. Their ten brothers, Li Jixun, are big brothers, are big brothers, and have been at a high position for a long time. It's not easy to turn around again this time. In the future, the "big brother" is really hard to let go of his pride in front of Zhao Kuangyin, the rising younger brother.

A few days later, the group climbed a gentle slope along the post road. Suddenly, Guo Shao felt a wide view.

Although it has entered autumn, Yangzhou is still beautiful, with green fields, crops, and blue sky like water, and the white and flawless clouds complementing each other... How beautiful and eye-catching the colors of the whole world are. Good place! It is more natural and brighter than the colors in the painting, and it is more vast and more imposing.

The city towers and the houses and towers in the city are full of the unique charm of East Asian classical architecture, and are as quaint as the fairyland on earth. In this war-torn era, there is such a quiet and wonderful place! This is a paradise, but it is prosperous and rich, this is a preparatory place for heaven, but it has the warmth of fireworks on earth.

Weiqu (a section of the Grand Canal of later generations) is like a silk threading between the green mountains and green waters. The water surface is like clouds and smoke, and birds gently pass by the water. Everything is full of poetry and painting. Guo Shao's heart has no hatred and has been completely cleansed. He feels that he is bathed in beauty, his heart is full of sunshine, wanting to smile at everyone, and wanting to be kind to everyone!

The country is like a painting, so that the heroes will bow their backs! Guo Shao feels that no one will fall in love with this beautiful land at this time. If you want to possess her, you will be entertained. Guo Shao is really excited and wants to copy a poem, otherwise he will not be able to sigh at the excitement and admiration at this time!

A team of war horses were rushing happily outside the city, as if destroying the tranquility and softness, but it would not make people feel abrupt. The beauty like a flower naturally needs to match the majesty of a man!

"Click, click, click..." The neat and heavy footsteps woke Guo Shao up.

He looked down and saw a purple square flag being held by a straight general in both hands, and wrote: Dazhou. Behind the general, two rows of infantry were slowly advancing, the order was neat and rhythmic, as if it was a performance. The iron helmets were lined up in the morning sun, and they were brand new from their helmets to their armor.

The iron is shining with the black and black paint unique to metal; the bodies of the children's backs and bears waists bulge the lines of the muscles, full of iron blood and strength. The cherry guns in the hands of the soldiers, with the red decoration on them, are like red flowers dotted in power.

"Stop!" The general shouted a majestic and loud word, and the whole team immediately stopped moving.

The general walked to the road on the front side, drew out the shining sword, and raised it into the air, and his whole movement was straightforward. The soldiers behind him had a very tacit understanding. As the general raised his sword, the two teams turned around and faced the middle of the road respectively.

"Bang!" Everyone's feet chopped on the ground together, forming a pleasant sound. It was such a majestic and wonderful music! The soldiers' movements were unpretentious, naturally, but very neat and imposing, making people happy to see them.

Soon, a pair of tall cavalry behind them, all wearing ring-lock armor, also walked up. At present, a young knight leaned forward and bowed to him: "Du Chenggui, the man in the inner palace, will leave the city to welcome Marshal Guo with the order!"

Guo Shao remembers Du Chenggui, who took the ceremonial guard to the market to pick up Yulian in Tokyo last year, and Du Chenggui led the cavalry in the inner palace to boost his momentum. Guo Shao always has an impression of those who have lived well with him and those who owe favors to others. Du Chenggui has never heard of him having any achievements, but a year later, he has risen from Dutou to Du Yuhou.

"Brother Du, long time no see." Guo Shao smiled. Du Chenggui also smiled: "The last thing is to open the way, Marshal Guo, please!"

Everyone rushed towards Yangzhou City, and Li Jixun was silently behind him. Although he also enjoyed such courtesy together, he probably didn't feel much enjoyable. There was also an old man in his fifties, Liu Renzhan, but when Guo Shao didn't say it, no one knew that he was a prisoner. Because Liu Renzhan was not treated like a prisoner at all. He looked at the majestic Zhou army's aura and seemed to sigh.

When he entered the city, Guo Shao narrowed his eyes and looked at the pavilions and towers in Yangzhou City with great interest. The weeping willows were deeply weeping, and he felt that a "capital" in the Southern Tang Dynasty seemed to be more beautiful than the capital of the Zhou Dynasty.

When he arrived at the Great Zhou Emperor's head, he even had flying eaves and walls, carved railings and jade, majestic and spacious temples, and the secluded scenery of small bridges and flowing waters, all of which were amazing. No wonder Li Yu's artistic conception in the poem later was so beautiful, and it was not exaggerated at all. He was a real poet!

The Southern Tang Dynasty was retiring for decades, and with frequent trade with various countries, a large number of literary talents and people fled from the north, and they were indeed extremely rich. No wonder the Southern Tang Dynasty had no motivation to make the Northern Expedition. It was so rich here, from the emperor, civil and military ministers to the soldiers and commoners, how much desire does it have for the devastated northern plains?

Moreover, this is just an imperial palace for the Emperor of Southern Tang, not an imperial palace at all.

Guo Shao and others were full of worship, and walked up from the white marble steps. They were facing a wide palace built on a high platform, with seven gates on the front. From outside the door, you can see the light of the mirror inside, with large pillars and narrow walls on both sides, and a large area of ​​directly open space. There are towers outside, and various beautiful patterns are carved on the jade railings.

No one was making noise, and a eunuch stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Only Marshal Guo and General Li are allowed to enter, and the rest are waiting for Xuan to summon him."

Guo Shao had ever seen such a domineering and wide-ranging place, so he was so cautious that he stepped forward carefully, untied his sword first, and let the eunuch place it on the shelf at the door, and then he calmed down and walked in. In this place, in such a high-end temple, all his behavior seemed to become more elegant and graceful.

The two of them slowly walked into the hall, but they felt that it was very open. In the house, you could actually see a large area of ​​the sky and white clouds. The background of the blue sky and white clouds, the jade carvings outside the open space seemed to be built in the clouds, and this place was like an immortal palace. The person who designed this hall was definitely not a craftsman, he was a poet and an artist!

Under the blue sky and white clouds, two white cranes were hovering in the sky... Guo Shaoru was in a dream, and she couldn't even imagine it before. Modern high-rise buildings can be seen everywhere, but he had never seen such an artistic building.

A group of civil and military officials were standing in two rows, and the emperor was sitting upright in his purple robe. There was someone talking at the emperor's lower head, who was the Privy Councilor Wei Renpu.

In front of him was a large map hanging on a wooden rack, with a rough ore map outlined by a thick pen. Wei Renpu was pointing at the map with his palm and saying something. He was a Privy Councilor, a middle-aged man, but he also served as a military governor. In fact, it was a combination of prime minister and general, and his temperament fully demonstrated this.

Wei Renpu, who has the "Forty-One Flowers", has a straight face and a tall and strong figure. From his face to his figure, he fully proves that he is a muscular man. But such a man is wearing a civil servant's robe and his behavior is full of elegance.

His voice was quiet and modest, low and magnetic, calm and elegant. As expected, he could be a very good minister, and his temperament was extremely radiant. Guo Shao immediately admired him a little, hoping that he could also experience that temperament, full of men's charm like Wei Renpu.

But I dare not convince anyone. With such elegant actions, Wei Renpu's calm tone said violence, war, and killing!

"Shouzhou, from here to here... to train the front line, and the Huainan land has been divided by the middle road of the Great Zhou army. We do not want to defend this line, but to sweep across the wings. Attack is the best defense."

"The army is aimed directly at the Yangtze River (Yangtze River), and the capital of the Southern Tang Kingdom was deterred by force, forcing the Southern Tang Kingdom to seize all the land in Jiangbei. From here to here, no inch is missing... All Jiangbei must be under the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou Dynasty from now on, and there is no room for bargaining. If the Southern Tang Kingdom does not follow, then continue the first strategy and use force to attack and sweep the entire Jiangbei..."

Wei Renpu suddenly stopped, looked up at the direction of the palace gate, and smiled and said, "My hero of the Great Zhou army is here."

The civil and military ministers suddenly turned their heads, and all their eyes were focused on the young Guo Shao. They were the most powerful people in the Great Zhou Dynasty, and a group of superiors who ruled the entire country were almost all here. They were focused and watched by such a group of people. Guo Shao's heart was "floating". This was the first time he became a "starring" character in the court. He was no longer just his hands and feet, and his whole body was no longer controlled, nervous, excited, and emotionally intertwined.

Guo Shao really felt that this was a violent and "evil" regime! Force determines everything. Those who can fight and win will abandon all prejudices and respect you, no matter your origin, appearance, age, seniority, force! Military achievements! That’s all!

From the emperor to the ministers, the superstition of violence has reached a level of madness, and the emperor's achievements in sweeping the Mark Six He Fame has reached a level of obsession.

Guo Shao raised his head, gritted his teeth, and strode forward in front of everyone, knelt on one knee, and shouted loudly: "I, Shouzhou recruited the envoy Guo Shao, and captured Shouzhou under the order. Finally, he has lived up to the emperor's grace to destroy Shouzhou City. Come and report it!"
Chapter completed!