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Chapter 248 Where to go

In the sunny palace, the two could not hide their short joy and impulse after reuniting. However, they recovered a little bit of rationality, and the huge pressure on the situation returned to Guo Shao's heart.

After a moment of silence, Guo Shao said: "At present, the great righteousness and rewards of the empress should be able to stabilize most of the imperial guards. But the most important thing is to deploy a greater advantage in force... Gao Huaide's right wing can borrow in advance, and then gather the forces of the left wing of the Hujie Army who are disbanded and recuperated."

He thought for a while and said, "I want to ask for an order and immediately open the treasury to pay the reward to Gao Huaide's right wing; let the people from the Privy Council bring money and military orders to see Gao Huaide so that he can gather troops faster."

Fu Jinzhan's face was flushed and she said softly: "I will follow you. There are more important things to do next. There can be no mistakes in the official family."

After hearing this, Guo Shao felt a sense of oppression again. Even if Chai Rong couldn't get up on the bed, he still dared not ignore it. He couldn't help asking, "Will there be any surprises in the official bedroom?"

Fu Jinzhan said: "I have dozens of people in my hand in the 'Northern Colored Face' and have been transferred to the emperor's bedroom. These people may not be very useful in the battle formation, but they have also been training martial arts since childhood, and close-up "guard" is very useful."

Guo Shao nodded slightly: "I will send Lu Chengyong to guard the outside of Jinxiang Hall again."

Chai Rong was really powerful, and no one dared to move around when he was there. Before, Zhao Kuangyin had not taken action, probably because he was afraid that Chai Rong would still come forward, thinking that the time was not ripe. Guo Shao was under great pressure this time. In addition to dealing with Zhao Kuangyin, there were also reasons for the emperor Chai Rong. Chai Rong was bedridden, but he could still speak. Even if Guo Shao was a little scared now, he was not on the same level as the emperor in terms of prestige and authority. What he did this time was really bold!

Since the Five Dynasties, the Zhou Dynasty established by Guo Wei should be the most popular and most prosperous dynasty in civil and military affairs. Chai Rong has just followed Taizu's hand and immediately stabilized the throne with his ability. The internal politics is relatively clear and reforms covering all aspects were carried out. The country gradually became stronger; it gradually seized the key points of major powers such as Shu Kingdom and Southern Tang Kingdom, and launched offensives against Liao Kingdom and Khitan. Since Chai Rong ascended the throne, he has basically never lost a battle. In just four years, the civil and military affairs have achieved great results, and Chai Rong deserves to be a powerful master of a generation!

But the solid fortress often begins to collapse from the inside. Even if Guo Shao doesn't take action, Zhao Kuangyin will not stop. Guo Shao couldn't help but think about it again, feeling that Chai Rong could not turn the tables. His unscrupulous crazy mentality made Guo Shao no longer give him a chance.

At this time, Guo Shao said goodbye and walked out of Jinxiang Hall.

Soon he met a group of generals. Guo Shao took a group of generals to the side hall next to the main gate of Jinxiang Hall to discuss matters. The original purpose of this place should be the place where the emperor summoned ministers and the ministers rested while waiting for the saint to meet the saint.

Guo Shao said directly: "I just entered the palace and met the queen. What I have to do now is to drive up the Huaide army to gather and move closer to the imperial city, and to summon the remaining troops of the left wing of the Hujie Army to form military force."

Li Chuyun suggested using a commuter to send orders, first ordering each commander, and then asking the commander to send people to inform the lower-level generals, and convey it layer by layer, and it is estimated that the shogunate organization of Guo Shao has been very efficient in his opinion, and it is more troublesome to mobilize other troops from the dismissal state; after all, there is no fast information transmission method such as radio.

Just after everyone agreed what to do, Zuo You suddenly mentioned: "My lord thinks, what will Zhao Kuangyin do now?"

Everyone was silent for a moment. Luo Yanhuan said, "Will the Iron Cavalry be mobilized to join our army to fight?"

Guo Shao had a very strong conflict with Zhao Kuangyin. He said coldly when he heard this: "It would be better if he fought me now! Take the opportunity to cleanse his people with a legitimate crime of treason!"

Li Chuyun pondered: "I think Zhao Kuangyin might prepare to escape in advance."

Guo Shao thought it made sense. Not to mention that other imperial guards had no intention of civil war, even the soldiers of the Iron Cavalry might not have much morale. Zhao Kuangyin had no chance of winning, and running away first might not be the best choice.

Guo Shao said immediately: "If Zhao Kuangyin wants to run, where should he run?"

"He definitely dared not go to places like Wu Yue and Jingnan. The Great Zhou court asked the king to capture it and offer it." Li Chuyun touched the bearded man on his chin and said, "Among the great countries, the Southern Tang is the most unlikely place. During the Battle of Huainan, Zhao Kuangyin defeated the Southern Tang army several times, and he had a lot of resentment. Moreover, the Southern Tang did not have much ambition to compete for hegemony with the Central Plains, so Zhao Kuangyin was also not very stable to go.

In my opinion, Zhao Kuangyin was a person who cared about his reputation. Although he was the best place to save his life, he was a country of barbarians after all, which was not good for his reputation.

Shu Kingdom is rebellious and disrespectful to the officials. Under the threat of many force, the king of Shu Kingdom still calls himself emperor. However, Shu Kingdom has never shown signs of being enterprising... It depends on whether Zhao Kuangyin only wants to hide his reputation and seek a way out, or wants to make a comeback? If he still has ambitions, Shu Kingdom is not a good place."

"Northern Han?" Guo Shao said.

Li Chuyun nodded and said, "I also think that the place where Zhao Kuangyin is most likely to run is the Northern Han."

Guo Shao immediately said: "If Zhao Kuangyin wants to fight, he may be able to gather some people; but if he runs, there will definitely be few people willing to abandon his wife and follow him. We can now urgently send two horse teams to ambush Chenqiaoyi in the north and Huazhou Road in the west to make an injunction and deployment in advance. In addition, let the central government order Li Yun in Luzhou and Hedong Xiangxun to capture Zhao Kuangyin!"

Xiang Xun will definitely help Guo Shao. He doesn't have much stance, but he has a good relationship with Guo Shao. Li Yun has decided to marry the royal family (Chai Zongxun) and is more loyal to the Zhou Dynasty. However, Guo Shao and others are not claiming to be rebelling against the Zhou Dynasty. In a short period of time, Li Yun cannot figure out what happened in Tokyo, and should also obey Tokyo's imperial edict.

Guo Shao and others then became busy and started various deployments again.

...

Gao Huaide was at a right-wing station in the south outer city. After he and his generals received the "commendation" from the Privy Council, they felt relieved. It is probably speculated that Guo Shao's troops had entered the imperial city and controlled the center; in this way, Gao Huaide's head was at least kept.

Of course he hopes that Guo Shao will win! Gao Huaide's sister is Guo Shao's sister, and she has close contacts and kindness; her uncle joins Guo Shao's command and speaks to her uncle. In this case, as long as Guo Shao wins, he will not only be in danger, but will run as time goes by and will definitely not be suppressed like before. On the other hand, if Zhao Kuangyin gains power, can he have a good life?

In Huainan, Zhao Kuangyin said in front of the emperor that he was negligent in governing the army, unlike the one who led the army, and these grievances had not been eliminated. In addition, Zhao Kuangyin was Guo Shao's mortal enemy... All kinds of things were circling in Gao Huaide's mind, and he was completely sure: Once Zhao Kuangyin gained power, even if he luckily saved his life, his future in this life would definitely be over.

Fortunately, the situation is good now, Gao Huaide just breathed a sigh of relief. But he still couldn't mobilize his troops. He was not in a deep army like Guo Shao and Zhao Kuangyin; without military orders, he could not convince his generals to mobilize the army. He could only follow the rules.

Not long after, people suddenly came to the Privy Council. Gao Huaide hurriedly led his generals out of the camp to watch, and saw dozens of horse-riding soldiers walking slowly, with several large carts in the middle.

"General Gao." A strong man in an official robe stepped forward to salute, Wei Renpu, deputy envoy of Privy Councillor!

Gao Huaide hurriedly said, "Meet Deputy Envoy Wei."

Wei Renpu jumped off his horse, and without saying a word, shouting, "Release!"

His subordinates immediately lifted the linen cloth covered on the cart. "Ah! Oh..." Gao Huaide's subordinates immediately widened their eyes.

I saw a few cars full of copper coins! Wei Renpu smiled and said, "Not long ago, the center ordered the rewards of the soldiers. I came with the promised reward. You gathered all the soldiers of each battalion and then shared the money after entering the inner city."

"The Privy Council was ordered to reward the soldiers, how could we not believe it? This... was fulfilled so quickly." Gao Huaide exchanged casually. His heart immediately raised his mind, and he seemed to be trying to use troops in this way!

Before each army goes to war, they usually reward the entire army first, and then everyone goes to war with satisfaction. The current situation is too similar to the mobilization of troops; but now the money is easier, and you can get it by gathering in Tokyo... And when you go to war, you have to work hard to walk for one or two thousand miles.

Wei Renpu led his men to the military camp first, and read out the orders of the Privy Council in front of the generals outside the Central Army. After reading the general's order, he handed it over to Gao Huaide, and asked him and his deputy general to check together. Obviously, there was nothing to verify. The Deputy Privy Councilor (who was a Privy Councilor a few days ago) personally brought the military order, and it was impossible for him to have a false statement.

"The money is allocated by the provincial minister of the escort of the imperial treasury." Wei Renpu added, "It's too time-consuming to distribute it to the soldiers now. You will first escort the central army and then divide it into place. The main force of the right wing of the Hujie Army is mobilized to gather at the southwest corner of the imperial city, and then divide the troops and control the intersections to the west; when it settles down, you will slowly reward the army."

"The last general will obey the order!" The generals answered happily.

Gao Huaide was ecstatic. For him, his current situation was the most suitable one in the whole incident. It was very risky to participate too early, and he could not restrain his subordinates from mutiny, which was very reluctant for him; if he did not participate, he would have no share in the fruit of victory.

It was precisely when this general trend was gradually settled that he came forward to become an important force... This was the safest and most profitable time.

Guo Shao is really good at employed people, and he is good at thinking for him! Gao Huaide felt that Guo Shao's style was a bit inconsistent with his age. A person in his early twenties could think so carefully and appropriately.

After Gao Huaide sent Wei Renpu away, his face turned to laugh in front of everyone.
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