Until he went to bed that night, Guo Shao did not receive any news about Zhou Xian's words, so he let go of the matter.

The next morning, the morning was very early, and the winter was short, and it was not dawn when I left home. When Guo Shao took his men to Maxing Street, he saw a long string of lanterns on the street, and the scene was particularly spectacular. The shops on the street also opened early, and many officials were waiting in front of the steaming shops, waiting for their followers to buy pancakes. It seemed that many people rushed out without even having breakfast. The cold weather could not stop the lively atmosphere in the early morning.

The envoys from the Shu Kingdom Pavilion Office (Embassy) were also summoned to participate in the dynasty, but it seemed that it was not a good thing.

On the main hall, Wei Renpu, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, rebuked the envoy of Shu in person: "I heard that Shu had contacted the Southern Tang Dynasty while our country was mourning, and the Northern Han Dynasty intended to be our country. Is this a matter?"

After hearing this, the envoy of Shu Kingdom looked angry: "The Great Zhou attacked our country at the end of the first year of Xiande and seized the four states of Qin Fengcheng. The Great Zhou has always actually attacked our country; has our country ever provoked the Great Zhou? It can be seen that there is no such thing!"

Wei Renpu said: "You have the memorial of Jingnan Kingdom as a means of support, so you must not refuse to admit it."

The envoy frowned and said, "The small country of Jingnan often provokes discord."

At this moment, a quiet voice slowly said in a majestic tone: "The Ai family has never heard of the sky as two days, nor have they heard of the world having two emperors. Now the Shu king calls himself the Emperor of Great Shu, and he knows the unjust intention of the Great Zhou Dynasty to be unjust. It is because the Shu king is arrogant that he provokes a war. Why don't the Shu king cancel his honor and regard the Emperor of Great Zhou as the sect leader?"

The envoy worshiped: "Empress Dowager, when my late Emperor of Great Shu established the country and ascended the throne, the Zhou Dynasty did not exist. The Emperor of Great Shu was the first to be emperor and the Zhou Dynasty was the last to be founded. How could there be a saying that the king of our country was not a minister?"

Fu Jinzhan's voice was already angry: "Since ancient times, small things are natural and natural. Shu Kingdom is in a corner, and it is mainly for the Great Zhou."

Wang Pu went out to worship and said, "The Empress Dowager, since the king and minister of Shu have no court and are disrespectful, I would like to use troops to attack Shu and seize the superiors and inferiors of the country!"

At this time, the envoy of Shu Kingdom sneered: "The Great Zhou often adds troops to each other. Why not blame me for the crime if you want to add it? Why do you have to blame my emperor with your honor?"

"Bold!" a eunuch above shouted, "Do you dare to disobey the Queen Mother and don't want to live?"

Fu Jinzhan's voice said, "Don't have to argue with him, a little envoy, and issue an edict to the Lord of Shu. If he does not give up his title, he can only distinguish between the battle formation."

A moment later, the eunuch sang: "If you have something to do, you will leave the court without any trouble."

Guo Shao and the ministers bowed and thanked each other, and thought that Xiang Xun and others had sent troops. It had been half a month since they were about to start fighting anyway, so it was not important for Shu Kingdom to behave... He didn't say anything just now, but now he can't keep a low profile. When everyone heard that they were going to move troops, they all got up from the ground to pay attention to Guo Shao.

Every time after the grand court, Fu Jinzhan almost summoned him. This time was no exception. When he was searching outside the Jinxiang Hall in the morning, a eunuch asked him to leave the court and meet the queen mother in advance.

So Guo Shao withdrew from the main hall of Jinxiang Hall and waited in the open hall waiting for summoning. Soon, the eunuch Cao Tai walked in and said, "The Empress Dowager is summoning General Guo now. General Guo please come with the miscellaneous family."

Guo Shao entered the back hall from the corridor and saw Fu Jinzhan in a study room. As usual, there were a group of attendants standing in the outer hall. Fu Jinzhan deliberately avoided being alone with Guo Shao in the palace.

Fu Jinzhan seemed a little angry at this time. Guo Shao could understand it completely. Everyone was respectful to her and did not dare to disobey her at all. Today, a small envoy from Shu Kingdom did not even kneel down, claiming to be the envoy of the "Emperor of Great Shu". The tone between words really made Fu Jinzhan feel uncomfortable.

When she saw Guo Shao, she straightened her neck and said, "You said it was right to choose Shu Kingdom to take action. The Southern Tang Kingdom is so obedient, how could we use them to move troops first? What is the 'Emperor of Great Shu'? It's simply unreasonable!"

Guo Shao said softly: "If Shu Kingdom does not respond like this, the Empress Dowager will have to mobilize others. Wouldn't you worry now?"

Fu Jinzhan was slightly stunned after hearing this, and a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "You are quite good at thinking."

Guo Shao said: "As long as you can't beat it with real swords and guns, any face and dignity are all made of paper. The empress dowager doesn't have to be as knowledgeable as the 'Great Shu Emperor'. If you destroy the country in a while, you will vent your anger."

Fu Jinzhan brushed the wide sleeves of the dress and pondered: "Do you think Xiang Gong can take Hanzhong?"

"The troops are completely enough. The key is that Qingniling Road is not easy to pass. It often rains on the mountains and rivers in that place and the roads are muddy. The Shu soldiers are unbearable to fight. If Xianggong can pass Qingniling, I believe he can conquer Hanzhong." Guo Shao said.

Fu Jinzhan looked at him again and said softly: "Li Jing, the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty, sent an envoy to write a letter to take Li Yu and his wife back to the country. Are you willing to let Zhou Xian go like this?"

"If she wants to leave, just let her go." Guo Shao said, "Zhou Xian is not my family. She has her own family and identity. I don't need to supervise her like my father and brother. I should give her the right to choose."

Fu Jinzhan thoughtfully and said softly: "You said just now that you don't have the strength and your face and dignity are all made of paper. Since that's the case, she has no right to choose. Why is it extra different to Zhou Xian?"

Guo Shao said: "Women are different. At this time, it is a world where men are superior to women and women are inferior. Women and children are weak. Violence is used on the weak, and there is no sense of accomplishment, and there is no practical benefit. I would rather give them enough respect... Therefore, it is recommended to amend the "adultery" in the Zhou Dynasty's law, so as not to impose insulting punishment on women who violate this crime. This is to persecute women and children and abuse power." He took the opportunity to say, "I recommend Huang Binglian, the left judge of Kaifeng Prefecture, to enter Dali Temple to preside over some revisions of the law."

Fu Jinzhan's face turned slightly red when she heard the ugly word adultery, and she suddenly lost her mood. Her eyes flashed and said, "I'll follow you... I'll stop here today."

Guo Shao stood up and said, "I will leave."

...

Not long after, Zhou Xian and his wife received an edict allowing them to return to their country.

It turned out that it was so light, and Zhou Xian thought about it before, such as forcing her to die. After the founding of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it has always been a great country recognized by all countries in the world. Even the hostile Northern Han and Liao countries recognized this, and their formal edicts were relatively authoritative. Zhou Xian breathed a sigh of relief and was a little surprised... because she believed that men who had the power to possess her would all design and do it, which was an experience; for example, Li Hongji ignored his brotherhood and wanted to force his husband to offer her.

But Guo Shao asked the court to release an edict, and Zhou Xian felt a little disappointed.

"Let's leave tomorrow." Li Yu next to him said happily.

Zhou Xian smiled: "My husband is finally about to end his hardships."

She thought to herself: That's it.

A trace of gloom flashed through Li Yu's double pupils, and he whispered: "Only Ehuang knows about my...thing is the only one who knows. Others just think that I just spoil you. Don't disclose it to anyone, otherwise the father will not make me the crown prince."

Zhou Xian said: "Is I the kind of woman who can tell such secret private matters?"

Li Yu regained his calmness and said casually: "I heard from Zan Jurun that in the main hall of the Zhou Dynasty this morning, the envoy of Shu Kingdom angered the Empress Dowager of Zhou Dynasty and might have to use troops to Shu Kingdom. Now, in the Southern Tang Kingdom, the father was restored and he had a good relationship with the Zhou Dynasty, so the Zhou Dynasty had no reason to use troops to the Southern Tang Kingdom first; the war disaster would definitely be the turn of Shu Kingdom first."

Zhou Xian remembered the content of Guo Shao's secret letter and couldn't help saying: "Shu Kingdom is in the upper reaches of the Southern Tang Dynasty, and its lips are gone and the teeth are cold. We cannot gloat."

Li Yu said: "(Later) Shu's founding country has not been conquered for decades. Because the mountains on all sides are thick, it cannot be destroyed by force overnight."

He said a few casually and said, "While it is still early, I will go to pay homage to the Minister of Rites Wang Pu, so as to say goodbye to the Zhou Dynasty. It is just right to exchange rituals, which will be a long-term favor for both countries."

After hearing this, Zhou Xian found out the clothes for him, dressed up for him, and sent Li Yu out.

She stayed in the ceremony hall and did not go out all day long, so she could avoid causing trouble and was upset for a while. At this time, a follower came back to report the news. Wang Pu, the Minister of the Ministry of Rites of the Zhou Dynasty, held a banquet for Li Yu to practice, and did not come back at noon.

After hearing this, Zhou Xian thought to himself: Li Yu wanted to make friends with Wang Pu but failed, but now Wang Pu is so enthusiastic. Perhaps the Great Zhou was really determined to use troops to Shu, so he took the initiative to show kindness to the Southern Tang Kingdom and avoid deploying troops on both sides.

She was not very concerned about these things, and thoughts flashed. She suddenly had an idea: the kind of banquet that her husband attended would last for a long time, that is to say, from now until noon, or even in the afternoon, she had the opportunity and time... to meet Guo Shao. At this time, Zhou Xian's heart was "bang" and his heartbeat could not calm down.

But... she was stunned for a moment when she looked at the charcoal fire in the middle of the room. What did she do when she saw him?

She wanted to know how Guo Shao thought of the skin-loving three times, perhaps because of his lust, he was playing with it, otherwise how could he ignore it afterwards? If so, he would give up. But Zhou Xian felt that it was not right. What if he denies it? Could it be that he would still have to worry about him after returning to the Southern Tang Kingdom... It would be better to give up. He would only focus on his husband and keep his vows in the past.

Time passed by bit by bit, and Zhou Xian was suffering from loss and shame. Waiting for Li Yu to come back and lose the opportunity; or seizing the only opportunity before parting.

It’s okay to say no, there is nothing to say or do nothing. Otherwise, with such regrets, she feels that she will be entangled in her mind for a long time.

At this moment, a slave suddenly walked out of the bedroom door and said, "Madam, a messenger has arrived and claimed to be someone sent by Zhou Duan. He said he would hand over the letter to his wife himself."
Chapter completed!