At the end of the year, Guo Shao received permission to take Li Chuyun's daughter Li Yuaner as his concubine.

Some officials in Tokyo wrote a letter to change the year name next year, but no one responded, so the Zhou Dynasty continued to use the year name of Zhou Taizu's "Xiande". After Guo Wei changed Guangshun to Xiande, it has not changed. Zhou Shizong succeeded to the throne in the first year of Xiande, and Chai Zongxun is still used now.

The various government offices sealed the holidays, and Tokyo was immersed in the New Year.

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The capital of Shu Kingdom is also decorated with lights and a peaceful and peaceful place. It is densely populated, but after winter, there are not many people on the streets in the morning. It is so late that many shops have not opened their doors. Some shops are really taking off the door panels slowly, putting out the goods, and cleaning them calmly.

The pedestrians were slow and leisurely, as if everyone was walking; if someone suddenly walked in a hurry, people would guess whether something was urgent at home, and their families were rushing to hire a doctor when they were sick.

However, the teahouses in the streets and alleys were filled with guests early. A group of people were drinking tea and tearing dried fruits to "set the dragon gate formation", but more people like to play the leaf card; the locals say that this kind of gambling play was invented by Zhuge Kongming back then. It was rumored that the Shu soldiers were bored when they marched and camped, so Zhuge Liang had an idea and invented this thing, and the soldiers played cards all day long, and his mother no longer worried that everyone would be bored.

The fertile western Sichuan plain, with a humid climate, and a developed irrigation system, can almost be thrown into the ground and wait for a good harvest. From the peddlers and pawns in the city to the farmers in the countryside, they live a very leisurely life. As long as there is no man-made disaster, most people will not have to worry about food and clothing. They will not feel the atmosphere of war at all.

Even the emperors and ministers in the imperial city were not panicked, and the common people felt less pressure.

Meng Chang felt very happy now, and was observing the waists and chests of the beauties in the hall with great enthusiasm, looking very carefully.

A large group of musicians kneeled in the corner of the hall, and there was also a sacrificial face. The beauties were dancing with long sleeves and dancing gracefully to the music. The girls sang and danced around, and the beauty approaching Meng Chang secretly shook at him, which made Meng Chang very excited.

After the song, the singing girls retreated one after another and took a break. Meng Chang was still unsatisfied.

Wang Zhaoyuan stood up at the right time and bowed slightly, "Congratulations to Your Majesty for the great victory! The Zhou army is just so popular. It is rejected by Your Majesty's army and cannot advance in an instant!"

Everyone agreed and celebrated the ceremony. For a while, in the atmosphere of the New Year, the hall was even more happy.

At this time, Prime Minister Li Hao said, "Your Majesty, since the reinforcements have arrived in Hanzhong, don't withdraw them. It's better to use Han Baozheng as the governor of Shannandao and guard the northern border."

"Okay, I'll give you an order." Meng Chang said calmly.

At this time, someone muttered: "Pretending to be a loyal minister for nothing, it is not appropriate to disturb people's interest, so others have to praise him?"

After hearing this, Li Hao's face became very ugly.

Mrs. Huarui next to the throne filled Meng Chang with a cup of wine and said softly: "Prime Minister Li's heart is good, don't be angry with Your Majesty."

Meng Chang said: "It's the New Year, it's nothing for everyone to have fun. Besides, wasn't Zhou Jun beaten back by my Dashu?"

Li Hao hurriedly advised: "The Zhou army did not fight a big battle. It is probably because the weather in the north is too cold. We will be on hold for the time being. The weather will warm next year and there will be a big battle. Let's make some preparations early, which is a complete plan."

"No more discussion on giving up the title of honor." Meng Chang finally showed a firm attitude. He did not care about Li Hao's alarmist words, and he also disliked others' scared him at any time.

Wang Zhaoyuan, deputy envoy of Privy Councillor, said: "Your Majesty must make some preparations, but you are preparing to enter the Central Plains."

Li Hao frowned when he heard this.

Wang Zhaoyuan raised his head, squinted his eyes and looked at Li Hao, and looked back and said, "Haozu (Meng Zhixiang) entered Sichuan, have you forgotten the ambitions you have set? He divided the two rivers, accumulates energy, and waits for the opportunity. Once the Central Plains changes, he will drive his army out of Sichuan to determine the world!"

A few people responded quickly: "I dare not forget."

Meng Chang remained silent and did not stop Wang Zhaoyuan's generous words... Everyone had been in Shu for decades and seemed to have no interest in going out to make trouble. Even he himself did not want to decide the Central Plains. How different is it between being the Central Plains and being the Emperor of Shu? He could not feel it for a while, and he did not have too strong desire.

However, it is good to let Wang Zhaoyuan talk about his great ambitions.

Wang Zhaoyuan talked jokingly: "It was a pity to lose Qin Feng three years ago. Without Longyou, the Shu army was blocked from going to Guanzhong Road. I think that once the Central Plains are turbulent and the people in the border are in a state of fluctuation, I can win over Wang Jing of Qinzhou and take back Qin Feng into the ranks."

Meng Chang said seriously: "It's reasonable."

Li Hao asked Wang Zhaoyuan: "Why should Deputy Envoy Wang think that the Central Plains will be in turmoil?"

Wang Zhaoyuan snorted: "The Zhou Dynasty ruler was weak and his ministers were strong, his army's combat power was reduced, and chaos was revealed. How long can the orphans and widows be in power?"

Li Hao seemed to dislike Wang Zhaoyuan and said tit-for-tat: "You only know the appearance and don't look at the situation carefully. The Empress Dowager of the Zhou Dynasty, also the widow in the mouth of Deputy Envoy Wang, is the eldest daughter of Fu Yanqing, a clan of Hebei. The Fu family is very powerful in the local area, so they will not mention it. Guo Shao is inspected in front of the Tokyo Imperial Army Hall, and he married the Fu family daughter. The Zhou Imperial Army is firmly controlled by the inside and outside, and can it be easily turbulent?"

"Haha, Guo Shao... I'm just flirting with fame!" Wang Zhaoyuan laughed, "Prime Minister Wang, don't think that you are the only one who cares about state affairs. I'll use a trick to send someone to Tokyo. Guo Shao has a name called Guo Blacksmith. Now he's peaceful. He's very happy to be at home all day long."

Someone was amused and couldn't help but laugh some depressing laughter.

Even Meng Chang asked curiously: "Guo Shao is quite famous. He is a famous general of the Zhou Dynasty. He turned out to be a blacksmith?"

Wang Zhaoyuan clasped his fists and said, "Your Majesty, I have no false words. This person may have done a lot of tricks in war, but he likes the tricks of craftsmen. He has already been inspected by the Empress Dowager of Zhou Dynasty... That position is the most senior general of the Zhou Dynasty, but he still likes to make irons."

"People have some hobbies." Meng Chang said with a smile.

Wang Zhaoyuan said: "A person with high positions has such a preference. Your Majesty clearly understands it. This is because he has no great ambitions."

After hearing this, Meng Chang became more and more at ease. It doesn’t matter whether he has the opportunity to enter the Central Plains. As long as the Central Plains is not too strong, like the Jin Dynasty and the Han Dynasty, it’s enough to take care of themselves and cannot conquer Shu Kingdom.

At this time, another group of beauties came up to perform the dance. Everyone stopped talking about state affairs and continued to watch. Meng Chang was soon attracted by one of the dance moves, and suddenly felt a hot impulse on his body. Looking closely at the woman, she found that she was not very beautiful, but something attracted him. Meng Chang finally discovered that the woman's breasts were the plumpest among the group.

Meng Chang called the eunuch next to him to come forward, staring at the beauty, and said a few words in the eunuch's ear. The eunuch nodded and bowed, and looked at Meng Chang's gaze. The beauty also found that the emperor and the eunuch were looking at him, and suddenly showed a shy smile on her face and glared at Meng Chang as if she was acting coquettish. Meng Chang was even more excited.

After the dance was finished, Meng Chang left the seat on the pretext of excuse.

...Mrs. Huarui took a series of small moves in her eyes, but she couldn't control the emperor. She couldn't bear it even if she was jealous, which made the emperor unhappy. She was just a little worried about Meng Chang's body... As soon as the Zhou army withdrew, Meng Chang returned to his previous days. Every day, she had to be more than one woman, often with pale faces and frivolous steps.

When Meng Chang had no energy, he would ask Taoist priests to practice the art of room in the room. After practicing with pills, his spirit would surge a lot, and then he would continue to have fun among the flowers. Taoist priests, palace maids, and beauty, Meng Chang was with these people almost all day long. Mrs. Huarui was curious and quietly pondered the elixirs and art of room in the room in the room in the morning, and thought that those things were harmful to the body.

So Mrs. Huarui was uneasy. On the one hand, she was worried about Meng Chang's throne and on the other hand, she was worried about his life span.

She used to think that Meng Chang's palace maid was not so good-looking, and she also tried to compete for favor so that he could control it a little more, but later she found that it was in vain. Men are not the same as women, so Mrs. Huarui didn't want to be close to them by too many men; but men on the contrary, they seemed to be more obsessed with trying different women.

After Meng Chang left the table, Mrs. Huarui also left boredly.

She found a close eunuch and asked the eunuch to ask Prime Minister Li Hao and Wang Zhaoyuan, and said, "I want to know Guo Shao's background."

A while ago, Meng Chang often summoned ministers, and Mrs. Huarui learned a lot of important things. She judged from sporadic news: a general named Guo Shao of the Zhou Dynasty was the most powerful person in the Zhou army and even the government.

Eunuchs and alchemists had no knowledge of distant major events, and those ministers of aristocratic families with high officials and generous salaries were not useless. Most of them were well-read scriptures, had a wide range of friends, and had a lot of knowledge.

Sure enough, the Prime Minister and the Deputy Envoy of Privy Council quickly answered Mrs. Huarui's question.

She learned a lot about Guo Shao. This man was born in a humble background and was appreciated after the Battle of Gaoping. Later, he was promoted through military merits and married Fu Yanqing's family, gradually becoming the general. The Battle of Gaoping... was less than four years ago.

I heard that wars in the north are constantly in chaos, and low-level generals who can fight also have many opportunities to be promoted. A fierce man with a big, thick and bearded face appeared in Mrs. Huarui's mind... He must be a brave and fierce warrior who can raise his official position so high in just four years.

Then this person is from a humble background, and his knowledge and talent may not be able to grow out of thin air. His vision is bound to be short-short. Wang Zhaoyuan's words "no great ambition" may also make some sense.

Mrs. Huarui walked a few steps and thought to herself: There are also nouveau riche in Shu for several years. I have seen them before. Once they have money, they will most likely indulge in enjoying themselves and enjoy everything they wanted but could not get. What ambition and ambition... Where can enjoy enjoyment be so happy and tempting?
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