When the army returned to the court, there were many people on the main road, but Guo Shao always felt that he had no longer the joy of returning to the court before. There were many people, but he felt lonely.

Guo Shao and his ministers decided on some matters such as rest, pension, and military pay in Jinxiang Hall, and then went to the east side of Jinxiang Hall.

Fu Jinzhan is no longer there. As soon as Guo Shao comes back, she takes the initiative to retreat to the harem, as if showing her attitude of not being obsessed with power.

Guo Shao walked into the hut where the files were stored and sat down alone. The chaos of things happened this time. The battle against Youzhou was not smooth, and a brother died. When someone came back, he rebelled... He realized that this dynasty was not as powerful and stable as he thought.

He reached out and stroked his forehead for a moment, thinking about what to do next and who to meet... The person he wanted to see the most was Jinzhan.

At this moment, Zuo You asked for a meeting.

Guo Shao asked Zuo You to enter the hut to talk. Zuo You talked about Yang Ye and Zhe Deyi, whom Li Yun had contacted. Guo Shao just nodded from time to time and seemed to listen.

Guo Shao picked up the Go piece on the table and played with it for a while, and suddenly said, "Mr. Zuo..."

Zuo You hurriedly clasped his fists and said, "Please ask your Majesty."

Guo Shao said thoughtfully: "After Li Yun's rebellion was leaked, he had no chance of winning. His subordinates would only die in vain. But why could he still drive his subordinates to launch an attack on Shi Yanchao, and even set up a formation outside the city?"

Zuo You was stunned and said, "Maybe...is it because of Li Yun's usual power?"

Guo Shao shook his head slightly and whispered: "They are a small hill."

Zuo You suddenly said: "Then Yang Ye and Zhe Dehuan..."

Guo Shao glanced at him, coughed, picked up a black spot with his fingers, and made trivial movements on the table. He thought to himself: It is inevitable that a small hill could be avoided, but this may also be considered a team.

He thought not only of Yang Ye and Zhe Deyan, but also of Li Chuyun... Even Guo Shao himself has a small hill and a team; Li Chuyun is a member of this team.

Li Chuyun has two characteristics: one is to have a sense of belonging and loyalty to this dynasty; the other is to have the ability. Although he performed poorly in the Battle of Wenyuhe (losing the initiative in the battle and holding the most elite heavy troops, he threatened the emperor's headquarters), his long-term performance before was enough to prove his talent.

No one has taken the opportunity to attack Li Chuyun and pursue the specific responsibility for the battle between Wen Yuhe. Most people can avoid it because Li Chuyun's daughter is a concubine, and Li Chuyun's unlucky will not benefit them. Guo Shao thought of Shi Yanchao. If someone is willing to take advantage of the issue, Shi Yanchao will be the most likely to come forward.

Guo Shao glanced at Zuo You, sighed, and said in a deep voice: "Since the Qin Dynasty, 'China' has been the strongest, and the root of all problems is internal problems."

On that day, Guo Shao ordered the eunuch Cao Tai to go to the place where Li Yuaner lives first.

Li Yuaner was happy and looked very surprised. Guo Shao had just returned to Tokyo today, so he must have known it in the palace.

Maybe she realized something, but she still happily took the little prince from the wet nurse and taught him: "Father, call him Father."

The child was waiting for the bright eyes to look at Guo Shao. He was less than one year old. Li Yuaner gave birth to a child that was much quieter than the second sister's second son. Guo Shao often came to see him when he was in Tokyo, but he never remembered that the child had cried.

Guo Shao couldn't help but say, "My father is not very good, so he didn't ask about his son much."

Li Yuaner said softly: "Your Majesty is the king and father of all people in the world, and you should put great things first. We women should take care of our husbands and children."

Guo Shao nodded and said, "I will fight for the country now, and I will also belong to them in the future."

He thought Li Yuaner would modestly say that his second sister's son was the legitimate son, because Li Yuaner was actually quite docile.

Unexpectedly, Li Yuaner whispered: "The country belongs to Your Majesty, but Your Majesty has someone to succeed."

After hearing this, Guo Shao was stunned and looked at Li Yuan'er. Li Yuan'er lowered her head and looked gentle.

That night, Li Yuan'er served him with all his heart.

Guo Shao was occasionally distracted at night and remembered that when he was writing in Jinxiang Hall during the day, the eunuchs grind the ink very thickly, and the brush fell on the white paper, and the black and white color contrast was extremely large.

During the bed, Li Yuan'er asked him, "Wouldn't the queen be upset when she came back?"

Guo Shao couldn't answer.

Li Yuaner whispered softly: "I don't understand Your Majesty's way of governing the country, but I believe Your Majesty must be for the people of the world."

...

Before dawn the next day, the lights inside and outside Xuande Gate were bright, and civil and military ministers were going to enter the palace with lanterns. Everyone looked at each other on the road because Wang Pu entered the palace and was still chewing with a pancake. Wei Renpu, who was most familiar with him, was very calm, as if he was used to it, but Wei Renpu never did such a thing.

Most officials went to the official offices located in the imperial city, and only a small number of them went to Jinxiang Hall first.

The eunuch Cao Tai personally went outside the hall to receive the ministers, but the ministers had to be searched first. Everyone had been accustomed to it, just a rule. The general handed over the sword and stood there for the eunuchs to search for it and let it go.

Li Chuyun handed over the sword and stood there calmly with his arms spread.

Cao Tai walked up to him and whispered: "The official family just returned to the court yesterday and was at the imperial concubine."

Li Chuyun didn't say anything. But his colleagues turned to look at him one after another. It was obvious that although Cao Tai's voice was small, many people heard it.

After a while, Shi Yanchao was searched and smiled and said loudly: "Congratulations to Li Dianjian, congratulations..."

"Hmph!" Li Chuyun shook his sleeves, and his thick black beard was almost raised, and he walked forward with big strides.

The civil and military officials did not go to the main hall on the front of the platform, and walked straight east to a hall behind the study. There were neatly arranged chairs on both sides of the hall.

After a while, Guo Shao, who had changed into a yellow brocade robe and shrewd his head, strode up to the upper position.

The ministers knelt on the ground and shouted: "Your Majesty will live forever."

Guo Shao's voice said: "Stand flat, give him a seat."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Everyone said together, and then they sat down on both sides.

Generally speaking, daily discussions are mostly about ministers put forward specific matters and proposals, and Guo Shao would not say anything at first. But today, Guo Shao sat down and said: "The Battle of Youzhou is the first time I have competed with the Liao army since I ascended the throne. I returned to the market without success because the siege was not fast, but I also found some problems. They are also cavalry, why are the Liao army more flexible than us?"

In front of the emperor, everyone was very careful of their words and deeds. Unexpectedly, Shi Yanchao turned his head to look at Li Chuyun, as if he was signaling him to speak. Li Chuyun sat there silently.

At this moment, Zuo You stood up and clasped his fists and said, "I have a foolish opinion."

Guo Shao said: "Zuo Shaoqing, but it's okay."

Zuo You said: "I have talked to Zan Envoy about the cavalry of the Liao army. If there are also 40,000 cavalry, the horses of the Great Zhou imperial guards will be about 40,000 to 50,000; but the horses of the Liao army exceed 100,000! Let's compare the strength of the troops, only cavalry, not war horses. But it is precisely because the Liao army's more war horses than the Great Zhou and better than the Great Zhou horses, which put the imperial guards at a disadvantage."

After hearing this, everyone agreed, all agreeing that the Liao Kingdom was much stronger than the Great Zhou in cavalry... This is also a fact. If the Liao Kingdom mobilized the cavalry across the country, it would be far more than the cavalry of the Zhou army.

Li Chuyun said at this time: "I have to let Your Majesty down, and I have not done a good job in using military force."

Guo Shao said: "There are food and grass prepared by the Liao people in Shunzhou, Tanzhou and other places, but we don't have time to attack one by one. In addition, the horses of the Liao Kingdom have advantages, so it is difficult to prevent them. I decided to divide the troops to prevent the reinforcements of the Liao army at the beginning. The biggest responsibility for this matter is still me. The strategy decided before the war is not wise."

"Your Majesty..." Li Chuyun said in a state of confusion, "I should share your worries if I eat the king's fortune."

Guo Shao waved his hand: "I personally led the army to fight, and all decisions have been approved by me. General Li did not make any mistakes in the battle formation, and the strategy mistakes cannot be blamed on the frontline generals."

Everyone said, "I am guilty..."

Guo Shao didn't speak much at this time, and the generals started to talk. Shi Yanchao said: "There are good horses in the northwest, and we have soldiers and food. Why not go and grab some good horses first and then settle the score with the Liao army!"

Wang Pu said "Huh" and said, "Your Majesty, General Shi is right. Hetao, Hexi and other places have fertile land, and it is a place where good horses are abundant."

After hearing this, Guo Shao said, "If you have a good idea, you can offer it."
Chapter completed!