The afterglow of joy was like the wet sweat on her face, which stuck a few wisps of messy black hair on her face. Mrs. Huarui's tone was slightly complaining: "It hurts so much now."

Guo Shao stroked her smooth and round shoulders with his palms, and joked with a smile. Sure enough, as long as there is a skin friendship between men and women, they can get closer, and the difference in identity will be greatly eliminated.

Mrs. Huarui blushed and whispered: "Since I arrived in Tokyo, I have never had sex with him, maybe it hasn't been there for too long..."

After hearing this, Guo Shao pondered for a long time and said, "It is not a good thing to wander around. I sent someone who can trust me to give Meng Chang a glass of poisonous wine, and then declared that he died of a sudden illness."

After Guo Shao finished speaking, he felt that his consideration was reasonable.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Huarui suddenly lost her appearance and her body trembled: "Your Majesty, for my sake, please forgive him for his life..."

Her reaction was very strong, and Guo Shao was also stunned and said in confusion: "It's already like this. Instead of being in a dilemma, it's better to go with the flow and be quick and easy. There's nothing to hesitate about. What you pick up is the meat, and what you lose is the bone."

Mrs. Huarui looked pitiful and shed tears.

Seeing this, Guo Shao felt at a loss and hurriedly comforted him: "Don't cry for now, I haven't done anything yet. If you have any ideas, I don't want to force you."

Mrs. Huarui choked and said, "Even if the Duke of Qin is wrong, I can't harm him. Back then, I was humble and was favored by the Duke of Qin... He also built a crystal palace for me by the Mohechi Pond, and I was very kind. How could I repay my grudges with grudges?"

Guo Shao followed her words and thought: It seemed that Meng Chang was indeed better to her. He did nothing, but saw her beautiful before, and then he was lucky. As for the small care after the capture of Shu Kingdom, it was for the sake of Jing Niang, and those help was nothing in comparison.

He asked himself that he really couldn't do anything like Meng Chang. He specialized in building a crystal palace? Although the Zhou treasury is not short of money, it has to fight between the north and the south, so it is impossible to spend a lot of money on such things.

For a moment, Guo Shao really felt very subtle, as if he should be better to Mrs. Huarui than Meng Chang...

Guo Shao couldn't help but speculate on Mrs. Huarui's thoughts, and shook his head slightly. He thought to himself: No excuse can cover up a fact. Mrs. Huarui's weight is not heavy enough in his heart.

The hardest person to get is probably because of someone in his heart.

Guo Shao was silent for a while and said, "Then I will not touch Meng Chang. You can rest assured that I wanted to kill him because I felt that the wife was in an awkward situation... If she killed Meng Chang, everything would be simple."

Mrs. Huarui no longer had the joy she had just now and sighed quietly.

After a while, she said with sorrow, "It's just a blaming that she didn't meet His Majesty earlier."

After saying that, she struggled from Guo Shao's arms and began to dress carefully.

Guo Shao asked, "What is the wife doing when she gets up?"

Mrs. Huarui said, "Before the sky is not dark, I have to rush back."

"Is this useful?" Guo Shao said casually, referring to concealment.

Mrs. Huarui looked delicate and helpless: "I don't know what to do... I will always be better if I don't stay overnight? I thank Your Majesty for your love and happiness, but people's words are terrifying."

Mrs. Huarui sighed quietly, cleaned up, and said at the door: "Please let your Majesty know that I will say goodbye."

Guo Shao sat up and said, "Madam, please tell my mother what do you need."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Mrs. Huarui said. After she said that, she left the bedroom, and her skirt quickly disappeared by the door.

Guo Shao looked at it in a daze, and the afterimage of her figure remained in his mind for a while. He could not resist the temptation. With his current situation, there seemed to be no need to resist the temptation. He suddenly felt that the joy this afternoon was left with emptiness.

He thought about what happened just now... It would be impossible to kill Meng Chang and ask Mrs. Huarui to agree, and she would not agree. He had to bear the responsibility. But he saw that Mrs. Huarui was really sad, and somehow he always felt that there was no need to do it.

At this time, the sun was setting and it was not dark. According to Guo Shao's usual routine, he did not sleep so early.

At this moment, Yulian walked to the door and said, "The beauty has left. Does Your Majesty want to get up and have dinner? I will serve you to change your clothes."

Guo Shao heard her tone and looked at her face, as if he was angry.

Yulian stepped forward to dress Guo Shao, and said in a depressed manner: "I cooked supper, I'm not that particular, I don't know if I can get into your Majesty's mouth."

Guo Shao said: "The lunch meal is really delicious, but what I want to eat every day is Yulian's meal."

Yulian said, "Thank you for your kindness, and you don't want to tell bad things in front of us."

Guo Shao reached out and held her hand: "Yulian..."

Yulian looked down at her grasped hand and responded softly: "Hmm?"

Guo Shao pondered for a moment, but carefully touched the calluses left on her palm and whispered: "Everything is true, I still know the world and people's hearts."

Yulian pursed her red lips and lowered her head without saying a word.

Guo Shao stood up and said, "I will do something more and Yulian will serve her in bed tonight."

Yulian whispered: "Your Majesty's health is important."

Guo Shao laughed and walked out of the bedroom.

He continued to read the strategies presented by the ministers and had various ways to deal with the Liao Kingdom. Although the court's national policy had begun to be adjusted and the Northern Expedition was temporarily abandoned, the Northern Expedition was still a long-term important matter.

He has been thinking about this all these days. His restlessness and turmoil in his mood is only temporary, and now he is gradually calming down.

Sometimes, things in the world are really just a circle. After turning a long circle, you will still return to the starting point.

Guo Shao picked up his thoughts last year again: in the competition with the Liao Kingdom, the strength of the force is still the strength of the force; and force must be transformed through national strength.

At that time, he remembered that he had written down this idea, but he had too many books and was sloppy. Now he was unwilling to search for the archive room again, and reconceived it based on his memory.

The Great Zhou had a large population, arable land and materials. After occupying the two major countries, Shu Kingdom and Southern Tang Kingdom, the overall national strength should surpass that of the Liao Kingdom, which had the Bohai Sea, Liaodong and Youyun.

However, the force is still disadvantageous. The number of troops that can be fought in the Great Zhou Dynasty can count. The combat power of more than 100,000 imperial guards is strong. In addition, the surrendered troops of the Southern Tang Dynasty, which were not very strong in field battles, the remaining troops of the German army, the Jiannan army in Shu, the Hedong army, and some vassal states. Most of them are infantry.

The Liao Kingdom had a large number of cavalry and herdsmen who were prone to becoming cavalrymen.

The military method of the Han Dynasty to deal with the Huns was to raise a large number of horses and expand the cavalry... There were no stirrups at that time.

Guo Shao felt that it was difficult to completely copy the method of converting military power in the Han Dynasty. At this time, the Central Plains may not have the cohesion of the period of Emperor Wu of Han, and may not be able to withstand decades of tossing.

With the help of crossbows and firearms, the fastest way is to transform population and national strength into military forces.

Because using crossbows and firearms, it almost doesn't take too long to train. A group of strong men can learn to use this weapon in half a month; they can form an army in a few months. Among them, crossbows are costly, but the range is much longer, and the crossbow soldiers are more combat-effective; at this time, the distance between killing and destroying enemy soldiers in armor is only twenty or thirty steps, and the range is too close, but bronze guns are much cheaper than making crossbows.

A group of soldiers holding crossbows and firearms and wearing armor, even if they are not elite, are quite combat-effective. As for how infantry fights cavalry, it is a tactical issue... as long as there are enough numbers.

Guo Shao is not sure whether this road will work now. Otherwise, he would not have launched the Northern Expedition at the beginning of this year.

A whole set of ideas quickly took shape in Guo Shao's mind. He hurriedly picked up the brush and wrote down some ideas.

...

The next morning, Guo Shao proposed his own strategy to the civil and military officials in the Deliberation Hall. First, he went to the northwest to expropriate a group of war horses to expand the imperial guards and cavalry horses. Second, he launched a war against the Southern Han Kingdom.

To conquer the Southern Han Kingdom, Guo Shao's idea was not to mobilize a large army from the north. Instead, he asked all regions to recruit young and strong people, build new camps in the south of the Yangtze River, and use new troops to conquer the Southern Han Kingdom.

After hearing this, the ministers were puzzled, but no one immediately raised an objection. After all, it was the emperor's personal opinion, not the minister's advice.

However, there are still many complaints. The Southern Han Kingdom has no army that can fight. It takes too long to re-establish and train the army to fight such a country. In addition, although the Southern Han Kingdom is entirely composed of a group of civilians, it will be difficult to destroy the country.

Guo Shao thought that such a big national policy, from building weapons to adjusting animal resources and civilian power, required the participation of the entire court and could not keep the ministers confidential. He was present at the center of the ministers, so he said, "The Southern Han Kingdom is not a problem. If you launch a war against it, the main goal is not to destroy the country and recover the land; it is to train troops."

Everyone almost held their breath after hearing this.

Guo Shao said seriously: "The Northern Expedition requires more troops. The national treasury is burdened with heavy burdens and insufficient troops. I want to try to restore the Tang Dynasty's government system and replenish soldiers through various states. These government soldiers are mainly equipped with crossbows and firearms.

First, establish a large camp, train equipment, and then go south to attack the Southern Han Kingdom. One way to test the combat power of the palace soldiers; the other way is to train troops. The best way to get elite troops is to fight wars and fight frequently."

After hearing this, the ministers were talking for a while. After all, it was involved in changing the military system and alarming major events in various places. People also had some doubts and admonitions, mainly to increase the burden on the people and to prevent civil unrest and uprisings.

Someone advised him, but Guo Shao was not angry and said, "The strategy I just thought about must be lacking in perfection. If you have any suggestions, you can write a letter to talk about things in the future."

Everyone worshiped together: "I will obey the order."
Chapter completed!