In the small house behind Jinxiangdian study, Guo Shao turned over the documents on the wooden frame into a mess. The eunuch Cao Tai's sharp voice came from behind: "What file is Your Majesty looking for? I ask for an order to serve you."

Guo Shao did not respond, and finally found a stack of files, took them to the table and sat down and read them for a while. His eyes lit up, and he stretched out his fingers and pressed a name: Feng Jiye.

Guo Shao slapped his forehead and finally remembered this name, which was the person he was looking for.

Who was Feng Jiye? The former governor of Shuofang (Lingzhou), was a cruel and warlike man. When he was in Lingzhou, he often attacked and intercepted all tribes, and had a very poor relationship with all tribes in the northwest. He was later dismissed by Guo Shao.

In order to attack Youzhou in the north and stabilize the northwest rear, Guo Shao married the Dangxiang people and compromised. There was one of the conditions to discuss, killing Feng Jiye... It can be seen that this person was often angry with the Dangxiang people! Guo Shao did not kill that guy, but he was dismissed and replaced by Zhe Dezhen.

"Where is Feng Jiye now?" Guo Shao asked.

Cao Tai looked confused and thought for a while and said, "I will go to the Ministry of Personnel immediately and ask the officials of the Ministry of Personnel to report to Your Majesty."

Soon, Cao Tai brought Feng Jiye's situation. Bureaucrats of Feng Jiye's level will be noticed by the court regardless of whether they are on duty. After being dismissed and returned to their hometown, local officials generally assume this responsibility.

Cao Tai said: "Feng Jiye returned to his hometown. At the end of last year, it is said that he bought a lot of land and was herding sheep..."

"Tell him not to herd sheep." Guo Shao said straight, "I asked Wang Pu to order Feng Jiye to be appointed as the Lingzhou defense envoy, command the troops in Lingzhou towns, and then transfer cavalry from the northwest towns to him."

Cao Tai hurriedly said, "I obey the order."

Guo Shao said in a deep voice: "Secretly ordered Feng Jiye to punish those who are unforgivable."

After he finished speaking, he seemed to smell a bloody smell from the vibration of the sound... A sentence sometimes means blood flowing into a river.

Realizing the consequences, Guo Shao suddenly thought: How kind and righteous are there in his heart? But what he could be sure is that he was definitely not so kind and righteous, even if Xuan Ren was used as the year name.

He is very tolerant and righteous to the people around him, ministers and people, but that is just a wise move. Guo Shao believes in one thing. If he goes against the interests of most people, everyone will be dissatisfied with himself. No matter how powerful it is, he will definitely be ruined.

...A few days later, in the Jinxiang Hall dynasty, under the attention of hundreds of civil and military personnel, Li Chuyun obtained the military power of the commander of the Western Expedition, and was personally given a seal, king's order, military talisman and other things by the emperor.

Generals such as Li Chuyun and Shi Yanchao were in charge of the troops, but they needed the assistance of at least four central government offices. At the same time, they would form the "Hexi Qianzhang Military Office", and the Deputy Envoy of the Privy Councilor Wei Renpu was appointed as the chief of the military office, and the Prime Minister Li Gu served as the transfer envoy, responsible for the dispatch of military supplies, and the Minister of Works, Zan Jurun, was the military supervisor.

The Hexi Army is expected to be composed of 50,000 infantry and cavalry, the imperial guards in the Central Plains region, and the guards gathered in the northwest states. It will take about a month to organize the army.

The military office took the lead in establishing the "Faiwan Military Office" yamen in the school camp northwest of Anyuanmen. Only after the institution was formed could everything be arranged according to the rules.

In the rough military camp lobby, Li Chuyun walked into the military palace wearing military uniform and armor, holding his sword and holding his head up. A large group of people in the room looked at each other, some marching with fists, while others bowed.

Li Chuyun strided to the upper position, looked back and forth, raised his hands, and dozens of people gradually calmed down.

He first put the seal on the public case, then took out the imperial edict and asked the followers to take it down and show it to everyone.

Li Chuyun cleared his throat and said loudly: "According to the emperor's order, I will serve as the commander of the Hexi Army! From now on, the following army will have the right to command, mobilize, deploy, and deal with the front line..."

He read it very seriously. Although the house is so rough and old and the place is not big, the ritual-like scene made Li Chuyun excited, "God bless my emperor, and live forever!"

"God bless my emperor and live forever!" The civil and military officials immediately echoed together, admitting that Li Chuyun's military power came from the emperor's politeness!

Li Chuyun stood there, looking at the dust flying in the sun outside the gate, the familiar sound of horse hooves was endless, and his face turned red. He looked back and said, "Da Xu's majesty will follow the emperor's cavalry and spread to all directions."

...The war machine in Daliang, Tokyo, is operating well. The news of war is not unusual for the officials and civilians of Xu State. People have long been commonplace because there seems to be no war in these years.

No one can tell why the court started a war so smoothly... The common people will not hate the war of Xu Jun, because in recent years, war has always been far away and has not had any impact on the lives of the people. Generals will not refuse the war. They need military merits. Military merits bring the face of glorious ancestors and a large amount of income. Silver coins from Japan continue to stimulate the desires of the soldiers.

Civil officials no longer stop the war, and the dividends of money houses come quickly, which is much easier than collecting land rent; rather than deploying a large number of troops to defend the border, the attack made the officials in power feel that the national defense and safety were in trouble, and the land wealth they own could be guaranteed. Under the rising national power, the increasingly wealthy life made officials not want to stop the emperor's ambitions.

Just like this Western Expedition, the ministers didn't know how it happened. Teams of soldiers gathered in the north city of Tokyo, and people realized that the war was about to begin again, and everything seemed to be an absurd dream. The national policy of military and military affairs could be so smooth, and it seemed to gradually break away from the teachings of ancient sages.

Privy Councilor Wang Pu once played chess with Guo Shao in Yangde Hall, and he talked about these things, "The old minister can't tell me something is wrong, but he occasionally feels restless. Daxu's civil and military skills are the symbol of prosperity, but it shouldn't be like this in prosperity."

Guo Shao asked: "What should the envoy Wang think?"

Wang Pu said: "Like the time of Zhenguan, there was peace in the prosperous times, the rule of Datong, and the wise kings of all ages."

"Conservatives may not necessarily make you stable." Guo Shao put a chess piece on the chessboard, "I asked the king why the peaceful and prosperous times are always unsustainable, and will eventually lead to troubled times?"

Wang Pu frowned and said, "Your Majesty's question is a sentence or two that cannot be explained clearly, and it must be tens of thousands of words."

Guo Shao shook his head and said, "I think the most fundamental reason is that there is insufficient land and resources and cannot afford to bear the growing population; therefore, wars and plagues have caused sharp declines in the population and regain balance. This is true for all countries in the world, regardless of East and West."

After hearing this, Wang Pu felt very novel and was stunned for a moment.

Guo Shao glanced at him: "The Tao Te Ching says that the world is unkind and treats all things as straw dogs. The rules of the world are similar to birds, beasts and ants. If you want to achieve the great rule of the world as a saint, there is probably no way to achieve the world of great harmony in the world.

I am also wondering what to do... But until now, I still feel that expanding space and expanding countries can survive better. When a large population is too large, they will migrate to other places to relieve the pressure.

In the past two years, a way has been found, which is to exile all prisoners who violate the law, the implicated population, and those who commit anti-rebellion to the provinces. The criminals atone for sins in remote places is also a rebirth."

Wang Pu could not refute Guo Shao.

Guo Shao knew that Wang Pu was very wise, but even geniuses were controlled by his knowledge. Obviously, Wang Pu could not use ancient knowledge to refute Guo Shao... Wang Pu did not dare to argue, after all, he was facing the emperor.

But Wang Pu was silent and did not agree with Guo Shao's remarks.

Guo Shao understood Wang Pu’s feelings a little...

I remember hearing a saying in my previous life that some people say that Chinese people have no religious belief since ancient times, and it is difficult to understand that they can last for so long. Guo Shao felt that people have another belief, similar to what Wang Pu feels now; that belief is not a belief in a specific god, but a very mysterious concept: a sense of awe.

Buddhism, Taoism, and Confucianism are all like this. People in the world are not very pious about anything, but scholars will do some things about building roads and paving bridges and accumulate good relationships. They vaguely feel that there are gods who are three feet tall and dare not let go of anything. Even a monk who believes in Buddhism will not dare to curse the gods in the City God Temple at will.

Now Guo Shao completely ignores the paths of ancient sages and does everything he believes in. No wonder those with knowledge are worried.

After a long time, Wang Pu said, "Feng Jiye should be about to arrive in Lingzhou. What will he do there?"

Guo Shao and he looked at each other in dismay.

"I only do the right thing." Guo Shao suddenly said. There was a trembling voice in his voice. Perhaps he was not very awake at this time, but as an emperor, he should not show disconfidence.

Whether in his past or present life, Guo Shao is just a young man. Until now, he doesn't even understand the Book of Changes very well. He really has limited understanding of the world... but he thinks he is a practitioner.

"Have you ever seen the great harmony of the king? We don't have to describe a dream. There is another way, that is, we can go on and try it." Guo Shao said.

He stood up, took out a glass bottle from a drawer and handed it to Wang Pu.

Wang Pu took it and looked at the gray powder inside and asked, "Your Majesty, what is this?"

"Mix limestone and volcanic ash together, burn them in a brick kiln, crush them into ashes, and mix them with water and sand to make clay." Guo Shao said, "I spent several months trying out the cement soil with various minerals."

Wang Pu looked at the bottle in front of the light in the window for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty wants to use this object to build a fortress on the battlefield?"

Guo Shao said: "It is precisely this. Shijian Fort has confirmed the defensive power of Liuhua Fort. I am trying to find ways to strengthen this fortress and build a more stable defensive organization. After it is completed, no one can conquer it."

His eyes were bright and he said with a little excitement: "I will build a fortress in all places where I can reach, so that the guards can defend the vast territory!"

Guo Shao couldn't suppress his mind's idea of ​​mastering the operation of the world. Whether it was a simple mixture of gunpowder, a ship made of wooden sails, a clay made of mineral ash, or a fortress made of rammed earth bricks, he felt that he could use the most simple technology to rule the entire world.
Chapter completed!