In the evening of the Tokyo Palace, Guo Shao felt bored and listened to Guo Zhang memorizing the article he had just learned, so he asked him to rest. Only Guo Zhang's mother Li Yuan'er was left with Guo Shao's side.

"The righteous way is that the father of tiger has no dog and son. Our youngest Duke (Li Jilong) has good qualifications. I heard Dong Zunhui say after the banquet that Li Jilong marched very rapidly and had a lot of rules, which is very rare for children of this age." Guo Shao said in a casual tone.

Li Yuaner said: "There are too many qualified young people in the world. It is not because of the grace and trust of His Majesty, that he has the opportunity to be loyal to the country."

Li Yuaner's more round and tender face had a decent expression, and a gentle smile. But the most difficult thing to understand and force in this world is the human heart, and Guo Shao could not guess how much the smile came from the heart.

Guo Shao couldn't help but sigh, remembering Li Yuan'er's sincerity back then, and reached out to hold Li Yuan'er's little hand, showed a look of guilt, and said, "I am also very sad for Mr. Li's death."

Li Yuan'er almost burst into tears in an instant, but after a little silence, she whispered: "The people of Liao are sinister and evil. Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and he has already avenged his revenge. My father's spirit in heaven should be relieved."

Her implication was that Zhongli, who poisoned Li Chuyun, was a spy from the Liao Kingdom, which was also the official words of Daxu.

After hearing this, Guo Shao had to nod and said, "I am very pleased that the imperial concubine can understand the general principles."

Li Yuaner said softly: "Your Majesty has great kindness to me and the Li family. Even if I do something, I cannot repay you. I still do not change my original intention when I feel for Your Majesty."

At this time, Guo Shao felt an indescribable trouble. He actually wanted to have a sincere conversation with people he was close to, but... Since he had all possessed the three palaces and six courtyards through great power and rules, would Li Yuaner or anyone dare to vent his deep emotions against Guo Shaofa?

Now Li Yuaner's performance is very consistent with her identity and situation. Guo Shao thinks there is nothing wrong with her.

...The day is still short in early spring, and the next day, Guo Shao left the imperial concubine's palace early to go to Jinxiang Hall, and it was not dawn at all.

Last night, he said a lot to Li Yuaner. The harem has become political and there is almost no one who can be thoughtful, but Li Yuaner's unintentional unchanged original intention impressed Guo Shao.

Today is the central minister who discusses politics every three days, so Guo Shao came to the Political Consultative Hall early.

He took a lamp from the eunuch Cao Tai and shone it on the wall behind the imperial seat. There was a large map hanging on it. Under the lights nearby, he was able to see every line on the picture clearly. It is difficult to draw the drawing accurately, but the map now changed the habit of drawing mountains, rivers and cities in the past, and turned to the concept of proportion and focus on size; therefore, there were few pictures in this picture, all of which were lines and circles.

This is the territory he ruled.

Soon, Guo Shao found Cao Tai, who was standing next to him, looking up from Yu Guangli, and then he guessed that a minister had arrived early.

Guo Shao said without looking back: "Since I ascended the throne, I have gained not only glory, wealth and supreme power, but also must assume mission and responsibility. Every dynasty has its mission. Some need to cultivate and nourish and restore the Han population, some need to expel foreign troubles to avoid destruction, and some need to end the division and unify the rivers and mountains. What do you think is Daxu's mission?"

Cao Tai was stunned and did not speak easily. The people behind him were probably a little surprised, as if the emperor had eyes on his back.

The man said, "When you say, since the end of the Tang Dynasty, it will be a great opportunity to divide the territory and split the country together, recover the lost territory, and unify the world."

Hearing the sound, Guo Shao realized that the person who arrived early was Zuo You.

Guo Shao turned his head and saw Zuo You standing in the middle of the empty political hall with his fists. The two looked at each other from afar. The deaths of Luo Yanhuan and Li Chuyun really made Guo Shao unable to let go, so that he felt inexplicably when he saw Zuo You... He almost killed Zuo You, a former friend who had been with him for many years, in one thought.

He continued to use the lamp to shine the line on the map and said casually, "There is still Dali Kingdom, Jingnan Army and other places that have not surrendered, but the overall situation has been settled." He pondered for a moment and said, "My original intention is not limited to this."

Zuo You said: "I would like to hear your Majesty's general advice."

Guo Shao put down the lamp holder, turned around, and his eyes lit up: "Sweep away the haze on earth, establish a fair and clear institutional order, the people are prosperous and the country is honored; then let the country have a bright future."

Zuo You immediately bowed: "Your Majesty is a great man, and I am willing to do my best to your Majesty's great ambitions."

At this time, Wang Pu, Wei Renpu and others came again. When they saw Guo Shao standing there, they all clasped their fists and bowed.

Perhaps at first glance, several ministers thought that Guo Shao was just saying some grand talk. But when Guo Shao recalled his enthusiasm when he was younger, he really thought so. His ideal when he fought in the north and south was indeed the case.

Now he didn't change his original intention, but found that he seemed to take it for granted back then; conspiracy and cruelty not only happened to others, but also did a lot of himself! After all, the dream of brightness is just imagination. What is wrong?

Perhaps there is nothing wrong, but everything has to be a process, a long process that takes thousands of years.

Guo Shao was unwilling to doubt his institutional ideals. Just as he would not doubt that the progress of production mode was the direction of the future, according to experience, Xifan dominated the future world with the industrial revolution... Although in this world, he could not see that day.

The sky outside the window gradually became brighter, and more than twenty civil and military ministers arrived one after another.

After the rituals of the king and his subjects, Guo Shao put away his random thoughts in the morning and immediately said clearly: "Spring is coming, and the weather is getting warmer. In the battle of Liao, I want to lead the army in person."

The government affairs hall quickly discussed the discussion, and Prime Minister Li Gu clasped his fists and said, "The world is chaotic for a long time. After Da Xu unified the countries, he fought for years. Our country defeated the Liao army in Hedong. At this time, he went on a northern expedition again. If the war lasted for a long time, the national treasury would not be enough to make ends meet."

General Gao Huaide also said: "The official family's dragon body has just recovered. If you want to conquer Liao, you only need to send one general."

Guo Shao said: "I have been in the palace for too long, so I have to take advantage of this battle to rejoin the battle." His implication was that so long gave the world a sick impression that I would prove my martial arts again.

Guo Shao turned to look at Li Gu again: "Don't worry, Xianggong Li, besides the recovery of Youzhou, Daxu's army has always been quick to fight and decide quickly. This time is no exception. We are not going to compete with the Liao army in the Northeast. The goal of this battle is to force the Liao Kingdom to seek peace."

When several prime ministers seemed relieved when they heard this, Li Gu also changed his attitude and said, "Your Majesty is sympathetic to the people's feelings, and the world is very lucky."

Guo Shao looked slightly and signaled to Wei Renpu.

As usual, Wei Renpu, deputy envoy of the Privy Council, walked to the heads of the ministers and hung up a map of Liaodong. He calmly bowed to the officials: "Everyone, the national policy of the court to the north was to take Hexi, build a horse farm, open up the Western Regions, obtain enough war horses and cavalry, and then turn to defend and attack against the Liao Kingdom."

Everyone agreed.

Wei Renpu said: "However the situation has changed. I and the king and the king all thought it was out of place to continue the national policy at this time. Last autumn, the Liao Kingdom lost Khitan again in Hedong, with Xi's troops of more than 30,000. In the past five years, more than 80,000 troops of Liao Kingdom have been experiencing military strength. The Liao Kingdom's military strength is no longer the same. At this time, the Liao Kingdom's internal troubles are even worse, and it is difficult to pose another threat.

Our dynasty no longer needs to consume national strength and expand cavalry. As long as the Liao Dynasty is forced to take power, the two countries will negotiate a peace agreement. Then, by using the Liao Dynasty to suppress the northern tribes, it can solve the problems of the northern border."

The civil and military affairs were talking noisy, so that Wei Renpu kept increasing his voice.

Civilian officials obviously support the change of national policy. Over the years, Guo Shao has been very familiar with the classics and historical experiences pursued by civilian officials. He should rest and recuperate at the beginning of the country, especially when external troubles are not serious. The generals are not very satisfied, and only war can bring them military merits.

Shi Yanchao simply shouted: "We have fought so many wars with the Liao Kingdom, and so many brothers and people have died. Are we going to make up again now?"

Wang Pu said: "A month ago, Yang Ye wrote a letter that the Hutuo River was filled with corpses of the Liao army. The river water was almost cut off, and corpses were everywhere in the valleys. If we talk about blood debt, we are not just hating the Liao people?"

Guo Shao said, "Don't worry, General Shi, there are still many wars to fight."

When everyone heard this, they looked at each other, and the emperor seemed to have captured Shi Yanchao's thoughts.

Guo Shao shot the imperial case and ignored the debates of the crowd. He said directly: "It's decided that this is the case. Deputy Envoy Wei will continue to discuss the strategy."

Wei Renpu bowed and pointed at the map calmly with his palm: "Liaoyang Prefecture is the capital of the Dongdan Kingdom (the old land of the Bohai Sea). Daxu planned to divide troops into three groups to threaten Liaoyang. The main infantry and cavalry left Pingzhou, swept western Liaoning, and besieged Jinzhou; the Jiaolong Army transported two routes from the water to capture Tiezhou (yingkou) and Suzhou (Dalian).

The Dongdan Kingdom is a key place in the Liao Kingdom, and the Liao court must not sit idly by. They may gather large troops to save Liaoyang and fight with our country; if they do not want to fight, they can only accept peace talks."

Shi Yanchao opened his mouth and asked, "If the Liao Kingdom does not submit, our cavalry will not be enough. We should build the castle all the way to Liaoyang Prefecture like attacking Youzhou?"

Wei Renpu said: "Master Shi asked well, if so, we will retreat after regaining Jinzhou."

He looked back and forth, "After the Emperor of Liao, Yelu Abaoji, destroyed the Bohai Kingdom, the northeastern areas were under the jurisdiction of the Liao Kingdom. The Xu army dispatched to attack the Liao Kingdom, captured a city, and erected a stone tablet to carve the achievements. Even if the troops retreated, it would not be considered a loss of momentum."

In Guo Shao's opinion, the Liao army would never set up a battle formation in Jinzhou to fight hard. The most likely thing is to use cavalry to raid the food route when Xu army goes deep and has no choice. Therefore, as long as he makes up his mind and does not drive straight into the battle, he will be invincible... This is also one of the reasons why Guo Shao wanted to lead the army in person. At this time, there was no need for him to take risks with his prestige.
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