Tokyo is filled with fog in the morning and the sky is gray. In summer, the sun is long and there is still no sunrise at this time, so the clouds are very thick.

Guo Shao came to the Political Affairs Hall wearing purple official uniforms and black veils, and was still facing the twenty familiar faces. After the worship, everyone had a brief quietness to see if the emperor had something to say first.

Sure enough, Guo Shao asked directly: "What's going on in the big Qu Yue Kingdom of Jiaozhi?"

The civil officials looked at each other and then focused their eyes on Wang Pu's face, because everyone knew that Wang Pu was knowledgeable and loved to collect various news. Wang Pu clasped his fists and said, "After Daxu established the country, he was busy unifying the countries. At that time, Jiaozhi County was also in a warlord battle with the 'Twelve Envoys'. Recently, one of the warlords, named the leader of the Ding tribe, captured and destroyed the tribes, unified Jiaozhi, and founded the country's name, "Da Qu Yue".

Guo Shao nodded thoughtfully and asked again: "I heard that Wu was the king of Jiaozhi before, so I want to hear the details of it."

Wang Pu stroked the goatee on his chin and pondered: "Jiaozhi is far away from the Central Plains, and the situation is chaotic. No one will pay attention to it except the original Southern Han. The old minister cannot make it clear for a while. Your Majesty might as well wait for the old minister to sort it out and write it into a file to memorize it."

Guo Shao agreed when he heard this, but unexpectedly another voice said: "Jiaozhi was first in the southern Han Dynasty, and the Jinghai Jiedushi..."

The person who spoke was Zang Jurun. Guo Shao immediately turned to look at Zang Jurun and saw Zang Jurun calmly. After a while, he subconsciously guessed that Wang Pu might be unhappy, so he looked slightly, and saw that Wang Pu was unhappy.

Zan Jurun said: "Houjinghai Town was then captured by Yang Tingyi, and the Southern Han Dynasty was forced to recognize Yang Tingyi as the governor of the Jinghai Army; at this time, Jiaozhi was almost not controlled by the Southern Han Dynasty.

Soon, Ya general Jiao Gongxian killed Yang Tingyi and asked for help from the Southern Han Kingdom. Before reinforcements arrived, Jiao Gongxian was killed by Wu Quan, the general of Yang Tingyi's army. This Wu Quan was the person asked by His Majesty.

Wu Quan defeated the reinforcements of the Southern Han Kingdom, proclaimed himself king, appointed him as an official, established etiquette and system, and his power to be independent has been achieved."

Zan Jurun talked jokingly: "After the Wu family, the rebellion of foreign relatives, the prestige and strength declined, and then the separatist melee of the 'Twelve Envoys'. In recent years, Ding's tribe led the attack and destruction of the 12 Envoys, founded the country, and established the country's name, "Da Qu Yue".

Zan Jurun paused and said, "For decades, Jiaozhi County has gone through a process, from a square town in the Southern Han Dynasty to a king and an official position, and then a country was established. This is a situation where it gradually departed from the Central Plains and formed a country."

When Guo Shao heard this, he praised: "Mr. Zan's argument is very clear."

Guo Shao was very interested, but the other ministers didn't know much about Jiaozhi and had no way to start, so Guo Shao and Zan Jurun had a very hot conversation. Guo Shao asked again: "What kind of person is Ding Buling?"

Zan Jurun said: "This man is a native of Jiaozhi. He was originally very powerful. Later, he defected to a warlord without children as his adopted son. After inheriting his power, his strength increased greatly. He was also very capable in fighting and was known as the "King of Ten Thousand Victory". It is said that he had no defeat when attacking the tribes."

When Guo Shao heard this, he felt that the situation in the world had some subtle similarities. During this period of the Central Plains, the same was true for Jiaozhi; and the Ding tribe, the "King of Ten Thousand Victories" who unified the Jiaozhi tribes, was so similar to himself! If Guo Shao had not won the battle on the battlefield, he would not have been able to promote the current trend so quickly.

At this moment, Zan Jurun mentioned Gao Shouzhen's "stargazing craft" and suggested that if he wanted to attack Jiaozhi, he could follow the strategy of Dongdao and attack from the sea.

Today, Zan Jurun was in the limelight, and Guo Shao also objectively appreciated him. However, Guo Shao was unwilling to continue talking about it. This matter was only supported by Zan Jurun and could not support the general strategy. Guo Shao planned to stabilize for a while, and when the ministers prepared, they would naturally express their respective opinions one after another.

"I will discuss it again a day. If nothing else is done, I will disperse first." Guo Shao issued an order.

Everyone then stood up and took the tribute and said they were retreating.

...A group of people came out of the Political Consultative Hall. When they were in the corridor, Wang Pu bluntly said to the people around him: "Home in the temple, we should not only be to please the people, but most importantly, we should focus on the overall situation of the country."

Zan Jurun was right behind. When he heard this, he looked very embarrassed and could only pretend that he couldn't understand.

This magnificent building is the center of hundreds of states in the world. People here are very cautious in their words and deeds. Wang Pu can speak like this. It is nothing for people with high status to say a few serious words in front of everyone. But Zan Jurun did not dare to openly argue with Wang Pu... Because Wang Pu was not wrong, Zan Jurun did indeed have the intention of being apologized for the holy spirit from the beginning and wanted to stand out.

Wang Pu was not a humble and sleek person, so he didn't plan to stop. Then he said: "In the Chanyuan Alliance, the government invited the tribes of the four plague countries to gather together for the first time. However, the people from Jiaozhi County ignored them and did not even have any superficial respect. The government was inevitably particularly dissatisfied with the Dingmen of Jiaozhi County. Some people have other talents and ordinary people, but they are very unique in their thinking. No one expected them. He thought of them, hum!"

Zan Jurun still pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Wei Renpu asked quietly: "Can the King of Envoy advocate military use against Jiaozhi?"

Wang Pu said: "This matter must be discussed for a long time. Regardless of whether the officials decide to use troops or not, the ministers and others must make suggestions based on public intentions and see the pros and cons of the country and court."

Wei Renpu agreed and said, "What the king envoy said is very true."

At this moment, a sneer came, "King Wansheng? Then I just call myself 'Mr. Wansheng'!"

Everyone doesn't have to look at it, it can be heard that it was Shi Yanchao's voice, looking at each other without saying a word.

...When the ministers returned to the yamen, the eunuch Yang Shiliang came to Yangde Hall and bowed his head and whispered in Guo Shao's ear.

After hearing this, Guo Shao said, "I understand."

Yang Shiliang said: "I happened to be going out. The ministers yelled in public and didn't think of hiding anyone. The Minister of State Zan didn't say anything, obviously because he was told by the king's envoy. He supported the southern attack on Jiaozhi just to please the official family."

Guo Shao said: "I understood at first that Zan Jurun's insights are not as good as Wang Pu and Wei Renpu. How can his views be better than them?"

Yang Shiliang hurriedly bowed and said, "The official family is wise, how can the ministers know the general principles of civil and military affairs?"

Guo Shao glanced at him and said, "It's not a big deal for Wang Pu and others. In their opinion, except for Jiaozhi, Dali Kingdom, the chieftains in the southwest mountainous areas, Tubo tribes, and the Western Hexi Regions are not controlled by the court. No place is more important than Jiaozhi. Although Jiaozhi does not interact with the court, there is at least no threat in comparison. They do not advocate attacking Jiaozhi first, which makes sense."

If Guo Shao had not come from the perspective of the overall historical perspective of later generations, he would probably have the same view as everyone else. Because at this time, it was impossible to see the difference between Jiaozhi and the separatist regimes of many indigenous peoples. Now, in addition to the founding of the country, there are even those who have become emperors.

However, Guo Shao understood the difference between Jiaozhi and other places. This was a critical period for the formation of an independent nation. After the founding of the country, they would gradually form customs, culture and sense of identity... If the opportunity was missed, the Central Plains dynasty would be an invader in the hearts of the people. When they wanted to recover it later, it would become an "imperial cemetery."

"The most difficult thing in the world is the hearts of the people." Guo Shao pondered.

When he came to his senses, he saw Yang Shiliang secretly looking at him with awe. Perhaps Yang Shiliang thought Guo Shao was thinking about something very profound and mysterious, something that an eunuch could not understand.

But what Guo Shao thought was very simple, which was the local people's sense of identity.

He did not want to continue talking about governing the country with an eunuch, so he got up and left Yangde Hall, came to the study and started processing the memorial for the day.

All day long, no ministers working in the imperial city wrote to talk about the matter. Guo Shao believed that they needed time to clear their claims... but it was expected that the ministers would not actively promote this matter.

Guo Shao thought again that after he made up his mind, there would be very few people who strongly opposed it. Because this kind of thing is not only the persuasion of the truth, but also the involvement of prestige and power; now, as long as Guo Shao decides something, he can generally rely on prestige to suppress the ministers without having to persuade and play.

Although he was confident that he could do it, Guo Shao suddenly didn't feel much happy.

He was obviously doing a great thing that would last forever, but no one praised it, or even understood its meaning... This was completely different from the feeling of fighting hard to recover Youyun.

Guo Shao gradually felt a little disappointed.

The bell at the hour of You rang, and Guo Shao noticed that the sky had been cloudy all day long. At this time, it finally started to rain, and the dripping raindrops slowly turned into a "rustling..." area.

Guo Shao walked through the corridor of the back hall and went to the threshold to see the rain. Seeing the carriage waiting under the steps, an eunuch was running upwards with an umbrella.

The world is covered by rain, and the scenery becomes hazy. Guo Shao hates rainy days when he travels because the roads are generally bad at this time, and rainy days mean muddy; but if he stays at home, he does not dislike rainy days. Sunny days have the benefits of being bright and sudden, but rainy days are very cool, and he can stay in the house with peace of mind, and his heart becomes leisurely, peaceful and stable.

Wang Zhong had already run up and happily held up an umbrella for Guo Shao. Guo Shao noticed that everyone was waiting for him to come up to do this job, as if holding an umbrella for the emperor was a sign of closeness and favor.

Wang Zhong walked behind, no matter how fast Guo Shao walked, he could never get wet.

"Where is Your Majesty who wants to go?" Wang Zhong asked.

Guo Shao casually said: "According to the rules, where should I go?"

Wang Zhong said: "Go back to Your Majesty, I should go to Mrs. Zhou's side today."

Guo Shao said a word and said nothing more.

There are rules in the harem. Although Guo Shao did not fully abide by it, in order to reduce conflicts between women, there is a rule that takes turns to serve and sleep well... There are so many concubines in the palace, and only one emperor. The contradictions exist objectively. If they are completely casual, they will be even more chaotic.
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