Chapter 57 Not an ordinary person

Guo Shao rode slowly to the door of his house, but unexpectedly met Jing Niang again, and saw her walking out of the narrow street diagonally opposite.

Guo Shao suddenly felt that this woman was like a elusive person. She didn't notice her following her just now, but she happened to run into her at the door.

Jingniang walked over with a horse, with a bag on the horse's back, and she seemed to be walking a long way.

Guo Shao waited at the corner gate for a while, and when she came over, she heard her say: If your hand trembles on the city wall and hit that person, would you really pay your life to compensate?

Guo Shao said something and said something. Why did this woman say something that was difficult to answer?

But he could not ignore it or ignore it... This was the first time that Jing Niang took the initiative to talk to him, and at least he should respond positively.

After the unexpected happened last time, it was a few days later, and she had figured it out?

Guo Shao paid attention to Jing Niang's expression, which was relatively calm and normal, and was not as unstable as he could be crazy at any time as he was at the beginning.

That's good, it was an accident, but it had to be solved; everything could be discussed, so it would be better than making a grudge and inexplicably one more enemy to kill yourself to take revenge.

So Guo Shao is ready to show a positive attitude to resolve grudges.

But he couldn't answer Jing Niang's question directly, and he didn't know what to say for a while. After being stunned for a while, he put on a cold and humorous sentence: His hands won't tremble, I'm praying that the gods will help me!

Jingniang asked coldly: What kind of god do you believe in and how do you pray?

Guo Shao said casually in a relaxed tone: Thank you Queen Mother, thank God, I pray for Queen Mother’s blessing...

Jing Niang immediately gave him a blank look and turned her head to get the bag from the horse.

The two of them entered the corner gate one by one, and the blacksmith Huang came forward to take care of the horse.

Of course, Guo Shao would not stop Jing Niang from entering the mansion. But seeing that she was carrying things, she couldn't help asking: Is Jing Niang going to travel... or moving?

Jingniang said: Yulian and I live.He has handed over the Master of Yu Zhenguan to others.

Guo Shao blurted out: Yulian slept with me.

Jing Niang was stunned and asked: Are you implicationd to drive me away?

No, no, then you go to find Yulian and ask her to clean up the room for you.If you want to live here, stay here. If you want to live as long as you want, I will never rush you.Guo Shao said hurriedly.

Jingniang said: I don’t live in the inner courtyard, so I just find a room outside here to stay for a few days.

They walked inside one after another, and Guo Shao first went to a hall in the outer yard to wait for dinner because the kitchen was in the outer yard.

Yulian and Dong Sanmei are not here, probably cooking... Guo Shao mentioned it once last time and asked her to hire two thick women. Fortunately, she helped with dirty work in the yard; but the mansion has not increased its population so that she may not find a suitable person for a while.

Guo Shao first took off the barrier knife hanging on his waist and placed it on the knife holder, and then untied the armor. It was more troublesome, so he called Jing Niang.

Jing Niang was silent for a while and came up to help, and she was very skilled in her hands and feet... It turns out that she was an expert in her practice. Maybe someone in her family was a martial artist before.

Seeing her attitude change, Guo Shao said again: There are so many people in that Taoist temple, why don’t you bring a few trusted people to take care of your daily life?

Jing Niang didn't comment.

...Unexpectedly, just a few days later, people came to Yuzhenguan. There were not a few people, but a dozen!

There is no one living in the middle of the mansion, but there are many houses; Guo Shao, Yulian and others all live in the garden at the end, with a beautiful scenery.

So he asked the Taoist priests from Yuzhenguan to live in the middle yard for the time being.

There were so many people added to the mansion at once, and it became lively.

That's good, such a huge mansion, it's just right to use it, lacks gardeners, cooks, and labor to buy firewood and rice and do rough work.

There are two black and stout women who can work at first sight. Adding these people can make Yulian feel more relaxed, as long as she is in charge of money, grain, income and expenditure.

Guo Shao calculated a little and said that his salary was not under pressure to support these people.

Moreover, the money and food increased slightly soon, and the appointment letter was released. The salary of the commander of the second army was higher than that of the inner palace Zhidu. The governor of Ganzhou was also still.

Since he was in charge of the military power of the Second Army of the Hujie Army, he had no news of going out immediately; even the officials and generals in the army were not sure whether the Zhou army would go to war against Shu.

Tokyo has been relatively peaceful these days, and some of the positions that were preparing for the Western Expedition did not attract people's attention at all, because the fact that the Tachimashi was carrying out large-scale reform and rectification was even more eye-catching.

The main person in charge of the rectification of the army in front of the palace was Zhao Kuangyin.

Guo Shao has now been transferred to the Guards' Army, and this matter has no effect on him.

Guo Shao had already said at home that he wanted to fight the West. Yulian and Jingniang both knew about this, but two months later, there was no movement.

Zuo You said in front of Guo Shao: After returning from the Jinyang Battle, the army of the Guards had nothing to do, but after resting, it was autumn.If the Western Expedition is immediately followed, including the preparation time and the time spent in the march, it is very likely that winter will be entered when the war is launched in Guanzhong.The wind in Guanzhong is dry and cold in winter, and the climate is not conducive to combat. I guess the imperial court should use troops to start next spring.

Guo Shao thought Zuo You's random thinking was still a bit reasonable, so he agreed.

It is said that the climate in Shaanxi was humid and warm many years ago, so Guanzhong was rich and has been the capital of various dynasties since the Qin Dynasty.

But since the middle and late Tang Dynasty, the climate in Shaanxi has become dry year by year. After entering the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms, Tokyo Daliang has replaced Chang'an's status.

So Zuo You said that the wind was strong and dry and cold in Shaanxi at this time may not be wrong.

However, Guo Shao's mood has become a little impatient... The goal of the battle is to capture the territory of two states, and this achievement is naturally considered military merit, but it may not be considered a great achievement. I don't know how much military functions will be improved after completion, so it shouldn't be too great.

Appreciation and strategies in the imperial guards are of course very important, but it is difficult to make a difference without military merit and prestige as the basis.

This little military achievements will take until next year; and it seems to be a tough guy, and it is not easy to fight, and I don’t know how long it will take to fight.

Guo Shao was worried about marrying the second sister of Fu family and marrying the Wang family of Wei, but now he seems to have no hope at all, and there may not be much progress in one or two years.

So occasionally he becomes impatient.

But there is nothing we can do about this.

He turned around and thought about it before he realized it, and truly realized how rare it was to have such an opportunity as the Battle of Gaoping!

It’s a pity that my position was too low at the beginning, and it was impossible to achieve anything great; after missing a huge opportunity, it was difficult to encounter it later... Maybe I could only eat the use of the useless ribs on the battlefield in Shaanxi first, and then wait for the battle to conquer Huainan?

After Guo Shao was preparing to fight in Guanzhong, he tried to fight quickly and save time.

But Qin Feng and other states are the outposts of Shu Kingdom, and they are strongholds that are not closed in the Sichuan Basin. The defense can serve as a buffer for the heart, and the attack can serve as the source of war... Shu Kingdom is definitely unwilling to give in easily.

Guo Shao also realized that if he wanted to use other people for military merit, he had to ask the Shu army whether he agreed or not.

Of course, Shu Kingdom disagrees!So if you want to fight quickly, you must do your best and not take it lightly.

Guo Shao then consulted Zuo You: If the Western Expedition will wait until the beginning of next spring, we will have nothing to do in Tokyo for a few months, so why not prepare in advance?I have never been to Guanzhong and have no idea about the terrain and scenery of Qin and Feng. I wanted to take leave from the Guards, so I said I would go to Guanzhong to visit relatives, and then take the opportunity to find out the situation in Qin and Feng provinces.

He actively wanted to make achievements, and those who followed him were of course relieved. Zuo You pondered for a long time and said: If the lord is going, before reporting to the Infantry Division of the Guards, you should first talk to the eunuchs in the palace; and then tell the Prime Minister Wang Pu.

Zuo You only knew that the queen was willing to promote Guo Shao, but she didn't know that it was the queen who revealed the Western Expedition in person.Guo Shao didn't say anything about Daxiangguo Temple.

Guo Shao adopted Zuo You's reminder.It is just their guess that going to war will be done in the beginning of spring next year. If they guess wrongly, the court will not be able to find Guo Shao at that time, wouldn’t it be a big deal and a waste of time?

Let me tell the nobles above first that both the queen and the prime minister of the Privy Council must have a clear understanding of military operations. If they nodded, they naturally don’t have to worry anymore.

At this time, Guo Shao suddenly realized a problem: the queen always sent eunuchs to contact him, but he couldn't interact with them.

He was a general of the Hujie Army. He either went to the Office of the Guards Office to report or went to the barracks of the First and Second Army of the Hujie Army to be on duty. He could not even enter the gate of the imperial city. How could he find eunuchs?

Guo Shao planned to tell Wang Pu about this first, and then wait for a while to see if the queen can know.

Finally, he formally asked the guards' leave... It would be okay if the palace could not be informed; if Wang Pu had no objection, it would prove that there was still some time to go to war.

Things went very smoothly. Two days after Wang Pu learned about the incident, an eunuch met Guo Shao on the street and agreed to prepare in advance.

This incident surprised Guo Shao. Prime Minister Wang Pu only learned about this for two days, and the people in the palace learned about it?

He had to guess this: Can the queen's tentacles reach the Privy Council?

But a woman in the Fu family seems to be not an ordinary person. She is not only very prestigious and kind among the generals, but also has some military secrets?