"In addition, Weichen wants to report to the Queen Mother that the eight prefectures of Jingbei have been recaptured by us, and it is just around the corner that we will recapture all Jingzhou."

The Queen Mother nodded, "This is a good thing, congratulations to Your Highness!" ”

There was already a trace of exhaustion in the Queen Mother's tone, and it could be seen that she was not interested in recapturing Jingbei, so Guo Song got up and said: "Disturb the Queen Mother's rest, Weichen retires!" ”

"Thank Your Highness for coming to visit the mourning family today, please rest assured, the mourning family is doing well and peaceful!"

"Then Weichen will rest assured!"

Guo Song bowed and slowly retreated, he didn't even go to visit Ying Caihe, and left in a hurry.

........

Back in the official room of Daming Palace, Guo Songgang sat down, and a clerk reported at the door, "Your Highness, Pan Xiangguo asks to see you!" ”

"Let him in!"

After a while, Pan Liao hurriedly walked in, bowed and saluted, "See Your Highness!" ”

"Sit down and talk!"

Pan Liao sat down next to him, and the tea boy served him tea, this detail made Guo Song suddenly remember, it seems that he went to meet the Queen Mother just now, and the Queen Mother didn't serve tea to herself, how much I hope that I will finish talking and leave quickly?

"Your Royal Highness, I just received a message from the Hangzhou government that the king fell ill on the way to Chang'an."

This news made Guo Song stunned, and he hurriedly asked, "What's going on?" ”

"It seems that Zhao Wang went north by sea ship from Guangzhou, and when he arrived in Mingzhou, he was already ill, and he continued to go north after two days of recuperation, and finally went ashore in Hangzhou, and now he is sick in Yuhang County."

Guo Song slowly paced in the room, among the four people who were summoned to Beijing, only Han Yun was clearly going to enter Beijing, and it was estimated that he would go north to Xiangyang, Liu Qia's illness was a fact, the military and political power had been controlled by his son Liu Shining, and Ma Sui had no news, not to say that he would come, nor to say that he could not come, as if he had not received the call.

Summoning Wang Li Si made it clear that he was coming, but he fell ill in Hangzhou, is this the 'illness' in his plan? Or is he really sick and doesn't want to come?

Thinking of this, Guo Song immediately walked to the door and ordered: "Go to the Jin Wei Mansion and let Commander Song come to see me immediately!" ”

A guard hurriedly ran away, and Pan Liao hesitated and asked, "Your Highness suspects him of a feint?" ”

Guo Song shook his head and said: "Actually, it doesn't matter if Li Xi comes or not, but his illness will affect the situation in Lingnan, so I must make sure that he is really sick, if he is just feigned illness, I can let him go back to recuperate, if he is really seriously ill, we have to find a way to avoid war in Lingnan." ”

"Your Highness, King Zhao has a son." Pan Liao reminded.

Guo Song sneered, "The four sons of King Zhao are all righteous sons, and they are all good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but none of them can lead troops to fight, I am afraid that they will not be able to control the situation, and some ambitious generals will take the opportunity to launch a mutiny." ”

"But this is also something that can't be helped, Lingnan is too far away, not we can control it, Your Highness, this is the reality."

Guo Song knew that Pan Liao was right, he was very annoyed in his heart, and knocked on the table with his fist and said, "Now I know how important the shipbuilding industry is, especially the big ships that can go to sea. ”

At this time, Song Tian hurriedly came and said outside the door: "Is Your Highness looking for a humble position?" ”

"Commander Song, come in!" Guo Song beckoned to him, Song Tian walked in quickly, and he saluted Guo Song and Pan Liao.

Guo Song asked, "Where is the closest intelligence point we have to Hangzhou?" ”

"His Royal Highness, in Huiji County, Yuezhou."

Guo Song said: "You immediately notify the subordinates of Huiji County and ask them to rush to Yuhang County, Hangzhou, to find ......."

Guo Song turned his head to look at Pan Liao, and Pan Liao said: "Go to the Hangzhou Prefecture Ya, they know where King Zhao is recuperating." ”

Guo Song continued: "King Zhaowang fell ill in Hangzhou, but I want to know his true condition, and you arranged for Huiji County's subordinates to inquire about this matter." ”

"The lowly duty understands, His Highness has no other orders, the lowly duty will send a letter!"

"Go ahead!"

Song Tian saluted and hurried away.

Guo Song said to Pan Liao again: "How well do you know Liu Shining, the son of Liu Qia?" ”

"Your Highness, the lowly official doesn't know anything about this person, but the lowly one knows that Dugu Xiangguo knows this person very well."

Guo Song was also about to ask Dugu Qiu about shipbuilding, so he said to the guards: "Go and invite Dugu Xiangguo again!" ”

Du Gu Qiu's official room was less than fifty steps away from Guo Song's official room in a straight line, and soon, Du Gu Qiu was brought into Guo Song's official room by joining the army.

Dugu Qiu was the last Xiangguo to be determined, and he served as the secretary of the Ministry of Industry, and the reason why Guo Song appointed him as Xiangguo was mainly from two aspects.

One is that among his seven ministers, the Xiangguo from Hexi accounts for four, Pan Liao, Zhang Qianyi, Cao Wannian and Zhang Qiu'an, Cui Yuanfeng has been a magistrate for a long time, and the court experience and connections are slightly lacking, leaving only Du You, an old minister of the court, but it is a bit independent and difficult to support, so Guo Song took a fancy to the extremely well-connected and very old Duqiu in the court.

Of course, Dugu Qiu's own health is also good, and he is capable of doing the work of the country.

The second aspect is that Guo Song wants to find a prime minister in charge of manufacturing, and no one can compare with Dugu Qiu's experience and practice in this area.

It is these two reasons that make Du Isolated Qiu in the year of the sixtieth year to fulfill his dream of Xiangguo, although he briefly served as Xiangguo in the Southern Tang Dynasty, but he believes that the Southern Tang Dynasty is incomplete, partial to one side, in vain the name of Xiangguo, but not the reality of Xiangguo.

"Yo! Lao Pan is also there. ”

Du Gu Qiu walked in and saluted slightly, and said with a smile: "I guess Your Highness is looking for me for shipbuilding?" ”

"How does Dugu Xiangguo know?" Guo Song asked puzzled.

"Spring is about to bloom, and it's time to sail again."

Guo Song smiled: "It can only be said that it is a coincidence!" Please be seated. ”

Dugu Qiu sat down, and Guo Song asked him: "Actually, I have two things to find Xiangguo, the first is that I want to know, how is Liu Shining?" Dugu Xiangguo should know him very well! ”

"Liu Xuanzuo's son Liu Shining?"

"It's him!"

Du Gu Qiu said with a smile: "Your Highness really asked the right person, when Shi Zong was in power, I took over as General Qianniuwei, and this Liu Shining was a brigade commander under me." ”

"Wait?"

Guo Song interrupted Du Guqiu's words and asked, "How old is this Liu Shining?" ”

"It's about the same as Your Highness."

Guo Song motioned for him to continue, and Du Qiu continued: "This Liu Shining is very treacherous, there was a case of rape of a folk girl at that time, Liu Shining was one of the suspects, but he had alibi evidence, because he was on duty on the night of the crime, and as a result, the other two became substitute ghosts, were beaten with a hundred sticks, and were dismissed from their posts and driven out of the barracks.

After two months, Liu Shining once drunk and confided the truth, that case was done by him, he used his duty as a cover, sneaked into the house to commit the crime, and then came back silently to continue patrolling on duty, so everyone can prove that he was not present, the matter has passed, the bitter master's family has also moved away, the case is over, and I can only dismiss him. ”

"And then?" Guo Song asked again.

"Later, he followed his father to fight in the south and the north, but also made a lot of achievements, but many people said that he was ambitious, when his father was the envoy of Song Bianjie, he persuaded his father more than once to support the army and stand on his own, Liu Qia's army and Li Xilie's army A big battle was also caused by Liu Shining, Liu Qia wanted to go to Yangzhou in Huainan, but Liu Shining hoped to destroy Li Xilie and seize his foundation, and finally both were injured."

"But I heard that he went to Chengdu later?" Pan Liao said next to him.

"Exactly, he went to Chengdu on his own initiative, he was willing to be a hostage in Chengdu, Liu Qia was named the Jiangnan Dongdao Festival Envoy by the first emperor, and when his father gained a firm foothold in Jiangnan Dongdao, he bribed Song Chaofeng heavily, and then asked for leave to go home for the funeral on the grounds of his mother's death, Song Chaofeng interceded for him, and the first emperor approved him for a year's vacation, and he never returned to Chengdu this time."

Guo Song nodded, "It can be seen that this person is very smart, good at seizing the opportunity, but he is a powerful character." ”

Du Gu Qiu smiled and shook his head, "His biggest weakness is that he is too ambitious, he once wrote a letter to the first emperor, he wanted to serve as the assassin of Suzhou, the first emperor came to me to discuss, but a palace coup broke out before the result came." ”

"Then what did the first emperor say about Liu Shining?" Guo Song asked again.

"The first emperor commented that he was a traitor, and it was best to imprison him in the capital and never let him out of the capital."

Guo Song walked a few steps with his hands in his hands, and he suddenly said to the two of them: "Could it be that Han Rong agreed to come to the capital to report on his work so happily, and it has something to do with this Liu Shining?" ”