Wrapped around 100,000 yuan, riding a crane down to Yangzhou. Guo Shao received the holy decree and immediately rushed to Yangzhou to face the saint, he did not wrap 100,000 yuan around his waist, but his mood was roughly like this.

On the way, he actually met the depressed Li Jixun, so Guo Shao walked with him all the way. Guo Shao ignored his previous suspicions, and pretended to be calm and relieved: "There are always ups and downs in the world, and no matter how famous a general is on the battlefield, it is inevitable that he will miss, and General Li will look down." ”

"Humph!" Li Jixun seemed to be very unhappy.

Maybe he is scolding the villain in his heart? Guo Shao didn't care much about this, but he just felt that Li Jixun was really sad, their ten brothers Li Jixun of the Righteous Society were big brother-level figures, and they had been in a high position for a long time, so it was not easy to turn over again this time; In the future, the "big brother" will be in front of Zhao Kuangyin, the rising brother, and it will be really difficult to put down his son.

A few days later, the group climbed a gentle slope along the post road. Suddenly, Guo Shao only felt that his eyes were wide.

Although it has entered autumn, Yangzhou is still beautiful, with green fields, crops, and blue sky like water, white and flawless clouds...... How delicate and striking the colors of the whole heaven and earth are. Great place! It is more natural and brighter than the colors in the painting, and it is more expansive and imposing.

The castle towers and the houses and towers in the city are full of the unique charm of East Asian classical architecture, and they are antique, like a fairyland on earth. In this era of war, there is such a quiet and wonderful place! This is a paradise, but prosperous and rich, this is the preparation of heaven, but it has the warmth of fireworks in the world.

The Wei Canal (a section of the Beijing-Hangzhou Grand Canal in later generations) is like a silk ribbon winding between the green mountains and green waters, the water surface is like clouds and smoke, and birds gently skim over the water. Everything is full of poetry. Guo Shao has no grudges in his heart, he has been completely cleansed, he feels that he is bathed in beauty, his heart is full of sunshine, he wants to smile at everyone, he wants to be good to everyone!

The country is picturesque, let the hero bend his waist! Guo Shao felt that no one would not fall in love with this beautiful land at this time, and wanted to possess her and play with her. Guo Shao is really a poet and wants to copy a poem, otherwise he can't sigh at the excitement and admiration at this time!

A team of horses was galloping happily outside the city, seemingly destroying the tranquility and softness, but not in the slightest. The beauty of flowers naturally matches the majesty of men!

"Click, click, click......" The neat and heavy footsteps woke Guo Shao up.

He looked down and saw a purple square flag being held by a straight-standing general with both hands, with the inscription: Da Zhou. Behind the general, two columns of infantry were marching slowly, the neatness of the queue and the rhythm of the pace, it was like a performance. Iron helmets lined up in the morning sun, and they were brand new from helmet to armor.

Iron, with a metallic sheen of pitch-black lacquer; The bodies of the sons and daughters bulge out with the unique lines of muscles, full of iron and strength. And the cherry guns in the hands of the soldiers, the red decorations on them, are like red flowers dotted in the power.

"Stop!" The general shouted a majestic and loud word, and the whole team immediately stopped motionless.

The general walked to the side of the road in front, drew his shining sword, and raised it into the air, the whole action was crisp. The soldiers behind him had a very tacit understanding, and with the posture of the general raising his sword, the two teams turned around and faced the middle of the road.

"Smack!" Everyone's feet were chopped on the ground together, forming a pleasant sound. What majestic and wonderful music! The movements of the soldiers were unpretentious, natural, but very neat and imposing, and they were pleasant to watch.

After a while, a pair of tall cavalrymen in the back, all dressed in ring lock armor, also walked up. In front of him, a young knight leaned forward and saluted: "The inner hall is directly waiting for Du Chenggui, and he is ordered to go out of the city to greet Guo Dashuai!" ”

Guo Shao remembered Du Chenggui, last year in Tokyo, he took the guard of honor to the market to pick up Yulian, and it was Du Chenggui who led the cavalry of the inner temple to strengthen the momentum. People who are good to themselves and people who owe favors, Guo Shao always has an impression. Du Chenggui had never heard of him having any achievements, but a year later, he was promoted from Dutou to Duyuhou.

"Brother Du, long time no see." Guo Shao smiled. Du Chenggui also smiled: "The last general will open the way, Guo Dashuai, please!" ”

Everyone rushed all the way to Yangzhou City, Li Jixun was silently behind him, although he also enjoyed such a courtesy, but I am afraid there was no feeling of enjoyment. He was accompanied by an old man in his fifties, Liu Renzhan, but when Guo Shao didn't say anything, no one knew that he was a prisoner. Because Liu Renzhan was not treated like a prisoner at all. He looked at the majestic momentum of the Zhou army and seemed to sigh.

Entering the city, Guo Shao squinted his eyes and looked at the pavilions and pavilions in Yangzhou City with great interest, the weeping willows were deep, and he felt that a "companion capital" in the Southern Tang Dynasty seemed to be more beautiful than the capital of the Zhou Dynasty.

When it came to the line of the Emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty, it was the eaves and walls, the carved railings and jade masonry, the majestic and spacious palaces, the small bridges and flowing waters, all of which were amazing. No wonder Li Yu later had such a beautiful artistic conception in the lyrics, there was no exaggeration at all, he was a realistic lyricist!

The Southern Tang Dynasty had been recuperating for decades, coupled with frequent trade with various countries, and a large number of literati and people fled from the north, and it was indeed extremely rich. It is no wonder that the Southern Tang Kingdom has no motivation for the Northern Expedition at all, this side is so rich as the heavens and the earth, from the emperor's civil and military ministers to the soldiers and soldiers, how much desire does it have for the devastated northern plain?

And this is just a palace of the Southern Tang Emperor, not an imperial palace at all.

Guo Shao and the others were full of worship, and walked up from the white marble steps, facing a wide palace built on a high platform, with seven gates in front. From the outside of the door, you can see the mirror inside, and the two sides are supported by large pillars and narrow walls, and the large space is directly open. There are also terraces outside, and various beautiful patterns are carved on the jade railings.

No one was making a noise, and a eunuch stepped forward to bow and said, "Only Guo Dashuai and General Li are allowed to enter, and the rest are waiting to be summoned." ”

Guo Shaohe had seen such a domineering and spacious and wonderful place, so he stepped forward cautiously, untied his sword first, and asked the eunuch to put it on the shelf at the door, and then walked in calmly. In such a place, in such a high-end temple, all manners seem to become more elegant and graceful.

The two of them slowly walked into the main hall, only to feel that this place was very open, and they could actually see a large sky and white clouds in the house? With the blue sky and white clouds as the background, the jade carving fence outside the open space seems to be built on the clouds, and it is like a fairy palace. The man who designed this hall was definitely not a craftsman, he was a poet, an artist!

Under the blue sky and white clouds, two white cranes are hovering in the air...... Guo Shaoru was in a dream, and he couldn't even imagine it before. Modern high-rise buildings can be seen everywhere, but he has really never seen such a meaningful building.

A group of civil and military officers were standing in two rows, and the emperor was wearing a purple robe and sitting on it. Under the emperor's head, there was a person who was talking, he was the privy envoy Wei Renpu.

In front of him was a large map hanging on a wooden shelf, with a map of rough ore outlined in broad strokes. Wei Renpu was pointing to the map with the palm of his hand and saying something, he was a privy envoy and a middle-aged man, but he also served as a festival envoy, in fact, he was similar to the combination of a prime minister and a general, and his temperament also fully demonstrated this.

Wei Renpu, who is "forty-one flowers", has a good face, a tall and strong figure, and fully proves that he is a muscular man from his face to his figure, but such a person is wearing a civil official's robe, and his demeanor is full of elegance.

His voice is quiet, deep and magnetic, calm and elegant. Sure enough, a person who can be a supreme minister exudes a great bearing. Guo Shao suddenly admired him a little, hoping that he could also experience that kind of temperament, full of manly charm like Wei Renpu.

But I can't believe it, under such elegant movements, Wei Renpu's calm tone is talking about violence, war, and killing!

"Shouzhou, from here here...... Trained into a line, the land of Huainan has been divided by the middle of the Great Zhou Army. We are not going to hold this line, but to sweep to both flanks, and attack is the best defense. ”

"The soldiers pointed directly at the Great River (Yangtze River), deterred the capital of the Southern Tang Kingdom by force, and forced the Southern Tang Dynasty to cut all the land in the north of the Jiangbei...... To all Jiangbei, from now on under the jurisdiction of the Great Zhou, there is no room for bargaining. If the lord of the Southern Tang Dynasty does not obey, then continue the first strategy and attack and sweep the entire territory of Jiangbei with force......"

Wei Renpu suddenly stopped, looked up in the direction of the palace gate, and said with a smile: "The hero of my Great Zhou Army is here." ”

The civil and military ministers suddenly turned their heads, and all their eyes were focused on the young Guo Shao. They are all the most powerful people in the Great Zhou, and a group of high-ranking people who rule the entire country are almost all here, being watched by such a group of people, Guo Shao's heart is "fluttering", he is the first time to become a "starring" figure in the court. He was no longer just where his hands and feet were, as if his whole body was out of control, nervous, excited, and emotionally intertwined.

Guo Shaozhen really felt that this was really a violent and "evil" regime! Force determines everything, those who can fight and win, everyone will abandon all prejudices and respect you, regardless of your origin, appearance, age, generation, force! Exploits! That's all!

From the emperor to the ministers, the superstition of violence has reached the point of madness, and the emperor has reached the point of infatuation with the exploits of sweeping the Liuhe name for thousands of years.

Guo Shao raised his head, gritted his teeth, strode forward in front of everyone, knelt on one knee, and said loudly with a military salute: "Minister, Shouzhou recruited Guo Shao, and was ordered to capture Shouzhou, and finally lived up to the emperor's grace and broke Shouzhou City, and came back and forth!" ”

"Flat." Chai Rong's gaze became bright.