Guo Mo pushed open the ajar door, and what came to his face was a mixed fragrance.
It smelled of medicinal herbs, and Guo Mo, who had no professional training, naturally couldn't smell what kind of medicinal herbs it was.
As for the other kind of fragrance, Guo Mo, who has had two wives, is naturally very familiar with it. After all, this is the boudoir of the Empress of Xixia.
There are three main rooms. The furnishings in the center room are obviously used for entertaining guests. But I wonder if the Empress of Xixia has had a guest here in the past two years?
After Guo Mo entered the door, on the right hand side, that is, on the east side, the door was tightly closed, which should be the bedroom of the Empress of Xixia.
On the left hand side, there was a semi-open room. Through a translucent screen, it could be seen that it was a well-appointed study room, but Guo Mo clearly felt that there was someone inside.
"A woman from the small country of Xixia, a frontier fortress, please see His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty——"
A familiar voice sounded, slightly tired, and Yanran looked like she had not recovered from a serious injury.
"To this day, do you and I still need to be so polite?"
This is Guo Mo's third woman, oh, no, if you include An Ling'er from "Luo Family Ghost Country", this should be the fourth.
Huang Rong is naturally the most perfect existence in Guo Mo's heart. Perhaps since he came to this time and space and knew that this was the world of the Condor Shooting, he locked onto Huang Rong in his heart.
It was a dream to live freely in the world. No matter what intrigues and deceptions there were in the world, no matter what kind of life-and-death battles there were among various interest groups, Guo Mo was confident that he could transcend the world.
It's a pity that God gave him the status of a prince of the Song Dynasty, and he got to where he is today step by step.
As for Li Mochou, she was a "poor" woman. What impressed him most was of course the memory of her previous life.
"Ask the world, what is love? Directly teach the relationship between life and death?
Traveling from all over the world, Lao Wing has been through the cold and heat several times.
Pleasure is joyful, parting is bitter, and there are even more idiotic children in it.”
The feared "Red Fairy" in the world is gone, but the Li Mochou here is just as infatuated and tender as water.
However, Li Mochou's infatuation was used on him, Guo Mo.
We met for the first time in Lin'an City, and I missed you till midnight from then on.
One-sided ignorance, one-sided lovesickness, even for a time she tied her hair and became a Taoist, and the ancient tombs were repaired.
Finally, we are all guests in this world, and we meet again in the arena of Zhongdu.
After going around in circles for so many years, the two finally came together.
If Guo Mo's love for Huang Rong is out-and-out, then his pity for Li Mochou spans two lifetimes.
And what about the Empress of Xixia in front of her?
This is also a rebellious woman. It seems that none of the women Guo Mo "provoked" is a fuel-efficient lamp?
When they first met, she was a runaway girl dressed in men's clothing. Later, she actually used Guo Mo as a scapegoat and lied about Guo Mo being her lover to evade the marriage arranged by her family.
I told too many lies, but they turned out to be the truth.
Based on Guo Mo's strong rise, Murong's old family leader, who wanted to find a helper, also wanted to bring together the current Xixia Empress and Guo Mo at that time.
In the same Zhongdu arena, three phoenixes flew out of one arena, creating a legend of the "Three Beauties of Martial Arts".
It's a pity that in the face of the deep-rooted family interests, the budding one-way love for a daughter seems so pale and powerless.
He stole the "Ziwei Soft Sword" and wanted to repay his family, but he ended up marrying someone else.
When she was in jail, she almost couldn't protect her innocence, but in the end, it was the man she had hurt who saved her.
However, the arrogance and guilt deep in her bones made her unable to face Guo Mo.
Later, during the turbulent meeting, she became the princess of Xixia, with the title "Yincheng", and was directly betrothed to Guo Mo by the then Supreme Emperor of Xixia through the official government.
What was a pleasant affair of a woman chasing a man turned into an out-and-out political marriage.
However, for Princess Yincheng at that time, it was enough for her to be able to return to Guo Mo openly.
Perhaps, it is true that all good things come to pass. Even though the wedding date of the two of them was set, they were invaded by the Mongolian Temmu.
Thirty thousand Mongolian cavalry swept through the entire northern Xixia, detoured back to the western Xixia, and attacked several cities in a row.
When Xixia was facing destruction, this princess of Yincheng, who loved red clothes, actually volunteered to fight against the Mongolian troops.
Princess Yincheng was gone, which naturally affected the Song Dynasty. Who made her Guo Mo's designated concubine?
The Jie army surrounded Meng Gong and sent troops, and he proclaimed himself emperor in Linguo Yincheng.
The Mongols were driven away, but they suffered at the hands of Ouyang Ke. The Xixia Empress did not enjoy much, but she was responsible for the ups and downs of a country.
Looking at the blurry figure behind the screen, Guo Mo actually felt a little sorry for this woman.
She is not a person who is greedy for profit, and she is not a person who loves power, but she actually became the princess of a country and then the empress of a country based on a foreign surname.
Whether she was the former Princess Yincheng, the Empress of Xixia, or even now the Concubine Shu of the Song Dynasty, she had stayed in the war-torn Xixia for several years.
The two of them didn't speak for a long time, just looking at each other silently across the screen.
Suddenly, Guo Mo heard the woman's sobbing voice, which was inaudible at first, then burst into tears and trembled all over.
I don’t know if it’s really heartbreaking or if it just happened to trigger the cold poison in my body.
"I'm sorry for being rude——"
Guo Mo didn't waste any more time, walked over, turned around the screen, and saw Murong Yan with pear blossoms and rain.
She is still wearing a bright red dress, which seems to be the same as before. Her hair is tied high and she is lightly wearing makeup, but it cannot hide the haggard look on her face.
It seemed that Murong Yan was dressing up while Guo Mo was waiting in the yard for two quarters of an hour.
Look at her current hairstyle, does she consider herself a married woman?
Seeing the man who she had been thinking about day and night come in, Murong Yan was instinctively panicked, and a blush appeared on her face, which added a bit of color to her originally pale face.
"Yan'er, you have suffered-"
Walking through that screen, it seemed that he had crossed thousands of miles. Guo Mo said "Yan'er" and his heart calmed down, but Murong Yan cried even harder.
This breach of defense really triggered the cold poison in advance, which originally had to wait until the evening before the cold poison would take effect.
"Yan'er——"
Guo Mo hurriedly stepped forward, put one palm on Murong Yan's back, and sent a stream of innate energy through her.
After a long time, Murong Yan finally recovered.
"I have been poisoned by Ouyang Ke. It has been so many days. No matter how I try to drive away the poison, it will not help. I'm afraid I won't be able to recover. If I can see you again before I die, I will die with no regrets."
Finally, Murong Yan said what she wanted to say in her heart. She was even a little lucky. If she hadn't been injured this time, she might not know when she would be able to see Guo Mo again.
"Hahaha, silly girl, with just the cold poison of 'Ice Palm', can it still be difficult to get me? Just be your Concubine Shu with peace of mind -"
Without any explanation, Guo Mo stepped forward to pick up Murong Yan and walked to the bedroom on the east side.
"You...how could you do this? Quick, let me go, we haven't worshiped yet -"
Seeing Guo Mo's behavior, Murong Yan was immediately frightened, but she didn't dare to really struggle, let alone shout loudly.
The strong masculine aura made Murong Yan breathless and dizzy, as if she was getting lost here.
Forget it, I'm going to die anyway, and since I'm already his concubine in name, I can just follow his wishes.
Seeing Guo Mo kick open the door of her bedroom, Murong Yan closed her eyes and let Guo Mo take off her shoes and socks and put her on the bed.
Then, Guo Mo also took off his shoes and socks and sat cross-legged behind Murong Yan.
"Silly girl, what are you thinking about? Sit down cross-legged quickly. The cold poison in you is not too severe. I will help you get rid of it now to avoid suffering from the cold poison again."
"Ah, it turns out...it turns out he wants to heal my wounds?..."
Murong Yan suddenly blushed with embarrassment, but fortunately Guo Mo was sitting behind her and couldn't see the change in her face.
Murong Yan felt ashamed of what she had just thought, but also felt a sense of inexplicable loss. She hurriedly sat cross-legged and relaxed her mind.
Murong Yan is also a first-rate expert. She is already the best among her peers with her family martial arts. Later, she obtained the "Small Wuxiang Kung" from Murong Qiudi.
After several years of practice, not only have the twelve main meridians been unobstructed, but last year I also opened up the Ren channel, and my skills have become even more refined.
Guo Mo also closed his eyes, placed his hands on the "Lingtai" and "Duyu" points behind Murong Yan, and the innate true energy slowly entered Murong Yan's body.
It was not difficult for Guo Mo to completely remove the cold poison from Murong Yan's body. However, more than ten days had passed since Murong Yan was poisoned and it had already spread throughout her body.
Guo Mo needed to use Xiantian Qi to channel all the meridians and acupuncture points around her body, gather those cold poisons, eliminate them in one fell swoop, and eliminate future troubles forever.
Whether it is "Ice Cotton Palm" or "Xuanming Divine Palm", Guo Mo knows something about them all, especially this "Ice Cotton Palm". After all, Li Mochou also has a secret book in his hand.
In Guo Mo's impression, this set of "Ice Cotton Palms" is inferior to the "Xuanming Divine Palm" in terms of grade and power. It can be seen that the "Ice Cotton Palms" displayed in Ouyang Ke's hands are so powerful.
Overbearing, the cold poison is even more severe to the bone. Could it be that I was wrong before?
In fact, Guo Mo ignored Ouyang Ke's state at this time. He was already a top master, and he was also a master of poison, which could take this "Ice Palm" to a higher level.
Guo Mo kept releasing his innate true energy to search for the cold poison in Murong Yan's body, and took the opportunity to repair some damaged meridians in her body.
Murong Yan felt warm all over her body. She didn't know whether it was the excitement in her heart or because Guo Mo's innate energy was taking effect.
Time passed bit by bit. Guo Mo arrived in Xiliang Prefecture before noon. More than three hours had passed and it was almost getting dark.
"Well, how about we go to the front to have a meal first?"
Guo Mo entered the inner courtyard. Outside the courtyard, Guo Jing, Lu Chengfeng and others were waiting there.
These people grabbed a few bites of food early in the morning and rushed to Xiliang Prefecture. They didn't eat or drink all day long.
Everyone was a little hungry, so "Bronze Corpse" Chen Xuanfeng spoke.
"Everyone, it seems that His Majesty's treatment of Miss Murong's injuries may not be completed for a while. Let's go to the front and eat while waiting."
"Vulture" Yuchixuan also spoke. As the commander of the guards around the Empress of Xixia, he was considered half a master, so he naturally had the obligation to entertain everyone.
"Hey, Yuchi, don't leave me, girl," she screamed. Now that His Majesty has ascended the throne, the Empress of Xixia has also been named the 'Shu Fei Empress'. I'm afraid the imperial edict from the Ministry of Rites is already on its way."
Chen Xuanfeng and Yuchixuan were old acquaintances. They even joined forces to fight against the enemy. They could be considered to have experienced life and death together. When they met again, they became much closer to each other.
None of them were pedantic, and they had known Guo Mo for many years and knew what he was like. They ordered the guards in front of the door to report to the front yard as soon as His Majesty came out.
Everyone evacuated from the back house and went to the front yard to have dinner.
There was nothing to say all night, and it was dawn the next day.
Guo Mo stayed in Murong Yan's boudoir all night. The sun had already risen high, but there was no movement in the back house.
"How about sending someone over to take a look?"
Chen Xuanfeng whispered, but was glared back by "Iron Corpse" Mei Chaofeng with two sharp eyes.
As for Guo Mo's safety, of course no one has to worry. If something happens to Guo Mo, even if they all go up, it won't help.
"Just wait a little longer. I believe that my second brother will be fine. It must be that Miss Murong's cold poison is too difficult to deal with."
It was difficult for others to make a decision, so Guo Jing came out and said.
While everyone was waiting anxiously outside, it was almost noon again, and Guo Mo opened his eyes and slowly withdrew his palms.
"Wow, all the cold poison in my body is gone, and my power seems to have increased. What on earth did you do to me last night?"
Murong Yan jumped off the bed first and felt her body. Her whole body felt smoother and more comfortable than ever before, as if she had endless strength.
Hearing Murong Yan's question, Guo Mo opened his mouth, but in the end no words came out.
At this time, Murong Yan seemed to realize that there was something easily misunderstood in what she just said, and her face suddenly turned red with embarrassment.
It turned out that although the cold poison in Murong Yan's body was overbearing, Guo Mo had completely eliminated it in the early morning.
After this treatment, the situation inside Murong Yan's body became clear. Although he had been busy for several hours, Guo Mo did not feel tired at all.
He simply continued to exercise his skills, helping Murong Yan flush the meridians over and over again. Guo Mo's innate true energy, a great Zhoutian, and a great Zhoutian, were running in Murong Yan's body.
A few more hours have passed...
At three quarters of noon, when the sun is shining, it is the time when Yang Qi is at its strongest. After such a long time of brewing, Guo Mo finally adjusted Murong Yan's meridians to a critical point of explosion.
"boom--"
There seemed to be a soft sound, and Guo Mo opened Murong Yan's governor pulse.
The Du Meridian is mainly located on the posterior midline and is one of the seven meridians and eight meridians. It starts from the Changqiang point at the end of the coccyx and ends at the Gingival Intersection point within the lips.
Walk along the posterior midline, then head along the midline, walk on the midline of the head, then pass between the eyebrows to the bridge of the nose, reach the philtrum, and then pass through the gum junction.
The governor of the Du Vein is full of yang energy, and his back belongs to yang, so the yang energy of the governor of the Du Vein is yang.
With Ren and Du's two branches connected, Murong Yan's future martial arts path can be said to be smooth.
Although she may not necessarily be able to reach the ultimate realm, at least she no longer has to worry about the uncontrollable explosion of true energy in her body when she breaks through.
When Guo Mo told Murong Yan the news, the little girl was so moved that she cried. You know how difficult it is to open up the Ren and Du channels for others.
Not to mention whether we can find such a person, even if we are lucky enough to find him, the other party may not be willing to take action.
When helping someone to open up their meridians, the two people's Qi are connected. You are part of me, and I am part of you. If there is any slight difference, both people may be at risk of going crazy.
Seeing Murong Yan crying again, Guo Mo felt funny in his heart. Of course he knew what this little girl was thinking. Unfortunately, such risks simply did not exist for Guo Mo now.
"Okay, it's time for us to go out. We spent a night together alone. Oh, my whole life is pure..."
Seeing that Murong Yan was a little excited, Guo Mo deliberately teased her. After all, she was also his daughter-in-law. There was no harm in teasing her like this in the boudoir, right?
"You...you go out first. I'd better wash up before going to see everyone. I blame you. Now I'm embarrassed."
Hahaha--
Thinking back to Murong Yan's heroic demeanor back then, and then looking at the little girl in front of me who blushed at every turn, is this still the one who was called "Sa Murong" by people in the world?
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Now that Guo Mo has come to Xixia, he has no intention of letting Murong Yan, the Empress of Xixia, stay in Xiliang Prefecture.
Three days later, Guo Mo redeployed the troops in various cities. A total of 20,000 "Dunwu Army" and Xixia Army were stationed in the westernmost Shazhou, and Zhao Chengyu was left here as the main general.
After all, further west is the Western Liao Kingdom, and in the counterattack against Mongolia after the spring, Guo Mo also wants to attack from the west and the south at the same time.
The Kingdom of Western Liao, which is the Qinghai of later generations, is where XJ is located. Now Guo Mo still can't free up his hands to pursue the idea of Western Liao.
At least in his opinion, there is still a lot of land in the Central Plains that has not yet been developed, and he will not do this kind of thing for the time being.
In other states, such as Guazhou, Suzhou, Ganzhou, Xiliangzhou and other places, only a thousand troops are left in each place, as long as they can maintain local security.
The thousand men and horses left to maintain law and order were the former Xixia Army. However, after continuous training by the "Dunwu Army" in the past two years, their combat power and military discipline have improved a lot.
Didn't you see that many of the middle-level generals in the Xixia Army are served by people from the former "Dunwu Army"?
After such preparations, including more than 2,000 "Hu Ben troops", the total number of troops Guo Mo could mobilize was more than 20,000.
After the Empress of Xixia left Xiliang Prefecture, she naturally wanted to return to Zhongxing Mansion, which was the capital of Daxia.
In the past two years, Murong Yan served as the empress of Xixia, but there was also a complete imperial court running in the Zhongxing Mansion.
More than half of the court staff left by the two generations of Xixia kings went to Xiliang Prefecture to serve Murong Yan, the Empress of Xixia, while the smaller half stayed in Zhongxing City.
There is no emperor here, and these ministers are just trying their best to maintain the daily operations of Zhongxing Mansion. They don't have to worry about the safety of Zhongxing Mansion, as long as they manage people's livelihood matters.
Guo Mo was not too tough, he was polite before fighting, and he still used the banner of the Empress of Xixia. Murong Yan still sat in the position of empress in Xixia, and Guo Mo temporarily acted as the "Army Marshal" of Xixia Kingdom.
However, as the "Generalissimo of Soldiers and Horses", he could not only mobilize the army of the original Xixia, but also the entire "Dunwu Army".
When the edict that the Empress of Xixia was to return to Zhongxing Mansion was sent, all the officials in the court were dumbfounded, and they also saw the name "Zhao Hao" on the edict.
Isn't that His Majesty the Emperor of the Song Dynasty?
Why did you come to Xixia to become the "Generalissimo of the Army"?
The remaining ministers held an emergency meeting overnight to discuss how to deal with the menacing Empress of Xixia.
Unfortunately, after discussing it for most of the night, it seems that there is really no other option except opening the door and leaving the city to welcome him in.
Therefore, the Empress of Xixia, Murong Yan, accompanied by Guo Mo, successfully took over the Zhongxing Mansion and settled in the Xixia Palace.
In this way, the western and entire southern Xixia were completely connected with the eastern part previously controlled by the "Dunwu Army" of the Song Dynasty. This territory covered more than two-thirds of the entire Xixia.
The more than 20,000 troops in hand were distributed according to the standard of 1,000 troops stationed in each state capital. In the end, only more than 16,000 people were left in Zhongxing Prefecture.
Among them, the "Hu Ben Army" has more than 2,000 people, the "Dunwu Army" still has 3,000 people, and the remaining more than 10,000 people are actually the former Xixia Army.
Guo Mo simply threw more than 2,000 "Hu Ben troops" to his second apprentice Wu Nantian, and the remaining 14,000 troops were completely disrupted and thrown directly to his eldest brother, Commander Guo Jing.
Murong Yan intended to surrender to the Song Dynasty and incorporate Xixia into the Song Dynasty, but Guo Mo refused.
Naturally, he wants to capture Xixia, but not now. What he wants is a complete Xixia. One-third of the land in the north is still in the hands of the Mongols.
Guo Mo still has to pay attention to this sequence.
Guo Mo lives with Murong Yan in the palace of Xixia, but is waiting for news about Lu Chengfeng and his "Tingfeng".
Unfortunately, two months later, there is still no trace of Ouyang Ke. It seems that after this kid showed up in Xiliang Prefecture, he completely disappeared.
During this period, Meng Gong, the commander-in-chief of the "Dunwu Army", returned to Yinzhou City. According to Guo Mo's previous instructions, he dispatched 10,000 "Dunwu Army" to go north to join the 20,000 "Dunwu Army" and 10,000 "Dunwu Army" in Mengzhou City.
Monk Wan Wanyan and Chen's heavy cavalry were the main force in the future counterattack against the Mongols.
On the seventh day after Guo Mo settled in Zhongxing Mansion, officials from the Ministry of Rites who set out from Bianliang City also arrived at Zhongxing Mansion.
They came to consecrate Murong Yan, bringing with them an imperial edict and all the attire that a concubine should have.
It was another lively scene. The entire Zhongxing Mansion and the entire Xixia Army fell into a carnival. It seemed that Murong Yan was canonized as the Concubine of the Song Dynasty, which made the Xixia subjects more excited than her ascending the throne as the Empress of Xixia.
Murong Yan's identity was also exposed by "careful people". She was not from the Li family of Xixia. However, when she looked for the so-called "royal family" of the Li family at this time, she could not find even a single figure.
In other words, except for the current Xixia Empress Murong Yan, no one in the huge Xixia Kingdom is qualified to inherit the throne.
And this Murong Yan was the concubine of the Emperor of the Song Dynasty.
Then, it means that sooner or later, the Empress of Xixia will leave Xixia.
Of course, by that time, "Xi Xia" may no longer exist.
When Murong Yan, the empress of Xixia, returned to the Zhongxing Mansion, Guo Mo simply implemented the New Deal of the Song Dynasty here. To this end, he specially issued an edict to Xue Ji, the Minister of Civil Affairs, to dispatch a group of young officials.
Du Gao, the former Henan chief envoy, also arrived at Zhongxing Mansion in advance.
However, Guo Mo has not asked Du Gao to serve as "Ningxia Chief Envoy" for the time being. That can only be a matter of the future.
The official position given to Du Gao by Guo Mo was quite exaggerated, which frightened this upright officer to the point where he did not dare to take over - Prime Minister of Xixia.
Taking an overview of all the government affairs in Xixia, this position actually does the same thing as the "Ningxia Chief Envoy" he will hold in the future, but the title of "Prime Minister" makes Du Gao a little at a loss.
In the end, Du Gao had to bite the bullet and take office. He had no choice but to do so. Sooner or later this would be his "turf", so he could lay the foundation for the future if he started early.
It was not until March that Tingfeng found any clues about Ouyang Ke.
Guo Mo decided that he could wait no longer and ordered Meng Gong to lead the 30,000 "Dunwu Army" and the 10,000 "Zhongxiao Army" of Monk Wanyan Chen to launch an attack on the Mongolian army in Pingzhou.
At the same time, Zhao Chengyu, who was stationed in Shazhou in the west, also left 5,000 men and horses to guard the city, and led the remaining 15,000 men to launch an attack on the Mongols from west to east in the northern part of Xixia.
At this time, Borshu was already lying on the hospital bed, dying.
In the entire Mongolian-controlled area in northern Xixia, the total number of Mongolian cavalry, plus the Mongolians who were able to mount and fight, did not exceed 20,000.
This is 55,000 against 20,000, not to mention 10,000 heavy armored cavalry, as well as generals like Meng Gong and Monk Wanyan Chen who are good at conquering and fighting?
Guo Mo seemed to feel that it was not enough, so he sent Guo Jing out again, asking him to lead 10,000 troops to start from Zhongxing Mansion, bloom in the middle, attack directly to the north, and then west.
This kind of annihilation battle was fought with extreme caution, whether it was Meng Gong or Guo Jing.
On the contrary, Zhao Chengyu, who was on the westernmost front, was advancing vigorously along the way. Most of the people he faced were Mongolian tribes, and it would be good to encounter at most a few hundred armed herdsmen.
A few years ago, Tiemuge learned from Tuo Lei's experience in Goryeo and moved some of his tribes from the Mongolian grasslands to the northern part of Xixia.
Both the climate and water and grass conditions here are better than those in the desert.
The tribes who were familiar with Brother Timu also imitated the same, and more than a dozen tribes moved in one after another.
We originally thought of enjoying happiness together, but we didn't expect that we would now encounter such a disaster.
Zhao Chengyu's subordinates waved the swords in their hands and kept slashing. It could be said that they killed and chopped everyone they saw.
Don't think that the discipline in Zhao Chengyu's army is not good, but in the first tribe, they learned a bloody lesson.
When they killed all the young men on horseback, they did not expect to be attacked by the female herdsmen, for which they even paid the lives of more than a hundred people.
From that day on, no matter whether they were men or women, any Mongolian with the intention of attacking could not escape Zhao Chengyu's clutches, which could be regarded as completely changing Zhao Chengyu's understanding of war.
Just when the war in the northern border of Xixia was in full swing, the palace of Xixia welcomed an uninvited guest.
She is an old friend of Guo Mo, an old friend of Murong Yan, and an old friend of the Xixia Palace.
Her arrival was not only personal, but she also went to Bianliang City to obtain a marriage decree from the Emperor Zhao Kuo of the Song Dynasty.
A wedding that has been postponed for more than two years, it is time to make up for it, and this may also be the last nostalgia of this old friend in this world.
"Auntie, why are you here?"
The visitor appeared directly at the Xixia palace without even alerting any of the guards.
Just when she entered the courtyard wall, Guo Mo frowned.