Liu Xiu nodded and said with a smile: "Okay, Shengtong, just come with me."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Guo Shengtong said with a happy face.
This time Liu Xiu went to Wei Commandery in person, but he did not take Guo Shengtong with him, but Yin Lihua and Xu Xiling, which made Guo Shengtong feel a sense of crisis. This time Liu Xiu was going to visit Jingdan Mansion, and Guo Shengtong naturally did not want to miss this opportunity.
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In addition, the relationship between Guo Shengtong and Jing Dan is indeed very good. To be more precise, the relationship between Guo Shengtong and the generals in the army is very good. During Liu Xiu's campaign in Hebei, Guo Shengtong always accompanied the army.
All the generals respected and admired their lord's wife, Mrs. Guo. After all, life in the army was very difficult, traveling here and there, with no fixed place to live. Sometimes even men like them couldn't bear it, let alone this little girl Guo Shengtong.
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But in the army, Guo Shengtong neither complained about hardship nor tiredness, and always stayed by his lord's side. Naturally, the generals admired the young lord's wife very much, and they took good care of her on weekdays.
Because of his age, Jing Dan was a highly respected elder in the army, and he took special care of Guo Shengtong.
The Hussar General's Mansion is not far from the imperial palace. The residence of the Third Duke is on the east side of the palace, and the Hussar General's Mansion is on the west side of the palace.
Hearing that His Majesty and the Queen came to visit him in person, Jing Dan, who was lying on the bed, immediately sat up and took his wife Qin and son Jing Shang out of the house to greet him. Just halfway through, Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong walked in from outside the house.
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When Jing Dan saw this, he hurriedly took two steps forward, knelt down on his knees and said, "I am here to see you, Your Majesty, Queen!"
Qin and Jing Shang also hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed.
Liu Xiu hurriedly stepped forward, helped Jing Dan up with his own hands, and looked him up and down. He felt that Jing Dan was much thinner than before. Liu Xiu frowned and said, "Sun Qing is sick and should have a good rest in bed. Why did he suddenly fall to the ground?"
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As he spoke, he waved his hands to Qin and Jing Shang, and said, "Please get up quickly!"
Jing Dan smiled and said, "Your Majesty is here to bring glory to this humble abode!"
Liu Xiu saw that Jing Dan was in good spirits and felt a lot more at ease. He looked around and said, "Actually, I should have come over a long time ago, but I have been busy with government affairs and have no time to spare!"
Jing Dan leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, you are too polite." As he spoke, he waved his hand sideways and said, "Your Majesty, Queen, please come inside!"
Guo Shengtong asked with concern: "I heard that the old general was ill, and I was very worried. Is the old general okay?"
Jing Dan was overjoyed and bowed his hands to Guo Shengtong, saying: "It is the fault of a humble minister to trouble the Queen to worry so much!"
Guo Shengtong said hurriedly: "Old General, don't say that. When I was in the army, the old general would send people to deliver preserves, pastries, and gadgets from time to time, which not only satisfied my greed, but also helped me relieve my boredom. The old general said:
Shengtong is so good, Shengtong will always be remembered!"
When Jing Dan heard this, his heart felt warm. He knelt down and said, "The Queen is the mother of a country. It is really embarrassing for me to be able to remember these trivial things!"
Guo Shengtong hurriedly stepped forward, took Jing Dan's arm and said, "Old General, please get up quickly!"
Liu Xiu was very satisfied with Guo Shengtong's performance. He should repay kindness and be kind and righteous. This is how you should behave! He walked into the lobby of the General's Mansion. The decoration and furnishings were very elegant, and there was no trace of the toughness of a military general.
After sitting down, Jing Dan asked someone to bring tea. Liu Xiu took a sip from the tea cup and said, "Some time ago, Sun Qing led the troops to conquer Hongnong, but it was a hard journey."
Speaking of this, he couldn't help but shook his head and said: "If I knew that I would make Sun Qing sick, I should have asked someone else to lead the army."
Jing Dan said sternly: "Your Majesty, I am not in any serious health condition. This illness is just a minor illness and is not caused by leading troops in the war."
Seeing Liu Xiu looking at him intently, Jing Dan smiled slightly and said, "If your Majesty doesn't believe it, I can prove it by dancing with my sword now!"
Liu Xiu was amused by him, and quickly waved his hands and said, "I feel relieved knowing that Sun Qing is fine."
Jing Dan changed the topic and said: "This time, your Majesty personally conquered Wei County. It has yielded fruitful results and is very satisfying!"
Liu Xiu smiled and said: "This time I went to Wei County to conquer the army. I didn't expect that Liu Yong secretly plotted against Wei County. Therefore, I came to Wei County and used a trick to deceive Liu Yong's troops.
Arrive at Liyang and annihilate them in one fell swoop. Originally, I imagined that I could deceive five or six thousand people, but at best I could deceive two or thirty thousand people. However, I didn’t expect that Liu Yongli was so obsessed that he actually transferred the people stationed in Ningling.
One hundred thousand troops."
As he said that, he couldn't help but shook his head.
Jing Dan looked up and smiled and said: "Heaven wants him to die, so he will go crazy! This time Liu Yong defeated an army of 100,000 people, but Ju Qing's army came to the city. He lost not only the 100,000 soldiers and horses, but also the loss of 100,000 soldiers and horses."
With his spirit and momentum gone, Liu Yong will no longer be a threat to Your Majesty, now or in the future, and Your Majesty is the worthy Emperor of the Han Dynasty!"
Liu Xiu laughed loudly and said to Jing Dan: "Sun Qing must take good care of your health. When the world is unified, Sun Qing will still be by my side and assist me!"
Jing Dan felt deeply in his heart and said: "It is really a blessing for Dan to be able to follow Your Majesty in this life, to ride for Your Majesty, to fight on the battlefield, and to contribute my small efforts to the foundation of the Han Dynasty!"
Liu Xiu sighed: "It is a blessing for Xiu to have Sun Qing help him."
That night, Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong stayed at the Hussar General's Mansion and had dinner with Jing Dan. It was not until dark that he left Jing Dan and returned to the palace with Guo Shengtong.
On the way, Liu Xiu and Guo Shengtong were riding in the same car. Guo Shengtong said: "Seeing that the old general is very energetic, I think his condition is getting better."
Liu Xiu nodded and said, "It's really not appropriate to bother Sun Qing any more about the future battles."
Guo Shengtong lowered his head, changed the subject, and asked: "Your Majesty is not angry with me anymore?"
Liu Xiu looked at her puzzled and asked, "Why did Zi Tong say this?"
Guo Shengtong said in a low voice: "The last time His Majesty took charge of the expedition, my concubine made His Majesty unhappy."
Liu Xiu suddenly realized that this was what Shengtong was referring to. He held Guo Shengtong's hand and said: "To a greater extent, you are my queen, but to a lesser extent, you are my wife. After husband and wife,
, how can there be an overnight feud?"
When Guo Shengtong heard this, his eyes suddenly became hot, his eye circles were wet and red, and his head hung lower, "Your Majesty..."
Liu Xiu took Guo Shengtong's hand and hugged her into his arms. When he visited Jing Dan this time, Liu Xiu and Jing Dan talked about many past events. Bits and pieces of the past emerged in his mind one by one.
When he was in the most critical situation in Hebei, Guo Shengtong married him. Since the two got married, Guo Shengtong has not enjoyed much blessings. She has been following him in the north and south, east and west. During this period, she suffered so much, Liu
I remember it all in my heart.
Guo Shengtong buried his little face in Liu Xiu's arms and couldn't help crying. She was so aggrieved that she almost couldn't remember how long it had been since the two of them got along so harmoniously.
Feeling her trembling body and listening to her soft cries, Liu Xiu's heart felt so soft that it almost turned into water. He hugged Guo Shengtong's shoulders and said softly: "Since I moved to Luoyang Palace, have I neglected Shengtong?"
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After hearing this, Guo Shengtong cried even harder. In fact, Guo Shengtong is not very old, one year younger than Yin Lihua. Now, she is just a half-grown girl. Although she is a queen, the queen is not that good.
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She needs to handle all the affairs in the palace, big and small. In addition, as the emperor's woman, she has to always worry about whether she has fallen out of favor, whether His Majesty is getting closer to Yin Guiren, and whether he will start again.
I love Xu Xiling so much...
Only Guo Shengtong himself knew how much pressure she felt sitting in the position of queen.
That night, Liu Xiu stayed at Guo Shengtong's Changqiu Palace.
The next morning, Liu Xiu went to court.
During his personal campaign, he accumulated a lot of memorials to the court, some of which he could handle by himself, and some of which needed to be discussed with the ministers.
After the ministers paid their respects, Liu Xiu pointed to the high pile of memorials on the table and said straight to the point: "Today's court meeting will take a long time, but don't worry, I will treat you to dinner at noon!"
Hearing this, everyone laughed in unison. They had already expected that His Majesty's first court meeting after returning to Beijing would definitely not be short. Next, Liu Xiu picked up the memorial and discussed it with the ministers one by one.
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Soon, he picked up the memorial that came from Nanyang. The memorial from Nanyang naturally came from Jiantan.
Jiantan defended Wancheng alone, and he had repelled countless sieges by the rebels. It has to be said that Wancheng was really strong, and Jiantan was really good at defending it. Until now, Deng Fengjun has not been able to defeat Wancheng.
The city was captured.
Seeing Jiantan's memorial, or rather the battle report, Liu Xiu sighed softly and asked: "What do you think is the solution to the battle in Nanyang?"
The ministers looked at each other, but no one spoke immediately.
Our side's battle in Nanyang was actually defeated by Wu Han, but Wu Han was a great Sima and highly respected in the army. No one was willing to take the lead and stood up to accuse Wu Han.
Seeing that everyone was silent, Liu Xiu asked: "Are you all helpless to deal with the war in Nanyang?"
"Your Majesty!" Song Hong, the Great Sikong, raised the wat board and said seriously: "I think that the Great Sima has lost the support of the people in Nanyang, even though the Great Sima has regrouped in Yingchuan and is as good as Deng Feng and Deng Zhong.
He has the power to fight, but I think that Da Sima is no longer suitable to be the leader of the army!"
Others were afraid of offending others, but Song Hong was not afraid, and he proposed to Liu Xiu very early that his side should change the coach in time. However, Liu Xiu preferred Wu Han and was unwilling to change the coach, so the matter was settled. As a result, the Han army was defeated in Nanyang.
The battle was a complete mess.
Fortunately, Wu Han led his troops in the battle and was really powerful. He defeated Qin Feng, opened a bloody road, and led his troops to escape from Nanyang.
Hearing Song Hong once again proposed a coaching change, Liu Xiu did not refuse immediately this time, but fell into deep thought.
He was confident about Wu Han's ability to lead troops to fight, but the problem was that Wu Han had indeed lost the support of the people in Nanyang. When the people of Nanyang heard Wu Han's name, they were all filled with hatred.
Even if people were unwilling to join Deng Feng's army or work for Deng Feng, when they heard that the opponent was Wu Han, all those who were unwilling to surrender did so.
This is terrible! The reason why Wu Han did not defeat Deng Feng in Nanyang is really not because Wu Han's fighting ability is not as good as Deng Feng's. On the contrary, if we ignore other factors and only talk about fighting ability, two or three Deng Feng
Even if they are tied together, they are no better than one Wu Han.
Wu Han lost because of the support of the people.
Liu Xiu was silent for a long time and asked in a deep voice: "Who do you think Sikong can replace Great Sima and take over as the commander-in-chief of the entire army?"
