On the third day after the West Market Incident, Guo Song followed Prince Li Shi and led an army of 100,000 to Chang'an.
Li Mian continued to serve as the envoy of the Bian and Song Dynasties, and increased his troops to 60,000, firmly controlling the Central Plains states and ensuring the smooth flow of the Cao River.
The army entered the military camp at Bashang, and Li Shi returned to the capital with dozens of guards.
"Won't Mr. Guo return to the city with me?" Li Shi asked with a smile.
Guo Song shook his head, "Wei Chen has resigned. A high-profile return to the city will irritate some people, so it's better to keep a low profile."
Li Shi smiled bitterly. This Guo Song really held a grudge. When he saw a tea shed on the roadside, he pointed with his riding crop and said, "Let's go sit in the tea shed!"
The guards took the first step and covered the entire tea shed. When the tea shed owner heard that it was His Royal Highness, they were so frightened that they quickly washed the dishes and wiped the tables and chairs. Li Shi told everyone: "Everyone, please feel free to order something to eat."
Everyone also found seats and sat down. Li Shi asked Guo Song to sit down. The shopkeeper personally served them two bowls of freshly boiled soy milk with honey in it. The guards quickly stepped forward and tested the poison with a silver needle.
Li Shi took a sip of the soy milk and praised: "The taste is very mellow. I haven't had soy milk like this in a long time."
Guo Songxiao asked: "I have always thought that this is something that poor people drink. Is it also available in the palace?"
"Of course there is, and it's very popular. My father drinks a bowl of it every morning."
Guo Song also took two sips of soy milk, and Li Shi pondered for a moment: "Do you know about the Uighur incident in Chang'an?"
"I've heard that the imperial court wants to send the He mission back to the country as a courtesy, and the cancer that has lasted for more than ten years will finally be removed."
Li Shi pondered for a moment and said: "But my father is more concerned about whether the Uighur Army will invade the Tang Dynasty in a large scale. You have been to Anxi before and you should know the situation better. My father asked me to ask you and hear your thoughts."
Guo Song was stunned for a moment, shook his head and said: "The Holy One thinks too highly of me, what should I say to this question?"
Li Shi smiled slightly and said: "Let's just think of it as chatting. Frankly speaking, my father always praises you for your thorough understanding of problems. In fact, I also want to hear your wise opinion."
Guo Song does see the problem more thoroughly. He knows the context of historical development. When he analyzes the problem from a historical perspective, he does see it more thoroughly than the average person.
Although many historical events have changed, such as returning gifts to the Uighur mission, it should be the first thing the prince in front of him did after he ascended the throne. As a result, Zhang Guangsheng, the governor of Daizhou, massacred the Uighur mission, leading to a large-scale Uighur attack.
Tang Dynasty.
But the time has been advanced, and it is not known whether Zhang Guangsheng will massacre the mission, but Guo Song knows that the Uighurs of today are a little different from the Uighurs of history.
He thought for a while and said: "I think it is very likely that the Uighurs will invade Datang, but at least not within a few years."
Li Shi perked up and asked quickly: "How do you say this?"
Guo Song said calmly: "The Uighurs and Tubo fought for the Tocharo and Hezhong areas and fought for more than ten years. It can be said that both sides suffered losses and the national strength was greatly damaged. Now that the war is over, their next thing must be to replenish blood.
To restore national strength, if it were the Tang Dynasty, it would adopt a strategy of self-cultivation and regeneration. However, the Uyghurs and Tubos were both nomadic peoples, and their way of replenishing their blood was to eat the weak, so the Tubos wanted to eat Tuyuhun, and then they wanted to plunder Longyou.
The same goes for the Uighurs. They will definitely invade the Tang Dynasty and plunder the Tang Dynasty to replenish their health. However, the Uighurs still have an enemy, Ge Luolu. After Xue Yantuo is eliminated, Ge Luolu will officially appear, so the Uighurs will definitely have to
He joined forces with Sijie to suppress Ge Luolu, so Wei Chen said that in the past two years, Uighur has not had time to take care of the Tang Dynasty, but Uighur will never make life easier for the Tang Dynasty. Your Highness, don’t forget, there is also Shatuo
People, they are supported by the Huihe people to attack Hexi. Wei Chen estimates that there may be a war in Hexi, and Beiting may also be lost."
Li Shi suddenly realized that Guo Song's analysis actually gave him a feeling of enlightenment, and he hurriedly asked: "You said that Tubo annexed Tuyuhun to replenish blood, then will Uihe annex Shatuo to replenish blood?"
Guo Song shook his head, "If there were no Geluolu people, the Uighurs might annex the Shatuo people, but now that there are the Geluolu people, if the Uighurs push the Shatuo people into a hurry, it is very likely that Shatuo will turn to the Geluo people."
Lu, then the Huihe would lose more than the gain. Moreover, there are many other tribes in the grassland that the Huihe can annex, such as the Tongluo tribe, the Pugu tribe, the Bayegu tribe, etc. There is no need to eat the Shatuo people who are sensitive to their position.
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Li Shi sighed: "Listening to your words is better than ten years of reading. It broadens your horizons and makes you more aware of the overall situation. I have learned from it!"
Guo Song said calmly: "I'm just talking nonsense. Your Highness just listens and plays, don't take it too seriously!"
Li Shi chuckled, "Please take the time to have a good rest! I guess you will be busy soon."
Guo Song smiled and did not answer the topic. At this time, the shopkeeper brought some freshly baked meatloaf. Li Shi took a bite of the meatloaf and said with a smile: "Is there anything you need my help with?"
Guo Song pondered for a while and said: "We really have a private matter that I would like to ask your highness for help."
"If it's about Xue Xun, then I have already helped you. The Ministry of Civil Affairs wants to send him to the frontier of Songzhou, and I will transfer him to Jianzhou to be the chief historian."
"Thank you, Your Highness. This is indeed what I wanted to say."
Li Shi asked curiously: "Xue Xun should not be related to you at all! It seems that there is no such thing as a family friend. Why do you care about him so much and ask me for help several times?"
Guo Song was a little embarrassed and said: "Xue Changshi may become a humble father-in-law in the future."
Li Shi immediately put his hands on his hands and laughed, "I understand, I will arrange for him to return to Beijing to report on his work in a while, and I will be your matchmaker!"
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Li Shi led his guards and officials back to the city in a mighty manner, while Guo Song led two followers and quietly returned to Chang'an. Before that, Liang Wu led a thousand soldiers from Tongzhou and returned to Fengzhou.
, Prince Li Shi promised them that they would be heavily rewarded for their contributions.
It was already late September when Guo Song returned to Chang'an. For Guo Song, nothing in Chang'an has changed. The only thing that has changed is his mentality. He was very resentful towards Chang Gun before, but now, there is no trace of resentment in his heart.
They have all been wiped out in the war, so there is no need to take people like Chang Gun seriously.
Guo Song entered the city from Chunming Gate, and the noisy and lively atmosphere hit his face. Guo Song suddenly felt empty. When he first came to Chang'an five years ago, he was full of curiosity about everything, full of excitement, and full of confidence in himself.
The future is full of expectations.
But at this time, he felt an indescribable fatigue, and he suddenly longed to have a family. With a family, his lonely heart would have a destination.
Although he still misses his wife and daughter in the future, he knows that he cannot go back. His daughter has grown up and should be as old as himself. She may soon have a husband who loves her.
Then it’s time for me to find my destination in Datang.
After entering Jinchangfang, Guo Song walked through a small road next to Jinshen Pavilion, and walked into the yard where he lived through a small door there.
Guo Song sent two followers to place the horses. He walked into the room, placed Fang Tian's painting halberd by the wall, and sat in front of his desk in a daze. He suddenly took out a piece of paper, rubbed some ink, and wrote on the paper with a pen.
of his feelings at this time.
The noisy cicada forest is more than quiet, and the bird singing mountain is even more secluded.
I miss this place so much that I have been traveling there for many years.
After returning to the bustling Chang'an, he felt an unbearable loneliness.
Guo Song wrote a long page, dried the ink, folded the letter, and stuffed it into an envelope.
At this time, the senior brother's voice came from the courtyard, "Junior brother, are you back?"
Guo Song got up and walked into the yard. He saw his senior brother's face glowing red and a young Taoist nun seemed to be following behind him. Guo Song was stunned for a moment and said, "Senior brother, this is..."
Gan Feng chuckled and said, "Let me introduce to my junior brother, this is my fellow Taoist scholar Zhang Nianhui, who is a dual practitioner."
It took Guo Song a while to react, "Senior brother is married?"
"Hey! That's a common saying. Junior brother, you should know that in Taoism we call it dual cultivation of combined status."
Guo Song looked at the happy smile on his senior brother's face, and he was immediately relieved. The senior brother was only in his forties, and he was still in his prime. Isn't it normal to marry a wife? There is no Taoist temple in Kongtong Mountain where the master of the Taoist temple is not a dual practitioner.
"Congratulations, senior brother. When did this happen, I didn't even know."
"Just last month, you were not in the capital! Junior Sister Zhang Nianhui is a Taoist nun at the Plum Blossom Temple in the capital. I went to Meihua Temple to explain the scriptures and met Junior Sister Zhang. We got along very well and felt that we had this Taoist fate."
When Guo Song saw that Zhang Nianhui was quite pretty, he thought that his senior brother had fallen in love with her when he went to Fang Taoist Temple and forced her to marry her. But then again, his senior brother was one of the eight heavenly masters of the Tang Dynasty and had a high status. This junior sister Zhang
Marrying him is actually her luck, it's better than staying with Qingdeng all her life!
Gan Feng introduced Guo Song to his wife, "This is my junior brother, the most famous rising star in Beijing."
Zhang Nianhui was a little embarrassed. She blushed and gave Guo Song a family gift, "I've heard about junior brother for a long time. Please take care of me in the future!"
Guo Song returned the gift. He thought for a while, then ran back to the house and took out a lotus lantern carved from white jade with pearls inlaid on it. It was very precious. This was the trophy he got from Li Zhongchen's leather bag. Originally,
He wanted to leave it to Xue Tao, and it happened that his senior brother was getting married, so this lotus lantern was used as a wedding gift for his senior brother.
"This lotus lantern is given to senior sister. Congratulations to senior brother and senior sister for their wonderful marriage."
"this....."
Zhang Nianhui didn't know whether to accept it or not, so she turned back to look at her husband.
Gan Feng smiled slightly and said: "This is junior brother's wish, just accept it!"
"Then thank you, junior brother."
Zhang Nianhui took the lotus lantern and said with a smile: "You brothers, let's chat! I'll make tea for you."