Five hundred and sixtieth eight chapters Ge Hu news
Not surprisingly, in late November, the first snow fell in the Hexi Corridor.
Dugu Youlan stood in front of the small window and stared at the snowflakes outside the window. Her married life was sweet and peaceful. Dugu Youlan gradually got used to her role in the Guo Mansion. She was the second wife, and the servants were all respectful to her, but compared to
Compared with the hostess Xue Tao, Dugu Youlan can still feel a slight difference. They don't have that kind of heartfelt respect for themselves.
But that's okay. This kind of respect takes time to develop slowly.
Fortunately, Xue Tao was kind to her and was not hostile to her. Instead, she regarded her as a friend and a sister. Later, Dugu Youlan learned from her husband that Xue Tao had no brothers or sisters and had always longed to have a sister. This made Dugu Youlan
Lan secretly felt happy.
At this time, a long cry sounded in the sky, and a smile bloomed on Dugu Youlan's face. She opened the window and waved to the sky. This was the return of her neighbor Meng. She liked riding horses and archery, so she had a natural affinity for eagles.
She had a good impression of Mengzi, so she called Mengzi Brother Meng and often fed him fish and meat. Mengzi also fell in love with this new hostess, and the big tree where Mengzi lived was in the west courtyard, close to the small building where Dugu Youlan lived.
Mengzi seemed a bit sneaky, and without saying hello to Dugu Youlan, he took another female eagle directly back to the eagle nest in the big tree. Dugu Youlan recognized it. It was different from the female eagle two days ago. It was slightly smaller in size.
A little smaller.
"You romantic ghost!"
Dugu Youlan closed the window angrily and turned back to her room. Her room was very simple, with no unnecessary items at all, except for a pair of bows and a sword hanging on the wall that were very conspicuous.
The bow is her beloved famous bow 'Feiyan', which was given to her by her aunt and has been with her for five years. The sword is the Zhanlu Sword, which is regarded as a token of love given to her by her husband.
In order not to disappoint Xue Tao, she also took a dozen pieces of beautiful jade and placed them on the bookcase.
At this time, her personal maid Xiao Yaoniang said at the door: "Girl, there is someone from the eldest lady, please come over!"
"I see."
She put on a scarlet fox fur cloak, and the little medicine lady quickly came over to tie the belt at the back for her.
"Little Yao Niang, don't call me girl anymore. This is not good. Call me Second Madam. Also, don't call me uncle. That's the name of my mother's family. Now that we are in our own house, you have to call me master. The son is
Ah Qiu screamed, but you can’t scream, remember?”
The little Yao Niang nodded, "Second Madam, I remember it!"
"That's right!"
Dugu Youlan nodded in approval and quickly went downstairs with the little Yao Niang.
The west courtyard of Dugu Youlan and the east courtyard where Xue Tao lives are not together. They are separated by a large garden covering an area of more than ten acres. A long nine-curved covered bridge connects the two courtyards. There is running water under the bridge and rockeries on both sides.
, planted with all kinds of exotic flowers and plants, but at this time the water under the bridge was frozen, and the falling snow flakes covered the garden, which was especially crystal clear.
Dugu Youlan breathed in her hands, walked quickly, and entered the east courtyard directly through a small door.
The east courtyard covers an area of five acres, which is equivalent to a medium-sized mansion. It has a complex structure and many pavilions. In fact, the west courtyard is not small, covering an area of four acres, and Dugu Youlan only lives in one corner.
Dugu Youlan finally entered the courtyard and saw Xue Tao taking his daughter and several maids to enjoy the snow in the pavilion.
"Er Niang, this way!" Guo Weiwei saw Dugu Youlan and waved desperately. Her voice was sweet and clear, and a warmth surged in Dugu Youlan's heart. She also liked this child very much.
Dugu Youlan trotted into the pavilion and stamped her feet quickly, "I'm freezing to death, this damn weather!"
Xue Tao pursed his lips and smiled, and ordered: "Aqiu, get a soft couch for the second lady to sit on!"
Ah Qiu quickly placed a soft couch in front of the brazier. Dugu Youlan nodded in thanks, sat down, and stretched out her hand to warm the fire in the brazier, "Sister, I didn't expect it to be so cold in Hexi!"
Ah Qiu couldn't help but cover her mouth to laugh. Xue Tao glared at her and said softly: "Actually, I didn't get used to it when I first came here. It's indeed much colder here than Chang'an, but it's not too cold now."
Dugu Youlan opened her eyes wide, "Isn't this considered cold?"
"It doesn't count!"
Xue Tao said with a smile: "It will be the middle of winter in late December, when the weather is cold and freezing, people can't stay outside and can only live indoors. Your small building has too many windows and cannot keep you warm. I will turn around and let you live indoors."
Wu Niang, go clean up the small courtyard next door, and you can stay with me in the winter."
Seeing that she was a little hesitant, Xue Tao knew that she was embarrassed, so he smiled and said: "My place is so big and it is too deserted in winter. It's just right for you to live here. When the weather gets warmer, you can move there again. In the future, you will gradually adapt to it."
There’s no need to move here.”
Dugu Youlan nodded, "Thank you, eldest sister!"
Guo Weiwei's little body sat squeezed together with Er Niang. Xue Tao glanced at her and said with a smile: "My daughter likes you so much, so I gave her to you as my daughter."
Dugu Youlan patted Guo Weiwei's little head and said with a smile: "Move here to live with Er Niang, okay?"
Guo Weiwei twisted her body, pouted and said, "I have to get up in the middle of the night to take care of my brother!"
Xue Tao laughed dumbly. This little guy slept like a pig every night. When did he get up?
"Forget it! You can't even take care of yourself, so you still take care of your brother?"
Xue Tao stood up and said: "Youlan, let's go in and sit down! We've been outside for a long time, and I'm worried that Xiaowei will catch a cold and feel sick."
"Let's go in!"
Dugu Youlan was so cold that she quickly stood up with a smile, holding Guo Weiwei's little hand and walked towards the house.
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Just when the first snow fell, Shi Donglai brought important news to Guo Song.
In the lobby of Jiedu Mansion, Guo Song and more than a dozen senior officials and generals gathered together.
"Just now Shi Donglai told me some important news. Among the three tribes of Ge Luolu, the Mucian tribe joined forces with the Taoist tribe to defeat the Po'an tribe. The Po'an tribe fled to the west. His new khan has been selected, called Mucian.
Mitt, this person has always advocated seizing the Beiting, but due to internal constraints, his ideas have been unable to be implemented.
The Pogo tribe, which had always opposed the invasion of Beiting, was defeated and fled. Geluolu cleared the last obstacle to the invasion of Beiting. Shi Donglai warned us that next spring, the Geluolu tribe is likely to invade Beiting in a large scale.
Defending the North Court will become our most important task next year.
"Your Majesty, how likely is it?" Cao Wannian asked.
"Shi Dong said there is a 90% chance. That person is always very conservative in his words. He said 90%, so the possibility of Ge Luolu's invasion is 99%. According to my experience, nomads usually go to war in the spring.
"
Liang Wu raised his hand and asked: "How many troops will there be?"
"Shi Donglai told me that the Geluolu people usually attack with all their troops and fight with the entire tribe to ensure logistics. In particular, the Geluolu people have betrayed the Tang Dynasty, so they will never underestimate the enemy when fighting against the Tang army.
"
Guo Song asked his soldiers to hang up a huge map of Anbeiting. Guo Song pointed to the west with a wooden pole and said: "Our Suiye Town is currently the capital of the Geluolu people. Their main population is concentrated to the west of Suiye and Jinshan.
, if Ge Luolu wants to attack Beiting in a large scale, he can either attack Yiwu along the Jinshan line, or go eastward along the Yili River."
Everyone looked at each other, and Pan Liao couldn't help but said: "What do you mean, the envoy, that we have to face a two-front war?"
"It's possible for you, but I personally think that if the Geluolu people are on guard against the Uighurs, they will not come down from Jinshan, and the Uighurs will take their back. I am afraid that the Geluolu people will not think of this, so we
We still need to be prepared for a two-front war. After spring, I will personally lead 20,000 troops to Beiting. I hope that everyone here will use this winter to step up war preparations."
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Coming out of the lobby, Guo Song got on his horse and headed to the military camp. Pan Liao caught up with him.
"Are you going to the military camp?"
Guo Song smiled and nodded, "Let's go together!"
Pan Liao also got on his horse and headed towards the military camp together.
"Do you really want to go to Beiting again?" Pan Liao asked.
Guo Song nodded and said with a smile: "Chang Shi thinks it's inappropriate?"
"Bizhi thinks that Shijun should let his generals go to Beiting. Yao Jin, Li Bing, and Luo Daxiao can all take charge of their own affairs. Liang Wu is also good. We should give them a chance. It would be better for Shijun to stay in Zhangye."
Guo Song smiled and said: "If it was a civil war in the Central Plains, it would be okay to let them stand alone, but to deal with foreigners, it would not only be a battle, but also a war. For example, in Shatuo, at that time, Yao Jin and Luo Daxiao were
After Shazhou defeated Shatuo, they all wanted to take advantage of the victory to go to Beiting, but I stopped them forcefully. They didn't understand Shatuo's history and internal conflicts. If they rushed in rashly, their opposition would lead to reconciliation within Shatuo.
If we are more united, Shatuo may not be able to be destroyed even today."
"Do you know that Shatuo will be divided?"
Guo Song nodded, "I know very well how the Chuyue Department squeezes other departments, and I also know that their internal conflicts have reached a critical moment. The defeat of Zhu Xie Jinhai will definitely trigger a general outbreak of internal conflicts in Shatuo, so it is wise not to trigger them at this time.