Xiao Siwen, Guo Shao is becoming more and more familiar with this name.
I first heard about Xiao Siwen from Madam Chen: his subordinates killed merchants and looted their goods, and not only were they not punished, they also extorted money in his name. This guy went too far, and the bad things might not have been done by him. At least it was certain that he was too indulgent to his subordinates. After receiving the money, he actually tortured people so cruelly. Guo Shao also extorted people from Shu, but after receiving the money, he was very honest and released the people alive and also gave them dry food, which was completely different from Xiao Siwen's way of doing things.
After that, during the Northern Expedition, the central army discussed matters and mentioned many times that Xiao Siwen was the commander-in-chief of the Liao Kingdom's Southern Court.
It seems that Xiao Siwen is still a very famous person. Guo Shao heard the most about these two people in the Liao Dynasty, except for the Liao Dynasty's sleeping emperor Yelu Ming, it was him.
Now Guo Shao heard that Xiao Siwen had occupied Gu'an County, and he became more interested in him. He asked the Youzhou man who had surrendered to him: What kind of person is Xiao Siwen
Zhang Ying and other Youzhou men who surrendered were vague in their statements. It seems that they had no chance to meet a Khitan of the level of the Southern Courtyard General Manager, and all they said were hearsay.
Guo Shao had no idea whether he was treacherous, honest, clever, or stupid, but he could guess a thing or two from what Mrs. Chen said. He thought that this person might be cruel. But no matter whether he hated or despised him, Guo Shao believed that he should at least face and understand his enemies.
So even if Zhang Ying and others said some useless things they heard, Guo Shao did not stop them and let them talk about Xiao Siwen.
Later, talking about Xiao Siwen's family, Zhang Ying said: Xiao Siwen had three daughters, who were said to be very beautiful. The eldest daughter married the Khitan leader's younger brother, Prince Taiping, and the second daughter married Prince Zhao, so he was very powerful. Xiao Siwen was the chief military officer of the Southern Courtyard and the most powerful person in Youyun. His family was very famous in Youzhou; many people talked about him.
Hearing this, Guo Shao couldn't help but think of Fu Yanqing. He asked casually: Aren't there three
Zhang Ying said: "My little girl should be relatively young. Her name is Xiao Chuo. When people mention her, they call her Xiao Yanyan. She is Xiao Siwen's favorite little daughter. People in the market and the countryside occasionally talk about her."
Xiao Chuo Xiao Yanyan This is not Empress Xiao of Liao
Guo Shao's eyes immediately brightened, and he thought: Yes, this is the name of Empress Dowager Xiao. He didn't even have any impression of the Liao emperor before, but he did remember Empress Dowager Xiao. He had to thank some films and TV series such as The Yang Family Generals for popularizing science for him and leaving a deep impression on him.
After much investigation, it turned out that Xiao Siwen was the father of the famous Empress Dowager Xiao. Now Guo Shao knew who he was and immediately found his place in the historical coordinates.
Since he was in Gu'an, Guo Shao wanted to learn a few tricks. How to learn was not important, what was important was that the main force of the Liao army, more than 100,000 troops, were in the north. If they all came down, they would have to hide in the city and wait for help. They had to first confirm where the main force of the Liao army was.
If it was just a one-game match with Xiao Siwen, it would be relatively fair. It was said that the Southern Courtyard General had only 18,000 Khitan cavalry and a few Xi soldiers under his command, so Youzhou had to keep some men; in this way, the difference in their strength was not big, and Xiao Siwen had a slight advantage in cavalry.
Guo Shao immediately gave an order: Send out two groups of troops immediately. One group will disperse across the Zhuo River to find out the movements of the main force of the Liao army. The other group will go south through the Qi Gou Pass and take my letter to ask Wang Pu. Perhaps he knows the approximate location of the main force of the Liao army.
As a military commander, Guo Shao treats his career as a career. When he suddenly meets a famous military commander, he becomes very interested. This feeling is like a person who loves playing chess and can't help wanting to learn from a famous chess master. Maybe it's an occupational disease.
As his interest came, his mind became more open, and he temporarily put his worries aside, which opened up his mind. Suddenly, he had an inspiration and vaguely thought of a way to return to Tokyo.
Guo Shao's expression gradually calmed down, and he no longer had the anxiety of not being able to find a way out.
After the evening, Guo Shao had a full meal in the camp and decided to go back to Dr. Lu's house to sleep. Health is the capital of revolution. Sleeping in the open air for too long is bad for the body. Besides, the cold has not healed yet. Look at Emperor Chai Rong, he is already in his thirties and he is already in bad shape.
The Lu family had soldiers on duty day and night, but they did not go in and occupy the house of the doctor who cured Guo Shao. The house was small and had few rooms, so it could not accommodate too many people, with only one empty bedroom.
After getting off the carriage, Lu Chengyong wanted to go in together. Guo Shao thought of the narrowness of the house and thought: Should I let Lu Chengyong sleep in the same bed with me or Lu Chengyong can only sit by the bed all night. He was almost recovered from his illness now, and thinking about the scene of a man sitting by his bed in the middle of the night, Guo Shao felt uncomfortable.
He then said: You don't need to go in. The doctor's family has no extra room to stay.
Lu Chengyong said: We must be careful about the safety of our lord.
This yard is so small that no one can hide. Only a doctor and his daughter can do nothing to me. They are from Zhuozhou, so it can be seen that they are not bad people. Don't worry. Guo Shao said, he turned his head and looked at the two houses next door. Go and ask tomorrow morning if the two people nearby rent a house so that the guards can live next door.
Lu Chengyong laughed and said: Do they dare not rent it
After hearing this, Guo Shao reminded them: "You must be polite and give enough money. We are not hypocritical. We must restrain the soldiers from disturbing the people and set an example. Otherwise, how can we control it? As long as we win the hearts of the people and have a good reputation, and we have not done anything bad and made a life-and-death feud with others, there will be less danger if someone has no reason to make trouble for us. This is the fundamental solution."
Yes, my lord. Please remember to lock your door at night.
There is a small open space after entering the courtyard gate, and the kitchen and other side rooms are built next to the gate. Opposite the gate is a main room, with doors on both sides of the main room, one of which is for Guo Shao to live in.
This place is really small, it can't even be called a courtyard, it seems to be just a small house consisting of several rooms with two earthen walls in front to enclose an area. I seem to have heard before that the miracle doctor Lu is working in a medicine shop. It seems that the influence of the name of the miracle doctor is also very limited.
Guo Shaogang walked into the main room and wanted to say hello to Old Man Lu, when he suddenly heard someone talking in the room next door, so he stood in the room and listened.
A woman's voice sounded a little unhappy: "There is only one door in our house. How can it be convenient for you to let a man live in our house?"
Old Man Lu muttered something, but it was so short that I couldn't hear clearly what he said.
The woman's voice added: They are all warriors. If they do evil, you will have no way to deal with them.
Old man Lu argued: If General Guo is the evildoer, the people of the city will have no way to stop him. I am old, but I can still judge people well. General Guo is not that kind of person. I heard that he is the queen's brother-in-law. You are really worrying too much. General Guo lives in our house, which is the most stable place in the city. Which soldier can go to the place where the commander lives and make trouble
When Guo Shao heard this, he felt that the old man was really smart. With 20,000 troops stationed in Zhuozhou, there might be occasional riots, but there were guards on duty day and night, so it was the safest place. Of course, he was not someone who wanted to harm the daughters of the common people. He had never seen anyone in the world who could compare to the sisters of the Fu family.
Old Man Lu’s daughter is petty, but that’s just how women are, so there’s no need to take it to heart.
At this moment, the door creaked open, and a woman came out. The light was a little dark, and it was hard to tell what color her clothes were. They seemed to be made of dark material, but her face was very fair. When Guo Shao saw her, he thought that her worry about not being able to do anything bad was reasonable. Although he didn't see the woman's appearance clearly, he thought she was indeed quite pretty.
Guo Shao was standing at the door of the room. The woman was suddenly startled when she saw a very tall figure in the main room. She covered her mouth with her hands, gasped, and took two steps back.
Guo Shao clenched his fist and placed it on the palm of his other hand. He bent down slightly and said, "I'm really sorry. I just came in and scared Madam Lu. By the way, I was just about to ask Dr. Lu if I could stay here for another night."
When Old Man Lu heard the voice, he hurried out and said enthusiastically: "General Guo, please live here. If you think my house is too small,
No problem, no problem. Guo Shao smiled and glanced at the woman, and then said, I didn't want to bother you any more, but I still feel dizzy and my cold hasn't healed completely. I'm afraid that going back to live in a tent will make my condition worse.
Good, good. If you are sick, you need to take care of yourself until you are well again. Doctor Lu asked, "Has General Guo eaten yet?"
Guo Shaodao: I have eaten in the barracks. You don’t have to worry about my diet in the future. I can take care of it in the barracks. I only stay here at night.
Old Man Lu nodded and said to the woman: General Guo has returned, please go and close the gate.
I saw that it was getting late and had already locked the door. Guo Shaodao said again, "I'm a little tired today, I'll go back to my room and sleep first."
Guo Shao exchanged a few pleasantries, which were quite gentle and polite, and then returned to his room to rest. It was just an ordinary family, and he thought it was no problem at all; and that woman was also very funny. He thought to himself: At my level, even if I have a concubine in my family, what kind of life do I have? Why would I be interested in an ordinary woman? There are many pretty women.
Although he didn't care, he had already had a deep impression of the woman. He found the woman's petty nature a little interesting.
These were just trivial matters, and he put them out of his mind after thinking about them for a moment, then pondered over Xiao Siwen's strategy for returning to Tokyo.
As he was thinking, he fell asleep. Guo Shao could indeed fall asleep anywhere. He had experienced a lot in his two lives, but he had never done anything that would go against his conscience, so he was not that nervous.
After all, it seemed that his only enemy was Zhao Kuangyin, and there was no need for ordinary people to make things difficult for him, a general of the imperial guards.