The sound of stringed instruments and orchestras could be heard faintly from the main hall. The performance there should be replaced by the dancing girls. There were a lot of people in Zide Hall today. In addition to the full house of guests in the main hall, there were also many eunuchs and palace maids outside the bedroom. However, no one disturbed the deep curtains. The windows were closed tightly, the curtains were lowered, and the light in the bedroom became dim. A little sunlight shone through the edge of the purple curtains, just like the colorful clouds showing when the sun was hidden in the dark clouds.
There were only the two of them in the palace, but the noise outside still made them a little nervous, so they spoke in a low voice.
Fu Jinzhan said: I am not as good at singing and dancing as Lady Huarui and Zhou Ehuang, and I am older than you.
An idea suddenly came to Guo Shao's mind, and he said with a smile: Then I will teach Jinzhan to dance.
Fu Jinzhan couldn't help laughing: You can dance
Really. Guo Shao said seriously, it was performed by two people. Although it was not as entertaining as those dancers, the important thing was to participate, instead of just sitting and watching.
So Guo Shao stepped forward, put his arm around Fu Jinzhan's waist, grabbed her hand with his other hand, and said: Just put that hand on my shoulder.
Fu Jinzhan said: They are hugging each other, is this called dancing
Guo Shao calmly taught her ballroom dancing, which was the only dance he knew how to dance, having learned it in college. It was not easy to learn it at the time, and he stepped on his partner countless times.
But what surprised him was that after he told Fu Jinzhan the steps, he only said it once and she remembered it, although she was a little unfamiliar at first. Accompanied by the rhythm of the music outside, the two gradually became tacitly in sync. Fu Jinzhan was indeed smarter than people in later generations. At least Guo Shao felt that he could not catch up with her.
Soon, Fu Jinzhan whispered: How can we dance if you are like this
Guo Shaodao: I really can’t help it.
Fu Jinzhan said: Why are your hands still moving around
Guo Shao did not stop, he gently stroked her back with his fingers and said in a deep voice: So beautiful.
This social dance is made for ambiguity. He was so close that he could even smell the scent of Jinzhan's hair. He didn't believe that she would have no thoughts while dancing. He moved closer, freed his hands, and gently stroked her hair with the back of his fingers. His lips were almost close to her ears and whispered: The most beautiful thing is between black hair and skin. Your ears are like jade.
Fu Jinzhan's breathing was a little heavy: What else
Guo Shaodao: I also like your shoulders, with slender bones and plump skin, straight shoulders and back, and a round shape.
Fu Jinzhan moved her head away from Guo Shao's shoulder, her beautiful eyes sparkling, she stretched out her scallion-like fingers, put them on Guo Shao's mouth, looked shy, and said softly: Don't dance for now, learn later. Let's review another thing.
Fu Jinzhan woke up in a daze, turned her head to look at the light from the window curtains, and judged that she had just taken a nap. She didn't dare to sleep here in the first place, because the longer she stayed, the easier it would be to be exposed. She just lay down for a while because she was too tired. She reached out to touch the bed sheet next to her, and it was empty, and it seemed to still have the residual warmth of Guo Shao's body.
Fu Jinzhan was caught off guard, and an inexplicable sadness surged up in her heart.
The sound of music outside, which was blocked by several walls, was still floating in the air, but this spacious and luxurious bedroom still looked very empty.
She recalled that the first time she was with Guo Shao was in the unused house of the Fu family. They did spend the night together, but there was no bed to sleep on, and they separated before dawn. After that, she had sex with Guo Shao several times, always finding a place to hide and getting close to him briefly.
At this moment, Fu Jinzhan suddenly thought of one thing. She woke up peacefully and found someone lying next to her, a man she trusted, Shao Ge'er.
She was stunned for a moment, not daring to stay any longer, so she stood up and found her bra and undershirt from the clothes next to her.
The next morning, everything in the imperial city was normal. Guo Shao met with several important military and political figures in the side hall on the east side of the Jinxiang Palace to discuss and arrange some important matters. He sat on a chair at the top, and the ministers also sat. This scene was similar to when he was on duty in the Palace Front Department before, and habits could not be completely changed all at once.
Guo Shao recounted what had happened recently and turned to look at the Privy Councilor Wang Pu. Wang Pu looked as if he had something to say.
Wang Pu looked up and saw Guo Shao looking at him. He pondered for a moment, clasped his fists and said: Your Majesty, have you decided on a reign title
Guo Shao thought: I mentioned it once when I first ascended the throne, but I didn't get a satisfactory result, so I put it aside. After all, it's only April now, and the reign title won't be used until next year, so there's no need to be so anxious. But why did Wang Pu have to bring it up
If someone else asked this question, Guo Shao would not think much about it. But Wang Pu has always been good at planning and has a lot of thoughts. In such an occasion, he would never say useless words.
The title of Fu Jinzhan was not thought up by Guo Shao, as it could be decided by ministers; however, the reign title was generally decided by the emperor himself. This not only served to legitimize the emperor's ideas and direction on state governance, but also to some extent expressed the emperor's ideas and direction on state governance. For example, the reign title of Taipingxingguo had the idea of pursuing peace and suppressing military exploits.
Guo Shao thought about it and understood what Wang Pu meant. The functions of the central government and the Palace Front Office were different. They not only had to deal with daily affairs, but also had to plan the country's long-term strategy. This was what Wang Pu meant. He wanted to ask Guo Shao what his plans were, but it was not easy to ask directly.
Guo Shao has thought about this question many times since he ascended the throne one month ago.
In the current situation, the change of regime is relatively stable. The situation of the Great Zhou has occupied most of the core areas of the Datong Dynasty. The main directions are nothing more than two: to develop towards protecting the imperial power or to continue to make great efforts to establish greater achievements and take back the Sixteen Prefectures of Youyun from the Liao Kingdom.
When Guo Shao was a military general, he had publicized some of his political ideas and ambitions, and he wrote about his desire to recover the lost territories in military music; but he did not formally confirm it in the court.
Perhaps from the perspective of his own interests, since he has already sat on the throne, the safety of his throne and that of his descendants is more important than anything else. To protect the imperial power of the Guo family, restricting military generals is undoubtedly the right way to go. Since the late Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties, the main reason for the fall of several dynasties was that after the death of the founding emperor, the descendants had insufficient prestige and could not control the internal military generals at all, so the dynasties that were replaced had no choice, and the external military threat was too great; now that the Great Zhou is the only one in the Central Plains, the external threat is relatively small.
Guo Shao thought that he was only 24 years old and was not satisfied with this; but he did not want the previous situation to continue. He was silent for a long time while looking for a way out. He did not answer directly, but just said: Recovering the mountains and rivers, restoring the prestige and glory of the Han and Tang dynasties, and building the foundation of the empire has always been my dream. I will not treat you unfairly in the future.
When he said this, everyone turned to look at his face, and several people looked at him, with excitement shining in their eyes.