In the open space in the front yard of the palace, Brother Ling had been tied up for three days. There were soldiers watching him and giving him food and water, but the soldiers were all rough people and would inevitably beat and scold him.
Guo Shao walked to the window next to the lobby and looked up to see the Dangxiang young man with his head hung.
The ministers behind him were still arguing. Everyone had their own reasons, and it was difficult to reach a consensus. In the end, the emperor had to make the decision, which was one of the reasons why the court needed one person to make the final decision.
Lu Duosun bowed and said: "Brother Ling is just an ordinary man, but he is the son of the leader of Mo Zang. The leader of Mo Zang has asked for an audience many times. I have met him and put forward a condition, that is, let the Dingnan Army of Xiazhou come forward to urge the tribe of Yeci who looted tribute to hand over the criminals for punishment; and let Xiazhou allow local merchants to go to Lingzhou for mutual trade.
After hearing this, Guo Shao turned around and asked: Did the leader of the Mo Zang clan agree
Lu Duosun said: Li Yiyin cannot directly govern the Mo Zang clan in Hexi. I guess this matter is difficult to handle as the Mo Zang leader has not yet agreed.
Wei Renpu, the deputy envoy of the Privy Council, also said at this time: If the Dangxiang people agree to this condition, I also think that exchanging for Lingge is a good deal. The Yeci clan is in Hexi, and the relationship between the various ethnic groups is complicated. If we use military force to affect the whole system, it will be very difficult to deal with; but if this tribe of people plunders tribute and cannot be punished to serve as a warning to others, it is very likely to affect the smooth flow of Hexi trade.
Among all the civil servants, Wei Renpu was the one who advocated the toughest foreign policy. Even Wei Renpu said so, so Guo Shao began to carefully consider the pros and cons of the matter.
At this time, Guo Shao asked: Where is the leader of Meizang
Lu Dosun replied: Your Majesty, I am waiting for an audience outside the palace gate.
Ask him to come in and talk. Guo Shao said.
As soon as Guo Shaogang ordered an audience with Mo Zang, the dispute in the hall soon subsided and things seemed to be gradually coming to order from the chaos. No matter who was punished, it was for the sake of the court's reputation; in comparison, punishing Ye Ci, who looted tribute and killed the court officials and their followers, was more effective and related to the smooth flow of trade routes.
At this moment, Guo Shao saw a few pears in a fruit bowl on a coffee table. He was so excited that he walked over, picked up one, tossed it in his hand, and said, "Come on, put it on Brother Ling's head."
Lu Chengyong came forward quickly and took the pear. Everyone looked at him sideways.
Guo Shao took the bow and arrow and strode out the door, followed by more than a dozen civil and military officials. They saw Guo Shao standing under the eaves, looking at the tied-up brother opposite, while pulling the bowstring to try. People immediately understood what Guo Shao wanted to do, and they all looked at him with concern.
At this time, Leader Mo Zang was brought into the yard. When he came in, he saw Guo Shao holding a bow and arrow and pointing it at Brother Ling who was tied up in the yard. His face turned pale.
Mei Zang shouted: Your Majesty, spare his life.
Guo Shao glanced at Leader Mo Zang's nervous expression, but he remained calm.
When the noble Mo Zang saw his son, he wanted to run over there, but after running two steps, he probably realized that it was useless to go over there, so he turned around and walked quickly back towards the lobby.
As soon as he ran over, he knelt on the ground and said hurriedly: "I agree to all the suggestions made by Lu Shijun before. I will do everything I can to make this happen and make Ye Ci hand over the criminals."
When Guo Shao heard this, he had already made up his mind. Sure enough, he had to scare this guy to relieve his pain.
Guo Shao calmly pulled the bowstring. Mei Zang shouted: "Your Majesty!" He made a gesture to get up, but unexpectedly, two strong soldiers behind him immediately held him down.
When Mei Zang saw Guo Shao pulling the bow to its full length, she was speechless for a moment and stared at him with her eyes wide open.
It was just a yard away, only about 30 or 40 steps. At least in Guo Shao's eyes, it was a very short range. Guo Shao became famous when he shot and killed Zhang Yuanhui, the most powerful general of the Northern Han Dynasty, with one arrow. The ministers looked at him calmly.
With the bow and arrow in hand, Guo Shaoxing felt a surge of blood and was in high spirits. He held his breath and aimed at the pear on the top of Brother Ling's head.
Everything has been forgotten. The basic quality of the God Arm is concentration.
Bang! Guo Shaoyi let go of the bowstring, and the arrows flew straight away with a strong wind. Everyone stared at Brother Ling in front of them with wide eyes.
Then there was a puff, and the surroundings suddenly became silent.
The arrow hit the middle of Brother Lu's forehead and pierced his head, nailing his head to the wooden pillar behind him. The arrow was very accurate, hitting the middle of his forehead, and Brother Lu didn't even scream.
Guo Shao's expression suddenly changed, and he stood there in a very ugly manner. He was clearly aiming at the pear.
Not only was he stunned, but everyone was stunned, as if they were trying to figure out the emperor's intention.
That brother was bleeding from all seven of his orifices and was nailed there, unable to move.
A large amount of blood suddenly spurted out of Chimozang's mouth, and he fell to the ground and fainted.
When Guo Shao looked back at the crowd, they all bent over and could not say anything. Guo Shao's face turned pale and blue, and when he saw Lu Chengyong bowing forward, he handed him the bow.
The atmosphere became very strange.
In a moment, Guo Shao didn't know what to do, because it was an accident, but he couldn't admit it either, because he had messed up. The father and son were related to the national policy of the northwest. If Guo Shao said it was an accident, he would be treating the country as a joke.
But he soon came to his senses and said: Things have to be resolved.
Finally someone bowed and said: Your Majesty is wise
At this time, a soldier put his hand in front of the nose of the leader Mo Zang, clasped his fists and said: Your Majesty, this man died because he couldn't breathe.
Guo Shao:
Guo Shao turned around and looked at the two bodies that had been created in an instant, one tied up, the other lying hunched over. Ten thousand animals were roaring through his mind, and he pretended to be calm and said, "Let's clean it up." Then he walked away.
He left behind a group of confused civil and military officials, went straight back to the backyard, and sat down in the study.
Guo Shao felt very bad at this time. His most proud archery skill had gone wrong. With the death of the father and son of the Mei Zang family, the situation would become even more troublesome. He suddenly felt a mess in his heart.
Just like what I felt before, I have to clean up my own mess and take responsibility for everything I do.
He thought to himself: Damn, why am I doing this today
He was usually quite cautious, but today he got carried away and wanted to scare Mei Zang again.
Guo Shao stood up, looked at the map of various places in the northwest against the wall, and rubbed his temples a few times.
After a long time, the eunuch Wang Zhong said cautiously at the door: Your Majesty, Concubine Li requests to see you.
Guo Shao frowned and said: Let her in.
Wang Zhong whispered: "The servants have searched me.
It seems that even Wang Zhong understands that Li Yueji is even more dissatisfied with Guo Shao now.
After a while, Li Yueji walked in, her face full of anger and sadness. She said in a trembling voice in Chinese with a strange accent: Uncle Mei Zang sent the bride with good intentions and wanted to make friends with the court sincerely, but you treated him like this? As she spoke, her voice choked up.
Guo Shao glanced at Wang Zhong and waved his hand. Wang Zhong left tactfully.
Guo Shao couldn't help but say: I failed today.
One mistake means two lives. Li Yueji's eyes turned red and her body was shaking. She originally looked docile and beautiful, but now she seemed to have turned into a sexy ghost, and her expression was a bit scary.
Li Yueji said: Your arrows are not very good. You were the one who shot the wolf on my body with one arrow from such a long distance on the hill that day. It must be you.
Guo Shao frowned and said: My archery skills are indeed very good, especially my walking shooting skills, I rarely miss. I don’t know what happened today.
Uncle Mei Zang treated me, Li Yueji, and suddenly rushed over like crazy.
Guo Shao quickly aimed at her shoulders and stretched out his hands to grab them, but the woman suddenly turned her body to the side, and Guo Shao suddenly felt that the touch of his hands was very soft. Li Yueji became even angrier, and she struggled and cursed in a rage, but unfortunately she cursed in the Tangut language, and Guo Shao didn't understand a word of it.
Wang Zhong heard the news and ran over to see what was happening. He was so frightened that he quickly called some servants over, pulled Li Yueji away, and took her away.
Guo Shao's lips were scratched at this time. When he touched his fingers, there was blood on them. His hair was messed up. Wang Zhong said: How dare Concubine Li to commit a crime against her superiors
That's all. Guo Shao said, I can't kill all the people sent by Xiazhou.
He had to consider a problem: the Li family and the Great Zhou entered a hostile state and started a war in advance.
At this time, Wei Renpu asked for an audience. Guo Shao saw Wang Zhong and brought him in.
Wei Renpu held up a letter in both hands and said: I have just received an official document from the court, please take a look, Your Majesty.
Guo Shao stretched out his hand to stroke his hair, took out a white silk handkerchief and dipped his lips, then tore open the letter. The elegant handwriting came into his eyes, and it was refreshing to see Fu Jinzhan's handwritten letter.
According to the established strategy, Tokyo issued an ultimatum to the ruler of Southern Han, requiring him to personally come to Tokyo to pledge allegiance and pay tribute within a certain period of time. Cao Bin's camp in the south of the Yangtze River had already entered a state of preparation for war, ready to march southward to attack the Southern Han.
It's only been a few months, Cao Bin is really fast
However, that kind of local army can be formed quickly. As long as they have weapons, armor, and food, they can be sent to the battlefield after a few months of training.
Guo Shao was in a bad mood at the moment, and was already a little confused. At this time, the war came to his mind again. He couldn't help but look at the map again, thinking: The war on the north and south fronts
If the Xiazhou Li family wanted to break up, they would definitely submit to the Liao Kingdom and ask for help. Will the Liao army support the Dangxiang from both Hebei and Hedong? At least they will support the Dangxiang from Yunzhou, because the enemy of my enemy is my ally, regardless of whether they have good feelings towards each other.
Wei Renpu said behind him: Your Majesty
Guo Shao pretended to be calm and said in a calm tone: Deputy Envoy Wei, just say whatever you want to say.
Wei Renpu said: Your Majesty must have had a plan in mind when you shot and killed Lingge today. I wonder if I
Guo Shao said: Brother Lu is just an ordinary man, so just kill him. Leader Mo Zang was so angry that he died. It was a bit surprising that the two armies did not kill the envoys during the battle, not to mention that Leader Mo Zang was an envoy to the bride.
Wei Renpu said: I'm afraid it will become really troublesome.