The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

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Since Liu Zhiyuan personally led the army to fight against the Khitan in the north, he moved most of the Kaifeng imperial court to Yedu and set up a temporary public office to take charge of government affairs.

Yedu also became the base camp for the fight against the Khitan.

In a spacious official room in the temporary office of the Privy Council, a tall man with gray hair on his temples was sitting in front of a pear wood table. He held a red pen in his hand and was concentrating on approving the submissions submitted by the Imperial Guards and the Military Envoys from various places. Tang stickers.

Behind him, there is a screen with a picture of a tiger descending from the mountain.

The big man has a square forehead, a broad face, a green beard like a halberd, and a stalwart figure like a towering mountain, making people look up to him.

It was late autumn and the weather was getting colder. The big man still wore a rough linen sleeveless short coat, revealing two thick arms covered with scars.

There is a tattoo from his neck to his left shoulder, which is a lifelike blue flying bird. The long tail feathers of the flying bird extend to the broad back.

This person is Guo Wei, Deputy Privy Envoy and Inspector Situ.

"Bold! How dare you, a young halberd wielder, to stop me? Get out of the way! I want to see Privy Councilor Guo!"

There was a quarrel at the door of the official room, and a man in a brocade robe forced his way in despite the guards' obstruction.

"Li Ye, the Minister of Household Affairs, has met Privy Guo!"

The man had a gloomy face and bowed his hands in a perfunctory salute.

Two guards caught up to him and tried to stop him, but Guo Wei waved his hand to retreat.

Putting the ink pen on the pen holder and closing a copy of the poster, Guo Wei glanced at him and said in a deep and thick voice: "Li Shangshu, no need to be polite, please sit down!"

Li Ye didn't say thank you and sat down.

"I wonder if Li Shangshu is here today, why do you want to do so?" Guo Wei said with a smile, slowly picked up the tea cup and took a sip.

Li Ye snorted coldly: "I am here today to ask on behalf of the Second Highness, why did Privy Councilor Guo not comment on the post for the Zuowei army's replenishment?"

Guo Wei put down his tea cup and said with a smile: "The officials have issued an order to reorganize the Forbidden Army. The Privy Council has not yet decided whether the Left Guards' designation will continue to belong to the Forbidden Army. Therefore, His Highness's post has not yet been approved and will not be released."

Li Ye said with a face full of displeasure: "The Left Guard Army has always been commanded by His Highness the Second Highness. Even if it does not belong to the Forbidden Army in the future, it will still be one of the Imperial Guards guarding Kaifeng. Couldn't Privy Guo do something special and send the soldiers of the Left Guard Army first?" Make up for it?”

Guo Wei frowned and said in a deep voice: "The official decree has been written. When the Privy Council allocates troops, it should start with the Forbidden Army. In addition to the bodyguards and pro-army horse infantry, there are also the Guardian Army, the Holy Army, the Flying Dragon Army, and the Controlling Crane Army. The army and other designated armies that have been agreed upon need to be allocated troops, and the Left Guard Army is temporarily excluded from the Forbidden Army. How can we bypass other designated armies and give priority to replenishing the troops? "

"The commander of the Left Guard Army is His Highness the Second Highness! Isn't it okay for His Highness and my uncle, please ask Privy Councilor Guo for convenience?"

Li Ye didn't give up yet, and his voice was a bit angry.

Guo Wei's dark face looked solemn: "The Privy Council acts in accordance with the will of the officials. I am sorry that there is nothing you can do!"

Li Ye stood up with a sullen look on his face.

"Li Shangshu, go slowly. I still have dozens of petitions to be approved, so I will deliver them not far away." Guo Wei picked up the ink pen, opened one of the petitions and lowered his head to read.

The two guards, one on the left and the other on the right, asked Li Ye to leave the official room. Li Ye snorted heavily in annoyance and threw away his long sleeves.

After a while, a black-robed scribe walked into the official room, bowed to Guo Wei, walked to the desk and bought him some tea.

"But your uncle is here to complain for His Highness?" the black-robed scribe said with a smile, twirling a goatee.

Guo Wei put down his pen, leaned back with a strong body, his tiger eyes were slightly cold, and his rough face was full of power: "Uncle Shit, if it weren't for Sanmei's sake, he alone encouraged the officials to send troops to Zhenzhou, and almost affected the soldiers of the three armies. So I requested an order to behead his dog!"

The deep and forceful scolding sound resounded in the official room. At this moment, Guo Wei looked more like a fierce-tempered gangster, completely different from the image of sitting upright just now.

The black-robed scribe Wei Renpu glanced at the door of the official room and said helplessly: "The handsome master has now entered the central government, so he must not speak out as freely as he did in the army!"

"Hmph! I'd rather not be this Lao Shizi's privy deputy and talk to a bunch of sycophants all day long than go back and lead the army!" Guo Wei casually picked up the teacup and took a sip, wiped his mouth, and cursed.

Wei Renpu had no choice but to comfort him: "When I was in Zhaozhou, Li Ye strongly advocated the decisive battle in Zhenzhou. If the handsome man did not object, I am afraid that the officials would listen to him. Now the situation has proved that it is correct for the handsome man to oppose sending troops to Zhenzhou. Li Ye was reprimanded by the officials and ridiculed by the civil and military courts, so naturally he hated the handsome man even more in his heart."

"How could I be afraid of him?" Guo Weihu stared with disdain on his face.

"Naturally, snakes, rats, insects and ants cannot be compared with tigers and wolves, but after all, Li Ye is the queen's brother, and he is good at flattering and winning the favor of the officials. There is no need for the handsome man to antagonize him, so just stay away."

Guo Wei said with a smile: "I know, otherwise I wouldn't have had the patience to make excuses with him just now. By the way, has Shi Kuangwei, the governor of Zhangyi Army, arrived?"

Wei Renpu said: "We have already set up camp outside the city, and I will probably enter the city to pay homage to the handsome man in a day or two."

Guo Wei nodded and said, "The young man named Zhu Xiu mentioned in Dalang's letter will also come with him. What do you think?"

Wei Renpu said with a smile: "Ya Shuai specially asked Shi Kuangwei to send him here, and asked the handsome man to teach him, which shows that he values ​​this son very much."

Guo Weidao: "The letter said that this Zhu Xiu is a hermit from Tanzhou, a disciple of Mr. Siyou, who created black fire and thunder, can watch the stars and calculate the celestial phenomena, and has a brilliant literary talent. He is just a mere young man. Do you really have such skills?"

Guo Wei rummaged through a pile of documents and found a letter from Chai Rong a few days ago, as well as an attachment.

""Black Fire Thunder Production and Use Manual". Well, the name is weird, and the words written in it are half-written, making it difficult to read. But this word is really well written, with the spirit of everyone!" Guo Weixian He complained with a hint of disgust, but then he couldn't help but praise him.

Wei Renpu had also read the contents of the book, and the writing was clear and orderly. Even though many of the contents related to specific production methods and processes, he felt confused after reading it.

"Tanzhou, Mr. Siyou, has Daoji ever heard of this person?" Guo Wei asked with a frown.

Wei Renpu said with a smile: "I have never heard of it. However, the world has been in war for many years, and there are countless capable people and strangers who have hid in the mountains and forests to avoid disaster. If this boy is really capable, it means that he must have an expert's guidance behind him."

Guo Wei nodded, thought for a while and then said: "Haozhou Zhu family? I have never heard of it, that's all, let's wait until we meet in person!"

A guard came in and reported: "Shi Kuangwei, the envoy of Zhangyi Jiedu, wants to see you!"

Guo Wei and Wei Renpu looked at each other and smiled, Guo Wei waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Please come quickly!"

After a while, Shi Kuangwei strode into the official room, bowed his head and said, "Meet Privy Councilor Guo!"

Guo Wei smiled and said: "Shuai Shi, please rise! You should just call me Guo Shuai like you did when you were in Zhenzhou."

Lao Shi stood up and clasped his fists with a smile: "Guo Shuai."

Guo Wei motioned for him to take a seat, and Wei Renpu served tea.

Guo Wei glanced outside the official room and asked strangely: "Why, Shi Jieshuai is the only one? Where is the Zhu Xiu mentioned in Chai Rong's letter?"

Shi Kuangwei said without changing his expression: "I would like to report to Commander Guo that Zhu Xiusi was kind and sincere. When he was in Mingzhou, he separated from the general and left with a caravan going south to Suzhou. He asked the general to apologize to Commander Guo and said that he would wait. Go to Haozhou to find your relatives, and then return to Ye to report to Guo Shuai."

Guo Wei frowned and said, "Why don't you follow the arrangement in the letter and go to Yedu to meet So-and-so first, and then So-and-so will send someone to send him south? Why are you so anxious?"

Shi Kuangwei sighed and said: "The general also tried to persuade him, but unfortunately Staff Zhu didn't listen and insisted on leaving. The general couldn't force him to stay. He had to rush to Yedu first to hand over the order to Guo Shuai! Calculating the itinerary, they and their party were at this moment We should go to Bozhou, why don't we lead people to Bozhou immediately and send an order to Commander Guo to bring back Staff Zhu!"

Guo Wei waved his hand and said: "Forget it, you have to take your soldiers back to Jingzhou. The journey is thousands of miles, so it's better to start as soon as possible. Please ask Governor Wei to take you to the Ministry of War to handle various matters!"

Guo Wei approved a note to Wei Renpu and asked him to take Shi Kuangwei down to handle the handover.

"Thank you, Mr. Wei!" Shi Kuangwei hurriedly bowed and thanked him.

After the two left, Guo Wei took the manual and pondered for a moment with Chai Rong's autographed letter, shook his head and put it aside.

Since Zhu Xiu has not been seen, this new firearm, the Black Fire Thunder, should be handed over to the craftsmen of the Ordnance Supervisor for study first, and the rest will be discussed after Chai Rong returns with his army.

Guo Wei picked up his ink pen and dipped it in ink, and continued to comment on the post.

More than an hour later, Shi Kuangwei and Wei Renpu came out of the Ministry of War office.

After successfully obtaining the approval from the Ministry of War and receiving military supplies, the next step is to wait for the ship to be dispatched with peace of mind.

"Thank you, Mr. Wei, for your help. Shi will take his leave now! In the future, when Shi goes to Kaifeng, he will treat Mr. Wei to a drink!" Shi Kuangwei laughed and clasped his fists.

"I wish Shi Jieshuai all the best!" Wei Renpu saluted, but suddenly asked: "Shi Jieshuai has seen black fire thunder in Cangzhou. Is it as powerful as what Chai Yashuai described in his letter?"

Shi Kuangwei was stunned, his eyes rolled, and he hesitated: "This... is indeed very loud, it can scare people half to death."

Wei Renpu asked suspiciously: "So, it's just loud noise?"

Shi Kuangwei's dark face was a little unnatural, and he pretended to be calm and said: "In my opinion, this thing can indeed deter the enemy, but after a few explosions, the effect is really limited! According to Shi, after all, Zhu Xiu's effect is limited. He is young and has some talents, but he is not as miraculous as described in Ya Shuai's letter!
He was the person recommended by Chai Yashuai. It was not easy for Shi to make irresponsible remarks, but it was just that Chai Yashuai spent so much money on a young man. Shi also felt it was inappropriate and asked Mr. Wei to remind Guo Shuai, Don't take it too seriously. "

Wei Renpu twirled his goatee and narrowed his eyes slightly, making Lao Shi feel uncomfortable.

"Thank you Shi Jieshuai for reminding me, I will tell Guo Shuai next." Wei Renpu smiled slightly and bowed in farewell.

"Farewell!"

Shi Kuangwei felt that Wei Renpu's eyes were really compelling. He laughed dryly, got on his horse, and led a group of knights towards the city gate.

Wei Renpu stood there, watching the group go away, thinking for a moment, and hurried back to the Privy Council Office.

After leaving Yedu City and arriving at the canal embankment, Shi Kuangwei stopped his horse and looked back at the majestic city not far away, swallowing hard.

His eyes turned sharply, and Wei Renpu's eyes just now seemed to reveal his guilty conscience.

"No! We have to send people to Bozhou to make arrangements to make Chai Rong and Guo Shuai completely give up the idea of ​​looking for Zhu Xiu!"

Skuangwei made up his mind, beckoned for several confidant guards, and gave them instructions.

Immediately, four Hexi military men took the order and turned their horses to rush towards Bozhou, while Shi Kuangwei led his men back to Wubao.

Five days later, more than [-] soldiers of the Changyi Army took four large ships and headed south to Luoyang along the canal.
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