In the first year of Guangshun and 951 AD, a lot of things happened at the beginning of this year, but it was very peaceful afterwards.

Guo Hao rested at home for half a month. When he went to court again, everyone looked at him with strange eyes.

"You are finally willing to come back? I thought you were going to be isolated from the world and retire to the mountains and forests!"

After talking about the important matter, Guo Wei did not forget to tease Guo Hao, and did not leave any face for him in front of all civil and military officials.

"When you go back to your Majesty, I do have the idea of ​​retiring to the mountains and forests, but then I thought, I am still so young, will I become a mountain villager after a long time?

Moreover, I have a lot to do, and I have to serve Your Majesty. The Great Zhou needs me, the people need me, and Your Majesty needs me, so I have to come back!"

When some people heard Guo Hao's words, they nodded with a smile, knowing that he was fine, and they were as shameless as ever.

Some people sneer at it. In the words of later generations, no one will turn around if the earth is missing. Why are you so shameless? You still need you.

Guo Wei knew Guo Hao's style. When Guo Hao was under his tent, he often said strange things and did strange things. If he didn't do this, he wouldn't be Guo Hao.

"Well, since I'm back, then I'll be on duty. When I quelled the rebellion in the river, you were my military advisor. Now that Liu Chong is in power, what are your military advisors?"

"this……"

It really doesn't make people relax at all. As soon as he came back, he asked him how to deal with Liu Chong. As one of the ten countries, the Northern Han Dynasty would not have been delayed to the Song Dynasty if it was so easy to pacify.

"Go back to Your Majesty, something happened in my family just now. Before I could think about it, I would like to ask Your Majesty to give me some time."

"Okay, then I will give you three days. If you can't think of a solution, don't be the affairs of the Privy Council!"

Three days!

After Guo Wei finished speaking, some people were worried about Guo Hao, while others were gloating, including the Privy Councilor Wang Jun.

"Abide by the order."

Although the time is a bit short, Guo Hao knew that if he couldn't think of a solution in three days, even if he gave him more time, he would be unable to do so.

When Guo Hao returned home, he saw the area on the map and summarized four reasons.

First of all, if their land area is small, then their internal energy will be greater and their sense of crisis will be strong.

In addition, they were trying to survive by siege, using Liao as the external slowdown as the source of their holdings, which is another reason.

Also, because their decision makers are by no means ordinary people and have high decision-making ability, this is also the reason why survival extends the time when the Northern Han Dynasty was destroyed.

In the end, the Later Zhou Dynasty did not pay attention to them and did not take the Northern Han seriously. Guo Wei was in a defensive state during his reign. It was not until Chai Rong succeeded to the throne that he used troops to the Northern Han.

And there are three reasons why this happens.

The first is the Khitan attacking the border. The main forces of the Great Zhou Dynasty were in Yecheng and north of Yecheng, and Guo Wei's military and imperial guards were all around Bianliang.

The second is that there are no suitable generals. Logically speaking, Zhao Hui and Bai Congke are both good generals, but when the three states of Hezhong rebelled, the two of them fought for half a year but failed to fight. In the end, Guo Wei took action and used a strategy to quell the rebellion.

Now Liu Cong has twelve states, and neither military strength nor territory can compare with Li Shouzhen and others. Although the three of them have qualifications, they do not have the ability.

The third is Murong Yanchao, who is Liu Zhiyuan's half-brother. After Guo Wei became emperor, he gave an edict to comfort Murong Yanchao and called him his younger brother. Murong Yanchao was very scared.

Soon, Liu Chong proclaimed himself emperor in Taiyuan, established the Northern Han Dynasty, and raised an army to attack Zhou. Murong Yanchao took the opportunity to contact Li Bin of the Southern Tang Dynasty and also raised an army to fight against Zhou.

Murong Yanchao has not rebelled yet, but Guo Wei is already prepared for him. Guo Wei seems to be stable, but in fact he is enemies on all sides and cannot act rashly.

When Guo Hao thought of this, he suddenly felt a little tricky. He wanted to tell Guo Wei that he had no good idea. After all, he was in a good time, place and people seemed to have no one to take up.

The Northern Han Dynasty was located in the 12 Zhou dynasties of Hedong, and belonged to the central and northern Shanxi in later generations. It was mainly plateau, with a complex terrain, easy to defend and difficult to attack.

As an ancient historical city, Jinyang has a tall and strong city, and it is not that easy to break through Jinyang.

The climate in Shanxi is distinct in all seasons, with rain and heat synchronized and sufficient light. Locals adapt to this climate, but outsiders may not adapt to it.

In this way, the right time and place were not advantageous. In terms of harmony, there were Khitan in the north of the Han Dynasty, the Southern Tang Dynasty in the south, and there was Murong Yanchao in the middle. The Great Zhou was attacked from both sides. If you want to fight him, you must be prepared to start a war from all sides.

Therefore, if Guo Hao wants to pacify Northern Han, he must first cut off his foreign aid, first deal with Nan Tang and Murong Yanchao, and then deal with the Khitan.

But the Khitan is not so easy to deal with. Chai Rong is still guarding Yecheng, so if you want to pacify the Northern Han in advance, you need to cheat.

Guo Hao was thinking about this for three days in a row, and Guo Wei summoned him three days later.

"Three days have passed, have you come up with any good ideas?"

Guo Hao shook his head when he heard this: "Your Majesty, there is no good idea, but there is one bad idea."

"Oh? What a bad idea?"

"I have been thinking hard for three days, but there is really no good idea, so I can only let myself down and use my magic to break the city."

"Spell?"

Guo Wei was a little surprised and thought to himself that Guo Hao also knew magic, why didn’t he know it before?

"At noon tomorrow, please move your Majesty to the bank of the Bian River. I will demonstrate it to you!"

After Guo Hao finished speaking, Guo Wei smiled and said, "Okay, then I want to see what kind of magic you know, how dare you say magic to break the city!"

Guo Hao bowed and said nothing more. When he returned home, he called Li Hui and asked, "How are you ready for everything?"

"Young Master, you're ready."

"Well, the packages are all wrapped in oil paper. Whenever you see my gestures, as long as my sword passes through the sky, you will ignite the lead and then quickly evacuate!"

"Don't worry, young master, we have all demonstrated it, absolutely no problem."

Guo Hao nodded again. Yes, the spell he mentioned was gunpowder, and it was black gunpowder, which had already appeared in the Tang Dynasty.

In order to break the city, Guo Hao thought of many ways, but nothing was more useful than gunpowder. However, Guo Hao didn't want the gunpowder to be known too early, so he explained it as a spell.

The black gunpowder is not very powerful now. Guo Hao probably remembers that the ratio of black gunpowder is seven to one to two, that is, the ratio of saltpeter, sulfur and charcoal.

When he was in the Southern Tang Dynasty, Guo Hao had seen sulfur and saltpeter used for alchemy, so he asked someone to go to the Taoist temple to find some, and when he came back, he added charcoal and made two explosive packs.

As for the lead wire, it is not difficult to make. This is due to the firecrackers he played when he was a child. In fact, it was just to find some nitro powder, stick it on the iron rod, and then shake it with his hands, and a line appeared. Then rub it with his hands. It was the lead wire. Finally, it was fixed with rice paste, so the paper would not dissipate.

Guo Hao worked in the room for a day and only made two. This thing was too lethal. If it spread, history would completely change.

Although there are firearms at this time, their lethality is not very high. Guo Hao does not want to expose the explosives, mainly because he is afraid that one day it will be used on himself.

Everything was ready. The next day, Guo Hao came to the river early and saw him wearing a Taoist robe and a sword in his hand. It looked quite like that.

As noon approached, Guo Wei and a group of military generals arrived one after another, and saw Guo Hao sitting cross-legged on the platform, closing his eyes to rest.

There was a small earth slope in the distance. Li Hui and a disciple of the Beggars' Sect hid behind the earth slope, which just blocked Guo Wei and others' vision.

When Guo Hao heard the voice, he saw that Guo Wei and the others had arrived, so he looked at the sky, stood up suddenly, and danced around the Dharma platform. These were all learned by him and Taoist Master Ling Song.

After dancing for a while, Guo Hao suddenly picked up a spiritual talisman and dipped it on the sword with water. With a sudden wave, the spiritual talisman actually ignited spontaneously without fire.

"Wow..."

The officials in the distance were surprised, and Zhao Kuangyin, Wang Shenqi and others were also stunned. Unexpectedly, Guo Hao had this trick.

Guo Hao burned three talismans in a row. God seemed to cooperate with him very much. A gust of wind blew out of thin air, and Guo Hao also found it interesting.

"This spiritual talisman was given to me by Master Lingsong. It won't be really useful, right?"

Guo Hao was secretly surprised, but his hands kept moving, feeling that the time was almost done, so the sword spread across the sky. When Li Hui saw the signal, he immediately asked someone to ignite the fire.

Guo Hao calculated the time silently in his heart. Ten seconds later, he pointed to the small earth slope suddenly. After a moment, there was a loud bang and the earth slope was blown into a big pit.

The officials in the distance were stunned, their ears buzzing, their bodies trembled, and they were shocked!
Chapter completed!