Leaving Chang'an, Guo Hao headed north.

Upon hearing the news that Guo Hao left Beijing, officials from all over the country were trembling and restrained the officials under their command, warning the rogue bullies.

For a time, the public security in the Song Dynasty was obviously much better, especially in the northern regions, where many people who dominated the country were hidden.

Half a month later, Guo Hao finally arrived in Youzhou. At this time, Youzhou was very lively. The news of the establishment of the capital immediately attracted a lot of people.

Guo Hao stayed at the city gate. After several months of construction, Youzhou City had already developed a contour. Except for the land occupied by the imperial palace, the periphery was occupied by merchants.

Seeing this, Guo Hao frowned and asked the construction manager: "These places have been occupied by others, where will the officials live in the future."

"When you go back to your Majesty, a large area of ​​open space was reserved in the east of the city to build the ministers' houses. Other locations were according to the planning of the Ministry of Works, and the ministers dare not make decisions at will."

After hearing this, Guo Hao understood that the Ministry of Works gathered all the princes and nobles together. The reason why it was in the east of the city was because the right was the upper and the left was the lower.

Continuing to walk into the city and start construction with the palace were also shops facing the street. Guo Hao originally planned to be built by the court, but for the sake of cost and time, Guo Hao agreed to build by the merchant himself.

However, the land was still owned by the court, but it was rented to merchants. The land in the capital could not be sold, otherwise it would be troublesome in the future.

It was already May, the climate in the north was clear and the weather was already getting hotter.

When he entered the palace gate, the foundation of the main hall had been laid. Looking at the cement and sand on the construction site, Guo Hao felt like he was returning to his later generations.

Guo Hao walked to a pile of bricks and stones and found that they were all blue bricks, but blue bricks were better than red bricks, which was labor-consuming and time-consuming to burn. But after all, this is the palace, so it would be better to be serious.

After a rough walk around the construction site, Guo Hao asked the people to keep it and returned to the palace outside the city.

In the palace, there were two people who had been waiting for a long time. When Guo Hao saw these two people, he smiled on his face.

"My dear Wanyan Ji, pay homage to Your Majesty."

"My dear Wang Wei, pay homage to Your Majesty."

After the two saluted, Guo Hao helped them up. Guo Hao looked at Wanyan Ji and found that he had not seen each other for a while, and he had a little more kingly aura on his body.

"Sit all, when did you arrive?"

"Go back to Your Majesty, the little prince and I arrived yesterday."

"oh."

Guo Hao waved his hand as he said that, and all the maids and eunuchs in the palace retreated. Only Guo Hao and the other three were left in the palace, sitting around a table.

"It's okay in Liaodong. Has the Liao Kingdom made small moves?"

Wanyan Ji looked at Wang Wei after hearing this, Wang Wei nodded, and then Wanyan Ji said, "Your Majesty, the Lord of Liao Yelu Xian once wrote me a letter to persuade me to surrender to the Liao Kingdom, and said... Let me be the king of the Southern Court."

Guo Hao didn't say anything after hearing this, so he poured a cup of tea for the two of them. They quickly got up and took it.

"Ji'er, what do you think?"

Wanyan Ji pondered and said nothing. He could not see Guo Hao's happiness or anger. If it weren't for Wang Wei's persuasion, he would not dare to tell Guo Hao.

"Just tell me the truest thoughts in your heart."

Guo Hao found that Wanyan Ji was hesitant and encouraged him again. Wanyan Ji breathed a sigh of relief, sat up straight and spoke.

"I think I can promise him."

Hearing this sentence, Guo Hao and Wang Wei both laughed. Wanyan Ji grew up very quickly, and the environment has a great impact on a person.

"Tell me your reasons."

Wanyan Ji thought for a while and said, "First, Liaodong is located in the eastern part of the Liao Kingdom. Although it is already bordered by the Song Dynasty, the links can be very weak.

If the Liao Kingdom insists on cutting us off, we have no choice. Now is not the time for a decisive battle, and it will not benefit both sides."

Guo Hao took a sip of tea when he heard this and signaled Wanyan Ji to continue.

"Second, the Liao Kingdom did not know my relationship with my father. If I became the king of the South Court, I could integrate the southeast of the Liao Kingdom. As long as the time was right, I could directly return to the Song Dynasty.

Third, after what happened before, we have already left the Song Dynasty and surrendered to the past that the Liao Kingdom has morally said.

With the 100,000 troops of the Song Dynasty, the Jurchens also had the capital to negotiate conditions. The Liao Kingdom did not want to go to war with us, so we followed them and secretly accumulated strength."

After Wanyan Ji finished speaking, Guo Hao nodded. The Jurchen Kingdom had no contact with the Song Dynasty on the surface. Although Yelu Xian did not believe it, it was indeed the case.

The northwest incident made Yelu Xian feel a crisis, and the Jurchen Kingdom in Liaodong was a time bomb for the Liao Kingdom and might not explode at any time.

Of course, there is no time bomb yet, but the existence of the Jurchen Kingdom does pose a great threat to the Liao Kingdom.

Yelu Xian also tried to win over him. He thought Wanyan Ji would not agree, and the Liao Kingdom could give him what he could give him, and the Song Kingdom could give him too.

But if Wanyan Ji agreed, then Yelu Xian would have to think about what Wanyan Ji sold in the gourd, did the Jurchen really betray the Song State?

So in order to confuse the Liao Kingdom, Guo Hao agreed to Wanyan Ji surrender.

Of course, this is all fake. Wanyan Ji first praised him and later called him a son minister, which means that he did not forget his identity.

"Since you have figured out the key, I won't say anything. It should be fine if Mr. Wang helps you.

But there are certain risks when you do this, you must be careful, and things must not be done without force."

"My son remember, thank you for your concern."

Guo Hao waved his hand, but he didn't see each other for a while, and the father and son seemed to be unfamiliar.

In fact, this is not Wanyan Ji's fault. He transferred all his sons from the capital and performed their own duties, which shows that Guo Hao did not trust his son so much.

"Okay, let's not mention these, today we rarely get together, how can we not drink it?

I remember the wine from Liaodong. Did you bring some of them this time? Although it is a bit intense, it is really satisfying to drink."

Hearing that Guo Hao was about to drink, Wanyan Ji quickly stood up and said, "I brought it. This time I specially brought a car to you just to give it to your father."

Guo Hao nodded with a smile and asked someone to prepare the food and drinks. Zhao Pu and Chen Xuan were also invited to drink with him.

In the open-air pergola, a sheep was shining on the fire. Han Yu skillfully sprinkled with seasonings, cut off the roasted meat from time to time, and delivered it to everyone.

Guo Hao sat in the main seat and raised his glass to pick up his wine. Zhao Pu and Chen Xuan had already known Wan Yan Ji's identity, and then he understood Guo Hao's intention to come to Youzhou.

"Your Majesty, the new capital is still under construction. Is it too early for us to come here?"

Although Zhao Pu guessed some of Guo Hao’s thoughts, he still felt that it was meaningless to come to Youzhou now. Guo Hao put down his wine glass after hearing this.

"Zhao Aiqing, you should know a little about the reason why I came here this time. Isn't Yelu Xian going to capture me alive? I am now in Youzhou. Do you think he dares to come?

Ha ha ha ha!"

Guo Hao said with a smile, his face full of disdain. Wang Wei shook his head with a smile. Although Guo Hao said that, this is not the most important reason.

Although he was not in the capital, he knew a little bit about the court. As the saying goes, those in the authorities were confused and those onlookers were clear. He knew very well that Guo Hao might have other purposes for leaving Beijing this time.

After saying this, Guo Hao did not mention state affairs again, but just arranged for everyone to drink until dark.

The next morning, several generals from the northern border came to pay their respects to Guo Hao. Guo Hao summoned them but did not let Zhao Pu participate. The others didn't know what they said.

After the meeting, the generals went back, Wanyan Ji and Wang Wei also went back. Guo Hao asked Zhao Pu and Chen Xuan to supervise the worker and be responsible for the construction of Beijing, while he wandered around all day, as if nothing had happened.

...

Guo Hao was doing nothing in Youzhou, but Guo Zhiyao in Bianliang City was very busy at this time.

In the palace, Guo Zhiyao sat at the entrance of the living room, and there were five men standing in the yard. They were all commanders of Xuanwei and Qiunan's confidants.

Guo Zhiyao held a list in his hand, and drew a line in the middle, separating the two groups of people, clearly distinguishing them.

"You should understand what I said. Mother's meaning is to eliminate the traitors in Xuanwei.

You are all raised by your mother’s mother. There is only one master. You were the mother’s mother before, but now it is me!

This time, Your Majesty's departure from Beijing is a good opportunity for us to clear the door. For those swaying traitors, you should know how to do it."

"Be loyal to the master and clean up the portal!"
Chapter completed!