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Chapter 486 General Dragon and Tiger
Zhao Hu was discussing important matters with his subordinates in the mansion when a soldier suddenly came to report that someone had come to visit him.

As the new Commander-in-Chief of the Fourteen Prefectures, Zhao Hu is well aware of the heavy burden on his shoulders. When the North Turks invaded before, he was responsible for guarding the southwest and wanted to go to battle to kill the enemy. Not even a shadow of the enemy was seen.

Emperor Shun seemed to have expected it a long time ago, and directly appointed him to be in charge of the deployment of troops in the entire Wuyou Fourteen Prefecture.

Before Zhao Hu came, he didn't expect the war to end so quickly. In order to speed up, he brought a few capable generals. Now there are no extra people for him to dispatch.

In the end, there was nothing to do, so I had to ask the Yan family brothers for help, thinking to borrow some soldiers and horses first, and when his men arrived, they would definitely pay back the principal with interest.

Yan Hanhai was very talkative, and with a wave of his big hand, he directly gave him [-] Yan's family troops, but he had to pay the interest in advance.

Zhao Hu was also afraid that the Beitu people would repent, so he agreed without thinking, but the other party didn't ask for money or anyone, but took his mount "Wu Tan" away.

Wu Tan was bestowed by Emperor Shun back then. Although he is old now, he is still a good horse. Besides, after getting along for so many years, he has already had feelings for him. Yan Hanhai taking away the horse is comparable to taking away Zhao Hu's own daughter-in-law It also made him feel bad.

Especially when he saw the other party touching Wu Tan's buttocks with affectionate eyes, his blood rushed to his forehead and almost turned his face.

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Outside the mansion, Wang Bingquan and the two shopkeepers stood quietly at the door.

Wang Gangquan clasped his hands, calm and composed, while the two shopkeepers at the side were obviously much more nervous, they glanced into the mansion from time to time, and then hurriedly looked away, for fear of offending the general by being rude.

Seeing the trembling looks of the two, Wang Bingquan smiled and said:

"The two bosses don't need to be overly nervous. General Zhao may look rough, but his personality is very easy-going and easy-going, but I think he probably won't accept this gift."

After Wang Gangquan finished speaking, he looked at the package that shopkeeper Sai was holding in his arms, and saw that the gift box was quite heavy.

Shopkeeper Sai smiled awkwardly when he saw this, and said:

"Don't be afraid of making jokes, Mr. Ma. Shopkeeper Ma and I came here to make friends this time. The gift is just a thought. I'm afraid that the two of us don't understand General Zhao's temper. If we offend General Zhao suddenly..."

"It doesn't matter, Zhao will help the two bosses to say a few more good things at that time." Wang Bingquan said with a smile.

"So, thank you sir. Afterwards, the two of us will prepare an extra thank you gift for Mr. Zhao. Oh, by the way, sir, your surname is also Zhao. Could it be that you are related to General Zhao?"

"It's just a coincidence." Wang Bingquan shook his head, but he didn't refuse the other party's thank you.

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While a few people were talking, there was a sound of footsteps in the mansion, and there were four or five people at least.

Not long after, Zhao Hu came out with several generals under his command, looked at the three of them, and asked:

"I don't know what the three of you are doing?"

Ma Xiuyi is a small businessman, who has never seen such a battle before, he panicked all of a sudden, trembling, and the brocade box in his hand was a little unsteady, and the shopkeeper Sai had seen some things in the world, but he opened his mouth in this situation It's not suitable either, Wang Gingquan is "very knowledgeable about current affairs", stepped forward and said:
"General Zhao Hu, long time no see, do you still remember Zhao?"

Zhao Hu frowned, and carefully sized up this plainly dressed middle-aged man.

After years of official training, Zhao Hu is no longer the simple and honest tiger he used to be. Now that he can still look normal in the face of so many generals, and dare to call himself "I", he can't help being cautious.

After staring at the man carefully for a while, Zhao Hu suddenly changed his expression, and said in surprise:

"king……"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Bingquan narrowed his eyes. Zhao Hu had followed Emperor Shun for so many years, so he naturally knew the nature of the Wang family, so he immediately stopped talking and said in a deep voice:

"Several please come in."

……

In the mansion, two businessmen were invited to the side hall, looking around, they seemed a little nervous, and they didn't even dare to touch the tea on the table.

In the courtyard, Zhao Hu bent down and saluted Wang Quanquan:
"My lord, why did you come to Ruzhou?"

"This king is here to help you solve your troubles, General Zhao." Wang Gangquan looked profound.

"Help me solve my troubles?"

"General Zhao's troubles right now are the same as your majesty and this king.

Confucian State is located in the north, adjacent to Beitu, but there is no danger to rely on. Although Beitu returned the [-] prefectures, there is no guarantee that they will not go south again in the future. Even if they harass every now and then, it will be tricky enough , General Zhao should be having a headache now about how to arrange the defense line. "

Zhao Hu was slightly taken aback when he heard the words, but he had nothing to hide, nodded and said:
"As the prince said, the entire fourteen prefectures have a long line, especially Ru prefecture, where almost half of the area faces the North Turkistan. If troops are stationed there, it will consume a lot of manpower and material resources every year.

Moreover, such a scattered defense can play a limited role. Since Beitu was able to win [-] states in one fell swoop before, it may not be impossible to do it again today. "

……

Wang Gangquan looked calm, nodded and said:

"I'll take care of this."

"what?"

"Also, don't call me the prince in front of outsiders. Remember, from now on I am Zhao Zhiyi, a general of dragon and tiger in the military."

After Wang Gingquan finished speaking, he directly took out a token without explaining too much. When Zhao Hu saw the token, he quickly saluted and said:

"For a humble position, see the general."

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General Longhu, the first rank of Wu San in the dynasty, there are many before this kind of dismissal without real power, and they are generally used to reward meritorious ministers.

The promotion of generals is easy and easy to say, but also difficult to say.

If it happened to be in troubled times and wars were raging everywhere, even a pawn might be able to become a general even if he worked hard for a few years.

When Emperor Xiaocun was in power, the dynasty was basically stable, and Wang Bingquan had intended to abolish these useless titles. At that time, Emperor Shun caught up with the uprising, and the matter was delayed.

After Emperor Shun came to the throne, Xu Shi also felt that these useless positions were an eyesore, so he abolished seven or eight, leaving a few as spares, and General Dragon and Tiger was one of them.

There is a saying in military strategists that "generals will not accept military orders abroad", which sounds reasonable at first glance, but it is a bit harsh to the emperor who has the imperial power in his hands, not to mention that today's emperor still relies on treason. throne.

Therefore, the few remaining first-rank Wusan have transformed themselves into existences similar to imperial envoys. Whenever soldiers are used, military attaches will be appointed to make inspections. coach.

All under the emperor are ants. This matter is more harmful than beneficial in war, but it is a great thing for the stability of the imperial power. Even though many soldiers may die because of this, there are not a few military officers who took advantage of the chaos to revolt in the past dynasties. Human life is exchanged for the stability of the throne, no matter how you look at it, it is a steady profit without loss.

……

If Zhao Hu was polite to Wang Gingquan in the past out of respect for his status, now he is polite out of awe. After all, even a prince is not allowed to kill officials at will, but General Longhu can.

Seeing the panicked appearance of the other party, Wang Gangquan was a little bit dumbfounded, and once again slandered Emperor Shun in his heart:
After all, it is a person who has rebelled, his mind is as small as a needle nose.

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(End of this chapter)