Originally, Zhao Yu still wanted to listen to Chen Zu talk about his achievements in Xuchang in recent years, but the news sent by the Governor's Office suddenly made Zhao Yu have to go in person immediately, and he had to ask Chen Zu to talk about it another day.

At this time, Chen Lang also received relevant news, and was waiting for Zhao Yu in the courtyard of the front yard, seeing Zhao Yu taking Chen Zu and others out of the house, he hurriedly stepped forward and saluted: "I'm afraid that Captain Zhou also received the news from the Governor's Office, right?" ”

To tell the truth, Chen Lang, as the county guard, did not need to participate in the affairs of the Governor's Office, but Zhao Yu was the first lieutenant, so he temporarily assisted Zhao Yu in a form similar to 'joining the army'.

Of course, Chen Lang himself was willing to take this opportunity to get closer to Zhao Yu, although this Zhou Duwei had obvious contradictions with Song Juncheng and others.

On the side, Chen Zu looked at the scene in surprise.

He lived in Xuchang for a few years, and of course he knew Chen Lang, the county guard.

Don't look at the position of the county warden Shi is under the captain, but in fact, the county warden Shi is neither a subordinate of the county or a lieutenant, but a subordinate officer of the county guard.

And now, Chen Lang is respectful in front of Zhao Yu, which also makes Chen Zu, Yan Kuan and others secretly speechless.

"This is ......"

As if noticing Chen Zu's gaze, Chen Lang asked with a smile with a little curiosity.

In fact, of course he knew that Chen Zu was a guest invited by Zhou Duwei beside him, but Chen Lang didn't know who this Chen Zu was.

Hearing this, Zhao Yu laughed, and half-truthfully introduced to Chen Lang: "This is Chen Hu and Chen Laojia, who were born in Kunyang like Zhou. In recent days, I have inquired about Chen Laojia's address, so I borrowed Changshi's house and invited him to get together. ”

"Where, where." Chen Lang waved his hand again and again, immediately looked Chen Zu up and down, and then arched his hand and said: "Since they are the old friends of the captain, they are also friends of the subordinates, and besides, the two of us have the same surname, so we should be close to each other in the future." ”

"I haven't seen you for a few years, it's amazing......

Chen Zu secretly sighed and responded with his hands.

Of course, he understood that this Chen Lang gave him such courtesy completely for the sake of Zhao Yu's face, which made him feel emotion again: when he and Yang Tong were thieves in Yingshan and hated each other, how could they have expected that there would be a dignified county warden Shi to salute him today.

"This kid is really getting more and more difficult."

Glancing at Zhao Yu quietly, Chen Zu thought to himself.

Then, while talking and laughing, the three walked out of the mansion.

Chen Zu was very knowledgeable and knew that Zhao Yu and Chen Lang still had important matters, so he immediately offered to leave after stepping out of the mansion, and after agreeing to Chen Lang's kind invitation, he returned to his house in Xuchang with his guards Yan Kuan and Hou Ming.

And Zhao Yu, together with Chen Lang, Jingnu, Niu Heng, and He Shun, went straight to the Governor's Office.

By the time Zhao Yu and his party came to the Governor's Office, it was already two o'clock, and the sky had completely darkened at this time.

In front of the Governor's Office, two braziers with triangular brackets were burning, and several soldiers with torches were on duty in front of the door, and when they saw Zhao Yu and his party hurriedly returning to the Governor's Office, their faces showed a look of surprise and curiosity.

"Captain."

"Captain Zhou. …… Chen Changshi. ”

When they saw Zhao Yu and Chen Lang, these soldiers saluted one after another.

I have to say that because he insisted on his own opinion in front of Li Junshou and Song Juncheng, he finally persuaded Li Junshou to agree to allocate another four million dollars to reward the soldiers, which made Zhao Yu win the support of many county guards in Xuchang at once.

In all fairness, for the county soldiers who climbed the west, east, and south city walls a few days ago, the reward of nearly five million yuan was actually not much for each person, after all, according to post-war statistics, Xuchang used at least 18,000 soldiers in this battle, and on average, there were at least 6,000 soldiers in each of the west, east, and south city walls - except for the north city wall.

According to Zhao Yu's promise, these soldiers who climbed the city wall to fight could receive an average of about 216 yuan of 'guaranteed reward', and on this basis, if they killed the enemy, they would be calculated according to the superposition of 'killing one person and ten yuan'.

How much is this level of reward?

From the point of view that one stone of rice has risen to nearly three hundred and fifty yuan, this reward is really not much, and even some soldiers who are happy to 'divide the reward of 330,000 yuan' and 'give another million yuan' are finally happy, but the vast majority of soldiers are still very satisfied with this.

After all, they only fought a battle, and they earned most of the rice in one day, which is about fifty or sixty catties, which is enough for their family to eat for half a month, which is enough to satisfy them.

In this case, there is also gossip that in order to ensure that the soldiers who participated in the battle get the rewards they deserve, Zhou Duwei insisted on his own opinion in front of Li Junshou and Li Juncheng, and finally persuaded Li Junshou to agree to give a reward of nearly five million yuan to the guards who participated in the west, east, and south city walls, and the county guards of Xuchang immediately respected this Zhou Duwei.

It is undeniable that this Zhou Duwei has a very bad temper, and he is not as kind as the former Cao Duwei, and he will withdraw from his position if he does not like it, but this Zhou Duwei will do what he says, and the reward of nearly five million dollars will be divided when he says it, without even blinking his eyes.

It's not a bad thing to follow such a trustworthy and generous lieutenant, is it?

It is no exaggeration to say that as soon as the reward of nearly five million dollars was issued, Zhao Yu's prestige in the county army suddenly increased to the point of being on an equal footing with the former lieutenant Cao Suo, and those generals who only had the attitude of 'dare to be angry but dare not speak' gradually changed their views on Zhao Yu.

"Hmm."

In the face of these soldiers' salutes, Zhao Yu only nodded and beckoned, and he didn't even stop his steps.

It's not that he's arrogant, he's just trying to 'maintain his personality' - because he is new to Xuchang and his foothold is unstable, after weighing it again, Zhao Yu decided to let 'Zhou Hu' enter the county army with a strong and tough attitude, in order to deter the 'Cao Suo faction' in the army, after all, the title of 'former bandit leader' is not good, but it can also make Li Junshou give him more tolerance in disguise.

So what are you waiting for? Of course, it is to immediately suppress the 'Cao Su faction' and promote those who are willing to be loyal to him.

However, it is incredible that even so, there was a kind of flattered joy on the faces of those county guards.

"As soon as the five million reward money was issued, Zhou Hu gradually gained the support of the county army, and over time, it is not a problem to control the county army, Song Juncheng and Cao Suo and others want to regain the position of lieutenant and drive Zhou Hu out of Xuchang, I am afraid that it will ......

Seeing this scene with his own eyes, Chen Lang's heart moved slightly.

A moment later, Zhao Yu and his entourage came to the front of Du Wei's room and saw a Gong Cao official coming in a hurry.

I saw that the Gong Cao official saw Zhao Yu and Chen Lang, so he immediately bowed his hand and said, "Du Wei, Changshi, everyone is already waiting in your room." ”

"Hmm."

Zhao Yu nodded, and walked towards his room with Chen Lang and Jing Nu.

After a while, the group came to the party room, only to see that at this moment in this party room, Xun Yi, Tian Qin, Liao Guang, Han He, and Liu Jian had all arrived, and there were Gong Cao Shuzuo Feng Ji and several Gong Cao officials standing on the side.

What is strange is that even the Marquis of the West City Gate was also present.

After seeing Zhao Yu and Chen Lang appear, everyone clasped their fists and saluted: "Du Wei, Changshi." ”

"Hmm."

Zhao Yu nodded and motioned for everyone to take a seat in the room, while he himself bypassed the desk and sat down in the main seat.

"Exactly...... What's going on? Zhao Yu looked around at the people in the room and asked.

At this time, Tian Qin, Liao Guang and the others secretly observed the Jing Nu who was standing beside Zhao Yu - it wasn't until a few days ago that they found out that this person who wore the same mask as Zhou Hu and never left was actually a woman.

There is no malice, they are just curious about who this woman is from Zhou Hu.

"Ahem."

After Zhao Yu's question, Tian Qin took the lead in retracting the gaze that fell on Jingnu, and gestured towards the Marquis of the West City Gate with a fist: "Marquis Wangmen, you can explain, how about it?" ”

"Yes."

Wang Yan nodded, got up and hugged his fist towards Zhao Yu, and said: "That's the case, Du Wei, after nightfall today, about two o'clock in the unitary hour, the lowly official was patrolling the city at that time, and suddenly heard a few people calling the door under the city, so he brought these people to the city with hanging baskets...... According to these people, after noon today, the rebel generals Xiang Xuan and Yan Xuan led their troops south in batches, leaving only a few 3,000 soldiers to guard the city, as if they were going to sneak attack Yingyang, so after nightfall, these people secretly climbed out of the city wall and came to Xuchang to report the news......"

He exhaled, pointed at Liao Guang, and explained: "Such a big matter, I dare not make the decision, so I immediately told Liao Shiguan...... The lieutenant knew what happened next. ”

Zhao Yu turned his head to look at Liao Guang, who nodded.

Seeing this, Zhao Yu pondered for a moment and asked, "Where are those Yingyin people?" ”

Wang Yan understood, clenched his fists and said: "The lowly post has brought them to the Governor's Office, can the Captain summon them?" ”

"Hmm." Zhao Yu nodded and said, "You bring them in, and I will question them face to face." ”

"Yes."

Wang Yan hugged his fists, turned around and walked out of the room, and it didn't take long for him to come to the house with three men dressed as ordinary people.

I saw Wang Yan introduce Zhao Yu to the three of them and said: "All the people here are officials from the Governor's Office, and this is Zhou Duwei, the three of you will tell Zhou Duwei what I said, and you can't hide and deceive half a sentence!" ”

"Yes, yes......"

The three Yingyin men nodded in agreement, and then you and I said the matter again, and there was no difference from what Wang Yan had explained before, only to hear Zhao Yu fall into deep thought.

『…… Isn't that a bit too coincidental?'

Looking up and down at the three Yingyin men, Zhao Yu frowned and thought secretly.