At the end of the hall of generals, there was a person sitting alone, with a long back and a heroic face, listening to everyone's words, with a slight sneer on his face.

His name is Zhang Shigui, his ancestral home is Yu County, Hedong, but he can also be said to be a native of Yuzhou, Henan, because since his father, he has settled in Yuzhou, Henan Province and set up another door.

The Zhang family of Yuxian County, where he was born, is a typical family of military generals, and the family has been in the army for generations, from his great-grandfather to his grandfather, who served in the Northern Wei Dynasty and the Northern Qi Army.

Zhang Shigui has practiced martial arts since he was a child, and his father Zhang Guo once praised him and said that my son has courage and heroism, and he will be a good general in the future.

To tell the truth, Zhang Shigui is not a person who is easy to get along with, he is not very friendly with the army as a young man, and he is not very friendly with his superiors and colleagues, that is to say, this person has been a soldier for a few years, and he has a bad impression.

So it has always been a small martial arts hall in Dongdu, and it has not gained a firm foothold in the army and made a name for itself as his father said.

But God always seems to be able to take care of the "disadvantaged groups", as the old saying goes, it is a blessing to lose a horse, for example, Zhang Shigui is much luckier than Li Po.

The relationship with others is not good, so the first expedition to Liaodong did not have his share, the second time, he went, but he escorted grain and grass, but he had not seen the shadow of Liaodong, and Yang Xuangan first reversed, so he rebelled halfway, did not make military achievements, but lost his official position.

Zhang Shigui was arrogant, and in a fit of anger, he returned to his hometown, at this time the chaos in the world gradually appeared, and Zhang Shigui, who was in Henan, also felt a heavy cold current.

The third expedition to Liaodong followed, this time Zhang Shigui saw that the villagers were in chaos, and the people were not happy, so he didn't have the heart to play with the mediocre emperor, so he simply pulled up the banner of righteousness in his hometown, guarded the village, and turned a blind eye to the conscription order.

At that time, the people of Henan were very miserable, and there were many people like Zhang Shigui who had already sought self-protection in the township, and they had to face the encirclement and suppression of officers and soldiers, as well as the intrusion of the chaotic army.

To what extent is the most bitter time, even a portal like Zhang Shigui has to follow the neighbors to dig wild vegetables and gnaw tree bark, if it goes on like this, I'm afraid Zhang Shigui will also taste what human flesh tastes like, but seeing that his family wealth is scattered, but there is no way to live, Zhang Shigui finally found out, it seems that the Great Sui is about to end?

With this kind of thought, Zhang Shigui suddenly cheered up, and no longer had the idea of choosing an opportunity to join the official army and lead the army to suppress bandits in order to seek wealth and nobility.

And his intellect and courage finally burst out in a desperate situation, first instigating the neighbors to lead them to occupy the county seat of Hongnong, and then opening the granary to appease the rebels and displaced people from all walks of life, and almost in the blink of an eye, the area in the west of the eastern capital and the east of Tongguan has grown.

Zhang Shigui had nearly 100,000 troops, and he was the largest group of forces in Henan except for Li Mi's big thief and the official army of the Eastern Capital.

Later, Wang Shichong and Li Mi killed in Luoyang, and both sides had expectations for Zhang Shigui, and did not come to attack him, but only passed the book to appease, it can be seen that Zhang Shigui did occupy a certain position in Henan at that time.

But Zhang Shigui didn't like these two people, he thought that these two guys were relatively consumed inside and outside the Eastern Capital Jiancheng, and they were very stupid, and they didn't look like people at all.

The so-called good minister chooses the wood to perch, he Zhang Shigui is a good man, so he naturally wants to find a virtuous lord to serve.

It can be said that Zhang Shigui didn't have the idea of being the head of the chicken rather than being the queen of the people, in this regard, in fact, he was very similar to Li Po at that time, he owed some ambitions, and he didn't have any thoughts of stabilizing the country, he just wanted to find a bigger and stable backer to work for.

And Li Yuan got up at the right time and appeared in front of Zhang Shigui, unlike Li Po, Li Po was in Mayi at that time, and he was weak and weak, and finally fell into Li Yuan's eyes.

But Zhang Shigui is different, what Li Yuan, who wants to go south to Chang'an, urgently needs such a character, so as expected, Lang You's concubine intentionally recruited each other with a letter, and Zhang Shigui directly surrendered to Li Yuan.

Doctor Guanglu, the prince of Hongnong County, stationed in the same place, restrained Qu Tutong in Tongguan and Li Mi and Wang Shichong in Henan, until Li Yuan occupied Chang'an, Qu Tutong surrendered, and when Liu Wenjing guarded Tongguan, Zhang Shigui was under the jurisdiction of Liu Wenjing.

It can be said that Zhang Shigui is Liu Wenjing's old department, during this period of time, he and Liu Wenjing cooperated well, occupying a large territory east of Tongguan, Liu Wenjing appreciated Zhang Shigui very much, and when he left office to go to the northwest, he also wanted to take Zhang Shigui with him.

And Zhang Shigui has been in charge of Liu Wenjing for so many years, and he can appreciate and reuse him, and promise him to be a friend, Zhang Shigui can't bear to give up, and is very willing to transfer to the northwest with Liu Wenjing to meet the heroes of the northwest.

At that time, Zhang Shigui's identity, status, and transfer to other places were not something that Liu Wenjing could say, so the two of them parted according to each other, thinking that they would be able to achieve fame in the future, and by the way, they would also achieve a good story.

Of course, according to their respective personalities, the chances of turning against each other are much greater.

However, there is no if in the world, when Zhang Shigui heard the news of Liu Wenjing again, Liu Wenjing had already been sentenced, and the old party members were implicated.

At this time, Zhang Shigui's life was getting more and more difficult, and after Li Jiancheng went out to guard Tongguan, he naturally would not reuse Liu Wenjing's subordinates.

The worst thing is that Zhang Shigui's ancestral home is in Jindi, and his later hometown is in Yuzhou, and his ancestors are still remnants of the Northern Qi Dynasty, and they are naturally separated from the people of Guanxi.

At that time, inside and outside the court, the Jin people were being strongly rejected, and these many reasons were added together, Zhang Shigui naturally would not be good, and the military power was gradually cut away by the prince's henchmen.

Therefore, Zhang Shigui was isolated in Tongguan and gradually looked down on everyone, and he himself was increasingly dissatisfied with Li Jiancheng, especially Liu Wenjing's punishment, which made him have great resentment towards the prince's family.

At this time, it was Li Shimin, the king of Qin, who pulled him and transferred him to the left prison of the Qin Palace, transporting grain and grass for the army stationed along the Yellow River.

After turning around, Zhang Shigui started his old business again, from a Henan Dakou to a grain transportation official, such a huge gap, the disappointment in his heart can be imagined, according to his character, he is not very satisfied with Li Shimin.

His temperament is indeed similar to Liu Wenjing, he is not very broad-minded, arrogant, and easy to be dissatisfied, but the difference between the two is that Zhang Shigui has suffered a loss and has a long memory, which is not as rampant as Liu Wenjing.