He actually has only one idea, that is, to give his father-in-law Guo Wei a good guard of the world, and to keep the foundation of his mother's family for the princess, because he is Zhang Yongde of the Zhang family.

Knowing that Guo Rong's killing decision was more decisive than his own, he was obviously more suitable to be the heir of this foundation, so Zhang Yongde did not fight that day, and Guo Wei also took a fancy to Zhang Yongde.

At first, Guo Rong seemed to understand Zhang Yongde's thoughts, but as time went by, he seemed to gradually stop believing that Zhang Yongde would be so single-minded. Sitting in that high position, with someone around you who can threaten your status, who will be at ease and who will deal with it calmly?

Zhang Yongde has not regretted his original choice, at least not yet. Because he knows that even if he comes back and makes a choice, he will not necessarily be better than Guo Rong even if he sits in this position. Moreover, because of his own temperament, he may have torn apart the inheritance left by Guo Wei a long time ago.

The courtiers left behind by Guo Wei were all experienced in a hundred battles with him that day, and they were all ambitious figures. Zhang Yongde asked himself about his temperament, he couldn't control these people who wanted to soar, because he couldn't be as decisive as Guo Rong. Moreover, the situation in the past two years has proved that under the leadership of Guo Rong, the Central Plains and the Zhou State are developing in a good direction. Holding Shuzhong hostage can not develop westward, geographical limitations control it is extremely difficult to go south, naturally so that the Central Plains does not have much to worry about; It also swallowed more than ten state capitals in the Southern Tang Dynasty one after another, so that there was no Jiangnan force north of the Yangtze River; It also withstood the development of the Northern Puppet Han, so that the little Liu Puppet Northern Han had no way out.

Even if the forces of the various parts of the country have risen, but now most of the countries in the south of the Yangtze River are still subservient to the Zhou State, Wu Yue's Qian family, Jingnan's Gao family, so that Shuzhong and the Southern Tang Dynasty do not dare to let go. Even the Fujian land that belonged to the Southern Tang Dynasty secretly sent people to come and wanted to belong to the Central Plains, which is no longer something that ordinary people can control.

Zhang Yongde has always admired Guo Rong! Therefore, when Guo Rong ordered the officials to discuss the affairs today, Guo Rong said that he would continue the northern expedition, and Zhang Yongde fully supported it without question. Zhang Yongde didn't want to prove anything, but he just wanted to give Guo Rong a simple message directly, I will support whatever you do, and I will accompany you if you need to fight.

Guo Rong really re-acquainted himself with Zhang Yongde, and even personally promoted Zhang Yongde, which was the first time that Zhang Yongde was promoted to the captain of the Great Zhou Inspection School after he stepped down from the palace inspection, and he continued to conquer the Liao State together.

As a person who has just arrived and stood up, he has achieved the highest honor of a military general in all dynasties, and for any person, it is the most proud thing in life. Zhang Yongde is happy, and the Zhang family is also happy! After all, you can come out of the shadow of the outgoing inspection.

Before Emperor Guo Rong's northern expedition, he faintly heard the rumors, and when he arrived on the road, he actually got a leather bag with a wooden board in it, and a line of words was written on it, saying that it was a check to be the son of heaven. So, the emperor, who didn't have too many suspicions, removed Zhang Yongde, who was stationed in the capital, from the battle. This move not only made Zhang Yongde feel faintly uneasy, but also the Zhang family panicked, after all, there were too many accidents in the Zhang family during this time.

At the end of April, Zhang Yongde, who had stayed in Beijing, received a summons from Guo Rong, saying that he wanted Zhang Yongde to accompany him to the expedition. Zhang Yongde understood that this was the emperor's unease with himself, and in order to dispel the emperor's doubts, Zhang Yongde didn't even think about it, and hurried to the front line.

When Emperor Guo Rong saw Zhang Yongde's arrival, his heart was obviously much more relaxed, and he let Zhang Yongde be his personal guard as if nothing happened, but he promoted the water and land to deploy Zhao Kuangyin to do all the inspections. Zhang Yongde suddenly remembered a person's words in his heart, and his heart was surprised and expectant.

Then he saw that Yijin Pass and Waqiao Pass surrendered without a fight, and the actions of the Zhou army greatly boosted the morale of the soldiers of the Northern Expedition. Zhang Yongde was also very pleased in his heart, although he was a little worried about his situation, after all, this world is still the world of the Guo family, and it is anyone's wish to drive the Liao people out of the Central Plains. Emperor Guo Rong's actions undoubtedly proved the wishes of the imperial court.

The surrender of these two passes means that Nanjing, which is the title of the Liao State, and Youzhou City in the Central Plains, are already at the forefront of the Zhou State. Of course, it is a good thing for anyone to be able to recover the two border passes without spending a single soldier, and for the soldiers who surrender to Chengcheng, they should be able to go down in history, so the guard general Yao Neibin received a grand courtesy from Emperor Guo Rong.

As the guard of Waqiao Pass, Yao Neibin led 500 elite soldiers to surrender, and naturally led Guo Rong and others to settle in Waqiao Pass. Waqiao Pass is not only a famous pass in the border, but also an important trade exchange area in the north, so there are not a few buildings in the pass, which is enough to live as the emperor's palace.

Emperor Guo Rong was still extremely satisfied with Yao Neibin's greeting. At that time, it was decided to promote Yao Neibin to the history of Ruzhou Thorn, and it was the next table for the whole country, calling for Yao Neibin to be praised. But because Yao Neibin's wife and children are still in Youzhou City, it is not recommended that everyone know about it.

Zhang Yongde still has great respect and appreciation for this brave and mighty Yao Neibin, although he is a military general of the Liao State, but in the face of national righteousness, he resolutely chose to break away from the Liao State and incorporated Waqiao Pass into the territory of the Zhou State. Although it was appreciation, Zhang Yongde knew that he would not be able to intersect with him, because of his sensitive identity, he was destined not to associate with these people.

Although he was promoted to the assassin of Ruzhou, and this is a good place close to the eastern capital Luoyang, the Northern Expedition has not ended, and it may be that a fierce general like Yao Neibin, Emperor Guo Rong will not let him leave his side. After all, a person like Yao Neibin is the best choice to use him on the battlefield.

Seeing that the crowd was slowly decreasing, Zhang Yongde stopped his thoughts and walked towards the place where his war horse was parked, where his own guard Zhang Zhen had been guarding there.

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If you attack Youzhou, it will be a direct attack on the elite cavalry of the Liao State, and there will inevitably be an unknown number of soldiers who will be buried around them to sacrifice their lives for the country; If Mozhou and Yingzhou are attacked, it means that the territory of the states within Guannan may all belong to the Great Zhou. If Mozhou and Yingzhou can be the same as the previous cities, this kind of peaceful surrender without spending a single soldier, and this kind of war to recover the country, it is really an immortal achievement. is that Guo Rong is unhappy, and the generals under him are naturally sought after.

As the backbone of the return of Waqiaoguan, the geographical location is special, and it can be retreated and defended by the sea and lake. Everyone was not in a hurry to follow the emperor, Li Chongjin, who was in command of the guards and pro-army and part-time envoy of the Tianping Army, was also leading a large army to support the emperor. According to the spies, when it was possible to arrive in less than two or three days, all the generals were full of confidence. At this time, in a large military tent outside the gate, Zhao Kuangyin was sitting in front of the desk, and there were five people sitting on both sides, all of them with serious faces, and everyone looked at him silently.