Liu Chengyou came to Guo Wei's mansion, bent his waist, and said to Guo Wei; "Old Guo, can I trouble you with something?" It is recorded in the "Zizhi Tongjian", I want to be annoyed?

Guo Wei's answer was very profound: "I don't dare to invite, I don't dare to resign, for Your Majesty's life." "I don't say yes, I don't say no, just listen to your request. In this way, Guo Wei went out of the army and was ordered to control the entire army of the Later Han Dynasty. Guo Wei was in charge, and the first problem to be solved was to recruit troops. Because Liu Zhiyuan's Later Han Dynasty was established not long ago, and the land area was not large, much smaller than Li Cunqiao's Tang, and much smaller than Shi Jingtang's Jin, it was quite difficult to deal with the rebels in the three towns, and after the defeat of Bai Wenke, Guo Congyi and others, the number of soldiers was seriously insufficient. Guo Wei was in charge, and the first problem to be solved was to recruit troops.

Guo Wei arrived at the front line and did not dare to launch an attack rashly, so he camped in Tongguan, recruiting troops on the one hand, and gathering reinforcements from other military towns on the other.

At this time, there was a dusty young man who joined the army of the Later Han Dynasty, and no one thought that this was the beginning of a legend. The young man took this opportunity to climb to a dizzying height step by step, and became the only emperor in Chinese history who started as a professional soldier and became the emperor of the Zhengshuo court for more than 100 years.

But now we have to introduce this Guo Wei, this person is more important. Guo Wei's ancestral home is Yaoshan, Xingzhou (now west of Longyao County, Hebei Province), his surname is Chang, and he remarried with his mother when he was a child, and changed his surname to Guo. It was originally a pro-army under Zhuangzong Li Cunqing, and after Li Cunqing's death, he was adapted by Tang Mingzong Li Siyuan to his son-in-law Shi Jingjiao, and thus became acquainted with Gaozu Liu Zhiyuan. Before Liu Zhiyuan died, he and Su Fengji, Yang Wei, and Shi Hongzhao were designated as his son's ministers. After the four dynasties of the Later Tang Dynasty, the Later Jin Dynasty, the Later Han Dynasty, and the Later Zhou Dynasty, he was famous for his wisdom and courage in different armies of different countries, and we all know that Guo Wei will become the emperor of the Later Zhou Dynasty in two years, and he will copy Liu Zhiyuan in two years, so what is his mood now. Are you excited, eagerly looking forward to two years later? No, because people at that time had no idea what he would become in two years, just as he would not have expected that there would be a young man at the door who claimed to be the son of the commander of the Praetorian Guard Hu Shengjun begging to see him.

Zhao Hongyi, Guo Wei scratched his head, it seems that there is such a person, it seems that he still has a little friendship with himself, so let's meet. Guo Wei said casually: "Let him come in." Guo Wei would not have thought that this moment would be of great significance in history, the two founding emperors, and they were not emperors, they met when they were still alive, this is a unique meeting in Chinese history.

Zhao Kuangyin came in, Guo Wei was taken aback immediately, but it didn't shock Zhao Kuangyin's demeanor, many commentaries said that when they talked about this paragraph, they said how dignified Zhao Kuangyin looked and how shiny he was. What kind of demeanor does this person have. That's not true. As soon as Zhao Kuangyin came in, Guo Wei immediately suspected his identity. I really can't blame Guo Wei, this young man who came in was yellow-skinned, ragged, and full of dishes, where did he look like an official eunuch from the capital. Anyway, your father is also a commander, why are you Zhao Kuangyin wearing such a torn outfit. This is also a drop in price, but there is no way to do it, Zhao Kuangyin has done his best, and Zhao Kuangyin has washed and washed his clothes and head and face. But to be honest, this complexion, Zhao Kuangyin really can't help it, if you can only eat this cabbage every day, there is no oil and water at all, pure natural and pure green, and you can only eat half full, how can you pretend to be the demeanor of a young master who eats abalone and lobster every day.

After a few questions and answers, Guo Wei believed in Zhao Kuangyin's identity, although there was no such high-tech as ID card at that time, but a person's conversation, etiquette and the information he had can better explain a person's identity. In particular, Zhao Guangyin's quality made Guo Wei appreciate it even more, neither humble nor arrogant, polite, and very straightforward, he directly told Guo Wei what had happened in the past few years, and directly confided in his ideals, I want to join the army and serve Guo Gong. "Why don't you go back to Kaifeng, work under your father, it's close to home, and you can get some care, if you are short of money, I'll give you the travel expenses?" Zhao Kuangyin thanked him for his kindness, and said his experience in the past two years, experience can illustrate a problem, no matter how bad Zhao Kuangyin is, he doesn't want to go back to Kaifeng, he wants to break out of the world by himself. In the process of narration, Zhao Kuangyin did not hide anything, he said his difficulties in the past two years, unlucky, in the process of narration, Zhao Kuangyin found that Guo Wei listened very carefully, after Zhao Kuangyin finished narrating, Guo Wei asked him directly: "Young man, what position do you want." "It's very important, this sentence shows that Guo Wei already wants to take in Zhao Kuangyin, wants to ask him what position he wants, and is asking about specific treatment. This goes back to a year ago, when Zhao Kuangyin applied for a job from Dong Zongben, I believe that he would definitely consider his father's identity, his own identity and his extraordinary ambitions.

But now it is his third time applying for a job, and he has been rejected twice, countless times of cold and hunger, wind, frost, rain and snow have made him recognize himself, he already knows how many pounds and taels he has, which is rare.

Under Guo Wei's gaze, Zhao Kuangyin calmly said his wish: "I just want to be a soldier, please Guo Gongcheng." "Yes, you can." Guo Wei immediately nodded, and Zhao Kuangyin became a soldier. Guo Wei threw him to the field troops outside, but let him stay by his side and became a personal soldier.

Zhao Kuangyin followed Guo Wei all the way to the river in October 928 AD, and from then on the city of Hezhong was covered with war clouds and military camps. Li Shouzhen, who was already surrounded by water, was even more lonely. Bai Wenke and the others, who arrived in winter, were not waste, they had already defeated Li Shouzhen, but they couldn't take the city in the river, so they sent Guo Wei.

Specifically, how Guo Wei will break through Hezhong City, and what kind of ghost ideas will Liu Chengyou play in the Later Han Dynasty, we will talk about it next time.