The emperor had already made a decision, and Zhao Junsheng couldn't oppose it, so he could only clench his fists and say, "The minister obeys the order!" It's just that most of the border troops are Xianbei generals, and the ministers serving as Han people as the assassins of Youzhou are only afraid that those Xianbei generals will not be convinced, and the Xianbei officials in Youzhou will not be convinced."

"You don't have to worry about this, most of the Xianbei soldiers in Youzhou have been transferred to Henan, and there are still 30,000 Han troops left in Youzhou, which were recruited by Liu Jie and Du Chao to guard Youzhou at that time, and after Du Chao surrendered, these Han troops also surrendered!"

"There are not many Xianbei officials left in Youzhou now, you should be able to handle it. In this way, you can rest in the Heicheng Post House for a few days, and there will be a will soon! ”

"Yes!"

After walking a little further, he stopped at a pavilion by a pond, grabbed a handful of fish food from a small bowl on the stone table and threw it into the pond, and the fish in the pond came one after another to snatch the food.

Tuoba Jian said while throwing fish food: "In a few days, I plan to recruit Hua Mulan to Beijing to serve as the general of the left wing."

When Zhao Junsheng heard this, he was a little worried in his heart, if he and Hua Mulan were both transferred out of Wuchuan Town, wouldn't the efforts he and Hua Mulan have made in Wuchuan Town in the past two years be in vain, making wedding clothes for others?

He immediately said: "Your Majesty, Mulan is still in the mourning period, if she comes out to take office, she will definitely be impeached by the imperial historians!" ”

"Zhao Qing doesn't need to worry about this, the older generation of generals is either old or dead, and the younger generation has not yet grown up to be unbearable, the imperial court is at the time of employing people, I plan to use Hua Mulan to win the favor, let her lead the left wing of the soldiers and horses, and prepare for the dispatch of troops to Beiyan! As for those annoying imperial histories, I will press their impeachment recitals when the time comes! ”

Zhao Junsheng's heart was half cold, listening to the emperor's tone, it was already a certainty, and he would not change it again, if he forcibly objected, he was afraid that it would make the emperor unhappy.

At this time, the emperor said again: "By the way, if Hua Mulan is transferred to serve as the general of the left wing, there will be a vacancy in Wuchuan Town, and I plan to promote it from the existing generals in Wuchuan Town, after all, you are the first general of Wuchuan Town, who do you think is suitable to take over the position of town general?" ”

Don't look at Tuoba Jian, this is appeasing Zhao Junsheng, but Zhao Junsheng can't be happy at all, this Tuoba Jian is too fine, it's not easy to fool.

"Since Your Majesty feels that there are too few talents, the minister will recommend to Your Majesty a candidate to take over as the general of Wuchuan Town, this person is the current Wuchuan Town Army Sima - Gao Xiu, at present, he is responsible for the training of soldiers and horses in Wuchuan Town, and he is in charge of the garrison and patrol of each fort, this person is not inferior to other generals that the minister has seen in cavalry combat, and he is a rare general!"

Tuoba Jian was surprised; "Oh? This person has such a talent to be evaluated like this by the Qing family? ”

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister's evaluation is not high at all, he deserves it!"

Tuoba Jian weighed it and readily agreed to Zhao Junsheng's recommendation: "Since this is the case, I will appoint Gao Xiu as the new town general of Wuchuan Town!" ”

It wasn't until it was almost dark that Zhao Junsheng came out of the palace, and this time the conversation with Tuoba Jian was not easy, Tuoba Jian was well versed in the art of the emperor, which made Zhao Junsheng walk on thin ice.

Gao Xu and Cao Jiao saw Zhao Junsheng coming out of the palace gate and immediately greeted him.

"General, are you alright?" Gao Xu asked.

Zhao Junsheng shook his head: "It's okay!" It has been decided, the emperor wants me to serve as the assassin of Youzhou, and there will be a will in a few days, and it is estimated that it will not be long before Mulan will be transferred to Pingcheng! ”

Gao Xu and Cao Jiao's faces changed when they heard this, and Cao Jiao said: "General, our family business is in Wuchuan Town, if even General Hua is transferred, then wouldn't we have been busy in vain in the past two years?" ”

"It's okay, Gao Xiu is still in Wuchuan Town! I have recommended Gao Xiu to the emperor, and he will be the general of Wuchuan Town, the opportunity has been given to him, it depends on whether he can do it well! You two don't have to envy him, I will also recommend you to the emperor and the court to stand alone! There is also Xue Andu, recently there has been news from Qinzhou and Yongzhou that the public security is very bad, and some Qiang people and Qiang people are very restless, and I have recommended Xue Andu to the imperial court to serve as the governor of Yongzhou and Qinzhou! ”

The capital of the two states is not low, and the state soldiers in charge of the two states have at least six or seven thousand men under their hands, and their status will not be much lower than that of a state assassin.

Gao Xu and Cao Jiao glanced at each other, and said with a smile: "The general misunderstood the meaning of our waiting, they have their chances, but we will not envy them, it is good that we can follow the general, and we are not the kind of people who can take charge alone, the general is only in charge, and it is not a problem for my brothers to lead the troops to fight!" ”

When the three of them returned to the post house, Pei Jin was standing at the door of the post house with two soldiers looking forward.

Zhao Junsheng asked, "Why are you standing outside the door?" ”

"General, Zhongcao Jian Zongai has sent someone!"

"Oh?"

When Zhao Junsheng and the others returned to the room where they were staying, they saw Jia Zhou getting up with a smile and arching his hand and saying, "The general has confirmed?" ”

"Well, go to Youzhou to do the history of assassination! Is my father-in-law coming here so late? ”

"Supervisor Zhong Cao has prepared a banquet at home, and I want to invite the general to come over!"

Zhao Junsheng thought about it for a while, and said to everyone: "Li Bao come with me, the others will eat first, don't wait for me!" ”

Zhao Junsheng and Li Bao rode horses and followed Jia Zhou to Zong Ai's mansion outside the imperial city.

This mansion is not Zong Ai's original mansion, and it looks more low-key from the outside.

After dismounting, two family members came to take the horse away, and the two entered the house to see Zong Ai and a woman holding a child waiting outside the door.

"I've seen Brother Zong, I've seen my sister-in-law!"

Zong Ai's wife, Liu, held the child and made a blessing to Zhao Junsheng: "I've seen my uncle!" ”

Zhao Junsheng looked at the child held by the Liu family, and hesitated: "This is a nephew?" What's your name? ”

"That's right, it's called Zong Junliu!" Zong Ai said with a smile, and pulled his hand into the room, "Brother Zhao, please!" ”

The eunuch actually gave birth to a son? God, are you subverting my perception?

Zhao Junsheng turned around and walked towards the house, and said with a strange look on his face: "Good name, good name!" ”

Entering the living room, the two sides sat down, Zong Ai saw Li Bao standing outside the door, so he asked a family member to lead him to the next room to eat, Li Bao refused, insisted on standing outside the door.

Zhao Junsheng said to Zong Ai: "Brother Zong, let him go, he is the person with a tendon in his head, don't worry, he has been with me for many years, he is a confidant, we don't have to shy away from what we say!" ”

"Even so, our family is not reluctant! Come on, serve! ”

During the banquet, Zong Ai and Zhao Junsheng chatted about family life, and Liu occasionally interjected to say a word or two.

Zhao Junsheng noticed that Liu's child was about three years old, with a pair of big black eyes, very spiritual, very sticky to Liu, and looked very similar to Liu.

Looking at the Liu family again, it is obvious that she has given birth, is this child her own? This ······ Zhao Junsheng didn't dare to think about it, this was too evil!

Zong Ai, your bearing is really ······ There are few people, I don't help the old lady, I will obey you!

After the meal, Liu took his son away, and the family and maidservants came in to clean up the scraps, and after cleaning them up, they all withdrew.

Zong Ai gave Jia Zhou, who was standing aside, a color, and took away all the family members outside the door, leaving Li Bao alone outside the door.

"What does Brother Zhao think of His Majesty today?"

Zhao Junsheng was stunned for a moment, turned his head to look outside, and then turned back and asked, "Brother Zong, ······ mean?"

"There are no outsiders here, let's talk about our hearts! How is this Emperor Bixian today? ”

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said, "Wuxun may not be as good as the first emperor, but now His Majesty seems to be a little stronger than the first emperor in terms of imperial art!" ”

Zong Ai nodded, "Yes, this majesty is not as easy to fool as the first emperor, don't hide it from Brother Zhao, now my status in the palace is not as good as before, and now this majesty seems to be gradually alienating the courtiers favored by the first emperor, and instead promoting people he trusts!" ”

"Oh?" Zhao Junsheng was quite surprised, "So the sect brother is also among the alienated? ”

"Not bad! Not only our family, but His Majesty also began to be suspicious of Brother Zhao! ”

Zhao Junsheng was taken aback, "How can this be?" I'm not the emperor's favored minister! ”

"Brother Zhao is indeed not the first emperor's favored minister, but you have the merit of following the dragon, it stands to reason that His Majesty is the most favored by you, but ······ You are Han! ”

Zhao Junsheng was speechless.

That's right, no matter how much credit he has, he can't change the fact that he is a Han Chinese, the Xianbei ruler can allow the Han people to be civil officials, and it is no problem to be the prime minister, but the Han people will never be allowed to be military generals and get involved in military power!

Zhao Junsheng knew that the reason why he was still safe and stable was because Tuoba Jian still wanted to use him and Hua Mulan, at least until the north was unified, Tuoba Jian would not move him, and once the north was unified, Tuoba Jian could attack him.

Zhao Junsheng pondered for a moment, and said with a serious expression: "What are the plans of the sect brother?" ”

Zong Ai's face was gloomy, and his tone was resentful, "According to the development of this situation, let's not talk about getting ahead and controlling the world, I am afraid that we will soon be trampled underfoot, and my own death will be small, and all the family will suffer!" If you and I want to get ahead, we must not let him live! ”

Zhao Junsheng felt a chill in his heart: "What do you want to do?" ”

"These days I have thought of getting rid of the present one and putting his young son on the throne!" Zong Ai's face was murderous, he stretched out his hand and made a head-cutting action, but he shook his head and said: "But the guards around him are too strict, Tuoba Ke Xiling and Yuan He take turns to guard him, almost an inch, his own martial arts are not bad, it is impossible to kill him in the palace, you have to wait for the opportunity!" ”

"But I haven't done nothing in the palace in the past few years, the whole palace has my eyes and ears, even if Brother Zhao wants to know which concubine wears what color belly pocket after bathing tonight, I can tell you within an hour!"

。 vertex