On the tenth day of the fifth month, Zhao Hongrun, who returned to Shangshui County, came to the location of the county prison for the first time, staring at the old site of the county prison in front of him that had long been in ruins. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

Behind him, kneeling was the first resident general of Shangshui County, Gu Liangwei.

“…… It was the last general who lived up to His Highness's trust and respect, and the last general deserved death. Gu Liangwei confessed with a frightened face.

On the side, Wu Majiao and Wu Ji, the generals of the Shang Water Army, hesitated and wanted to step forward to plead for mercy, but suddenly saw Zongwei Changwei shaking his head at them arrogantly, and he didn't move.

Sure enough, after a while, I heard Zhao Hongrun say calmly: "Get up." ”

Gu Liangwei glanced at Wei Jiao a few times, and then stood up according to his words and said in a low voice, "Thank you, Your Highness, for your forgiveness." ”

In all fairness, does Zhao Hongrun really have no intention of punishing Gu Liangwei?

Yes, he really didn't.

Because in the final analysis, even he, Zhao Hongrun himself, didn't expect that Huan Hu would have the courage to attack his Shangshui County.

What he didn't expect, but he threw the blame on his subordinates, this kind of thing Zhao Hongrun couldn't do.

Of course, having said that, it's hard to say anything about this matter, after all, it seems that this kind of slackness, once a precedent is set, won't everyone follow suit in the future and break the rules?

Therefore, although the grain is not punished, it is inevitable to say a few words and knock and knock.

"Gu Liang, this king heard that after you arrived in Shangshui, you have already succumbed to the fourth lady so far? …… The king suddenly remembered that he had not prepared a gift for you to celebrate. Zhao Hongrun said slowly.

"......" Gu Liangwei's face was slightly pale.

In normal times, this sentence mostly represents a joke between the lord and his subordinates, but when it is mentioned at this time, it is obviously to remind Gu Liangwei and let the latter pay less attention to women.

"The end ...... The last will be convicted. Gu Liangwei, who had just stood up for a long time, knelt down again in a panic.

"Didn't I tell you to get up and talk?" Zhao Hongrun glanced back at Gu Liangwei, and when he saw that the latter's face was pale, he immediately changed his tone: "Okay, this king doesn't blame you for this matter." …… After all, your response after the attack on the city was still very timely, and it didn't cause Shangshui to suffer too much loss. ”

The three generals of the Shangshui Army have a clear division of labor: Gu Liangwei is responsible for guarding Shangshui, Wu Majiao is responsible for guarding the port, and Wu Ji is responsible for training and going on expeditions, and the three of them perform their own duties.

This time Shangshui was attacked, to be honest, Zhao Hongrun was not too disappointed in Gu Liangwei, after all, the latter's reaction at that time was quite timely, and the series of orders were also very clear.

Especially the first time to send someone to guard the mansion of the Yangyu clan, it is enough to prove Gu Liangwei's loyalty to him.

There are some things that don't need to be detailed.

And the reason why Zhao Hongrun wants to knock on Gu Liangwei is because this guy is the same as Wu Majiao, they are self-aware, and they are very satisfied with the rights and status they have now, and to put it mildly, they don't know how to improve.

For example, Wu Majiao, after becoming a general, dressed more and more glamorous, while Gu Liangwei is keen to marry a beautiful woman, and almost all the specific affairs of the merchant army on weekdays are handed over to Wu Ji, which is simply a typical example of waiting for death for the elderly.

Especially when the crows told Zhao Hongrun about Gu Liangwei's weekday itinerary from time to time, the latter was still somewhat angry with Gu Liangwei.

You must know that Gu Liangwei and Wu Ma Jiao are both from 2,000 generals, although their qualifications are not as good as Qu Cheng, Yan Mo, Wu Ji and others, but they are also good enough to be at the level of generals, such as the night attack two days ago, Gu Liangwei's response is very clear.

In the final analysis, it's not that they don't have the ability, but that they are content with what they get now, and they are the kind of people who don't have big ambitions and ambitions.

Zhao Hongrun doesn't hate this kind of unambitious general, on the other hand, if Gu Liangwei and Wu Majiao are as ambitious as Qu Cheng, Zhao Hongrun may really not be at ease to hand over the fiefdom of Shangshui County to them.

Of course, people are insatiable.

Even Zhao Hongrun, after getting the allegiance of two generals who are almost impossible to betray him, naturally hopes that they will be more motivated, although handing over most of the things to Wu Ji can be regarded as honing this young general with great potential, but in the end, the two of you, as seniors, can't mess around every day, right?

"This attack was a wake-up call to my Shangshui at that time...... Fortunately, the one who attacked my Shangshui this time was just Huanhu's thief, and at best, he was disgusting and disgusting to this king. But what if it was Xiong Tuo or Xiong Amber from the south who attacked Shangshui this time? I'm afraid that Shangshui has long fallen. ”

"The last will be convicted." Gu Liangwei said ashamedly.

"Alright, that's the end of it. …… As for the punishment for you, this king will punish you to accompany Wu Ji to train the merchant and water army for three months. ”

“…… Be. Gu Liangwei bowed his head and answered, secretly crying bitterly in his heart.

You must know that the training of the Shang Shui Army is extremely strict, especially after Zong Wei Gao Kuo and others temporarily joined, the daily training volume is comparable to the strictness of the Zongfu training Zong Wei Yu Lin Lang, or even surpasses.

As a general who trains soldiers, Wu Ji, who has always set an example, is even more strict with himself and trains with his soldiers.

"Alright, you guys stand down first."

After the beating was completed, Zhao Hongrun dismissed the generals, after all, Ying Kang, the leader of the Green Crows, was on the side several times and stopped, obviously wanting to say something.

Sure enough, after Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, and Wu Ji retreated, Ying Kang immediately spoke: "Your Highness, it's Jin Gou." ”

"Hmm." Zhao Hongrun nodded, not surprised.

Think about it, no matter how strong Huanhu's cavalry is, Shangshui County is protected by the city wall, if there is no one to answer, this cavalry will not be able to enter the city at all.

But with the help of Jin Gou and the Fuqiu thieves who followed him, the situation would be very different.

Climb the city wall at night, assassinate the guards on the city wall, and then open the city gate and let Huan Hu enter the city, which is simply easy for Jin Gou and the Fuqiu thieves who follow him.

"Ying Kang, prepare more manpower in the county in the future." Zhao Hongrun said in a deep voice.

"Yes." Ying Kang nodded.

Just a sentence, Zhao Hongrun didn't blame too much.

Because he knows very well the situation of the green crows and the black crows now: these two hidden thieves are not only shouldering many orders from him Zhao Hongrun, but also fighting with the hidden thieves in other counties, where are there any extra manpower? Otherwise, Jin Gou and the Fuqiu thieves who followed him wanted to attack Shang Shui under the noses of the crows? Don't even think about it.

"Your Highness, the matter of Jin Gou, I hope Your Highness can hand it over to Ying." After hesitating for a while, Ying Kang couldn't help but start pleading.

Hearing this, Zhao Hongrun shook his head and sighed slightly: "Ying Kang, this time Huan Hu and Jin Gou really made this king disgusting, but Song Jun ...... This king can't intervene, I hope you can understand. ”

"We can act in hiding......"

"No matter how secret you are, the paper can't contain the fire after all, and this king doesn't want to give it to Nangong. …… Nangong's house, betraying the old master, two-faced and three-faced, is not a thing, but in the current situation, if I force Nangong to rebel, it will make my Dawei suffer a huge price, do you understand? ”

Zhao Hongrun, who said this, knew very well that the State of Qi had declared war on the State of Chu, although it was only a tentative exchange at present, but it was uncertain when the King of Qi, Lü Xi, would ask the State of Wei to join it as the leader of the "Alliance of the Three Kingdoms of Qi, Lu and Wei".

And the Wei State has already made a promise to advance and retreat with the Qi State, if the Nangong rebels at this time, the situation of the Wei State will undoubtedly become very embarrassing.

At that time, the state of Chu was forced to accept Nangong and counterattack the state of Wei under the threat of the death of the country, which was not impossible.

In addition, the northern part of Wei was also threatened by Korea, so it was extremely unwise to give Nangong an excuse to rebel at this time.

Therefore, when he learned that Huan Hu, Jin Gou and others had fled to Song County, even if Zhao Hongrun hated Huan Hu so much, he had to order his own forces not to pursue again, so as not to fall into the truth and catch Nangong.

"Wait for the king to free his hand."

Zhao Hongrun said.

Although Ying Kang was very regretful, he finally gave up his mind of chasing and killing Jin Gou for the time being.

Yes, His Royal Highness King Su in front of him will be retribution, this time Huan Hu and Jin Gou attacked Shang Shui, which is tantamount to a slap in the face of His Royal Highness, how can it be good?

"In that case, I will wait for the good news of Your Highness...... Does Your Highness have any other orders? If not, I'll take my leave. ”

"Well...... Zhao Hongrun thought for a while, and said to Kang: "Call the traveling horse for this king." ”

Ying Kang was stunned, then seemed to think of something, and suddenly retreated.

It didn't take long for You Ma to come to Zhao Hongrun's side, and the expression on his face was a little complicated, as if he had guessed the purpose of Zhao Hongrun's summoning him.

And Zhao Hongrun didn't talk nonsense with Youma, and said bluntly: "Youma, this king still wants a real cavalry army." …… This is not a request, but an order. ”

There was no surprise or surprise on Youma's face, and he said with a wry smile: "Even if His Highness says so...... Hey, that's it, Huan Hu, I can't swallow this breath...... However, there are words in the first place, and the brothers have been abandoned for more than ten years, Your Highness can not expect the newly trained cavalry to suddenly have the strength to match the name of 'Dangjun Traveling Horse'......"

"Then let's aim for the Huan Tiger Rider for the time being. …… Huan Hu is not like a person who will be willing to rise and fall. ”

"Yes, I see."

After the order, Youma retreated, leaving only Zhao Hongrun and Zong Wei Jiao still standing in front of the ruins of this county prison.

"It's a pity......" Glancing at Zhao Hongrun, Wei Jiao said in a low voice: "Shen Yu also hopes that he will return from his **** studies and accept Chen Xiao as a subordinate general......

"Hmm......" Zhao Hongrun was silent for a long time and sighed slightly.

For more than a month after that, Zhao Hongrun stayed in Shangshui, busy with the construction of Shangshui County, and paying attention to the pattern of the whole world.

At the beginning of June, Korea in the north unexpectedly attacked Beidi, seemingly to open up territory, but Beidi fell into the hands of Korea, which meant that Sanyang was no longer the only way for South Korea to attack Wei.

At the same time, Chenggao Pass tightened its vigilance, and Zhao Hongrun's 50,000 northern Sichuan archers also shifted the focus of defense to a large area south of the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

But in any case, South Korea has not completely torn its face with Wei for the time being, but Qi and Chu, and the two sides have gradually become angry.

This made Zhao Hongrun sigh in his heart: The day when the three kingdoms of Qi, Lu, and Wei will fight Chu will not be far away.

In late June, Zhao Hongrun received a letter from Daliang, written by his father, the emperor himself, and only one sentence was written: Come back to Daliang.

At that time, Zhao Hongrun guessed that he was most likely selected, and was selected by Lu Xi, the king of Qi, as the commander of the Wei army that united in the crusade against Chu. (To be continued.) )