Yuan Xu returned to his imperial study and immediately ordered someone to summon Yang Zhao to see him.

Yang Zhao soon arrived, saw the emperor, and bowed.

Yuan Xu took a few steps forward and helped Yang Zhao up with his own hands, "General Yang, hurry up, I have something important to discuss with you today." ”

Looking at the smile on Yuan Xu's face, Yang Zhao guessed and asked, "Your Majesty is worried about the affairs of the society, and has been frowning, is there anything good today?" ”

"Of course it's a good thing!" Yuan Xu couldn't wait to say, "The army against the Southern Liang will be joined by you, and I look forward to General Yang being able to repel the Liang army and protect the peace of the south of my Great Wei!" ”

"Join the army?" Yang Zhao didn't show the slightest sense of joy, "Your Majesty, who is the commander?" ”

"The coach was selected by the Queen Mother, Changshan Wang Yuanzhao."

"Yuan Zhao?" Yang Zhao was obviously quite surprised, "This person is the commander? Your Majesty doesn't know what this person is capable of? ”

"Of course I know, but the Queen Mother has other concerns, and I think it's reasonable." Then, Yuan Xu repeated Empress Dowager Hu's concerns to Yang Zhao.

"Once bitten by a snake, I was afraid of grass rope for ten years." Yang Zhao smiled and shook his head, "The Queen Mother does have a lot of thoughts......"

"I and the Empress Dowager have reached an agreement that Yuan Zhao is only in charge of the military, and the actual command is carried out by General Yang. I will grant General Yang another envoy to hold the festival, and he has the right to kill in battle! ”

Hearing that the emperor had granted him the right to envoy the festival, Yang Zhao's face finally had a look of satisfaction.

Section, here refers to the emperor's envoys held the "festival", during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, the holder of the festival is the Qincha, the power is great, can directly represent the emperor, exercise local military and political power. From high to low, power is divided into envoys, festivals, and false festivals.

"Your Majesty trusts Weichen so much, Weichen dares not to repay Your Majesty!" Yang Zhao immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Yuan Xu to thank him.

"General Yang, please get up quickly." Yuan Xu picked up Yang Zhao with his own hands again, and said earnestly, "It's just that my Great Wei is tired of national strength now, and this expedition can be said to be full of strength, and General Yang must be cautious......

"Your Majesty is at ease, of course Weichen understands Your Majesty's difficulty, this time we will definitely hit the Liang army hard, and stabilize the south of our Great Wei in one fell swoop, so that the Liang people dare not look north!"

"Good! Good! General Yang has such determination, and I hope that General Yang can win and triumph. ”

"May I ask Your Majesty, does the Queen Mother also have arrangements for the generals who accompanied the battle this time?" Yang Zhao asked.

"That's not true, the Queen Mother only appointed Yuan Zhao as the commander, and General Yang joined the army, or I proposed it."

"Then does Your Majesty have a candidate?" Yang Zhao continued to ask.

"General Yang, you are in the army, and you are the actual commander of this operation, and the generals who go with the army can be selected by General Yang himself."

"Your Majesty trusts me so much, and Wechen is grateful! Then the minister mentioned a few people and asked His Majesty for permission. ”

"General Yang, please speak."

"Fei Mu, a free rider, is brave and strategic, and decisive in killing, and Weichen hopes to take him on the expedition together."

"Fei Mu is indeed a good general, and he has made many military exploits, so it's good to take him with him!" Yuan Xu agreed.

"Weichen's protégé Li Changjun is familiar with military books and is good at planning, and he is a rare young talent."

"Li Changjun? But the son of Li Xian, the assassin of Shouyang? Yuan Xu asked.

"Exactly. At the beginning, he took the initiative to ask for his life and led reinforcements to relieve his father's siege, but he was defeated, and his father was also martyred, so Li Changjun has a bitter hatred for Nanliang, if he can have a chance to take revenge, he will inevitably fight to the death, and he is a combat force that cannot be underestimated. ”

"Well, I also know that Li Xian was martyred in the assassination history, which shows that the Li family is loyal and martyred, if this Li Changjun can have an active performance this time, I will naturally be reused in the future!"

"Fei Mu and Li Changjun are both good at commanding the army and planning people, and they need fierce generals who can brave arrows and charge into battle." Yang Zhao continued.

"Presumably, General Yang also has a candidate for such a trapped person, right?"

"Xianbei Wang Clan's Gu Family, Your Majesty should be familiar with it, right?"

"Of course I'm familiar with it, the Su Gu family helped me Tuoba family back then, so I have always been a famous family, rich and powerful."

"Now the young master of the Su Gu family, called Su Gu Zong Yin, this person is strong and competitive, but he does have the courage to be invincible. Since the rebellion of the Great Wei Dynasty, this person recruited brave men and formed a private army, crusading against the rebels and thieves everywhere, invincible, especially known for their brutal methods. Wechen had met him back then and wanted to recruit him to go on the expedition together. ”

"I don't know about this person, but can such a private army be controlled? Can it play a role in the fight against the regular army of the Southern Liang? ”

"If the army of Su Gu Zong Yin is really as ferocious and brutal as rumored, it will be a sharp blade against the Liang army. Your Majesty doesn't know that this Bone Sect Yin also has a nickname, called White Rakshasa. ”

"White Rakshasas?"

"Yes, this person likes to apply powder, his eyebrows and eyes are also thick, his lips are painted blood-red, and his murderous and violent nature makes him known as the White Rakshasa by fear."

"The Su Gu family actually has such a descendant," Yuan Xu showed a look of disgust on his face, "But as long as General Yang feels that it is beneficial to the war and can be used by my Great Wei, you can recruit it." Are there anyone else in need? ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty. There was one last person, but he was a monk. ”

"Monk?" Yuan Xu couldn't help laughing, "How did this monk go to the battlefield?" Could it be that General Yang is looking for a monk who will be overtaken on the battlefield for the soldiers who died in battle? ”

"This monk is called Huitong, good at using an iron rod, and he was also in my Wei army in the past, many battles, invincible on the battlefield, because he is a monk, so the soldiers call it Wei Tuo's descent; But he had no intention of fame, never led the army, and was quite prestigious among ordinary soldiers, and even now, the soldiers are still telling his story by word of mouth. If he can be recruited into the army again, it will certainly greatly boost the morale of the soldiers. ”

"Then where is this monk now?"

"It's a small temple on the outskirts of Luoyang, and Wechen will personally invite him."

"How is this monk doing now?" Yuan Xu was still a little worried, "Can you still kill the enemy in battle?" ”

"Monk Huitong left the army after the Battle of Zhongli, and it is said that he was still less than thirty years old at that time, but now it seems that he is only about fifty, and His Majesty does not need to worry."

"That's good," Yuan Xu nodded, "Is there anything else?" ”

"With these people as generals, it's enough!" Yang Zhao said confidently.

"General Yang is going to take the Ce Lei Army to battle this time?" Yuan Xu asked.

The emperor's question made Yang Zhao's face show a painful expression, "Last time in Shouyang, Weichen's deputy general Li Jia'er led three thousand Lei troops to help Li Changjun relieve the siege of Shouyang, but the whole army was wiped out, and Li Jia'er also died on the battlefield, this matter simply damaged the prestige of my Lei Army, and the soldiers were also full of righteous indignation, and they had long been looking forward to fighting to the death with the Liang army again. ”

"Okay, General Yang, I will entrust all my expectations to you, don't let me down!" Yuan Xu took Yang Zhao's hand, his tone was earnest, and his eyes were full of infinite anticipation.

"Wechen will never fail Your Majesty!" Yang Zhao responded to Yuan Xu with the same enthusiasm and sincerity.

When Yang Zhao kowtowed goodbye and turned around to leave, Yuan Xu suddenly stopped Yang Zhao again, "General Yang!" ”

This time, Yang Zhao saw nervousness and anxiety on the emperor's young and haggard face, and the thin shoulders of this young man were indeed the foundation and the country laid by the Great Wei Dynasty at this moment.

"General Yang, you must ...... You must be cautious, you must win this battle! Yuan Xu's voice trembled a little, and his body was slightly arched, as if something was pressing him and making him unable to stand upright.

Yang Zhao knelt down again, kowtowed and said, "Your Majesty is at ease, Weichen will never live up to the holy hope!" ”