Inside the palace of the Shule king.

Zhao Ziliang walked in under the leadership of the palace guards and saluted Pan Cheng, who was sitting on the throne: "Ziliang has seen the king!" ”

"Pan" is also translated as "Pei", in the official documents of the Shule Governor's Mansion and the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate and the imperial court, most of the Shule kings are called Pei Cheng, but the pronunciation of the local people of Shule is very similar to Pan, so the Shule king is also called Pancheng.

Pancheng pointed to a blanket on the left side under the steps: "Ziliang, no courtesy!" Sit! ”

"Thank you, King!" Zhao Ziliang sat on his knees on the blanket.

Pancheng asked: "Ziliang, now that it's the middle of winter, how is the winter protection in Tuoyun Castle?" ”

Zhao Ziliang arched his hand and said: "King, before the winter, we have made sufficient preparations, prepared enough food and forage, bought enough winter clothes for the soldiers, and built stables, cattle pens and sheepfolds for the livestock.

Pancheng sighed when he heard this: "This king heard Xiu'er say something about what you did in Tuoyun Fort, this winter is only afraid that since the establishment of Tuoyun Fort, the soldiers have lived the most comfortable winter, you not only lead the army to fight a set, but also have a set in civil affairs, General Fumeng really did not misunderstand you, my family Xiu'er did not misunderstand you, you are indeed a talent!" ”

Zhao Ziliang straightened up and arched his hand: "Thank you for the praise of the king, this is just what Ziliang should do, as the lord of Tuoyun Fort, first of all, he must lead the soldiers to ensure the safety of Tuoyun Fort, and secondly, if he can, try to improve the living conditions of the soldiers, so that the soldiers can really regard Tuoyun Fort as their home, only let them regard Tuoyun Fort as their home, and when the enemy attacks, they will really give up their lives to fight the enemy."

"Hahaha······ Ziliang said this well, well! ”

Before the words fell, I saw the armored husband Meng Lingjing laughing and walking over from the side.

"General?" Seeing this, Zhao Ziliang hurriedly got up and saluted: "Ziliang see the general!" ”

Fu Meng Lingjing was obviously in this palace for a long time, and he smiled and waved his hand: "Ziliang doesn't need to be polite!" ”

Without waiting for Pancheng's orders, the chamberlain brought a carpet and spread it opposite Zhao Ziliang, Fu Meng Lingjing knelt on the carpet, and said to Zhao Ziliang: "Ziliang, since you took office as the lord of Tuoyun Fort, Tuoyun Castle has a new look, you not only organized the soldiers to repair the city wall, but also strengthened the training of the soldiers, so that the soldiers' combat effectiveness was greatly improved, and found a way to improve the soldiers' meals without violating the system, and added winter clothes for the soldiers. At the beginning, many officials and generals in the town guard mansion had a lot of complaints about the general's exceptional promotion of you, thinking that you were young and promoted too quickly, but now it seems that there is no problem with the promotion of this general, you have not lived up to the expectations of this general, and the other opponents before have now closed their mouths, this general is very pleased, and your future father-in-law is also very happy! ”

Zhao Ziliang saluted to Fumeng Lingjing and Pancheng respectively and said: "If Ziliang is a thousand miles, then the king and the general are Bole, without Bole's appreciation and promotion, Maxima will not be able to give full play to his talents!" ”

Both of them laughed, and Fu Meng Lingjing said again: "Ziliang, you have done a very good job in this position in Tuoyun Fort, but General Ben has to transfer you out!" ”

"What?" Zhao Ziliang almost suspected that there was something wrong with his ears, and he hurriedly said, "General, has Ziliang ever made a mistake?" Why did the general transfer Ziliang away, Tuoyun Fort was just on the right track, and Ziliang didn't want to leave! ”

Fu Meng Ling sighed: "Ziliang, this general knows that you have a deep affection for Tuoyun Fort, you were sent to Tuoyun Fort after you joined the army, and you were also promoted to make a fortune in Tuoyun Fort, of course you are reluctant to leave, but now there is a heavy burden that you need to pick up!" You also know that next year our dynasty will send troops to the Turks to quell the rebellion, we currently need to raise food and grass in addition to military funds, but also need to reorganize the army for war, Jiedu envoy Gai asked us to send 5,000 troops to Shule Town, these 5,000 people of course do not include the Shule army directly under the jurisdiction of the Metropolitan Protectorate, we sent 3,000 troops to the town guard house, and the Governor's Mansion sent 2,000 troops. The 2,000 elite soldiers and horses of the Governor's Mansion have been determined, and the 3,000 soldiers and horses of the town guard will be transferred from the three big cities of Shule Town, Sede City and Replacement City respectively, and the problem of Shule Town and Sede City is not big, the soldiers are relatively elite, and the drills have not stopped, but the successive guards of this Alter City have deducted the soldiers' food and salaries and have been put in prison, and the training and military discipline of the soldiers have been lax for a long time, so there are no elite soldiers to be transferred, although the specific time of sending troops has not yet been determined, But we should still have enough time to clean up the army of the transfer city, and let them recover their combat strength before sending troops, but this needs to find a general who can lead the army and train the army, Ziliang is a rare general, this is obvious to all, I and the governor have jointly recommended to Lord Gai a few days ago that you should be appointed as the city guard and capture the envoy, and promote you to a guerrilla general, and now the appointment document has been sent, if you can restore the combat strength and military discipline of the army of the city before sending troops next year, when the army is dispatched, The general will allow you to lead a thousand troops with the army to the Turks, if you can't, then the general will have to draw troops from other places, and you will not be able to participate in this battle."

The transfer of the city guard makes this position much larger than that of Tuoyun Fort, the lord of the middle fort, although he is only the second-in-command, he is in charge of military affairs and has great power.

The city is different from the fortress of Tuoyun Fort, which is a military unit, and the city of Swap is one of several large cities in Shule State, and it is the only city that the Anxi Metropolitan Protectorate must pass through to Shule Town, and it is also an extremely important city on the Silk Road, which is not only economically developed, but also a military town with a large population.

The leader of the replacement city is the city lord, in charge of government affairs, the city lord is Pan Lengleng, the eldest son of Pan Cheng, this person is also the heir to the throne of Shule, if there is no accident, after Pan Cheng burps, he will inherit the throne of Shule, and the military aspect is mainly responsible for the guard, but the city defense army responsible for the security of the city is still controlled by the city lord Pan Lengleng.

Zhao Ziliang knew that the matter was a foregone conclusion, so he had to agree: "Since the general and the governor have decided, Ziliang will obey the general's decision." However, the situation of the transfer city is complicated, Ziliang wants to bring a few people from Tuoyun Fort as helpers, and ask the general for permission! ”

This kind of thing is extremely normal, who goes to a different place to take office without a few henchmen? Fu Meng Lingjing agreed on the spot: "Yes, you are allowed to bring two people, and then report to General Ben after confirming the candidates!" In addition, after you are transferred, Tuoyun Fort cannot be without the castle owner, and the general still means to be promoted from within Tuoyun Fort, what does Ziliang have to think about the candidate to take over? ”

Zhao Ziliang thought about it, the only candidates who are qualified and capable to be the castle masters in Tuoyun Fort are Zhao Chongjun and Jia Chongjun, and the others are either underqualified or have limited ability, Huo Kan and Wei Meng are capable enough, but their qualifications are obviously worse than Zhao Chongjun and Jia Chongjun.

Zhao Chongjun and Jia Chongjun are both about the same ability, but Zhao Chongjun is now the deputy castle master, and he is more steady, Zhao Ziliang is not ready to take him away, so he said to Fu Meng Lingjing: "The deputy castle lord Zhao Chongyu is quite brave, the last time the cavalry Shi people attacked the city, he was not afraid of death, and he was seriously injured in many places and did not retreat, and this person acted steadily, he is currently the best candidate for the castle lord of Tuoyun Fort, after Zhao Chongyu became the castle master, it is best for Jia Chongjun to replace the deputy castle lord, the two of them were originally old acquaintances, and they cooperated tacitly, With the two of them presiding over the affairs of Tuoyun Castle, Ziliang can rest assured! ”

Fu Meng Lingjing was very relieved to see that Zhao Ziliang did not propose to let his henchmen take up the position of castle master, which at least showed that Zhao Ziliang had no selfish intentions and could be used with confidence.

"That's good, it's settled!" Fu Meng Lingjing said and took out an appointment document and handed it to Zhao Ziliang and said: "This is the appointment document, Ziliang, give you three days to hand over, and three days later go to the transfer city to take over the position of the guard!" ”

Zhao Ziliang took the appointment document and stood up and saluted: "Obey!" ”

At this time, Pancheng said again: "Ziliang, this king has something I want to ask you, when do you plan to do your marriage with Xiu'er?" ”

Zhao Ziliang said: "My father died for more than half a year, Ziliang must wait for the filial piety period to pass before he can get married, the big families have a three-year filial piety period, I don't have to pay attention to so many rough people, just keep filial piety for a year, I don't know what the king thinks about this?" ”

Pancheng thought for a while and said: "Since this is the case, then we will discuss the specific date when the spring flowers bloom in March next year, what do you say?" ”

"Ziliang has no opinion, it's all up to the king!"