Zhao Gu actually wanted Zhang Mao to join him very much, once Zhang Mao joined, Shuozhou City would be captured by Zhao Gu, and after adding Zhang Mao's soldiers and horses, Zhao Gu's power was bound to increase greatly, and he would have more advantages in the confrontation with Zhao Guangyi, and strive for early peace. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

But Zhang Mao is extremely loyal, maybe he will choose to defend Shuozhou City, Zhao Gu is gambling at this time, betting on whether Zhang Mao chooses personal righteousness or national righteousness.

Half an hour has passed, Zhang Mao still hasn't made a decision, Zhao Gu knows that he is still thinking about it, and he is not impatient at all, after all, this matter is very important and the implication is very wide, and it is by no means something that can be decided at will.

Zhang Mao was secretly looking at Zhao Gu, and seeing that Zhao Gu's expression did not change in the slightest, he knew that what Zhao Gu said was true, if Zhang Mao was unwilling to help Zhao Gu, then Zhao Gu would immediately lead 30,000 cavalry to leave and continue his other plan.

He had witnessed the birth of the Shenwei Thunderbolt with his own eyes, and knew that Zhao Gu was a versatile person, and he could also expect that after Zhao Gu decided to fight a decisive battle with Zhao Guangyi, he should have a great chance of winning the victory, thinking that if he helped Zhao Gu at this time, and when Zhao Gu gained power, he was afraid that he would make a contribution to the dragon, and he would be crowned Marquis in the future.

It is true that Zhang Mao is a loyal and righteous person, but he can distinguish what is the great righteousness and what is the small righteousness, when he learned about Zhao Gu's unfair treatment, he couldn't talk about Zhao Guangyi's good feelings, and naturally he couldn't talk about loyalty to Zhao Guangyi.

But that doesn't mean that he will definitely support Zhao Gu, in his opinion, even if Zhao Guangyi is unkind and unjust, Zhao Gu will not necessarily succeed if he confronts Zhao Guangyi for self-preservation, if he fails, Zhang Mao will definitely be implicated if he helps Zhao Gu at this time.

But if he succeeds, Zhang Mao is bound to soar, he Zhang Mao is not a saint, in the case of righteousness, for his own ambitions and the thousands of guards in Shuozhou City, he will naturally want to seek benefits.

After thinking about it for a long time, the hesitation on Zhang Mao's face finally disappeared, only to see that his face turned to show a trace of firmness, and he suddenly knelt down in front of Zhao Gu, clenched his fists and said, "The last general is willing to obey the dispatch of Grandpa Guo." ”

Zhao Gu was overjoyed, and hurriedly helped Zhang Mao up: "Okay, Brother Zhang, from today onwards, you and I will be brothers who share weal and bene." ”

Zhang Mao smiled: "Then please ask Grandpa Guo to follow me into the city, the 30,000 cavalry outside the city gate have rushed all the way, I'm afraid they are also tired, let them enter the city to recuperate." ”

"Okay." Zhao Gu turned his head and beckoned to the 30,000 cavalry, and the 30,000 cavalry immediately drove into Shuozhou City in unison.

Zhao Gu, accompanied by Zhang Mao, came to Shuozhou City to garrison the General's Mansion.

Since the recovery of the sixteen states of Yanyun, the Shuozhou City Garrison General's Mansion has been rebuilt, although it is much simpler than the Shuozhou Yamen, but it is also very wide, especially the military hall, which is very large.

Zhao Gu and Zhang Mao came to the military hall, where a large map was hung, which was the map of the Great Song Dynasty and its surroundings, and next to this map was another map, which was the map of the sixteen states of Yanyun and its surroundings, which was drawn in great detail.

After the two chatted for a while, Zhang Mao pointed to the map of the sixteen states of Yanyun and said: "Grandpa Guo, since the sixteen states of Yanyun were taken back by the imperial court, they have been deeply feared by the imperial court, and the people of the sixteen states want to enter the Central Plains, and the documents to be handled are very complicated, so that although most of the people are named Song people, they are actually isolated outside the Great Song Dynasty. And I know some of the six garrison generals in these sixteen states, and perhaps I can help you persuade them to join your camp. ”

Zhao Gu had the intention of using the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun as a base and radiating to the Central Plains, so when he heard this, he naturally agreed, and said: "Then Brother Lao Zhang has gone, if you can take the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun without blood, Brother Zhang, you will definitely be a great achievement." ”

Zhang Mao smiled: "As a military general, if I say that I don't love fame and fortune, it is absolutely hypocritical, being a soldier and fighting is licking blood at the edge of the knife, in order to win fame and wealth, as long as the actions of the grandfather of the country are beneficial to the Great Song Dynasty and the people, I will naturally follow and never give up." ”

"Okay, then the matter of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun will all depend on Brother Zhang, in addition, you will immediately arrange for people to publicize the fact that I came to the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, so that the people know, and at the same time, you have to tell the people that once I kill Zhao Guangyi, the Great Song Dynasty will inevitably change to a new day, and then the people of the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun will be free to go anywhere in the Great Song Dynasty and enjoy absolutely fair and fair treatment, and there will be no difference from other Great Song people." Zhao Gu said.

"Yes, then the general will contact these people." Zhang Mao immediately led more than a dozen personal soldiers out of the city.

Zhao Gu then came to the Yamen of Shuozhou City, planning to persuade Shuozhou Zhizhou to take refuge in himself, not wanting this Shuozhou Zhizhou to be a very authentic Confucian, full of benevolence, righteousness and morality and loyalty to the monarch, Zhang Koujun wanted his ministers to die and said that he had to die, and he closed his mouth to say that his father wanted his son to die and his son had to die, so that Zhao Gu didn't even have the meaning to talk to him, he simply let Shuozhou Zhizhou be put under house arrest, and Zhao Gu completed his plan to release him in the future.

If the monarch wants the minister to die, the minister has to die, then the courtier is too lowly, everyone is a human being, they are all descendants of Yan and Huang, why is the emperor superior?

Zhao Gu naturally poked his nose at this kind of thought, and simply directly occupied the Shuozhou Yamen and directly appointed a governor.

The new governor of Shuozhou is named Cai He, who was the governor of a small county under Shuozhou City, and is now the same knowledge of Shuozhou City, in the offensive and defensive war of Shuozhou, he also fought side by side with Zhao Gu, although he is a civil official, but he is still iron-blooded, not afraid of death, and his people are very smart, and he will learn to fight on the march, and he has helped Zhao Gu a lot.

Cai He is a real grassroots official, although he is now the governor of a state, but he came up by merit, unlike many officials, who were either admitted by merit, or directly protégés of high-ranking officials and nobles, who were promoted by the characters behind them.

He has done practical things at the grassroots level, and those stubborn and unknown rotten Confucians are naturally different, in his eyes, firewood, rice, oil and salt, these things are more important than anything else, rather than shouting loudly, it is better to see the truth under his hands.

Zhao Gu took a fancy to Cai He's point, so he was in charge of Shuozhou, and Cai He really did not live up to Zhao Gu's expectations, for Zhao Gu to raise troops to fight against Zhao Guangyi, he did not have the slightest psychological baggage, and did not care about those fake and empty loyal monarch thoughts and remarks at all.