Seeing that Wang Kunjun and Xu Shaoan calmly accepted the holy decree and did not raise any objections to the content of the holy decree, Chai Rong was finally able to completely put his mind at ease, because it meant that the conditions he offered to the other party were not far from what he originally requested, and maybe even exceeded. In this way, at least for a long time to come, the "Qingyuan" brothers and their private soldiers will not be enemies of the Great Zhou, and the Great Zhou can take advantage of this rare opportunity to strengthen the national strength and increase the military strength, so that while continuing to implement his strategy of dominating the world, he will also have the ability to deal with the threat that may come from Beiping.

Thinking of this, Chai Rong couldn't help but secretly congratulate himself in his heart that he had not been stuck to the ancestral system of not being allowed to interfere in politics before, and learned from Concubine Lin Xiaoyu about the personality and temperament, ambition and ambition of his brothers. Although Concubine Lin Xian repeatedly refused on the pretext of "being separated from the brothers for several years, and not knowing much about the thoughts and plans of the brothers" because she was unwilling to take on the bad reputation of being a politician at the beginning, she still gave herself a detailed introduction to all the information she knew about the "Qingyuan" brothers, and worked out with herself the requirements of the "Qingyuan" brothers, especially Wang Kunjun, Xu Shaoan, Zhang Weixin and other major leaders for official positions and identities. And accordingly drew up the decree that had just been read. In Chai Rong's view, today's conversation between himself and Wang Kunjun and Xu Shao'an—perhaps the negotiation is more accurate—can be so smooth and harmonious, and Lin Xiaoyu's introductions and suggestions have played a crucial role.

Just as Chai Rong was secretly glad that he had married a good wife, Wang Kunjun and Xu Shaoan also thanked the eighteenth sister in their hearts. Because it was Lin Xiaoyu who introduced his brothers to Chai Rong that he untraceably mixed the requirements for official positions and shili scope that the crossing team passed in through Ma Ping'an, and finally enabled Chai Rong to draw up the will of the reward according to the needs of the crossing team - from this point alone, Lin Xiaoyu also made a great contribution to the crossing team.

Of course, the reason why Lin Xiaoyu did this was not because she didn't love her husband, on the contrary, she did it out of love for Chai Rong. As the person who knows the temperament and strength of the "Qingyuan" brothers best in the Later Zhou Dynasty, she is very clear about the ambitions of her group of righteous brothers, and she also understands the meaning of the words when she asked Xu Shaoan for the brothers to treat Chai Rong and not hurt his life. Therefore, for the safety of her husband, for the life of the military generals of the Later Zhou Dynasty, and for the tens of thousands of soldiers of the Later Zhou Army to return safely to her relatives, she accepted the secret letter written by Zhang Weixin handed over by Ma Ping'an, and according to the instructions on the letter, when Chai Rong asked her for advice, she put forward opinions that were compatible with the requirements of her brothers, thus laying a solid foundation for the success of the talks between Chai Rong and Wang Kunjun.

It's a pity that for Chai Rong, Lin Xiaoyu is his concubine, in order not to make the other party have a bad reputation as a politician, he can only keep the other party's contribution in mind and cannot be made public. For Wang Kunjun and Xu Shao'an, Lin Xiaoyu is their biggest helper in the Later Zhou Palace, in order not to be suspicious and suspicious of Chai Rong, they can only keep silent about the exploits of this eighteenth sister, and then try to repay them in the future.

The words have been said in place, and the holy decree has been read, Wang Kunjun and Xu Shaoan naturally have no need to stay in the camp of the Later Zhou army anymore - especially when the brothers outside led the army to eye the Later Zhou army, and if one is wrong, they may rush in and snatch themselves out. Therefore, after saying a few more words to Chai Rong about the unnutritious scene, Wang Kunjun and Xu Shaoan politely refused the other party's offer to keep them for dinner on the grounds that they were busy with government affairs in Youzhou City, and said goodbye to Chai Rong. …,

Seeing that Wang and Xu were eager to return to the city, Chai Rongdao did not keep them again and again, but ended the meeting very cooperatively, and sent Zhao Kuangyin to send the two out of the Hou Zhou army camp.

After bidding farewell to Zhao Kuangyin at the gate of the camp, Wang and Xu rode away under the escort of their own guards. After the group left, there was a distance from the Zhou army's camp, Wang Kunjun immediately slowed down his horse, took over the hand-held radio from the guards, and reported his safety to Zhang Weixin in Youzhou City.

Not long after Wang Kunjun finished reporting his peace, the west side of their group was dusty, and Mutel led more than a thousand cavalry under his command to gallop over. After the two sides were united, Mutel saluted the two brothers and said, "The two brothers have been in for almost an hour without moving, but I am in a hurry. ”

Wang Kunjun nodded at first, and then asked Mutel a little strangely: "Old Thirty-five, didn't you ask you to lead the cavalry to wander between the Kaiyang Gate of Youzhou City and the camp of the Later Zhou army to deal with the emergency?" How did you come from the west? ”

"Hey! Aren't you worried about the safety of your two brothers! Muttel replied, "Brother, I see that the two elder brothers have not come out for a long time after entering the Houzhou army camp, and they have not given any signal to the brothers outside, and the seventh brother has not been on the side of the two of you to report safety, the brother is afraid that the two brothers will have an accident in the Hou Zhou army camp, or they will be restrained by the other party and unable to send a signal, so they want to lead their men to the side of the Hou Zhou army camp to see the situation and probe the news."

However, considering that Chai Rong's guy really wants to be unfavorable to the two elder brothers, he must be prepared, especially in the face of this side of Youzhou City, which is the key part of his defense, if my brother attacks from the north, he will be against the elite main force of the Later Zhou army. Although with the strength of our 'Flying Dragon Army', 'Ranger Battalion' and cavalry regiment, there is absolutely no problem in breaking the camp and killing it, but after all, the more people and the stronger the opponent, the more time it will take for the brothers to kill it. And the later the brother enters, the more dangerous it is for the two brothers to be inside. Therefore, the brother wanted to come to him to avoid the real situation, avoid the front of the rear Zhou army camp, go around to the west, and launch a surprise attack on it from the flank and rear.

As a result, as soon as the brothers rushed to a place less than a mile away from the Houzhou army camp, the fireworks in Youzhou City flew into the sky, indicating that the two brothers left the Houzhou army camp safely and were on their way back to Youzhou City. Since he knew that the two brothers were fine, the brothers naturally did not need to go to the camp again, so he took his men back to meet the two brothers. ”

After listening to Mutel's narration, Wang Kunjun and Xu Shaoan were secretly glad that the news on their side was quite timely. If it was a little later, I was afraid that Muttel and more than 1,000 horses under his command would already start to attack the Hou Zhou army. And once Muttel starts here, whether it is Zhang Weixin and Huang Hai in the city, or Qian Yuanshan and Zeng Zhilin in the periphery, they will all move when they hear the wind and launch a full-scale attack on the camp of the Later Zhou army according to the previous agreement. At that time, if the two brothers could get out of danger safely, even if they could get out of the camp of the Later Zhou army, they must not be able to extinguish the fire that had been ignited in a short time - after all, the two of them could only order their own ceasefire, but it was impossible to convince the Hou Zhou army, who had been suddenly attacked, that the attack was just a misunderstanding. If it really comes to that point, I am afraid that if my side is unwilling, I will have to face the unfavorable situation of another chaos in the Central Plains and the crossing team being forced to fight on both sides.

Although he succeeded in avoiding the above-mentioned unfavorable situation due to his timely briefing, considering the serious consequences that this incident might cause, after Wang Kunjun returned to the yamen of the left-behind mansion in Youzhou City, he still severely criticized Muter's reckless behavior of "being organized and undisciplined" and "not obeying the dispatch and arrangement of the command center" in private, and asked him to make a profound review at an internal meeting of the military department. In this regard, Xu Shaoan, who is the Ministry of Military Affairs, also expressed his full agreement. …,

Regarding the criticism and education of Wang Kunjun and Xu Shaoan, Muttel did not make any excuses, but said that he would accept them with an open mind. Especially when he realized that his reckless behavior was likely to bring all kinds of unfavorable situations to the two brothers in the camp of the Hou Zhou army and the crossing team, Muttel was even more frightened and broke out in a cold sweat. On the one hand, he repeatedly asked his two brothers to accompany him, and on the other hand, he promised that he would definitely take this as a warning and never have a similar situation happen again.

Seeing that this second-to-last old brother can realize his mistake and promise not to make it again in the future, Wang Kunjun will not be too concerned about himself and will no longer dwell too much on this matter - after all, Muttel is now a general, leading all the cavalry troops armed by the crossing team, if he is criticized too much and too much, so that he will be depressed or rebellious because of this, it will be counterproductive. As the so-called "too much", whether it is criticism or praise, it should be moderate, and it should be stopped, which is the management skills that a leader or a leader should have.

Wang Kunjun no longer continues to criticize Mutel, and Xu Shao'an, whether as Mutel's old superior before and after the crossing, or as a deputy who needs to cooperate with Wang Kunjun, after his fifth brother has put on a black face, he should pretend to be red to appease Mutel's emotions, so as not to put too much psychological pressure on the other party. Therefore, he stepped forward and patted Muttle, who was standing there with a guilty look on his face, and said: "Old thirty-five, you are also in your twenties and almost thirty years old, and you have just been named the commander of the Beiping Army and the commander of the horse army and the general of the right military guard because of the merits of this battle of Youyun. In the past, the brothers were all together, and the fifth brother and I protected you in everything, and others would not say anything even if they had clear opinions, and they didn't dare to do anything behind their backs. But now the situation is different, now that we have these sixteen states, if we want to effectively control it, we will inevitably send some brothers out to sit in those strategic points to ensure the safety and stability of the entire Beiping army. You are leading cavalry, and as the most powerful liliang under our command, you will be sent to cruise and patrol everywhere.

When the time comes, if you continue to act as recklessly as you do today, it is likely to bring unnecessary trouble to those brothers who are sitting in the local area. If you meet a good-tempered and broad-minded brother, it's fine, and the other party won't bother with you, an old brother. But if you meet a brother who is bad-tempered, narrow-minded, or even has a holiday with you, he will naturally be dissatisfied when he sees you behave like this, and if he doesn't do well, he will reprimand you, make things difficult for you, and may even punish you. If this really happens, I am afraid that you will not even have a chance to defend and refute in the face of your brother who may be above you in terms of seniority and rank. ”

Xu Shao'an said that he originally wanted to remind Mutel of the day, so that he could understand that Wang Kunjun's criticism was for his good. But to Xu Shao'an's surprise, Mutel, who had just been able to humbly accept Wang Kunjun's criticism, raised his eyebrows after hearing these words, and said unconvinced: "I completely accept the criticism of the two elder brothers, including the eldest brother, the seventh brother and the other brothers in the military department, if the brother criticizes the brother because of what he did wrong, I will not have any resistance." But besides, if anyone else wants to ignore the military department and the committee and point at my nose in front of me, teach me, and even punish me by virtue of being older than me and having a higher position than me, then I will not be so deferential in front of my two brothers today.

The elder brothers of the Muttel Service Committee and the brothers of the Military Service Department are because you are my Muttel superiors and have the right to guide and correct the problems of my brothers and my work. As for the other elder brothers, although I will treat them as brothers in private, I will treat each other with brotherly courtesy, and there will be no disrespect in the slightest. But this kind of respect is only in private, in life, not in official affairs and work. Because everyone's profession is different, they may be very smart and have strong abilities, but their abilities and advantages are limited to the professional work they are engaged in and are very familiar with, and they have no right or ability to dictate to my brother and me in my work. Moreover, even if they did so, the brothers would not pay attention to it, let alone do what they wanted or requested. At this point, I hope that the two elder brothers can understand the brothers. ”