But on the contrary, when they were blocked, the two of them did not complain at all, on the contrary, they stood outside the door very honestly, just like those people usually ask to see them, waiting here to ask to see. And all this is because of Zhang Chao's arrival.

The legion commander has the power to lead the troops, and even has the power to arbitrarily decide on the spot, and usually controls the power of life and death, but all of this is insignificant in the face of Zhang Chao, the First Emperor of the Heavens, who gave them this power.

On the contrary, the two were still very worried in their hearts, after all, they did not complete the task well this time, and they also felt that they had no face to see the emperor and betrayed the trust of others.

Xu Huang and Xu Shu stood honestly at the door of King Wu's mansion like this, like children who had done something wrong, which attracted many people passing by here to look sideways.

At this time, in the palace of King Wu, there was indeed laughter.

This time, Zhang Chaolai not only brought the gorgeous concubine Sun Shangxiang and his beloved son Zhang Ying, but also brought Zhang Zhongjing, who is known as the holy hand of the miracle doctor, with him.

Zhang Zhongjing is more proficient in internal medicine, and compared with the older doctor Hua Tuo, he is also more able to withstand the toss when he is younger.

With Zhang Zhongjing, naturally Wu Wang Sun Jian's illness is not a problem, just after checking the pulse, he said bluntly: "The body is fine, it's just a moment of anger, take two pills to recuperate, and there will be no problem after a few days of rest." ”

There is no problem with his father's illness, and he has seen his mother who has not seen him for many years, and Sun Shangxiang feels extremely happy at this moment.

The reunion of his mother naturally had endless words, and Zhang Chao took this opportunity to comfort Sun Jian, the king of Wu, and after letting him rest for a long time, he went to the side hall to meet a group of important ministers of Eastern Wu.

Among the important ministers, Zhang Zhao was the leader, and as soon as they saw Zhang Chao, they knelt on the ground and shouted Long live the emperor.

Just from this point of view, it can be seen that they have long had the heart to return to the Heavenly Empire, and now that they have the opportunity, they naturally need to perform well.

"Hehe, please get up." Zhang Chao was also not polite, and sat on the main seat with a wave of his hand, as if he had the final say.

After meeting with the ministers, I heard Zhang Zhao talk about the current situation of Soochow. When he learned that most of the soldiers were incorporated into the First and Second Legions of Eastern Wu to go to Xishu, and there were more Eastern Wu men who were recruited as recruits and had not yet formed a certain combat effectiveness, Zhang Chao's face immediately said coldly: "Play the piano indiscriminately." ”

Zhang Chao does have a reason to be angry.

In his view, people are the foundation of a country. Especially in the era of cold weapons, a country can only do more things if it has enough manpower, otherwise no matter how big the territory is, the more money in it is just for others to accumulate.

However, the current Soochow has indeed forgotten this article, not to mention the large-scale army building, it has reached the point of delaying the daily life of the people, which is not advisable.

It's like in the land of the Celestial Empire, although there have been wars every year, and there have been a lot of young men killed and wounded, but there are at least forty percent of the men who work at home or engage in business, even after the battle with Rus, the number of several legions in the Celestial Empire is obviously insufficient, and Zhang Chao also did not order a national conscription order, this is because he knows that once all the men have joined the army and joined the army, the foundation of the country may be affected, if so, the loss will be great.

It's just that the Celestial Empire didn't do it, and now that Dongwu has done it, how can this make him not get angry?

Zhang Chao, who was originally still pleasant, suddenly became angry, and for a while, Zhang Zhao and other ministers of Eastern Wu didn't even dare to gasp, and the entire hall became quiet, and it is not an exaggeration to describe it as a needle dropping.

Seeing that the ministers didn't dare to speak, Zhang Chao also knew that his performance was a little too much, and immediately changed his tone and said: "Hey, the foundation of the country is people, without people, how can the country develop, and how can we talk about development?" That's not going to work. Therefore, I ask you to immediately lift the national conscription order, and at the same time, for some men who have not been in the army for a long time and have no intention of serving as soldiers, do you think it is good for the secretary to retire and go home? ”

"Your Majesty." After Zhang Zhao heard this, he immediately expressed his support, and was the first to shout long live and fell to the ground.

With the leader, the other ministers also knelt on the ground one by one, expressing their support.

The national conscription order was issued by Sun Jian, the king of Wu. In the final analysis, he was worried that his military strength was not enough, even if he would be looked down upon even after subjugating the Celestial Empire, so he had no choice but to use such a method. It's just that there is an accident now, Zhang Chao appeared in Soochow in advance, so the point of doing so is not great, it is better to be lifted.

After Zhang Chao came to Soochow, the first will he announced was to lift the national conscription order, and this alone earned a lot of fame for his people, and some families could be reunited as husband and wife.

After talking about the first thing, Zhang Chao listened to Zhang Zhao and others report on the bandits.

Zhang Chao naturally had a plan for this matter, and he also said at the moment that the bandits would be lifted by the army of the Celestial Empire, and in order to show the might of the army of the Celestial Empire, he made a promise on the spot, that is, to solve the matter within three months, with the heart of the people of Anton Wu.

In March, this is the day that Zhang Chao set for himself, which is equivalent to a spur and a manifestation of his strong strength.

It's just that Lord Zhang Zhao does have a different opinion on this. When he saw that Zhang Chao had said the March period, he hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run, those bandits are strange and difficult to find." ”

Zhang Zhao was naturally kind-hearted, Zhang Chao felt it, and his face was more happy, but his tone was still very firm and said: "I have already opened the golden mouth, and there is absolutely no reason to take it back, okay, there is no need to discuss this matter again, just do it." ”

This is the first time to meet the ministers of Eastern Wu, Zhang Chao showed a very domineering side, and he also wanted to tell everyone through this incident that Eastern Wu has changed the sky, and now it is no longer the king of Wu who leads them, but the emperor of the Celestial Empire, and some things naturally have other rules.

Of course, the effect of this is there, but everything depends on whether the pirates can be exterminated as scheduled, and if he can't do what he says, it will be a very heavy blow to his personal prestige.

An hour later, Zhang Zhao retreated with his ministers, and Zhang Chao also called Xiao Xiangzi and said, "Go, summon Xu Huang and Xu Shu in." ”

Outside the door, Shuangxu had stood a little numb in his legs, and was finally allowed to see the emperor, and the two of them walked into the palace without hesitation.

In the hall, Zhang Chao was still sitting high, and after waiting for Shuangxu to enter the hall and kneel down to salute, he spoke first: "I have just made a statement in front of the ministers of Eastern Wu and made a will, and I will definitely exterminate the bandits within three months, what do you two think?" ”

As soon as they met, Zhang Chao made a charter, which made Shuangxu, who had fallen to the ground and not yet got up, tremble.

During this time in Soochow, they naturally knew that the bandits were difficult to deal with, and now as soon as they met, Zhang Chao set a date for extermination, which made them feel a lot of pressure.

Zhang Chao spoke, and the two people below did not have the slightest response, and immediately he said in a displeased tone: "Is it difficult?" If this is the case, the Fifth Legion can return to Jiangbei, and I will transfer other legions to solve this matter. ”

Zhang Chao had no intention of deposing Shuangxu, but if the Fifth Army retreated because of this, I am afraid that he would not have the face to meet with other army commanders and military advisors in the future. The so-called people want face, trees want bark, at this moment they have no way to retreat, at the moment Shuangxu is ruthless, all of them knock their heads on the ground and say: "Please rest assured, the five legions will be able to complete the task, if not, we are willing to resign from our current positions and return to the field to retire." ”

This time, Shuangxu also made up his mind to die, if they don't exterminate the bandits, they are really shameless.

"Okay." Zhang Chao wants this sentence, in his opinion, even if there are a large number of bandits, then there must be traces to be found, the reason why they have not been found before is that the strength is not enough and the method is wrong. But if you look for it with all your heart, you will definitely find it.

Shuangxu was tantamount to a military order, Zhang Chao was in a good mood, walked down from the main hall, came to Shuangxu and said softly: "Come, we have not seen each other for a long time, talk together." ”

Shuangxu was naturally flattered, and hurriedly sat down next to Zhang Chao. And this talk is half a day. It wasn't until dinner that the two of them accompanied Zhang Chao to eat together, and then they withdrew from King Wu's mansion after dark.

As soon as he came out of the Wu Palace, Xu Shu, the commander of the Fifth Legion, said with an admiring expression: "Or the emperor is far-sighted, why didn't I come up with this method of mobilizing the people before?" ”

Looking at Xu Shu's slightly guilty expression, Xu Huang immediately smiled and said, "Of course the military advisor can't think of it, otherwise, you will be the emperor, hahaha." ”

Seeing that Xu Huang was laughing at himself, Xu Shu also smiled and said: "Okay, the corps commander will also be busy in the future, the emperor's idea is to give it to us, and then it will depend on how our five legions behave." Don't just look at my jokes, if things don't work well, you don't have good fruit to eat. ”

When it came to business, Xu Huang no longer laughed, but said with a straight face: "Not bad." The emperor has already said, let us mobilize the people, with a high amount of money as a reward, to attract the people to report the whereabouts of the bandits, and at the same time let us arrange a number of scouts in various villages, this is indeed a big project, so I am afraid that the scouts will not have enough troops. ”

"What's so difficult about this, you can transfer other clever soldiers to the scout team temporarily, and after solving the problem, you can return to the team." Xu Shu shook his head lightly, and the problem was solved with one word.