It was dark, Xu Yongzhi sat in his tent, Duan Meimei, Xiaogui and Tian Kokou sat down beside him.

There were no palm lights in the tents.

Xu Yongzhi had just learned of Huo Yizun's death, and was silent for a long time.

"I'm sorry, official, it's all because of my ......," Duan Meimei said.

"It's my fault," Xiaogui sighed, "It might have been a mistake for me to send Sister Qiao here." ”

"Don't sigh," said Tian Kokou, "Uncle Yi died bravely, he had no children of his own, but he protected all the children, and destroyed all the necromancers, it may take more than a year to replenish this team, and we should take this opportunity to attack." ”

"Attack?" Xu Yongzhi asked.

"It was not Li Lianqiao who killed an uncle, but Yu Sanjiang, in other words, the ambition of the Wizards Guild has always been there, we should ban the army as soon as possible and destroy the Wizards Guild." Tian Kokou said.

"But, my parents are both wizards." Xu Yongzhi was a little hesitant.

"My father and mother too," Tian Kokou said, "cousin, our enemy is not a wizard, but the wizards' guild, the guild that enslaves wizards, excludes dissidents, and pursues personal power, Yu Sanjiang and Yu Zhi make father and son die. ”

"Agreed." Xiaogui's words were very brief.

"Is our strength enough?" Duan Meimei asked.

"If I bring my father and mother in, we now have three wizards, a spear knight, a best assassin, and a dragon warrior." Tian Kokou said.

"Is it enough?" Xu Yongzhi asked.

"It's not enough." Tian Kokou said.

"What then?" Xu Yongzhi said.

"But you have the most powerful helper by your side." Tian Kokou said.

"Who?"

"Emperor."

"Oh!"

"Let's go meet the Emperor, ask him for support, we must defeat the Peach Blossom Spring, and make it our base, otherwise, clay soldiers, griffins, God knows what other inexplicable things will be used against us." Tian Kokou said.

"In addition, the Queen Mother's words must also be told to the official family as soon as possible." Duan Meimei remembered Empress Dowager Du's idea of "letting her younger brother inherit the throne".

"I'll go." Xu Yongzhi said.

"We'll call Ah Crisp over and tell her about Uncle Zun's death." Duan Meimei said.

"Comfort comfort her." Xu Yongzhi sighed.

Zhao Kuangyin did not live in Yangzhou City, because the situation was initially decided, there were actually more dangers in the city, and it was safer to live in the forbidden army camp outside the city.

Zhao Kuangyin took off his armor and talked to Zhao Pu in the tent, and Zhang Dejun came to report that Xu Yongzhi wanted to see him.

"Let him come." Zhao Kuangyin commanded.

Xu Yongzhi came in to give a salute.

"Flat." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Shane." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Zhang Dejun, you go and get two jars of wine, and then some meat, I'll have a drink with Zeping and Yongzhi." Zhao Kuangyin said.

The wine and meat were put on the table, Zhao Kuangyin sat down, Xu Yongzhi was also really hungry, and after breakfast, he hadn't eaten yet.

"Things in Taihu Lake are well done." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"The Hongfu of Laiguan's family did not kill or injure many people." Xu Yongzhi said.

"How many soldiers do you have with you now?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

"Two armies on land and water, fifteen thousand." Xu Yongzhi replied.

"Why are there so many?" Zhao Pu was taken aback.

"Harvest the pawn." Xu Yongzhi said.

"There are less than six hundred soldiers!" Zhao Pu said.

"The official family said that I can accept Li Chongjin's soldiers, but I didn't say that there are only 600 people." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Hahahaha, Yongzhi is smart, I heard what I mean." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Official, he is a naval envoy, commanding so many teams, it is unreasonable." Zhao Pu said.

"Yongzhi, Zeping thinks it's wrong for you to bring so many soldiers, what do you think?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

Xu Yongzhi felt that the meaning of the official family was to let himself tell a truth, so let's talk about it.

"Back to the official family, I think the criticism of the doctor is reasonable, but this is precisely the disadvantage of the five generations." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Okay, let's talk about it." Zhao Kuangyin cut off a piece of mutton and ate it.

"Since the Tang Dynasty, the soldiers are government soldiers, although the government soldiers are called elite, they are actually peasants, and they train for two months before the war, and they will be unable to deal with the Turkic, Hui, and Tibetan enemies who are born on horses."

"Tang then began to seal the festival of the envoys, a town's financial resources to support a town's army, after a long time, it became a feudal town, the soldiers are raised by him, will be promoted by him, this army only knows that there are festivals, stay, envoys, do not recognize the Son of Heaven."

"In the five dynasties, the Son of Heaven himself was a military general from the feudal town, and he suppressed the towns with the forbidden army, and the feudal town did obey, but once the Son of Heaven passed the throne to the weak or young son, there would be chaos, and in addition, the general of the forbidden army may also become the Son of Heaven."

"Bold!" Zhao Pu simply felt that Xu Yongzhi was going to be reversed.

"Zeping, the dialogue between the brothers here, let Yongzhi continue." Zhao Kuangyin nodded and said.

"Now that Li Chongjin has been destroyed and the former territory has been calm, we can take the opportunity to change the military system of the forbidden army at this time." Xu Yongzhi said.

"How do you change that?" Zhao Kuangyin said.

"First remove the inspection in front of the palace," Xu Yongzhi said, "The positions held by the official family should not be given to people anymore." ”

"That's right." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Gradually put young low-ranking generals in charge of the forbidden army." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Are you talking about yourself?" Zhao Pu asked.

"I mean, what kind of person is suitable to be in charge of the forbidden army," Xu Yongzhi said, "what do the officials think, what does Li Chongjin think?" ”

"It's a character, but it's a pity that I don't want to be used by me." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"I met him this time and thought he was a hero and talented." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Xu Jin!" Zhao Pu's face was not good.

"Let him speak." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"The biggest problem with this person is that he can't let go of his stupid face, all he thinks is, this person used to be my subordinate, much less senior than me, how can he be my master? He obviously admired the eloquence of the official family, but he inevitably had to get entangled in this kind of thing. Xu Yongzhi said.

"He's such a person." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"There are still a lot of such people, who were on an equal footing with someone back then, or pressed each other, and when they think about it in the future, they always feel that the other party is still below themselves, or they are still at the same level as themselves." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Yes." Zhao Kuangyin nodded.

"Therefore, the official family uses low-status generals to lead the forbidden army, and they are cronies, and those with extremely high status give them good treatment, and it is enough for them to lead the troops when there is something to do in the border area." Xu Yongzhi said.

Zhao Pu's face was much softer, and Xu Yongzhi was really not thinking about expanding his strength.

"The official family is a big hero, or a benevolent person, this is a thousand years of unseen son of heaven, if you want to get the righteousness of these brothers, you can't let them be in charge of the soldiers and horses anymore, this matter, I believe the doctor is also thinking about it, I don't need to say more." Xu Yongzhi said.

These words made Zhao Pudu feel satisfied, he was indeed planning this matter with Zhao Kuangyin, and this matter could make the dynasty peaceful for hundreds of years.

"Let's have a drink," Zhao Kuangyin picked up the wine glass and looked at Xu Yongzhi, "I'm worried that you will have complaints, but it makes sense not to let you build a festival this time." ”

"Xu Jin only needs to follow the official family, and he doesn't care whether he builds a festival or not." Xu Yongzhi swallowed a bite of mutton and said to Zhao Kuangyin.

"That being said, I know what you've done." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"And this is a battle planned by Li Chuyun, and of course he should be the first to take credit." Xu Yongzhi said.

"This is secondary, the key is, I want you to go to the Wuping Military Construction Festival." Zhao Kuangyin said.

Xu Yongzhi squirted wine all over the ground at once.

"What, are the officials ready to make a move on Hunan?" Xu Yongzhi said.

"Yes, the next target is Jing and Hunan provinces," Mr. Zhao said.

At this time, Changsha Mansion was the seat of the Wuping Army's envoys, and the Southern Tang Dynasty invaded Hunan, but it was not swallowed, but was expelled by the Zhou family of the Wuping Army, and Hunan became the place of the Zhou family.

"You have a good relationship with Murong Yanzhao and Li Chuyun, this time I will send troops, I will let them help you, the Gao family and the Zhou family are not afraid, but I ask you two things: one is to enter your family's territory, you will try your best to recruit the athletes of Sanxiang for me, and attack Shu, Southern Han and Southern Tang in the future, these people are important forces." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Yes."

"The second thing is that you might find it difficult."

"The official instructs, the minister must do it with all his might."

"Destroy the Peach Blossom Spring!" Zhao Kuangyin said.

"The minister is willing!" Xu Yongzhi prostrate on the ground and said with tears in his eyes.

"Great, I'm still worried that you won't be able to bear it." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"This is to avenge the minister's parents, how can you not want to?" Xu Yongzhi said.

"Don't be Wu Zixu, just smash that wizard guild, support the wizards of the imperial court, let them live well, and arrange for someone close to us to be the president of the guild, or you can simply take the role." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Understood." Xu Yongzhi said.

"I heard that Emperor Yang of Sui once fought the Peach Blossom Paradise in the past, but failed?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

"Yes, the wizards used necromancy at that time."

"Is this thing hard to deal with?"

"Yes, but all the necromancy has been wiped out by the minister's subordinate, Huo Yizun of Shanzitang." Xu Yongzhi said.

"That person? It's a pity. Zhao Kuangyin said.

"He was very loyal and always guarded the palace." Xu Yongzhi said.

"What about the current palace?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

"The minister entrusted it to the minister's cousin Tian Kokou." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Does your cousin want to marry you? Do you want me to give you a marriage, there won't be much of this one anyway......" Zhao Kuangyin asked with concern.

"No, no, no, the official family laughed, and my cousin's mind is on cultivation." Xu Yongzhi said.

"Okay, I will make her the lord of Wuling County and give her five hundred households of Tang Muyi." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Thank you, official."

"Let people do things, you can't help but give a budget, right, how can you let a girl's family post money to work for the emperor?"

"Official Shengming!"

"Also, you and your cousin have to investigate the source of that griffin as soon as possible, no matter who is behind it, we can't forgive him, this griffin has shaken the country's foundation." Zhao Kuangyin said.

"Is it so serious?" Xu Yongzhi was stunned for a moment.

"Yongzhi, do you know what it means for such a monster to appear on the battlefield? The armies, trebuchets and warships we trusted in the past no longer count, and the more such monsters, the more unpleasant the world becomes, who will be a knight? Who still goes to be an archer? Zhao Pu said.

"Official," Xu Yongzhi thought about it, but decided to make it clear, "This is a force from another world, the chaotic power of ancient times, we have recently come into contact with two non-human and one divine beast, these things are the wrong intersection of the two worlds and came to us." Huo Yizun was originally an expert in this area, but now that he is gone, I have to spend some time investigating these things. ”

"We won't move troops this winter, you let it go, by the way, I gave Huo a Shangshu title, does he have a son?" Zhao Kuangyin asked.

"There's only one daughter, and that's Ah Crisp." Xu Yongzhi said.

"This ...... Then let Duan Zishou take over as the envoy of the Six Mansions, it just so happened that Chen Congzhi was killed by Li Chongjin's people. ”

"Xie Guan's family."

"Okay, do you have anything else to do?"

Xu Yongzhi looked at Zhao Pu.

"It's peaceful, don't worry, you can say it." Zhao Kuangyin said.

Xu Yongzhi talked in detail about Duan Meimei's visit to the Empress Dowager Du, and the meaning that the Empress Dowager Du wanted to express.

"The minister thinks that by next year at the latest, the old queen mother may have to officially mention it to the official family, and the official family should pay attention." Xu Yongzhi said.

"I know," Zhao Kuangyin's face turned pale, "You go back to the camp to rest first, don't let others know about this matter." ”

"Yes!"

Xu Yongzhi withdrew gently, and Zhang Dejun led him out, he was a swordsman disciple, with bright ears and eyes, and heard Zhao Pu in the house say on the way.

"Official, it's better not to do one and keep going......"

As you can guess, it could be followed by a gesture.

Xu Yong got on his horse and headed towards his camp.

This is a very long road.