became a righteous army and entered the imperial army, and military merit and prestige were indispensable.

Military merit is the foundation of one's life, is where the future lies, with military merit, the surviving soldiers will be added to the ranks, the damaged soldiers will be given priority to replenish, and the status in the army will be higher in the future, entering a virtuous circle.

If you gain prestige, be respected by other generals, and be respected by other tribes, your influence will expand. Money and food are very important in troubled times, and so is people's hearts.

In some cases, the human heart is even more important. If you want to achieve great things, you don't have to have a small heart.

Zhao Ning went to visit the wounded soldiers under the command of He Ping and Geng Anguo.

"If you lose Xihe City, most of the 60,000 troops will be lost, and you can't escape the responsibility of losing your teacher and humiliating the country. This time, although with more than 3,000 braves, he participated in the battle and was the first to rush into the city, and made a lot of achievements, but it cannot be fully compensated for your mistakes. Zhao Ning said to He Ping as he walked, "You should understand this truth." ”

He Ping bowed his head gloomily.

Even if he recaptured Xihe City and washed away the shame of losing the city yesterday, the casualties of his subordinates were real.

He will not forget the endless corpses he saw on the road last night, when he followed the Yunzhou Ma Army back to attack Xihe City. That's dozens of miles, tens of thousands of good boys!

Now as long as he recalls that scene, He Ping's heart is like a knife.

"The last general's sin is very difficult to atone, I was able to follow General Zhao back last night, and I was given the opportunity by General Zhao to recapture Xihe City with my own hands, I am already grateful, even if I am corrected by the army in the future, the last general will not have any complaints!"

He Ping, who had taken off his armor after the war, immediately fell to the ground, his tone was pathetic, and after saying this, he grabbed the ground with his head, unwilling to get up for a long time.

Geng Anguo glanced at He Ping, his eyes changed slightly, he looked at Zhao Ning again, and opened his mouth, but in the end he didn't say anything.

Without waiting for Zhao Ning to let He Ping get up, several Yuan Shen Realm cultivators in official robes flew over, and when they arrived nearby, they shouted and asked where He Ping was.

Soon, these three officials of the Criminal Department came to Zhao Ning and the others, Zhao Ning has not worn official robes much since he achieved the Wang Ji Realm, and now he is wearing a green shirt, and these officials don't know him, so they don't notice his existence.

The head of the criminal department took out a document, shook it in front of He Ping, and said arrogantly:

"He Ping, the defense envoy of Xihe City, lost the city and lost the land, lost the teacher and humiliated the country, the crime cannot be punished, I was ordered to take you back to Bianliang for trial, leave now!"

Zhao Ning frowned slightly.

The military report he sent to the imperial court was sent away by Wang Jijing, and he would soon be able to reach Bianliang, but these officials of the Yuanshen Realm came so quickly, it was as if they had set off before the fierce battle was over.

Geng Anguo saw that the officials of the Criminal Department couldn't help but say, so he was about to reach out to take He Ping, and he didn't take Zhao Ning in his eyes at all, so he was immediately furious, and immediately scolded:

"You are so bold, the chief manager General Zhao is here, how can you be presumptuous?!"

Several officials of the Criminal Department were stunned when they heard this, looked left and right, and finally their eyes fell on Zhao Ning, seeing that the other party was young and wearing a green shirt, and he did not show his cultivation qi, they were a little puzzled for a while.

"General Zhao, these people are rude in front of the army, please General Rong Mo take them down!" Geng Anguo clenched his fists and begged for his life.

Only then did the officials of the Criminal Department know that the young man in front of them was Zhao Ning, so they hurriedly saluted: "The lower officials and others have seen General Zhao." Just now I was rude, please ask General Zhao for forgiveness. ”

After speaking, seeing that Zhao Ning's face was expressionless, the official led by him was a little angry, and said in a hard voice: "General Zhao, we are ordered to take people, and please make it convenient for General Zhao, don't embarrass us." ”

Zhao Ning ignored these officials, but motioned for He Ping to get up.

The officials of the Criminal Department thought that Zhao Ning had agreed to them to take people, so they took out the shackles and chains engraved with runes, and then stepped forward and put them on He Ping. This made Geng Anguo very anxious, and he stepped forward to speak, but he opened his mouth but didn't know how to speak, he didn't understand the rules of officialdom.

"What does General Geng want to say?" Zhao Ning asked lightly.

Geng Anguo hurriedly said: "General Zhao, General He and his troops fought bravely, and this time they have made great contributions!"

"If it weren't for them, under the condition that the succession of the various departments at that time was weak, Xihe City might not be able to be captured, and the victory or defeat of the army was unpredictable! Even if General He and the others were not enough to make the merit for their crimes, that is, to be demoted, it seems that they should not be taken back as sinners, and they will end up dead. ”

Although he doesn't understand the provisions of the law and the rules of officialdom, he also knows that there must be something strange when the Criminal Department comes to arrest He Ping so quickly, and if he really wants to let the other party go back to Bianliang, he is afraid that it will not end well.

Zhao Ning glanced at Geng Anguo: "General Geng thinks that the troops who will follow him in bloody battles will not have a good end?"

"This ......" Hearing this, Geng Anguo understood that He Ping had been saved, and he was overjoyed, and hurriedly bowed his head to make amends, "It's the last general who said nothing, and the general forgives the crime!" Before the words fell, he couldn't wait to block the officials of the criminal department who were going to take people.

Qian Mingjun, the official of the Criminal Department headed by him, was pushed back a few steps, and his face was immediately full of anger, and his eyes were no longer respectful when he looked at Zhao Ning, but were full of warnings:

"General Zhao, it's true that you are the chief manager, but He Ping's crime was committed before you took office, and you have no reason to stop us from doing an errand. If we can't get people back, and we delay the matter that Lord Gao explained, we can't eliminate Your Majesty's anger, I'm afraid that General Zhao won't be able to bear it, right?"

This gesture could not be clearer to show that he came from a position hostile to the family from a poor family. If it weren't for that, with his identity, he would definitely not dare to be so tough with Zhao Ning.

"Which tall adult?" asked Zhao Ning.

He Pingdang's eyes widened: "Gao Furui?!"

"Naturally, he is a tall man in the imperial court!" Qian Mingqian deliberately took out Gao Furui to make Zhao Ning jealous, but he didn't want to tell the truth, and he was very arrogant with his chin high, "General Zhao, can we take people now?"

He seems to be very sure that as long as he moves out of Gao Furui, Zhao Ning will definitely give face.

The local officials may not know, but the central ministers all know that Gao Furui is not an ordinary upstart from a humble family, but a proud protégé of Kong Yanhua, the governor of the political affairs, and the concubine who is about to marry the princess!

Zhao Ning saw that the other party looked like a dog, as if everyone in the world was trampled underfoot, he couldn't help laughing and beckoned to him: "Come here." ”

Qian Mingqian saw Zhao Ning's smiling face, thinking that the other party was showing kindness, and he didn't dare to delay their errand any longer, so he was proud, took two steps forward, and pretended to arch his hand: "What does General Zhao ...... order?"

Before he could finish his sentence, his pupils shrank suddenly.

I saw Zhao Ning raise his arm and slap him over!

Qian Mingqian didn't expect that Zhao Ning not only didn't fear Gao Furui, but would also shoot at him without warning, when he thought of the other party's cultivation realm, his heart suddenly jumped to his throat, and he was so frightened that he was about to incontinent on the spot, where is there still a little bit of hardness just now?

With a crisp snap, Qian Mingjun's whole person flew up, his mouth full of teeth mixed with blood spit out, spun in the air for an unknown number of times, and fell to the ground with a pop.

Everyone held their breath to look, and saw that Qian Mingqian had fainted with crooked eyes and slanted mouth, half of his face was swollen like a pig's head, how disgusting and miserable he looked.

Zhao ...... General Zhao, this ...... We are here on the orders of the imperial court, how can General Zhao be like this......"

The other two officials of the Criminal Department were deeply shocked, one of them was even trembling and could not even stand on his feet, and the other was a difficult and aggrieved appeal, like a mosquito and a fly.

Zhao Ning glanced at them, "Six years ago, when Ben Jiang was a teenager, he beat your governor to the point of being unconscious, and now there is still a lackey of Gao Furui, who barks in front of Ben General in front of him in his name, I don't know what to do."

"He Ping, I stayed, and no one could take it away.

"You snobbs, you don't deserve to stay in Xihe City, which is full of heroic spirits, get out. ”

Seeing that Zhao Ning was so strong, he didn't care about Kong Yanhua at all, and he didn't plan to sell the emperor's face, the two officials of the Criminal Department were speechless, understanding that the other party was not something they could disobey, so in order to avoid ending up like Qian Mingjun, they had to quickly lift the other party and flee in panic.

The wounded soldiers and soldiers nearby, seeing several officials of the Criminal Department fleeing with their tails between their legs, all applauded loudly, and when they looked at Zhao Ning again, the admiration and respect in their eyes were even stronger than before.

At this moment, they truly understood Zhao Ning's strength.

That was not only for foreign enemies, but also for the imperial magnates. Zhao Ning can defend his subordinates in this way, and the generals will definitely not be angry, suffer losses, or suffer unfair treatment if they follow him.

He Ping bowed down, his shoulders trembling with gratitude, "General Zhao's great kindness, the last general will die hard, even if it is a mountain of swords and a sea of fire in the future, General Zhao will not frown when he gives an order!"

Zhao Ning protects not only his net worth and life, but also his personal dignity, and for him, the latter is more important.

"This general governs the army, relying on strict rewards and punishments, and the responsibility for losing the city and losing the land and losing the army is not redeemed by leading the troops to rush into Xihe City first.

"For the sake of your bravery, the current dynasty of the national war is at the time of employing people, and I will leave you as a commander, not to mention the sword mountain and the sea of fire, I just hope that you can fight bravely to kill the enemy in the future and make atonement for your crimes, are you willing?" Zhao Ning said.

"The last general is willing!"

Zhao Ning bowed slightly, which made He Ping get up.

In his previous life, He Ping was also a famous general in the king's division, known for his ability to fight and not be afraid of death, although Zhao Ning had no friendship with him at that time, but in this life, there was no reason not to be included in the command to serve himself.

Zhao Ning of the wounded barracks only looked at it a little, then continued to move forward, and then comforted the soldiers.

He Ping, who was following him, glanced at Geng Anguo. The other party was very moved by the act of speaking up for him in front of the officials of the Criminal Department just now, and he wanted to thank him at this time.

But the other party didn't squint, as if he didn't have a good impression of him, and he didn't take him to heart, which reminded him of the scene where the two slandered each other on the battlefield last night, and he couldn't pull his face down.

However, He Ping was a person with clear grievances, so he still held back his temper and said in a low voice: "General Geng's kindness has been recorded by the general." ”

Geng Anguo still looked indifferent, as if to emphasize that he definitely didn't have the intention of turning war into a jade silk with the other party: "The general is just talking about things, and he doesn't mean to show goodwill to General He at all, General He don't misunderstand." ”

He Ping: "......"

He looked ahead again, endured it, but still didn't hold back, the more the other party didn't care, the more he had to repay the other party's kindness, otherwise wouldn't he become a person who didn't distinguish between good and bad?

He Pingsui said in a stiff tone: "The Liangshan battalion has good combat strength, and they are all good men who can kill the enemy. ”

This can be regarded as an apology for slandering Liangshan Camp as just a group of bandits.

Geng Anguo said twice, and said the truth: "General He's troops are also worthy of the word bravery, which is very rare in the official army. ”

After saying this, the two fell silent again.

Half-loud, I don't know who opened his mouth first: "There was no wine after the war, which is really a big pity." ”

Another said: "I know where there is alcohol. ”

"Okay, when you're done with the wounded barracks, you can take me there. ”

"I can take you there, but I won't drink with you. ”

"Noise! I found the wine, you just go, who cares about you?"

"Why should I go to the wine I found?"

"Anyway, I'm going to stay and drink, whether you leave or not is my bird business, it's your own. ”

"If you want to go, you go, I won't go anyway. ”

"Noise, noise! like a!"

"You...... If you're a man, we'll fight it out later!"

"Whoever gets drunk first is the grandson!"

"Am I still afraid of you?"

"Hehe, I've never been afraid of anyone when I drink!"

"Bragging who won't ......"

"We'll see......