Zhao Hu was discussing important matters with his subordinates in the mansion, when a soldier suddenly came to report that someone had come to visit.

As the new commander-in-chief of the fourteen states, Zhao Hu knew how heavy the burden on his shoulders was, when the North Sudden attack was in place before, he was responsible for guarding the southwest, and he had the heart to go into battle to kill the enemy, but he was really out of reach, and he hurriedly rushed to Kaipingwei, but he didn't even see the shadow of the enemy.

Emperor Shun seemed to have expected it and directly appointed him to take charge of the deployment of troops in the entire fourteen states of Wuyou.

Zhao Hu didn't expect the war to end so quickly before he came, so he brought a few capable generals in order to speed up, and now there are no extra people for him to deploy.

In the end, he had no choice but to ask the Yan brothers for help, thinking that they would borrow some soldiers and horses first, and when his people arrived, they would definitely pay back the principal with interest.

Yan Shaohai was very good at talking, and with a wave of his hand, he directly took out 30,000 Yan Jiajun and gave it to him, but he had to pay the interest in advance.

Zhao Hu was also afraid that the Northern Turks would regret it, so he agreed without thinking about it, but the other party didn't ask for money and didn't ask for anyone, but directly took his mount "Wu Tan" away.

Wu Carbon was given by Emperor Shun back then, and now although he is old, he is also a good horse, and after getting along for so many years, he has already had feelings, and Yan Shaohai took away the horse, which made him feel distressed more than taking away Zhao Hu's own daughter-in-law.

Especially when he saw the other party touching the black carbon ass with pity, he almost turned his face in blood.

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Outside the mansion, Wang Quanquan and the two treasurers stood quietly at the door.

The king took his hands and was calm, while the two shopkeepers on the side were obviously much more nervous, glancing at the palace from time to time, and then hurriedly retracted his gaze, for fear of offending the general.

Looking at the trembling appearance of the two, Wang Quanquan smiled and said:

"The two bosses don't have to be overly nervous, General Zhao may look at the five big and three coarse, but his personality is very easy-going and free-spirited, but I don't think he will accept this gift."

After Wang Quanquan finished speaking, he immediately looked at the package held in his arms by the shopkeeper, and saw that the gift box was not light.

Seeing this, the shopkeeper smiled awkwardly and said:

"I'm not afraid of Mr. jokes, I and the shopkeeper are here to make friends this time, and the gift is just a little heart, I'm afraid that the two of us don't understand General Zhao's temper, in case Tang suddenly offends his ......"

"Don't get in the way, Zhao will help the two bosses say a few more good words at that time." Wang Quanquan said with a smile.

"In this way, thank you, Mr., and the two of us will prepare an additional thank you gift for Mr. Zhao afterwards. Oh yes, sir, your surname is also Zhao, could it be that you are related to General Zhao? ”

"It's just a coincidence." Wang Quanquan shook his head, but he didn't say anything about the thank you in the other party's mouth.

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As a few people spoke, there was a sound of footsteps in the house, and there were four or five people who listened to the voice.

After a while, Zhao Hu walked out with several of his generals, looked at the three of them, and asked:

"I don't know what the three of you are doing?"

Matthew Yi is a small businessman, where has he seen this battle, he panicked all of a sudden, and the brocade box in his hand was also a little unstable, and the shopkeeper on the side had seen some of the world, but it was not appropriate for him to open his mouth in this situation, and the king was "very familiar with current affairs", and stepped forward and said:

"General Zhao Hu hasn't seen you for a long time, but do you remember Zhao?"

Zhao Hu frowned and carefully looked at the plainly dressed middle-aged man.

After years of officialdom polishing, Zhao Hu is no longer the honest tiger he was at the beginning, and at this moment, seeing that the other party can still look as usual in the face of so many generals, and dare to call himself "me", he can't help but be cautious.

After staring at the man carefully for a while, Zhao Hu's expression suddenly changed, and he said in surprise:

"Wang ......"

Before he finished speaking, Wang Quanquan's eyes narrowed, Zhao Hu had followed Emperor Shun for so many years, so he naturally knew the temperament of the Wang family, so he immediately stopped talking and said in a deep voice:

"Come in, a few of you."

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In the mansion, two businessmen were invited to the side hall, looking left and right looking a little nervous, and they didn't even dare to move the tea on the table.

In the courtyard, Zhao Hu bent down and saluted to the king's authority:

"Lord Wang, why did you come to Ruzhou?"

"This king is here to help General Zhao solve your troubles." The king's authority looks profound.

"Help Wechen solve his troubles?"

"General Zhao's current troubles are the same as those of His Majesty and this king.

Ruzhou is located in the north, adjacent to the Northern Turkistan, but there is no danger to rely on, although the Northern Turkistan will return the fourteen states, it is difficult to guarantee that they will not go south again in the future, even if they come to harass every three or five times, it is tricky enough, General Zhao should now be having a headache how to arrange the defensive line. ”

Zhao Hu was slightly stunned when he heard this, but he had nothing to hide, nodded and said:

"As the prince said, the entire fourteen states are long along the line, especially Confucianism, almost half of the area is facing the North Turkistan, if you send troops to garrison, every year alone manpower and material resources are a lot of consumption.

Moreover, such a scattered defense can play a limited role, since the Northern Turk can win the fourteen states in one fell swoop before, it may not be impossible to do it again today. ”

……

Wang Quanquan's face was calm, and he nodded:

"I'll take care of that."

"Huh?"

"Also, don't call me Lord Wang in front of outsiders, remember, from now on I am Zhao Zhiyi, a military dragon and tiger general."

After Wang Quanquan finished speaking, he directly took out a token and did not explain too much, Zhao Hu saw the token and hurriedly saluted:

"See the general."

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The dragon and tiger generals, the dynasty is a product of martial arts, and there are many before this kind of dispersion without real power, which are generally used to reward meritorious officials.

The promotion of military generals is easy to say, but difficult to say.

If it coincides with troubled times and wars break out, even if a pawn works hard for a few years, he may become a general, and if he catches up with the peaceful and prosperous times, he may not have a chance to get ahead in his life.

When Emperor Xiaocun was in power, the dynasty was basically stable, and the royal authority had intended to abolish these useless titles, but at that time, Emperor Shun was in trouble, and the matter was delayed.

Later, Emperor Shun ascended the throne, Xu Shi also felt that these useless positions were an eyesore, so he abolished seventy-seven eighty-eight, and left a few for backup, and this Dragon and Tiger General was one of them.

There is a cloud in the military family that "the generals will not be subject to foreign military orders", which does sound a little reasonable at first glance, but for the emperor who has the imperial power in hand, it is a bit rebellious, not to mention that the current saint still relies on rebellion to obtain the throne.

Therefore, there are a few remaining first-class martial arts, and they have become similar to the existence of the ministers, and whenever the troops are used, there are military attachés who are appointed to go to inspect, and if there are generals who do not obey the emperor's orders and act without authorization, the Qincha can be cut first and then played, and act as a temporary commander.

The Son of Heaven is all ants, this matter in terms of war, it will do more harm than good, but it is a great thing to stabilize the imperial power, even if there may be many soldiers who will die because of this, there are not a few military attaches in the past dynasties who took advantage of the chaos to revolt after all, and the lives of a few people are exchanged for the stability of the emperor's throne, no matter how you look at it, it is a sure win.

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If Zhao Hu's previous politeness to the king's authority was out of respect for his identity, then his politeness to him now is completely out of awe, after all, even the prince is not allowed to kill officials at will, but General Long Hu can.

Looking at the other party's panicked appearance, Wang Quanquan couldn't cry or laugh a little, and he once again slandered Emperor Shun in his heart:

In the end, he is a rebel, and his heart is as small as a needle's nose.

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