In the middle of winter in 339 A.D. (the fifth year of Zhao Jianwu), the Zhao army defeated the Jin army in Shicheng, broke the Jin army, and the Zhao army took advantage of the situation to envelop the east of the Han River, and more than 7,000 households of the Jin people in Nanan, Chuyang, Baishi and other places migrated to Youzhou and Jizhou.

Kui An returned triumphantly with Zhao Jun, Shi Hu was overjoyed when he heard the news, and then took the Son of Heaven banner and honor guard, and hundreds of civil and military officials out to the city gate together, and rewarded the soldiers who returned from the great victory.

Shi Hu greeted Kui An for a while, and then went to Shi Min again.

Shi Hu immediately smiled and said, "Hahahaha! Good! All right! Worthy of being my thorn slave! Thorn slave, you are really the god of war of my Great Zhao Kingdom! I know all the great things you have done in the war in the south! Say, what reward do you want? ”

"The minister didn't dare to ask for any reward."

Shi Min made immortal achievements, but he still lowered his posture very low, and lowered his hand towards Shi Hu and said, "King, the minister is just a part of the army of this southern expedition. If it weren't for the weight of Lord Taiwei (Kui'an), if there was no concerted effort of the soldiers of the Southern Expeditionary Army, how could there be such a great victory? ”

"Hey!" Shi Hu waved his hand and said, "There are rewards!" There are rewards! Shi Min listens! ”

"The minister's left shot the general, and the Xiucheng Hou Shi Min received the order!" Shi Min immediately knelt on one knee and clenched his hands into fists.

"Shi Min accompanied the army to the south, killed the Jin general Cai Huai, broke the Jin army in the south, and then trapped the southern city, and then conquered the city, and then broke the Jin army in Shicheng, killed the most enemies, repeatedly made meritorious achievements, and made outstanding achievements! I am very relieved! Shi Min sealed the Marquis of Wu'an, sealed in Wu'an, and 10,000 households in the city, with a bounty of 20,000 taels! ”

"Thank you, King!" Shi Min even bowed down.

Hearing this, the Wenchen generals present all looked at Shi Min with envy and hatred, he really achieved Taoism and made steady progress!

Shi Min's southern expedition this time is definitely the greatest, and even the metropolitan governor Kui'an is far behind. Shi Hu rewarded him generously, this is acceptable, but this reward is too big, right?

Not to mention that Shi Min was originally a cultivator, but his original cultivator only had a little bit of money, and there was no food, so it was nothing!

But the weight of this Wu'anhou is not ordinary.

This is a marquis with a fiefdom!

You must know that what is now being implemented in the Zhao State is the "division of Hu and Han", and fundamentally, it still has a strong color of the feudal system. Although the feudal lords everywhere have not established a state, the power in their hands is not small, at least in their respective territories, they are still the existence of the soil emperor!

But for those who have a fief, the military power, political power, and taxes on the fief belong to them, which is similar to an independent small kingdom, except that they have to pay a certain amount of taxes to the court regularly.

Moreover, what makes everyone even more jealous is Shi Hu's generosity this time!

actually rewarded Shi Min with 10,000 households of food at one time! What is this concept?

That is to say, after that, Shi Min will enjoy the worship of 10,000 households, tens of thousands of men, women and children, that is, enjoy its taxes. Shi Min doesn't have to do anything, he can get a lot of money! This is holding a mountain of gold!

"Do you have any other requests for? Say it, I won't allow it! Shi Hu asked happily.

Hearing this, of course Shi Min would not be stupid, and exposed his true thoughts at this time, but said with sincere fear: "King, the minister doesn't dare to ask for anything, as long as the king can reward the soldiers under the minister's command well, as well as the men and horses of the Southern Expedition, it is enough!" ”

"Good!"

……

After Shi Min met Shi Hu, he returned to the Zhanghe camp, arranged some military affairs, and then returned to his mansion.

Just returned to his mansion and greeted Dong Qiaoqiao for warmth, Shi Min called his mastermind Cui Hao to the study again to discuss some things.

"Yuan Liang, that's how things are now. Shi Hu values me very much now, but at the same time he is wary of me, he gave me this huge reward, what Wu'an Hou, what fiefdom, he simply wants to detain me in Yecheng forever, and will not give me a chance to be released. Shi Min said in a deep voice.

"My lord, how did you determine for sure?"

"I know Shi Hu's temperament very well. The bigger the reward he gives, it means that he admires this person very much, but he will not be reassured! ”

Shi Min shook his head and said, "Actually, I should have thought of this a long time ago. Now in the country of Qianzhao, there are Han people in the majority, and I am the main general of the Han army, how can Shi Hu tolerate me running out to set up another mountain and fight against him? ”

Hearing this, Cui Hao sighed and said: "Since we can't get the opportunity to be released, it seems that the matter of destroying Zhao still needs to be considered in the long run." ”

"Nope." Shi Min waved his hand and said, "On the way back, I already have a plan. ”

"Oh?" Cui Hao was stunned.

It seems that his lord is really not an ordinary master. Is there anything in this world that Shi Min can't do?

Shi Min squinted his eyes and said, "Yuan Liang, recently, Yiyang Gong Shi Jian has frequently thrown out signals of favor to me, and it seems that he intends to recruit me to participate in the battle for succession. ”

"Your lord, you mean...... Support Shi Jian to ascend to the top, and then do Cao Mengde's things? Cui Hao asked hesitantly.

"Exactly."

"It's just that, my lord, this matter is very difficult! The power of the Zhao State is intertwined, and its degree of chaos is not inferior to the competition between the heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty. If it weren't for Shi Hu suppressing it, I am afraid that the Zhao Kingdom would have been in chaos a long time ago. ”

"I know." Shi Min bowed slightly, "But this is the only way." What Cao Mengde couldn't do back then, I Ran Min just wanted to give it a try! If you succeed, you will restore my rivers and mountains, and if you fail, you will be ruined, so why be afraid? ”

"The Lord is righteous!"

Cui Hao immediately lowered his hand and said: "It's just that now among the sons of Shihu, the situation is very chaotic and confusing. Now the most powerful heir, in addition to the crown prince Shi Xuan, is Yan Gong Shi Bin, Pengcheng Gong Shi Zun, as for Yiyang Gong Shi Jian, there seems to be nothing outstanding. ”

"This matter is on hold for now."

Shi Min suddenly stood up, saluted Cui Hao and said, "Yuan Liang, I have something I want to ask for your opinion." ”

Seeing this, Cui Hao was immediately flattered and said: "The lord has something to say, but it doesn't hurt to say it, I must know everything, and I can't say anything." ”

Shi Min smiled and said, "Yuan Liang, no, father-in-law!" Ying'er and I have made a private agreement for life, I don't know if you are willing to marry Ying'er to me? ”

“……”

When Cui Hao heard this, he was stunned for a long time, and finally shook his head with a smile, and said: "I didn't expect that in the end, there will be lovers who will eventually become married." Lord, as long as Ying'er is willing, I have nothing to say. ”

"Thank you, father-in-law!"

Until Cui Hao calmed down his inner emotions and looked at the man who was both his father-in-law and his son-in-law, he couldn't help but feel a lot of emotion.

It's really hard to work for Shi Min if you don't want to!

"Lord, I think that if you want to help Yiyang Gong Shi Jian achieve great things, you must first eradicate Shi Xuan, the unfavored prince!"

"How to eradicate it?"

"The lord can start with Shi Tao first!"

Hearing this, Shi Min nodded thoughtfully, and then looked at Cui Hao and smiled!

Everyone is a smart person, and it's not good to talk too much.

It's all in plain sight!