After the dust settled on the complicated official duties of Jintang City, Taihao did not leave immediately, but chose to stop here for another seven days. During these seven days, he visited local celebrities every day, talked to them in depth, and learned about their living conditions and needs. He not only listens to their problems, but also actively proposes solutions to help them improve their lives. His good deeds have won people's respect and love, and also allowed him to accumulate rich humanistic qualities and social experience in addition to official duties.

Seven days later, Tai Hao took Ruoshui and more than 20 followers to embark on a journey to the City of Thousand Winds. His heart was full of anticipation and excitement, because he knew that what was waiting for him there would be an official reward from the emperor. This is not only an affirmation and appreciation of himself, but also a recognition of the outstanding talents he has shown in his official duties.

When Tai Hao left Jintang City, his figure looked so firm and calm in the sun. His heart is full of anticipation for the future, and he knows that no matter how difficult the road ahead, he will move forward. Because he has a belief that his efforts will be rewarded.

However, as soon as Taihao's team embarked on the journey, a figure of a lieutenant envoy hurriedly arrived. He cried out, "The Divine Decree has arrived!" ”

Taihao hurriedly dismounted to receive the order, kowtowed: "Minister Taihao takes the order!" ”

The lieutenant envoy said: "The emperor has an edict, Hussar General Taihao, you don't have to go back to the capital for the time being, I have other arrangements for you, you need to stay in Jintang City, and wait for my will." ”

Tai Hao hesitated for a moment, and then responded: "The minister obeys the order, long live my emperor, long live, long live!" ”

Tai Hao stood up, arched his hand to the envoy and asked, "Your Excellency, do you know what the emperor did when he left me in Jintang City?" ”

The lieutenant envoy said: "How could the miscellaneous family know about this matter, but according to the miscellaneous family, it is guessed that it is related to the war in the north." ”

Tai Hao asked: "But the war in the north is in Pinghe City, thousands of miles away from Jintang City, what is the emperor's intention?" ”

The lieutenant envoy said: "General Taihao, don't ask, wait for the emperor's order, take your team back!" ”

Tai Hao returned to Jintang City with his team, and he still lived in the City Lord's Mansion, because the position of City Lord of Jintang City was always vacant, and Tai Hao mistakenly thought that he would continue to serve as the City Lord. He would also jokingly preach to Ruoshui: "The emperor let a hussar general concurrently serve as the lord of a city, which really set a precedent for the Eastern Empire." However, this optimistic scenario did not last long. The arrival of the new city lord of Jintang City and the general who defended the city dispelled Taihao's idea.

The new city lord of Jintang City is named Banchi, and he should be an old acquaintance of Taihao. He was a candidate for the same imperial examination as Tai Hao, and later when Tai Hao was quelling the rebellion in the north, he passed through Jiangchuan City, and Ban Chi was the city lord of Jiangchuan City at that time, and he also set up a banquet for the army of thieves, so that Tai Hao was deeply impressed by him, as if it was yesterday.

As soon as Ban Chi arrived, he came to visit Taihao, and when he heard that the new city lord was coming, Taihao warmly entertained him.

Half chiseled and saluted: "The lower official greets General Taihao!" ”

Taihao recognized it as Banchi, and said with a smile: "I didn't expect the new city lord to be Lord Banchi, Lord Banchi, don't come to harm!" ”

Ban Chi said: "General Taihao has been doing well recently, he came here to serve on the order of the imperial court, and when he heard that the general was still here, he came to meet the general first." ”

Tai Hao said: "Then didn't I occupy the City Lord's Mansion of the Half Chi Lord, it seems that I still moved out of the City Lord's Mansion." ”

Ban Chi smiled and said: "The general is really polite, the lower official has chosen another house in Jintang City, the general can live here with peace of mind, and if he has a place for his subordinates in the future, just open his mouth." ”

Tai Hao nodded and said, "Okay, let Lord Banchi bother." ”

Immediately afterwards, he sighed and said: "Since the emperor has made this official a hussar general, this is also the highest official position among the military attaches in the court, but the emperor does not let me go to the capital, I really don't know what he means......

Half chisel smiled: "The general really doesn't know the emperor's intentions?" ”

Taihao shook his head, saying that he really didn't know the emperor's intentions.

Ban Chi pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "I wonder if the general has received news of the counterinsurgency war in the north recently?" ”

Tai Hao said: "To be honest, although I have been named a hussar general, I have not yet been officially rewarded, and I don't know anything about other aspects of the war, especially the counterinsurgency war in the north. ”

Banchi nodded and said: "I see, the lower officials heard that the war in the north has subsided, and the commander Shaoling is about to return to the court." ”

Tai Hao said: "This is a good thing, once the war subsides, the people will be able to live a stable life." ”

Ban Chi sighed: "However, as far as I know, after the Shaoling Horse returned to the court, the emperor did not reward him in any way, but was a little cold. ”

Taihao wondered, "Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

Half chisel said: "The matter of it, the lower officials don't know." ”

At this time, a family member came to report and said: "General Qiyu, there is a general outside the door who claims to be the new general of the city and asks to see him. ”

Taihao said: "Hurry up, please!" ”

Jia Ding responded and said half-chiselly: "The lower officials haven't seen this general who defends the city yet, and I heard that he is the champion of martial arts in this year's imperial examination." ”

Tai Hao said: "I didn't expect that the new champion would be directly appointed as the general of a city guard, it seems that he must be outstanding." ”

After a short time, a young man who appeared to be in good spirits walked into the antechamber, led by Jiading. The man kowtowed and said, "Zan Lin, the new general of Jintang City, pays a visit to General Taihao!" ”

Tai Hao said: "General Zan Lin is exempt. ”

After Zan Lin got up, he saw Banchi on the side, and arched his hand: "Dare to ask if this is the new city lord Banchi, right?" ”

Tai Hao smiled: "It seems that General Zan Lin is very smart, and he can see that this official is Tai Hao, and this is Lord Banchi." ”

Zan Lin responded: "The last general just guessed correctly, I heard that General Taihao is still living in Jintang City, so the last general came to visit General Taihao first." ”

Tai Hao asked, "I heard that you are the champion of martial arts this year?" ”

Zan Lin said: "General Hui, the last general will be the champion of martial arts who has just been admitted this year, and the emperor specially appointed the last general to defend the city of Jintang City, and the last general will definitely do his duty to protect the peace of Jintang City." ”

Tai Hao said with a smile: "Okay, with talents like Lord Banchi and General Zan Lin, Jintang City will definitely be stable and peaceful." ”

Ban Chi asked, "Where is General Zan Lin's hometown?" ”

Zan Lin said: "The last general's home is in Mountain Frost City. ”

Ban Chi said: "This Mountain Frost City is the fifth largest city in our Eastern Empire, and it seems that General Zan Lin's background must be extremely extraordinary." ”

Zan Lin shook his head and said, "No, no...... The last general was born in an ordinary family, and grandpa and aunt all made a living from farming. But I have been apprenticed to Master Chitian since I was a child, and I studied with Master Chitian of the 'Seven Heroes of the Black and White Mountains', and followed Master Chishan to learn swordsmanship for ten years, and finally learned something, and returned to Shanshuang City for another year before choosing to take the imperial examination and become a martial champion. ”

Tai Hao said: "It turns out that General Zan Lin is the apprentice of Chitian of the 'Seven Heroes of the Black and White Mountain', and this official also knows a brother, and I went to the north with him to serve ......"

Zan Lin said: "Senior Brother Canggu that the general said, he has always been my role model, he is also a martial champion, I also studied with Senior Brother Canggu, and I also went to participate in the imperial examination." ”

Tai Hao said: "Your master Chitian is very powerful, although he is a chivalrous man in the rivers and lakes, he has cultivated two martial champions, and he has also become the general of the Eastern Empire, which is really admirable to this official." ”

When Zan Lin heard Tai Hao's words, he smiled modestly and said, "Master's martial arts are strong, as his apprentice, today's achievements are all due to Master's cultivation and teachings. I will continue to work hard and not let Master down. ”

Tai Hao nodded, and his evaluation of Zan Lin was even higher. He believed that with the talents of Zan Lin and Banchi, Jintang City would definitely be able to prosper.

A few days later, Mr. Yanfang came to Jintang City.

Taihao warmly welcomed Mr. Enkata's arrival, thinking that he had come on the orders of the imperial court, but Mr. Enfang revealed that he was operating in secret.

Taihao was very surprised by this, and hurriedly asked, "Dare to ask Mr. Yanfang why he came?" ”

Yan Fang said in a deep voice: "Lord Taihao, although the emperor named you a hussar general in the holy decree given to you, he was strongly opposed by many officials in the court. Because the emperor once said that the commander of the two wars between the north and the south, whoever wins first will be awarded the title of hussar general, given a gold seal, a brocade robe, and the title of prince and princess. However, on the third day after the emperor knighted Lord Taihao, the war in the north was also won. Therefore, many officials think that the emperor should take back his order and make Shaoling a hussar general. So ......"

Tai Hao interrupted Mr. Yanfang's words and responded: "No wonder the emperor doesn't let me go back to the capital and accept the official reward, in this case, the emperor has withdrawn his fate, but now that the new Jintang City Lord has also arrived, why does the emperor still want to keep me in Jintang City?"

Mr. Yan Fang responded: "After all, you have no jokes, the holy decree has been issued, how can you say that you will take it back." Of course, the emperor was reluctant to reuse the Shaoling Horse, but the opposition of so many ministers in the court, and the emperor could not ignore it, so he had to wait until the Shaoling Horse Class Master returned to the court before making a decision. Now the young spirit colt has not returned to Thousand Winds City, but the poison of the rebels has gathered a large army in the south and rebelled again. ”

Tai Hao asked, "......What is the poison of this rebel army?"

Yan Fang said: "It is the team led by the leader of the rebel army, Yao Siyi." ”

Tai Hao was shocked: "After Shaoling won the victory in the north, why didn't he kill him, and let him go to the south to rebel again?" ”

Mr. Yanfang saw that Taihao was ignorant of the situation in the north, so he whispered to him.

It turned out that half a year ago, there was an undercurrent within the rebels, and the pawn launched a mutiny, and Yao Siyi was unfortunately arrested. The pawn secretly ordered a loyal subordinate to execute him, but the man relented and escaped with his heart. He traveled to the south with a guard and set himself up as emperor.

However, as fate would have it, the pawn had only been emperor for four months before he was killed by his son Na Halberd Fork. The halberd fork is a mediocre and incompetent person, and after claiming to be the emperor, he no longer relies on the "four demons" and "four little ghosts", as well as the martial arts masters in the rebel camp. He favored the bearded and horse-swatting bandits, which gave the army of thieves an opportunity to attack the city like a bamboo. Soon, all the captured cities were breached, and the halberd fork fled to Mochuan City, where he finally hanged himself.

The army of thieves led by the young spirit horse won a great victory, and the joy of victory filled the air. However, Yao Siyi gathered a multi-road army in the south and rebelled again to claim the emperor. The emperor decided to let Taihao and Shaoling compete again, and whoever can completely kill Yao Siyi will be crowned as the general of the hussars. This is a battle for honor and power, and it is also a battle to decide the fate of the country.