After leaving Sanshan Pass, Deng Jiugong went to Chongcheng, talked with Cui Ying about the future development of Chongcheng, and rode the jade unicorn back to Chaoge. After returning to the court this time, Deng Jiugong called Gao Ming and Gao Jue to the mansion.

The Gao Ming brothers were a little excited when they met Deng Jiugong alone for the first time, after all, everything they did when they came down the mountain was to get Deng Jiugong's appreciation. Learn to become a literary and martial artist, sell it to the emperor's family, the unreasonable faint monarch in the palace is not worthy of their sacrifice of allegiance, the king of Pingnan in front of him is the dragon and phoenix among the people, follow him, even if they are an unknown pawn, they are also willing.

The most inspiring example is Qin Ming, under Chen Qi's deliberate publicity, the two learned about Qin Ming's fortune deeds and were envious.

The two of them froze and arched their hands: "My subordinates have seen King Pingnan." ”

"No need to be polite!"

These two people found out about Daji's conspiracy, which was a great favor for themselves, for them, Deng Jiugong was still very grateful, originally after solving Daji, he wanted to meet the two, after all, clairvoyance and Shunfeng Ear are still very useful, but the cultivation is about to break through, so he put this matter aside.

Glancing at the two of them, Deng Jiu said fairly: "Although the two of you have not been on the battlefield, you can stay in Chaoge to monitor Daji, and there is also merit, this king has always rewarded and punished clearly, so he promoted you to be a partial general, specifically responsible for investigating the enemy's situation, you can have objections to this position." ”

Although Deng Jiugong was crowned the king of Pingnan, the king did not take back his talismans, he still has the ability to mobilize the country's soldiers and horses, and he can call the shots with only two partial generals.

The two of them were overjoyed and said, "Thank you King Pingnan!"

Being able to become a general is an unexpected joy for Gao Ming and Gao Jue, after all, they know their own abilities, and their ability to find intelligence is unmatched, but if they talk about the ability to go into battle and kill the enemy, they can only be regarded as average. King Pingnan knows how to make good use of people, which is indeed true.

"Okay, you guys go down, go to the barracks early tomorrow morning to report to General Ma Shan. ”

Deng Jiugong waved his hand and asked the two of them to step back, he was going to see the king in the palace later.

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Leaving the Deng Mansion, Gao Jue asked Gao Ming: "Big brother, the matter entrusted to you by Yuan Hong, just such a good opportunity, why didn't you mention it to King Pingnan." Just now, he took advantage of Deng Jiugong's inattention and quietly glanced at Gao Ming, but Gao Ming turned a blind eye, which made him very puzzled.

Yuan Hong is the head of the seven monsters of Meishan, is a white ape cultivation Tao, its people have thousands of years of Taoism, vast magical powers, strong martial arts, fierce nature, love to kill. Because Meishan and Qipan Mountain live next to each other, the Gao Ming brothers often come and go with the Seven Monsters of Meishan, and they have a good relationship, and the two of them went down the mountain to Deng Jiugong This matter was not hidden from the Seven Monsters of Meishan.

Gao Ming sighed: "Brother, King Pingnan has just promoted us to be generals, how can we talk about this matter." Moreover, Yuan Hong is different from the two of us, he is highly skilled, and he is also a general, and there are six brothers under his hands, and he is a force that should not be underestimated. He asked me to help introduce him, not really wanting to defect to King Pingnan, but just trying to test King Pingnan's attitude. ”

When Gao Jue heard this, he said angrily: "Big brother, we have a friendship with him for decades, and he uses you like this, this person is really hateful!"

Gao Ming said: "He can't be blamed for this, but all people with high skills are arrogant, and he is worried that he will not be reused if he votes for the king of Pingnan, so he is a little cautious." It's just that this Yuan Hong is usually a monkey spirit, but he is confused in this matter. ”

"Big brother, I don't know if Yuan Hong is confused, but I am confused. ”

Gao Ming explained: "What a person the King of Pingnan, he knows our brother's supernatural powers, and let us be in charge of military intelligence. He Yuan Hong is a person with real skills, if he really takes refuge, how can he not be reused, but he spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, and waits for the price to sell, which is the most jealous thing for the superiors. I didn't introduce Yuan Hong to him, but it was actually for his good. ”

Gao Jue suddenly realized: "It's better for the eldest brother to think about things, do you want the younger brother to go to Meishan and remind Yuan Hong." ”

Gao Ming shook his head and said: "Yuan Hong is very self-assured, how can he listen to your advice, I am afraid that it will be boring for you to go." Wait, when we have a foothold in the barracks, then we will go to Meishan and personally explain the relationship, as for how he Yuan Hong chooses, it has nothing to do with us. ”

"What the eldest brother said is extremely true. ”

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"Deng Qing, as soon as the nine-tailed fox was removed, not only did I become spiritual, but the atmosphere of the entire palace changed, and this feeling has been absent for many years. ”

Since Daji's death, the whole person of King Su has changed, like waking up from a big dream, he is particularly concerned about the major affairs of the court, and often calls Zhang Qian and Weizi to the palace to talk about important matters, and the conversation is in the middle of the night. This abnormal behavior made Weizi cry and bluntly said that the sky is a great business.

Deng Jiu said fairly: "The demonic atmosphere is an evil qi, this kind of thing can not only affect people's spirits and spirits, encroach on the mind, but also be detrimental to the growth of flowers and trees, and the place shrouded by it will become gloomy and dark." ”

"Yes, that's exactly what it feels like. ”

King Su smiled, and then changed the topic: "Weizi suggested that the imperial court send troops to crusade against Chongcheng, what does Aiqing think." ”

For this matter, the three of them discussed it privately several times, but they did not come up with a result, the reason was that Zhang Qian and Weizi had different opinions, and the king didn't know who to listen to for a while.

Deng Jiugong muttered: "Your Majesty, the minister thinks that it is not appropriate to send troops, at least for ten years, it is not appropriate to send troops to fight. The king specially summoned himself to the palace to talk about the matter, and it seemed that he attached great importance to his own opinion.

The king glanced at him in surprise and said strangely: "Aiqing has outstanding military achievements, and he is a rare good general throughout the ages, even if he is called the god of war, it is not an exaggeration." Even if the treasury is empty now and it is difficult to raise grain and grass, I believe that if Aiqing leads the army to fight, it will be able to succeed. Why do you oppose sending troops, but you are still a thief and a powerful man in the northern Xinjiang. ”

Deng Jiu said fairly: "Your Majesty, the princes of the four towns support their own troops and are inseparable from the court. I am a big businessman, so they are honest, regard Your Majesty as the Lord, and care about the affairs of the court. But once the national strength is weakened, they will show their fangs like wild beasts, and they will always think of coming up and taking a bite, treating the righteousness of the monarch and ministers as dung and doing great rebellious things. ”

Seeing that the king nodded, Deng Jiugong continued: "The imperial court uses troops in Xiqi every year, resulting in a great loss of national strength and losing the deterrent power of the eight hundred princes. Nowadays, the great business industry is waiting to be prosperous, the people's minds are determined, and the top priority is to take advantage of the opportunity brought by the great victory of Donglu to recuperate, accumulate food, wait for ten years to gather, and then clean up those princes who do not obey discipline. ”

At this time, the use of troops in northern Xinjiang was the biggest loss for Deng Jiugong, so he had to prevent this from happening no matter what. The opinions of the civil and military officials are not important to him, as long as the king is dealt with, this matter will be done.

The words made the king feel very happy, and he said: "What you say is very true, then you will not send troops to fight." It's just that Chongying Luan is ambitious, if Jiang Wenhuan violates my border, won't it harm the people. ”

Deng Jiugong glanced at the king with some surprise, what this faint monarch has done for more than ten years has made the people of the world feel cold, and now it is really funny to say such words that care about the people.

However, the internal reason for this is clear to Deng Jiugong, he did not despise the king of Zhou, if he was not confused, with the performance of the king at the beginning of his accession to the throne, he would be a king who made great achievements.

Deng Jiugong said eloquently: "What Your Majesty said is extremely true. As the minister saw, he did not guard against grace and power, first returned the name of Beibohou to Chongying Luan, and then sent people to Chongcheng to show that he was powerful, if Chongying Luan was obsessed, it was not too late for us to send troops to fight. ”

"What Aiqing said is very true, then it will be implemented according to the strategy of Enwei and Enwei. ”

The king pondered for a while, and then the final word.

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