Yuan Yongtan saw that his words attracted his father's attention, and smiled faintly.

"Father, Lord Cen said it just now. It was Zhang Rang who 'transferred troops without authorization'; after that, he even disobeyed military orders and engaged the soldiers and horses of the commander, and in the end, killed 2,000 prisoners of war. These things, as they sound, seem to be Zhang Rang's fault. But what I got was ......"

Speaking of this, Yuan Yongtan smiled coldly, "Zhang Rang is the master of the Frost Descending Division, one of the twenty-four sword divisions, and also serves as the general of Yanmen County. He originally had 1,300 old, weak, sick and disabled under his command, but he removed the inferior and retained the essence, vigorously cultivated them, and created 3,000 elites! However, in the whole process, he never ate a grain of grain from our military department, nor did he take a single blade from our military department. Let me ask you, what is the difference between such an army and a private army? Why should such an army obey the orders of the commander of Yanmen County?"

Yuan Yongtan said, looking at the many generals present.

"I know that many people present have led soldiers, so you should know this sentence, 'Eat Junlu, repay the king's kindness'! My King Wu raised the soldiers of the four northern states, and the soldiers of the four northern states were willing to serve my father. But Zhang Rang's subordinates didn't have the grace of rain and dew at all, but they wanted people to listen to your orders, why?"

As soon as these words came out, many people were silent for a while.

Even Yuan Shaochu felt that Yuan Yongtan's words had a certain amount of truth.

"Lord Cen said that he transferred troops without authorization, so may I ask, Zhang let himself train a private soldier, and he transferred it himself, is there a problem?"

"This ......"

Lord Cen also knew that in the troubled times, many officials and generals had their own private soldiers, and their private soldiers did not need to be managed by the above.

But in the same way, it is impossible for private soldiers to receive military salaries and food.

"Just now, Lord Cen said again, Zhang Rang disobeyed the military order and fought with the commander's soldiers and horses. But I heard that Zhang Rang, as one of the masters of the Twenty-Four Sword Division, suppressed the rivers and lakes in Yanmen County. The three first-class forces in Yanmen County were destroyed by him, and the reason why the last one was not destroyed was because this family made friends with Ouyang Jingyun, the commander of the soldiers and horses. During the crusade of the Frostfall Division, Zhang Rang dispatched his own private soldiers to help in the battle, but encountered the army of Yanmen County. Excuse me, who is the one who is transferring troops without permission, and who is disobeying my father's orders and overstepping them?"

With Yuan Yongtan's loud shout, Lord Cen was frightened.

What Yuan Yongtan said just now, he really didn't know anything about it.

"And Zhang Rang has only been in Yanmen County for more than a year, right? The 3,000 soldiers and horses under his command defeated the 5,000 elite soldiers sent by the commander. You think it's Zhang Rang's fault, but what I see is the incompetence of only Ouyang Jingyun, the commander of the soldiers and horses! 5,000 people can't beat 3,000 people, if the four northern states are all such generals, they will still be a fart on the battlefield in the future! Therefore, you think that if you kill 2,000 prisoners, in my opinion, you will kill 2,000 waste! Moreover, Lord Cen said it without saying anything, and it took a few days to kill people. In the past few days, Ouyang Jingyun, the commander of the soldiers and horses of Yanmen County, knew that his men were in Zhang Rang's hands, so why didn't he send someone to ask for them, and why didn't he take a positive response?"

Yuan Yongtan said, arching his hand towards Yuan Shaochu, "Father, I think what Zhang Rang did was really wrong. As a general, you must indeed obey the orders from above. But I hope there are more people like Zhang Rang. Only in this way will we be able to expose the problems of our four northern states. We are not afraid of problems, and the more problems that arise now, the more problems we can solve. Meddling in the affairs of the rivers and lakes without authorization; the generals of a county were deducted from their military rations and salaries and could not get a grain of rice; 5,000 elite soldiers could not defeat 3,000 private soldiers; and the commanders of soldiers and horses were unable to manage their subordinates, but they still had to ask people to reverse right and wrong in the court. Father, I feel that my four northern states need to be properly rectified! At the same time, people like Zhang Rang, although they are wrong, they also have merit. I think that mistakes should be punished! Meritorious deeds should be rewarded! Capable people should be given opportunities! At least in this matter, I don't see Ouyang Jingyun doing anything commendable, at least this person's hat as a commander of soldiers and horses must be taken off first! As for the new candidate, I think it is better to give Zhang Rang an extremely difficult task to complete as a test. If he succeeds, the position of the commander of the soldiers and horses of Yanmen County will be his. On the contrary, if he fails, it can be regarded as a lesson for him. Let him know what he's getting and what's going on!"

"Okay!" Yuan Shaochu clapped his hands.

Yuan Shaochu can also be regarded as a hero in the world, and the reason why he can become the overlord of one party is that in addition to the Yuan family's heritage and his own ability, courage is also a very important point.

When you see talents, you must be promoted.

Yuan Shaochu has always done this.

And the people he promoted have never disappointed.

The four generals of Fengyun, Yan Tianhe, Liang Yiren, Wen Guanhuo, and Chou Junsheng, were all promoted by Yuan Shaochu.

At this moment, Yuan Shaochu even saw a little bit of his former shadow from the body of his eldest son.

In this case, Ouyang Jingyun, the commander of the soldiers and horses of Yanmen County, was demoted to the rank of deputy commander and temporarily took charge of the military affairs of Yanmen County. At the same time, give Zhang Rang a task that is enough to prove his ability. Yongtan, do you know that in the vicinity of Yanmen County, there are any tasks that can test Zhang Rang's ability?"

Yuan Yongtan glanced at his second brother Yuan Yongxi, "Now all the forces in the rivers and lakes in Yanmen County have been suppressed by the Frost Descending Division under Zhang Rang's jurisdiction. Around Yanmen County, Dingxiang County in the north, Wuyuan County in the northwest, and Meiji County in the west were all in the hands of the Xiongnu in Bingzhou. I'm worried that if Zhang Rang is assigned a task at this moment, it will affect my father's policy towards the Xiongnu in Bingzhou. ”

Yuan Shaochu didn't expect that his eldest son would have such a big picture.

This time, Yuan Shaochu was originally worried about whether his son would be selfish.

But he didn't expect that Yuan Yongtan would estimate the influence of the Xiongnu in Bingzhou.

At this time, Yuan Yongxi stood up, "Father, as far as I know, at the junction of the three counties of Dingxiang, Wuyuan, and Yanmen, there is a gang of rogue thieves who are rampant among the mountains and forests, and the name of this force is Tiandang Mountain! If Zhang Rang, the general of the town guard, has the ability to sweep away the bandits there, I think it is not impossible for him to be the commander of the soldiers and horses of Yanmen County!"

In the main hall, many ministers nodded one after another.

But some generals had serious expressions on their faces.

At the beginning, the former commander of the soldiers and horses of Yanmen County led 16,000 troops to conquer Tiandang Mountain three times, but returned in vain.

The third time, he died in the hands of the Tiandang Mountain bandits.

Now, he wants Zhang Rang to take 3,000 people to attack Tiandang Mountain, which is simply a joke.

However, what everyone didn't expect was that Yuan Shaochu thought about it a little, but agreed to this matter.