After retiring from the dynasty, Emperor Yuanhong rebuked the attendants who followed him and came to the imperial garden alone to relax. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoToday's controversy in the court upset him. From the bottom of his heart, he is willing to reuse Yuan Qi, after all, no matter what, the bloodline of the same clan is always more reliable than the minister with a foreign surname.

A burst of laughter interrupted the emperor's thoughts, Yuan Hong looked up, and saw his favorite concubine Wang Meiren playing in the imperial garden, and playing with her, as well as his son and Wang Meisheng's son, Chu Wang Yuanxie. Yuan Xie is only seven years old this year, but he is talented and intelligent, and he is very loved by Yuan Hong.

Yuan Hong came to Wang Meiren and Yuan Xie, and asked with a reluctant smile: "What are you mother and son playing?" Yuan Xie replied crisply: "Father, my mother and I are playing butterfly hunting." ”

Wang Meiren saw that Yuan Hong was in a low mood, so she stretched out her jade hand to hold Yuan Hong's arm, and asked softly, "Holy Lord, but is there anything to worry about?"

Yuan Hong sighed and said today's argument in the court. After listening to Yuan Xie, he waved his little fist and said: "Brother Yuan Qi is really good, when Xie Er grows up, he will be like Yuan Qi Emperor Brother and defeat those thieves who invade my territory!"

Yuan Hong was amused by his son's appearance, and asked with a smile: "As a prince, how can you have the idea of going to war?" Yuan Xie pouted and said, "What's wrong with the prince?

Wang Meiren interjected with a smile: "Xie'er has good ambitions, and he will definitely become one of the best princes in the future." ”

When Yuan Xie heard this, he couldn't help but sigh again and said, "Concubine Ai, do you think I should reward Yuan Qi's nephew?"

Wang Meiren turned her head and looked around, and saw that there was no one else nearby, so she whispered: "Shengshang, now that the dynasty is sluggish, relatives and eunuchs are vying for power, and Bi'er and Xie'er are still young, and they still need time to grow up. ”

Yuan Xie said: "With Yuan Ying Huang Bo and Yuan Qi Huang Brother leading the army outside, those traitors who deceived their superiors and subordinates did not dare to act recklessly, Xie Er thought that in the future, they could also add Yuan He Huang Brother, Yuan Favor Huang Brother and other royal clan relatives, so that they could gradually grasp a part of the power in the court, so that my Yuan clan could be as stable as before." ”

Listening to Wang Meiren and Yuan Xie's words, Yuan Hong asked strangely: "Your mother and son are usually in the deep palace, how can you know these things?"

Yuan Xie said with a smile: "These things were all told to the child by Yuan Huai, Xie'er's wife, but the ideas behind were thought up by the child himself." ”

Yuan Hong touched the top of Yuan Xie's head with a smile and said: "If you rule the world, my son must be a generation of Ming Jun, but unfortunately he was born in troubled times." At this moment, Yuan Hong's heart has made a decision, he is determined to promote a group of capable ministers for his son Yuan Xie, so that Yuan Xie can calmly face the problems he is facing in the future.

Beiping is too guarded in the house, and Yuan Qi is also depressed at the moment. Because Zhang Long received a letter from home, his uncle Zhang Ji, the county guard of Beidi, sent a letter, which meant that he wanted Zhang Long to return to Beidi. Zhang Long's father died when he was young, and he was raised by his uncle Zhang Ji, and the uncle and nephew had a good relationship, plus Zhang Ji had no children under his knees, so the two were the same as their biological father and son. After receiving Zhang Ji's letter, although Zhang Long was very reluctant to master and uncle and Yuan Qi and Zhao Hu, he finally decided to go back to the north to help his uncle.

At the time of parting, Yuan Qi and Zhao Hu were reluctant, holding Zhang Long's hands respectively, Zhao Hu said: "Senior Brother Zhang Long, if you have leisure in the future, remember to come back and see us." Yuan Qi sighed and said: "Zhang Long, you are too anxious, you must think twice before doing things in the future, if you want to stand on your feet in troubled times, you must learn to tolerate." ”

Zhang Long held Yuan Qi in his left hand and Zhao Hu in his right hand, he was very reluctant in his heart, and said with a forced smile: "Senior Brother Yuan Qi, Senior Brother Zhao Hu, I will definitely come back to see you in the future, by the way, Senior Brother Yuan Qi, I have already selected the war horse for Gongsun Ruyun, you can send him to Liaoxi at any time." ”

The three brothers glanced at each other, their eyes were full of sadness, Zhang Long slowly let go of Yuan Qi and Zhao Hu's arms, slowly took a few steps backwards, and said in a hoarse voice: "Senior Brother Yuan Qi Zhao Hu, take care, in the future, I will definitely make a great name in the north, in the future, our senior brothers will gallop on the battlefield, see who can stop it!, haha" After speaking, he turned around and stepped on the white crane, slapped the war horse and galloped away, without even looking back.

Yuan Qi looked at Zhang Long's back, and found that his shoulders were shaking slightly, Yuan Qi's eyes were moist at the moment, for more than three years, the three of them got along day and night, shared weal and woe, bloody conquest, and had long been indistinguishable from each other.

Sighing lightly, Yuan Qi wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and whispered to Zhao Hu: "Let's go back, our senior brothers will get together again in the future." ”

The two packed up their mood and returned to the mansion, because of Zhang Long's departure, the command position of the six thousand Thorn Tower cavalry was vacant, and Yuan Qi immediately sent an order for the generals to go to the court to discuss the matter, preparing to appoint a new cavalry commander.

After several important ministers came to the hall and sat down one after another, Yuan Qi spoke: "Now that Zhang Long has left, the commander of the Thorn Tower cavalry has become vacant, and I want to ...... it."

When Zhengdao Yuanqi was about to express his opinion, a sergeant hurriedly ran from outside, knelt in the middle of the hall, and said, "Your lord, the messenger of the Son of Heaven is here." ”

Before Yuan Qi and the others got up to greet them, a middle-aged man about forty years old walked into the hall with the edict of the Son of Heaven in both hands. Yuan Qi hurriedly stood up, walked up quickly, and saluted: "The unknown angel has arrived, and I have missed it, forgive me." ”

The envoy said with a smile: "General Huwei is serious, the saint learned that the general showed his tiger power and broke the 100,000 army of the Thorn Tower, and for a while, Long Yan was happy, no, he sent a certain person to issue an edict to the general." ”

Yuan Qi immediately fell to his knees and waited for the envoy to issue the edict. A cadre of important ministers under Yuan Qi's command knelt behind Yuan Qi in turn.

After clearing the throat, the envoy read out the edict of the Son of Heaven: "The emperor's edict said, General Huwei and the Marquis of Baisheng Pavilion Yuanqi saw through the conspiracy of the traitor Zou Yue, broke the vanguard army in front of the thorn tower, and captured the king of Tameng. Tejia Feng Yuanqi's nephew is the Taishou of Beiping, with a bounty of fifty catties. His subordinate officers and men are brave and good at fighting, and they are each promoted to the first rank. Chin!"

Yuan Qi and the important ministers thanked him: "Wait for the ministers to thank the saint for Longen!"

After thanksgiving, Yuan Qi and his military officials entertained the envoy, and after the banquet, the envoy was anxious to return to the dynasty and reinstated, and did not stay anymore, and left himself.

After the envoy left, Yuan Qi brought up the old matter again: "I mentioned the position of cavalry commander before, I intend that in the future, these 6,000 cavalry will be handed over to Commander Zuo Ci." ”

Zuo Ci hurriedly stood up and bowed to Yuan Qi: "Lord, Ci has just been voted under the command of the lord, and he has not made an inch, how dare he hold an important position? Moreover, Ci is afraid that he will not be able to serve the public." ”

Zhao Hu interjected with a smile: "General Zuo Ci is bad, and a certain number of people have just joined the command of the lord, and they were immediately entrusted with important tasks, and the lord acts, but his eyes are like torches, and he has never missed a person." ”

Yuan Qi said with a smile: "Zuo Ci will put his heart in his belly, and he will take your soldiers with peace of mind." ”

Zuo Ci said with admiration: "The Lord's knowledge of people is really rare in the world. ”

Yuan Qi couldn't help but blush when he heard this, and secretly thought to himself: You fucking even Lao Tzu almost fell in touch with your way, and you are still pretending to be a little white rabbit here, and you still don't know your level with the soldiers, I'm afraid that you won't be able to convince the public?

After a pause, Yuan Qi continued: "General Benhou ordered, from now on, Zuo Ci will be appointed as the captain of the Xiao cavalry, and the official will be promoted to the rank of Xiao cavalry general, commanding 6,000 cavalry; Zhang Chong will be promoted to the general of Du Liao, and he will still lead the battalion and concurrently serve as the commander of the 4,000 infantry in the county; Zhao Hu will be promoted to the general of Huwei and will still lead the Tiangui camp; Xun Luo will be promoted to the military commander; and Tian Mou will be promoted to the position. ”

Everyone stood up and saluted in thanks: "We are willing to bow to the Lord and do my best, and serve the dogs and horses." ”

Yuan Qi waved his hand, motioned for everyone to sit down, and said: "Now our army is strong and strong, and there are more than 10,000 people in the three armies. However, thousands of troops are easy to obtain, a general is hard to find, and now Zhang Long has returned to Beidi County, and the available people under a certain command are limited to a few people here. ”

Zhao Hu stood up and said, "Senior brother, my brother has a fellow villager, named Xiahou Ruo, who is skilled in marksmanship and proficient in formation, why don't you send him a letter and summon him to come?"

Yuan Qi nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, if Zhao Hu can summon Xiahou Ruo, it will also be a great achievement." ”

When the others saw that Zhao Hu had recommended a talent, they all meditated in their hearts about the candidates who were suitable for recommendation, and then recommended them to Yuan Qi one after another. Yuan Qi listened to everyone's recommendation and thought, in this turbulent era of this world, there are too many buried talents, maybe there will be one or two unsung heroes among them?

In the end, in addition to Xiahou Ruo, a total of eleven people were elected, and Yuan Qi immediately asked Xun Luo to write a recruitment document for these people in his own name, and sent people to these people together with the recommendation letters of the military officials under his command.