Chapter 83: Wild Child Without Mother
Zhang Shougui is not as carefree as he appears, but on the contrary, he is particularly flexible in dealing with people.
This also has a huge relationship with his living environment.
Before Zhang Shougui joined the army, he was a long-time worker and worked for the official's house. Because he was good at martial arts and tall and mighty, he was promoted to a bodyguard.
The official is a county magistrate, and he is the third in charge in the local area. He is smaller than the county magistrate and the chief and historian, and his status is less than that of the superiors... While he needs to curry favor with people, he also curses all kinds of people.
This county magistrate has no real ability, but he is particularly good at playing official accent.
How to visit superiors, how to give gifts, and how to deal with colleagues are like pure love.
Zhang Shougui was very smart and followed him to learn all this.
Later he made a mistake and drove him out.
In order to make a living, this set has also been used in the army.
On the one hand, he has the ability to win battles, and with his flexible communication skills, Zhang Shougui's official career has risen.
However, in just over a decade, he has gone from a servant who works for others to become the governor of today.
He was the Pinglu Jiedushi responsible for the defense line in western Liaoning and Liaodong, and Liaodong is located near Changbai Mountain.
Changbai Mountain is undoubtedly a natural treasure house, with countless rare treasures.
This time, Zhang Shougui brought a large number of Changbai Mountain specialties, such as Changbai Mountain Three Treasures ginseng, mink, urla grass, forest frog oil, bear gall, and honey, which are rare and special treasures in the Central Plains.
He never tires about doing things up and down. As long as he has a little relationship, he will receive his gifts. He has gained public favor in Chang'an and has done very smoothly.
Zhang Shougui knew about Li Longji's few remaining troops to Hexi immediately.
Zhang Shougui's biggest weakness is that he is utilitarian. When he saw the fat meat he spoke inexplicably, he felt depressed. But he knew very well that Pei Min was not something he could fight against. He had no other way except to claim that he was unlucky and slandering a few words in his heart.
After more than ten days of coming to Beijing, all the people were almost in charge, so Zhang Shougui also decided to go back to his Yingzhou.
Although Chang'an is good, it is not your own territory after all.
What's more, Zhang Shougui is also ambitious.
Because of Li Longji's words, "There is quietness in the west, and the ingots in the northeast."
Now some people compare Zhang Shougui with Pei Min and praise them as the double walls of the Tang Dynasty.
However, Zhang Shougui knew that he and Pei Min were nothing!
Pei Min held the Jiedushi of Longyou and Hexi towns. The total strength of the two towns was 145,000 soldiers and horses...
His Pinglu Army commanded the Pinglu Army, Lulong Army, Yuguan Guard and Andong Protectorate, and had only 37,500 soldiers, which was not even a fraction of them.
However, Zhang Shougui was not discouraged. He knew that Li Longji was very happy with merits. As long as he had a good achievement, he would not worry about not having any chance of promotion.
Pei Min was able to be the governor of the two towns, and many people regarded it as Li Longji's preference for Pei Min. Only a few people who knew Li Longji knew it.
Preference is only a small part, and the real key is Pei Min's beautiful record!
The defeat of Tubo, the loss of territory, the quelling of civil strife, and the annihilation of the Turks, a series of brilliant achievements were unparalleled in the Kaiyuan period.
The preference for the outstanding record is why Pei Min has the current status.
Zhang Shougui believed that his strength would definitely receive the same treatment.
Before leaving, Zhang Shougui once again visited the Ministry of War.
If you want to do things well, you must first sharpen your tools!
Zhang Shougui had given up on the source of troops and came to the Ministry of War to say hello to the people from the Ministry of War.
He needed a batch of good weapons to promote the war in the Northeast and achieve meritorious results.
He had visited the Minister of War before and had obtained permission. The latest batch of weapons to be transferred to the warehouse will be allocated to them.
Before leaving, Zhang Shougui felt that he should say goodbye to both the truth and the truth.
He came to the Ministry of War in great interest, but Zhang Shougui found that not only did he not see the Minister of War, he also turned him out and told the Minister of War that he was not in the government office.
Zhang Shougui initially thought that the Minister of War was not there, so it was the same when he greeted the Minister of War.
The answer was the same, and the two ministers of the Ministry of War were no longer the Ministry of War.
The quick-witted Zhang Shougui realized that something was wrong.
After all his thoughts, he met Tao Lin, the treasurer of the Ministry of War who had a good relationship with him.
Tao Lin took Zhang Shougui's benefits and said without hiding them: "Where can the Ministry of War have any armored weapons to Pinglu Army? The latest batch has been transferred to the Hexi Army."
Zhang Shougui was completely dumbfounded and held Tao Lin's hand and said, "No, Brother Tao, this is too unreasonable and bullying, right? This batch of weapons was applied for three months ago. Here, he came to Chang'an and agreed to the Minister of the Shangshu and the Minister, why did he give it to the Hexi Army?"
Tao Lin shrugged indifferently and said, "What's the use of Zhang Jiedu telling me about these? How do we execute what the above commands? We have already sent the armored weapons to Hexi, and it's useless to pursue them now. Let's do this. Longyou Army sent a weapon that needs repair and recasting, and polished them back to the furnace. It's the same as new as it is. It can be allocated to you immediately."
"This..." Zhang Shougui couldn't help but say: "Why did the Longyou Army use the best and latest weapons? Let's use the remaining Longyou Army? The Longyou Army is the biological son of the court, and now the Hexi Army has become a son?"
Tao Lin said expressionlessly: "I don't know if he is his own son. I just know that if Jiedu's words are spread, Pinglu Jun will become a wild child without a mother..."
Zhang Shougui's face froze and immediately gave up a smile and said, "It's someone who said the wrong thing, so of course..."
Tao Lin was unwilling to offend the sensational governor, and said with joy: "In fact, the recast and renovated armored weapons are the same as new, and there is no difference at all, and it does not hinder the use."
Zhang Shougui left the Ministry of War with a depressed look on his face. He couldn't help but sigh, "This person is so angry!"
Just as he was feeling, Zhang Shougui saw his newly adopted son walking in from outside with his back on his back.
He was drunk and his whole body was leaning against the servant.
The guard was a little thin, but he was trying hard to support a fat man who was more than twice his weight...
The fat man was humming a small song and muttered drunk: "Chang'an is such a good place, much more prosperous than Yingzhou."
Seeing that his adopted son was like this, Zhang Shougui couldn't help but snorted.
The fat man suddenly felt aroused and looked at Zhang Shougui with a little awe. He smiled silly: "The adoptive father, the child is drinking with the young master of the Minister of Personnel. He is a little drunk."
When Zhang Shougui heard that he was accompanying the Minister of Personnel to drink, he stopped caring and said in a deep voice: "All things happen in Chang'an, pack your bags and we will go back to Yingzhou."
The fat man immediately responded: "You go and clean up now!"
Chapter completed!