Of course, Taishi Ziyi had reason to be stunned, because there were too many things worth pondering or complaining about in the words of Changshan Zhaoquzhang.

For example, where is the strength of Wuhuan in western Liaoning? There are tens of thousands of world-famous cavalry, hanging alone outside the fortress for 500 miles. If it is a draw, it will be a draw. However, it is better to behead over 10,000 people and capture over 10,000 prisoners. One leader is killed and the prisoners are taken prisoner.

The way in which a leader was pacified was inevitably astonishing.

However, considering the reputation of the General Wei opposite, it is not unacceptable.

There is only one thing, that is, if according to what Zhao Quchang said, the lifeline of the Wuhuan Ju clan has been lost, and hundreds of ethnic groups in western Liaoning go to pay homage to General Wei, this means that there are nearly 200,000 aliens in western Liaoning.

Their final fate will be judged in Liucheng... But why didn't General Wei come to invite the other general appointed by the imperial court, General Zhao Gong, to meet him in Liucheng? Instead, he invited Aunt Gongsun to discuss it?

Or maybe I just happened to meet the messenger who went to invite Mrs. Gongsun, and someone else went to invite Mr. Zhao?

Of course, no matter what, although Tai Shici's family background is somewhat declining, he is from a noble family... This can be seen from his surname and the fact that he has been educated since he was a child and was not an official in the county... Now he is a famous person in the world.

I also lived in Liaodong for a long time, and even served as Zhao Bao's Sima, so I was able to understand some vague things.

As a result, Taishi Ziyi did not go into details. Instead, he just smiled cheerfully, chatted a few words with Zhao Yun, and sent several cavalrymen to serve as guides for the newly acquainted Paoze, and then continued to the upper reaches of the Daling River.

I'm going to look for Zhao Bao... It's better to let him handle matters between his father-in-law and his son-in-law. From Taishi Ci's point of view, a report is enough. How to make a decision is the right general's own business.

However, it is obvious that Zhao Bao was definitely not invited by Gongsun Xun. He even learned about the pacification of western Liaoning from Taishi Ci, and then he was confused. In the morning of the next day, he followed the scouts from Daling.

Returning from the other side of the river, Taishi Ci was temporarily ordered to lead eight hundred elite cavalry soldiers to escort the right general, Zhijie, and lead Liaodong prefect Zhao Bao and Zhao Weihao to quickly cross the river and go to Liucheng to meet his old man's son-in-law.

Traveling westward, the course of the battle and the great results became more and more clear. All the stories and signs showed that General Wei Gongsun Xun was in danger, defeated first and then won, and had completely destroyed Wuhuan's military structure in western Liaoning... And

In a place like outside the Great Wall, there is no military capability, or to put it more simply, a Hu tribe has no soldiers and generals, so it can only be slaughtered by others.

"This is really..." A few days later, outside the east gate of Liucheng, Taishi Ci was riding on a horse, looking around, but he didn't know what to say.

It turned out that when I heard that Zhao Bao was coming here, outside Liucheng, countless Zahu leaders who came to wait for the final fate of the Wuhuan people, or to wait for their own final fate, came to kneel down to greet them. Hundreds of tribal leaders and them

The accompanying relatives and confidants, all dressed in white, knelt together on the road outside the city, but it was in sharp contrast to the dirty tent dome behind them.

However, what Taishi Ci saw was nothing. If he looked at it from a high place, outside the Liaoxi Great Wall in mid-April, the sky would be blue, the mountains would be green, the water would be clear, and the ground would be... red.

In addition, Liucheng's stone-green walls, the Han cavalry wearing red straight trains, and the miscellaneous leaders in white, plus the huge military camp and prisoner camp on the other side of Liucheng, give it a unique flavor.

"Your Majesty." On the high platform in the center of Liucheng, the actor couldn't help but chuckled. "It's better to go out and greet him! Mr. Zhao has been in western Liaoning for many years and is used to seeing these bastards' methods. How could he be confused by these people?"

?He must be waiting for the king to pass by when he stops outside the city."

"Yes." Lou Gui also laughed dryly. "After all, it is the son-in-law who welcomes the father-in-law, how can he still lose face?"

"What Zhicai and Zibo said is right." Gongsun Xun couldn't help but smile when he heard the words. "My father-in-law must be waiting for me...Since Master Liu passed away, there is no one in the world who can make me a serious son."

The adults we are are just a few people, so why bother with our elders?"

Lou Gui and Xi Zhong both laughed together.

"That's it. You two, as well as Yi Gong, Su Qing and the others, go out together to greet me." Gongsun Xunfu looked at his father-in-law's ceremonial guard from a distance and said, "Since you are here, please invite me.

The old man entered the city as soon as possible... and said... Jian Shuo, Dong Chong was dead, and Empress Dowager Dong also died in Yongle Palace. The general had a secret message for me, asking me to lead troops into Luo and kill all the eunuchs... I am here

The city is waiting for him to discuss."

After saying this, Gongsun Xun turned around and sat on one of the two Taiwei chairs that had been placed on the high platform, where he actually wanted to wait for his father-in-law to arrive.

Hearing this, Xi Zhong didn't care about Duke Zhao. He immediately couldn't help asking: "Is what the Lord said true? Jian Shuo, it was expected that Dong Zhong would die. How did Empress Dowager Dong collapse?"

When did General He send the letter?"

"This kind of thing will happen if I say it." Gongsun Xun didn't take it seriously, but urged him with all his strength. "Hurry up and welcome your father-in-law here for me... You might as well tell him this in public. Let's look at my father-in-law.

reaction."

At this moment, Lou Gui and Xi Zhong couldn't help but look at each other, but they couldn't help it, so they bowed and hurried out to greet him.

And sure enough, Gongsun Xun was condescending and saw Lou Gui, Xi Zhong, Han Dang, Gao Shun and others going out to meet Zhao Bao from a distance on the high platform in the city. After seeing Zhao Bao, he only said a few words, and the latter became chaotic.

, and then actually jumped out of the crowd and entered the city regardless of it.

"Father-in-law!" A moment later, on the observation deck in Liucheng City, as soon as he saw Zhao Bao hurriedly coming onto the stage, Gongsun Xun immediately stepped forward and saluted respectfully.

"Stay here, Wen Qi." Zhao Bao was panting and asked. "When I heard that the emperor died, I knew that neither Dong Chong nor Jian Shuo could survive for long, but how did the queen mother collapse? And she only killed a few eunuchs.

, just call a few jailers, why did He Suigao ask you to lead troops thousands of miles into Luo?"

Gongsun Xun was silent for a moment, but he simply told the truth: "Reporting to your lord, the Queen Mother should have died at the beginning of the month. I also just received a message from a fast horse. As for the reason for her sudden death, it was probably because of the women's Taoist family who heard that she

My nephew was killed and his entire family was killed. Are you feeling unbearably worried for a while?"

"How can you subdue the people of the world with a moment of worry?" Zhao Bao managed to catch his breath, but he was extremely angry. "That's the Queen Mother! This dynasty governs the world with filial piety. The emperor just passed away less than two months ago, and people's hearts are in chaos. Now the Queen Mother has died again.

How can he be so high and not afraid of the instability of people's hearts?"

"There is indeed some discussion about the sudden death of the Queen Mother." Gongsun Xun shook his head in front of the stairs when he heard this. "But it does not affect people's hearts...Do you know, sir? From the death of the emperor before to the posthumous title, and now to the change of Yuan Guangxi

, during the two months, He Suigao did not go to the palace to mourn, nor to the mountains and mausoleums, but he did not hear any advice from anyone. It is true that no one in the world cares about these things. As for the sudden death of the Queen Mother, it is certainly a little bit.

It's just a matter of adding some beautiful nicknames to cover it up, so why make such a fuss?"

"Then what do they care about?" Zhao Bao became increasingly frustrated. "Why did He Suigao do this...are you really afraid of losing people's hearts?"

"Aren't you confused, sir?" Gongsun Xun couldn't help laughing after hearing this. "Everyone in the world is waiting for He Sui to punish the eunuch! He killed the ten permanent servants, bloodbathed the Beigong, and then killed the whole family of the ten permanent servants to be with them.

There are disciples and disciples everywhere, so why is he the current Duke of Zhou? Who would care about a greedy queen mother? As for mourning for the emperor... It's just a man who is punished by heaven and his head is awarded. What's the point? People in the world

If you don't cheer and celebrate with wine, you are already practicing etiquette, so how can you still be blamed?"

After saying that, Gongsun Xun actually stepped forward to hold Zhao Bao's hand, which was already pale, and helped him to the Taiwei chair on the high platform. Then he bowed and said sincerely: "My father-in-law... you just asked me why the general gave up."

After I have dealt with Western Liaoning, I quickly lead troops into Luo? I would like to ask my father-in-law what do you think? The eunuchs have brought trouble to the world for decades. I really think that the resentment of the scholars in the world for decades can only be achieved by the ten constant servants.

Can his life be saved? If we can't kill him and shed blood this time, who will be convinced? As for my lord, there is already some suspicion. The emperor's single husband is dead, so we must take the opportunity to stand firm. What can we do?

Are you confused?"

Zhao Bao, who had come here full of dissatisfaction and confidence, ready to question his son-in-law, was now thrown into confusion by Gongsun Xun about the situation in Luozhong. He was so lost that he was speechless for a long time.

In fact, even Taishi Ci, who was following next to him, was frightened when he heard this. At this moment, he was worried about his right-hand general... There was no hesitation about the execution of the eunuch, and it wouldn't really be involved, right?

After all, anyone who understands knows what is going on with Zhao Bao.

After all, although there is no problem with Zhao Weihao's political stance, because of Zhao Zhong's existence, he has never really encountered political attacks from Beigong, nor has he truly felt the humiliation that scholar-bureaucrats felt when facing imperial power and eunuchs.

.It can even be said that he did rely on Zhao Zhong's political presence to get where he is today... This kind of crooked attitude makes him naturally hope that things will not get into trouble.

In fact, Cao Cao is similar. He also hopes to minimize the big problem. It is best to kill the culprit and avoid implicating himself... So, in a sense, Yuan Shao mocked him because he was an eunuch and could only sit and talk without pain.

Makes sense.

It cannot be said that one is Cao Cao and the other is Yuan Shao, so Cao Cao is right and Yuan Shao is wrong... What kind of truth is this?

Let's talk about the matter, Cao Cao has no say in the matter of execution. As for whether Yuan Shao harbors evil intentions, that is another topic.

The current situation is that when things have reached this point, decades of humiliation and oppression have already made the party members or the entire traditional scholar class red-eyed. No one will let it go for the so-called overall situation. Otherwise,

Why not let the eunuchs of Beigong and their disciples line up to commit suicide and then put them down gently?

"Zhang Rang and Zhao Zhong now know that the situation is different. They know that everyone in the world wants to invade their clan, and they even sell Jian Shuo to the He family specifically for peace. They don't dare to leave the palace in ordinary times." Gongsun Xun sat down.

After that, he continued to use this topic to attack his father-in-law. "They also flattered the Queen Mother He all day long, and tried to reconcile with the general through the cavalry general He Miao, but the general was not so confused that he believed them...

…Nowadays, the whole court is full of party members and scholars. To put it bluntly, if the general can do this for the world’s scholars at this time, everything will be fine. If he can’t do it, I’m afraid the scholars will have to do it themselves.

Already."

"That won't mean calling in foreign troops to Luo?" Zhao Bao finally spoke again, but he was no longer confident.

"What if we don't call foreign troops into Luo?" The opera hero next to him suddenly interrupted and laughed. "Mr. Zhao, you have been in Luozhong for a long time. Before the establishment of the Xiyuan Forbidden Army, there were more than 10,000 soldiers and horses in Luozhong... who might be entrusted with important tasks.

?”

Zhao Bao was speechless again... According to tradition, in front of the Xiyuan Forbidden Army, there were five Northern Army schools in Luozhong, Huben and Yulin armies, as well as Sili school captains, guards of various official temples, and city gate school captains, totaling more than 10,000

The number of troops (the figures are from Wang Lang's dictation). But it is a bit difficult to get He Jin to trust these people, because historical experience has repeatedly shown that these middle and lower-level military attachés are really unusable when they directly face the political pressure of Beigong. I don't know how many foreign relatives are

Died at the hands of these people.

"What about the West Garden Forbidden Army?" Xi Zhong smiled again upon seeing this. "Can the general entrust his wealth and life to the West Garden Forbidden Army?"

Zhao Bao still didn't say anything. He had just come out of Luozhong, so it was clear that the Xiyuan Forbidden Army was not reliable either... Mainly because the composition of the previous Eighth School Lieutenants of Xiyuan was too complicated, not to mention whether Jian Shuo's subordinates could

Because of Jian Shuo's death, he completely obeyed the general. Will the other captains really support He Jin unconditionally?

Even if he supports it openly, it's not his power, right? At least in a short period of time, he can't risk entrusting it.

Therefore, the matter comes back again. He Jin needs enough soldiers and horses to ensure that he has overwhelming military power... At this time, foreign troops who are not closely involved with Luozhong are the most convenient and practical.

"But can foreign troops be guaranteed to be available?" After thinking for a long time, Zhao Bao tried his best to ask, but he had no confidence at all.

The actor smiled and didn't answer... He really didn't know the specific situation, so he didn't know how to reply.

"I was worried before." Gongsun Xun took his eyes away from the majestic Taishi Ci standing behind his father-in-law, and then chuckled. "But after receiving the letter from the general, I had nothing to say...

Previously, the general summoned Luo Zhongxianda to discuss this matter. In addition to my master Lu Gong and Shangshu Zheng Tai, who opposed the recruitment of the border army because of the unruly border troops, there was another person who objected, namely Chen Lin, the chief secretary of the general's palace."

"Among the wise men in the dynasty, only three of them are against it?" Zhao Bao felt that he was already in a state of confusion.

"What Chen Kongzhang means is...when the army gathers, the strong one becomes the king." Gongsun Xun did not pay attention to the other party's gaffe, but continued to laugh. "The meaning of these words is to secretly remind He Suigao that some people are powerful

Guangda, it is not impossible to call foreign troops into Luo, but they must be checked and balanced. Otherwise, all the disciples and old officials recruited will be the disciples and old officials of a certain family, so it is not him who makes the decision. He Suigao. And the general also understood some of Chen Lin's words.
To be continued...