There are two different types in the Liyang Dynasty, one is Xu Xiao, even if he became a king with a different surname, the generals still like to call him a general. Another one is Gu Jiantang. Although he was not crowned king and became a vassal, during his more than ten years as Minister of the Ministry of War, military commanders respected him privately, and most of them were generals. Now he is the only Dazhu Kingdom in Liyang with a super first-rank honor on his head. At the Liangguan border, he is still called the general. After the Spring and Autumn War ended, Gu Jiantang was rewarded in terms of merit. Compared with Xu Xiao, Gu Jiantang, who had inferior military achievements but was younger, was undoubtedly more liked by the nobles of the old school of Liyang and the new nobles of the dynasty. The number one man in the military world left the capital to take charge of the military affairs of the entire Northland. Whether it was Gu Jiantang's own power or his word-of-mouth reputation in Liyang's government, his popularity rose sharply. No matter how dull the Beijing officials are, they also know that it is only a matter of time before General Gu Jiantang, who is dubbed an old veteran, becomes the pillar of the three dynasties. Because don't forget that Gu Jiantang is still a master of martial arts, with his vigorous physique and vigorous energy, it is too easy to last another 20 or 30 years, so the saying that the generals are jealous is absolutely not applicable to Gu Jiantang.
With Gu Jiantang's rectification and improvement after he took over the Liangliao, and the east front of the Liyang Dynasty, which ate up countless military salaries in the past 20 years, it was hailed as impenetrable. The frontier troops of the two Liaos all looked forward to Gu Jiantang, especially before General Gu resigned as Minister of the Ministry of War, Tai'an City occasionally had objections to the salary of the two Liaos, which was like a bottomless pit. Gradually fell apart, but the imperial court's support for the two Liaodong fronts has become more and more sparing no effort. The border soldiers' military exploits were rewarded. The original imperial court would be twitchy, procrastinating, and reducing as much as possible. Now it is unimpeded and not discounted . With such a coach, the Liao and Liao frontier troops have taken on a new look and condensed a rare military spirit. There were even rumors circulating in private that General Gu might be able to make further progress. Since Xu Xiao is a general, he is, and Xu Xiao has been in the Dazhu Kingdom, so he is, so Xu Xiao is a king with a different surname. Why not Gu Jiantang? No one in the world knows that the imperial court is always wary of Beiliang, but has always trusted General Gu!
The morale on the eastern front was high, especially after the Northern Manzi blatantly divided his troops to suppress the border. Almost all the generals of the Liao and Liao Dynasties went to the commander's tent to ask for a battle. A force of 100,000 is going to challenge us? Is it enough for our Eastern Frontier Army to grit their teeth? However, no matter whether it was the old lineage of Gu Jiantang who had followed Gu Jiantang during the Spring and Autumn War, or Gu Lu's "outsider" who had been working steadily and promoted in the Liangliao, none of them could make the general nod. He blasted out the big tent with a cold face.
Winter is about to enter, and the cold wind in Liangliao is bitter, and the coldness is piercing. On the official road leading to a Wubao, the man who led the first ride wore a slightly old and expensive fox fur. Under the fox fur was an iron armor that had been worn for many years and was still as bright as new. Qingqi. The man is no longer young, and his temples are frosty, but at a glance, he will never show the slightest tiredness, and he can even clearly recognize his iron-blooded temperament full of hard edges. It's hard to imagine that such a man who is nearly fifty years old, and a man who has been an official in Beijing for more than ten years, has never lost the slightest bit of vigor in the officialdom. Years of sharpening the knife, the more sharpened, the sharper the knife.
It is necessary to know that the old fur on his body is of great significance. At that time, the Zhao family ruled the world, and the first emperor of Liyang rewarded people according to their merits. There were countless civil servants and military generals who were promoted and made fortunes and rewarded mansions, but there were only a handful of people who were bestowed with fox fur by the first emperor. Among the civil servants at that time, only the youngest chief assistant in Liyang's history, Zhang Julu with blue eyes, was the only one who received this honor. Xu Xiao and him are the only generals who have conquered the world for the Zhao family!
After he gave the talisman knife Nanhua to that interesting young man, now he only wears the most common frontier sword. But no one dared to deny that he was the number one master of swordsmanship in the world. Different from the group of top swordsmen in the rivers and lakes, the people who use swords in the world, even the masters of swordsman who are called masters, seem to be far behind this person. Sword intent, he monopolizes half of the world.
A dusty cavalry team entered the official road from the west path. Behind the man, two young lieutenants with similar looks frowned slightly, and the younger one smiled knowingly. That lunatic dared to block the way like this. No way, who made one of them the most beloved daughter of my father, and the other a half-son and half-son-in-law. These two captains with real power at the border are not the children of a gilded capital family from the Liao Dynasty. They can have today's official positions and military power because of their military exploits made by fighting among the dead on the battlefield. Gu Donghai and Gu Xishan , are both the most well-known generals of the Liyang Dynasty, not one of them, but the two young men started as ordinary soldiers back then. After Ji Gong was promoted to captain, even their immediate superior Don't know their true identities. It wasn't until they all became school lieutenants who were in charge of military affairs alone and were able to enter the field of vision of the high-level generals of the Liao and Liao Dynasties. At that time, they were still the sons of the ministers of the Ministry of War, and they were recognized by the generals who were familiar with the official positions in the capital.
A man and a woman in the cavalry team naturally kept pace with Gu Donghai and Gu Xishan, without distinction.
Gu Xishan said to that guy very bluntly: "Crazy Yuan, did you come here empty-handed? Are you so careless? Aren't you afraid that my future brother-in-law is not too picky with you?"
The young swordsman known as Crazy Yuan grinned, showing his cold white teeth, and shook his chin at the woman beside him, "You are so particular, your sister almost set fire to Yanbao in Jizhou this time!" Gu Xishan, your family sells vinegar, right? There is such a big jar of vinegar, and the whole Liangliao smells of vinegar after she made such a fuss."
The woman smiled and said nothing.
Gu Xishan laughed loudly and said: "You can be content with it. If anyone dared to do this, the man would have to be eunuched for drinking? Not to mention the woman of Yanbao, she is the princess princess, she If she can go up, she will be slapped twice, this time she is just showing embarrassment to others in Yanbao, you should burn the incense!"
The young man with the best sword in the world, the Nanhua Sword, was about to speak, but out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of the back of the tall man in front of him, so he gave up.
No matter how heartless he was, he didn't dare to say anything about his unmarried daughter-in-law in front of this old man.
Gu Xishan stared and asked, "Yuan Tingshan, you really came here empty-handed?!"
Now the young man who has acquired most of Jibei's forces smiled and said, "I just cut off more than 600 heads of northern barbarians. Do you want them? I'll send them to you later?"
Gu Xishan was a little envious, and asked in a low voice: "Yuan Tingshan, why don't I go to Jizhou with you? We have been here for many years and there is still no battle to fight. Your business seems to be booming. I will go and pawn for you." Every captain is successful."
Yuan Tingshan, who is very popular in Liangliao and Jizhou, said disdainfully: "Captain? Don't think about it, will the groom do it?"
Gu Xishan cursed.
Gu Donghai laughed it off, he had always been kind to Yuan Tingshan, a sure-fire brother-in-law, and he never put on the airs of a famous general, nor did he show the slightest look in the eyes of a top honored son who looked down on the lowly and reckless. On the contrary, this time Yanbao recognized Yuan Tingshan as his son-in-law, and he was the one who made the bridge himself, otherwise, no matter how powerful Yanbao is in Jizhou, he would not have dared to wrestle with the Gu family recklessly. Although their father never verbally admitted that Yuan Tingshan was his adopted son or son-in-law, he brought Yuan Tingshan with him when he went to the capital twice, which was enough to explain everything to the capital and the Liangliao.
Gu Jiantang suddenly called out to Yuan Tingshan.
The latter hurriedly patted his horse to keep up.
The three brothers and sisters consciously slowed down the horseshoes.
Gu Jiantang said flatly: "You handed over a brochure to go to Tai'an City."
Yuan Tingshan pursed his lips tightly, without explaining anything.
Gu Jiantang still spoke without any emotion, "After Donghu marries you, he is no longer the Gu family."
Yuan Tingshan seemed to be struck by lightning, but he still refused to bow his head, and said in a deep voice: "General, don't worry, I can afford her!"
There seemed to be a sneer at the corner of Gu Jiantang's mouth, Yuan Tingshan reined in the reins and stopped the horse suddenly.
Except for Gu Beihu who made up his mind to marry a chicken and follow the chicken and marry a dog to follow the dog, Gu Donghai and Gu Xishan, who were confused, continued to follow Gu Jiantang to the Wubao.
She asked cautiously: "What's the matter? Did you make my father unhappy?"
Yuan Tingshan bared his teeth, looking very headache.
The group of cavalry he brought also parked on the side of the road with interest.
Yuan Tingshan rubbed his chin and said, "Your father is really interesting. He is the one who wants to eat up the 200,000 Beimang army the most, but he just wants to make a stone Buddha. Daddy has nothing but benefits, but your father still refuses to agree! I just can’t figure out what it’s like to be a Dazhu country!”
Gu Beihu was shocked and said: "Didn't you ask for credit from the Ministry of War for that book?"
Yuan Tingshan tilted his head and spit, "Hundreds of barbarian heads are nothing but military exploits. I think it's shabby to say it! I'm doing big business. This time, I'm helping the emperor of the Zhao family kill someone. He A head is worth hundreds of thousands to the Northern Barbarians!"
Gu Beihu was stunned.
Gu Jiantang turned his head and looked at the south, his eyes were complicated and dark.
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In the imperial study room warm as spring in Tai'an City, the emperor of the Zhao family walked to the middle of the study room, knelt down and poked the charcoal fire in the brazier with pliers, while Song Tanglu, the supervisor of ceremonies who was serving the emperor personally, ran bowed and trotted, his small steps were silent , walking like a civet cat, but it can be seen that Han Shengxuan's successor is trembling. The Son of Heaven of the Zhao family holds a booklet, Song Tanglu knows all about it, and it was sent by Yuan Tingshan, a popular person in Jibei, with five hundred li in a hurry. It is discretionary whether to submit it to the emperor and whether it needs to be transferred to the Ministry of War, but now that there is a living man in the palace, even Song Tanglu, who is very popular, never touches this hand. The emperor of the Zhao family carried the sealed folder and put it on the blazing charcoal fire. He just ignited a corner, then hesitated for a moment, retracted his hand, knocked on the edge of the brazier, and extinguished the flame.
In the imperial study room, there are four or five young living men, who are still buried in their books and writing like flying, and they don't seem to be aware of the strange scene here.
The charcoal fire reflected the pale face of the son of the Zhao family.
A big eunuch who was able to wear a bright red python robe said softly outside the house: "Your Majesty, the Imperial College is offering wine to the Jinlan Pavilion to see you."
The emperor of the Zhao family hung his arms in the air, lost in thought, and didn't seem to hear that voice that was neither soft nor heavy.
Song Tanglu held his breath and bent down, not daring to speak, but stretched his hand behind his back, and waved lightly to the outside of the house where the door was not closed.
The big eunuch who also bent over and lowered his head logically said that he couldn't see the subtle movements of the Chief of Rites' palm print, but he immediately started to retreat.
The emperor of the Zhao family slowly came back to his senses, and said calmly: "Yes."
Song Tanglu said softly: "Your Majesty."
The emperor of the Zhao family hummed in a low voice.
Soon Song Tanglu quietly moved a small embroidered pier, and the emperor of the Zhao family sat in front of the brazier, and the seal was placed on the front of the yellow dragon robe, which happened to be placed on a beautiful sitting dragon. With teeth and claws, the pattern is brilliant.
Jin Lanting with a beautiful beard stepped over the threshold and was about to bow down, when the emperor of the Zhao family said softly, "No."
The emperor of the Zhao family stretched out his hand, and Song Tanglu hurriedly moved another pier. The flattered Jin Lanting thanked him and sat down carefully.
The emperor of the Zhao family glanced at this scholar from Beiliang, the gloom between his brows seemed to have lightened a bit, and he said kindly, "Sanlang, do you have something to say?"
Jin Lanting's expression was calm and resolute, as if possessed by a god, he seemed to be generous to die, and said respectfully: "I do have something to do, I should have submitted a memorial, but I think it should be stated to His Majesty face to face!"
Jin Lanting got up, bent over and took a few steps back, knelt down with all his strength, threw his body to the ground, and said slowly: "My minister, Jin Lanting, wants to impeach the chief assistant Zhang Julu for ten crimes!"
Wei Chen.
Shousuke.
In the imperial study room, almost all the living men of the emperor's close ministers trembled their wrists.
The emperor of the Zhao family remained silent.
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In the East Palace, Prince Zhao Zhuan was alone, standing under the golden silk cage with a stupid parrot, whistling and feeling happy.
He said to himself: "The purpose is to be the most powerful traitor in the world throughout the ages, to avoid power and seize power. Let me do the math. There are several crimes."
"Hold the handle and act arbitrarily."
"Private frontier soldiers, squandering the treasury."
"Collusion with the power eunuch Han Shengxuan."
"Because of personal grievances, he framed the loyal Han family."
"Inaction in governing the country led to the restoration of Western Chu."
"Anything else? It seems that I can't figure it out after racking my brains."
Speaking of this, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince smiled, "It's really hard for our Jin Sanlang."