Soon, Guo Xin's reward for being promoted to the commander of the capital was fulfilled. The commander of the fifth army in Fengguo's left wing received the governor of Qianzhou, as well as the matching official uniforms and armor. As for the rest of the umbrellas, gongs and drums and other ceremonial items, they had to wait until the squadron returned to Tokyo and went to the Guards Department to find Shi Hongzhao.
Among them, Guo Xin's Qianzhou governor was only a distant leader and not actually taught. Guo Xin asked Wang Pu privately and learned that Qianzhou was not even within the territory of the Han Dynasty, but was far away on the border of the Southern Tang and Southern Han Dynasties. It was simply out of reach, and it was just a higher salary according to the salary system.
As for Guo Xin's ability to serve as governor from afar, this is because at that time, in addition to their own errands, many of the Forbidden Army generals who were promoted due to their merits also had local governors as supplements to their official status. For example, Guo Xin's old boss, Xie Hui, the commander of Xiangdu, was Enzhou. From defense envoys to the level of military capital commanders, people such as Liu Ci and Shi Hongzhao are qualified to set up Jingzhijie and serve as military envoys.
Although getting promoted is a joyful thing, Guo Xin has no one around him at the moment who can share this joy. All the brothers and family members were either in Tokyo or Fengxiang. Although Guo Wei was in the army, he obviously couldn't show off in front of Guo Wei.
The only relative around him was Guo Pu, but when this guy learned about the reward, he first asked: How many acres of official land can the governor get? Guo Xin's joy was immediately diluted a bit.
Soon afterwards, Guo Xin received his "headquarters" troops. Because he originally had one commanding force, after he was promoted to the capital commander, there were five commanders according to the establishment of the Forbidden Army. Guo Wei used a wave of his hand to fill it up from the newly recruited soldiers, and also attached a Du Yuhou named Xiang Xun. , regarded as assisting him with military affairs.
When Guo Xin was still the commander, Lieutenant General Zhang Chenghua did many of the chores for him. However, when he was promoted to the commander-in-chief, the number of subordinates increased four times. Zhang Chenghua may not be able to take care of him, so he also needed a Du Yuhou to assist him. work.
But in addition to these, he also asked his father for someone-Zhao Kuangyin on the grounds of lack of personal soldiers.
Ever since he met Zhao Kuangyin, Zhao Kuangyin's black face lingered in Guo Xin's mind. If such a person is left in the army and allowed to grow wildly, will he become a big man in the future? In particular, Zhao Kuangyin seems to be highly valued by his father Guo Wei, otherwise he would not have been awarded the title of general as soon as he arrived. You must know that he was only a general when he joined the army in Taiyuan?
After thinking about it, Guo Xin still couldn't let go of his guard, and finally decided to simply put such a fierce man under his nose. It would be better if he had the opportunity to take him as his younger brother. It's wonderful to think about letting Song Taizu, who originally defeated 800 military states in history, be his thug.
In the temporary barracks, Guo Xin was questioning Du Yuhou Xiangxun, whom his father sent for him.
Xiang Xun has a standard Chinese character face, a tall figure, and an upright face. He should be considered a handsome guy in future generations. The first thing Guo Xin gave him was to break up and reorganize the four commanders transferred by Guo Wei. Xiang Xun quickly completed the task and now came to return to him.
"Of the four commanders, the general noticed that there were all tall, short, thin and strong, so he divided them up according to the general's instructions and tried to make the combat strength of each commander even... However, the positions of several commanders are still vacant. If they are not selected in time, The general must keep an eye on it, lest people’s hearts become unstable.”
After listening to the report, Guo Xin felt that although Xiang Xun was a martial artist, he was more efficient in doing things, and Guo Wei was still very knowledgeable about people.
As for the positions of the four commanders, Guo Xinxin also knew them. First of all, of course, he must continue to promote Zhang Chenghua and Wang Yuanmao, who have been following him, as commanders - everyone works together in battle, so naturally they cannot forget the brothers below when there is a good opportunity.
The original commander still serves as his personal guard of honor. According to convention, one of the remaining two commanders should be concurrently held by Du Yuhou, and the last one should of course be left to Zhao Kuangyin.
So he nodded slightly: "Shang Yuhou has no troops at the moment, so I will take a command when I turn around."
"Thank you, general." Xiang Xunbai thanked him.
Guo Xin then asked Guo Pu who was waiting aside to find Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin quickly entered and clasped his fists: "I've seen it before."
Guo Xin nodded and introduced to Xun first: "This is our army's general Zhao Kuangyin. Earlier, Zhao Kuangyin welcomed me into the camp. After meeting General Zhao, I felt that we had a good rapport, so I shamelessly told my father The handsome guy is coming."
Xiang Xun nodded, Zhao Kuangyin saluted Xiang Xun again, and Guo Xin continued: "General Zhao was a general before. Now that you are here, naturally you cannot be treated badly. I have decided to promote you to the position of commander. General Zhao No objection?"
"The final general is willing to serve the commander-in-chief, and he will never refuse."
Zhao Kuangyin immediately looked surprised when he heard this, and even showed an expression of admiration when he looked up at Guo Xin. Seeing this, Guo Xin thought to himself: Even Song Taizu might not be able to resist the power.
Zhao Kuangyin then said: "By the way, the general now has dozens of horses under his command. I don't know what to do with them all?"
"But I forgot about it," Guo Xin pretended to have just remembered it and turned to Xiang Xun, "Shang Yuhou is a Yuhou, but there is no horse around him at the moment. Since Commander Zhao has dozens of horses under his command, why not... "
The meaning of the words was already obvious at this point. After speaking, Guo Xin secretly looked at Zhao Kuangyin.
Zhao Kuangyin did not hesitate and readily agreed: "This is very good. The Ma Army will naturally be more useful under the command of Marquis Yu."
Xiang Xun did not shirk: "Then I would rather be respectful than obey your orders."
The three of them talked some more, and Guo Xin suddenly spotted Wang Shiliang, who was walking back and forth outside the door, stretching his neck to look in from time to time.
Guo was convinced: Wang Shiliang had escorted Liu to Tokyo and returned. Wang Shiliang had been away for three months. Naturally, he not only escorted Mr. Liu home, but also had Guo Xibie's errands.
Xiang Xun turned his head slightly at this time and noticed the people walking outside, so he stood up and said to Guo Xin: "It's getting late, there are still some chores in the army, so I will leave first. Commander Zhao, come with me to gather the troops." "
"Okay, okay." Guo Xin saw the two of them out and then called Wang Shiliang into the room to talk.
Wang Shiliang looked tired from all the travel, and it was obviously very hard for him to travel a long distance. Seeing his chapped lips, Guo Xin first handed him the kettle to drink water.
Wang Shiliang did not refuse. After drinking the water and taking a breath, he clasped his fists and said: "Congratulations, my lord, for being promoted to the commander of the capital. The news of my lord's great victory over the Shu army in Guanzhong has been spread to Tokyo. I just wish I could be humbled in Tokyo. Able to ride with the lord and kill the enemy."
However, Guo Xin frowned and waved his hands, asking him impatiently: "If you don't talk about these other things, how will the King's errands in Tokyo go?"
