At Youzheng hour, two burly men stood under the Daming Tower, chatting.
"Hey, Old Lin, why are you here at Daming Tower?" The man with an arrow wound on his eyebrow saw the acquaintance in front of him and hurriedly walked forward.
Zhao Yong is currently the captain of Zuo Yulin Guards.
The black-faced man said angrily: "You are still talking about me, isn't your kid here too?"
"How's it going? I heard that you became the leader of the Huwei Army, and you're doing well!"
The black-faced man's name is Lin Chao, who also serves in the Sixth Battalion of the Forbidden Army. He is now the leader of the A-shaped battalion of the Huwei Army. These two people were originally civilians, but they were recruited when Xu Zongwen reorganized the Eighteenth Battalion of the Forbidden Army. , and later won the official position in the Forbidden Army competition and policy test.
"Stop talking nonsense, don't you have a school captain now? You are one level higher than me, and you are even envious of me. How about we switch?"
"Don't! Don't I care about my old brother?"
Soon, many people of similar stature and extraordinary aura came from all directions. No matter from their appearance or their speech and behavior, these people were undoubtedly military attachés from the Forbidden Army.
"By the way, where is Lao Xu? This guy got some shitty luck recently. He actually went to Longxiang Camp and became a Sima of another department under General Zhang. What a joy!"
The Sima of the other departments is a non-staff position with little training. The monthly salary depends on the relationship with the superior. He has less work and is free from work. He is independent of the establishment and is ready for orders at any time.
"I haven't seen you yet. Okay, don't make any noise, they are already here!" The black-faced man pointed to the avenue in the distance, where a few men in front of the winery were rushing towards Daming Tower, arms around each other.
Not long after, more than a dozen Forbidden Army officers filled the Tianzihao private room in Daming Building...
Half an hour later, Xu Zongwen's Green Thunder Horse and Wang Guobao's chariot also arrived at Daming Tower.
"Zuopushe!"
"Thank you General, I've been waiting for you for a long time."
"It doesn't matter. Zuo Pushe is now in a high position and has many things to do every day. Xu is already satisfied to be invited to attend the meeting. This is just a proper etiquette, so what's the point?"
The former servant Yin Zhongkan has been appointed as the governor by Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji. Now Xu Zongwen is not only the general of the expedition to the north, but also succeeded Yin Zhongkan and became the official of the province!
The general of Zhengbei is ranked second rank, his servant is a third rank official, and Shangshu Zuopushe is a second rank official.
In fact, Xu Zongwen's official rank was higher than that of Wang Guobao. After all, he was both a senior general and an attendant, and he also held the title of Duke of Wudu.
Wang Guobao nodded slightly and stopped arguing. After all, he was born in the Wang family of Taiyuan and had served as prime minister and assistant for generations. The reason why he gave way to Xu Zongwen was because Xu Zongwen had the merit of being the first general in the Northern Expedition.
Now it was Xu Zongwen who took the initiative to invite him late at night. As the saying goes, he would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. Xu Zongwen was undoubtedly asking for something, and he already had a plan in his heart!
Without further ado, the two of them went straight to the top floor of Tianzihao. Under the arrangement of Luzhu, Xu Zongwen and Wang Guobao took their seats in Room B of Tianzihao.
"Wait a moment and step back first. I have important matters to discuss with Zuo Pushe. I have ordered you to go down and not allow anyone to disturb you!"
"No!" Lu Zhu saluted and retreated respectfully.
Xu Zongwen laughed in his heart when he saw Wang Guobao reluctantly looking at the disappearing figure of the green bamboo!
Among the two people, Lu Zhu and Ruying, Lu Zhu follows the rules and is quite business-savvy. He is now the shopkeeper of Daming Tower and is responsible for the daily management of Daming Tower. Ruying, who is alert and agile, has become the leader of the Jinyi Guards and is responsible for commanding all the people in Daming Tower. The Jin Yiwei collects all the secret reports of the current situation and sends them to Pang Bai, the commander of the Jin Yiwei Palace.
"Zuopushe?" Xu Zongwen reminded slightly.
When Wang Guobao was called back to reality, he responded incoherently: "Yeah!"
"Why did Xu Zhengbei call Wang?"
"For no other reason, please ask Zuopushe to try Daminglou's specialty dishes. This is a dish that I spent a hundred thousand dollars to cook from the recipe I bought from Taipinglou."
"One hundred thousand dollars to buy a cookbook!"
Xu Zongwen's gentle words made Wang Guobao almost stop holding the chopsticks between his two fingers. One hundred thousand dollars to buy a cookbook! In this world, I am afraid that only a lunatic like Xu Xiao could do such a crazy thing!
Lieutenant Lin Chao of the Huwei Military Academy, who had an outstanding black face, cleared his throat: "Everyone, be quiet! Please listen to what General Zhang has to say!"
"Stop talking about it now!" Wang Zhongde, the leader of the C-shaped building who is also a member of the Huwei Army, also began to maintain order.
Sima Xu Chong of the other department raised his voice slightly, and soon, the room in Private Room A, which was still bustling with people, instantly became silent, and you could hear a pin drop!
Obviously, the current General Longxiang Zhang Songzhi, who once served as the left guard general, has accumulated a lot of popularity among the Forbidden Army whether he assisted Xu Zongwen in rectifying the 18th Battalion of the Forbidden Army or quelled the rebellion of the leading battalion captain Chen Lin!
"Colleagues, you must have heard the rumors in Jiankang City these days. That's right! As you expected, His Majesty's brother, the King of Kuaiji, is murderous and sent people to kill the Imperial Master in the street. , now they support their own troops, imprison the emperor, specialize in government affairs, bully officials, and conspire to commit rebellion! If these treacherous officials are not eliminated, I am afraid the Jin Dynasty will change!"
"During the Han Dynasty, Empress Lu was in exclusive power. Later, people like Zhou Bo and Chen Ping came forward and called on people with lofty ideals to kill the rebels. Only then did the Han Dynasty regain its power!"
"Right now, we have to kill the traitors, purge the imperial court, support the building that is about to collapse, and turn the tide before it falls. The opportunity to save the Jin Dynasty is right in front of us. Are you going to be indifferent, miss the opportunity, stand on the sidelines, and watch helplessly? The country is overthrown, the people are hanging upside down, will they become eternal sinners?"
The three brothers Tan Shao, who was recording the affairs of General Huwei, Sima Tan Daoji of the Shenwu Army on the right, and Cao Tanzhi, Lin Weigong on the left, said in unison: "We are willing to follow the general, kill the traitors, eliminate the Chao Gang, and restore the world to a bright future!"
Zhao Lunzhi, deputy commander of the Zuo Shenwu Army, also stood up and responded: "General, please speak!"
"Actually, I am not the first one to summon you all. The one who really summons you all to escort me is General Zhengbei!"
"What? It turns out to be General Zhengbei!" Zhao Chong, the captain of the You Yulin Guards, opened his eyes wide, his face full of disbelief!
It is rumored that Xu Xiao, the general of the Northern Campaign, has committed himself to Sima Daozi, the king of Kuaiji, so he has been promoted repeatedly. Now he is also a servant, the general of the Northern Campaign, and has been promoted to the Duke of Wudu.
For this reason, many people had doubts in their hearts and couldn't believe it. Now that the truth came out from Zhang Songzhi's mouth, everyone suddenly realized it!
It turns out that Xu Zongwen did not abandon the light and surrender to the dark side, but pretended to surrender to the King of Kuaiji, waiting for the opportunity to give him a fatal blow!
"It's General Zhengbei!"
"It's General Xu!"
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As soon as Zhang Songzhi mentioned the name Xu Zongwen, it immediately caused a burst of noise!
The name of Xu Xiao and Xu Zongwen, the former commander of the Forbidden Army, is known to everyone in the entire Jin Dynasty.
Not to mention Xu Zongwen's glorious achievements in the Northern Expedition, when Xu Zongwen was appointed as the commander of the Eighteenth Battalion of the Forbidden Army, he eliminated the old and weak, boldly recruited those with physical strength from among the people, and used talented and courageous people in the army. This made everyone in the Forbidden Army sincerely admire him. Support and praise!
In addition to Xu Zongwen's undefeated record, people in Jiangdong all admired and admired him. They bowed to him and even worshiped him like a god. What's more, some people even built a golden statue for him among the people, built a shrine, paid tribute in the morning and evening, and worshiped three times a day. …
Therefore, as long as Xu Zongwen raised his arms and shouted, everyone in the imperial army would naturally look up to him and obey his orders!
Nowadays, the imperial court is dominated by traitors and the emperor is imprisoned in Taiwan Province. If a man with great appeal and influence like Xu Zongwen steps forward, the knowledgeable people in Jiangdong will definitely follow!
"General Xu has summoned us, so of course we have no objection!"
"Whether it's going up mountains of swords or seas of fire, as long as General Zhengbei says a word, we will never have a second thought!"
"Yes, everything we have is given by General Zhengbei. As long as it is the order of General Zhengbei, we will definitely obey it!"
"Kill the rebels and eliminate the imperial gang!"
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The discussion of the Imperial Army generals in the A-size private room next door had already fallen into Wang Guobao's ears word for word. At this moment, Wang Guobao was shocked and stirred up waves!
I thought that King Kuaiji had Xu Zongwen firmly under his control, but he didn't expect that Xu Zongwen's prestige among the Forbidden Army was so high!
But now, Xu Zongwen deliberately revealed all this to himself. Isn't the purpose clear enough?
Undoubtedly, Xu Zongwen pretended to surrender, and now he wants to rebel against King Kuaiji and submit to the imperial court!
"Xu Zhengbei, what do you mean?" Wang Guobao was furious and was about to get up.
Xu Zongwen did not hide it and said bluntly: "Zuo Pushe is not a mediocre person. I must have seen my intentions. Yes, Xu has been loyal to the Emperor of Jin from the beginning to the end, and there is no way he will turn to King Kuaiji!"
"The reason why Xu let Zuo Pushe see this scene was for no other reason. Everything was for the benefit of the Taiyuan Wang family and Zuo Pushe's future." Xu Zongwen did not hesitate, he took a mouthful of vinegar fish and let it go. He chewed it carefully and swallowed it slowly, looking calm and calm, but Wang Guobao was very panicked.
"To be honest, on the night when Your Majesty was imprisoned, the nobleman Hua Qi sent someone to my house and brought His Majesty's edict. Your Majesty personally ordered me to contact the courtiers, and also granted me the military power of the Sixth Battalion of the Forbidden Army. At the same time, he also asked his right servant Wang Xun, Yin Shizhong and his uncle to plan together... Not long ago, Bian Fanzhi, the prefect of Shi'an, came to the capital, and the nobles also began to express their attitude. Zuo Pushe must not understand what this means, right? "
Xu Zongwen put down his chopsticks and told everything. Of course, there were some exaggerations in it.
"Your Majesty is in charge of the country because of what the people want. If King Kuaiji betrays the people, he will definitely be defeated! If Zuo Pushe can abandon the darkness and turn to the light at this time, Xu is willing to save it for you. I heard that you have a daughter at your knees, and His Royal Highness King Langya has not yet had one. The engagement is here, and if Zuo Pushe understands the righteousness and is willing to call on the gentry in the capital to support His Majesty in the name of the head of the Wang family in Taiyuan, then in the near future, Zuo Pushe will become a relative of the royal family, and later the prince's father-in-law, and the emperor's father-in-law!"
In fact, the Jin Emperor neither handed over the military power of the imperial army to Xu Zongwen, nor did he intend to accept Wang Guobao's daughter as the concubine of the emperor's eldest son.
"How to decide, Zuo Pushe should think twice!"
After saying that, Xu Zongwen left immediately without giving Wang Guobao a chance to reply.
