This question is difficult to answer. The little sage’s question is too tricky.
Because this is a fact, and this is what the famous Zhuge family did in history.
"Little saint, in my heart, I am only a little saint now." He stepped forward and bowed deeply and respectfully.
Zhao Ping shook his head and said calmly: "Then why do you want to trouble the barbarians again?"
This question is extremely difficult to answer. Zhang Liang has actually become a second minister.
"I have always regretted that I was not born in the Song Dynasty." Zhang Liang lowered his head, embarrassed to answer.
What he means is that it's not that I don't want to be loyal to the Song Dynasty, but his birth determines that he can only be loyal to the Hu people.
Can this be blamed on the poor place where he was born, or on him not defecting to the security group in time?
This matter is very complicated. After all, Shandong is far away from Chengdu.
Zhao Ping asked with a half-smile, "Really?"
Zhang Liang did not look up, and did not see Zhao Ping's true face, but his voice was clear and clear, and it was clear that his childlike voice had not changed.
Zhao Ping's virtual age is already twelve, which is almost the same as Gan Luo in ancient times.
However, he didn't find it strange to think that Gan Luo could become a prime minister at the age of twelve.
But he never expected that the question asked by this clear voice was so difficult to answer.
Although it is difficult to answer, it must be answered, and it must satisfy the little saint.
"I am willing to be a retainer for the rest of my life and regard the little saint as my lord. If there is any betrayal, heaven will strike with thunder." Zhang Liang pointed to the sky, knelt down on one leg and swore heavily.
After swearing, Zhang Liang said again: "I am willing to send a pair of children as hostages, please take them in."
At this point, Zhang Liang believed that he had expressed his loyalty enough. Not only did he swear to God, but he also sent his children as hostages.
Although the ancients took swearing to heaven very seriously, Zhao Ping, as a later man, was relatively indifferent.
But the other party sent a pair of children, which was a hot matter.
If you don't answer, don't you feel confident about the other person? But if you answer, you don't know what else the other party has in mind.
"Okay, I agree to these." But Zhao Ping was not a mortal after all, so he agreed quickly.
Zhao Ping is a master of martial arts, talented and broad-minded. In other words, he can conquer ten guilds with one force, no matter what your plot is or not.
Hearing Zhao Ping's agreement, Zhang Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed. He couldn't help but smile on his face and said, "Thank you, Lord."
"Are you tired of bowing your head like this?" Zhao Ping smiled lightly and couldn't help but remind him when he saw him keeping his head bowed.
After hearing this, Zhang Liang raised his head and saw Zhao Ping's appearance. He was secretly happy and said, "I thank you, my lord."
"Where is your family?" Zhao Ping nodded. Since the other party agreed to send his children as hostages and is your retainer, why should he care about it.
Zhang Liang's heart was filled with fear and warmth: "Tell my lord, they are still in Shandong."
"Well, tell me the address and I'll send someone to pick them up. That way you can feel at ease." Zhao Ping said calmly.
At present, there are no less than ten thousand people in Zhaojiazhuang's craftsmanship group among the Hu people, and most of them act in the name of businessmen.
Now Zhang Liang has just surrendered to Zhaojiazhuang. In this era, information is blocked and it would be difficult to spread it to Shandong within a month or two.
Zhao Ping only needs to use homing pigeons and the local craftsmen in Shandong take action immediately, and they can be sent to Xixian without anyone noticing.
"Thank you, Lord." Zhang Liang couldn't help but be overjoyed, kneeling on the ground with his legs and bowing deeply.
He decided to bring in all his biological parents and brothers to completely eliminate his worries.
Zhao Ping smiled faintly, supported his chest with both hands, and said: "You're welcome. Since you are already my retainer, this is a natural move."
Zhang Liang heard Zhao Ping's soft tone and decided to speak clearly.
He glanced at Zhao Ping cautiously and said, "Master, there are quite a few people in my family, including men, women, old and young. There are more than a hundred in total."
There were indeed a lot of people, Zhao Ping thought there were only a dozen people.
But since Zhao Ping had agreed, he naturally had to find a way to take care of his family's affairs to relieve him of worries.
Zhao Ping walked around the table several times, thinking as he walked.
"My lord, my family is making things difficult for my lord." Zhang Liang's face changed drastically, couldn't it be done?
"There are indeed many difficulties with large numbers of people." Zhao Ping nodded, "But we can only move in batches from different places, including by sea. Are some of your family members at sea by boat?"
"Thank you, Lord." Zhang Liang thought for a moment and nodded, "Some of my family members have been on ships at sea."
Zhao Ping smiled happily and said, "That's no problem. Let some of them enter the river from the sea and finally reach Xi County."
"I thank my lord." Zhang Liang kowtowed again. This lord really has extraordinary abilities.
Such a lord is not worth following, who is worth following?
Zhang Liang now really regrets that he met Zhao Ping too late, otherwise how could he have become the second minister.
However, he thought in his heart, if it were not for Hadeleji, would he still have a place to display his talents?
Thinking of this, he felt a little confused.
After making arrangements for Zhang Liang’s family, Zhao Ping also made arrangements for Zhang Liang.
"You first go to the security regiment's chariot camp for a while to be the chief clerk." Zhao Ping said while sizing him up.
Zhang Liang was shocked. He didn't expect that Zhao Ping would knock him from the sky into the mortal world.
You must know that he has been downgraded from a military advisor with 30,000 troops to a chief clerk with only more than a hundred people.
However, Zhang Liang was already Zhao Ping's retainer, so naturally he only had a share of the arrangements.
Zhao Ping saw that he looked normal and admired his ability to keep calm.
Zhao Ping continued: "Now I lack people who are familiar with the Hu soldiers and horses. You are more familiar with them. Please stay with me for the time being."
Hearing this, Zhang Liang suddenly felt like hearing celestial music, his pores opened and he felt extremely comfortable.
But he also knew that if he didn't work hard, he would only end up with one fate: the chief bookkeeper of the formation.
What is the purpose of this formation? It is to trap the chariot camps in the Guandi Temple. When I get there, I will not be ashamed to death.
He couldn't bear to look down upon him now, and he didn't expect that Zhao Ping, despite his young age, would keep him under control.
Zhao Ping was trying to knock him. After all, he was not only a surrendered minister, but also from a wealthy family.
Even Yang Yun, Xi Xing and others sitting on the side couldn't help but be surprised.
They did not expect that the little saint could handle Zhang Liang's matter at such a young age. There was no one better than this.
Just after the matter between Hadeleji and Zhang Liang was settled, Wang Guo'er came in to report: "Little Saint, in the past few days, the Hu people seem to be going crazy, using ladders, returning artillery, table formations, etc. to attack like crazy, day and night. .”
Wang Guo'er, Zhao Long and Zhao Hu are both Zhao Ping's friends and have a very close relationship with Zhao Ping.
They had always called Zhao Ping Xiaolangjun, but here they thought it would be better to call him Little Sage.
In fact, they still have another wish in their hearts, which is to call Zhao Ping "official" or "your majesty."
"What are the casualties on both sides?" This is the focus of Zhao Ping's concern.
"The Hu casualties were close to 100,000, and the security group suffered more than 10,000 casualties. Basically, the ratio was ten to one." Wang Guo'er answered cautiously.
Zhao Ping frowned. He did not expect so many deaths on both sides. It seemed that the Hu people were desperate this time.
Wang Guo'er thought for a while and continued: "Little Saint, the Hu people's attack on Hetan Pass this time was particularly fierce. The casualties at Hetan Pass were even higher, reaching 20%."
Zhao Ping came to the map and looked at Hetan Pass carefully.
Hetanguan is the east gate of Xi County, more than ten miles away from Xi County, and its terrain is extremely important.
If this gate is breached by the barbarians, Xi County will inevitably face danger from the barbarians.
What's more, many workshops in Zhaojiazhuang are just outside Xi County.
The county seat of Xi County is too small, even Zhaojiazhuang in Xi County is also here.
For the security team, Hetan Pass cannot be lost under any circumstances.
"Little saint, Hetan Pass is the closest to Xi County. Is there any strategy here?" Cao Ke thought for a while and asked with a frown.
Yang Yun looked between Hetanguan, Hanshui and Xixian and expressed his thoughts: "Could it be that their fierce offensive is to cover Hadeleji and the others?"
"It seems that the Hu people are cooperating with Hadeleji's sneak attack to attract Zhaojiazhuang's attention to them." Zhao Ping couldn't help walking around the case, nodded, and agreed with Yang Yun's view.
Zhao Ping looked at everyone and said: "Hetan Pass suffered heavy casualties. We should go visit and encourage morale."
Yang Yun, Zhao Yun, Xi Xing, ** and others looked at each other and shook their heads, feeling that something was wrong.
Several people looked at Yang Yun together, and Yang Yun came out first.
Yang Yun bowed his hands and said sincerely: "I would like to report to the little sage. The little sage traveled thousands of miles and walked through the Shu road that was difficult to reach the sky before he finally came to Xixian. Arriving at Xixian is the greatest encouragement to Xixian. Naturally, there are people on the front line. The soldiers defend, and the little saint is here to take command."
With Yang Yun at the beginning, Zhao Yun, Xi Xing, and ** also seconded the proposal.
"What you say makes sense," Zhao Ping looked at them and then said, "But have you ever thought about it, the soldiers on the front line are fighting bloody battles, and we just take some time to go and have a look, why not?"
Zhao Ping's words were like a heavy blow, showing his strong determination.
"Little saint, swords and arrows have no eyes on the battlefield, please be careful." Yang Yun continued to advise without changing his expression.
Zhao Ping thought for a while and made some concessions: "We are not going to the city wall, we are just going to the arrow tower and gate tower to have a look."
Yang Yun, Xi Xing and others looked at each other. The little saint had made up his mind and was obviously unable to stop him.
However, the little saint had obviously made a concession by agreeing not to go up to the city wall. It would obviously be unreasonable to stop him again.
The next day, Zhao Ping led a group of men to Hetan Pass to visit the soldiers here.
Zhao Ping came to the gate tower first, and the guards here were Feng Yongcheng, Tan Xing, Song Fei, Huang Xiaoniu, Ran Liyuan, and Huang Xiaoniu.
They had been working really hard these past few days. It could be said that they were exhausted. They had not slept for several days and nights.
There was no other way. The Hu people were like taking medicine this time, attacking like crazy without any fatigue.
Seeing that the little saint came to visit them despite the fierce and dangerous attacks of the barbarians, Feng Yongcheng immediately summoned the generals above the battalion to the gate tower.
Feng Yongcheng, Tan Xing, Song Fei and others had tears in their eyes, their spirits were suddenly shaken, their faces were all radiant, and all their fatigue was swept away.
This time I saw the dark soot on the faces of the generals and their tired looks.
Seeing that some of their heads and arms were bandaged with white cloth, Yang Yun Xixing and others realized that they were fighting harder than others.
Even so, when Feng Yongcheng and Song Fei saw Zhao Ping, all their fatigue seemed to be swept away, and their eyes looked at him with admiration.
Zhao Ping nodded and personally gave each person a cup of hot tea to express his condolences.
Zhao Ping watched them drinking tea, nodded happily, and said loudly: "Thank you for your hard work, all the camp leaders. You have made great efforts for the defense of Xi County. We see it in our eyes and remember it in our hearts. The Song Dynasty will reward you." You guys, Zhaojiazhuang will reward you even more."
Upon hearing this, these generals saluted and thanked them one after another.
"It is not Zhaojiazhuang's character to be beaten. Zhaojiazhuang has made a new weapon and is preparing to fight back and repel the barbarians. Zhaojiazhuang knows that you are exhausted and will let you have a good and thorough rest." Zhao Ping clenched his right hand into a fist and gave it a fierce blow. wave.
As soon as these words came out, the generals at Hetan Pass finally breathed a sigh of relief. This difficult day was coming to an end.
Zhao Ping looked at the smiles on their faces and continued: "Thank you for your hard work. You have made great contributions to guarding Hetan Pass. I will give you a prize. This is the first time in the world."
Feng Yongcheng, Song Fei and others couldn't help but look at each other. What on earth could be called the first time in the world?
No matter how hard and tired they are, it is worth it. This is the little saint's recognition and reward for their efforts.
Zhao Ping waved, and Zhao Long brought out a rectangular wooden box.
Zhao Ping opened the wooden box and saw something inside that they had never seen before.
It looks like a bamboo tube with two small rings on the front and back, and a rope on the small rings.
Its appearance is purple-red and seems to be made of copper.
Feng Yongcheng and others discovered that when Zhao Ping took out this thing, Yang Yun, Zhao Yun and others all looked envious.
Could it be that even senior generals like them don't have this thing? It is indeed the first time in the world.
But, what is this thing that is called the first time of creation?
Zhao Ping looked at Feng Yongcheng's blank eyes and gave this thing to Feng Yongcheng.
Feng Yongcheng was overjoyed to take over the thing, but he was even more confused because he didn't know how to use it.
"Eternal life, please hold it in front of you and look into the distance." Zhao Ping said patiently when he saw Feng Yongcheng's overwhelmed look.
Feng Yongcheng put this thing in front of his eyes, looked at it and said sheepishly: "Little saint, it seems you didn't see anything?"
"Shengsheng, if you hold it upside down, how can you see it?" Zhao Ping reminded.
At this time, Feng Yongcheng turned things in another direction. After looking carefully, he couldn't help but be stunned: "Little saint, is this clairvoyance?"
"Of course, this is a reward for you." Zhao Ping nodded, "Keep it well, there is only one in the entire Zhaojiazhuang."
What, there is only one in Zhaojiazhuang?
Only Zhaojiazhuang can produce this thing, which means it is the only one in the world.
It seems that the little saint was right when he said it was the first time the world was created.
Seeing the envy on Tan Xing's face, Feng Yongcheng suppressed his curiosity and gave Tan Xing the clairvoyance.
Anyway, this little clairvoyant saint has already rewarded them, and there will be plenty of opportunities in the future.
Tan Xing was stunned when he saw it. With this clairvoyance, every move of the foreigner seemed to be right under his eyelids and he could see clearly.
The clairvoyance circulated among several generals, and finally passed into the hands of Huang Xiaoniu.
Huang Xiaoniu was the last camp leader, and he watched carefully.
While he was stunned, he suddenly saw a flash of fire in the distance, and his expression changed drastically.
