The king's edict was issued.
The war machine began to move.
Zhao Tuo said goodbye to his colleagues and walked out of Zhonglang's office with Yang Xiong and Zhao Bi.
He turned around and looked at the house where he had stayed for several months, sighing slightly in his heart.
No matter what the outcome of this expedition was, when he returned to Xianyang again, he would never be able to return to the peaceful and peaceful life of Lang Guan.
"Although what I do in this palace every day is patrolling, it has become a habit for me over the past few years. Now that I am about to leave and go to the battlefield, I am really reluctant to leave."
Yang Xiong sighed on the side, and Zhao Ben nodded in agreement.
After the two of them sighed, Yang Xiong couldn't help complaining to Zhao Tuo: "I said you, Zhao Tuo, have only been in the palace for a few months, but you are thinking about going to the battlefield again. Isn't this competing with us for credit? "
"I think it's better for you to stay in the palace longer and finish telling the story to the princess, so as not to arouse the appetite, haha..."
Zhao Ben also laughed.
Zhao Tuo curled his lips and was about to speak when he suddenly saw Li You, the general of the household, walking from behind with a dark face.
Yang Xiong's voice was so loud just now, he might have heard it long ago.
"We have met Mr. Li, and we are about to bid farewell to Mr. Li."
Zhao Tuo and others quickly bowed and saluted.
Li You said with a straight face: "There's no need to say goodbye. When you go to the battlefield, you have to make a good contribution and don't ruin the reputation of our lieutenant."
"only."
Seeing that Li You didn't attack, Zhao Tuo secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
Although Zhao Tuo and Ying Yinman passed letters through slips, their actions were much more secretive than before.
But after all, there are many people in the palace, and people will always see him making "transactions" with the princess and maids.
Back and forth, everyone was secretly speculating about the two of them.
Zhao Tuo didn't hide anything when things were leaked. The more you try to hide some things, the more outrageous others may guess.
Under the curious inquiry of Yang Xiong and others, he told the story.
Yang Xiong didn't believe it and insisted on asking Zhao Tuo to prove it. In desperation, Zhao Tuo could only tell the story to these guys again, and then gained a few loyal listeners.
Under such circumstances, how could Li You, as the general of Zhonglang Household, not hear anything.
It's just that Li You has good self-cultivation and does not embarrass Zhao Tuo on the surface.
But Zhao Tuo knew very well that the other party must hate him in his heart.
Because of Ying Yinman's incident, the two are destined to be impossible to become friends.
Things are so strange in the world, some people who could have been friends hate each other.
And some people who were originally disliked became friends by accident.
Not far after Zhao Tuo and others walked out of Zhonglang's official office, they saw a person waiting in front.
Yang Xiong and Zhao Ben looked at each other and said to Zhao Tuo, "The CRRC's order is waiting for you, so we'll leave first."
Zhao Tuo's eyelids twitched and he walked up to the white-faced middle-aged man.
"I've seen the CRRC Order."
"There should be no politeness between you and me. In the past, you expressed your love for each other in the palace. Gao has always remembered it in his heart and will not forget it for a moment."
Zhao Gao spoke in a gentle voice.
Zhao Tuo said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, Zhongche Mansion, is too polite. With your weight in the king's heart, even if I don't speak on that day, the king will definitely forgive me."
Zhao Gao smiled faintly and said, "Gao won't say much about other matters. You can go to Wei with peace of mind. Gao will take care of the princess's affairs in the palace."
? ? ?
Zhao Tuo was stunned for a moment and didn't understand what Zhao Gao meant by "circle", but the other party didn't say much and quickly left.
"Zhao Gao is showing kindness to me..."
Zhao Tuo looked strange, but he soon felt relieved.
Things like people are not static.
From the perspective of later generations, Zhao Gao's actions after the death of Qin Shihuang can be called a female thief in troubled times, and everyone reviled him.
But now, Zhao Gao is indeed a good Qin official who abides by the law and fulfills his duties. Moreover, he won the trust of the king and was a confidant of the King of Qin.
Associating with Zhao Gao and building a good relationship will be very beneficial to Zhao Tuo's future actions.
It's just that this person can't be completely trusted, so you need to be careful.
After bidding farewell to Zhao Gao, Zhao Tuo did not leave the palace immediately, but turned and walked towards a corner of the Qin Palace.
There, there was a beautiful girl waiting for him.
…
After Zhao Tuo finished handling matters in the palace and at home, he packed his bags, took a bus, and headed to the military camp.
Because the task of this partial division was only to escort prisoners and ministers from Guanzhong and Hanzhong County to Wei, the number was small, only 5,000 soldiers.
According to the system, there are 5,000 people per song and one military lord.
Below it, for every thousand people, there is one master of two to five hundred people.
In this partial division, there are only six senior military officials, which is the position that Zhao Tuo and Yang Xiong are jealous of.
If in the past, the title of a senior official could serve 500 lords, and the rank of official bureaucrat or public lord could serve 200 or 500 lords, then with this title, the public would be qualified to become a military marquis.
But as the number of high-ranking nobles in Qin increased, the army also began to become entangled.
For example, this time, a Zuo Shuchang personally requested to be the leader of this partial division.
Moreover, this concubine Zuo is also an old acquaintance and old leader of Zhao Tuo.
Huan Zhao!
He was once a lieutenant under Li Xin. In the Battle of Yishui, he was promoted to Zuo Shuchang due to his contribution to seizing the Great Wall and intercepting Yan's defeated army.
However, in the next few battles, Huan Zhao missed the opportunity to make meritorious deeds. He did not participate in the defeat of Jidu. He did not participate in the interception and killing of Yan Guo Gongqing. He struggled to defeat the Juyong fortress, but his military merit was not enough for him. Level up.
Huan Zhao held his breath in his heart, especially when he saw that his superior Li Xin was promoted to two levels in a row, and Zhao Tuo, his subordinate, was promoted to seven levels in a row after a war, which made his eyes red.
Now seeing the opportunity to make meritorious deeds, Huan Zhao did not care about his shame, and with the dignity of Zuo Shu Zhang, he personally went to fight for this position with a group of five senior officials. Finally, he got his wish and became the leader of this partial division.
Under Zuo Shu Chang Huan Zhao, there were also two military officers with the title of fifth doctor in this partial division. They naturally and indisputably became the two masters of two to five hundred.
The remaining three positions of two to five hundred masters will be competed by the remaining six or seven public vehicles.
"Zhao Tuo, what a good boy! With you under my command, I will be able to accomplish great feats when I go to Wei!"
In the military tent, Huan Zhao patted Zhao Tuo on the shoulder very enthusiastically in front of many military officials.
"I've met Mr. Zuo."
Zhao Tuo also showed the excitement on his face when he saw the old leader.
The public servants around looked at Zhao Tuo with envy.
Now that he has the qualifications to become the Lord of Two to Five Hundred and meets his old boss, one of the remaining spots will probably be taken away by this guy.
But in Zhao Tuo's heart, he was actually confused.
Who is Huan Zhao?
He knew very well during the battle against Yan that this person was not big-minded, especially when he opposed himself in the interception of King Yan.
Although Huan Zhao didn't say anything afterward, Zhao Tuo knew just by looking at him that the other party was unhappy with him.
Now Huan Zhao was praising himself in the military tent and was very enthusiastic, maybe he had some other agenda.
Zhao Tuo's premonition soon came true.
When announcing the remaining three 2500 master candidates.
Huan Zhao smiled at everyone and said, "You just saw me praising Zhao Tuo. Do you think I would promote him on personal grounds?"
There was silence in the tent, and the corner of Zhao Tuo's mouth twitched, knowing that the other party was about to start.
"If this is the case, then you have misjudged me, Huan Zhao!"
"In order to be a general, when selecting and employing people, there should be no distinction between familiarity and distance, no distinction between high and low."
"Zhao Tuo is smart and an old subordinate of mine. But he is too young and inexperienced. If
If he is allowed to lead an army without training, he may make a big mistake like Zhao's Ma Fuzi. "
When Huan Zhao said this, he glanced at Zhao Tuo and smiled at everyone: "I will never do such favoritism."
"Therefore, during this expedition, I will never follow personal relationships or talk about relationships. If you, the gentlemen in the tent, make a mistake, I will enforce the law impartially regardless of my identity. Do you know that?"
"We know."
In the response of everyone, Huan Zhao appointed two public officials as masters of two to five hundred on the spot.
When he reached the last spot, he even smiled and said: "This group of thousands of people will be led by Yang Xiong. Yang Xiong, you are a descendant of General Yang Duanhe. You have served in the palace for several years. You are quite qualified. I would like to come." You have the ability, but do you have the confidence?"
"Thank you, Chief Zuo, I will have confidence in you!"
Yang Xiong was filled with excitement, holding his head high and blushing.
Huan Zhao nodded with satisfaction, then looked at Zhao Tuo and said kindly: "Zhao Tuo, you are still young. You should exercise more below and learn the methods of generals to control the army before you can grow up. I am all for Hello, do you understand this good intention?"
"My subordinates understand."
Zhao Tuo gritted his teeth.
"Well, it's good if you understand."
"In this case, you first become a five-hundred-year-old master."
