After listening to the agreement reached by Wang Pu and Wu Yizhi, Zhao Yu closed his eyes and thought about it, tapping the table with his left little finger rhythmically.
This was a habit he had developed in his previous life, and he had brought it with him.
Wang Pu didn't rush him and just drank tea quietly.
The quarrel between Wu Yicai and Wu Yicai just now really cost him a lot of effort.
Because the general's side had an absolute advantage, it almost cost him a lot of words to get a few favorable conditions for Zhao Yu's side.
The content of the agreement is also very simple.
Huang Jingming, the general of the auxiliary state, tried his best to push Zhao Yu to the throne of the emperor. Whether it was pressure from the court or the queen mother, it was all handled by the general, and Zhao Yu did not have to put any effort into it.
But in return, first of all, Zhao Yu, who became the emperor, must give Huang Jingming, the general of the auxiliary country, a title of king and governor of the Chinese and foreign military forces to reward his service; secondly, everyone under Huang Jingming's command must be promoted; finally, Zhao Yu needs to marry Huang Jingming. His daughter Huang Zixin is the imperial concubine.
The governor oversees all domestic and foreign military forces, including the Presidential Guards and local armies. He is the highest military commander in the country and has great power. Although Huang Jingming was entrusted by the late emperor to serve as the general of the auxiliary country, the 12th battalion stationed in Kyoto Prefecture and Shenjing City, as well as the imperial guards guarding the palace city, were not under his command.
Now that he has the position of Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese and Foreign Military Affairs, Huang Jingming can naturally extend his hand to the Imperial Guard.
"She's not a queen?"
Zhao Yu opened his eyes and asked this sentence.
"Master Hou, that was Wu Yizhi's original plan, but Wei Chen rejected it."
Zhao Yu didn't pay much attention to the change in Wang Pu's title, but instead became curious about the reason for Wang Pu's refusal.
"Wei Chen told Mr. Wu that the Marquis made an oath in front of the old Marquis's grave. If the murderer of the old Marquis and others is not found, he will never marry."
After hearing Wang Pu's reasons, Zhao Yu became even more curious.
"Then Wu Yizhi is also a smart man. He won't be fooled by you, sir, so easily, right?"
Although the founding of Da Chu was based on "loyalty and filial piety", as a rational political creature, he swore that this thing was no different from toilet paper. You could pick it up when you should use it and throw it away when you wanted to.
Wang Pu smiled and said:
"Of course not. In fact, what impressed Wei Chen was that all the general's subordinates were promoted to two ranks, and Mr. Wu himself received an extra thousand gold reward. Of course, Wei Chen also assured him that, Mr. Marquis, you are doing something for Before my father takes revenge, I will never appoint another queen. A three-pronged approach allowed Mr. Wu to relax."
"Mr. Wang handled this matter very appropriately."
Zhao Yu nodded.
It can be said that if Huang Jingming, as a powerful minister, wanted to make his daughter a queen without Wang Pu's mediation, then he, the emperor who was almost a puppet, would have to hold his nose and agree.
Therefore, it was acceptable for Zhao Yu to take a step back and make Huang Jingming's daughter the imperial concubine.
In this way, if I really bring down this powerful minister in the future, I won't have to go through the process of "abolition of the queen".
"Master Marquis, I am afraid that something unexpected will happen on the way to Beijing, so I specifically asked Mr. Wu to dispatch a cavalry army from the general to protect the safety of Master Hou."
Wang Pu added at the end.
"Sir, do you think there will be an accident on the way to Beijing?"
Faced with Zhao Yu's doubts, Wang Pu nodded.
Zhao Yu quite agreed with Wang Pu's judgment and immediately called Zhang Xiu in.
"Youwei, how is the training of the guards in the mansion now?"
Zhang Xiu showed a hint of shame on his face, lowered his head and said:
"Thanks to the great trust of the Marquis, Xiu has only trained about fifty elite warriors in these days."
"How does it compare to those assassins back in the day?"
The only people Zhao Yu can use as a reference now are the assassins.
"Only one level better than those assassins, barely able to defeat two against three."
Having said this, Zhang Xiu's head lowered even lower.
According to his thoughts, the strength of these guards simply could not meet the standards in his mind.
Not to mention competing against the Flying Bear Army, you must have at least half the strength of the Flying Bear Army to be worthy of the Marquis's kindness. However, the strength of this group of guys is at most one-third of the Flying Bear Army.
Ever since he took over the role of the royal guard, the Marquis had asked for people and money, and he had never hesitated before agreeing to any request he made. As a result, I have practiced so many crooked melons and cracked jujubes.
This made Zhang Xiu feel extremely guilty, feeling that he had failed Zhao Yu's regard for him.
These fifty elite guards, plus ordinary soldiers and the cavalry sent by Huang Jingming, were almost enough to escort him to Shenjing.
However, looking at Zhang Xiu's expression, it was obvious that he was wrong about what he meant, but Zhao Yu did not say it out loud. Instead, he stood up and patted Zhang Xiu on the shoulder, saying warmly:
"Youwei has really worked hard these days. After all, the time is short, and being able to train the guards in the mansion to this extent shows Youwei's hard work. This is not Youwei's fault, it is actually my fault."
After hearing Zhao Yu's words, Zhang Xiu's eyes suddenly moistened, and he secretly made up his mind to improve the strength of these guards in the shortest possible time.
[Ding, Zhang Xiu’s loyalty +7, intimacy +300! 】
Yes, this goal can definitely be achieved within one year.
After glancing at the system prompts, Zhao Yu breathed a sigh of relief.
Finally, Zhang Xiu's loyalty was raised to 93 points, and Wang Pu's loyalty was only two or three points away from reaching 90 points.
"Sir, tell Youwei the whole story."
Zhao Yu sat back on the chair and said to Wang Pu with a smile.
At this point in time, there are some things that need to be confessed to Zhang Xiu.
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Hearing Zhao Yu's words, Zhang Xiu, who was full of questions, turned his attention to Wang Pu who was standing aside.
"Brother Youwei, this is what happened..."
Wang Pu explained the whole story to Zhang Xiu in detail, and then Zhao Yu added something apologetically.
"I and Mr. Wenbo did not tell Youwei about this matter because it is of great importance. Please ask Youwei for your understanding."
In Zhao Yu's heart, Wang Pu and Zhang Xiu were the only two people under his command who were trustworthy and useful. It was indeed a bit... unreasonable to hide this kind of thing from his confidants.
Unexpectedly, when Zhang Xiu heard this, he cupped his fists and said seriously:
"What the Marquis said is a big fallacy. Don't you hear that 'if a king doesn't keep secrets, he will lose his subjects, if ministers don't keep secrets, they will lose themselves, and if a few things are not kept secret, it will cause harm'? This matter is related to the Marquis's family and life, how can we take it lightly? You must be extremely cautious! Youwei, ah no, Wei Chen doesn’t have any complaints in his heart.”
"Youwei's words deeply touched my heart." Zhao Yu nodded in agreement.
Zhang Xiu is a young man after all. After admonishing him, he asked with excitement:
"Then can Youwei be called Your Majesty now?"
Unexpectedly, before Zhang Xiu finished speaking, Wang Pu, who was sitting at the side, suddenly changed his expression.
"Youwei, be careful what you say, beware of disaster coming from your mouth!"
"Sir, what do you mean by this?" Zhang Xiu's voice was slightly dissatisfied.
Although he respected Wang Pu quite a bit, Zhang Xiu felt a little unhappy when the other party scolded him and refused to give him face in front of the Marquis or His Majesty.
To put it bluntly, he knew His Majesty a few hours earlier than Wang Pu!
