When Wang's edict arrives in a small town, it is easy to cause a sensation.
Word spread quickly.
Unexpectedly, Sun Qi, who always carried a scroll of bamboo slips and was down and out, would be personally summoned by the king.
For a time, the neighbors outside the dilapidated hut were surrounded, and they all came up to congratulate, smile shyly, and try to make friends.
I have never seen them be so attentive before, and the world's people are just warm and cold, but that's it.
"I'll give in to you, I'm Sun Qi's sister-in-law."
After a while, the crowd was pushed away.
Brother Sun Qi and his sister-in-law came to the door.
His sister-in-law had a smile on her face and kept saying: "I have told your brother a long time ago that this kid Sun Qi has great ambitions and will have great achievements sooner or later! Look, doesn't this come true!"
His brother looked embarrassed when he heard this.
However, Sun Qi didn't pay much attention. He politely invited his brother and sister-in-law into the house and closed the door at the same time.
"I'm so impressed to have such a younger brother."
"yes"
There were vague comments from neighbors outside.
Inside the house, his brother seemed a little uncomfortable because of his sister-in-law's past meanness. He wanted to say something but found it difficult to say.
When Sun Qi saw this, he didn't say much. He asked Xiu Niang to take out some gold, put it into his sister-in-law's hand, and said:
"Thank you to my elder brother and sister-in-law for taking care of me over the years. This money is not a sign of respect. I hope my sister-in-law will accept it."
"Oh, how can this be so embarrassing?" Not to mention how excited his sister-in-law was, she said that, but her hands were faster than anyone else's.
"No, this is what it should be." Sun Qi smiled slightly.
Of course he knew that his sister-in-law was a philistine, but he was a man with great ambitions, so how could he care about such trivial matters in the market.
After greeting his brother and sister-in-law, he hurriedly went out and found the mansion a few doors away.
In the mansion, Sun Qi knelt down and bowed, and saluted seriously: "Old sir, Sun Qi will always remember his kindness and virtue. But now, the fame has not yet been achieved, and he will definitely repay it someday!"
"Why say kindness? It is like gold and will always shine. I just wrote a letter. Get up quickly." The old man pulled him up.
"Without Mr. Sun, there would be no chance for Sun Qi to come forward." Sun Qi said seriously.
"Okay." The old man waved his hand and said with a smile:
"It's just a pity. From now on, I'm afraid you won't have time to play chess with me."
This is the noble person in his life!
The next day, Huan Guo went to court.
At this time, King Huan had not yet announced Sun Qi's entry into the palace.
But before that, the ministers had a heated discussion.
Qiu Rong, the Prime Minister of Huan, was Sun Qi's recommender. Naturally, he strongly supported the appointment of general.
He said: "Sun Qi knew that the enemy was ahead of him. This matter has been witnessed by everyone, and his military views are insightful and unique. He is really a handsome man. If he leads the army, I believe that he will be able to defeat Liang's army again!"
Hearing this, some ministers objected: "Although Sun Qi's military talent was indeed evident in the battle of Khe Sanh, all his remarks were just like what he said. What does it look like!”
"The humble minister seconded the proposal." Another minister said: "It is really inappropriate for a commoner to be easily entrusted with important tasks, and it is related to the army. There is a world of difference between war planning and personally leading troops."
"I second the proposal"
"I also second the proposal to appoint civilians. There are few precedents in our country. I hope the king will think twice."
What the ministers said is not completely unreasonable. It is obviously unrealistic to appoint Sun Qi as commander just because of this incident.
Seeing this, Qiu Rong said anxiously: "Your Majesty, talents are rare! As the old saying goes, one general can defeat thousands of armies. If Sun Qi's talents are ignored just because of his background, isn't that right? What did Ming Jun do?"
He is the Prime Minister, and only he dares to say this.
King Huan was not angry, but thought about it carefully, and after a moment said: "It's okay, I will miss out on a talented person. In addition, I have an appointment with him, so I will appoint him as a junior general first and see how he goes in the first battle."
After the decision was made, King Huan immediately said: "Xuan Sunqi enters the palace."
"Xuan, Sun Qi enters the palace"
As the king's order was conveyed, Sun Qi started to walk.
At this time, because of the hundred gold gift, he had changed into decent clothes and tied his hair with a hairpin. He looked much more energetic.
"Sun Qi kowtows to the king, I will be king for ten thousand years." After entering the palace, he naturally knelt down to salute.
"Sit down." King Huan raised his hand.
When he stood up, before he could speak, a minister immediately stood up and said in a questioning manner:
"Sun Qi, when I see you, I am very eager to ask for your help, but I know that not just anyone can lead an army."
"Of course." Sun Qi did not defend himself.
"Now that I know how to use troops, it is no small matter, how can I be confident in commanding an army of 100,000 people?" the official asked again.
Sun Qi smiled: "Haha, not to mention one hundred thousand, even millions of people can be reached within a wave of a hand."
"You! You crazy guy!" The official was so angry that he didn't believe what he said.
"If you don't believe me, sir, you will know once you try it on the battlefield." Sun Qi swore firmly and had no stage fright.
When the official saw this, he had no choice but to face King Huan, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty! This person"
"Okay." King Huan waved his hand to stop him, then looked at Sun Qi, with a smile on his face, and said directly:
"Sun Qi, your prediction about the Liang army's sneak attack on Xishan has indeed come true. I, the king, am also a man who loves talents. I personally appointed you as general in this hall today. What do you think?"
General Lang, a low-level general in the Huan Kingdom, had command authority of ten to twenty thousand people.
This is obviously a first test of his talent that he is not yet confident about.
Sun Qi understood in his heart and without any hesitation, he immediately said: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness. I will live up to your great trust!"
Seeing that he agreed so readily and did not mind that his position was too low, King Huan was happy again and said: "Then when are you going to rush to the front line?"
"If you are brave, may I lead the troops and garrison Tangguan?" Sun Qi cupped his hands and said.
"You want to guard Tangguan?" King Huan was a little confused, because Tangguan was at the right rear of the front line.
It is not difficult to see from this that Sun Qi did not want to be under Xiang Ge and obey his command.
In other words, he disagrees and is not optimistic about Xiang Ge's military command.
There are still some words that he did not say, that is, the frontal battlefield will be defeated, and Tangguan will become the top priority soon.
If you want to fight the first battle, then you should become famous in one battle!
After thinking about it, King Huan asked again: "Then how many troops and horses do you need?"
"Five thousand is enough." Sun Qi said concisely and to the point.
"Only five thousand people? If Xue Wu sends generals and a large army to attack, how can we defend it?" King Huan asked in a solemn voice.
"As long as he doesn't transfer all his main forces to Tangguan, I can hold this place."
After hearing this, King Huan subconsciously looked around at the ministers, then hesitated for a moment, then pointed and said:
"Okay! I will order you to guard Tangguan! What if the war goes against you!"
"My lord, behead yourself!"
Sun Qi's words were categorical.
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