ps: Cheap hand, the point of saving the wrong point was released, and the draft of chapter 557 was actually sent. Pen, fun, pavilion www.biquge.info depressed, had to stay up late late at night to code tomorrow's chapter, hey, after returning to Shanghai, resume the three watches, this month to start working hard, I hope book friends recommend more, subscription, monthly pass support. As for Shen Yu, don't worry, the plot needs it, this Yuan Zongwei elder will be very powerful in the future.

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On March 14, Zhao Hongrun took Zong Wei Weijiao, Chu Heng, Lu Mu, Zhou Pu, and Mu Qing to Yanling County.

Because this trip to Yanling is a tolerance, therefore, Zhao Hongrun did not bring the women, but asked the sheep tongue apricot to take the women to play in Shangshui County, after all, although Shangshui County is poor and backward, but everywhere the mountains and rivers are beautiful, the scenery is picturesque, it is really a good place to play.

And after learning that Shangshui County was Zhao Hongrun's private fiefdom, all the women loved this economically backward land very much, and they all said that they wanted to take a good look at their doorstep.

Because of Su Wangwei's personal protection of the women, moreover, there are Shangshui Army and Shangshui Green Crow in Shangshui County, and there are also Mi Jiang and Mi Rui, so Zhao Hongrun is not worried about the safety of the women.

That night, Zhao Hongrun and his entourage of six people entered the territory of Xihua County.

Xihua County, is a county surrounded by Zhaoling, Yanling, Shangshui, Changping, Huaiyang and Yangxia counties, originally a medium-sized county, the total population of the county reached 2,000 households, but during the battle of Chu and Wei, almost all the county residents of Xihua County moved to Anling, Huaiyang and other counties, so that this county ten rooms and nine empty, almost has been reduced to an empty county.

However, although it is an empty county, the official functions of Xihua County are still complete, and the county order of the place is not a fresh face, and it is also the person who Zhao Hongrun had several relationships with during the Chu-Wei War and gave Zhao Hongrun full support for logistics, Xu Youzhi.

Because they were acquaintances, Zhao Hongrun stopped by to visit them on the way to Yanling.

I have to say that today's Xihua County is indeed very depressed, and there are almost no pedestrians on the official road.

Sighing secretly, Zhao Hongrun went straight to the county office of Xihua County, and asked the current Zongwei Changwei to call the door.

After the porter reported for Zhao Hongrun, it didn't take long for Xu Youzhi, the county commander of Xihua County, to hurriedly leave the county office and personally welcome Zhao Hongrun inside.

"His Royal Highness King Su came to my Xihua County, and the officials were disappointed, and I hope to forgive my sins."

Zhao Hongrun waved his hand when he heard this, and said with a smile: "It's all old acquaintances, why should Xu County's order be so restrained?" Come on, come on, this king will spend the night in Guixian tonight, but don't feel that this king is bothering. ”

"Where is it, King Su is staying in our county, this is the blessing of my Xihua County."

Saying that, Xu Youzhi hurriedly invited Zhao Hongrun into the mansion, and instructed the kitchen to prepare wine and food to entertain Zhao Hongrun and his five guards.

During this period, Xu Youzhi looked at the outside of the mansion in confusion, and asked suspiciously: "This time, His Royal Highness King Su only brought five Zongwei masters with him?" ”

"It doesn't matter." Zhao Hongrun saw Xu Youzhi's concern in his words, smiled and waved his hand.

Yes, Zhao Hongrunming only brought Wei Jiao and other five sect guards on his face, but near him, there were dozens or hundreds of hidden thieves of the Green Crows following, as a stealth guard, he didn't need to worry about his safety at all.

During the banquet, Xu Youzhi frequently poured wine for Zhao Hongrun, and the two couldn't help but talk about the battle of Chu and Wei two years ago.

When talking about this topic, Xu Youzhi seemed to be interested, after all, he was a civil official, but in that battle, he successively recovered Xihua and Shangshui counties, and he was really addicted to a military general.

Although the Chu army that occupied Xihua and Shangshui counties at that time had already lost their fighting spirit, so that when Xu Youzhi led the army to arrive, he almost surrendered to the wind, but in any case, Xu Youzhi was also a civil official who recovered the two county seats, which was enough for him to brag about for a lifetime.

As a civilian official, how many chances can you get Wuxun?

But chatting, the two talked about the current situation of Xihua County, when Zhao Hongrun told Xu Youzhi that he came all the way to the county, and there was almost no figure inside and outside the city, Xu Youzhi sighed and said with a wry smile: "In this regard, the lower officials are also helpless, and the county citizens of Xihua County fled to Anling and Huaiyang during the war, and only less than one percent returned to our county after the war...... If this continues, I'm afraid that Xihua County will be banned by the imperial court. ”

Zhao Hongrun thought so, after all, Xihua County is now so small, it is indeed very likely to be banned by the imperial court, divide the county into several parts, and merge into the surrounding Yanling, Shangshui, Huaiyang, Yangxia and other counties.

And Xu Youzhi, the county commander, I am afraid that he can only have no choice but to lose the post of county commander and become a supplementary official, and when the post of county commander in a certain place in the territory of Wei is vacant, he will go to that place to take office.

However, there is one thing that makes Zhao Hongrun very puzzled, because it stands to reason that Xu Youzhi, as one of the heroes during the Chu-Wei campaign, should no longer guard Xihua County, the depressed county seat, after the war, and he should be called to the royal capital Daliang to serve as a Beijing official.

Hearing Zhao Hongrun's inquiry, Xu Youzhi was silent for a moment, and then said: "The reward after the war has been awarded by the Ministry of Rites, but for the promotion, the Ministry of Officials originally sent someone over, saying that they were going to transfer the lower officials to Huangchi, but later, the matter was over, and there was no news ...... again."

Zhao Hongrun frowned when he heard this, and then seemed to think of something, and said in a deep voice: "It seems that it was this king who harmed Xu County's order." ”

Obviously, this is mostly because Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, vetoed Xu Youzhi's promotion after he entered the ministry.

After all, during the Chu Wei Campaign, although Xu Youzhi earned martial arts as a civil official and was in the limelight, he was inevitably labeled as King Su Hongrun, and Hongli, the prince of the East Palace, has always been quite jealous of Zhao Hongrun, how could he agree to the promotion of officials of King Su's family? Not to mention that he was transferred to Huangchi as a county magistrate.

You must know that with the construction of Bolangsha River Port, the popularity of the county towns around the suburbs of Daliang has increased dramatically, and everyone can guess that the small counties of Xiangfu, Huangchi, Zhongmu and other places will develop rapidly.

After listening to Zhao Hongrun's words, Xu Youzhi smiled heartily, and still said happily: "Xiaguan has read books for more than 30 years, but he has caught martial arts that ordinary civil officials can't earn in their lifetime...... Xiaguan is worth it in this life. ”

"Hahaha." Zhao Hongrun was amused by Xu Youzhi's open-mindedness.

Who doesn't have the heart of a military general?

But laughing and laughing, Zhao Hongrun put Xu Youzhi's matter in his heart, and in general, he was very dissatisfied with the deliberate suppression of Xu Youzhi by the prince of the East Palace.

Not to mention that Xu Youzhi is actually not an official of his Su Wang family, even if it is, Xu Youzhi is really meritorious, why not let him be promoted?

Thinking of this, Zhao Hongrun blurted out: "Xu County Order, if Xihua County is not there in the future, or the officials are not satisfied with your arrangement, you come to find this king." ”

Huh?

Xu Youzhi was taken aback when he heard this, and looked at Zhao Hongrun with a surprised expression for a while, and then thought for a while, and then said with a straight face: "The lower official obeys the order." ”

Yes, sir?

Zongwei Changwei glanced at Xu Youzhi in surprise.

I have to say that this is the biggest difference between Wei Jiao and Shen Yu at the moment.

Shen Yu has been by Zhao Hongrun's side for a long time as the head of the sect's guard, and he has seen much more things than Wei Jiao, if Shen Yu is here, he will immediately understand that Xu Youzhi's obedience means that he is willing to be truly labeled as the king of Su, rather than like Wei Jiao, wondering why Xu Youzhi came up at this time to obey the order.

However, the two Zongwei of Lu Mu and Zhou Pu saw it, and their attitude towards Xu Youzhi became more and more friendly, after all, since Xu Youzhi said that the subordinate officials obeyed the order, they really became their own people.

And Zhao Hongrun is also very happy, after all, his Shangshui County, soldiers, generals, equipment, money, there is no shortage of anything, that is, there is a lack of civil officials to deal with internal affairs, and unfortunately, the part of the scholar is exactly what Zhao Hongrun cannot involve at present, therefore, for talented civil officials, Zhao Hongrun can be wooed, whether it is He Zhirong of Yuxian County or Xu Youzhi of Xihua.

That night, Zhao Hongrun and Xu Youzhi both drank to their heart's content, and then they went back to the house to rest.

In the early morning of the next day, Zhao Hongrun set off for Yanling again under the congratulations of Xu Youzhi.

To his surprise, when approaching the boundary of Yanling, he unexpectedly saw Qu Cheng leading Yan Mo, Zuo Xunxi, Hua Yu, Gongye Sheng, Zuo Qiumu and other generals, with two hundred soldiers, waiting for Zhao Hongrun's arrival on the border between Yanling and Xihua counties.

"The last general Qu Cheng, leading the crowd to wait here for His Royal Highness King Su!"

In front of Zhao Hongrun's mount, Qu Cheng ignored the bright armor on his body, knocked on the ground on one knee, clasped his fists and saluted, looking respectful.

I have to say that Qu Cheng is quite good at being a man, obviously a military general, but he has the sleek style of a civil official, he is old-fashioned, and he does not leak.

And this kind of person is very dangerous, because this kind of person is sometimes deferential and submissive on the surface, but in fact you have no way of knowing what is going on in his heart.

As for why Zhao Hongrun thinks this way, it is because when Qu Cheng descended to the Wei State, he was different from people like Gu Liangwei, Wu Majiao, Wu Ji and others.

At the beginning, Gu Liangwei and Wu Ma Jiao were thinking about their own lives and futures, and they were not allowed to be reused under the command of Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu, so they were already depressed in their hearts; And Wu Ji considered that there were still old mothers, sisters-in-law, nephews and nieces in the family, so he lowered Wei.

But Qu Cheng is different, although he was the first general of Xiangcheng Jun Xiong Ling, but he was still reused under the command of Pingyujun Xiong Hu, and at the last moment, Qu Cheng still tried to use the method of deception to get Pingyu Jun Xiong Hu out of trouble.

Even after listening to Zhao Hongrun's oral analysis of the stakes, Qu Cheng was still hesitant about whether to defect to Wei and Zhao Hongrun, until he heard with his own ears the death of the general Cheyu under Xiong Tuo, the king of Xuancheng, and thought that Xiong Tuo could not turn the tide, so he resolutely betrayed Xiong Tuo and offered Xiong Tuo a "clever plan".

Note: Specifically, please review Chapter 136, I will not repeat it here.

In the end, this clever plan made Xiong Tuo completely defeated by Zhao Hongrun.

But it is precisely because of this "clever plan" that Zhao Hongrun was wary of Qu Cheng, after all, the clever plan offered by Qu Cheng at that time was clearly a two-line fishing.

In general, it was not Zhao Hongrun who surrendered, he surrendered to Zhao Hongrun, who was the victorious party at that time.

His loyalty is premised. (To be continued.) )