In the second year of the Great Cause, as the remnants of the Qianhu led by the puppet Zhao Wang Shizun of the Qianguo State continued to retreat north to the border area, the Hebei Wangshi's suppression of the remnants of the Qianhu forces also came to an end temporarily, and the forward Metropolitan Governor Xie Ai was transferred to the Metropolitan Governor of Heshuo, and led 50,000 soldiers to stay in the northern theater at the northern foot of Taihang Mountain, while the other Wangshi soldiers successively retreated to Tianzhong for recuperation.

The triumphant journey is endless. Although Hebei Zhuzhou County has not yet completely entered the governance and recovered its vitality, it is also a well-established chapter system, laying the foundation for a great governance.

Many officials selected by the Tianzhong Imperial Court have also arrived in the local area one after another, and these local officials have also given great enthusiasm to the return transit of the Wang Division's army, and organized the people under their rule to welcome and receive them.

Of course, no matter how the Wang division advances or retreats, the logistics and supply are an independent system, and there is not much intersection with the local administration, and the so-called reception is only to provide some temporary camps and organize a part of the forced labor for a short ride. If we really talk about the actual supply of grain and grass, according to the current situation in Hebei, most of the local government offices are also powerless.

The most basic reason why the local government offices are so active in welcoming and sending them is naturally to sincerely admire the special achievements of Wang Shi since the Northern Expedition, and he feels great and honored. As for the other reason, that is, to take advantage of the situation, a little bit of the prestige of the king's crossing, in order to deter some unstable factors in the realm.

Although the previous Northern Expedition eliminated most of the unstable factors in Hebei, the regional governance was a long-term run-in process, especially compared with the extensive and brutal rule mode of the Liang State, the new dynasty system of the Great Liang Dynasty can be described as meticulous and covered the township, which is tantamount to crossing from one extreme to another, and the local twists and turns and conflicts are difficult to completely eliminate and inevitable.

The triumph of the royal division provided an opportunity for these local officials to take advantage of the situation, and during the time before and after the passage of the royal division, the local government offices seized the opportunity to establish some government decrees that touched on the fundamentals, such as Juntian, Ji Ji, and so on, so that the small people could generally receive the benefits of the government decrees, and even if there were still some people with ill intentions to repeat, it would not stir up too much turmoil.

Jin Xuangong also belongs to one of the soldiers of the Wang Division in the retreat of the sky, and now he is already the captain of the seventh turn of the light car, and in the entire system of meritorious service of the Wang Division, he can be regarded as officially reaching the midstream level.

Wang Shi's meritorious service reform, now the 12 turns of the meritorious service is more stringent than the early years of the armor system, if it is not for the extraordinary combat examples obtained in the battle, the soldiers are tired of honors, a war can often only accumulate one or two turns.

Although the entire Northern Expedition in Hebei was huge in scale and lasted for a short time, the specific battle fell on the heads of every soldier, and in fact, there were not many real opportunities for merit.

Previously, the king discussed the merits, a soldier commander participated in a total of 11 large and small battle formations before and after, and most of them were awarded medals, which were second to none among the hundreds of thousands of royal divisions in Hebei.

Of course, this is only an extreme situation, the vast majority of the Wang Division's troops, including Jin Xuangong, have no chance to participate in so many battle formations, and it is a common situation to be able to participate in three or five battles that can be discussed.

Being able to participate in so many battles and accumulate many honors and survive, this soldier commander is indeed the best among people in terms of luck and bravery, and it is natural for high-ranking officials to be generous.

The reason why Jin Xuangong was able to accumulate seven turns, the most important of which was that he led his troops to attack the north during the Qitai period to take Shangbai, which contributed to the defeat of Guangzong's begging and general Shi Min.

In this battle, although the number of troops he led was not many, the Shangbai he captured was almost an empty city, and judging by the scale of the battle, it could only be regarded as a lower battle, with more strikes and fewer strikes.

However, considering that the enemy situation was unknown at that time, and that Guangzong was still in the rear of Shangbai, although there were not many enemy troops directly involved in the battle, they involved a wide range of aspects, so it was designated as a middle battle. Although Shangbai Chengchi is not large, it has a very important position between Guangzong and Guangping, and the merit of seizing the city is determined to be Shangcheng. Won in the middle of the battle, and turned four times on the merits.

After that, Jin Xuangong was transferred to the command of the metropolitan governor Xie Ai to obey the order, although he also participated in the battle with the Ma Qiu army outside the city of Xiangguo, but he was not arranged to enter the frontal battlefield at that time, as a reserve force to stand by the camp.

As a result, the Maqiu Wu couldn't help fighting, and they collapsed without the need for their reserve forces to come into the field, and then they could only clean up the battlefield and follow the army into Xiangguo City, and share the benefits with this success.

After that, the army was stationed in Xiangguo City, and in the second year, the governor of the capital, Xie Ai, selected the elite north to attack the left flank of Xindu, and Jin Xuangong was not elected. After all, he is in trouble, and he is not known for his bravery, but when it is his turn to be strategic and resourceful, Xie Ai is the first in the country, and Jin Xuangong naturally lacks a sense of existence under his command, and only by bowing down to orders, it is naturally difficult to have the opportunity to show his military talents.

Fortunately, the promotion path of the king division and general is not only based on merit, but also for examination and selection. In Xindu, when the enemy was defeated, and the army of Xiangguo attacked the north to fight the puppet Zhao king Shizun of the State of Xiang, it was necessary for the armies to divide their troops to cooperate in encirclement and suppression.

After that, he boldly attacked, chased the enemy's traces, and set up an ambush with grain and grass as bait, and captured several magnates of the Qiang Kingdom, including the Qianghu clan and Shi Zhao, the king of Leping in Shizun, in the battle of Changshan Jingcheng.

However, at that time, more than 100,000 people had been gathered in several counties, especially the Hanoi cavalry under Han Huang, the governor of the left road.

The cavalry was already superb, and Han Huang's troops blocked the Taihang Mountain Trail because of strategic needs, so they had no chance to join the frontal battlefield in Hebei.

With the comprehensive contraction and retreat of the Qian army, the logistical pressure that Wang Shi needed to bear if he wanted to chase the attack was too high, and he also had to guard against the head of the Daiguo Suotou, who would go south at any time, so he had to adjust his strategy and no longer take the initiative to attack and focus on control, and Jin Xuangong's Northern Expedition came to an end.

Later, when the armies determined the list of stays and retreats, the metropolitan governor Xie Ai also specially consulted Jin Xuangong's intentions, although Jin Xuangong himself did not have any special achievements, but his performance was also remarkable, especially in terms of special background, which also made Xie Ai feel that if he could stay in this realm, he would definitely be able to show his greater talent.

But after thinking about it and weighing it, Jin Xuangong politely declined the appreciation of the metropolitan governor and chose to return to Luo for use. He is not greedy for Heluo's comfort, nor does he have the ambition to slack off and repay his achievements, but he doesn't want to have anything to do with the old people's affairs from the bottom of his heart.

Especially with the death of his resentful and respectful father under the butcher's knife of his brother, the early years were just an old dream for him that could not be looked back on. Now he is just Jin Xuangong, the king of Liang who has been reborn by grace!

The return journey was noisy, seeing that all parts of Hebei had gradually returned to order from the wasteland after the disaster, Jin Xuangong's heart was also filled with a sense of pride in participating in the grand event and creating a prosperous world. Originally, as a disgusted thing abandoned by his relatives and the world, it was a great honor for him to be able to participate in such a great event.

Luoyang, which has been in the past two years, is still moving towards prosperity at a speed visible to the naked eye. After returning to Luo, Jin Xuangong and a group of meritorious robes were inspected and rewarded by His Majesty the Emperor in the Luoxi Military City, and then temporarily resigned from the ministry like the rest of the robes, waiting for the imperial court to select and send them.

Although Tianzhong is a foregone conclusion, due to the embarrassment of his previous identity, Jin Xuangong does not really have many friends who can really make friends. And among the victorious soldiers, his military reputation is not the most conspicuous, but after returning to Luo, life is not boring and busy.

It must be known that the current Jin Xuangong, in addition to the identity of the general of the king, has another identity, that is, the protégé of the saint. So after he returned to Luo, there was an endless stream of people who came to visit and socialize.

Although he is only a backward among the protégés of the saints who have already achieved fame, he is far inferior to other people who have taken on great responsibilities, but with this relationship, he will not be unaccompanied.

Among them, the one who treated him particularly enthusiastically was Hurun, the governor of the Six Armies. Hu Runjiu has been a saint for a long time, has accumulated profound merits, and his prestige among the military ministers is not much better than that of several county officials, and he has no latecomer contacts with Jin Xuangong, a knight, which can be described as a real broken handover.

Jin Xuangong was also quite flattered by Hurun's enthusiasm. In particular, Hurun's enthusiasm for him is not only about daily contacts, but even about the private affairs of his family.

In the old years, as a guest proton, the future was bleak, and Jin Xuangong was too lazy to seek this. But now that he has to be listed as a saint, and he can be regarded as a meritorious service, similar things are actually considered, especially under the instigation of Hurun, and he can't help but start to face up to this problem.

"The eldest husband is heroic in this life, and he is responsible for the success of the time and the heirs, which is humane and reasonable. Xuan Gong you are in the prime of life, and you should choose to be virtuous and establish a family, and pass on this loyalty and ambition to the future and continue to benefit the country. We are all on the wall of the saint's door, and I don't want to see you isolated for a long time, so that people will feel compassion......"

Hurun looked like a big brother, patting his chest and promising to choose a good match for Jin Xuangong.

In fact, Jin Xuangong doesn't have any special requirements for this, he just wants to be gentle and virtuous, good at running a family, even if he is just a simple lady from a poor family, he is not very picky.

In this matter, Hurun can be said to have done his best, as long as he is not on duty in Taichung, he will take Jin Xuangong to travel to various houses in the capital. In the process, he was even more picky than Jin Xuangong, and he only felt that his big brother was also an upstart in the country, and since he came forward to do the major events in his little brother Zhang Luo's life, he should not be sloppy.

After more than a month of visits and selections, he finally chose an in-law for Jin Xuangong, that is, the Deng family of Nanchang County, Yuzhang, who is also a villager with Hurun. Yuzhang is now renamed Hongzhou, and the Deng family was also a prominent family in the county in the old years, and the one who chose to marry Jin Xuangong was Deng Xuan, the main guest of the Ministry of Rites.

Hurun is quite satisfied with the result he has promoted. Although Deng Xuan is not a member of Taiwan Province, after all, he is also the chief priest of the ceremony, and he can be called a noble choice. Moreover, the Deng family is also a local wealthy sect and a rich party. Jin Xuangong can conclude a marriage with such a family, and it can be said that he has face and lining, and it is not in vain that he comes forward to make a show.

Jin Xuangong didn't have too high requirements, especially when he saw that the lady of the Deng family was gentle and polite, which made him feel more like, and he was also grateful to Hurun from the bottom of his heart. knew that if Hu Run had not come forward, Deng might not have looked down on himself as a backward from a side Hu.

The new dynasty has a new look, and the marriage matters are also simple. Although he knew that the saint had a lot of opportunities, under Hu Run's suggestion, Jin Xuangong, as a protégé of the saint, still submitted a brief account of the taboo, but he did not expect any response from the saint.

However, Jin Xuangong didn't expect that two days later, Yuan Zhao summoned him to the ban.

In the afternoon of the rising day, His Majesty the Emperor met Jin Xuangong in the Long Live Hall of the Forbidden Middle School, and saw that his people tended to worship him, and smiled and gave the seat without courtesy: "Everything disturbs people, it is rare to have leisure, I don't know that Xuan Gong will have the joy of starting a family, the congratulatory words are late, Xuan Gong can not blame me for being estranged." ”

"How dare you, how dare you! Weichen can be reborn, his face has changed, and he stands in the sky, and he relies on the saint to take care of him. Jun has accepted it, but he still has no meritorious retribution......"

Jin Xuangong touched the ground with his head, and his tone trembled faintly.

When the emperor saw this scene, he also sighed in his heart, with him coming to this world, the trajectory of many people's lives has changed greatly. For Jin Xuangong, a character who should be in the annals of history, it is inevitable to look at it differently, not as an ordinary stream, and his ability to start a new life under the order of the Great Liang also touched him greatly, so he was moved to summon him.

After inquiring about some wedding preparations, and hearing Jin Xuangong's gratitude to Hu Run, the matchmaker, the emperor couldn't help laughing: "Although Hu Houze has one eye on the world, he is not lacking in cunning. He gave you a favor this time, and it may not be purely selfless, after May, he will go to Pingliao. ”

When Jin Xuangong heard this, he was slightly stunned at first, and then his face became tangled.

Hurun is going to be appointed as the governor of Pingliao, and although this matter has already been decided, the reason why it has not been announced until the second year of the great cause is mainly to wait for the morale of Hebei to raise money. Liaobian and Daibei are closely related to each other, but they are independent, and the imperial court also needs one side to stabilize before it can focus on developing the other.

Hearing His Majesty the Emperor say this important matter, Jin Xuangong was inevitably embarrassed in his heart, and he groaned for a long time before kowtowing and said: "Weichen has no idea of being cowardly, no matter what the use, he will do it with anger. However, the personnel of Liaobian are perverse, and every time I think about it, I will inevitably be distracted and sad, and I am afraid that I will not be able to do it......"

"Personnel is difficult, who can completely extinguish morality. Although Wang Fa is obvious, it will not be difficult for a strong man blindly. If Xuan Gong really doesn't want to go north, he will take my edict to the king of Runan to listen to it in the future. As for your entanglement with Hu Houze, I can't interfere. ”

His Majesty the Emperor heard Jin Xuangong's earnest and sad words, so he spoke again. Hurun wanted to use Jin Xuangong's identity to deal with Pingliao's military affairs, which His Majesty the Emperor did not object, but since Jin Xuangong did not want to have anything to do with the old affairs, there was no need to force it.

The overall situation of Liaobian is gradually determined, and then it is mainly the operation of the details and steps, and the help that Jin Xuangong's identity can provide is actually dispensable.

However, His Majesty the Emperor also wanted to see what Jin Xuangong could do under the rule of Da Liang, but he was reluctant to leave it in Luozhong, so he simply sent him to Shen Yun's command to participate in the ongoing crusade against the Han Dynasty.

Jin Xuangong was grateful for the saint's affection, but when he thought of Hurun's friendship in helping him start a family, he was also a little embarrassed for a while, thinking about how to repay the other party.

After a period of time, Hurun also knew that Jin Xuangong was sent by the saint in another way, although he was a little disappointed, but he was not interested, and he was still enthusiastic to help Jin Xuangong plan the wedding.

Jin Xuangong was grateful for this, and took advantage of a little spare time after the wedding, according to his various memories of Liaobian, formulated some strategies suitable for the situation in Liaobian, compiled them into a book, and presented them to Hurun, hoping to help others make contributions to Liaobian.

In mid-June, after the marriage, after a period of warm time for the newlywed Yan'er, Jin Xuangong followed the new road to the Runan Wangzheng Mansion in Xiangyang. On this expedition, he was no longer responsible for leading the army to fight, but as the deputy envoy of the military department of the Jingxiang Metropolitan Governor's Office, he was mainly responsible for coordinating and formulating strategies.

When Jin Xuangong and others arrived in Xiangyang, they learned that Shen Yun, the king of Runan, had already led the forward department Wu Nan to Badong and waved his troops into Shu. The reinforced troops still had to stay in Xiangyang for the time being, waiting for the grain and grass from all sides to gather and deliver here, and Jin Xuangong, as a staff officer of the march, could only hurriedly continue on the road, striving to catch up with the pace of the march of King Runan as soon as possible.