Chapter 465： Promote again!

In the deep palace of Xiyuan, the emperor Xinde opened his heart today, and the maids and eunuchs who served in and outside the palace were all rewarded.

"The victory in the Northwest is great. Lu Zheng is young and talented. At a young age, he can be a literary and martial artist. He is the pillar of my Dakang dynasty! Brother Xu, you really have a profound knowledge. Everyone in the world thinks that the Northwest will be defeated. Lu Zheng definitely can't retreat from the whole body, only you can see that my immortal relationship is endless, and I will also reward you!" Xinde emperor said loudly.

Xu Tiandao smiled slightly and said: "This son of Lu Zheng is because of his talents, and also because of the emperor's protection! The Northwest Victory, Lu Zheng has shown his talents, but in the end it is because the emperor is yours. Hong Fu Qitian.

Therefore, Pang Dao believes that Lu Zheng should not be rewarded more, because he has just been promoted. If the promotion is too fast, it is too eye-catching, it is easy to get rid of the forest! "

Emperor Xinde waved his hand and said: "Brother said it is reasonable, but since the establishment of this dynasty, there have been rules. Military merit is the first and cannot be taken away. Lu Zheng set up a first-class completion. How can I have merit without reward?

I have already thought about it, and named him a rank five military officer in the Northwest Left Army. He is worthy of the name! "

Xu Tiandao was stunned, thinking that Lu Zheng was famous in Jiangnan for his literary talents. After he arrived in the capital, he was forced to enter the official career by the prime minister. He did not expect that as a civil servant, he would actually get the actual position of a fifth-rank military officer. This is probably the case in the Dakang Dynasty. There has never been a precedent since the founding of the country!

Xu Tiandao pondered for a while and said, "Congratulations, the emperor, Hexi, all the haze is gone now, the emperor can reopen the furnace for alchemy!"

Emperor Xinde smiled with his palm and said, "Brother, I have been waiting for you for some time. Recently, I have all the things I ordered in Neiku to purchase, and I can start the stove when everything is ready!"

The deep palace of Xiyuan was closed again, and the emperor fasted alchemy. On the 7th and forty-nine days, the alchemy was accomplished. The emperor Xinde rewarded the Taoist people without mentioning...

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In the northwest, Lu Zheng's strategy of driving the wolf and devouring tigers went extremely smoothly. Tai He Kuo no longer had a bargaining chip in his hands, and Song Wensong had no obstacles in negotiating peace with him.

The Turkic people have a rough personality, and they admire the strong in their bones. He Kuo too can't capture Yumu County for so many days. Although they become angry, they want to chop Lu Zheng into mash.

But when he calmed down, He Kuotai's generals were also afraid of Lu Zheng. Originally, He Kuotai got the benefit of Song Da Young Master and Song Second Young Master when he went south, and there was a secret agreement between them.

Now, the situation has changed. Song San Gongzi turned around to form an alliance with him, allowing him to attack many counties around Yumu, so that he could plunder money but not hurt people. He Kuotai was at a time when he was riding a tiger, and he suffered a huge loss if he went back empty-handed. , How can you be worthy of the elders in your hometown?

Suddenly, He Kuotai quickly withdrew his troops and moved to Cixi, Sangzi, Suiyuan and many other counties. For a while, the Northwest War, Cixi, Sangzi, Suiyuan and many other counties could not stop the front of Hekuota, and fell one after another. Countless money and food were looted.

Song Wenjie and Song Wenhua really wanted to cry without tears. They had an agreement with Hekuotai. After Hekuotai got the elm, they could immediately go straight to the elm and take Song Wensong's site as their own.

Because the garrisons in the surrounding counties were all staring at Yumu, they never thought that they would be attacked. He Kuo was too unbelievable to attack Yumu, and he went straight to Cixi, Sangzi, etc. like a mad dog. Ground, they were unprepared and suffered heavy losses.

He Kuotai’s cavalry came and went like the wind. They swept a place and quickly retreated. When Song Wenhua and Song Wenjie recovered and wanted to rescue, the city that He Kuotai had taken was already occupied by Song Wensong. For a while, Song Wensong In just one month, they occupied Sangzi, Suiyuan and other five counties. The site has expanded five times from a Yumu county, which is equivalent to sitting on the land of a mansion.

The imperial court's award to Lu Zheng has also come down. The gold and silver donated are not mentioned. Lu Zheng was designated as a general in the Northwest Left Army. In fact, it is equivalent to Song Wensong's deputy to the left general, and he has become a veritable under Song Wensong's hand. The number two man.

This reward from the court is a bit subtle, because the Northwest Army is nominally an army of the court, but in fact it does not listen to the call. The 100,000 Northwest Army are private soldiers of the Song and Qi families. Like the Nanfu Army in the south of the Yangtze River, they belong to the same category. Local power magnates.

Therefore, all levels of officials in the Northwest Army were arranged by the Jingxi Prince's Mansion and the General's Mansion, and they were just a cutscene in the Imperial Ministry of War.

This time, the imperial decree directly named Lu Zheng as a general in the Northwest Left Army. This decree was not known in advance by the Grand General's Mansion and the Jingxi Palace, which is unique in the Northwest Army.

What’s more interesting is that if Lu Zheng’s position is just a vacant position, everyone in the Northwest now knows that Lu Zheng and Song Wensong are brothers who worship the handle. This time, Yumu County can hold on to Lu Zheng’s means without the imperial court. , Lu Zheng has actually become Song Wensong's arm.

Now that the imperial court’s award is given, Lu Zheng has changed his name. With him, the Zhong Lang will be here, if the Northwest Army is now angry and wants to clean up Song Wensong, Song Wensong may pull the tiger skin as a banner and fall to the imperial court. , The internal disputes in the northwest turned into disputes between the court and the locality, and the situation in the northwest was truly precarious.

Therefore, Song Wenjie and Song Wenhua did not dare to move at all. They could only watch so many counties occupied by Song Wensong. Song Wensong’s turf soared, which meant that he could collect more taxes and have more food in the future. You can buy more military and horse weapons, and the division of the Song family has become more and more obvious.

In Daying, Yumu County, Song Wensong pulled Lu Zheng and the two brothers to drink together, drinking half-heartedly, Song Wensong said: "Second brother, you are a civil servant, which is rare throughout the ages. Since the establishment of the Great Kang Dynasty, you are the first one!

You are now a general in the left army of the Northwest Army. You and I share all the people in this battalion. Brother, I have your plan to occupy five counties, and now you have a firm foothold..."

He paused, then said: "It's just that, if your second brother really leaves in the future, can I hold these things, brother? So, second brother, you and my brother will make an agreement today that you will stay in the northwest for another three years. Within three years, you and my brothers will work together to take the Northwest. At that time, even Dai Gao dare not provoke us easily. What troubles do you have, brother?"

Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Brother, you are drunk. I am the imperial order officer and I should obey the holy order. This is the duty of a minister in my life."

"Shit! I don't believe in fate, Song Wensong, no one's life is useless! I wanted to be a good boy since I was young, but what's the use? I was sent to the frontier army, and I almost died on the battlefield first. If it hadn't been for the brother beside me to give his life to save me, I would have died long ago!

Later, I vowed that I must use my military merits to give myself a future. Therefore, I worked hard, practiced martial arts hard, fought to the death, and rolled in the sea of ​​blood countless times before climbing to the position of General Left.

Hey, you saw that when I reached this position, I became a thorn in the eyes and a thorn in the flesh. Don't always try to get rid of me and then hurry up. Fortunately, eldest brother I met a noble person, and my noble person is the second brother you!

It is the second brother that you taught me that a good boy shouldn't be a good boy. He will die for thousands of years. He will give up his life. Father, son and monarch, who cares about his troubles, will kill himself with a knife in his hand.

Now this road is open, and there is no turning back when I open the bow, my second brother, you taught me, you have to start and end well, but you can’t give up halfway! "

Lu Zheng was speechless, and Song Wensong's inner torment was very clear to him. The things he was doing right now could be said to be a complete break with the Lu family. The matter has reached this point, and there is absolutely no possibility that he and his two brothers will be good.

Brother Xiao Qiang is nothing. In the end, he is bound to face Song Naifeng. He wants to dominate the northwest. Song Naifeng is a hurdle he can't get around. How can he get past this hurdle?

All these things have a start. Song Wensong attacked Qiaotan and killed Cheng Juhu is the start of everything. This start was because of Lu Zheng's instigation.

Lu Zheng opened Panrolla's box, and Song Wensong embarked on this road of no return. This man with great potential has not yet become a real great man, and he still has fear in his heart...

Lu Zheng and Song Wensong drank a few more glasses of wine, Song Wensong's emotions became even more agitated. Today, in the army's account, he cried and made a group of thousands of subordinates look at each other. Lu Zheng quickly gave everyone a wink, and everyone retreated one after another. Only Lu Zheng was left in the account to accompany Song Wensong.

Song Wensong cried for a while, and his emotions seemed to be released. He once again wrapped Lu Zheng so that Lu Zheng must stay in the northwest for another three years. Lu Zheng couldn't help thinking, Song Wensong was so hard to stay, could it be that he heard something Is it rumored?

When he thought of this, Lu Zheng felt a little uneasy. He had been in the northwest for two full years. It was really miserable. Especially in Yumu County, he almost lost his life. If Let him choose, he really doesn't want to stay in this ghost place for another day.

After all, he is a southerner, and more importantly, he still thinks about the wonderful and beautiful people in the capital! If it was not a last resort, how could he be willing to stay in the northwest?

As for Song Wensong's retention, his heart is insightful. Although Song Wensong now occupies a certain area, the major generals under his hands are still in a weak position.

There is a more important point. Lu Zheng is in Yumu and has started the business road in the northwest, so he can continue to provide him with silver. Once Lu Zheng is gone, can Song Wensong still get this kind of help?

"Brother, we will look back on this matter. At the moment we are thinking about the taxation, money and food of the five counties, and the recruitment of soldiers in the five counties. Finally, there is the most important point, which is the general's side. Attitude issues!

Elder brother, younger brother is willing to take a trip to the General’s Mansion to help elder brother, how about? "