Hsu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi walked side by side in the dark alleys. Hsu Fengnian stretched out a hand and gently brushed it against the wall. As he walked, he said, "Then you can just think of me as bullying a good old man."
Xu Beizhi joked, "Isn't that the case? Everyone in the Beiliang Frontier Army knows of the partridge's violent temper. The child who makes a fuss gets candy. That's why you, the King of Beiliang, tolerated the Right Cavalry's military affairs. In the end, you can be considered half the main culprit behind He Zhonghu's current situation. "
Hsu Fengnian said some irrelevant words. "Xu Xiao used to like to say that the wicked are not afraid of the heavens, and the kind are not bullied by the heavens. In the past, I thought this kind of great reasoning was nonsense. Later on, I realized that the reason great reasoning is great reasoning is because it really makes sense. "
Xu Beizhi laughed out loud. "I knew it. You wouldn't just let He Zhonghu leave the Left Cavalry like a coward!"
Hsu Fengnian sighed emotionally. "Of course I think highly of talented young foreign generals like Yu Luandao, Kou Jianghuai, and Xie Xixi. But as for He Zhonghu and the other Beiliang old men who have followed Xu Xiao through thick and thin, that kind of feeling …"
Hsu Fengnian didn't continue, but Xu Beizhi could feel that that kind of feeling was similar to that of an elder in one's own family.
Xu Beizhi smiled and asked, "If that's the case?"
Hsu Fengnian replied, "Then let's go meet Li Yanchao."
Xu Beizhi hesitated for a moment before reminding him, "Don't let your emotions affect your decisions. Li Yanchao actually represents a large group of generals in the Beiliang Frontier Army. They are ambitious, have outstanding military achievements, and are bent on climbing up the ranks. Li Mofan and Cao Xiaojiao are the same. These people are similar to Yan Wenluan and He Zhonghu, but there are some differences. The Xu family's family business was built by the great general and the old people around him. As for the younger ones, they can't expect everyone to be as indifferent to fame and fortune as Liu Jinu. Moreover, the war is imminent, so it's not a bad thing to have ambition. It's not that you can't pour cold water on them, but you can't make them feel like they've been stripped naked and thrown into a world of ice and snow."
Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "In the past, when I was listening to plays, I often heard a phrase called 'chilling the hearts of the generals and soldiers'. I understand the principle."
Xu Beizhi suddenly stared at this fellow and said, "Why does it sound like something's wrong?"
Hsu Fengnian smiled mischievously and reached out to put his arm around Xu Beizhi's shoulder. He said flatteringly, "Tangerine, you know me best!"
Xu Beizhi shrugged him off in annoyance and said, "Go away!"
Just as the two of them arrived at another courtyard, a young and strong general happened to run wildly behind them. Perhaps it was because of the urgency of the situation, he bumped into Xu Beizhi's shoulder and strode up the steps. He didn't stop there and turned around to glare at them. In the end, he suddenly fell silent out of fear. He didn't recognize Xu Beizhi, who used to be the provincial governor of Lingzhou, but how could he not recognize the great King of Beiliang?
Without waiting for this brave lieutenant of the left cavalry to apologize, Hsu Fengnian smiled and asked, "Did you send a message to Li Yanchao? This King just went to Old General He's courtyard? "
The lieutenant's head was instantly covered in cold sweat. His head drooped as if he had lost his parents.
Hsu Fengnian laughed it off and walked up the steps. He brushed past the lieutenant and was the first to cross the threshold of the courtyard.
There was a hubbub of voices in the courtyard. No less than ten border army generals had gathered. They were not old, but their titles were not small. They were like stars surrounding the moon, surrounding a general who was about thirty-five or thirty-six years old. This man was tall and handsome. Even though he was sitting, there was a sharp aura about him.
He was Li Yanchao, the third deputy commander of the Left Cavalry. He was born in the Left Cavalry and had a very high reputation. Naturally, he was regarded as the best candidate for the helm of the Left Cavalry in the future.
There were 12 permanent generals in Liyang. The first official with the title of "Zheng" was the highest, the second official, which was the same as that of the Six Ministries. The "Zhen" General had both the second and the third official, and the "Ping" General had the same title as the "Ping" General. It was reasonable to say that in a vassal state, there should not be enough titles to compete with the "Zhen" General. At most, they should be equal to the "Ping" General. For example, the general in charge of a province's military affairs was the third official. But in Beiliang, it was very interesting. He Zhonghu, Zhou Kang, Gu Dazhu, and Chen Yunchui, these deputy commanders of cavalry, were the same as the two commanders-in-chief Yan Wenluan and Yuan Zuozong. They were all second level generals, only half a level lower than Protector General of Beiliang Chu Lushan. Therefore, almost all the young and strong generals were staring at these hot positions, waiting for the time when the old men in their respective armies retired. It was their turn to take a step forward step by step. Not to mention sitting in the top two positions below Yan Wenluan and Yuan Zuozong, one day to be the commanders-in-chief of the left and right cavalry, one day to be the commanders-in-chief of the left and right cavalry. They could go to the Great Snow Dragon Cavalry, or at least leave the border army to be the general of a province. Therefore, when the new Prince Liang promoted some "outsiders", it undoubtedly made people's thoughts fluctuate. Especially the rapid rise of Yu Luandao and the others. Huangfu Jin, Kou Jianghuai, and Han Laoshan each took the share of the generals of three provinces. Shi Fu followed closely behind them as the general of Liangzhou. As a result, there were a lot of expectations and thoughts.
When the generals saw the arrival of the young vassal king, after the initial shock, they all stood up from their chairs and cupped their fists in greeting, "Greetings to the prince!"
The lieutenant of the left cavalry, who had been standing helplessly behind Hsu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi, quickly ran to join his colleagues. Only then did he feel relieved.
A general quickly made two chairs for the young vassal king. After Hsu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi sat down, he raised his hand and gestured twice. "Everyone, please sit down and talk. Today is not a military meeting, so there is no need to pay attention to the red tape."
After all the generals saw Li Yanchao calmly sit down, they carefully returned to their original seats. The two generals whose seats had been taken were standing not far away. Their eyes were bright as they stared at the legendary new Liang Wang.
The eldest son of Ren Tu, a martial arts grandmaster.
He had killed Wang Xianzhi, and recently Hong Jingyan.
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