Yanzhou was governed in Fuxian County, Shaanxi Province in later generations. Zhou Mi, the governor of the Baoda Army in Yanzhou, was also born in Daibei Wuxun.
If we talk about the elders born in Daibei, few can compare with Zhou Mi. Whenever Kang Fu meets him, he calls him "big brother".
This gentleman was born in the sixth year of Emperor Qianfu of Emperor Xizong of the Tang Dynasty, which was 879 AD. He was five years older than Kang Fu, who was born in 884. He is now almost sixty years old.
When he was young, Zhou Mi was a knight beside Li Cunxu. Li Cunxu destroyed Jie Yan, Liu Shouguang, and Zhu Liang, and Zhou Mi was credited with it.
Moreover, this guy had a particularly long lifespan. He lived until the Zhou Dynasty after the establishment of Guo Wei, and he lived through the Five Dynasties, Liang, Tang, Jin, Han, and Friday dynasties.
Such an old man would certainly not choose to conflict with Zhang Zhao.
The Baoda Army in Yanzhou had 11,000 soldiers, but it was truly elite, with only about 3,000 men. It was slightly stronger than the Zhangwu Army in Yanzhou, but certainly not comparable to Zhang Zhao's Guiyi Army.
In fact, the targets targeted by the Yanzhou Baoda Army and the Yanzhou Zhangwu Army were precisely the Difficult Army.
Emperor Mingzong of the later Tang Dynasty could not move the Xiazhou Dingnan Army to the back of the town, so he strengthened the Baoda Army and Zhangwu Army for defense.
In other words, their main task is to prevent the Dingnan Army from moving south. The army on the opposite side can only defend against the Dingnan Army. How can they dare to stab the Guiyi Army who defeated 40,000 Dingnan Army in one battle.
Of course, the goods delivered to his door would not be accepted without careful consideration, and he also wanted to earn more.
"Your envoy, please go back and tell His Highness the King of Han that if you can send twenty more good horses from Hexi, I would like to inquire about it in Tokyo for the King of Han.
If the imperial court really wants to send a large army, the King of Han will definitely be the first to know."
The person who came to Yanzhou as the special envoy was Cao Yanlu. When he saw this careful approach, he immediately understood.
This is an old man who just hopes to earn enough pension money to spend his old age in Tokyo.
"I would be very grateful if I can get Zhou Weng's help. Twenty Hexi broken-eared horses will arrive shortly."
At the same time, Liu Zhiyuan, who was far away in Beijing, Hedong, also received Zhang Zhao's letter. He smiled and handed Zhang Zhao's letter to his confidant Guo Wei.
"This piece of Hexi is very respectful. He uses the word "king" to call someone brother, and also says that he will give fifty horses to Hexi. It seems that he is determined to annex the Li family of the disaster-stricken army!"
Guo Wei took it and looked at it carefully, then respectfully returned the letter to Liu Zhiyuan.
"This man has great ambitions! One step counts as three steps. First, he took advantage of the fact that the court was busy quelling the civil strife and sent out troops to quell the troubled troops.
After defeating the main force of the disaster-defeating army, they did not rush to capture the city but blocked the possibility of imperial intervention first.
I guess that the Zhangwu Army in Yanzhou and the Baoda Army in Yanzhou must also have received gifts and letters."
Liu Zhiyuan chuckled twice, then looked at Guo Wei, "That's why you, Guo Que'er, are so unhappy. If you have anything to say, just say it. Why do you need to be secretive between you and me?"
"Master Mingjian!" Guo Wei raised his hand, "Today my son and his father conquered the world by serving the Khitan. The heroes are dissatisfied. An Chongrong and An Congjin dare to rebel with thirty to twenty thousand troops. This is proof.
King Zhang Han also saw this, so he took the opportunity to attack and kill the Li family who was determined to be in trouble.
I am already old today, how many more years can I live? The Taifu is the pillar of the country, and he lives in the land east of Hedong where dragons and tigers roost. If the world changes, looking at all the heroes in the world, only the Taifu and the King of Han will be the best.
A hero, this person may be the great rival of Taifu in the future."
Liu Zhiyuan was silent for a moment. Guo Wei's thoughts actually represented the collective will of Liu Zhiyuan's generals. In the final analysis, Shi Jingtang's position was too unfair.
He betrayed the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun and his father was a Khitan man. In the eyes of the people of the time, this kind of operation was even inferior to Zhu Yougui who killed his father and usurped the throne.
Moreover, since the establishment of the Later Tang Dynasty, the position of Hedong Jiedushi has changed somewhat. Those who can sit in Hedong have almost all taken the path of replacing him.
Behind this is the challenge of the new generation of Daibei Wuxun Group to the older generation of Daibei Wuxun Group.
In other words, it is said that the younger generation of warriors from Daibei, who have a low status, want to stand out and take their place.
This kind of challenge does not depend on Liu Zhiyuan's personal will. He can only be pushed away and go all the way.
If Liu Zhiyuan dares to say that he doesn't want to do it now, then he may be "democratically elected" soon.
Of course, Liu Zhiyuan would definitely not refuse to be the emperor, and he could not refuse.
Shi Jingtang might be able to tolerate him, but will he be tolerated after the new emperor ascends the throne? He has no soldiers, but he is captured in Tokyo and his whole family is stabbed?
"Wen Zhongzhi's words are reasonable, but Zhang Hexi is not easy to deal with. He has now defeated Li Yiyin of the Dingnan Army. Even if the imperial court is willing to conquer, the best outcome is to retreat with all his strength like in the Mingmiao period in the past.
Although the Hedong soldiers are elite, they have to pass through the Luliang Mountains and cross the river to reach the land of Yinxia, unless the imperial court also gives the land of Hebei to someone."
After saying that, Liu Zhiyuan himself laughed.
Guo Wei also laughed with him. He never thought of persuading Liu Zhiyuan to fight Zhang Zhao because it was too unreliable.
Zhang Zhao was the leader of the Nineteenth Prefecture in Longyou, Hexi Province. He was a rare hero. His soldiers were loyal, his generals were capable, they had many iron armors, and they had good horses. He would only let the Hedong soldiers cross the Luliang Mountains to die if he lost his mind and went crazy.
The reason why he said this was just to find out Liu Zhiyuan's thoughts. Now that he saw Liu Zhiyuan acting like this, he also understood that his boss had long wanted to replace him.
That's fine. At least the Hedong soldiers now have the same goal and can follow Liu Zhiyuan with confidence.
After understanding the leader's thoughts, Guo Wei was about to retreat, but at this time Liu Zhiyuan stopped him.
"I heard that you have a wife and nephew named Chai Rong. He is well-informed and brave. He has also been to Jiangnan East Road?"
Guo Wei didn't know why Liu Zhiyuan asked, but he nodded quickly.
"There is indeed a son who is the son of the Chai family of a prominent family in Xingzhou. In the past, his family was poor, so he relied on this son to sell tea from north to south to supplement the family income."
At this time, Chai Rong was indeed called Chai Rong instead of Guo Rong, because he was the adopted son of Guo Wei's wife, Chai, not his adopted son, Guo Wei.
There is a difference. Chai Rong is his aunt's son in name only.
Because Chai had no children and was afraid that she would have no support when she got old, she adopted her nephew Chai Rong as her adopted son. When she got old, if Guo Wei came ahead, she would have Chai Rong's support and be able to spend her old age peacefully.
If Chai Rong was the adopted son of Guo Wei, he would have to be called Guo Rong. If Chai was the official wife, Guo Rong would become the eldest son. He would be closer than Zhang Zhao and Murong Nobunaga, and he would be the heir with full inheritance rights.
But at this moment, Guo Wei's two sons are still alive, so it is impossible for Chai Rong to be regarded as an adopted son, which is similar to the eldest son.
So at this time, Guo Rong was still called Chai Rong. It would be until Emperor Yin of the Later Han Dynasty killed Guo Wei's family and Guo Wei died, that Chai Rong would be promoted to Guo Rong and become Guo Wei's legitimate heir.
However, even so, Guo Wei loved Chai Rong very much.
In addition to Chai Rong being handsome, skilled in bow and horse, and very filial, it is also related to the relationship between Guo Wei and his wife Chai.
The Chai family was originally a concubine of Zhuangzong of the Later Tang Dynasty. After Emperor Mingzong Li Siyuan seized the throne, he sent Zhuangzong's courtiers back to their hometowns.
Chai met Guo Wei on her way back to her hometown and fell in love with him at first sight.
Chai's parents advised her, thinking that Chai was a person who served the emperor and should at least marry a Jiedushi envoy.
At this time, Guo Wei was just a horse infantry officer in the Forbidden Army, a little better than a large-scale soldier, not even a low-level officer.
But Mrs. Chai was unmoved and gave half of the property she brought to her parents to support her until they were old. She took half of the property with her and married Guo Wei in a country inn.
This is simply the partner that men dream of!
When you first came out of society and were very poor, you met a fairy sister who fell in love with you at first sight and thought that you could get ahead, be rich and beautiful, could take care of the housework, and didn't dislike you.
This kind of love is rare among a million men.
Therefore, Guo Wei loves Chai Rong and loves Chai Rong indescribably.
"Why don't you ask your wife and nephew to go to Xiazhou to meet the King of Han in Hexi and see who he is? What are his ambitions?
By the way, tell Zhang Hexi, I don’t want the Liangzhou horses for fifty good horses, I want his fold-eared horses.”
As he spoke, Liu Zhiyuan lowered his voice and said, "It would be better if we could find a way to get a few stallions. How much money it costs and who we want to bring, just tell us."
Guo Wei nodded silently. King Zhang Han's stallions of Hexi Fold Horse and Pegasus Pegasus were under extremely strict supervision.
Not to mention taking it to Hedong, it is said that anyone who dares to take such a stallion out to the military horse farm will be beheaded by the whole family.
Guo Wei was a little worried, but fortunately Liu Zhiyuan spoke again immediately.
"There is no need to force this matter. If you can't ask for it, just come back safely."
