The position of General of the Conquest of the West is considered a special position during wartime and belongs to the first rank of the current dynasty.
How could a person who had never had any experience become a high-ranking member of the imperial court?
Such a one-step approach to success is obviously difficult to convince the public.
Two words were written on everyone's faces - dissatisfaction.
Since he is not convinced, Cao Su will explain everything to everyone, what kind of henchman Su Chao is, the general who conquered the west, and what contributions he has made to the court or to Cao Su.
Cao Su coughed dryly, attracted everyone's attention, and said calmly: "Su Chao can be regarded as my junior brother."
As soon as these words came out, everyone was shocked and looked at the young general sitting calmly on the fourth seat of the general in disbelief.
There is a majestic aura lingering on the body of the young military general, which vaguely contains a violent meaning. The aura realm, according to several warriors, seems to have reached the first-level realm.
No wonder, at such a young age, he is a first-class master who has never been heard of in the world. He turns out to be Cao Su's fellow junior.
But which division does General Cao Su belong to?
Wang Meng was the first to show doubts. General Cao Su seemed to have only been to their martial arts school from beginning to end, and the rest of his martial arts were practiced by self-study. Why is there another saying that he is a master now?
, which is quite strange.
Since he is a fellow disciple, his status can be considered noble.
The dagger-like gazes of the elders softened slightly, and Jiang Qi said: "It turns out that he is the junior brother of the general. No wonder he has developed such martial arts at such a young age. It is really admirable."
Jiang Qi has the highest martial arts among civil servants, and has also reached the first level.
However, the route he is taking now is the civilian route, ranking behind the military aircraft cabinet, which is equivalent to being a prime minister.
After helping Cao Su break up the Arch Guard Division, he himself submitted a complete petition and stood on the same front as Cao Su.
Cao Su smiled when he heard this: "Su Chao's martial arts is indeed not bad, at least he has my three-level success."
After Su Chao heard Cao Su's boastful words, he rolled his eyes in his heart, but his face remained as usual, and he was humbled against his will: "Martial arts are just a small thing. When you go out to fight, you can command thousands of troops and resist the enemy thousands of miles away."
, this is the skill.”
"Yes, Su Chao's ability is not only in personal bravery."
Cao Su then introduced: "You may not know that the Su Dynasty has already helped me a few years ago. For example, in the early years of the incident at the Youdi Mansion in the Yangjia Mountains, the Su Dynasty once relied on its own strength to help me."
, stirred up the martial arts world in the entire north, killed a group of scum, and played a vital role in stabilizing the situation in Youzhou for me."
"After that, there will be rebellion at Qingyang Gate and unrest in the ancient city of Mihe, all of which will be handled by the Su Dynasty."
"Su Chao has made a lot of contributions to me, but many people didn't know about it before. Moreover, it is not easy to disclose these contributions to the public directly, so I have not explained them to you before."
Cao Su attributed some of the credit to Su Chao. Su Chao was himself. It was not wrong for him to give himself some credit, right?
Only then did several court elders know that Su Chao was one of the elders who had been hiding behind Cao Su silently. In this way, many things were made clear. A long time ago, they had also suspected that Cao Su
There should be another team behind Su, helping Cao Su deal with some difficult things. Now it seems that this person is Su Chao.
Their needle-like gazes completely softened, they looked at Su Chao, and all smiled.
Su Chao also smiled slightly in return, with a bit of pride on his young face.
That's right. As soon as this arrogance came out, everyone felt that Su Chao had a bit more youthful vigor, which was what a young man should be like.
Su Chaodan smiled and said: "The general is ridiculous. All the tasks were successfully completed under the instructions of the general. Which of the ministers here has not made great achievements? These achievements of Su are indispensable."
In front of all the ministers, it is simply not worth mentioning."
Everyone did not expect that after Su Chao was appreciated and praised by the general, he was not greedy for merit and looked very humble.
These words of praise immediately made everyone who had some opinions about him feel a little embarrassed. A straight person like Wang Meng couldn't tolerate such praise the most, so he quickly humbled himself and said: "No, Master Su is so humble."
, I, the king, have always been loyal to the general, and have always fully agreed and resolutely obeyed any decision of the general. I can see at a glance that Brother Su is the best among men, since he has made so many decisions before.
Great work, this seat of the first-ranking official of the imperial court can be fully occupied!"
He was obviously the first person to be impatient just now, but now he said such words.
Everyone secretly thought that this Wang Meng was really thick-skinned.
Wei Kai coughed dryly and said, "Don't worry, General. We don't think Mr. Su Chao is not suitable for the position of General of the Conquest of the West. It's just that we came to the General's Mansion today because we actually want to know the whole story."
Otherwise, once the next war starts, if we don’t know anything about it, it may not be conducive to our cooperation."
Both Cao Su and Su Chao understood the implication of Wei Kai's words. They just wanted Su Chao to come up with some useful information. Just his status, personal strength and achievements are not enough. The coach of Zhengxi must have an overall vision.
Is it a strategy to conquer the West?
Cao Su glanced at Su Chao, who was Cao Su himself.
He took a step forward and revealed his overall strategy in the eyes of many elders: "According to the opinions of my subordinates, when attacking Xizhou, we must keep in mind the eight-character key."
"The key to eight characters?"
When Su Chao said this, everyone paid close attention and their thoughts were quickened.
You must know that when the general was still very young, he once said the wise saying of "attacking the city is the bottom priority, and attacking the heart is the top priority". It has been spread throughout the world and is respected by the majority of generals.
Now the Su Dynasty is talking about the key to eight characters again. Is it possible that it is still the same eight characters?
If this is still the case, it would be too much of a child's play, because now the entire Xizhou has become a mess. If we don't capture the city, how can we suppress the arrogance of the Xizhou rebel army step by step?
"Which horoscope?"
Weng Xiao stared at Su Chao with lightning eyes.
Su Chao spoke loudly, and his voice echoed in the meeting hall of the General's Mansion, full of energy: "It's as powerful as thunder, and I can capture the king from ten sides!"
As powerful as thunder, capturing the king from ten sides?
Everyone was shocked when they heard the young general's sudden strategic plan. They were very surprised.
The generals of the imperial court, including Wang Meng, Wang Qing, and Zhu Ming, all murmured to themselves and recited these eight characters several times, and their eyes gradually lit up.
Before Su Chao even gave any explanation, everyone had their own thoughts on these eight words.
"Wonderful!"
Among the ministers of the Military Machinery Pavilion, Zhongjin was the youngest and the ugliest in appearance. At this moment, he grinned, stroking his hands and said: "These eight words, Su Shuai, can be regarded as exquisite. If we can use this as a strategy, then the West
The state can be determined.”
Zhongjin called Su Chao "Su Shuai" and was the first to express his support for Su Chao as the general in the expedition to the west.
Everyone also reacted without any doubts.
This Su Dynasty has frighteningly high martial arts skills and strong heels. He has made many achievements before. Now he is fighting and it seems that he has obtained the true inheritance of his master. These eight words are not something ordinary people can say. Su Chao can be so refined.
In summary, what else can everyone say about the strategy of conquering the West specifically to deal with the corrupt situation in Xizhou?
"In this way, I understand how to cooperate. I hope that Su Shuai can pacify Xizhou as soon as possible and help the court resolve the rebellion in the northwest."
All the ministers raised their hands in a gesture of gratitude, and the stagnation between their brows disappeared.
In this case, only one question remains.
That is the general's sect. What kind of sect is it and why is it so powerful?
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Xuanhe six years, October 21st.
Outside the western suburbs of the divine capital, the imperial court held a sacrificial ceremony.
In preparation for the expedition of the Western Army to Xizhou, we burned incense and prayed, praying to God for blessings and to bless the Western Army for its triumphant return.
General Cao Su wore black armor and the famous sword "Hongguang". He set up incense and eucalyptus and auxiliary sacrifices. He came to the ceremony in person and ordered the Minister of Military and Aircraft Zhongjin to read the memorial inscription.
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After reading the sacrificial text, Cao Su invited Su Chao to the altar, worshiped him as the Grand Governor, guarded the army on his right as the General of the Expedition to the West, and was granted the title of Marquis Ming.
Cao Su gave the famous sword "Hongguang" obtained from the Grand Master to the Su Dynasty, and handed it over with the seal of the general who conquered the west.
The Su Dynasty officially entered the historical stage and became the first-class general of the imperial court to conquer the west.
Subsequently, a hundred thousand troops, which had been assembled, marched towards Xiguan under the command of the Su Dynasty.
This 100,000-strong army includes 60,000 infantry, 30,000 cavalry, and 10,000 archers.
The number of infantry was still in the majority, but Cao Su also recruited a lot of civilian assistants, including gathering a large number of pack horses and inferior horses from Youzhou to join the team.
Therefore, although most of them are infantry, the army has a lot of war horses, and the army moves forward very quickly.
It only took a few days to arrive at Xiguan, and then walked out of Xiguan and entered the land of Xizhou.
As soon as the Su Dynasty entered Xizhou, Tao Mingwen already knew that the imperial army had arrived.
But he didn't feel afraid. The imperial court was no longer the original imperial court. In the past few years, he had defeated the imperial court several times. Even the original Jinwu Guard general Yan Da was defeated by him. Now he has another general.
Come on, what does he have to fear?
If it was Cao Su, he might be a little more wary. After all, Cao Su's record of winning every battle is here.
But Cao Su actually appointed a scholar as his commander, which clearly meant that he didn't take his general into consideration.
Tao Mingwen was furious because of this and determined to defeat the imperial court again and force Cao Su to negotiate peace. Like the previous times, he would use food in exchange for the stability of Xizhou.
The entire Xizhou has been in chaos for several years.
Cao Su is now in the capital of the gods and cannot easily conquer it himself, but he can use the reincarnation of the Su Dynasty to completely defeat the Su Dynasty and restore a peaceful and stable living environment to Xizhou.
As long as Xizhou is stable, this god will be stable.
Next, you can go south to Jianzhou to capture the granary of the world, and then attack from the north and west to capture the southeast and dominate the world.
After the Western Conquest Army came out of the border, there were only a lot more secret reports about the Western Conquest Army, but the court and the people paid much less attention to the Western Conquest Army. Because the information channels were not smooth, the civilians in the divine capital could not know much.
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At the same time, a piece of news came from the Beiwu Academy in the north and reached the Shendu City, causing some turbulence in the slightly calmer Shendu City.
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The capital of God, Situ Mansion.
Feng Yuchan played a great role in the uprising of the divine capital. Part of the imperial army he led resisted wave after wave of offensives before the Grand Master laid siege to the imperial city.
Then he desperately stopped Rong Sheng's soldiers and horses, laying the foundation for Cao Su's divine soldiers to descend from the sky.
However, the real purpose of Feng Yuchan was not so that Cao Su could defeat Rongzheng, but to save the emperor and free him from Rongzheng's clutches, which could be regarded as saving the Wen family's court.
However, what I didn't expect was that the ultimate beneficiary was Cao Su.
In order to deal with Rongzheng, the two parties had no choice but to join forces. The real result was that they fought side by side and defeated Rongzheng together.
This is a result of different paths leading to the same goal, so Feng Yuchan is also a meritorious minister.
Since he is a meritorious minister, he should be rewarded, so Cao Su reported to the court and promoted the right general Yu Chan to be the Situ of the dynasty, ranking among the three princes. He was also a first-class purple-robed official, and in terms of his status, Situ
, Taiwei and Sikong were the three princes of the dynasty. Before Rongzheng became the Taishi, he was the Taiwei of the dynasty and ranked among the three princes.
Later, he went a step further and became the Grand Master, which was actually similar to the official status of the Three Dukes. However, during the Rongzheng period, the Grand Master was higher than the Three Dukes.
Now that the Grand Master has been defeated, there will naturally be no second Grand Master. Feng Yuchan has gone a step further and become one of the new three masters, named Situ and granted the title of Situ.
Feng Situ became one of the Three Dukes, and his main authority was to take charge of the world's land, maps and household registration records that recorded the number of people.
Of course, the symbolic significance of San Gong is greater than the actual significance. Feng Yuchan will not actually do this specific work. It can be understood that he is the leader in charge of the Ministry of Household Affairs.
Since he is the leader in charge, he does not really go to the household department on weekdays. He has more free time than working time. After Cao Su deprived the imperial army of its military power, it was a little idle for a while. Apart from going to court on time, there was nothing else to do.
Other specific matters.
Feng Situ has a distinguished status and has made great achievements. Everyone inside and outside the court respects him very much. From their perspective, Feng Yuchan is simply a popular figure in front of the general.
Therefore, many people came to visit Feng Situ every day. There was a lot of traffic in front of Situ's house and it was very lively.
On this day, Situ Feng Yuchan continued to hold a banquet at his home to entertain many dignitaries of the imperial court who were friends with him.
At the banquet, people were drinking and drinking, and despite the cold weather, the graceful dancers still choreographed an intoxicating dance.
The dignitaries from the capital of God who came here to attend the banquet were greatly moved by what they saw. They said in their hearts that although Feng Situ was old, he was still old and his ability to enjoy was top-notch.
After three rounds of drinking, Feng Yuchan's face turned rosy. He raised his glass and smiled at the many dignitaries: "Everyone, I am not very drunk, so I left first. You can continue to play music and dance. You will not come back until you are drunk."
Seeing Feng Situ's drunken appearance, many dignitaries also understood.
He watched as two graceful maids supported him and walked into the inner courtyard.