Chapter 642: Marshal of the World's Soldiers and Horses
Zhao Gou and Xu Zizhen were both stunned. They looked at each other and hurriedly opened the door to welcome him out. As soon as they left the house, they saw Zhao Huan coming from a distance wearing casual clothes. The two of them hurriedly greeted him with a big salute at the door.
Zhao Huan smiled and helped the two of them up: "Brother Zizhen is here too? That's just right."
Zhao Gouqi asked: "Brother Huang has gone and returned. Could it be that there is some secret and important matter?"
Xu Zizhen was standing up when suddenly a flash of light flashed in his mind and he asked: "Is the official here to confer an official title to the Seventh Master?"
Zhao Huan immediately stopped and said in astonishment: "Brother Zizhen, you... how do you know?"
Xu Zizhen smiled: "I guessed it." He said to Zhao Gou, "Master Qi, hurry up and get ready to receive the order."
Zhao Huan was stunned for only a moment and then burst into laughter. He remembered that Xu Zizhen had the ability to predict the unknown. It was not surprising that he could guess his purpose. Zhao Gou waited for Zhao Huan to speak with suspicion. Zhao Huan's expression was calm and he had the little eunuch with him.
He stepped out from behind and said loudly: "Kang Wang Zhao Gou accepts the order!"
Zhao Gou was startled and quickly knelt down. Xu Zizhen had no choice but to kneel down again. This time Zhao Huan did not stop him from kneeling down. It was obviously something serious.
The little eunuch's voice was clear and his words were clear, but Xu Zizhen really couldn't understand what he was reading. He could barely understand only a few words, such as the garrison of various prefectures in Hebei and Shanxi, and the galloping rescue. The last sentence shocked Xu Zizhen.
"Order Zhao Gou to be the general of the world's soldiers and horses, and to lead all armies!"
Zhao Gou was obviously frightened. He was stunned for a moment before he thought of kowtow and thank him. After he received the imperial edict, Zhao Huan said in a low voice: "Deji, this is a serious matter. The Jin people may surround Bianjing soon. Don't do it."
You must live up to my expectations of you! Oh, by the way, you can personally contact the Shanxi and Hebei Rebels, I know that you have always had contact with them."
"My brother obeys the order!" Zhao Gou responded with a serious expression, and then stood up.
Xu Zizhen was dumbfounded. What do you mean, Zhao Huan wants to fight against the Jin? He knew that he made Zhao Gou the Marshal of the Army, but he didn't expect that Zhao Huan actually wanted to play it real. Why did he contact the rebels? He really wanted to follow
The Jin people started fighting? Why didn't this happen according to the script of history?
Deji is Zhao Gou's surname, and Xu Zizhen knows that. Zhao Huan directly addresses him by his surname this time, which is obviously implying that he chose Zhao Gou as the general marshal instead of Zhao Qi and others because he is closer to him.
Some.
But when Zhao Huan continued talking, Xu Zizhen realized that he was still too naive and had been deceived again.
Zhao Huan screened the young eunuch away, leaving only him, Zhao Gou and Xu Zizhen in the room. At this time, he whispered: "Deji, I have been discussing peace talks with the Jin people. If the rebel army is strong, it may scare the Jin people."
Therefore, peace talks can save some money and food..."
Xu Zizhen felt a surge of anger rushing to the top of his head, and he could no longer hear what Zhao Huan said.
Bastard, I thought he had some of the blood of the Zhao family, and finally knew how to resist. I didn't expect that Zhao Gou contacted the rebels just to let the rebels serve as cannon fodder. What put pressure on the Jin people? There were so many uprisings in Chinese history.
How many of the army can successfully resist the regular government troops? Even if they succeed, they do so without knowing how many people died.
Xu Zizhen calmed down completely. Zhao Huan was still Zhao Huan, unchanged from history. In this case, there was no need to feel sad or sympathetic for him.
After Zhao Huan finished explaining, he looked at Xu Zizhen. He opened his mouth several times and hesitated, but in the end he hurried away without saying anything. Xu Zizhen suddenly understood that Zhao Huan had banned Zhao Gou but not him this time.
Any position, just to know that Xu Zizhen has a bad temper, and he is afraid that he will fall out with the golden man in a moment of anger, which will ruin his "big event", and he wanted to say it but didn't say it, maybe he wanted to say hello to himself first, but
I'm also afraid of getting angry.
Xu Zizhen is no longer depressed now that he has figured it out. It's not bad now. At least he can harden his heart and do what he originally wanted to do.
After Zhao Huan left, Zhao Gou suddenly closed the door and said to Xu Zizhen solemnly: "Zizhen, when were your three cannons made today? Why have I never heard of such a powerful weapon? If there are many
How much silver and time will it cost to cast them?”
How could Xu Zizhen not know what he meant and asked: "Master Qi, do you believe that the cannon is really that powerful?"
"What's the meaning?"
"It means that everything you saw today is fake."
Zhao Gou was stunned. The three huge cannons today gave him a great shock. From the moment he came out of the martial arts field to now, he has been imagining that if he casts them quickly, dozens more such cannons will be able to defend Bianjing. Not only
Maybe he could go north with such a lethal weapon and slowly regain the lost rivers and mountains, but now Xu Zizhen told him that the cannon was fake.
Xu Zizhen smiled bitterly and said: "The explosion you saw six miles away today was just that I had people bury the explosives in advance, add more sulfur and sawdust, and light the cannon here and light the fuse there, so you look like this
The cannon can shoot so far, but in fact the cannon is not loaded with shells at all, it is just for fun."
Zhao Gou thought about it for a moment, and it seemed that the sound of the cannon made everyone dizzy, and no one could see clearly whether there were real shells flying out of the muzzle. He asked again with some reluctance: "This cannon... is it true or not?"
?”
"I built these three cannons temporarily just to intimidate them. What I want is an effect. Not only can't they shoot that far, but if they fire a few more cannons, they will definitely blow up their barrels, and they will become scrap metal."
Zhao Huan felt weak all over and sat back on the chair, feeling extremely disappointed.
Xu Zizhen smiled and comforted in a low voice: "Master Qi, the cannons are fake, but there are still genuine ones."
Zhao Huan suddenly raised his head: "Real product? Where is it?"
Xu Zizhen said: "Don't worry, it's not the time to show up yet." Before Zhao Gou could ask, he changed the subject and asked, "Master Qi, you are now the generalissimo, what are you going to do?"
Zhao Gou composed himself, pondered for a moment and said: "The officials don't seem to really want to resist the Jin Dynasty. Zizhen, what do you think I should do?"
Xu Zizhen heard the helplessness and disappointment in his words, and smiled: "Of course you will do what the officials say, contact the rebels, and gather the defenders from all over Shanxi and Hebei. You are already a marshal. What is the marshal if you don't have soldiers?"
Zhao Gou stared at his eyes, as if he wanted to see something in his eyes: "What if we close it up?"
Xu Zizhen smiled and said: "I think it will come in handy when you gather it. You don't need me to tell you what to do, so don't worry."
Zhao Gou finally didn't ask him any more questions. Xu Zizhen returned home after saying goodbye, entered the backyard, raised his head and shouted: "Seventeen."
A figure floated down from the roof. It was Xu Shiqi. He bowed and clasped his fists: "Master."
Xu Zizhen said: "Find a few more brothers to go to the academy and guard the three cannons. If nothing else, come and catch one for me."
"Yes, Master!"
Xu Shiqi responded and was about to leave when Xu Zizhen stopped him again, with a smile on his lips: "Don't hurt your life, it's all money."