Chapter 138 Chapter 134-135 Paying Homage to the General (Two in One) (1/2)

After taking the teleportation array back to Liaoyuan City from the sect, the exploration eye was opened and saw that the army of Liaoyuan City was confronting the rebels.

The rebels hid in the mountains. Although they were just a group of rabble, they absorbed the original bandits in the mountains and were familiar with the terrain in the mountains. They had the advantage of terrain. After more than a month of fighting, the losses were not great.

On the contrary, the army of Liaoyuan City went into the mountains to encircle and suppress the rebels, and suffered heavy losses. Feng Tianzong just took a look and ignored it. After all, there were no cultivators on the opposite side, which was a good opportunity to train soldiers.

If Liaoyuan City couldn't even take down the rebellious mob of the gentry, then this army would be better off not having it, because it still lacked qualified generals to lead the troops.

The women in the harem were very well behaved. When they heard that Feng Tianzong was back, Jin Jinyun and Xiang Yijing came to see him.

"My husband, I heard that you are still looking for a general to lead the army? I recommend someone to you. This person is both civil and military, and has achieved great success in both civil and military strategies." Xiang Yijing said enthusiastically when she saw Feng Tianzong.

"Who is it that can get to you through connections? If he is really capable, wouldn't it be better to go directly to the Recruiting Hall?" Feng Tianzong instinctively distrusted these people who took the back door.

"My husband, this is my cousin Zhang Weiyu. He was born in a branch of a noble family. He practiced martial arts since he was a child, but because of his family background, he has always been frustrated.

He didn't want to come to the Northern Frontier. I heard that my husband wanted to find a general who could stand on his own, so I wrote a letter to invite him to come and recommend him to my husband." Xiang Yijing said aggrievedly.

"Oh, it turns out that I misunderstood my wife. What is this person's ability? Does he really want to join my Liaoyuan City? Let me calculate it." Feng Tianzong counted with his fingers, and Zhang Weiyu's life story was all presented in front of him like a book.

This person's mother is the illegitimate daughter of the Duke of Yun, and his father is also from a branch of the noble family. He has had great ambitions since he was young, and he has worked hard to study and practice martial arts every day, and he has never slacked off.

Unfortunately, he only got the title of a scholar when he participated in the imperial examinations when he was a teenager, and he did not achieve any results in the following years. It's not that he is not knowledgeable enough, but he offended people, and he always failed in the imperial examinations.

Later, through the relationship of his family, he entered the army, fought bravely, and led the way every time he suppressed bandits. Unfortunately, because he was unwilling to go along with his colleagues, after all, he was born in a noble family and had some background. After accumulating merits and becoming a thousand commander, his family could not help him, and he was also excluded in the army, and he has been wasting his time until now.

This person does have some skills. When he was excluded by his colleagues, he led the team alone every time he suppressed bandits, defeated the enemy with fewer troops, and had outstanding military tactics. He is indeed a talent.

Xiang Yijing also sent invitations repeatedly. In addition, Zhang Weiyu was excluded by his colleagues and saw no future in the Great Xia Army. That’s why he agreed to come to the Northern Frontier to try his luck. He wanted to rely on his skills to make his family glorious and his wife and children famous.

Judging from his past experience, this person is indeed a talented general. As for whether he is the kind of independent commander that Feng Tianzong needs, it will be clear after he actually leads the army.

However, this person wants to make his family glorious and revive his family business, but he doesn’t want to be a rebel. If he knew that Feng Tianzong had started a rebellion, he might not be willing to work for Feng Tianzong.

Feng Tianzong nodded and said, "This person is good, but is he really willing to serve under me?"

"My husband, my cousin wants to revive the family business and bring glory to the family. But he can't see any hope in Daxia.

Since he is willing to come to the northern border, it means that he has the heart to make achievements. As long as he can see the future here and see that my husband values ​​him, he will definitely be devoted to my husband." Xiang Yijing said confidently.

"Well, this person is indeed a talent, and talents should be treated accordingly. In this way, I will have someone build a golden platform ten miles outside the city. Three days later, I will go on the stage to worship the general and appoint Zhang Weiyu as the general to lead the Liaoyuan City army to fight against the rebels." Feng Tianzong said.

Anyway, the army is short of generals now, and Zhang Weiyu is indeed capable, so let him try. If he can successfully wipe out the rebels in the mountains, then Zhang Weiyu is indeed worthy of the position of a general. If the suppression of bandits fails, it will not be too late to replace him at that time.

Judging from this person's past, he is indeed a capable person.

It's a pity that Feng Tianzong's Liantian Yishu has just started, and he can't predict the future accurately. But even if he can predict the past, he is already very powerful.

"Thank you, my husband, for trusting me and giving my cousin a chance." Xiang Yijing said obediently.

Feng Tianzong pulled the concubine into his arms, stretched out his hand to pinch her smooth little face and said, "It should be my husband who thanks you. I don't know how much work you have done behind the scenes for my husband's affairs. You must have put a lot of thought into persuading Zhang Weiyu to come to the Northern Frontier."

"My husband, this is what I should do. Since I am your man, I should naturally consider everything for you." Xiang Yijing said shyly while lying in her man's arms.

Jin Jinyun looked at Xiang Yijing, who was lying in her husband's arms, with envy. In fact, she has been helping to find talents during this period, but she has never found the right person. After all, as a lady from a wealthy family, her social circle actually only has a few relatives.

The capable ones had already been used by his father Jin Hongzhi, and she looked down on the incapable ones.

Now she could only watch Xiang Yijing being favored by her husband. She was thinking about what she should do to relieve her husband's worries.

The next day, Feng Tianzong asked people to build the Golden Platform. The Golden Platform was not built with gold, but a high platform with gold on it, which was rewarded to the canonized people.

This was also an opportunity to buy horse bones for a huge sum of money. Feng Tianzong was not stingy and prepared three thousand taels of gold. This time, he confiscated the gentry of three cities, and his wealth became rich again. Not to mention the fields within a radius of three hundred miles, which are now all his private property.

With the help of the iron and wooden puppets, the Golden Platform was built very quickly. In three days, if it were a mortal, it would naturally be impossible to build any grand buildings.

But with the help of hundreds of powerful iron and wooden puppets, a 30-meter-high stone platform was built in three days, and there were recruitment halls on both sides of the stone platform.

Since Feng Tianzong intended to buy horse bones for a huge sum of money, the scene must be grand and give the other party enough face. Not only did he publicize the matter of going on stage to worship the general three days in advance, but he also gathered all the troops in Liaoyuan City to watch the ceremony.

On the day of the enthronement, there were crowds of people near the Golden Platform. Many people came to watch the excitement. Some small merchants took the opportunity to set up stalls, as if it were a temple fair, with all kinds of snacks and small accessories.

It was almost noon, and Feng Tianzong flew onto the golden stage in the eyes of the crowd, stepping on the auspicious clouds. On both sides of him were fourteen tall and ferocious bone spirit puppets with wings spread out.

"Greetings, Lord." Seeing Feng Tianzong land on the golden stage, the army below the stage knelt on one knee and shouted loudly. The army knelt down, and the people naturally knelt down and shouted at the same time.

"No need to be polite, stand up." Feng Tianzong raised his hand and motioned everyone to stand up.

"My Liaoyuan City army lacks generals, and we are eager to find talents. Now there is a talented person, Zhang Weiyu, who is brilliant in literature and martial arts, and is willing to join my Liaoyuan City and contribute his own strength to Liaoyuan City.

Please invite Zhang Weiyu to the golden stage." Feng Tianzong said loudly. He used magic power to send it out, and everyone below the stage could hear it clearly.

A middle-aged man in his thirties, dressed in military uniform, walked onto the golden stage with excitement.

"Zhang Weiyu is a man of outstanding talent. I will appoint him as the general in the name of Liaoyuan Hou. From now on, the army of Liaoyuan City will be entrusted to you." Feng Tianzong handed the tiger talisman to Zhang Weiyu with both hands.

Zhang Weiyu has been a talent for many years and has wasted half his life. This is the first time that someone has paid so much attention to him. Taking the tiger talisman with both hands, Zhang Weiyu knelt on the ground with tears in his eyes and said loudly: "I will not let you down. I am willing to die for you. I will report your intention on the Golden Terrace and help Yulong die for you."

"The military parade begins. All soldiers, come and see your general." Feng Tianzong said loudly to the audience.

The army of Liaoyuan City marched past the Golden Terrace in a straight line. When they walked to the front of the stage, they saluted the Golden Terrace at the same time and shouted: "Meet the lord, meet the general."

Zhang Weiyu stood beside Feng Tianzong, a little behind. He looked at the soldiers passing by the stage with excitement.

Although these soldiers are not elite, they have been training their formation for almost half a year. The formation is still very neat.

"General, I will hand over this army to you from today. I hope you can lead them to victory." Feng Tianzong said solemnly.

"Please rest assured, my lord, I will live up to your trust." Zhang Weiyu also said solemnly.

"The army is now fighting with the rebels, and the situation is not ideal, because the rebels are hiding in the mountains and are familiar with the terrain. Our army has suffered a lot before.

Now that the general has arrived, this war depends on your performance." Feng Tianzong explained.

"My lord, I have already understood the situation of the rebels before I came here. They are just a mob led by bandits, and they are not vulnerable at all.

I am valued by my lord, and I have been awarded the title of general without any merit. This battle is my chance to prove myself.

I will organize the army this afternoon and lead the army to the battle tomorrow morning. Within a month, the rebels will be pacified." Zhang Weiyu said confidently.

"Okay, then I will wait for the news of the general's triumphant return." Feng Tianzong said happily. With a qualified military commander, he can be a hands-off shopkeeper again and enjoy the wealth of the world in the harem at ease.

Zhang Weiyu acted quickly and led the team to set off the next day.

Since Zhang Weiyu led the team there, there have been frequent reports of victory on the front line, with a small victory every three days and a big victory every five days, and the rebels were defeated in half a month.

It's just that the rebels scattered and hid in the mountains after their defeat. It's not difficult to defeat them, but it's difficult to force these people who are scattered and hiding in the mountains out of the mountains.

Feng Tianzong watched the rebels hide in the mountains through the Eye of Exploration. Those gentry had already established a base in the mountains and hid a large amount of food.

This base was not just built, and it was not even known which family built it or when it was built.

These people were hiding well enough. Feng Tianzong looked and saw that as long as these scattered rebels did not go out, the food stored by the gentry in the mountains would be enough for them to eat for two or three years.

There are also pools and streams in the mountains, and they are not short of water at all. This is also the reason why those gentry dared to confront Feng Tianzong.

If there was no Eye of Exploration, Feng Tianzong would not have any confidence in finding these rebels scattered in the mountains.

At the same time, he also wanted to see what Zhang Weiyu would do? If Zhang Weiyu could solve these hiding rebels, then he would be qualified as a general.

The weather is now late autumn, and the grass is withered and yellow. Zhang Weiyu directly set fire to the mountain. This big fire set the whole mountain on fire.

Zhang Wei Yu did not set the fire at one point. He first established an isolation zone and then burned the mountains in all directions where the enemy might be.

The whole mountain was burned bare, where could the rebels hide? They couldn't even go down the mountain because the fire was too big. The remaining small group of enemies were burned to death.

"Not bad, it's cruel enough. This general is qualified by me." Feng Tianzong thought with satisfaction.

A few days later, the army returned to Liaoyuan City, and Feng Tianzong personally took Wang Mingyuan to greet him.

"My lord, I have fulfilled my mission and successfully wiped out the rebels in a month. I come to report." Zhang Weiyu bowed and saluted.

"Okay, not bad, come, let me introduce you, this is Wang Mingyuan, my first civil official, and also my most trusted subordinate, the Lord of Liaoyuan City.

This Zhang Weiyu is my first military general, the general. You two should get to know each other and cooperate well in the future." Feng Tianzong introduced them to the two.

"Meet Lord Wang, I am a soldier, and I speak and act more directly. If there is anything I don't do in the future, please forgive me, Lord Wang." Zhang Weiyu said sincerely.

"General Zhang, you are too polite. If there is anything, let's cooperate with each other and contribute to the great cause of the lord." Wang Mingyuan said politely.

Wang Mingyuan certainly welcomed Zhang Weiyu's arrival. Finally, there was a military commander, and he didn't have to look for him for everything. Originally, he was just a county magistrate, and Feng Tianzong threw all the affairs of Liaoyuan City to him, which was already a lot of things.

Now there are three more cities, and the things have increased several times, but he has to take care of the military affairs. Now there is finally someone who can share his burden.

What's more, Zhang Weiyu is Xiang Yijing's cousin. Others don't know this relationship, but Wang Mingyuan knows it. Even the person who Xiang Yijing contacted Zhang Weiyu was sent by Wang Mingyuan.

After all, he is the cousin of the concubine, and he can be regarded as a relative, so Wang Mingyuan has no intention of taking power.

His master is a fairy master with great magical powers. Even if he doesn't manage things much, Wang Mingyuan dare not have any bad thoughts. Feng Tianzong could kill him with just one spell.

This was also the reason why Feng Tianzong was willing to give up his power. Wang Mingyuan had some small problems of greed for money, but Feng Tianzong turned a blind eye. He didn't lack this little money, so as long as he didn't harm the people, he didn't care.