In the deep palace of the West Garden, Emperor Xinde was very open today, and all the palace maids and eunuchs who served inside and outside the palace were rewarded.

"The victory in the northwest is amazing. Lu Zheng is not very old and has outstanding talents. He is a pillar of my great-kang dynasty at a young age. Senior Brother Xu, you are indeed a master of Taoism. Everyone in the world thinks that the northwest will be defeated. Lu Zheng is definitely unable to escape unscathed. Only you can see that my immortal fate is endless, and I want to reward you!" Emperor Xinde said loudly.

Xu Tiandao smiled slightly and said, "Lu Zheng is a man who is truly talented, and also because of the emperor's immortality! Lu Zheng is showing his talents for his great victory in the northwest, but in the end it is because of your great blessings.

Therefore, I believe that Lu Zheng should not be rewarded too much, because he has just been promoted. If he is promoted too quickly and is too eye-catching, it is easy for him to show off in the forest!"

Emperor Xinde waved his hand and said, "Senior brother has made sense, but since the founding of this dynasty, there have been rules, and military merits are the best, and they cannot be deprived. Lu Zheng made a first-class completion. How can I not reward me for anything?

I have already thought about it and appointed him as the General of the Left Army in the Northwest and the Fifth-rank military officer. He deserves his name, and he can afford it!"

Xu Tiandao was shocked and thought that Lu Zheng was famous in Jiangnan because of his literary talent. After he arrived in the capital, he was forced to enter the official career by the prime minister. Unexpectedly, as a civil servant, he actually obtained the actual position of a fifth-rank military officer. In this situation, I am afraid that there has never been a precedent since the founding of the Great Kang Dynasty!

Xu Tiandao pondered for a moment and said, "Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, all the haze is gone, and the emperor can re-open the furnace to refine the alchemy!"

Emperor Xinde smiled and said, "Senior Brother, I have been waiting for you for a while. Recently, I have prepared all the things I have purchased from the inner warehouse. I can just wait for everything to be ready to open the furnace!"

The deep palace in the Western Garden was closed again. The emperor fasted and refined the alchemy. On the 49th day of the elixir, Emperor Xinde rewarded all the Taoists without mentioning it...

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In the northwest, Lu Zheng's strategy of driving wolf and swallowing tigers went very smoothly. He Kuo's wife had no bargaining chips in her hands, and Song Wensong had no obstacles to peace talks with him.

The Turkic people have a rough personality and admire the strong in their hearts. The rich wife cannot conquer Yumu County for so many days. Although she is so angry that she wishes she can chop Lu Zheng into meat paste.

But after calming down, Mrs. Hekuo had already become afraid of Lu Zheng. Mrs. Hekuo went south to get the benefits of Master Song and Master Song's second son, and there was a secret agreement between them.

Now, the situation has changed. Mr. Song turned around and formed an alliance with him, allowing him to attack many prefectures and counties around Yumu, so that he could plunder money but not hurt others. The rich wife was in a difficult time and suffered huge losses when she went south. If she returned empty-handed, how could she be worthy of the elders of her hometown?

For a moment, the Hekuo Madam made a quick decision and quickly withdrew his troops and attacked many prefectures and counties such as Cixi, Sangzi, Suiyuan, etc. In the meantime, the northwest battles were fought. Many prefectures and counties such as Cixi, Sangzi, and Suiyuan could not stop the Hekuo Madam's troops and fell one after another, and were plundered countless soldiers, horses, money and food.

Song Wenjie and Song Wenhua were really in tears. They had an agreement with Mr. He Kuo. After Mr. He Kuo gained the benefits, they could immediately jump into the Mr. He Kuo and take Song Wensong's territory for themselves.

Because the garrisons in the surrounding counties stared at Yumu and never thought that they would be attacked. Unexpectedly, Hekuo's wife was untrustworthy and could not attack Yumu. She rushed straight to Cixi, Sangzi and other places like a mad dog. They were not prepared for any of them and suffered heavy losses.

The cavalry of Hekuo's father came and went like the wind, rushing a place and retreated quickly. When Song Wenhua and Song Wenjie came to their senses and wanted to rescue, the city captured by Hekuo's father had already been occupied by Song Wensong. For a moment, Song Wensong occupied five counties including Sanzu and Suiyuan in just one month, and the territory expanded five times from one Yumu County, which was equivalent to owning a single mansion.

The imperial court also rewarded Lu Zheng. Without mentioning the gold and silver items he gave, Lu Zheng was granted the title of General of the Left Army in the Northwest. In fact, it was equivalent to the deputy of General Song Wensong, who became the verdict of Song Wensong, who became the veritable second-ranking figure under Song Wensong.

The reward from the court was somewhat subtle, because the Northwest Army was nominally the court's army, but in fact it was not called. The 100,000 Northwest Army was the private soldiers of the Song and Qi families, like the Nanfu Army in Jiangnan, were both local power families.

Therefore, officials at all levels in the Northwest Army were arranged by the Jingxi Prince's Mansion and the General's Mansion, and it was just a formality in the court's Ministry of War.

This time, the imperial edict directly appointed Lu Zheng as the General of the Left Army in the Northwest. The General's Mansion and the Prince of Jingxi were not aware of this in advance, and this was unique among the Northwest Army.

What’s even more interesting is that if Lu Zheng’s position was just a false position, everyone in the northwest knows that Lu Zheng and Song Wensong are brothers who are worshipped by the soldiers. This time, Yumu County can be defended by Lu Zheng without the court’s enthronement. Lu Zheng has actually become Song Wensong’s arm.

Now that the imperial court has given me a reward, Lu Zheng has changed his name to him. With him as the General of the Central Army, if the Northwest Army is now angry and wants to clear Song Wensong, Song Wensong may have pulled the tiger skin as a banner and turned to the court. In that way, the disputes within the northwest will become disputes between the court and the local government, and the situation in the northwest will be in danger.

Therefore, Song Wenjie and Song Wenhua did not dare to act rashly at all. They could only watch so many counties captured by Song Wensong, and Song Wensong's territory soared, which meant that he could collect more taxes and have more food in the future. Next, he could buy more military and horse weapons. The division of the Song family became increasingly obvious.

In Yumu County, in the camp, Song Wensong pulled Lu Zheng and his brothers to drink together. After drinking for a while, Song Wensong said: "Second brother, you have been granted military positions in civil servants and military positions, which has been rare throughout history. You are the first one since the founding of the Great Kang Dynasty!

You are now the General of the Left Army of the Northwest Army. You and I have all the troops in this camp. Brother, I have to plan and occupy five counties. Now I finally gain a foothold..."

He paused and said, "But, if you really leave in the future, can I still keep these things? So, second brother, you and brother have an agreement today. You will stay in the northwest for another three years. Within three years, you and my brother will work together to take the northwest. At that time, even Dai Gao will not dare to provoke us easily. Second brother, what else do you have to worry about?"

Lu Zheng laughed and said, "Brother, you are drunk. I am the official in the court and should obey the sage. This is the duty of our ministers."

"Bad! I, Song Wensong, don't believe in life, no one's life is useless! I have wanted to be a good boy since I was a child, but what's the use? I was still sent to the border army. I almost died the first time I went to the battlefield. If the brothers beside me hadn't sacrificed their lives to save me, I would have died long ago!

Later I swear that I must use military merits to gain a future for myself. Therefore, I worked hard to improve my martial arts, fought to the death, and rolled in the sea of ​​corpses and blood countless times before I climbed to the position of General Zuo step by step.

Hehe, you saw that when you arrived at this position, I became a thorn in other people's eyes and a thorn in the flesh. I always want to get rid of me and get out of here. Fortunately, I met a noble man, my noble man is you, my second brother!

It was your second brother who taught me that you can’t be a good child. You will die and die for thousands of years. You will sacrifice your life. What is the father, son, king and minister who are working hard to use the knife in your hand to kill a way out for yourself.

Now this road is opened, and there is no turning back. Second brother, if you teach me, you have to start and end well, and you can’t give up halfway!”

Lu Zheng was speechless. He knew the torment of Song Wensong very well. The things he did now can be said to be completely broken with the Lu family. Now that things have come to this point, he and his two brothers have absolutely no chance of getting good.

It’s okay for brother Xiao Qiang to fall, but in the end he will have to face Song Naifeng. He wants to dominate the northwest. Song Naifeng is a hurdle that he can’t get around. How can he overcome this hurdle?

All these things have an beginning. Song Wensong attacked Qiaotan and killed Cheng Juhu was the beginning of everything. This beginning was because of Lu Zheng's instigation.

Lu Zheng opened Panlola's box, and Song Wensong embarked on this road of no return. This man with the potential of a hero has not yet become a real hero. He still has fear in his heart...

Lu Zheng and Song Wensong drank a few more glasses of wine, and Song Wensong became even more excited. Today, he howled and cried in the central army tent, which made the subordinates of thousands of households look at each other. Lu Zheng quickly winked everyone, and everyone retreated one after another, and only Lu Zheng was left in the tent with Song Wensong.

Song Wensong cried for a while, and his emotions seemed to be released. He pestered Lu Zheng again, making Lu Zheng stay in the northwest for another three years. Lu Zheng couldn't help thinking in his heart, could he hear some rumors?

As soon as he thought about this, Lu Zheng felt a little uneasy. He had been in the northwest for two years, and it was really miserable, especially in Yumu County, where he almost lost his life. If he had a choice, he really didn't want to stay in this ghost place for another day.

After all, he is from the south, and more importantly, he is thinking about the beautiful and beautiful person in the capital! If it were not forbidden, how could he be willing to stay in the northwest?

As for Song Wensong's retention, he felt a clear idea. Although Song Wensong now occupies a certain territory, his number of major generals under his command is still at a disadvantage.

Another more important point is that Lu Zheng has built up the trade routes in the northwest in Yumu, and can provide him with money continuously. Once Lu Zheng leaves, can Song Wensong still get such help?

"Brother, we have been thinking about this matter over a long period of time. At present, the first thing we must think about is the issue of taxes, money and grain in the five counties, the issue of recruiting soldiers in the five counties, and the most important point, that is, the attitude of the general!
Chapter completed!