A familiar tinkling sound came to his ears, and just as Xiao Cheng raised his head, a familiar figure jumped in from outside the house.

Wei Wu.

Wei Wu has a pair of iron feet.

"I've met the young master!" Wei Wu knelt down on one knee and saluted Xiao Cheng excitedly.

Wei Wu is now the number one general under Cen Zhong. The three thousand soldiers and horses under his command are the most important bargaining chip for Cen Zhong to gain a foothold on the West Road of Guangnan. It can be said that the iron-footed general will make the entire west of Guangnan fall if he stamps his feet now.

What a trembling person.

Xiao Cheng laughed and walked over, helped Wei Wu up, and said: "Get up quickly, what does it look like? You are now a fifth-grade commanding general, and you may have to be promoted to a higher level next. I can be the gift of this gift."

I’m sorry!”

"Even if the general becomes a captain of the horizontal class one day, the young master is still Wei Wu's young master!" Wei Wu stood up and said seriously: "If it weren't for you, young master, Wei Wu would still be begging for food, and how would he be where he is today?"

glory!"

"This is your own creation, I just gave it a gentle push," Xiao Cheng shook his head.

Wei Wu was a frontier soldier in Hebei Province and fought under Xiao Ding. Later, because he was seriously injured, lost his legs, and had no relatives, Xiao Ding sent him to the Xiao Mansion in Bianliang. The original intention was to let Wei Wu

The Xiao Mansion raised this frontier soldier with great military exploits and gave him a bowl of food so that he would not be homeless.

What losing his legs means to a warrior is a loss that cannot be understood by those who are not involved in the game. At first, Wei Wu completely lost interest in his future life, and once appeared

The tendency to break jars and break them.

It was at this time that Xiao Cheng appeared.

At this time, Xiao Cheng had integrated Tiangong Iron Art.

He took him there, and then Xiao Cheng designed it himself, and Old Hantou and his son built it with their own hands. It took more than a year, and after countless failures, they finally made a pair of iron feet for Wei Wu.

Then comes the long practice.

Every time Wei Wu wanted to give up, Xiao Cheng forcefully pulled him back.

During that period, Xiao Cheng scolded and even beat him.

Hard work paid off, and Wei Wu followed suit. From a cripple who had lost his legs, he became the most effective guard general in the Xiao Mansion.

His archery skills are famous even in Bianliang where there are many talented people.

And now, Wei Wu has become a fifth-grade commanding general.

Although this official was obtained from the imperial court by Cen Zhong on behalf of Wei Wu, without Xiao Cheng, how could Wei Wu be where he is today?

He followed Cen Zhong to Guangnan West Road with a thousand people. In less than a year, these thousand people grew to 3,000.

This is because Wei Wu adhered to Xiao Cheng's philosophy of having more troops than too many.

Of course, this was also because Cen Zhong was not able to raise more soldiers and horses at that time. The army was a bottomless pit that consumed money. The initial expenses were paid by the Qianzhou Business Federation.

It wasn't until Cen Zhong had established a firm foothold that he became much more comfortable in terms of funding.

Of course, compared with the thousand warriors brought by Han Yu, the current army on Guangnan West Road is like a beggar.

This time Wei Wu came here specifically to take over the Qingyuan Army.

There are still more than 1,500 people left in the Qingyuan Army of nearly 3,000 people. The rest are either killed or injured on the battlefield, or they are Hu Mao's direct subordinates. Even if they are not dead, they will

Expelled from the army.

From now on, the Qingyuan Army will belong to Cen Zhong.

From Wei Wu's point of view, he would have to pick and choose again. It would be considered good if half of the Qingyuan Army of more than 1,500 people was left in the end.

What Cen Zhong and Wei Wu wanted was the establishment of the Qingyuan Army, so that the more than 3,000 people under their command could legitimately receive a salary from the imperial court, and they could openly and openly request weapons and supplies from the imperial court.

Although it is said that no one will have to rely on the imperial court for food in the future, no matter how small a mosquito's legs are, they are still meat. If they can scrape a little bit from the imperial court, they will naturally not let them go.

After making a cup of tea for Wei Wu, Xiao Cheng said: "In the future, don't be as disrespectful as you are now in front of outsiders. After all, you are now considered a member of Guangnan West Road and are no longer a general of my Xiao family."

Wei Wu held the cup with both hands, looked at Xiao Cheng and said with a smile: "Young master, are you afraid that Cen's provocation will make you feel uncomfortable?"

Xiao Cheng laughed: "Why don't you tell the truth when you see it, Wei Tiejiao, you are an official now, you want to be an official in the city!"

"In front of the young master, I am still the ignorant guy before!" Wei Wu took a sip of tea and said: "The envoy Cen Zhaozhao really pushed me for clothes and food, and I was also very

I am grateful to him and willing to serve him. But I can't forget my roots. If I, Wei Wu, are the kind of person who is ruthless and ruthless once he gains power, Commander Cen will probably be even more worried about me, right?"

"That's true! It seems like I'm worrying too much. You have seriously considered this issue." Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"I have indeed thought about it." Wei Wu nodded and said: "Sometimes I have thought about it. If the envoy Cen and the Young Master fall out in the future, then I will have no choice but to hang up my seal and run away in the dead of night.

I asked you to beg for a meal from me, sir. But later I heard that envoy Cen and you are already a family?"

"Elder brother has joined the Federation and is one of the four permanent members!" Xiao Cheng said with a smile.

"There's nothing to be embarrassed about now!" Wei Wu said with a smile.

"Wei Tiejiao, if nothing else happens, senior brother will probably become the pacifier of Guangnan West Road and truly control the entire Guangnan West Road. By then, he will definitely cultivate his own power. In this regard, you

You have to know it in your heart." Xiao Cheng said: "And you have to know how to do it!"

"Since we are all a family, and you are brothers with the envoy..." Wei Wu was a little confused.

"Brothers, let's settle the score!" Xiao Cheng stood up and patted Wei Wu on the shoulder: "Even if we are a family, there are differences after all. Strictly speaking, we are collaborators. Most of the time,

The interests are the same, but after all, there are times when there are differences.”

"Then I will definitely stand on Young Master's side!" Wei Wudao.

"Stand on the right side!" Xiao Cheng said: "Wei Wu, maybe you will become one of the most important generals in the alliance in the future. Maybe you will have the opportunity to be a horizontal class, a Taiwei, or to sit on one side, so

, you should have your own political demands. From the time you came to Guangnan West Road to lead the troops, you no longer belong to anyone, you are you. If you don't understand this, you won't be able to go far in the future.

.”

"I don't quite understand!"

"Keep these words in mind and slowly understand them!" Xiao Cheng said: "Read more in the future. If you really can't get into it, you can find a knowledgeable and trustworthy scholar to be your staff. From now on, you will have military power.

It’s getting bigger and bigger, and you need people like this to serve as your counselors.”

"Yes, Young Master!" Wei Wu said.

"You go down and do your work. It is not an easy task to complete the reorganization of the Qingyuan Army within ten days. You must be very busy. Don't come to my place specially if you have nothing to do!" Xiao Cheng waved his hand.

I’ll be very busy next time too!”

Listening to these words, Wei Wu also understood that the young master deliberately wanted to keep a distance from him.

"Sir, the officials are getting bigger and bigger, and their power is getting stronger and stronger. On the contrary, they are becoming more and more restricted. This is not interesting anymore!" Wei Wu was a little unhappy.

"This is life, full of variables. If life remains unchanged, wouldn't it be like a pool of stagnant water, and what's the point?" Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Because things are always changing, every time period has different experiences.

, is more exciting, isn’t it?”

"I always feel a bit boring!" Wei Wu's two iron feet unconsciously stepped on the ground, making a tinkling sound.

"Take your time, you will find that all this is actually quite interesting." Xiao Cheng said with a smile: "Don't forget to study. When I asked you to study in the Xiao Mansion, it seemed to kill you.

Do you think it’s useful to know now?”

"Young Master has always been strategizing and thinking far ahead, but for a person like me, I have always taken it one step at a time. But thanks to Master forcing me to read and write, I can barely use it now."

"Read more history books in the future. Don't just read them from playbooks. Those things are generally just for fun. If you really want to learn something from them, you'll be damned!"

Wei Wu laughed sheepishly.

"Since we're here, let's have a meal together today. I'm afraid we won't be able to see each other for a long time!" Xiao Cheng said.

"Young Master, didn't you say that you helped Cen Zhao with the Guangnan West Road incident and went to Dali to work together?" Wei Wu asked.

Xiao Cheng nodded: "That's true. However, if my prediction is correct, when the time comes, the one sent by Guangnan West Road to cooperate with us in cooking Dali will probably not be you. It must be someone else who was personally supported by the senior brother."

Only in this way can the general and you form a balanced situation on Guangnan West Road. In the future, you will probably be used by senior brother to suppress the local area, or there will be some Jiaozhi matters!"

"Are you trying to hold me down?" Wei Wu raised his eyebrows.

"Jiaozhi's matter is not a small matter. If it is done well, it will be a great achievement." Xiao Cheng said: "If you really have the ability, no one can hold you down, and you will shine wherever you go. Moreover, the senior brother has not yet got it.

There are other capable generals, so when the senior brother takes over the position of pacifier, the entire military power of Guangnan West Road will still fall into your hands. Okay, okay, you will slowly experience these things in the future.

Well, what you learn on paper is ultimately shallow, but you definitely know that you have to practice it. If you don’t experience it for yourself, you can’t truly understand what’s going on here. Eat, eat!”

"Then Wei Wu wants to have a few drinks with the young master! Once he's drunk, he'll stop."

"You're not going to do anything today?"

"It's not a big deal for one night!" Wei Wu said with a smile: "Young master, we have agreed in advance that if one day I am unhappy here, you have to take me in when I go back!"

Xiao Cheng laughed loudly: "I hope that after five or ten years, your original intention has not changed."

"Wei Wu's heart for the young master will never change in his lifetime!" Wei Wu said.

"Eat and drink!" Xiao Cheng said, "Never stop until you get drunk."

Cen Zhong slowly took a sip of wine and said: "Actually, I would rather drink the persimmon wine you brew here. It has a unique flavor. Compared with persimmon wine, this wine is not as interesting. I mean

It’s not the taste.”
To be continued...