First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

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Seeing Huang Baokai's positive attitude, Captain Zhang felt relieved.

He was originally the captain of the Wei Feng Guard and was ordered to come to Jiaozhou. Gao Chong knew the principle of "using barbarians to control barbarians". If he wanted to wipe out the barbarians in the southwest, he would definitely need the support of the wealthy families from all over Jiaozhou.

So Gao Chong ordered Wei Fengwei to come to Jiaozhou and find suitable candidates through Li Shou. Li Shou immediately thought of the Huang family of Huanzhou.

First of all, the Huang family are not native Liao people, but Han people who moved south to avoid chaos during the Wei and Jin Dynasties. Their ancestral home is in the Jingchu area. According to the Huang family in Huanzhou, they are from the famous Huang family in Jiangxia. After the Five Husties in the Central Plains, they moved south To escape the war, he fled all the way to settle in Huanzhou. Of course, this was most likely a sign of a wealthy family.

But this is not important, as long as the Huang family loves the Central Plains, as long as the Huang family recognizes that they are Han people and recognizes the Tang Dynasty, then they can become the person in charge of the Tang Dynasty in Huanzhou.

At this time, Sima Li Azhong also helped, "Zhang Xiaowei doesn't know something. The Huang family has always been friendly and admires Wang Hua very much. He will definitely cooperate with you actively to complete the orders of the general envoy."

As he spoke, he winked at Huang Baokai. Huang Baokai was also smart. He immediately stood up and solemnly expressed his position, "Huang Baokai and the Huang family of Huanzhou are willing to serve the envoy of Jinglue without any hesitation."

Zhang Xiaowei nodded and smiled, "Very good. If the Huang family is determined to serve the imperial court, the imperial court will definitely reward him greatly."

"Yes, yes, I will never let down the court's expectations." Li Azhong glanced at Huang Baokai and nodded hurriedly.

Zhang Xiaowei took a deep look at Li Azhong, with satisfaction in his eyes, and then said bluntly: "The Minister of Economic Affairs intends to ask the imperial court to appoint the governor of Huanzhou. Is the Huang family confident in taking on this important task?"

Huang Baokai was completely stunned, and then he reacted with excitement, "Yes, I am absolutely confident that I will never let down the court's kindness."

Li Azhong, who was on the right, heard this and his face was full of envy, "This is the governor of Mu Shou. The head of the Huang family is really good luck."

Huang Baokai grinned widely and kept showing his loyalty.

Lieutenant Zhang raised his hand slightly, and then said: "But the Huang family leader must also contribute to the country."

"Natural, this is natural," Huang Baokai immediately patted his chest and assured, "Huang has money to give, people to people, there is no ambiguity."

For example, Huang Baokai is just a Liao chieftain in this barbaric land. Although he has some wealth, every time he goes to Jiaozhou and Lingnan, he is still inferior to others. People in Lingnan are mostly called Shengliao, which makes Huang Baokai feel extremely humiliated.

The Huang family of Huanzhou comes from the Huang family of Jiangxia, a well-known family. However, they ended up living in this barbaric land and intermarried with the local Liao people. Even though they have become the same as the local Liao people for hundreds of years, the Huang family always thinks that they are They are Han people from the Central Plains.

When he approached Li Shou, the governor of Jiaozhou, Huang Baokai flattered him and only asked Li Shou to give him an official position. However, Li Shou was content with enjoying himself. Li Shou was unwilling to do anything for him in Huanzhou, a place that was only a foreigner in name only.

Now that he finally has the opportunity to transcend social strata and become an official, one can imagine Huang Baokai's excitement.

"Good, very good." Lieutenant Zhang was very satisfied and said directly: "The Huang Family Master's thoughts will be truthfully reported to the envoy and the sage."

"Thank you, thank you, what?" Huang Bao thanked him hurriedly, then suddenly realized, "Sage, saint? Huang Bao has a humble name, can he go to heaven to hear it?"

Li Azhong carefully looked at Captain Zhang to see who he was. He immediately understood what Li Azhong meant and just nodded slightly. Li Azhong suddenly understood, coughed, and said solemnly: "Master Huang, may I hear about Wei Feng Wei?"

Huang Baokai shook his head blankly, "Among the sixteen guards passed down from the previous dynasty, I have never heard of a Wei Feng Guard."

Li Azhong staggered, his face darkened, and he said directly: "It's normal that you don't know. After all, Huanzhou has not reported to the residence. You will know later that Wei Fengwei is the emperor's personal army. He directly controls the attendants, patrols and arrests. right".

After saying that, seeing Huang Baokai blinking his eyes and feeling a little confused, Li Azhong felt helpless and said bluntly: "Let me tell you this, I am the Sima of Jiaozhou, ranking from the fifth rank. If I commit a crime, the Wei Feng Guards can kill me directly."

Huang Baokai finally understood such straightforward words and looked at Colonel Zhang with fear. He finally understood why Li Azhong was so in awe of Colonel Zhang. This unknown Wei Feng Guard was so awesome.

"General Zhang, you are a vulgar man. I don't know that you have a noble status. Don't blame me for offending you." Huang Baokai said with a trembling hand.

"If you are not a general, just call me Zhang Xiaowei." Zhang Xiaowei directly waved his hand and said: "No time is wasted. According to the wishes of the general, the Huang family leader needs to fully cooperate with Jiaozhou to provoke the southwest barbarians. Disputes, can you possibly do it to prevent Zhenla from annexing Funan and Linyi?"

"Stop the Zhenla Kingdom?" Huang Baokai was shocked again, "The Zhenla Kingdom has strong soldiers and horses, and the Huang family is just a local chieftain. How, how...".

Seeing Lieutenant Zhang's face darken, Li Azhong said hurriedly: "Didn't you hear the previous sentence? You are not the only Huang family who is cooperating with Jiaozhou. Li Daliang, the new governor of Jiaozhou, is a famous general in our dynasty. If there is an officer to strategize, how can you?" Are you afraid?"

When Huang Baokai reacted, he also slapped his head, "What Li Sima said is that I am confused, confused."

"Don't worry, Lieutenant Zhang, Huang will fully cooperate and never delay the important events of the court," Huang Baokai immediately expressed his position.

Captain Zhang was very satisfied and immediately handed Gao Chong's letter to Huang Baokai and stood up to leave.

Huang Baokai was startled and hurriedly persuaded him to stay, "It's hard for Captain Zhang to come here once. Why don't you have a glass of water and wine before leaving? I'll also prepare a small gift. I hope the Captain won't dislike it. Li Sima, too. It's not too late to rest for a day before leaving." Ah”.

Li Azhong's face turned dark when he heard this and looked at Captain Zhang.

Lieutenant Zhang just waved his hand and said in a deep voice: "Weifeng Guards are running errands, and they don't take any needles or threads, so these are not required. The Huang Family Master will burn the letter written by the envoy after reading it, and then make full preparations to go. When the new governor arrives, he will contact you."

Huang Baokai had no choice but to bow and accept his promise, and respectfully sent Zhang Xiaowei and others away.

Then I returned to the study and opened the envelope eagerly. After reading it, my whole body was trembling and my face turned red with excitement.

"Brother, brother, why did the noble man leave?" The second brother Huang Baolai hurriedly rushed in, "And Li Sima, why didn't you rest for the night before leaving? Huh? Whose letter is this?"

When Huang Baolai saw the exquisite letter, he wanted to grab it and said, "Stop it." Huang Baokai pulled it over, found the fire fold, and burned it.

"Erlang, I'm getting rich, my Huang family is going to get rich, hahaha." After burning the letter, Huang Baokai could no longer hold back his joy, holding Huang Baolai's shoulders with both hands and looking up to the sky, laughing.

Nowadays, you must wear a mask when going out. Winter flu is no joke. It is more serious than a common cold. More than half of the people in the company have been infected. It is so scary.