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Chapter 828 Ancestral Skills

Wuyin (27) in May of the second year of Yuanyou.

Zhao Xu met Yang Ji, who had returned to Beijing to take up the post of the Capital Water Supervisor, in Chongzheng Hall.

This meeting was just a formality and purely ceremonial in nature.

So, they just had a brief chat and encouraged him to work hard in his post as the Water Conservancy Commissioner and to benefit the people, and that was it.

The next day was Yi Si (28).

Zhao Xie, the governor of Xihe and Lanhui Road, submitted a petition requesting to return to the court to report on his work, and his request was granted!
He also ordered Xiang Zonghui, who was in charge of the Border Defense Finance Office of Xihe and Lanhui Road, and Gao Gongji, who was in charge of the Border Defense Finance Office of Xihe and Lanhui Road, to return to the court to report on their work.

On the same day, an official decree was issued, agreeing to Aligu sending his crown prince to pay tribute to Bianliang.

The two forces that were also allowed to pay tribute to Bianliang naturally included Wen Xixin and Xiba Wen.

However, Wen Xixin said in a memorial that he was too old to endure the long journey, so he requested permission from the court to allow his successor, his nephew Wen Nezhiying, to enter the court on his behalf.

Zhao Xu naturally accepted the suggestion and readily agreed.

Speaking of which, Wen Xixin can be called the contemporary king of long standby time!

You should know that his father Wen Buqi died at the hands of Zuo Siluo in the third year of Mingdao in the Song Dynasty.

It was at this time that Wen Xixin was taken away from Miaochuan City by his retainers and tribesmen. After Zuo Siluo left Miaochuan, he was taken back to Miaochuan City by his retainers and tribesmen, and he has ruled Miaochuan ever since!
It has been fifty-five years since the third year of Mingdao!
During these fifty-five years, he outlasted three emperors of the Song Dynasty, three Wushu of the Western Xia Dynasty, and also survived the oppression of Zuosilu and his son Dongzhen.

This would obviously be impossible without some political skills and vision.

In Zhao Xu's previous life, he had made various arrangements even before he was killed by Aligu under extremely unfavorable circumstances.

Especially when it comes to choosing an heir, he is extremely rational.

This great chief, although he already had a son, excluded his blood relatives as his heir.

Instead, he chose his nephew Wen Nezhiying as his heir, who was more popular and had more support from both inside and outside Miaochuan.

Before his death, he began to delegate power to Wennezhiying and handed over his army and pastoral slaves to Wennezhiying.

This means that after Aligu tried every means to get rid of him, he has to face a younger and stronger opponent!
So, this is an old fox!
It was precisely because he knew this that Zhao Xu invested a huge amount of money!
In order to win over this old fox, they offered him policies and benefits, and even made Monk Zhiyuan say "I will be reincarnated in Miaochuan in the next life".

If Wen Xixin was not a fool, he would know that this was an olive branch given to him by Zhao Xu, and also a backup plan left for his descendants.

As long as he is not stupid, he will cooperate actively.

really!

This time, the old fox used the excuse of "old age and frailty" to send his successor Wen Nezhiying to the court.

This means that Zhao Xu will personally interview the successor he chooses.

At the same time, it was also to establish a stable relationship between Bian Jing and Miaochuan.

For this reason, the old fox even said in his memorial to Zhao Xu, "I have heard that there is a famous minister in the Han Dynasty named Wen Gong, whose name is Yanbo. He served four dynasties, was loyal and diligent in the king's affairs, and protected the country... I have also heard about it when I was in the border area... I have admired your name for a long time. Now if I am fortunate enough to be allowed by Your Majesty to enter the court, I will choose a famous horse for Wen Gong to present to him..."

Is this something a Tubo leader in Miaochuan City could say?
If Wen Yanbo, the old man, knew about this, he would probably feel like he was floating in the air.

and……

Considering the current momentum of the Bao family in Xizhou, will Wen Xixin be tempted?
If he also follows the example of the Bao family in the future and plays out the drama of "admiring the famous Song Dynasty official Wen Yanbo and begging for the surname Wen",

Should I agree or not?
It only took Zhao Xu one second to come up with the answer to this question!

Promise! You must promise!

As for the Wen family, what would they do if they suddenly found themselves in faraway Qinghai with hundreds of thousands of relatives?
Cold!

all will be good!
Believe in the wisdom of future generations!

……

Time flies and May is gone in a flash.

The city of Bianjing entered the hottest season of the year, and Zhao Xu also began his summer vacation.

Starting from the first day of June, the lectures in the Jiying Hall were suspended as usual.

Zhao Xu then began to have more time to do his own things.

But before that, he has to consolidate his base.

So, with the support of Empress Dowager Xiang, he announced that he would leave the palace to inspect Kaifeng Prefecture, the Military Equipment Bureau and the First Dragon Commander.

At the first stop, Zhao Xu chose the first dragon commander.

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The reason is very simple: the handle of the knife!
It can never be overemphasized!

Therefore, before setting off, Empress Dowager Xiang issued an edict, ordering Kaifeng Prefecture to buy 500 sheep, 100 pigs, and 2,000 kilograms of fresh fish in the market, and send them to the military camp of the First Dragon Commander as a reward for the soldiers before Zhao Xu's inspection.

Zhao Xu ordered Liu Weijian to prepare more than 4,000 Jiaozi notes with a face value of 20 guan as rewards during the inspection that day.

It just so happens that the current number of troops of the Dragon Master General is exactly this number!

In other words, every soldier could get a reward of twenty strings of cash on the day Zhao Xu inspected.

This is equivalent to three months' military pay for the First General of Yulong under normal circumstances (the First General of Yulong received the highest level of military pay, three strings of coins per month, and was also given rice, oil, salt, cloth, alum (distributed in summer) and other physical items. These things added up, almost six strings of coins per soldier per month).

Zhao Xu hoped that through such a generous reward, the soldiers of the Dragon Commander-in-Chief would still remember that when he went on an inspection tour, he received a big red envelope personally given to them by the government, even after three or five years!
The soldiers take money, so the officers can't just give money.

Therefore, before leaving, Zhao Xu ordered Qian Xie to write the edict.

Everyone!

All the officers of the First Dragon Commander!
Even if he is a low-level city leader!
All of them were promoted to the next level!
This kind of thing is something that the Zhao officials are born with the ability to do without being taught by others.

The skill of defeating Taizu and Taizong was passed down from generation to generation.

What is Yi Xin Hui?

Have you heard of the Ten Brothers of the Righteous Society of Emperor Taizu of the Song Dynasty?
Do you know how Taizong gathered his own team of brothers under the nose of Taizu?
Although, since the Zhen Temple, with the stability of the political situation and peace in the world, the Zhao officials no longer established close ties with the army, especially the grassroots of the army, as Taizu and Taizong did.

The entire country is heading towards a path of emphasizing culture over military power.

But, isn’t that because the world is at peace?

Now, the time has come for great strife, and it is time for the soldiers to work hard for the government.

Zhao Xu picked up the ancestral skills of his ancestors and became extremely proficient in them.

If he were given time, he could even develop deep personal bonds with those capable officers.

Use gratitude, benefits, and in-laws to tie them firmly to your chariot.

(End of this chapter)