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Chapter 1475 Conquering the Empire (21)

What's even more outrageous is that the post of military governor who had disappeared for hundreds of years was actually awarded again, and at first he was concurrently the military governor of two provinces.

Although it is the era of warlord separatism and status is not particularly important, the position of the governor of these two provinces is still very shocking!

However, I don't know if it was Zhao Hu's intentional cooperation or something. After the news spread, just when everyone was still suspicious, Zhao Hu quickly changed into the general's military uniform that was urgently made, and naturally hung it on his shoulders. Received the gleaming rank of major general.

At the same time, the military flag with Colonel Zhao Hu's name written on it flying high above the mansion was replaced with a legion flag with the number of "Empire No. 20 Legion".

It was the first time that a plaque was hung outside the mansion. The three big golden characters of "Governor's Mansion" are enough for anyone who can read to understand the identity of the mansion owner at a glance.

As soon as these three things came out, the people in Zhao Hujun's territory immediately understood that the news turned out to be true.

Almost in an instant, all the members of Shangsanmin cheered, Mr. Zhao Hu became the warlord, so wouldn't the subordinates of the warlord himself be promoted to a higher level!

As a result, under the leadership of the local Shangmin warriors, they began to celebrate one after another, and the lower Sanmin, who had benefited from the celebration, couldn't help cheering.

They began to hope that after Lord Overseer expanded his territory, they would be able to get rid of their identities, especially since most of the members were slaves of military origin, and they were looking forward to a new round of recruitment.

Unlike the happy scene under Zhao Hu's command, all the surrounding warlords were taken aback.

However, after they panicked for a while, they took it for granted, as one of the warlords said: "So what about the warlord? I still call myself the generalissimo, and I want me to obey orders, fine, as long as I can get my army Extinct, snatched Lao Tzu's territory, and said that Lao Tzu is what he is, definitely more grandson than grandson!

But if you can't do it, then don't put on the prestige of a warlord!Do you really think it was the time when the empire was strong?Now is the age of warlords!As long as you have soldiers, you can get what you want!Who is afraid of whom!
"If Zhao Hu dares to come, one can't beat it, and two can't beat it. If two can't beat it, can we all unite and beat it?"

After these words came out, the warlords immediately returned to their usual haughty demeanor. That's right, this is the era of warlords, and those who have soldiers are kings!What about your Overseer?If you can't kill me, I'll pretend you haven't arrived!

If you, Zhao Hu, dare to provoke my territory, I will immediately unite with all the warlords to destroy you, the warlord!
Of course, Zhao Hu's army is still full of fighting power. If everyone is safe and sound, I will not provoke Zhao Hu.After all, I am a gentleman.

So under such a state of mind, the warlords sang and danced as they did, and searched for the people's anointing, pulled young men, and snatched beautiful women if they had nothing to do.If you're bored, then compete with the surrounding warlords, gain some land if you win, and lose some land if you lose, as long as you don't hurt your muscles and bones.

As for that warlord?Just imagine a warlord who calls himself the Warlord appears in the seaside province.

Although the warlords think so, the people below don't think so.

Ordinary ordinary people listen to whoever is powerful, but no matter what, their ancestors have lived under the rule of the empire for nearly a thousand years. Although the authority of the empire has been weakened, it still exists deep in their hearts. of.

After confirming that the news that Zhao Hu was appointed as the military governor by the imperial capital was true, the people vaguely believed that Zhao Hu was the head of the province, and those warlords were all rebels who disobeyed the head.

Ordinary people have this idea, and those great sages who are rich in knowledge, high in morality, or are loyal to the empire, so they don't want to work for the warlords who rebel and thieves, and thus hide in the mountains are of course even more so.

After these great sages got the news, most of them were moved in their hearts, and they had the idea of ​​going down the mountain to help the warlord restore the stability of the province.

Of course, there were only a few great sages who immediately went to seek refuge with Zhao Hu, and most of the rest were waiting and watching.Some are afraid that Zhao Hu is actually a warlord in essence, while others are afraid that Zhao Hu will be deceitful. Anyway, most of the sages are still watching the limelight.

Governor's Mansion of the Coastal Province.

The young governor said eagerly: "Father, this Zhao Hu was actually appointed as the governor of Haibin and Haiquan provinces, so does he still want your governorship?"

The governor still shook his head slowly and said: "Of course I won't ask for it, if you really think about it, my governor is not as big as his warlord.

"Hehe, I didn't expect the imperial capital to give such a reward. It's just that if Zhao Hu is favored by the heavens and really occupies the two provinces, and uses this to turn the guest into the main, I wonder if the imperial capital will regret this decision?"

"Hey, Father thinks highly of Zhao Hu, doesn't he? It's simply impossible to turn against the imperial capital." The young governor thought helplessly.

Although he had other thoughts in his heart, the young governor asked worriedly: "My lord, the fleet has already berthed at the pier. Are we going to leave as planned or what?"

"Cancel the plan to contact Zhao Hu, and the rest will proceed as planned." The Governor patted the handrail and said.

"Uh, then your position as governor..." the young governor said hesitantly.

"Oh, I just took this position myself, so it should disappear." The governor smiled.

The young governor sighed and lowered his head to express his understanding.

A few days later, under the escort of his personal guards, the governor took his family members to the countryside to relax. What is admirable is that the governor inspected the treasury for a while before leaving the city in a leisurely manner.

However, after this distraction, no one came back until it was dark, and the officials in the provincial capital sent people to investigate, but there was no result. When they found the Governor's Mansion, they were shocked to find that there were only servants in the entire Governor's Mansion.

Not to mention the governor's family, even the stewards who had a close relationship with the governor disappeared.

And after everyone turned the Governor's Mansion upside down in disregard of etiquette, they were very disappointed to find that in the entire Governor's Mansion, apart from household items such as furniture and clothing, only a few copper plates left in the corner were found, and other valuable things All gone.

And some clever officials immediately ran to the vault, opened it, and couldn't help gnashing their teeth and cursing.

Because the entire treasury has been thoroughly cleaned to be spotless, not to mention coins, not even a single hair can be seen in the huge space!
The governor is gone!

This was the first thought that popped up in everyone's mind after they got nothing, and the next thing that popped up was: who will succeed the governor?

As soon as the second thought came out, the officials with some status began to think frantically.

However, the plan always failed to keep up with the changes. Just as they were about to recruit people and find opponents, a document from the governor to the whole world suddenly came from the pier.

The content is very simple, that is, the governor thinks that his position is self-claimed and violates the laws of the empire, but because of the responsibility of guarding the land, he has to reluctantly support it.Now that the imperial capital has appointed a warlord, he can finally relieve himself of the burden of guarding the land and return to his hometown to retire.

After some words of putting gold on his face, the Governor-General then said that, as a subject of the empire, since he has laid down his responsibilities and retired, he should unconditionally hand over the army and territory under his command to the Overseer.

Anyway, the meaning behind it is, the law and order problem on the original site, the salary problem of the army under his command, and other messy things, don't look for him in the future, because he has quit and returned to his hometown Pension gone.

If you want to find it, please go to the nominal boss of the seaside province - Governor Zhao Hu.

It is estimated that the governor had made arrangements earlier, and the document was spread across the entire pier in an instant, and then quickly spread throughout the coastal province, making it impossible for the officials in the provincial capital to block the news.

After getting the news, everyone was stunned for a while. The original head of the security division was really willing to leave, but why did he give the army and the territory to Zhao Hu? !

The warlords around the provincial capital were even more hopping.Damn it, I'm near the provincial capital, why didn't you give it to me!Now that I want to grab the territory but I'm afraid that other people will take the opportunity to attack from behind, so if I knew it, I would have been prepared!

As for the governor's [-] soldiers, after receiving the news, they were silent for a while in disbelief, and then the officers yelled at them, thinking that the governor was no longer worthy of allegiance, and they abandoned their loyal subordinates for no reason!

Since you are not loyal to the governor, you don't have to obey the governor's last order, so let yourself obey yourself. I have been waiting for this opportunity for a long time!

Because of the loss of the governor, the biggest boss, the ambitions of the officers and officers immediately exploded.

In almost an instant, one hundred thousand governor soldiers split into hundreds of warlord forces of different sizes on the spot, and these super small warlords immediately launched a warlord annexation war.

As a result, the provincial capital, which has always been stable and prosperous, was immediately covered by the flames of war. When the surrounding warlords saw this scene, they all suppressed their eagerness to move, gloated at the sidelines, and began to fantasize about being a fisherman. happy scene.

After the news announced by the governor spread to Zhao Hu's territory, the people and low-level officials were all overjoyed, but Zhao Hu's senior officials did not respond.

"My lord, my subordinates always feel a little pity, knowing that the governor intends to abandon the territory and the army to become a rich man, as long as we send people to take over, the territory and soldiers can expand several times in an instant." Zhou Wen said with a frown.

(End of this chapter)