Chapter 100 Wang Gui

The Xixia army was only 40,000 to 50,000, which was only half of the imperial guards in Bianliang City now! The Song Dynasty now had 400,000 imperial guards in the country, and the wing soldiers and the rural soldiers were several times the base.

The Western Xia and the Song Dynasty have been peaceful for about 30 years. Although it cannot be said that there is no war, these wars are all worth more than 1,000 people, and there are no ones participating in the war. This naturally made the old master in the court underestimate the combat effectiveness of the Western Xia, believing that the Western Xia is at most similar to the imperial guards of the Song Dynasty.

In the eyes of these old masters, there is a small Xixia and a small small land. It would be fine if the great heavenly heaven does not care. If you dare to rebel, it would be a life of seeking death.

In the imperial court, the literati and officials who were exposed to the most information all had this idea. The people with slow information circulation in the lower class could imagine what they thought! Maybe in the eyes of some people, Xixia is now a group of primitive people holding stones as weapons.

Because of this, even if Zhao Qian tells the facts, he will not be believed by others. Some things are like this and they always have to be sent, so others will believe them. Therefore, Zhao Qian did not tell Gongsun Xuanxu about this matter. He had to go through a lot of explanations after he told him, and it might not necessarily make the other party believe it. Zhao Qian was naturally too lazy to say this.

What Zhao Jin is thinking now is that he just hopes that Li Yuanhao will not let himself wait too long and rebel as soon as possible!

Although Zhao Qian is young, no one likes to lie dormant. If he could reach the peak as soon as possible, would anyone be unhappy?

I kept thinking about it in my heart, even though Zhao Feng got on the carriage, he didn't say where to go.

After a long time, Zhao Qin still stopped talking. Zhao Yingwu couldn't help but sit down and asked in a low voice: "Prince, where are we going now?"

"Ah!" His ears were pretty good. After hearing Zhao Yingwu's question, Zhao Qian was stunned for a moment, and then he came to his senses. He scratched his head awkwardly and said, "Awu asked you to wait for a long time. There is nothing else to do. Go back to the royal palace to practice martial arts!"

"Your Majesty, you are polite!" Zhao Yingwu said modestly, and then drove the carriage happily with a cheerful voice. On the road, the two of them said nothing for a long time and hesitated. Zhao Yingwu couldn't help asking, "Your Majesty, I want to recommend someone to you! I don't know if it's OK?"

Zhao Yingwu was immediately curious. Zhao Yingwu actually recommended someone to him? The first thing Zhao Yingwu thought of was that Zhao Yingwu wanted to recommend a certain royal family member. Maybe he was really talented, maybe that guy was very kind to Zhao Yingwu, which made Zhao Yingwu unable to refuse. No matter which one, it aroused Zhao Yingwu's curiosity. "Tell me!"

"Wang Gui, a native of Kaifeng!" Zhao Ying said with respect in Wuyu.

"Kaifeng people? Are you sure they are powerful generals, not literary people?" It was not that Zhao Qian underestimated Kaifeng people. Strictly speaking, he was also a Kaifeng person. It is because of Kaifeng's environment that it is difficult for Kaifeng to produce powerful generals.

Even people who are not very familiar with history know two characteristics of the Song Dynasty: wealth, and respect for literature and less military. As the capital of a country, Bianliang City is naturally rich and has developed business. People who know a little about the history of the Song Dynasty know this.

In such an environment, it is difficult to cultivate brave people. There is a saying that ignorant people are fearless. When these people become rich, they are willing to join the army. Especially when the soldiers of the Song Dynasty have low status, they have to tattoo their faces when they are in the army, which is very insulting. As the saying goes: A good man does not join the army, and a good iron does not make nails. This is from the Song Dynasty.

(Note: Some people also say this saying comes from the Tang Dynasty. Because of the plot, they think it comes from the Song Dynasty.)

The prosperous business has also kept the number of hawkers in Bianliang City high. These hawkers are born to cherish their lives when doing big things, and forget their righteousness when seeing small profits. Among the nobles, only a few of them are a little capable, and most of them have long been fascinated by the prosperity of Bianliang City.

Even those who have achieved success are not pure Kaifeng people, and their birthplace is not Kaifeng.

Zhao Yingwu and Zhao Jin were very good at playing since childhood, so they naturally knew Zhao Jin's senses towards Kaifeng people and explained: "Prince, this person is extraordinary. Although Wang Gui is from Kaifeng, he does not have the aura of Kaifeng people. Instead, he is very skilled in martial arts, good at riding and shooting, and has great power. He can use weapons such as iron pestles, iron whips, etc. without any difficulty!"

Zhao Qian became interested. This guy didn't know anything else, but he seemed to be very strong! The iron pestle and the iron whip were much heavier than the standard waist knife commonly used by the Song army. A waist knife was only ten taels per pound (Song's, 16 taels per pound). An iron pestle was about thirteen or fourteen pounds, while an iron whip was less than ten pounds!

Not to mention that the weight has increased ten times, this thing is used on the battlefield. In other words, being able to wave him for two or three times is nothing, but he must be able to wave him for a while, otherwise he would just make a joke about his life. People without any confidence would not dare to practice such weapons like this.

Zhao Qian asked, "Where is this Wang Gui? I will meet him!"

Seeing that Zhao Yingwu was interested, Zhao Yingwu was even happier and said hurriedly: "Reply to the prince! Wang Ge'er is now the first guard in the palace front department. Calculate the time... Well, he should be on duty in the palace now!"

This general, Yu Hou, is also known as Yu Hou. One hundred people have a capital. One capital has a commander, deputy commander and general Yu Hou, who is considered a small official. However, Zhao Chen is somewhat satisfied that Wang Gui is in the first squad.

The first squad was specifically responsible for the guards of Song Renzong. Perhaps a considerable number of them were from good origins, but most of them, as emperor entourages, had the best martial arts and power of war among the imperial guards. In this matter, the boss of the Third Yamen did not dare to delay any delay.

Zhao Qian changed his mind and said, "Although it was a little hasty to go to the palace like this, I think there is no problem! Awu changed his way and went to the palace!"

"Okay!" Zhao Yingwu was very happy when he saw Zhao Jin accepting his recommendation. He shouted, and the carriage changed direction and headed towards Donghua Gate, which was closest to the palace gate.

When Zhao Jin met Song Renzong, it was already an hour later. It was not because Song Renzong asked Zhao Jin to wait for a long time. It was really that the palace was too tricky. After entering the palace, unless there was a special order, he could only walk, even if Zhao Jin was the prince. Zhao Jin entered the palace from Donghua Gate. He had to go to the Wende Hall where Song Renzong handled political affairs. It almost ran through the entire palace from east to west. This speed could be fast. PS: The collection has been falling, and it was very disappointing. In addition, the transfer of classes today was only able to be updated. Although the collection was not very good, the reward support from the book friend "jiang1one" was like the flames in the dark, warming Mu Mu's heart. To fight for the third update tomorrow! Even if it was not able to be updated in three times, five thousand words were indispensable!
Chapter completed!