In the inner room, He Bacheng rubbed his neck and cleared his throat vigorously.

His voice is still a little hoarse.

Everyone was sitting in front of the table, with various kinds of meats placed in front of them. They were not luxurious, but they were quite substantial.

Liu Taozi sat in the upper position, but the general He Bacheng sat on his left, but there was no displeasure on his face. Everyone was talking and laughing, cutting off pieces of meat with knives, and chewing slowly.

Speaking of which, this was the first time Liu Taozi hosted a banquet to entertain his minions.

Looking to the left and right, sitting on the left are He Bacheng, Yao Xiong, Kou Liu, Tu Xiyue, Po Duoluo Ku, Wang Dameng, Zhang Heizu and others.

On the right side are Tian Zili, Cui Gang, Chu Jiande, Zhang Chong, Wang Bushuang and others.

Among them, Wang Dameng, Zhang Heizu, etc. were all elders who followed Liu Taozi when he was in Cheng'an.

He Bacheng rubbed his throat, but Yao Xiong's big face suddenly came over.

"General, do you feel unwell?"

He Bacheng glanced at him silently. Considering Liu Taozi's face, he suppressed his complaints and nodded, "I don't know why my throat feels uncomfortable."

Yao Xiong secretly took out something wrapped in silk cloth, handed it to He Bacheng, and said, "Swallow it with water and it will cure your throat."

He Bacheng opened it and saw that it was a piece of hay that he couldn't name.

He nodded blankly, his expression suddenly becoming complicated.

He suddenly asked in a low voice: "Does General Liu have a bad habit of pinching people's throats?"

"What is the general saying?"

Liu Taozi suddenly asked, and He Bacheng straightened his body quickly and said with a smile: "No problem, no problem, just a casual chat with Commander Yao."

Tian Zili smiled, raised his wine cup, saluted the other party, and asked: "General, did you just come here not long ago?"

He Bacheng drank the wine and said with a wry smile: "Yes, I was originally in Youzhou, and I was transferred here just a month ago. It's very difficult here. There are no cities, they are all fortresses. I'm not afraid of this."

The weather is not afraid of fighting, but it is boring. Even if you want to hunt here, there is nowhere to go."

Tian Zili shook his head, "General, it seems that your uncle attaches great importance to you. It would be a good opportunity to come here now."

He Bacheng laughed. When Liu Taozi said this, he naturally understood why his uncle suddenly threw him in this place.

The Prime Minister wants military merit, and here, you can follow the Prime Minister to make meritorious deeds. This is an opportunity that countless people dream of. I have made countless meritorious deeds on weekdays, but it is nothing compared to following the Prime Minister to fight a battle. If

If you fight well, you can't say "Jian is in the emperor's heart" directly. If you want to be promoted and make a fortune, it is simply a matter of a word from the prime minister!

He Bacheng smiled sheepishly and patted his forehead, "Thankfully, I usually think of myself as smart, but this time I was also stupid."

"However, things here are indeed difficult to handle."

"Arrogant general, I have no military merit and only have the reputation of an uncle, but I can't make them surrender. There are more than a hundred forts, big and small, and no one is obedient. They don't obey me at all."

"Fortunately, He Laiqian here has some friendship with my uncle's family, so I went to find him. I am not a good money person, but he told me that if I want everyone to obey, I must have money and food in my hands."

"Here, all official positions, titles, and elders are empty. They will obey whoever has money and food."

"He said he has some small business. As long as I am willing to take care of it, he will use part of it to help me manage it so that I can master the forts in various places as soon as possible."

"As a result, the money and food were not delivered this month, which caused me to lose all face. I came here to ask questions, but I never thought about it."

He touched his nose awkwardly.

Liu Taozi said calmly: "How can we subdue the generals through bribery?"

He Bacheng let out a long sigh, "You don't know, these people are disobedient. As soon as I met them, a garrison commander blocked my way and asked me to give them money and food!"

"Can I tolerate them causing such chaos? I immediately sent people to capture the garrison commander. As a result, my official office was surrounded by them that day. They insisted on letting me go, otherwise they would take action. I didn't bow my head, and they broke in.

Entering my official residence, I had no choice but to abandon the official residence and escape. I only brought a few hundred soldiers with me, how could I defeat so many of them?"

"These people are simply lawless. They are not afraid of me at all. What can I do? Can I lead others to fight against my own people? Then my uncle must not skin me?"

"Ordinary soldiers don't dare to embarrass me and are a little afraid of me, but that's all. Although they don't embarrass me, they don't obey me either!!"

"I will send a letter to the temple to inform you of the situation here."

"The scout came back with a letter and scolded me, saying it was not the soldiers' fault but my incompetence. He also said that next time, he would put me in a prison car and send me to Yecheng for disposal."

He Bacheng's face was full of pain, "I am also a Chinese, and I have also been in the frontier fortress, but the Xianbei people here are really fucking barbarians! They have no law and no discipline. They usually guard the city.

If the fortress is not in harmony, they will start a private war, and if they don’t have money or food, they will plunder the surrounding towns!"

"They say they are the world's elite, but I think they are just a group of bandits with horses and armor!"

Tu Xiyue's face was extremely ugly. He suddenly stood up and saluted Liu Taozi, "General, I have something to do at home. I'll come back to see the general tomorrow!!"

He Bacheng was stunned, but Liu Taozi waved her hand, "Sit down."

Tu Xiyue sat down again helplessly.

Liu Taozi said slowly: "The nobles are sitting in Jinyang and other big cities, eating and drinking, and enjoying themselves very much. However, the knights who followed them to fight are left here, with insufficient food distribution, and there are many people at all levels."

An officer is cheating and humiliating. But he has to do the most dangerous job. He shouldn't be so humiliated."

"However, it is true that military discipline is lax and should be severely punished."

He Bacheng nodded, "Yes, yes, I just said the wrong thing."

He looked at Tu Xiyue and said, "Your Excellency, please don't mind."

Liu Taozi looked at He Bacheng and said, "General, you must reorganize the forts as soon as possible. Before the Prime Minister arrives, you must at least suppress these inappropriate trends. Otherwise, the day the Prime Minister arrives, it will be a disaster for the General.

It’s not a blessing, it’s a disaster.”

He Bacheng frowned.

Of course he also understands this truth. Now his uncle asked him to come here to follow the Prime Minister to do military exploits and show his face to the Prime Minister. But if he screws up and the Prime Minister wants to kill him, his uncle will probably kill him.

If you send him over to kill him, you have to do it yourself if you can't guarantee it.

He really knew his uncle very well.

Looking at He Bacheng with a sad face, Tian Zili said softly: "General, there is no need to worry."

"General, what do you think of this Wuchuan soldier doing to my general?"

He Bacheng was stunned, "I'm quite obedient."

"If my general can assist you, maybe he can manage the garrison towns properly?"

He Bacheng looked at Liu Taozi, "Brother Liu!"

He stood up and said, "If Brother Liu can help me this time, I will definitely repay you in the future! I am willing to be worthy of Mr. Liu as A Gan."

"General, you don't have to be like this. Just sit down."

He Bacheng sat back down.

"I don't think the general will return to his official office. He will stay in Wuchuan and set up a temporary new official office here."

"The two of us, working together, may be able to control all unhealthy tendencies so that we can welcome the Prime Minister."

He Bacheng hesitated, "But this is not in line with the temple's rules."

"Since I came here, I forgot about the rules of the temple. People here don't talk about the rules of the temple very much. The Prime Minister is not a stubborn person. All he wants is results. As for what method he uses, it can't be violated.

He doesn't care much about violating temple rules."

"If the general still feels afraid, he can write a letter and tell him that he was instigated by me."

He Bacheng shook his head, "How can it be like this? How can it be like this? Brother Liu has said so, how can I still retreat?!"

His expression also became resolute, "From today on, I will stay here. However, Brother Liu, we have to start working as soon as possible. When I asked my uncle about the reason, he once said that he would know the reason within half a year.

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"I think the Prime Minister will come here in less than half a year. If it doesn't happen by then, it won't be possible."

Liu Taozi did not speak, but Tian Zili laughed, "General, don't worry!"

"My general has always been benevolent, kind and very popular. He has been here for less than ten days and he has already won the loyalty of the soldiers in the garrison!"

"Half a year? Three months is enough!!"

Seeing Tian Zili's confident look, He Bacheng breathed a sigh of relief and felt a lot more at ease.

"good!!"

"Everyone get up!"

"From now on, we will work here!"

He Bacheng helped up the deputies in front of him and said: "Go and tell the soldiers so that they can also be prepared. Well, don't worry about what happened before."

The deputies looked at each other in confusion, at He Bacheng and then at Liu Taozi.

"General, are you?"

"Don't think too much! I was never held hostage! General Liu is one of our own. When you see him in the future, you will treat him as if you were seeing me!! Do you understand?!"

Several deputies hurriedly saluted and said yes.

Only then did He Bacheng look at Liu Taozi.
To be continued...