Zhao Tai's words stunned several subordinates.

Seeing Xu Erzhu being kicked to the ground, several others quickly stood up, and the room fell into silence for an instant.

Zhao Tai glanced at everyone with majestic eyes, then took a seat at the main seat, "Are you all too distracted to take me seriously?"

Sun Li hurriedly smiled and said, "How could that be?"

"No?" Zhao Tai looked sternly, "I am now the deputy envoy of Xuanfu on the East and West Road of Shandong Province, and I know the affairs of Tengzhou and Pizhou!"

Sun Li reacted and quickly kicked Xu Erzhu, "Get up and salute your husband!"

Xu Erzhu had sobered up from the wine and got up from the ground.

"Old men of humble rank, please pay homage to your husband!" Everyone saluted Zhao Tai quickly, and then stood up cheerfully, not treating themselves as outsiders, "Congratulations to your husband on your promotion!"

Zhao Taike slapped the table and shouted: "Have I asked you to get up?"

Everyone thought that Zhao Tai just meant it, and besides, the brothers have already saluted you, so the matter is over, but they didn't expect that Zhao Tai would not forgive you.

Now the faces of several people looked ugly. Zhao Tai was merciless and used his official position to suppress them. They could only kneel down again with ugly faces.

After the last war between Mongolia and Jin, the Jin army suffered heavy losses. In order to cope with another Mongolian attack, the Jin court went around recruiting new soldiers and recruiting troops.

This allowed the Jin Kingdom to restore its military strength in a very short period of time, but with the expansion of its military strength, officers became extremely scarce.

Before Zhao Tai went to the Southern Song Dynasty, he entrusted his connections with Pu'a and arranged for several of his subordinates to work for hundreds of households.

In less than three months, they were promoted to the rank of Thousand Households.

Of course, their thousand households cannot be considered a real thousand households. It was just that after the army expanded, the warlords temporarily appointed their subordinates, but the Jin Dynasty court did not actually ennoble them.

Several people present, who had climbed from the top position to the position of a thousand households in a short period of time, were all a little dizzy.

When these old brothers served in the Mongolian army with Zhao Tai, Zhao Tai's ability was not outstanding, and no one had much respect for Zhao Tai.

Although many things happened later, which made them change some of their views, but now each of them has thousands of households, they still regard Zhao Tai as the one hundred households of the Mongolian army, and they are a little forgetful.

Zhao Tai looked at everyone's expressions and sneered, "Look at you, you're still not convinced! I'm the one here today. If it were other superiors, wouldn't they strip you of your skin and drag you out to fight?"

After hearing this, Sun Li and others finally realized the identity of Zhao Tai talking to them.

At this time, everyone discovered that Zhao Tai had really changed and had become something to be feared by them. He was no longer the Baihu that they could joke about at will.

Sun Li was sweating on his forehead. He glanced at Xu Erzhu and couldn't help complaining. This guy drank some horse urine and didn't know how much he was worth.

"Ms. Sir! I have humbled you in my position. Please forgive me!" Sun Li looked at Xu Erzhu and said, "Old Xu, you still haven't admitted your mistake!"

Xu Erzhu hurriedly kowtowed, "Ms. sir, I humbly accept my sin because of this wine!"

"Don't put the blame on the wine!" Zhao Taidao said: "I see that you don't take me seriously at all! If you are sitting on the throne, where can I, the Xuanfu envoy, sit? In your eyes

Is there any superiority or inferiority?"

When Zhao Tai entered the city, he saw soldiers all over the street, but they were all doing nothing. The generals were drinking in the city and did not train at all.

Although such an army is large in number, it is nothing more than a mob.

Now that Zhao Tai is here, he has to rectify things.

Then he must calm everyone, establish prestige, and establish the superiority and inferiority of superiors and inferiors before he can complete the rectification.

Xu Erzhu was a little anxious. He slapped himself hard and said, "It's wrong to be humble! My husband, please punish me!"

Only then did Zhao Tai's expression calm down, "I think you are a first offender, so I will punish you by standing guard in front of my camp for three days!"

Just now, Xu Erzhu sat on the main seat, which shows that he has become a core figure among this group of people.

Zhao Tai asked him to stand guard in front of his door, which could be said to scare the monkeys and send a signal to the army in Suining County.

Xu Erzhu had to be controlled by him and punished by him, so that others in Suining City would know who to listen to.

Xu Erzhu didn't think much about it. Hearing that he was just standing guard, he thought Zhao Tai would take care of him, so he quickly thanked him, "Thank you for your humble position, thank you for your kindness!"

Zhao Tai waved his hand and looked at the crowd again, his eyes became much softer.

At this time, he looked at the dishes on the table. Many of them were only half eaten, so he smiled and said: "Let me get some bowls and chopsticks for me. You all sit down, and we will continue to eat and drink!"

After hearing this, everyone sat down again, but they were not as relaxed as before, and they were all a little reserved.

Everyone ate and drank for a while, and after a few glasses of wine, the atmosphere gradually became lively.

After a while, after having enough wine and food, Zhao Tai went to the county government office and asked a few people to go with him.

They left the private room and walked out. Zhao Tai saw the shopkeeper standing behind the counter, instructing the waiter eagerly, but the waiter had a face full of fear.

Zhao Tai suddenly stopped and asked, "Have you paid?"

Sun Li and others looked embarrassed, and judging from the way they went straight out just now, they were obviously used to not paying.

Zhao Tai did not wait for their excuses and said in a deep voice: "Pay!"

Sun Li, Xu Erzhu and others looked at each other, feeling a little unhappy in their hearts, but they could only give the money angrily.

Several people pooled their money together and handed the money to the flattered shopkeeper.

Zhao Tai asked: "Is the store enough?"

"That's enough, that's enough!" The shopkeeper nodded repeatedly and thanked him excitedly, "I thank the military master!"

Zhao Tai said solemnly: "You deserve this! You run your business well. If anyone refuses to pay for a meal, go to the Yamen and come to see me. I will take off his clothes and beat him!"

"Thank you Mr. Qingtian!" The shopkeeper was almost moved to tears.

Zhao Tai waved his hand and continued to walk out, but several subordinates behind him felt resentful in their hearts.

They felt that as soon as Zhao Tai came, he targeted them everywhere. He didn't take care of them when he became a high-ranking official, and even helped outsiders.

Zhao Tai left the inn and stopped, not intending to give them any big reason, because they might not be able to listen.

"Liu Dun!" Zhao Tai suddenly called: "Take my troops and go north out of the city to pick up the transportation team! When the money and food arrive, I will make up for the arrears of your wages and give you an extra month's wages!"

The depressed people behind him couldn't help but look up at Zhao Tai after hearing Zhao Tai's words, and smiles immediately appeared on their faces.

Xu Erzhu and Liu Dun were simpler-minded. They only felt that Zhao Tai had clear rewards and punishments, and they gradually became convinced.

Sun Li's mind was more active. When he saw Zhao Taien acting with authority, observing rules, and loving the people, his eyes were full of appreciation and admiration.

At that moment, Liu Dun took the order and left, while Zhao Tai and his party walked to the county government office. When the soldiers and civilians saw them on the road, they hurriedly avoided them.

But as they approached the county government office, a middle-aged scribe came face to face, riding a mule and walked past them without evading or squinting.
Chapter completed!