Peng Huizu greeted Zhao Tai outside the pavilion, and Zhao Tai gave him two carts of treasures on the spot.

This shocked many of the generals of Li Jun who went to greet him and showed envious expressions.

After Peng Huizu accepted the reward, he didn't hurry to ask where Zhao Tai got so much money.

The purpose of Zhao Tai's trip was to win over the generals of Li Army and confirm his position in Shandong.

In the current situation, in order to make the generals of Li Jun surrender to him, firstly, he must make them feel that Zhao Tai is one of their own, and secondly, he must make them think that living with him will be easier than following Li Fen.

Now Zhao Tai is going to marry the daughter of Yang Yao'er, the old commander of the Red Coat Army. By then he will be Yang Yao'er's son-in-law, and Li Fen is Yang Yao'er's nephew. To the old general of the Red Coat Army, his weight is no less than that of Li Fen.

, considered one of our own.

Zhao Tai has shown great ability in the military, and now he is more generous than Li Fen. He does not hesitate to reward his uncles and has strong financial resources. Li Jun's generals will naturally support him.

Therefore, when Peng Huizu asked about it, Zhao Tai did not hide anything and deliberately exaggerated: "I won Xuzhou not long ago and obtained a large sum of money from Xuzhou, which is enough to support the army for ten years!"

Peng Huizu was a little shocked, "That's it!"

Many Li Jun generals were very frightened when they heard this and couldn't help talking about it.

Zhao Tai smiled and handed over to everyone, "You are all veterans of the Red Demon Army. You can be regarded as Gu's elders. Gu has also prepared a small gift for you!"

Zhao Tai waved his hand, and Li Xizhu asked someone to push a cart of treasures and gave each general a gift. Everyone took the gift, smiled happily, and got close to Zhao Tai.

Everyone was chatting politely for a while, and then the group left Changting and returned to Jinan.

Peng Huizu arranged for Zhao Tai to stay in a courtyard, while he went to return to Li Fen.

After Zhao Tai settled down, he did not stay in the yard. Instead, he told Li Xizhu, "Prepare gifts and go out for a walk with me!"

Wang Wentong and Wang Bin prepared many gifts for Zhao Tai, including various gold, silver and jade articles, which were treasures plundered from the Central Plains by the Jin Kingdom, and many of them were from the royal collection of the Northern Song Dynasty.

As soon as Zhao Tai arrived in Jinan, he felt like he was at his own home. He brought gifts and made friends with the generals of the Li army, drinking and chatting with them happily.

Li Fen's mansion, in the study.

Li Fen asked: "Have the arrangements been made?"

Peng Huizu nodded, "Already settled in!"

Li Fen walked a few steps in the study, seemed to have made up his mind, clenched his fists and said: "Okay, send the order, the four gates of Jinan will strengthen the defense, intercept the messenger of the Zhongyi Army for me, and send someone to monitor Zhao Tai and not allow him to

Leave Jinan!"

Peng Huizu accepted Zhao Tai's money and felt a little shaken in his heart, "Commander, if we act like this, we won't be killed if we do too much injustice!"

Li Fen glared at him, "I just put Zhao Tai under house arrest, and then used his name to control the loyal army without taking his life. From now on, he will be spared the pain of fighting on the battlefield, and he can be his son-in-law in Jinan with peace of mind and enjoy everything

Isn't it beautiful to be rich and glorious?"

Upon hearing this, Peng Huizu knew that Li Fen had made up his mind, so he said no more.

Li Fen dismissed Peng Huizu and held a meeting in the study. It was just before dinner that he came out of the study and returned to the backyard.

At this time, a burst of cheerful laughter came from the courtyard where Yang Miaozhen lived. Li Fen frowned slightly when he heard the sound, then walked into the courtyard and came to the back hall.

When he walked to the door, he heard Yang Miaozhen talking to someone. When he entered the hall, he saw that it was Zhao Tai.

"Zhen'er, you came just in time!" Yang Miaozhen saw Li Fen coming and greeted him with a smile, "Look at how many gifts Guorui brought to me!"

Zhao Tai smiled and said, "Brother Li!"

Li Fen could only smile and said: "Guorui, you just arrived, why don't you take more rest?"

Zhao Taidao: "I am a junior. Now that I have arrived in Jinan, I naturally want to come to visit my aunt immediately!"

Yang Miaozhen had a kind smile on his face, "Zhen'er, just now I was listening to Guorui talk about how he united with the Song army to force the Mongols to retreat! Before, I was a little worried when you rebelled against the Mongols, but now I am relieved."

Yang Miaozhen looked at Zhao Tai, "Guorui is good at conquering and fighting. He is also a clan member of the Song Dynasty. He can defend the Mongols and protect the south from worries. Our Li family has enmity with the Song Dynasty, but there is a powerful enemy in front of us. It is better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. If there is a country

Rui will deal with it, and our Li family will have someone to rely on!"

Li Fen felt uncomfortable after hearing this, but he knew that Yang Miaozhen loved Yang Guiying, so he did not dare to tell Yang Miaozhen his true thoughts.

If Yang Miaozhen knew that he wanted to put Zhao Tai under house arrest and annex Zhao Tai's territory, Yang Miaozhen would definitely scold him.

At this time, Li Fen sat down, and then sneered in agreement, "Haha~ Guorui is indeed a great talent, especially one who is accustomed to fighting. He is a rare commander-in-chief."

After saying this, Li Fen changed the subject, "However, as a military governor of a town, you are not only good at military affairs, but also good at internal politics. How much older am I than you? If you have any difficulties in military affairs, you can ask me. I will definitely help you."

I will give you advice and help you!”

Li Fen was smiling all over his face. He knew that Zhao Tai could fight, so he hoped to overpower Zhao Tai in terms of internal affairs and governance, so that Yang Miaozhen felt that Zhao Tai was a handsome man at best, and he was the one who had both civil and military skills and was suitable to be the lord.

In this way, Yang Miaozhen would not have much objection to Li Fen annexing Zhao Tai's territory and then claiming the throne.

After hearing Li Fen's words, Zhao Tai smiled and said: "Tai now has tens of thousands of troops, sitting in Huaibei and several states in southern Shandong, with thousands of hectares of fertile land and more than three million people. Although Thailand is threatened by Mongolia, and the army continues to fight,

But under the rule, the military and civilians are able to carry out their duties, the order is in order, and everyone lives and works in peace and contentment! If Brother Li has any problems, I will be happy to help and share the governance and management of our Zhongyi Town!"

Li Fen knew that he was definitely no match for Zhao Tai in the military, so he deliberately exposed Zhao Tai's shortcomings in front of Yang Miaozhen.

Zhao Tai was not humble, and there was a hint of domineering air between his eyebrows, which made Li Fen very unconvinced.

In his opinion, Zhao Tai is so young and is good at fighting. He must lack experience in governing the country and handling government affairs. As long as he uses his years of experience and momentum, he will definitely be able to take Zhao Tai's lead.

"Haha, it seems that Guorui also has a lot of experience in governing the country!" Li Fenpi smiled.

Although Yang Miaozhen was a prostitute, she was the one who supported the Li family after Li Quan's death. She had a certain understanding of military affairs and internal affairs.

After listening to what Zhao Tai and Li Fen said, he also wanted to test Zhao Tai, look at Zhao Tai's ability, and see how capable the husband she chose for his niece was, so he said: "Guorui, tell me, you

How to govern several states in southern Shandong!"

Zhao Tai smiled slightly and began to talk. While he was making his statement, Yang Guiying learned of Zhao Tai's arrival and couldn't help but come to the back hall and hide behind the screen.

She secretly took a peek at Zhao Tai, and saw that he was wearing a neat brocade robe, a jade crown on his head, a strong figure, a handsome and mighty appearance, and he was talking confidently. Most of the anger in her heart dissipated unconsciously...
Chapter completed!