Zhao Muyun's tough attitude stunned the envoy.
He went to the armies of Pei Lun, Tian Zun and Li Chenghua successively to convey the military orders of Yang Dingguo, the Minister of War.
The two Jiedushi and one General of the Household were all polite to him.
Before he arrived at the military camp, the three of them sent their trusted confidants to greet him and ask about his well-being.
Especially Tian Zun and Li Chenghua, they were extremely polite to the envoys.
It turned out that Emperor Yongchang spent a lot of money to suppress the rebellion this time.
In the end, the cabinet chief Cui Kaiji took out 30% of the tax revenue from the first half of the year as military expenses.
The construction of Concubine Xiao's palace was halted, and both the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Personnel squeezed out 10% of their budget.
At the same time, a large amount of food and fodder was transferred from the two rice-rich areas of Jiangnan and Xiangchu.
These food and military funds were continuously delivered to Yang Dingguo at the front line in Xijing.
The two battalions of soldiers under General Li Chenghua had already fled to Hedong.
Upon hearing that the military pay and food had arrived, they immediately turned back from Hedong to Hexi and arrived at the location designated by Yang Dingguo.
Yang Dingguo had control over military pay and food, so Li Chenghua and Tian Zun would not offend Yang Dingguo's envoys.
Because Pei Lun and Zhao Muyun had their own private salt business, they were much less dependent on the court's military pay and food.
But Pei Lun had been in the officialdom for many years and had his own way of being an official. He knew that little devils were difficult to deal with, and there was no need to make things difficult for him.
Therefore, he spoke one thing to one person and another thing to another, and also did a superficial job of treating the messenger well.
In this way, the envoy would think that all the soldiers had to be humble to him.
When he came to Zhao Muyun that day and found out that Zhao Muyun was just a captain, he looked up even more at the sky.
He thought that Zhao Muyun would come out to greet them from afar like Tian Zun and the others, and give their words enough emotional value.
As a result, Zhao Muyun not only did not greet him, but left him aside and waited for a long time before approaching him.
"Lord Zhao, General Li, Jiedushi Tian, and Jiedushi Pei have all been very polite to me, yet you are so rude. Don't you want your military pay and food?"
The messenger was stunned for a moment, then said angrily.
Wow, it turns out that he relies on military pay and food, just like the censor Song Liu who was sent by the Censorate to inspect military intelligence.
They magnify the little power they have infinitely and do their best to make things difficult for others.
"How to allocate military pay and rations is naturally governed by military law. It is Lord Yang who makes the arrangements. How can a mere envoy like you influence that?"
Zhao Muyun laughed immediately.
"Zhao Muyun, you are just a small captain. If you ignore me, the envoy, you are ignoring Minister Yang!"
"I am an aide to Lord Yang, and I have a say in his presence. If you don't know what's good for you..."
The envoy was so angry at Zhao Muyun's words that his eyes rolled back, he blew his beard and glared, his face full of anger.
It seems that if Zhao Muyun doesn't treat him nicer, he will speak ill of Zhao Muyun in front of Yang Dingguo.
However, before he could finish his words, Li Si came over carrying a heavy bag.
Li Si glanced at Zhao Muyun, and after receiving Zhao Muyun's smiling consent, he put the money into the messenger's hand.
The messenger felt his hand sink and felt the weight. He was secretly delighted in his heart, and a huge storm had already begun.
"What will happen if I don't know what's good for me?" Zhao Muyun looked at him with a smile.
"No...it's actually okay if you're not tactful!" The messenger immediately hesitated and his tone of voice changed.
Zhao Muyun smiled and said, "Is it really nothing? You didn't say that I ignored Minister Yang and wouldn't give us military pay and food?"
"Captain Zhao is a pillar of the country and the backbone of the army. How could this happen? Hehe!"
At this moment, facing Zhao Muyun's questioning, the envoy spoke good words.
This Lord Zhao is also a person who cares about face!
He appears to be so tough on the surface, but in private he is quiet and worldly-wise.
The envoy's attitude towards Zhao Muyun had immediately changed, and the feeling of being ignored that he had just felt had long since disappeared.
Tang Yanhai was stunned standing aside.
He didn't expect Zhao Muyun to change so quickly.
He didn't take it seriously at first, but when he saw the person, he changed his face and scolded him. He thought Zhao Muyun would slap him in the face with facts like he did to the censor Song Liu before.
However, Zhao Muyun was still cursing the envoy while giving him silver.
The operation is smooth and amazing!
"Oh, then when you go back, envoy, you should speak the truth and act impartially!" Zhao Muyun blinked.
"Yes, yes! That's a must!" The messenger nodded hurriedly.
"Then what order did Minister Yang give you by sending you here?" Zhao Muyun asked with a smile.
"Minister Yang asked you to lead an army to attack Xiazhou and raid Li Jingang's lair. In the future, when you defeat the enemy and capture the thief in Xijing, your contribution will be indispensable." The messenger said hurriedly.
"I was wondering what was going on, but it turns out to be this!"
Zhao Muyun looked calm.
After Pei Liao brought back Pei Lun's secret letter, Zhao Muyun had already anticipated all this.
Yang Dingguo will definitely make full use of the military forces in Hedong Road and Guannei Road to contain Li Jingang's generals.
As for Zhao Muyun, who had just won a battle, even His Majesty was preparing to confer a title on him and marry a princess to him. Yang Dingguo naturally would not waste Zhao Muyun's strength.
"We were just about to report our victory to the court! We killed Hou Zongmin of Xiazhou, and captured two of his closest associates alive."
"Now only Li Jingang's godson, Li Sheng, is left, still holding out in Xiazhou City."
Zhao Muyun spoke lightly, as if making such a great contribution was as common as eating and drinking water.
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