Bai Hua and Shan Xin are both smart people, and they can understand the meaning even if Zhao Rui doesn't say it.
Those old ministers and generals, with the merits accumulated by their ancestors and their many years of experience in the court, have long been in high positions, and some of them are even related to the royal family.
In addition, Xiao Xiangguo and the Wang family have been uprooted, and there is no longer anyone in the court who can check and balance them.
Although they have no rebellious intentions, they still have great power. If Shangguan Mu was not talented enough to deal with these people, they would have completely taken control of Dashang's court.
A person like Bai Hua, who has no background at all, was promoted from a bandit to a fourth-rank general all at once, which has made many people dissatisfied.
Although Shan Xin is the grandson of Old General Shan, he is now the only one left in the Shan family, and he can suddenly command 300,000 border troops at the border, which is really unacceptable.
Zhao Rui poured four more bowls of wine, picked up one bowl and raised it high.
"These three tiger talismans can not only mobilize the border troops, but also the soldiers and horses of the Longtian Camp and the Nine Towns in the Imperial City. The money, food and supplies of the entire merchant can also be mobilized at will! This time, His Majesty is using all the strength of the country.
, help us destroy the Xiongnu. Once we succeed, we will have reason to promote you and replace those old generals who have done nothing."
Seeing how solemn Zhao Rui was, the three of them also picked up their wine bowls.
"I will definitely live up to His Majesty's high expectations!"
As soon as the words fell, the four of them drank the wine in their hands.
Zhao Rui drank the wine bowl and took out the Great Shang Talisman Festival Seal from his body.
"Now that the order has been conveyed, the three generals are here to prepare for war! Early tomorrow morning, I will send envoy Rouran to bring an elite force from the Western Region. When the time comes, we will divide the army into four groups to jointly destroy the Xiongnu!"
On this day, the four of them drank and had fun, and even discussed the details of the extermination of the Xiongnu.
Early the next morning, Zhao Rui did not say hello to anyone, but rode out of the west gate alone with the talisman seal!
Rouran is a tribal country lying between the Xiongnu, Rongdi and the Western Regions.
Compared with other forces on the grassland, it is considered a relatively strong force. Although its population is relatively small, the land it occupies is extremely vast.
The ancestors of the Rouran people were originally a tribe that forged iron for the Huns. They had been oppressed by the Huns for many years and had to rise up to resist and migrate to the desert areas of the northwest.
Because they mastered the blacksmithing technology and relied on the trade routes between the Western Regions, the Rong Di, the Huns and the great merchants, they accumulated a lot of wealth, which was enough to support their continuous expansion.
Once the Rouran people can be persuaded, and then the thirty-six countries of the Western Regions can be united, a powerful force can be formed to attack the Xiongnu royal court from the west.
Zhao Rui didn't know how far he had walked on the endless Gobi Desert, but he still didn't see any people, which made him think he was going in the wrong direction.
He kept comparing it with the map in his hand, not daring to relax at all, and finally saw a group of people not far away.
Regardless of who the other party was, Zhao Rui rushed over directly.
"Can you please tell me how to get to Rouran Stone?"
As soon as these words were shouted, the team of people all looked over, and everyone's eyes were full of ferocity.
Only then did Zhao Rui realize that these people seemed to be Huns.
Several people wearing Rouran clothes were surrounded by them, and dozens of corpses were lying next to them.
One of the girls, an eighteen or nineteen-year-old girl, was wearing even more gorgeous clothes. Her mink velvet and brocade clothes made her look like she was not an ordinary person.
"Are you looking for Rouran?" The leader of the Huns raised his bloody saber and pointed at Zhao Rui: "Who are you?"