Zhao Kuangyin stood as straight as a mountain, circling the iron rod in his hand, and suddenly hit the head with a blow. It was just a simple upward and downward strike, and it actually made an explosion-like sound.
With a "pop" sound, the iron rod was three feet off the ground, but the strong wind from the rod roared and hit the ground, raising a cloud of dust.
Zhao Kuangyin's eyes were full of murderous intent. The iron rods were circling left and right, making heavy shadows. The sound of breaking through the air was like the roar of a ghost. The overflowing strong wind stirred up waves, and actually formed small tornadoes, rolling up the dust and sand on the ground.
The iron rod suddenly moved forward and accurately penetrated the hollow of the handle of the stone lock ring on the right side. He raised his wrist and the 20-pound stone lock rose into the air.
"middle!"
The thick iron rod circled and danced in his hand, and with a cry, it hit the center of the stone lock.
The mighty force pours out.
The stone lock actually exploded.
Putting the iron rod on the ground, Zhao Kuangyin let out a long breath.
Zhao Kuangyi, who arrived at an unknown time, handed over the sweat towel.
Zhao Kuangyin took it with his hands, wiped it on his face randomly, and then hung it on his shoulder.
Regarding his brother, Zhao Kuangyin ignored any manners and directly placed the two stone locks vertically and sat on one.
Zhao Kuangyi also sat down and asked: "Who provoked my brother?"
He knew that his brother would practice martial arts to vent his anger whenever he felt unhappy, venting all his unreasonable thoughts through sticks.
Zhao Kuangyin didn't answer the question, he just looked up at the sky and murmured: "What a powerful enemy!"
Zhao Kuangyi showed a hint of ridicule at the corner of his mouth and asked with certainty: "Is it Luo Youdu?"
War reports from the West have arrived in Bianjing and Kaifeng.
Regarding such a brilliant victory on the front line, Guo Rong looked at the battle report and said six "good" words in one breath.
All civil servants in the court were in an uproar.
There was a dead silence among the generals in the court.
Not long ago, they heard that the war in the west was not going well, and that the Council and the Privy Council had the intention to withdraw their troops.
For this reason, their military generals and their party even gloated over the misfortune and secretly spread rumors that the reason for the defeat on the front line was Luo Youdu's delay. Otherwise, with the abilities of Wang Jing and Han Lingkun, it would be easy to regain the land of the four states.
Unexpectedly, in a short period of time, the military situation has undergone earth-shaking changes.
The land of the four states was captured one after another in just over a month. Luo Youdu, who they looked down upon, actually showed his talents. In Fengzhou, he wiped out nearly twice the number of enemies with a weak force, forcing the enemy general to kill himself in front of the army.
The battle reports from Wang Jing and Han Lingkun were also full of praise for Luo Youdu's performance.
The slap in the face came so quickly.
The biggest habit of literati is to praise.
Luo Youdu was one of the few civil servants who had achieved military exploits since the founding of the Zhou Dynasty. He received unanimous praise and was praised by many people in the government and the public. He became famous and became a new generation of Confucian generals.
Zhao Kuangyin was naturally brave, his martial arts was the best among the three armies, and he had lofty ambitions. Ever since he joined the army, he had made up his mind to become a being inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people.
During the Battle of Gaoping, he got an opportunity, seized it, and successfully entered the ranks of senior generals in the Great Zhou Dynasty. Although the status of the Palace Front Division was lower than that of the Guards and Military Division, which was in charge of most of the Forbidden Army, the Imperial Army under its jurisdiction was the emperor's.
Guards, and he naturally became one of Guo Rong's most trusted generals, and even handed over all the Imperial Guards to him for training, taking the first step to success.
Although there were many generals in Zhou Dynasty who had higher status than him, not many of them could catch Zhao Kuangyin's eyes.
Because once you reach a certain status, politics will never be avoided.
A general who does not understand politics will never be able to become a general or a prime minister.
Compared with most generals who are ignorant of politics, Zhao Kuangyin's own political talent is exceptionally outstanding.
Therefore, in Zhao Kuangyin's eyes, the only real opponents were Li Chongjin, Zhang Yongde, and Li Jun.
These people are all the top military generals in the current Great Zhou Dynasty, and their status is not comparable to that of Zhao Kuangyin.
But compared to these people, Zhao Kuangyin knew that he had a unique advantage, and that was Guo Rong's direct lineage.
Li Chongjin was the nephew of Zhou Taizu Guo Wei and the son of Princess Fuqing. He was qualified to compete with Guo Rong for the throne.
Zhang Yongde was the son-in-law of Zhou Taizu Guo Wei.
Li Jun was the best friend of Guo Wei, Taizu of Zhou Dynasty, and he was also a minister of Conglong who founded the Zhou Dynasty.
These people are all old ministers left behind by the late emperor Guo Wei. Most of them contributed to the founding of the country and are not part of Guo Rong's direct lineage.
And he, Zhao Kuangyin, was the only general among Guo Rong's direct descendants who was loyal enough, capable, and knew how to advance and retreat.
Zhao Kuangyin has always believed that he is the only one.
Until now Luo Youdu came into being.
Zhao Kuangyin felt the crisis, he was no longer the only one.
Zhao Kuangyin was facing his younger brother and said jokingly: "I didn't punch him to death at that time, which may be the thing I regret most in my life."
When Luo Youdu took Zhao Kuangyi away in front of him, he had murderous intentions.
But he thought that Guo Rong didn't like military commanders who were too arrogant. He thought that Luo Youdu might be someone behind the scenes. He thought that Luo Youdu might be an abandoned son who was used to intensify the conflict. The purpose was to make Guo Rong further realize the helplessness of their military commanders.
Discipline, arrogance and reckless behavior.
Faced with this complicated relationship, Zhao Kuangyin chose to endure it.
In the end, he discovered that all this was an illusion deliberately created by Luo Youdu. The other party took advantage of his political understanding and took away Zhao Kuangyi in front of him.
Judging from the results, Luo Youdu's handling was not bad.
Zhao Kuangyin was open-minded and no longer felt that he was being teased. Instead, he thought that the other party was worth getting to know and might be able to help him in his official career, so he generously brought Zhao Kuangyi to his door to express his thanks.
Zhao Kuangyin never expected that Luo Youdu, a civil servant, would actually invade their territory after gaining power and achieve military exploits.
As a result, Guo Rong undoubtedly has one more choice for the same direct lineage.
This thought made even the open-minded Zhao Kuangyin feel depressed and panicked.
Zhao Kuangyi lamented: "What's the use of talking about this now? It's only been half a year... Half a year ago, my brother killed him as easily as squeezing an ant to death. Now we can't move him."
Zhao Kuangyin said solemnly: "So... we brothers have to work harder. If a latecomer steps on my brother's shoulders and takes the position, I can't bear it."
Zhao Kuangyi hummed and said: "Who are you and I brothers afraid of together?"
Zhao Kuangyin laughed: "That makes sense! Life is boring if everything goes smoothly, but now that we have an opponent, it is more exciting."
Zhao Kuangyi rolled his eyes and said: "Beating Meng Shu is actually not a skill. Our strongest enemy is still the Southern Tang Dynasty. If we want to seize the initiative, you and I must not miss this opportunity. At the same time, we must not let him get this opportunity."