After the court discussion, the Zhou Emperor kept Zhao Pu for a walk. After walking for a while, the Zhou Emperor asked peacefully: "You, will Lu Tianfeng refuse to order to return to the court?"

"Your Majesty, I just said that it was not that Lu Tianfeng dared not return to the court. Lu Tianfeng has amazing ability, but he does not have the strength to fight against the Great Zhou. If Your Majesty asks him to come back, he will probably come back." Zhao Pu answered respectfully.

The Emperor Zhou nodded and said, "Lu Tianfeng's rapid advance made me confused. I didn't expect that he could establish a close relationship with the Zhe family. Now the Zhe family not only retreated from the Xia army, but also entered Yinzhou, and its power increased greatly."

"Your Majesty, the Zhe family has gained more hidden dangers when they entered Yinzhou, but on the other hand, it also caused further threats to Xia State, which would help His Majesty to seize Bashu." Zhao Pu said.

The Emperor of Zhou nodded and said, "The tyrannical lord of Xia State should not tolerate the loss of Yinzhou."

"Your Majesty clearly understands that if Xia State is defeated in Tulinzhou, it will inevitably raise troops to attack Yinzhou, or even Shizhou. If Your Majesty transfers Lu Tianfeng back, and if the Zhe family loses Yinzhou, or Shizhou also suffers a defeat, it will damage Your Majesty's reputation in decision-making. Your Majesty let Lu Tianfeng be the governor of Shizhou, with the intention of letting him restrain Xia State and Duke Jin." Zhao Pu said with emotion.

Emperor Zhou was silent and took a few steps. Zhao Pu said again: "The Prime Minister recommended Duke Wei to Shizhou. I think it is inappropriate. Duke Wei is a military minister with outstanding achievements. However, Duke Wei's prestige can only convince the public in the imperial guards. If Shizhou is used, it will not only not shock the military power of Shizhou, but it will probably cause the military power of Shizhou to be centrifuged. Now Shizhou has an in-built military power of 20,000, and it is reported that there are 20,000 labour warriors. It is almost all surrendered soldiers or people from the northwest. If Duke Wei uses the method of the imperial guards to govern the army, it will inevitably cause chaos."

"That is why I feel Lu Tianfeng's terribleness." Emperor Zhou said bluntly.

"It's very scary. Lu Tianfeng is not only good at fighting, but also good at governing and bewitching people's hearts. He promoted Buddhism in Shizhou and used Buddhism to sacrifice the surrendered soldiers. If Duke Wei was the Duke of Wei, he would probably demolish the Buddhist temple, and the consequences would trigger rebellion. Duke Wei was just a military minister after all, and had never governed the government." Zhao Pu whispered.

"I forbidden Buddha because I don't want too many people to become monks, and I don't want the psychological cowardice of the people in the country. Look at the Tang Dynasty's worship of Buddha, the consequence is to be peaceful and weak." The Zhou Emperor said calmly.

"Your Majesty bans Buddha, I agree, but Buddhism in the northwest has always provided a section for stable rule for the Xia Kingdom. Lu Tianfeng developed Buddhism in Shizhou, but in fact he was competing with Xia Kingdom for the hearts of the people." Zhao Puping said kindly.

Emperor Zhou was silent, took a few steps, and asked peacefully: "If you march into the Tang Kingdom, who do you think can be the commander?"

"I believe that Lord Cao Bin should be used as the commander." Zhao Pu replied.

"If you march into Bashu, who do you think can be the commander?" Emperor Zhou asked again.

"I believe that Lord Pan Mei, who guards Fengxiang, is the most suitable. Lord Pan Mei has been guarding the west for many years and must be familiar with the military situation of Xia State and the military situation of Bashu." Zhao Pu replied.

The Emperor of Zhou did not respond after hearing this. Soon after Lu Qi's letter arrived, the Emperor of Zhou granted Lu Qi the title of Marquis of Western Jin for his merits, and also served as the grandson of Duke Wei, Shi Zhongfei, and the marquis of Yu, Shizhou Central Army. He was the commander-in-chief, and in fact he was the commander-in-chief of the guards.

The Zhou Emperor asked Shi Zhong to fly to Shizhou army, which surprised Lu Qi. He thought that the Zhou Emperor might have the power to decentralize the power of the generals, but the Zhou Emperor did not send a senior general, but got a young boy to be his Yuhou official.

Seeing Shi Zhongfei respectfully delivering him to the man, Lu Qi opened it and looked at it, and smiled and said, "Why don't you have a good place to stay? It's a lot of trouble to come here."

"Sir, my subordinates are willing to come and follow me. Your Majesty summoned me and asked me if I was willing to be a county magistrate or a northern army. My subordinates are willing to come to Shizhou to follow me." Shi Zhongfei replied respectfully.

Lu Qi looked at Shi Zhongfei with some surprise and smiled: "I beat you, why do you wish to follow me?"

"The lord beats his subordinates, but he also respects his subordinates. If his subordinates' grandfather is, it is a kind of honor to be beaten by his subordinates. Oh, even if he is defeated, he is still honorable." Shi Zhongfei replied.

Lu Qi almost burst into laughter when he heard this. Even though he was defeated, he was still honored. The Duke of Wei was really able to comfort his grandson. Shi Zhongfei had a martial arts foundation, but his roots were just a dull knife without fighting.

"You come, do you have any ideas?" Lu Qipinghe asked.

"I want to follow the master," Shi Zhongfei said seriously.

After hearing this, Lu Qi calmed down and said, "You are here and you are destined to be with me. I can truly teach you whatever you want to learn. Can you persist? I will not force you. But since you are here in the military camp, you must abide by the most basic rules."

"Yes, don't worry, sir, I understand the rules in the army and will definitely abide by them." Shi Zhongfei said respectfully.

Lu Qi nodded and said, "You are the Marquis of the Central Army, and you are my guard general. Let's go, and take a look at the temple fair with me today."

The temple fair is a commercial activity initiated by Lu Qi in Shizhou. It is held in two places. The first day of the lunar month is at Lingquan Temple and the fifteenth day of the lunar month is at Anguo Temple. At that time, all the temple fairs can be gathered to worship Buddha and trade goods, and there is no tax collection. Therefore, the temple fair has just been held for a short time, but it is also very lively. In winter, I am idle at home.

Lu Qi also carried out overbearing rectification of counties and townships under Shizhou. There were many local bullies in the county towns and townships, exploiting merchants and farmers and bullying men and women in the local area. Lu Qi cruelly killed and confiscated his home, and then set a low tax on merchants. The brothel industry was taken to the official business and gave official personal protection to brothel prostitutes, but the purpose was to solve the problem of soldiers. If soldiers have money, you have to let them spend money.

Because Lu Qi attacked the local snake forces and encouraged and protected businesses, and without the Xia army's autumn wind, Shizhou quickly entered a prosperous scene. Merchants from other states came to hear the news, bringing various commercial goods, and taking away Shizhou's specialties, especially the volume of carbide, increased several times.

When he followed Lu Qi to Anguo Temple, Shi Zhongfei was shocked by the scene in front of him. He was almost dreaming. There were too many people, and there were definitely tens of thousands of people. All kinds of men and women formed a crowd in an orderly manner. In this cold day, there were so many people doing business here. Is this still a well-known northwest hard land?

Although Lu Qi was wearing an ordinary sheepskin coat, he was still recognized by many people. However, those who saw Lu Qi only treated him respectfully and silently. Lu Qi smiled and nodded in response. Lu Qi's arrival did not arouse respect from the crowd. First, Lu Qi ordered him, and second, Lu Qi would come to worship Buddha at the temple fair.

Entering the very wide Anguo Temple, the Anguo Temple was crowded with people coming and going in and out, and the incense smoke was floating. Lu Qi and Xiaodie entered the main hall together, first worshiping the host, and then taking the incense tone handed over by the host with a smile. Shi Zhongfei was behind, looking at Lu Qi incomprehensible. As a general, why did he still worship Buddha? Moreover, the Great Zhou Kingdom did not worship Buddha.

After leaving Anguo Temple, they walked around the temple fair together before returning. On the way, Shi Zhongfei couldn't help asking, "Sir, you are a military general, why do you still worship Buddha?"

"Can't I worship Buddha?" Lu Qi asked with a smile.

"The master is a general who kills and attacks, but the Buddha is forbidden to kill." Shi Zhongfei said.

"I worship Buddha out of respect, not belief in Buddhist affairs." Lu Qi said gently.

"Out of respect? I don't understand. Please tell me clearly." Shi Zhongfei asked for a solution in a blunt way.

Lu Qi smiled and looked at Shi Zhongfei, and said gently: "What would you do if someone disrespects your grandfather or even insults your grandfather?"

"I will beat him into a pig's head." Shi Zhongfei raised his eyebrows and replied, revealing the tone of the little bully.

Lu Qi smiled and said gently: "So, I worship Buddha, which is to respect the faith of the people in the northwest. Buddha is in the northwest, so it is the ancestor of the people in the northwest. If you are disrespectful to the Buddha statue, it is equivalent to disrespecting the people in the northwest. As the saying goes, follow the customs of the countryside. If you disrespect the ancestors of the locals, how can the locals respect you?"

Shi Zhongfei nodded and said, "My lord's words are indeed very reasonable."

"After listening to the truth, I wanted to ask Duke Wei for help." Lu Qiping said with kindness.

"Please, sir."
Chapter completed!