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Chapter 272: Big Uncle's Wisdoulped down, the relationship between the two grew h the both of theeneration They had long heard of one another, and they were also very fa even knew that Wang Gen's private na Gen also bypassed usual formalities to address the other party inti down the wine cup, Zhangchou Jianqiong spoke earnestly "There's no need fordecades by the border, I hope to move on and enter the royal court I truly desire to win the Minister of War selection this time round Given that Brother Jiexin is an influential official and a veteran of the royal court, I hope that you can give rateful to you if you can do so"

Those words iazes fell upon Wang Gen in an instant Men of the ht into the topic at hand, and while Zhangchou Jianqiong harbored great ambitions, he was no exception to the rule

While one of the ai Gen and forge connections with the Wang Clan, what Zhangchou Jianqiong was the most concerned about was his prochou, I understand" Wang Gen stroked his beard with a conte's abrupt question He had been anticipating this question from him ever since he received the invitation letter

"Brother Zhangchou has contributed greatly to Great Tang bypeace and stability in Jiannan With that credential, it's h for you to become the head of the Bureau of Military Personnel Based on my estimates, there is at least a forty percent chance that Brother Zhangchou will echou Jianqiong couldn't conceal the disappointment he felt After all he had done, he wasn't content with just a forty percent chance

These weren't the words that Zhangchou Jianqiong wanted to hear Nevertheless, given Wang Gen's experience, it was unlikely for hi Gen would lie to him about it either

This was also the reason why he was extre Gen

"Only forty percent? I beseech Brother Jiexin to guide me as to what I should do I'll surely return the favor in the future!" Zhangchou Jianqiong replied earnestly

Zhangchou Jianqiong see observed, looking at the scene cal's standing wouldn't stoop down to reneging on his own proave his word, he would surely fulfill it in the future He could have mentioned this in private, but he chose to speak of it openly at this banquet instead This reflected how anxious he was about this , or ht that this was the final opportunity he would get, but Wang Chong could feel that Zhangchou Jianqiong was really putting everything at stake for the sake of taking the position of Minister of War

To think that I thought Iin Jiannan, seeht

Zhangchou Jianqiong was like a stabilizing pillar for the southeast region of the empire A part of the reason why the events in the future turned out as they did was due to hi his position as the Protector-General to enter the royal court

His absence had left a hole in the defenses of Jiannan for powerful ene to exploit

But despite being aware of all of this, there was little that Wang Chong could do

The river flon and a huchou Jianqiong's detere, so he could only sigh regretfully

"It is best for Brother Zhangchou to stay low during this period of ti Gen spoke nonchalantly, but his eyes were glea with the wisdochou, do you knohere the greatest i Qi? The Yao Clan?" Zhangchou Jianqiong asked, testing In truth, even if Wang Gen were to affirm those words, he would never believe it He had already communicated with the both of them, and they had expressed their support for his promotion

But this was exactly where the proble to his promotion, but somehow, the matter seemed to have stalled entirely

"Of course not, how could it be the Gen chuckled as he raised his wine cup and sipped on it

"It's Fuenerals in the military This is especially so for Eastern Protector-General Zhang Shougui, as well!"

Upon hearing Wang Gen's answer, Zhangchou Jianqiong and his subordinates frohtly surprised by that answer

Wang Chong had only heard bits and pieces of the matter from the royal court, and he had never tried to analyze it, either However, even he could tell that thefor a little too long

In his view, this was the doing of the various powers in the royal court in hopes of driving away the outsider' Zhangchou Jianqiong

But Big Uncle Wang Gen had given a very different explanation for thewas taken aback by the words initially, he soon understood what his big uncle was driving at

"Think about it As fellow generals and Protecter-Generals, Fuui have , as well If Brother Zhangchou could enter the royal court, wouldn't they harbor the sa Gen stroked his beard Due to the le action, the matters of the royal court couldn't be understood that easily Zhangchou Jianqiong ht be a for in experience in the royal court

The opposition to Zhangchou Jianqiong didn't just come froenerals and cochou Jianqiong's face i the question to test out Wang Gen, he didn't expect to receive a concrete answer