Qizhou, in the northeast of Zhending, was divided into Dingzhou in the late Tang Dynasty and governed by Wuji. It is a southwest-northeast area with a narrow jurisdiction of nearly a hundred miles, but the territory is not very large. Because it is located on the border, households There are not many people in the first place, and after being devastated by wars, the three counties under its jurisdiction are now less than three thousand in Dingkou. Note, it is Dingkou.
Liu Chengyou appointed Bai Zairong, the former Jin general, as the defense envoy of Qizhou, and led his old troops to garrison Wuji. When the Khitans were raiding south, he went out to attack the city and took the initiative to fight. As a result, he lost the battle. He lost more than half of his 500 soldiers and returned to Wuji City. It was almost broken by a group of Bohai cavalry, which was really humiliating.
However, there is no way to be undefeated in battle. A defeat can slightly lower the vigilance of the Liao army and make them feel more at ease. However, Bai Zairong is just a defeated person. He is too bastard, greedy and violent, and has no limit. The city has only a thousand soldiers and civilians, but he can still scrape off a layer of land.
The oppression and extortion caused the people to live in dire straits, and the people's resentment boiled, and the complaints reached Liu Chengyou's ears. Regarding this, Liu Chengyou was furious and could not restrain himself. After entering Zhending, Liu Chengyou had been trying hard to create an image of being friendly and loving to the people, and the result was Bai Zairong. The violent general was appointed by him, Liu Chengyou, after all. To a certain extent, it was also his reputation that was defeated. How could Liu Chengyou not be angry?
He even had some scruples. He had appointed many generals before. If they were all like Bai Zairong, there would be no need to worry about winning people's hearts and the world would be peaceful.
In Wuji's shabby yamen, Liu Chengyou directly dismissed Bai Zairong from his military post, removed his armor and weapons, and sent him back to Zhending. His expression was calm, but Liu Chengyou's mind was filled with disgust, and he gently patted the table. , not relieved.
"This Bai Ma Da dares to complain!" He cursed lightly.
According to Liu Chengyou's original idea, he wanted to kill him, but Wei Renpu dissuaded him. Therefore, for the first time, Liu Chengyou showed dissatisfaction with Wei Renpu.
"Your Highness, there are so many warriors like Bai Zairong in the world. Killing them may bring out temporary anger. But in the eyes of other former generals, it will easily arouse their fear, which is not conducive to the stability of the country!" Liu Chengyou can feel Liu Chengyou's enthusiasm. Angry, Wei Renpu calmly advised.
Wei Renpu's argument obviously did not convince Liu Chengyou, and he glared at him: "How many people will complain about such a vicious thief who tortures the people? Killing a thief can win the hearts of the people of Qizhou, why not do it?"
Wei Renpu was silent for a moment, with a wry smile on his face, then he cupped his hands and spoke slowly: "Your Highness, since the Tang Dynasty, martial artists have been in charge of the country. People like Bai Zairong in the world are as countless as the sand in the river, but These people control the army and govern the states and counties, but they are the cornerstone of the country. What's the use of killing just one Bai Zairong? Can we kill everyone else?"
"Instead of killing Bai Zai Rong, His Highness only needs to publicize his evil deeds and announce his crimes. Even if this person can survive, how will others view it? They will feel the kindness and tolerance of His Highness and the court, and their resistance will be eliminated. .When the country was first established, all the wastes were waiting to be revitalized, and everything should be based on the stability of the country."
Wei Renpu's words sounded very familiar to his ears. Liu Chengyou remembered that when he was still in Luzhou, Gao Fang also said similar words to Liu Chengyou because of Wang Shou'en.
"It's an exaggeration! Can Bai Zairong cause chaos in the world?" Liu Chengyou showed a hint of irritation and refuted: "How can kindness and tolerance be useful to these arrogant and violent warriors? I'm afraid it will make them even more arrogant and unscrupulous!"
It can be felt that Liu Chengyou seemed a little anxious in the past two days. Looking at that cold and hard face, Wei Renpu said in a heart-to-heart tone: "I know that Your Highness has the intention to eliminate chronic diseases and clarify the world, but this matter , there is no need to rush, no need to rush. You should endure the anger of the moment and don’t get into any fight between your will!"
After taking a few deep breaths to calm down the abnormal emotions in his heart, Liu Chengyou waved his hand: "That's it, let it go. It's useless to talk more."
He closed his eyes for a moment, and after a while, when he opened them again, Liu Chengyou seemed to have abandoned all negative emotions, and ordered: "I won't stay in Wuji for too long, rest for half an hour, and go to Puyin."
"Who will take care of the aftermath on Wuji's side?"
"Li Jun!"
Puyin is a small town located at the northeastern end of Qizhou, more than 140 miles away from Zhending. This small town is now a prominent point in Liu Chengyou's control. It could have been abandoned directly, but this place was There is a temptation that is hard to give up.
The medicinal resources of this city are too rich. Since it was occupied, the villagers have been organized to search for them and provided a large amount of medicinal materials for the Longqi Army. However, Liu Chengyou came here and went into danger not just to visit this medicinal city. One circle.
More than 7,000 Yan army infantry and cavalry have been mobilized here in batches by Liu Chengyou. These people have been carefully selected. They are basically Youyan people who yearn for their hometown and have no intention of going south to join the New Dynasty Forbidden Army.
Liu Chengyou came here with Zhao Yanshou, personally guiding him and inspecting him. As expected, all the Yan generals still gave him face and accepted themselves as their subjects.
The news of sending troops to the north has spread throughout the Yan soldiers. In order to boost morale and reduce their fear, the information about the emptiness of Youzhou was also revealed. Liu Chengyou set a goal and slogan for them: Go home!
Not to go to war, not to deal with the Khitans, but to go home and reunite with their relatives. At the same time, Liu Chengyou also made people publicize that in Youzhou, in order to retaliate for the betrayal of the Yan army in Luancheng, the Khitans were here. Youzhou persecutes their relatives in various ways... In short, whatever is conducive to strengthening Yan Bing's heart will be done.
"King Yan, what do you think?" Liu Chengyou asked Zhao Yanshou on top of the village tower, holding on to the railing and looking around the camp.
Putting on his armor again, Zhao Yanshou had a new look, looking full of energy, as if he had regained his original pride of "looking down on the world".
Glancing at Liu Chengyou and looking at his calm side face, Zhao Yanshou had some mixed feelings about this young man. He was a little impressed, a little unhappy, and a little confused.
His eyes rolled slowly twice, concealing a little cunningness, and asked: "Your Highness, with this army and Gu, can you really trust Gu?"
Zhao Yanshou, somewhat deliberately calling himself a loner in front of Liu Chengyou, still made the final test arrogantly.
Liu Chengyou turned to look at him, his eyes as plain as water, which made Zhao Yanshou a little embarrassed.
"I trust King Yan with all my heart, how can King Yan betray me?" Liu Chengyou's tone was full of emotion: "Now that the matter has come to this, I treat you with all my heart, and I have no regrets!"
Liu Chengyou was already telling lies with his eyes open, except for his somewhat stiff expression. Of course, Zhao Yanshou would not take it too seriously.
"I admire Your Highness's big heart." Zhao Yanshou replied.
"King Yan, now you should think about how to capture Youzhou!" Er Er ignored these useless words and said.
Mentioning this, Zhao Yanshou's expression became serious. He looked to the north, narrowed his eyes, and said with some confidence: "As long as we can attack Youzhou City, Youyan can be captured!"
