But Bei Gongchun didn't want to have any dispute with Zhao Erlang on this matter. If the money he got went too far, a big feud would probably form between the armies.
Aren’t there lessons learned from Wang Mi and Liu Cong before?
Why did the two of them end up dead and defeated in Luoyang?
Isn't the original reason because Wang Mi and Liu Cong were competing for profit and they both got too much?
Seeing that Bei Gongchun did not agree, Zuo Du couldn't help but regret. If he had known that he would not have followed General Huang back, he should have led his men to kill first and then report.
I don’t know if it’s too late to go now.
Bei Gongchun seemed to know what he was thinking. He glanced at him and said: "Let's put this matter aside. You are not allowed to make your own decisions. After the Dragon Boat Festival, I will discuss it with General Zhao Er."
"Then what if General Zhao doesn't agree? The bandits on the mountain must be very fat. If you know about it, you will definitely favor General Zhao. By then we won't even be able to drink soup."
Bei Gongchun glanced at him indifferently, and Zuo Du immediately did not dare to speak, and could only watch such an opportunity to make money go away from him.
With a family, the money and military achievements they earn in the future will no longer be like duckweed. Once they die, they will disappear, but will fall on their family members.
In the past, because their families were far away in Xiliang, they didn't know whether they would be able to go back in their lifetime, so every time they grabbed something or made money, they squandered it immediately.
The fact that Luoyang City was able to recover so quickly was partly due to them, because they were not lenient at all in spending money, so that in the previous month there was not much meat in the army, but they often went to the city to open their own small stoves in private.
Now that all the money has been spent, family members have also arrived, and they are shocked to realize that they are short of money.
Alas, if I had known better, I would not have been so squandering before.
Because their family members were with them, they also began to think about making money.
As soldiers, there are only two recognized legal ways to make money. One is to get military pay on their hair. You don’t have to think about this one. It’s so difficult for you to support them. It’s a problem to support them, let alone pay military pay;
Another way is to fight!
You can grab things by fighting, and you can also loot things from dead people and prisoners.
After the family settled down and the luggage they brought was put away, the soldiers discovered that their home was a bit shabby. The most important thing was that the rice jars at home were empty.
So someone went to hang around Bei Gongchun and said, "General, your Majesty has not only been kind to us in saving our lives, but also kind in knowing us. If she hadn't brought us out of Chang'an, we might still be suffering in Chang'an right now."
"
Bei Gongchun: It was obviously him who brought them out of Chang'an, but it was indeed Zhao Hanzhang who sent someone to invite them.
"Now he has gone to such trouble to move our family to Luoyang for reunion. It is such a great kindness, and we should repay him even more."
"Yes, general, we are willing to go to pieces for the general and the envoy."
Bei Gongchun interrupted their passionate speech and asked: "Tell me, what do you want to do?"
"General, Luoyang is now under the control of envoys, and the surrounding counties are also attached to Luoyang. It is just because there is no emperor's will that they are in such an unclear stalemate. If you ask me, it is better to send troops. The generals have not yet
The conquered counties have all been sent to their subordinates, and the county magistrates have been reassigned. Henan County should be in the hands of the envoy."
"Yes, only by gathering the entire Henan County in our hands can Luoyang be safe."
Bei Gongchun: "...Did you eat deer blood?"
He said: "Shijun and Mr. Ji will have to worry about this matter. We just need to train the soldiers and wait for orders."
He paused and then said: "Your Majesty has just moved the capital to Yuncheng. The fact that you have taken over two counties without county magistrates is enough to attract people's attention. No matter what, it is impossible to take action now, so all your thoughts
Put it away."
There are no county magistrates in Gucheng and Xin'an, and Gucheng has become an empty city, so Zhao Hanzhang directly appointed county magistrates and sent troops to garrison. Although Yuncheng was dissatisfied, they would not be too tough.
But it would be different if Zhao Hanzhang directly took over the entire Henan County without the emperor's consent.
I heard that the emperor sent some money and food to Fu Zhi in Chang'an, just to let him develop and contain Zhao Hanzhang.
In fact, the soldiers of the Xiliang Army have never been able to understand the emperor and Fu Zhi. Fu Zhi's grandson Fu Tinghan is in Luoyang. Who doesn't know that he and Zhao Hanzhang are of the same mind and he is her right-hand man. How can the emperor still trust Fu Zhi so much?
The same goes for Fu Zhi. His own grandson didn't help, but instead helped the emperor. He really didn't understand.
Several people were disappointed, and they knew that it was no longer possible to cause trouble with Gou Xi and to seize territory from him. "Then we send troops to merge with the state? How about seizing several villages and towns south of Shangdang? It is the summer harvest time now, go and seize it,
You can also grab this year’s new wheat.”
Bei Gongchun's heart was moved, and then he thought seriously, "I'll go ask the envoy for instructions."
Some people also went to hang out with Huang An and Zuo Du.
The people hanging around Huang An said to him: "Vice General Huang, we also know that the general is sad. The housing allowance must be gone, so we can't let the family eat bran throat vegetables, why not take advantage of the high morale now?
Let’s go fight with the Xiongnu and Xianbei.”
The people who were looking for Zuo Du were generals and subordinates who had a good relationship with him. "I heard from your people that you discovered a bandit den today and the people there are very fat."
Zuodu knows what they want to say. When the Xiliang army was having the most difficult time, they also went to rob bandits, oh, they were suppressing bandits.
He said: "Don't think about it. The general said that is General Zhao Er's territory. Even if you want to fight, you have to say hello to General Zhao Er."
"General Zhao Er is looking for people to train troops everywhere. Not only the Xin'an area, but also the small bandits scattered in the wilds of Luoyang have been wiped out by him. If he notices Haierling, is there any chance for us to take action?"
"The general is too disciplined..." He couldn't help but muttered: "Whoever robs this kind of thing is the one who gets it. Even if you dare to rob the territory from the emperor, aren't we just robbing a bunch of bandits?"
Zuo Du glared at the other party and said: "Can the emperor compete with the envoy? Moreover, the emperor is far away in Yuncheng now, and the official is not from Luoyang, but the envoy is in Luoyang, and Hao'erling is not far away."
"General Zhao Er is still the younger brother of the envoy. The general abides by the rules and does not want to conflict with General Zhao Er and create a rift." Zuo Du said: "Let's wait until after the Dragon Boat Festival. You can have a good reunion with your family these two days."
Unfortunately, they could only put up with it for the time being.
But not having enough supplies for the reunion is really heartbreaking.
Before nightfall, Fu An walked into the study lightly, glanced at Zhao Hanzhang who was working in bed, approached Fu Tinghan and whispered: "Lang Jun, Gao Jie and the others are back."
Fu Tinghan raised his head and asked, "What did they bring back?"
Fu An lowered his voice and said: "There are a large number of furs and sheep. This time he also exchanged colored glaze for a batch of books, which Jiehu had previously snatched from the East China Sea King's army."