Chapter 6 Jinse (Part 2) Changsun Wuji’s words contained both guns and sticks. With the wits of Liu Hongji and Samurai Xun, they might not be unable to hear the true meaning. But at this moment, both of them were in a state of excitement after hearing about their friend’s latest achievements.
In the middle, he didn’t want to argue with Zhangsun at all, so he smiled slightly and turned a deaf ear.
Zuo Xiaoyou was a famously difficult figure. He led his four minions, Jie Xiang, Wang Liang, Zheng Dabiao, and Li Wan, to occupy the Kuogoushan area in Donglai County. They were known as one dragon and four tigers.
Dahai's government repeatedly sent troops to suppress him, but either he was defeated or, at the last moment, he was allowed to jump into the water with the help of a fishing boat, struggling with no success. Later, the government was tired and had to let Zuo Xiaoyou do it, but he refused to accept the opportunity.
During the lean years, he went out to plunder. It was called robbing the rich and giving to the poor. In fact, he gave all the wealth of the rich to his own name. In the past two years, when the national power of the Sui Dynasty declined, this thief became even more rampant. He actually led the crowd to besiege the county and city many times and lost everything.
The city built by the Laijun government was quite tall, which prevented this thief from succeeding as he wished.
Before General Lai Huer went to sea, he led the navy to Donglai County once, but returned without success. Now the court had almost no way to deal with this thief. Unexpectedly, Zhang Xutuo actually led Li Xu and others to fight.
Kill their minions and capture their leaders. Once the four tigers are gone, no one in the entire Laizhou Peninsula dares to attack the county soldiers. Feng Ying, Beihai, Gaomi, and Donglai counties are safe in this turbulent year when bandits are everywhere.
It cannot but be called a great good news
"When did this happen? How did the court react?" After discussing the results of Li Xu and Zhang Xutuo's battle for a while, Liu Hongji asked with a smile.
"It happened in the New Year. Zhang Xutuo said in his memorial to the court that he wanted His Majesty and the people of Shandong to have a happy New Year!" Li Shimin glanced at his family letter again and replied loudly, maybe because he was too excited.
, intentionally or unintentionally, he emphasized the words "New Year". "Just after the New Year, His Majesty summoned the ministers to discuss their merits and rewards. Zhang Laotongshou was promoted to another level, and he led the twelve counties of Henan Province to depose the governor.
As an ambassador, Zhongjian was promoted to the rank of General Wu Benlang, with authority over the entire Eastern Xia Dynasty. He was given a real military rank of the fourth rank, and was granted an additional 200 households in the city. Qin and others each received four honors and were rewarded with a thousand pieces of satin!"
"The imperial court rewarded it fairly this time!" Liu Hongji nodded slightly and commented that since the Sui Dynasty succeeded to the throne, there have been incidents where merit is not rewarded, or merit is rewarded but little reward, especially for those who have no roots in the court.
A general without a base usually only gets one rank for his merits that could lead to three promotions, and often fails to get promotions for several ranks. Later, because they were worried about the complaints from the soldiers, the courtiers simply made a big fuss about the rank of military commanders.
The following official ranks are added at will. It used to take only two upgrades from the fifth to the fourth grade, but now it has to be upgraded by as many as four levels. The official ranks below the fifth grade are even more chaotic. It even takes one to climb from a school lieutenant to a governor.
It’s enough to climb six levels in a row
"Your Majesty originally believed in civility and suppressed martial arts. Nowadays, the world is a bit turbulent, and many local generals are unwilling to do their jobs, so the imperial court has to use Qi County to set an example for everyone!" Although Changsun Wuji has a bad temper, he has a really sharp mind.
After planning to trouble the samurai Yu, he immediately saw something fishy from the reward from the court.
"What Brother Wuji said makes sense, but no matter what, this matter is really gratifying. I was originally worried that Brother Zhongjian would be bullied outside. Now that he has become a fourth-rank official, he is powerful in Dongxia. I guess he has the ability to bully him."
There aren’t many people left!” Li Shimin nodded and responded.
People who have no family background to rely on can still do well. Brother Zhongjian has made a name for himself with his own strength. As the second son of Tang Gong, he was not qualified to inherit his father's family business. Li Shimin hopes that he can also make a breakthrough.
A world of your own
At the beginning, soldiers were trained in Huaiyuan Town by Liu Hongji, Li Zhongjian, and the warrior Xun. Now in Lingwu, Li Zhongjian was replaced by Li Shimin. How could the difference be so big?
Unknowingly, a few traces of sadness crept onto his brows. His sister also said in the letter at home that according to rumors in the palace, the imperial court had recently planned to mobilize local officials. His father, Li Yuan, had always been among the officials suspected by the imperial court. Therefore,
He may also leave Honghua and go to a new state and county to serve as an official. If what his sister said in the letter is true, no matter whether the new soldiers in his hands have been trained or not, he will have to take them back to Honghua to show his father.
In order to avoid the suspicion of the court, the Li family has never had its own private soldiers. In troubled times, how can a family without private soldiers protect itself? Last November, my father happily agreed to recruit refugees as soldiers, so he may not have saved some money from fighting.
The family's idea is that their son is really incompetent. Four months have passed and he still can't come up with a result that can be explained to his family.
While he was feeling sorry for himself, he heard the warrior Xun ask again: "Now that Zhongjian has become famous, should the old man's proposal be allowed to continue?"
Hearing this, several people who knew the past events were filled with excitement. Back then, Li Xu was working under Tang Gong's account, and he once saved Yu Wan'er's life. Later, because the people of the world were fond of martial arts, he and his sister went to the army to pay tribute to him.
Asking for advice on martial arts and military tactics, the three of them treated each other like brothers, and their relationship was very strong. Over time, Wan'er became a scenery around Li Xu.
People around later speculated that Zhongjian and Wan'er may not have had a secret affection for each other at that time. Firstly, because their family backgrounds were so different, and secondly, because Wan'er had been engaged to a Cheshire official when she was young, Tang Gong Li Yuan even cherished her.
He was so talented that he didn't dare to risk the world's reputation to fulfill it. At that time, the staff of the Li Mansion suggested that Li Shimin's younger sister, Li Qier, who was the same age as Li Shimin, should be given to Zhongjian. Although Qier was a concubine, she was not bad in talent and appearance.
After Yu Wan'er learned about her family's intentions, she specially learned martial arts from a master so as not to disappoint her future husband.
Unfortunately, before the Li family could find a chance to mention the matter, Zhongjian had already led his troops to Liaodong. Immediately afterwards, Tang Gong Li Yuan was also ordered to go to Honghua to take charge. It had been more than two years since the separation, and there was no contact between the two parties. Now, Miss Qier has
In the year when she left the court, the number of matchmakers who came to propose marriage had almost crossed the threshold. Whenever Tang Gong asked about his daughter's wishes, Qier would always shake her head and say nothing.
"No wonder Xie'er always collects information about Li Zhongjian. It turns out that the little girl has been deeply in love with her for a long time!" Although he only heard a little about what happened back then, after listening to the warrior Tong's words, Changsun Wuji also guessed what Xie'er was thinking. After thinking about it carefully,
Who's daughter doesn't admire heroes like Li Zhongjian who can serve as an uncle before he is twenty years old? Even if his daughter marries him, it will not be considered an insult. Moreover, Qier is a daughter of a concubine and marries into another family.
May not be respected enough!
Thinking of this, he stepped forward and said with a smile: "Although I have never met General Li, from everyone's words, I also know that he is a person who knows the warmth and warmth of people. Since the two families originally had the intention of becoming closer, Shimin
Why not do this to take care of my sister's thoughts, and secondly, when troubled times are coming, relatives can take care of each other!"
"In this matter, I'd better write to my eldest brother and ask him to mediate! In the past two years, I haven't heard of anyone Zhongjian got married to, but I don't know if he is so ambitious now. Is our family still able to reach such a high level?
Get up!" The warm family affection and memories slightly diluted Li Shimin's worries. After listening to Changsun Wuji's suggestion, he nodded and answered happily.
"The second young master is actually worried that Tang Gong's family is not worthy of a newly promoted fourth-grade general?" Changsun Wuji frowned in surprise, secretly thinking that he had been taken care of by his uncle Changsun Shunde and uncle Gao Shilian since he was a child. The two elders said
They highly respected Tang Gong Li Yuan's family. Therefore, in the eyes of Changsun Wuji, although the Li family was not as noble as the seven surnames of the current dynasty and the most noble in the army, it was at least among the top ten wealthy families in the Sui Dynasty. Those newly promoted noble families
If you want to get married to the Li family, you can't get married. How could anyone refuse without opening your eyes?
"There are times when you can't tell the clues!" Seeing the expression on Changsun Wuji's face, the warrior Xun secretly sneered in his heart. In terms of family background, the Li family of Longyou is definitely worthy of the Li family of Shanggu, but Zhongjian always acts unexpectedly.
, what others regard as a treasure may not be able to catch his eye.
As for whether Qi'er herself is worthy of Zhongjian? A shadow of a charming and charming girl suddenly appeared in the warrior Yu's heart. Compared with Wan'er back then, Qi'er's temperament was less domineering and more gentle.
As far as Zhong Jian is concerned, he is indeed a rare good match. But he doesn’t know whether Zhong Jian has let go of his feelings for Wan’er after such a long time, or has completely forgotten about her?
If there is a chance, I will write a letter to try out Zhongjian's tone. The warrior looked around and secretly thought that whether Zhongjian agrees or not, he should be more cautious beforehand. There is no need to affect the relationship between the two families because of these small things.
The relationship between
After Guangguo worried about his friend, the next conversation about how to train soldiers was somewhat absent-minded. He vaguely remembered that Li Shimin was helpless, Changsun Wuji was anxious, and Liu Hongji was as steady as he usually behaved. It was just that everyone was calm.
, no matter how anxious I am, I can’t come up with a good plan.
When I left Li Shimin's camp, it was completely dark. It was still winter in February. The wind with a bit of snow foam blew into my neck, making me shiver with cold. Soldiers brought it to Samurai Yun.
Fur, warrior Xun waved his hand and refused. Today he heard good news from his friend again. His heart was warm and his steps were light. He didn't want to be wrapped in thick fur and become as stupid as a failed ewe.
"My lord, have you been worrying about how to refine weapons all day again?" In the darkness, a slightly thin figure came over and asked the warrior in a very low voice. Hearing this, Xong turned around and recognized the person as the second young master.
The guard outside the tent was named Hou. He was from Sanshui, Binzhou. Because he had been on night watch with this man, the warrior knew that although he did not read much, he was quite quick-witted.
According to common sense, what the core generals are discussing should not be known to a low-level soldier. But the warrior Yu was in a good mood today, so he did not care about the other party inquiring about military secrets. He thought for a while and replied: "Well, the morale of the brothers is low.
The second young master is having a headache over this, but everyone has no good solution."
There was a hint of blame in the second young master's words. Otherwise, he would not have repeatedly mentioned Li Xu's military exploits and emphasized that everyone has passed the middle of the year in the fortress. Generally speaking, two years are separated by one night, although everyone is here.
It took less than four months to train soldiers in total, but it can be regarded as training for more than a year. The soldiers and horses are still not ready for use. It's no wonder that the commander is anxious.
Thinking of this, the warrior Xun asked, "Jun Ji has been in the army for a long time. Do you know why your brothers are so depressed?"
"Actually, it's not that we can't keep up our spirits, but that the hatred in our hearts is so heavy that we have come here to join the army. There is almost no one who has not been forced by barbarians to destroy his family. As long as Mr. Wu agrees to lead us to the west bank of the Yellow River for revenge, everyone will definitely
One by one, the leopards were so energetic that they came down the mountain!" Hou Junji, the guard outside the tent who had been in the army for less than four months, bowed his hand to the warrior Xun and made a solemn proposal.
With a sweep of the ground, Samurai Xun felt that the entire snow field was lit up, as if he was guided by a bright light. He instantly found the reason why the training of soldiers failed. The brothers of the food protection army dared to fight because they wanted to go home alive and had their own purpose of fighting.
And what about the team in hand? With their wives and children separated, what nostalgia do they have for life?
However, there are many obstacles in realizing the word revenge. First, the Hu tribe's rebellion is not yet clear. In the eyes of the important officials in the imperial court, they would rather sacrifice some people on the frontier than force the other party to the Turks. Second, during the Sui Dynasty
The DPRK has just ended its war against Goguryeo. With the DPRK's vitality severely weakened, which general would dare to start a war without authorization?
"Although the Hu tribes are rude in their behavior, they are still considered as my people in the Sui Dynasty. I don't have a court order. I'm afraid this matter will be difficult to handle?" After pondering for a long time, the warrior Yu shook his head and gave Hou Junji a frustrated answer.
"I once heard someone say that at the turn of winter and spring, attacks between tribes on the grasslands often occur. If we also wear the black clothes of the Turkic wolf riders and come and go like the wind, who can tell them apart?
He is a Hu or a Han!" As if he had expected what the warrior Xun would say, Hou Junji suggested unhurriedly
Attacks between the Hu tribes on the frontier are extremely common, and the methods are extremely cruel. The defeated party often has all the baggage and women taken away, and all the men taller than the shaft of the cart are killed. The remaining children,
With no one to take care of you and no food to eat, it is absolutely impossible to survive until the next autumn unless you encounter a trafficker.
The dead will not tell outsiders who invaded their camp. If this army wore black clothes like the Turks, the result would be even more perfect. Thinking of this, the warrior Yu suddenly shuddered, as if someone had stuffed him into the back of his neck.
There was a handful of snow, and it was cold from head to heels.
"Such a good plan, why don't you just report it to the Second Young Master?" Staring into the opponent's eyes, the warrior Xun shouted sternly to Hou Jun. Ji Xian's plan was cruel and vicious, but it was just enough to help the Second Young Master get out of the predicament at hand.
The best choice is a person who can come up with such a plan. He is very thoughtful and vicious. He is definitely not an ordinary person. Samurai Yu knows that he cannot afford to offend him, and he definitely does not want to offend him.
"Because Mr. Wu, Mr. Wu once said a fair word for us that day!" Hou Junji was stunned by the warrior Xun's question, took a few steps back, and nervously confessed, "Junji's family also lost their lives to Zhu Hu.
Shou, Junji comes from a humble background, but he knows how to repay kindness and revenge!"
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