Chapter 1 Thunder (Seven Strikes) Seal the mountain and make an emergency landing. It was originally General Zhang Xutuo's trick to deal with Zuo Xiaoyou. Li Xuzhao grabbed the medicine. Naturally, they were familiar with the journey. The two sides agreed on the time and place for the surrender. Wang Xuba and the others put down their weapons and helped them.
Old and young, meandering down the mountain
In order to make the minions feel at ease, Li Xu led a group of civil and military personnel under his command to stand at the mountain pass to greet each other so politely. How could Wang Xuba dare to pretend to be the king of Mantian?
, how dare you trouble the general to honor him! It’s a capital crime, it’s a capital crime!”
Before he went down the mountain, he had temporarily learned this sentence from a young leader who had been a teacher. It was originally a bit nondescript, and coupled with his authentic Shanggu dialect, it sounded indescribably weird to Wang Xuba.
Knowing that he was incapable of painting a tiger, before others could laugh, his face started to heat up and was so red that he almost bled.
In the midst of embarrassment, someone suddenly gave him a strong push on his arm. Immediately afterwards, he heard a cheerful voice saying in his ear: "Where did you learn these words from General Wang? Didn't we agree to write off the past things?"
Are you done? Could it be that our Yanzhao man can eat back what he said with a shameful face!"
These few lines of Jin accent and Hu rhyme were actually the authentic Guxiang accent. Wang Xuba suddenly raised his head and saw Li Xu looking at him with a smile, his eyes filled with frankness.
Most of the big and small bosses around were locals from Shanggu. They were all worried at first, but when they heard that General Li actually greeted him in his hometown dialect, they felt so friendly that they became more defensive.
"Where in Shanggu is General Li's hometown?" Wang Junkuo, who followed Wang Xuba closely, hesitated for a moment and asked.
"The accent is from Lijiazhuang under Daqing Mountain. This brother is also from Yixian County. Where is your hometown? Is there anyone else in the family?" Li Xu did not feel dissatisfied at all and answered with a smile.
"The one on Huangcao Slope is just over the mountain not far from Lijiazhuang!" Wang Junkuo felt close to him and answered with a straight chest.
"I'm from Zhang Laoji!" "I'm from Yangshugou!" The leaders did not expect that General Li, who had forced themselves into despair, was such an easy person to get along with. Their fear became even lighter, and they gathered around, talking nonsense.
Introduce yourself tongue-in-cheek
Wang Xuba knew that this was very rude, but he didn't know how to stop the natives under his command from continuing to recognize fellow villagers. He was so anxious that he rubbed his hands repeatedly, and big beads of sweat rolled on his forehead.
The leaders all greeted each other, and just as they were about to step forward and continue to say a few words according to the routine taught by the teacher, they heard the other party clearing his throat and ordering with a smile: "Since everyone is from the village, don't do it.
You're welcome, I've already asked people to prepare rice and dried meat. No matter men, women, old or young, each person will be given one pound of rice and half a pound of meat. General Wang first sent someone to get it from Commander Cui and share it with everyone!"
"General, how can this happen!" Wang Xuba quickly declined. He had annexed other people's teams before. Even if he no longer took his opponents seriously, he still had to disperse the minions, big and small, so that the officers could not find the pawns.
The soldiers can't find the officer and then they can slowly deal with it. I have never seen someone like General Li. Instead of monitoring him, he let everyone fill their stomachs first.
"Isn't General Wang hungry? Or is there a lot of food left in the mountains?" Li Xu turned around and asked with a smile.
"A long time ago, we have been without food for more than ten days!" Wang Xuba felt guilty for no reason. He did not dare to look into the other person's eyes and answered with his head lowered.
Even he, the head of the family, has been reduced to drinking wild vegetables. How can the other old, weak, sick and disabled not starve? But things are abnormal, that is, the demon government is so kind to everyone for no reason. Wang Xuba cannot believe the kindness behind it. There is no evil intention involved
"But, the general hasn't counted the number of people yet and hasn't said how he will arrange for us!" He trampled the ground with the toes of his boots with holes in them, and added intermittently that the other party was not wearing armor and had no weapons in his hands, but he The oppressive feeling that gave him a breathless feeling was not due to fear, but because of the inability to look at that magnanimous smile that made people unable to face it.
"Everyone has received meat and rice. Can't we calculate the number of people? Under General Wang's command, no one will have a short quota?" Li Xu patted Wang Xuba on the shoulder and signaled the other party not to be too nervous. "As for how to settle down, , after everyone has eaten enough and gained strength, we might as well cut down some trees in the mountains and transport them outside to be used as purlins!"
After hearing that there was rice and meat, all the gangsters were already excited. When they heard that General Li was going to organize people to build big houses for everyone, they were immediately moved beyond words. Some people immediately knelt down and kowtowed heavily on the side of the mountain road. , while kowtowing, he cried: "General Li is such a good man!" "General Li will live a long life! God bless you with many children and grandchildren, and great wealth!"
Wang Xuba had been king of heaven for more than a year, prime minister, and general. He had many titles, but he had never heard his subordinates flatter him so heartily. Every word of praise was true, and every word came from the heart. Even if there was a trap ahead, everyone must have jumped without hesitation. Since the military spirit was already like this, he was still wary of doing anything. He simply opened his heart and said with cupped hands: "Thank you General Li for your kindness. I will take people to get the food right now." Guarantee that everyone will have a share and there will definitely be no corruption!”
"First go and arrange for people to receive food. After everyone has eaten and settled down, you can then take a group of leaders to the Chinese Army to find our way out from now on. Let's discuss the arrangements!" Li Xu nodded and responded.
At that moment, Wang Xuba turned around and ordered the minions to restrain his men and go out to the mountains to camp on the plains. Then according to the usual establishment, with the gang leader as the representative, he went to the relief point set up by the government to collect grain and dried meat. He knew that Li Xu He and all the officers and generals were watching from a distance. He did not hide anything anymore and assigned tasks layer by layer according to the level of his subordinates.
Although the minions were so hungry that their eyes were burning, after listening to Wang Xuba's general order, they could still maintain the most basic order to set up camp, receive rice, bury pots, and make rice without any mess.
"Wang Xuba is quite a talent!" Zhao Ziming commented quietly while watching from the side for a while.
"The leaders under his command are also good!" Li Xu nodded, agreeing with Zhao Ziming's view. Now the number of soldiers under his command is close to 30,000. There is a huge gap in low-level officers, and the talents just selected through the examination lack training and are not yet useful. People like Wang Xuba and Wang Junkuo who have no background but have considerable ability to lead troops can be used for this purpose.
How did Wang Xuba know that someone had already started to make plans of his own? After settling his brothers, he began to think of his thoughts in a daze. "Then General Li is really kind!" Take it away, but it’s not just a woman’s kindness!”
Turning his head secretly, he looked at Li Xu again. "He is in his early twenties, with thick eyebrows and big eyes. His appearance and body look friendly, but also vaguely majestic..." Suddenly, he found that Li Xu's eyes might be directed towards him.
Sweeping it over, he quickly turned his head away, his heart beating wildly
"How could this be a woman's kindness? Jun Kuo was wrong this time. How could he have such courage and broad-mindedness if he didn't have a good grasp of his skills? The reason why he is not easy to kill is probably because he believes in his own abilities!" Thinking of this!
, he quickly straightened his clothes, and another kind of anxiety arose in his heart, just like the first time he entered his father-in-law's house, fearing that he would be looked down upon.
After everyone under his command was full, Wang Xuba led the big and small bosses and walked in front of Li Xu again. This time, they were no longer careful and were willing to leave their fate in the hands of the other party. "I have always done many evil things, and I dare not ask."
General, please forgive me. I hope you can give these tens of thousands of old and weak a place to live. When we make grass rings in the future, we will definitely repay the general for his great kindness!" After saying that, he took the lead and knelt down, with his head on the ground, and waited for death.
This was another rhetoric learned from the teacher, but compared with the previous one, it was a little less guarded and a little more frank. When Li Xu saw this, he stepped forward again and helped everyone up one by one, while laughing.
While brushing the dirt off everyone's knees, he said: "Why are you all doing this? Haven't we all agreed to forget about it? Besides, you need to do your best to help settle these tens of thousands of people. Otherwise, how can local officials alone?"
You can keep yourself busy!"
"I hope you will obey me!" Everyone answered in unison, standing in awe with their hands clasped.
"It's easy to say, it's easy to say. The first thing everyone should do is to help the government organize people to build houses by the Laishui River. Winter is coming soon. Without a house to live in, everyone will freeze!" Li Xu waved his hand, signaling everyone not to be so polite.
"The second thing is to count who is willing to join the army and who is willing to go home and farm. Those who are willing to farm will be granted fifteen acres of land according to the example. Food for this winter and seeds for next spring can be borrowed from the government.
It will be returned after autumn. The old rule is that after paying taxes on time for five consecutive years, the land will belong to the developer. You are all from the Shanggu area. I will try my best to arrange the land reclamation site on both sides of Laishui and Sanggan River!"
"Sir!" Wang Xuba and others shouted in a low voice, and then knelt down again. Northerners cultivate dry fields, and the most important thing is whether they can draw river water for irrigation. Therefore, the land on both sides of Laishui and Sanggan River has always been the most important in Shanggu and Zhuojun.
In the past, the most valuable Wang Xuba led a group of brothers to fight for many years, but they could not win any inch of land between the two rivers. With just one word from Li Xu, everyone's long-cherished wish came true.
"What? Have the brothers forgotten how to plant the crops, or are you afraid that someone will come to snatch the food? With our Boling Army here, I want to see who takes the courage of the leopard!" Li Xu stretched out his hand to pull Wang Xu up and smiled.
Asking questions
"Sir, your kindness to us will never be forgotten by my subordinates!" Wang Xuba, with red eyes, loudly confessed that he would not scatter the surrendered people to various places for supervision, but also allocate the coveted land to them, and would not kill the leaders to establish their authority.
, and recommended such a good boss to his confidant, how could he find it after he missed it? Immediately, several big leaders, led by Wang Xuba, Wang Junkuo, Guo Fang, etc., recommended themselves to work under Li Xu's account. Xu Zi originally had the intention of recruiting him.
, smiling and assigning official positions to everyone
Wang Xuba and Wang Junkuo's uncles and nephews were outstanding in martial arts, so they were respectively appointed as the special generals and captains of the inspection school. Guo Fang was proficient in mathematics and science, and was assigned a position as a secretary to join the army. He was still in charge of the baggage under Wang Xuba's account. Li Fu took the initiative.
He asked to help the government settle the people, so Xuzi appointed him as the head of the household in Yixian County, responsible for re-establishing the village in the long-abandoned wilderness and leading the recruited people to farm.
Wang Xuba's recommendations were appointed to brigade leaders, team leaders, and team leaders. Those who were unwilling to join the army or were in poor physical condition were also handed over to Shanggu and the landowners of Zhuojun and Zhuojun, and they were used according to their talents.
Although the matter of recruitment seemed simple, it was extremely complicated to deal with. Fortunately, Li Xu had Zhang Xutuo's experience when he subdued Zuo Xiaoyou for reference, so he did not have to rush and transfer the refugees batch by batch to various farming sites to settle down.
He also ordered people to push several carts of heavy gifts to Li Jiancheng on the other side of the Taihang Mountains. He thanked Tang Gong for his generous help. Li Jiancheng accepted the gifts without ceremony, and gave back some armors and weapons, and then returned to the camp.
Along with the armor and weapons, there were also some clothes for women, some powder, some fine gold and silver. Li Jiancheng only said that it was the dowry given to his daughter by the Li family, and asked his sister-in-law to accept it. He also attached a letter, asking Li Xu to forward it to
My sister Qier has been hiding in Li Xu's back camp disguised as a soldier. When she saw these late dowries, her eyes turned red before she finished reading the letter.
"Look at you, your eyes are as wet as peaches from crying. When the autumn wind blows, be careful to wrinkle them!" Seeing that there was no one around, Li Xu stretched out his big hand, wiped a handful on Qier's face, and advised him lovingly.
, from the initial discovery of the opponent's trap to the final polite compromise with several local wealthy families, half of the credit must be attributed to the heads of the Cui, Li, Wang, and Zhang families.
, are common tricks used by wealthy families, and Qi'er has seen them a lot, so it's not too difficult to give Li Xu an idea to crack them.
However, neither the two of them nor their counselors expected that Qi'er's natal family would suddenly intervene. With the help of these external forces, the troubles in the six counties were easily solved. But Li Xu was also marked as the dominant Li family from then on. Think about it again.
Drawing clear boundaries is even more difficult
"This is all the dowry for the daughter who is just giving birth." Zhen'er wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and sighed, "If I hadn't married you, how would I have been treated like this? They had already announced that they did not recognize me as their daughter. Now,
But I'm afraid you won't recognize the Yue family! Grandpa and second brother have a good plan!"
"Don't say that. Mr. Tang is your father after all. He and your family are all safe and sound, which is better than anything else!" Li Xu saw Zhen'er smiling sadly, hugged her waist, and whispered to comfort that he was no longer the ignorant person he was back then.
The boy who was confused about the affairs, how could he not clearly understand the meaning of the Li family's move? But family affection is family affection after all, and it cannot be abandoned no matter what. Moreover, all he wants is for the people around him to be safe and happy, and not to be affected by the disasters in troubled times.
Even if someone takes advantage of it, there is no need to argue over it.
Zhen'er glanced at Li Xu's smile with tears in her heart, and felt a pain in her heart. Her husband was a rare great man in the world. She married him, and her life was not in vain. But the dangers in a wealthy family could not be influenced by family affection.
"You just think too well of people, my family members..." She shook her head and smiled bitterly. The reason why the Li family recognized this marriage was the same as when they recognized Li Xu as their nephew. I'm afraid it was mostly due to manipulation.
This is not the biggest worry in her heart
The most unsettling thing is that in the face of interests, there are no permanent friends. Once one day the Li family has a conflict with her husband, and she marries and obeys her husband, she will definitely be on her husband's side.
, how would you see yourself?
When that day comes, will the husband still pity the daughter of the enemy as much as he did a few days ago?
"Anyway, there is no real conflict. Besides, no matter what other people do, you will not betray me, and I will not betray you!" Li Xu seemed to have guessed what Qi'er was thinking, and tightened his arms around Qi'er's waist.
, answer honestly
"Of course I believe you." A flash of light suddenly shone in Zhen'er's eyes. She raised her head happily and leaned tightly against the mountain-like solid chest behind her. "Brother, he is a little weak, but he is actually quite sincere.
"She opened the letter and quickly read the content, "He wants me to advise you not to be too kind. If a tiger doesn't show its teeth, others won't really treat him as a tiger. He also cited the example of Fu Jian, the former Qin Dynasty king.
, my brother is really..."
This example is very inappropriate. Although Li Xu currently has more power than a prince, he is still a minister of the Sui Dynasty. Comparing him with Fu Jian, the former Qin Dynasty king, if someone knows about it, it will definitely cause a lot of trouble, but this
This kind of letter without any scheming made Li Xu and his wife feel warmer. They hugged each other and carefully read Li Jiancheng's thoughts.
"The king of Qin controlled the world and destroyed dozens of enemy countries. He took the enemies as his heart and regarded the fierce and stubborn as his guests and friends. When he was in his prime, all the disciples were frightened. When his power declined, the bandits turned against each other. This is a lesson from the past and a guide for future generations..." It can be seen that
, Li Jiancheng wrote it very carefully, as if he was teaching his biological brothers
"Eldest brother wants to advise you not to just show kindness, but also to use force when necessary. What my father has taught them since they were young is
