Chapter 5 Unnamed (San Shang) "The so-called thieves and bandits are those who harm the common people with some ability! It doesn't matter whether he is wearing an official robe or a green forest dagger!" This was a few months ago when Dou Jiande decided to follow the example of Boling Liu.
The words that the county said to all its subordinates when it was reestablishing order in southern Hebei and creating a stable base for itself was now mentioned again by Cheng Mingzhen, like thunder.
For a moment, all the soldiers closed their mouths sensitively and looked directly at the speaker. Indeed, everyone was born in the green forest, but few of them were proud of their past background. They preferred their current status.
You will arouse the envy of others everywhere, instead of smiling in front of you and spitting on the ground immediately behind your back.
"I heard that those who want to conquer the world must first conquer the hearts of the people." Cheng Minzhen had read very few books and could not explain too high-sounding principles. But he tried his best to muster up the courage to state his interests in a way that everyone could accept. "The prince wants to compete."
Zhongyuan, you must first prove to the world that you are qualified to participate in the competition!"
"You think I'm not qualified?" Dou Jiande stood up after the handsome case. The expression on his face couldn't tell whether he was happy or angry. "Then who do you think is qualified? The old woman Li who seduced the Turks to invade, or the one who seduced the savior?
The white-eyed wolf of Wagang who was chopped down?" He walked closer to Cheng Minzhen step by step, his words as sharp as a knife. "Perhaps, you appreciate Wang Shichong more, after all, he was ordered by the coward Yang Guang!"
Under the aggressive gaze of his lord, Cheng Mingzhen was sweating profusely, but he did not dare to retreat. He knew Dou Jiande's character very well. If he retreated today, he would always be regarded as a weakling by his lord. He swallowed hard,
He raised his head and looked directly into Dou Jiande's eyes, "Subordinate, I mean, whoever protects this land is qualified to rule it!"
"Cheng Xiaojiu is crazy!" In an instant, most of Dou Jiande's civil and military subordinates sighed and shook their heads. Regardless of whether they agreed with the other party's opinion, they had already seen the final outcome of the proposer. The title of King Dou was entirely given to himself, so he usually
He is most taboo about others questioning his qualifications. However, today, the small county magistrate Cheng Mingzhen has repeatedly touched the negative scale. Even if he is not dragged out and beheaded on the spot, the punishment of 200 military sticks is probably unavoidable.
If no one intercedes in time, fifty sticks are enough to send a strong man to hell. After beating two hundred sticks, there will definitely be a pile of rotten meat lying on the ground.
Just when everyone was worried about Cheng Mingzhen's life and death, they heard a burst of hoarse laughter, "Haha, haha, haha, hahahahaha!"
After laughing enough, Dou Jiande patted Cheng Mingzhen on the shoulder hard, "Xiaojiu, no wonder people say that you are the one who knows what's in your mind. Just what you said today, my king's decision to hand over Xiangguo County to you to govern was not wrong.
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After that, he turned around and looked around, "Did you all hear what Cheng Xiaojiu said? When you hear it, go down separately and prepare. I want to show the world that it is me, Dou Jiande. When the sky falls, it is me, Dou Jiande."
Bring someone to support him, not the bastards they usually worship as gods!"
In this way, he became the governor of Xiangguo County? Although the civil and military officials were a little unable to react for a while, they looked at Cheng Minzhen with a bit of envy. Although Xiangguo County is currently the smallest county under the rule of the Dou family army, and half of the
The land is an uninhabited swamp, but the Dou family army currently controls only four and a half counties! Anyone who can take charge of one of the four and a half counties will have an unlimited future.
The sudden good luck made Cheng Mingzhen feel a little dizzy. He tried hard not to let others see his surprise, and thanked him with a trembling voice, "Thank you, thank you. I don't blame my subordinate for talking nonsense. In fact, my subordinate also thought of it rashly.
It may not be well thought out!”
"No wonder, no blame." Dou Jiande took back the palm that was on the opponent's shoulder and swung it back and forth in mid-air very proudly, "I need upright ministers like you under my command. Since ancient times, all the loyal advice has gone against the ears..." He paused.
Suddenly, his eyes became deep and far-sighted, "Besides, let's let the brothers go to the fortress and fight the Turks with real swords and guns. Although our brothers are large in number, they have never fought any hard battles to train themselves.
Only in the future will we be able to compete with others!"
The second half of the sentence won the hearts of everyone. Although the Dou family army was powerful, compared with the most elite in the world such as Boling Jingjia and Tiger and Ben Iron Cavalry, their style did seem a bit soft. If they were to fight side by side with the Boling Army on the fortress, if they were lucky enough to win,
, it is a rare training opportunity for generals and soldiers. Moreover, Li Zhongjian's envoy also promised to sell armor and weapons at a low price. With the same equipment as the official army, in the future, will we worry that our brothers will not dare to fight against others on the battlefield?
There is an adventurous spirit flowing in the blood of green forest heroes. After seeing the benefits of sending troops north, most people are inclined to accept Cheng Mingzhen's proposal. A few people have deep hatred against Li Xu, such as Gao Kaidao and Yang Gongqing.
, although they were very dissatisfied, they did not want to bear the reputation of someone who ignored the overall situation for personal grudges. Therefore, in a very short period of time, the core figures of the Dou family army reached a unanimous opinion: accept Boling's alliance request and be ready to march northward.
However, Dou Jiande unceremoniously exposed Boling's deliberate deception. In his reply, he sternly condemned Li Xu for "judging a gentleman's heart with a villain's heart" and wanted Dou Jiajun and Boling Jun to share the risk.
, and underestimated the ambition of the officers and soldiers of the Dou family army, "Everyone who is ordered by fate to herd and hunt for the country has the responsibility of guarding the land. Dou is not talented, but he will never dare to be an eternal sinner who has devastated the lives of the Central Plains!" At the end of the letter, the side who was born as a grass bandit
Dou Jiande, a prince, wrote this, "If the Hu people dare to go south to herd horses, General Li only needs to get out of the way to the north, and the Dou family's 200,000 soldiers will face the wind, and even if they die a hundred times, they will not dare to turn back!"
"There is no need to die a hundred times, as long as he doesn't do anything to us from behind, that's enough!" Zhao Ziming commented with a smile as he put down Dou Jiande's reply.
"This King Dou cannot be treated as a bandit!" Li Xu took over Zhao Ziming's words and sighed with emotion.
Dou Jiande's reaction was beyond the expectations of everyone in the Boling Army. Before the messenger Fang Yannian returned, Li Xu and his generals had been marching northward for their main force. They had a headache on how to block the Dou Army to the south of Hengshui. Now, the situation
It began to gradually develop in a pleasant direction. Although the combat effectiveness of Dou Jiande's troops was somewhat inferior, it was better to have a large number of unexpected reinforcements than to have a large number of enemies.
"I'm afraid it's easy to invite gods but difficult to send them away!" General Guo Fang never had a good impression of Dou Jiande, who killed his distant uncle Guo Xuan.
"On the contrary, a 200,000-strong army can make us poor just by eating and drinking without anything else!" Lu Qin continued with a smile. If the Turks were defeated, the Dou family's army would stay in Zhuojun and refuse to leave. They just owed them an adult.
The passionate Boling Army cannot immediately confront each other with swords.
In this regard, Zhao Ziming had a relatively optimistic attitude. He smiled and reminded in a low voice: "General Guo is overly worried. It is not just Mr. Dou's family who came to help!"
"The other one is the owner who only takes advantage without suffering any losses!" Shi Defang curled his lips and responded angrily before Guo Fang could.
Another family pointed out that it was Li Yuan. According to the news sent back by the brothers who accompanied the Li family in Hedong, on the seventh day after Chang'an was captured, Li Yuan, who was promoted to Tang Dynasty king, sent out the left army under Li Jiancheng and Li Waner's army.
At the same time, through the hands of the puppet emperor Yang You, he conferred the title of General of Hussars on Li Xu, Kaifu Yitong and the Third Division, and granted him the hereditary title of Boling County Prince.
According to the official system of the Sui Dynasty, General Hussar is the highest rank among military generals, Kaifu Yitong Sansi is the highest civilian rank, and Prince Boling’s title is already close to the limit of rank. If you go further, you can
On par with Li Yuan's current Tang Dynasty king
So many overwhelming benefits are naturally not just to "reward" Li Xu for borrowing three thousand troops. With the cleverness of Shi Defang and others, they could see through Li Yuan's true purpose at a glance. The other party wanted to defeat the Turkic wolf together.
After riding, the six counties of Boling were formally incorporated into the name of the puppet emperor Yang You of Chang'an. When Li Yuan attacked Luoyang in the east and conquered Bashu in the south, he no longer had to worry about threats to Hedong. No matter Liu Wuzhou or Dou Jiande, if he rashly went to
If Taiyuan uses troops, it will definitely be severely beaten by Boling.
Shi Defang was very dissatisfied with this. He believed that if Li Yuan had not taken advantage of the Turks and exposed the weakness of the Central Plains, the Ashina brothers, who were constantly fighting with each other, would not have seen greater benefits and started to take action.
Since the idea of joining hands with the invaders was Li Yuan who caused trouble, why should the children of Boling die for his mistake? It would be fine if Li Yuan knew how to repay his kindness. At present, it is obvious that his lord gave up in order to make up for Li Yuan's fault.
However, instead of being grateful for the opportunity to compete for the world, the Li family even had the idea of taking advantage of the six counties of Boling. It was really despicable and shameless!
"Shi Sima might as well look at it a little bit. Li Yuan is willing to send an army to help him if he can't afford it. Naturally, he doesn't want to lose his troops in vain. But whether he can get what he wants, the final decision is still in our hands." Zhao Ziming saw Shi Defang full.
With a gloomy face, he continued to laugh and explain
"The decision is in our hands. What Zhao Sima said is easy. Hundreds of thousands of troops are stationed at your door. How much choice do you have left?" Shi Defang sneered, "Of course, sell the six counties of Boling."
To Hedong, you, Sima Zhao, are still tired of official duties without losing the state and county. But what about the Lord, how many days can he, the Prince of Boling County, do it?"