A summary of this battle is going on here in Xihe. It turns out that in the imperial palace of Luoyang, the country in the center of Kinki, there is also a conversation related to Xihe about this battle.
"Your Majesty, the situation is clear. Li Xue, the governor of Xihe, secretly sent about two thousand soldiers to sneak into the grassland, burn, kill and loot. However, in the end, only less than a thousand soldiers returned with heavy losses. In addition, he took advantage of the chaos in the grassland to recruit a few soldiers.
The small Xianbei tribe is attached, but there are many old, weak, women and children in the attached tribe, so the actual threat is limited."
"In other words, this guy sent someone out to sneak around, but he didn't get any advantage? This is not like his style."
Listening to Zhang Rang's report, Liu Hong found it very interesting. Although Liu Hong and the eunuchs were a little surprised when they heard the report from Xihe about secret military mobilization in Xihe. After all, they knew very well.
There were many people who were very interested in sending troops to clear the emperor's side. It was difficult to ensure that Li Shushi was not incited. Don't forget that Yan Zhong was on Li Shushi's territory.
However, because it was reported that Li Shushi's troops had returned and seemed to have experienced a fierce battle, Liu Hong did not make any overreaction and directly sent people to take Li Shushi to Luoyang or simply execute him on the spot. Instead, he was worried that there might be another alien.
The invasion of the army is also a worrying thing. After all, things in the northwest are still enough to make Liu Hong worried.
So, it turned out that this was just a private military action by Li Shushi. Judging from the fact that the other party did not report any merit, it is estimated that although the Xianbei people were repulsed last year, they still destroyed Xihe, especially Gaolang County.
Nine out of ten rooms are empty
No words can describe the tragic scene after the Xianbei army passed by. Although Li Shushi moved many foreign captives to fill the population, Gaolang County can actually be declared cancelled. Li Shushi planned to take advantage of the Xianbei civil strife to take revenge on a small scale.
understand.
Of course, Gaolang County will not really be abolished, because Liu Hong has already received a fee from this position. He is a descendant of a tributary of the Yan family, with average knowledge and almost no background, so he is dangerous.
There is a chance to give it a try in a place where oil and water are so low that even when used as a springboard, you are afraid of accidentally falling. Since it can still generate income, it is necessary to exist.
But as Liu Hong said, he didn't quite understand Li Shushi's actions, because several conversations made it very clear to him that he was not a serious Confucian scholar, but more like a figure like Lu Buwei - like
Although he does not despise the status of agriculture, he is more inclined to believe in the magic of money and is a supporter of the mercantile school. Perhaps the only thing that is higher than Lu Buwei is that his moral bottom line should not be as unscrupulous as Lu Buwei's to achieve his goals.
For such a person, Liu Hong feels that it is not difficult to control, because Li Shushi's mind is easy to guess, and now it seems that his appetite is limited, so the resources required to ensure his loyalty do not exceed Liu Hong's psychological endurance. The most important thing is
, he also provided Liu Hong with many good ideas to increase his income. As long as such a wonderful person does not make principled mistakes, Liu Hong feels that he is still very generous.
"Maybe this little guy has his own considerations. Your Majesty doesn't think he is very smart. Maybe he has seen some benefits that we haven't seen yet, just like the stadium he built."
Zhang Rang's words made Liu Hong nod slightly. Indeed, Li Shushi could sometimes smell some corners that others could not discover, and then relied on his innovation to obtain enviable benefits. Although he could not keep him one step ahead of others.
Maintain his advantages and turn it into a trust that can be monopolized, but his slightly different brain can ensure that he maintains his own novel and unique characteristics. Just like the slogan of some modern enterprises-"It has always been
Imitated, never surpassed."
Therefore, this also makes Li Shushi's actions synonymous with "ulterior meaning" in the eyes of some thoughtful people. Even if some of his actions seem a bit nonsensical, he is not afraid of ten thousand, just in case it is not.
"Then let's let this matter go for now and let people continue to stare at him. This is a restless little guy."
"Yes, Your Majesty. It's just that, Your Majesty, I feel that someone in this matter seems to have violated His Majesty's trust."
From this turning point, you can know that Zhang Rang’s goal is not to blackmail Li Shushi, but obviously someone else.
"Oh? Could it be that my father discovered the traitor hiding in Xihe? This is really unpleasant news."
"Yes, Your Majesty, it is indeed the case. Lu Zhi and Lu Ziqian, the chief of Lishi, did not report the knowledge of this incident and engaged in malpractice for personal gain. Although he did not commit a serious mistake, what he did was a disgrace to the emperor and he is really not suitable to hold the position again.
I am no longer able to hold the position of Chief Shi."
It was only then that Zhang Rang revealed his purpose, which was to kick away Lu Zhi, a die-hard scholar from Xihe who had turned Xihe, the place Zhang Rang originally intended to win over, into a gathering place for the scholar camp. Lu Zhi had previously
Bei Zhonglang, who had also served as the prefect of Lujiang and a high-ranking official worth two thousand shi, was arranged by Liu Hong.
Li Shichang's position was originally intended to monitor Li Shushi, a young "minor", but Lu Zhi did not report Li Shushi's mobilization of two thousand elites to the emperor. To say that this man was an outsider with a somewhat tough temper.
Liu Hong and Zhang Rang didn't believe that a seductive guy would get away with it at all.
Of course, it would be more difficult to save Lu Zhi's life. After all, Lu Zhi did not make any obvious mistakes.
Liu Hong hesitated about Zhang Rang's suggestion.
In fact, Lu Zhi obviously had more than a simple role of supervision for Li Shushi, otherwise Zhang Rang could recommend a group of cronies to take office. Although it seemed that Xihe was quite dangerous at the time, there were always people who were willing to curry favor with Zhang Rang and were not afraid of death.
Guys, or if you really have to, you can secretly apply oil on the soles of your feet. During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, there were hundreds of thousands of people like this.
Lu Zhi actually took on the responsibility of wiping Li Shushi's butt. After all, both his prestige and ability allowed him to take over the command of the army and do what he could in times of crisis. At the same time, because Lu Zhi and Li Shushi
They are all from Zhuoxian County. Lu Zhi's reputation can make Li Shushi not have much hostility towards him, and Lu Zhi's character can also guarantee that as long as Li Shushi is not too messy, Lu Zhi will not use his reputation to suppress others, which makes Li Shushi
Being restrained in action.
Therefore, the original choice of Lu Zhi was Liu Hong's careful consideration - it not only gave Li Shushi ample space to express his ideas, but also ensured that the situation would not be unmanageable.
However, as Li Shushi was lucky enough to open up the situation in Xihe, Lu Zhi's role was undoubtedly much smaller. It seemed inappropriate to place a great scholar with a very high reputation in the scholarly community in a bitter and cold place. Although Lu Zhi
I don't care too much.
But when it came time to really want to replace Lu Zhi, Liu Hong hesitated again.
Yes, Liu Hong did have some hesitation. First of all, Lu Zhi's inspection role not only did not decrease, but actually increased slightly. Because at this time, Li Shushi was no longer the slightly downtrodden Yellow Turban Army general.
The strength in his hands has improved a lot, and coupled with his position, Liu Hong naturally cannot be completely relieved.
But who should Lu Zhi be replaced with? With Li Shushi's success, although Liu Hong does not need a capable guy to wipe Li Shushi's butt, he also needs to consider Li Shushi's feelings. After all, Li Shushi is now a hand.
He was a powerful figure who held both military and political power. Even if Liu Hong planned to guard against him, he couldn't do it too clearly, because Li Shushi was the one he held in his hands.
There is no reason to easily suppress the talents he has promoted, and it is not just one or two. In other words, it is impossible for Liu Hong to send a supervisor to create obstacles for Li Shushi, which is obviously not conducive to Li Shushi's full play.
The role of the young man will also shake his loyalty. The most likely thing is that the young man impulsively killed the monitors he sent and finally had no choice but to rebel.
This is obviously not a joke, so Liu Hong easily has no plans to move Lu Zhi's position until a suitable replacement is found.
So, in the end, Liu Hong shelved Zhang Rang's proposal, but Zhang Rang, who knew Liu Hong better than himself, obviously also understood Liu Hong's concerns, so his next action on this matter was very clear, which was to find a qualified person.
As a substitute. For Zhang Rang, who has a lot of resources, he doesn't think it will be a difficult thing. If he thinks about it.
Of course, the ups and downs in Luoyang can't reach Xihe's land for the time being. Although the straight-line distance is not too far, just separated by Luliang Mountain, Zhongtiao Mountain and the Yellow River can make Xihe feel that Luoyang is far away from him.
So far away.
Therefore, Li Shushi is still discussing the gains and losses of this battle with the generals in Xihe without realizing it.
"How about this, do you think my tactics can make our enemies suffer and be fooled?"
Well, as a time traveler, how can we give up the promising career of copycat? So, our great fighting group, the most feared by Europeans after the Whip of God, is another race from the Mongolian Plateau, the most terrifying
Yellow Peril - The Mongolian fighting style was brought out by Li Shushi. Of course, you can regard it as someone's showing off.
"It's very good. If it can meet the requirements, then we can expect its power on the plains. However, if we want our cavalry to reach this level, I'm afraid it won't be possible in a day or two."
Lu Bu seemed to be very interested, but he was just interested. He didn't think Xihe's troops were capable of doing it.
"Then can our soldiers be trained to be as proficient in using short-range and long-range weapons as those grassland peoples?"
"This should be possible. Although due to the profession, weapons that are not recognized by the profession cannot play their role, but it does not mean that it cannot be used. If you are skilled in using it, I think it should be no problem. Just like the light cavalry profession
Although there is a penalty for not having a horse, outstanding personnel can still overcome it through continuous efforts, just like Zilong."
"Then, let them learn more skills, otherwise with our current abilities, it will be impossible to fight back. But I believe that everyone doesn't like to be beaten passively all the time. Let's not talk about whether to hold our breath or not.
The people outside the city are also the subjects of our Han people. They also pay the same amount of taxes as the people in the city, so they should be protected by our Han soldiers."
Although no one answered, Li Shushi could see the burning fighting spirit from the high-spirited faces.
As long as there is a clear goal, everyone will have the motivation to work hard, no matter they are disgusting eunuchs or enthusiastic soldiers.
