"General Zhengxi has made great contributions to the occupation of Daha City, and he has been named the Commander-in-Chief of Langya County!" Eunuch Hong's face did not change, and he extended his third finger.
"Hiss!" Li Wenhao took a breath of air. His heart was moved. He couldn't help but say that Eunuch Hong, this old fox, was too cunning and could see that he wanted to get rid of the family's control.
The commander-in-chief of a county is in charge of military affairs, which is usually held by the marquis of each county. This pie is really too tempting!
"No, it's not enough!" Li Wenhao gritted his teeth and rejected it again.
Although there is more gold in this world, it cannot be wasted. Since money has been spent, the benefits must be maximized.
"General Zhengxi, don't go too far!" Eunuch Hong's old face couldn't stand up. According to his thoughts, this condition is absolutely guaranteed.
"One more thing, these officials are appointed by me, and one million taels is too much. I have to deal with the Langya people's counterattack, up to 600,000 taels!"
Li Wenhao finished speaking loudly, and then stared closely into the old eunuch's eyes, feeling a little nervous.
"Okay, as you said, I will give you one hundred thousand taels first. The Sa family will immediately send someone back to Kyoto. When your majesty's order comes, I will pay another five hundred thousand taels!"
We have something to say first, this last one is limited to the Langya area!"
Eunuch Hong's eyes rolled around twice before he slammed the table and stood up. His originally sharp voice became bolder.
"You will understand, please drink this cup to the full, Eunuch Hong, please!" Li Wenhao was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately picked up the wine glass and made a toast.
I feel relieved, these 600,000 taels of gold flowers are worth it!
One hundred civil servants and one county's general soldiers, although they have returned to their original positions, cannot meet the last requirement. They can appoint officials on their own. This is a right that no prince in a county has!
Although it’s limited to Langya area, it’s still great value!
Of course, if it were the Central Plains area, he would not dare to agree to kill Eunuch Hong, nor would he have the right.
Places such as Langya do not fundamentally belong to the territory of the Great You Dynasty, so this exception can be said to be in the past.
At the same time, Li Wenhao was also secretly shocked that Eunuch Hong had so much power that he dared to agree to this matter for Emperor Youwu. This showed that this old guy was by no means an ordinary eunuch, and at least he was a confidant of Emperor Youwu.
Otherwise, he wouldn't be so courageous!
"There is one more thing that I need to trouble General." Eunuch Hong put down his wine glass, wiped his mouth, and said: "The Sa family just received news from the Jinwu Guards. Yesterday afternoon, the Kunshan granary was destroyed by the rogue Ma Guaizi, and the guard Li
By surrendering to the enemy.
Once Kunshan is lost, the road back to Qingyang County will be cut off, and the general will need to send troops to recapture Kunshan.
Otherwise, my messenger can get through, but the convoy cannot, and even these hundred civil servants will be in trouble."
"Send troops to retake Kunshan?" Li Wenhao raised his eyebrows and repeated in a low voice.
The fall of Kunshan was within his expectation and was not surprising.
The only one who was a little surprised was Li You. This was a son of the Li family. He was actually his cousin. He was relatively close to Li Wenheng. He didn't expect that he would defect to the enemy.
Li Wenheng is not good at fighting, and his judgment as a person is extremely poor. For such a guy to be treated as a treasure by the Li family, he is drunk.
As for regaining Kunshan, it is necessary, otherwise it will be very troublesome to cut off the trade routes, but not now, the time is not right.
"General Zhengxi, Ma Guaizi are just a group of refugees. I see that your soldiers and horses are strong, and the new army of 20,000 slaves is also very powerful. It will not be difficult for you to regain Kunshan?" Seeing Li Wenhao's hesitation, Eunuch Hong persuaded him again.
One sentence.
He has a high-end holding talisman, which can hold 100,000 taels of gold without any problem, but what about the remaining 500,000 taels?
Detouring the Huaibei Army is not only a long way, but also passes through the hinterland of the Langya people, which is too dangerous.
Therefore, persuading Li Wenhao to send troops to regain Kunshan is the best way.
"Eunuch Hong, it's not that the general is unwilling, it's just that he is too weak!" Li Wenhao shook his head and said seriously: "My twenty thousand slave recruits have made a promise. After the city of Daha is captured, the land will be distributed according to military merit, and you can freely choose to join the army or join the army.
Farming.
I estimate that half of them will choose to work in agriculture, so my army in Daha City is fully equipped with only 20,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry.
They also included five thousand infantry and three thousand cavalry [txt novel www.txtyuan.com], a total of more than 8,000 Langya surrender troops.
You also know that these troops from Langya are unreliable, and the new king of Langya, Yucha, will definitely raise his troops to attack once Li Wenheng's remnants are defeated.
Who can I count on then?
Qingyang Army or Huaibei Army?
Therefore, during this period of time, I have to prepare for the war with all my strength. I really don’t have any extra energy to send troops to recover Kunshan.
Why don't you, father-in-law, send someone to write a letter to my father, Marquis Qingyang, and ask him to send troops?"
Li Wenhao spoke sincerely. Eunuch Hong thought for a moment and realized that this was indeed the case. Although the city of Daha was temporarily captured, it was not stable.
Once Langya New King Yucha takes his hand, it is impossible to sit idly by.
By then, Daha City will inevitably be a fierce battle, and whether it can be defended or not is a question. Li Wenhao must really focus on preparing for war at this time, rather than conquering Kunshan.
"Okay, I will send someone to prepare a letter and send it to Marquis Qingyang, but I guess your father, Marquis Qingyang, also has no troops to send.
One of the Eighteen Bandits, the Iron Pot King Wangman, occupied Beichuan County, and a few days ago the Three-Headed Eagle from the Hengduan Mountains occupied Huixian County.
There are only seven counties in Qingyang County, and two are missing. How can your father take care of this place!"
After Eunuch Hong finished speaking, he sighed very depressedly. Now that the matter had come to this, he could only think of another way.
"The three-headed eagle has taken over Huixian!"
Li Wenhao kept thinking about this matter until Eunuch Hong took the approval note of one hundred thousand taels of gold and left in a hurry.
Ma Kui's Jin Yiwei was established only a short time ago, and the newly recruited spies have just been dispersed. If you want to see the effect, you still have time.
He did not forget that there was also an undercover mountain bear in the three-headed eagle team, and it was time to send someone from the Jinyi Guard to contact him.
The few cronies Zuoshanxiong left behind were all given to Jin Yiwei, who could just be used.
"General, you are looking for me!"
After a while, Ma Kui walked in wearing ordinary military uniform. He had not shown his face since Eunuch Hong's people came to the army.
The existence of Jinyiwei is still kept secret for the time being.
"Immediately send someone to Huixian to contact the mountain bear. The place has been occupied by the three-headed eagle. I want to know whether the three-headed eagle has colluded with Ma Guaizi.
Kunshan has been occupied by Ma Guaizi, and Huixian is not far from Kunshan. Once they unite, it might be detrimental to Tuke City!" Li Wenhao said solemnly.
"I'll do it now!" Ma Kui clenched his fists and accepted the order, looking a little ashamed. Li Wenhao was very supportive of Jin Yiwei. It could be said that he wanted money to give money and people to give to people. All requests were answered.
But so far it has not had any effect. Even with the news of the fall of Huixian and Kunshan, the general told him how he could not be ashamed.