Zhao Da nodded and said: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, my subordinates will handle it carefully. If a person has nothing to ask for, such a person is difficult to control no matter how weak he is. And if a person has desires and fears in his heart, like this
No matter how strong the person is, his subordinates can still control him firmly!"
Liu Ling hummed and said, "Well, go ahead and do it, I can trust you."
A feeling of gratitude flashed in Zhao Da's eyes, and then he asked: "Your Highness, you have summoned your subordinates, but do you want them to take people to the south first?"
Liu Ling glanced at him appreciatively.
"Yes, the role of the shadow guards is in the dark. In this battle in the south, the shadow guards are of great use. The things in the capital have been put aside for the time being, and now everything is focused on the war. The people of the shadow guards don't have to go to the south. They can come from the copper
Select some people from Yi and Tieyi Shadow Guards to stay and be responsible for supervising the officials in the DPRK. As the army goes south, logistics and supplies are the most important thing. If someone in the DPRK causes trouble, it will directly affect the success or failure of the war in the south."
"Therefore, the remaining shadow guards must pay close attention to the officials in charge of logistics and supplies in the DPRK. If there is any trouble, and if someone is found to be corrupt and bending the law, there is no need to ask for instructions, and they will be killed without mercy. This is an extraordinary period, and there is no need to consider the consequences. Everything is for the South
Those who are disadvantageous in the war will be left useless!"
Zhao Da nodded and said: "I understand!"
Liu Ling continued: "You and most of the shadow guards will get up and go south tonight. If you find any unusual movement along the way, leave someone behind to report it to me. You and others must rush to Yingzhou within two days. The Fuyuan Army Commander will envoy
An Heng must be eliminated. After you arrive first, find out all the evidence of this person's crime, and then I will make further arrangements after I arrive in Yingzhou."
Zhao Da Dao: "Your Majesty, since this person must be eliminated, why not ask your subordinates to send people to eliminate him?"
Liu Ling said with a smile: "This person is not a hero, but he is a traitor. Since such a person dares to blatantly devour the Fuyuan Army that I established, there must be no big shot in the court backing him. If he is killed, he will lose a lot.
Useful information. Besides, I can still use this man if I keep him, so I’m not in a hurry to kill him."
Zhao Da nodded and said, "My subordinates understand."
Liu Ling waved his hand and said, "Go ahead, don't expose yourself."
Zhao Da knelt down, kowtowed once more, then turned around and got into the secret passage.
Liu Ling waited for Zhao Da to disappear, then turned to look at the portrait of his parents hanging on the wall, with a gentle smile on his lips. He looked at the familiar face in the portrait with soft eyes.
"Mom and Dad, the child is going to fight on the battlefield again. This time is no better than before. Maybe the Northern Han Dynasty is really exhausted. Mom and Dad, the child has done enough for this country. But the Northern Han Dynasty is too great.
If you are weak, it will be very difficult to survive in the cracks."
"Chai Rong of the Later Zhou Dynasty was a man of great talent and strategy. Moreover, he had countless generals who were good at conquering and fighting, and hundreds of thousands of elite warriors. The national power of the Later Zhou Dynasty was far greater than that of the Northern Han Dynasty. If the Later Zhou Dynasty used all its strength to conquer the
Otherwise, the child has no confidence that he can win this battle."
"However, parents, don't worry. Since the child has come to this era, he will live well. If...if the Northern Han Dynasty really cannot survive this disaster, the child will take his beloved girl away from home and live an ordinary life anonymously.
people’s lives.”
"But we can't just let the child go now! My second brother has been so kind to me. If I don't do my best to help him keep this country, the child will have uneasy conscience even if he survives. No matter what, I have to fight for it. If
If the child succeeds by luck, it must be because my parents are praying for me from afar. If the child fails, I can only blame the second brother for being born at the wrong time and having no ambitions."
Liu Ling looked at the portraits of his parents and murmured to himself.
At this time, Minhui outside the door said softly: "Your Majesty, Sanjianghou has been here for a while, now rest in the living room. Commander Chen from the Gyeonggi Camp has just entered the palace with several generals. Will Your Majesty go over now?"
Liu Ling stood up, straightened his clothes and said, "You go and entertain some adults first, I will be there soon."
Minhui responded outside and walked away quietly.
Liu Ling looked at himself, and then walked quickly towards the door. When he arrived at the door, Liu Ling suddenly turned around and stared at the portraits of his parents on the wall again. He turned back and bowed deeply!
Don't worry, mom and dad, the child will be alive and well!
Liu Ling muttered something silently in his mind, and then strode towards the living room. When he walked to the door, he saw from a distance the commander of the Gyeonggi Camp, Chen Yuanshan, Zhao Ba and other generals, standing at the door like nails.
They were all Liu Ling's subordinates, but they were not from the Fuyuan Army. Seeing Liu Ling approaching, Chen Yuanshan took the lead and performed a military salute together, and then all the generals knelt on the ground.
"The general will be waiting to see the prince!"
Liu Ling just nodded lightly and did not help them. There was a dignity in his eyebrows.
"Get up and come inside to talk."
Liu Ling said in a calm tone and then entered the living room first. At this time, Cheng Yihou, the Marquis of Sanjiang who had arrived first, also came out to welcome him. He was also born in the military and was named Sanjiang Marquis after accumulating military merit. So when he met Liu Ling, he also went first.
After receiving the military salute, he knelt down on one knee and said: "The last general, Cheng Yihou, kowtows to the prince!"
Liu Ling laughed and said, "Old Cheng, you came the fastest."
Cheng Yihou is an honest man in his fifties. He is a strong man, about 1.75 meters tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist. His face is as dark as if he just crawled out of a coal pile. When Liu Ling first saw this man,
After a long sigh of relief, the first thing that came out of my mouth was: "Your surname is Bao?"
Cheng Yihou looks honest and honest, but he is actually extremely cunning in using troops. This man is the most cunning and cunning among Liu Ling's many subordinates. This man never believes in the strategy of striking first to gain the upper hand when fighting against others. He will be careful every time.
He observes his opponents carefully and can always discover their weaknesses. This person is a ruthless person who can chase an honest person to the point of peeing. When he encounters someone he can't afford to offend, he can run faster than a rabbit.
At the beginning, they joined forces with Daliao to attack Later Zhou Dynasty. During the Battle of Jinzhou, because Liao Kingdom took the lead in withdrawing its troops, the Northern Han army had to retreat back to Tanzhou in embarrassment. Marshal Sun Xuandao of the Later Zhou Dynasty led his army to pursue and kill them, and the Northern Han army suffered losses along the way.
Tragic. Among all the troops, the one that ran the fastest and maintained the most complete organization was the army led by Cheng Yihou. However, during that war, Liu Ling had not yet come to this era, or in other words, at that time
Liu Ling was still a sick man lying on the hospital bed dying.
After that battle, because the 20,000 Jianxiong Army led by Cheng Yihou withdrew completely, although he had no merit, let alone glory, the emperor Liu Ye at the time still granted him the title of Sanjiang Marquis. However, Cheng Yihou did not take this seriously.
However, the title of Marquis of Sanjiang has always stuck in his mind. After all, it is not a glorious thing.
Cheng Yihou chuckled and said: "I dare not be too hasty when the prince summons me. These days, I have been raising birds and fighting dogs at home every day, and I have developed a lot of problems. As soon as the prince's military order arrives, I, old Cheng, know that I can finally do some activities.
If I continue like this, I'm afraid I will have to suffocate myself to death."
Liu Ling smiled knowingly and said in his heart that when the time comes, he only hopes that you will see the army of the next week and don't run so fast like today. By the way, this Marquis is most famous for his fast running.
As if he had guessed what Liu Ling was thinking, Cheng Yihou blushed and said, "My lord, please rest assured. In this battle, Old Cheng will never be like before, just running all the way."
Liu Ling laughed loudly and said: "I never said anything to you, but you did it yourself first."
Chen Yuanshan and several generals stood at the door. Hearing what Liu Ling said, he couldn't help laughing. Cheng Yihou said displeasedly: "You little bastards dare to make fun of me? The prince just smiles, you guys come too."
Don’t think that just because you have fought a few battles, it’s nothing. If you have the skills, let’s compete on the southern battlefield to see who has the greater merit!”
Chen Yuanshan said with emotion: "The Lord Hou has made atonement for his sins, and the generals will not dare to make fun of the Lord! When we reach the southern battlefield, the generals will not have any desire to compare, and will only follow the orders of the prince!"
Cheng Yihou's expression changed, and then he nodded vigorously and said, "Okay! With this level of calmness, you are as good as me!"
Just as he was talking, a guard outside reported: "Your Majesty, Marquis Huting, and Marquis Zhongyi have arrived."
As soon as he finished speaking, a guard ran over and said: "Your Majesty, General Zhaoxian of the auxiliary country and Sun Sheng, the general of the Wei country have arrived."
Liu Ling nodded and said, "Please come to the living room to talk."
Not long after, Hou Liu Mao of Huting and Hou Wang Banjin of Zhongyi walked in front hand in hand, chatting and laughing all the way to the door of the living room. Behind them were General Zhaoxian of the Auxiliary State and General Sun Sheng of the Weiguo.
Hu Tinghou Liu Mao is a man in his thirties, with a tall build, about the same as Cheng Yihou. But he has a fair complexion, no beard, and very small eyes. When he smiles, it is almost impossible to tell that he actually has eyes. Because of this,
If your skin color is too white, it always gives people the illusion that you have a heavier Yin energy.
But having said that, before he was granted the title of Marquis, this person did indeed do extremely sinister things. In other words, this person's Marquis was also rewarded because of this.
To put it nicely, he is an underground worker. To put it harshly, he is a tomb robber!
The Northern Han Dynasty's national power was weak, and its land area was only one-tenth of that of the Later Zhou Dynasty. Moreover, the land was barren, and the twelve states suffered from famine for years. In order to supplement the national power, gold and silver were raised for military pay. The old emperor Liu Ye convened a group of
Talented people and strangers specialized in searching for and excavating tombs in the Northern Han Dynasty. Countless large tombs in the central and northern parts of Shanxi were visited by the people led by Hou Tinghou. Their group of people was not large in number. At its peak, there were only more than 500 people.
People. But these people are all masters!
It is said that Liu Mao's ancestor was the gold-touching captain under Cao Cao, the great traitor in the Eastern Han Dynasty. Liu Mao's ancestral skills of finding dragons and acupoints are indeed well-deserved. It can even be said that without this person, the Northern Han Dynasty might have been destroyed a long time ago.
They were crushed by the Liao's cavalry. In the fifth year of Emperor Qianyou's reign, there was a severe drought throughout the Northern Han Dynasty, and there was almost no harvest. Liu Mao relied on the gold and silver obtained by robbing tombs to meet the annual tribute demanded by the Liao Kingdom, and even paid a little
There is a surplus.
In modern society, such a person would have been caught by the government long ago, and being shot for an hour would be a light sentence. But in that era, he was a great hero of the country. Later, one day, the old emperor Liu Ye had a dream.
Countless evil spirits haunted him, pursuing the treasures hidden in the tombs. After Liu Ye woke up, he thought to himself that the owners of the stolen tombs must have come to ask him for guilt. So the next day, Liu Ye held a ritual ceremony.
The dead souls disbanded Liu Mao's team, but in recognition of Liu Mao's contribution, he was made Marquis of Huting.
As for Zhongyihou Wang Banjin, this person is even more legendary. It is said that this man happened to be only half a catty when he was born, so his father named him Wang Banjin. When he was nine years old, his father died of illness and his mother remarried.
Finally, he was abandoned. Wang Banjin was a nine-year-old child who had no relatives and lived by begging.
At the age of twelve, Wang Banjin, who should have been as skinny as a stick, did not know what he relied on for a living, and developed a rather strong body. Zhang Tianshi, who came from Longhu Mountain, happened to meet Wang Banjin in the cemetery while traveling.
He dug up and ate the corpses of dead people. Noting that it was not easy, he accepted him as his disciple. Wang Banjin followed Zhang Tianshi around the world for four years.
At the age of sixteen, Wang Banjin learned a lot of good kung fu. Because he was taught by Zhang Tianshi, he lost the sinister aura. Zhang Tianshi was old and planned to go back to Longhu Mountain to designate a successor. But Wang Banjin was unwilling to go back with his master and be disciplined.
He was restrained and secretly kowtowed three times in front of the master's door at night and then ran away alone.
Later, the Later Han Dynasty was destroyed by the Later Zhou Dynasty. Guo Wei first pretended to invite Liu Ye to Luoyang, saying that he would welcome Liu Ye to the throne. As a result, when Liu Ye arrived in Luoyang, he was placed under house arrest by Guo Wei. Later, Liu Ye was under house arrest by the dead man.
He escaped after being rescued. Guo Wei sent troops to chase him, and he happened to be met by Wang Banjin. Wang Banjin rescued Liu Ye and escorted him all the way back to Taiyuan. Liu Ye was grateful for his life-saving grace and built a Taoist temple for him in Taiyuan.
It was named Taiqingguan. After Liu Ye established himself as emperor, he also named Wang Banjin, who was only seventeen years old, as a Marquis of Loyalty and Righteousness.
In the second year of Emperor Qian's reign, the Liao Kingdom planned to destroy the Northern Han Dynasty. One hundred thousand cavalry went south and besieged Taiyuan City. Liu Ye went to the Liao Kingdom camp to sue for peace and was detained. The civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty were helpless. But it was this Taoist priest from Taiqingguan.
, the eighteen-year-old Zhongyi Marquis Wang Banjin led five hundred dead men to attack the Liao camp and rescued Liu Ye. The then Liao coach, the eldest prince Yelu Xiongji, greatly appreciated Wang Banjin and said:
He was full of courage. Later, Wang Banjin protected Liu Ye and negotiated with Yelu Xiong, and finally reached an agreement. From then on, the Northern Han Dynasty became a vassal state of the Liao Kingdom. Liu Ye was called the nephew emperor and paid annual tribute every year! (To be continued)
