Liu Yucheng did not allow Yun Zheng to return to Dujiangyan that day, and specially arranged a banquet at home to invite him to a banquet.
The old man was very stingy. He said it was a banquet, but in fact there were only two plates of vegetarian dishes, one of which was disgusting lotus vegetables that the people in Shu had already eaten.
"There is nothing delicious in winter, so you have to make do with it. I need to clean up my stomach and intestines recently. Eating something light is good for your health. It is necessary to take proper care of your young mind."
Liu Yucheng warmly invited Yun Zheng to have a meal. Yun Zheng had to grit his teeth and pick up the white rice, planning to make do with it. However, Liu Yucheng kept adding vegetables to his rice bowl, and all the boiled black lotus roots arrived.
In Yun Zheng's bowl, he slowly ate the relatively delicious custard.
Knowing that the old guy was seeking revenge, he had a great time chatting with those officials today, and it could even be said that it was in full swing. He was admonishing those officials dryly, but naturally no one wanted to talk to him.
"Just tell me what you want, okay? You are the immediate superior of the humble job. You just told me that the humble job is not yours and I rushed here. There is no need to use lotus seeds to embarrass the humble job."
The old man put down his chopsticks and took a deep look at Yun Zheng and said: "I am the official who should give you a seat. What are you going to do? Are you going to wipe out all the thieves in Sichuan? Are you going to let the court know that there are so many thieves in Sichuan?
The place?"
Yun Zheng pushed away the bowl and chopsticks and said with a smile: "Not only are we in Sichuan full of thieves, but the whole Song Dynasty is also like this? Three or five strong men dare to proclaim themselves kings if they occupy a mountain top. I heard that the thieves in lakes such as Taihu and Dongting are rich.
Better than a prince.
I am a person in a humble position who is unwilling to bully the people. If I want my subordinates to have enough food and clothing, I have to resort to thieves. Don't you want to? You are not the kind of hypocrite who only cares about your own reputation and ignores the lives of the people."
Liu Yucheng knocked on his rice bowl and said: "What a big hat. I am certainly not a hypocrite. I still have some confidence after studying for many years. I just want to ask you, Wu Shengjun is like a tiger coming out of its cage. Are you sure you can hold it back?"
If 20,000 people cross the state and pass through the country, won't you be afraid of something going wrong? If there's a mutiny, a hundred of your heads won't be enough to chop them off."
When Yun Zheng heard this, he wanted to bang his head on the table. Why was it so difficult to communicate with the natives of Song Dynasty?
Liu Yucheng saw that Yun Zheng's expression was wrong and quickly asked: "Is it wrong?"
"Of course not!" Yun Zheng roared with grief and indignation: "Who has nothing to do to send 12,000 people to exterminate a hundred bandits? My subordinates want to make money, not lose money, and the Luzhou prefect and others are not fools. If
If they spend more than 10,000 people with grain and money to fight against the bandits, they might as well just let the bandits rob them. Who would be willing to hire Wu Shengjun?"
Liu Yucheng was startled and smiled and said: "It seems that I have got into trouble. Someone, please take away the food that these servants are eating and serve it again! I want to reward my subordinates."
A group of maids came up with their mouths covered and smiled. In a short time, the table was filled with delicacies and the porcelain was replaced with the best. Liu Yucheng personally took the jug and poured wine for Yun Zheng. While pouring, he said: "I thought you
If you have other thoughts, I don’t dare to show off your wealth, lest your army will live in a place where there is no grass growing, and there will be no coffin board in the future.
Since you really want to suppress the bandits, I will naturally be happy. If you can restore a bright and peaceful world in Sichuan, and do not pick up things on the road, and do not close your house at night, I will be happy even if you die immediately. Tell me what the regulations are."
Yun Zheng drank the wine in his glass and said with a smile: "Training troops, collecting money, and raising troops, these three humble tasks are planned to be completed at once. First, the most elite Jiazi Battalion is dispatched to exterminate the bandits entrenched between Luzhou and Yanzhou. These people have been fighting for many years.
He had already become rich by robbing salt merchants, and the people were resentful. Hey, dispatching a thousand soldiers from Jiaziying would be enough to wipe out all the bandits between Luzhou and Yanzhou.
This will definitely bring back a large amount of money, and he will distribute the money to the sergeants, making those soldiers who did not suppress the bandits completely jealous. It is said that people die for money and birds die for food. Those soldiers must have money to take.
I will move forward bravely.
Haha, who is the most powerful bandit in the world? It is the army. We are the largest violent group in the Song Dynasty. We are organized, disciplined, have advanced weapons, sophisticated armor, and continuous logistics. What do you think?
No matter where thieves dare to compete with us, fighting against others is just a low-level military training strategy. Only an army that has seen blood will have murderous intent..."
In the cold weather, beads of sweat fell from Liu Yucheng's forehead, and he stammered: "Are you using bandit tactics to train your subordinates? Don't you worry about training a beast soldier?"
?
In the former Tang Dynasty, An Lushan, Shi Siming, Huang Chao, and those beast soldiers who killed many people during the chaos in the feudal town in the late Tang Dynasty are a lesson learned from the past. This must not be done. If such a situation occurs, I will not rest in peace even if I die.
"
Seeing that the old man was frightened, Yun Zheng said quickly: "Do you know why I still want to call my subordinates Wu Shengjun, but not the Young Army?"
Liu Yucheng drank a large glass of wine to calm down his shock before asking: "Why?"
Yun Zheng slammed his chopsticks on the table and said: "Because they don't deserve it! A real young army should have strict military discipline and be a real soldier of the Song Dynasty. They should treat their fathers and elders like their own family, and treat their enemies like cold wind sweeping fallen leaves."
Be ruthless, fight to defeat, attack to capture, advance like a mountain collapse, retreat like a sea tide, give the order, mountains of swords and seas of fire will not shy away from following, this is the young army!"
Liu Yucheng asked in confusion: "Since you know what kind of army you want, why do you still rely on money to stimulate these soldiers? Can't you train them well?"
Yun Zheng leaned on the table dejectedly and said: "Don't you look at the people the court has given me? Soldiers, gangsters, criminals, homeless farmers, bankrupt small merchants, beggars. Do you think these people are treated in a lowly manner?"
Train yourself into a real soldier? You think too highly of me."
"Then where did your young army come from?" Liu Yucheng also leaned on the table and supported his body with his arms, approaching Yun Zheng and asked in a low voice.
"Those children in the military camp, from the first day of joining the camp with Wu Shengjun, I have consciously improved the treatment of the children. Their treatment is the highest in the army. I have to integrate them into low-level positions, teach them literacy, and teach them martial arts.
Teach them how to march and form formations, how to fight bravely, how to use the most advanced weapons, and how to know what honor is, what etiquette, justice and shame are. After ten years, you can talk to me about what the Youth Army is!"
Liu Yucheng thought for a while and smiled: "Now you plan to activate the wild nature of these victorious soldiers and rely on their greed for wealth to form an army that is accustomed to fighting? How to control the wild nature?"
"Simple, it is layer-by-layer control. The soldiers of Jiazi Battalion are low-ranking pro-army soldiers who will be dispersed to various armies to serve as captains and army leaders. They will control the entire army and supplement it with severe punishments.
I can’t control my sorrow.”
Liu Yucheng nodded and said: "It's pretty reliable, but you haven't thought about how the Dukes Yanyan in the court view your army? They are not like me and can give you a chance to speak."
Yun Zheng laughed and said: "Now that the southwest is unstable, Annan and Dali are eyeing the Song Dynasty. I believe that the Song Dynasty will definitely have a war with Annan or the Duan family of Dali.
Since this army came into being, it will definitely steal the spotlight in this war. I firmly believe that if a beast army is not dispatched now, when will it be dispatched?"
Liu Yucheng nodded frequently and said: "Once you perform meritorious service on the battlefield, you will inevitably be covered with blood. Those in the court will definitely order these people to disarm and return to their fields out of the intention of guarding against the rebellion. In this way, you are just in luck
It is wonderful to train the real Wu Shengjun from scratch. To put it bluntly, the current Wu Shengjun is to make wedding clothes for the future young army, and the money they have accumulated is just enough to equip the young army! I understand so well, have I ever had an appetite for you?"
"You are worthy of being a man of great learning and talent. I have said this to my junior's heart, but I would like to ask Ming Gong to keep this matter a secret and talk to you. Of course you know everything about your humble position, but you can't say anything about it in the court."
Lords, it’s better to keep some." Yun Zheng felt a little sad as he spoke, and his voice couldn't help but become sad.
Liu Yucheng patted Yun Zheng on the shoulder and said: "Since you have made up your mind, I will make a bet. They say that young people should be careful about sex, middle-aged people should be careful about anger, and old people should be careful about skill. Listen to what you say.
Brave, just allow me to be greedy once.
Yun Zheng, keep an eye on your beast army, and never let them leave your control, otherwise you and I will definitely end up with the same fate a hundred years from now..."
Both of them had lost the desire to talk. You drank one glass and I drank another. The dishes on the table were all untouched. When Yun Zheng left, Liu Yucheng was already drunk. He lay on the table and muttered: "Beast Army..."
…Beast Army…”
No matter how drunk he was, he couldn't eliminate the worry in his heart...
Yun Zheng was also quite drunk. He staggered out of Liu Yucheng's house. He was suddenly trembled by the cold wind in winter. He looked in the direction of the house, sighed, and ordered the monkey and Han Niu to
Said: "Order Liang Ji to return to camp overnight. It is not suitable for us to stay in Chengdu Mansion, at least not now..."
Hou Hou went to inform Liang Ji outside the government office. Han Niu accompanied the young master to look in the direction of Huanhua Creek. After waiting for a while, the messy sound of horse hooves came over. Yun Zheng looked at Liang Ji who was still as strong as an iron tower and said: "From tomorrow onwards
, the implementation of wartime military law, Wu Shengjun can only be considered a true army after passing this threshold."
Liang Ji, who was sitting high on the horse, clasped his fists and promised. Yun Zheng, with the help of Han Niu, mounted the big green horse and galloped towards Dujiangyan. Now was the time when the whole military camp was at its most emotional, and he did not dare to leave lightly... (