It was another fine day, and people with good weather were in a good mood. After breakfast, Su Ren first drank a pot of tea in the yard, and then stood up energetically. Li Danghu, Gongsun He and Wei Qing appeared at the same time.
In front of Su Ren, Li Danghu looked embarrassed, Wei Qing lowered his head and said nothing, and Gongsun He, who always liked to chatter, turned to look around him.
"Look at the appearance of you two!" Gongsun He looked at Li Danghu and Wei Qing with disdain: "It's not a shameful thing. If you don't tell me, I will."
Su Ren looked at the three people with a smile. These people followed him from Chang'an to Kuaiji. They worked hard and uncomplainingly all the way. They have never been so pretentious. Li Danghu is upright, and Wei Qing can't lie. Su Ren didn't say anything, and waited.
He asked the three of them to speak.
"Do you really want to use troops against the Yue after half a year?" Gongsun He asked.
Su Ren nodded: "Yes, do you have any comments?"
"No objection, I just want to ask you, what kind of soldiers will the three of us lead? If there are still 200 guards coming with us, then forget it! If there are other soldiers and horses, do they have to be allowed to be seen by us, so as not to get hurt?
There is no way to control the time."
"Then what kind of army do you want to lead? Chang'an's Forbidden Army, the Southern Army or the Northern Army?"
Gongsun He waved his hand: "Don't talk nonsense, to tell you the truth, the three of us are not picking, but there are ten thousand soldiers in Guiji County, aren't they? We will have two thousand each, leaving four thousand for them, and wait until the Yue people are wiped out.
How about I take the lead when the time comes?"
"You can take good care of all the county soldiers?"
"Hey! What can I do if I don't like them? There is nothing else in this place except these people. I can only choose among the short ones. If I had known earlier, I would have asked the old man to send me more people. Why bother looking at other people's faces now."
Li Danghu frowned: "We have His Majesty's decree. It is the imperial court's intention to dispatch troops from Kuaiji County to quell the rebellion. Huang Qi doesn't dare to interfere with it, right?"
Su Ren smiled: "Doctor Li has no confidence in what he said, which means that Huang Qi will definitely not hand over the people happily. Of all the things, leading the troops is the most difficult to handle."
"Then let's recruit troops! I still don't believe it. Such a big county can't recruit 10,000 troops?" Gongsun He patted his chest: "Now we have food, grass and soldiers, why should we take advantage of Huang Qi and Yan Zhu? Our brothers will be wiped out.
The credit for the victory over Yue people is all ours."
Wei Qing shook his head: "It's not that simple. Let's not say whether there are so many people in Kuaiji County who are willing to join the army. If we recruit troops, Huang Qi will definitely not be willing. The imperial edict says that the soldiers of Kuaiji County should fight, but it doesn't say that we should
Recruiting troops, if this matter is reported to the imperial court, Brother Su will be responsible, and we must all follow Brother Su to Kuaiji."
"This won't work, that won't work either, what do you think we should do?" Gongsun He turned to look at Su Ren. Li Danghu and Wei Qing also looked at Su Ren, waiting for Su Ren to think of a solution.
Su Ren drank all the water in the teacup, stood up, flicked his clothes, straightened his head, left the table and walked out the door. The three of them watched as Su Ren was about to go out, Gongsun He quickly shouted: "What?
Are you leaving? I haven’t said anything yet, where are you going?”
"Look for Huang Qi!"
"What are you looking for him for?"
"Aren't you going to lead the army? Ask him to give you a job, why don't you want to lead the army?"
"No! He will give it to you if you want it?"
"He will definitely not agree to be a captain of two thousand people. It is possible to be a commander or a cavalryman. The worst is to be a corps commander. Which one is not a problem!"
"What? Captain, what kind of commander? Thanks to your words, there are only a few people I can't look down on!"
Su Ren rolled his eyes and glared at Gongsun He: "That's what you said. I won't go. After all, I am a long history, and this face is valuable."
Li Danghu quickly grabbed Su Ren: "No, no, no, no, do you mean to be a Sima or a Rider?"
Su Ren nodded. Li Danghu gritted his teeth and said, "I'll go!"
"I'll go too!" Wei Qing immediately agreed.
Gongsun He stood up in confusion and pointed at Li Danghu and Wei Qing: "You two are crazy. What did the dignified doctor Taizhong do to Sima and Qidu? If the news comes back to Chang'an, you won't be blushing. I'm still blushing. I want to go.
If you go, I won't go even to death."
Li Danghu said: "Just in time, all the two hundred guards we brought will be handed over to you. Just leave ten for me. The safety of Chang Shi's Mansion will no longer have to be entrusted to Gongsun Gongsun."
"Do you really want to be a Qidu or Sima?"
Li Danghu nodded solemnly. Wei Qing patted Gongsun He on the shoulder: "Although Qidu can only lead 500 troops, and Sima can only lead 800, that is still hundreds of soldiers and horses. It is also a force at a critical moment. As long as we
If you control these people, you will have a foothold among the soldiers of Kuaiji County, and you will be able to speak well against the Yue people in the future."
Gongsun He looked at Wei Qing: "I usually see you being silent, but you have so many twists and turns in your belly. Anyway, I don't like Sima and Qidu. If you want to go, go. If you can really influence the soldiers of Kuaiji County,
That’s a good thing.”
Li Danghu pulled Su Ren out and put him into the carriage, and ran towards the Duwei Mansion. Before coming to Kuaiji, Su Ren told Liu Che that dealing with the Yue people was just a military training exercise, so Liu Che surrounded him
All the people who could be used were put into Su Ren's hands. He just wanted to see if these cronies he was optimistic about could show the qualities the emperor needed when dealing with the Yue people.
Gongsun He chose the safest method. No matter whether the battle ahead was victory or defeat, as long as he held on to Kuaiji, it would be a great achievement. Li Danghu and Wei Qing had a longer view. They saw Liu Che's determination.
As long as he can lead troops to annihilate the Yue people, he will be able to lead troops immediately after returning to Chang'an. In the future, he will go to the northern battlefield and make great achievements.
Everyone has their own plans, and Su Ren can't say whose choice is right. First, he will not risk his own life and charge forward; secondly, he will not be jealous of these people who are inextricably related to Liu Che.
, as long as he stays in Kuaiji safely for a few years, and as long as the Yue people do not capture Kuaiji, he will still have hard work even if he has no merit.
The carriage stopped at the gate of the Captain's Mansion. After Huo Jin came forward to report, someone went in to report. Su Ren was still mumbling with a dark face. Wei Qing said with a smile: "This is a state matter. Brother Su is reluctant to do it. Don't put Gongsun He's words aside."
In my heart, as long as the Yue people are defeated, Brother Su will naturally make the greatest contribution as the commander-in-chief, and His Majesty will also give more rewards."
"The reward is good! But you still pray that Huang Qi can agree. Otherwise, let alone Sima and Qidu, I'm afraid I won't even get a share. This time I'm brave enough to ask for help. I don't know what price Huang Qi will offer.
, if it’s too high, you two have to compensate me.”
Li Danghu glared at Su Ren: "Why do you always connect things with interests? I don't believe Huang Qi dares to disobey the imperial edict?"
"Haha! Look! The sky is high and the emperor is far away. What can you do if you don't listen? This is Kuaiji, not Chang'an!"
A few people were still arguing, but Huang Qi came out to greet him in person with a smile on his face. He was particularly excited to see Su Renxian. Huang Qi had tasted the sweetness of the ten thousand stones of food and grass last time. No matter what Su Ren wanted to do this time, as long as he
If you relax a little, it shouldn't be a big problem if you get another ten thousand stones.
Entering the lobby, the guests and hosts were seated. Huang Qi had already ordered people to prepare wine and food. He picked up the wine glass and said to Su Ren: "After I took people to Shaping, did I not cause trouble for Su Changshi? I know this kid has been favored since he was a child.
broken."
Su Ren smiled and said: "Old General, you are being humble. Mr. Huang has been working hard in Shaping and has captured several groups of Yue people's spies. He also saw them when he went to Shaping a few days ago. At a glance, he knew that he was a tiger father without a son.
The construction site guards are like copper and iron walls, but with Mr. Huang here, I feel particularly at ease."
"Hahaha..." Huang Qi laughed: "As long as you don't cause trouble, come on, come on, have a drink!"
After drinking for three rounds, Su Ren put down his glass, turned to look at Li Danghu and Wei Qing, and said to Huang Qi with a smile: "I heard that the soldiers of Kuaiji County are brave and good at fighting. I have admired them for a long time. Doctors Li and Wei are also knowledgeable in military affairs."
People, your Majesty specially told them to come here this time and want them to return to serve the country under the command of General Huang. I don’t know..."
Before Su Ren finished speaking, Huang Qi immediately raised his vigilance: "I wonder if His Majesty wants Dr. Li and Dr. Wei to have any official positions? Why is it not included in the imperial edict?"
Su Ren smiled: "This is just what your Majesty said casually, and he didn't mean to force it. Doctor Li has followed General Li Guang for many years, and he was a partial general under General Li. Your Majesty thinks that it should be okay to be a captain. Doctor Wei
Although he has never been in battle, he knows the art of war very well, and your Majesty thinks that he can be a Sima."
Huang Qi frowned: "Captain and Sima?"
"Exactly!" Su Rendao: "As I just said, it's just His Majesty's suggestion. General Huang can arrange it at his discretion, no matter what, as long as he can contribute to the country."
Huang Qi looked at Li Danghu who was eager to try and Wei Qing who was silent, and then at Su Ren who was smiling. He was silent for a long time. Not knowing what he was thinking, he suddenly breathed out: "Since it is His Majesty's
I mean, I should do my best, but the county army has already filled up its lieutenant colonels. In my opinion, I would like to let Dr. Li be the Sima and Dr. Wei be the Cavalry Commander. What does Su Changshi think?"
"This..." Su Ren pretended to be embarrassed and hesitated again and again: "I have no opinion on this matter, but what your Majesty said..."
Huang Qi said: "Although I am the captain of Kuaiji, there are only a few major generals in Kuaiji. Doctors Li and Wei are both talented generals. They should have followed His Majesty's instructions, but there is really no way to arrange it. Please forgive me, Su Changshi."
Su Ren turned to look at Li Danghu and Wei Qing. Both of them were smart people. He clasped his fists and said, "Everything is decided by Su Changshi and Old General Huang. We have no objections."
"That's good. Old General Huang is already very good. I don't know how difficult it is to squeeze out these two seats, so let's just do it!" Su Ren slapped his thigh, stood up, and raised his hands to Huang Qi to express his gratitude.
Huang Qi smiled slightly and stroked his beard: "How dare I neglect His Majesty's decree? It's just that the army is short of food and grass. Last time, thanks to Su Changshi's allocation of 10,000 dan, we could barely survive a few days. For national affairs, I am worried about
My hair is all white!”
"This is really a problem. The war is about to begin. The shortage of food and grass for the army is worrying. Old general, please tell me how much food and grass is needed. I will use all my strength to collect as much food and grass as possible for the army."
"That's great! Then Lao Su has a long history. He doesn't need much, thirty thousand dan is enough!" (To be continued)
