On the way back to Suizhou, Gao Yigong first introduced Bai Wang and He Ye to the recent situation on the Huguang Chuangjun side.
He mentioned Li Laiheng's conquest of Yingshan, Hehedian, Chushanzhen, and Niuxinzhai's many key pass strongholds, and also told how the former Biao Army, with the help of the red team's internal Ying, captured Suizhou City in a night attack.
After listening to Gao Yigong's story about how the former Biao soldiers easily captured Suizhou City, Bai Wang couldn't help laughing and said: "Isn't this the way Shuangxi and I led Shao Hu Shuai Ye to capture Zhuxi City!"
When Gao Yigong heard that Bai Wang also called Li Laiheng the Young Tiger Commander, he frowned slightly and reminded: "When the general retained Laiheng to manage Huguang, he specifically gave him the title of Huguang Jiedushi. Now the soldiers
We no longer care about calling Laiheng Shaohu Shuai, but have appropriated the title of Jiedushi and call him Jieshuai specifically. From now on in public, it is better to call Laiheng Jieshuai as much as possible."
Bai Wang and Bai Jiuhe looked at each other and said oh, but inwardly they disapproved of Li Laiheng's superficial skills. What's the difference between a handsome young tiger and a handsome commander?
However, Li Laiheng's emphasis on his "section" seemed to have the intention of highlighting the self-contained nature of the Huguang Army, but even if Bai Wang thought of this intention, he was unwilling to overthink it.
At least for now, Li Laiheng still shows a particularly respectful attitude towards the veterans of the camp. Before he was left in Huguang by Li Zicheng, Li Guo had said a lot about his treatment of the veterans of the camp, so he
Pay careful attention to the fact that whether it is Tian Jianxiu or Yuan Zongdi's level, or now Bai Jiuhe or Bai Wang's level Yuan Cong, Li Laiheng has made great efforts in respecting his posture.
The Huguang Jiedu envoy of the Fengtian Initiative Battalion led nearly a hundred cavalry several miles out of the city to greet him. Guards holding silver spears and banners lined the road in formation. Li Laiheng held a whip in one hand and a silk rein in the other, smiling broadly.
A few people from Bai Wang were waiting in the middle.
"Lao Bai, we've been apart for a long time, we've been away for a long time! We brothers are finally reunited again, and this time we must make a success of Huguang's business."
After Li Laiheng and Bai Wang chatted and laughed happily, they dismounted and took Bai Jiuhe's hand, and said softly: "Master He... we haven't seen each other for a long time! It's the best thing that the Generalissimo asked Master He to come to Suizhou."
Now, we are lacking such a capable steward who can help the brothers arrange all the food, grass and military equipment in Suizhou in an orderly manner. Only Mr. He can handle this task, and the brothers can finally calm down.
coming."
Baijiuhe laughed heartily, while Li Laiheng looked at the crowd a few more times, and finally asked: "Old Bai, where is Youci? Since the generalissimo moved the old camp to Suizhou, then Youci should have followed, right?"
Gao Yigong glanced at Bai Wang first and hesitated to speak. Bai Wang bowed slightly and said in a low voice: "You Ci has always been thoughtful in everything he did under Mrs. Gao, and now he is the second in command of the healthy women camp. Da
The marshal did intend for You Ci to come to Suizhou so that he could reunite with the marshal, but Mrs. Gao repeatedly pushed back. Moreover, Huirou, the little daughter born to the marshal and Mrs. Gao, was also very attached to You Ci, so she came to Suizhou.
Just drag it down first."
Although Bai Wang spoke politely about the young Ci being left in Henan, Li Laiheng's eyelids still jumped wildly. He didn't know what Li Zicheng's intention was, and he felt a strong unhappiness in his heart.
Fang Yiren, who went out of the city with Li Laiheng to greet Bai Wang and others, shook his folding fan and said with a smile: "Whether the general is leaving You Ci in Henan, sooner or later the general will return to Henan. After all, the Central Plains is where the world is competing for balance.
As the main battlefield, Huguang is just a temporary food place."
Fang Yiren arrived in Suizhou earlier than Bai Wang. The day after Li Laiheng conquered Suizhou, Fang Yiren crossed the Tongbai Mountains from Henan to Suizhou under the protection of the red team members.
Except for Liu Jingting, the backbone of the former Biaojun group, who stayed in Henan to run an intelligence network and act as Li Laiheng's eyes and ears in the Central Plains, all the rest have almost gathered in Suizhou.
That's why Li Laiheng was even more dissatisfied and puzzled about Li Zicheng's deliberate leaving of minor words.
If there was really any doubt, why would all the former Standard Army groups be placed in Suizhou?
"Meow~" Li Laiheng was unhappy when he suddenly heard a cat meowing, and the raccoon slave emerged from the crowd and flew into Li Laiheng's arms.
"Good guy!"
Not long after they were separated, Li Laiheng's body had grown several times. This lazy cat was incompetent at catching mice, but its appetite for food was astonishing. A large ball of fluffy fat jumped into Li Laiheng's arms.
He almost knocked the experienced young tiger commander to the ground.
"Old Bai, why did you bring the raccoon slave too?"
Bai Wang smiled and said: "Youci asked me to bring this. Youci said that the raccoon slaves who stayed in Xiong'er Mountain would only eat meat and fish all day long and were of no use at all. She said that there was no leisure in the village.
Cat, please ask the raccoon slave to stay with Jieshuai and ask Jieshuai to teach it a lesson."
Li Laiheng put his hand on his forehead and sighed: "Hey! How can I teach this bitch a cat? Even if it doesn't let it play with it, it is considered powerful."
You Ci was also very thoughtful. She asked Bai Wang to bring the raccoon slaves, which indeed diluted the unhappiness in Li Laiheng's heart and filled the meeting of several former Biao Army units with a cheerful atmosphere.
Seeing that the atmosphere was relaxing, Fang Yiren reminded Li Laiheng to welcome everyone into the city, and said to Bai Wang and Bai Jiuhe: "The Lord of the Palace has just established Suizhou, and all kinds of businesses are waiting to be prospered. There are no officials, including Sima, Judge, Yingtian, Youyi, and Duzhi.
All the positions are vacant and waiting. When the generals come south to Suizhou, they can fill the vacancies and replenish the officials. Then Suizhou will be prosperous and can be expected soon."
Fang Yiren's words were so twisted that Lao Bai and He Ye were confused, and Gao Yigong had to explain. The "master of the palace" that Fang Yiren said was naturally referring to Li Laiheng, this "
"Mansion Lord" has two meanings, one is the chief of the county, and the other is the lord of the shogunate.
He did not call Li Laiheng "Commander", but specifically called him "Master of the Palace", which naturally highlighted his status as a trusted staff member.
It's no wonder that Bai Wang didn't understand. The term "mansion master" was originally an old term from the Tang Dynasty, and no one used it long ago in the Ming Dynasty. It's just that Li Laiheng specializes in retreat, and he can be benevolent or create, or restore a group of good-sounding and interesting people.
The official title names with ancient meanings also suit him.
But having said that, didn’t Li Zichen himself restore the official title of Jiedushi?
After Li Zicheng established Dashun, all etiquette and regulations "complied with the Tang system". This also shows that the rumor that Lao Li found Li Jiqian, a party member, as his ancestor is really outrageous. Everyone "complied with the Tang system". If you don't follow Tang Li, you will go
Clinging to Tuoba Li? It’s nothing more than the empty words of the literati of the Qing Dynasty.
It's just that the Jiedushi of the Dashun regime in history was actually just a new name for the governor of the Ming Dynasty. He was still a civil servant and did not have the power of life and death that the Jiedushi of the Tang Dynasty had.
But Li Laiheng, now the envoy of Huguang Jiedushi, is the real emperor who has closed the door and opened the door to the Jiedushi.
In later generations, Dashun restored many official names of the Tang and Song Dynasties, and Jiedu envoys, defense envoys, and Pingzhang political affairs were all put on the table. Then Li Laiheng followed Fang Yiren's suggestion and restored a lot of marching troops in his own shogunate.
The official titles of Sima, Secretary-General, Field Envoy, Youyi Envoy, and Recruitment Envoy are actually not too much.
This is called a closed-door emperor.
Of course, one reason is that Fang Yiren caught Li Laiheng's bad habit of making a name for himself.
It’s just that the pair of Li Laiheng and Fang Yiren, although they nominally established the framework of the Huguang shogunate, except for Fang Yiren who served as secretary-general and was in charge of military and civil affairs secrets, the remaining army commanders, staff officers, judges, and governors,
There are simply no talents capable of filling the fields and caressing the fields.
This framework is really nothing more than a bunch of official names from the Tang Dynasty.
However, Gao Yigong also explained a little more to Bai Wang, saying: "The generalissimo originally gave Laiheng the power to do things for his own convenience. We created these official names for nothing, not for the sake of ostentation, but to be able to use these official names."
Bribe and appease the village owners in Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain."
This was also Fang Yiren's idea. The situation in Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain is different from that of Funiu and Xiong'er Mountains in Henan. Although they are both mountainous areas where villagers are separatist, in general, most of Henan's mountain villages are composed of green forest bandits.
, Huguang Shanzhai mainly focuses on group training of country gentlemen.
These squire regiments were very hostile to the invaders, very powerful, and very loyal to the imperial court, so it was difficult to separate and dissociate. The original method of building a stronghold in Henan and attacking another was not very feasible in Huguang.
Therefore, Fang Yirencai proposed to create a lot of official names for nothing to strengthen Suizhou's bargaining chip to win over the village owners of Dabie Mountain and Tongbai Mountain. Even if the squires were unmoved, there must be some servants among them who would be interested.
The official titles given to the village leader and soldiers were mainly You Yi Shi and Zhao Bei Shi.
The basic rule is that as long as you can bring troops to surrender, no matter whether you bring two people or one person, they will all be given the title of a certain wandering envoy. If the number of soldiers under your command exceeds fifty, they will be upgraded to a certain one.
When someone recruits an envoy, this person is usually named after a nearby village or villager.
In short, up to now, Li Laiheng has sent out more than ten people in the name of recruiting envoys, and You Yi has sent out a hundred people in the name of envoys. Although it cannot be said that he controls the Dabie Mountains by issuing empty commanders, he has at least created some chaos in the squire regiment.
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After hearing what Gao Yigong said, Bai Wang was amazed at the whimsical ideas and bold actions of Li Laiheng and Fang Yiren. He couldn't laugh or cry: "Jie Shuai is really good at it. Does Suizhou also want to compete with Qi Weng?"
Then, recruit some more scholars to join us?"
Li Laiheng was very happy when he heard this and said with a smile: "Qi Weng is a judge, and every judge is considered to be a literary star from heaven. We don't expect to recruit talented people to join the team. As long as they can read and be able to count, it is enough. The literacy class of our former Biaojun is now
It’s also a matter of increasing efforts. In the final analysis, the talents we cultivate ourselves are the most reliable.”
Over there, Fang Yiren covered the lower half of his face with a platinum fracture fan and said: "Suizhou is a big state, and Yingshan is also a big county. The number of people under the jurisdiction of this state and county alone is probably one hundred thousand.
Genealogy. What the palace master said has long-term truth, but for now, slowing down will not solve the problem. We really need to recruit some wise people to join the army in order to consolidate Suizhou."