The 31st day of March in the 10th year of Taijian Period in the Southern Chen Dynasty was the last day of March in Yangchun.
In the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Wei Xiaokuan, the general of Zhenxi, and Wei Chijun, the general of Zhennan, led their defeated troops into Hanzhong through Jiameng Pass, and temporarily stationed troops at the entrance of the Shu Road in Hanzhong. Li Xingchen immediately led his army to take over the Shu fortresses such as Jiange and Jiameng Pass, and led his troops back to Shu County.
The Battle of Bashu, which started in September of the ninth year of Taijian, finally came to an end after seven months of fierce fighting.
Li Xinchen, who entered Shu with a light army, received strong support from the Xiajiang Tang clan and the eight tribes of the Ba people. He finally defeated two famous Northern Zhou generals, Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchijong, and completely occupied Bashu. Compared with the Xiangyang and Huaibei battlefields, which had no progress, Li Xinchen
The seemingly weakest and hopeless army created another miracle in the military history of the Northern and Southern Dynasties.
The war ended, and the result of the war was spread throughout the world because of Li Xingchen's victory document. Regarding this result, the Northern and Southern Dynasties were both shocked and had to be vigilant, and there was a heated discussion between the government and the public.
Naturally, the focus in the court was on how to judge Li Xinchen's merits and how to get along with this newly risen young general, who had even shown signs of disobeying the orders of the Nanchen court; while the people outside the court were naturally more focused on it.
Those legends that become more and more magical as they are passed down by word of mouth.
The destruction of Baidi City in the mist, the flying troops in the Heavenly Palace, the bloody battle in Cangxi Valley... Because of these legendary battles and his young but heroic image, Li Xingchen was praised and praised by many people as "General Li",
The title of "Flying General" is becoming more and more understood and accepted by the world.
Some people even say that Li Yichen is the reincarnation of the champion Hou Huo Qubing and the famous white-robed general Chen Qingzhi fifty years ago. Of course, people are talking about it, but it does not mean that the emperor of Nanchen, Chen Xu, will also feel that a young and promising general has appeared under his command.
excited.
On the contrary, Chen Xu had a headache.
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If there is anything more uncomfortable than being angry, then it is probably being so angry that you have no temper and cannot even express your anger.
Facing the battle report sent back from Bashu, Chen Xu could only feel deeply helpless.
It can be said that Chen Xu has been calculating shrewdly all his life, but he never expected that he would meet Li Xinchen in the end. Chen Xu never calculated that Li Xinchen would be able to win Bashu so easily, nor did he expect that Li Xinchen would risk the disapproval of the world in the end.
Wei Xiaokuan negotiates.
This was Chi Guoguo's attempt to express his dissatisfaction to Chen Xu, but Chen Xu was helpless against such an arrogant Li Xunchen. He couldn't even scold Li Xinchen, and he had to consider Li Xinchen's achievements.
After all, Li Xingchen's military exploits had not yet been calculated last time. Now that the Battle of Bashu has come to an end, the court cannot remain silent any longer.
However, at the age of more than 20 years old, Li Xingchen is already a general with various titles. If he continues to advance, he will be a general of four towns. Even for his achievements in opening up the territory and conquering the entire Bashu, it is not impossible to directly create a marquis.
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Of course, all this depends on Chen Xu, but if Chen Xu cannot give a suitable answer to the officials in the government and the public, then Chen Xu's posthumous reputation may not be very good either.
People who have lived for most of their lives are almost at the age of burial - especially Chen Xu, who is more or less aware of his physical condition - so what Chen Xu cares about now is not what achievements he can achieve in his lifetime, but whether he can
Ensure your posthumous name.
Being infamy for eternity is not a good thing.
Thinking of this, Chen Xu raised his eyes slightly and looked at Xu Ling, Pei Ji, and Sikong, Wu Mingche and others who had just returned to the court standing in the main hall: "You all understand the situation. Let's talk about what this military exploit should be.
assessment?"
Xu Ling and Pei Ji were not in a hurry to speak, but focused their attention on Wu Mingche at the same time.
When Wu Mingche was away, although these difficult issues involved the military, Xu Ling and Pei Ji could only grit their teeth and bear them. Now that Wu Mingche is finally back, the two of them naturally do not want to bear these.
They knew the relationship between Li Xinchen and Chen Xu very well. Now there is only the last thin layer of the so-called relationship between monarch and minister. Everyone knows that Chen Xu is probably no longer in Li Xinchen's heart.
In Chen Xu's mind, Li Xingchen might have been labeled as a rebellious traitor.
So in this case of troubled waters, everyone is more or less involved behind the scenes, but on the surface they still want to try their best to clear the air.
How could Wu Mingche not understand what Xu Ling and the others meant? He could only curse "Old Fox" in his heart. He immediately stepped forward and said bravely: "Your Majesty, Li Xinchen conquered Shu County and defeated Wei Xiaokuan and Yuchi Jiong.
, it can be said to be a great victory with great pride. Since then, I, Da Chen, have completely restored the territory of the Jin Dynasty's southern crossing, forming a pincer attack on Guanzhong and the Central Plains to the north. Therefore, the veteran believes that the reward for Li Xinchen can only be generous and not frivolous.
And it should be implemented as soon as possible to demonstrate the purity of the court and the sanctity of His Majesty."
At this point, Wu Mingche felt a little helpless. In the previous battle of Bajun, Li Xingchen not only did not list himself in the credit book, but instead petitioned the court with Xiao Shilian, which finally prevented the court from over-promoting him.
But this time it was different. Li Xingchen was not modest at all, and directly listed himself first in the credit book. Under Li Xingchen's name, Xiao Shilian, Pei Zilie, Du Qi, Chen Zhishen and other generals under Li Xingchen were ranked in full order.
All neat and tidy, no one missing.
Even in the second half of the credit book, Li Xingchen listed the civil servants under his command and listed the reasons one by one, including the civil servants' credit for coordinating food and personnel in the rear. The credit was written in detail, and there were even clear notes in some places.
This person is good at local transaction processing and so on.
This meaning is self-evident. Li Xingchen did not want the court to send new officials to Bashu. He only needed to appoint officials according to his merit list.
Or to put it more unpleasantly, the credit book that Li Xingchen submitted to Chen Xu was not an ordinary credit book at all, but a list of official appointments. Li Xingchen did not hesitate to indicate to the court who his cronies were, and
He explicitly requested the imperial court to hand over all the people's livelihood and military power in Bashu to Li Xinchen.
Looking at this merit book, Chen Xu felt that he was looking at a contract, rather than a merit book handed to His Majesty by a minister.
More importantly, in the credit book, Pei Yi's eldest son, the governor of Xunyang County, Pei Zilie, Wu Mingche's beloved disciple, and Xiao Shilian, the eldest son of Hussar General Xiao Mohe, are all listed on them. Even Xu Ling's eldest grandson, Xu Deyan, is among them.
He has a high position on the credit list.
Xu Deyan followed Pei Zilie to fight in Mianzhu and Guanghan, and indeed made great achievements, but no one could help but associate him with Xu Ling's attitude.
This is what makes Chen Xu most helpless and even desperate. He can't even be sure whether the courtiers standing in front of him are still reliable and whether their hearts have begun to favor Li Xingchen.