In the afternoon, Shao Xun went to the Xiangshe and took a nap.
It's a pity that the bed is new, not an antique from Cao Wei's time. And there is something missing on the bed...
"Is there... in this city?" Shao Xun asked when Cai Cheng woke him up.
Cai Cheng immediately understood that it had been three months since the expedition, and Mr. Chen wanted to relax.
"I'm going to fetch some of the family members of the criminal officials." Cai Cheng said.
"That's all. I don't look down on the vulgar people." Shao Xun stood up and put on his clothes and said, "Shi Le's concubine rewards meritorious officers and soldiers. If someone among the demoted officials has made great contributions, they can also be rewarded."
Cai Cheng agreed, and after a moment of silence, he suddenly said: "Shi Le's wife, Mrs. Liu, is on Bingjing Terrace. If she is captured, she will be sent to Ming Gong's house."
"What's Liu's background?" Shao Xun asked.
"The daughter of the Capricorn chieftain."
Upon hearing this, Shao Xun lost half of his interest and said, "Reward the meritorious ministers."
Cai Cheng responded again, and then said: "I heard that Mrs. Liu often makes suggestions for Shi Le. She is like an internal minister and holds many secrets of Shi Le. Ming Gong may give it a good trial."
Shao Xun still had no interest. He quickly put on his clothes and asked casually: "That's all?"
"Mr. Liu has a very strong temper, I'm afraid she won't give in easily." Cai Cheng said again.
Shao Xun stopped what he was doing and said "Huh".
What Cai Cheng said before was bullshit to him. It only made him interested, but not that much.
But his "fierce temper" and "reluctance to give in" scratched his itch, and his interest suddenly increased.
"If we can capture the Liu family, don't reward us yet." Shao Xun ordered.
"Yes." Cai Cheng responded with secret joy in his heart.
The two of them walked one behind the other, passed through the small door, and went straight into the Tingshi Pavilion.
Zhang Bin was still sitting inside, reading a book. When he saw Shao Xun coming, he stood up and saluted.
"Meng Sun, please sit down." Shao Xun also sat down and began to review the official letter.
After a while, Yu Chen led some people over.
"The criminal general (official) Taobao (Zhixiong/Cheng Xia/Xu Guang...) pays homage to Mr. Chen." There was a big circle of more than a dozen people cheering, and they all knelt on the ground.
"Everyone, get up." Shao Xun supported him with both hands.
Under the guidance of the soldiers, everyone knelt down not far away.
"When the city was destroyed, General Tao also made meritorious service." Shao Xun looked at Taobao and asked with a smile: "Are you willing to continue to make new achievements now?"
"I wish." Taobao bowed again and said loudly.
Shao Xun laughed heartily.
Unlike Zhang Bin, Taobao was very straightforward and said directly that I had resigned and wanted to make progress.
"There is something I can do now. If I can accomplish it, I can still serve as the prefect." Shao Xun said.
"Please Ming Gong to issue an order, even if I go through fire and water, I will not dare to resign." Taobao raised his head, his face resolute.
Shao Xun glanced at Zhang Bin with his peripheral vision, and saw that he had put down his book, so he withdrew his gaze and said to Tao Bao: "You still have five thousand county soldiers under your command. Now it is up to you to return the weapons."
Commander, enter Tongjue Garden and attack Santai. I don’t care what means you use, whether it is a forceful attack or persuasion to surrender, we must recover as soon as possible."
There is only one enemy stronghold in Ye City. It would be really ugly if we don't capture it.
The garrison army has been attacking for several days, but has made little progress.
In order to avoid casualties, it is better to let the descendants do the work and let your own people fight your own people. That's good.
Taobao was stunned for a moment, then quickly reacted and said: "As ordered."
"General Zhi will also lead a thousand troops to join the attack. Cheng Canjun can supervise the food and grass management." Shao Xun named Zhi Xiong and Cheng Xia again.
"Yes." The two agreed, not knowing whether they were willing or not.
But Shao Xun didn't bother to care what they thought. After the matter was done, he still wanted to turn back?
Tao Bao, Zhi Xiong, and Cheng Xia led the troops to attack Santai. Everyone had a share, and Shi Le's wife was the one who was beaten. No matter whether the Liu family was dead or alive, there was still something to show for it. The three of them couldn't escape - even if they were big
Hu doesn't mind, they also have to consider other people's opinions.
There are some things, once you take the first step, you are destined to be unable to look back.
"General Liu." Shao Xun looked at Weiyuan General Liu Da again and said: "We captured more than a thousand cavalry a few days ago. You go and persuade them. If you can serve me, you will become the deputy governor of the Yijun Army. How about it?
"
"Thank you Mr. Chen for your cultivation." Liu Da was overjoyed.
There were about 1,500 captured cavalrymen, half of them were Jie people, and the rest were mostly miscellaneous men.
According to the promise he made in advance, he would never harm them, but Shao Xun was reluctant to let him go.
For things like cavalry, you don’t just need horses, you also need people.
Moreover, riding skills cannot be mastered in a year or two, and require long-term training. And this kind of training means the wear and tear of horses, just like a sharpshooter needs to feed bullets.
This is the cost.
If there are ready-made ones, of course they will use the ready-made ones. Although they do not have the loyalty to practice first-hand. But after careful consideration, the cost is still much lower, and the level is sufficient.
The Xiongnu had various traditional festivals, such as sheep riding competitions for children when they were young, hunting competitions for adults in autumn and winter, etc. These social traditions all mentioned two points in a subtle way: riding and archery.
It is precisely these two things that cannot be practiced within a few years. Recruiting a bunch of idiots will cost too much training.
The Silver Spear Army likes to use new recruits to practice archery from scratch, and Shao Xun is very aware of how much it costs.
It is enough to have the Silver Spear Army and the Black Gun Army. It is better to use ready-made units for other units.
"After rectifying the situation, you can take the time to persuade your sister." Shao Xun said again: "I hope that the Yi and Xia will be safe. As long as you don't make trouble, be obedient, and serve me, you will be safe. Those who have made meritorious service in the conquest."
, you can also be an official, do you understand?"
"Understood." Liu Da said repeatedly.
Zhang Bin raised his eyelids and glanced at Shao Xun.
At this moment, his impression of this person became a little richer: rational, sober, and a bit cunning.
Moreover, his Machiavellian style is different.
Everything is laid out on the table, and I tell you clearly what I am going to do, do you want to listen?
If you don't listen, you probably won't get any good results, not to mention the future, not even now.
After hearing this, the road will go to the dark side. It will be difficult to struggle. No matter how reluctant you are, you have to serve him.
However, he is not harsh in his treatment of others. On the contrary, he has clear rewards and punishments. If you listen to him, you are likely to become wealthy.
Zhang Bin added one more thing in his mind: he is good at using great power to overwhelm others, he is broad-minded and has no sectarian views.
"Shangdang's side..." Shao Xun tapped his index finger on the table and said, "You can send someone to contact us secretly. This matter is very important and must be done carefully. If there are any conditions, you can open it and listen."
This was said to Liu Da, and he was perfectly fine with it, although I don't know whether he was sincere or forced by the situation.
"How can I ask you to do something without a reward?" Shao Xun turned to look at Cai Cheng and ordered: "Qi Li will clean it up. I heard that Xiahou Miaocai's Protector General's Mansion is still intact, so he can recruit people to repair it.
After it is completed, it will be given to General Liu. Well, how can you be homeless after you have a new home? Send someone to Guangchengze again to find - ask the merchant of Princess Xiangcheng to borrow some utensils and give them to General Liu as well."
"Promise." Cai Cheng agreed.
When Liu Da heard this, he was a little moved.
His house is in Jiyang, it is not big, and the decoration is very ordinary. After all, they have only occupied Yecheng for a few years, their family is not rich, and they do not have the background of the old aristocrats in Luoyang.
As for Princess Xiangcheng, even he knew this figure. Emperor Wu's favorite daughter had ten times the dowry of other princesses. Her life was extravagant and sophisticated. Even a nobleman like Wang Dun was shocked and went so far as to make a fuss.
Got a joke.
Can the things in her house be bad?
Before even a single step of merit was achieved, he gave it to the official, the house, and the expenses. Liu Da was convinced by his magnanimity and magnanimity. He was much better than that stingy guy Shi Le.
"It's hard to repay Mr. Ming for such a great kindness. It's hard to repay him with his body broken into pieces." Liu Da squeezed out a few tears and cried.
"What are you talking about? You won't say such unlucky words in the future." Shao Xun waved his hand and said, "I still want to share the wealth and honor with you. Wouldn't it be nice to have great achievements in the future and use today's deeds to accompany the wine?"
Liu Da wiped his tears and said: "I am willing to die for the Ming Dynasty."
Shao Xun laughed and said: "Go and rectify the troops quickly. If you fail, I won't drink with you anymore."
Liu Da quickly stood up and left, full of energy - at least that's how it seemed on the surface.
Zhang Bin looked at Shao Xun again.
Liu Da was lucky enough to be able to buy one of the horse bones for a thousand dollars.
Moreover, he is the son of the chieftain of the Shangdang Jie people. His father is still alive, and he and Liu Yena's father and brother each lead a Jie tribe. After the death of the old commander, the tribe was divided into three, and the three brothers were given command.
Zhang Bin was a smart man and could see Shao Xun's far-reaching intentions at a glance. At the same time, he sighed, Mr. Chen would not come to Hebei.
He obviously wanted to conquer Bingzhou from Henan and attack Shangdang from Taihangxing and Baixing.
Shangdang is so important that it can be called the southern gateway to Bingzhou.
The mountains are continuous and there are only two tunnels that can go deep into the interior.
This road is not easy to walk, and it is difficult to accommodate square tracks in difficult and dangerous places, making it too easy to defend.
If Xiaguan City is repaired and the defenses are improved, then it will be even more difficult to attack Shangdang from Henan. We don’t know how many lives will be needed and how much food will be spent.
This is a competition with Shi Le and Liu Cong for the Shangdang gangsters.
Thinking of this, Zhang Bin couldn't help but look at Shao Xun again.
I really can't give this man a chance, he is too good at seizing these opportunities.
Once you find a crack, dig in, going deeper and deeper. There are quite a lot of tricks, and you are very good at playing them. In the end, you will roll your eyes.
This time, Da Hu lost more than just Yecheng's army.
Liu Congruo is still slowly gathering his troops, who knows what will happen to Hebei.
After Shao Xun and Liu Da finished talking, they talked to several other people one by one, comforted them, and then asked them to leave.
After seeing their figures disappear, Shao Xun called Cai Cheng and asked, "Is Tian Hui's nephew still in the house?"
"In Chen County." Cai Cheng replied.
Tian Hui's nephew Tian Gui was serving as a servant in the palace. Tian Hui had recruited him into the palace before his death, so he did it casually.
Tian Hui is an old acquaintance of Shao Xun.
When the Xuchang arsenal was robbed, Tian Hui, who was the governor of Xuchang and the chief secretary of Fan Yang Wang Sima Hui, ran away directly.
This person had been following Sima Hui to suppress the rebellion in Hebei. After Sima Hui's death, there was no news about him.
I heard again that he actually became a beggar commander. Later, he was attacked and killed by Shi Le, and his tribe surrendered.
"Let Mrs. Lu write a letter and give it to Tian Gui to take with her to Hebei." Shao Xun ordered: "Send another beggar commander Chen Wu, Chen Chuan, and Wang Ping to come to Yecheng. Even if you can't come yourself, you have to send your confidants and nephews.
Come here. Right Guard General Li Yun also asks him to send someone here."
These people were all handsome beggars and were summoned to Henan by Sima Yue.
Historically, after their failure, some people sneaked back to Guangzong and continued to work as beggars. This shows that they had considerable connections in the local area and the network of connections was still there.
The next step is for him to unite with Guangzong's army of beggars.
This force must be used well, as it is crucial to stabilizing Hebei.
"Please help Mr. Yu come with me and give you more compliments about this matter." Shao Xun looked at Yu Chen again and said.
"Okay." Yu Chen agreed calmly.
Now that the son-in-law has handed over the responsibility, he will be in charge of Hebei Province. He will be responsible for advising farmers and mulberry farmers, winning over scholars, rectifying the surrender of troops, appointing and dismissing officials, and other large and small matters.
Zhang Bin turned to look out the window.
The Prime Minister's Mansion, where Cao Mengde once ran the government, seemed to have another person with similar interests and equally talented and strategic people.
Da Hu is afraid that he will not be able to stand in Hebei.
Chapter completed!