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Chapter 103: Sitting and Watching Time Change

After the wedding, Li Yuan was not too immersed in the gentle village. Two days later, he summoned a group of civil and military officials at the Jiedu Office.

In the past two months, as Wu Ping's queen, Liu Jiangsheng has been in charge of all matters under his rule, and has always been the first to come forward to report. Li Yuan listened carefully for a while, and his eyes were not stingy with praise. He should look at him with admiration for three days after leaving. After the training of the past two months, Liu Jiangsheng, who has always been honest and dull, has become more and more calm and capable in speaking and doing things.

"...Master General, as for the expansion of the army, the 30,000 Langzhou soldiers of the former Liu Yan's troops have been reorganized into the army, and the remaining 30,000 new soldiers have also been recruited. Now they are stationed outside Langzhou City, and it will take some time to train them!"

Liu Jiangsheng paused, pretended to be hesitant, bowed to Li Yuan and said, "Master, the last general has another matter, and needs to ask for permission from the general! During the time of the general's absence, many young and strong Uighurs came to join the army in Jiangnan. Seeing that they were all eager to serve the country, strong and physically, and were especially good at riding horses, they made a decision and recruited them into the general's personal army! According to the previous rules, there is no need to report to the court for the list of personal army, but the general needs to decide!"

"The Grand Marshal, the man's name is Eumu Special Forces, who is the leader of the Uighur tribes. He is born brave and willing to recommend it!" Following Liu Jiangsheng's gaze, Li Yuan saw the familiar Uighur leader Eumu Special Forces, wearing the armor of the Southern Tang general, standing at the door with his waist straight, so he waved to him quietly.

The ebony special agent who had been waiting for a long time naturally understood. In front of everyone, he walked in with his head held high and strode to him. After a few polite words, Li Yuan praised him very much, and naturally appointed him as the deputy commander-in-chief of the army, and took charge of personal military affairs with Lin Sichang.

The Ebony Special Coach looked flattered, then bowed and shouted: "I would like to thank the general for his kindness for his goodwill! I will be determined to go through fire and water for the general, and I will never refuse!"

After hearing this, Li Yuan nodded with satisfaction and waved his hand to signal him to retreat, Xu Kuangheng hurriedly went forward and led the military weapon supervisor Hu Gui behind him to report on the military progress that Li Yuan was most concerned about.

Since Hu Gui got Li Yuan's promise, over the past few days, through the expansion to thousands of people and a large amount of money investment, the efficiency and production capacity of military weapons have been increasing day by day. As well as armor and weapons equipment, they are being built in a step-by-step manner. Two or three thousand pairs of cold forged armor can be cast per month, which obviously exceeded Li Yuan's expectations.

After encouraging and rewarding, Li Yuan raised his hand and handed over the sketch of the improved catapult in the Battle of Shouzhou, and gave Hu Gui a detailed instruction. Judging from the old craftsman's dumbfounded reaction, he must have been surprised by the master's masterpiece again.

After the military and political affairs in Langzhou were agreed upon, Li Yuan was about to get up and go to the military camp to inspect it, and saw Xu Kuangheng coming up and handing him a report.

Seeing Xu Kuangheng keep showing his eyes, Li Yuan immediately picked up the report and took a closer look.

When I looked up, I saw Xu Kuangheng's familiar smooth font. All the records were the latest major events in the Southern Tang Dynasty. Li Yuan laughed in silence. The military advisor once became the head of intelligence and sorted it into words in a stern manner.

Regarding the rebellion of Li Jinquan, the court issued an order on Li Yuan's way back to Langzhou. Sure enough, there was no Li Yuan on the list of praise, but he just briefly described his merits and demerits, and then mentioned it. Although Liu Renzhan, who was also a meritorious in suppressing the rebellion, rewarded a lot of money, his official title did not change much. He just moved the empty title on his head and promoted him from the original Taiwei of the Procuratorate to Taishi of the Procuratorate.

The most interesting thing is that the emperor changed Liu Renzhan to Shouzhou and replaced Liu Chongjun, who died in his country, as the governor of the Qinghuai Army. His original position as the governor of the Wuchang Army and the 80,000 Wuchang Army, unexpectedly gave it to He Jingzhu, the governor of Chuzhou.

In history, Liu Renzhan's glorious life ended in Shouzhou. While Li Yuan sighed that fate was a mess, he couldn't help but be amazed by Li Jing's approach.

In the past, Liu Chongjun, as the eldest grandson of the Liu clan, had already inherited his family business and controlled the Qinghuai Army. His uncle Liu Renzhan also established a festival in Ezhou with his outstanding military talents. The uncle and nephew had previously controlled the two most important military cities in the Yangtze River and Huai River. He also had more than 100,000 elite troops from the Southern Tang River and North, and his appeal in the army was unparalleled.

The Liu family made its fortune in Shouzhou for three generations. This time, Liu Chongjun unfortunately died of his country. Liu Renzhan quelled the rebellion and made meritorious contributions in the family's old place. Although it was natural to change it to the town, the troops and territory controlled by the Liu family were greatly reduced since then, and the family's influence in Jiangbei was significantly weakened.

Thinking of the scene of meeting the saint in Jinling, Li Yuan couldn't help but sigh with the same sympathy. Even if Liu Renzhan, who is famous for historic loyalty and protecting the country, could not escape the suspicion of the king. If he also received the edict for the revision of the town, and seeing that his hard work was in vain, how should he deal with it? At this time, it was obvious that he had not yet had the strength to fight against the entire Southern Tang Dynasty.

Thinking of this, I suddenly felt glad. If the war in Chu had not yet settled, I would have been transferred by Li Jing long ago and I don’t know where to go. So I would have to thank Bian Hao and Zhang Luan for the two talents...

Li Yuan raised his eyebrows and looked down. All the defeats of the Northern Expedition were recorded. When he saw that the Northern Expedition Army was wiped out by Xiangcheng, his heart still couldn't help but surge.

In this battle, Chen Jue and Li Hongji, two prodigal sons, not only did not achieve any results, but also lost a total of 100,000 elite troops in addition to reinforcements, and lost countless war horses and supplies. The Southern Tang Dynasty was greatly damaged. By the time Chai Rong ascended the throne two years later, the pace of Zhou's move south seemed even more difficult to stop.

The result of Zuo Pushe Sun Sheng being ordered to go north to negotiate peace with Zhou State is obviously incredibly consistent with history.

Emperor Guo Wei of Zhou finally calmed down the civil strife and still needed to rectify the state affairs. At this time, he had no intention of dealing with the Southern Tang Dynasty. Not only did he not put forward harsh negotiation conditions, he readily released all the captured Tang army generals and soldiers such as Liu Yanzhen, and only left Feng Yanlu waiting for use in the court. Finally, he sent Li Jinquan to the head of Liu Chongjun, who had been in Kaifeng, and returned it with a fragrant wood body.

In short, the tension between the two countries has been eased for the time being. As for how the political situation of the Southern Tang Dynasty will change after Chen Jue and Li Hongji return to the court, it has now become a muddy water that no one can disturb. Li Yuan doesn't care or want to take the initiative to touch it. He just needs to accumulate strength as soon as possible and sit and watch the changes in the times.

Turning to the last two pages, Li Yuan finally saw the information he wanted to know the most, the Southern Front Battle Report.
Chapter completed!
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