After coming out of the Supervisory Army Embassy, Li Chengzhong took Wang Dalang to visit Wang Jingrou. The old military leader came out to meet Li Chengzhong, drank a cup of tea, and politely accepted Li Chengzhong's gift. Not only were the two parties similar in age,
There was a huge gap in generation and status, and there was almost nothing to talk about. Li Chengzhong did not have the eloquence that he had come to know so well. After feeling embarrassed, he hurriedly put down his gifts and left.
After coming out of Wang Jingrou's house, he went to visit another military leader, Zhao Jue, but he didn't see the former Jiedufu soldier and horse censor Zhongcheng who was granted a title by the imperial court. Zhao Jue had been living in a farm in the suburbs.
The younger head of the family, Zhao Jingze, went to the farm to look for Zhao Jue, so Li Chengzhong returned without success and didn't even send out any gifts - the Zhao family's stewards didn't dare accept gifts at will.
After several consecutive days of visits, including visits to almost all important mansions in Youzhou City, Li Chengzhong had a clearer judgment on the situation. The Gao family and the Li family expressed clear support for him, while the Wang family had a biased attitude towards him.
However, he also showed his initial goodwill - at least he accepted his heavy gift. Of the two Zhao families, one had an unknown situation and the other clearly expressed hostility. On the other hand, Li Chengzhong gave up completely on the Yanei side.
The most important gain is that when I met with the commander-in-chief, I performed well and the commander-in-chief seemed to be deeply impressed by me.
Coupled with Zhou Zhiyu's running and maneuvering, Li Chengzhong felt that he was at least 70% sure that the half of Yingzhou he had worked so hard to capture would be in his hands. This was enough. He had done all the personnel matters, and the remaining
He can only listen to fate. He just doesn't know how long it will take for the military meeting in Jiedu Mansion. His foundation in Liucheng is not yet solid. Counting that he has been away from Liucheng for five days, he is really worried.
In fact, Li Chengzhong didn't wait too long. On the night he came back from Zhao's house, someone from Zhou Zhiyu's Mansion told him to go to Jiedu Mansion at Chenshi the next morning to wait for orders. At that time, it would be the last military meeting of the Lulong Army's top brass, and everything was in order.
will be known.
The next morning, Li Chengzhong got up, washed himself and dressed neatly, and went to the Jiedu Mansion to wait. The officer on duty was still the officer who introduced him in last time, and the waiting place was the wing room outside the festival hall. There were some people in the wing room one after another.
When the officers come in, they are all not high enough to participate in the military meeting, so they wait here for orders. For these middle and lower-level officers, the festival hall is a relatively dignified place. Even in the wing rooms outside the festival hall, everyone is
They drank tea in silence and thought about their own affairs. No one inquired or talked about each other.
More than an hour later, officers were summoned to the festival hall. Li Chengzhong continued to wait patiently. He was a little uneasy, wondering if there would be any changes.
The officer on duty came in again, and this time it was finally Li Chengzhong's turn: "Who is Li Chengzhong of the Pingzhou Army?"
Li Chengzhong stood up quickly: "I am."
The officer said: "The commander-in-chief has summoned me, so follow me in."
Li Chengzhong straightened his clothes again, took a deep breath, and followed.
As the officer on duty entered the heavily guarded courtyard gate and passed through two rows of guards carrying swords and guns, the officer on duty announced loudly outside the lobby: "Commander of the front camp of the Pingzhou Army, Captain Xuanjie
Li Cheng won!"
A sound of "Enter" came from the lobby, and at the signal of the officer on duty, Li Chengzhong stepped across the threshold and entered the lobby.
There were dozens of civilian and military generals sitting on both sides of the hall, especially military generals. As soon as Li Chengzhong entered, dozens of pairs of eyes looked over. Li Chengzhong moved forward steadily under the scorching gazes of everyone. He glanced around with his peripheral vision.
He saw Zhou Zhiyu among the generals in the first row on the left, nodding slightly towards him. Among the generals, he also saw Gao Xingzhou and Li Chengyue, both of whom smiled at him.
Li Cheng's heart widened, he came to the front of the hall, and saluted Liu Rengong in the front seat: "Li Chengzhong, who is in this humble position, has seen the commander-in-chief!" Then he turned around and bowed to the unnecessary lieutenant in the side position: "In my humble position, I have seen the military supervisor!"
Liu Rengong nodded and asked for a seat. A guard moved a stool from the hall and squeezed it into the back row on the left. Li Chengzhong went over and sat down. When he sat down, Liu Rengong motioned to the right: "Qiancheng, read it.
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The first person among the civil officials on the right to stand up was Liu Zhiwen, the judge of Jiedu. Liu Zhiwen unfolded the document and read it aloud.
"...below the great and the middle, barbarians are rampant, cunning and deceitful, and do not care about the king's status. They are stupid soldiers and invade the Chinese and foreign invaders, causing disobedience and alienation..."
Li Chengzhong listened hard with his ears pricked up. He had been dealing with Feng Dao for more than half a year. He had read a lot of documents and classics, and his acceptance of ancient texts was much higher. At this moment, he had a general idea, and he could either guess or understand.
After reading some of the meaning of the document Liu Zhiwen read, at the end, I finally heard the key point: reset Yingzhou!
At that time, the Tang Dynasty established the Andong Protector's Palace outside the customs, and the Yingzhou Governor's Palace was set up in Yingzhou, which was under the jurisdiction of the Andong Protector's Palace. It was the center of control over the Jizhou Prefectures in the Northeast. The current reset of Yingzhou is not a reset.
The Yingzhou Governor's Office at that time - the Lulong Jiedu Mansion did not have this power. Instead, it established a military state like Pingzhou - of course it still had to report to the emperor of Chang'an. At the same time, Liucheng Military City and Yan County Governor were established under Yingzhou.
Capture the city.
I also saw that Liu Zhiwen had taken two petitions and read them out in court. One was for Zhou Zhiyu, and he appointed Zhou Zhiyu as the military envoy of Pingzhou and the military envoy of Yingzhou, General Xuanwei of Jin, ranking from the fourth rank. Li Chengzhong noticed
Zhou Zhiyu's original official position as the governor of Yuguan was no longer there.
The other was given to Zhang Zaiji, the governor of Pingzhou, who "concurrently entrusted the military affairs of Chijie Yingzhou", which meant that Zhang Zaiji was the governor of Pingzhou and the governor of the two states. Of course, the military could not be in charge, and he still managed the civil affairs.
Zhou Zhiyu stepped forward to accept the order and took over the appointment. Zhang Zaiji was in Pingzhou, and his resignation would be sent by a special person sent by Jiedu Mansion.
As soon as these two appointments were announced, it was announced that the Pingzhou faction had secured Yingzhou's victory. Li Chengzhong breathed a sigh of relief. Of course, he was still looking forward to the next appointment, which was his turn.
I saw Liu Zhiwen taking two more appointments, opening one and reading it loudly.
When Li Chengzhong heard that "Li Chengzhong, the commander of the front camp of the Pingzhou Army, is the envoy of the Liucheng Army, the governor of Yan County, and the guerrilla general of the Jin Dynasty", he felt excited and almost felt guilty. He just wanted to fight immediately
Shout so that the excitement can be vented. The Military City Envoy and the Shouzuo Envoy are both extremely independent military commanders. They are the highest military positions in their respective military cities and Shouzuo City.
In this position, Li Chengzhong has truly established his own reputation!
Of course, he still has a strong label of Pingzhou clan and is still under the control of Yingzhou military envoy Zhou Zhiyu. However, Li Chengzhong is different from the past. The most important point is that from a military point of view,
Within the vassal town, the military city and Shouchou city in this era were equivalent to the municipalities directly under the Central Government of the State Council in the administrative provinces of later generations. The relationship between Liucheng, Yanjun and Yingzhou was like Qingdao to Shandong and Dalian to Liaoning in later generations. They became
After the Liucheng military envoy and the Yanjun governor captured the envoy, Li Chengzhong formed a direct superior-subordinate relationship with Jiedufu. With the permission of Jiedufu, he could establish and recruit his own army in an open and honest manner. The appointment of his officers only required the approval of Jiedufu.
Just report it to the government. For Zhou Zhiyu, what Li Chengzhong needs to bear is the responsibility of "listening to the tune".
If we want to continue to delve deeper into the reasons for this appointment, it contains too many implications. For example, the commander-in-chief’s attitude towards the Xinpingzhou Clan. Is this appointment intended to strengthen or divide? If it is to strengthen, why did it
Is Li Chengzhong's status highlighted so high? It is almost equivalent to the creation of a new "Yingzhou Department" in the Pingzhou Department? But if it is a differentiation, why did the officials of the Pingzhou Department gain so much in this appointment?
Another reason why Li Chengzhong was pleasantly surprised was that he was suddenly promoted to the high position of guerrilla general. From the Xuangjie Colonel to the guerrilla general, from the eighth rank to the fifth rank, this promotion is really amazing. But think about Li Chengzhong again.
Recovering half of Yingzhou can be considered a great achievement of his. What's more, with the dispatch of Liucheng military envoys and Yan County governor's envoys, only the rank of general can meet his current status.
Of course, the above-mentioned official positions still need to be reported to the Chang'an court. The appointments of Zhou Zhiyu and Zhang Zaiji both need the approval of the Political Affairs Hall - there is almost no reason why this approval cannot be passed, while the appointment of Li Chengzhong only needs to be notified to the court.
Officials below the fifth rank have the power of appointment and dismissal, and reporting to Chang'an is just for filing.
The harvest was so huge that Li Chengzhong couldn't believe his ears. Under Liu Zhiwen's urging, he realized what he was doing and went up to accept his petition.
Another confession was somewhat beyond Li Chengzhong's expectation. The post of guarding the Yu Pass was awarded to Zhao Zaili. Li Chengzhong thought about it for a while and understood the twists and turns in it. Zhao Zaili had no military merit, and he didn't even fight a single battle.
However, the reason why he was awarded the title of Yuguan Guardian may have something to do with him being the nephew of Zhao Jue, or even the sacrifices and efforts Zhou Zhiyu made to win the support of the Zhao family.
Now Li Chengzhong’s official military position is Liucheng Military Envoy and Yan County Sheriff, Guerrilla General, ranking from the fifth rank! This position has become a high-level position in the Lulong Army, and Li Chengzhong will have a stool in the military meetings in the future.
.At the same time, Li Chengzhong will also have his own general flag. After others see him, they can finally call him "General Li"!
Li Chengzhong sat down and calmly on his little stool - it was a round wooden pier, which was called "Xiudun" in this era. He met the ceremony with a few familiar generals around him and listened.
After saying "congratulations" several times, he listened to the next matter with satisfaction.
I saw Jiedu Judge Liu Zhiwen continue to open another document, and then began to announce the next appointment.
The Hebei marching camp was established, and the commander-in-chief Liu Rengong also served as the recruiting envoy to the camp. Liu Shouwen, the governor of the Yichang Army, was appointed as the deputy recruiting envoy. Liu Shouguang, the commander of the Yier Army's capital, was appointed as the marquis of the marching camp.
Taking Ba Duqi as the vanguard of the front army, they headed south immediately;
With the Yameni Army and the Marshal's personal army as the central army, they set off five days later and marched into the Qianning Army, which is eighty miles north of Cangzhou, and set up a recruiting headquarters at the Qianning Army;
With Yichang Army as the right army, stationed in Cangzhou, renovating and preparing for war, waiting for the decisive battle;
With the Yier Army, Wuzhou Army, Mozhou Army and Yingzhou Army as the left army, they will advance eastward to Jingcheng within ten days, guard the Cangzhou West Road, and form a three-legged force with the Cangzhou and Qianning Army;
Taking Ping, Ji, Chan, You, Gui, Shun, Ru, Xin, Zhuo and other states as the rear army, they collected grain and grass, and then went south to set up a grain platform in the military city of Qianning. Zhou Zhiyu was appointed as the rear army capital
The commander is also the ambassador of Yingliangtai.
Liu Zhiwen continued to read out the appointment.
The camp at the rear of the mountain was established to control the Khitans in the north. The camp was located in Jizhou, with Zhao Jing, the governor of Jizhou and the military envoy, as the general manager of the camp, Gao Xinggui, the Guangbian military envoy, as the deputy general manager, and Li Chengzhong, the military envoy of Liucheng and the governor of Yan County, as the camp.
Du Yuhou.
The left side consists of Guizhou Longmen, Guangbian Army, Kongling Pass and Juyong Pass, with Gao Xinggui as the main general.
The middle road starts from Zhenyuan in the west, passes through Beikou, Flood, and Yancheng to Lulongsai, with Li Cheng as the main general.
On the right are Liucheng and Yanjun, with Lieutenant Commander Li Cheng as the main general.
Generally speaking, this is a defense line from west to east along the side wall of the Great Wall. However, because of the conquest of Liucheng and Yanjun, the defense line reached Lulong fortress and then went directly eastward into the grassland. Compared with the Hebei camp going south,
The camp behind the mountain is mainly a defensive operation, relying on the area behind the mountain to resist the Khitan attack and guard the rear of the Lulong Army. (Note 1)
After the announcement of the appointment was completed, Liu Rengong no longer delayed. He asked all armies to return to their garrison to reorganize their troops immediately without any delay.
After the military meeting, Li Chengzhong left the festival hall with Zhou Zhiyu.
Looking at Li Chengzhong's leaving figure, Liu Shouguang bit his lips tightly and turned a little pale. He recognized the officer who bumped into him in the backyard that day. This officer was Li Chengzhong!
Behind Liu Shouguang was the Yier Army Du Yuhou and Yamen General Bi Yuanfu. He also stared at the departing Li Chengzhong until Li Chengzhong's figure disappeared outside the courtyard gate, then he whispered to Liu Shouguang: "Ya Nei! Ya Nei!"
Liu Shouguang came to his senses and asked: "What?"
Bi Yuanfu whispered: "I wonder if Yanei recognizes him? Last year in Hejian, General Mo followed Yanei to pursue the German army Wang Zhaozuo and Liang Gongru. This Li Chengzhong was the young boy leader that day."
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Note 1: Shanhou is a broad concept. The so-called eight states behind Shanhou in the late Tang Dynasty generally refer to the military districts along the Great Wall, such as Guizhou, Yuzhou, Xinzhou, Wuzhou, Yunzhou, Yingzhou, Shuozhou and Ruzhou.
Most of the prefecture belongs to Lulong, and the rest is under the rule of Hezhong and Hedong. The people living in this area include Han people, as well as Xixi, Khitan, Shiwei, Shatuo, Turk, Lin, Tuhun and other ethnic groups.
At the same time, there are also a large number of miscellaneous people whose ethnic groups cannot be distinguished. These people are brave and good at fighting and are an important source of soldiers for the Hebei army.