Chapter VIII The Shuangcheng in Western Liaoning (8)
When Cui Ji'an said this, Li Chengzhong suddenly realized. It turned out that the reason why the Zhao family treated him this way was all because of Cui Cheng's incident.
After the capture of Liucheng, his soldiers intercepted a batch of war horses that were about to be transported out of Liucheng. The number was about 500. Just kidding, how can the fat in your mouth escape? Li Chengzhong detained it without saying a word. After that, the great elder
Quan Blind mentioned it twice in front of him, saying that the war horse was purchased by a Han merchant named Cui Cheng. Cui Cheng wanted to ask to see him.
Li Chengzhong had too many things on his hands at that time, so he ignored it and ignored it. Unexpectedly, this matter actually caused him a small loss in Youzhou. When he thought of Cui Cheng's surname, everything became more clear.
Li Cheng sneered from the bottom of his heart, if you say nice things, it would be okay to pay you back some after returning to Liucheng, but if you deal with yourself with this attitude and use force to oppress yourself, then this matter will not be easy to discuss.
If you want to blame, blame your Zhao family for using the wrong method. Do you think I, Li Chengzhong, was scared?
"Is there such a thing? I really don't know about this... Well, after I go back, I will definitely order a strict investigation to see who is so bold. After I find out, I will give an explanation to the general." Of course Li Chengzhong would not do it on the bright side.
Stupidly, I pushed back and immediately agreed, but it was hard to say how long the investigation would take and whether it would be possible to find out.
Cui Ji'an naturally understood that this was an excuse, but Li Chengzhong had a very good attitude and made it clear that he would go back for a strict investigation. What else could he say? Holding back his anger, he said: "I wonder how long it will take after Xuanjie returns to find out? Those war horses are from a certain
What Iesaburo needs is related to the reorganization of the Badu Cavalry, which is of great importance. Xuanjie must do it as soon as possible. Well, now Cui Cheng is still in Liucheng, I will write a book with him, and after Xuanjie returns, he will come to visit
.”
Li Chengzhong smiled and said: "Very good."
Seeing Li Chengzhong's repeated forbearance and sincere attitude, Cui Ji'an breathed a sigh of relief. Seeing that his method was effective, he added, "General, there is one more thing."
"Speaking."
"After Xuanjie occupied Liucheng, the troops seemed to be insufficient. What your soldiers and horse envoys meant was to expand the army, and the general agreed to this."
"Thank you, General."
"The soldiers and horses want to expand the army, so they must be short of manpower. The general is worried about external affairs, and he is willing to help your soldiers and horses worry about it... These generals have been carefully selected by the general. They are not only skilled in bows and horses, but also in military strategy.
They are also very good. After Xuanjie returns, they will join your department and train troops for Xuejie, so Liucheng will have no worries." After saying that, he took a list from the sleeve, and Cui He next to him took it and handed it to him.
Li Chengzhong.
This is extremely unruly. Generally speaking, military leaders who have good personal relationships will sometimes help each other recruit a few people to solve the rank and treatment of several related households, but like this, one group of people will be sent away.
It will never happen. This is not helping Li Chengzhong. This is simply directly interfering with Li Chengzhong’s employment rights. This is bullying others!
Li Chengzhong's head buzzed, and the anger rushed from his heart to his forehead, from his forehead to the top of his head, and then out from the top of his head. If the anger were tangible, I'm afraid the beams of this flower hall would immediately burst into flames.
Li Chengzhong wanted to fall out immediately. He wanted to scold him angrily and walk away. He also wanted to rush up to Cui He and Cui Ji'an and beat him up. He even wanted to rush to the back house and seize that piece of shit, Mr. Right Wu Wei.
The general's beard trampled him under the sole of his shoe...
However, as the leader of the White Wolf Mountain Military Village, and as the current de facto master of Liucheng and Yanjun, Li Chengzhong is no longer a soldier in the army before time travel, nor is he the young extra looking for a show. The so-called butt determines the head. , no matter what position you reach, you must learn how to think about problems. Putting aside everything else, at least Li Chengzhong learned what it means to see the overall situation in this year.
The next day will be the time for the military meeting designated by the commander-in-chief Liu Rengong. One of the important things in the military meeting is to discuss the situation in Yingzhou, which involves the development plan of the Pingzhou Army and the safety of Liucheng and Yanjun. Now we will discuss with the Lulong Army It is not a wise move to have a direct conflict with Zhao Yuande, who is famous and influential. Well, I will endure it today and wait until everything is finalized after the military meeting. Let's see how I reply to you.
Li Chengzhong took the list handed over by Cui He and saw that there were more than ten names written on it, most of them were surnamed Zhao, some were surnamed Cui, and the other two had other surnames, presumably close associates of the Zhao family. After each name , and even indicate in detail the officer's current official rank, expertise, and recommended official positions, Yuhou, and joining the army, all of which are first-rate, marked one by one.
Li Chengzhong held his breath and read it over. The one at the beginning was a man named Zhao Heng. The official rank indicated at the back was Zhaowu Xiaowei. He was in the sixth rank. He was good at "familiar with military books and knowledgeable about military affairs." It was suggested that he could be appointed Jun Yuhou; The second one is an officer named Zhao Yuanping. The rank indicated at the back is Captain Zhenwei. From the sixth rank, this officer is "skilled in bow and horse" and "can be a commander"... At the front of the list, Cui was suddenly discovered. He's name was later marked: Deputy Lieutenant Zhiguo, under the seventh rank, good at "planning food and wages", and can be "engaged in charge of government food and wages". Well, I bet this person is eyeing such a lucrative position.
Most of the people on the list have higher ranks than Li Chengzhong, the Xuangjie Colonel. If they really come under his command, how to manage this group of officers will probably be a huge headache.
After reading it, Li Chengzhong suddenly realized. Judging from the list, it seemed that he had already seen the future development of the Pingzhou Army, and such detailed and clear official positions also revealed the army establishment plan of Liucheng and Yan County. Could it be that all Have you decided yet? Li Chengzhong doesn't have time to take a closer look here. He plans to study it carefully when he goes back.
As for the people on this list, Li Chengzhong looked at the name "Cui He" and sneered secretly, then folded the list and put it away, and said with a smile: "The general is really flattering. These generals are indeed what I need urgently. Then You're welcome, please convey my gratitude to the general."
After Li Chengzhong left, Cui Ji'an, Cui He and the two went to the garden of the back house. In the garden, a dark-faced man was teasing a few black dogs with a majestic face. He was the former Lutai military envoy and General Youwuwei. Zhao Yuande, standing next to him was an old man with a long beard. He was talking to Zhao Yuande, but it was Zhang Suishan, a staff member of the General's Mansion and the official judge of Jiedu Mansion.
Zhao Yuande threw a piece of flesh and blood, and several black dogs immediately started fighting for it. He looked at it happily for a while, then turned around and asked, "How is it?"
Cui Jian said hurriedly: "It's done."
"How did this person react?"
"This person pretends to be calm, but is actually restless. He should not be the kind of impulsive and irritable person."
Cui He also said at the side: "When I went to Zhang's house to look for him, I deliberately insulted him with a few words, but he didn't have an attack. I'm afraid he was really scared. I was also watching carefully just now, and he agreed to everything very much." Happy, it seems that I have given in."
Cui Ji'an smiled and said: "How powerful our family is. I heard that he was just a soldier who just joined the army last year. He was able to enter the general's house as a guest. I'm afraid he never dreamed of it. It's no wonder that he had to surrender. Looking at the entire Youzhou, there are
How many people dare to disobey under the authority of the general?"
Cui He also said: "Exactly. Don't talk about him, even Zhou Zhiyu was just a junior member of our Badu Cavalry back then. He was not even qualified to visit the general."
But Zhang Suishan frowned and said: "If he is really a timid and fearful person, how could he have fought so many victorious battles outside the customs? I am afraid that he will do one thing to his face and do another behind his back."
Cui He sneered and said, "Sir, you are overthinking. What Li Chengzhong fought outside the Pass was the Khitan Pinbu. The Pinbu is the weakest of the eight Khitan tribes. It is not unusual to win. Let him compete face-to-face with the Diela tribe.
Try? I’m afraid he would have died on the grassland long ago.”
Zhao Yuande stopped the argument among several people and said: "This time I had to do it out of necessity. Putting so many people under someone else's tent at once really violated the taboo of our Lulong Army. It's just that the Badu Cavalry was wiped out in the Southern Expedition.
I still haven't regained my old outlook. Now that I can't accommodate so many of my subordinates, Mr. Liu has to give me an explanation. Forget it about Zhou Zhiyu's Pingzhou Army. Now the superiors have reached an agreement on the arrangements for Yingzhou. This newly established
Naturally we want a share of the profits from the capture of the city by the Liucheng Army and Yan County Governor, but we are not specifically targeting Zhou Zhiyu."
Cui Ji'an said: "The general is right. Besides, the Yamen side supports us. If we come to the Gao family, the Wang family and the Li family probably won't refute our face for this matter. After all, during the Southern Expedition, Shan Dalang and
Eight thousand of our disciples died in the war, which is the foundation of our old Zhao family, so we must be compensated no matter what."
When the Badu cavalry suppressed the attack, General Ningyuan Shan Keji led eight thousand Badu cavalry to accompany him on the southern expedition. They were all killed on Qingcao Slope, completely defeating the old Zhao family. Shan Keji had been taught by Zhao Yuande since he was a child.
He was a disciple who came out and became famous in Youzhou for his riding and shooting skills. He also married one of Liu Rengong's daughters and became a key figure in the close connection between the old Zhao family and the Liu family. His death in the war was the biggest loss of the Zhao family, and their strength has not been restored to this day.
Zhao Yuande nodded and said: "Yes, it seems that Li Chengzhong is aware of current affairs. We will just find opportunities to give him some benefits in the future!"
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After leaving the general's residence, Li Chengzhong took Zhang Xingzhong on his horse and went home. Zhang Xingzhong couldn't help but ask: "Xuan Jie, what happened?"
Li Chengzhong took out the list from his arms and handed it over and said: "The general wants to send people to our place."
Zhang Xing read it again, his expression changed, and he said: "Let's go find the soldiers and horses!"
Li Chengzhong shook his head and said: "What can we do if we find him? The military base is not strong, and it is obvious that he cannot defeat the general. In the past, we just caused him more troubles. Besides, if we agree, our Pingzhou Army will expand.
Things will not change. Otherwise, the general will make trouble and cause us some trouble, and our next visit to Youzhou may really come back without success."
Zhang Xingzhong was silent for a long time. Seeing that Li Chengzhong didn't seem worried at all, he asked, "Is there any countermeasure to Xuanjie?"
Li Chengzhong said: "Since these people want to work for us, it is certainly a good thing. How can they refuse other people's kindness?"
Zhang Xingzhong hesitated and said: "But these official positions... Xuanjie means that you won't be given official positions after you come here?"
Li Chengzhong said seriously: "I have already agreed, so how can I go back on my word? Of course I will be given an official position. It's just that they are not familiar with our military system and must be given some time to adapt to it." As he said this, he couldn't help but laugh.
Looking at Li Chengzhong's weird smile, Zhang Xingzhong turned from doubt to curiosity, from curiosity to understanding, and couldn't help but laugh too.
From this list, the two of them knew that the expansion of the Pingzhou Army was about to become a reality, and they couldn't help but feel good. They chatted and laughed and returned to the four alleys of Dongshi.
As soon as he entered the house, he saw Wang Dalang and someone talking in the courtyard. The person turned around and it was Li Chengyue whom he had just met yesterday.
I saw Li Chengyue coming up in a few steps, smiling and bowing: "I have been waiting here for a long time. This is a famous assassin of a certain family. Please tell me about it."