"Therefore, I ordered you to go shopping and collect honors and rewards. The rules are as shown on the left." [Comment to General Wu's School Department Quwen]
"What kind of words are you talking about?" Li Jue said dissatisfiedly. Seeing that Zhao Wen and other envoys looked very busy, he really didn't want the people in the court to see the discord and divisions within the army, so he tried to smooth things over and said: "
We are all in charge. We can't talk about anything properly. We have discussed it together along the way. Who is in charge and who is the leader? From now on, who will say anything about anyone who dares to step on our heads? I, Li Zhiran, will be the first to not spare him.
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Fan Chou's face softened slightly, he took a step back and stopped talking.
But Hu Zhen heard the warning to him in Li Jue's words. Hu Zhen was already dissatisfied with Li Jue in his heart. He thought that even if the rebellion succeeded, he was not a direct descendant of Li Jue, and the benefits he would get would not necessarily be better than if he chose to continue to follow the court.
There are so many benefits after all, so how can he continue to lie dormant?
"Okay! In that case, let's wait and see if Wang Yun is dead!" Hu Zhen looked around at everyone and said, "When the time comes, I will follow everyone's wishes, okay?"
"That's what you're talking about!" Fan Chou said nonchalantly, which made Hu Zhen feel angry again. Fortunately, Li Jue was watching from the side, so no big fuss was made.
The group, headed by Dong Cheng and deputy Zhang Ji, each followed Lang Zhongshao into Chang'an City with a dozen personal soldiers.
Zhao Wen stayed behind to wait for the news with Cai Yong. Li Jue wanted to let the two of them pay their bills and rest, and have as little contact with others as possible so as not to disturb the morale of the army.
Unable to resist Fan Chou, Wang Fang insisted on hosting a banquet to entertain him, and Jia Xu also agreed.
Li Jue was afraid that they would cause some trouble in private, so he had to stay and watch.
Fan Chou paid no attention to the presence of Li Jue and Guo Si. Although he was reckless, he was also kind. From the beginning to the end, he felt that he was seeking a way out for the generals in the army. Even though Li Jue and others opposed surrender,
In Fan Chou's heart, as long as everyone unanimously agrees to submit, no matter how strong Li Jue is, he will have to follow everyone to advance and retreat.
Just like when the army unanimously decided to attack Chang'an after Xinfeng's victory, Fan Chou chose to obey the majority opinion even though he was not very happy about it.
"Taiwei Ma Gong and Situ Zhao Gong have reached an agreement. After everyone submits their orders, they will each receive rewards." Zhao Wen glanced at the eager Fan Chou slowly and said: "General knows loyalty, courage and strategy, and the court is ready.
I worship the general as General Yangwei, Marquis of Chiting."
Fan Chou's eyes lit up and he laughed and said, "The imperial court really treats me well!"
Nowadays, the imperial court is not in danger of being displaced, and the authority of the central government is still there. Unlike in history, the surrendered Baibo army was casually awarded the positions of generals for the east and north expeditions in order to save their lives. At this time, the military positions are still as generals of Zhonglang and generals of Zhonglang.
The rank of lieutenant is the mainstream, and the rank of general is relatively valuable.
Li Jue and Guo Bang looked at Fan Chou's cheerful appearance with amazement. Although they didn't say anything, they actually wanted to know what kind of official position they would get in the court.
As if Zhao Wen hadn't noticed, he talked about the fate of generals who were also interested in returning to the imperial court: "Wang Fang, Li Meng and other captains all worshiped General Zhonglang. After you received the reward, all the troops and horses under your command were retained.
It belongs to its owner, but from now on, the imperial court must allocate grain, grass and weapons, and no wanton looting is allowed."
To submit to the imperial court, they naturally have to obey the imperial court's jurisdiction. Seeing that the imperial court dares to let them restrain their troops, they are obviously very confident.
Moreover, the terms of the negotiation were very detailed, and it didn't look like a perfunctory deal at all. It really looked like the court was showing extrajudicial mercy from top to bottom, rather than surrendering to the military power of Li Jue and others and suing for peace.
Fan Chou and others were reckless and without any scheming. When they saw the court's serious conditions, they all felt that the court was taking them seriously.
Even Li Jue and Guo Si began to feel shaken.
Retaining military power, sitting in a high position, and being able to mobilize troops at will. This is almost the same as what everyone thought they would get after conquering Chang'an. If you can get so many benefits without spending a single soldier, why bother to fight with the court?
What about a battle that has little chance of winning?
If there is any dissatisfaction or regret in the future, the worst possible outcome is to raise another army, which will be nothing more than walking the same path over the past few days.
Zhao Wen knew that Li Jue and others were attracted, so he stopped trying to show off and said, "Both captains are brave and will be relied upon by the imperial court in the future. Therefore, the imperial court intends to worship Lieutenant Li as General Yangwu and Marquis of Ganting;
The school captain is General Yanglie and Marquis of Xiting."
Although Li Jue was moved, he still behaved very cautiously in the face of temptation. He looked at each other and Guo Bang, nodded and said: "There is no rush, we will wait until Dong Cheng and the others come back."
Zhao Wen also knew not to rush, so he changed the topic with a smile and talked about things that interested Fan Chou and others.
On the side, Li Jue and Guo Bang quietly left the tent with an excuse and found a secluded place, where they began to discuss.
"Zhiran! I think the imperial court is serious about it this time. If it is as good as they say, it wouldn't be a bad thing to surrender." Guo Bang rolled his eyes, not knowing what he was planning; "The imperial court is also acting on the left and right.
We don’t have the military power of a few of us. After the surrender, we will be able to spy on the true situation of the imperial court, and it will not be too late to make plans then."
Li Jue pondered and said: "It's good to say so, but it always feels too simple."
It’s not too simple!
I thought it would take a hard battle, at least tens of thousands of people, to capture Chang'an, but I didn't expect that the imperial court took the initiative to surrender and was willing to lower its proud head and beg for peace with a group of rebel generals.
No matter how you say this, it is not easy for people to believe it, but the facts are right in front of you. Although Li Jue still has concerns in his heart, he has to believe it.
"Regardless of whether there is any problem here, once we enter the DPRK in the future, we must stick together to compete with those ministers." Guo Si said softly: "Whoever is the most powerful will have the loudest voice.
It's applicable everywhere. We have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and it's not too late for the imperial court to win over, so why worry about him plotting against us? What we should worry about is Fan Chou, Wang Fang and those people."
"What you said is right. If Ma Rixi is really willing to sacrifice Wang Yun's life in exchange for our surrender, it just shows that this person is just mediocre and not something to be afraid of." Li Jue analyzed and glanced sideways at Guo Si.
He thought to himself: "Guo Aduo, the horse thief, is no worse than me in terms of soldiers and horses. I am afraid that he also wants to compete with me because he wants to support his troops and respect himself after entering the court."
Li Jue was secretly wary of Guo Si, but on the surface he was very frank: "The Grand Master once said that all the princes in the court are mediocre people, and few are not afraid of swords, axes and axes. Now that we have a large army in hand, how can we be afraid of where he will come from?
?Brother Guo, from now on you and I should advance and retreat together and gain wealth and honor together!"