Peiping was already preparing plans for the next year in advance. Jinyang delayed for a long time before Li Cunxu finally reluctantly started on the road.
He did not go alone. His uncle Li Kerou, as the elder in the family, accompanied him. There were even a 3,000-strong Huangjia Army in front of the hall commanded by Shi Junli, carrying a large amount of goods. This was also one of the things Li Cunxu was dissatisfied with.
, because it makes it look like he is getting married.
The Huang Jiajun in front of the hall is also Li Cunxu's old unit.
The King of Jin once valued his son very highly, provided him with a lot of resources, and presided over Zelu's defense line.
When Xing Mingci was defeated and Zelu became the front line, various departments suffered heavy losses. The Fifth Academy Army, scattered army, Khitan Zhi, Yin Qianxu Rebel Army, Huang Jia Army in front of the hall, and Jin Qian Zhi of the guards were either destroyed or suffered heavy losses.
With the support of the King of Jin, Li Cunxu was able to reorganize these troops, absorb a large number of new recruits from the Fifth Battalion Army, enforce strict military discipline, and build them into troops with relatively good combat effectiveness and that obey his orders.
After the reorganization was completed, there were yellow-armored troops in front of the hall, silver spears serving as rebels, and three golden spears as guards, each numbering about 10,000 people.
Subsequently, these three armies fought repeatedly with Xia Jun Tianxiong, Tiande, Jinglue, Wuwei and other armies at Xingming Ci and Xiangwei. They had rich experience. Today, they still have more than 20,000 infantry and cavalry in total. They are an army.
A relatively powerful field force.
The first commander of the Silver Spear Rebel Army was An Yuanxin, who was later transferred to Shilingguan Town General. He took more than 2,000 people with him when he left, and the remaining 5,000 people were handed over to Liu Yancong.
There are still more than 8,000 guards, Jin Qianzhi, commanded by Shi Jingrong.
In front of the hall was Shi Junli, the commander of the Huangjia Army, a fierce general recommended by Li Kerou, who was also a close confidant of Li Cunxu. There were also more than 8,000 people in this unit. After Shi Junli took away 3,000, the rest were handed over to Zhang Wanjin.
Leaving his native Hedong and the army that entrusted his ambitions, Li Cunxu felt extremely disappointed, and it could even be said that he was completely despairing.
Before leaving, he took nothing but dozens of musical instruments, which would be his only pleasure for the rest of his life - at least that's what he thought.
We walked slowly all the way until early October, when all the grass was dry, and we finally arrived at Daizhou.
At this time, something even more surprising happened to Li Cunxu.
Generals Li Congke and Li Congzhang, together with tens of thousands of people, have assembled and are preparing to head east.
These 10,000 infantry and cavalry were improvised. Li Siyuan merged several disabled troops, such as Shen Yong, Shen Wei, and the Ma Qian Silver Spear Army, and made up 8,000 infantry and more than 2,000 cavalry - the cavalry
The horse was also impounded.
At this time, we have to talk about Li Keyong’s aesthetic issues.
The military bugle in Hedong is really too weird...
The yellow armor army in front of the hall, the silver spear army in front of the horse, the straight silver spear in front of the horse, the golden spear straight in front of the guard, the army in front of the tent, the left shooting army, the silver Hu Shou army, etc. are full of surprising and unique "beauty".
Shen Yong and Shen Wei are relatively normal names. Now that the three armies have merged, the King of Jin personally gave him the military title "Wan Sheng Huang Tou".
The "Yellow Head Army" was a formidable armed force during the feudal separatist era. It came from Chenxuzhen and was named after the sergeants wrapped their heads with yellow scarves.
Chen Xuwufu was good at fighting and was unparalleled in bravery. He put down the uprising in the south, killed the rebels in Xuzhou, fought with the Tubo and Uighurs in the northwest, attacked the rebels in Hebei, etc. They can be seen everywhere.
In the era when the Cai thieves were rampant in Huaixi, the Zhongwu Huangtou Army was the first line to resist them. The fierce battles moved those who heard it, which also created the Huangtou Army's powerful combat effectiveness and great reputation.
As the saying goes, "The uniforms of Zhongwu garrison soldiers are short and brown, and their heads are yellow. They are called "Yellow-headed Army" in the south, and they are the best soldiers in the world."
From then on, many vassal towns began to set up "Yellow Head Army". Cui Qian, the governor of Xichuan in Jiannan, even sent people to Chenxu to recruit soldiers and established the "Xichuan Yellow Head Army". This army even existed until the Huangchao Rebellion.
He was led by Li Yuan to join Fengxiang's camp and fight with Chao's army.
Also, Yang Xingmi "with Li Shenfu as the left and right Huangtou Captain, the army is very capable."
"Yellow Head" has almost become a totem for the elite troops of the Tang Dynasty.
Li Keyong also admired the name of "Huangtou" and ordered Li Siyuan to form the "Wan Sheng Huangtou Army" and go to Beiping Mansion to attack Abaoji - Shao Shude's sausage-cutting plan succeeded.
However, it seems that he did not completely succeed. Li Keyong did not let them leave Jingxing, but went directly to Yuzhou, which showed his little stubbornness.
"Are you planning to lead your army eastward to conquer Xia?" Li Cunxu asked after hearing this in shock.
"Not surrendered, but better than surrendered." Li Congke sighed and said helplessly.
Li Cunxu was speechless. He almost wanted to take out his erhu and play a piece of music.
"Congratulations to both generals." Seeing that the atmosphere was a bit dull, Pei Guan smiled and stepped forward to salute.
Although he didn't want to talk, Li Congke still asked: "Where does happiness come from?"
"What is the general's current position?" Pei Guan asked.
"Envoy of Wansheng Huangtou Army." Upon hearing this, Li Congke immediately puffed up his chest.
At the age of twenty-one, he alone controls tens of thousands of troops. He is one of the few from ancient times to the present. This is indeed something to be proud of. Although some people are secretly bitter, saying that his mother Wei's skills are superb and she serves Li Siyuan well.
He got this position. But Li Congke was very disdainful of it. If he had the ability to say it to his face? Make two gestures?
"I wonder if a general can lead a state or county from a distance?" Pei Guan continued to ask.
Li Congke choked and looked a little ugly.
Pei Guan smiled and said: "The good general knows that Li Si'en, the governor of Huazhou, has an annual salary of 840 min. He also has a surplus from the public kitchen. When he is in charge of the state, he can make money, and he has more than 100 min for handcraft lessons."
"Li Cunxiao, the governor of Yaozhou, has an annual income of nearly 1,000 yuan. He is also a general of the Pinglu Army. He has an annual salary of 1,200 yuan, military rewards, and bonuses from the public treasury. He also has food allowances for 2,000 households from the Duke of Jinxiang County. This is not easy to forget.
Anyway, it far exceeds the income of governors and generals.
"Li Siben, commander of the Yingzhou Prefecture Army..."
"An Jinquan, the governor of Yanzhou..."
"An Fuqian, the governor of Yuanzhou..."
"Li Sibi, the governor of Puzhou..."
Pei Guan mentioned many people in one breath, all of whom were descendants from Hedong. When the incomes were laid out, Li Congke, Li Congzhang, and Li Cunxu fell silent.
What is the purpose of becoming a martial artist? The highest pursuit is to pass on the wealth and honor to the descendants.
In a military and political group, Jieduzhi wanted to pass on the family business. For example, the Chengde Wang family has done relatively well for five generations, which is enviable. But there are more who can't do it for a long time.
Of course, the family of generals also wants to gain benefits from this group, but this requires competition, and not every generation of the family may have talents. If you are not careful, you will fall behind. When the feudal towns are divided and there are wars from time to time, the people who are not able to eat a meal are left behind.
It's really difficult to stay on stage for a long time. If you can't do it, you can't do it. Come down and make room for others.
It is actually the lower-ranking officers and the top soldiers who are able to survive droughts and floods. They are close to the party and marry each other, so they can only recruit soldiers from their children. In fact, if there are no men in this generation, they will also recommend people from in-law families to take care of each other.
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But they were at the bottom after all. They suffered a lot of casualties when they went into battle, and it was hard to say how comfortable they were.
As for a vassal town, as the government officials go up one level, although there is wealth and honor, it may not be passed down forever. When there are too many monks and too little food, the internal competition is very fierce.
Li Congke didn't even get to be a governor, and he was far from rich. He knew very well that the income Pei Guan mentioned was not all, he had become a governor. Just relying on that little salary? Are you kidding me? People in the Tang Dynasty did not shy away from business, and aristocratic families
Rich families frequently wrote business poems, so that business-related poetry has always been an important genre of Tang poetry.
The Xia Dynasty and the Tang Dynasty were actually similar.
There is no need for the governor to be greedy. There are too many legal ways to make money, and business is one way to do it.
It doesn't matter if there are no talented people under his command. Just like Li Cunxiao, who has been fighting in the field all year round. The governor of Yaozhou is just in name. No merchants have cooperated with him so far, and he doesn't care. He can just accept the filial piety of officials of all sizes in the state and eat the two thousand households.
Does it smell good?
As long as the Xia Dynasty survives, he can continue to eat. Even if the next generation's seal is reduced, there will still be 1,600 households. If they have more children, raise them well, go to the battlefield and establish meritorious deeds, the food will be added.
The land of one prefecture and seven states in the east of Hedong has been exhausted until now, and it is really hard to talk about any extraordinary wealth.
If you are too embarrassed to betray King Jin, then forget it and seek refuge with your enemy. But - King Xia is not an enemy, he is a relative!
Li Congke and Li Congzhang looked at Li Cunxu together.
Li Cunxu is confused, why are you looking at me?
Pei Guan stroked his beard and said appropriately: "Your Majesty has said that Li Yazi is worthy of being Princess Lantian. Princess Lantian has a living allowance of two thousand households. She is only eighteen years old. She has the appearance of a fish sinking and a wild goose, and the moon is shy of the flowers. Her biological mother is Wei Cai.
, there are hundreds of responses to every call in the Hetao, and there are flocks of cattle and sheep. There are mansions in Luoyang and Chang'an. Alas, there are countless nobles in the court sighing, thinking that they have missed a good opportunity."
Li Congke and Li Congzhang both sighed.
Li Cunxu felt helpless and annoyed, and said, "What does it have to do with me!"
"Li's consort is joking." Pei Guanqi said: "The princesses of this dynasty are not like those of the previous Tang Dynasty. The saints are very strict, and the queen is also strict in discipline, making sure that everyone is filial to their parents, manages the household well, and abides by women's ethics. The consort is still
After Princess Lantian, the saint may also bestow all kinds of property and keep the wealth to the extreme."
Li Congke and Li Congzhang were even more envious, and their eyes were about to burst into flames.
"There is no need to be envious of the two generals." Pei Guan laughed and added, "The saint is generous and benevolent. As long as he has made meritorious deeds, he will not hesitate to be rewarded with titles."
The two of them looked a little brighter, and asked again: "When will the Khitans be attacked?"
"I can't lie about this." Pei Guan frowned and thought hard, and said: "But when the three armies attack together, there will be tens of thousands of people, everyone will be first, and everyone will be brave, and the credit may not be easy to get. Just pretend I didn't say it.
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As soon as these words came out, Li Congzhang didn't say anything, but Li Congke said: "Please give Pei Shaoqing more kind words. Wansheng Huangtou Army is willing to be the vanguard."
"What a thief!" Li Cunxu scolded him with angry eyes.
Li Congke was a little ashamed, took a few steps back, and said nothing.
"Haha! Don't hurt your harmony." Pei Guan smiled again and advised: "It's getting late, it's time to set off, the saint is still waiting."