The conversation between Li Po and Yuen Long was much more interesting than that between the uncle and nephew.
They don't have so many rules and established processes, and they just talk about whatever comes to mind.
The life and conditions of the Turkic slaves in the north, whether the Turkic tribes in Yunzhong Grassland were so violent after losing their restraints, and the Longtanhu in Jinyang City left Yuen Long with a deep memory, so he tried to get his brother to take care of him in a roundabout way.
If you care about your own mother-in-law and girls, you will undoubtedly get a scolding.
The two of them could occasionally recall their "happy" life in Mayi County and worry about their relatives far away in Chang'an.
How about saying that relatives are very important? There are certain things that you cannot say to your subordinates, otherwise it would be bad to sound like a mother-in-law.
It's different with relatives who have deep friendships. You can talk about anything. Not only can you make yourself happy, but also, you can solve a lot of problems.
While talking, time flew by so fast, it seemed like the sky was getting brighter without even realizing it.
Needless to say, when Yuen Long resigned, he felt very happy. This test passed without any danger, and the result was very satisfactory. After Yuen Long's worries were gone, he felt that his body seemed to be a lot lighter.
The reason why he is said to be perfect is that he has not been beaten. In addition, he has secured an official position. After joining the soldiers, he will become the marching Sima of the Chinese army.
This position has a lot of power. If it were really given full power, in addition to being counselor of military secrets, it would also have the power of military law, rewards and punishments, and logistics matters would also be within its powers.
In other words, in layman's terms, Marching Sima is the most loyal henchman of the army commander, the kind who can take care of everything.
But that's not the case here in Yuen Long. According to Li Po, if nothing happens, he will inspect the military camp on his behalf. Watch more, note more and talk less. If there is anything wrong, just come back and tell me.
The most important thing is, follow Wang Qing and learn hard. Don’t rely on your status to cause trouble for others. If people are not satisfied, just speak in front of me, no matter whether it is right or wrong, you, a marching Sima, can’t do it.
It just can't be done.
Well, when a position like Marching Sima arrives in Yuen Long, he has no real power. His main job is to make small reports, and he can barely be regarded as Li Po's eyes and ears.
To put it bluntly, it's like the eunuchs sent by the emperor to the army are few and far between. Well, they are not as confident as others.
Obviously, this is a sign of distrust.
Some people will definitely ask, how can Yuen Long, who has been a local emperor in the north for several years, be so happy to get such a nominal position?
The actual situation is that even though Yuen Long was in the north, he would write letters from time to time about his achievements and achievements, but since he left Mayi County, even when the Heng'an Town Army was in the most difficult time, he did not wear armor and carry a gun and go into battle.
The experience of fighting.
On the way from Jinyang to Jiangjun, what Yuen Long was most afraid of was not what would happen if he met his brother-in-law. He was really afraid that his brother-in-law would throw him in front of the two armies in a rage.
It's not that he's afraid of death. As a Kansai native, he still has the courage, but he's really not familiar with battle formations.
There are so many proud and powerful generals in the army...the depressed Turks in the north cannot compare to those who surrendered prisoners. If they try to do it based on their status, the result will definitely be a mess.
Thinking of this, Yuen Long also found helplessly that the best time for him to enlist in the army and make contributions had already passed long ago.
If it was before when there were not many troops, he would be able to serve as a battalion commander or even a captain in the army. Now, the brother-in-law is about to become a king. He cannot throw his brother-in-law into the army again.
Is he going to be a small official?
After thinking about it over and over, Yuen Long immediately wanted to slap himself a few times. It seemed that the most suitable position for him was the position in the north, but he lost it in a confused way.
So, although this position of Army Commander does not sound very good, but who made Yuen Long "down in the dumps"? Let's do it first.
It's not that Yuen Long has grown much, nor that he suddenly became smarter after experiencing setbacks, but that in addition to being afraid of difficulties, what Li Bi told him in Jinyang also played a big role.
When expectations are lowered a lot, people are more likely to be satisfied. This is a very simple truth.
Next, Yuen Long, who had nothing to worry about, started busy ordering people to summon his subordinates. On Li Po's side, he was assigned two Turkic teenagers, Ashina Qingyun and Ku.
Che, in fact, they were Yuen Long's subordinates before.
Besides, it seems that the person who will have the most contact with Yuen Long in the future is Wang Qing. This is also an old acquaintance of Yuen Long. It can be said that Li Po still treats him as thoughtfully as before.
Not only can I learn something, but also gain more qualifications, and there is no need to worry about my life.
It can be said that he is extremely benevolent and far different from his original intention of sending Yuen Long to the battlefield to see blood when he was an angry child. This is the advantage of his relatives, and others are really jealous of him.
Yuen Long was in a good mood, and Li Po, who had sent him away, was not in a bad mood either.
The situation in Beibian'er was not as bad as he imagined. He underestimated his reputation among the Turkic tribes, and the captives gradually began to regard him as the envoy of the gods and became more pious.
But the Turkic tribes outside the Great Wall already regarded him as a tiger and a wolf.
These are all things made with the blood of countless people, and they are full of deterrence. It seems that the Turkic tribes who dared to go south this year are not stupid, but they are probably hungry.
In addition, if the Cangshui City project is to be completed this year, I am afraid that it will have to wait until the beginning of winter at the earliest. It is so laborious to build a small city. It is hard for Li Po to imagine that big cities like Chang'an and Luoyang can be built in just two years.
It took three years to complete, what a cruel process it was.
Now that the world is in such chaos, Li Po no longer wants to think about the reasons why there are some and what is not, because as one of the heroes in troubled times, he no longer has any qualifications to criticize others from the moral high ground.
After talking with Yuen Long for half a night, he felt a little at ease.
They talked a lot about relaxed topics, which made people feel very happy. As for Yuen Long, he must have changed. After so many years, in his impression, Yuen Long still looked like the somewhat stupid young man in the county government.
In fact, it is definitely not like that anymore. You are in your early twenties, you have a wife, and you are about to have a baby. You are also a very famous figure in the north. How can you remain the same?
Not only has it changed, but according to Li Po's careful observation, Yuen Long is still better than him.
This is a tolerant guy who is very kind to the people around him. For example, before he can figure out his own affairs, he first recommends two people around him to Li Po.
One is Pei Xu, the son of the Pei family in Hedong. According to Yuan Lang, this person is good at criminal law. He should be helping the Wang family revise the law in Jinyang, rather than following him to serve in front of the Jiangjun army.
Pei Xu...well, Li Po thought for a long time before pulling this person out of his memory.
He had met this man before. When he confronted Li Shentong, it was this man who came to him and leaked Li Shentong's military information. This could be said to be evidence of Pei's betting everywhere.
I'm not very impressed. It seems like this person didn't enjoy his stay in Jinyang very well.
The other person was Xu Shiji, a retired general from Henan. He was a veritable "celebrity" and a veritable outsider. According to Yuen Long's words, he was a man of great talent, and staying by his side would be regarded as a loss of talent.
When the word tolerance was used on Yuen Long, it was not a hypocritical cover-up by the superior, but his nature. Li Po believed that he was not wrong.
In these days, almost all tolerant people have died out, and the remaining ones are guys who appear to be kind, but are actually more vicious than anyone else.
Those like Yuen Long are rare animals.
Not only did he and Li Po recommend two subordinates who would not be with him for long, he was also lamenting over the Turkic nobles in the north who had lost their lives because of his involvement.
He is neither jealous of the talents of his subordinates nor does he make any fuss about the dead. He is indeed very tolerant.
In the eyes of Li Po, who has never been very tolerant, only Li Po himself knows how it feels.
Although this is a very good advantage in human nature, it does not bring much benefit to Yuen Long itself, because tolerance has always been associated with softness of heart.
Some people have a good sense of proportion and have a reputation for virtue, such as Gao Xi, Li Yuan and others.
Most people will only be called soft-hearted. In these wolf-like years, the survival rate will be very low.
In Li Po's view, Yuen Long was born in the wrong year. Of course, according to his understanding, what can be seen at a glance will always be superficial, and it will take continuous testing to get the final proof.
But at this moment, this shining point is nothing, because this guy is very lucky. Even if he is soft-hearted, he and his wife will take care of him. If he can survive until the normal times, his future will be bright.
He had worried a lot about his brother-in-law, and when he saw Yuen Long leaving happily, Li Po shook his head and sighed affectionately, it is really not easy to be an elder.
Then I thought about the little kid I haven't met yet. If this little thing has a soft-hearted problem, well, it must be stopped strictly, even if it breaks his legs...
Well, such divergent thinking must be beyond the reach of others. If Li Bi, who is in Jinyang, knows, the little boy's legs will be broken in two in the future, and one or two of Yuen Long's legs will definitely be broken.
right.
At this point, Li Po didn't feel sleepy at all. He simply took a few bites of the barbecue made by Red Eyeball, and then went to the main hall to handle official duties.
On this day, there were military discussions one after another. It was only in these two days that the army set off. The smell of war smoke had already filled Li Po's nose.
In the evening, Li Po was eating his meal and wondering whether he should take a walk on the road of human ethics at night to relax his mind and Zhang came in to report.
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