Guo Cunxin breathed out fiercely: "The person sent by my uncle only said: I just received the message, and the imperial court issued an edict a month ago, ordering General Xi Kangsheng of Zhenbei to launch troops to quell the chaos immediately.
The Zhenbei General's Mansion is permanently stationed in Huazhou, which is only more than 700 miles away from Jingzhou. It's already been a month, I'm afraid it's almost here..."
Li Chengzhi's face froze: "Who?"
"General Xi Kangsheng of Zhenbei!"
Guo Cunxin looked at him suspiciously, as if to say: Is it possible that you still know each other?
Li Chengzhi looked weird.
He really knows who this is...
Later, in the south of Qingyang City, Gansu Province, probably near the current Jingyang City, there were two grottoes built for this man.
There is a stone tablet standing at the entrance of the grotto, which writes about his past: Xianbei noble, Babu Lord (the leader of the eight major Xianbei tribes), deeply trusted by the Yuan and Wei royal families.
He was brave by nature and good at fighting. He was a famous general in the Northern Wei Dynasty as famous as General Yang Dayan.
The most important thing is that this is what he saw about three hours before traveling...
Quite destined?
Li Chengzhi slandered and then said in a deep voice: "What did Zhang Sima say?"
Guo Cunxin replied: "I asked you and me to go to the city to negotiate."
"Then go to the city first!"
……
"Stealing credit?"
Zhang Jingzhi seemed to have heard a big joke and looked at the uncle and nephew in disbelief.
"Do you know how much trouble it takes to recruit a large army? You have to recruit troops, collect food, buy mules and horses, chariots, tents, etc. All of these need to be handled by the general's office.
Even if we set out, we can travel at most fifty or sixty miles a day, and it must not rain, the road must not be muddy, and the people and horses must not get sick... Is seven hundred miles short? How much time does a month have? What's more, it is still the spring plowing season. Xi Gong is not only the general of Zhenbei, but also the governor of Huazhou. If too many strong men are recruited and the farming work is delayed, the harvest will definitely be reduced after autumn.
Once there is a food shortage, the court will not care whether he was delayed because he was trying to put down the chaos in Jingzhou, and will only ask him about the crime of this state official... Believe it or not, if you dare to tell Duke Xi, "There is no need for him to come."
, can he jump with joy?"
Zhang Jingzhi laughed as he spoke and looked at Li Chengzhi pointedly: "Your uncle doesn't know anything about military matters. He is willing to do so in such a desperate situation. How can you be so rash?"
Li Chengzhi was said to be blushing with shame.
Guo Cunxin only said that the imperial court had raised troops, but he thought he had entered Jingzhou?
Who knows, we haven’t set off yet...
He blushed and bowed down: "This junior is so reckless!"
"Wufang, I am worried about how to tell you and whether you will refuse after I tell you. It seems that I am worrying too much..."
Zhang Jingzhi smiled loudly and pushed a letter in front of Li Chengzhi, "Read it first!"
Li Chengzhi took it and read it carefully.
It was Xi Kangsheng, the general of Zhenbei, who wrote in his own handwriting that he wanted to ask Zhang Jingzhi to resurrect him and reinstate him as Sima.
He also asked about the situation in Jingzhou, and asked Zhang Jingzhi if there was any way to contact Hu Shichang, and asked him to tell Hu Shichang to ask Jingzhou to prepare as soon as possible. When the Zhenbei General Mansion sent troops to contain Liu Huiwang, Hu Shichang could take advantage of his unpreparedness as soon as possible.
Contact all counties in Jingzhou and jointly send troops to quell the chaos.
If they cannot send out troops, Jingzhou must at least raise enough food and grass as soon as possible and recruit enough civilians to prepare for the deployment of the army.
If Jingzhou cannot even prepare food and grass for the people, then the date of dispatching troops must be postponed indefinitely, otherwise we cannot let tens of thousands of soldiers and horses eat the soil...
It’s not stated explicitly, but the underlying meaning is simply this: You, Jingzhou, cannot just wait for the troops from the five states in Guanzhong to quell the chaos for you without doing anything of your own.
It's best if you can calm down on your own. If you don't have that ability, then prepare money and food as soon as possible. If you can't even do this, then go to hell...
After reading the letter, Li Chengzhi was stunned for a long time and asked in disbelief: "This court only issues edicts to quell the chaos, but doesn't it deploy soldiers and food?"
Zhang Jingzhi was amused: "Do you know what a "big manager of the marching road" is and what a "general of the town government" is?
It is just a matter of food and fodder for the soldiers, all of which need to be dealt with by themselves: most of them are recruited by the commander-in-chief of the marching road or the general in the area under their jurisdiction, and another part is recruited along the marching route.
After the peace is settled, the imperial court will only consider the actual situation of the war and reduce or reduce the taxes of various states and counties as appropriate to offset the situation."
It means that apart from an imperial edict, there is nothing more...
Li Chengzhi was shocked.
No wonder Xi Kangsheng made excuses and complained about Jingzhou and Hu Shichang. This kind of loss-making business makes no one feel happy.
I really think too much. For Xi Kangsheng, this is nothing but a trap...
After thinking about it, Li Chengzhi laughed again.
"Why is Chengzhi laughing?" Zhang Jingzhi asked without knowing the reason, "For you, if the court sends troops one day earlier, you will be able to waste less money and food. Isn't this a good thing? Why are you afraid of being robbed of your credit?" p>
Why else?
Li Chengzhi only thought that as soon as the imperial army arrived, the Hu family would be able to breathe a sigh of relief. Don't talk about cutting the flesh of the Hu family, he was afraid that he would not even hear a good word.
But who would have thought that this imperial army could not just come.
Even if they come, it will be a huge pressure for the Hu family.
Hu Shichang is still trapped in Jingzhou City. How do you ask him to unite counties and counties, how to raise grain and grass, and how to recruit civilians?
Li Chengzhi did not hide anything, and chuckled softly: "When we started the army, I made it clear to Hu Baozong that my Li family can help the government and quell chaos for Mr. Shi. But once the money is paid, it must be returned to me afterwards..." Zhang Jingzhi and Guo Cunxin’s eyes nearly popped out.
I have never heard Li Chengzhi or Hu Baozong mention it, and even Yang Shu doesn’t know about it.
No wonder the Hu family is planning to recruit Li Chengzhi vigorously?
No wonder Li Chengzhi spends money like water but doesn’t feel any pain at all?
What’s even more surprising is that Hu Baozong worked so hard?
It turns out that what Li Chengzhi spent was not his own money at all, and Hu Baozong was not simply helping Li Chengzhi, but protecting his own life...
Will the Hu family agree?
You don’t even need to think about it. Things that can be solved with money are not a problem at all.
If he really got married to Li Chengzhi, his contribution to quelling the rebellion would naturally be credited to the Hu family, and Hu Shichang would not be imprisoned, but at most he would be dismissed from office.
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Hu Duo, the county governor, and Hu Baozong, the county lieutenant, will not be beheaded on trial. If they play well, they might be able to keep their official positions...
Therefore, after hearing the news that the imperial army was coming, the Hu family should be the most panicked!
"I know!"
Zhang Jingzhi glared at Li Chengzhi and said complainingly, "This opportunity should have been explained to us earlier... Could it be that we can still harm you?"
Li Chengzhi did not refute, but nodded respectfully: "It's junior Meng Lang..."
This is nonsense.
Before meeting Yang Shu, God knows if you were in the same group as the Hu family?
Or, what if all of them are worried about the world, brave and loyal, and coax me into serving the public good?
My money was not blown away by the strong wind, and it took a lot of effort to melt the bronze Buddha, okay...
Zhang Jingzhi didn't know what he was thinking, and said with a smile: "Xi Gongxin said in his letter that he wants to recruit 30,000 soldiers and 20,000 civilians this time. But I thought that it would be up to you to force him to recruit half of it. I wanted to go with him."
How could you know that you have so much confidence in your discussion?"
"I will help him repair the book now. Mr. Xi will be very happy. You don't have to worry about him taking your credit. He has fought countless battles in his life, and even destroyed several families in his country. This military achievement will not help him anymore, but will cause more trouble."
Less..."
As soon as he picked up the paper and pen, Zhang Jingzhi seemed to have thought of something again, and turned to look at Li Chengzhi: "Prepare three sets of your good armor and good swords. You don't need meteorite, just steel-making ones. Same as this
Send the letter to Huazhou together... Don't worry, you will benefit from it afterwards!"
Afraid that he would be reluctant to part with it, Guo Cunxin added another voice: "The ancestor of Duke Xi was one of the Eight Tribes (the leaders of the eight major tribes in Xianbei), and he was deeply trusted by the royal family in the past. The first emperor was promoted to an official during the reign of Emperor Xiaowen, and he started his career as the captain of the eldest son of the sixth rank.
(Head of the Emperor's Guards), and later made great achievements many times, rising to the rank of General of the Left and Right Guards. If not for his quarrel with Gao Zhao, he would have already been ranked as a duke, and he would be more than just a county boy?"
Having said so much, the underlying meaning is nothing more than: if you have the opportunity to curry favor with such a person, you must not let it go.
How could Li Chengzhi not even understand this truth? He said with a smile: "But it's up to Sima and uncle to make the decision. If it's not enough, we can add three more sets..."
Zhang Jingzhi glared at him, as if to say: So generous, why don't you give me a set?
Li Chengzhi understood instantly and broke out in a cold sweat: He was so busy that even Hu Baozong and Yang Shu knew how to give one away, so why did they forget about Zhang Jingzhi?
Is it in vain that Zhang Jingzhi works tirelessly for himself regardless of reward?
He rolled his eyes and quickly lowered his head: "It's not that I'm rude and reluctant to part with a pair of swords and armors. I just want to be like Duke Yanrong and give one to Zhang Sima after the meteorite iron sword is released..."
Zhang Jingzhi's eyes lit up: Is it real or fake?
He had already coveted the meteorite sword, but seeing that even Guo Cunxin was only equipped with a blue iron sword, how could he dare to say anything?
He pondered for a moment, then sighed: "I'm interested...but it's not easy for you to raise troops, so you might as well keep them and trade them for horses. Just give me one of the ones your uncle wears..."
Seeing Zhang Jingzhi's profound understanding of justice, Li Chengzhi felt even more ashamed. At the same time, he secretly thought that he should find a person like a master or an aide as soon as possible. At least he could remind himself of these trivial matters of human relations...
Not long after, Zhang Jingzhi wrote three letters, instructing each one: "Send this letter to Huazhou, the other two to Jingyang, one to Yanrong Gong, and the other to the Hu family."<
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Then he chuckled again: "It's time to sound the alarm for the Hu family..."
Li Chengzhi responded with some admiration in his heart.
I don’t know what the other officials in the Wei Dynasty are like, but the ones I have met so far, such as Yang Shu, Zhang Jingzhi, Guo Cunxin, etc., all act in a very measured manner. They do not add insult to injury just because the Hu family is a political enemy, but everything.
Everyone puts business first.
If you were a more narrow-minded person, he would have taken advantage of your illness to kill you. How could he fully support him in suppressing the rebellion and wipe the Hu family's butt in disguise?