Jinyang City East Pass, above the tower, the lights are bright, the army of the city guard, the patrol is strict, never slack, this is probably the most recent time, the defenders are the most vigilant night.

The light horsemen came by night, without hiding their tracks, and quickly attracted the attention of the guards in the city, and the guards suddenly shouted: "Stop!" What people! ”

Through the lights cast on the city, under the dim light, Li Shaoyou's tired face was faintly visible, and he stopped and looked at the city. signaled, and the subordinate immediately tore his throat: "Open the city gate quickly!" We're going into town! ”

"There is a curfew now, and the Jiedu Mansion has issued a strict order, if you want to enter the city, go to the pavilion post to wait for tomorrow morning!" The officers in the city were not at all polite.

"Presumptuous!" The subordinates who shouted immediately said angrily: "The city is the envoy of the Son of Heaven, the envoy of martial virtue, and the prince of Shouyang County, open the door immediately!" ”

At this point, the garrison officers in the city obviously hesitated, but they still did not move. Seeing this, his subordinates became angry, but Li Shaoyou stretched out his hand to stop him, raised his head and said loudly: "You report it immediately and go to find Zhao Kuangyin, the Marquis of Yu in front of the palace!" ”

"Wait a minute!" There was a response from above.

Hearing this, Li Shaoyou showed a smile on his face, and if he asked correctly, he was basically sure that the situation in the city had been decided, and there was no major problem.

didn't wait long, the figure on the city flickered, and soon, the drawbridge fell, the city gate opened, and Zhao Kuangyin personally greeted him: "Let the county prince wait for a long time!" ”

"Wait for this moment, my father's heart is very determined!" Li Shaoyou rode his horse, entered the city with him, and asked about the situation in the city.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "The Taiyuan Wang's family has been centrally guarded, and all the remaining guards in the palace have been disarmed and moved to guard them. That Chen Guangyu is very cooperative, the generals and soldiers in the city have already appeased the lord, and Fan Xianggong has already entered the palace to take charge! ”

"Okay!" Li Shaoyou smiled calmly: "After tonight, I can finally relax." We went to the palace, and we came north for 20 days, and we haven't done it yet! ”

The night was dark, and the palace had completely returned to calm after a short period of turmoil, and the forbidden soldiers were under the leadership of Han Lingkun, tightly guarded. In the hall, Fan Zhen and Zheng Hui and Zhao Hua were sitting opposite each other and talking, Zheng and Zhao were all respectful, so that Fan Zhen was respected by the status and respect of the prime minister of the imperial court, and after going north to Hedong, he was very angry.

Li Shaoyou and Zhao Kuangyin joined hands in the hall, and all three of them got up to greet them.

"The county lord has worked hard!" Fan Zhichong Li Shaoyou Road; "Please take a seat!"

"At present, how dare Li dare to be the current minister of the Han Dynasty!" Li Shaoyou waved his hand, looking very modest, and as he spoke, his eyes fell on Zheng Heng and Zhao Hua.

"Oh! It's late, and the two officials retired first! Seeing this, Zheng Heng hurriedly said.

Seeing that he was so knowledgeable, Li Shaoyou didn't keep it, thought about it, and instructed Zheng Heng: "I still need to trouble Judge Zheng to work hard, take people out of the city, and clean up the Wynn Station!" ”

"Yes! Go ahead and do it immediately! ”

When there were only Li, Fan, and Zhao left, the atmosphere was much more relaxed. looked at each other and smiled, looking at the two: "Liu Chong is bound, Hedong is not in chaos, and he finally lives up to His Majesty's mission!" ”

"The county prince can be said to have worked hard!" Fan Zhen arched his hand towards Li Shaoyou, and his words were sincere.

"Xianggong, county prince." Zhao Kuangyin said: "Although Jinyang has temporarily calmed down, Zheng and Li are envoys, and they are obedient to the imperial court, but Fenzhou in the south and Xinzhou in the north, if they are not dealt with well, I am afraid that there will be another wave!" ”

Fan Zhen also nodded and said, "This matter has to be considered." Xinzhou is a dangerous place, and Fenzhou is in the hands of Liu Chengjun. Especially Fenzhou, who is the son of Liu Chong, before I went north to Jinyang, there was a change in Fenzhou. Although there are not many soldiers and horses in Fenzhou, if there is chaos, it will be troublesome! ”

Hearing this, Li Shaoyou didn't see a trace of nervousness on his face, and said: "Over there in Xinzhou, the Daizhou regiment is practicing Yang Ye, and the defense has already taken Li Cungui down, so it's fine." As for Fenzhou, we have to think of a safe strategy! ”

"The crux of the Hedong problem is first in Liu Chong, the king of Taiyuan!" Fan Zhen stroked his beard and said calmly: "The news of Jinyang is still blocked, just in the name of Liu Chong, send a document to summon Liu Chengjun to come north to discuss major matters." If it comes, send a minister, and you can execute it! ”

"Good! Fan Xiang is really clever, just do it! Li Shaoyou said: "You can send a section of officials, go in person!" ”

After talking about this, Li Shaoyou got up, looked at Fan and Zhao, and said lazily: "Just wait for Liu Chengjun to be bound, my mission to the north is also completed!" Next, how to rectify, reform, and dispose of the military and political affairs in Hedong has nothing to do with me! ”

"The three of us, each of us will write a letter to Your Majesty to report to your Majesty, and ask Your Majesty to arrange it!" Yawned, Li Shaoyou waved his hand and walked out: "Hiding in the dark, hiding in the deep house, these days, I haven't had a good night's sleep, I'm going to retire for the time being, I'm going to sleep a lot......"

Sitting in the hall, looking at Li Shaoyou, who even had a leisurely back, the Shouyang County Duke at this time, where is there still the style of the previous vertical and horizontal planning, controlling the overall situation, and commanding.

Fan Zhen and Zhao Kuangyin glanced at each other, a little surprised, and a little emotional. Fan Zhen said to Zhao Kuangyin: "Zhao Duyu Marquis, and now the Hedong garrison, the main forces, are concentrated in Jinyang. This matter of recruiting soldiers for the army will be bothering you! ”

Zhao Kuangyin said: "The last general came to the north, and it was originally on the orders of the privy council to select and strengthen the elite to fill Tokyo, which is naturally obligatory!" ”

In the next two days, the trio from the north did not make a big move in Jinyang City, and continued to issue official documents in the name of Jiedu Mansion to stabilize their duties and maintain their operations. On the contrary, the army has readjusted its garrison arrangements to ensure that it is safe.

But no matter what, Fan Zhen and Zhao Kuangyin are so busy that their feet don't touch the ground. Zhao Kuangyin has basically stayed in the army, inspecting the camps of the army, calming the army's heart, and understanding the military situation.

Only Li Shaoyou, leisurely in the city, wandering around, and also found a beauty to accompany and have fun, especially comfortable......

Just as Fan Zhen planned, Liu Chengjun, the defense envoy of Fenzhou, received a letter from Jinyang, and he took his relatives and hundreds of horsemen to hurry north. After entering the city, Fang entered the mansion, and was taken by Han Lingkun, and there was no chance to resist at all, and the reunion with Liu Chong's family also made the last thought in Liu Chong's heart come to naught, and scolded his son for being incompetent. After that, Han Lingkun was ordered to lead people to the south quickly and temporarily took over Fenzhou, which went very smoothly.

Under the blue sky and white sun, in the camp in the east of Jinyang City, Zhao Kuangyin selected 500 soldiers from the Zhulu Jin Army and concentrated here, mostly officers at all levels. The stage had already been set up, and Zhao Kuangyin took the stage, only looking around, and the bursts of discussion gradually stopped.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Kuangyin felt that he had never spoken so loudly, and said loudly at these five hundred pawns:

"Brothers, in Xia Zhao Kuangyin, promoted by the world, the former Si Du Yu Marquis of the palace, you all know me these days. Regarding the selection of troops in the imperial court, some time ago, there were many rumors in the army, and the soldiers had doubts.

Before I came north, the Son of Heaven once summoned me to give training, saying that when the shape of mountains and rivers in the east of the river wins, it is the land of the great Han Longxing, and there have always been heroes and heroes. The soldiers of Hedong can kill the enemy on the horse and farm when they get off the horse, and they have made great contributions to the establishment of the Han River. Since the founding of the country, you have guarded the city passes, guarded against the Khitan, and exterminated the thieves, and you have worked hard and made great achievements, which is admirable! The Son of Heaven has all these in mind! ”

"General, does the Son of Heaven really remember us? Praise us for our work? Perhaps it was doubtful, or perhaps it was deliberate, one of the officers in the audience asked.

"That's nature, Ben will never lie to it!" Zhao Kuangyin immediately said, categorically: "The Son of Heaven also advised, let me treat all the soldiers with respect and not be lazy!" ”

"This time, I was ordered to select talented warriors for the imperial court, fill the forbidden army, and go to Tokyo to serve the Son of Heaven. The selected people must be the elite of Hedong, the heroes and warriors, and the salaries will be distributed in accordance with the rules and regulations of the forbidden army. When you arrive in Tokyo, you will be personally received by the Son of Heaven and rewarded! And your family should also be beneficialized by the court! ”

Zhao Kuangyin's words fell, and among the soldiers, there were fluctuations, and many people showed a look of emotion.

Zhao Kuangyin continued: "Of course, in addition to the selected number of soldiers, the remaining brothers will not be all abolished, as long as you are qualified, the Privy Council will organize you as local state soldiers, defend the country, increase your salary, and reward land, grain seeds, and farm tools!"

As for the soldiers who were laid off due to old age, injury, and infirmity, the court would not abandon them. The Son of Heaven has decreed that for this part of the soldiers, money and grain will be distributed to return to their hometowns, and they will go to the local government with the name issued by the privy council, and they will also receive land, and each person will be rewarded with 50 acres of land. In addition, the non-commissioned officer can be a village official, and the military officer can be an errand boy in the county town.

These are all the gifts given to you by the Son of Heaven, and when you return to the camp, you should tell the soldiers in detail, and the court will never treat you badly......"

Zhao Kuangyin's words were already very clear and clear, and as his words fell, a burst of enthusiastic cheers suddenly broke out on the spot.

Li Shaoyou rarely got rid of his leisure, and also arrived in the camp, looking at it from a distance, in the cry of "Long live", his eyes fell on the tall figure of Zhao Kuangyin on the platform, and he sighed with emotion: "This Zhao Kuangyin is really a character!" Just a few words, the general's heart is settled! ”

"If it weren't for the reward of the Son of Heaven, who could impress these Hedong troops, how could he have the opportunity to stand high on the general platform and show his grace!" Beside him, a subordinate muttered.

Hearing this, Li Shaoyou turned his head violently and stared at him, seeing that he was a little nervous: "My subordinates are talking too much!" ”

"Nope! You say it very well! Li Shaoyou smiled: "The key is to be kind to the Son of Heaven and treat the soldiers well!" ”

In fact, the rumors that Liu Chong had spread in the army before were just a misinterpretation of the edict on the selection of soldiers.

Many of them, after serving as soldiers for a long time, were suddenly dismissed, which was tantamount to cutting off their livelihoods. Now, if you explain and declare it clearly, and then take the aftermath measures in place, the matter will be decided.