Chapter 909: Westward? Eastward?

On the Yuguan wharf, just when the generals were waiting anxiously, Li Zhongyi, who was wearing a blue Confucian shirt and a large mink coat, appeared on the bow of the handsome ship with a gloomy face.

"The students meet the mountain chief." The generals of the Li family, led by Yang Lie, saluted one after another and fell to the ground.

Li Zhongyi was very reluctant to kneel, so the generals and officers in the Li family's army, at best, knelt down and begged for mercy when they confessed their guilt, in order to seek the commander's understanding.

For etiquette, it is indispensable, and he must not be too demanding, this is Li Zhongyi's basic understanding.

In the past, when Li Zhongyi was still the director, when he visited the old dean, although the old dean was also very warmly received, there was a little arrogance hidden in the affinity.

When the old dean retired, Li Zhongyi was already the vice president. When he came to the door again, the old dean, who had lost his authority, seemed extremely happy. The old dean, who never smoked, actually took out a box of excellent cigarettes from his pocket and politely let Li Zhongyi smoke it casually.

Even the dean's wife, who has always been high, actually peeled an apple for Li Zhongyi herself, and helped him cut it into eight petals and insert it with a toothpick.

How to say, in addition to their own relatives and elders, friends or superiors and subordinates, courtesy, must have something to ask for.

The old dean was condescending, but because of the reversal of power and status between the two, the retired old dean always needed Li Zhongyi's special care.

Li Zhongyi waved his hand as he walked towards the springboard, and ordered: "That's it." Arise, all of them, and there is no need for any of the following courtesies. ”

After the generals straightened up, like the stars holding the moon, they hugged Li Zhongyi and got into the carriage.

Li Yunxiao did not immediately follow Li Zhongyi into the city, and the little housewives such as Zhu Niang and Li Qiniang on the boat needed him to arrange people to escort the mansion into the gate.

Just now, when Li Zhongyi accepted the bowing of the generals, Zhu Niang, Li Qiniang and others avoided it very well. lest he suddenly appear in front of people, not only will he not be pleased, but he will arouse the disgust of the important ministers of the Li family.

When Li Zhongyi was picked up by the important ministers, Zhu Niang smiled and said to Li Qiniang: "Good sister, let's go." ”

Ye Xiaolan, who was sitting on the side, was treated as air by Zhu Niang, and she felt a little bit of taste in her heart, but she didn't dare to provoke Zhu Niang.

Don't look at Zhu Niang who only gave birth to a daughter, Ye Xiaolan knows it in her heart, and Zhu Niang's status in the minds of men is extraordinarily different.

As for Li Qiniang, Ye Xiaolan didn't dare to compare with her. What is Li Qiniang's identity? Is she Ye Xiaolan an identity again? A sparrow is better than a phoenix, can it be compared?

Han Xianglan didn't care that Zhu Niang only talked to Li Qiniang, who told her to have a hard life, she was originally the daughter of Erchen, but she was lucky to be broken by Li Zhongyi and became a pillow person, she was already content.

It's just that Ye Xiaolan gave birth to a male baby, but there is only one girl under her knees, and she feels serious internal injuries when she thinks about it.

But even if Ye Xiaolan gave birth to Li Jiashiro, how could it be? Isn't it still regarded as a transparent person by Zhu Niang?

Han Xianglan has been following Li Zhongyi's side for a long time, how can she not know the man's temper?

Li Zhongyi never cared about the open and secret battles between his wives and concubines, as long as he didn't make trouble in front of him, and didn't make too much trouble, he just didn't see it.

As the saying goes, three women in one play! In the back house of Lao Li's family, where are there only three concubines, and how many dramas are staged every day.

As long as Li Zhongyi is not in front of him, the insinuations between women, pointing at Sang and scolding Huai, and playing petty, enrich the entertainment life of the Li family's back house all the time.

The father and son of the Li family are all world-famous saints of traditional Chinese medicine, Ye Xiaolan, Han Xianglan and other concubines, and none of them have henchmen around them who know medical skills, so it is naturally impossible to be like in "The Legend of Zhen Jin", this one knows that oleander is poisonous, and the other understands that musk can cause a slippery tire.

In fact, as long as you don't fight with everyone and don't secretly put arsenic, what is there to worry about in the back house?

Are you kidding? Poisoning people in the home of the world's first doctor is simply the birthday boy hanging himself, and he is impatient!

It is far less convenient for women to travel than for men. Dozens of large boxes were carried out such as seasonal clothes, various jewelry, rouge lipsticks, and used objects.

On the wharf, more than a dozen carriages, lined up, were neatly parked in front of the gangplank.

Zhu Niang has always been a cool temperament, and she has martial arts, she habitually took a long knife with a sheath, took the lead and stepped off the springboard, and walked to the carriage.

The servants who had come down from another big ship early saw that Zhu Niang was coming, and hurriedly saluted, and called delicately: "The slave maid sees Mrs. Zhu, Mrs. Zhu is blessed." ”

Zhu Niang glanced at the people who slipped for a long time, and felt that it was particularly eye-catching, so she couldn't help but pull the corners of her mouth, deliberately not seeing the people get up. The man brought so many maids and wives to Yuguan together, where is this to fight, it is clearly a spring outing.

In the past, Zhu Niang followed Li Zhongyi to fight in the south and the north, and apart from a maid like her, there was not even a female mosquito around.

It's good now, not to mention the maids, just the concubines, there are as many as four of them, it's really not like it!

Zhu Niang folds her family in the northwest, and she is called the big girl who serves the folded flowers, but she is actually a private female soldier trained by the lady of the folded family.

Since she was a child, she didn't like red makeup and loved arms, and she was at the end of the line in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, needlework, and cooking. However, when it comes to dancing guns and sticks, pulling bows and arrows, even Zhe Yuxun is not the opponent of Zhe Saihua.

At this time, Li Qiniang, supported by her personal maid, carefully crossed the gangplank and got off the boat.

Looking at Li Qiniang's weak look, Zhu Niang's heart didn't mention what it was like. This Li Qiniang is obviously the granddaughter of a military general's family, but she is an out-and-out talented woman, she is proficient in everything she is elegant, and there is no difference between a plum blossom hairpin and a calligraphy.

That's it, Li Qiniang even practiced good cooking skills, and the tripe soup she cooked out was simply tongue-eating.

Otherwise, how can people have the ability to be ranked among the "Four Beauties of Beijing"?

To put it bluntly, Zhu Niang didn't eat Li Qiniang's vinegar, but worried about folding Saihua.

On Li Zhongyi's pillow, there was such a charming little fairy, and the flower was left in Kaifeng's home as a hostage of the imperial court, Zhu Niang felt unprecedentedly that the status of a woman was too high, and it was not necessarily a good thing!

In this era, the concept of family and the concept of grandeur are particularly valued. For example, the folded race flower from the Northwest Fold family must stay in Kaifeng, while the bamboo lady who was born as a maid can always follow Li Zhongyi's side.

Under the arrangement of Zhu Niang, Li Qiniang, Ye Xiaolan and Han Xianglan got into the car, and the large team officially set off under the nurses of the Guards. At this time, Li Zhongyi had already gone away.

Zhu Niang leaned on the handrail, and after drinking a cup of hot tea, her heart was much more comfortable, her dissatisfaction with Li Zhongyi just now was actually a kind of anger for the uneven folding of the race.

The four women who came with her, Zhu Niang has always regarded herself as a personal guard, and she did not regard herself as a concubine of Israel's servants.

Ye Xiaolan and Han Xianglan, although they look like flowers and jade, the essence of their work is to serve pen and ink in the inner study, sort out official documents, and write abridgements, which is somewhat similar to the taste of a Chinese scholar or a Hanlin bachelor and a knowledgeable system.

Well, Zhu Niang admitted that her own heart was upset, and she deeply felt that Li Qiniang was a threat to the status of the folding race.

Since Li Qiniang arrived in Kaijing, Li Zhongyi seems to be inseparable from her, in addition to handling serious official and military affairs, as long as he has a little free time, he will be tired of being with Li Qiniang.

Putting aside Zhu Niang's cranky thoughts, Li Zhongyi, surrounded by the generals, once again entered the Yuguan Soldiers and Horses Governor's Mansion, and his mood was very different.

Li Zhongyi looked at the gold-painted plaque, and after a while, he suddenly ordered, "The soldiers who died at sea will be given a pension of 30%, and the minor children will be recruited into the juvenile martial arts hall, free of board and lodging, and will be paid twice a month." ”

On the way here, Yang Lie and the others had already learned about the human tragedy of shipwrecks at sea and the death of more than 300 robes, and they were all in a bad mood.

Li Zhongyi attaches great importance to shipping, that is a well-known fact, today is the bad luck of these robes, maybe one day, it will be these people who sink to the bottom of the sea and feed the dragon lord.

However, everyone is a tear-and-kill man with his head tied to his trouser belt, and the sea is unstable, and on land he can be hacked to death with a knife and shot by an arrow. In a word, life and death are fate, wealth is in the sky!

Li Jiajun's day is Li Zhongyi, Li Zhongyi is particularly kind to the soldiers who were killed, and the heavy generals present are also very appreciative.

After arriving at the festival hall and sitting down according to their shifts and grades, Yang Lie wanted to distract Li Zhongyi's attention, so he took the initiative to stand up and report with his fists in his fists: "Back to the mountain chief, Xiao Tianying, the king of the Xi clan, should not be angry with Yelu Xiuge for imprisoning the sleeping emperor of the Khitan Kingdom, and specially sent someone to contact us, hoping to attack Yelu Xiuge's traitor together." In order to show the sincerity of the alliance, Xiao Tianying captured the first beauty of the Khitan tribe and said that it was dedicated to you, the mountain chief. ”

Since the shipwreck, Li Zhongyi has been in a bad mood, not only feeling sorry for the soldiers who were killed, but also angry that the warship was too small and the sinking resistance was too poor to resist the invasion of strong winds and waves.

Now, Yang Lie, who has never been a sycophant, actually has fun and wants to make him happy. Even if Li Zhongyi is in a bad mood, the face of the most proud protΓ©gΓ© will still be given after all.

"Oh, I heard, isn't the first beauty of the Khitan the Yelu bottle?" Li Zhongyi showed a hint of a smile and deliberately asked Yang Lie.

Khitan princess Yelu bottle, known as the first beauty of the Khitan country, she is in the line of Kaijing, where did this come from?

After all, Yang Lie is not good at making sycophants and funny, so he immediately gave the answer, he said with a smile: "It is the third daughter of Xiao Siwen, the herd capital of the Khitan Kingdom, named Xiao Xuan, and nicknamed Yanyan." ”

"Oh, that's her? Is that her? Li Zhongyi didn't react at first, but when Yang Lie said the word Yanyan, he suddenly became enlightened.

The beauty that Xiao Tianying offered was actually the one who broke her wrist with Kou Zhun later, the famous Empress Dowager Xiao, hehe, she really picked up the treasure!

"Well, what should Xiao Tianying say?" Li Zhongyi is not an anxious man who has never seen a peerless beauty, since Xiao Tianying is an old pervert and is willing to send Xiao Yanyan here, then the picture must be not small.

Yang Lie said with a smile: "Xiao Tianying plans to raise troops to sweep away Brother Hugh's dead friends in the Tokyo Road of the Khitan Kingdom, and wants us to advance eastward from Yuguan, cooperate with the offensive of the Xi people, and leave the Tokyo Road of the Khitan Kingdom behind, and he is also Brother Hugh's henchman Yelu Shangping, and destroy it in one fell swoop." ”

Li Zhongyi's experience in political struggle is so rich, as soon as he heard Xiao Tianying's request, he smiled, touched his chin and said: "Xiao Tianying is really a good fighter, named Brother Fa Xiu, the traitor, in fact, he wants to be the king of Khitan, right?" Hmm, no, Xiao Tianying is not powerful enough, I'm afraid I don't have that much appetite for the time being, I'm afraid he wants to occupy the territory of Tokyo Road and rebuild Xi Kingdom, right? ”

"As the mountain chief expected, Xiao Tianying is afraid that what he did was this dream." Yang Lie stroked his palms and smiled, agreeing with Li Zhongyi's analysis.

Liu Heyang, who was not squeaky on the side, saw that Li Zhongyi's face was much better than when he first got off the boat, so he took the initiative to stand up with the courage to clench his fists and said: "Back to the mountain, in the opinion of a student, I am afraid that I have to guard against Xiao Tianying and Brother Hugh acting. ”

Li Zhongyi listened to Liu Heyang's words, and couldn't help nodding frequently, praising Liu Heyang: "It is indeed the words of Lao Cheng to seek the country, Hong Guang is good, very good." ”

In terms of the ability to lead troops to fight, Liu Heyang is far inferior to Yang Lie, but if he is tricky, he definitely has a hand.

Today's Li Jiajun, in fact, the role of a famous general has been much weaker than that of the Hechi Township Army.

The whole army was disciplined, well-trained, and well-armed, and the strength of the Throat Battalion far exceeded that of any army of its time.

To put it bluntly, it is extremely difficult for the army to go out on an expedition, even if it is an ambush in the middle of the imagination.

Of course, God is fair, and if there is a benefit, there will be a disadvantage.

Li Jiajun's shortcomings are also very obvious, except for Yang Lie, a military genius, most of the rest of the heavy generals are good at commanding battles step by step, and the command ability of the large corps is obviously weaker than that of the well-known warlords of the same era.

The traditional personality of an army is inextricably linked to the personality of its founder.

Li Zhongyi's political experience is extremely rich and his insight is extraordinary, however, most of the battles he won were step-by-step battles.

When the two armies faced each other, even if Li Zhongyi's immediate reaction was half a beat slower than that of the enemy commander, because the quality of the grass-roots officer corps was astonishingly high, and the means of communication such as the golden trumpet were very advanced, the movement of troops was like an arm's finger.

Often, the enemy commander found the weakness of the attack before Li Zhongyi, but was driven to the front by Li Zhongyi, who knew it later, and was defeated instead.

As the saying goes, one soldier will be a nest, and the commander will be incompetent and exhaust the three armies!

The problem is that most of the generals of the Li Jiajun, except for Yang Lie, are the products of standardized training, and they are used to fighting step by step and winning boring battles.

To be precise, under the direct command of Li Zhongyi, Li Jiajun can't play too many novel tricks. In short, the battles that must be won and the battles that can be won have been won so far; If you can't win a battle, you won't fall into the trap of an ambush and escape from the enemy's siege.

Liao Shanhe, who has always been at odds with Liu Heyang, couldn't sit still when he saw that Lao Liu had won the lottery, he also took the initiative to stand up and said: "Chief Yushan, instead of making a wedding dress for Xiao Tianying, our army should go west according to the original plan." After all, we are determined to be in the Central Plains, and if we don't hurt Brother Hugh's traitor, it is likely that he will stab us from behind at a critical moment. ”

Li Zhongyi immediately smiled, this time the army poured north to Yuguan, according to the original plan of the Senate, it was originally to go west.

It was the spring sowing season, and at this time, Li Jiajun suddenly advanced westward, and the plains east of Youzhou would definitely not be able to sow seeds in time.

Yanyun Sixteen Prefectures, located in the line of Yanshan in Beijing, is only one kind of harvest a year. Spring sowing can't produce seeds, and when it's time for autumn harvest, how can there be food?

There is a famous saying that vividly describes the serious consequences of not having food: people are iron, rice is steel, and if you don't eat a meal, you will be hungry.

Liao Shanhe's fool got a lip service, Ma Guangda naturally didn't want to be behind, he also got up and arched his hand and said: "Mountain Chief, no matter what Xiao Tianying thinks, in fact, there is Yuguan in hand to cut off the Khitan east-west passage, and the initiative of choice has always been in the hands of our army. Xiao Tianying really took advantage of the situation, or whether it was a fake alliance or not, in fact, it didn't matter, as long as he didn't join forces with Brother Hugh's traitor to attack me, he would not be afraid at all. ”

In the student's humble opinion, it is better to pretend to agree to Xiao Tianying's request for an alliance, and also disguise himself as sending troops eastward. Just wait for Xiao Tianying to hold high the banner of rebellion, let's retreat back to Yuguan, and then go west with all our strength to disrupt the spring sowing in Youzhou. Song Yunxiang's words made Li Zhongyi grin, this guy is worthy of being an old official, if he doesn't make a move, he will seal his throat with a sword.

Yang Lie saw that Li Zhongyi's eyes were focused on him, and knew that it was time for him to express his position, so he said: "First east and then west." ”

Whether it is in the barracks or in Li Zhongyi's home, Yang Lie has always talked little. He doesn't have much entertainment on weekdays, and his only hobby is to fry a plate of peanuts, make a good pot of tea, and then spread out the map on the table, or squat next to the sand table, carefully pondering the situation between friend and foe.

More often, Yang Lie likes to go out with the throat camp, and check the terrain on the left against the map.

Since, as a plagiarist, Li Zhongyi "invented" the principle of contour lines, the original horizontal and vertical maps have suddenly become vivid and three-dimensional.

Yang Lie's contour line, like a rare treasure, some military history examples that he couldn't understand in the past were countless times more vivid in an instant. Yang Lie's military command ability, which was already talented, was like a tiger with wings, and the speed of progress could be described as a thousand miles a day.

Not to mention leading troops to fight in this era, even in modern warfare in the 20th century with the help of aircraft and tanks, precision maps are indispensable tools for victory.

Yang Lie only said four words, but it was enough, Li Zhongyi knew that he agreed with Song Yunxiang's idea.

Li Zhongyi immediately smiled and said, "Then it's decided first." However, what is too easy to get, no one will cherish it, first hang the messenger sent by Xiao Tianying, anyway, we refuse to defend the Xiongguan, the soldiers and food are sufficient, and we can afford it more than Xiao Tianying. ”

After the discussion stopped, Li Zhongyi turned around and retreated into the second hall and returned to the upper room where he used to live.

At this time, Zhu Niang had already settled all the women in the back house, and Li Qiniang lived in the left room of the upper room, and the right room was originally Li Zhongyi's inner study.

Li Zhongyi went to see Li Qiniang first, and saw that her face was ruddy and she had already eaten, so he went to the inner study with confidence.

Since the shipwreck, Li Zhongyi's mood has been not good, and there is a backlog of official documents on the Yuguan side, which must be dealt with in a timely manner, so as not to affect the normal operation of military and political affairs.

In front of the door of the right wing, eight swords-wielding maids lined up, staring at every move in the courtyard very vigilantly.

Walking further inside, when I arrived at the door of the inner study, there were eight more sword-wielding maids, guarding the door of the secret place according to different positions.

"Master, Wanfu." The salute of the maids alarmed Ye Xiaolan and Han Xianglan, who were busy inside.

As soon as Li Zhongyi entered the house, he saw Ye Xiaolan and Han Xianglan already standing firmly in front of their respective desks, squatting down and saying, "The concubine meets the master, Lord Wanfu." ”

The light in the room was very good, and Li Zhongyi, who was condescending, inadvertently noticed that a circle of white wet marks appeared on Han Xianglan's chest, but he didn't know it.

Li Zhongyi thought about it for a while, and then understood, after Han Xianglan gave birth to her daughter, she was breastfeeding, and the supplements have never been broken, hehe, the milk * water is too much!

Looking at Ye Xiaolan from the side, although her chest was also bulging, there was no overflow, and it seemed that her body was recovering well.

"Excuse me." Li Zhongyi shook his head, dispelled the evil thoughts that had just arisen in his heart, slowly walked into the room, sat down at his exclusive desk, and sharpened his ink and pen to work.

After dealing with a few official documents, Li Zhongyi couldn't help frowning, Han Xianglan lost her dignity by overflowing juice, but it was a trivial matter, why did she write poorly?

In fact, the door of the Youzhou Han family is not known to be much higher than the Ye family in Youzhou. Han Xianglan's family education is also much more formal and professional than that of the Ye family.

Not to mention anything else, Han Xianglan's hairpin flower is quite a calligraphy master's bearing. Ye Xiaolan's handwriting is also very good, but compared with Han Xianglan, it is still slightly inferior.

Words are like people, there are indeed inappropriate mistakes, for example, the words of the traitor Qin Hui are very beautiful, but the character is extremely poor.

However, through the scribbled handwriting, Li Zhongyi could see that Han Xianglan's heart was in turmoil.

Ye Xiaolan gave birth smoothly, but Han Xianglan only had one daughter, and there was a difference in comparison. When there is a difference, there is an imbalance in the mentality.

Han Xianglan's heart disease, Li Zhongyi knows a lot, but he has never been out of selfishness.

After two hours of busy work, Li Zhongyi stopped the pen in his hand, picked up the tea cup that had been cold, and drank it all in a comfortable sip.

Li Zhongyi chewed a few mouthfuls of tea leaves in his mouth, then raised his voice and ordered: "Go and call the Han family to see me." ”

Han Xianglan walked into the inner room in a trance, and after squatting down and saluting, she didn't wait for the command to be exempted, and she immediately realized that the situation was not good.

"Smack." Li Zhongyi slammed a few miswritten abridgements on the desk, and shouted, "Look at the good things you have done." He circled all the typos with a blue pen.

Han Xianglan picked up the abridgement, and when she saw those extremely ridiculous mistakes clearly, she couldn't help but tremble with fright.

She was originally very afraid of Li Zhongyi, how could she withstand the thunder and anger, her legs were weak, and she actually sat on the ground, unable to get up alive.

Li Zhongyi wanted to slap the table and scold, but inadvertently found that the wet marks on Han Xianglan's chest were even bigger than Fang Cai.

"Look at what you've become now? You don't know shame, I still have a face. Li Zhongyi didn't slow down in one breath, slapped the table violently, and scolded sharply, "Such an important official document, even if you write a typo, people who don't know still think that you only think about wild men in your life." ”

Han Xianglan had never seen Li Zhongyi get so angry, and the heartstring that was already very tight was broken in an instant, paralyzed on the ground, and she didn't dare to defend herself.

Li Zhongyi's temper, Han Xianglan still knows a lot, if you make a mistake, you readily admit it, at most you will be punished, and there will be no such thing as settling accounts after the autumn.

If you are wrong, you have to be tough, or even lie and quibble, and the rod is light!

"Come on, drag this out, and whip ten lashes with family law."

In military affairs, Li Zhongyi's eyes can't rub a little sand, even if Han Xianglan is his woman and his daughter's biological mother, she will be beaten correctly, and there is no love to talk about.

Almost in the blink of an eye, Han Xianglan was dragged out by four sword-wielding maids, pressed on the bench, and blocked her mouth with a strip of cloth at the same time.

Someone invited Li Zhongyi to specially clean up the family law of the woman in the inner house, it was a special rattan, and the executioner didn't pick up Han Xianglan's skirt, she waved the bamboo strip in her hand, hit her buttocks, and pulled it down fiercely.

"One, two, three...... Six...... Eight...... Ten ......" someone reported the number, no more, no less, exactly ten whips, and then stopped.

Li Zhongyi's family method will not be used easily, but once it is used, it must be made to make the person who made the mistake remember it for a long time, so as not to make mistakes and eventually lose his head.

Governing the army, governing the country, and governing the family all have laws, and it is impossible to punish or not to punish.

Just now, when she counted to seven, Han Xianglan had already been beaten unconscious. After the whipping was enough, the maidservants carried her into the bedroom.

According to the rules, someone brought the wound medicine, and ordered the girl who had been waiting by Han Xianglan's side to help with the medicine, so as not to leave a scar and make Li Zhongyi disgusted.

People who make mistakes in other people's families, after being beaten, still need to find someone to go to Langzhong to treat their injuries. The back house of the old Li family, there is no need to invite Lang Zhong at all, Li Zhongyi is a famous doctor, the Yunnan Baiyao he prepared, the effect of treating trauma is very good, as long as the hand is not scratched, there will be no scar.

Ye Xiaolan was a little gloating at first, her sworn enemy, the cheap maid Han, was beaten so badly, she had nothing to steal the fun.

When things passed, Ye Xiaolan understood why Li Zhongyi was furious, she couldn't help but be startled, the abridgement she wrote, not only was she neat and clear, but she must have checked and checked again, until she was sure that it was correct, and then she dared to present it to Li Zhongyi.

PS: The 10,000-word update is complete, the code is on the head, Sikong will go to eat supper first, smash more monthly passes, and then continue to fight in the early morning.