Chapter 32 Deliberations
These have nothing to do with Zhu Li, he collected nearly 20,000 Shatuo defeated soldiers and nearly 10,000 war horses in Ulzhou, and selected 5,000 Han men who were forced to enlist in the army, and filled them into the Yueqi under his command, and the remaining Shatuo prisoners, war horses, and grain and grass were all secretly escorted to Beikou by Wu Mourning for Guo Qizuo and Pang Honggu to deal with.
The young general who was captured by Wu Mourning, named Shi Yan, under the persuasion of Wu Mourning, chose to take refuge in Zhu Li, and was appointed by Zhu Li as a tooth general, Zhu Li immediately handed over the two hundred tooth soldiers under his command to him to be responsible, and at the same time selected 600 people in the Yue cavalry army and filled them into the tooth soldiers, so far the number of his tooth soldiers reached 800 people.
The tooth soldier is the pro-army, the army with the highest rank, the most well-equipped, and the strongest combat effectiveness, whether it is for any general, it is basically the same.
Shi Yan is two years older than Zhu Li, superb riding skills, after taking refuge in Zhu Li, because he is a tooth general, similar to the commander of the army, almost get along with Zhu Li day and night, the two are of similar age, often learn riding skills, martial arts.
After more than a month, Zhu Li's riding skills have improved by leaps and bounds, although they are worse than Shi Yan, but they are also very weak, Shi Yan has also gained, and his martial arts have increased a lot.
Another scholar captured by Wu Mourning, named Guo Chongtao, is three years older than Zhu Li, one year older than Shi Yan, and Shi Yan are both from Daizhou, after Li Keyong broke through Daizhou, Shi Yan was forced to enlist in the army, Guo Chongtao was recruited into the army because he was a scholar, responsible for trivial matters such as copywriting.
Soon after Shi Yan surrendered, Guo Chongtao also took refuge in Zhu Li, and was sent by Zhu Li to Beikou and handed over to Guo Qizuo for training.
As for Zhu Li, he asked Zhu Li to return to the north entrance of the division and wait for the court to reward him, although Zhu Li is his subordinate, but this time it is impossible for the court not to reward him, and before the court rewards it, Li Keju cannot overstep his bounds.
Besides, no matter how much the court rewards Zhu Li, Zhu Li will still be under his command, he believes that the court will not engage in any ghost tricks such as discord, for a festival envoy like him, this kind of trick, especially in this era, is useless, and the court will not be a villain in vain.
Back to Beikou, Zhu Li began to rectify the army, the army he personally commanded had 800 tooth soldiers, more than 8,000 Yue cavalry, and only Shi Yan could handle the general, so he immediately promoted Zhang Guihou and Zhang Guimu as captains, and let them each lead 2,000 Yue cavalry and lead an army by themselves, and he himself still commanded 4,000 people.
The infantry has also expanded a lot, Gao Yuan's sword and shield soldiers have also expanded to 5,000 people, Lu Yong's spearmen have also expanded to 5,000, and even Pang Honggu's old department of Pang Xun has also expanded to 5,000 people, before Zhu Li left, the three of their subordinates added up to only 9,000 people, and now each has expanded by more than 2,000 people, all of which are of course Wu Mourning's idea, and I don't know why he is so desperate to expand the army.
(Shi Yan: Shi Zai once followed Li Keyong to defeat the Yellow Nest, and now he should only be fifteen or sixteen years old; Guo Chongtao: b. 865)
In June of the first year of Guangming, the Tang court rewarded him, although Li Keju was not promoted, but the territory of his moderation became larger, because of the death of Helian Duo and others, the scope of Li Keju's moderation increased from the original land of Kyushu to thirteen states, and the Tang court put the four states of Yun, Shuo, Ping, and Ying, all of which were included in the scope of his moderation.
And Tang Ting's official Wenmu who crowned Zhu Li as the assassin history of Shuozhou was intercepted by Li Keju in Fanyang, and he had to think carefully about it, so that Zhu Li would not be allowed to do this assassination history.
On the tenth day, Li Keju invited Wei Chixin and Wei Chijin brothers and sisters into the study to discuss the matter.
The Wei Chi brothers and sisters were sitting precariously, looking at Li Keju with a calm expression, to be honest, Li Keju did regard their brothers and sisters as his close sons and nephews, and there was no taboo against them, so he said directly: "Xiaolang, the imperial court appointed Zhu Li as the assassin of Shuozhou, what do you think of this matter?" ”
When Wei Chixin heard this, he glanced at Li Keju in surprise, and then glanced at his sister, he found that when Wei Chijin heard this, his brows furrowed slightly, and his expression was a little excited and worried, so he arched his hand and said: "Li Gong, Zhu Li is my friend, and he can definitely trust it." ”
"Hmm" Li Keju listened to Wei Chixin's words, nodded thoughtfully, and turned to Yu Chijian: "Little lady, what do you think?" ”
As the saying goes, girls are extroverted, not to mention that Wei Chijin seems to have a lot of affection for Zhu Li, Tang Ting's appointment of Zhu Li as the assassin of Shuozhou made her very happy, after all, this is Tang Ting's recognition of the person she likes, but Li Keju has doubts, and she is very worried.
After all, the object of Zhu Li's current allegiance is Li Keju, and hesitation is a taboo for a courtier; She knew that if she wanted to persuade Li Keju to release Zhu Li to become the assassin of Yizhou, there must be a reason to convince him, or to dispel his doubts, and after thinking about it for a while, she replied respectfully: "Li Gong, Shuozhou is just a place to go down to the state, I don't know what Li Gong is worried about?" (In the Tang Dynasty, the history of thorns was divided into the history of Shangzhou thorns, the history of Xiazhou thorns, the history of Shangzhou thorns was four products, and the history of Xiazhou was from four products, and there were only three counties under the jurisdiction of Shuozhou, which were Xiazhou)
When Li Keju heard this, his expression frowned slightly, and he said: "You didn't come before, there are only Zhenyuan Army and Weiwu Army in Danzhou, and Li Quanzhong and I can only form a confrontation situation; Since you came, I arranged for Zhu Li to become the Beikou guard, the purpose is to suppress Li Quanzhong in Danzhou from the military strength, I have the Zhenyuan Army and the Beikou Army in hand, and they are each other's horns, so that the mighty army will not dare to act rashly, this is one of them. ”
"Second, Zhu Li is Xiaolang's best friend, but I don't know much about him, and I don't know if he will be out of my control in the future if he becomes a thorn. Third, charging into battle and strategizing, Bendu Hu has witnessed his ability, so naturally there is no need to say much, but what is his ability to govern, can he sit firmly in this thorn history? ”
Hearing Li Keju's worries, Wei Chijin's expression softened slightly, and he said softly: "Since Gong Li knows that Li Quanzhong harbors evil intentions, sooner or later he will be Fan Yang's henchman, and it is far from enough to suppress and monitor him all the time. ”
"We have discussed how to deal with Li Quanzhong before, everything is mainly suppressed and weakened, but after all, such opportunities are very few, and it will take a long time, if Li Gong is not at ease, take the initiative to attack, let Li Quanzhong attack Cangzhou, and attack the king of the Yiwu army."
"Wang Chucun is the envoy of the Yiwu Army, and he was ordered to control Cangzhou, Dingzhou, and Yizhou, but now that Dingzhou and Yizhou are under the rule of Li Gong, he will definitely not be reconciled, and sooner or later he will try to settle and Yi and Yizhou, since Li Quanzhong and Wang Chucun are destined to be our enemies, let the enemies attack each other, no matter what the result is, it is Li Gong who benefits the most."
"In this way, not only can the Zhenyuan army stationed in Danzhou be freed, but the land of a town in Beikou is not so important, the Zhenyuan army dominates Danzhou, and if the Khitan and Xi people still dare to attack, they are not at ease."
Saying this, Wei Chijin looked at Li Keju, Li Keju met her gaze with a smile on his face, and nodded: "Xiao Niang is really Zhuge among women, reincarnated Kong Ming, it's a pity that you are a daughter, otherwise Li will definitely be reused for you." ”
Wei Chixin listened to Li Keju's words, his expression was excited, and he echoed: "Li Gong, it's not Xiaolang who boasts, my little sister is an all-round talent in civil and military affairs, and she is much better than my eldest brother." ”
"Doesn't Gong Li hear that in the past, Princess Pingyang scattered her family and gathered troops, together with 70,000 women's troops, to fight for the world for Gaozu and make immortal achievements; Empress Wende (Empress Changsun), strategizing, virtuous and able to advise, made countless contributions to Taizong's ascension to the top and the creation of the prosperous era of the Tang Dynasty. ”
"Since the Tang Dynasty, there have been countless women's political participation, such as Princess Taiping, Shangguan (Shangguan Wan'er) and other women's Zhuge and women's women, too many to mention, countless good stories have been handed down, and the little sister has been inspirational since she was a child, emulating the sages and never slacking off."
"Hahaha, Xiaolang's words, it's not bad, Xiao Niang's talent, it is indeed beyond Li's expectations, Brother Wei Chi has your two children, but he can smile Jiuquan." Li Keju happily agreed.
The three of them complimented and humbly, and the topic returned to the matter of whether to let Zhu Li out of the history of Zhenshuozhou, Li Keju's expression relaxed a lot at this time, after all, Li Quanzhong was his confidant, and since Wei Chijin had already offered advice to help him solve this big trouble, the rest was the consideration of employing people.
Wei Chi Jin took advantage of the situation and admonished again: "Li Gong, what kind of place is Shuozhou, this Li Gong should know better than Jin'er, it is an important pass to prevent Di people, Yanmen Pass and Tanglong Town need to be heavily garrisoned, especially in this era, it should not be neglected." "Jin'er believes that if someone can sit firmly in Shuozhou, this person must be able to write and martial arts, reject the Di people in the north, and resist the heroes in the south, otherwise, Shuozhou is a bottomless pit for Li Gong to consume food and troops."
"Zhu Li has a lot of friends with our brothers and sisters, and we still know a little about his talents, not to mention how he personally won the three armies, let's just say that he has a subordinate like Mr. Guo, Wu has Wu Mourning, Zhang Guiba and other fierce generals, and secretly thinks that Zhu Li is the best candidate to defend Shuozhou for Li Gongzhen."
"Li Gong, Xiaolang also agrees that Zhu Li will go out of Shuozhou, Shuozhou is not an ordinary place, there are Khitan and Xi people in the north, there are party items in the east, and there are heroes like Zhu Mei in Daizhou in the south, if Li Gong sends an unknown person to go, the future of Shuozhou is really worrying." Wei Chixin said sincerely.
Wei Chixin echoed Yu Chi Jin's words, not blindly obedient to his sister, he has his thoughts, how can he not see Yu Chi Jin's affection for Zhu Li, and although he has Li Ke's weight, but after all, he is alone, if the little sister really marries Zhu Li in the future, Zhu Li can now guard one side, and undoubtedly let him occupy a greater weight in Li Keju's heart, even if Li Keju will be less important to him in the future, he has foreign aid like Zhu Li, and between advance and retreat, he will be much calmer.
As soon as he saw the Wei Chi brothers and sisters, he spared no effort to support Zhu Li, Li Keju was naturally relieved in his heart, he had a prominent position, but he still had no children, and there was a lack of talent in the clan, which made him disappointed and distressed, it can be said that the arrival of the Wei Chi brothers and sisters just filled the vacancy that no one was available for his juniors.
Nowadays, the warlords are divided, and the big members of any party have not been in one side for a long time, not because he Li Keju is not confident, but because of what he has seen and heard, he has to have a long-term plan in this regard.
With his friendship with Yu Chi Khotan, he can unreservedly believe in Yu Chi brothers and sisters, if he has a mistake in the future, he is most worried about his own people, the good fruits planted today, once there is really such a day, with the temperament of Yu Chi Xin's brothers and sisters, he should also not snub his people.
As soon as he thought about it, he had a decision.