Chapter 161: To be a king or not to be a king, this is a question
Ye Ling is no exception to this result, after all, although Liangshan has now dominated the entire Qingzhou, in the eyes of most people, it is just a 'copycat' force, which is still a lot worse than the identity of 'officers and soldiers', especially since there are many forbidden troops with good treatment.
It's like you saying to a state civil servant, quit your job, and set up a stall with me to do business, this is much more promising, and people will definitely think you are an idiot.
Therefore, he was able to recruit five generals such as Guan Sheng and nearly 10,000 Ma Yeling already felt very satisfied, for those who were unwilling to leave, he not only did not embarrass him, but also asked Wu to arrange for people to make a delicious meal for them, and after they were full of wine and food, they each gave the same money as the travel expenses, and those people were immediately grateful, and even among the people who had decided to leave, hundreds of people took the initiative to stay.
So this one was supposed to be a fierce battle that swallowed mountains and rivers, but in the end it ended only after five rounds of fighting, and neither side even lost a single person, it turned out to be really a 'gentleman's battle'.
This is naturally a good thing for these officers and soldiers, as for the national court and other major events they don't pay much attention to, as for being sent out to fight is also a helpless thing, winning is not much benefit for these small soldiers, if they lose, they are likely to be injured or even killed, and it is the best ending to be able to return safely like this.
Not to mention Liangshan, in this battle, they added five generals such as Guan Sheng, not to mention nearly 10,000 horses, and two more treasures, which can be said to be a great increase in strength.
This made all the high-level leaders of the cottage happy, and they all wanted the court to send over a few more times for such an offensive, so that the cottage would be stronger.
And if Song Huizong and Cai Jing, the behind-the-scenes commanders who were far away in the capital, knew about this, they would probably vomit blood and burst into tears on the spot.
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The news was quickly transmitted back to the capital, Cai Jing was furious when he learned about it, and slapped the table and scolded angrily for more than ten minutes, but he was helpless, not even a person to be angry, this Guan Sheng was originally sponsored by him, if he carefully said that he still had some responsibilities, so he could only be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis, and he couldn't say that he was bitter.
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So this matter was forcibly suppressed by Cai Jing, and when the limelight passed, he would understate the report, and then no one would pay attention to it, which was also a common means used by these high-ranking officials - happy events are naturally reported immediately, quickly, and added to the vinegar, while disasters are delayed reports, slowly reported, and big things turned into small reports.
After the army returned to Liangshan, it was all kinds of rectification and tidying up, after all, there were nearly 10,000 more horses, and unlike the previous 'miscellaneous soldiers', this was Guan Sheng's personal soldiers and even the forbidden army, even compared to the elite of Liangshan.
Then Guan Sheng became the chief general of the Ma Army, and Xuanzan Hao Siwen, Wei Dingguo, and Shan Tinggui became the deputy generals of the Ma Army.
At this time, Wu Yonggongsun Sheng and even Song Jiang and others had already begun to advise, hoping that Ye Ling would be able to claim the throne as soon as possible, just like Fang La and the other three.
Ye Ling also thought about it carefully, he was reluctant to be the king before, on the one hand, because his strength was not enough, he was still in the accumulation stage, and he was indeed not qualified to be the king-after all, it was a measure that could only be carried out when the forces of the rivers and lakes had developed to a considerable extent, otherwise if you had three or five hundred people, and those who were not equipped were ready to be kings, it would only make people laugh.
On the other hand, Ye Ling has maintained a deeper level of caution, claiming the king is a big deal, and the benefits are obvious, it can make the reputation louder, the appeal stronger, and it is easier to attract heroes and heroes; But there are also many disadvantages, which is tantamount to slapping the court in the face, and it is bound to pull more hatred.
For example, the current Liangshan, in fact, the sphere of influence has spread all over Qingzhou, even compared to the three pseudo-kings who have been called kings - Wu Wang Fangla, Chu Wang Qing, and Jin Wang Tianhu are not inferior, although the three are all threatening to dominate their respective states, they can be regarded as the king of the land, but in fact, the real high-level people know that they only occupy half of it, and they do not rule absolutely.
Otherwise, the imperial court would not let them develop, but no matter how difficult it was, it would have to send a large number of elite forbidden troops to suppress it, but in fact, the people who are fighting with them now are mainly local officials and soldiers, and the imperial court has only given some more material and military support at most.
And Liangshan has now obtained the real profit of occupying a state, and Li Ying's finance department has a lot of money every day, and the soft and hard power in all aspects is also continuing to grow, so the real benefits are still on the three forces of Fang La.
So after thinking about it for a while, Ye Ling still decided to wait for another year and a half, which made Wu Yonggongsun Sheng and others also very surprised - if someone else has such a big family background, they would like to show off their power as soon as possible and be the king, but Ye Ling is only in his early twenties, why does he have such self-control?
I'm afraid this can only be described as "the gods descend to earth", could it be that this boss of theirs is really the Beichen Emperor who came to the world?
Ye Ling just smiled faintly at this kind of suspicion, not affirming but not denying it, he understood that this kind of rumor would increase his sense of mystery if it was spread, and it would also be beneficial to the future great cause, and whether it was admitted or denied, the effect was not the best, the best move was to go with the flow and let others admit it slowly.
At this time, the cottage has been completely on the right track, and all the leaders are very busy, especially several leaders of the village and the heads of various departments can be independent, as the owner of the village, Ye Ling is a little idle, in addition to practicing martial arts every day, he is to accompany Sanniang.
A month later, there was another happy event spread all over the cottage, that is, their cottage lady Yizhang Qinghu Sanniang was finally pregnant, and it has been almost two years since she married Ye Ling, and both of them are young, and all kinds of conquests on this bed are naturally indispensable, at least hundreds of times, but there has been no result, so that Hu Sanniang has long been anxious, every time Ye Ling is at home, he has to fight for three hundred rounds, even during the day.
In the face of 'no queen', which is an extremely important problem in this era, even Sanniang can't be reserved, and it is very likely that people will be considered 'lewd' if she drags her husband during the day, but it is much better than having no heirs, this is one of the several 'crimes' that can be directly swept away, even the mother's family has no reason to be dissatisfied and blocked.
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