Chapter 4: Ups and Downs (Part 5)

Li Zhongjian led his troops south!

On the way back north, everyone was worried. [> For a long time, the neighbor to the north was like a boulder pressing on the head of the green forest of Hebei Province. From Wang Xuba to Zhang Jincheng, to Wang Bo and Gao Kaidao, how many of the heroes of the green forest who were once in the land of Hebei have been planted in the hands of that guy. Although God has eyes, so that the Boling army planted a big heel on the south bank of the Yellow River, and now its strength is far less than that of the past, but compared to the Dou family army that has just been integrated into one place, it is still like Dongyue.

"I can have a good fight with this person, even if I lose, it won't be in vain!" Seeing that everyone's morale was sluggish, Wang Fubao opened his throat and shouted loudly.

"Yes, it is the luck of my generation to be a hero in the world!" Shi Zhan let out a long breath, as if he had squirted all the depression in his stomach into the air.

The generals were inexplicably excited, and they all felt that Wang Fubao's words were ambitious. Only Cheng Mingzhen didn't speak, lowered his head, and silently thought about his thoughts on horseback.

"What about you, Brother Cheng. This time, you can't be a civil official! Wang Fubao glanced at him and joked with a smile.

"Wait, I didn't think of a reason for this person to go south!" Cheng Mingzhen smiled and responded in a low voice.

"Oh!" Wang Fubao first groaned, and then slapped the back of his head hard. "Grandma's, you still have to hold your breath. Since we are not afraid, why should we talk about the dog official surnamed Li? ”

Didn't your old man say it first? The crowd looked at him and couldn't laugh or cry. Wang Fubao saw the protest in everyone's eyes, shook his head, and said loudly: "I can't hold my breath. But you can't all learn from me. A sentinel Mali needs someone to be the vanguard and someone to be the defender in order to win the battle. My old king was born to be a striker, but if everyone rushes to be a pioneer officer, there will be no need to fight this battle! ”

You have a reason for what you say! Everyone laughed in their hearts, shook their heads and dispersed. It's strange to say, being interrupted by Wang Fubao in such a daze, everyone's nervous mood is really relaxed. After walking silently for more than ten miles, a group of messengers came again to give orders. This time, he was even more urgent, and actually asked Wang Fubao, Shi Zan and Cheng Mingzhen to hand over their subordinates to the leadership of the generals and slowly return to the building. The three of them hurried up, and they must rush to Liaocheng Palace within three days to discuss matters!

"I'm afraid Lao Dou is in a hurry!" When Wang Fubao heard this, he immediately began to arrange. He and the generals under Shi Zan were brought out by their own hands, and it was very convenient to hand them over. In the blink of an eye, the two were ready to go, each with twenty personal soldiers, one person and three horsemen. Guaranteed to be ready to change horses at any time on the road.

Cheng Mingzhen didn't dare to let others wait for a long time, and hurriedly handed over the team to Wang Ermao, Wu Tianxi and Xiong Kuohai. Then he picked out a few of the strongest horses from the horses given by Wang Deren, ordered four guards, turned the horse's head and followed behind Wang Fubao.

"Why do you only have four guards?" Wang Fubao was a little surprised, and turned around to ask.

"With you and General Shi on the road, who dares to touch me?" Cheng Mingzhen smiled, clamped his mount, and quickly overtook Wang Fubao's horse's head.

"yes!" Wang Fubao touched his head again, and then quickly whipped up. While running, he muttered, "You kid just has a fast heart." On the way, Lao Shi and I will be your bodyguards. When you arrive in Liaocheng, who dares to die at the feet of Prince Dou! Hehe, this hand, I can't learn it in my life! ”

"Brother Wang doesn't need to learn!" Cheng Mingzhen responded with a smile.

Wang Fubao looked back at him and wanted to say a few more words, but suddenly he didn't know where to start. I had to smile and sigh, and hurried away. His mind turns a little slowly, but his heart and eyes are not necessarily less than others. Cheng Mingzhen only brought a few guards with him, definitely not just because he believed that there was no risk along the way. At present, although the Dou family's army is becoming more and more stable in its sphere of influence, there are still many small groups of thieves wandering around in the barren mountains and mountains. With only four relatives, it's not enough to wipe the knife for the bandits! The reason why Cheng Mingzhen didn't bring too many people with him was actually hinting to Lao Dou. Tell Lao Dou that he is selfless in his heart and that he doesn't need to be wary of him everywhere.

Acting cautiously to such an extent that this county guard is really boring enough. Wang Fubao didn't know what kind of tendon Lao Dou and Cheng Mingzhen didn't deal with, so that the two could admire each other, but they couldn't trust each other! That was beyond the depth of what he could think, and beyond the breadth of what he could solve.

"I also heard that before Li Yuan rebelled against the Sui, he asked the Turks for assistance!" Cheng Mingzhen was thinking about something else, and while hurrying, he mentioned it to Wang Fubao quietly.

"Well, where did you hear that? I could hear a little bit of wind, but I wasn't sure! Wang Fubao didn't know what Cheng Mingzhen wanted to express, so he replied with a smile.

"I listened to what Wang Deren said." Cheng Mingzhen's voice was still very low, faintly confused. "I was going to get rid of him all along. Later, I changed my mind on the other hand! ”

"You kid, you're soft-hearted, aren't you!" Wang Fubao shook his head. Courageous but courageous, this is his sworn brother. If you change yourself, you may not be able to come up with this way to go deep into the tiger's den before, but in the process, you will not temporarily let the other party live because of the other party's performance.

"The actual number of soldiers of the Turks in battle was only five hundred. There are more than a dozen waves of those who escort supplies back to the grassland, and those who take the opportunity to collect money in various places! Cheng Mingzhen's voice was drowned out by the sound of horses' hooves, getting lower and lower, and becoming more and more unclear.

The trip to Bowang Mountain, in addition to opening up the Dou family's military grain route, brought the second benefit was that he heard a lot of news that he had not received before during the banquet, and he also had a relatively complete understanding of the situation in the entire Central Plains. After Li Yuan raised his army, he had already pointed to Chang'an, and after Wang Shichong occupied Luoyang, he set up the prince of the prison country and monopolized the power. Li Mi attacked Luoyang many times, and the most recent time he burned the fire under the city walls of Luoyang City, but he finally returned in vain.

And among all these news, the most surprising thing is that there are a large number of Turks in Li Yuan's team. Every time they go down, they plunder at will

In addition to Li Yuan, there are also Turkic titles that have been accepted by the heroes Liu Wuzhou and Xue Ju. In order to win the championship, he sold all his ancestors to other races.

"Is it worth it?" Cheng Mingzhen couldn't think clearly. He only remembered that his father was holding him in the barracks back then, and all he pointed out was the north.

He has long deviated from his father's ambitions. He had betrayed the Great Sui a long time ago. But looking at his bloody hands, he didn't know if he had the same courage to be a slave of the Turks when he changed to the same position as Li Yuan and Liu Wuzhou.

Liu Wuzhou took refuge in the Turks. Li Yuan has declared himself a vassal to the Turks, and now, Li Zhongjian is going south again. Perhaps, before going south, this person also had the support of the Turks. Of course, all support comes at a price. Li Yuan can accept the Turkic title, Liu Wuzhou can recognize the thief as his father, Xue Ju can sell thousands of miles of land to foreign races, why can't Li Zhongjian?

If Li Zhongjian colluded with the Turks, who would be able to stop him? The Dou family army has just been integrated, and the orders may not be unified. What about yourself, what should you do?

Thinking silently and moving forward silently, Cheng Mingzhen never dared to believe that Li Zhongjian had really embarked on the same path as Li Yuan. Although he didn't know much about the neighbor to the north. The only interaction was to listen to Luo Cheng's suggestion, and wrote a letter to ask for advice on how to Tuntian, telling the other party that he had won the hearts of the people and persuading the other party not to fight the idea of Xiangguo County. A gentleman is straight, and he can be bullied. The foothold of Luo Cheng's original strategy was that Li Zhongjian was known for loving the people. If he knew that the people of Xiangguo lived and worked in peace and contentment, but still deliberately invaded the south, he would have become an out-and-out hypocrite. Everyone can spit on it!

A gentleman is straight, and he can be bullied. But the gentleman suddenly refused to be a gentleman, what should he do to deal with it?

There are thousands of clues, none of the ideas can be straightened out, and the sound of horses' hooves under his feet is "urgent" and hurried like a drum. Cheng Mingzhen hardly knew where he was running or where he was at the moment.

Grandma's, what does the Great Sui Immortal Kingdom have to do with me as a thief?

But the Great Sui is dead, where can I hide?

Great Sui, Central Plains, plugged on. Win the championship and worship the general. Clusters, clusters, mist drifting around, covering people's confused eyes!

The Great Sui under his feet did not give him any benefits. In his short life experience, he was always trampled on like grass by the wealthy families of the same family. It can be said that he doesn't owe anything to the Great Sui, and the death of the Great Sui Dynasty by the Turks has almost nothing to do with him? But after all, that is the Great Sui that my parents fought for and guarded? The sound of drums in the barracks has been engraved in his blood since he was a child, and he can hear it in his dreams and when he wakes up.

After traveling more than a hundred miles, the third wave of messengers stopped the way. This time, they didn't come to urge the three of them to hurry up, but to hold a letter sealed with fire paint and hold it to Wang Fubao with both hands. The details are all in the letter, and Dou Da asked the three adults to circulate it. If you are tired, find a safe place to rest along the way, and you don't have to rush desperately! ”

"This old Dou, maybe pay attention!" Wang Fubao took the envelope and complained in a low voice. Looking up and looking for a shaded tree, he beckoned Cheng and Shi to come over, opened Dou Jiande's letter and watched it together. The handwriting in the letter was also sloppy. At a glance, one can guess that this letter was written in a hurry. The content is also a little vague, just tell everyone that there has been no war recently, don't think nonsense on the road, and hurry up to meet in Liaocheng Palace! “

"This old Dou!" After reading the letter, Shi Zhan's heart hanging in his throat finally fell back to its original place, "I didn't say earlier that it wasn't for war." I've been worried for a long time! ”

"If you don't fight, since you don't fight, why did he transfer us back?" Wang Fubao frowned, puzzled. "This time and again, the Sui army on the Wei County side will inevitably be aware. Next time, if you want to do it quickly, it's going to be difficult! ”

When Shi Zan heard this, he immediately found out the culprit, "Who knows, it is estimated that those new nerds have messed him up." Those bastards, they can say a bunch of big truths when they touch their mouths. It doesn't matter if it's true! ”

"Lao Dou is not so stupid, besides, not everyone who reads people will only work in vain!" Wang Fubao shook his head, refusing to agree with Shi Zhan's statement, "Mr. Song is a powerful man. Mr. Kong, Mr. Ling and Brother Cheng have also read a lot! ”

"I didn't mean you!" Shi Zan hurriedly turned his head to Cheng Mingzhen and solemnly apologized to the other party. "I'm talking about people who just talk about it and don't know how to work. Your brother Cheng is good at working and playing tricks. No, no, your brother Cheng is a light who can work, and he won't ...... Hey, no, no, grandma, look at my stupid mouth! ”

After explaining for a long time, he didn't explain clearly what kind of image the other party was in his mind. Cheng Mingzhen knew that Shi Zan was a kind person, and he didn't care about him, so he smiled and responded very tiredly, "General Shi has won the award." Actually, I haven't read it seriously for a few days. Can't read people! ”

"What do I say, you are different from the group of sycophants around Lao Dou!" Shi Zan was relieved and gasped.

"How are the sycophants around Lord Dou now?" Cheng Mingzhen was curious, and asked with a smile.

"Not a few!" Shi Chan responded very positively. looked at Wang Fubao's face, and changed his words with a smile, "Maybe they are a little capable, but they are definitely not as capable as you and Mr. Song, anyway, I don't like them anyway." ”

"The ruler is short, the inch is long!" After studying Swen with Song Zhengben for more than half a year, Wang Fubao has made rapid progress, and he can already quote idioms casually, "Lao Shi, just say this." Don't go to Liaocheng and haven't opened the door yet. Old Dou is generous and won't care about us. But if there are too many people who impeach you, he will find it difficult to do so! ”

"Isn't it just you and Brother Cheng?" Shi Zan shook his head, not very interested in Wang Fubao's advice. "Okay, let's not talk about it, drink some water, and then let's continue on our way!

Wang Fubao and Cheng Mingzhen smiled at each other, ignored Shi Zan anymore, took out dry food, and seized the time to replenish his strength. After the break, the three of them continued on their way. After changing mounts twice in succession, seeing that the bright moon had risen in the east, he found a deserted village to camp.

The next day was a sunny day, and the three of them continued to ride after breakfast. Running out of more than 200 miles in a day, in the evening, the outline of Liaocheng appeared in front of me.

There was a palace in the city, which was built by Yang Guang for the first time when he conquered Liao. After several green forest heroes took turns to loot, it was already dilapidated. After Dou Jiande became king, he took a fancy to the scale of this palace, ordered someone to repair it casually, and regarded it as his daily life and official business. As a commoner-born prince, he was frugal by nature, so he chose only a few palaces for himself and his family to live in. The rest was given to the officials as office space. Therefore, the security of the entire palace is not very tight, and there are officials coming in and out during the day and night.

Cheng Mingzhen came to Liaocheng for the first time and didn't know the rules very well. can only follow Wang Fubao closely and follow suit. The three dismounted at the main gate of the palace and handed over their mounts to the guards guarding the gate. Then there was no need to report, and he walked directly to the Yin'an Hall where Dou Jiande was discussing under the command of the guards on duty.

The so-called Yin'an Hall is just the largest building in the entire palace located close to the center. The wooden beams that have lost their paint have not yet been scraped together to decorate, and they are mottled and look very shabby. Dou Jiande was sitting on the Hu bed in the Yin'an Palace, and when he heard the guards report that the two generals Wang and Shi and Cheng Taishou had returned, he immediately jumped up from the Hu bed and strode to the door. "You're back, waiting for the three of you to come up with an idea! Grandma's Li Zhongjian, who is it bad to play with? , I can't get along with Lao Tzu! ”

"I've seen the king drive a thousand years old!" Cheng Mingzhen took the lead in bowing down and clasping his fists in salute. Wang Fubao and Shi Zan just arched their hands and echoed with a smile, "I've seen the prince." You've stayed up all night again, and your eyes are red! ”

"Excuse me, excuse me!" Dou Jiande supported Cheng Mingzhen with both hands, and at the same time turned his head to respond to Wang and Shi, "Isn't it?" There's been a lot of miscellaneous things lately. None of them are worry-free! Come on, bring three stone stools for the three of them, and pour three bowls of sour plum soup! ”

"Get me a bowl too!" Song Zhengben, who was sitting on a white stone stool on the upper left, put down the official document in his hand and ordered without raising his head.

"A few more bowls. Don't let everyone get heat stroke! Dou Jiande quickly added, like a big shopkeeper who opened a shop, selling his sour plum soup.

It's so late, and the people who are still left by him to deal with business together are the core figures of the Dou family. I have long been accustomed to Dou Wangye's style of speaking and doing things, so I am not surprised. It was Cheng Mingzhen, seeing Dou Jiande acting so recklessly, he felt so funny in his heart. Before he could get used to the atmosphere of the evening in Yin'an Palace, Dou Jiande cleared his throat and announced very solemnly, "Since Fu Bao and Lao Shi are back, and Cheng Taishou is also here, let's all work hard for another night tonight, don't rush home." Set the tone early, so get ready early! ”

"Obey the order!"

"No!"

"Alright, got it!"

The civil and military officials responded in a chaotic manner according to their own habits. Dou Jiande shook his head with a smile, let go of Cheng Mingzhen's hand, walked back to the imperial case by himself, sat up straight, and continued: "The three of them came late, and they don't know what happened. Mr. Kong, it's up to you to introduce the specific situation first, and then let's officially start the discussion! ”

"Obey the order!" Kong Deshao, the squire of the Inner History, agreed, and stood up from the stone bench, "The incident happened suddenly, and it is related to the future development of our army, so Wang Jia Chitose has to summon all of you back. ”

After setting the tone, he cleared his throat again and methodically introduced the reason why Dou Jiande gave up attacking Wei County and summoned important civil and military ministers to his colleagues. It turned out that a few days ago, Dou Jiande suddenly received a letter from Boling. Li Xu, the champion general of the Great Sui Dynasty, the Marquis of Xiangguo, and the governor of Boling, offered to form an alliance with the Dou family army to jointly deal with Wagang and Youzhou.

Almost at the same time, the eyeliner sent by the Dou family's army to the Boling area also sent back some information one after another. Weapons have already begun to be distributed, and some retired veterans have been recalled to the team!

Due to the merit of the last "mediation" between Boling and Youzhou, the power of the Dou family's army has now extended to the south of Hejian County in the north. Looking at the land of Hebei, now the Youzhou Army, the Boling Army and the Doujia Army are basically at the peak of this land. Although there is still a big gap in strength and weakness, no one dares to start a war lightly. Either side is attacked by the other two will face the danger of the lair falling.

"That's pretty much it. Li Zhongjian and Li Yuan are uncles and nephews, and they will not turn their faces for the time being. And the target he wants to deal with with is either Youzhou or us! After introducing the general situation, Kong Deshao arched his hand to Dou Jiande, and then slowly returned to his seat.

Dou Jiande smiled, shook his head and counted, "This Li Zhongjian is really thick-skinned, when he beat Lao Tzu two years ago, I didn't see his subordinates show mercy!" Now he suddenly said that he was going to join forces with Lao Tzu, which really scared Lao Tzu! ”

"It doesn't matter who he fights with, let's do ours" Cao Dan, the general under Dou Jiande, patted the leather crown on his head, and said angrily. Now he is also a person with a head and a face, and the accessories worn by Zhou are all glamorous and luxurious. From any angle, it is not as pleasing to the eye as the usual iron helmet on his head and when he is deeply draped in lotus leaf armor.

"That's what I thought too!" Wang Fubao smiled at Cao Dan and echoed in a low voice.

These two people are the core of the Dou family's military generals, and after reaching an agreement, they immediately responded with a bunch of generals. Everyone is gearing up, and they all feel that whether it is war or peace, with the current strength of the Dou family's army, there is no need to bow to the Boling army again.

"Fighting unprepared, even if there is a victory, it is bound to be difficult to last long!" Hearing that everyone was bent on fighting, Nayan Song Zhengben immediately stood up, glanced at everyone, and said angrily. Speaking from his heart, he was very reluctant to discuss the military situation with Wang Fubao and other reckless men. Eight out of ten sentences are nonsense, and the remaining two sentences are often off-topic.

"Song Nayan is right, the surname Li is raising soldiers in the people to plot against us, and it is not completely impossible. At that time, he dragged Luo Yi with civilian soldiers, and went south with a hundred battles of elite soldiers......" Kong Deshao, the squire of the internal history, also has the identity of Cao Dan's marching chief, glanced at Wang Fubao and the generals, and said out loud another worry. In terms of combat effectiveness alone, Boling is still far stronger than the Dou family. Although the surname Li has never had a record of dishonesty in others, no one can guarantee that he will suddenly send an envoy to discuss the alliance, whether it will be just to paralyze everyone, and then make Dou Jiajun give up his vigilance against him.

For talented readers such as Song Zhengben and Kong Deshao, Wang Fubao has always been very respectful. Therefore, although he was treated by the other party with white eyes, he still smiled kindly and explained in a low voice, "I mean we don't need to worry about what the surnamed Li is doing. If what he does works for us, learn it. If it's useless, he loves to lose his own family, let's follow what nonsense. When he finishes losing the family business, everyone just goes to clean up the mess! ”

"Grandma's. Yes, if he fights Youzhou, let's take the opportunity to copy his Boling! If he beats us, let's send someone to unite with Youzhou! As soon as Wang Fubao's words fell, Shi Zan immediately responded with a smile. He was at odds with us back then! The scar on Lao Tzu's arm was cut by a guy surnamed Zhang under his command! ”

His words made Yang Gongqing feel like a bosom friend, jumped up, and said loudly: "I said this first, let's just unite with Youzhou and strike first!" But Mr. Song refused, saying that we are all stool legs, and if there is one less, we will have to fall! ”

"It's a full momentum, don't move lightly!" Dou Jiande glanced at Yang Gongqing and corrected in a low voice. Reading that Yang Gongqing Dan also said the meaning of the idiom correctly, he did not continue to teach Dan, raised his voice a little, and continued to add: "I emphasize it again!" Today, there are all kinds of people, and they can speak freely. But after today, whatever you have in your heart, you must abide by today's resolution! ”

With the same idea as Wang Fubao, there are not only Shi Zan and Yang Gongqing. Most of the generals of the Dou family's army, as well as the heroes of the rivers and lakes who were later dragged to his subordinates by Dou Jiande, such as Li Gan and Xu Yuanlang, also hated the Boling army. After all, the two sides have fought to the death for so many years, and Li Zhongjian's hands are stained with the blood of Hebei Green Forest heroes. Let everyone immediately put aside their hatred and become allies, it is very difficult for strong people!

Since Dou Jiande said that he must come to a conclusion today, everyone will no longer hide their opinions. For a time, General Zuo Zhang Qingte, General Yin Qiu of Mingwu and others all spoke out one after another, agreeing with the proposal to reject the alliance and secretly communicate with Youzhou. The civil service corps, headed by Kong Deshao and Song Zhengben, was divided into two factions. Although the faction does not want to have a bad relationship with the Boling army right now, it is not very active in the proposal of the alliance, and hopes that after the Dou family army sends the envoy out of the country, it will secretly strengthen its vigilance. The other faction believes that the strength of the Dou Jiajun is not Li Zhongjian's opponent at present, and it should be friendly with it, and then free up their hands to absorb the rest of the counties in the southern part of Hebei Province that are still in the hands of the Great Sui as soon as possible.

The three parties argue endlessly, each with its own reason. Make a silver temple as lively as a vegetable market. As he spoke, he turned away from the topic. It was transferred to the fact that the Dou family's army was not sufficient in terms of troops and equipment, but the civilian officials repeatedly blocked the allocation of additional armaments and materials.

If the purpose of Li Zhongjian's army was to move south, the Dou family's army had to prepare in advance. But the large area of land that Dou Jiajun had just taken over needed to be reclaimed, and the lack of manpower and materials was not a small number. Kong Deshao insisted that there were not many soldiers and nobles, and that he would rather disarm than delay Tuntian. Yin Qiu was annoyed that he had extended his hand to the military general's sphere of influence, and simply accused Kong Deshao of having a heart for the Great Sui, so he deliberately cut off his arm to create a good opportunity for Li Zhongjian to go south.

The more they talked, the more excited they became, and they simply pointed at each other's noses and quarreled. Dou Jiande was so angry that he slapped the table and retreated from both sides of the dispute, but he couldn't come up with an accurate idea.

Gao Kaidao was ill-intentioned, and obviously saw that everyone's dispute had changed from talking about things to attacking each other, and quietly added fuel to the fire. Dou Jiande had just extinguished this piece of fire, and when he saw that piece again, he was burned to the ground.

'Lord Dou has not yet established an order that everyone abides by! Cheng Mingzhen has been listening to everyone's views, and the more he listens, the more disappointed he feels. I thought that with Dou Jiande's methods, at least everyone would somewhat restrain the Jianghu qi on their bodies in front of him, but who would have expected that after such a long time, the way everyone discussed things was almost as chaotic as when he first arrived under Dou Jiande's account.

As a half-reader, he has always believed that a certain order is an inevitable means to ensure the combat effectiveness of the team. Although he is a brother and brother to Wu Tianxi and others in the camp in Zhaozhou, when it comes to business, as long as he, the head of the sect, speaks, he will definitely be silent. Moreover, the brethren of the camp are of the same heart and will not, and will not tolerate deliberate speakers, to enlarge the dispute beyond the subject of the discussion. If someone deliberately provokes an incident, they will definitely be blasted out by everyone.

'Seeing far-sightedly, but acting too much on power and scheming rather than doing the right thing!' After arguing for a while, Cheng Mingzhen quietly came to a conclusion about Dou Jiande in his heart. This conclusion made him a little frustrated, and he looked around, hoping to find a target to divert his attention. was stunned to find that he didn't know when Wang Fubao's eyes had been staring at him.

'See what I do?' Cheng Mingzhen inquired with his eyes. In this case, what more can I say! ’

Wang Fubao waved his fist at him, making a gesture that you dare to hide your privacy and be careful that I will beat you. Cheng Mingzhen continued to shake his head, Wang Fubao raised his hand, took off the leather crown on his head, and flattened it to Cheng Mingzhen. The meaning of this posture is that if you don't speak again, I will give up the position of general. Cheng Mingzhen is not afraid of this threat, Dou Jiande will definitely not hand over such heavy military power to a third person other than Cao Dan and Wang Fubao. But he was afraid that Dou Jiande would mention the words of making him the head of Xiangguo County again, so he grinned helplessly, stood up, and asked in a low voice: "You all have a point, why don't you ask the brothers in the army, is anyone willing to take dozens of acres of land home and live a peaceful life?" ”

"You think everyone is like you Cheng Xiaojiu!" Wang Fubao laughed and mocked, only half of the words were spoken, and the other half took the initiative to swallow it back into his stomach.

"Don't dare, but not everyone may want to be a hero!" Cheng Mingzhen smiled and said indifferently.

Hearing this, everyone was also stunned. Almost no one here doesn't know Cheng Mingzhen. First, because of the rumors about the implementation of the Tuntian government in Xiangguo County, it is really admirable. Second, he didn't let go of a good military general, and ran away to do a civilian job. Third, since he has become a civil official, this person should regard fame and fortune as dung. But otherwise, this Cheng Mingzhenshan not only served as the Taishou of Xiangguo County and the commander of Ping'en County. And recently, he didn't think that his authority was big enough, so he simply took advantage of the lack of talent under his command to simply take the county order position of Boren County, which had just been attached to the Dou family army, on the north side of Juluze.

Hearing Cheng Mingzhen's words, Dou Jiande was also very happy, nodded, and ordered with a smile: "Xiao Jiu, you talk to everyone carefully!" Let's be careful. We've got a lot of rough people here! ”

There was no way to escape, Cheng Mingzhen first tidied up his clothes, and found that there was nothing missing, and then slowly walked to the middle of the meeting hall, gave a salute, and admonished, "My subordinates thought of it from the matter of Tuntian." In the spring, when I was granted land to the displaced people in the vicinity of Juluze in accordance with the orders of the prince, the brothers who went to help were very envious, and privately commented that the displaced people had a good life, and that they had come to live a comfortable life when they fled. And although they have fields in their names, they have no chance to take care of them. I don't have a chance to marry a daughter-in-law to pass on the family lineage! ”

Among all the civil and military officials, this person was the first to answer Dou Jiande's question in full accordance with the etiquette of the government. Therefore, although there are many market words in his words, Dou Jiande listens very well. After a little deliberation, Dou Jiande, the king of Changle, asked with a smile, "Are you saying that many brothers originally wanted to go home to farm?" Right? ”

"Lord Qiqi, some older brothers want to trust the blessing of the prince and go back to be landlords as soon as possible. Fifty acres of land and a cow, many people have been looking forward to it for most of their lives, which is such a little wish! Cheng Mingzhen bowed again and replied loudly. There are some things that he has mentioned to Dou Jiande a long time ago. Today, Dou Jiande knew that the advisor clearly wanted to speak to everyone through his mouth, so he also raised his voice as high as possible without being rude.

"Why haven't we heard of it?" Wang Fubao and others interjected again, but they were obviously a little lacking in confidence. They are all core generals, and it is naturally no longer possible to mingle with ordinary pawns. But the other party is notoriously unenterprising, and it is not surprising that there are a few lazy insects around him who also only want to go home to farm and hold their children.

There is no need for Cheng Mingzhen to answer, Dou Jiande took the initiative to step down for both sides, "Several of you are mainly focused on military affairs, unlike Xiao Jiu, who is interested in civil affairs!" After stopping Wang Fubao and others from making trouble, he continued to ask about the possibility of resettlement soldiers to go home to farm, "How much wasteland is there in the place?" Taking the counties under your rule as examples, how many people can be resettled in Tuntian? ”

"Return to the prince!" Cheng Mingzhen replied after a little thought, "There has been a lot of land abandoned in the past two years. Therefore, at the rate of 50 acres of land per person, almost every county under his command can settle another 4,000 brothers. Our own brothers are more reliable, and as long as the government lends them the seeds of the first year, they will definitely be able to earn back the money with interest after the summer. If the prince can give them some farm tools, the brothers will reward the prince even more! ”

"Uh-huh!" Dou Jiande held the table in his hand, with an unconcealable joy on his face. It's not that he doesn't understand the need to streamline the administration of elite soldiers, but the proposal of Nayan Song Zhengben and others does not take into account the receptivity of the soldiers, and Wang Fubao and others blindly mess around. Only Cheng Mingzhen can not only make suggestions, but also find practical implementation plans.

This is also the reason why he must bring Cheng Mingzhen with Wang Fubao and others. Smart, sophisticated, and practical. Why don't there be more such talents under their own command! It's a pity that this person's mind has been unstable, otherwise, another position of acceptance can definitely be held by him.

Seeing that Prince Dou was like this, Zhongwen Wu knew that the matter of elite soldiers had been decided, so they no longer continued to fight. Although Cheng Mingzhen's compromise method is not satisfactory to everyone, it has ensured to the greatest extent that the low-level minions will not have no life after retirement. Even if the Dou family really has something to be sorry for everyone in the future, everyone has money in their hands, and then recruit new people. Anyway, the backbone of the army can stay, and they don't worry about cutting off the fire.

Having solved the most controversial trouble, Dou Jiande's mind returned to the intention of the recent actions of the six counties of Boling. He knew that Cheng Mingzhen's governance office was the closest to the border, so he had the mentality of giving it a try and asked the other party for his opinion on this issue.

"Lord Yu, as far as my subordinates know, Boling issued weapons to Tuntian Point, not to deal with us!" As if it wasn't enough to surprise everyone, Cheng Mingzhen quickly gave a second unique answer. "My subordinates have inquired carefully before. According to the merchants in the past, Zhao Jun and Xindu only reissued weapons to those retired soldiers in Tuntian. If ordinary people want to wear horizontal knives or crossbow arrows, they need to pay for them themselves. The government just doesn't ban it anymore. But in the newly established Tuntian points of Shanggu and Zhuo County in the north, almost everyone under the age of forty has a quick knife! ”

Li Zhongjian's main goal was to deal with the enemy from the north. The generals present were very experienced, and with only a few words from Cheng Mingzhen, they had a preliminary assessment of the general movements of the Boling army. But in the north, besides Luo Yi, who else is worthy of Li Zhongjian's success? For most of the heroes in the green forest who have not even walked out of Hebei, there is almost a blank space outside the Great Wall.

"My subordinates also heard that before Li Yuan rebelled against the Sui, he had asked the Turks for assistance!" Cheng Mingzhen hesitated and made public the answer he had been thinking about on the road. He wasn't too sure, but with his understanding of that person in Boling County, he believed that the other party had no need to go south to trouble Dou Jiajun at this moment.

You've heard of this before. At that time, Song Zhengben and others also admired Li Yuan's plan, thinking that this move could prevent Liu Wuzhou from taking the opportunity to copy the Li family's back road. Judging from the news that has come so far, the actual effect is indeed the same. The Turks only sent less than 1,000 soldiers and horses to meet the situation, but Li Yuan, every time he conquered a place, he had to send large horses of gold and silver to the steppe according to the previous agreement.

But what does this have to do with Li Zhongjian's actions?

"The actual number of soldiers of the Turks in battle was only five hundred. There are more than a dozen waves of those who escort supplies back to the grassland, and those who take the opportunity to collect money in various places! Cheng Mingzhen's voice slowly became lower, but it was like thunder in the clear sky in everyone's ears.

"That's not to make money, that's to take the opportunity to step on the plate and explore the way!" The generals, who were familiar with all the tricks of robbing their homes and houses, instantly saw through the Turkic schemes. Linking these things to Li Zhongjian's extraordinary behavior, all the abnormal behaviors of Boling's side were immediately answered.

Li Zhongjian really wants to form an alliance with the Dou family's army! But he didn't want to deal with Wagangzhai together, but wanted to tie the Dou family army to the chariot of fighting against the Turks together! Who would do this kind of stupid thing of making a wedding dress with someone? The Turks broke through the Great Wall, and the first to fight must be the Li family and the six counties of Boling in Hedong, why should the Dou family army lose troops for other people's territory?

"His grandmother's, surnamed Li, has finally suffered retribution!" Thinking of this, Gao Kaidao didn't care about pretending to be Sven anymore, and patted his thighs and shouted. Since his uncle Gao Shida died at the hands of Li Zhongjian, he has been looking forward to avenging his brother all the time. Now, the opportunity has finally come to your doorstep. The one surnamed Li provoked the Turks, so he had to deal with it with his spirits. At that time, Dou Jiajun stabbed in the back lightly, and he could make the Boling army doomed.

"Lao Tzu is going to train the army, and when the time comes, I will definitely let him taste a little bit of waiting for death!" Yang Gongqing also jumped up, staring at blood-red eyes and shouting. If it weren't for Li Zhongjian's deception too much, maybe the position of the chief scoop of the green forest in Hebei Province would be his. But now he can only stay under Dou Jiande honestly, lest he be accidentally accused of plotting against him.

"Congratulations to the prince!" Song Zhengben also became crazy, and his pale face was bruised.

"Please grasp this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity!" Condesau's words sounded like a voice from outside the sky, full of temptation.

That's an opportunity, an opportunity to bring most of Hebei into control. Dou Jiande could see it clearly, but he didn't know why, but he suddenly felt extremely empty in his heart. Without this opportunity, he didn't know how long he would have to wait to accumulate the strength to compete with Li Zhongjian, and now, with a slight nod, the Boling Army would be shattered all over the ground like a fine terracotta figurine.

Dou Jiande quickly found the answer, and in the chaotic noise, he heard Cheng Mingzhen, the Shou of Xiangguo County, shouting loudly, "Lord Wang, my subordinates remember that Lord Wang told his subordinates that we are now officials, no longer thieves!" Not a thief! ”

We are officials, undead thieves!

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