"Stand down!"

Just when the Jingwei Battalion and the Thunder Army were tense and the battle was about to break out, Li Suwen snorted lightly, and the thousands of Thunder Army soldiers behind him put away their blades when they heard this.

Li Suwen took a step forward, bowed to Sun Cheng, and said, "This general, we are not here with malicious intent, please let the soldiers behind you put away their blades." ”

Sun Cheng saw that Li Suwen was so polite, and he didn't want to say anything more, so he said, "May I ask the general, but is the commander of the Thunder Army who came to take over Gaoyang City?"

Li Suwen nodded and said, "Exactly, please ask the general to put away his blade first, so as not to cause unnecessary misunderstandings." ”

Sun Cheng glanced back and shouted, "Stand! ”

But hearing that hundreds of people shouted in unison, the flat-ended spear was erected, and the neat and consistent movements made Li Suwen, who had been in the army for many years, frown, and secretly said that the army in front of him was definitely not simple, and it was really difficult to say whether he wanted to move to win or lose.

Sun Cheng hugged his fists and said: "There were many offends just now, and I invited Haihan, but the general of my family said that just after the big battle in the city, so many people and horses cannot be allowed to enter the city, and at most a hundred followers can enter." ”

"That's fine." Li Suwen stopped the generals around him who were about to have a seizure, "Then bother the general to lead the way." ”

Then he said to the soldiers of the Thunder Army behind him: "You wait here, don't make a noise, and those who violate the order will be killed!" ”

After that, he only brought thirty guards to enter the city gate with Sun Cheng, and the Han Qi soldiers on the city tower also put away their bows, but they were still vigilantly staring at the tens of thousands of troops outside the city.

Along the way to the city lord's mansion, Li Suwen found that there was no tragic situation in the city after the city was breached, and everyone looked happy, many shops and restaurants had also reopened, and the city gradually had a lively atmosphere, which surprised him.

"Please, I'll report to the general later." In front of the city lord's mansion, Sun Cheng stopped Li Suwen and the others, and entered the mansion to report to Liu Ce.

Not long after, Sun Cheng came out to invite Li Suwen in, and then returned to his post the same way.

"Interesting......" Looking at Sun Cheng's departing figure, Li Suwen turned over and dismounted and muttered, and then only brought a personal guard into the gate of the City Lord's Mansion.

As soon as he entered the hall of the mansion, he saw a young man standing in the middle who was much younger than himself, and his appearance was naturally inferior to himself, but Li Suwen always felt that the temperament shown by the young man was completely different from the Jiangmen boy he had seen, and he revealed an indescribable confidence all over his body.

Liu Ce looked at Li Suwen with his eyes, and he was also secretly shocked. The person in front of him looked polite and courteous, with outstanding appearance, a Confucian appearance, but the innate atmosphere of the wealthy family of the generals was by no means comparable to the second-rate families such as Zhu Song and Zong Sheng that he had seen.

The two looked at each other, and in a trance, it was as if they were on the battlefield, and there were earth-shattering sounds of fighting all around, corpses everywhere, and rivers of blood......

After a long time, the two of them clasped their fists and bowed at the same time.

"Under Liu Ce, I have seen General Li."

"Under Li Xiuwen, I have long admired the name of Jingwei Battalion."

After the two of them were polite, they sat down one after another, and soon the soldiers of the Jingwei Battalion sent three bowls of tea, Liu Ce picked up the tea bowl and said: "The big war is resting, there is a lack of hospitality, and I ask General Li to understand, Liu can only express his heart with this bowl of coarse tea, please!" ”

Li Suwen was very satisfied with Liu Ce's humble and arrogant attitude, and then picked up the tea bowl and said, "What did the general say?" Please. ”

The two of them opened the lid of the bowl at the same time and gently slid it over the rim, and after taking a small bite, they closed the lid of the bowl and began to talk.

Li Suwen asked gently: "Dare to ask General Liu, can you be born in the army?"

Liu Ce smiled and said: "Don't hide it from General Li, he was born in the subordinate army of the Thunder Army, just because the thieves were powerful in the past, and after the defeat of the Houtu Fort, he was in a panic all day long, so he had no choice but to pull the rebel army to protect himself, which made General Li smile." ”

Li Suwen's eyes lit up: "In this way, General Liu is still a colleague of the regular army, which is disrespectful and disrespectful." ”

Liu Ce replied with a smile: "How dare you, how dare you, how dare you compare with General Li if you are not a pawn in the Zhu Qi regiment." ”

Li Suwen waved his hand and said: "Heroes don't ask where they come from, General Liu, he is not a person who does not do his job in the lower clan, he is a fox and a fake tiger in the name of his family every day, and he admires a hero like General Liu. ”

Liu Ce smiled and arched his hand: "General Li praised it falsely, what he did in the next is insignificant compared to General Li, not to mention the rest, the millions of thieves in front of Wuliang Town were burned in between talking and laughing, and after learning about it, I really admired General Li." ”

Li Suwen was a little proud in his heart when he heard this, shook his head and smiled: "General Liu has won the award, although there are many thieves, they are all rabble, and the victory is expected, but unfortunately the thief Duan Hong escaped, and I feel very admired for General Liu's feat of capturing Gaoyang City with thousands of people, and I want to ask General Liu how to capture the city guarded by 100,000 thieves, and I hope to give advice." ”

Liu Ce said with a smile: "I don't dare to give advice, but it's just a little trick, first cut off the thief's head to chill his thief's guts, and the rest of General Li should be able to figure out a thing or two." ”

Li Suwen listened, pondered for a moment, then nodded and sighed: "General Liu's wisdom and courage are outstanding, I really admire him, but please forgive me for taking the liberty of entering the city, since I entered the city, I saw the people along the road with carefree faces, the city is safe, and the street shops have also opened and gradually become more vigorous. ”

Liu Ce picked up the tea bowl and drank a sip of water, got up and said: "Kecheng for three days, the suffering is still only the hardworking people, although Liu is not talented, but he is also from the grassroots, he knows the harm of this law to the people, so since the day he became an army, this policy has been put an end, and it is impossible for it to happen in my Jingwei camp, as for the rewards that the soldiers ask for, they will be distributed according to the needs of the enemy, so that they can not only ensure that the soldiers return to their hearts, but also will not hurt the innocent people, isn't it the best of both worlds?"

When Li Suwen heard this, he secretly wrote it down, and then sighed: "General Liu's method of governing the army has won my heart, but it is a pity that what I lack in Dazhou is a disciplined royal army like General Liu, otherwise the thieves and bandits would not be so arrogant, alas~"

At this time, Liu Ce slowly walked in front of Li Suwen, bowed deeply and said, "General Li, I dare to ask you to agree to the next thing." ”

Li Suwen hurriedly got up and supported Liu Ce, and said: "General Liu, what does this mean, there is no need to do this, even if you say anything, as long as you do your best, you will definitely go all out." ”

Liu Ce got up and said: "After the general's army is stationed in Gaoyang City, don't implement the three-day law of Nake City, the people have been harassed by thieves for a long time, it is already hard enough, and I hope that the general must agree to the request." ”

After hearing this, Li Suwen said to Liu Ce: "Gaoyang has finally recovered, and the people have been persecuted by thieves for a long time, even if General Liu doesn't say it, I have this intention." ”

Then, he said to the guards beside him: "Pass the order, those who dare to harass the people after the army enters the city, regardless of the soldiers, will be beheaded immediately!" ”

The guard stood up and said, "Yes!" Then he walked out of the city lord's mansion.

"Thank you, General Lee." Liu Ce clenched his fists and thanked him.

Li Suwen said: "General Liu, please take a seat, there are no outsiders now, you and I don't have to be so polite, I still want to ask for advice again, when I came, I saw many people burying the corpses of the thieves along the way, since General Liu captured Gaoyang with a plan, so many corpses of the thieves ......"

Liu Ce's face did not change and said: "Without him, what is the use of such beasts that plague the people?" If you fall into your hands, you will not survive. ”

Li Suwen's eyes lit up: "100,000 thieves, kill if you say kill?"

Liu Ce's eyes narrowed: "The general burned millions of thieves, didn't he say that he would be extinguished?"

Li Suwen said softly: "But the next is to exterminate the thieves on the battlefield, and General Liu killed a soldier, aren't you afraid of killing prisoners ominously......"

Liu Ce sat back in his chair and said, "What's the difference? The so-called killing of prisoners is ominous but a joke, and I believe that General Li will never believe such nonsense. ”

"Hahaha! Good! Li Suwen slapped his thigh violently, got up and said, "That's good!" General Liu is really a hero among the people! It's very satisfying! Please accept the worship of Li. ”

Liu Ce hurriedly got up and bowed down and clenched his fists: "General Li is too famous, and he can't accept this gift in the next ten thousand!" ”

Li Suwen got up and said: "It's okay, I have benefited a lot from a discussion with the general today, General Liu and relax, I will make it clear to him on the side of the commander of the guard, if there is no accident, the general's Jingwei battalion will be officially converted into an official army, and with the prestige of the righteous army, such an elite division should be rewarded by the imperial court!" ”

Liu Ce replied: "With General Li's words, I am very grateful, the general is famous, first broke the thieves and Wuliang Town, and then lightly took Gaoyang to save the people and water and fire, and I am very respectful." ”

Li Suwen was shocked and said, "General Liu...... You ......" He knew that Liu Ce's words were equivalent to giving him all the credit for recovering Gaoyang City, and he couldn't help but be shocked and impressed.

Liu Ce continued: "After the general's army entered the city, Qiu did not commit any crimes, and he deserved to be strict in governing the army, after the famous family. ”

Of course, Liu Ce knew that Li Suwen had promised that he would talk to Wei Yi for himself and Jingwei Ying, presumably things would go more smoothly in Zhao'an and save a lot of trouble, so what about letting the credit of the siege go out, and Liu Ce learned from Qin Mo that Li Suwen was working hard to revive the Li family, and it was not enough to burn the thieves, if the political factors of recovering Gaoyang were counted, it would definitely be a charcoal help in the snow.

And Liu Ce's Jingwei Battalion is destined to leave here, it is dispensable to keep this credit, not to mention that the real benefits are more important than anything else, as long as the Jingwei Battalion is still strong, I am not afraid that there will be no chance of meritorious service in the future. Of course, the most important thing is that the court categorically will not accept the shocking news that the Yizhi Civilian Righteous Army has recovered Gaoyang, which is not equivalent to changing the direction to tell the world that the royal family of the Shi clan is a rice bucket, and it is not as good as a grass people? Instead of causing some trouble, it is better to take a step back and strive for some practical benefits......

Li Suwen held Liu Ce's hand and said excitedly: "General Liu, you and I will give such a big gift when we meet for the first time, okay!" I will accept your kindness, but I won't take a penny from this thief, and I hope that General Liu will not refuse, otherwise I will not be able to sleep well! ”

Liu Ce said in his heart that he had just saved a lot of trouble, so he thanked: "Thank you General Li for that!" ”

Li Suwen said with a smile: "It's too much to see each other, you and I hate to see each other late, and when General Liu is a few years older, it's good to be called a virtuous brother." ”

Liu Ce smiled and said, "In that case, thank you Brother Li for looking the other way." ”

Li Suwen laughed: "Brother Liu Xian is polite, come, you and I sit down and talk." ”

……

The two talked happily in the city lord's mansion, and it was not until sunset that Li Suwen said goodbye and left. Liu Ce looked at Li Suwen's departing back, the smile on his face gradually disappeared, and said secretly: "It is worthy of being the descendant of the Chasing Wild Goose Army, this kind of courage is really unusual!" ”

As everyone knows, Li Suwen also secretly figured out on the way back to the camp: "Not humble or arrogant, the etiquette is in place, the army is rigorous, and he knows how to bend and stretch, this son is definitely not a thing in the pool, as I expected, he will definitely do something one day!" ”

The two of them went about their own business with their own concerns......

Half a month later, Li Suwen personally sent a letter from Wei Yi and asked Liu Ce to go to Caizhou City to accept Wei Yi's canonization. Liu Ce ordered people to bring a few boxes of gold and silver and other things, together with Xu Hui, Feng Chounian, Sun Biao, Wu Zhenying, Chu Zijun, Yang Youhuai, Fang Jing, and Yang Kaishan, and Li Suwen's subordinates made the handover matters and embarked on the journey to Caizhou City.

……

Shendu, the palace nursing home.

Wei Zhi was sitting upright at the table, listening to the personal eunuch next to him reading the front-line information sent by Wei Yan, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he learned that Gao Yang was recovered by the Thunder Army, and he was also under pressure from all sides in the days since Gao Yang fell.

When he heard Li Suwen's achievements, he couldn't help but nodded and said: "This Li Suwen is worthy of being a famous family, and the talent of a great general must be reused." ”

The eunuch said slowly: "This General Li Suwen is indeed extraordinary, he defeated millions of thieves while talking and laughing, and the emperor should reuse it to add another fierce general to my Great Zhou." ”

Wei Zhi nodded: "I intend to send him to the Far East, but it will take time for the Yan Army to rebuild, alas~ How is this good~"

The eunuch said, "Your Majesty, do you know if the slave or maid has something to say?"

Wei Zhi said: "There are no outsiders now, Jinsheng, but it doesn't hurt for you to say it." ”

Jin Sheng said: "The slave maid thinks that no one can send Li Suwen. ”

Wei Zhiqi said: "Huh? Why is that?"

Jin Sheng said softly: "Your Majesty, please listen to the slave maid give you an analysis or two, if it is wrong, please forgive me." ”

Wei Zhi said impatiently: "I said that there are no outsiders now, what do you want to talk about, but it doesn't hurt to say it." ”

Jin Sheng bowed and said: "This time, Li Suwen is also a famous family, in case there is a mistake in going to the Far East to fight against the Hu people, it is not easy to explain to the Li family." ”

Wei Zhen nodded, motioning for him to continue.

Jin Sheng continued: "Well, the slave maid heard that there is a secret affection between Li Suwen and Jiang Xun's beloved daughter Jiang Ruoyan, and Prime Minister Jiang Cheng is also trying to match the two of them......"

Wei Zhi said with a smile: "Since ancient times, heroes love beauties, I heard that Jiang Ruoyan's beauty is superb, and Li Suwen is also a talented woman, what's so strange about this?" ”

Jin Sheng hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, this is what the slave maid is worried about, do you think, Li Suwen and Jiang Ruoyan will have more opportunities to be alone when they go to the Far East, the two are upright and prime, and their blood and blood are just in their prime, in case something happens between them, then the Jiang family is bound to marry the Li family for the sake of fame, and the Jiang family is not more powerful?" Who loses the most? Aren't you the emperor yet......"

Wei Zhen shook his head and frowned: "No, I heard that Jiang Ruoyan is knowledgeable and courteous, soft on the outside and rigid on the inside, stubborn on the inside, and very assertive about what he decides, and he made a heavy oath on the Heyang Tower, how could this kind of thing that damage his family's reputation and dignity happen before?" I categorically don't believe it. ”

Jin Sheng leaned over and said, "Your Majesty, your rhetoric is aimed at those children of the family, but do you think there is any woman in the world who will not love Li Suwen?" Besides, even if she Jiang Ruoyan can really resist the temptation of Li Suwen's talent, do you think the Jiang family will let her daughter never marry? There are a lot of slaves and maids who have sworn so-called oaths, and how many of them are really reliable? I hope the emperor will think twice......"

"Huh?" Wei Zhi felt reasonable, "If it weren't for Jinsheng's reminder, I would have almost forgotten such a serious consequence, it seems that Li Suwen is indeed not suitable to go to the Far East, but I have already promised him to be transferred to the Far East when the matter of Heyuan is eased!" If you don't allow this, Li Suwen will inevitably complain and no longer serve my royal family wholeheartedly. ”

Jin Sheng said: "Your Majesty, Princess Yuxiang has reached the age of marriage, why not give marriage to Li Suwen, I heard that Princess Yuxiang is also very admiring to Li Suwen, just right to match Yubi, so that the royal Li family can marry, the Li family must be grateful to the emperor for this move......

Wei Zhen nodded: "Well, Jinsheng's words are very satisfactory to me. Then he frowned and said, "It's just that what should I do in the Far East?"

Jin Sheng gently took out another secret report from his sleeve and handed it to Wei Zhen.

"What is this?" Wei Zhi took it and didn't look at it, but asked Jinsheng directly.

Jin Sheng said respectfully: "Back to the emperor, this is the Shu rebel army recommended by the commander of the guard, and I have come to ask for Zhao'an......"

Wei Zhen interrupted him and said, "Just let the imperial uncle decide this kind of thing, why bother to come to me?" ”

Jin Sheng said: "Your Majesty, why don't you let this rebel army open up the Far East?" ”

Wei Zhi said with a smile: "What did a mere Shu rebel army do when it went to the Far East?"

Jin Sheng said: "It is precisely because this is a righteous army of the Shu clan that the Jiang family will not pay attention to it, and it also avoids the conflict between the emperor and the Jiang family, as for whether there is anything to do...... The slave dared to ask the emperor, is this a loss to the royal family? If you succeed in suppressing the Jiang family's forces, the royal family will benefit immensely, even if it fails, it can only be said that this righteous army is not good, and it has nothing to do with the royal family. ”

Wei Zhen's eyes were light, he thought for a moment, and then opened the secret letter and glanced at it.

"Liu Ce? Jingwei Battalion?" Wei Shu muttered to himself, and then said, "That's it, just let him try, Draft!" Jingwei battalion is loyal and righteous, during the period of thieves and bandits troubled Heyuan, he thinks about serving the country and protecting the people, hereby Zhao'an Righteous Army, Jingwei Battalion is turned into an official army, and the scale of the flag battalion is the flag regiment, Liu Ce served as the commander of the Jingwei Battalion Flag Regiment, canonized as the captain of Yi, and ate thousands of households, and his subordinate ranks have his own self-proclaimed, no need to report, and the holy decree will be opened to the Far East within one month, and Jiang Xun will be directly granted moderation. ”

After hearing this, Jin Sheng nodded and said, "Emperor Shengming, the slave will go grinding." ”

"Alas~ I'm tired, let's help me go to rest first, and then draw up a decree to marry Li Suwen, let the scholars of Hanlin Yuan personally write, the rhetoric needs to be gorgeous to show the emperor's grace, and you will be sent to Caizhou with your Jinsheng decree, Li Suwen must be firmly grasped in the hands of the royal family." After saying this, Wei Zhi felt a little headache, in fact, he didn't expect the Jingwei Camp to do anything in his heart, and the ending was nothing more than to be swallowed up by the Jiang family, or die under the iron hooves outside the plug, there was no third possibility.

However, a few years later, Wei Zhen's intestines will soon be blue for his unintentional actions today, and he can't wait to scrape Wei Yi, Jinsheng and others who made this suggestion at the beginning......