Emperor Ming Fengyunlu

Volume VII The Bloody Battle in the Southwest

Chapter 4 Soldiers will be rewarded heavily

Section 2 The daughter is scattered and returns

After listening to Liu Yunwei's words, Zhou Tianyi thought that Liu Yunwei had been angered by the actions of the King of Shu, and was worried that Liu Yunwei would make a feud with the King of Shu in anger, so he hurriedly said: "Zongzhen, don't be rash!" ”

Liu Yunwei suddenly smiled and said, "Governor Zhou, don't get me wrong, I was indeed a little angry just now, but after thinking about it for a while, I felt that spending some money might not be a bad thing, so I said this." ”

Zhou Tianyi couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and asked, "What does Zongzhen mean by this?" ”

Liu Yunwei sighed and said, "Governor Zhou, what do you think Wei Zhongxian and the ministers of the court will think of our Han Wei Army and Tongzhou Town after the good news of this battle is played in the imperial court?" ”

"Of course, it's a big reward." After finishing speaking, Zhou Tianyi seemed to remember something, couldn't help frowning, and continued: "No, it should be more about beware, the imperial court will definitely worry that the development of our Tongzhou Town will become a big trend." ”

Liu Yunwei nodded and said, "This is exactly what I'm worried about!" I think that it is very likely that the imperial court will vigorously reward Lu Ying, Wu Xing and the eight others, and even strip one or several people out of Tongzhou Town, and it is not necessary to guard other places. In short, the imperial court will definitely not let Tongzhou Town expand without restrictions. ”

Zhou Tianyi was shocked when he heard this, and said: "Could it be that the imperial court will perform another storm pavilion!" ”

"Not necessarily!"

Liu Yunwei snorted coldly and said, "There is no Song Gaozong and Qin Hui in the imperial court today, and I am not Yue Wumu!" ”

After speaking, Liu Yunwei sighed and said: "Actually, from another point of view, it is not a bad thing for our Han Wei army to be restricted by the imperial court. After all, if we go to Liaodong again in the future, the rear court must be stable, and we will suffer some grievances to stabilize the court, which can be regarded as a favor for us. However, the premise is that it cannot damage the combat power of the Hanwei Army and the interests of the soldiers! ”

Zhou Tianyi said thoughtfully: "So the town wants to make friends with the King of Shu?" ”

"Not bad!" Liu Yunwei said: "Governor Zhou also said, the King of Shu has a special identity, not only the imperial uncle of His Majesty today, but also the head of the southern vassal kings, if the court restricts my Tongzhou Town and the soldiers of the Hanwei army in the future, the King of Shu can say a word for us, even if it is just to express his attitude, the court will definitely have some scruples, not to go too far, we and the court can get along with each other!" ”

Zhou Tianyi figured it all out when he heard this, and immediately looked at the general soldier in front of him, who was only twenty-two or three years old, where should he have this thought!

"The town is thoughtful, beyond my reach. It is a dereliction of duty not to worry about the general town. Zhou Tianyi said very ashamedly.

Liu Yunwei didn't care, and said with a smile: "Governor Zhou doesn't have to blame himself, I also thought of these things under Governor Zhou's order, and there is also a credit to Governor Zhou." Speaking of which, I can't help it, I can't help but think about the future of the 200,000 soldiers of the Hanwei Army and Tongzhou Town, I can't make a mistake! ”

Zhou Tianyi sighed when he heard this, and asked, "Then according to the opinion of the general town, how much should we give to the king of Shu?" ”

"How many captures have been captured in the army now?"

Zhou Tianyi thought for a moment, crossed his fingers and said: "Not counting food, war horses, weapons and other materials, the rest of the gold and silver goods, precious porcelain, mountain ginseng medicinal materials, etc., should be worth about one million taels." In addition, there are land deeds and house deeds of Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, with tens of thousands of acres of land and tens of thousands of houses. ”

After hearing this, Liu Yunwei frowned and thought for a while, and after a while, he gritted his teeth and said: "Let's leave the captured goods worth 200,000 taels and distribute them to the soldiers, and the remaining 800,000 taels of goods and all the land deeds and house deeds will be given to the King of Shu!" ”

Zhou Tianyi froze on the spot when he heard this, and seemed to hear his heartbreaking voice while being surprised.

At nightfall, Liu Yunwei, Guo Yi, and Zhou Tianyi, accompanied by Wang Chang's envoy, came to a side hall. I saw that a mahogany table of eight immortals in the hall was already full of all kinds of delicacies, and several bright maidservants stood aside and saluted everyone.

Liu Yunwei said secretly: "This is also too rich, the King of Shu's banquet is better than what I eat in the General Military Mansion for the New Year!" Thinking of this, Liu Yunwei was just about to ask when the King of Shu would come, when he heard the Wang Chang's envoy signal to Zhou Tianyi and Guo Yi and said: "General Liu, this lord and this general are eating here, and my prince is waiting for General Liu to sit in the inner hall." ”

Liu Yunwei suddenly felt a sense of emptiness, and regardless of Zhou Tianyi and Guo Yi, who were staring at the Eight Immortals Table with shocked expressions, he quickly followed Wang Changenvoy to the inner hall.

I saw that there was only a small square table in the inner hall, but the material was still of high-quality mahogany, and the edge of the table top was even inlaid with gold wire!

At this time, the King of Shu was sitting at the table and looked at Liu Yunwei, who was a little confused, and said, "General Liu, please come to the table, prepare a little thin wine, and please don't dislike General Liu." ”

Looking at the delicacies of the mountains and seas on the square table, Liu Yunwei secretly said in his heart: "This is still called thin wine?" Isn't what I eat on weekdays pig food? ”

"Thank you, Your Highness."

After Liu Yunwei sat down, he found that there were no maids in the inner hall to serve, only Wang Changzhi stood alone and poured wine and food for the two.

After three rounds of drinking, Liu Yunwei, at the request of the King of Shu, also told some stories about the conquest, which made the King of Shu exclaim again and again, like a child listening to a book, and his eyes were full of surprise.

"I can't imagine that General Liu has experienced so many bloody battles at such a young age, it's really not simple!"

Liu Yunwei clenched his fists and said, "Your Highness has won the award." ”

The King of Shu smiled, and then said: "This time the southwest is quelling the rebellion, presumably General Liu is also in a bloody battle, right?" The two traitors of Hao Chongming and An Bangyan have been rampant in the four southwestern provinces for a long time, and they have also plundered a lot of cities. ”

"The play meat is coming!"

Liu Yunwei was still silent on the surface, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, this counterinsurgency is indeed very difficult. However, thanks to His Majesty's great blessing and the help of the soldiers, the last general was able to put down the rebellion by luck. And ......"

When the King of Shu saw Liu Yunwei's expression, he couldn't help but raise his eyebrows, put down the wine glass in his hand, and asked, "And what?" ”

Liu Yunwei smiled slightly, and said in a low voice: "Your Highness, this time to quell the rebellion, the last general not only made war achievements, but also seized a lot of money!" ”

Hearing the word "money", King Shu's originally white and fat cheeks suddenly became red, his eyes were glowing with gold, and even his breathing was a little short, and he asked in a low voice, "How much?" ”

"Gold and silver goods, precious porcelain, mountain ginseng medicinal materials, etc., should be worth about 800,000 taels. In addition, there are land deeds and house deeds of Sichuan, Guizhou, Yunnan and Guangxi provinces, with tens of thousands of acres of land and tens of thousands of houses. ”

"So much!"

Although the King of Shu is extremely wealthy, 800,000 taels is not a small amount, he was suddenly a little excited, and he didn't care about the detour at this time, so he asked with a smile: "Haha, General Liu, I don't know what to do with this money?" ”

Speaking of this, Liu Yunwei suddenly became depressed, sighed heavily, and said, "Your Highness doesn't know something, the last general is worried about this matter." ”

"Oh? What is the difficulty of General Liu, just say that he listens to this king, General Liu is a meritorious man, a pillar of the dynasty, as long as this king can do, a definition is not to be shirked! ”

Liu Yunwei listened to the words of the King of Shu, and couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart, but on the surface, he was still full of sorrow.

"Your Highness doesn't know, after this battle, my Hanwei soldiers will go north to return to Tongzhou, the amount of money captured is huge and difficult to transport back to the north, and those acres and houses cannot be taken away, and the last general will not be able to dispose of them for a while."

Hearing this, the King of Shu naturally understood Liu Yunwei's words, and his heart was already smiling, and he couldn't wait to rush up and hug Liu Yunwei and kiss him a few times. Looking at Liu Yunwei, who was pretending to be worried, the king of Shu held back the joy in his heart and said: "This is really difficult, I don't know what General Liu's plans are, this king will definitely do his best to help!" ”

Liu Yunwei saw that the words had already been said to this point, so he stopped going around in circles, and said directly: "Your Highness, the last general thinks like this, since this money, houses, and acres of land cannot be taken away, then I will simply spend it in Chengdu and buy some grain, grass, and weapons needed by the army, but I don't know if His Royal Highness can help the last general Zhang Luo." ”

"What's so hard about that!" The king of Shu laughed and said: "Tomorrow, I will send the king envoy to the city to collect grain and grass, and General Liu's favor will be helped by the king!" ”

At this time, the king of Shu was in a good mood, and he was also very fond of Liu Yunwei, and said: "Since General Liu is so bold, this king will not let General Liu suffer, and the matter of Tongzhou Town in the future is the matter of this king. ”

In the middle of the night, Liu Yunwei and Zhou Tianyi, Guo Yi and other soldiers left the Shu Palace, and on the way back to Liu's Mansion, Zhou Tianyi and Guo Yi began to ask how things were going.

Liu Yunwei briefly said the general situation, Guo Yi and Zhou Tianyi's faces changed greatly when they heard this, after all, they spent 800,000 taels and nights and put them in the purse of the King of Shu, and both of them felt pain in their hearts.

Liu Yunwei had already seen it open, and comforted the two: "Money is something outside the body, although this 800,000 taels seems to be a lot, but it is a matter of a few taels of silver in the hands of the officers and soldiers of the whole army, and it will not play a big role." But it's different to give it to the King of Shu, it's a place where you have made a relative of the emperor and the country, and you will definitely be useful in the future. Didn't the poet immortal Li Bai say that the daughter will come back after she is gone! ”