Chapter 171: Returning to Beijing with the Army

Chu Yan's military presence on the grassland made the three kings of Wuhuan quite jealous, so they had to divide the pastures according to the sphere of influence that Liu Yu divided for them, and all the tribes within the range were dominated by the Wuhuan king. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info

According to Jiang Sheng's suggestion, Liu Yu arranged for dozens of people to be assigned to the royal tent of the three kings of Wuhuan, and after the three kings of Wuhuan returned to the fiefdom, these Han staff members went separately to announce the "Changli Agreement", and Chu Yan sent troops to escort them along the way, which can be regarded as declaring the rule of the Han to the tribes, and the Wuhuan tribe has been included in the effective management of the Han.

After obtaining Jiang Sheng's letter, he recruited a lot of miners from Le'an, and sent some capable personnel from the officials from various counties to the Wuhuan tribal area, specializing in the mining, management, transportation, refining and other work of mineral resources.

At the same time, in order to safely transport the pig iron extracted from iron ore, Jiang Sheng ordered Zhang He to lead the army to escort the whole process. The situation in Le'an was as stable as possible, Jiang Sheng only left 5,000 cavalry, 10,000 infantry troops and 2,000 logistics baggage troops, and the rest of the troops were divided into two parts, with Deng Mao and Zhang He each leading one part.

Jiang Sheng obtained the right to mine the mineral resources in the Wuhuan area, Liu Yu was not a fool, knowing that Jiang Sheng was to build weapons, he also wanted to get some benefits from it, Jiang Sheng was not stingy, and gave Liu Yu a part of the smelted pig iron every month.

Now that the state pastor has the military and political power in a state, he urgently needs to expand his strength, and Liu Yu is no exception, but Jiang Sheng rejected his idea of asking for weapons, weapons need patents, and Jiang Sheng has to keep a hand. Liu Yu had no choice but to settle for the next best thing, accept the pig iron given by Jiang Sheng, and then return it to the furnace to recast it to create armor and weapons.

The pig iron produced and refined in Wuhuan still needs to be further refined, and it is a long way to transport it from Saiwai to Le'an, which is inconvenient, but Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan can't believe it, Jiang Sheng does not dare to build an arsenal on the boundary of Youzhou for the time being, although the cost is very high, but it has to be carried out.

Jiang Sheng compiled a report on the situation of Wuhuan and sent it to He Jin and the Taiwei Mansion, writing down the proposal to appoint Chu Yan as the captain of Wuhuan, and He Jin has now decided that Jiang Sheng is with him all the way, so he made this proposal to appoint.

After Chu Yan was reappointed, the position of the general in the middle of the peace was automatically canceled, and the military and political power in Jizhou was completely in the hands of Liu Yu, but the good times did not last long, and a few days later, Liu Yu was worshiped as a lieutenant and still served as the pastor of Youzhou.

Jiang Sheng reorganized his troops and horses in Youzhou, and selected some elites who were loyal to Jiang Sheng and had excellent military qualities from the Han cavalry under Chu Yan into the ranks of the Xuanjia cavalry, and the Xuanjia cavalry expanded to 3,000 people.

Because Jian Shuo and Feng Fang have a new army of more than 40,000 people, and He Jin also has a total of more than 30,000 troops of the Southern Army and the New Army, if Jiang Sheng wants to control the situation, he must ensure sufficient troops, in addition to the Xuanjia cavalry, Jiang Sheng also reorganized 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry troops with the Wuhuan cavalry and the new army as the main body, brought enough grain and grass materials, and marched to Beijing.

Zhao Yun took He Jin's general order and led a small number of Xuanjia cavalry to the front station to ensure that the states and counties along the way would eliminate doubts and provide support.

Jiang Sheng's army marched to Xiaquyang, Jizhou, and the whole army rested. Zhou Cang escorted Tong Lin and Zhang's second shu to see Jiang Sheng.

The Zhonglang General's Mansion in Lingshou County was canceled because of Chu Yan's reappointment, Tong Lin and the others had nowhere to stay, so Zhou Cang escorted them out, knowing that Jiang Sheng was going down to Quyang, so he hurriedly came over to meet them.

Jiang Sheng and Tong Lin are less together and more away, and they have been around for several years, and then they really got together, the conditions in Le'an are difficult, Jiang Sheng can't bear to place Tong Lin and them in Le'an, and decided to take Tong Lin and them to Luoyang, although they are facing the danger of palace struggle, Jiang Sheng at least has an intelligence team that is loyal to his Xuanjia cavalry and Zhen Yan, and it should be relatively safe.

After resting for three days, when Jiang Sheng planned to open the whole army, someone came from the court, and like He Jin's envoy, this eunuch also falsely claimed to be edicted, but Jiang Sheng is not a fool, at present, Jian Shuo and He Jin are completely opposed, and Jiang Sheng, who maintains a neutral state on the surface, has become the object of both of them.

"What do you have instructions?" Jiang Sheng got straight to the point.

"Well, the general is a god, and as soon as we met, I knew that I was sent by Lord Jian." The messenger was a little embarrassed, but he still showed the reason.

"General, the emperor is seriously ill, and the matter of establishing a prince cannot be delayed, Lord Jian thinks about the society, and wants to make the second son of the emperor Liu Xie a prince, but He Jin is greedy for power and power, and he must establish the eldest son of the emperor as a prince.

Past love? Jiang Sheng scolded secretly, I owe it to me Jiang Sheng has given you a lot of benefits, what have you done for me? Now if you want me to do something for you, you have to show something.

"Well, it's a big deal, and I still need to think about it in the long run." Jiang Sheng bought Guanzi.

"General, if the prince succeeds to the throne, Queen He and the general will cover the sky with one hand, and when the time comes, not only the lord, but even the general will suffer from it, why don't you strike first and get rid of He Jin? When the time comes, the prince of Lixie will be the king, the lord will be the head of the internal officials, and the general will be the head of the foreign ministers, and the glory and wealth will not be a problem. ”

"Hahaha, you really know how to say, but I don't know what the attitude of Zhang Rang and the other ten permanent servants is? Is Master Jian sure that he will become the head of the internal officials? ”

"Well—" The envoy hesitated, and could see that Jian Shuo was not yet confident enough to fight against the Ten Constant Attendants.

"I only have a few enemies in my life, Zhang Rang is my mortal enemy, if the ten permanent servants do not fall, it is difficult to say my life and death in the future. Of course, in the battle for the establishment of the prince, I am still willing to contribute to Lord Jian, as long as Lord Jian gets rid of Zhang Rang, of course I will send troops to help. In addition, I also want to tell Master Jian that Zhang Rang's righteous son Zhang Hun had an affair with the Yellow Turban thief, and I have sufficient evidence. ”

"What the general means, I will report it to Lord Jian, I don't know what else the general wants?"

"Lord Jian also knows that I have a marriage contract with Princess Wannian, I don't want her to be involved in the palace fight, and I hope that Lord Jian will protect the princess on my behalf, and I, Jiang Sheng, will definitely repay it. Also, the cooperation between me and Master Jian is very important, and I don't want anyone to leak the news. ”

"General rest assured, Master Jian knows the severity, farewell!" Jian Shuo's messenger left.

Jiang Sheng thought to himself, Jian Shuo, I will give you the opportunity to make you the emperor's confidant, you can repay me before you die.

When Jiang Sheng and his entourage arrived in Hanoi County, the people sent by He Jin came to meet them, and when they heard that Jiang Sheng's wife and concubine also came with the army, they specially sent a carriage to greet them. Jiang Sheng ordered Zhao Yun to lead 2,000 Xuanjia cavalry to escort into Beijing, and he led a large army to Luoyang.

"My lord, Jiang Sheng's 20,000 soldiers and horses are on his way back to Beijing, and he is willing to help your lordship, but he has put forward two conditions, one is to protect the princess from being safe and sound, and the other is to get rid of Zhang Rang."

Jian Shuo was happy after hearing this, but after calming down and analyzing it, he felt that something was not right. (To be continued.) )