Chapter 365: Two thousand
After all, the women's army was still incorporated into other armies by Li Shimin, after all, after the matter of Xuanwumen, he would never allow a military force near Chang'an that he could not control, which was also a great threat to the stability of the imperial court, in fact, the reason why he was able to succeed in seizing the throne was precisely because of the Tiance army in his hands, so he did not allow others to have the ability to follow his old path. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
However, Li Xiu also won a chance for his brothers in the army to stay free, and if they were willing to stay in the army, Li Shimin would incorporate them into other armies, and their positions would not be reduced, and those who were not willing to stay in the army could leave freely.
In order to settle people who are unwilling to stay in the army anymore, Li Xiu and Ma Ye have already thought of a way out for them, and Ma Ye also announced it in the army in advance, but in contrast, more people are still willing to stay in the army, after all, they have long been familiar with life in the army, and after so many years of meritorious service, Li Shimin wants to win the hearts of the people, and they are likely to be promoted to a higher position in the future, so in the end, most of them still choose to stay in the army and be reorganized.
However, there are many people who want to leave the army, before Ma Ye estimated that there were more than 1,000 people, and even Xiang Shanzhi, a senior general, was determined to leave, don't look at Xiang Shanzhi's impulsive and rude personality, but his prestige in the women's army is extremely high, and as a result, his departure also led a group of people, and finally counted, the number of people who are willing to leave the army has reached nearly 2,000 people.
Those brothers in the army who were incorporated were quickly taken away by Li Shimin's people, and He Panren and Qiu Shili were also appointed separately, and they were transferred to other places as officials, but their official positions were promoted by several levels, and now Li Shimin has not yet ascended the throne, and when he ascends the throne, he will definitely be rewarded again.
Ma Ye and Xiang Shanzhi took the 2,000 people who quit the army to live in the barracks temporarily, but the armor and weapons were taken away, and the military pay was stopped, but Ma Ye asked people to buy good wine and meat, and they ate and drank with these brothers in the barracks for three days and three nights, which was regarded as a celebration for these retired brothers.
On the morning of the fourth day, Li Xiu came to the barracks, he didn't dare to come before, because the barracks were full of drunkards, and when they saw people, they poured wine, and as a result, the tenants who lived nearby, such as Liu Laoda and others, came to hang around when they had nothing to do, mixed a few bowls of wine and drank, after all, they were all tenants who had little knowledge, and they took advantage of a little bit to have a good time.
The sun was shining in the early morning, but when Li Xiu came to the barracks, it was as if he had entered the battlefield, the ground was full of people lying down, one by one, the wine was smoking, the snoring sounded, and the wine jar and bones were thrown everywhere, it seemed that he must have drunk until midnight last night, fortunately it was warmer these days, otherwise he would have to freeze to death.
Li Xiu cautiously passed through a group of drunkards, and accidentally stepped on someone during the process, but the other party still fell asleep after a few grunts, and he didn't know how much he drank yesterday.
And when he entered the big tent in the middle of the barracks, he saw Ma Ye and Xiang Shanzhi sleeping soundly on one table and one underground, and the ground was also a mess, and there were a few middle-level generals who had retreated around, but they still knew to find a blanket for themselves to wrap in, and they were snoring by the side of the tent.
Seeing this scene in front of him, Li Xiu couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, he really needed to vent when he retreated from the army, but Ma Ye and they were too much, even if they ate and drank for three days, they didn't even have vigilance, if an enemy came at this time, it was estimated that no one would wake up if everyone's heads were cut off.
Li Xiu didn't wake up Ma Ye and the others, but helped up an overturned stool, and then kicked away the debris on the ground with his feet, then sat on the stool, and took out a thick stack of plans from his arms, and while waiting for Ma Ye and them to wake up, they revised some deficiencies in the plan.
I waited for nearly an hour, only to see Ma Ye lying on the table suddenly turn over, but suddenly fell off the table, and fell to the ground with a "bang", which also made Ma Ye wake up all of a sudden, instinctively jumped up and rubbed his eyes, and finally found Li Xiu sitting next to him.
"Boy, you don't have to tear me off the table even if you want to wake me up, do you?" Ma Ye immediately said angrily, he actually thought that he fell off the table because Li Xiu did it?
"Uncle Ma, I've been here for an hour, and if I want to take you off the table, I don't have to wait until now, right?" Li Xiu didn't get angry, but closed the plan in his hand with a smile.
"Huh?" Ma Ye looked at his burly figure at this time, and then looked at the narrow table, and smiled a little embarrassed at the moment, but his voice also woke up the other people in the tent, and they all rubbed their eyes and looked here, and then stood up with a yawn.
"Uncle Ma, everyone has been idle for a few days, is it time to discuss the next thing?" Li Xiu saw that Xiang Shanzhi and the others had also woken up, and immediately smiled again.
"Li Xianjiu is right, it's not interesting to drink wine and eat meat every day, and the brothers who are willing to quit have a bunch of wives and children waiting to eat behind them, so it's still important to make money!" Xiang Shanzhi was the first to pat his chest when he heard this, and said that most of the two thousand people in the camp had retreated with him, so he must also be responsible for the future lives of these brothers.
"Haha, what I told the general is that the brothers in the army are all old subordinates who have followed the princess for many years, and the princess and I will naturally not treat everyone badly, presumably everyone also knows about the establishment of a caravan, I have spent time making a plan in the past few days, you can take a look!" Li Xiu handed over the plan in his hand as he spoke, because considering that Xiang Shanzhi and the others were all military generals, what he wrote was relatively easy to understand, and they should be able to understand it.
However, what Li Xiu didn't expect was that Ma Ye waved his hand at this time and said: "There is no need for the old man to show them this thing, none of these bastards are literate!" ā
"Who said I couldn't read, I ...... I can write my own name! Xiang Shanzhi heard Ma Ye's words but blushed and argued, he was born in poverty, naturally he had never read, don't look at the name is good, in fact, the family looked for a fortune teller, and he never knew how to write, until he became a general later, and then he learned to write his name.
Li Xiu also knew for the first time that Xiang Shanzhi was illiterate, and as for the other people in the tent, they were also cheeky and laughed at this time, with a look of embarrassment, after all, the status of scholars is the highest in these years, and it is not a glorious thing to be illiterate.
"Hehe, in fact, it doesn't matter what is written on this, the key is to look at your ability to general, and then I will tell you about the next plan!" Li Xiu first smiled and resolved everyone's embarrassment, and then said again, he has thought a lot in the past few days, and the establishment of a caravan is only his first step, and when the caravan grows, there are more things to prepare in the future. (To be continued.) )