Liang Jishou fell to the ground and said, "The minister is guilty. ”

Li Wei has not said anything, his eyes look outside the tent, not far from the Yangtze River, it is the dry season, although the confluence of the Wenjiang River, the river is still very narrow, and even similar to Luoshui, the two sides of the river expose a large area of tidal flats. The tidal flats are covered with smooth pebbles that have been washed by the river for thousands of years.

Not far upstream is the Wenjiang River, which is sandwiched by the Rongzhou City with the Jinsha River. Li Wei's army went all the way south, only stopping in Yizhou for a short time, and then came to Rongzhou. It was set in Chang'an, and when the location for the army was chosen, it was different from Liang Jishou, after all, Yaozhou had been lost. So I chose three places, one is Yizhou, but Yizhou is too far away from Yaozhou, the climate is different, and the terrain is different. There is also Wangzhou, which is very close to Yaozhou, but it is also very close to Tubo, but it is far from the source of soldiers. Now it is time to train the army, not to fight, and give up again. The last choice was in Rongzhou.

It's just New Year's Day, even if it's Rongzhou, it's not going to be very hot, it can only be said to be stronger than the ice and snow in Chang'an. The cold air is under influence, and the weather is not very stuffy. Overall, Li Wei didn't feel uncomfortable when he came here. Then it was to assemble the army, carry out simple drills and establishments, and ask for many people to join the army, not all of them, only 10,000 people were recruited, but there were many people, and they were selected again and again, and this 10,000 people were more physically fit than the thousands of people selected by Liang Jishou at the beginning. It is necessary to further select, and among the 10,000 people, 3,000 people should be selected as people's husbands to escort the baggage. In addition, Liang Jishou still has two or three thousand people in his hands, if it were not for Tubo, the number of troops in the southern expedition this time would be enough.

After a long while, Li Wei said, "General Liang, you get up." ”

Liang Jishou got up, he didn't have the same vigor as when he said goodbye to the East Palace, and he was even more aspirant in his heart. all forced the prince to go south, but you can imagine the attitude of the imperial court.

"General Liang, the imperial court was originally going to send a messenger to behead you directly to show the public."

"Minister......

"In the end, Liu Renliang interceded for you, so when Lone left Chang'an, my father asked Lone to ask you about your guilt. In fact, when you left, Lone said, don't be greedy. ”

"Minister...... Know your mistakes. ”

"It's really wrong, you were defeated and thrifty at the beginning, and the situation was originally very good, and you can return to the court with victory if you settle the barbarians properly. However, you went south, sacrificed countless soldiers, not to mention, immediately recaptured Yaozhou, and sacrificed more soldiers. These are all good men in Datang. It's not just soldiers, the country has had a bad year in the past few years, and the treasury is in short supply, because you have to waste so much financial resources. Li Wei said bitterly.

"It's wrong."

"Lone didn't listen to you admit your mistakes, and now there is another opportunity for you to make meritorious contributions."

"Sin dies deserve death."

"I don't like to listen to these words, and I don't like kowtows, I ask you, after you arrive in Queensland, the situation in Yaozhou."

Liang Jishou is not an ordinary man, hearing that things have taken a turn for the better, his expression is a little calm, and he said: "The situation in Yaozhou is very bad now, after Meng Jian entered Yaozhou City, he looted and plundered many people, and took many people to the west of the Yangbi River and Jinsha River, and then took all kinds of materials to Yaozhou City. ”

Hearing this, Li Wei and Pei Xingjian glanced at each other.

Liang Jishou said: "The criminal minister also sent someone to secretly investigate, and when the minister went south, he also sent soldiers to garrison Yaozhou City. However, this time Mengjian was menacing, especially the Jinsha River Shunban Division, the soldiers reached more than 10,000 people, more fierce than the previous time, the soldiers defending the city did not know, and finally lost the city after three days of fierce fighting. But the minister speculated that it was not the Shun Barbarian tribes, and the Tibetans had already participated. It's just that now Yaozhou City is very closely guarded, and even the ministers can't check more information. But I know a little, and I heard that His Highness's army is coming, and there are more than 10,000 soldiers in the city. At the same time, some of the Shunman tribes sent some additional soldiers, and some tribes in the south were once again foolish and wanted to levy the tribes loyal to our Tang Dynasty. ”

"How many rebels are there from Yangbi River to Yaozhou City?"

"Thirty or forty thousand."

"Thirty or forty thousand, why should you worry, the rebels didn't reach more than 100,000 at one time."

"Your Highness, that's different. Not only 100,000 people, but at one time it reached 200,000, but it was only a threat, and even the old farmers in the fields put down their farming tools and participated. These people are of mixed quality and come from various tribes, which is itself full of contradictions. It is impossible to stay in the army for many years. In fact, after assembling for a while, it soon dispersed on its own. After the minister arrived, he gathered again, and there were more than 100,000 people. However, there is no difference between 100,000 and 300,000 such an army. But this time is different, the 30,000 or 40,000 troops are elite soldiers, and there are hidden protections from various departments, and the strength of the various departments of Mengshe Zhao is not as strong as before after these months of suppression. ”

There was still a word that was not said, because if I wanted to go south quickly, some of the means were fierce. If it was only the Tang Dynasty, the barbarian tribes could be feared, but not only the Tang Dynasty, but also the support of Tubo, and the defeat of the Tang army in Dafeichuan, these tribes were unhappy and had confidence, so the momentum of rebellion continued last year. Speaking of this, Liang Jishou said hesitantly: "Your Highness, is there less army you lead?" ”

"It's a lot, take Gu to see your subordinates."

"Whoa."

All the 2,000 soldiers gathered, these soldiers were all washed down by the big waves, and the formation may not be neat, but the eyes unconsciously revealed a fierce spirit, the murderous spirit was too ridiculous, but people could see at a glance that they were a group of veterans. Li Wei asked the generals to point the roster, and he was a little surprised, Liang Jishou defeated some of the meritorious soldiers of Mengjian, so that Hu Zhi, Ma Renjing, Li Dazhi, Liang Beipi and Han Qingyu still survived. There is also one person who also survived, and the marching army is in charge of King Luo Bin.

Li Wei glanced at it curiously, Pei Xingjian writes well, but he is not a famous poet, and he also knows Li Qiao and Cui Rong, and he is not as famous in literature as he is in front of him. But it didn't look very good, a thin middle-aged man, dressed in a Confucian shirt, with a long beard. Seeing Li Wei looking at him, he straightened his waist.

I know a lot, and I know that poetry is well written, it's just poetry. Therefore, Li Wei quickly shifted his gaze.

After finishing the roll call, Li Wei said, "General Liang, you lead them to rest." ”

There is no such thing as going south, anyway, it happens. But Di Renjie suddenly asked, "General Liang, what about that Jimo?" ”

Liang Jishou's face changed, and even two drops of sweat came out, now that he knew Jimo, and knew the real reason for his Nanzheng, he bowed down again and said: "The minister is guilty." ”

"Get up and speak." Li Wei said.

"Yes," Liang Jishou stood up, but his face was pale, knowing the inside story, not only the crime of defeat, but also the crime of bullying the king. Of course, it is not as exaggerated as the commentary says, after defeat, the soldiers will always find a reason to excuse themselves. For example, Guo is to be sealed, and it is impossible to immediately cut off the whole door because of this. But it undoubtedly makes matters worse.

In fact, since Liang Jishou went south, the imperial court has paid great attention to his line, and he is not the only one who is tempted...... It's just a long way to go, and I can't be notified immediately. Then the imperial court secretly sent some scouts to the southwest, and Liang Jishou's defeat did not reach the capital, and the relevant information had been sent to Li Zhi, including the capture of Jimo and Ye Yi's escape. But knowing the truth of the matter, except for Di Renjie, who was vaguely aware of anything among the court officials, no one else paid attention to it.

Liang Jishou returned to the tent again with a face-to-earth face and told the cause and effect. When he went south at that time, he didn't think of anything else, and he also wanted to solve it quickly. But after the army arrived in Yizhou, they stayed for a few days, Luo Bin Wang sang peace with a group of literati, and at a poetry banquet, Jimo and the three found Luo Bin King and persuaded him. Luo Bingwang was suspicious, and reported Liang Jishou again. Liang Jishou called these three people into the big tent. It is impossible to say that he is not tempted, but he is also half-convinced, but it is not that the three of them escaped alive, and there are several other people, including two subordinates of Jimo, when the army went south, they quietly sent someone to call these two people to testify. Several people say the same thing. As the battle was going well, the resistance of the army to the south became very small, and the claim of the elephant tomb was proved to the locals, so greed began.

After finishing speaking, Liang Jishou fell to the ground again and said, "Ministers shouldn't be greedy." ”

"Get up, but General Liang, you are greedy. At the beginning, these three people also looked for Lone, but did Lone have any greed? Li Wei sighed, in the final analysis, he was also at fault, he didn't expect these three people to be so bold, and said: "I don't want to deal with you, and the final disposal will be arranged by the imperial court." If you want the court to be lenient, it depends on how you can atone for your sins in this battle. ”

"Thank you, Your Highness." Liang Jishou was about to retreat, but Di Renjie said again: "Wait." ”

Li Weihu was puzzled, even if he found Jimo now and killed him, it would be useless. But Di Renjie insisted on asking, "What about that Jimo?" ”

"He told me to hack and kill." Worried again, he bowed his head in shame. Others talk about it and listen to it yourself, which is undoubtedly murder and killing, and it is very ugly, and it is another crime if you really investigate it. Li Wei looked at Di Renjie puzzled, and Di Renjie said, "Since you killed it, forget it." ”

It's just a suspicion, there is no evidence, and I didn't expect that the imperial court would let me go to the front line, but I expected that Liang Jishou would most likely kill Jimo. It can only be seen whether the layout in the capital will take effect.

……

Liang Jishou arrived, made preparations, and the army began to officially move south. At that time, the Lantern Festival had just passed, and the speed was half a month faster than expected. But sooner or later is better, the situation begins to erode, and in March, when Yaozhou goes south, there will be a peach blossom miasma. It's not as scary as it's written, and it's not everywhere, and it can cause a lot of trouble for soldiers.

After crossing a mountain range, suddenly the soldiers in front came to report: "Your Highness, there are two women in front of you who have blocked the road and asked to see Your Highness." ”

"Two women?" Li Wei asked strangely, and quickly rode to the front of the army. It was two young girls, one in his early twenties and the other in his teens, very pretty, with two patches of plateau red on their faces. It seems that unlike the Central Plains girl, she is pretty with a healthy and lively life. Especially the younger girls, the appearance is even more outstanding. But it's certainly not a local girl, there are girls on the mountains, and there are plateau red, but it's very light, in fact, it's here, except for the dress, there is not much difference between the locals and the Central Plains. In addition, the words of these two female officials are not standard, but they are not far from ten.

"Who are you, and why do you want to see Lone?"

The older one replied, "The subjects are the people of the two kings on the Jinsha River, and my father is a healer in the tribe." When the Shun tribesmen went east, they slaughtered or tortured all of our tribesmen, and all the parents of our subjects were killed by them. ”

I couldn't cry anymore.

Li Wei was relieved that there were also many tribes along the Jinsha River. The current Nanzhao is very chaotic, the big tribes may have tens of thousands of people, but the small tribes only have a few hundred people, and even a cottage is a tribe. For example, in Erhai, there are hundreds of tribes of all sizes, not to mention the imperial court, and even the locals do not have the ability to know everything. But living by the Jinsha River, the sea is a little high, so the face is plateau red. Healers have a very high status in the southern tribes, although most of these healers are also witches, and they can pretend to be gods and ghosts, but their medical skills are very suspicious, but because of their status, it is not very strange that the two girls can speak some official dialects of the Tang Dynasty after following their parents in person. said casually: "The lone army went south to deal with them, and to give each edict a justice." ”

"Thank you, Your Highness, but the subjects have a request, we sisters are lucky enough to know some medical skills, can you let us accompany Your Highness to Yaozhou, if you are sick, we can also help you, as a thank you Highness."

"You guys are kind and take it alone, but this is the army ......"

Li Wei was about to refuse, but Pei Xingjian interjected and said: "Your Highness, this is their kindness, do you remember what you said, attack the heart." Levy is only a means, and in the end, it needs to be governed. ”

But he secretly pinched the back of Li Wei's hand with his hand. (To be continued.) If you like this work, you are welcome to ***(***.***) to vote for recommendation, ***, your support is my biggest motivation. )