Chapter 9 The Change of Qimen (1)
"Li Shaocheng!" Li Congjing called Li Shaocheng over, "I need to rush back to the military camp first, you take the Hundred Battles Army and the Immortal Mountain Subordinates back to the division, and you have the right to arbitrarily decide all affairs on the way back." ”
"Big brother, just rest assured that the first thing is to go first, and I will do everything in the future." Li Shaocheng Road.
"Mo Ion Yun Mengping, let's go!" Li Congjing took Zhang Xiaowu's personal guards, only more than 20 horses, and more than 20 matching horses, and set off immediately.
There is a great difference between a single horse and a large army, and the messenger is ruthless, as long as there are men and horses to change, he can travel six hundred miles a day; Under normal circumstances, the march of a large army is no faster than 60 miles in a day, and only 30 miles when it is slow. The difference between this is that the march needs to maintain the formation, take care of the baggage, ensure the state, etc., while the messenger is in a hurry, and only needs to consider the physical limit and replacement of the horses.
It is because Li Congjing only takes more than 20 rides, and the speed increased is not a little bit. He set off at this hour, galloped all the way, except for changing horses and resting on the way, there was no other delay, and he didn't even eat, and finally arrived at the Qimen military camp before sunset.
The afterglow of the setting sun decorates the iron-blooded barracks with a hint of warmth, and the color of the fence and sentry towers has been dyed ink by the coming night, except for their outlines, which are bordered with gold. The sergeants standing tall on the gate, holding spears in their hands, with a majestic posture, the afterglow of the setting sun was like a lover's hand, caressing their broad shoulders, reluctant to leave.
The military camp of Qimen was built according to the scale of 3,000 people, and the presiding officer of its project was Li Congjing's Qimen Zhenzhi. In order to build this military camp, Li Cunqiao transferred him a group of engineering directors, and under the hands of this group of capable officials, this temporary military camp was basically completed in just half a month. However, the construction of it is only the main body, and other ancillary facilities are still in the process of being completed.
The soldiers under the conscription system are all professional, so their families move with the soldiers, and the military camp is here, their families are also in Qimen, and the construction of military family residences and the distribution of land are also a big project. It's just that this is not Li Congjing's town governance that can be completed alone, and it also needs the cooperation of the Qimen County Government, and even the main work is done by the County Government.
Li Congjing wants to build a military town in Qimen, and his work involves all aspects, and it is by no means simple.
And his town governance, because the officials were slaughtered by Wang Meng, the new team has not yet been formed, and it is very difficult to carry out the current work. Fortunately, in terms of project construction, there are officials sent by Li Cunqing, so he doesn't have to worry too much. However, the normal operation of the town, especially the imminent rise of the town, still requires Li Congjing to spend a lot of effort.
In fact, there are only two ways to supplement the town magistrates, one is to appoint from above, and the other is to recruit on the spot. Because Qimen is a county, there are not many officials in the town who have ranks, and some have very low ranks, and in order to let Li Congjing do it, his officials did not appoint, but let Li Congjing recruit on the spot, giving Li Congjing great authority.
Li Congjing has been here for 11 years, and naturally knows that under the clan-based Confucian social system, a large number of officials in the grassroots government are all appointed by the sons of local clans and landlords.
But half a month has passed, and Li Congjing has not yet established a complete team for the town governance, on the one hand, because the military camp affairs have squeezed time and energy, and secondly, because he has to be familiar with the situation of the local clan and appoint appropriate people.
After all, Qimen is the starting point and foundation of Li Congjing's own power, and he must be cautious.
"All command the envoys to return to the camp!" When the sergeant on duty in Yuanmen saw Li Congjing, he immediately saluted and announced.
"Order the whole camp, everyone wait for the school to assemble!" Li Congjing galloped into the camp, went straight into the big tent, and immediately gave Zhang Xiaowu an order, "Order again, let Meng San give the envoy to the big tent!" ”
Zhang Xiaowu took the order and left. Mo Li and the others were tied to their sides.
Previously, at the foot of the Immortal Mountain, the messenger had briefly explained to Li Congjing the turmoil in the military camp, but Li Congjing returned to the camp to deal with this matter, and he still needed to understand the details and reasons in detail first.
"Meng San is the commander of the capital!" Monsan was passed into the Great Tent.
Li Congjing sat behind the golden knife of the general, his sharp eyes fell on Meng San, and asked in a deep voice: "The military camp fights, what are the casualties?" ”
"More than 30 people were slightly injured, two were seriously injured, and no one died." Meng San replied with his head bowed.
"Who are the two sides of the fight?" Li Congjing asked again.
"The former Wei Bo Army soldiers, and the former Baoyi Army soldiers." Meng San replied, Li Congjing's coercion made him a little uncomfortable, and he kept this half-kneeling posture and didn't dare to move. The Baoyi Army is the elite of the other 500 Jin troops transferred by Li Cunqiao to Li Congjing.
"What is the cause?" Li Congjing asked again.
"Wei Bo's army was domineering, and the Baoyi army was not convinced, first the two armies were fighting, and then it developed into a fight." Meng San's palms were already dripping with cold sweat.
This is the local community huddling together and excluding others. It is not unreasonable that Wei Bojun is a "local army" and Baoyi Army is a "foreign army".
"Before this envoy set out on the expedition, he ordered you to be the military law envoy, and he was responsible for the daily training and order of the whole battalion, but now that such things have happened in the military camp, what have you done?" Li Congjing's voice cooled down, as if it was about to pierce people's bones.
"When his subordinates learned the news, they immediately led people to dissolve the fight, and announced the military law, and also made some persuasion." Meng Sandao.
Li Congjing got up and went out of the account.
Meng San was still kneeling in the tent, and Li Congjing didn't say to let him get up, so he didn't dare to get up. Hearing Li Congjing come out of the account, Meng San grinned, let out a sigh, stretched out his hand to wipe the sweat on his forehead, and muttered: "My mother-in-law, this time I can't shed a layer of old skin!" ”
As soon as he finished saying this, there was already a loud shout outside: "Meng San, get out of here!" ”
After Li Congjing's face was gloomy and he came out of the big tent, his mind was full of thoughts.
The composition of the Hundred Battles Army is complex, how to integrate everyone's good life, let the soldiers live in harmony, and truly become comrades, he didn't think about it before, but he didn't have time to implement the measures, and he never thought that this time he just left the camp, and he would make such a fuss. In the future, the people of the Immortal Mountain and the newly recruited sons of good families will enter the camp, and the Hundred Battles Army will be a mess, and if they don't start to solve this problem, not to mention that the combat strength of the Hundred Battles Army is worrying, I am afraid that the army will not become an army.
Ascending to the platform, Li Congjing scanned the generals in the audience with his knife, and there was no emotion in his cold eyes, "The left commander of the Hundred Battles Army is Shi Congda, and the right is the head Ding Mao, out of the ranks!" ”
The two sergeants stood in front of the formation, only to see a tall man on the left with a contemptuous expression, it was Shi Congda, and a bearded man on the right, still unconvinced, was Ding Mao.
"Where is the Judge Advocate General?" Li Congjing said.
Meng San hurriedly said: "The subordinates are here." ”
"Gathering a crowd to fight, how to deal with the military law of the Hundred Battles Army?" Li Congjing said.
Meng San paused, and spit out a sentence in half a voice: "Gather a crowd to fight, this is a chaotic army, and ...... should be beheaded according to the law."
Li Congjing forced Shi Congda and Ding Mao to look at him, "You are waiting for the cholera military law, disturbing my military camp, leaving the heart of our army, and damaging the prestige of our army. ”
When the soldiers heard this, they all changed color.
Shi Congda and Ding Mao obviously didn't expect in advance that Li Congjing would really want their heads, and they were all stunned.
"Isn't it a great crime for the Lord to go out on a campaign, and for his comrades to fight bloodily, and for the generals who stayed behind in the barracks, they did not get along with each other, but gathered a crowd of men to fight and kill each other, causing dozens of people to be injured? Is it that the state gives you food and pay you so that your blood will flow in the hands of your comrades, that your swords will be cut into the chests of your comrades, that you will slaughter the children and grandchildren of this land?! ”
Li Congjing's roar was like thunder, "In military law, your crimes are unforgivable, and in reasonableness, your crimes cannot be punished!" Shi Congda, Ding Mao, Er and others can plead guilty? ”
Ding Mao's face was ashamed, and he bowed his head and bowed, "The last general will be guilty!" ”
Shi Congda's face was blue and white, he paused for a long time, and also bowed down to confess.
"Well, since you have confessed your guilt, how can this envoy not distinguish between military law?" Li Congjing said, "Those who participated in the weapon fight yesterday are out of the ranks!" ”
There was a commotion in the military formation, and hundreds of people came out one after another, gathering behind Shi Congda and Ding Mao respectively.
"Ignoring military law, your hands are stained with the blood of your comrades, and only with your own blood can you wash them off!" Li Congjing's face was gloomy, "The two commanders, as officers, since they lead the people to fight, the disciples and you are the same crime, and they are subject to military law!" ”
Shi Congda and Ding Mao's faces finally fell, and they argued: "Yesterday's weapon fight was all the personal fault of the last general, and the last general, as an officer, is willing to take responsibility with all his might, and it has nothing to do with them!" ”
Li Congjing snorted coldly, "You still know that you are generals, and the envoy thought that you had forgotten about it." Since as a general, when Zhi'er and other orders are made, it is a matter of life and death for his subordinates, and it is common for the whole army to lose his life if he cares a step on the battlefield! As a general, you should be responsible for your subordinates, be self-willed, try to be as fast as you want, and even involve your subordinates to suffer needlessly, you think that your subordinates are all swords in your hands! And forget that they are also your brothers, flesh and blood, old and young?! ”
"What's the use of regretting if you don't notice it beforehand? Do you think that your dead comrades will come back to life because of your repentance?! ”
Ding Mao shouted loudly: "All the commanders, the last general violated the military law, and it is not a pity to die, but please also ask the commander to remember that they all have families to support, and let him wait for a life, thinking that he will be repaid later!" ”
Li Congjing stood with his hands in his hands, his face was as cold as iron, "Do you still know that your subordinates have old and young people who need to be fed?" If you have a grudge against your comrades, and you fight in battle, and because of this, you do not cooperate well with your comrades, and the army is defeated, can you still save them? ”
"The last general...... The last general will repent of not being at the beginning, and the last general will be convicted, and they will all command and punish them! His beard trembled, and Ding Mao hissed.
"All command and punish, Shi has no words!" Shi Cong Dadao.
The sergeants who participated in the armed fight, seeing this, turned pale one by one, and knelt down one after another, expressing their willingness to accept military law.
"Good!" Li Congjing waved his hand, "Since you are convicted, give the order: set the table and serve the wine!" ”