Chapter 213: See Li Tingzhi again

Since Xia Gui led the troops to go on the expedition, I was a little relieved about the battle on Huainan West Road, however, when I finished reading the fourth battle report from Luzhou, my mood suddenly became nervous again, and I even felt a little depressed.

The battle report of Luzhou Mansion was delivered after a day this time, and the performer also changed from the original commander Fan Sheng to the commander Miao Zaicheng, and the content was longer than the previous times.

Huainan West Road commander Miao Zaicheng knocked to see the emperor, since yesterday, the Mongolian army attacked the villages and towns between Luzhou and Anqing in batches, many villages and towns that had not had time to evacuate were destroyed and attacked, grain and goods were plundered, the people were slaughtered, the last general and so on could not bear the barbarism of Mongolia, so they discussed sending troops, General Fan Sheng decided to lead the army by himself and General [***], the last general stayed to defend the city, although saved a lot of people, but the two generals died bravely, General Fan and General Zhang's feat inspired the morale of our army, Under the stubborn resistance of our army, the plundering behavior of the Mongols was greatly reduced, and the people along the way were evacuated to a safe place in time, at present, the soldiers in the city are the same enemy, and the messenger of General Xia Gui has also arrived in Luzhou, and the last general is temporarily responsible for the defense of the city, and after General Xia arrives, the last general will follow his instructions.

Although the Privy Council strictly ordered the soldiers in the city to stick to the city in advance, Fan Sheng, [***] The two generals could not ignore the Mongolian army to bully our people, and sent troops to help, which was also commendable.

I want the land, I want the people, if you need to choose, the people too,

My voice was slightly hoarse: "Shichen, is there any news from Anqing Mansion and Xia Aiqing?" ”

"Your Majesty, according to the report of the defenders of Anqing Mansion, the Mongolian army suddenly retreated after going deep into the land of 100 miles away from Anqing, and at present, Anqing Mansion sent people to monitor it at night, General Xia Gui has also learned of the battle situation in Luzhou, so that Xia Qing led the horse team to the rear, and when the enemy is weak, he will encircle and annihilate it, and the enemy will avoid it, and General Xia Gui himself will lead 300 guards to rush to Luzhou by night, and at the same time order the infantry to advance rapidly."

"I hope Xia Aiqing will have time to rush to Luzhou to preside over the overall situation."

"Your Majesty is relieved, General Xia is only two hundred miles away from Luzhou, and he will be able to reach it soon by riding lightly."

"Two hundred miles." My heart was relieved, it was almost there, and suddenly I felt that something was wrong, "General Xia's move is a bit risky, if it is discovered by a large number of Mongol troops, wouldn't it be difficult to have only three hundred horsemen." ”

"Your Majesty, the two generals of the Luzhou Mansion are killed, although General Xia's move is risky, it is also worth it, and General Xia is experienced and will be fine."

"Well, Master, what you say is reasonable, the Privy Council will investigate the deeds of Fan Sheng, Commander [***], General Xing, and Deputy General Meng Xing, and I will publicize and reward them, so that the people of the world will know the heroic deeds of my Great Song Erlang." I said excitedly, "Ladies and gentlemen, continue the court. ”

Chen Zongli, the secretary of the Criminal Department, hesitated for a while and then came out of class and said: "Your Majesty, a month ago, the prefect of Lin'an played Jia, and the fight between the two Ma families, Your Majesty has not given any instructions. ”

"I've been busy with the war recently, but I've delayed this matter, I happened to see what was written in the newspaper last night, and I heard that the people in the market have a lot of complaints, this matter should be dealt with, Shichen, Ma Aiqing, you all know about this matter."

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister knows."

"Well, this matter is just a trivial matter like sesame seeds, how did you two make the city full of wind and rain and become a laughing conversation among the people of Lin'an after dinner."

Ma Tingluan glared at Chen Zongli and said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, this incident was caused by someone in the Taishi's mansion, and the relatives of the minister only hope that the other party can apologize, and they don't want to make a big deal about it, please ask Your Majesty to investigate." ”

Jia Rudao said unhurriedly: "Your Majesty, forgive the old minister's lax discipline, which caused this incident to happen, the minister heard that it was because of Lord Ma's relatives who did it first, so the people in the minister's mansion were forced to fight back to defend themselves, and he just needed Lord Ma's relatives to apologize, and he also didn't want to make a big deal." ”

"Taishi, this is a bad statement, it is clear that Jia Xuan spoke first to insult before ,,,,,。"

My face sank and said: "Enough, I don't want to treat this as the lobby of Lin'an Mansion, and the reason is to leave it to the subtext friend to try it, two Aiqing, how do you think this matter should end." ”

Jia Rudao stood up and said, "But it's up to Your Majesty to decide." ”

Na Ma Tingluan snorted in a low voice, and also said, "The minister listens to His Majesty's orders." ”

"It's a trivial matter, you two should settle it privately, why shouldn't it be known to everyone, let the people of the whole city point fingers, you are all important ministers of my court, your family's behavior represents your own character, and you represent the imperial court, this is clearly smearing my face."

"Your Majesty, this."

I interrupted Ma Tingluan's words: "That subtext friend is rectifying the order inside and outside Lin'an, you and other family members want to commit crimes against the wind, even if I can not give the subtext friend instructions, but I should always give an explanation to the people of Lin'an." ”

Ma Tingluan said in a low voice: "Yes." ”

"Chen Aiqing of the Criminal Department, pass on my will, regarding the gambling house brawl, uphold the original verdict of Lin'an Mansion's hidden friends, and both sides will be sentenced to seven days in prison." I looked at the silent ministers and continued, "Ladies and gentlemen, there are also rules about your family in the "Code of Conduct for Officials", I hope that you can not only do it yourself, but also restrain your family members to avoid the appearance of this Yanei, that overlord again, Shichen, Ma Aiqing, of course you two are of good character, of course I know, but don't let your family easily ruin your reputation." ”

"Yes, the old minister understands."

"Yes, the minister is taught."

"The ancients, the prince broke the law and committed the same crime as the people, dear Aiqing, I don't want to see the same kind of thing happen again, otherwise I will not be spared, remember."

After more than half a year, I met Yangzhou Li Tingzhi again in an inn next to the Shifeng Commercial Bank, this inn is where the headquarters of the Dragon's Tooth Intelligence Department is located, and the name is very ordinary, called Yuelai Inn.

Although he looked dusty and a little tired, Li Tingzhi's expression was quite pleasant, his eyes were shining, and he seemed to be much younger than at the beginning of the year.

"See Your Majesty."

"No courtesy, Li Aiqing, feel free."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." After Li Tingzhi got up, he said to Yuan Jian and Wen Tianxiang, "I've seen Mr. Yuan, I've seen Master Wen." ”

Yuan Jian, although Wen Tianxiang's official position is not as good as Li Tingzhi's, they are all close ministers around me, and Li Tingzhi also politely hugged his fists and saluted, as for Lu Xiufu, because he was Li Tingzhi's subordinate, there was no need to be polite to him.

"Song Rui has seen Lord Li, and Lord Li is polite." Yuan Jian and Wen Tianxiang also hurriedly replied,

"Junshi has seen adults."

"Well, Junshi, it's a lot stronger."

I saw that everyone had finished greeting and said, "Xiangfu, sit down, sir, Junshi, Song Rui, you all sit down." ”

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Xiangfu, in the past six months, it has always been good."

"Back to Your Majesty, the minister is fine."

"Well, you look good." I smiled and said, "Xiangfu, I hurriedly asked you to come to Beijing secretly, firstly, I haven't seen you for a long time, I also miss Aiqing, and secondly, I want to discuss with Aiqing about the military affairs of our dynasty." ”

"Thank you, Your Majesty, please command."

"Xiangfu, I originally planned to carry out government reform first, as for the reform of the army, this year I will start with the naval division, the army, and next year, but the Mongol raid on Luzhou has made the reform of the army also on the agenda."

"Your Majesty, when the minister learned that His Majesty sent General Xia Gui to Luzhou, he had this feeling."

I was a little surprised and said, "Well, why is that?" ”

Li Tingzhi smiled: "Your Majesty, Ashu marched into Luzhou, relying on the soldiers and horses of Huainan West Road alone, although it could not be captured, but self-protection can still be done, and the area from Luzhou to Anqing is mostly mountain roads, which is not conducive to the march of the army, Ashu is proficient in the art of war, and naturally knows the consequences of a lone army going deep, at present, Mongolia's national strength is not enough to support a full-scale southward war, so the minister thinks that Ashu is also a disturbance, which Your Majesty can naturally know from the analysis of the Ministry of War and the Privy Council, in this case, The normal way of thinking should be that there is no need to send troops, at least not in such a hurry, so the minister thinks that His Majesty has a deep meaning. ”

I said with interest: "Well, Li Aiqing, go on." ”

"Your Majesty, our army is divided into three parts, the water division is the most chaotic, but it has been in the list of His Majesty's rectification, the town border army is divided into three major theaters, the strongest combat power, of which the east and west are under the control of His Majesty, and only the Beijing Forbidden Army is the most difficult place for His Majesty to reach, so the minister thinks that if you want to govern the forbidden army, it is a good move to divide first, and in the eyes of outsiders, it is because Your Majesty is worried about the border of our country, so he sent troops to Luzhou."

I smiled: "Yes, Li Aiqing deserves to be a famous general today." ”

Li Tingzhi said humbly: "Your Majesty has won the award. ”

"This is one of the reasons, and there is another reason Aiqing knows."

"Also, I don't know about this minister."

"Hehe, it's not that you don't know, it's that you didn't think about it deeply, Junshi, open the map."

I pointed to Shouchun on the map at the front of Huainan West Road: "Shouchun is still in the hands of our dynasty, its city is thick, and it is better than Luzhou, attacking and defending important places, it is actually the gateway of Huainan Road, Shouchun is lost, Mongolia can point directly to the two Huai; Although the Mongol Kublai Khan sent troops to attack Shouchun several times, it never worked, so I thought that the Mongols also had a purpose, which was to cut off the connection between Luzhou and Shouchun and prepare for their full southward movement. ”

Li Tingzhi looked at the map carefully and praised: "Your Majesty has a high opinion, and the minister is not as good as it." ”

Speaking of this, I smiled and handed the training manual to Li Tingzhi: "Aiqing, look at it, this is my requirements for the training of our soldiers. ”

Li Tingzhi saw it quickly, for such a battle-hardened general, as long as he clicked on it, he could stop.

"Your Majesty, comprehensive, systematic, concise, and strong, the minister thinks that it can be promoted among the soldiers of our dynasty."

"Well, Aiqing, if there is anything to add, you can put it forward to improve this draft."

"Your Majesty, it is enough, if you encounter any problems in the training in the future, it will not be too late to make additions."

"Okay, Aiqing will take this manual away, since there is no opinion, it will be finalized, this training method will be tried in Yangzhou and Sichuan Theater first, if there is no problem, it will be set as the basic training method standardized by our army, Junshi, you inform Ouyang Jianqing that you can leave at any time."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

"Li Aiqing, regarding the number of muskets, I expect to be able to build two thousand by the end of the year, that is, you still need to select two thousand reliable soldiers from the Yangzhou army to change to musketeers before the end of the year, and try to be mainly dragon tooth personnel."

"Yes, Your Majesty, the minister is already working."

"Very well, once we have two thousand five hundred musketeers, we can form an army."

"Your Majesty, this musketeer has seen it, and the power is huge, but the reload time is a little long."

"The disadvantages of the musket are not limited to these, such as the fact that it cannot be used in rainy days, so I will also let the Gunpowder Division continue to improve, because this is the direction of the future war, and the specific tactics of the musketeers will be gradually improved by you in the future actual combat, and the three-stage shooting is only the basic method of the musketeers at this stage."

"Well, as Your Majesty said, the blocker is a very effective way."

"By the way, let's put the musketeers into your own guard first."

"Yes, I obey."

"Li Aiqing, I want to discuss with you the issue of the restructuring of our army and the direction of future development."

"Your Majesty, please, listen."