Chapter 526: Jiangnan Du Fuwei (2)
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Under the city of Xiangyang, above the Han River, a big boat came slowly, and there was a middle-aged man standing on the boat, with a faint hint of honesty on his weather-beaten face, his hands were leaning back, and a trace of anxiety and hesitation could be faintly seen between his eyebrows. This person is Du Fuwei, after receiving Li Xin's order, he did not hesitate to come to Xiangyang to see Li Xin, and the person who accompanied Du Fuwei was Shen Qianqiu, the commander of Jinyiwei.
"General Du, there is Xiangyang in front, Prime Minister, hey! The prime minister has personally greeted him at the pier. Shen Qianqiu suddenly saw the big banner on the dock, and said with some surprise.
"The prime minister personally greeted him?" Du Fuwei also saw that there were many flags on the dock in the distance, and there was a bright yellow Huangluo umbrella, which was the honor guard of Tang King Li Xin, which made his nervous mind suddenly relax a lot. When he came this time, he was also worried that he would not be accepted by Li Xin, and if Li Xin came to Xiangyang if he didn't get it right, he would kill himself, but now he was relieved.
"Haha, I've heard the general's name for a long time, and when I see it today, it's enough to comfort my life!" Li Xin saw the strong man who walked down from the big boat, his heart was happy, and he strode forward and said with his hand.
"The sinner general Du Fuwei visited the prime minister, and Lao Cheng greeted him in person, panicking." Duvowey fell to the ground and said loudly.
"Get up, the general is brave, with a poor body, to create such a foundation, Li Xinzhong admires it very much." Li Xin stepped forward to help Du Fuwei up, and said: "If this is just the case, Lone may just appreciate the general, the land of Jianghuai, the general can govern, and the people can live and work in peace and contentment." This is what makes Lone admire. ”
Li Xin's words are not wrong, compared with Shen Faxing, Li Zitong in the south of the Yangtze River, and Du Fuwei's Jianghuai, wars rarely happen, and the people can barely survive, this time they are even more in line with the general trend and come to submit to themselves, which is enough for Li Xin to personally go out to welcome the shore of the Han River.
"The minister just did something that ordinary people should do, and he should not be praised by the prime minister." Du Fuwei heard the sincerity in Li's confidence, and his heart was completely relaxed.
"You're like Lone. Lonely since childhood, it is not easy to break through such a big foundation. Li Xin waved his hand and said: "If today, the heroes are strife, but there are not many forces under their command who can govern with their hearts, most of them are raising troops to rob, how could he ever think about the life and death of the people, but the general can appease Jianghuai, and he is very relieved." Can be cast thousands of miles. To avoid the deaths and injuries of soldiers on both sides, I sincerely thank you. ”
"When the prime minister said so, the minister was even more ashamed." Du Fuwei blushed a little, and he came to take refuge in Li Xin. Mostly because Li Xin's strength is extremely huge, this time he sent troops to Jiangnan, and he was even more prepared to calm the momentum of Jiangnan in one fell swoop and exterminate Zhu Cang. It also showed the world that Li Xin was powerful, and Du Fuwei did not dare to compete with it.
On the other hand, of course. Li Xin's background also made Du Fuwei feel a little kind. Wasn't Du Fuwei himself forced by the local tyrants to escape and become a bandit long ago? His own family is poor, and he can't even eat enough, which is similar to Li Xin's situation in Shouyang back then, both of them are self-made, although Li Xin is the side son of a wealthy family, but he treats the poor family well, so that Du Fuwei, a person from a poor background, naturally has a good feeling. Combining the two, it is reasonable for Du Fuwei to defect to Li Xin.
"After the general leaves, Jianghuai can arrange it?" After Li Xin introduced the military generals around him to Du Fuwei, they got on their horses and headed towards the Xiangyang camp.
"It has been arranged, Kan Ling and Wang Xiongdan are in charge of the affairs of the army as the left and right generals, and Fu Gongqi is the servant and is in charge of Jianghuai political affairs." Du Fuwei glanced at Li Xin with some concern, but saw that Li Xin was expressionless.
"The prestige of the two generals, Kan Ling and Wang Xiongdan, has also been heard in Guanzhong." Li Xin nodded, and did not comment on Fu Gongyi, but said with a smile: "Lone will set up a banquet in the camp today, and invite General Du to come, hehe, attack the city tomorrow and take Xiangyang City." ”
"The prime minister uses soldiers like a god, and the minister has long wanted to see it." Du Fuwei also wanted to see if the elite under Li Xin's command was really like the legendary elite soldiers.
"Naturally." Li Xin nodded and said happily, "General, please." ”
"Prime Minister first, please." Du Fuwei didn't dare to walk side by side with Li Xin, followed behind, stood with Ma Zhou and Liang Shuo, and other generals such as Cheng Yanjin followed, and the group rushed from the camp outside Xiangyang City. After entering the camp, Li Xin and Du Fuwei inspected the army of the Southern Expedition, which of course was also a way to show off their strength, which has been the case since ancient times. Du Fuwei was not unhappy, but he could also let him see the strength of Li Xin's army.
The so-called banquet is actually just a meal in the big tent, and there is no extravagance and waste, after all, it was in wartime, after the banquet, Li Xin did not give Du Fuwei any promise, but just let people lead him to the big tent next to him to rest.
"Prime Minister, Du Fuwei's reputation in Jiangnan is very good, he has been in Liyang, and the people of Liyang still like Du Fuwei very much." In the big tent, Shen Qianqiu recounted everything he saw in Liyang, and Ma Zhou and Liang Shuo next to him sat quietly on the side. I didn't give Du Fuwei an official today, mainly because I don't know how Du Fuwei is doing between Jianghuai.
"How is Fu Gongyi?" Li Xin asked with a calm face.
"He is also very kind to his subordinates, but in Liyang, he knows that Fu Gong Yi is a good way, and he often seeks the Tao with his friend Zuo Youxian to discuss the art of Bigu." Shen Qianqiu hurriedly said: "But the subordinates can see that in fact, Du Fuwei is still very jealous of Fu Gongyi, and the two do not respect each other as the legend in the outside world. ”
"Naturally not, Fu Gong Yi is also the number two person in the Jianghuai Army, Du Fuwei let him do the servant shooting, although it is under one person, above ten thousand people, in fact, it is far away from the military power, how can Fu Gong Yi be willing? His so-called good way is just an excuse and a prevarication. Ma Zhou said disdainfully.
"Prime Minister, do your subordinates think that Du Fuwei's prestige among Jianghuai is too high?" Liang Shuo said. An inexplicable look suddenly appeared on his face.
There was silence in the big tent, and there was still a trace of unbearability on Ma Zhou's face, Liang Shuo's words were not at fault, and there was nothing wrong with Du Fuwei's prestige, he was thinking about Li Xin, thinking that people like Du Fuwei should never get out of his control, and should even look for an opportunity to kill Du Fuwei.
This situation is like this in history, Du Fuwei was killed by Li Yuan because his prestige was too high, of course, before he died, he was slandered as a conspiracy to rebel, not only that, but Dou Jiande was also killed in the end, on the contrary, an incompetent person like Wang Shichong was able to survive, and this has been the case with emperors since ancient times.
"Lone did not recruit Du Fuwei, Du Fuwei came thousands of miles to vote, Lone asked him to come to Xiangyang to see me, he came, you say, if Lone kills Du Fuwei, will anyone serve Lone in the future? Will anyone take refuge in loneliness? Li Xin was silent for a while before he said softly.
Killing Du Fuwei himself has also considered it before, after all, the other party has more than 100,000 male soldiers, has controlled Jianghuai for many years, and more importantly, there is prestige in Jianghuai, if such a person stays, it will have a great impact on Jianghuai, but after seeing Du Fuwei today, this idea disappeared, people come thousands of miles to vote, you kill people, who will take refuge in you in the future. More importantly, he can see that Du Fuwei is the kind of person who is a little rich and peaceful, maybe he was ambitious back then, but now it is different, his ambition has disappeared, otherwise, relying on Jiangnan, he may not be able to make a career.
"In this case, the subordinates think that Du Fuwei must not be allowed to return to Jianghuai again, and the prime minister should be a high-ranking official and raise him in Chang'an." Ma Zhou said: "In this way, it can show the prime minister's broad mind, and secondly, it can also show the affection of the monarch and the ministers. ”
Liang Shuo nodded, this is the most perfect way, just like Liang Luoren in the past, but now he is also shrinking in Jingshi, receiving a marquis, and raising him in Chang'an. Now this Du Fuwei should be like this, and no one will say how Li Xin is.
"I still have to think about it." Li Xin was silent for a while, and finally said: "People like Fu Gongqi can't stay, one thing in front and one thing behind him." Lonely's ambition is very big, and sooner or later it will turn against us, and Jinyiwei must also do a good job of monitoring. ”
"My subordinates understand." Shen Qianqiu hurriedly said.
"Well, Jin Yiwei has been very good recently, and the stone paint you found is very fond of Lonely." Li Xin nodded and said: "Spread the decree, reward the county guard, Qianqiu, the little flag that found this stone paint, and become a thousand households!" ”
"Yes." Shen Qianqiu was stunned when he heard this, and hurriedly said.
"Prime Minister, is this stone paint really so powerful?" Ma Zhou asked in surprise.
"Naturally." Li Xin said proudly: "Although it is very little, but I believe that we will get more in the future, this time the stone paint is only more than 100 altars, and you will see his power tomorrow." ”
Li Xin is indeed very proud, what is the stone paint, that is, oil, Li Xin does not know that there is oil in his own territory, and these oil actually spilled the ground, and later when he looked for the local county governance, he found that the oil appeared in the county has long been recorded in the book: "Gaonu County has water, combustible." When Li Xin saw it, he knew that there was oil in that place. Although oil could not be refined at this time, it would definitely not hinder Li Xin's use of oil and his research on oil. It's a pity that the time of oil discovery is still a little late, and so far, the oil transported to Li Xin's army is only more than a hundred jars, but it is enough to attack one Xiangyang. This is also why Li Xin is so sure that he will be able to capture Xiangyang tomorrow, and his backer is this oil.
Ma Zhou and Liang Shuo didn't know, but they believed that a Xiangyang could not be a stumbling block to resist Li Xin's southward movement. It's just that the casualties may be heavier.
"The two of you go back early to rest, and follow Gu into Xiangyang tomorrow." Li Xin said with a smile.
"Yes." Liang Shuo and Ma Zhou glanced at each other, and then retreated. (To be continued......)