Chapter 373: Accepting Subordinate

Little Bie is newlywed.

After this quarrel, Wen Yi and Dongxing have a better relationship than before. Wen Yi felt distressed that Dongxing lived alone in Kangnan in the cold weather, no one took care of his daily life and diet thoughtfully, and stayed up for several nights for official business. Liu Dongxing, on the other hand, was ashamed, more gentle and petty than before, and every day when he came back from the yamen, he was always by his wife's side, refusing to leave a single step.

Wen Yi's arrival made Liu Dongxing's heart knots disappear, and he was in a good mood, and he was willing to put his heart into doing some things. Moreover, Wen Yi also brought many servants, including his right-hand man, so he didn't have to worry about no one being available.

The families of the military attachés stationed in Kangnan Town also came to visit when they heard that the daughters of the chief official's family were coming. Wen Yi relied on the skills she had cultivated when she was in the capital, and dealt with them one by one. In fact, the daughters of these military families get along much better than the daughters of the official families in the capital and the gentry families in Heng'an, Pingyang and other places, and they speak much more straightforwardly, and they are not so careful. Wen Yi carefully paid attention to the temperament and preferences of each of them, whether it was speaking or giving gifts, they were all different, and he was as polite and cordial as possible to the mother, wife and children of the deputy general General Cheng Jinxia mentioned by Liu Dongxing.

Thanks to her attentive blessings, the attitude of the women of Kangnan Town, though not warm, towards her, the wife of the chief officer, was also quite friendly. In addition, since Liu Dongxing took office, he has always been Xiao Gui Cao's follow, he speaks and acts very kindly, and he never makes enemies of others, although some people think that he has no courage like this, but at least it will not be disgusting. It didn't take long for the Kangnan garrison to spread the saying that the new chief general was a kind person, and some people even felt that Liu Dongxing was better to get along with than Cheng Jinxia, and his majesty was more tolerant, but this does not mean that he was a soft egg who was easy to handle, but he was a young hero who made great contributions on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, and he burned thousands of barbarians to death. Who dares to underestimate him, why don't you go to the northern frontier to kill a few barbarians?

By the day when the yamen of the garrison fell a year ago, Liu Dongxing had already gained the love of many subordinate military attachés, and the veteran Cheng Jinxia also restrained a little arrogance, when dealing with official business, he remembered to ask his boss first about the meaning of the boss before giving an order, and the military attachés who were eating and chatting in the restaurant at the end of the street did not make fun of Liu Dongxing in private as before.

On this day, Liu Dongxing finally basically grasped the power of the Kangnan garrison, maybe his prestige at the moment is not at the level of his predecessor, but if he wants to order the pursuit of the encirclement and suppression of the rebels, no one will disobey.

In the name of celebrating the New Year, he hosted a banquet for the military attachés of the garrison in the restaurant, and the dishes were mediocre and the wine was good, but that was not the point. When everyone was full of wine and food, he quietly found three people, one was Cheng Jinxia, and the other two were also military attachés who were only slightly inferior to one grade, and took them to the side room, revealing the actions that the imperial court was going to take against King Kang's mansion, and said that as long as the tasks of the imperial court were completed beautifully, the outstanding military attachés of the Kangnan garrison could rise one more level and obtain a more promising position.

Listening to his words, Cheng Jinxia was quite calm, but the hand holding the cup trembled slightly, but the eyes of the other two lit up, and he didn't care that there were still many colleagues present, so he grabbed Liu Dongxing and asked, "General, is this true?" I don't know what I need to do? ”

Liu Dongxing smiled slightly: "We just need to wait for the order from above." The reason why the imperial court set up a garrison in this place is that we know very well, and when this matter is over, this place may be planted, and it won't take long for me to be transferred to another place. I think...... I don't need to say more, you can understand it. ”

Cheng Jinxia glanced at him: "There are 3,000 soldiers and horses in the whole battalion, which is already counting the men and miscellaneous servants, if you just guard the major intersections to prevent people from escaping, or watch the prisoners, it is no problem, but if you want to attack a big city, or surround a place like Kangcheng, I am afraid it is not enough." ”

One of the other two generals looked at him in surprise, and the other had a twinkle in his eyes and didn't say a word. Liu Dongxing still smiled very calmly: "Where is the need for such a big battle?" We are different from other places, on the Qingzhou side, King Zheng has long been secretly plotting against his private soldiers, and a tough battle is inevitable; In the Dongping area, because it is too close to the capital, the army has to take on more responsibilities, so I am afraid of shocking the palace; We here, King Kang has long since died, and the slaves in the palace who are in rebellion are only a part, and outside the city is Dagang, because it is a city built around the water, and even the city walls are not high or thick, and there are countless people who enter and exit the city gate every day. All we need to do is prevent people and dogs from jumping off the wall and the culprits from escaping. ”

Cheng Jinxia tugged at the corners of his mouth: "It sounds very simple, such a simple thing, if something goes wrong, the imperial court must be angry, right?" ”

Liu Dongxing raised his eyebrows: "Our Kangnan garrison has its own elite soldiers, how can we not do such a simple thing?" ”

"Some things can't be prevented. Not to mention anything else, involving the vassal king, and it is such a big thing as a rebellion, we haven't received an official document from the imperial court, and we don't know how to act, in case something goes wrong, who will be responsible? Cheng Jinxia seemed to add inadvertently, "The Chinese New Year is coming soon, and the soldiers in the battalion have taken leave, maybe they will have to take their families into the city to play, if there is an urgent call, I am afraid that I will not be able to come back for a while." ”

As soon as he said this, the other two military attachés also began to get nervous, and one of them asked Liu Dongxing: "General, are you in charge of this matter?" How do we do that? Although it's going to be the New Year, but just in case, do you want the people below to be on standby? ”

Liu Dongxing smiled and shook his head: "It doesn't have to be like this, I know that the soldiers in the battalion like to spend time in the town during the New Year, and some people will go to Cannes for a walk, but they won't stay for a long time." Everyone will follow the practice of previous years, just feel at ease for the New Year. The affairs of King Kang's mansion have been sent by the imperial court to supervise, and if there is any change, they will report to me, and I will arrange all matters. In fact, the meaning of the imperial court is not to make too much trouble, so as not to shake the people's hearts, and the number of people who oppose the party is not large. We only need to leave a part of the elite soldiers on standby in the battalion and set off at any time to quell the rebellion. Of course, there is no need to make a big deal about this matter, so as not to leak the rumors and startle the snakes. ”

Cheng Jinxia immediately asked: "Has the general ever revealed this news to others?" ”

Liu Dongxing smiled: "In Kangnan Town, apart from me, there are only three people. And I hope only the four of us know about it before I give the order. ”

The two military attachés looked happy. If only four people know the news, it means that the four of them will be the most responsible in the future, they are not young, but they don't plan to wander in this place, the Lord will give them such a good opportunity, if they let it go, they will be the stupidest people in the world. They immediately looked at Liu Dongxing with excited eyes: "General rest assured"

Unlike them, Cheng Jinxia's face was not only not happy, but showed a little annoyance, he found that he seemed to have fallen into the pit dug by Liu Dongxing, but he was really unwilling in his heart: "When the general said this, doesn't it mean that if the news leaks out, the four of us will have to bear the responsibility?" During the Chinese New Year, the elite soldiers were ordered to stay, if there was no reasonable reason, how could it be hidden from outsiders? ”

Liu Dongxing looked at him sincerely and said, "General Cheng, it's up to you." With your prestige in the army, it must not be difficult to let the elite soldiers in the battalion stay in Kangnan with peace of mind. If this battle is successful, the greatest credit will be you, General Cheng, don't let down our expectations."

Cheng Jinxia immediately felt the hot gaze of the two comrades, and he was extremely helpless, but he couldn't say a word.

After the Kangnan garrison's Kangwang Mansion was withdrawn, it had become a chicken rib, and the former garrison was successfully transferred away with the strength of the family, but they, the little military attachés who had no decent family background, were powerless to get rid of this place. This time to quell the rebellion of King Kang's mansion is indeed their best and last chance, if they can't complete the tasks assigned by the court beautifully, they will have to live in this place for the rest of their lives. The bustling city of Cannes is only a hundred miles away, but it is just a deserted mountain town, except for the vacation, you can occasionally go to the big port to see the prosperity of the world, or take advantage of the close distance between the two places to buy some small industries to supplement the benefits, you can no longer get the slightest benefit. They are not the ordinary people in the town who are willing to live a plain and stable life, they are serious court officials with no future, even if they have more money, it is meaningless.

Cheng Jinxia took a deep breath and knew that he had no other choice. If he showed a little reluctance, he was afraid that before Liu Dongxing could react, these two comrades would turn their faces with him first. At this moment, he was grateful that Liu Dongxing had come. If the other party hadn't given him the task of staying in the garrison and controlling the elite soldiers, I'm afraid he would have to worry that others would make mistakes and cause him to lose a great opportunity, right?

Liu Dongxing watched the other party's eyes change, and the corners of his mouth gradually showed a smile. He knew he had succeeded in tying the capable lieutenant to the chariot. With this person in charge, he didn't have to worry that Kangnan's soldiers would not obey orders, let alone that someone would collude with King Kang's mansion. He frowned and said with a smile: "In two days, I will go back to Cannes." This time, the imperial court sent someone to take charge of this matter, and I only served as an assistant. That man has some friendship with me, and if there is any news, I will send someone to bring it to you in advance. ”

"Then please general"

"The general's grace today will be remembered for life"

The two generals expressed their positions one after another, and Cheng Jinxia finally changed his always proud expression, and said in a low voice: "The last general is waiting for the general's order here." ”

Liu Dongxing smiled with satisfaction.

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