Besides.

These days, troops were sent to wreak havoc on nearby Liangguo towns and villages, and many people in Youzhou were rescued.

At first, Li Kuan wondered why they were in Liang State.

I inquired and learned.

After the Turks plundered a large number of Youzhou people from Youzhou, because of the friendly relations between the Turks and the Liang State, some of them were given to the Liang State.

Liang Guozhong was afraid of farming, so Liang Shidu arranged some Youzhou slaves in the countryside to help the locals farm, go up the mountain to chop firewood and other coolies.

A lot of people were rescued, a total of more than 1,000 people in a few days, but Li Kuan did not fully believe that he was a slave.

The Han people of the Liang State here are not as simple as those from the Turks, and the Liang State itself is a country composed of Han people and foreign races, and there are many Han people.

Maybe some of them who lived in Liang saw the army of the king of Chu coming and couldn't escape, so they pretended to be Han slaves.

It's all possible.

After all.

In terms of survival, the intelligence index will increase dozens of times, and even some methods are useless.

I can't tell for the time being.

But he still rescued them all at once, arranged them all to live in one of the living quarters of Fushui Town, and sent people to strictly guard them.

Equivalent to an investigation.

If the investigation is successful, the successful people will be treated as the Han people rescued from the Turks.

As for the success criterion of this investigation, Li Kuan didn't say it, and he didn't plan to say it, so let them guess.

At this moment, in one of the rooms of the largest room in Floating Water Town, a white tiger guard came over to report.

"Your Highness, Captain Yang is coming to you."

Li Kuan was writing something, without raising his head, and said, "Let him come over." ”

"Understood!"

Bai Huwei quickly retreated and brought Yang Duwei in.

Yang Duwei used to be one of the captains under the Xiao Cavalry of Chai Shao's fierce army, and since he rescued more than 10,000 Youzhou people and soldiers from the Tiele tribe, Li Kuan asked him to be their spokesperson for the time being.

It is equivalent to General White Tiger commanding the entire White Tiger Battalion, and Captain Yang is responsible for more than 10,000 people and soldiers in Youzhou.

And the big problem can't be solved, so you need to come to him Li Kuan.

At this time.

After Bai Huwei left, Yang Duwei spoke: "Your Highness, you are looking for me." ”

"Hmm."

Li Kuan nodded, put down the brush in his hand, and said with a smile: "Looking for you today, there is a very important matter, please do it." ”

Very important thing.......

Yang Duwei suddenly felt a lot of pressure, and being able to be said by His Highness was important, and he was worried that with his ability, he would not be able to do it well.

I can't help it.

Straighten your chest and seem to cheer yourself up.

"Your Highness, you say."

Yang Duwei said seriously.

Li Kuan smiled and said, "Duwei Yang, what do you think of the situation in Floating Water Town now." ”

Yang Duwei's eyes wrinkled: "The words of Floating Water Town have been connected to the right track, and they are thriving." ”

This is true, Yang Duwei's organizational ability is good, and almost every citizen of Youzhou can find a job.

After finishing the work, then eat the whole meat meal, and then work and eat, so the cycle, although simple and boring, but watching the floating water town become better and more beautiful day by day, the people are also very comfortable, and they are energetic to work.

In other words, there is hope for the future.

Whatever you do, you're happy.

"yes, everything is thriving."

Li Kuan stood up and looked at the sky outside, sighed, and then looked at Yang Duwei: "So, some things also need to be arranged." ”

"That's right, Yang Duwei, this king wants to ask the opinions of the people and soldiers of Youzhou, see who wants to go back to the Tang Dynasty, gather together, and in the future, this king will let General Baihu lead the army and escort them back."

When Yang Duwei heard this, he was slightly stunned.

"Temple....... Your Highness, what are you talking about, you want to send people back to Datang? ”

He thought he had misheard.

Li Kuan nodded: "Not bad." ”

"Are you sure?"

He couldn't believe it was true.

Now although everything is developing in a good direction in Fushui Town, there is still a shortage of manpower, and sending people back at this juncture is equivalent to cutting off an arm, plus General Baihu has to escort him, so he has to send a lot of soldiers out.

Liang Guo to the border of the Tang Dynasty, half a month away, but if it is a common people, considering the existence of the elderly, they have to increase the time.

It's completely thankless to do this kind of thing!

Li Kuan smiled: "Sure." ”

"Duwei Yang, this king knows what you are thinking, and you are indeed right, but not everyone wants to stay in a foreign country."

"Of the more than 10,000 people who were rescued, most of them were indeed left alone, but there were still people and relatives in Datang, and their homes were not here."

Li Kuan paused when he said this, and looked in the direction of Datang: "It's from afar, Datang." ”

"This king, I want to send them back to be reunited with their families."

In this day and age, there were very few people whose families lived separately from each other.

After all, traffic and entanglement are restricted.

But just because it's a few, it doesn't mean there isn't.

Some people live in Youzhou, and their wives or sons are in other states and counties.

Among them, the most prominent are the soldiers, many of whom were called up for the army, and their homes were not in Youzhou, so Youzhou was ravaged by the Turks, but their families were fine.

"Your Highness, you ......."

Yang Duwei's eyes flickered, and he stopped talking.

He didn't know what to say.

Spending so much military power, and making themselves less labor, just to send them home.

He really doesn't know how to evaluate this, the former god of war of the Tang Dynasty.

"That's right."

Li Kuan seemed to think of something, and said with a smile: "After organizing the people and soldiers who are going back, I will say sorry to this king and them, they should have left for Datang a few days in advance, but Fushui Town was not very stable at that time, so this king suppressed it." ”

When Yang Duwei heard this, his mood was mixed.

This man, this man ....

He is still as gentle as the rumors say.

Arrogant and invincible on the outside, gentle as water on the inside.

He was always so gentle with his people, always, always.......

In the past, Yang Duwei was in Youzhou, and he saw the King of Chu once to deal with the people of Youzhou, very gentle and gentle.

But he didn't expect it.

At this time, the man is still so....gent....

"Your Highness, I, I know."

Yang Duwei sighed.

"Well, I'm sorry for you."

Li Kuan nodded, then chatted with Yang Duwei for a few more words, then let him go down, and then sent someone to invite General Baihu to come.

"Your Highness, what are you looking for me?"

General White Tiger asked bluntly.

Li Kuan laughed, and then told him what had just happened.

"What!"

"Your Highness, who are you going to send back?"

General Baihu's eyes were stunned, and without waiting for King Chu to answer, he spoke directly again.

Because after a short period of astonishment, he knew that His Highness was serious.

He knew His Highness too well.

This highness will do stupid things!

"Your Highness, it is not advisable! According to your plan, we are going to prepare for the founding of the country. ”

"What country has just over 10,000 people? There are very few in itself, and you still send people back, and the military force is a lot empty after I leave, what if the Liang division sends troops to attack? ”

Li Kuan smiled: "White Tiger, don't worry, Master Liang won't come." ”

"Originally, I wanted you to escort them back a few days ago, but this king has been pressing, and has been waiting for Liang Shidu to bring troops over."

"What we have done in Liang is too much to do, and what we have done is so excessive, it is easy for Liang Shi to bring up national hatred and send mourning soldiers to crusade against us."

"The combat effectiveness of the mourning soldier is several times that of ordinary soldiers, but he has never come, although he is incompetent, he can also know the opportunity of the war, if he does not send troops to encircle and suppress us at such a good time, then he will not come in the future."

"So, just relax and go back, no one will come to crusade against us, at least....before spring comes."

I told Yang Duwei before that I would send it back every few days so that Floating Water Town was on the right track, which was perfunctory, and this was the real main reason.

General Baihu snorted, and pressed his hands on the table: "Your Highness, that can't send the labor force back, we need manpower very much!" They love it too! ”

Li Kuan turned his head and glanced at him: "White Tiger, the first day you met this king?" ”

General White Tiger was stunned.

When the King of Chu said this, he couldn't help but think of those things in the past, and the King of Chu always had such a style.

The most impressive thing is that there is one thing, many years ago, His Highness saved a lot of people, and they chose battle armor or farm tools, and most people chose farm tools.

Then, in the war to free the others, the soldiers fought fewer and fewer, but the farmers fought more and more.

The Four Beast Generals, General Suzaku, General Qinglong, including him, and the six high-ranking officials all advised His Highness to forcibly recruit soldiers, but he never listened, and was always so gentle, letting the rescued people choose their own farm tools and battle armor.

Even if Wang Shichong's army is killed at home, it is the same.

That time, it was the most dangerous time for the Chu Wangbu, if it weren't for the last many farmers to put down their farm tools and choose battle armor, maybe they would all be dead now, and there would be no Chu King and Chu Wangbu in the world.

The freedom of choice he gives those people will always be and will never change....

General Baihu suddenly lost his temper and said with an angry smile: "Your Highness, it seems that I can't convince you." ”

"After I'm gone, if Floating Water Town is breached, don't blame me."

Li Kuan laughed loudly: "Hahaha, White Tiger, do you think this king is you?" Make sure everything is safe, and this king will arrange for you to go! Do you understand? ”

General Baihu waved his hand in annoyance: "Okay, okay, understand, understand." ”

He was arrogant and did not admit that he had failed that day.

So it's extremely perfunctory.

Li Kuan didn't care either, and continued: "If you go back this time, don't come back, take all the White Tiger Guards back to Jiangdong." ”

General White Tiger was stunned.

Li Kuan sighed and said, "This time the Turkic encirclement and suppression, if it weren't for their impatience and weakness, even this king would have been difficult to rescue you." ”

"White Tiger, you almost died, just a little bit....you know? Those sons of this king were almost killed by you. ”

"Go back, when you left with this king, this king promised your wife Lu Liuli to send you back safely."

"Over the years, Lu Liuli has sent you a lot of letters, and she has also sent a lot of letters to this king, the content of which is to let this king take a good look at you, don't let you play that arrogant and lose your life."

General White Tiger gritted his teeth angrily: "This stinky woman, can I die so easily?" And Your Highness, even if you didn't come at that time, I, Pei Xingjian, would be able to get out of trouble, what kind of death? I don't admit it! ”

Li Kuan rolled his eyes: "You are stubborn, this king is too lazy to fight with you." ”

"Go back this time, you go back and meet Lu Liuli, I haven't seen you for a few years, she misses you very much, and even before the change of Xuanwumen, she learned that we were going to do something big and write a letter to this king, and the letter told this king to protect you, and the king of the letter can see the wrinkles, which Lu Liuli wrote crying."

"She's too worried about you, go back, go back...."

"Now that there is no war in Datang, let her take a good look at you and see how you have changed in the king's army over the years."

"In addition, those sons and daughters of this king, you also give this king a good one to take back, most of them have relatives, children, daughters-in-law, their home is not here, it is there....Datang...."

Speaking of this, Li Kuan looked in the direction of Datang again, and sighed with great emotion: "Datang, Datang, how beautiful it is..."

"If it weren't for the last resort, who would be willing to leave it and leave our home."

Looking at General Baihu's angle, he could see that King Chu had a look of nostalgia, and he knew that even His Royal Highness would be homesick.

"In that case, Your Highness, let's just go back!"

"The Weishui Incident has not long passed, even if Admiral Tiance has the ability to reach the sky, it is impossible to control the devastated Youzhou in a short period of time, we have many relationships in Youzhou, we can switch back, we can all go back!"

Li Kuan shook his head: "No." ”

"Why?"

General White Tiger asked.

"Why?"

Li Kuan turned around this time and looked in the direction of the Liang Kingdom and the Turkic steppe, his eyes were full of ambition: "Hahaha, that's naturally because, this king wants to lay down a big, big territory here!" ”

"Let the people of Youzhou who have been rescued have land to plant, a reliable city, and soldiers to protect!"

"We must also completely exterminate the Turks and the Liang Kingdom! This was the promise made by the king at that time! The revenge of the people of Youzhou must be avenged! The anger in the heart of this king must be vented!! ”

At this moment, General Baihu looked at the King of Chu, and only felt that his Royal Highness seemed to be covered with a layer of light.

General White Tiger laughed, this man is always like this, always restraining them in such a way that they are willing to give their lives for this man.

This bound them, and tied them to these madmen, such as General Qinglong, his White Tiger, the Twelve Nights, etc., firmly in the camp of the King of Chu, has never been powerful, handled, or the like, but the damn personality charm.

They are attracted to this man, and they all come with their own ideals, some want revenge, some want to make meritorious contributions, and some want to protect their families and defend the country....

People from all over the world, with different ideals and goals, are bound by this man's personality charm.

Dead....willingly....bonded....

Under this man's account, even if their death is meaningless, as long as it is for this man, they will be willing to die for that hot cause.

They can't say why.

It's just that there is a magic in this man, which makes them think it is glorious even if they die.

It's really....there's enough damn guys....

Let them all think that dying for him is glorious and unrepentant.

Damn guy, damn King Chu.

And about the war mode that their Chu Wangjun is not afraid of death, and even takes pride in death, the enemy calls them crazy, and it is the case with all enemies.

Crazy, crazy, madman.......

That's what those people always call it.

Always....

But!

Some scholars and scholars in the Tang Dynasty stand in a neutral position, not biased towards the enemies of the King of Chu or the King of Chu.

They prefer to call the King of Chu and the King of Chu faction as idealists.

Like Liu Bei's forces during the Three Kingdoms period, they were a group of people who fought for their ideals, and the entire military group was like this....

General White Tiger let out a long breath and said with a smile: "Your Highness, don't die." ”

"There are still many people in Jiangdong waiting for you to come back."

Li Kuan didn't look back, looked up to the sky and smiled: "Hahaha! Yes, just the Turks and the Liang State are not enough for this king to die! ”

"Here, it is destined to fall with the banner full of the army of the king of Chu!!"

Arrogant.

is even more arrogant than his white tiger.

However, General White Tiger did not question it, but his eyes were hot: "Well, we all believe in you." ”

"From the beginning to the end, it was, it was."

Ultimately.

General Baihu was persuaded that in the future, he would be responsible for leading the team to protect those people who wanted to go back to Datang, return, Datang.

.

…….….….….….

Floating Town.

A team of Youzhou people who were in charge of cleaning went to eat after the rest time and the other people who took over.

Eat that, the meal they are most looking forward to!

All-meat feast!

In Datang, after years of war, coupled with Youzhou, most people are hungry, and it is normal to eat one meal a day.

Sometimes meat is extravagant, and I only dare to slaughter a chicken to eat during the New Year, and I usually eat vegetarians.

And in Floating Town, you can eat as much meat as you want! I'm afraid you won't have enough to eat!!

"Oh, Lao Wang, hahaha, give me a big leg of mutton."

The people, who were called Lao Guo, were overjoyed and ran over quickly.

The old Wang who was in charge of the spoon glanced at him, and gave him a big leg of lamb angrily: "Here, it's your kid's fastest runner!" ”

Lao Guo took the leg of mutton and said with a smile: "You can't say that, Lao Wang, I work a lot, and if I do enough, I will be more tired and need to eat." ”

More tired, how can you run so fast?

He always had his own set of crooked reasoning, and it was right to convince himself that he was the first to come to dinner on the team.

Lao Wang glanced at him again, didn't care about him, continued to take charge of the spoon, and someone came to give meat.

Lao Guo picked up the leg of mutton and took a bite hard: "Hiss, comfortable!" This meat is so delicious! Worthy of the prairie! ”

"Huh?"

Lao Guo found at this time that there were a bunch of people looking around the notice.

"Hey, Wang, what's going on over there?"

Lao Wang glanced at it and said with a smile: "Oh, over there, I heard from some scholars that His Highness wants to organize people who want to go back to the Tang Dynasty, gather them together, and then let General Baihu escort them back in a few days." ”

Rumble!!

When the words fell, Lao Guo's heart was like being hit by five thunders.

I didn't even eat the meat, and I stared blankly at it.

"Lao Wang, you....what you said is true?"

Lao Wang nodded: "Can I still lie to you?" By the way, I remember that your family is in Liangzhou, will you go back? ”

"Probably not going, right? After all, without the King of Chu, there would be no us who can still be comfortable now, so we should repay him well. ”

Lao Guo put down the leg of mutton, held his head with both hands, and had a headache: "I, I don't know, I don't know...."

On the one hand, he is a life-saver, and on the other hand, he goes back to see his relatives.......

Two choices.

He was in turmoil.

It's not just him.

On this night, there were many people who were upset and numb.

….….….….….….

A few days later.

The list of people to go back was given to Li Kuan two days ago, and there were more than 1,000 people in total, most of whom were soldiers, and today was the time for them to go back.

Now.

If you want to go back, the people and soldiers of Youzhou who packed their bags will be diverted from place to place, leaving the house where they live in Fushui Town and heading south.

When they walked to the main square of Floating Water Town, they found that there were many people and soldiers here, and those who chose to stay and were willing to become soldiers and people of the new empire.

The Tang Dynasty hurt them too deeply, and the king of Chu had the grace to save his life, so they chose the new empire.

These people who wanted to go back, they found that those people, whether they were in logistics, cutting firewood, making honeycomb coal, etc., did not go to work today, but all came out, looking at them calmly with a pair of eyes.

These people who want to go back to Datang feel ashamed and move forward with their heads down.

Some of them went back because of their families, and some of them wanted to go back to Datang because they were afraid of death, there are many reasons, no matter what, they are all cowards! It's all white-eyed wolves! They are all guys who don't know how to repay their gratitude!

They are not worthy of these people to stand together, and they are not even qualified to look up at the people of the new empire.

They all think so of themselves.

And when all those who wanted to go back passed by one by one, they didn't know who spoke, and their voices were high and full of blood.

"Help the brothers and sisters who go home, have a safe journey!!"

The voice fell,

All the people and soldiers of Youzhou, even the little children who were still babbling, all looked at them solemnly, and saluted with one hand.

It's not just the neighborhood.

In this place where the flow of people spread for several miles, all the people and soldiers of Youzhou, 12,000 people, all saluted.

This is what the king of Chu taught them, the new imperial salute action.

It was as if they had been told early on that they were to be sent away with the most solemn etiquette, as equals, and not as "deserters".

This scene is too shocking.

It shook the hearts of those who wanted to go back, and they were shocked and ashamed.

Along

All of them were the people who remained, watching them quietly, their eyes burning in salute.

No one is looking at the "deserters", they are looking at friends back home.

All the way, all the way.

Really..... really no one looks down on them ....

Most of the people who wanted to go back wept bitterly.

Obviously, what they are doing is a "deserter" behavior, obviously they are all white-eyed wolves, and if they forget the grace of saving their lives, they will go back to Datang, which hurts them deeply.

But, but these people, these people who stayed....

but turn a blind eye and treat them as equal friends!!

There was a person who wanted to go back, he couldn't bear the inner torment, he knew that he was a "deserter", a coward, not some bullshit brothers and sisters, he was not worthy of being these brothers and sisters, and shouted heartbreakingly: "Why, why don't you leave!" ”

"This is a foreign country, there are hundreds of thousands of Turkic iron horsemen, and the Liang country is eyeing each other, we only have a broken town, we.... How could we have survived! ”

"Why..... why don't you go!"

"We....aren't we going to walk together? Why.... Why do you want to stay here and die with His Royal Highness the King of Chu! ”

He collapsed, clutching at the nearest one who had stayed behind, and roaring loudly.

The man, standing in a saluting posture, his eyes clear, calm and full of pride.

"Because, I don't have a home."

"This is the new home."

"But you're different, you still have your family over there, and they're all waiting for you to go back."

(End of chapter)