Chapter 1323 Aftermath
After his father's death, Li Cunxu's mood was once very low. But after a few months, all kinds of sorrow gradually faded and he felt bored again.
Especially in recent days, his brother Li Luoluo invited a bunch of monks to his home to prepare for rituals, which made him even more bored.
"Your father's crime is serious, and you are not alone. You must need the power of the monks in all directions..."
"We also need to provide for the great virtues of the ten directions."
The monks kept talking, and Li Cunxu was furious and almost carried a knife to ask these bald donkeys, how could your "power of monks from all directions" stop me from being a knife?
But he held back and quietly went out, not wanting to be angry with the bird again.
The streets were crowded and the tranquility of the past had returned to its former tranquility. Li Cunxu even saw many soldiers wandering around. Seeing their outfits, they should be from Tielinjun.
These warriors had a glamorous face, maybe they considered themselves conquerors of Jinyang.
The warriors of Tielin Army were quite the rule. They paid for their meals, did not force the gangsters, nor did they hit people - at least he hadn't heard of them.
The people of various wings were quite afraid at first. After all, at the end of Qianfu, the soldiers and horses in Henan gathered in Jinyang, and they had enough of the chaos. But after a period of contact, they found that the military discipline of these soldiers was OK and they spent money, which immediately eliminated many doubts.
After looking at it for a while, Li Cunxu knew in his heart that the Hedong might have accepted the fact that he was occupied.
"Oh!" He entered a restaurant and ordered a few drinks and dishes at will.
I subconsciously touched my waist, and fortunately, I brought the money.
The embarrassing thing is that it was given by his wife. He has no official position and no salary now. No, the prince-in-law is also an official, why hasn't he received his salary so far? It seems that there is something wrong.
The restaurant is crowded with people, and most of them have foreign accents. Judging from their outfits, they seem to be all followers of messengers from other states.
The "Emunivers" are officials and should go around. The officials in the He House are coming and going all day long, and they line up to report the situation in other states to the saints.
If you can't go to He's house, you can also go to An Yuanxin's mansion. Chen Cheng, the Minister of the Secretariat, lives there, and there are still many people.
It is rumored that Mr. Chen received so many gifts in more than a dozen cars, but he didn't know whether it was true or not.
"I heard that Wang Rong is dead."
"How did you die?"
"I committed suicide halfway through Jinyang."
"How could this...because Is there no guard?"
"Maybe he allowed to commit suicide."
"This is really... the last Jiedushi in the Northland was also dead. Wang Rong's qualifications were actually quite old, and he was also the same group of Jiedushi as the saints, so he died like that..."
“The battlefield is ruthless.”
Diners kept talking while feasting.
Li Cunxu also picked up the wine glass, paused for a moment, and then drank it all, as if he was respecting Wang Rong.
He has no bad impression of this person, and he can even say that he has a good impression.
Wang Rong himself can be a human being.
Li Kuanwei helped him, and Wang Rong built a new house for him in Zhenzhou, and sent his concubine to serve him, serving him with his father's courtesy.
Liang and Jin vassals also received a lot of money from him. No one disliked the boy who was scattered with money.
Later, there was a great chaos in Hebei, and Wang Rong also tried his best to help other vassal states. The battle reached the last moment - whether willing or reluctant.
This is fate, there is no way.
"Now is Zhang Wanjin left?"
"Zhang Wanjin miscalculated. He thought that he would respond everywhere in Hedong with a shout, but Shao——Just now is too old. He used righteousness to suppress people in the name of mourning, so that most warriors would not want to rebel. This mourning was only five months, and no matter how many rebellions were put down."
"Actually, there are quite a lot of people who respond. Shi Shaoyong, Yang Yuanhan, An Renshu, An Yuanxin, and even those who can't name it, Lan Shi, Zelu, Taiyuan, and Shuozhou, all rebelled everywhere, but they were still a little lonely and were pacified one after another."
"Zhou Dewei is in a great fortune this time. He will first kill An Renshu, the governor of Shizhou, and then defeat Shi Shaoyong's army. Now he will besiege Zhang Wanjin in Luzhou. After these great contributions, his future will be bright."
"In the past, the Jin people praised Zhou Dewei more, but now they cursed him more. For the sake of wealth and honor, he also killed his brothers."
"This - I'll do the same if I weren't there."
"Ha ha!"
Li Cunxu took another sip of the slutty wine.
His origin cannot be changed. Even if he is already a son-in-law, he cannot change the fact that he is from Hedong. Seeing the Jin people killing each other so hard, they naturally feel unhappy.
Zhou Yangwu is actually a kind person, alas.
"What can you do if you tease Zhou Dewei again?" A person came in outside the restaurant, flirting with Jiang Han's accent. He swept around, then walked straight to Li Cunxu and sat down, turned his head and laughed at another group of people, "I just went north from Tianjing Pass. When I passed Luzhou, I saw that the city had changed its flag."
"What? Luzhou is gone?"
"Has Zhang Wan been surrendered?"
"So quickly? Could it be that I was being fond?"
"Luzhou is also a strong city, and the Huangjia army in front of the hall is not a weak brigade, so why was it defeated?"
The man smiled and ordered the shop to serve him food, then said, "I also heard that I cannot be true. Zhang Wanjin knew that he would die if he was defending. At night, he led his army to break through, but was injured by the arrow and fell off the horse. The martial artist of the Kelan Army captured him and took him to Zhou Dewei. Wanjin burst into tears and did not beg for mercy, but only wanted to die quickly. Dewei drank a cup of wine with him and killed him at the city."
"It's as mysterious as you see him in person, right?"
"What's the mystery about this? Someone said this, I'll tell you again."
"Don't matter whether he is true or not. But Zhang Wanjin really cannot live. The saint has not been comforted for so long, so he obviously wants him to die."
"Oh, after hearing what you said, why do I feel sad about the death of a rabbit and a fox? What should I do if the king's army goes south in the future?"
"If it really doesn't work, wouldn't it be better if you resign from office?"
"How can I afford to raise more than a dozen wives and concubines in the family after resigning from their posts?"
"Haha, you are fifty years old and still have so many wives and concubines?"
"It's fifty now, it's not..."
"Shut up and drink."
The diners started to laugh again, eating large pieces of meat and drinking in large bowls. Compared with Zhenzhou, Luzhou and Jinyang, which had just fallen, were just like paradise.
Li Cunxu made another bowl of wine.
He believed what the man said just now.
Zhang Wanjin should have died, and Luzhou was also conquered. To the north of the Huai River, he spoke in a voice, for the first time in a hundred and fifty years.
In fact, this is normal. The vassal states have been in 150 years of separatist rule. Can they be in 150 years of separatist rule?
Forget it! Forget it! Forget it! After drinking the last bowl of wine, Li Cunxu left, and staggered out of the winery.
The man just sat down and looked stunned. But he didn't think much about it and continued to eat, drink and chat.
His lord Yao Shi went to visit Mr. Chen. He would not come back for the sake of the affairs of Guizhou. He had time to relax.
However, he was indeed not optimistic about his lord's mission. If he wanted to annex Qianzhong and let Zhao Kuangming be the governor, the court would most likely not allow him. Instead of doing so, it would be better to continue to attack Lei Yanwei and Lei Yangong brothers and completely defeat Langzhou.
There was a rapid sound of horse hooves on the street.
"Great victory! Luzhou recovers! Luzhou recovers!" The knight raised Lubu and shouted loudly.
A burst of exclamation sounded in the tavern, Luzhou was really conquered!
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In a mansion opposite the tavern, Ding Hui had just sent away the old brothers.
Some of them went to Shanzhou, some went to Puzhou, some went to Heyang, and some went to Henan Prefecture...
In short, the stars are scattered everywhere, and I don’t know when I will meet next time.
But this is also a good thing. Being an imperial guard is better than continuing to be a lonely ghost?
It is early August, and the reorganization of Youguo Army has come to an end.
Ding Hui was very concerned and accompanied the newly arrived generals of the Youguo Army throughout the whole process and made great efforts. It is precisely because of this that the entire adaptation process was very stable and no trouble occurred.
As the tenth imperial guards, they will follow the north in a few days - Li Keyong's funeral period is about to expire, and the day of burial is not far away. The saint will go to Daizhou under the escort of Tielin, Yinan, Feilong and Youguo Fourth Army.
Of course, Ding Hui also had to follow him.
He is Taichangqing, and this matter was jointly organized by their Taichang Temple and Honglu Temple. It is the most important political event in Hedong this year - yes, it is a political event.
"Masterman..." Kong Jie was the last one to leave, looked back at him, and said, "Is he really retired like this?"
In the eyes of martial artists, becoming an official in the court is to "retire yourself", and there is nothing wrong with it.
"It's been a long time since I've lived a life. My sons are not good at helping them and can't suppress those soldiers. Why bother to themselves?" Ding Hui smiled and said, "Don't think about it randomly. Zhang Wanjin is dead and Luzhou is recovered. Today, news comes again. Die, all the Qiang chiefs and tyrants of the two states in Dangzhou surrendered, and the court has newly established these two states in Longyou Road. Even the Qiang people are no longer making trouble. What else can we do?"
The fact that the soldiers below are unable to suppress them is really the biggest pain point for every leader since the difficulties.
The heir may not be able to manage politics, but he must be able to suppress the warrior. This is the most important thing.
If you don’t know how to manage politics, you can choose a staff member who can manage politics and let them help manage civil affairs. But the army cannot let others help you manage it.
If you can only choose one martial arts in governance, it will definitely be the latter, and there is no doubt about it.
"After the Chinese New Year, you may have to fight the Khitan. If you are determined to serve the court with peace of mind, then you can sell your strength." Ding Hui reminded: "This is a small opportunity to gain military merit."
"Khitan? Didn't you attack Huainan?" Kong Jie was stunned and asked.
"This is not enough people, and I will not attack Huainan." Ding Hui shook his head and said, "Besides, you don't look at whom the people went south. The court did not order the Panglu Army and the Baoning Army to fight against the Huainan Army. To take a step back, if Gao Siji and Li Cunxian defeated the Huainan and conquered the cities and lands in Huainan or Jiangxi, the court would not be relieved, and maybe they would order them to work together."
"That's right." Kong Xie smiled bitterly.
If Li Cunxian led the Baoning Army to occupy most of Jiangxi, what would he do when faced with such temptation? Kong Jie thought from the perspective of others and felt that he was in that position, so he would just stay the same and become a military governor.
Liu Jianfeng, Ma Yin and a group of lonely ghosts rushed to Hunan and could capture two towns. Wouldn't it be a beautiful thing to learn from them to be local emperors?
As for the family members who stay in the north, they are certainly tied up, but not absolute. As long as the money and women give them enough, there are still many people who are willing to do it with you. At worst, they can lose and run away. Wang Jianzhao can run all the way from Huaixi to Qianzhong. What are you afraid of?
Chapter completed!