bastard seizes tang

Chapter 438
Jinyang City, Bingzhou Metropolitan Governor's Mansion, the backyard.

Li Ke and Xi Junmai were standing in the outer hall of the backyard, and in the middle of the outer hall, in front of Li Ke, was a long table with a double-edged, broad-bodied, and pointed long knife on the table.

"Your Highness, this is the Mo Dao ordered by His Highness to be cast. The knife is eight feet three inches long and weighs fifty catties. It is made of refined iron mixed with refined steel. What does Your Highness think?" In the outer hall, Mr. Xi bought Pointing to the long knife in front of him, he said to Li Ke.

Li Ke looked at Mo Dao in front of him, first he stretched out one hand to slowly grab the knife, held it upside down in his hand, then danced lightly with both hands of the knife, twisted the knife, raised Mo Dao, and moved towards him. The table in front of him was cut off with a single knife.

Only a loud "bang" was heard, and the table made of pear wood in front of Li Ke shattered in response, breaking into several pieces and scattered all over the ground.

Li Ke said with a smile to Xi Junmai: "Yes, this sword is exactly what I painted. It's very good. With it, I can train a strange soldier. It will not be difficult for me to fight against Xue Yantuo and Hu Qi in the future." .”

Xi Junmai thought for a while, and said to Li Ke: "If you follow your highness's words, building a heavy armored infantry can indeed defeat Xue Yantuo's light cavalry, but your highness's strength was built up since childhood, so it is naturally extraordinary, but what about ordinary soldiers? With this level of strength, this Mo Dao is extremely heavy, if you wear heavy armor, it may be difficult for ordinary soldiers to fight."

Li Ke said: "It doesn't matter, this king did not train the Modao camp to win ordinary soldiers. Only strong men are not allowed to enter this Modao camp. The Modao camp is good but not many. 600 people are enough."

Li Ke himself knows very well that the Modao camp is not only populated by people, but the Modao is also rare. With the current strength of Hedong, at most it can cast more than [-] knives.

Li Ke has a southeast salt company and a water company, and he has a lot of money. It is not a problem to make more Modao, but the Modao camp is not his private army of the Chu Palace after all. Dare to cross the thunder pool lightly.

What's more, the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly. At a critical moment, Li Ke has the six hundred Mo Dao army as his trump card, which is enough to turn the situation around.

Xi Junmai said: "In this case, at the end of tomorrow, the general will start to recruit strong men from the army of various states and fill them into the Modao camp. At the end of the day, he will first record a thousand, and then select and screen, leaving six hundred. , Your Highness thinks it's okay?"

Li Ke nodded and agreed: "That's fine, but the soldiers of Modaoying don't have to be recruited from the government army, but can also be recruited from the people. Anyone who is physically strong and wants to serve the state affairs can be used."

Xi Junmai asked puzzledly: "Your Highness, I'm afraid it's against the rules to recruit soldiers from the people."

At the beginning of the founding of the Tang Dynasty, the military system of the government was enforced. Even the forbidden army in the palace was dispatched from the government army to the capital every year. However, Li Ke's Modao Battalion had to recruit soldiers directly from the people, which was indeed a bit out of bounds.

Li Ke said: "It's okay, this king has already reported this matter to the emperor, and the emperor has approved it, you just have to do it with confidence, not to mention that your newly recruited soldiers are also included in the Bingzhou government army. It's not a bad rule."

"No." It was difficult to choose the soldiers of Modaoying, but now with Li Ke's words, it is much easier for Xi Junmai to choose an army, and Xi Junmai agreed immediately.

The Modao Camp is related to Li Ke's future Northern Expedition. Li Ke and Xi Junmai are discussing the formation of the Modao Camp. came in.

"Your Highness, the King of Bohai County is asking to see you, and we are waiting in the front yard." Wang Fuwei told Li Ke as he entered the door.

Li Ke just got drunk at the banquet yesterday to frighten Li Changsha, but the next day, Li Fengci rushed to the mansion to ask for an audience. Li Ke can naturally guess why Li Fengci came here, and Li Fengci is probably succumbing to softness .

Li Ke asked with a smile: "But the Prince of Bohai came in person?"

The guard of the Wangfu replied truthfully: "It was the King of Bohai County who paid homage to the mansion in person, and also carried a thorn on his back, but I don't know why."

"Carrying thorns? This king's uncle is quite interesting." Li Ke knew that Li Fengci was probably resigned to coming here, but he didn't expect him to carry thorns and make such a scene.

Even Xi Junmai, who was on the side, smiled at Li Ke and said, "Your Highness, is it possible that the King of Bohai County wants to imitate the sages and take the blame?"

Li Ke said: "The king of Bohai County has always acted unconstrained and unconstrained, so this matter is not impossible."

Xi Junmai said: "Your Highness is the son of the imperial court, a noble man in the sky, with one hundred thousand soldiers in charge, patrolling the river east, far better than Zhao Shangqing Lin Xiangru back then, but the king of Bohai County is no more than a dude, dare to compare himself to Lianpo?"

Hearing this, Li Ke said with a smile: "It's all right, let me go and have a look with the king."

As Li Ke said, he went out of the hall door first and went straight to the front yard.

Sure enough, when Li Ke rushed to the front yard, Li Fengci really stood in the middle of the front yard with the thorns on his back, but I don't know if it was because of the colder weather, Li Fengci was dressed neatly, but he didn't cover up the thorns like Lian Po.

"Oh, my uncle is sick in bed, why did he suddenly fall to the ground? And what is this uncle doing with the thorns on his back?" Li Ke looked at Li Fengci, hurried forward, and said to Li Fengci.

Li Fengci stood in front of Li Ke, bowed down and said: "Your Highness, forgive me, I am here to ask Your Highness for my sin."

Li Ke knowingly asked: "Uncle, what is the meaning of this, what is the crime of uncle, I am so puzzled?"

Li Fengci replied: "Li Fengci oppressed the common people, invaded the people's fields first, got drunk and made mistakes, and despised His Highness later, please punish His Highness with whips and punishments."

Li Fengci's crimes are well known in the whole Jinyang City, but because of the power, everyone kept quiet. If it is really governed by the laws of the country, a whipping would be considered light.

However, Li Fengci was Li Ke's uncle after all, even if Li Fengci had done something wrong, it would be inconvenient for Li Ke to punish him. What Li Fengci did was probably just a show.

Li Ke listened to Li Fengci's words, his face was full of astonishment, and he said to Li Fengci: "Uncle is an elder. When the king arrived in Jin Dynasty, he should have come to visit the mansion. Why did uncle say so contemptuously to the king? It’s just that Uncle should know that occupying people’s fields is a big taboo for the father and emperor, if this matter becomes serious, but he will be deported, this joke cannot be taken.”

Li Fengci said: "I know the guilt of the crime, so I take the blame and plead guilty. How dare I joke with Your Highness, and ask Your Highness to punish me."

While talking, Li Fengci took off the thorns from his back, bent down, and held it in front of Li Ke's eyes.

Li Ke took the twig from Li Fengci's hand and held it in his hand. Looking at Li Fengci's appearance, he couldn't help but feel amused in his heart. Although his uncle is a scoundrel, he can bend and stretch, and he can make such a look.

Li Ke asked: "Uncle is the elder of the king. I can't blame the so-called crime of contempt, but if it is true that the occupation of the people's fields is true, I'm afraid it will be more troublesome. I wonder how uncle wants the king to deal with it?"

Li Fengci had already prepared his speech before coming to the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion. Seeing Li Ke's question, Li Fengci hurriedly replied: "I am willing to be punished by Your Highness, and at the same time I am willing to offer the land that has been invaded in recent years, and the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion will return it to the people. .”

Li Fengci also knew that Li Ke probably had no intention of beating him to death with a stick, otherwise Li Ke's letter impeaching Li Fengci would have arrived in Chang'an, and Li Ke would not have followed Jiu Jin to tell Li Changsha about it.

Hearing this, Li Ke also had a smile on the corner of his mouth. What Li Fengci said, it was a clever move to intentionally bestow this kindness to the common people to Li Ke.

Li Ke's face was full of embarrassment, he had thought about it for a long time, and seemed to be having a hard time making a decision.

After a while, Li Ke held a thorn in his hand, and then slowly broke the thorn, helped Li Fengci up, and said with a smile: "Uncle knows his mistakes and can correct them, which can be called good. Since uncle has this heart, this king will come forward to replace uncle Return the land to the common people. As for the matter of pleading guilty, I will let it go. But uncle must remember that this matter will not be committed again in the future. This king can protect you once despite the disputes in the court, but he will not do it again. Guaranteed a second time."

With Li Ke's words, Li Fengci was relieved. At least Li Ke was willing to protect him, and his prince was saved.

As for Li Ke, Li Ke had no intention of completely tearing apart his face with Li Fengci. Since Li Fengci knew each other, everyone was naturally happy. Now that Li Fengci's actions today, the entire Taiyuan clan's children in the future will not be a problem for Li Ke.

(End of this chapter)