The First Great Ancestor of the Five Dynasties

Chapter 219 Tiger Hunting in August ([-])

Two days later, Guan Tieshi hurried back to the county town from the salt factory.

When he returned to Jiedu Mansion to meet Shi Kuangwei, there was one more person.

Shi Kuangwei looked at Tao Wenju, who was leaning on crutches and stumbling with his butt sticking out, and asked suspiciously: "I heard that you moved out of Yacheng and lived in an outer city. Why did you come back?"

Tao Wenju said with a sarcastic smile: "I am here to thank the handsome master for being alive, and to report something urgent."

Guan Tieshi said: "Tao Wenju came to me and asked me to bring him into the mansion to meet the handsome man. The matter is very important, and the handsome man can only make a decision himself."

Seeing his solemn expression, Shi Kuangwei nodded and said, "You two come with me."

Returning to the inner study, Shi Kuangwei said, "Tell me, what happened?"

Tao Wenju ignored the obstruction, threw away a pair of crutches, knelt down on the ground, and said with panic on his face: "Master Handsome, something bad has happened, Wei Hu is going to rebel!"

Immediately, Tao Wenju came to Wei Hu and wanted to tell him the causes and consequences of conspiring with him to defect to the court.

"Wei Hu is so ambitious that he wants to instruct his subordinates to find a way to steal the salt factory account books and obtain evidence that the Chang Yi Army secretly sells salt.
Wei Hu colluded with Houzan and wanted to help Houzan take control of the Zhangyi Army. He would use this as a credit to express his loyalty to the Kaifeng court so that he could join the emperor in the future!

I dare not refuse because of my humble position, so I have to deal with him for the time being, and then look for an opportunity to report this guy's conspiracy to the handsome man!
The humble minister was taken in by the young envoy. The young envoy ignored the past grudges and entrusted the humble minister with important responsibilities.

It is because he is humble in his position and fails to live up to expectations, and he is greedy for petty profits, which makes him a big mistake.

The young envoy punished the humble official, and the humble official accepted it willingly, even if he was beaten to death, the humble official did not dare to complain in his heart.

I haven’t studied for a few years in my humble position, but I still know what loyalty, filial piety and justice are!Wei Hu thought that if Shao Shijun expelled Bei Shi from the Zhangyi Army, Bei Shi would become angry and collude with him to frame Shuai Ye and Shao Shijun.

Bah~ You really underestimated me, Tao Wenju!

Even if I become a useless person from this humble position and live on the streets begging, I will never dare to go against the young envoy and the handsome master! "

Tao Wen cried with snot and tears. When he talked about the conditions Wei Hu offered him in order to win over him, he gritted his teeth and spat, looking extremely disdainful.

Shi Kuangwei was shocked and angry at first. He clenched his fists and his nails seemed to be digging into his flesh.

But soon he let out a long sigh, and the fierce anger seemed to disappear in an instant.

His expression instantly became much older, and his eyes showed deep sadness.

Compared with the anger when he saw the investigation report two days ago, Shi Kuangwei's mentality is much calmer at the moment.

Recalling that Wei Hu had just returned from Longshan Pass a few days ago and knelt in front of him and swore an oath that he would never have second thoughts in the future, Shi Kuangwei felt nothing but disappointment.

He finally began to accept the fact that Wei Hu was an immature wild wolf after all.

No matter how nice you are to him or how much you give him, he will never be satisfied.

Shi Kuangwei looked at Guan Tieshi: "Do you know all this?"

Guan Tieshi said solemnly: "Tao Wenju had already explained it to me in detail when I came here."

Shi Kuangwei put the secret report from the Zangfeng Camp on his desk and said, "Did you already know what is written in it?"

Guan Tieshi sighed: "I dare not hide it from the handsome man. When the young envoy got the secret report, he discussed it with the general. The young envoy did not want to make it difficult for the handsome man, let alone make him sad, so he never told him Handsome man."

Shi Kuangwei had a sad face and said with a wry smile: "No wonder Zhu Xiu insisted on reorganizing the Ya Army. He had long noticed the strangeness of the Ya Army's mutiny that day, and had never trusted Wei Hu, so he ordered the Zangfeng Battalion to insist on conducting a secret investigation. "

Guan Tieshi gritted his teeth, knelt down on one knee and clasped his fists and said: "Master Handsome, Wei Hu has lost his mind. No matter how you persuade him, he can't look back! When Duan continues to suffer from it, Master Shuai, please make up your mind quickly to avoid More than a year ago, the tragedy of the Yajun mutiny happened again."

Tao Wenju lay on the ground, and Qi Ran said: "It is not a pity for me to be disabled and die, but I must not stand by and watch the thief Wei Hu murder the handsome man! Please order the handsome man to kill Wei Hu, I am willing to be the handsome man's pawn!"

Guan Tieshi glanced at him. This guy was shouting loudly, but it was a pity that he couldn't lift his hands on his shoulders, and now he was on crutches.

Shi Kuangwei's face turned gloomy and he murmured: "I regard Wei Hu as my adopted son. You are forcing me to kill my own son."

Just as Guan Tieshi was about to open his mouth, Tao Wenju said before him: "Wei Hu is an ungrateful villain. He was the first to be unjust, so how can he blame the handsome man for being unkind? If Wei Hu doesn't die, it will be difficult for Zhang Yi's army to unite!" Hou Zan came under the emperor's orders and coveted the power of commander in chief. If the Zhangyi Army could not unite and fight against Kaifeng, they would be divided and won over sooner or later.

If the handsome man doesn't take action at this time, he will be tied to Kaifeng with a rope and be slaughtered by others!

Please make a quick decision, handsome man! "

Guan Tieshi opened his mouth and wanted to add a few words, but after thinking about it, he found that he had nothing to say. He could only blush and said: "The general means the same thing."

Shi Kuangwei was silent for a long time, and sighed quietly: "Tao Wenju continued to keep in contact with Wei Hu, do as he said, and give him everything he wanted.

Guan Tieshi immediately issued an order. From today on, the Ya army is not allowed to leave the camp. All generals will cancel their rest. Anyone who mobilizes more than 50 people without authorization will be executed! "

Tao Wenju and Guan Tieshi looked at each other in surprise. The handsome man arranged this to take action against Wei Hu.

Guan Tieshi said hurriedly: "Do you want to summon the young envoy to come back?"

Shi Kuangwei waved his hand: "I'm not old enough to carry a knife, so I don't need to bother Zhu Xiu with everything."

After a pause, Shi Kuangwei sighed: "This can be considered a family matter. I am the head of the family and it should be handled by me."

Guan Tieshi said softly again: "There are still more than a thousand soldiers and horses of Wei Hu's direct line in Zhecheng City, and Houzan's Feilong Army is stationed in Yancang. These two places must be guarded against."

Shi Kuangwei frowned, and there was no good solution in his haste.

Tao Wen rolled his eyes and whispered, "Before the young envoy left, I heard that Pan Mei went to Zheqian City, and Li Chongjin led the Tiger Camp to Qingshiling for field training.
The handsome master can send an order to Pan Mei to keep an eye on the soldiers and horses of Zheqian City, and then quickly send an order to Qingshiling and ask Li Chongjin to lead the Tiger Camp to go straight to Yancang to prevent the Feilong Army from unrest."

Shi Kuangwei thought for a moment and nodded slowly: "It's feasible, let's do it."

Guan Tieshi reminded: "The handsome man's own safety must be ensured. From today on, I will personally serve as the commander of the personal guards and strengthen the defense of Jiedu Mansion."

Shi Kuangwei nodded, said nothing more, waved his hand and said: "You go down and make arrangements, leave me alone."

The two of them heard the deep tiredness in his words, and did not dare to continue to disturb him, so they said goodbye and left.

Gently closing the study door, Guan Tieshi saw that no one was around and dragged Tao Wenju towards the corner of the corridor.

"General Guan, what are you doing? Let go quickly? Tao is still injured and can't stand General Guan's torment."

Poor Tao Wenju was tightly held by Guan Tieshi and had to limp to keep up.

Walking in a hurry, a crutch fell to the ground, Guan Tieshi ignored him, with a gloomy expression, he pressed Tao Wenju against the wall, and said in a low voice, "Wei Hu wanted to make trouble, did you realize it? Pan Mei and Li Chongjin's arrangement , Did the young envoy tell you earlier? Tell me quickly!?" Tao Wenju pressed half of his face against the wall, unable to break free, and said angrily, "General Guan has doubts, just ask the young envoy, why are you venting your anger on me?"

Guan Tieshi let go of him, glared fiercely, picked up the crutch and gave it to him.

"Wei Hu is determined to cause trouble, and I'm not excusing him. It's just that this matter has dealt a huge blow to the handsome man, and I'm worried that the handsome man's body won't be able to bear it.

If the young envoy wants to take action against Wei Hu, he should discuss it with the handsome master in advance. "Guan Tieshi sighed.

Tao Wenju's five-finger palm prints were printed on his face, he rubbed his face and groaned: "General Guan should know better about Wei Hu's importance in the handsome man's heart. If it had been anyone else who had done the Longshan Pass, he would have been beheaded by the handsome man long ago. .

But when it was placed on Wei Hu, he received a mild reprimand.

There is no real evidence, and if the handsome man is not allowed to see clearly Wei Hu's sinister intentions, how can the handsome man make up his mind to eradicate him? "

Guan Tieshi said in a low voice: "According to this, what happened this time was all orchestrated by the Young Master behind your back?"

Tao Wenju chuckled: "Young Envoy doesn't trust Wei Hu, but he won't force the handsome man to kill him. He just wants the handsome man to see his ambition clearly.

The young envoy did this for the sake of the handsome man!

If Wei Hu had no second thoughts, how could he find me?The handsome man won’t get angry too much
General Guan, even if you have guessed some things, you still have to pretend not to know. That’s all I have to say, you can think more about it yourself.”

Tao Wen cupped his hands, leaned on crutches, and walked slowly along the corridor.

Guan Tieshi looked at his retreating back, smiled bitterly and sighed.

The handsome man originally hoped that Young Ambassador and Wei Hu could live in harmony.

It's a pity that the young envoy will not trust Wei Hu, and Wei Hu is always unwilling to succumb to others.

In the fight between dragon and tiger, there must be a winner in the end!

The poor old handsome man was caught in the middle, his palms and backs were full of flesh, and it hurt wherever he was injured.

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The Yancang in the northwest of Anding County was transformed into a reclamation area after the Xue brothers were wiped out.

Over the past year or so, those who found out that they had no significant connection with the Xue family were transferred away one after another. The remaining hundreds of people all had various kinship ties with the Xue family, so they could only stay and continue to work. Transformation.

Hou Zan was worried that the Feilong Army would be suppressed in Anding County, and he did not know where there was such a place as Yancang, so he offered to move the Feilong Army here as a temporary base.

Shi Kuangwei happily agreed.

The Feilong Army and the Changyi Ya Army were crowded into the Ya city. The barracks were crowded and insufficient, and various conflicts often occurred. The two sides were clearly divided and could not pee in the same pot.

Most of the Yajun were from Hexi, such as Jingzhou and Pizhou, with a small number from Guanzhong. Most of the Feilongjun were from the prefectures and counties under Kaifeng Prefecture, and nearly half were from Hebei. There were considerable differences between the two sides in terms of language, accent, and food habits.

Yajun joked that Feilongjun was a group of young soldiers who had never seen a big battle, and nicknamed them Grass Snake Army.

The Feilong Army also looked down on the Ya Army, calling them bandit soldiers and poor soldiers.

It was not unusual for the imperial army and the vassal army to despise each other.

After more than 40 years of central military centralization, the equipment, quality of soldiers, and combat effectiveness of the Forbidden Army are generally better than those of the feudal soldiers, and the rank and status of the generals of the Forbidden Army are also higher than those of the military generals of the feudal town.

It has become a general consensus among the people that one has to go to the Forbidden Army to eat food.

It's just that the Feilong Army was established in a short period of time, especially the two thousand Feilong Army that the emperor gave to Houzan and asked him to bring to Jingzhou. They were indeed a group of new recruits who had not really experienced the tempering of war.

In normal training, it looks pretty good, but I don't know how it will perform on the battlefield.

Although the Zhangyi Ya Army looks a little poorer and the quality of its soldiers varies, its overall combat effectiveness is definitely better than that of the Feilong Army.

Zhu Xiu reformed the military and invested a lot of money in the early stage, mainly for improving weapons and equipment, replacing the old simple hand knives with Yanling knives with better steel, increasing the number of war horses produced, and increasing the proportion of cavalry.

The armor, tents and some military camp equipment have not yet had time to be updated, so the Yajun overall looks a bit shabby.

The Yajun officers themselves didn't care. Their families were allotted land, and the Jiedu Mansion also specially selected a group of meritorious officers and selected women of suitable age from the relocated households to hold a large-scale military-civilian collective blind date meeting.

The results of the blind date conference were better than those in the field. The Yajun men shouted excitedly and rushed to sign up. Those who were not selected could only pull their hair in frustration and look forward to the next time with red eyes.

The family has been allocated a field, and the young ambassador and the old commander have helped the brothers find wives. What else is there to be dissatisfied with in this life?

When you get to the position of being a soldier, it is like smoke rising from the graves of your ancestors, and meeting the best master in the world.

In the past six months, there have been many young women with big bellies in and around Anding County.

In a few months, hundreds of babies will be born.

This is the brightest cluster of light in the revitalization of the Zhangyi Army.

On a rugged mountain road to the west of Yancang, a group of people and horses came quietly.

There were no flags, drums or horns among the teams, and only sergeants and horses marching quietly.

At the head of the queue, Shi Xiangwen was walking on the side of the cliff with a heavy iron stick on his shoulders.

Zhu Xiu rode a donkey, and Li Chongjin rode a horse and rode side by side.

Li Chongjin borrowed money from Zhu Xiu, and as expected, lost all his sperm within half a month.

He was willing to admit defeat and went to the Weihu Camp for more than a month of intense training, and won unanimous praise from the brothers in the Weihu Camp with his excellent military qualities.

It has to be said that although Li Chongjin is a fool, his physical fitness is really ridiculously strong, and his nickname as the Black King is by no means unfounded.

With the same amount of training, others would collapse on the ground from exhaustion, but he could still be alive and kicking after the exercise.

In addition to his superb martial arts skills, this guy also has a carefree temperament, making him a natural material for the mixed army camp. The officers and soldiers of the Leihu Camp are very convinced of him.

Zhu Xiu asked him to temporarily serve as the commander of the Weihu Camp and gave him the command of this leading force that belonged directly to him.

Li Chongjin and Guihun will never joke about military matters. With this bottom line principle, it is not easy to make mistakes in serious matters.

More importantly, Zhu Xiu had absolute trust in him.

(End of this chapter)