Thief Emperor

Chapter 263: Chaos in Jiangnan
It has been half a month since Li Yun received the document from the court promoting him to the position of governor of Wuzhou, so going to Wuzhou to perform his duties has become a must.

However, before going to Wuzhou, Li Yun needed to divide the Yuezhou Army into two.

In the Yuezhou camp, Zhou Liang and Li Zheng both arrived at Li Yun's tent. Li Yun waved his hand, motioning them to sit down, but he did not rush to speak.

After both of them sat down, Li Yun waited for a while, and then a thin general came in with his head down, bowed to Li Yun and said: "Your subordinate Li Xiao, greetings to Sima!"

Zhou Liang and Li Zheng both turned around and looked at this person.

The two of them were the people in charge of Yuezhou Camp, so they naturally knew who this "Li Xiao" was. Upon hearing this, they lowered their heads slightly and did not say much.

Li Yun pressed his hands and said with a smile: "You're welcome, sit down and talk."

After Zhao Cheng sat down, Li Yun cleared his throat and said, "You should have guessed what we are going to discuss today. I will go to Wuzhou to perform my duties in the next few days. We will also take a large part of the Yuezhou Army with us. Only 500 people will be left in Yuezhou."

During this period, Zhao Cheng recruited another 500 new soldiers, and the total strength of Li Yun's troops reached about 3,000 people.

The reason why only 500 people were left in Yuezhou was because the 500 people Deng Yang took out were nominally considered the troops of Yuezhou Camp. Including those 500 people, the troops of Yuezhou were exactly a Duwei Camp, which was a total of 1,000 people.

Li Yun looked at the three people and said with a smile: "Who among you is willing to take 500 people to stay in Yuezhou?"

Zhao Cheng lowered his head slightly and said nothing.

After a long while, Zhou Liang took a deep breath, looked up at Li Yun, and said, "General, I will take my men to stay in Yuezhou."

This is the best option.

Li Yun is going out to open up new territories. The relatively mature and steady Zhou Liang is naturally the best choice to stay in Yuezhou. Li Zheng and Zhao Cheng are both much younger and more energetic, and are more suitable to follow Li Yun to Wuzhou.

But Zhou Liang is the elder after all, so this arrangement still needs to be discussed with him.

Li Yun did not hesitate too much. After thinking for a while, he nodded and said, "Then Third Uncle will stay in Yuezhou and continue to lead the troops of Yuezhou as the captain of Yuezhou Camp. There is one thing I want to tell Third Uncle in advance."

Zhou Liang lowered his head: "General's orders."

"Yuezhou... there shouldn't be any new Sima coming in the short term. Even if there is, with the cooperation of Envoy Du, Yuezhou Camp will still be our Yuezhou Camp. Third Uncle will stay in Yuezhou and pay more attention to Yuezhou's affairs. If there is anything wrong, send someone to inform me immediately."

At this point, Li Yun paused and continued, "Envoy Du is on the same path as us. He is very capable. If Uncle San has anything he doesn't know how to do, he can go to the city to find him."

Zhou Liang bowed his head and said, "I obey your command."

Li Yun then looked at Li Zheng and Zhao Cheng and said slowly, "I will go to Wuzhou to perform my duties. We have so many people in Yuezhou Camp, but they can't go with me in a large group. I will get two or three hundred people to go with me, and the others will wear casual clothes and hurry to Wuzhou."

"Let them go to Wuzhou on their own in brigade units, Li Zheng."

Li Zheng lowered his head quickly: "I'm here."

"You should go to Wuzhou tomorrow and see where outside the city of Wuzhou is suitable for setting up a camp."

Li Zheng nodded, then looked at Zhao Cheng and said with a smile: "General, let... let Brother Li go with me. He has more experience and can teach me more."

Choosing the location for the camp is indeed a very particular matter. After thinking about it for a while, Li Yun nodded in agreement.

Anyway, as for the trip to Wuzhou, the brigade commanders are here, and we can all go there in small groups, so there is no need for anyone to lead us.

"And one more thing."

Li Yun said: "After the main force of Yuezhou Camp arrives in Wuzhou, they must be trained as soon as possible and not in chaos. This month or next month..."

He thought for a moment and continued, "Maybe there's a mission to go out on."

Li Yun already knew most of what happened in Mingzhou through Deng Yang and his people. When His Royal Highness the King of Chu was in Yuezhou, he looked harmless, but after arriving in Mingzhou and getting the evidence, he took drastic measures.

In just a few days, he obtained at least hundreds of thousands of strings of cash by confiscating houses in Mingzhou.

Mingzhou is not big to begin with, and it can be said that several wealthy salt merchants in Mingzhou city were all raided by him.

This kind of thing will definitely make some people in other provinces and counties in Jiangnan feel uneasy, as someone may encounter unexpected events at any time.

Li Zheng and Zhao Chengdu bowed their heads, clasped their fists, and said yes.

After explaining some details of the "move", Li Yun signaled Zhou Liang and Li Zheng to leave, leaving Zhao Cheng behind. When only he and Zhao Cheng were left in the big tent, Li Yun smiled and said, "General Zhao, are you used to being in Yuezhou Camp during this period?"

Zhao Cheng thought for a moment and said, "I'm used to it. The atmosphere in Yuezhou Camp is much better than the previous... previous army."

He looked up at Li Yun, hesitated for a moment, and asked, "General, will this Cuju competition be held in Wuzhou? These days, I have been training hard with my men for a long time. If it is only held in Yuezhou, then..."

"Yes, of course."

Li Yun smiled dumbly and said, "As long as you are under my command, the Cuju competition will not be discontinued, don't worry."

Zhao Cheng then smiled and said, "I have been training recently, and I will go on stage myself when the time comes." Li Yun said "hmm", then changed the subject and said, "The Shuofang Army is approaching Luoyang again, and the situation in the Central Plains is becoming more and more tense."

He looked at Zhao Cheng and said, "I have some manuscripts for you. I hope you can sort them out for me and compile them into a book."

As he spoke, he pointed to a wooden box in the big tent.

Zhao Cheng was stunned for a moment, then walked forward, picked up a few and looked at them.

Li Yun had shown him a few pages of these manuscripts before. When he saw the box almost filled with manuscripts, he was stunned for a while.

After five or six seconds, he looked up at Li Yun and exhaled, "General, how is Uncle Su...Uncle Su?"

"I'm afraid it will be difficult to get out."

Li Yun was also silent, and continued: "I have read all these manuscripts during this period, but they are still too messy for me to sort out in a short time. General Zhao, please sort them out for me when you have time."

"This is General Su's life's work."

Li Yun had not received any systematic military training of this era, nor had he read these military books. Therefore, he could understand some parts based on actual experience, but some parts were not so easy to understand.

These manuscripts must be reorganized before they can be published as a book, and Zhao Cheng became the best candidate.

As for whether Zhao Cheng can inherit General Su's mantle, it depends on himself.

Zhao Cheng closed the box, then stood up, bowed deeply to Li Yun and said, "Since the general trusts me, I will definitely do this for you."

"The general has put in more than ten years of hard work."

Li Yun also clasped his fists in return.

"General Zhao must pay attention to this."

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Starting from the next day, the Yuezhou Camp began to quietly leave the Yuezhou Camp in brigade units and rushed to Wuzhou in small groups.

Li Yun was also preparing to move, planning to take his wife and several servants to Wuzhou to perform his duties and open up new territory.

Just the day before Li Yun was about to leave Yuezhou, Yuezhou City welcomed an expected guest.

Zheng Yu, the governor of the East Circuit of Jiangnan.

After arriving in Yuezhou, Zheng Guan first slapped his thigh, lamenting that he had missed the chance to meet His Royal Highness the King of Chu. At the same time, he called Du Qian and Li Yun to the governor's office to discuss matters.

When Li Yun arrived at the governor's office, Zheng Yu was talking to Du Qian. Seeing Li Yun coming over to pay his respects, he stood up, tiptoed and patted Li Yun on the shoulder, smiling and said, "Sima Li is now the governor. I didn't lie to you back then, did I?"

"You have not been deprived of any of the credit that should have been given to you."

Li Yun smiled and clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Mr. Zheng, for your cultivation."

"It should, it should."

He pointed at the chair and motioned Li Yun to sit down. After Li Yun sat down, he glanced at Du Qian and Li Yun and said, "Who sent the soldiers from Yuezhou to His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

Du Qian and Li Yun looked at each other, and Governor Du frowned slightly and said, "My Lord, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is an imperial envoy of the court. He can control the local areas wherever he goes. He transferred troops from Yuezhou, so we should naturally transfer them to him."

Li Yun also agreed: "That's right, we can't disobey the imperial envoy's orders, right?"

"I didn't ask you to disobey."

Duke Zheng lowered his head to drink tea, then looked at the two subordinates from Yuezhou and said helplessly: "But you don't have to be so rigid in doing things. After all, His Royal Highness the King of Chu is young. Many things can be dealt with perfunctorily."

Having said that, Zheng Wei looked at Du Qian and Li Yun. Although he didn't say anything, his meaning was very clear.

That is…

You two are also very young in doing things.

Li Yun thought for a moment and said, "My Lord, is there anything wrong with sending troops to His Royal Highness the King of Chu?"

"There's nothing wrong with it for now, but if His Royal Highness the Prince of Chu continues to make trouble like this, I'm afraid that Jiangdong, which has barely maintained peace, and even the entire Jiangnan Road, will be in chaos like the Central Plains!"

"At that time..."

Having said that, he looked at Li and Du and said in a deep voice.

"You two are both responsible!"

(End of this chapter)