Thief Emperor

Chapter 607 The Age of Great Conflict
Three of the four generals in Jiangdong have already been found, so Deng Yang will be the only one to guard Jiangbei this time.

However, because the Jinling Army is mainly responsible for defending Jinling and training new soldiers, it is currently the smallest of the four armies in Jiangdong, with less than 20,000 troops, around 18,000.

These troops are sent to guard Jiangbei, and at the same time some troops have to stay behind to ensure that no one in Nanjing takes the opportunity to cause chaos. Relatively speaking, this is a bit difficult.

However, Deng Yang had been seeking a battle for a long time. As the least experienced of the four generals, he also urgently needed some military exploits to consolidate his position in Jiangdong. After hearing Li Yun's words, although he didn't know where to go to fight, he did not hesitate, stepped forward, bowed his head and clasped his fists, and said, "I obey your orders!"

Li Yun hummed, and said, "All the troops under General Zhao Cheng in Jiangbei, including the several thousand men under Meng Qing, will be withdrawn soon. Jiangbei will be vacant. Your troops will take over General Zhao Cheng's Jiangbei defense line and guard Jiangbei."

After a pause, he added: "This time, you may have to face tens of thousands of Pinglu troops. Do you dare to go?"

Deng Yang patted his chest and said, "I have been asking for a fight for a long time. Please give the order!"

"Well, you should go and reorganize the Jinling Army now, lead 15,000 Jinling troops north, and hand over the defense to General Zhao's troops in Jiangbei."

Having said that, Li Yun paused and continued: "If there is a war in Jiangbei, I will rush to Jiangbei soon."

Deng Yang was a little nervous at first, but after hearing Li Yun's last words, he was completely relieved. He bowed his head, clasped his fists, and grinned, "I'll go right away!"

Li Yun looked at him and asked, "Who are you going to leave to guard Jinling? This is not a small matter. As the general of Jinling, you must consider it carefully."

"Qian Zhong."

Deng Yang only thought about it for a moment before giving his answer. He lowered his head slightly and said, "Qian Zhong is extremely cautious and has enough experience to control people. If we leave him stationed near Jinling, nothing will go wrong."

Li Yun knew Qian Zhong, and was somewhat familiar with him.

This man was from the anti-theft team. When he was the Sima of Yuezhou, Qian Zhong had already become the brigade commander under him. At that time, he was called Qian Gou'er, but Xue Yun'er changed his name to Qian Zhong.

In the past few years, Qian Zhong has been following Zhou Liang. Later, Zhou Liang went to do auditing work, and Deng Yang took over Zhou Liang's position as General of Jinling. Qian Zhong naturally became part of Fengyang's command.

Li Yun just thought about it, then nodded and said with a smile: "Qian Zhong, it's OK, then it's settled, you go and prepare."

"Yes!"

Deng Yang responded loudly and turned away.

Li Zheng, watching Deng Yang's receding back, said with a smile, "The anti-theft team that my second brother set up in Qingyang is now very powerful. You see, Deng Yang also likes to hire people from the anti-theft team."

Li Yun sat back in his seat and said, "It's human nature. Everyone is like this. As long as you don't overdo it, I won't care."

The anti-theft team is one of the solid foundations of Li Yun’s military power. Some of their tendencies to stick together are beneficial to him. As long as it does not affect the development of the team, he will not interfere.

Li Zheng sat next to Li Yun and said with a smile: "In the past, everyone in the anti-theft team was a brother and looked after each other. Now many people have high positions and power, so the divisions are more detailed. Second brother may not know that in this anti-theft team, there are people from Qingyang, Ningguo, and Shidai."

Li Yun was stunned.

These are all counties in Xuanzhou, and the anti-bandit team was set up by him when he was suppressing bandits in Xuanzhou, by recruiting bandits. These bandits certainly did not come from the same county, but from all counties in Xuanzhou.

Unexpectedly, the native places of different counties also became the basis for dividing small teams.

If Li Zheng hadn't told Li Yun about this, Li Yun really wouldn't have known about it.

His position is a bit too high now.

After thinking for a while, he slowly said, "You have more contacts, so keep an eye on some for me. If you think there might be a problem, let me know."

"I'll take care of it."

Li Zheng also restrained his smile and said, "Don't worry, second brother, there will definitely not be any big problems now."

"Ah."

Li Yun looked at Li Zheng and said, "Be careful when you get to the south. Ask Lao Jiu to arrange a few more people to accompany you. The Ninth Division now has a special post road. If there is any problem, ask the people of the Ninth Division to report it to me immediately so that I can handle it."

"it is good."

Li Zheng stood up, looked at Li Yun, clasped his fists and said, "Second brother, take care of yourself too, don't work too hard."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Li Yun thought for a moment and said, "You don't have to leave Jinling in such a hurry. You may have another nephew or niece in the next few days. Stay for a meal and a drink before leaving."

After Lu Huan gave birth, Liu Su was also about to give birth. The midwife and the doctor had come to see her and it was expected to be in the next few days.

"Okay." Li Zheng responded and said with a smile, "I'll leave after I meet my nephews and nieces."

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One night a few days later, Li Yuan had another new life.

However, this time, it was more dangerous than the previous two times. The birth started at noon and lasted until it was completely dark before the baby was born. During this period, Liu Su fainted several times. In the end, someone came to ask Li Yun whether to save the adult or the child.

At this time, it is natural to protect the elder.

Fortunately, God blesses the Li family. After tossing and turning until night, they finally managed to get both the child and the grandchild back.

The two midwives ran out tremblingly and almost fell in front of Li Yun, but they still forced a smile on their faces: "Congratulations, Master. Congratulations, Master."

"We got a little boy, we got a little boy!"

Li Yun took a deep breath, looked at the midwife, and asked, "How is the big one?"

The midwife looked troubled and whispered, "Young Madam is too weak. Although her life is safe, I'm afraid her vitality has been damaged. She will inevitably be weak in the future."

Li Yun looked back at Xue Yun'er who was waiting on the side. Xue Yun'er had a very good relationship with Liu Su, and she became a little anxious after hearing this. She said, "Husband, let's go in and take a look."

Li Yun hummed.

Xue Yun'er handed Li Yuan to the maid Dong'er, and she went into the delivery room with Li Yun. As soon as they entered, they were hit by the smell of blood.

Looking at the bed again, I saw Liu Su lying on the bed with his eyes closed and his face completely pale.

A midwife had already wrapped the baby in a swaddling cloth and handed it to Li Yun, saying, "Master Li, this child is as big as you want. I estimate that he must weigh about 7 or 8 kilograms, so the young lady has suffered a lot."

Li Yun took the child and saw that the child was very strong. He must have just cried and had his eyes closed, as if he was asleep.

Xue Yun'er also took a look at the child, then sat down beside the bed and held Liu Su's hand. Liu Su slowly woke up. Her face was extremely pale. She looked at Xue Yun'er beside her with a pleading look in her eyes.

Xue Yun'er quickly turned around and looked at Li Yun, saying, "Husband, quickly bring the child over and let Sister Su take a look."

Li Yun stepped forward and handed the child over. Liu Su first looked at Li Yun, then at the child, before a smile appeared on his face.

Li Yun also stepped forward, held her hand, and said softly: "Sister Su, take good care of yourself. Don't move much in the next few months. Get your body back."

Xue Yun'er held the child in her arms and said with emotion, "This fat boy has caused my sister so much trouble."

Liu Su finally spoke: "Sister, please help...help me take care of this child for a while."

"Don't worry, don't worry,"

"There is a wet nurse at home. I will take care of you myself. There will be no problem. Sister, just rest assured and take care of your health. I will bring him to you every day in the future."

Liu Su then nodded gently, looked up at Li Yun, and smiled: "Husband, I..."

Li Yun said quickly: "Rest well, rest well."

At this time, the door was slowly pushed open, and Lu Huan, who was waiting at the door, also walked in. He first congratulated Li Yun, then went to visit Liu Su on the bed, and finally took the child and hugged him.

She looked at Li Yun and said softly, "Sister Su really went through a lot of hardships to give birth to this child. Husband, please give this child a name."

Li Yun took the child, looked at his face, thought for a moment, and said, "Now is a time of great strife, how about giving him a name with the word 'Zheng' in it?"

"Li Zheng?"

Xue Yun'er thought about it and shook her head, "No, this name is not suitable. It has too much murderous aura."

She thought for a moment and said softly, "Let's add the word 'mountain'."

"Li Zheng..."

Li Yun muttered something, then lowered his head and pinched the child's cheek, then said with a smile: "Okay, my son will be called Li Zheng from now on."

(End of this chapter)