Thief Emperor

Chapter 646: How is King Xuan?

The war in Jiangbei ended abruptly.

The Pinglu Army cut off its rear in order to survive and fled to Jiangdong in a panic.

At the end of the battle, Gongsun Hao knew clearly that if he did not surrender, the nearly 1,000 remaining people would have no chance of survival. In addition, at that time, most of the Pinglu Army had already withdrawn from Jiangbei. If he surrendered at this time, he would not be sorry for the Pinglu Army and would also save the brothers who were willing to follow him.

So much so that in the end, even Zhou Xu, who had a somewhat harsh personality, acquiesced in Gongsun Hao's approach.

Of course, given the old Pinglu military vassal state, it is hard to say how much of the twenty strings of money can be distributed to the people below in the end.

General Zhou seemed to have no strength left. He sighed and said, "I'm going back to Qingzhou."

He stood up, put his hands behind his back and walked out: "I'll leave this to you."

Zhou Chang nodded, then looked at his father's back as he left, without saying anything for a long time.

After a long time, Zhou Chang took out the telescope from his arms. After a long silence, he sighed and said, "Just look at me."

"Can you protect the Qingzhou family business for three generations?"

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On the other side, Li Yun was already sitting on the carriage heading back to Jinling. Riding in the carriage with him was Gongsun Hao, who had recently surrendered.

Li Yun looked at Gongsun Hao who was keeping his head down and saying nothing, and said with a smile: "General Gongsun, this is the second time I have caught you."

Compared to the last time, Gongsun Hao was much more honest this time. He looked up at Li Yun and said, "I have read the battle reports of the Jiangdong Army in Jingxiang and Jiangbei this time. Li Fugong's Jiangdong Army has already surpassed the Pinglu Army in all aspects."

"I am convinced that I lost."

Li Yun smiled and said, "Your last name is not Zhou, so why are you convinced?"

Upon hearing this, Gongsun Hao lowered his head again and stopped talking.

Li Yun looked at him and asked, "Is General Gongsun's family still in Qingzhou?"

Gongsun Hao nodded, took a deep breath, and said, "There are no elders in the family. I have a wife, two concubines, two sons and two daughters, all in Qingzhou."

Li Yun thought for a moment and asked, "Are you willing to work for me?"

Gongsun Hao looked up at Li Yun and said, "I can do what I can for Lord Li, but... it cannot be related to the Pinglu Army."

Li Yun nodded first, then asked, "No problem."

He thought for a moment and then asked, "Will the Zhou father and son harm the general's family?"

"The Major General promised me that he would not do so."

Gongsun Hao lowered his head and thought for a while, then continued: "I have done everything I can for Qingzhou. If something still happens to my family,

He lowered his head silently, clenched his fists, and said nothing.

Li Yun patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "Okay, then it's settled."

"I have a brother who is now a general under me. He is mainly responsible for the affairs in the south, but he is a little lacking in experience. After General Gongsun arrives in Jinling and takes a short rest, I will send you to be his deputy general."

"He is now fighting against the governor of Lingnan, thousands of miles away from Qingzhou. No matter what, he will not be related to Qingzhou. What do you think, General Gongsun?"

Gongsun Hao thought for a moment and asked, "Is it General Li Zheng?"

Li Yun was a little surprised: "General, do you know him?"

"Jiangdong has become famous all over the world."

Gongsun Hao said softly: "It's not just you, Lord Li. There are also some powerful generals under Lord Li who are all very famous now. However, General Li Zheng is relatively not as famous as General Zhao and General Su."

Li Yun sighed and said, "He grew up with me and has never been exposed to military affairs. It's already quite impressive that he has become like this in just a few years."

Gongsun Hao nodded silently and said, "I am willing to follow General Li Zheng."

He looked up at Li Yun and said in a hoarse voice, "Please, sir, don't make things difficult for my family."

Li Yun was startled at first, then he smiled dumbly: "Do you think I will send someone to kill your family members and put the blame on the Zhou family father and son, so that you and the Zhou family father and son will be completely at odds?"

Gongsun Hao lowered his head and said nothing.

Li Yun smiled and said, "You underestimate me."

"I will never do this. If something happens to the general's family..."

"It has absolutely nothing to do with me."

He said solemnly: "I, Li Yun, can swear to heaven."

Gongsun Hao shook his head slightly.

"Thank you, Lord Fu, thank you, Lord Fu..." Li Yun glanced at him, then smiled, closed his eyes and said, "Everyone has worked hard during this period, General Gongsun should also take a rest."

After closing his eyes, Li Yun began to think about the construction of the Jiangdong army in his mind.

By now, the candidates for deputy generals under the four generals have basically been decided.

The deputy general under Zhao Cheng is undoubtedly Meng Qing, and the deputy general under Su Sheng is Chen Da.

Li Zheng was slightly lacking in his ability to lead troops, so it was perfect to send Gongsun Hao, a surrendered general who had rich experience in leading troops but had no roots in Jiangdong, to him.

As for Deng Yang's deputy general...

If nothing unexpected happens, it should be Qian Zhong who is guarding Jinling.

Among these four deputy generals, except Gongsun Hao, the remaining three will have the opportunity to take charge in the future.

As for Gongsun Hao...

It is highly likely that Li Yun would not let him serve as the chief general before Qingzhou was destroyed and all his family members died, or were brought to Jinling.

In this way, the Jiangdong military system became more perfect.

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Of course, there can be more than one person holding the rank of deputy general. If there are people who emerge as outstanding in the future, they can be assigned to this position.

With the military system at this level, there won't be too many problems in the upper structure. When Mr. Li's status rises in the future, these people will follow suit. There's no need to divide them up or think about them in detail.

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The carriage went all the way to Liuhe Ferry in Liuhe County, where a large ship had already been waiting at the dock. Li Yun and others got off the carriage, boarded the boat, and quickly crossed the river and set foot in the Jiangnan area.

Taking the ferry from Liuhe, as long as you reach the south bank, you will reach the Jinling territory. There are already carriages waiting on the south bank. After Li Yun and others got on the carriage, it only took half a day for the Jinling City to be in sight.

At this time, Du Qian had received the news in advance, and he brought a group of civil servants from Jinling to wait at the city gate. When Li Yun's carriage approached, these officials bowed their heads and saluted: "Subordinates, wait."

"Welcome to the triumphant return of our lord."

Li Yun lifted the carriage curtain and took a look at the civil servants. Behind Du Qian, he found familiar faces such as Zhuo Guangrui and Xu Ang. He jumped off the carriage quickly, looked at everyone, and said with a smile: "What are you doing? Get up, get up."

Everyone stood up. Li Yun looked at Du Qian and said with a smile, "Why did you change your name?"

Du Qian stood up straight, looked at Li Yun, and said with a smile: "My lord, you have defeated the Jingnan army in the east, scared off the Hedong army, and defeated the Pinglu army in the north of the Yangtze River."

"In the battle against Lingnan in the south, our army also won a great victory."

Du Qian smiled and said, "This kind of military achievement can already be recorded in history."

He bowed his head slightly and said, "By now, the founding of the country by the Lord is a foregone conclusion. I have discussed with Brother Xu and Brother Zhuo and have asked my colleagues to change their titles."

Li Yun felt light-hearted after hearing these words.

This is the beauty of being a scholar.

In fact, there were no sophisticated tactics in these battles. Li Yun only relied on his strong foundation and the sudden thunder bombs to gain the initiative on many battlefields, and then relied on these advantages to expand the results of the battle.

Many of the battles were not very exciting.

But when it came to Du Qian's mouth, it had a blood-boiling taste and sounded very nice.

Mr. Li smiled, then looked back at the carriage behind him. Gongsun Hao jumped out of the carriage. He was shot in the thigh by an arrow, which left him with some leg disease. He still couldn't walk properly.

Li Yun approached with Du Qian and others, and said with a smile: "This is General Gongsun of the Pinglu Army. He was captured on the battlefield, but now he has abandoned the dark and joined the light and surrendered to us in Jiangdong."

He introduced them to Gongsun Hao: "These are our Jiangdong officials. This one is Du Qian, Du Shouyi, our Jiangdong prime minister."

Speaking of Du Qian, Li Yun paused and added: "When he was in the capital, he was called Qilinzi."

Gongsun Hao clasped his fists and saluted one by one. After he had seen them all, he could not help but look up at Li Yun and said with emotion: "It turns out that Lord Li has already established a country in Jiangdong quietly."

The configuration of Jiangdong's civil servants could already be called a small imperial court. Now that the system is gradually being improved, it is not surprising to say that it has been established.

Li Yun just smiled and didn't respond.

He glanced at the crowd and saw Zhou Bi standing in the distance. He waved to Zhou Bi, who quickly came over and bowed his head. Li Yun ordered: "Take General Gongsun down to rest and arrange a place for him to stay."

Zhou Bi lowered his head and replied yes.

After arranging Gongsun Hao, Li Yun looked at Du Qian and said with a smile: "I heard that Brother Du is in Jinling and is going to build a palace for me."

Du Qian nodded, as if it was a matter of course: "Sir, it will take at least a few years to build a proper palace. It is better to start the construction now so as not to be in a hurry in the future."

At this point, he continued, "We are discussing giving the title of King to the Highness. The Highness thinks..."

"How is King Xuan?"

(End of this chapter)