Thief Emperor

Chapter 751: Strange

After the Shuofang Army retreated, the Central Plains was basically under the control of Li Yun. Throughout history, no matter which army it was, as long as they occupied the Central Plains, they would involuntarily want to establish a country and become emperor.

Those who receive orders from heaven will live long and prosperous lives.

These eight words are so tempting!

Let me ask you, which man in the world doesn't want to establish a lasting foundation, found a country and become an emperor, and be the Taizu Gaohuangdi for hundreds of years? !
Some rulers of later generations, especially those in the middle and late stages of a dynasty, may not really want to be rulers, but the founding emperor can almost make the country he established into a whole or a whole. This is the true supreme ruler of the world!
When Yao Zhong mentioned this matter to Li Yun, Li Yun didn't take it seriously at first, but in the past few days, this idea seemed to have taken root in his mind and could not be shaken off.

"Just say what you say."

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "How many years have passed since I brought you out of Shidai County? You have been fighting with me for some years, too. Do you think I would be angry with you for saying something wrong?"

After that, he pulled Meng Qing's arm and pulled him to sit next to him. After Meng Qing sat down again, he hesitated for a while and said, "My lord, I think it's a bit too hasty to do this now. After all, the great enemy is still there..."

"Yes."

Li Yun nodded and slowly exhaled: "You are right, you are right."

He stood up and shook his head violently.

"I thought so in my heart, but those few words of Yao Juzhong were so damn weird that I couldn't forget them for several days!"

After saying this, Li Yun stood up, looked into the distance, and clenched his fists: "Climb high and look far, climb high and look far!"

After shouting twice, the hesitation in his heart dissipated a lot. He turned around to look at Meng Qing and said with a smile: "Good boy, I'll remember your achievement!"

Meng Qing also stood up and scratched his head, somewhat confused.

Li Yun walked down the tower with his hands behind his back. Meng Qing hurriedly followed him and said, "Sir, nearly half of my troops have been lost this time. Do you need to replenish my troops? Also, General Zhao will probably be back in Luoyang soon. When that time comes, will my troops still be under General Zhao's command?"

Li Yun glanced at him and said with a smile: "Do you want to work alone?"

"no no."

Meng Qing waved his hands repeatedly and said in a panic: "I am just asking about the subsequent arrangements for the higher-ups so that I can make the arrangements for the lower-ups."

Li Yun thought about it carefully and said, "This time, General Su took Ruzhou, which is a great achievement. Although General Zhao did not win a big victory over the Hedong Army, he pinned down the Hedong Army and sent troops to support Xin'an County, which is also a great achievement."

"Both of them have made great contributions."

Li Yun said calmly: "In a few days, when we gather in Luoyang, no one should be dissatisfied. However, this time, you have made the greatest contribution. In addition, you reminded me just now, so I will give you another credit."

At this point, Mr. Li said with a smile: "When General Zhao comes, I will tell him about this matter. If he is willing to release the people, you will lead an army alone in the future."

Meng Qing was overjoyed when he heard this.

He knew that Li Yun always respected the opinions of the commander-in-chief at the front line. When mobilizing the commander-in-chief at the front line, he would often seek the commander-in-chief's opinions first. However, the commander-in-chief at the front line would not be ignorant. As long as Li Yun put forward such words, there was no reason for Zhao Cheng to refuse.

In other words, Meng Qing will also become the main general in the future!

This kind of commander is different from the previous four generals.

The four generals appointed by Li Yun earlier were more about status and rank, but leading an army alone means real power!
Meng Qing will even become one of the top three most powerful generals in the future, because neither Deng Yang nor Li Zheng can compare to him in terms of military achievements and military power.

"Thank you very much, thank you very much!"

Li Yun looked at Meng Qing, thought for a moment, and continued, "Leading an army alone is fine, but your rank is still half a level lower than theirs."

"Do you have any objection?"

Meng Qing immediately lowered his head: "I have no objection!"

Li Yun looked at him and nodded silently in his heart.

Of course he likes talents like Meng Qing, but even though he likes them, he also has to be careful about how he uses them.

Meng Qing is too young, he is five years younger than Li Yun.

Compared with Su Sheng and Zhao Cheng, he is more than ten years younger, especially compared with Su Sheng, he is more than ten years younger.

No matter how great his achievements are or how brilliant his talents are, he still needs to be suppressed appropriately at this time.

Otherwise, in another ten years, Meng Qing would no longer have any more titles to offer.

At that time, some dangers might arise. It's not that Meng Qing is untrustworthy, nor that he has any hidden dangers, but when a person's position reaches a certain level, a large number of people will gather around him and under him.

Your every word and action determines the interests of a large number of people around you.

At that time, if your mind is not strong enough, you will not be able to control yourself.

Therefore, during Meng Qing's thriving growth period, Li Yun had to press him manually.

Even in this battle in the Central Plains, Meng Qing contributed the most and made the greatest contribution.

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A few days after Meng Qing returned to Luoyang, Zhao Cheng and Su Sheng, who had already done the follow-up work, also arrived in Luoyang almost at the same time. The two even bumped into each other at the gate of Li Yun's camp. After seeing Su Sheng, Zhao Cheng immediately stepped forward, clasped his fists and saluted, saying, "Hello, brother!"

Su Sheng helped him up and said with a smile, "What a coincidence, Brother Zhao and I arrived at the king's place at the same time."

Zhao Cheng also smiled and said, "I'm afraid it's more than just a coincidence. On the battlefield, Jiusi can coordinate the movements of armies hundreds of miles apart within half an hour. It's certainly not difficult to coordinate the two of us."

Speaking of Jiusi, Su Sheng also became serious and said, "Jiusi played a great role in the battle of Ruzhou this time. If it weren't for Jiusi, the battle of Ruzhou would never have been so smooth."

Zhao Cheng looked at Su Sheng and felt the same way. He chuckled and said, "The Nine Departments established by the superior are now quite powerful."

Su Sheng walked forward and said, "The Imperial City Department has some intentions."

When Zhao Cheng was young, his family suffered a great disaster. He had never been in the imperial court, so he had no idea what the Imperial City Department was like. However, after listening to Su Sheng's words, he still shook his head and said, "How can the corrupt Imperial City Department of the old Zhou Dynasty be compared with the nine departments above?"

While the two were talking, a man in a single robe walked up to them with a smile. After he came closer, he coughed and saluted them with his fists clasped together: "Greetings, Generals!"

Before Zhao Cheng could react, Su Sheng had already recognized the man in front of him. It was none other than his subordinate Yu Ye. He stepped forward and grabbed Yu Ye's sleeve, smiling and saying, "Little lunatic, why are you here?"

Being addressed like that by his immediate superior, Yu Ye did not dare to say much, but just shrank his head and said, "General, my troops were ordered to recuperate in the east of Luoyang City, and I was also recuperating there. A few days ago, I received an order from the superiors to station us in Luoyang to recuperate, so I have arrived in Luoyang."

"Today, I was ordered to come to see you. I just had a few words with you when you sent me here to greet the two generals."

Su Sheng then looked him up and down, and said with a smile: "I heard that you were seriously injured, how are you now?"

"It's scabbed over."

Yu Ye was very relaxed and said with a smile: "The doctor said that he needs to be recuperated for another month or two, but I feel that I am already well. If I run into the Shuofang Army again now, I can still rush forward with a knife and kill a hundred or eighty of them."

Seeing Yu Ye bragging, Su Sheng and Zhao Chengdu couldn't help but laugh at him a few times. Yu Ye also laughed a few times. Then he looked at Su Sheng and suddenly sighed: "General, Sun Youtian is gone."

Su Sheng heard this and the smile on his face faded. He sighed silently and said, "I saw the military report about this."

After that, Su Sheng patted Yu Ye's shoulder and said, "This is how it is on the battlefield. Life and death are inevitable. The more you see, the more you will be able to see it."

"I have let it go."

Yu Ye laughed heartlessly: "I got Old Sun's son and daughter for free. This business is a big profit for me."

Su Sheng patted his shoulder and said with a smile: "When we return to Jinling one day, bring these two children to me and let me see them."

Yu Ye nodded in response, then smiled and said, "My superiors also said that we should be familiar with these two children in the future."

"My son and daughter are so lucky. At such a young age, two important people already value them."

After saying this, Yu Ye spoke a few more words to Su Sheng, then suddenly became serious, took a step back, knelt in front of Zhao Cheng, bowed his head and kowtowed, saying: "If it weren't for General Zhao's reinforcements, Yu Ye and several thousand brothers would have died in Xin'an."

"On behalf of the thousands of brothers under my command, I kowtow to General Zhao!"

He bowed his head deeply, with his forehead touching the ground.

Zhao Cheng reached out and helped him up, holding his sleeves with both hands, with a serious look on his face.

"The Jiangdong Army has always been one body, all under the supervision of the king. Why are you bowing to me?"

"It's too rude to say that."

Zhao Cheng said with a stern face.

"It hurts the unity of our Jiangdong Army."

(End of this chapter)