Thief Emperor

Chapter 775 Stop
Five days later, the army gathered outside Luoyang city.

Li Yun and Du Qian stood on the city wall, watching the army march. Du Qian watched the army slowly move eastward, then looked up at Li Yun and chuckled, "Sir, I think it's a bit too rash to use 40,000 militiamen. It's inevitable that there will be enemy spies among these 40,000 people."

"It doesn't matter."

Li Yun looked back at Du Qian and said with a smile, "I have already explained that this time, we will march in units of captain battalions. The captain battalions must not come into contact with each other unless necessary. At most, they know what their own 1,000 men look like, but they don't know what the other 49,000 men look like."

"It won't work if it takes too long, but I believe there won't be any big problems in a month."

Mr. Li's eyes once again fell on the army that was setting out. He slowly said, "Moreover, in a month, those people can only find out a rough outline even if they want to investigate. Even if they go back and report to Wei Quanzhong and Li Zhen, saying that our eastward advance this time may be a feint."

"I believe that Wei and Li will not remain indifferent."

Du Qian was not very knowledgeable about military affairs, so he did not express his opinions too much. However, he was still a little curious when he heard this, and asked with a smile: "Why are you so sure about the position?"

"Because the flaw I sold is their last chance."

Li retracted his gaze, played with the telescope in his hand, and said softly: "They don't dare to gamble."

"After all, if I take over Qingzhou and Pinglu Army this time, the entire Henan Province will be under my control. If they still don't dare to move at this time, in two or three or three to five years, we will digest these places, and there will be no talk of competing for the world."

“It’s about quelling the rebellion.”

At this point, Li Yun was quite confident. He smiled and said to Du Qian: "When the time comes, it will be our new dynasty, and we will send troops to pacify the four directions."

Du Qian couldn't help clapping his hands when he heard this, and said with a smile: "In fact, we don't have to wait for three to five years. Now, we in Jiangdong basically occupy the entire south except Xichuan."

"Plus, with the Central Plains as the place, it would be no problem for me to offer sacrifices to heaven in Luoyang and ascend the throne to be emperor at this time."

"No rush, no rush."

Li Yun shook his head and smiled, "Yao Juzhong said something similar before. I was really moved at the time and felt excited for several days. But now, I have calmed down. This kind of thing cannot be rushed. If you are too impatient, you will be attacked by the crowd."

"Qiu Dian, Wang Junping's lesson is still fresh in our minds."

Li Yun put his hands behind his back, looked up into the air, and said slowly: "I can still tell the difference between being an emperor for one or two years or being the emperor for a lifetime."

Du Qian looked at Li Yun and did not continue the topic. Instead, he smiled and said, "Now that you are in power, are you feeling a little itchy?"

"Not just now."

Li Yun stretched out his hands and looked at them, then smiled bitterly and said, "In recent years, I haven't fought any exciting battles, and even leading troops in person has been very rare, you see."

He stretched out his hands in front of Du Qian and said with emotion: "The calluses on my hands are almost gone."

Du Qian looked at Li Yun's hands and smiled: "Now that you are in your current position, you shouldn't go to the battlefield anymore. Logically, you shouldn't even come to the Central Plains. You should be in the rear of Nanjing, waiting for the generals to report the good news on the battlefield back to Nanjing."

Li Yun shook his head.

"It's still different."

He looked outside the city and said, "If there was a treasure in this era that could transmit sound over a thousand miles, it wouldn't matter where I was. But since there is no such thing, I often have to make decisions not far away from the back."

"If I don't come to the Central Plains this time."

Li Yun looked at Du Qian and said seriously, "In the future, I'm afraid there will be a high probability that the Northern and Southern Dynasties will confront each other."

Du Qian nodded silently, then looked at the sky and said, "My Lord, Brother Yao and I have dealt with a lot of the backlog of matters in the Central Plains and Shannan East Road over the past few months. The registration of households in various states and counties, the distribution of land, and the appointment of officials have been basically completed."

"Brother Juzhong, you won't have any big problems with the remaining matters. If there's nothing else to do here, I'll go back to Jinling in a few days."

At this point, he shook his head and smiled bitterly, "I've been away from Jinling for quite a while, and I guess a lot of things have piled up in Jinling during this time. And the autumn harvest is almost here, so I need to go back and deal with some grain-related issues."

Li Yun looked back at him, then smiled and said, "Let the third brother of the Du family go back to deal with the autumn grain issue. Brother Shouyi is in Luoyang, so stay with me for a while. When this battle is over, it will be almost winter, and then I will return to Jinling with Brother Shouyi."

Du Qian thought about it and could only nod in agreement, then said softly: "If we can win this battle, our great cause of ascending to the throne will be just around the corner."

Li Yun smiled and said, "If this battle goes well, I will be able to enter Guanzhong next year, conquer Hedong, take over these two places, and then govern Qingzhou. Basically, I will have done most of the work. The next thing is the Khitans, and Xichuan..."

"It won't take just one or two years to achieve success."

Du Qian smiled and said, "Hebei Province and Xichuan can be dealt with slowly after you ascend the throne. You are still young and will have plenty of time to do these things in the future."

"Moreover, after the establishment of the new dynasty, with the new policies of the superiors, the national strength and people's strength will be restored quickly." "When the time comes, the confidence and success of using troops will be better than now."

Li Yun squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, then turned back to look at Du Qian, and said with a smile: "Next year, Brother Shouyi will join me in conquering Guanzhong. When we capture Wei Quanzhong alive, I will hand Wei Quanzhong over to you, Brother Shouyi, to deal with."

Many people within the Jiangdong Army had grudges against the Wu Zhou court, but Du Qian was different. At that time, the family of Shangshu Du in the capital could basically be considered to have died at the hands of Wei Quanzhong.

Wei Quanzhong is his biggest enemy.

Hearing Li Yun's words, Du Qian took a deep breath and said, "Okay."

He bowed deeply to Li Yun and saluted: "When the troops enter Guanzhong or the Central Plains in the future, I... will definitely follow you!"

"To avenge my parents!"

…………

In the capital, in a warm room in the imperial palace.

General Wei was only wearing a robe, naked underneath, and he looked at the two terrified women in front of him with a smile on his face.

He stroked his beard and said with a smile: "You guys are really good at hiding. It was not until today that you were sent to me."

The two women in front of him were both daughters of the Wu family. Although they were not princesses, one was a county princess and the other was a county princess. Both were daughters of the royal family of the Wu Zhou Dynasty.

After the capital was captured, they had no time to leave and could only hide in the homes of their relatives in the capital. They were safe for the past few months. However, a few days ago, a servant in their relative's home reported to the "government" that there were royal members of the old Zhou Dynasty hiding in the house.

Therefore, they were captured and sent to General Wei Quanzhong.

Among the many military governors, although Wei Quanzhong also liked to sleep with women, he was not as lustful as Zhou Xu. At least he would not let women delay his serious work.

As for ordinary women, General Wei generally would not have any interest in them unless they were extremely beautiful.

But there is one type of woman that General Wei likes very much. Once he meets her, he basically has to sleep with her.

That is a woman of noble birth.

As for those with noble birth, the two Wu girls in front of us are naturally of noble birth, but those with noble birth are not all from the royal family.

For example, if General Wei could sleep with the daughters of famous families like Cui, Li, Lu and Wang, he would not let them go.

It's just a pity that he had been in the capital for quite a long time and had slept with many young girls, young women, and even wives of people with the surname Wu, but he had never slept with women from big families like Cui, Li, Lu, and Wang.

After all, it is the start-up phase. We can’t be too aggressive, let alone offend these aristocratic families.

On the contrary, the Wu family had already fled and posed no threat to him anymore. General Wei slept happily and relaxed without any psychological burden.

This mentality is probably related to his humble background.

After all, General Wei was still rolling in the mud when he was a teenager, and when he was young, he was just a soldier. Later, when he reached middle age and entered the capital, he had to bow his head deeply when he saw these princesses, and called them "Madam".

He could sleep whenever he wanted now, and psychologically, of course, he would feel a great sense of satisfaction.

The two Wu girls trembled, but kept their heads down, not daring to move.

There is great terror between life and death, and with swords at their necks, they naturally dare not resist.

Just as General Wei was about to enjoy his meal, there was a hurried knock on the door, followed by Wei Yao's voice: "Dad, urgent news from the capital, urgent news from the capital!"

"The Jiangdong Army has sent a force eastward!"

Hearing this, General Wei frowned at first, then immediately covered his robe and stood up. He walked to the door, looked back at the two Wu girls, then opened the door and looked up at his son Wei Yao.

General Wei took a long, deep breath, but his tone was unhesitating.

"Beat the drum and raise the tent."

"Deliberation."

(End of this chapter)