Thief Emperor

Chapter 870: Longing for Merit!

Li Yun was indeed very concerned about Meng Qing's marriage, and he did not treat it as a joke or a fun thing, but took it seriously.

Because of Meng Qing, even if we put aside the relationship between him and Li Yun, his current achievements have made his status and position extremely important.

He was not only the second most powerful general in the Jiangdong Army after Generals Zhao and Su, but also the first person to stand out within the Jiangdong Army.

In the future...Meng Qing will most likely become the sharpest sword of the new dynasty.

Such a person, who is also the most direct descendant of Li's direct descendants, must of course be well protected, and at least his personal problems must be properly resolved.

If the age gap wasn't too big, Li Yun would even want to marry his eldest niece to him.

But if you think about it carefully, there is a generation difference.

Fei Xuan's daughter is more suitable.

Fei Xuan, formerly Fei Tiemian of the Great Zhou court, remained upright after arriving in Jiangdong. Moreover, he has been in charge of criminal law since the establishment of the six ministries, the prototype of the six departments in Jiangdong, and now he is the official Minister of Justice.

More importantly, Fei Xuan is not greedy or possessive, and he does not have close contacts with anyone. This makes him a very good candidate.

If we can bring them together, he would indeed be a very suitable candidate.

Thinking of this, Li Yun looked at Su Zhan and said with a smile: "You kid, you just came back from Hebei Road, but you are well-informed."

Su Zhan scratched his head and smiled embarrassedly.

The main reason he came back from Hebei Province was to report the situation in Hebei Province on behalf of Su Sheng. Now, except for Youyan, other places in Hebei Province have been basically cleared up. Su Sheng meant that he wanted to rush back to Luoyang at the end of the year to attend the court ceremony in the first month of next year.

However, Hebei Province now has no other general capable of commanding an army. Even second-tier generals such as Meng Qing, Chen Da, and Gongsun Hao are no longer here.

Therefore, he had no way to escape from Hebei Road.

Li Yun looked around at his three brothers and said with a smile, "It's rare for you guys to get together. I'll ask the family to prepare some food. We'll get together and have a good meal later."

These "little brothers" of Mr. Li are all relatively young. The oldest, Meng Qing, is only twenty-five or twenty-six years old this year.

Zhou Bi is about the same age.

Su Zhan is in his early twenties.

But there is no doubt that these young people are the rising stars in the court of the new dynasty. As long as they do not make any big mistakes, they are destined to shine brightly in the future.

It is precisely these many close confidants like Meng Qingzhou Bi who form the cornerstone of Li's power.

The three of them bowed their heads and clasped their fists in front of Li Yun, and said yes. Li Yun then stood up, looked at Zhou Bi, and said with a smile: "Third uncle will probably have to guard Jinling for me for a few more years, so you don't have to go back. There are many jobs in Jinling now. I have two jobs for you to do, you choose one."

Zhou Bi quickly lowered his head and said, "The superior has given orders."

Li Yun put his hands behind his back and said slowly, "The first task is to go to Luoyang City. A patrol inspection office will be established soon. Together with the Luoyang government office, it will be responsible for public security inside and outside the city. If you go to this patrol inspection office, you will be the first commander."

"Second errand."

Li Yun said slowly: "Yang Xi is setting up the Yulin Army as my imperial guards. They will be ready next year. If you go to the Yulin Army, you will be Yang Xi's deputy."

Zhou Bi's expression changed slightly, he lowered his head to think for a while, then took a deep breath and said, "Sir, I want to go to the Inspection Office."

It is better to be the head of a chicken than the tail of a phoenix. Zhou Bi understands this principle very well. Moreover, Yang Xi is undoubtedly Li Yun's confidant, so Zhou Bi does not need to interfere in the affairs of the Imperial Guard. It would be better for him to be the first commander of the Inspection Office.

Li Yun looked at him and said with a smile: "This patrol inspection department will probably not have too many people in the next one or two years, so you should be mentally prepared."

Zhou Bi smiled and said, "I don't have any great abilities. If there are too many people, I won't be able to manage them all."

Su Zhan rolled his eyes and said, "Master, can I go to the Yulin Army?"

Li didn't hesitate, patted his head with his hand, and said seriously: "Follow your elder brother and join the army, don't think too much."

Su Zhan was patted on the head by Li Yun. Not only was he not angry, but he was beaming with joy and grinned, "I am in the army and miss my position very much."

Li Yun put his hands behind his back and said with a smile: "In a few years, the war will be almost over, and we will naturally have more time to meet."

As he spoke, Li Yun looked back at the three people and said with a smile, "Let's go and have some drinks."

"Tomorrow, I will take you to visit Minister Fei's residence."

Zhou Bi and Su Zhan cheered when they heard this, but Meng Qing was still a little embarrassed. He lowered his head slightly and said nothing.

Li Yun looked at his expression and laughed. "If those Fanyang soldiers in Hebei Province who died in your hands saw you looking so shy now."

"I guess he's so angry that he's dying."

…………

Jiannan Road, Mianzhou.

Outside Baima Pass, in the Jiangdong Army camp, Zhao Cheng, dressed in armor, personally welcomed Gao Cong, the chief of the Southwest Division of the Nine Departments, into his tent.

After entering the general's tent, the two sat down one after the other. Zhao Cheng reached out and poured a cup of tea for Gao Cong, saying with a smile, "The Jiangdong Army has a strict order that no alcohol is allowed in the army except for rewarding soldiers. I can only ask Si Zheng to do this."

Gao Cong quickly waved his hands and said he dared not.

After the two exchanged a few pleasantries, Gao Cong finally spoke up, "After the generals and soldiers enter Jiannan Road, our Nine Departments' affairs in Jiannan will be much easier to handle. We have recently deployed personnel to the territory of Chengdu Prefecture."

Zhao Cheng clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Gao Sizheng, in Chengdu Prefecture..."

"How's it going?"

Gao Cong lowered his head and drank a sip of tea, then said, "Originally, the two sides started fighting as soon as they saw each other. After knowing that the general had entered Jianzhou, the two sides had no choice but to stop fighting and each defended their own positions."

"Then Emperor Wu, in order to appease the Zhang family, gave them several brothers generous rewards and titles."

Hearing this, Zhao Cheng narrowed his eyes, then sneered slightly: “Now that I think of the heavy reward and re-enthronement, what’s the use?”

There was a great feud between him and the Emperor of the Wu family, which resulted in the extermination of the entire family, so naturally he could not stand the sight of the Emperor.

Gao Cong nodded and said, "Even if these two armies were united, they would not be a match for the general. If we divide them now, the general will probably be able to defeat them one by one very quickly."

Zhao Cheng waved his hand and said with a smile: "It's thanks to Gao Sizheng's cooperation, otherwise it wouldn't be so easy for us to go to Mianzhou."

At this point, Zhao Cheng suddenly remembered something and asked, "By the way, Gao Sizheng, the Pei guy should have already arrived in Luoyang by now. Did he meet the superior? What did the superior say?"

Gao Cong thought about it, shook his head slightly and said, "I don't know either, but don't worry, General."

"Since taking office, no order to stop the advance has been issued. Moreover, two days ago, the Nine Departments were ordered to send additional personnel to the southwest. Most likely, they will not stop the general from deploying troops in the southwest."

"That's fine, that's fine."

Zhao Cheng breathed a sigh of relief, then slowly said, "That's good."

His eyes fell on the map in front of him, and he said in a hoarse voice: "Now, as soon as the military supplies arrive from the rear, I can march westward, capture Hanzhou, and then march to the gates of Chengdu!"

Gao Cong was also looking at the map of Chengdu in front of him. After thinking for a while, he suddenly remembered something and said, "By the way, General Zhao, I came here today and I have something else to report to you."

Zhao Cheng retracted his gaze and said, "Gao Sizheng, please speak."

Gao Cong pointed at the map and said, "The troops of the Zhang brothers are stationed in this area. We, the Nine Departments, have sent people to contact them. The troops of the Zhang brothers, that is, the Jiannan Army, are willing to surrender."

"If the general agrees, we from the Nine Departments will send someone to discuss this with them in detail."

Zhao Cheng's eyes flickered when he heard this: "Their father died at the hands of Jiusi, and they are willing to surrender?"

Gao Cong smiled and said, "How their father died is now all based on the story told by the Wu Zhou court. They may not believe it, and even if they do..."

"The dead are gone."

Zhao Cheng thought about it seriously, then shook his head slightly and said, "Gao Sizheng, I think the Zhang brothers' surrender is not sincere. Jiusi does not need to continue to contact them."

Zhao Cheng's eyes fell on the map again, and he said calmly: "Master Wang, we will continue to engage them with force."

Gao Cong nodded slightly after hearing this.

He also knew that the Jiangdong Army of Jiannan Road was eager to make merit, so he didn't think much about it and just nodded slightly.

"it is good."

Gao Cong stood up and saluted.

"Then do as the general wishes, General Zhu of the Southwest Division..."

"Success will come immediately."

(End of this chapter)