Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 142 Can I Be Stingy?
Tangjun Mansion.

Incense smoke curls up from the copper stove.

The autumn sun was a bit too hot, so the woman stood up, walked to the railing, untied the rope, and the bamboo curtain fell down, separating the courtyard from the house.

The open courtyard is separated from the inner room, leaving a private space.

Li Shuang leaned on the cushion and felt the room was a little cooler. He looked at the woman's face and smiled.

Heba Zhen came from a family of military merit. Like other northern women, she had been practicing archery and hunting since she was a child. She did not have the gentle beauty of Princess Yuan and other noble ladies from Han families, but instead had a more heroic spirit.

Even her dress was very different. Heba Zhen did not wear gorgeous clothes or long skirts like the women in Luoyang.

She has very fair skin and a sweet smile. She wears a high ponytail and a women's tight-sleeved short robe. She also wears an exquisite leather armor with animal-patterned plaques on the outside. She looks exactly like a Xianbei female warrior!

After doing all this, she squatted beside Li Shuang like a guard.

Today, Li Shuang wants to meet the three Heba brothers.

Why did the Six Garrisons rebel?

In addition to being frustrated, there is also injustice!
They all came from the Dai people group in Pingcheng, and those who went to Luoyang were given high positions and generous salaries.

What about those who are left behind?

Heba Duba, the father of the three Heba brothers, had made great achievements and was highly respected, but he was only a man of Longcheng County until his death.

Now, the three Heba brothers surrendered to Erzhu Rong and became his military leaders, commanders, and military officers.

However, he still couldn't get a place in the imperial court!
Footsteps were heard, and the three Heba brothers were led in by Houmo Chen Chong outside the house.

In the room, Li Shuang was wearing a purple round-necked robe and a crown standing upright, looking extremely heroic.

More importantly, his current identity.

Lord!

Baron was just an honorary title, a symbolic grant given by the imperial court to those beggars on the border, with only a few dozen households of fiefdom.

But Li Shuang, the Duke of the County, was different. He actually had a fiefdom with thousands of households.

The three of them entered the house and bowed.

"Prince!"

"sit down!"

It was obvious that there was not much difference between them when they met last time. In fact, the Heba brothers even felt a sense of superiority when facing Li Shuang.

After all, they are from a family of generals, but Li Shuang is just a general of a minor character who came from a bandit family.

But now, there is a world of difference.

Li Shuang looked at the three brothers and saw something different in their eyes.

When the eldest brother Heba Yun saw such majesty, there was only awe in his eyes.

The second son, Heba Sheng, was very envious, even a little jealous.

The third brother, Heba Yue, was quite calm and was able to control his emotions.

"I've taken Zhen'er as my concubine. We're all relatives from now on, so we need to interact more often."

As the eldest of the three brothers, Heba Yun spoke first:

"The Duke is right!"

The other two also expressed their opinions one after another.

After some casual chat, Li Shuang only kept Heba Yun.

Heba Yun knew that Li Shuang had kept him because he had something to discuss, so he said anxiously:
"My Lord, what are your orders?"

"Did you know that the imperial court wanted to transfer General Li Shengui to replace Prince Yuan Hao of Beihai to suppress bandits in Binzhou?"

Heba Yun had also heard a little about this, and he had a good impression of Li Shengui.

When he was in Yunzhong, if his father Heba Dubalishun had not asked him to leave, Heba Yun would not have disobeyed his father's orders, otherwise he would have really wanted to stay and serve Li Shengui.

"heard about it."

"General Wei has not yet left, citing the uncertain situation with the bandits in Hedong as an excuse, and remains in Anyi."

When Heba Yun heard this, a look of surprise appeared on his face.

"General Wei dares to refuse the imperial court's order?"

"That's nothing. To be honest with you, let alone the imperial court's order, it's not certain who the imperial court will obey from now on!"

Heba Yun was surprised. "There's such a thing?"

Li Shuang waved his hand, motioning Heba Yun to sit over, and whispered a few words in his ear.

After listening to this, Heba Yun murmured:
"General Wei is truly a god!"

"Although my sworn brother hasn't been there yet, he won't be late for long. He misses you, his old brother, very much. How about you going to Anyi to lend him a hand?"

"Can I?"

"If you are willing to go, I will help you with another 100 Wuchuan soldiers, how about that?"

"Heba Yun is willing to obey the order of the Duke!"

After Heba Yun finished speaking, he raised his head.

"But why did the Duke choose me instead of Brother Sheng and Brother Yue?"

"Of course it's because you are the eldest son of the Heba family and have a great reputation! After all, the other two are younger."

"Since the Duke thinks highly of me, I am willing to serve him and General Wei."

"In that case, I'll tell Duke Liang, and you can choose a day to set off!"

"promise!"

Heba Yun left happily, while Heba Zhen stood aside, staring at Li Shuang.

"My Lord, I have something to say, shall I?"

"Say it!"

"Among the Heba clan, Yun is the most honest and straightforward. If he goes to Anyi, won't that hinder General Wei's mission?"

Li Shuang smiled and touched Heba Zhen's hand.

"He went, so there's no need to miss it!"

outside the house.

The two brothers Heba Sheng and Heba Yue had been waiting until they saw Heba Yun coming out looking refreshed.

"Brother, why did the Duke keep you here?"

"The Duke wanted me to serve General Wei and promised to give me one hundred Wuchuan soldiers."

After the three brothers surrendered to Erzhu Rong, the one who was most valued by Erzhu Rong was the third brother Heba Yue.

Erzhu Rong recruited him as a soldier, let him enter his own court and participate in confidential matters.

As for Heba Sheng, he was also given important positions and commanded an army on his own.

As the only one who was the boss, Erzhu Rong had never made any arrangements, which made Heba Yun very frustrated.

But now, it's different.

Heba Yun felt that he had made some progress.

Heba Yue felt a little worried after hearing this.

"I've always heard that General Wei is on the side of the Empress Dowager. Now in Luoyang, the Emperor has grown up, and I'm afraid there will be a conflict between the Emperor and the Empress. Duke Liang's attitude is uncertain. Brother, is it a bit risky to help Li Shengui now?"

After hearing his brother's concerns, Heba Yun waved his hand and didn't care much.

"What are you afraid of? With General Wei's current reputation, how can he let me down? I'm just afraid that Duke Liang won't let me go!"
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"What did you say?" Erzhu Rong listened to his subordinates' report. "Third brother wants to transfer the Heba brothers to Li Shengui?"

"Yes!"

"Why didn't he discuss this with me?"

Erzhu Rong was very dissatisfied with this and immediately frowned and asked:

"Is it Heba Sheng or Heba Yue?"

"Neither of them, it's the boss Heba Yun!"

"That's it!"

After hearing this, Erzhu Rong's brows relaxed and he no longer looked as frowned as before.

"In that case, I can't be stingy. I'll gather some weapons and armor from the treasury and pick a hundred war horses from the stables and give them to him!"

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(End of this chapter)