Memoirs of the Heavenly Khan

Chapter 80 The strong wind rises
The Governor's Mansion.

Early in the morning, Heba Duba pulled Li Shengui out of bed.

"What's going on? Why is it so urgent? Are the rebels from the Six Towns attacking again?"

Li Shengui, who had just been pulled out of the golden retriever's nest, was very dissatisfied. He yawned, suppressed his sleepiness, and complained.

"Does the Grand Commander know about General Dangkou's recent actions?"

"What did you do?"

"The general who smite bandits has recruited 500 men from each of Huaishuo and Wuchuan to serve as brave soldiers in the army and to provide guards."

"I know!"

Looking at Li Shengui's innocent eyes, Heba Duba felt a little pain in his heart.

"Such a major military and political matter should be planned by the Grand Commander, and the Grand Commander should also be responsible for recruiting personnel. Who has the final say in Heng and Shuo Prefectures now?"

Li Shengui was quite calm.

"Of course it's me!"

"Then why did the Grand Commander allow the Bandit Suppressing General to do this?"

"Of course, the military and political affairs of Hengzhou and Shuozhou are handled by me, but I have to listen to my brother!"

Heba Duba seemed quite angry that he did not fight back.

"Why?"

"Listen to advice and eat your fill!"

"Who said such nonsense?"

"My dad!"

Heba Duba almost couldn't breathe. He covered his chest and took two or three steps back before he stopped declining.

"Grand Commander, don't you think there's a problem?"

"What's the problem with this? Can my father really harm me?"

Heba Duba, who was so anxious that his eyes turned red, was ready to make a final rescue.

"I heard that many of the Grand Commander's Eight Hundred Troops are now very close to the Bandit-Slaying General. They are all your private soldiers!"

"They, isn't this what they should do?"

"What does the Grand Commander mean?"

"My eight hundred troops are also under the command of my brother-in-law. Besides protecting my safety, I can't mobilize them even when I want to take them out of the city to go hunting!"

……

On this day, the sun was shining brightly and the wind was also very strong.

Heba Yue was waiting for Heba Duba at the gate of the Grand Commander's Mansion, but he saw Heba Duba walking out as if he had lost his soul, as if he had just fallen into an ice cave.

"Father, what's wrong with you?"

"go!"

"Where?"

"Anywhere is fine!"

"what for?"

Heba Duba looked at Heba Yue, touched his cheek with his cold hand, and smiled.

"Silly boy, run!"
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The General's Mansion of Suppressing Bandits.

"General, of the six thousand military households under your command, eight hundred will be settled in Shengle, eight hundred in Baidao, twelve hundred in Yunzhong, eighteen hundred in Mayi, two hundred in Woyang, and the remainder in Taiping Village, Sizhou. In addition, the pastures around Shuozhou have been designated for the Hulu, Shedi, Po Liuhan, Dugu, and other tribes."

In the huge mansion, there is a map of the northern border.

Yu Jin placed the military chess pieces in his hand one by one at the corresponding positions on the map.

The six thousand military households under Li Shuang were nothing but trees without roots before.

With the distribution of large amounts of captured spoils and land, these 6,000 military households have grown into big trees and taken root in the northern border.

After the general chess game was played, Yu Jin was certain that Shuozhou was already Li Shuang's, and half of Hengzhou was also his.

As a descendant of a noble Xianbei family, Yu Jin felt very complicated at this moment.

These days, Yu Jin has successfully completed his psychological transformation and started to stand on Li Shuang's side.

"But if someone from the imperial court investigates afterwards, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain!"

In the entire northern border, Shuozhou was just a corner of the country. In the entire Northern Wei Dynasty, Shuozhou was an even smaller state, impoverished and barren, a synonym for trouble.

After the Northern Wei Dynasty moved its capital, the Six Garrisons gradually became an existence that the powerful people in Luoyang did not want to pay attention to.

Every year, the imperial court needs to allocate a considerable amount of military funds to the northern border to feed the beggars who are considered ungrateful in their eyes.

If possible, the Luoyang court would most hope that the rebels in the Six Garrisons would disappear tomorrow.

"It doesn't matter. If the sky falls, there are tall people to hold it up."

After Li Shuang finished speaking, Yu Jin seemed to be lost in thought. He knew in his heart that this tall man could not be Li Shengui, but Erzhu Rong.

What Erzhu Rong did in the south was even worse than what Li Shuang did.

"I heard that Duke Liang has been aggressively deploying his own personnel throughout Bingzhou recently. Furthermore, the imperial court seems to be planning to appoint Yuan Tianmu as the Governor of Bingzhou!"

Compared with Shuozhou, Bingzhou can be said to be wealthy and is the core of Shanxi.

Not to mention tens of thousands of people, even hundreds of thousands of people can be supported.

Jinyang is the largest city in particular. Even Pingcheng is much inferior in comparison.

"Po Liu Han Baling will be defeated, but the court is no longer able to control the generals in the north."

After saying that, Li Shuang looked at Yu Jin.

"Si Jing, I heard that the imperial court has recently intended to promote you to the position of Governor of Shuozhou, and the imperial edict of appointment will be coming soon."

Yu Jin didn't have much of a ripple in his heart, he just bowed and made clear the difference between superiors and subordinates.

"Thank you very much, General!"

"You and I don't need to do this!"

Li Shuang looked at the map and saw the location of Pingcheng.

Pingcheng is very special. It is the old capital of the Northern Wei Dynasty and is required to be in charge of by members of the Northern Wei royal family on a daily basis.

On the map of the entire northern border, there are only two states, Hengshuo, and the area around Pingcheng where there are no military chess pieces, which seems very abrupt.

Li Shuang was unable to intervene, and even the Grand Commander Li Shengui was unable to change the situation.

Noticing where Li Shuang was looking, Yu Jin reminded:
"General, Pingcheng is a special place. We should not act rashly. Otherwise, we will lose more than we gain."

Li Shuang nodded, and while he was thinking, Hou Jing walked in.

"My Lord, after you returned to the city that day, Yuwen Gong used the excuse of having something to do and left the city with his sons. Now, their whereabouts are unknown."

"Running so fast?"

Li Shuang was a little surprised and asked:
"What about Heba Duba?"

"After meeting with the Grand Commander-in-Chief yesterday at his residence, he brought his family to Li Shuren's place. He refused to come out no matter what, and even urged Li Shuren to return to Tongwan City as soon as possible. He has already left today, and the Grand Commander-in-Chief even went to see him off."

"Who are these people!"

Li Shuang sighed helplessly:

"I just came back, and they're already in a hurry to leave. If someone who doesn't know the situation knew about this, they'd think I was going to do something to them!"

Hou Jing echoed from the side.

"Yes, they are completely judging others by their own standards. If everyone can be like you, with a bright heart and a sincere heart for the country, there will be no instability in the world!"

Li Shuang looked at Hou Jing and felt very relieved.

"In that case, let those assassins disperse where they are!"

"After all, we spent money, are we just going to let them go like this?"

"A bunch of show-offs, not very useful." Li Shuang sighed, "It's time to train some of our own slaves!"

"Then what should be done with the women and belongings they left behind who haven't left Wuchuan yet?"

"I'll keep it for them first. As for the women, I can only reluctantly take care of them for a while!"

"My lord, you are kind-hearted!"

Yu Jin was standing by, watching the scene, and opened his mouth, wanting to say something.

never mind!

His conscience has been aching for so long that he has gotten used to it!

Pain and happiness!

(End of this chapter)