Han ride

Chapter 225
In the alley of Zhengjue Temple in the capital, there is a three-entry house. This house is the house of Liu Erzhi, the right servant of the imperial household department. The memorial was thrown aside, and finally heaved a long sigh.

"Master, it's getting late, it's time to rest." At this time, an old woman with a peaceful face came in, she was Liu Erzhi's wife.It has been decades since the two got married.Liu Erzhi was young and poor. Although he became an official, he did not take concubines.

"A letter from Zaizhong today." Liu Erzhi sighed softly, and said, "My hometown has been ruined. Zaizhong, Zaizhong, hey, he said he has fled to Dengzhou."

"Hey, the world is chaotic, it would be nice to save one life." Mrs. Liu's complexion darkened when she heard this, and she finally said softly, "Master, are you still going to ask the emperor to send troops?"

"No, please. I will resign tomorrow and go back to Shandong. The imperial court and all the lords, but no one saw that Kong Youde was not far from being destroyed, but no one went to exterminate him. At this time, I still want to appease this person. My Shandong son There are countless civilian casualties, so it’s okay?” Liu Erzhi snorted coldly: “Li Xin, the Shandong economic strategist, has no soldiers or generals, yet he actually occupies Dengzhou. It is ridiculous to be defeated by Kong Youde, this time I will go home and recruit troops in Shandong to guard my hometown, I want to see how capable Kong Youde is."

"It's good for the master to be so ambitious." Mrs. Liu also nodded, and said, "I haven't been home for a long time. I don't know when the master will leave, so I can clean up the body."

"I'll leave tomorrow." Liu Erzhi said without thinking, "It's enough to clean up the things. Just bring enough money." Liu Erzhi said nonchalantly.He naturally didn't care, because he, Liu Erzhi, was rich.It's just that it's not easy to show off in the capital.

Few people may know about Liu Erzhi now, but if you mention one thing, you must know it, that is, the Hall of Supreme Harmony, the three major halls in the Forbidden City, you must understand that the plaque of the Hall of Supreme Harmony was written by him.Because of this, he became a celebrity in front of the emperor. For such a master of calligraphy, writing a few words is money.How could Liu Erzhi have no money.

Not to mention that Liu Erzhi really resigned and went home the next day. Although Emperor Chongzhen was unwilling, Zhou Yanru and others saw that Liu Erzhi, an upright guy, was willing to resign from office. How could they let him stay? The emperor had no choice but to let Liu Erzhi hang up the title of Taifu and return to his hometown.Liu Erzhi wrote another letter, saying that he would organize a rebel army in his hometown to fight against Kong Youde, but was rejected by Emperor Chongzhen on the grounds that he had already sent reinforcements.Liu Erzhi had no choice but to lead his family towards Shandong.

Soon after Liu Erzhi left, the newly appointed Shandong governor Zhu Dadian and the supervisor Gao Qiqian led an army of [-] to kill Shandong. People will make peace.And Li Xin's post of Shandong Economic Strategy was also exempted by Chongzhen's imperial decree, but a Dengzhou guard commander was added to defend Dengzhou. This strange decree spread all over the world in an instant.

"My lord, it's really hateful. How can there be such a thing in this world." In Dengzhou City, Zhang Wu walked up and down in the hall of the government office, his face was full of resentment, and beside him, Sun Yinglong's face was also embarrassing The faces of the other generals were not good-looking, but Zhang Cai was holding a folding fan, showing no signs of happiness or anger.

"General Su, I heard that you are going to take a concubine again?" Li Xin looked nonchalantly, looking at Su Yougong under Gu Sanmazi with a smile.

"My lord, my lord, you also know this?" Su Yougong's complexion began to change, his eyes drifted away, and he didn't know what he was thinking.Zhang Wu and others who were thinking about something just now stared at Su Yougong with wide eyes, obviously curious.

"If you take concubines, ten or eight concubines, I, Li Xin, won't care about it. This is due to your ability, and no one in the world will say anything." Li Xin's complexion suddenly became gloomy, and his voice lowered. Quite a few, I just heard him snort coldly: "But is the person you take a concubine really willing to? I'm afraid you forced it!"

"No, no." Su Yougong's expression became even more flustered.

"What is the crime of robbing civilian girls, General Hua, what do you think?" Li Xin looked at Hua Chai under Su Yougong and said with a smile.

"It should be killed!" Huachai said without thinking.

"My lord, my lord, please spare me!" Su Yougong said loudly involuntarily with a horrified expression.

"Take it out." Li Xin waved his hands nonchalantly, and four guards rushed in in an instant, grabbing Su Yougong with both hands.

"My lord, Li Xin, you bastard, you are going back on your promises, brothers..." Su Yougong's voice gradually became inaudible, and in an instant, he saw a guard holding a plate. When everyone looked at it, they saw that the plate was exactly Su Yougong's head.

"I don't care what you usually do, as long as you manage the army well, but you can't bully the common people." Li Xin's voice was gloomy, and he only heard him say: "Su Yougong is meritorious, but this kind of meritorious service does not represent him. You can disobey military discipline, but if everyone is like this, what am I going to do with the military regulations? The imperial court has tens of thousands of troops, but in the end they couldn’t even defeat thousands of rebels. The division can capture Dengzhou City and defeat Mao Chenglu, why is this not because of me, Li Xin, who is skilled in martial arts, but because of you and your soldiers, they understand military discipline and are strict in military discipline, so they can defeat more enemies."

"My lord is wise." The faces of the generals finally changed, and they stood up and said loudly.

"Now the imperial court has dismissed me, hehe, do I care?" Li Xin sneered, "I, Li Xin, have never cared about these things. Even if you give me a minister of the Ministry of War, it's useless. I, Li Xin, am still Li Xin, or The naturalized city lord, why should he care about a Shandong Jinglue, oh, Shandong Jinglue without any military power in his hands."

"Yes, my lord, let's just go back to the grassland. Whoever wants to clean up this Kong Youde can do it." Gu Sanmazi said loudly: "This Chongzhen kid is too much. My lord conquered Dengzhou for him, and even rewarded him." If there is none, it is a big joke to demote the lord to the commander of Dengzhou and let the lord defend Dengzhou. Does such an emperor still think that we will work hard?"

"The general can capture Dengzhou today, Laizhou tomorrow, and Dezhou the day after tomorrow. If this goes on, isn't Shandong the general's?" Zhang Cai sneered: "Your general is a tiger. Naturally, the court doesn't want to There was a tiger under his nose."

"Tiger? He really thinks of me." Li Xin laughed softly, "Is there any deer to eat?"

Zhang Cai on the side trembled when he heard it. Although Li Xin's voice was very low, Zhang Cai could hear it very clearly, and he even lamented Chongzhen's stupidity in his heart.Li Xin, the tiger, finally opened its fangs, ready to devour the fat deer in the Central Plains.For Zhongyuan, I don't know whether it is a blessing or a curse.

"My lord, what should we do now? The imperial court has appointed a new governor of Shandong. We are like guest troops. Why don't we take the opportunity to go back to the grassland?" Zhang Wu said nervously.In the past, no matter what, Li Xin was always appointed by the imperial court as the governor of Shandong, and he could command the soldiers and horses of Shandong, but now he is only in charge of Shandong, and he has to obey the orders of the new governor named Zhu Dadian.It was hard for Zhang Wu to accept it.

"Since we are asked to defend Dengzhou, let's just defend Dengzhou." Li Xin suddenly smiled and said, "Dengzhou is ready, it's close to the sea, Zhang Wu, you can let the soldiers go home and tell them that we are going back soon." Grassland, willing to go back to the grassland with us, each family rewards a hundred cattle and sheep, and cultivates a hundred acres of land. There are other places where grain can be transported. If you don’t want to go back to the grassland with us, we will distribute grain to them It can also be regarded as a gift from me, Li Xin, who came to Shandong to repay the elders in Shandong."

"Gu Sanmazi, you should lead a few brothers to train the army! Although the imperial court has sent reinforcements here, but Kong Youde is still there, we can't let Kong Youde escape. This is very bad for us." Li Xin flashed A strange light said. ,

"The last general obeys orders." Gu Sanmazi was full of joy, and only after Li Xin was behind him could he be promoted and get rich.

"General Sun, I am no longer a Shandong manager. What is the general's plan?" Li Xin was looking at Sun Yinglong, but he was playing with a Zhenshi in his hand.

"Although the general is not Shandong's economic strategist, he is the commander of Dengzhou. He defends Dengzhou. The last general is also ordered to defend Dengzhou. The rebel army is still there, so the last general will naturally stay in Dengzhou." Sun Yinglong thought After thinking about it, he said in a low voice.

"That's very good, let's have more generals." Li Xin showed a smile on his face. Although Sun Yinglong is a member of the court, he can clearly distinguish right from wrong, which is naturally a good thing for Li Xin.

After a while, Li Xin let everyone leave, but Zhang Cai on one side did not leave this time, but sat on a chair and looked at Li Xin with a smile.

"What. Is there something wrong with Mr. Zhang?" Li Xin asked curiously.

"After today, the name of the general will be famous in Shandong." Zhang Cai stood up and said with a slight smile, "It's just that the general is about to face disaster, doesn't the general know?"

"Why did you say that, sir?" Li Xin asked in surprise.

"To exterminate one Kong Youde, but more than ten thousand soldiers, do we need so many soldiers?" Zhang Cai looked at Li Xin with a little deep meaning and said, "Tens of thousands of elites need to exterminate more than ten thousand remnants of defeated generals. There is no food and grass inside, and no reinforcements outside. For such an army, as long as Guan Ning's iron cavalry defeated Kong Youde's nearly thousand cavalry, the rest of the army would be destroyed at will, but the imperial court actually sent so many troops, hehe, It seems that Kong Youde is not the only one that the imperial court wants to eliminate! General, be careful!" After Zhang Cai finished speaking, he laughed and walked away.Li Xin was left with a thoughtful face.

(End of this chapter)