Han Shizu

Chapter 511 Accepting a General, Accepting a Concubine

"Minister Guo Rong led Xuyi soldiers to welcome Luanjia, Your Majesty, please enter the camp for inspection!" In front of the Han army camp, Guo Rong led the team and bowed to meet them.

Landing on the boat, Liu Chengyou's expression hadn't recovered yet, but when he saw Guo Rong, he was still dismounted from his royal horse, so he quickly stepped up, helped him up, and said with a smile: "Guo Qing, please get up!"

Looking around, he waved his hands at the person who greeted him: "All generals, please forgive me!"

Entering the barracks, sitting in the tent of the Chinese army, Wu Xingde got up directly, bowed down in public, and pleaded guilty to Liu Chengyou for Xuyi's defeat.

"Wu Qing, get up!" Looking at Wu Xingde, Liu Chengyou had a kind attitude, and said in a calm tone, "There is no permanent victor in the world, victory and defeat are commonplace in military affairs, and rewards and punishments have already been dealt with, so don't worry about it! "

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Seeing this, Wu Xingde heaved a sigh of relief. In fact, all he wanted was a definite attitude from the emperor.

He obviously noticed Wu Xingde's careful thinking, and found that behind this person's obedience, there seemed to be some inferiority complex.After thinking about it, he reassured himself and said: "Xuzhou Dou Zhengu was transferred to Huaixi Road as the chief envoy, and Wu Qing went to Xuzhou to succeed him. Let's know about Xu Junzhou's affairs!"

"Yes!" Sure enough, Wu Xingde's eyebrows completely relaxed.

Although he retired from Xuzhou Jiedu, he felt at ease enough.On Liu Chengyou's side, although Wu Xingde was obedient, he had been in Xuzhou Jie Town for a long time, so he should move his position.In fact, not only Xuzhou, but many towns in the Han area have been included in the plan by Liu Chengyou. It has entered the fifth year of enthronement, and the problem of the towns should be resolved.

"What's the situation in Xuyi City now?" Liu Chengyou asked Guo Rong.

When asked, Guo Rong didn't say much, but responded succinctly: "The situation in Xuyi is just like what I said in the report, a city that wants to surrender but not surrender. Your Majesty arrives, and Guo Tingwei will surrender!"

"I heard that you admire Guo Tingwei quite a lot?" Liu Chengyou's focus was obviously not on Xuyi City.

Guo Rong nodded, and said: "I have fought a lot with this person, I have made decisive decisions, I am flexible in combat, I have both offensive and defensive capabilities, I am not weak in foot combat, but I am good at water combat. I am good at field combat on foot and cavalry, and the navy is not the commander of our army after all. , This Southern Expedition, if it weren't for the strategic decision-making problems of the Southern Tang Dynasty, the advantage of the navy, the Huai River defense line, would not have fallen into our hands so easily.

Your Majesty Chen Si has the heart to annex the eight wastelands and sweep the world. If you use it in the south and fight across the river, you must rely on the navy.There is no shortage of warships in our dynasty, and after taking Huainan, there will be no shortage of sailors. Those who are most lacking are those who can lead soldiers to fight.

Chen Guan Guo Tingwei is a rare water warrior.If you can appease them and make good use of them, it will be of great benefit to the future southern expedition and the leveling of all countries.As for the sailors of the Tang army who surrendered, if there are generals like Guo Tingwei, it will be more conducive to contain their hearts! "

Although the Southern Expedition ended, in Guo Rong's view, it was obviously just a temporary truce.Flattening the kingdoms and unifying the world, even speaking from his mouth, seems very flat, as if it is a matter of course.This is not only Liu Chengyou's ambition, but also the ambition of many insightful people in the Northern Han Dynasty.

After listening to Guo Rong's words, Liu Chengyou's attitude was full of approval, and he said: "When I was in Shouzhou, I often heard the name of Guo Tingwei, which caused a lot of trouble for our army, but since it is a usable talent, I don't know how to use it. How can there be no reason not to accept it!"

"Zhao Kuangyin!" Liu Chengyou called out.

"The last general is here!" Zhao Kuangyin hurriedly responded.

"Go, put Guo Tingwei's parents, wife and children into the city, and let his family reunite first!" Liu Chengyou said.

Guo Tingwei's family was also included in the exchange with Nantang.Zhao Kuangyin arranged to go, while Liu Chengyou, Guo Rong, and Xiang Xun discussed military affairs in a casual manner.

Mainly three points, Mengshu, Jingnan, Hunan, the next strategic direction, where to take first.Meng Shu invaded the border, and Hunan's civil strife was imminent, both of which were promising places. As for Jingnan, it strangled the middle reaches of the great river and had a prominent strategic position.

Speaking of Jingnan, just after the peace agreement between the Han and Tang Dynasties was reached, Gao Baorong made a statement saying that he had sent troops to attack Ezhou
After some discussions, a consensus was reached. If you want to destroy the country, it depends on the timing, but in the southwest direction, the four prefectures of Qin and Feng must be taken back.Otherwise, even if the Shu army is weak, the threat to Guanzhong is not small, at least it can play a containment effect.

After waiting for half an hour, news came from outside the camp gate that the gate of Xuyi was wide open and the Tang army had surrendered.For Guo Tingwei's surrender, Liu Chengyou showed enough respect, raised his account, and met him with civil and military accompaniments.

Counting down, among the surrendered generals of the Southern Tang Dynasty, Guo Tingwei received the most attention and kindness.However, this status and respect was ultimately earned. Who taught Guo Tingwei's performance before and after, which caught the eyes of the Northern Han monarchs and ministers.

As for the guards in Xuyi City, it is better to arrange them. Those people are basically from Huainan.A small number of capable people were incorporated into the Huaidong Road Capital Command Division, and the navy also selected the elite and filled them into the Han Navy, while the rest were eliminated as rural soldiers and returned home to work in agriculture.

Speaking of which, the navy and warships of the Southern Tang Dynasty who captured the prisoners successively, after being cut down and subdued, directly increased the strength of the navy of the Northern Han Dynasty. In addition, the original Jingjiang Army directly broke through [-] soldiers. To subdue the hearts of the army is enough to become a powerful force across the Yangtze River and Huaihe River.

After the incident in Xuyi, Yujia continued to set off, returning north to Tokyo.After passing the vortex, Liu Chengyou joined the west camping team, and Liu Chengyou, who had had enough boats, directly abandoned the boat and landed, and returned to Beijing by land.

Returning north almost along the same route as when going south, he set up camp in Suzhou and stayed overnight.

Li Fang walked into the imperial tent, looked at Liu Chengyou, stood there with obvious hesitation, opened his mouth several times, but did not make a sound.

"Mingyuan, if you have anything to say, just say it, don't hesitate!" Liu Chengyou gave orders while instructing military and government affairs without raising his head.

"Back to Your Majesty!" Li Fang reported, "It's Wang Chengxiang, he wants to see His Majesty!"

"Wang's work." Liu Chengyou closed an album, thought for a while, and said calmly: "I won't see him! You go to see him on my behalf, and pass on my order to let him go to Haozhou to be a county magistrate. Tell me He, the newly acquired land in Huainan, needs to stabilize the government and support the people. Although a county is only a hundred miles away, it is not easy to be a good parent official. Let him educate the people well, teach farming and mulberry, drink less and drink more. work!"

"Yes!" Li Fang replied immediately: "I wrote this on behalf of the king, thank you Your Majesty!"

Although Li Fang became an official one year later than Wang Zhu, he was older and more educated than Wang Zhu, and he got along with him on weekdays.This time, although he was assigned the post of county magistrate, for Wang Zhu who had "fallen out of favor", it was tantamount to releasing the invisible bondage on his body.As long as you don't slack off in the local area and make some political achievements, with the background of the emperor's close ministers, your future career can still be expected.

"This king's work!" After Li Fang withdrew, Liu Chengyou suddenly looked at Zhang Dejun: "Do you think Wang Chengxiang can understand my painstaking efforts?"

When Zhang Dejun heard the question, his eyeballs flickered for a while, showing a daze: "You little blunt, what do you mean, Your Majesty?"

Withdrawing his gaze, Liu Chengyou said indifferently: "This person is young and has too much scholarly spirit. After all, he is just a lucky minister and close servant when he stays with me. I hope he can take up a post in the local area, sharpen his mind, and have more practical ability."

Only then did Zhang Dejun "suddenly", and hastened to say: "Your Majesty has such expectations for the king's work, I hope he can live up to His Majesty's painstaking efforts!"

Taking a deep breath and letting it out slowly, Liu Chengyou felt a little tired looking at the memorials that were almost full of tables.When marching and fighting, although the pressure is huge, there are really not so many trivial matters.After the battle was over, the follow-up matters, the military affairs of the whole country, were presented to the case one after another.I feel a little tired, but I have to endure it. Sometimes the power of the monarch is reflected in the memorials that need to be reviewed and approved by him.

"Your Majesty, do you want to go out for a walk and relax!" Zhang Dejun seemed to see Liu Chengyou's fatigue, and offered to speak.

Raising his finger, he ordered directly: "Go, go to patrol the camp!"

In the huge Han camp, the lights were bright, and although the patrols were strictly prepared, there was obviously less tension and fear. After all, it was not wartime, and the nerves of the soldiers did not need to be so tense.

Under the night, the stars are dotted, although there is no loud noise, but the sounds of people and animals are constantly buzzing.Liu Chengyou walked aimlessly, and was suddenly attracted by a burst of music, clear and melodious, with a hint of melancholy in it.

"In the camp, why is this fun?" Liu Chengyou said after stopping to listen for a while, looking forward, there was a row of tents: "Is it the female family members of the captured Tang officials?"

Those who can be taken as trophies by Liu Chengyou and drive back to the north are definitely not low-status, and there are only a few people.

"Let's go check it out!" Zhang Dejun said cleverly.

"No need!" Liu Chengyou shook his head, raised his hand to stop, and walked slowly, following the sound.

Go to the small tent, lift up the tent, and look inside, only to see the young girl sitting on the table, stroking the pipa, with a beautiful appearance and a moving mood.Liu Chengyou stood outside the tent, forbidding the guards to disturb him, and closed his eyes to listen until the music stopped.

"Who is outside?" As if sensing the movement outside the tent, the voice of inquiry came out, clear and pleasant, slightly nervous.

Zhang Dejun lifted the curtain, Liu Chengyou stepped in slowly, and directly surprised the beauty in the tent.In the meantime, there were only two masters and servants, and two young girls. Of course, Liu Chengyou's eyes fell on the little lady holding the pipa in her arms.

Raising his hand, signaling Zhang Dejun to stay outside the tent, Liu Chengyou went forward and sat down without saying a word. This host's attitude surprised the little lady very much.

Looking at the somewhat impolite man who came in, he had sword eyebrows and short beard, handsome face, slightly gloomy expression, dressed in fine clothes, restrained and intimidating.The clear eyes were full of alertness: "Who are you, why did you break into the women's tent?"

"Walking at the camp at night, I suddenly heard the wonderful sound of the pipa, and I felt that the sky is high and the earth is far away, and I feel refreshed and happy. I am here to pay a visit!" Liu Chengyou said calmly, looking at the charming appearance of the little lady with a slightly raised mouth.

As he spoke, he sized up the little lady presumptuously. She had a pretty appearance, a graceful figure, and was so tender.Raising his finger, he said in an unquestionable tone: "Please, little lady, play another song for me!"

"You are so rude! Unauthorized—" The maid who was protecting her couldn't help but yelled, but because of Liu Chengyou's eyes slanted, she suddenly lost her voice and almost cried in fright.

"Let's play a song!" Liu Chengyou repeated.

The little lady was obviously also nervous and very uncomfortable, but she was smart enough to sense that the man in front of her was extraordinary. After all, the Han army was strictly disciplined, and those who could roam the barracks were definitely of extraordinary status.As the daughter of a prisoner, she dared to offend her arrogantly.

Re-righting the pipa, the little lady said in a low voice: "I invite this gentleman to appreciate it!

Just as he was about to start, Liu Chengyou said again: "Although the song of Cai just now is melodious, it is full of sadness. Now that the Great Han Dynasty has won the Southern Expedition and returned to the court triumphantly, please play a joyful song!"

Hearing this, the little lady pursed her red lips, as if she was aggrieved, but she could only force her face to respond.

After listening to another song, Liu Chengyou got up, and under the surprised eyes of the little lady, he left the tent.Outside the tent, Zhou Zongzheng was wandering nervously, his old face full of dignity.He was interviewed by Liu Chengyou, and when he met, he hurriedly bowed down and pleaded guilty, hoping that Liu Chengyou could bypass the crime of assaulting his daughter.

Looking at Zhou Zong, Liu Chengyou smiled faintly: "Daughter of Duke Zhou, she is graceful and well-groomed, talented and artistic, very good!"

After finishing speaking, under the guard of the guards, he wandered back to the imperial tent and left.Zhang Dejun took the initiative to stay, helped Zhou Zong up, and said to him with a smile: "Little one, congratulations to Duke Zhou!"

"Don't dare!" Zhou Zong said hastily.

Facing Zhang Dejun's servant's somewhat uncomfortable gaze, Zhou Zong sighed silently, he didn't understand what Zhang Dejun meant.take a step towards the tent
That night, Zhou Zong's daughter was sent to the imperial tent to accompany her to bed.

"After the big week", it was accepted like this, simple and direct.

(End of this chapter)