Han Shizu

Chapter 538

The East Gate of Jinyang City, above the Guanlou, is brightly lit, and the guards of the city are patrolling closely and never slack off. This is probably the most vigilant night of the guards recently.

Qingqi came at night, did not hide his whereabouts, and quickly attracted the attention of the guards on the city. At the critical moment, the guards shouted: "Stop whoever comes! Who is it!"

With the help of the lights cast on the city, under the dim light, Li Shaoyou's tired face could be vaguely seen, he reined in his horse and looked towards the top of the city.After signaling, the subordinate immediately raised his voice: "Quickly open the city gate! We are going into the city!"

"There is a curfew at the moment, and the Jiedu Mansion issued a strict order. If you want to enter the city, go to the post and wait for tomorrow morning!" The officers on the city were not polite at all.

"Presumptuous!" The subordinate who shouted immediately angrily said: "Under the city is the special envoy of the Son of Heaven, the envoy of Wu De, and the Duke of Shouyang County. Open the door immediately!"

After saying this, the garrison officers on the city obviously hesitated, but they remained silent.Seeing this, his subordinate became furious, but Li Shaoyou reached out to stop him, raised his head and said in a loud voice, "Report immediately and go to Zhao Kuangyin, Marquis of Yu in front of the palace!"

"Please wait!" came the response from above.

Hearing this, a smile appeared on Li Shaoyou's face. If he answered the question correctly, he can basically be sure that the situation in the city has been settled and there is no major problem.

After waiting for a long time, the figures on the city flickered, and soon, the suspension bridge fell, and the city gate opened. Zhao Kuangyin greeted him personally: "Let the Duke wait for a long time!"

"Wait for this moment, I'm so determined!" Li Shaoyou rode his horse, entered the city with him, and asked about the situation in the city.

Zhao Kuangyin said: "Taiyuan Wang's family has been concentrated in custody, and all the remaining guards in the palace have disarmed and moved to guard. Then Chen Guangyu is very cooperative. The generals and school officers in the city have already appeased the Lord, and Fan Xianggong has entered the palace to be in charge!"

"Okay!" Li Shaoyou smiled calmly: "After tonight, I can finally relax. We went to the palace, and we have come north for [-] days, and we haven't met yet!"

The night was dark, and the palace had completely returned to calm after a short period of turmoil. Under the leadership of Han Lingkun, the soldiers of the forbidden army were on guard.In the hall, Fan Zhi sat and talked with Zheng Gong and Zhao Hua. Both Zheng and Zhao were respectful, which made Fan Zhi feel the status and respect of the prime minister of the imperial court. After going north to Hedong, he suffered a lot. gas.

Li Shaoyou and Zhao Kuangyin went up to the hall together, and all three stood up to greet them.

"Your Majesty has worked hard!" Fan Zhi said to Li Shaoyou; "Please sit down!"

"How dare Li be the chancellor of a great man!" Li Shaoyou waved his hands, looking very modest, and said, his eyes fell on Zheng Gong and Zhao Hua.

"Oh! It's getting late, the two officials, please leave first!" Seeing this, Zheng Gong hurriedly said.

Seeing that he was so knowledgeable, Li Shaoyou didn't want to keep him. After thinking about it, he told Zheng Gong: "I still need to trouble Judge Zheng to work hard, take people out of the city, and clean up the Yongli Station!"

"Yes! The officer will do it immediately!"

When there were only Li, Fan, and Zhao left in the hall, the atmosphere would be much more relaxed.They looked at each other with a smile, and looked at the two of them: "Liu Chong is bound, and the east of the river is not in chaos. Finally, he has lived up to His Majesty's mission!"

"It can be said that the Duke of the county has made great achievements through hard work!" Fan Zhi bowed his hands to Li Shaoyou, and his words came from the bottom of his heart.

"Master, Lord of the County." Zhao Kuangyin said: "Although Jinyang has calmed down for the time being, and the envoys Zheng and Li obeyed the imperial court, if Fenzhou in the south and Xinzhou in the north are not handled properly, there may be another disturbance!"

Fan Zhi also nodded and said: "This matter has to be considered. Fenzhou is in the hands of Liu Chengjun, the dangerous place in Xinzhou. Especially Fenzhou, which is the son of Liu Chong. Before I went north to Jinyang, there were changes in Fenzhou. Although there are not many soldiers and horses in the state, if there is chaos, it will be troublesome!"

Hearing this, Li Shaoyou didn't see a trace of nervousness on his face, and said: "In Xinzhou, on behalf of the state regiment to practice Yang Ye, they have already taken down the defense envoy Li Cungui, so it's fine. As for Fenzhou, we have to think of a safe strategy! "

"The crux of the Hedong problem lies first with Liu Chong, the king of Taiyuan!" Fan Zhi stroked his beard and said calmly: "The news in Jinyang is still blocked, so we only need to send a letter in the name of Liu Chong to call Liu Chengjun to come north to discuss major issues. If he comes , If you miss the official, you can execute it!"

"Okay! Fan Xiang is really smart, let's do it like this!" Li Shaoyou said: "You can send a section official to go personally!"

After talking about this matter, Li Shaoyou got up, looked at Fan and Zhao, and said lazily: "As long as Liu Chengjun is bound, my mission from the north will be considered complete! Next, what should we do about the military and political affairs of the upper and lower rivers?" Purge, reform, and disposal have nothing to do with me!"

"The three of us, each write a letter to report to His Majesty, please arrange it!" After yawning, Li Shaoyou waved his hand and walked out: "Hiding in a dark place, hiding in a deep house, during these days, I can I didn't get a good night's sleep, so I'm resigning for the time being, and I must have a good night's sleep."

Sitting in the hall, looking at Li Shaoyou whose back has become more relaxed, the Duke of Shouyang at this time, how can he still have the demeanor of planning, controlling the overall situation, and directing well.

Fan Zhi and Zhao Kuangyin looked at each other, both surprised and emotional.Fan Zhi rushed to Zhao Kuangyin and said, "Marquis Yu, the capital of Zhao, the main forces of the troops stationed in Hedong are now concentrated in Jinyang. I will trouble you for the selection of troops for the Fu army!"

Zhao Kuangyin said: "The last general who came to the north was originally ordered by the privy secretary to pick up the strong and strong to fill Tokyo. Naturally, it is obligatory!"

In the next two days, the trio from the north did not make any big moves in Jinyang City, and continued to issue official documents in the name of Jiedu Mansion to stabilize their duties and maintain their operations.The army, on the other hand, readjusted its garrison layout to ensure safety.

But no matter what, Fan Zhi and Zhao Kuangyin were too busy to touch the ground.Zhao Kuangyin basically stayed in the army all the time, inspecting the battalions of the various armies, appeasing the morale of the army, and understanding the military situation, while Fan Zhi was in the commander's mansion, reading various books and policy documents, and inspecting the governance of Hedong.

Only Li Shaoyou, leisurely wandering around the city, even found a beautiful woman to accompany him to play, he was very comfortable.
Just as Fan Zhi had planned, Liu Chengjun, the defense envoy of Fenzhou, received a letter from Jinyang. Unexpectedly, he took a hundred cavalry with him and hurried northward.Entering the city, Fang entered the mansion, and was captured by Han Lingkun without any chance of resistance. Reuniting with Liu Chong's family also made the last thought in Liu Chong's heart disappear, and cursed his son for being incompetent.Afterwards, Han Lingkun was ordered to lead people to the south quickly, and temporarily took over Fenzhou, which went very smoothly.

Under the blue sky and broad daylight, Zhao Kuangyin selected [-] soldiers from the Jin army from all walks of life at the camp in the east of Jinyang City, and concentrated them here, most of them were officers of all ranks.The general stage has already been set up, Zhao Kuangyin stepped on the stage, only looked around, and the discussions gradually stopped.

Taking a deep breath, Zhao Kuangyin felt that he had never spoken so loudly before, and said loudly to the five hundred soldiers:

"Brothers, I'm Zhao Kuangyin, who was promoted by the emperor and lived in front of the palace as Siduhou. You all know me these days. Regarding the selection of soldiers by the imperial court, some time ago, there were many rumors in the army. I have doubts in my heart, and I call you here today to dispel your doubts, and tell you that the imperial court has no intention of treating the soldiers of Hedong.

Before I came to the north, the emperor called me to give me a lesson, saying that the rivers and mountains in the east of the river are the land where the great Han dragons prosper, and heroes have always been born.The soldiers in Hedong can kill the enemy when they mount their horses, and they can farm when they get off their horses. They have made great contributions to the establishment of the Han Dynasty.Since the founding of the country, you have guarded the city gates, guarded against Khitan, and wiped out bandits. You have worked hard and made great achievements, which is admirable!The Son of Heaven keeps these in mind! "

"General, the emperor really remembers us? He still praises our achievements?" Maybe he was puzzled, or maybe he was deliberately flattering, one of the officers in the audience asked.

"That's natural, I will never lie!" Zhao Kuangyin said immediately, firmly: "The emperor also told me to treat all the soldiers with respect and not to neglect!"

"This time, I was ordered to select talented warriors for the imperial court to serve in the imperial army and go to Tokyo to serve the emperor. The selected people must be elites from the east of the river, heroes and warriors, and their salaries will be distributed in accordance with the regulations of the imperial army. When they arrive in Tokyo, they will also Received by the emperor in person, rewarded! And your family members should also receive the imperial court's pension!"

After Zhao Kuangyin's words fell, there were fluctuations among the soldiers, and many people showed signs of emotion.

Zhao Kuangyin continued: "Of course, the remaining brethren will not be dismissed after the selected number of soldiers. As long as you are qualified, the Privy Council will organize you as local state soldiers to defend the country, increase your salary, and reward you with land. , grain seeds, farm tools!
As for the soldiers who are eliminated due to old age, injury, and infirmity, the imperial court will not abandon them.The emperor has ordered that for this part of the soldiers, money and food will be distributed to return home, and they will go to the local government with the certificate issued by the privy office, and they will also receive land, each with [-] acres of land.In addition, soldiers can be officials in the village, and officers can serve as errands in counties and towns.

These are all rewards from the emperor to you, when you return to the camp, you should tell all the soldiers in detail, and the imperial court will never treat you badly."

Zhao Kuangyin's words were already very clear, and as his words fell, there was a burst of enthusiastic cheers on the spot.

It was rare for Li Shaoyou to get rid of his leisure, so he also came to the camp and watched from a distance. Amidst the shout of "Long live", his eyes fell on the tall figure of Zhao Kuangyin on the general platform, and he said with emotion: "This Zhao Kuangyin, What a character! Just a few words can make the general feel at ease!"

"If it wasn't for the emperor's reward, who could impress these Hedong troops, how could he have the opportunity to stand on the general platform and show his kindness!" A subordinate beside him murmured.

Hearing this, Li Shaoyou suddenly turned his head and stared at him, making him a little nervous: "This subordinate is talking too much!"

"No! You said it very well!" Li Shaoyou smiled: "The key lies in the grace of the emperor, who treats the soldiers well!"

In fact, the rumors that Liu Chong spread in the army before were just a misinterpretation of the edict of selecting troops, and the generals and soldiers were concerned about how to settle down.

Among them, many of them have been soldiers for a long time, and if they are suddenly dismissed, it is tantamount to cutting off their livelihood.Now, if we clearly explain and declare it, and then take the aftermath measures in place, the matter will be settled.

(End of this chapter)