Late Tang Dynasty Floating Life

Chapter 185
A jar of dirty wine, a dozen generals with grim expressions.In the distance, there are dozens of athletes with knives and bows, staring at the door.

After Shao Shude's personal soldiers entered, they automatically stood on the other side, staring at Li's personal soldiers on the opposite side, with murderous looks on their brows.

"Shao Shuai is here." Wang Chongrong stood up and greeted him himself.

"He Lao Wang Shuai welcomes you personally." Shao Shude smiled, and then sat down on a stone bench.

On the opposite side was a man with a small beard, wearing the same bright red military uniform, his appearance was not striking, and he did not show his mountains or his water.The left eye was slightly dim, and the right eye was piercing. After a brief glance at Shao Shude, he looked away and looked at the wine bottle in front of him with a somewhat haughty expression.

"This is Shuai Hedong." Wang Chongrong introduced with a smile.

"In the past when he fought against Huang Chao, Li Shuai made great achievements in several battles, and I have admired him for a long time." Shao Shude cupped his hands as a greeting.

"The Tie Lin army also played well." Li Ke used to sit up a little bit, no longer staring at the wine, and said hello.

"Shao Shuai and Li Shuai are both famous generals in the world." Wang Chongrong squeezed a smile on his face, and said: "Today, I invite the two of you here for no other purpose than to meet the heroes of the world."

Neither Shao nor Li spoke.

The awkward smile on Wang Chongrong's face became more and more difficult to maintain, so he turned around and shouted: "My son is still here?"

"My lord." A young man dressed as a military academy came over and saluted respectfully.

"This is Wang Ke, the dog. I brought him here today to meet the heroes of the world." Wang Chongrong said, "Don't you be polite?"

"I've seen Marshal Shao, I've seen Marshal Li." Wang Ke walked up to the two of them and saluted one by one.

Shao Shude observed Wang Ke.I heard that he was the son of Wang Chongrong's elder brother, he was adopted, and he looked fifteen or sixteen years old, but unexpectedly he had already joined the army.

He vaguely remembered that ten years later Li Keyong married his own daughter to Wang Ke, and he always thought that this would be a child.But if you think about it carefully, Wang Ke ten years later is already the marching commander of Hezhong Town, a powerful figure in the shogunate.Li Changfu's brother, Li Changyan, was the marching commander of Fengxiang Town before forcing Zheng Tian away. Can a teenager hold this position?

It may be possible for the children of Gongqing in normal dynasties, but it is difficult in the late Tang and Five Dynasties, and the rebellious warriors don't care what your origin is.

"Wang Shuai, your son is very majestic. After a few years of training in the army, he will become a general. Congratulations to Wang Shuai." Shao Shude laughed.

"Ah." Unexpectedly, Wang Chongrong sighed at this time, and said: "The loser doesn't pay much attention to tempering his martial arts, he is a small character, and his temper is also a little weak. In this world, if you are not ruthless, you will be killed by others, alas !"

Li Keyong glanced at Wang Ke, then turned his head uninterestedly, and looked at the soldiers brought by Shao Shude.From left to right, and from right to left, look very carefully.The eyes are also a little unscrupulous, if Lu Huaizhong is here, he will probably fight him.

"Why should Wang Shuai worry? Xiasui and Hezhong are neighboring towns. If something happens, write a letter to Xiazhou. Someone who can help will definitely help." Shao Shude comforted.

"So thank you Shao Shuai." Wang Chongrong was overjoyed when he heard the words, and said, "Isn't it rude to be a loser? Your wealth and honor will fall on Shao Shuai."

Wang Ke was pulled over, but she reacted quickly, and immediately bowed and said, "Thank you Shao Shuai."

"Hedong is also a close neighbor. If Dalang has something to do, he can go to Jinyang for help. Li Shuai is righteous and will not sit idly by." Wang Chongrong said again.

"Thank you Shuai Li." Wang Ke saluted again.

Seeing his dizzy look, Shao Shude wanted to laugh, but then sighed secretly.Although not his own, Wang Chongrong still has feelings after raising him for so many years.Poor parents all over the world, for the sake of his son's wealth and honor, Wang Chongrong also gave up his old face.

Nicknamed Chong'er?This sounds like it doesn't have much status. In the clan, you haven't been bullied to death by your brothers?

When Wang Ke saluted, Li Keyong ignored him at all, but turned his head and said to Shao Shude: "I heard that the king of Lingwu County once guarded the Zhelu Army City in the past?"

"It's an old story in the Qianfu period." Shao Shude looked at Li Keyong and said with a smile, "It's my honor to see Datong's army at the top of the city."

"In that case, let's drink this cup to the brim." Li Keyong picked up the wine bottle and drank it all in one gulp.

"Drink this cup to the brim." Shao Shude also picked up the wine bottle and drank it down in one gulp.

"Hmph, at that time it was time to make an effort to take down the Zelu Army." After drinking, Li Keyong glanced at Shao Shude who was sitting opposite him, and said: "It also saves the dilemma now. It's not right to kill, and it's not right not to kill."

Wang Chongrong was shocked, and subconsciously glanced at the soldiers behind Li Keyong.

The general came over to pour wine for Li Keyong. Li Keyong took it and drank it down. He turned his head to look at Wang Chongrong, blinked his eyes, and said with a joking smile: "Wang Shuai is afraid? Do you think Wang An of Lingwu County can sit down?" move."

"You guys are all by your side, why be afraid?" Shao Shude put down the wine bottle in his hand and said with a smile.

Li Renfu, the deputy general of the personal army, stepped forward to pour wine for Shao Shude, and by the way, glared at the general behind Li Keyong.That guy was also very violent, he glared back at Li Renfu, and put his hand on the handle of the knife at his waist.

"Li Cunxin, you slave will get the hell out of here!" Li Keyong scolded.

Li Cunxin was shocked when he heard the words, his face flushed red, but he retreated as he said.

He was born as a shepherd slave, Uighur, and because he learned foreign languages ​​well, Li Guochang took a fancy to him and took him with him.Later, he followed Li Keyong and made meritorious service in begging Huang Chao. He was adopted as an adopted son and named Li Cunxin.

The issue of his family background has always been his backlash. Except for a bastard like Li Cunxiao who dared to make fun of him in the army, no one in the army dared to do it face to face.But this time his foster father called him a "slave general", what could he do?He could only transfer his anger to Li Renfu, his eyes were red, and he wanted to devour others.

"Li Shuai came to the meeting today just to say these things?" Shao Shude felt a little impatient seeing Li Keyong drink several cups in succession.

Although he claims to be a politician-type warlord, a warlord is a warlord. Seeing Li Keyong's unbeatable appearance, Shao Shude didn't want to spoil him, and Wufu became a little bit rude when he got angry.

Li Keyong smiled when he heard the words, and said: "If it was still the meeting of the Qianfu, I would go back to rectify the soldiers and horses if I couldn't say it, and fight with you. Forget it, I have suffered a lot, and I know that some things are not up to my mind. I heard that Lingwu County King I fought against Zhu Quanzhong in Tongzhou, what do you think of him as a soldier?"

"There are rules and regulations in the use of troops, and there are many capable men under him, so he is a formidable enemy."

"This generation is just a villain! At the banquet, he was flattering, and he would not return his words when he was scolded. He secretly mobilized people and wanted to assassinate someone." Li Keyong drank the wine in his glass again, and said in a hateful voice: "Sooner or later Kill this generation."

Shao Shude remained silent.

"Someone wants to kill Helian Duo and Qi Bizhang, why did Shao Shuai teach me?" Li Keyong drank several cups in a row, his face was a little rosy, and he stared at Shao Shude again and asked.

"Someone has just been awarded the command and control of the four capitals of Guanbei." Shao Shude replied.

"Hasn't Qi Bizhang already resigned?" Li Keyong asked.

When Shao Shude led his army to the south, due to the long-term lack of rewards, the top soldiers of the Zhenwu Army rebelled and expelled Qi Bizhang, the Jiedu envoy.The imperial court sent Wang Bian, the envoy of the Fourth Army of the Zuo Shence Army, out of Zhenwu, and he should have taken office by now.

"The Qibi tribe is the Fan tribe led by the Zhenwu Army."

"Shao Shuai wants to protect Qi Bizhang?"

"There is no shirkable responsibility." Shao Shude frowned and looked at Li Keyong, distinguishing whether he really wanted to fight Qi Bizhang, or just a whim after drinking too much.

"Shao Shuai and Li Shuai, in the past when Qi Bizhang attacked Datong, he also obtained the imperial edict." Seeing that the two were speaking at odds, Wang Chongrong interjected at the right time: "Now that the time has passed and the past has changed, why are you still mentioning it? "

"This generation does things too lowly." Li Ke said angrily.

Shao Shude laughed when he heard this.What do you do?It's all just an excuse.

Li Keyong wanted to fight Helianduo and Qibizhang, and the reason was easy to understand. Both of them were chiefs of the great clans on the grassland.He Lianduo is the governor of Yinshan Mountain, and his family is a great man of Tuyuhun.The Qibi tribe moved from the grasslands, one of the fifteen tribes of Tie Le, and Qibi Heli, a general in the Zhenguan period, belonged to the Qibi tribe.

The existence of these two people will definitely affect Li Keyong's prestige on the grassland. They are almost competitors, although they are still relatively weak in front of Li Keyong.

Li Keyong actually has a lot of ideas.Shao Shude thought to himself: If the rivals on the grassland are wiped out, he will have the opportunity to divide and win over, and even digest the five northern tribes (Tuyuhun, Uighur, Tatar, Xi, and Shiwei), and then control Qibi, Montenegro Dangxiang, and Turkic tribes. During the generations, the Shatuo Tribes slowly annexed the Hu people with nine surnames in Zhaowu to strengthen their own strength, making the grassland invincible.

But this is bound to erupt into conflict with oneself.Why did Fengzhou, the Turkic, Uighur, Dangxiang, and Qibi tribes of the Zhenwu Army give it to you?Didn't Khan exist when I was in Guanbei?
"I have just been awarded the command, control and other envoys of the four capitals of Guanbei. Li Shuai wants to attack Qibi. What is the reason? Next year, I want to tour the Yinshan Mountains in the north. If Li Shuai has time, I might as well come to meet you. Treat each other with wine." Shao Shude sat there with his expression unchanged, but his words were resounding.

Li Keyong glanced at Shao Shude with a little surprise.

Wang Chongrong observed the words and expressions from the side, and immediately interjected: "Shao Shuai, Li Shuai, listen to a certain statement. The three states of the Datong Army are nomadic places for the Shatuo tribe. When Helian Duo came, he moved a lot of muddy tents. Falling, scrambling for grassland everywhere, the Shatuo tribe was miserable, and they all turned to Li Shuai to make decisions. It is understandable for Li Shuai to attack him. However, the Qibi tribe has lived in the Zhenwu Army for a long time, as long as it does not invade the land of Yun and Shuo. Li Shuai let them go, how about it? Everyone takes a step back, so as not to hurt the peace, this is a great kindness."

Wang Chongrong's proposal is quite satisfactory.

Shao Shude made some calculations, and the outer town army in Hedong was basically abolished.Li Keyong's father and son were responsible for this. For example, the Zhelu Army and the Kelan Army were consumed in the last battle against Li Keyong's father and son in various towns.

But there are still tens of thousands of government troops in Hedong, which is not a small force.

Li Ke also recruited 5 people from the three tribes of Shatuo and the five tribes in the north when he was begging for Huangchao.After the war, more than half of them were dispersed due to financial problems, but there should still be about 2 soldiers, all of whom are Shatuo soldiers. There are indeed many, even if the population of Shatuo, Uighur, Zhaowu and other tribes are counted, it is still too much.

In total, there are probably less than 6 active troops in Hedong.However, it is impossible for Li Keyong to use all his troops on the grasslands in the north. The war with Zhaoyi Town in the south is still going on, and the towns in Hebei must be guarded in the east. , can bring up to 2 people.

This little soldier, I can still handle it!

Perhaps Li Keyong will temporarily summon the Fan tribe to double the strength of the troops going north to the grassland.But if he was able to gather the tribes, wouldn't he be able to gather the Qiangs himself?Who is afraid of whom!
"Li Shuai, what Wang Shuai said is quite reasonable. Datong Army, someone can ignore it, but Zhenwu Army, someone must take care of it. How to do this matter should be decided with one word." Shao Shude looked at Li Keyong, Said.

(End of this chapter)