The Reborn Lao Tzu Is the Emperor

Chapter 40
At the same time, in the prefecture of Haikang County, Leizhou Prefecture.

Zhizhou Gelijun lived in the upper hall, and the civil servants and military generals of Leizhou Mansion below were sitting on the left and right.

The master with two small mustaches stood next to Mr. Ge Li with a sly face. He was born with wicked eyebrows and eyes, and looked extremely wretched.

Mr. Ge Li couldn't see any joy or anger on his face, he glanced at all the people in the hall, and said: "You must have known about the Yuan army's defeat at Naozhou, right?"

Everyone in the hall nodded, but their expressions were different, some were regretful, some were happy, and some were thoughtful.

Mr. Ge Li saw all the expressions of these people in his eyes, and slowly said: "What do you think, how should I deal with it?"

As soon as the words came out, the person on the top of his left said: "The Yuan army was destroyed, and the Song army also suffered heavy losses. The last general thought that we should take this opportunity to take down Naozhou in one fell swoop and capture Emperor Song!"

His name is Qi Shucai, he is the general manager of the Leizhou Army, and he is also Ge ​​Lijun's brother-in-law.Ge Lijun's regular wife, the current Mrs. Zhizhou is his own sister.With this kind of relationship, Qi Shucai is naturally Ge Lijun's confidant and diehard.

When some people heard Qi Shucai's words, their expression changed slightly, and they smelled something unusual.

Immediately, a big man with a bearded face in the hall suddenly became furious, clapped the table and shouted: "You rebel, how dare you speak so rudely, we are generals of the Song Dynasty, with the salary of the imperial court, how dare you say that?" Such outrageous words?"

The name of this bearded man is Liu Hongqi, he is a well-known fierce general in Leizhou Prefecture, the commander of Leizhou Flying Army, and his official worship is the eighth-rank Yuwu school lieutenant.

Of course, his official position is not as good as Qi Shucai's.Qi Shucai is the general manager of the army and the training chief of the entire Leizhou army.

Seeing Liu Hongqi was so furious, Qi Shucai didn't care, nor was he angry, he just smiled lightly and said, "You are a general of Song Dynasty, why didn't you come to help when Naozhou was attacked?"

"That's not Zhizhou..."

Liu Hongqi looked at Ge Lijun, halfway through speaking, suddenly came to his senses, hurriedly shut up, and sat down.

Although he is reckless by nature, he is not a fool.When the Yuan army attacked Quzhou Island, he tried his best to ask Geli Lord for reinforcements on Quzhou Island, but Geli Lord never agreed.Now that Qi Shu said these words, of course he also figured out what Ge Lijun was thinking.

Reminiscent of the recent rumors, Liu Hongqi couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "Is Master Zhizhou really going to invest in Yuan?"

He is a loyal person, and he is absolutely unwilling to abandon Song Touyuan, but he also knows that if he comes out now, he will only be cleaned up by Mr. Ge Li.

Seeing Liu Hongqi sitting down suddenly, Mr. Ge Li had a few sneers in his eyes, and said: "There is something in this residence that I would like to mention to my lords. There have been many wars and turmoil in these years, and the imperial court has not allocated salary for a long time. You guys His salary is all handed out from the government."

When everyone below heard what he said, they immediately understood what he meant.He clearly wants to oppose the Song Dynasty.

Those people who were loyal to Ge Lijun immediately cupped their hands and said: "We will only follow the Lord's lead!"

The monarch of Geli has been in charge of Leizhou Mansion for nearly ten years, and has cultivated great influence here.Those who expressed their views immediately accounted for more than half of the people in the hall.

Immediately afterwards, those civil servants and military generals who were originally a bit wandering also handed over, "I will wait for your lord to order!"

Immediately, there were only a few people left in the hall who did not express their views.

Liu Hongqi's heart was full of anger, and he tightly held the hand hidden under the table, but after seeing everyone in the hall, he knew that the overall situation was settled, and after thinking about it for a while, he could only cup his hands and say, "The last general Liu Hongqi would like to listen to your lord. order!"

As the commander of the Flying Army, he is well-known in the Leizhou Army, and the few people who did not express their views are also his cronies.

At this time, seeing Liu Hongqi's statement, those people also cupped their hands and said: "The last general is willing to listen to your lord's orders!"

"it is good!"

A smile appeared on Mr. Ge Li's face, "It's not in vain for the care I have shown you all these years."

The master said flatteringly at the side at the right time: "My lord, what are we going to do next?"

Ge Li Jundao: "The Song Dynasty is about to fall, so we naturally took advantage of this opportunity to take down the Song Emperor and send it to the Yuan Dynasty Emperor to claim credit."

He did go to see Zhang Hongfan, and just as Zhao Dongting thought, he was afraid that Zhang Hongfan would use him as cannon fodder, so he didn't immediately express his opinion and throw money.Now, the Yuan army was defeated and the Song army was wounded. He realized that this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so he hurriedly beckoned Wenchen and generals to Zhizhou Prefecture.

As long as he wins Emperor Song, he, Ge Lijun, will join the Yuan Dynasty as a minister of great merit, and he will be able to rise to the top by then, and it is just around the corner.

Thinking of the pride, Rao Yigelijun's city mansion couldn't help showing a bit of pride in his eyes.

The master hurriedly bent down beside him, "My lord is wise."

He has no other skills, but he is good at observing words and demeanor, and flattering horses.

Qi Shucai said in the hall: "My lord, then I will go back and gather troops now, and prepare to attack Quzhou Island."

In fact, these words he said were all instructed by Mr. Ge Li. In modern terms, they are just a child.Mr. Ge Li took great pains to completely subdue all the generals under his command.

Glancing at his brother-in-law with a little praise, he nodded slowly and said: "Okay, then go back and prepare the army and horses. Five days later, the warships will gather at Xiliu Ferry, and you generals will lead the army to Xiliu before Maoshi." Liudukou, soldiers sent to Quzhou Island."

"Yes!"

A group of civil servants and military generals took orders and retreated one after another.

When there was no one in the hall, the master bowed slightly and said, "My lord, Mr. Li Heng is already waiting in the study."

Ge Lijun was slightly surprised, "Didn't Zhang Hongfan come here in person?"

He was always arrogant, so he didn't pay much attention to Zhang Hongfan, the defeated general, and called him by his first name.

The master said: "Master Zhang excused that he needed to rectify military affairs when he was defeated, so he politely declined your invitation."

"Humph!"

Mr. Ge Li snorted softly: "The defeated general still has such high airs. When I take down Emperor Song, I must humiliate him in front of Emperor Yuan."

The master smiled lightly, but did not speak.

"Never mind!"

Mr. Ge Li said as if talking to himself: "As Li Heng is the deputy commander, since he is here, then I will go and see him."

After speaking, he got up and walked to the study.Master hurriedly followed behind.

Mr. Ge Li took two steps, but said again: "Go and send two people to keep an eye on Liu Hongqi, to prevent him from changing."

He knew that Liu Hongqi had always been loyal and righteous, and regarded himself as a general of the Song Dynasty. Although he had just declared his position in the hall to obey orders, he still had some doubts in his heart.

The master didn't ask any more questions, and left quickly.

Ge Lijun went to the study alone.

When he walked to the study, the bloated Li Heng was drinking tea, with two maids serving him.

"Shuai Li!"

As soon as he stepped into the study, Mr. Ge Li put on a smile on his face, clasped his hands and shouted.

Although he was arrogant, he also knew that it was not appropriate to put on a high profile in front of Li Heng at this time.Although they were defeated, they were still important officials of the Yuan Dynasty.

Li Heng also cupped his hands pretendingly, "Master Ge!"

In fact, why does he think highly of Ge Lijun in his heart?

If the 5 yuan army hadn't been wiped out on Quzhou Island, he and Zhang Hongfan would have no troops to use at this time, and he would not even bother to come to see Ge Lijun, a mere fifth-rank magistrate of the state.Although Geli Junguo's face is extremely majestic, he is still an unrecognizable magistrate in the final analysis, and Leizhou is just a lower state.

Lord Ge Li went to sit on the throne, and said: "You took the liberty to invite Li Shuai here, please forgive me..."

Li Heng smiled softly, "Then I don't know what the Master Ge invited me for?"

The two can be said to have their own ghosts.

Ge Lijun said: "I am deeply sorry to hear that your army was defeated in Quzhou. I invited Li Shuai to come to discuss with Li Shuai about attacking Quzhou Island."

"Oh?"

Li Heng raised his eyelids slightly, and deliberately pretended to be puzzled: "Isn't Master Ge unwilling to join our dynasty? What do you mean by that?"

Mr. Ge Li chuckled, and picked up the teacup, "Don't pretend to be confused, Li Shuai. I invite Li Shuai to come here. I just want to ask Li Shuai to speak a few words of kindness for me in front of the emperor after the matter is completed."

Li Hengdao: "I'm a defeated general, what a beautiful word to talk about, and then I have to trouble Master Ge to intercede for me and Zhang Shuai..."

Ge Lijun smiled and said nothing.

The two were silent for a while, before he said again: "I have something else I want to ask Li Shuai."

Li Heng said: "Master Ge, please tell me."

At this time, Mr. Ge Li's eyes really showed doubts, "You and Zhang Shuai attacked the island with 5 people, and the Song army only had 2 people. How did you lose?"

The corners of Li Heng's mouth twitched slightly, and when he mentioned this, he only felt pain in his heart.

Seeing his expression, Mr. Ge Li sneered secretly in his heart, but he continued to say: "This officer asked abruptly, so don't be offended by Mr. Li."

Li Heng knew that if he wanted revenge in a short period of time, he could only rely on Ge Lijun, so he forcibly suppressed the aggrieved and angry in his heart, and said: "This commander is not taking offense, it is just Mr. Ge's question. I really can't answer the question. I am not afraid to say it." You are joking, our army's [-] troops attacked the island one after another, and the Song army fled in anticipation of the wind, but when they arrived at the hinterland of Quzhou Island, they could see the dust flying in the island and the resounding noise. .”

Mr. Ge Li couldn't help but stare dumbfounded when he heard the words, "This..."

Li Heng sighed, and said again: "When we see our soldiers again, there are only about ten thousand of them left, and they have all surrendered..."

He really wasn't lying. Until now, neither he nor Zhang Hongfan knew exactly what method Song Jun was using.

Zhao Dongting managed the matter related to the landmines very tightly and did not leak it at all.

At that moment, both Ge Lijun and Li Heng fell silent again.

Mr. Ge Li frowned slightly, and kept thinking in his heart, how did the Song army defeat the Yuan army?
Suddenly, something popped into his mind, which was the meeting with Zhao Dongting in Haikang County that day.But he sent someone to check afterwards, and Zhao Dongting only ordered [-] porcelain jars in that porcelain workshop that day.

He immediately thought in his heart, could it be... something to do with those porcelain jars?

What can porcelain jars do?
(End of this chapter)