The third emperor of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 529 Strict military discipline, brothers fight for glory
Jiangdu Palace was built under the supervision of Wang Shichong. Wang Shichong was very good at observing appearances. He took advantage of Yang Guang's character of great joy to build Jiangdu Palace beautifully. The main halls of the three main halls were destroyed in the fire of Jiangdu Palace. .After Li Zitong took over, he rebuilt it, but it didn't take long to live in it, and Li Mi was in vain.

Jiangdu Palace is not as solemn as Daxing Palace, nor as luxurious as Ziwei City, but it has the temperament of a water town in the south of the Yangtze River. It has red walls and black tiles, cornices and brackets, and is magnificent. The long wall stretches for nearly twenty miles.

In a side hall, there were already many people seated at this time, and what was surprising was that all of them were generals.

Shan Xiongxin, Xu Shiji, Sun Changle, Wang Bodang, Zhang Tongren, Chen Zhilue and more than a dozen senior generals are all listed.

"General Shan, I heard that the battle in the Central Plains is very lively now. Why did we send troops to attack Du Fuwei? Your Highness called everyone this time, is it going to start a fight?" The last general sitting at the end was named Le Botong. The general of Yu Wenhuaji was ordered to defend Danyang. After Yu Wenhuaji went north, he became an abandoned son. When Li Zitong occupied Jiangdu, he led 2 horses to surrender, and was appointed by Li Zitong as Shangshu Zuopushe.Now that Li Zitong has surrendered to Wei, he has the name of the king of Wu, but has no military power. As a member of the general, Le Botong is extremely eager to make contributions.

"Yes! I can't wait." Another general echoed loudly. This person's name is Jiang Yuanchao, who was originally Shen Faxing's general.Coincidentally, like Le Botong, he is also Shangshu Zuopushe, and now he is just one of the many generals of the Wei army.

Looking at the pair of eyes full of anticipation, Shan Xiongxin, who is the leader of the generals, smiled and said: "Don't worry, generals. Our army will definitely send troops when the time comes. Wei Wangxiong is talented and powerful, and he will definitely not let everyone down."

"Now that Du Fuwei has shrunk his troops to Lujiang, Zhongli, Huainan, and Yiyang are empty of troops. They can go up the river, take these three counties first, and then launch an offensive against Lujiang from behind, and then wipe out Du Fuwei in one fell swoop. "The man who spoke was named Wenren Suian, who was originally a bandit in Wu County, but later descended to Faxing. He was a rather cunning character.

When there was a lot of discussion, a servant came in and said loudly: "The king of Wei is here!"

The generals immediately stood up neatly, with expressions of respect on their faces. When Li Mi walked in with Fang Xuanzao, the generals cupped their fists and said, "My Highness."

"Exemption."

Li Mi waved his hand and slowly walked towards the main seat, while Fang Xuanzao stopped at the first seat on the left.

"You're welcome, everyone take your seats!" After Li Mi sat down, he raised his hand again to signal, and only then did the generals proceed with a dignified expression.

"It's still early for the expedition. When the time comes, you have a chance to make meritorious deeds! Everyone put their restless hearts back on this king, and don't vent your anger on the soldiers, otherwise, don't blame this king for turning his face and denying people!" " Li Mi already had the idea of ​​proclaiming himself emperor, and he paid attention to all aspects of ostentation, etiquette, and so on.

"Here!" All the generals responded with awe.

"My king first declares that today is not a military meeting, and it has nothing to do with state affairs." After taking his seat, Li Mi said with a dark face, showing that I was very upset.

Everyone immediately looked at each other.

Fang Xuanzao smiled and said: "Generals, today is indeed an internal discussion, don't be too restrained, just sit down."

"Yes, Shangshu."

Li Mi didn't speak, and the empty hall fell into a dead silence, and some generals became a little uneasy.

After a long time, Li Mi turned his gaze to Wang Bodang, and suddenly laughed: "Bodang, I heard that you have taken in several concubines recently. Tell me now, how many concubines have you taken in? I can tell you how many concubines you have taken in. Make up the gifts one by one."

Uncle Wang was startled, he got up quickly and said, "Your Highness, the last general..."

"sit!"

"Your Highness, I will be the last..."

"Sit..." Li Mi's tone became more serious, and his face became serious. Seeing this scene, many generals were worried for Uncle Wang. Whenever Li Mi was like this, they felt boundless chills, because it meant Li Mi was furious to the extreme, the rhythm before the murder.

"Thank you, Your Highness!" Wang Bodang sat down sweating profusely.

"This king didn't say anything ironic, so don't be nervous at all. Taking concubines is for the sake of your heirs. I will object and will not interfere, but the premise is not to rob girls from good families!"

"Your Highness, the final general did not bully men and women." Wang Bodang pleaded in a low voice.

As Li Mi's confidant general, Wang Bodang knew very well that the Lord hated his generals for breaking the law and military discipline; how did the Wei army transform from a chaotic people into an upright army?
It's a butcher's knife
It's the head of a roll, the head of a lawbreaker.

Since cutting off some rebellious thieves, Li Mi's control over Wei Jun has become stronger than ever, and the law has become Li Mi's main focus. If someone dares to break the law, don't ask yourself how he will die.

"This king knows, otherwise you would not be here, but repented in prison." Li Mi glanced at Wang Bodang, and said: "But I heard that since you took a concubine, there have been five concubines. I didn’t go to the barracks today, is there such a thing?”

"Your Highness, the last general was wrong." Wang Bodang knelt on the ground in fright.

Although the other generals wanted to intercede for him, even Shan Xiongxin was dumb, because everyone knew that Li Mi usually would not get angry, but when he was angry, whoever interceded would be scolded bloody.

There was a loud "bang", Li Mi slapped the table heavily, and said sharply: "It's only been a few days since the truce? Huh? Both of them have lost their minds? This king has repeated orders and repeated demands. , Said that this half year is the key to the life and death of my great Wei, no one can be careless, no one can be happy, otherwise, everyone will die. But what this king said seems to have no deterrent effect. Recently, our army has violated regulations and discipline There are more and more phenomena, and more and more people complain. This shows that the soldiers have relaxed. Why did the soldiers relax? It’s from the top to bottom! It’s your leadership. This king has no way to find out the forbidden soldiers one by one. You can’t punish them one by one, but this king can punish you and kill you.”

The hearts of all the generals trembled, and they quickly got up and said: "Your Highness, the final general knows his mistake!"

"I don't care about other places or what happened in the past, but now the army is the army, and the army should have the courage of the army. This evil trend must be stopped by the king, and at the same time, turn your attention to training the army, Make meritorious deeds and go up, instead of marrying a few concubines and enjoying yourself."

"Here!"

"Your Highness, the last general, as Minister of the Ministry of War, has committed the crime of lax supervision. Your Highness, please come down." Shan Xiongxin stood up and pleaded guilty.

"Of course you are guilty, you have to turn out some serious criminals and behead them to show the public anger!" Li Mi glared at Shan Xiongxin, then looked at the shivering Wang Bodang, and said angrily, "Why are you against the Sui Dynasty? "

"The last general hates corrupt officials." Wang Bodang said loudly.

"Just remember it!" Li Mi said coldly: "Don't live like you once hated, otherwise, this king will take your head personally."

Wang Bodang said: "Your Highness taught, the last general will never dare to forget."

Li Mi sighed and said, "Get up!"

"Thank you, Your Highness."

"After the meeting, I will go to Shiji to receive the punishment."

"Here!"

"The army is our sharp sword to unify the world, our strong shield against powerful enemies, our offensive sword, and our home defense barrier. Although we have made a good start, this is not our ultimate goal. Our The goal is the whole world. In fact, this king has always been very guilty of you." Li Mi's tone was obviously much softer, and he said slowly: "You follow me, Li Mi, to fight in the north and south, and make great contributions. You can definitely get a higher position. , more glory, but this king did not give you, why? Because this king is just a king."

"Your Highness, don't say that, we have already gained too much." Shan Xiongxin said gratefully.

"Yes, Your Highness, those are false posts." Zhang Tongren also said hastily.

"Your Highness, sooner or later there will be." Wang Bodang also said loudly.

"We knew we were wrong, and we shouldn't be blindfolded by this temporary peace." Xu Shiji, who was appointed as Minister of the Ministry of Punishment, also said with shame that he had also relaxed a little during this time.

"Generals!" Looking at the self-blame generals, Fang Xuanzao stood up in satisfaction, and said, "Although His Highness didn't give us a name, each of us is enjoying something real, just Take me as an example, my Shangshuling is no different from that of a country. I won’t say much about it, but you can feel it. Your Highness values ​​friendship the most. What you pay today will be rewarded in the future Hundreds of times and thousands of times of rewards, your descendants will also get it... But the premise is that His Highness must win, win the South, and win the whole world, because only in this way can His Highness give you the positions and honors you deserve. Otherwise, in front of you Everything will go away, remember it."

"The last general dare not forget Shangshu's teaching at all times." Hearing these words, the eyes of the generals ignited with flames.

Seeing that the time is right, Fang Xuanzao continued, "The number of people expecting His Highness to be enthroned is increasing day by day. His Highness decided to follow the public opinion and choose a good and auspicious day to become emperor."

"Long live!"

All the generals cheered loudly. If Li Mi ascended the throne, it means that all the officials will be enfeoffed. The people here can't escape a county prince at least, right?

When the joy of the generals subsided, Li Mi smiled, and then said seriously: "This king really intends to ascend the throne this year, but our enemies do not allow us to have a peaceful life. You may not know that Xiao Xian and Du Fu Wei has already surrendered to Yang Tong, and according to news from Li Tang, Dou Jiande has also surrendered to Yang Tong, Yang Tong's next target may not be Li Tang, but us."

"What?" The generals were shocked again.

"The news indeed came from Li Tang, and the king can't tell the truth from the fake now, but Xiao Xian, Du Fuwei, and Dou Jiande have lost the capital to dominate, and the Sui army is as fierce as wolves. It is understandable that these three surrendered to Yang Tong. So We must not take any chances! This king neither has a daughter to marry Yang Tong, nor a daughter to marry Luo Shixin, let alone Du Fuwei who is short-sighted and waiting to be settled by the autumn queen. We have to fight to the end! Otherwise, the next one We're the ones out."

"I will understand at the end."

"There is not much time left for us to prepare. What this king hopes is that whether it is facing the Sui army, the Tang army, or other thieves, our Great Wei Tiejun will have the momentum and fighting power to sweep everything."

"Your Highness, please rest assured, we will immediately rectify military discipline and train strictly, and we will never fail His Highness's trust." Shan Xiongxin promised loudly.

Li Mi stood up and said in a loud voice: "The Sui army also didn't meet our elite Wei. But I have absolute trust in your abilities. In short, we haven't had time to enjoy ourselves. We must continue to work hard. Go back and polish your soldiers! When we meet the Sui army, we must let them suffer a disastrous defeat! The first army is only Wei Wei."

"The number one army, only I, Great Wei." The generals shouted excitedly.

"This king has no brother or brother, you are my brothers!" Li Mi looked at the many excited generals, and solemnly promised: "After this battle, this king will ascend the throne, and when the time comes, five princes will be canonized." , ten county kings. I hope you brothers will get enough merits in the war!"

"Long live Great Wei!"

"Long live King Wei!"

In the hall, the atmosphere became even more enthusiastic.

Fang Xuanzao also laughed out loud as he looked at Li Mi who was full of arrogance.

Fang Xuanzao is brilliant and talented, but there is a younger brother named Fang Xuanling who overwhelms him everywhere. After he became sensible, he made up his mind: one day, let the world know that Fang Xuanzao is the real one. The most outstanding person in the Fang family, the one chosen by Fang Xuanzao is the true son of heaven.

He believes that day is not too far away.

(End of this chapter)