The fox minister in the late Tang Dynasty

Chapter 279
At the end of July, the summer light shone hotly on the black tiles and white walls, and the courtyard of the palace was filled with cicadas singing one after another. The bright sunlight passed through the gaps in the trees and shone into the central hall. The generals are divided into left and right seats in the hall.

The servant girl held her breath and came over to refill the tea, then quietly backed away.Geng Qing sat in the first place on the left, holding a steaming cup, blew on the tea, and said something in the middle of Zhu Wen, when his eyes came, he put down the cup, his face was calm, no one could see the slightest thought.

"Li Cunxiao, I remember it alone, seems to be old with Ji Chang?"

Zhu Wen looked at the dark side face, and said softly: "I don't know if Ji Chang has something to say."

Between the two armies, if the old man is in the enemy camp, it is inevitable that he will not be suspected. It is the same wherever he is placed. Naturally, Geng Qing will not appear panicked. Without him, he has long been used to it.

Hearing the words from the question, Geng Qing put down the teacup and slowly got up, smiled at the eyes of those around him, and then arched his hands towards Zhu Wen.

"My brother is right. Li Cunxiao and I came from Feihu County together. When I was still hanging out in the village, he was awarded the position of soldier because he killed a tiger in the mountain with his bare hands. Later, he became a county lieutenant. In the same year, Li Keyong When the army rebelled, Feihu County was attacked because of its iron mines, so he was captured and adopted as Li Keyong's adopted son, while Qing went south to Chang'an."

"Little Feihu County has produced such a man of letters and martial arts, he is truly outstanding."

Zhu Wen had heard about this Li Cunxiao when he was in Chang'an in the early years, but at that time he was only the Marquis of Duyu, and he was not enough to win over talents from Li Keyong. Now that Zezhou is in the battle, the opponent's cavalry is attacking quickly, and it is written in the battle report Clearly, for riding and fighting, it is enviable.

The generals under his command are proficient in combat, but there are too few generals leading the cavalry alone, and there is also a shortage of good horses. If it hadn't been for the surrender of Longyou last year and the acquisition of two thousand good horses, which relieved the embarrassment, otherwise the Shatuo soldiers, who are mainly cavalry, would have been defeated. It showed its shortcomings.

"Since Li Cunxiao is commensurate with Ji Chang's brother, the friendship is naturally deep. In this way, why doesn't Ji Chang write a letter asking him to vote for the King of Liang?"

This sentence was said by Wang Yanzhang, who was sitting on the right seat. He claimed to be the first shot in Liangying, but he had very few opportunities to actually lead troops in battle. Hearing Liang Wang's praise, he felt a little bit annoyed.

Ok?
Over there, Geng Qing was stunned for a moment, how could this plot be familiar, thinking quickly in his mind, he suddenly remembered, isn't it the same as when Uncle Liu Huang voted for Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and third father?

Good guy, do I really think Liu Bei is here?

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This is also an opportunity to leave Luoyang.

Thinking of this, Geng Qing wished he could rush over to hug the general named Wang Yanzhang and kiss him, and give him a pillow when he fell asleep.

Suppressing a smile, Geng Qing Tuoxiu arched his hands again.

"I would like to report to King Liang, my brother worships Li Keyong as his adoptive father, and I am afraid it will be difficult for him to vote."

"Each is their own master, and there is also a father-son relationship. It is indeed difficult for others to be strong."

Zhu Wen nodded, and he came to vote for him with just a letter. He didn't dare to accept such a person, and he might vote elsewhere someday.

"Yanzhang, sit down, Ji Chang is Ji Chang, and Li Cunxiao is Li Cunxiao. The two of them are divided into other places. It has been everywhere in the past and present. They are put on Zhuge of the Han Dynasty. The brothers in his family are not divided into serving the masters. It's just a pity that such a fierce general should be used by that barbarian Li Keyong, which makes people feel unwilling."

"If Ji Chang went south to Chang'an and brought this Li Cunxiao with him, maybe we would be standing in this hall together today to discuss matters."

It is a bit emotional to put a good general on anyone.Zhu Wen sighed, and then put this thought to the back of his mind. The northern army attacked Zezhou and threatened Luoyang. He still needs to solve the strategy of defeating the enemy, instead of worrying too much about gains and losses.

Li Keyong's attack quietly was obviously not a temporary idea, and he must have had something to rely on. All the people present here were veterans in the army who followed him in the north and south, and pointed out another place in a few words.

The map was spread out, and everyone turned their attention to the land of Hebei.

"Li Keyong's southward invasion is an out-and-out southward invasion, and there must be auxiliary troops to complement him. If he wants to attack Luoyang and Bianzhou, he will not worry about my army in Hebei. However, the soldiers and horses of Jin can only support him to send troops from Taiyuan. Crossing Heyang, if you want to start a war on two fronts, unless you have managed Youzhou for several years."

Yang Shihou tapped his fingers in the area of ​​Youzhou, and looked at Zhu Wen who was silent with his hands behind his back.

"Shatuo Barbarian and Khitan did not last for a day or two. The relationship is so hot that it is impossible to be aimless. This time he invaded Zezhou to the south, and the Khitan people will follow him to Hebei. The attack on the city is probably incidental. The real intention should be to help Li Ke used to hold back our soldiers in Hebei to prevent him from attacking head to tail."

"Hmm." Zhu Wen walked back and forth around the map with his hands behind his back, glancing at the terrain of Hebei from time to time. He had placed a lot of soldiers and horses there, but there were only two or three generals who could be used. He was a little worried.

"The Khitan people are brave and good at fighting. I heard that Yelu Abaoji is also a hero. If Xie Tong and Ge Congzhou can't resist, Hebei will fall and the northern barrier will be lost. It will be more distressing than losing Zezhou."

"Zezhou Li Keyong's headquarters is an imminent disease." The King of Liang pondered for a moment, and he probably had an idea in his mind, "I think we should focus on dealing with Li Keyong first, break all the way first, and then reinforce Hebei!"

The current situation does not allow people to think too much, and in a hurry, they can only fight in the safest way first. There have been small-scale frictions in the past, but when it comes to such a large-scale confrontation, neither side has ever had it.

After discussing for a while, the generals led the order to leave, and while they went back to the barracks outside the city to prepare, Geng Qing followed Zhu Wen and stood at the gate of the mansion without moving, watching the generals galloping away to the street on horseback. back around.

"During the military discussion, Ji Chang didn't say a word. Could it be that he was still thinking about Li Cunxiao?"

Geng Qing didn't hide it, and there was no need to hide it at all, so he nodded.

"Liang Wang's eyes are like torches. Qing has been thinking about the strategy to break the situation in Zezhou just now. The opponent's fast horses are rushing to attack. It must have defeated Liang Wang's idea of ​​​​a lack of troops in the Central Plains. The new emperor ascended the throne and the court is unstable. If it were me , will also take advantage of this opportunity to attack, but when the two sides confront each other, it may not be easy to decide the winner in a short time, so how can we talk about reinforcing Hebei and driving away the Khitans."

"What did Ji Chang think?"

"I went to help Zezhou with the army, and I went to fight against Li Cunxiao in person. He didn't dare to attack with all his strength, and delayed it with friendship, which would definitely make Li Keyong suspicious."

Zhu Wen raised his eyebrows and looked at the dark young man with some surprise.

"In this way, the vanguard of the Jin army must be killed by Ji Chang, but this is your brother, so you won't feel guilty?"

"Liang Wang was joking, family and country matters, how can it be the love of children, not to mention how can Qing put his brother to death, don't you see Qin Huaimian in Chang'an?"

Hearing Geng Qing say this name with a smile, Zhu Wen suddenly realized, and then laughed, how could he not know that Qin Shilang was in prison? As a thief with a background of loyalty, he naturally opened his eyes and closed his eyes.

"I see, Li Cunxiao is very brave, I like it very much."

After deliberating for a while, Zhu Wen sent Geng Qing into the carriage and told the details of the army. In a few days, he asked the imperial court about the expedition to Zezhou.

Geng Qing sat in the carriage, staggered and looked outside the curtain of the carriage, the sun was pouring down, he squinted his eyes, his lips were tightly pressed, meeting Cun Xiao in this way, he felt somewhat uneasy.

As if in a hallucination, that brother was riding a flaming war horse in armor, with a cloak fluttering like a sword, and a big spear looking at him. Among the ten thousand troops, no one dared to stop him.

'Save filial piety.'

He read it softly, and then smiled again, probably having some ideas in his mind.

The next day came quickly, and the imperial decree of the emperor and the military order of King Liang were delivered to the mansion together.

Wang Yanzhang paid homage to the vanguard, Yang Shihou was the recruiter of Zezhou, Geng Qing's deputy was also the military observation envoy, and Liu Wei was the grain and fodder envoy. With a total of [-] horse steps, they chose a day to cross the Yellow River northward.

(End of this chapter)