First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 256
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Seeing that Li Yuan dared to hide even his defeat, so rebellious, Gao Chong didn't see Li Yuan's timidity at all, so he asked, "Then how many troops does Deng Shiluo have?"

Hearing Gao Chong ask this, Li Yuan was a little embarrassed. Under Gao Chong's astonished eyes, Li Yuan finally choked out three words, "I don't know".

Now even Jiang Baoyi is not calm, "Your Majesty has fought with him several times, but he doesn't know his strength? Didn't he send scouts to investigate?"

Li Yuan seemed a little annoyed, and said directly: "The terrain in the mountain is complicated, full of barbarians, it is difficult for outsiders to enter, so how can people inquire."

Gao Chong was silent and thought for a long time before he said: "Since Your Majesty asked me to help, then follow my command in all actions during this trip, I wonder if it's okay?"

"There is nothing you can do, and everything is left to you to decide." This is not because Li Yuan knows how to use people well, but Li Yuan is eager to get out of the matter. He is not good at military affairs, so asking him to make suggestions and arrange troops is really embarrassing for him. up.

"Okay", Gao Chong raised his eyebrows, and said decisively: "Since that's the case, please open the treasury, and the gold and silver in it can be used by me."

Li Yuan was anxious when he heard this, "There are enough soldiers and armor, as well as food and grass, why do you need gold and silver from the treasury?"

Seeing Li Yuan's appearance as a miser, Gao Chong looked down on him from the bottom of his heart.

In the eyes of Gao Chong, there are only three people in Li Tang's clan who can be called outstanding people, Li Daoxuan, Li Xiaogong and Li Daozong. Li Yuan can be regarded as the bottom of the clan kings.

Relying on the close blood relationship and goodwill with Li Jiancheng, it was just now that he was able to get along well in the court.

"Nowadays morale is low and the people are terrified. The only way to open up the treasury is to cheer people up with money." Gao Chong said solemnly, "If the barbarians break through the city, not only will there be nothing left of the treasury, but the king will also be held accountable. Sin, Your Majesty, think about it for yourself."

Li Yuan was very conflicted when he heard the words, and seemed to be extremely reluctant. Gao Chong continued: "Back then when the giant bandit Tang Bi besieged Fufeng, Deng Guogong (Li Shimin's uncle Dou Jing) scattered all his wealth and gave it to the soldiers, so that the city was not lost. Now Your Majesty, as the Great Tang Clan, only opened the treasury of the state city, what is the embarrassment?"

When Tang Bi besieged Fufeng County, he had 20 soldiers in his heyday. He claimed to be the King of Tang. Dou Jin, who was the governor of Fufeng County at the time, did not know about military affairs, so he entrusted all the military affairs to the county prime minister, Pang Qingyun, and scattered all his wealth and opened up the treasury. , Reward the soldiers, just resist Tang Bi.

Although a large part of the reason is that Dou Jing's land is in Fufeng, Dou Jing can't back down, and he doesn't dare to back down, but even Gao Chong admires Dou Jing's contribution to protecting the environment and the people, and Dou Jing belongs to the kind of self-knowledge If I can't do it, I'll let someone who can do it, and I won't make trouble, that's enough.

Gao Chong even made it clear that Deng Guogong Dou Jin could dissipate all the family wealth, but now he just opened the Jinzhou treasury, and did not use Li Yuan's private property to defend the state capital with the property of the state capital. Li Yuan had no reason to refuse.

Having said all of this, Li Yuan had no choice but to say: "Since that's the case, I will hand over all the treasury to you. I only want to defeat the barbarians."

"There is no reason to win a war. I can only do my best." Gao Chong sighed quietly. If he didn't see that Li Yuan was too incompetent, he would not be bothered to take this muddy water for fear that the barbarians would break through Jinzhou. If he can win, he will be fine , once lost, it is asking for trouble.

But for the Daba Mountain barbarians, Gao Chong still has some confidence. These barbarians grow up in the mountains and forests, are physically strong, and have strong individual combat capabilities, especially in the mountains and forests. That is the home field of the barbarians, so they must not be able to fight The savages fought head-on.

On the other hand, Li Yuan didn't know anything about military affairs, and was led by the barbarians. It wasn't because he underestimated the enemy. Yuan, relying on nothing more than geographical advantage, harmony of people, and Li Yuan's own incompetence.

Li Yuan immediately cleared out a courtyard in the general manager's mansion for Gao Chong and a dozen people to live in, and then summoned generals from various military mansions in Ankang, Jinzhou, a total of six people were present.

"Generals, this is Sima of Kuizhou's governor's office, and Anlingbo Gao Chong, who is the son of Gao Xianggong of the current dynasty. Today coincides with Gao Sima's passing through Jinzhou, and he will definitely help me defeat the barbarians. From now on, this king will hand over the military power of Jinzhou to Gao Sima, and everyone must follow Gao Sima's military orders and make no mistakes."

Li Yuan pulled Gao Chong to him, held up the soldier talisman and said loudly, and then bestowed the soldier talisman on Gao Chong.

Seeing the generals whispering in low voices, Li Yuan continued: "Don't look at Gao Sima as young. He was famous all over the world in the bloody battle in Heihe Valley. He has made military exploits from Zheng Xueju, Liu Wuzhou, Wang Shichong, and Dou Jiande. In terms of qualifications, he is comparable to everyone here. Much deeper."

Gao Chong nodded towards Li Yuan, he couldn't let Li Yuan brag about it any longer, I have to say that one of Li Yuan's skills is being sharp-tongued.

"Everyone, I am trusted by the King of Lujiang and temporarily in charge of the military. Although this general is not a famous general in all battles, he is also confident in defeating the barbarians, but please work together to protect the environment and the people." With a horizontal knife, "but there are those who violate the yang and yin, just like this case", after all, he slashed down with a knife, cutting off a corner of the desk in front of him.

After the words fell, the generals echoed sparsely, and Gao Chong frowned.

At this moment, a general looked disdainful, raised his head and said: "I am a fourth-rank hussar general, and I don't have a saint's order, how do you kill me?"

Very good, the thorn head came out, Gao Chong was not angry, "What's your name?"

"Pan Ding, General Hussar General of Ankang Hussar Mansion", that general was very rebellious.

"General Pan is right. Without the will of a sage, it is impossible to kill a fourth-rank general easily." Gao Chong said with a look of news on his face.

"You dare?" Pan Ding stared at the words.

"As the saint's son-in-law, the son of Zaifu, and the Bohai family, why don't you dare?" Gao Chong shook the horizontal knife in his hand and sneered, "If I kill you, a nobody, the saint will let me pay for my life?"

Pan Ding's complexion changed when he heard the words, and he looked angry. He dared not speak out, so he could only retreat with a murmur.

Convince people with virtue?Impossible, in the eyes of these veteran soldiers, even if Gao Chong has made great military achievements, he is a newcomer after all, and he is young, so he will definitely be underestimated. Convincing people with virtue is useless to this group of soldiers. Overwhelming.

Gao Chong had known to Li Yuan in advance that most of these hussar generals and chariot generals in Jinzhou were locals, and there were no prominent families in Jinzhou, so it might be more effective to use power to overwhelm them.

Although this move may be a bit inferior, but Li Yuan is the best example. One is incompetent, two is stingy, and three is cowardly, but this group of soldiers will obey Li Yuan's words, which is due to Li Yuan's noble background .

In the eyes of this group of generals who came from poor families or ordinary people, Li Yuan was a big man who must be respected. This is the concept of class in this era.

If Gao Chong called him a brother and brother when he came up, and his attitude was courteous, it would be counterproductive.

(End of this chapter)