Late Tang

"Suppressing military and horse envoys are here!" The plaque outside the Shamen Township General's Mansion has just been replaced with the Suppressing Soldier and Horse Envoy's Mansion. Li Jing's bodyguard, the head of the army, Zhao Jiang, ran a few steps and entered the Qinglang meeting hall first. shouted.

Immediately following the sound, Li Jing stepped into the lobby in a dark crimson official robe, smiled slightly at the people in the hall, and said, "Everyone is here."

In the lobby, there is a clear distinction between civil and military, civil left and military right, seeing Li Jing coming in, the military officer clasped his fists, and the civilian officials cupped their hands, shouting in unison: "Congratulations to the general for being promoted to suppress the soldiers and horses! Congratulations to the general!"

Li Jing stepped onto the high platform to the north, sat on the iron seat, waved his right hand, and said, "Excuse me, everyone take your seats."

At this time, there were dozens of people gathered in the hall. Compared with before Li Jing went out for the expedition, there were fewer familiar people but also many unfamiliar faces.On the civilian side, in addition to old people like Zhang Hong, Du Zhongwu, and Cui Zhiyuan, Li Liang, the staff officer, and Guo Chengan, the secretary, were newly added.Although these two are newcomers, their positions are not low.Li Liang specially made suggestions and participated in the discussions, while Guo Cheng'an ignored the paperwork.Although Zhang Hong, the former chief steward of the army, was still serving as a soldier, but in fact many of the rights that originally belonged to him were divided by Li Liang and Guo Chengan.

There are more new faces on the side of the generals. Behind Lin Wu, there are the new deputy ten generals of the Silver Spear Guards Battalion Pei You, the ten generals Li Juyi of the Crane Control Battalion, the deputy ten generals Guo Zhenhai, and the cavalry general Gao Rong. , Ciche, Fu'an, Cao Meng, Li Biao, Yu Bao, Gao Duo, Mao Youliang, Yang Xing'an, Ma Ruhai, Chen Jinjin ten cavalry generals.

Although the civil and military are separated from the left and right, but you can find it carefully.After this military expansion, the attitudes of the old military generals towards Zhang Hong and other civil officials have changed drastically. These civil and military officers seem to have abandoned their previous prejudices and began to draw a boundary for the newly joined civil servants and generals.On both sides of the civil and military, there is a clear boundary between the old and the new.

Guo Cheng'an was not displeased with Li Jing's transfer of him from Beisha City to Salmonella Island, but felt that it was because Li Jing valued him.Being a clerk is a very powerful position.As soon as he entered the hall just now, he took the initiative to say hello to Zhang Hong, the big housekeeper next to Li Jing, but Zhang Hong just sneered at him with a half-hearted smile, obviously keeping a distance and refusing to approach.On the contrary, Li Liang, the staff officer, is said to have just joined the army not long ago, but he is very much relied on by soldiers and horse envoys.He stepped forward to say hello, Li Liang's attitude was much better than Zhang Honglai's, although his words were flat, at least he didn't have the cold feeling of rejecting people thousands of miles away.

He looked around the hall left and right, there were half of old and new civil and military.Zhang Hong, Du Zhongwu, and Cui Zhiyuan were all on the civil servant's side, and only Li Chun, a secretary, remained in Qingni City.He has already inquired clearly, knowing that Du Zhongwu and Cui Zhiyuan were not only the first bureaucrats to follow Li Jing, but Du Zhongwu also married Li Jing's youngest sister. Although Cui Zhiyuan was from Silla, he married Li Jing's A widowed sister-in-law is very important to Li Jing.Needless to say, Zhang Hong, although it can be seen that he is a literati without much talent, but he is conscientious and takes care of the trivial matters around Li Jing. Role.

On the military commander's side, Lin Wei, Wang Zhong, and Lin Wu were also sworn brothers with Li Jing, and they were married to several generals. Only Lin Wei from the Black Bear Camp was here, and he was also married to Li Jing's fourth sister.While Lin Wu was stationed in Qingni City, Wang Zhong, who had taken Li Jing's widowed wife, led the Qinglang Battalion to station in Beisha City.In addition, Xuan Cheng from the Tiebi camp, Li Ge from the Feiying camp, and the two bewitching orchid beauty generals from the Nutao camp, he was already familiar with them in Liaodong.The remaining battalion heads, the military police, logistics, supplies, engineers, transportation, and auxiliary soldiers, are just second-line battalion heads, and he doesn't care much about them.

Seeing that Pei You, who used to be in Weizhen Liaohai, is now only standing in the middle of the row of generals, Guo Chengan smiled in his heart, feeling more balanced in his heart.Strong dragons do not overwhelm local snakes. Although he feels that there are not many outstanding people on Wenchen's side, these people were the first to follow Li Jing, and their weight in Li Jing's heart is not comparable to those who just joined halfway.But he is confident that as long as time is given, he can prove his ability to Li Jing.

Among the many old Li Jing subordinates in the hall, Lin Wei's mentality is even better. After all, although many new generals suddenly appeared after the expansion, and they all served as the tenth general of the battalion on an equal footing with him, he knew that his ability still made him feel better. Li Jing appreciates and relies heavily on.What's more, he was not only Li Jing's sworn brother, but also married Li Jing's own sister. Just because Li Jing sent troops a few times, he was allowed to stay at home, which showed Li Jing's trust and reliance on him. These new generals like Pei You and Guo Zhenhai cannot be replaced.

Only Zhang Hong felt a little uncomfortable. Seeing Li Liang as the staff officer and Guo Chengan as the secretary, speaking of it, these two positions should actually be above the soldiers.Li Jing's nostalgia still made him the top of the bureaucrats, but he knew that his ability was originally just a county official, and now he is able to reach his position today because of Li Jing's nostalgia for the past.But now the bigger the family business, the harder it is for him, and it's inevitable for a newcomer to take over.Although he told himself so in his heart, when the day came, he still had some complicated feelings in his heart.

Li Jing glanced at all the subordinates in the hall, and saw that everyone was excited, excited, and a little bit disappointed, so he looked at it with all his heart.Seeing Zhang Hong lowering his head, Li Jing's heart moved, and he took the initiative to say: "Brother Zhang was exhausted from the journey all the way back, and his body is still a little tired. Why don't you rest at home for a few more days, and leave the affairs in the army to your subordinates to deal with immediately." Yes, your body is important, you are the veteran and chief steward of my Samana army, you must not be exhausted."

Hearing this comforting words, Zhang Hong couldn't help but choked up. Li Jing didn't call him an official but called his elder brother, which was commensurate with his personal feelings. Take care of affairs. But I also feel that I am getting older, my body is always a little weak, and many things are a little incapable. Now the general is recruiting talents, with the help of Staff Officer Li and Secretary Guo. The old man feels incompetent and is willing to abdicate. Just come down and manage the warehouse for the general."

Li Jing saw that what he said was true, and knew that it was a sincere word, and he didn't intend to retreat to advance, and he was a little emotional at the moment.There is no doubt about Zhang Hong's loyalty, but now that his family business is big, letting him be the head of his staff is indeed a burden on him.He said: "My brother has worked for the police for a long time, and now that he is getting older, it is better to share some things with Staff Li and Secretary Guo. My brother only cares about money and food. This is a matter of soldiers and cao. It is really troublesome to deal with military equipment, key management, horses and donkeys, civil engineering, relegation and punishment, I think it is better to promote Xiao Kai to be in charge."

Li Jing promoted Zhang Hong and Li Chuntong to join the military, but Zhang Hong only cared about spending money and food, using his ability and avoiding him from being overburdened.The post of Sima, the first civil servant, was temporarily vacant by Li Jing, and he was not awarded it.Zhang Hong took care of the money and food, and Li Hong temporarily stayed in Qingni City.Li Liang is in charge of the staff and planning, while Guo Chengan is in charge of the secretary. For the time being, several civil positions are on equal footing.

After comforting and adjusting Zhang Hong's duties, Li Jing said to everyone: "You have my old brothers who were with me in the Dengzhou Unity Camp, and some of you who followed me to Shamen Town, and some of you just followed from Liaodong. New brother. But regardless of old brother or new brother, they are all my brothers. Our brothers have worked hard, and now we have flattened Daxie Village first, and then fought in Liaodong. Now we finally have Shamen Town, Daxie Village and Qing Nigang City and Beisha Mountain City have more than [-] soldiers, sit on an area of ​​hundreds of miles, and have hundreds of thousands of people."

"Just now Marshal Song Jie also formally announced that I was promoted to be the military envoy of Daxie Village, and I was added the rank of envoy of suppression. He also gave a blank report to the civil and military subordinates of our army. Xie Zhai subordinates various officials."

Although everyone already knew the news, everyone couldn't help but get excited, especially Lin Wei and other generals who followed Li Jing first.Thinking about how weak they were when they first came here, they were plotted against by Wang Jin and Da Xie Zhai Fengzhang, the Dengzhou navy division, and finally managed to get ahead if it wasn't easy.With Song Wei's order, they can finally occupy Daxie village in a clear and proper manner without worrying about anything.

Li Jing continued: "Of course, there are still many people who don't want to see our control of Daxie Village. Wang Jingwu, the tooth general in Qingzhou, is not willing to see this result. There is a big thief Hong Balang in Fengzi and Qizhou There was chaos, and the local soldiers and horses were endless. Wang Jingwu proposed that we send troops to Ziqi to suppress the bandits. Just now Judge Lei has conveyed the military order to me on behalf of Song Jieshuai, asking us to send troops to suppress the bandits within three days. I have already agreed, and now Let's discuss how we will dispatch troops."

After Li Liang asked about Hong Balang's situation, he suggested: "Hong Balang is just a mere horse thief. I see that too many troops should not be used. Sending too many troops is not only slow in marching speed, but also troublesome in logistics and supplies."

"I meant to only send out the Crane Cavalry Battalion, but after thinking about it, I decided to bring the Silver Spear Guard Battalion, Flying Eagle Reconnaissance Battalion, and Raging Wave Battalion together. The plan is that we don't go by land, but go directly to Samana On the pier of the island, board a boat and go west into the Yellow River, and go directly to Ziqi to suppress the bandits. The troops are transported by ships, which not only speeds up the speed, but also reduces the burden on logistical support." Li Jing said his plan, about going to Li Jing didn't tell anyone about the eradication of Wang Jingwu in Qingzhou.This matter is too confidential, and there is no way to leak the slightest bit of wind. He plans to wait until he boards the ship, and then explain it to a few people such as Li Liang.

In this way, [-] soldiers and horses were dispatched, and if the logistics personnel were added, there might be tens of thousands. This was the largest dispatch in Shamen Town.Zhang Hong wanted to raise an objection, but when he saw Li Liang, the staff officer, and Guo Chengan, the secretary in charge, sitting there without the slightest look of anxiety, he knew that the matter might not be as simple as it appeared on the surface, so he closed his mouth cautiously.

"Since everyone has no objection, the matter of sending troops has been decided. Three days later, it will be a good time to send troops at the auspicious time of Huang Dao. The four battalions who sent troops went back to get ready, and the other battalions stayed at home. General Wei still stays at home, and Zhang Lushi stays with him."

(To be continued)