Song Dynasty

Chapter 34 Concerns
After defeating Li Yu's former army, Wang Shen and other two hundred people were imprisoned. In the past two days, Li Cheng not only mobilized the main force to garrison the plains and repaired the camp, but also carefully interrogated the captured soldiers of the Jinan Army. The situation of the battle is clear.Moreover, he once disguised himself as the mixed army of Jinan Army, and saw how Wang Shen fought with his own eyes.

In addition, he also sent someone to watch over Wang Shen carefully, and immediately reported any movement in the warehouse.Wang Daosi was extremely respected and loved by his soldiers, so naturally he couldn't hide it from him.

After careful consideration of Wang Shen's tactics in this battle, Li Cheng couldn't help applauding.

Fighting after the formation, obeying orders, taking the lead, and showing the heart of a Bodhisattva with thunderbolt methods, these points really have a bit of Li Cheng's style of leading troops, and they also greatly suit his appetite.

Seeing Wang Shen, Li Chengcheng seemed to see himself more than ten years ago.This kid is a piece of jade in the rough. He only needs to polish it for a few years, and after being tempered by the flames of war, he will surely shine with dazzling brilliance.If he is recruiting into the army, he may become the sole general under his command in the future.

To be honest, although Li Chengjun was capable of fighting, he didn't have many talents under his command.After all, the troops have been fighting on the move, without a solid rear to recuperate, and the scale cannot increase.In addition, he is now a rogue, without the name of the court, but no one is willing to be a thief.

Li Cheng is quite ambitious, and a rich woman means nothing to him.Now that Wang Shen fell into his hands, how could he let him go.

It's a pity that this kid's martial arts skills are really poor, he is just a layman, and it is too easy to die in such a troubled world, which is why he gave Wang Shen careful advice just now.

Wang Shen is already old and has missed the age of most martial arts.It is no longer possible to become a master, but under his own training, after two years, he can at least protect himself on the battlefield.

"Ah!" Wang Shen was stunned unconsciously.

Li Cheng in front of him had fiery eyes full of anticipation.He said this lightly, even with a smile on his face, but there was a murderous look on his body.

Wang Shen also suspected that as long as he dared to say no, Li Cheng would immediately have ten people dragged out of the warehouse and cut off their heads.

This man is very bold, but he is an extremely cruel warlord in his bones. If he says to kill your whole family, he will kill your whole family, and he will never break his promise.If he can't get what he likes, he will destroy it without hesitation.

"Do I really want to vote for Li Cheng and be his general?"

Wang Shen hesitated. In such a troubled world, the grass head king is the one who has soldiers.Being Li Cheng's subordinate, building up his own team, and possessing modern people's foresight of history, it may not be impossible to make a career in the future.Taking ten thousand steps back, at least I don’t have to be as wandering as before, not knowing where to go.

Besides, An Niang, Yue Yun, Lu Can, and Gu Lie fell into Li Cheng's hands again. Could it be that I just watched them die because of me?

In this way, it is also a good choice to vote for Li Cheng and be reused by him!

It's okay to promise him.

As for Li Cheng being a traitor in the future, as long as he gains his trust and subtly influences him, he may not be able to dispel his idea, it depends on human effort.In this way, our Han family can also get a powerful army like the Yue family army.

"Forget it, let's take one step at a time. It's important to protect yourself."

As a modern person, Wang Shen has no principles at all.From his point of view, no matter whether he is looking for Yue Fei in the future or following Li Cheng now, that means working for others.The unit benefits are good, and there are career growth prospects, so just keep working.If not, change the boss at worst.

Thinking of this, Wang Shen's heart ached, as soon as his lips moved, he was about to agree.

But at this moment, a thought suddenly came to my mind: No, not yet.Judging from Li Cheng's posture, it seems that he has no intention of being recruited.Although I say that I am extremely cautious about the small court of Zhao Song, but for now, Zhao Gou still represents the interests of the entire Han nation after all, and this big banner is needed to unite people's hearts.If Li Cheng does not accept the recruitment, he will still be his rogue.In the future, once Zhao Jiu's regime is stabilized, he will stand firm in the south of the Yangtze River and rule the river with Jurchen.Li Chengjun was unable to gain a foothold north of the Yangtze River under the pressure of the four generals of ZTE, and he would definitely surrender to the puppet Qi and become a contemptible traitor.At that time, how should I choose?

When I voted for Li Cheng, I tried my best to strengthen my strength, and finally made wedding clothes for the puppet Qi.

It's not that you can't work with Li Cheng, it's that you can't take advantage of his shareholder style to get in the position, the most important thing now is to find a way to get Li Cheng to accept the recruitment.

So, what should I do?

Countless thoughts flashed through his mind, and Wang Shen's mind turned rapidly, recalling the historical materials he had read before.

……

Seeing Wang Shen lowered his head in thought, Li Cheng was not in a hurry and just looked over quietly.

After a while, Wang Shen raised his head slowly: "Heavenly King is a first-class hero in this world, Wang Shen has long admired his name."

Li Cheng thought that he had submitted obediently under his coercion, and smiled on his face.

Wang Shen: "This time, Wang Shen crossed the river under the imperial decree of the official family, and was taught by Zhang Xianggong, the so-called reward of eating the king, and loyalty to the king. Even if his body is broken, he must facilitate this recruitment. Otherwise, what will happen in the future? Face the people of the world."

The smile on Li Cheng's face froze.

Wang Shen didn't wait for Li Cheng to explode, smiled and continued: "Actually, I also know that the king of heaven is a matter of loyalty, otherwise, I wouldn't have taken up the post of envoy of arresting and killing Huaibei at the beginning, and I only wanted to serve the country. Back and forth, it's because of the situation. The imperial treasury is really empty, and there is no military salary allocated. Hey..."

He sighed softly: "Speaking of which, the imperial court is also ashamed of the soldiers under the king of heaven, and of the rebels from all walks of life in Jiangbei. However, this is not the reason for us to ignore the imperial court and the people of the world."

Li Cheng didn't speak, but his eyes became sharp again.

Wang Shen sighed at the king, and said loudly: "The reason why the king of heaven refuses to accept the recruitment is because he is worried about Du Gongmei?"

"You...presumptuous!" Li Cheng's complexion changed drastically, and he couldn't help shouting loudly like thunder.

The sound echoed in the yard, and yellow leaves fell from the tree overhead.

Wang Shen was not afraid, and raised his voice: "Li Tianwang is afraid that Du Chong will throw power into the court, but he will kill you in the future? Don't worry, such a thing is absolutely impossible?"

"It's absolutely impossible, because of you?" Li Cheng suddenly sneered, with a sneer on his face: "Or because of your master Zhang Jun and Zhang Xianggong? Although I am in Jiangbei, I can't hide the court affairs from someone. Du Charged with the withdrawal of the army of the left-behind division in Tokyo to the south, the officials intend to let him control the troops in the north of the Yangtze River. At that time, even a certain person will become his subordinate. If he has other ideas, he will find a reason to give me an ax to add . Zhang Xiang is in the court, and how can he keep someone from Li? Even if he can't touch me for the time being, in the name of his superiors, he will deduct my military salary, swallow my territory, and annex my trilogy. Level, when the time comes, I should or shouldn't. If I agree, I will die a few days later. If I don't, I will be labeled as a traitor immediately, which means I will die immediately. Like a child manipulating in the hands of others?"

"Haha, haha, I have heard that Li Boyou is a hero in the world, but I don't want Du Chong to make you worry like this. It's a joke, it's a joke!" Wang Shen laughed loudly: "In a certain opinion, that Du Chong also It's just a dry bone in a tomb, so why worry?"

If others heard Wang Shen's words, they would have been furious.

But Li Cheng calmed down, and said lightly: "Wang Daosi, I want to hear it, why is that old man Du Chong a dead bone in a grave?"

The conversation between the two involved a past event the year before last. When Li Chengjun fled to Henan, the military resources were scarce and money was looted everywhere.

At that time, Zongze was ill, and Du Chong took up the post of left-behind in Tokyo Left-behind Department, responsible for the defense of Henan.

Du Chong is greedy and incompetent, unable to convince the public, and cruel and easy to kill.The two armies faced each other, and there were casualties.The left-behind division in Tokyo was like a cloud of fierce generals, and the soldiers and horses under its jurisdiction were the most powerful in the small imperial court of the Southern Song Dynasty at that time.Li Cheng was invincible, so he had no choice but to withdraw from Henan and flee to Huaibei.

In this war, although Li Cheng could not defeat the left behind troops in Tokyo, he did not gain anything. In one battle, he even captured Du Chong's family.

The two armies had already fought a real battle in Kaifeng, and Li Chenggen was vicious, directly killing all the young and old of the Du family.Since then, the two have forged a blood feud.

Today, there is internal strife in Kaifeng, and Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng, Wang Shan and others from Hebei who fled south to Tokyo refused to accept Du Chong and led the army to rebel.Du Chong has been defeated repeatedly, and even Tokyo has been occupied.Coupled with the signs that the Jurchens were committed in the fall.

This mediocre waste was afraid, left the old capital, and led the army to flee south frantically.

Ordinarily, the military and political officials of one side lost their cities and lands, and the laws of the country could not tolerate it.It is strange to say that instead of punishing Du Chong, Zhao Gou even trusted Du Chong more, and ordered him to be in charge of Jiang Fang and control the entire army and horses north of the Yangtze River.The power and the territory under its jurisdiction are bigger and more than before.

If Li Cheng should change his banner and become Du Chong's subordinate, life will be easier.

In real history, Li Cheng really couldn't survive in Jianghuai. After capturing Sizhou, he sent Zhang Cong as an envoy to ask for peace.The imperial court also nodded, but because Zhang Cong hadn't returned to Sizhou just because of the enmity between himself and Du Chong, Li Chengcheng repented and led the army west after robbing the people.

As for where Zhang Cong went later, there is no record in the history books.It is estimated that Zhang Cong saw that he could not do anything, and he couldn't find Li Cheng, so he simply stayed in Jiangnan.

This is what Wang Shen suddenly recalled just now.

He almost slapped himself on the forehead: Neglected, ignored, blame me for not reading carefully, but I didn't think of it.

Now that he remembered this detail, and more points that he didn't pay attention to when he was studying before came to his mind, Wang Shen immediately had a way to deal with it.

Wang Shen said indifferently: "Du Chong lost his army and lost his land. He is brutal and incompetent. He has lost his morale. The reason why the imperial court did not punish him is not because he took into account the military power in his hands. After all, the soldiers left behind in Tokyo are our Song Dynasty soldiers. The most capable team after the Jingkang state change. No matter how resentful the officials are to this person, in order to maintain the situation in the Jianghuai River, they must not use it. After all, the Jurchen army is about to go south, and it is a taboo for military strategists to change their commanders just before the battle. It is better to be still than to move. Du Chong is relying on this, so he is domineering and lawless. However, he has already committed the jealousy of others. Let alone the court, even the military leaders of the Jiangbei armies may not be right. He is convinced."

Li Cheng's expression became serious: "Go ahead."

(End of this chapter)