Song Dynasty

Chapter 38

Liu Guangshi now holds the position of Taiwei, and now he leads an army alone, not under anyone's control, he is used to being at ease, and his subordinates are also tight.Therefore, the Huaixi Army was also called the Taiwei Army.

His father Liu Yanqing, the Jiedu envoy of the Baoqing Army, also worshiped as a Taiwei, but it was a pity that he died in Tokyo in the second year of Jingkang.

Li Chengkou called Liu Guangshi "Little Liu Taiwei" in a contemptuous sense.

If it was someone else, his face would have changed drastically.But Liu Guangshi didn't care. After receiving the imperial decree, he cupped his hands and bowed to the southern emperor. He unfolded it and pretended to be surprised: "It turned out to be the hand of the official. Oh, it turns out that Li Tianwang has I was summoned by the imperial court. This, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, this, General Li’s life Hero, Liu Mou, He De, how dare he command you!"

If he got off the horse with several "Ouch" in succession, Liu Guangshi would have been stunned.

Li Cheng nodded, and said lightly: "I can't afford it. Since Li Cheng is already a subordinate of the Taiwei, please retreat as soon as possible. In addition, since our army was recruited back then, we have never received a penny from the court. , In addition, there is also a shortage of equipment in the army, please ask the Taiwei to make up for me."

Before the words were finished, Li Qiong sneered: "Li Cheng, thanks to you, you can really say it. You have surrendered and rebelled repeatedly, so you are a guilty person. Since you accepted the surrender sincerely this time, the government's order made you accept it again." The Taiwei is restrained. I should dismount and be bound to plead guilty, hand over Pingyuan Town, and accept our army's reorganization. In this way, I may be able to leave a name. I am really ignorant of current affairs. Otherwise..."

Li Cheng frowned, and sneered: "How about raising troops to fight? That's fine, it's not the first time I've met you, if I remember correctly, it seems that I haven't suffered any losses."

Li Qiong was about to continue yelling and cursing, but Liu Guangshi shouted again: "National treasure, Boyou, we are all our own people, why bother, why bother? It's fine for everyone to give in. In my opinion, things in this world There was nothing bad to talk about."

As he spoke, he kept clapping his hands at the two of them.

He kept his posture extremely low, and Li Cheng couldn't turn his back on him. Pointing at Wang Shen, he said: "Liu Taiwei, a certain warrior who only knows how to fight, but he really can't fight with Li Guobao. That's good, since An ambassador from the imperial court is here. I have made it clear to him before, let him talk to you!"

After finishing speaking, he turned his horse's head and ran to a distance with the two guards, watching coldly.

Wang Shen was stunned, he didn't expect that Li Cheng would abandon him and walk away, and he didn't know what Li Cheng's intention was.

In real history, because Li Cheng worried that he killed Du Chong's family who stayed behind in Tokyo and suffered revenge from the future highest military chief in the Jianghuai region of the Southern Song Dynasty, the recruitment ended without a problem.Since then, this Li Tianwang has traveled all the way across the river, plundering Jiangxi and Hunan in the Southern Song Dynasty, making the Song Dynasty unstable in the next few years.

In the thousands of miles of advance, Li Cheng's army was greatly tempered, and the number of battles and troops was also greatly improved. Since then, he has become the biggest enemy in the early Southern Song Dynasty.This caused the Song Army to repeatedly see-saw with the Puppet Qi Army on the front line of Henan, fighting unprecedentedly fiercely.

Just imagine, if Li Cheng joined the Song Army camp at that time.With his ability, it may not be impossible to grow into a hero like Yue Fei, and the fourth general of ZTE will also become the fifth general of ZTE.

In fact, since Jurchen entered the Central Plains, she has degenerated as quickly as all the foreigners in history.The army's war weariness was high, and its combat effectiveness plummeted.By the time of Yue Fei's Northern Expedition in the year of Shaoxing, the Jurchens were no longer as fierce as they used to be.The frontal battlefield depends entirely on the Han army led by Li Cheng, Kong Yanzhou and others.

At that time, Li Cheng had become a puppet Qi, and even a pillar of the Jurchen Central Plains battlefield.

Just imagine, if Li Cheng had been recruited three years after Jianyan, perhaps the Northern Expedition would have been advanced a few years earlier, and the Henan battlefield would have gone much smoother.

If history changes because of this, wouldn't there be twelve gold medals and storm pavilions?

The wind starts at the end of Qingping, and a small butterfly with a flap of its wings can stir up storms in the sky of history.

This is probably what it means for me to travel to this era, right?
I have become the most critical person in this time and space.

No matter what, this recruiting must be facilitated, otherwise, I may be nothing to be caught between the two armies, but what about An Niang, Yue Yun, and the two hundred Paoze brothers who fell into Li Cheng's hands?
So, let's start here!

Wang Shen's will was firm, and he looked up at Liu Guangshi with piercing eyes: "I was doing official business under Zhang Xianggong, the ambassador of the next imperial court. Wang Shen met the Taiwei. The official ordered me to come to Huaixi, and Zhang Xiang specially told me when I left. The Jianghuai war depends entirely on the Taiwei holding the sky with one hand, and Li Cheng's recruiting has to be discussed with the Taiwei."

Liu Guangshi's performance in front of Li Cheng was very modest and low-key, and he smiled when he spoke. Wang Shen has seen too many such characters in later generations.He is just a slippery bureaucrat, not a qualified general.

Whether such a person is slippery or not is the most difficult to deal with, and he must be alert.

Liu Guangshi looked at Wang Shen silently for a long time, then suddenly hit the saddle with his hands, and shouted sharply: "Officials? Minister Zhang? Ambassador? It's not like your Majesty has never seen someone. Zhang Deyuan's disciple, Xiaoli, also knows each other. Why haven't I seen you? Li Cheng's rebellion is uncertain, and his army raided Huaixi Prefecture. Unpredictable intentions. A certain generation of emperors will be punished for disobedience. Who knows if you are an ambassador of the imperial court, and where did you get the official order to come here to stir up trouble? gone."

His voice was stern, but Wang Shen was amused in his heart.

In real history, Liu Guangshi, the long-legged general, seems to have never won any battles.Losing cities and territories in every battle, losing thousands of miles, as stupid as a pig.It's strange to say that every time he loses a battle, his officer will be promoted to a higher level, and his power in the army will increase by one point.The reason is very simple. Apart from being the earliest member of Zhao Gou's team and his credit for saving his family, it also has a lot to do with how he knows how to be a man and an official.

During the Shaoxing period, when Yue Fei was killed, and Han Shizhong and other generals who commanded the army were dismissed and returned to the fields, this Liu Guangshi was standing still, which shows the prosperity of his holy family.

In the final analysis, this person is a bureaucrat who knows how to be an official, but a real soldier.

Wang Shen is best at dealing with this kind of bureaucrat, and he also knows that this kind of person likes to make moody gestures in front of outsiders, so that you can't figure out his real thoughts.When he is courteous and courteous to his subordinates, you should pay more attention.On the contrary, if you sternly scold you, it will be useful to you.

It seems that Liu Guangshi really wants to make peace with Li Cheng.This is also understandable, after all, the little Taiwei Liu suffered too much under Li Boyou's hands, and he almost became a prisoner several times, which left a shadow in his heart.However, today he told Li Qiong to kill him and said that if Li Cheng was to be recruited, he and the Huaixi army's strike force must accept his reorganization. In fact, his real intention was to want Pingyuan Town, a strategic hub.

After all, Pingyuan Town is the rear of the Huaixi Army and the gateway to Yangzhou Prefecture.Normally, this place is just an ordinary military supply station. When Li Yu and Li Cheng's army came, it would become Liu Guangshi's soft abdomen. If someone stabbed him, it would be fatal.

After grasping this point, Wang Shen was determined, and hurriedly bowed his body, making a gesture of panic: "Wang Shen used to be a mustard-like figure in Zhang Xiang's mansion. This time the decree was issued, the Jiangbei is full of flames, thousands of mountains and rivers, and many dangerous roads. Wang Shen is not talented, so he invited Ying to come to the north, just to serve the country."

The meaning of these words is very simple. There are bandits and wars everywhere in the north of the Yangtze River. Jurchen is about to go south, and no one else will come to die. This task can only fall on me, a small person.

"Shut up, I've heard about you from Lu Yuhou just now. You were captured by Yi Jie and returned to Pingyuan Town. Why didn't you reveal your identity in front of him? It was only when Li Cheng called that he took out the official letter. .I think you are a counterfeit, false edict is a capital offense, maybe you are Li Cheng's spy." Li Qiong beside Liu Guangshi yelled sharply: "It must be Li Cheng who saw my army attacking and was afraid of too much. Wei Shenwei, with his deceitful tricks, today we will definitely bring you down as a thief."

Lu Can was taken aback: "Li Tongzhi, Wang Daosi is indeed the imperial ambassador, and I hope to find out."

Li Qiong said coldly: "Marquis Lu Yu, are you blind or stupid? You didn't read the official edict that Wang Shen took out. Where in the world is there such a crude imperial decree that treats me like a three-year-old child?" As a Marquis of Yu in a battalion, what crime should he be guilty of if he lost his camp and caused the battle in Huaixi to be turbulent."

He already knew that Yi Jie died under Wang Shen's arrow. He was a person who didn't rub the sand in his eyes, and he wanted to put Wang Shen and Lu Can to death.That's why he didn't send troops to rescue Pingyuan Town these days.

I wanted to wait until the two of Wang and Lu died, and then lead the troops to recover the lost ground.

As one of the most capable generals of the Huaixi Army, Li Qiong was somewhat sure of the mob in the Jinan Army.But he didn't want to kill Cheng Yaojin on the way, Li Cheng came, and the situation was out of his control.

Although Liu Guangshi didn't mean to blame him at all, Li Qiong was still very annoyed.

He is an old man of the Western Army, with a distinguished status, and his voice was sharp.Due to his prestige, Lu Can is an upright person. Whenever something happens, he always likes to find reasons on himself and take responsibility.Unable to speak anymore, he lowered his head and looked at his toes in shame.

"Okay, okay, National Treasure, there is no such thing as an invincible leading general in the world, and you don't have to blame Ziyu too much." Liu Guangshi regained his gentleness on the surface, comforting him softly, like an elder.

Then he drank Wen Wang Shen: "Wang Shen, since General Li Qiong asked a question, you should answer it honestly."

Wang Shen sneered in his heart, this Li Qiong only knew how to bully Lu Can, an honest man.What's the point of him and Liu Guangshi constantly making fuss about the imperial decree I wrote.No, you can't let them take the rhythm down like this.

On the surface, today's incident seemed to be Li Cheng's acceptance and resettlement with Liu Guangshi, but it was actually a business negotiation.Things in the world, to put it bluntly, are just a word.

Li Cheng fought on the move. Although the army's combat effectiveness was strong, the soldiers under him were not made of iron. They needed food and self-cultivation, and urgently needed a place to recuperate.The name of the court is required.Otherwise, as a rogue, he would not only have to fight the officers and soldiers, but also have to fight against other rogues. Fighting on several fronts is not a common practice.

As for asking Liu Guangshi for military pay, weapons, armor and equipment, it is just asking for a sky-high price, and it is not serious.

And Liu Guangshi, what exactly does he want?

Plain Town?Yes, from the current point of view, what Liu Guangshida wants is this strategic point.

So why did he want Plainstown?
Not because of Li Yu.

There are [-] Jinan Army, maybe they are the five scum of the war, but their momentum is too great, and they have become the biggest enemy of the nascent Southern Song regime.Although Li Yu is a scumbag, Liu Guangshi's army is also like a silver spear, and has suffered several defeats under his men.

The plain fell, and the gate of Yangzhou opened.Li Cheng just pretended not to see it, and let Li Yu's army go south to plunder the emperor's presence, Zhao Gou would definitely have opinions on Liu Guangshi.

This political responsibility is not something Liu Guangshi can bear.

Li Yu, Li Yu's threat is the focus of this negotiation, and the key to Jiangbei's big game.If I want to get through this sadness today, I can only work hard on this material.

In the blink of an eye, countless thoughts flashed through Wang Shen's mind, and he went through the historical materials he had spent before.

In the real history, there is no record of what happened to Li Yu later, anyway, this person has not appeared since Jianyan three years ago.The Jinan Army has since disappeared into the long river of history. What happened in it?
Could it be that he was wiped out by other troops of Jianghuai? This is very likely.In the current Jianghuai area; aside from Liu Guangshi's Huaixi Army and the Tokyo Remaining Army, the two behemoths, even other rogues such as Kong Yanzhou, Zhang Yong, Cao Cheng, Wang Shan, and Li Cheng, who are not ruthless characters.Judging from the performance of the Jinan Army's former army in attacking Pingyuan Town, Li Yu is a worthless snack.It's just a karmic gathering that made such a big noise.When he met Liu Guangshi, a mediocre person, he might have fought with vigor and vigor, but when he really met a strong man, he was immediately suppressed by him.

Thinking of this, he immediately had a countermeasure.

Seeing the murderous look in Li Qiong's eyes, he suddenly jumped off his horse and bowed to the ground: "Teacher Taiwei, official orders are always simple, General Li Qiong has a prejudice against me, and he insists on debating the truth. When the army is overwhelmed and Huaixi is in a hurry, is it possible that we can go to the emperor's line to verify? This time, General Li Cheng said to my subordinates that the holy grace is so high that there is nothing to repay it. I can only die and die. Now, I would like to be stationed in Pingyuan as the emperor's minion, guard the gate of Yangzhou, and take Li Yu's head. I also ask the Taiwei to allocate money and food to help the army, and immediately lead the troops to retreat. Don't let your family start internal strife and call Li Yu's thief to watch joke."

"Ah!" Hearing this, not only Lu Can, but also Li Qiong and Wang De exhaled softly.

Wang Shen secretly raised his head and looked around. In the distance, Li Cheng was still smiling.

"Silk!" But Liu Guangshi gasped when he heard it.

He jumped off his horse suddenly, helped Wang Shen up, and said in a loud voice: "The official family is very kind, and the rain and dew are all over the grass, trees, insects and fish. Your Majesty entrusted Huaixi to someone. I have been in Chuzhou for many years, but I have not the slightest Gaining, living up to the grace. Every time I think about it, I really can't sleep at night. Huaixi and Huaibei are corrupted, and I, Jiangdong Xuanfu, can't evade it. Now, Li Yu's thief detours Yangzhou, what should I do if I am shocked? How can someone explain to the officials and the imperial court? Bo You has the heart to serve the country, that is the honor of the imperial court, and my Great Song Dynasty."

While talking, he squeezed Wang Shen's arm heavily, and shouted to Li Cheng: "Boyou, Boyou, you have helped me a lot. I will lead the army back to Tianchang. You are rare in the world. If you can win Li Yu's head, you will relieve the court's worries. Liu Guangshi will never show mercy to the military pay and supplies you need. Also, Sizhou can also be under your jurisdiction."

This shout was very kind, and those who didn't understand the relationship between the two were really old friends for many years. At this time, Liu Guangshi's eyes were already shining.

After Wang Shen put forward this condition, he felt uneasy.I was afraid that Li Cheng would not agree to send troops to attack Li Yu and make wedding clothes for Liu Guangshi.

Just thinking about how to persuade him without any trace, Li Cheng smiled: "It's easy to say, Li Yu'er is nothing more than a local chicken Wagoner in my eyes. I was recruited by the imperial court, and I have to offer a big gift after all. Liu Captain, don't forget what you promised me."

After finishing speaking, he turned the horse's head and slowly retreated back to Pingyuan Town.

Seeing Li Cheng's straightforward agreement to the matter, Wang Shen let out a long breath of relief without anyone noticing it: it's done, Lao Tzu has finally accomplished this great event, and the situation in Huaixi has also changed because of this.This matter will be included in the history books in the future, what can a man be like to leave his name in history?

When Li Cheng walked away, Liu Guangshi still refused to let go of Wang Shen's hand, turned his head to Li Qiong and Wang De and said with a smile: "With Li Cheng's promise, Yangzhou should be worry-free. It’s just the thorn in my back, I’m always worried these days. Fortunately, Wang Shen crossed the river to bring the government’s will, and facilitated this, which gave me great help. If we can stabilize Huaixi, or even the entire Jianghuai war situation, Wang Shen should take the lead .”

Li Qiong remained silent with a cold face, but Wang De smiled and cupped his hands: "Congratulations to the Taiwei."

"I'm afraid." Wang Shen bowed to the ground again.

However, Liu Guangshi exerted his strength, cast his admiring eyes on his face, and sighed: "Don't be afraid in the face of danger, you are a talent, a talent. You are indeed trained by Zhang Deyuan. Ordinarily you should go back to His Majesty now and hand over your errands. By the way, I I heard from Ziyu that your family members are still in Li Cheng's army. When fighting against the Jinan bandits, he served as the deputy commander of the rear army's supply battalion. That's all right. Later, you and Ziyu will go to Li Chengjun to be in charge of contacting Li Boyou and our Huaixi army. The so-called name is not right and the words are not right, I ordered someone to take Zhang to sue Ziyu, let him fill in your name, and temporarily take up the post of commander of the supply camp. In the future, I will go to the court to commend you." He smiled. Shaking his head, he sighed intentionally: "I know Zhang Deyuan. He is just and strict, but he loves feathers. He is also extremely harsh on his subordinates. He has recommended many talents to the imperial court since his official family, but none of them is his own." Former student and former official. Zhang Xiang is dedicated to serving the public, but sometimes it is too extreme, and this matter must be decided for you."

Wang Shen was taken aback, did I really become the commander of the supply battalion?Liu Guangshi promised me benefits, is this to win over me?
At this time, the only thing to do is pray again and again, and weep with gratitude.

However, even if Liu Guangshi didn't say anything, he still wanted to go back to Li Cheng to take An Niang, Yue Yun and other brothers out of the tiger's mouth.As for the commander of the supply battalion, let's do it.At any rate, it can be regarded as being mixed into the system, and there is a place to live and work.

In his heart, Wang Shen was vaguely happy, and also vaguely excited.

(End of this chapter)