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Chapter 362 Winning Hearts (Part [-])
After Wang Gui took office, his life trajectory also changed from that in history.

Historically, after Li Gang served as Minister of Rites of the Li Tang Dynasty and also Prince Zhan, he recommended Wang Gui to Prince Li Jiancheng to discuss joining the army, and the two became members of the princeling party together.Wang Gui became an official of Li Tang.

At the banquet in Jinyang Palace that day, Li Chongjiu and Su Su had a happy chat with the gentry of Taiyuan County.After the night banquet in Jinyang Palace, Wen Yanbo and Ji Chuan came together to congratulate Li Chongjiu on receiving Wang Gui.

During the meeting, Li Chongjiu talked with them about Wang Gui's words.

Wen Yanbo said: "Duke Wei attacked Luoyang, the outcome is unknown, if the victor Wei Gong can conquer the world, if the loser, our army will abandon it immediately, fearing that others will say that we are fleeing, but there is no rush Let’s put it aside for now, but Wang Gui’s words are meant to persuade people to advance, so I don’t know what Shanggu’s intentions are.”

Li Chongjiu frowned and said: "I just claimed to be the governor of Youzhou, this matter is too fast."

Ji Chuan said: "Mr. Shanggu, the humble official agrees with Wen Changshi's words, and it is worthy of the name. Just like Wang Xuba, Gao Kaidao and his like back then, the land they occupied was only one county, and there were 10,000+ refugees under him, and they dared to be called kings Calling yourself emperor is self-defeating, but now I, Youzhou, have taken Bingzhou, just as Wang Yu said, Taiyuan is the land of the king's foundation, and it cannot be defended unless it is the lord of destiny. If you still call yourself the governor of Youzhou, I am afraid that the Taiyuan gentry I thought that Lord Shanggu’s ambition was only to shepherd and guard one side, but not to have ambitions for the world.”

Li Chongjiu frowned. It seems that this matter is not easy to handle. At first, he and Dou Jiande went to the table together to persuade Li Mi to become king, but there was no reason for Li Mi to be the king, and he didn't agree. above.

However, there are precedents for this matter. For example, Dou Jiande, like Li Chongjiu, proclaimed himself a minister to Li Mi, but on the other hand called himself the king of Changle.No wonder when Li Mi summoned Dou Jiande back then, Dou Jiande refused to go south to meet easily because Li Chongjiu was still in the north.

Wen Yanbo smiled, and said: "Shanggu Duke, if you are not in a hurry to become king, but what's going on right now, is it interesting?"

"What's the matter?"

Wen Yanbo said: "The last time our army conquered Shangdang County, when passing by Shiai, didn't someone claim to be the uncle of the valley's family and come to recognize relatives?"

Li Chongjiu suddenly remembered after hearing this, and said with a smile: "But there is such a thing, I almost forgot."

Wen Yanbo said: "My subordinates have verified that this person is indeed from the Li family in Zhongshan. You must know that Li Qi, the ancestor of the Li family in Zhongshan, and Li Mu, the ancestor of the Li family in Zhaojun, are brothers. Counterintuitively, killing the good general Li Mu and destroying the Great Wall, the people of Zhao will hate him."

"If Shanggu is willing to inherit the Li family of Zhongshan, he can revive the Zhao Kingdom in the name of Li Mu. After all, the present Taiyuan and Loufan counties are exactly the land of Zhongshan and Zhao Kingdom back then. Please try to say that Duke Shanggu thinks about it."

After listening to Wen Yanbo's speech, Li Chongjiu couldn't help but give him a thumbs up. Such a complicated relationship was actually drawn out by him.

Wen Yanbo was also very euphemistic and only said it was a suggestion. After all, whether to recognize the sect still depends on Li Chongjiu's intention.However, Li Chongjiu thought that, after all, he was born as a bandit, so he didn't know his real background for a long time, and he needed to ask Li Hu about this matter.

However, in this era, it is popular for everyone to put gold on their faces. Liu Bang, the head of the pavilion in Sishui, was the successor of Liu Qing, a doctor of Wei State. Yang Jian traced back that he was the successor of Yang Zhen, the Taiwei of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In fact, whether this is really the case for the ancestors of the three people is still open to question.
Li Chongjiu decided to put the matter aside for the time being.

Ji Chuan then reported to Li Chongjiu: "This time our army captured Jinyang. After the city fell, many family members of Li Tang's ministers and generals were trapped in the city. Please give me instructions on how to deal with these people."

After the city of Jinyang was broken, Li Chongjiu captured Li Sixing, the guard of the Qi Palace, and Cao Wushiyi, a householder of the Qi Palace, except them.When Li Yuan raised his army from Jinyang, many family members of meritorious ministers stayed in Jinyang. How to deal with these people is a difficult problem.

Ji Chuan said: "Mr. Shanggu, we can detain these people as hostages, write letters to Chang'an, and force their relatives to rebel against the Tang Dynasty. I don't know what to do?"

Wen Yanbo said seriously: "This is a violent act. Now our army has just captured Taiyuan, and people's hearts are not attached. If we do this, we will be condemned by the people of Taiyuan."

Ji Chuan said: "Those who achieve success don't care about small details, I think it's okay."

Li Chongjiu said: "As far as I know, since Li Yuan captured Chang'an, he has moved many important officials and relatives to Chang'an."

Wen Yanbo said: "Exactly, Chang'an is prosperous, so everyone yearns for it. Moreover, keeping important ministers and relatives in Chang'an can make it more stable."

Li Chongjiu said: "Since the important officials and relatives are not here, the only people we can threaten are insignificant people. Rather than destroying the reputation of our army, it is better to let them all go. Family love and human relations are the most precious things for people. How can we do that?" Using this to coerce me to achieve my goal, anyway, if these people stay in Jinyang, it is not good for me, so it is better to let them return to Chang'an, so as to show the name of our army's generosity."

Hearing this, Wen Yanbo cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Shanggu is a true and kind man."

After the agreement was made, Wen Yanbo immediately set up a list in Jinyang. Except for the prisoners in custody, the rest of Li Tang's family members can let themselves go. Those who are willing to live in Taiyuan can live here. Yes, just go ahead.
As soon as the news came out, the noble people in Taiyuan breathed a sigh of relief and applauded.

Compared with when he first entered Youzhou, he received the unanimous cold reception from the upper and lower members of the Youzhou gentry. Here, the gentry in Taiyuan, regardless of the gentry, regard Li Chongjiu as their own, not to mention the relationship with the village.

Of course, there are still many gentry who regard Li Chongjiu as a rising upstart from the grassroots, but when he first occupied Youzhou, Li Chongjiu is now fledgling, and there are not many gentry who hold this view.

After all, the gentry in Taiyuan have been suppressed by the court after the rebellion of Yang Liang, the king of Han, and Li Yuan has only been operating in Jinyang for three years.

In history, when Liu Wuzhou attacked Jinyang, it was precisely because of the dedication of the gentry in the city that the city of Jinyang was broken. This shows that the Li family's management in Jinyang, the base camp, is not very good.

Now that Wang Gui has joined him, Wang Gui has recommended several Taiyuan Wang's children to Li Chongjiu.

For Wang Gui, this is an opportunity to support the same clan. In Li Chongjiu's view, this can vigorously win over the Taiyuan Wang family.

Therefore, Li Chongjiu agreed to Wang Gui's recommendation, and merged into Youzhou Governor's Mansion or Taiyuan County as an official.

And Li Chongjiu promoted Wang Gui to join the army as a secretary, and was on the same post as Xue Wanshu.

After winning over the Taiyuan gentry, it will be of great benefit to Li Chongjiu's consolidation of power in Taiyuan County, but as Wang Gui said, Taiyuan is the place of the Four Wars, with Liu Wuzhou and Turks in the north, and Li Tang in the south.

In the event of a conflict between Li Chongjiu and Dou Jiande in Youzhou in the future, Taiyuan County must be able to defend itself for half a year without the support of Youzhou's army.

From Su Su's former pastor guarding Shanggu County, after passing through the war-torn area, the people resumed production, and there was the sound of chickens and dogs hearing each other again in the rice paddies.

Now that he comes to Taiyuan County to govern, Ken is competent, not to mention that he and Li Chongjiu are generally natives of Taiyuan County and have a lot of connections in the local area.Li Chongjiu still let Su Su be the sheriff of Shanggu and the second county of Taiyuan.

With Su Su guarding Li Chongjiu in Taiyuan County, you can rest assured.

It's just that the general guarding Taiyuan, Li Chongjiu is thinking about it.

For example, the generals under Li Chongjiu, Wang Mahan, Tanzong, Ertuo, Yinghefu, Yan Yelie, and Wu Gunai can all be called brave generals, but they cannot be alone. As for Xue Wanche, although Xue Wanjun is young and brave, he is not qualified enough after all. , so if you want to guard one side, only Yuchi Gong can do it.

But Youzhou also left Yuchigong, but compared with the two, Li Chongjiu could only follow the power and let Yuchigong lead 3000 military guards to station in Taiyuan.Xue Wanche led an army of [-] million victories and temporarily stationed in Fenyang to echo Yanmen, the second county of Taiyuan.

At the same time, Li Chongjiu asked Yu Chigong to recruit [-] soldiers in Taiyuan County, choose [-] elite soldiers from the government, and use the rest as rural soldiers.

On the other hand, Li Chongjiu promoted Xue Wanjun as General Hu Benlang of the Wuwei Army, and recruited another [-] soldiers from the villages and places in Youzhou and Shanggu.And the government soldiers and township soldiers that were lost in the previous battles of each army made up for each other, which was another expense.

Although the attack on Shanxi this time resulted in a lot of looting, it was an army expansion plan that had not been discussed by the Governor's Office and the County Guard's Office.

Li Chongjiu had decided to stay behind closed doors in the Governor's Mansion after returning to Youzhou, otherwise, as Wei Zheng and Chen Xiaoyi knew, Li Chongjiu would have to look at the two of them.

After the major events in Taiyuan had been dealt with, and Li Chongjiu was in Jinyang for a few more days, all the generals of the Fan Army and the Han Army turned their hearts together, and urged them together that Youzhou should not be left alone.

Li Chongjiu decided not to wait for Li Zhiwan's news, and led the army back to Youzhou from Taiyuan County, while Etuo, Yinghefu, Yan Yelie, and Tudiji returned to their respective homes with great results.

The first battle of Hedong between Youzhou and Li Tang came to an end.

Both sides lost a lot. Li Chongjiu's [-]-[-] troops were killed, wounded, frostbitten, and missing in battle, reaching nearly [-] people. For Li Chongjiu's current strength, which is not abundant, this battle has hurt his vitality. .Fortunately, Taiyuan County was occupied, and the manpower and material resources of Taiyuan County were better than that of Zhuo County. It didn't take long for Li Chongjiu to recover his strength and reach a higher level.

Li Tang's casualties were far higher than Li Chongjiu's. Not only did Li Tang lose Taiyuan County, several states in Hedong were looted, and even Yin Kaishan, the chief of the Taiyuan Road Marching, was killed in battle. However, Li Shimin eliminated the two hidden dangers of Lu Chongmao and Yao Junsu in Hedong.What's more, Li Xiaogong, the king of Hejian County, has more than [-] counties in Sichuan and Shu, which can far offset the loss of Taiyuan County.

However, this represents the future direction of the world. The battle between Hebei forces and Guanzhong forces has been ignored by most people in the world.
Now people all over the world are focusing on Li Mi, Yu Wenhua and the battle for Luoyang in the Central Plains, while Xiao Xian, a son of Xiliang and Jingxiang, raised an army, proclaimed himself emperor in Jiangling, proclaimed himself King of Liang, swept dozens of prefectures, and the world has been divided into six parts. Ranked first.

(End of this chapter)