The first-class concubine of the Song Dynasty

Chapter 169
Xiangbing is an army mainly responsible for all kinds of miscellaneous labor, because it is only responsible for labor, so its recruitment does not pay attention to physical fitness, and because Xingwangfu was the territory of the Southern Han Dynasty before, and it was not long after the Southern Han Dynasty was destroyed, the Xiangbing of Xingwangfu In addition to some poor people recruited, most of them were old, weak and disabled soldiers before the Southern Han Dynasty.

It was impossible for the elite soldiers of the Southern Han Dynasty to keep their establishment, but the old, weak and remnant soldiers were different. They did not pose a threat to the Song Dynasty, so it was most appropriate to organize them into the Xiangbing soldiers for hard labor.

Zhuge Pi knew very well about the Xiangbing of King Xing's Mansion, so he felt that it was a bad thing for Liu Wei to only take him and Li Daniu to the Xiangbing camp.

"My lord, do you want to bring more people?"

Liu Wei understood what Zhugepi was thinking when he heard Zhugepi's words, but he still shook his head: "No, the three of us are enough, and Zhan Qing and Wei Ping are still responsible for maintaining the stability of Xingwangfu City , if there is an enemy attack, they can take care of it."

Seeing that Liu Wei was so courageous at such a young age, Zhuge Pi stopped talking.

The next day was sunny and the air was very fresh, even sweeping away the sweltering heat of the previous few days.

After Liu Wei, Zhuge Pi, and Li Daniu had breakfast, they rode fast horses to the Xiangbing camp.

The Xiangbing camp is at the northernmost side of King Xing's Mansion, and Liu Wei and his party arrived after an hour of walking.

It's just that although this big camp is a big camp, it is definitely not big, and it can be seen at a glance. When Liu Wei and others rushed there, they found that the soldiers in the big camp were very lazy, except for a few guards. Most of the other people sat together in twos and threes, some gambled, some talked about the mountains, and some squinted and basked in the sun.

Seeing this situation, Liu Wei couldn't help but frowned. One of the problems of the Song Dynasty army was that it had too many idlers. Originally, Liu Wei thought that this situation would become more serious in a few decades, but now these soldiers , he feels that this problem is very serious now.

As soon as the three of them arrived in front of the gate of the camp, a Xiangbing soldier had already rushed over: "The Xiangbing camp, you are not allowed to trespass, who are you?"

Because Zhugepi was worried that the soldiers here would be too reckless, he wanted to give them a warning. After hearing what the soldiers said, his brows frowned suddenly: "Master Liu Weiliu, the governor of Xingwang's mansion, is here, quickly let Lu Younian Commanders come out to meet them."

Hearing that it was Lord Yin of Prince Xing's Mansion, the soldier's face changed slightly, but soon became indifferent again: "Wait a moment."

As he said that, the soldier turned around and entered the camp. Not long after, a burly and sturdy man in his thirties came with several subordinates. When he came, Zhuge Pi He whispered, "My lord, he is Lu Younian."

Lu Younian came to the gate of the camp and looked Liu Wei up and down. Seeing that Liu Wei was just a young boy, he immediately showed a trace of contempt: "So it's Mr. Liu, but I don't know why Mr. Liu came to our camp. thing?"

Liu Wei smiled slightly: "Is this the attitude of Mr. Lu when he meets his boss?"

The soldiers in each mansion are under the care of the mansion Yin, so it is not wrong that Liu Wei is Lu Younian's boss.

It's just that after Liu Wei said this, Lu Younian didn't take it seriously, not only that, but also showed a sneer: "Master Liu has wronged me, Lu, do I mean to be disrespectful to Master Liu? "

After Lu Younian finished speaking, his face was full of complacency. Li Daniu next to him was a little embarrassed. He admired Liu Wei the most. Now that Lu Younian, as Liu Wei's subordinate, dared to speak to Liu Wei like this, how could he? Can you bear it?

"Looking for death..." Li Daniu suddenly took a step forward while speaking.

But at this time, Liu Wei still smiled slightly: "It seems that I need to give a memorial to the Holy One, and explain the situation here to the Holy One. I don't know what kind of punishment is gambling in the army. I don't know the following So what's wrong with the crime." At this point, Liu Wei groaned and shook his head again: "I don't know much about these military affairs, I wonder if Lord Lu can tell you?"

For matters that can be resolved with words, Liu Wei generally does not choose force.

Lu Younian's expression was slightly concentrating, but he quickly smiled and said, "Master Liu said that, it was the fault of the lower officials just now, please, Master Liu, please come in quickly."

Liu Wei smiled faintly, and then walked in front to the army camp, Lu Younian followed behind, winking at those lazy soldiers from time to time, and those soldiers were all frantically packing their things, how could they have thought that this The three of them turned out to be the governor of Xingwang's mansion. In their opinion, shouldn't the governor hug each other when he goes out?
A group of people entered the big camp, sat down with each other, and before Liu Wei could speak, Lu Younian said, "My lord, it's not that we soldiers are lazy, but that we have repaired walls and paved roads in the past few months, but I didn’t get any salary, and those who have children in the family are almost out of food, everyone feels uncomfortable.”

Lu Younian is still not convinced by Liu Wei, so he wants to make trouble for Liu Wei before Liu Wei opens his mouth, or put it another way first, if Liu Wei wants to ask them anything, it's simple, first let them know. The salaries of these soldiers were given.

The salary of each of their soldiers is actually not much, but after the number of soldiers is large and the number of months owed is more, the total salary added up is not a small amount.

How clever Liu Wei is, how could he fail to see what Lu Younian was thinking, while Zhuge Pi next to him felt his heart sink, these soldiers were paid very little, if they were not given money, something might happen Well, it's not a good time for Liu Wei to come to Xiangbing Camp to ask them to encircle and suppress bandits.

But Liu Wei didn't take it seriously, he didn't seem to realize the seriousness of the problem at all, he just asked indifferently: "I don't know how much this soldier's salary is?"

"I've owed this for several months, and the sum is at least tens of thousands of dollars, and that's not including the salary of my subordinates." Although Lu Younian pretended to be pitiful, he was extremely proud in his heart. See how Liu Wei responds to him.

Liu Wei nodded after listening: "Tens of thousands of dollars, not much, not much, actually tell Mr. Lu, I am here today to give you your salary."

Hearing Liu Wei's words, Lu Younian was dumbfounded, while Zhugepi and Li Daniu were stunned for a moment. The purpose of their coming here was very clear to them. Did the soldiers bring the money?

After seeing Lu Younian's reaction, Liu Wei smiled again: "I am not only here to give you your salary, but also to add a consistent reward to each of you, that is to say, in addition to the salary you won , I will give each of you soldiers a consistent amount of money."

Lu Younian's eyes were wide open, but his mind was confused, this Liu Weibie was talking nonsense, did he really come to give money?
After compulsively calming down, Lu Younian looked at Liu Wei: "Lord Liu, please don't lie to us. The three of you came here on horseback. I wonder where the salary is?"

Liu Wei was not in a hurry and remained calm, but Zhuge Pi and Li Daniu thought to themselves, well, they will be exposed.

"The salary is too much, wouldn't it be unsafe for the three of you to escort me?"

"So we have to transport it ourselves?"

Liu Wei smiled: "Exactly, as long as Mr. Lu leads your five thousand soldiers to go with me, just for a walk, I don't need to do anything, I will definitely give you your salaries plus the usual rewards." .”

Lu Younian frowned slightly, only then did he realize that Liu Wei didn't really want to give them salaries, but to let them do things.

"Master Liu is really good at joking, we will believe you when you say that? So please ask Master Liu to clarify the matter."

Liu Wei smiled lightly: "I am going to attack the robbers in Prince Xing's Mansion, and I need Mr. Lu's side soldiers to create momentum. Of course, it is just to create momentum. After those robbers are eliminated, their money will be the court's money. At that time, everyone Don't you have your salary?"

When Liu Wei said this, everyone immediately understood, but he still didn't believe it.

"Those bandits' troops are not weak. As long as our [-] troops are enough to create momentum, sir, do you really need to do nothing?"

Liu Wei nodded: "I really don't need to do it. If you need to do it, how about I commit suicide when Mr. Lu is young?"

"This……"

Lu Younian was a little shocked. He was originally a member of the Forbidden Army in the capital. He had also heard of Liu Wei's popularity when he was in the capital, and he knew his identity even more. However, it is impossible for there to be jokes in this army. Liu Wei said that he committed suicide , that must be a real suicide.

Lu Younian hesitated, wondering if he should believe Liu Wei's words.

At this time, Liu Wei smiled again: "Master Lu has heard about the robbers in King Xing's Mansion besieging the city of King Xing's Mansion, right? They were beaten back by my Lord, and they killed each other when they returned. In one battle, their power has been weakened a lot. Now I just need to build momentum, and then I can deal with those robbers. You only need to go with me, stand there and yell money, and you will get it. What did you do wrong to you?"

Lu Younian was shocked again: "Those robbers killed each other? How is this possible?"

Zhugepi smiled indifferently: "My lord is very resourceful, so why is it so difficult for them to kill each other? As long as your lord's five thousand soldiers are with you, we can subdue those soldiers without using our hands. I wonder if lord Lu is trustworthy?"

Lu Younian looked at Zhuge Pi for a while, then took a look at Liu Wei, and finally said with pride: "Okay, I will trust Master Liu once, but it was agreed beforehand that our soldiers are only responsible for labor and not for fighting. .”

Seeing that Lu Younian agreed, Liu Wei nodded with a smile: "Okay, as long as Mr. Lu can trust me, then I will never let you down. Now the time has not come, Mr. Lu is waiting in the Xiangbing camp." The news is."

Seeing Liu Wei's courage at such a young age, Lu Younian was a little impressed, and said, "Okay!"

Liu Wei nodded, and then bowed his hands to say goodbye. When the three of them left the Xiangbing camp like this, everyone could see the smile on Zhugepi's face clearly, so he was surprised. Is it easy to solve here?
(End of this chapter)