Chapter 281
The Lord will not accept the order
In the study of the Marshal's Mansion, Chen Kefu nodded at Li Shimin who was rushing to him and pushed the letter on the table into front of him.
It took a long time to finish reading the letter, Li Shimin lowered his head and said nothing.
"This is a letter just sent by Duke Tang. I originally planned to give it to you tomorrow, but I didn't expect that something unexpected happened tonight. How about it? Do you mean to return to the Central Plains or stay in Liaodong?" Chen Kefu asked calmly.
"Marson, I want to go back to Central Plains. I have been away from home for so long, and I miss my father and sister. What's more, my father also said in the letter that he had just been appointed by Hedong, and he would definitely not be at peace when he went to Hedong. At this time, as a son of man, I certainly want to help my father. However, in this case, I feel a little sorry for Wushuai, and I have made the recommendation to me before." Li Shimin carefully explained the words and slowly.
He stretched out his hand and shook it. Chen Kefu smiled bitterly, "Actually, I originally planned to wait for the Liaohe River to thaw. After the Liao King and the officials appointed by the court took office, I will go back to the Central Plains with you. First, I will report my duties to Your Majesty, and second, I also plan to complete the wedding with Sister Ling. However, the Shiwei people suddenly made trouble last night, and you must have known it. Not only did I kill our soldiers, but I also set fire to the city. If such a thing is not taught a lesson to the Shiwei people, how can I intimidate all ethnic groups in Liaodong in the future?"
"I support the marshal's idea. For these western Liao tribes, I have to teach them a lesson, otherwise they will never understand anything about humility."
"Erlang, there is something I haven't told you just now, because I'm afraid you won't be able to accept it for the moment. You have to be prepared in your heart, and I have never expected this. Now I feel sad and sad in my heart." Chen Kefu said in a heavy tone.
Chen Kefu rarely calls him Li Shimin Erlang, and he is usually called him superiors and subordinates. Now he suddenly calls him Erlang, and his tone still makes Li Shimin surprised. He even feels a little bad in his heart.
"Just tonight, the envoys from all sides in the city suddenly fought. The Shiwei people even killed our soldiers, rode their horses to burn the city, and later broke out of the city. All forces fought in a melee place in the west city. Originally, I had issued military orders to the battalions, so they were not allowed to leave the battalion. As a result, Silang was worried about the safety of the city, so he brought hundreds of people without even wearing armor and rode his horse outside the west city to participate in the war."
Li Shimin actually knew that Li Xuanba came to Liaodong City from the military camp, but this younger brother didn't necessarily listen to him sometimes. In addition, he knew that Chen Kefu was now in a rebellious mood, and now he suddenly saw the killing sounds from Liaodong City, thinking that it was the city's ***. So when he saw Xuanba going to Liaodong City, he didn't object. At this time, when he heard Chen Kefu talk about this, he hurriedly said, "Marcedess, I know about this, but I didn't stop him. Today, he violated the military order and had my responsibility. I also asked the Marshal to punish him and use the solemn military law."
He sighed, "I really want to treat Xuanba's serious military law now, but there is no chance."
"What?" Li Shimin was stunned, not very clear about Chen Kefu's words.
"Come with me."
Chen Kefu stood up and took Li Shimin to the hall. All the generals from Liaodong City had arrived here. Everyone stood there quietly, with an indescribable serious expression. In the middle of the hall, there was a huge black Pojun putting a flag to cover something.
The closer he got, the stronger the uneasiness in his heart. Li Shimin looked at Chen Kefu hesitantly.
When he approached, he had already discovered that the military flag was covered with a Sui army soldier. In the Liaodong army, the fallen soldiers were covered with military flags, which meant a very grand meaning. Generally, they were covered with a special white Pojun flag. This time, they actually used the black Pojun battle flag. Although it was not the real military flag on the battlefield, it also meant a very serious meaning. Most people would definitely not be able to meet this etiquette. In addition to Chen Kefu's previous words, Li Minmin couldn't help but look pale.
He gently lifted the battle flag, and there was indeed Li Xuanba below. At this time, Li Xuanba had just been wiped with his body. He was pale and clean, and his wealth was a brand new Confucian uniform, but his eyes were tightly closed, and there was no sound in his entire body.
"Who is it?"
Li Shimin had his hair and beards and his eyes were red. Li Yuan, Duke of Tang, had more than a dozen sons, but only four sons. Among the four, Li Shimin had the best relationship with Li Xuanba. Usually Xuanba listened to him in everything. Even when he insisted on entering the Pojun camp, he refused to return to the Central Plains to stay in Liaodong, Li Xuanba supported him without saying a word. But now, the best brother suddenly died.
Mao Xi walked forward, gently stroked his back, and gently told him the whole story.
It was said that Shi Wei people killed Xuanba, and Li Shimin got up and was about to walk out.
"Where are you going?"
"I want to lead my troops to kill all the Wei people in the room!" Li Shimin roared as a rare loss of composure.
Chen Kefu signaled that the two Yuchi brothers who had officially become Chen Kefu's personal guards, and quickly held Li Shimin down from left to right.
"Calm down! I understand your mood. I will definitely avenge Xuanba's revenge. Don't worry. I will order all my troops and send troops north to the east. The dead leaves return to the roots. You will lead the troops to escort Xuanba's body back to his hometown in the Central Plains tomorrow."
"I won't go anywhere if I don't avenge Xuanba." Li Shimin was held tightly, but his eyes were scary red. He was like a violent cow, constantly struggling and thrusting.
Chen Kefu walked forward and slapped his palms behind his head. Li Shimin softened and finally calmed down.
"Help Erlang back to rest, send more people to watch him, and don't let him do anything randomly." He ordered a team of guards to take Li Shimin down.
A group of generals returned to Chen Kefu's study.
"Master, what should I do now?" Li Jie didn't know that his family had been confiscated at this time.
All the people who saw were all confidant generals, the Central Army, the Left Army, the Right Army, and the Generals of the Marshal's Office. Chen Kefu was silent for a long time before he said, "I believe everyone knows the situation in the court. Now the court has formulated a business strategy for Liaodong. At most, a few days later, the Liao King and nearly a thousand officials sent to Liaodong from the court will arrive. There are also a two thousand soldiers and horses, which are the guards of the Liao King's Office."
Mao Xi nodded, "Chang Liaodong into seven counties and forty-nine counties, and sent more than 1,000 officials to serve as county officials. He also sent the King of Liao to take charge of Liaodong. In addition to the previous Nayan Suwei, it seems that the court really attaches great importance to our Liaodong."
Li Benlei said with some concern, "It was just that the court suddenly decided to not only disband the Liaodong camp, but also divide all the troops into three divisions, government soldiers, county soldiers, and military soldiers. It would be more troublesome to divide them." What Li Benlei did not say was that Chen Kefu had already acted on his own now, especially watching the recent movement of troops and horses in Liaodong camps, which were frequently mobilized, and officers of all levels were rotating on a large scale. In the eyes of the old man, this was not a good sign. Chen Kefu was inserting forces and further controlling the army. He didn't know which step Chen Kefu would take if he continued like this, but no matter which step he was willing to see.
Now that the imperial court divides the troops into three parts, it is equivalent to splitting Chen Kefu's military power step by step. He doesn't know what Chen Kefu will react.
"This is a good thing. The transformation of most soldiers into government troops can help Liaodong's military farming and accelerate the development of Liaodong. And retaining a part of the standing county soldiers can also serve as a deterrent to Liaodong. What really makes me a little uneasy is that the court's changes to the rewards promised by the soldiers before, although it has been changed to land, this result may still make many soldiers dissatisfied." Most of the soldiers had already had official positions and were not low. Not only that, most of them had failed to get the rewards promised by the court. Now the court directly issued an imperial edict to change all of this into the fields of Liaodong, but I am afraid that everyone may not be happy.
If the reward is just for the land of money, most soldiers will not have any objections, but even the official positions that should be promoted must be demoted, and the cornerstone will be replaced directly with land. This is not something the soldiers are willing to accept. China has been an official-oriented society since ancient times. No matter how good the land is, it cannot be given an official position.
Although many rewards had been issued in the army before, these were issued by the Liaodong army, not the one promised by the court.
"Master General, what should the Wei people do? They killed our soldiers and set fire to the city. Now they killed General Li Xuanba. Such behavior must be severely punished." Lu Shishen said angrily. A senior general in the army died like this, which made all the generals very angry.
Chen Kefu punched the table and said angrily, "This matter will never be forgotten. I have decided to send troops to attack Shiwei people. I must let Shiwei people understand how much guilt they committed this time and how angry our Liaodong army has caused."
Although Yang Guang wanted to order the disbandment of the Liaodong camp, the imperial edict had not yet arrived, and he was still the marshal of the Liaodong camp. He originally wanted to take advantage of this alliance to re-emerge the war with the Shiwei people, so that he could continue to mobilize the troops and horses, holding an elite soldier in his hand. Now that the Shiwei people actually killed Li Xuanba, there was no more sufficient reason than this. As long as the war broke out, even if Yang Guang's imperial edict arrived, it would be impossible for Chen Kefu, who was fighting, to disband the troops immediately.
He had already thought that this conflict with the Shiwei people would have to turn into a war. Not only war, but also a war and a protracted war. Only in this way can he keep holding a strong army in his hand and continue to completely control Liaodong.
If you are going outside, you will not accept the orders of your king!
Chapter completed!