Liaozhai Great Sage

"When it was sent to the capital, it was thrown into the fire and burned in the end. Your memorial to the Ministry of Zhongshu will not make it through."

Li Xiuyuan said: "As a prisoner, you want to join the three generals who hold military power? It is absolutely impossible for Mr. Fu or the Minister of the Ministry of War to do it."

"Eating the king's salary, taking care of the king's worries..."

"Okay, okay, this junior is very clear about Mr. Fu's patriotism, so don't bother Mr. Fu. The junior still has some trivial matters to deal with, so I will leave first. Qingfeng, you will take care of Mr. Fu here. Is there something for Xiao Liu to look for me." Li Xiuyuan said.

Fu Qingfeng nodded and said: "Yes, I will take care of father here, and please don't worry about Mr. Li."

Watching Li Xiuyuan leave, Fu Tianchou couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "This old man Li Xiuyuan finally understands something. He is Meng De of Han Dynasty, a minister capable of governing the world, and a hero in troubled times. Raise a cavalry force of nearly ten thousand people, and all of them are well-trained and well-equipped, and defeated more than one hundred thousand rebels in one fell swoop, if it weren't for this Li Xiuyuan, who was ready to kill this old man, I wouldn't believe it."

"Father, isn't this a good thing? After brother-in-law is so capable, we won't be bullied by those corrupt officials." Fu Yuechi said.

Fu Tianchou blew his beard and stared: "Absurd, what a good thing this is. A cavalry force needs horses, ordnance, sergeants, and silver, all of which are indispensable. Li Xiuyuan can do all the preparations in a month. It can be seen that his Li family has already prepared in secret. , I am short of horses in the Song Dynasty, and the southern land is even more powerful. To have nearly [-] cavalry, it takes at least ten years to prepare for the horses alone. Don't you know what this means?"

Speaking of this, he stomped his feet and sighed: "Based on this calculation, when Li Xiuyuan was less than ten years old, no, he was practicing horse management when he was about five years old. Only in this way can he raise tens of thousands of healthy horses, and five-year-old children You are planning to seek the country, this son is not a human, but a monster?"

"Father, don't worry too much. Mr. Li has been in business for generations. He has been rich for three generations. He is expensive in the south. It is not impossible for Mr. Li's ancestors to do this long ago." Fu Qingfeng added a sentence: "Mr. Li has a good character. Became a demon?"

"No one with the surname Li should be underestimated. There was Li Liangjin, the king of Nine Mountains, and Li Xiuyuan, the guerrilla general. Wen Ruo, do you remember the hexagram of the Tang Dynasty's strange book Tuibei?" Fu Tianchou looked at the cell next to him suddenly.

There is also a middle-aged clerk in the cell next to him who is dealing with government affairs. He said with a smile, "There is a hang, but it's better not to believe in such books."

"If you don't believe it, you can't do it. I'm afraid that the hexagram should be between Li Xiuyuan and Li Liangjin. It's not that you don't understand the internal and external troubles of the Song Dynasty." Fu Tianchou sighed.

Duan Wenruo said: "It's really because of this that this world needs General Li, a hero in troubled times, isn't it?"

"What if he is Cao Mengde?" Fu Tianchou said.

Duan Wenruo replied: "Cao Mengde didn't usurp the Han until his death, didn't he? Great treachery is like loyalty, and great loyalty is like treachery. General Li has his own way of doing things. You should let nature take its course. Now that you are married, you should help the village more. Click on General Li, after all, General Li is still young, and his temperament is not stable enough, if the adults can put down their figure and teach them well, maybe there will be a turning point."

Hearing this, Fu Tianchou fell into deep thought.

When Li Xiuyuan left the cell, Mao Wu and Xing Shan led more than a dozen Li family troops to greet him.

"How's the news about the three chief soldiers going?"

Mao Wudao: "Back to the young master, the three commanders have already found out. One is from Yangzhou, one is from Jiangxi, and the other is from Hunan."

"Where are the three of them now?" Li Xiuyuan nodded and asked again.

Mao Wudao: "Drink in a brothel on the Qinhuai River."

Brothel drinking?

Li Xiuyuan's face darkened: "As the chief soldier, did you go to the Qinhuai River to drink when you first came to Jinling City?"

"Yes, yes, that's what the little one found out." Mao Wu said.

"Sure enough, there are some stupid officials. Let's go, follow me to the Qinhuai River, and meet the three commander-in-chief." Li Xiuyuan signaled, and immediately led the people towards the Qinhuai River in big strides.

Chapter 457 I'm Here

The ten miles of Qinhuai in Jinling City are famous in the south of the Yangtze River.

But all the talents and tourists who come to Jinling City don't want to take a trip to the Qinhuai River, where they can enjoy singing and dancing on a snowy night.

Even though the Nine Mountain King's soldiers besieged Jinling City, and the city was almost breached, the lights on the Qinhuai River were still brightly lit, day and night, and there was still a kind of abnormal prosperity here, and the hard world outside seemed not to affect it at all. .

For the Qinhuai River, Li Xiuyuan never had the idea of ​​managing it in the past, but let nature take its course.

Because of the cruelty of the world, this kind of place gives opportunities to some women who are powerless and unable to survive.

After the ten-mile Qinhuai River is banned, where will these women be resettled?

Moreover, since ancient times, the places of romantic nights have always existed and have never disappeared.

now.

A huge painting boat on the Qinhuai River floats quietly on the Qinhuai River. Although it is still daytime, there are singing and dancing in the painting boat, which is very lively.

"Ten Miles of Qinhuai really lives up to its reputation, good dancing, good music, good women, how can such a paradise on earth be occupied by a guerrilla general, two adults, don't you think so?"

A man with a short beard who looked like a civil servant held a beautiful woman in his arms, and laughed while drinking alcohol.

"Qian Zongbing is right. Such a land that is so happy to miss Sichuan should be held tightly in his hands. How can it be taken away by others? Who is Li Xiuyuan? I have never heard of it. A loose guerrilla general dares to occupy it. The Yamen’s office is in charge of the city’s defense, issues orders, and governs a city. Its official rank is not high, and its appetite is quite large. Nothing else to say, this time it divided up his credit and sent him to the coastal area of ​​​​Zhejiang to guard the saltworks.”

The other general said with a sneer.

"Earlier, I sent someone to investigate the cavalry under the command of the guerrilla general Li Xiuyuan. They are quite extraordinary, with excellent weapons and armor, and all horses are all good horses. They are stronger than my own soldiers, but not weaker. They can repel ten The Wan rebel army is indeed capable, it is a pity that such an army falls into the hands of a guerrilla general, do you have any ideas?" Suddenly, Qian Zongbing flashed his eyes again, raised his glass with a smile and said .

"It depends on Yangzhou Sun Zongbing's intention."

Sun Zongbing from Yangzhou smiled, stretched out his finger and drew on the table: "There are only three things left in Jinling City right now, the achievement of repelling the rebels, the guerrilla general Li Xiuyuan and the tens of thousands of cavalry, and... ...The position of the general army here is the general army of Yangzhou City. According to the rules of the imperial court. There are 20 troops stationed outside Jinling City. , if I can win the position of Deputy Commander-in-Chief, then Yangzhou and Jinling City will be in my hands. I will not give up this position. One of you is Jiangxi Commander-in-Chief, and the other is Hunan Commander-in-Chief. If you want this position, you may be out of reach."

"Master Sun is quite straightforward. Then the credit of the rebel army belongs to this official. I am a civil servant. If I get this credit, if I put it into practice, I may not have a chance of promotion."

Qian Zongbing said: "Then Mr. Zhao is at a disadvantage, taking nearly [-] cavalry from Li Xiuyuan? With the elite, it will be a great achievement to kill the Nine Mountain King Li Liangjin in the future."

Zongbing Zhao shook his head and said with a smile: "Since the two lords have said so, what do I have to say, so let it be. Come, I will toast you two."

"Come on, if you don't get drunk today, you won't return."

The two chief soldiers toasted to each other, with smiles from the bottom of their hearts on their faces.

Between glasses of wine, they divided up all the benefits in Jinling City.

Even Li Xiuyuan's General Li was thinking about getting it in his pocket.

As for Li Xiuyuan's achievements, they simply don't exist. Who in the court would believe that a guerrilla general could repel [-] rebels?Even if Li Xiuyuan made a memorial to the imperial court, his memorial would not be released by the Ministry of Education, and would definitely be intercepted.

the reason is simple.

There is no one in Li Xiuyuan's court.

It was heard that he was very close to Fu Tianchou, the minister of the military department, and he had a backer, but the minister of the military department had already been dismissed and imprisoned, and was about to be escorted to the capital for conviction.

So this is an opportunity given to them by God to make great contributions.

At that time, the petition for merit will only say that the three major generals joined forces to send troops to Jinling City to repel the rebel Li Liangjin, and as for the three words Li Xiuyuan, none of them will appear on it.

For a guerrilla general with no background strength, such achievements are like a crime of embracing jade.

How can you not be missed.

"Come here." Halfway through the drink, Sun Zongbing from Yangzhou suddenly shouted.

"Here we come. My concubine is waiting outside. What are your orders?" Soon, an old bustard came in with a flattering smile.