One Piece of Song Dynasty

Li Shifu was the commander of Li Xin's second batch of cavalry. This shows that Li Xin valued Li Shifu. Of course, Li Shifu himself was very excited when he first received the news that he would command the cavalry. It is important for every general to lead the cavalry on the battlefield. dream.

Now Li Shifu was stationed in Lin'an with his five thousand cavalry. Li Shifu, who was summoned by Li Xin, quickly came to Lin'an government office.

Li Xin asked Li Shifu to sit down and handed him a cup of tea. "Here, let's have a cup of tea first. How is the cavalry training going?"

Li Shifu took over the tea ceremony and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty. The cavalry has been trained a long time ago. We have long wanted to go to the battlefield to fight. It's boring to stay in Lin'an all the time."

Li Xin smiled and said, "Why, I can't wait any longer. Don't worry, there will be plenty of battles for you to fight in the future. I called you here today to ask about you and my sister Li Jing."

Li Shifu's face turned red when he heard Li Jing. Li Xin laughed loudly and said, "Hahahaha, it seems that Madam is right. There must be something between you and my sister that I don't know about." , come and talk to this king."

Li Shifu scratched his head and said, "It turns out that the prince already knows about it. Originally, Li Jing said that she would find a chance to talk to the prince. She said that she was afraid that the prince would disagree and wanted to talk to the prince when he was in a good mood. But then we both I got busy, so I delayed this matter."

Li Xin asked, "Are you married?"

Li Shifu shook his head and said, "Not yet. Originally, my father arranged a marriage for the general when he was in Yan'an, but then the war between Song and Jin Dynasties started, and our family was kidnapped by the prince, so it didn't work out."

Li Xin nodded and said, "That's good. Your father knows about you two."

Li Shifu replied, "No, I haven't told my father about this yet."

Li Xin said, "I have no objection to the matter between you two in principle, but you have to know that I have only one sister. Although I usually indulge in her, I love her very much. After you two get married, You are not allowed to bully her. If you dare to bully her, I will only ask you. If she bullies you, you can ask me to make the decision for you."

Li Shifu clapped his chest excitedly and said, "Don't worry, Your Majesty, the general will definitely not bully her."

Li Xin nodded and said, "Okay, I have already written to Li Jing and asked her to come to Lin'an as soon as possible to report to me. In a few days, I will write to your father and ask him to come to Lin'an as well. We will discuss your marriage together when the time comes, and after Li Jing comes to An'an, we will arrange your marriage. In the future, I will transfer Li Jing to work in Fujian, so that you will have more opportunities to meet after marriage."

Li Shifu excitedly clasped his fists and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Li Xin said, "Okay, after you get married, you have to be prepared. It is not a problem for the cavalry to stay in Lin'an all the time. They also have to go out to see the world. At that time, the king may ask you to suppress bandits or join the puppet army." Fight.”

Li Shifu replied, "As long as it's a war, don't worry, Your Majesty, the cavalry will never embarrass you."

A few days later, Zhao Ding came to see Li Xin. As soon as he entered the government office, he shouted, "Your Majesty, good news."

Li Xin heard the sound and came out and said, "Yuan Zhen, what good news?"

Zhao Ding handed the good news to Li Xin and said, "Your Majesty, please see, Yue Fei's troops have defeated Li Cheng's gangsters."

Li Xin took the victory report and read it, only to see that Yue Fei saw that the thieves were too powerful, so he deliberately showed cowardice at first and was not allowed to beat the drum to win gold, so as to cultivate the morale of the arrogant thieves. Later Yue Fei arranged Lu Junyi as the vanguard to cross the Ganjiang River to make rice. By surprise, he killed a hundred thousand thieves, killed tens of thousands of enemies, and captured eight thousand. The siege of Junzhou and Jiangzhou was lifted.

After reading it, Li Xin smiled and said, "Okay, interrogate the captured thieves. If they are just being kidnapped and have not done anything harmful to nature, let them go and give them land and housing. The others will be assigned to mine according to the size of their crimes."

Zhao Ding said, "Your Majesty is wise."

Li Xin asked again, "Where are Han Shizhong's troops?"

Zhao Ding replied, "Just south of Yue Fei's tribe."

Li Xin nodded and said, "One hundred thousand thieves were captured, eight thousand were captured, and tens of thousands were killed. There are still a lot of them scattered around. Let Han Shizhong's Ministry and local officials pay attention to capturing these people. They can no longer be allowed to cause harm to the people. Local governments can also make announcements. Anyone who surrenders will be exempted from the crime and will be rewarded with one hundred thousand taels of silver to Yue Fei's department, and this money will come from this king."

Zhao Ding said, "Yes, Your Majesty."

Li Xin asked again, "Can the leader of the thieves, Li Cheng, be caught?"

Zhao Ding replied, "According to Yue Fei's report, Li Cheng fled to Jiangbei and surrendered to the puppet Qi."

Li Xin sighed and said, "It's a pity. Let Yue Fei's troops rush to Hubei as soon as possible. There are many rebels there."

Zhao Ding bowed and said, "I obey your order."

Just as Zhao Ding was about to leave, the guard ran in and said, "Your Majesty, an urgent report has been sent from Quanzhou. Queen Mother Longyou has passed away."

Li Xin signaled, "Okay, I know, you can go down first."

Zhao Ding asked, "Your Majesty, what should I do about this matter?"

Li Xin sighed and said, "The Queen Mother is also a miserable person. My family will honor the Queen Mother. A cemetery has been found for the Queen Mother in Quanzhou, so let's bury the Queen Mother there. The funeral will also be held in Quanzhou."

Just when Li Xin was preparing to hold the funeral for Empress Dowager Longyou, the first Battle of Monk Shang Yuan broke out in the West Road Governor's Mansion.

In May of the fifth year of Jianyan, the general of the Jin army did not lead his troops out of Fengxiang. Wulu and Shehe planned to capture Jiezhou and Chengzhou and then leave Dashanguan to station troops in the north and attack Wu Jie's army. The two Jin armies attempted to attack Wu Jie's army. The monk originally joined forces.

Wu Jie said, "Liu Shuai, this is the current situation between the enemy and us. This time the enemy is attacking in two directions, fighting all the way to Chengzhou and Jiezhou, and all the way from Fengxiang to Monk Yuan."

Liu Fa nodded and said, "Then we will divide into two groups. Wu Jie, you will lead the troops to guard Monk Yuan. You will leave Chengzhou and Jiezhou alone. I will lead Zhai Jin's cavalry to urge Sun Wo and Fan Shi'an to defend." Well, in these two places, if the Jin army here does not attack the city and directly diverts to attack Monk Yuan from the west, I will let Zhai Jin's cavalry follow the enemy. Lu Jin Army, as long as we defeat one Jin Army first, the other road will be easy to deal with."

Wu Jie replied, "Yes, Liu Shuai, the general understands."

Liu Fa went on to say, "The Guan Division's ancient ministry has established a second line of defense in Fengcheng. If you feel that the troops are not enough, you can ask him to deploy troops to supplement Dashan Pass's defense strength."

Wu Jie shook his head and said, "No need. The terrain of Monk Plains is complex and is not suitable for the Jin Army's cavalry operations. On the contrary, it is conducive to our infantry operations. Coupled with the power of the Crouching Tiger Artillery, I am confident that I will inflict heavy losses on the Jin Army in Monk Yuan City."

Liu Fa nodded and said, "As long as you have confidence, then let's act separately."