Late Tang Dynasty: I

Chapter 330 Hebei is restored
Wang Chucun requested that the bones be returned to his hometown, and His Majesty the Emperor happily agreed.

"Yiwu Town borders the Great Wall to the north, Hedong to the left, and Lulong to the right. This place of the Four Wars is not a place of peace. I plan to move your son to another place. What do you think, old general?"

Li Ye said that Jiedushi was hereditary and could not be replaced. Li Ye did not want to control his own mouth now. He would move the Jiedushi to other places and reduce their military power. He would leave the title of Jiedushi in vain and spend money to support him. Method.

Unexpectedly, Wang Chucun shook his head directly and said: "Your Majesty, I have always hated the system of vassal towns. Now the imperial court has 30 powerful soldiers. It is time to get rid of the bad governance of the vassal towns and withdraw the troops to the imperial court. Why bother to set up festivals and leave troubles for future generations?"

Li Ye looked at Wang Chucun's indignant look and couldn't help but feel a little confused. Is there really a person who understands justice so well in this world?
"Does the old general really think so?"

Wang Chucun nodded and said: "Jiedushi has the power of life and death in a town. I said something rebellious. In each town, the people only know about Jiedushi and not the court. But the veteran has detailed the past and can sit in the capital for three generations. Very few, most of them will inevitably die. The son of an old minister is not a man of both political integrity and talent. He only causes trouble for the sake of the family and the country. His military and political orders are not passed. This is the reason for the country's weakness!"

His Majesty the Emperor deeply agrees.

“The old general’s words are profound, but it’s a pity that many people can’t see through them!”

Li Ye planned to grant Wang Chucun the title of King of Yiwu County, reward him with the exemption of iron coupons, and make him a Taiwei, one of the three nobles. He would be granted access to the Imperial Ancestral Temple, a house in Bianliang, [-] guan of money, [-] pieces of silk, and [-] pieces of cotton cloth. , Ten thousand acres of land, hundreds of slaves...

As for why it was planned to be conferred, because conferring titles and conferring three public positions required a whole set of procedures, the emperor did not fully account for what he said, but the money and silk were given on the spot.

This came from internal funds and was given to the Tang Dynasty Weaving Bureau and the ticket number for redemption.

"Old minister, thank you for your honor!"

Li Ye helped Wang Chucun up to comfort him.

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Li Jun led his army to Youzhou with three sky-shaking thunders and met Zhu Zhen. At this time, Zhu Zhen had captured Mozhou and Yingzhou. The defenders in these states only had a few thousand people, and they were not combat soldiers. Their losses were not high. Not big.

As for Youzhou City, although most of the defenders were mobilized by Li Kuangwei, there were still more than 2 troops left. After Li Kuangchou's mutiny, he hurriedly mobilized Jizhou, Yingzhou and the Hu soldiers and horses attached outside the pass, and gathered another 5 Thousands of people?

It was already the twelfth lunar month of winter, and Youzhou was covered in ice and snow. Although the entire army, including Wang Shifan's Pinglu Army, had put on new cotton-padded clothes, a large number of frostbitten soldiers still appeared every day when camping in the wild.

When Zhu Zhen was about to retreat, Li Jun came.

"The last general, Li Jun, pays homage to General Manager Zhu!"

"Haha!" Zhu Zhen said with a smile: "Commander Li, are you laughing at me?"

The commander-in-chief of the pro-military forces beside His Majesty the Emperor is the Emperor's absolute confidant. His status is transcendent and is not calculated based on rank or official position.

After the greetings, Zhu Zhen said calmly: "Commander Li has also seen it. Youzhou is urgently needed. None of the soldiers can tolerate the severe cold. There are many sick people in the army. I don't know what to do anymore!"

Li Jun smiled and said: "I am here just for this matter. I will let the army enter Youzhou to keep out the cold tomorrow!"

Zhu Zhen looked at Li Jun and felt doubtful. Li Jun only brought 1000 troops, how could he dare to say such a thing?

"Is there any reinforcement behind Commander Li? How many are there?"

Li Jun shook his head and said: "Tomorrow, the General Manager can send a group of people to the west gate and a group of people to the North Gate. After a certain city gate is opened, the General Manager can send troops into the city!"

"This... Commander Li, there is no joke in the army!"

Li Jun smiled and said: "Not only am I willing to issue a military order, but I can also make a bet with General Manager Zhu!"

Forget about the military order, Zhu Zhen didn't dare to kill His Majesty the Emperor's personal army commander. It was okay to bet, there was no one in the army who wouldn't bet.

"What does Commander Li want to bet on?"

"What does Mr. Zhu have?" "A thousand acres of fertile land and ten thousand acres of money are enough?"

Li Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "I don't dare to bet my family property with the chief manager. We are all warriors and like horses and weapons..."

Okay, I got it. Yang Shihou brought three sweat-blooded horses from Hexi and presented them to the emperor. The emperor gave one to Fu Cunshen and one to Zhu Zhen. These two were the only military generals who were temporarily granted the title of marquis. .

It seems that Commander Li has taken a liking to this horse.

"A word is settled!"

If you can conquer Youzhou, why waste a BMW?

The next day, Li Jun repeated his old trick and sent people to transport the "bronze" to the city gate corridor in a grand manner on a cart. The army was far behind. The defenders on the city saw that the visitor did not even bring any weapons. He was unprepared and even the guard asked what was going on.

When these people lit the fuse and galloped out on horseback, the city gate defenders were still confused and at a loss.

Even Zhu Zhen looked confused.

Just when both sides didn't know what Li Jun was busy with, there was a sudden boom...boom. The city gate and the tower above instantly collapsed. Rocks were scattered in all directions, and soot rose up to obscure the view.

After the dust settled, the two city gates had disappeared, and the ground was littered with rubble.

Zhu Zhen looked at Li Jun and said in disbelief: "This...this...what happened just now?"

Li Jun looked at the horse under Zhu Zhen's crotch and said: "General Manager Zhu, hurry up and use the troops. I will lend you this horse for a while..."

"..."

Li Baolin, the judge of the camp, had just learned that the two of them were betting on the gift given by the emperor. One dared to bet and the other dared to ask for it. She couldn't help but shake her head. She had to find an opportunity to clarify this matter. Commander Li, I'm afraid I won't get this horse.

"Did Commander Li summon this kind of thunder?"

Li Jun smiled and said: "The military artifact comes from your majesty!"

"Ah, Your Majesty!"

Li Jun smiled and said nothing. He still didn't understand it yet. He only knew about gunpowder and copperware, but he never imagined that the power could open mountains and collapse rocks.

You must know that gunpowder is not a rare thing, but this kind of artifact is rare, and a fortified city like Youzhou is just a piece of paper.

At this time, Wang Shifan was expressionless. General Zhu Da ordered Fu Cunxen's left Yongwu army to attack the north gate, and Wang Zhongshi and Ding Hui's left and right long sword troops to attack the west gate.Knights on the left and right, and armed cavalry on the left and right, cruised outside the east and south gates to prevent the bandits from escaping.

The Pinglu Army has been playing the role of soy sauce from the beginning to the present, and now it is also guarding the military stronghold.

With this arrangement, although the Pinglu Army suffered no losses, Wang Shifan also felt slighted.

However, I heard that His Majesty the Emperor defeated Wei Bo and Chengde, and Wang Chucun, the governor of the Yiwu Army, also came to see His Majesty. Henghai Town was gone, and Lulong was about to be defeated.

The three towns in Hebei were all pacified by the addition of Henghai Town.

So where should Pinglu go?
Looking at the damaged city wall, Wang Shifan fell into deep thought.

In this world, the only towns in Shandong and Hedong Jiedushi Li Keyong are left!

(End of this chapter)