The Maojin knife from the late Jin Dynasty

Chapter 19 Wang Zhang’s Arrival

"It's General Wang Mi and General Wang Zhang, I think this is Lin Liu's guard general Wei Chang, who was ordered to greet them here by Lieutenant Liu.

The few of them stayed overnight in Linlu City. They can go directly to Yecheng tomorrow. Lieutenant Liu is already waiting for them in Yecheng! "

At this time, Wei Chang flattered Wang Mi and Wang Zhang with a bit of flattery, fearing that he would neglect them.

"Did that kid even take Ye City?" Wang Mi was even more surprised when he heard this.

At this time, Gongshi Yu came to greet Wei Chang and stood up and said:
"Reporting to the general, in fact Liu Xiaowei captured Yecheng first, and then asked General Wei Chang to dedicate the city a few days ago.

Since he didn't have many soldiers at hand, he didn't dare to leave Yecheng easily. He also asked the general to send an army to support him. "

As Liu Tai said, he could not leave Yecheng easily. At the same time, Chu Hui injured his leg and it was inconvenient to come to Linli, so he sent Gong Shiyu to greet Wang Mi and Wang Zhang together.

Seeing Gong Shiyu come out, Wang Mi felt a little relieved. After all, this guy was one of his own.

"In this way, the army will rest here for one night. Zhongyu, please lead your headquarters and Li Gu's troops to Yecheng to support Tai'er. Since he has eaten Yecheng, we can't let all this meat end up in his mouth. Lost it!" Wang Mi said.

"Zhang understands!" When Wang Zhang heard Wang Mi's words, he didn't hesitate at all and immediately led his army towards Yecheng.

At this time, Shi Le came out on horseback and congratulated Wang Mi:

"Congratulations, General. My nephew was able to capture Yecheng with [-] elite soldiers. This is an extraordinary achievement and will definitely be rewarded by Your Majesty!"

When Shi Le said this, he was more or less envious and even regretful.

If I had known that Yecheng was so easy to fight, why didn't I strike first and win this feat first?
When Wang Mi heard Shi Le's words, he couldn't help but raise his head and said proudly, "General Shi Le is ridiculous. This kid only has some agility and courage, but he still needs the control of the elders like you. "

Shi Le looked at Wang Mi's proud look, but didn't say much. After all, no matter how he captured the bridgehead of Yecheng, it was really crucial for the army traveling to the Taihang Mountains. With this stronghold, almost all of the north would be conquered. Take whatever you ask for.

Shi Le looked at Wang Mi and thought that he would have to find an excuse to split up his forces with Wang Mi.

After all, Wang Mi not only looks very strong, but even his generals seem to be very strong as well. If I continue to stay with him, I might not get any merit!

For a general, the most important thing is his military exploits, but it would be meaningless if he followed others and ate their leftovers.

Wang Mi naturally didn't know what Shi Le was thinking. Of course, even if he knew he was afraid, he might not care much.

For Wang Mi, Liu Tai fought brilliantly in this battle. He not only captured Linli, but also captured Yecheng. Wang Mi, who had just come under Liu Yuan's command, was in great need. Yuan's relationship is not reliable after all.

Naturally, the army led by Wang Mi rested in Linli for the night and set off again tomorrow, while Wang Zhang and Li Gu led their troops directly towards Yecheng.

To be honest, traveling all night is not a comfortable thing after all, but Wang Zhang knew that Liu Tai had too few soldiers, so he could rush over quickly and help Liu Tai stabilize Yecheng.

So when we arrived all the way to Yecheng, it was almost late at night. Liu Tai was sleeping in his mansion. A soldier came over to report, "General Wang Zhang and General Li Gu have led their soldiers over and are at the gate of the city, hoping to enter the city."

"Oh? Why are you in such a hurry?" Liu Tai couldn't help but sigh as he looked at the moonless sky.

Then Liu Tai ordered Chu Hui to be woken up, because Chu Hui was responsible for leaving enough space for the soldiers to live in the city. Of course, in addition to the residences in the city, residences were also prepared outside Ye City. After all, Ye City alone could not accommodate so many people. Many armies.

In a hurry, Liu Tai saw Wang Zhang and ordered the city gate to be opened to lead them into the city.

Liu Tai was very happy to see Wang Zhang and said, "Second uncle, it's a good time for you to come. Then I will leave the defense of Yecheng to you. I will go back to sleep first."

"There is no need to be in such a hurry. You can arrange for me to stay with General Li Gu's soldiers first, so that the soldiers can rest. It is not too late to rest until the handover of defense in the future!" Wang Zhang couldn't help but shake his head when he heard Liu Tai's words.
"You also go to bed first. Now that you and I are in Ye City, the aristocratic families in Ye City cannot be overthrown."

"Then I will follow what you said, second uncle!" Liu Tai nodded when he heard Wang Zhang's words and decisively went to rest.

I am only 12 years old. When I need sleep the most, if I don’t get enough sleep, I may not be able to grow taller.

After sending Wang Zhang off, he felt relieved when he saw Liu Tai casually hand over the defense affairs of Yecheng to him.

His eyes fell on Chu Hui, and he said to Chu Hui with a smile on his face, "Mr. Chu, the autumn air is crisp now, the moon is bright and the stars are sparse. It is the right time to appreciate the moon. How about having a few drinks together!"

"It's my wish, but I dare not invite you!" When Chu Hui heard Wang Zhang's words, he smiled smartly. After all, he did not refuse Wang Zhang's invitation.

Wang Zhang invited Chu Hui, cooked wine, and ate. The two of them talked and drank. First they talked about the scenery, and then about how Liu Tai captured Ye City. In the end, Wang Zhang said to Chu Hui :
"I wonder if you, Mouyuan, have the ambition to serve as an official. If so, I will definitely recommend it to my brother!"

Wang Zhang heard from Chu Hui's mouth how Liu Tai captured Ye City, especially Chu Hui's efforts to appease the aristocratic family. In Wang Zhang's understanding, it was Chu Hui who temporarily stabilized Ye City. The same thing, this means it is clear. Chu Hui is a talent.

Especially since Chu Hui took the initiative to help, he was somewhat inclined towards the Xiongnu and Han Dynasty, so how could such a talent be a teacher in Liu Tai's military camp? Of course, he must be used in many ways!

Facing Wang Zhang's attentiveness, Chu Hui smiled calmly and said, "I'm a member of the tribe living in Yangzhai..."

When Wang Zhang heard Chu Hui's words, he immediately understood and said, "Drink, drink, let's just talk about romance today!"

Wang Zhang naturally understood Chu Hui's scruples, and even respected Chu Hui in his heart.

Perhaps, this was also the Jin Dynasty where the Sima family was located. Because Shang Liang was not honest and did not have the face to say the word "loyalty", filial piety was the most promoted.

This kind of filial piety is, at a small scale, between father and son; at a large scale, it is an individual's filial piety towards the clan.

Therefore, in the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, there may not be many people who advocate that they are loyal to the emperor and patriotic, but everyone is absolutely willing to go through fire and water for their family leader.

The most famous among them is the Langya Wang family, which is basically the same as the male protagonist in ancient novels. Basically, the entire family dies, leaving only one to escape. Then the male protagonist grows up and kills his entire family of enemies. Then he continued to cause trouble and got into trouble with some guy whose whole family was wiped out. Then one or two people escaped and ascended to heaven, and then they turned around and annihilated the enemies who had wiped out their clan again.All in all, in this era, the concept held by the vast majority of aristocratic families is more accurate than the country, and it is more accurate to say that the importance of their family is far greater than the importance of the country.

Of course, this can be regarded as one of the influences brought about by the "Nine-Rank Zhongzheng System" to some extent.

As the main political system at least during the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties, in fact, not only the Eastern Jin Dynasty also used this system, but even the dynasties established by the northern ethnic minorities in the future actually used this system directly in order to accelerate Sinicization.

This is also a time when many aristocratic families are changing jobs. Although the power in their hands has an impact, the status does not have a big impact. However, this era is not the Spring and Autumn Period, but the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties. Basically, as long as there is a coup, it will be bloody. It flows into a river!
This is the point of communication between Wang Zhang and Chu Hui. Although Wang Zhang does not know what Chu Hui is planning, Wang Zhang knows that since Chu Hui is willing to stay and help, he will help a lot in the future, even if he is not a Huns man. I'm afraid no one in the country will believe it.

Chu Hui left because he was too drunk, but Chu Hui had already made his meaning clear, and Chu Hui believed that Wang Zhang could understand what he meant.

Wang Zhang watched Chu Hui leave and tried to persuade him to stay. Then he sent someone to send Chu Hui away, while he continued to drink with Yue.

"In comparison, we should think about how to persuade Tai'er to give up the war!" Wang Zhang couldn't help but think.

Yes, Wang Zhang rushed towards Yecheng in a hurry. The most important point was to find a way to persuade Liu Tai to stay in Yecheng for the time being and not to continue the war.

The very simple reason is that Liu Tai's military exploits this time are enough for Liu Tai to become a general.

But neither Wang Mi nor Wang Zhang wanted Liu Tai to take risks too quickly. After all, Liu Tai was too young.

Even if Liu Tai is a genius general as Wang Mi and Wang Zhang think, he is still too young at his current age.

He is not suitable to be in that position now. After all, even if he is only a general, he does not only know how to fight.

As for another point, Yecheng is indeed important, but Liu Tai, you have already taken the fattest piece of meat, so there is no need to deny the bones to your own people.

People like Wang Sang, Cao Yi and Li Gu also need merit. If they continue to use Liu Tai and don't give anyone a sip of soup, it will not be a good thing for Wang Mi's entire team or Liu Tai. .

Too much is not enough, and advocating the golden mean has been the principle that China has pursued since ancient times, but golden mean and mediocrity are ultimately different.

It seems that now, Liu Tai has won the biggest cake in Yecheng, so he should give up fighting in other cities and give others a chance.

Not only will the other brother troops think better of it, but the most important thing is that even if you grab the other three melons and two dates, it will not make a qualitative leap in your achievements. Such investment and contribution are too disproportionate.

After all, we can't expect Liu Tai to lead more than 300 people to cross the Yellow River, enter Luoyang, and become invincible in the world.

Wang Zhang took a deep breath and planned to test Liu Tai's tone tomorrow, so that when Wang Mi arrived, he could give Liu Tai a suitable reward and make it easier for other generals to make next arrangements.

It has to be said that Wang Zhang's existence has made Wang Mi a lot less worried. Wang Zhang himself does not have a strong foresight, nor the ability to see through the world's pattern, but he is inescapable to Wang Mi. Or missing.

Because Wang Zhang is like the biggest lubricant between Wang Mi and the entire rebel army, he can coordinate the relationship between Wang Mi and the rebel generals as much as possible.

Even if Wang Mi actually had a conflict with someone in the rebel army, Wang Zhang would be able to act as a suitable peacemaker.

On the second day, Wang Zhang had breakfast with Liu Tai.

Because he had captured Yecheng, especially with a price from a noble family, Liu Tai could already eat porridge.

Of course, you don’t have to count on white porridge or anything like that. There are more multigrain porridge, multigrain porridge, pickles, and naan bread, which is already a pretty good breakfast.

Wang Zhang had breakfast with Liu Tai. While eating breakfast, Wang Zhang seemed to casually ask Liu Tai,

"With Yecheng captured, we have taken the initiative strategically. Where do you want to attack next?"

"Me? No, I plan to train troops in Yecheng!" Liu Tai couldn't help but answer casually when he heard Wang Zhang's words.
"Oh? Training troops? How could you really think of training troops?" Wang Zhang took a mouthful of white porridge and asked casually.

"I didn't have enough food before, so I didn't fill up my staff. Now I'm waiting for you, my second uncle, to take over the defense of Yecheng, so that I can fill up my staff and then recruit local soldiers to train them!"

Liu Tai seemed to have thought of something, and immediately looked at Wang Zhang and said, "Second uncle, the leather armor I got from the armaments storehouse in Yecheng is my trophy. I can give you a thousand at most. Any more will be fine." there is none left."

"One thousand isn't enough, isn't it? Second Uncle's army only has a certain amount of armor. You have to give two thousand anyway!" Wang Zhang said.

"Two thousand?!" Liu Tai almost jumped up when he heard this, and the scoundrel said, "It doesn't matter whether you have armor or not, you only need one life!"

"You kid, you think I swallowed them all. Your uncle must have asked for some, and some brother troops also want to send some. Don't just think about yourself after taking the things. We are all brothers who came from Qingxu's side. We only care about I won’t live long!” Wang Zhang said.

"Oh..." When Liu Tai heard Wang Zhang's words, he still didn't understand Wang Mi and Wang Zhang's emphasis on loyalty and their admiration for brotherhood.

But his backer has spoken, what can he do? Even if he is unwilling to do so, he must comply!

Wang Zhang looked at Liu Tai's reluctant expression, shook his head and said, "Don't do this. How much have you left for yourself?"

"Yeah!" Liu Tai showed a big smile to Wang Zhang, and did not explain to Wang Zhang how much he had kept. He just decisively changed the subject at this time and said, "Speaking of which, Second Uncle, you came at the right time.

There is a person who I can't find any point of entry into, and he is still in prison. If my second uncle takes action, maybe he can be persuaded! "

"Huh?" Wang Zhang watched Liu Tai change the topic, but did not pursue it. He just looked at Liu Tai with some doubts.

"The former Governor of Wei County, Wang Cui!"

"Hongnong Wang family..."

(End of this chapter)