The Red Mansion: From a Small Pawn to a Leader

Chapter 110 Do me a favor
Suddenly, an eagle's cry was heard in the blue sky, and there was a hint of sadness in the cry. A huge goshawk was seen circling in the sky.

The sound of killing on the grassland was loud.

Looking down from the sky, a fierce battle was taking place on a battlefield about two miles long!

However, both sides of the war were Mongols, wearing the same clothes, the same weapons, and the same roars.

One after another, the war horses fell down with mournful cries.

The Mongols fell one by one.

About a mile to the right of the battlefield was a high ground. Li Hu was sitting on his horse, holding a monocular telescope towards the battlefield, paying attention to the battle situation on the battlefield.

Behind him, thousands of Yulin cavalrymen had formed into a square formation, ready to attack.

"Everyone says the Mongols are no good, but aren't they quite powerful?" Xie Jing scanned the battlefield.

"This time, that time."

Li Hu put down the telescope and said with a smile: "There are not many real civilians in Mongolia now. Almost all of them have become serfs without personal freedom. The livestock, pastures and water sources are all private property of the nobles. No one would really work for them. Now it's different. They are fighting for themselves and their families."

Xie Jing smiled.

When the temperature was almost right, Li Hu raised his hand.

A messenger holding a red flag waved the flag.

Amid the shouts and cries that shook heaven and earth, Deputy General Yulin took the lead and led the cavalry to charge towards the battlefield!
The Mongols of Ikh Ju League, who were surrounded on all sides, responded hastily.

The number of Mongols in Ikh Ju League decreased with each war.

The last group of Ikh Ju League Mongols fought their way out of a bloody tunnel and fled on horseback into the depths of the distant grassland.

"Don't pursue."

Li Hu smiled and said, "Let them inform those nobles and let them know that this is the result of defying the imperial court."

The gong for retreat sounded, and the Yulin cavalry that had been pursuing retreated one after another.

The Mongolian surrendered soldiers ran over, shouting, and formed scattered lines in front of the high ground.

Li Hu rode his horse forward and walked slowly in front of the queue, his eyes slowly sweeping over the faces of the surrendered soldiers.

The surrendered soldiers straightened their backs and looked at Li Hu.

Nodding with satisfaction, Li Hu pulled the reins and said, "I am very satisfied! You have proved your worth, and I have kept my promise. From today on, you will officially become government soldiers and enjoy the treatment that government soldiers deserve."

In front of the team, a general from Yulin repeated loudly in Mongolian.

The surrendered soldiers spoke in awkward Chinese: "We are willing to serve the general!" and they all knelt down.

Li Hu continued, "I will arrange for your family to live in the interior of the country, and solve your worries so that you can serve the court with peace of mind."

The surrendered soldiers: "I am willing to serve the general."

Li Hu nodded and smiled, "Okay!" He said to the Yulin officer, "Chen Qiang, take them down to rest."

Chen Qiang responded loudly, "Yes," and led the Mongolian surrendered soldiers to retreat.

Looking at the backs of Chen Qiang and the Mongolian surrendered soldiers going away, Li Hu nodded with satisfaction. Now he was specially appointed by the emperor as the deputy commander of the Beijing Camp. In addition to the two battalions of soldiers who stayed in the capital to continue training, according to the rules, he could also directly command a battalion of 3,000 soldiers.

After taking over the Hetao area, Li Hu will select three thousand people from these people.

At this time, more than half a month had passed since the end of the war. Finally, this morning, we found traces of the remnants of the Ikh Ju League again. Unfortunately, we were one step too slow and only caught up with the rear army.

As expected of a nation on horseback, their speed of escape is unmatched.

At this time, Xie Jing rode over on horseback.

Xie Jing: "Marshal, the second prince is here."

Li Hu looked in the direction of the voice and saw Wang Daniu leading a team of personal soldiers and escorting the second prince towards them.

Several civil servants and a group of imperial cavalry followed behind.

Li Hu raised his eyebrows. Have the people from the Ministry of Industry arrived?

"General Li!" From a distance, the second prince raised his hands.

When did this bastard become so humble and polite?

Li Hu narrowed his eyes slightly. Was he trying to deceive him because his father's men were here? !
Thinking about it, Li Hu looked at those civil servants, and sure enough, one of them showed an indignant look!
When the second prince was about ten steps away from Li Hu's horse, he pulled the reins, dismounted, and walked over, leading the horse.

Xie Jing: "You didn't hold your fart well!"

Li Hu smiled.

The second prince walked up to Li Hu, bowed, and said, "General Li, I have brought the people from the Ministry of Works to you."

Li Hu looked at him. Was this kid so sure that he wouldn't dare to turn against the officials of the Ministry of Industry?

The second prince also looked at Li Hu with a smile on his face.

At this time, several officials from the Ministry of Works came over, saluted Li Hu and said, "General Li, we are here to supervise the construction of the new city by imperial order."

Li Hu nodded on his horse and said to a general, "Take the adults down to have dinner."

The general: “Yes.”

"slow!"

The indignant official from the Ministry of Works stepped forward and looked at Li Hu: "Excuse me, General Li, does the emperor have an order to depose the second prince's status and position?" Li Hu understood what he meant. He wanted to fight for power and status for the second prince. "Bearing a criminal's body" means that although one has committed a crime, he still retains his position and continues to perform his duties.

Li Hu's face was stern without a trace of smile. He didn't even look at him and rode his horse towards the big tent.

The official got anxious and blushed: "You are so arrogant and domineering, and you have no manners as a subject! I want to impeach you!"

Li Hu, who was not far away, had obviously heard it and pulled the reins.

Without waiting for Li Hu to speak, several of his personal soldiers rode up on horseback. The horses were still circling around the official.

The man was startled: "What do you want to do?! I am an official appointed by the court!" He looked at the imperial cavalry and said, "Capture them!"

The imperial cavalry looked at each other in bewilderment.

The second prince's eyes sparkled. "Okay. If this gets to the capital, Li Hu will be in big trouble."

Li Hu lowered his head and thought, was it just that he wanted to gain a good reputation? Or was there something wrong in the capital? Or was it that the emperor's attitude towards him had changed? !

Ni Er kept sending her letters, and Lin Daiyu also sent her two letters and some clothes. She hadn't heard that anything was happening in the capital.

The emperor was dissatisfied with me because I gave the second prince a chin bean? !

After a moment's silence, Li Hu spoke: "Let's talk in the big tent." Then he spurred his horse towards the big tent.

The man got angry and shouted, "Get out of here!" Then he walked towards the big tent with an official step.

The second prince rolled his eyes and said to the officials from the Ministry of Works, "Let's go and try to mediate."

Xie Jing and others also chased after him, but were stopped by the personal soldiers outside the big tent.

Everyone looked nervously at the central military tent with its door closed.

In the big tent, Li Hu was pouring tea.

The man was startled. Could it be that he was pouring tea for himself?

At this time, Li Hu came towards him with tea in his hand.

The man became even more infatuated, thinking: If you can't see through the overall situation and can't figure out the emperor's intentions, what's the use of making great contributions? You deliberately suppressed and neglected the second prince, and pretended to obey the emperor's will but secretly disobeyed it. You deserve to be my stepping stone.

Li Hu walked up to him and asked with a smile, "Do you know where this place is?"

The man paused and said, "Your big tent."

Li Hu looked at him with a smile and said softly, "I don't want to know who you are, nor do I want to know your purpose."

The man was startled again and looked at Li Hu.

Li Hu: "Do me a favor."

That person: "What, what can I do for you?"

Li Hu smiled and said, "No hurry, have some tea first." He handed it over.

The man was stunned for a moment, but still reached out to take it.

"Bang", the tea bowl fell to the ground, the pieces flew out and the tea splashed everywhere!
"presumptuous!"

Li Hu shouted, "Someone come!"

The curtain was lifted and Wang Daniu rushed in with a team of personal soldiers.

Generals such as Xie Jing also ran in.

The second prince did not come in and stopped the officials from the Ministry of Works.

Looking at the fragments and tea foam on the ground, all the generals and soldiers in the big tent looked at each other in shock.

Li Hu: "Catch this man who is causing trouble in the central army tent, beat him with thirty military sticks, and send him back to the capital."

Immediately, two bodyguards rushed over, picked up the man and dragged him out of the tent.

".You, you framed me"

The man finally came to his senses and shouted, "I am an official appointed by the court. You have no right to punish me!"

Wang Daniu grabbed him by the back of his collar and said, "Go away!" and dragged him out.

Li Hu looked at his back and thought: Please help me test the emperor's attitude.

The faces of the officials from the Ministry of Industry turned pale as paper, and they all looked at Li Hu.

Li Hu glanced at them and said, "Take them downstairs to eat."

The general said, "Yes." He strode out of the tent and extended his hand, "Let's go."

Those people looked at each other in panic, then bowed to Li Hu and said, "Thank you, General Li." Then they followed him.

Li Hu said to Xie Jing, "Send out all the scouts to find the remnants of the Yik Zhao League."

Xie Jing: “Yes!” He answered and hurried out.

Seeing that the Second Prince was about to slip away, Li Hu snorted and said, "Your Highness, don't leave. Follow the army north tomorrow."

The second prince neither replied nor turned around. He just walked away after listening.

(End of this chapter)