Mao Xiuzhi's face kept changing, and after a full cup of tea, he finally regained his composure, and sighed: "Many of those Han soldiers and generals followed me to surrender, the reason why I am reluctant to send them I handed it over because I was worried that they would be bullied without my care, after all, they followed me because they believed in me back then!"

Zhao Junsheng said: "Brother Mao, you can rest assured that I will personally lead these soldiers, reorganize them, pay them military salaries, grant them land if they have military merits, and never treat them badly!"

Mao Xiuzhi breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the words, "If they can serve under the general's command, the general will not treat them badly, so I can rest assured!"

Early the next morning, Zhao Junsheng sent Cao Jiao and some people to follow Mao Xiuzhi back to Zhuo County to receive his Qianhan soldiers, and he also sent Huahai who followed Zhao Junsheng to Youzhou to serve as the deputy guard in Fanyangliang Township Lord, as Mao Xiuzhi's deputy to assist him in commanding the Liangxiang garrison.

Mao Xiuzhi was a Han and a general. The nearly [-] Xianbei soldiers stationed in Liangxiang did not obey his orders, but Huahai was from Xianbei. Zhao Junsheng believed that those Xianbei soldiers should be easier to accept.

In order to appease Mao Xiuzhi, Zhao Junsheng asked Mao Xiuzhi to recommend the candidate for the captain of Fanyang County. According to the regulations, the size of a county soldier is between 3000 and [-], which can be regarded as a cover for Mao Xiuzhi. Gained a little military power.

A few days later, Cao Jiao and some accompanying soldiers will bring back [-] soldiers and horses from Fanyang, and [-] soldiers and horses will be stationed in Fanyang as county soldiers to maintain local law and order and fight against bandits.Unlimited execution

The 1 soldiers Cao Jiao brought back were stationed outside the city of Zhuo County, next to the [-] Han soldiers camp under the command of the prefect Li Yuande and the [-] Youzhou Army garrison. It frightened Li Yuande.

1 soldiers and horses seem to be a lot, but they are all infantry, and they are outside the city. If Zhao Junsheng lets the 1 infantry and the [-] Youzhou army carry out a pincer attack, there is no need for the [-] infantry to do it, and only three thousand soldiers are needed. A face-to-face meeting of the Qianyouzhou cavalry is likely to overwhelm the [-] infantry.

"Why hasn't the messenger returned from Pingcheng? Damn it!" Li Yuande was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot, lest Zhao Junsheng would attack him suddenly.

At this moment, Menzi came to report: "Your Majesty, the Governor's Mansion sent someone to invite you to come over and say

It is Zhao Shijun who wants to discuss with the Fujun! "

"Sure enough!" Li Yuande's face changed when he heard it, and he looked at Yang Zhubo and asked, "Mr. Yang, how do you think I should deal with it now?"

Yang Zhubo thought for a while, shook his head, and said to Li Yuande: "The Fu Jun is also the general Yokono and the prefect of Yan County appointed by the court. If he doesn't have the handle of the Fu Jun, he wouldn't dare to do anything to the Fu Jun casually. According to our inside information From the news that came, there are no rumors in the governor's mansion that are unfavorable to the Fujun, and the subordinates think that it is better for the Fujun to go there and lower their posture, otherwise it will be bad to give Zhao Junsheng an excuse to do something to the Fujun!"

Li Yuande was heartbroken when he heard this, and he stood up and said, "Forget it, whether it's a blessing or a disaster, you can't avoid it if you are a disaster! I will just go to the governor's mansion, and I want to see what Zhao Jun wants to do with his business!"

"This subordinate will go with the Fujun!"

Li Yuande nodded: "Alright, if I have something to do and can't decide it, I can just ask Mr. Yang to be a counselor!"

Under the escort of several personal soldiers, Li Yuande brought Yang Zhubo to the governor's mansion, and the two were ushered into the mansion by a small official of the governor's mansion at the gate.

When passing the long corridor leading to the lobby of the mansion, Li Yuande and Yang Zhubo saw an insider maid they had arranged for them approaching, the maid secretly made a gesture to the two of them, and they both breathed a sigh of relief when they saw this gesture , This means that there is no ambush in the governor's mansion, and the atmosphere does not need to be tense. It seems that this is just an ordinary call for Zhao Junsheng.

"Your Majesty Li and Master Yang, please, your envoy has been waiting for a long time!" The petty official led Li Yuande and Li Yuande to the entrance of the hall and stopped still, allowing them to enter.

Li Yuande and Yang Zhubo walked into the hall one after another, came to the middle and bowed to Zhao Junsheng who was processing the official documents: "Your official Li Yuande has met the envoy!"

Zhao Junsheng looked up at Li Yuande, and said with a smile: "It's Li Taishou and Yang Zhubo, please take your seats first, and I will talk to you after the general finishes processing these official documents! Come on, let Li Taishou and Yang Zhubo go up." Tea, please invite Mr. Dongfang to accompany you!"

"Yes, envoy!"

"Thank you, envoy!" Li Yuande and Yang Zhubo clasped their hands again and then went to the right side and knelt behind a short table.

Dongfang Chen arrived soon, and Zhao Junsheng finished reviewing the official documents as quickly as possible. He asked the civil servants to move down the mountains of official documents, cleared some space on the desk, and took a cup of tea to drink. The two looked at Li Yuande: "Prefect Li?"

Li Yuande hastily put down the teacup, knelt upright and even cupped his hands: "Your Majesty is here!" The King of Glory set out to fight

Zhao Junsheng asked, "By the way, when did you submit to Wei?"

Being brought up again, Li Yuande was a little embarrassed, but he had to answer Zhao Junsheng's question, so he replied: "Return to the envoy, the next official is captured in May every year and surrendered every month!"

"Then what job did you take before surrendering?"

"Be the prefect of Yingchuan!" Li Yuande replied.

Zhao Junsheng frowned: "The prefect of Yingchuan is a civil servant, right? Of course, at that time Yingchuan was close to the border of our dynasty and belonged to the border town of the Southern Dynasty. It would be difficult for you in the Southern Dynasty to let you, a civil official, lead the army to resist our attack! By the way, how many soldiers and horses do you have now?"

"This..." Li Yuande showed embarrassment again on his face. He now believes that Zhao Junsheng did not ask these questions for no reason. He must have done an investigation beforehand. His lies can be exposed in minutes.

"Returning to Shijun, there are currently 5000 soldiers and horses under the rule of Yanjun, including more than 1 Xianbei soldiers, and another [-] Han soldiers..."

Zhao Junsheng frowned: "Is it too much to raise [-] soldiers and horses in one county? Do the people in Yan County feel miserable? The one sitting on the throne in Pingcheng Palace is probably not Don’t you feel at ease? Otherwise, why would this general transfer from Wuchuan Town to Youzhou as the governor for no reason?”

It turned out that he was being targeted by the emperor, even with King Le'an's backing behind him, it was useless!Li Yuande suddenly felt sweat on his forehead, his face turned pale, and he couldn't help turning his head slightly to look at Yang Zhubo.

Zhao Junsheng sounded like he was talking to himself

Li Yuande and Yang Zhubo thought that the emperor must have hinted at Zhao Junsheng, otherwise how could Zhao Junsheng say that?

Yang Zhubo thought for a while, knelt up straight up and cupped his hands to Zhao Junsheng, saying: "What the envoy said is true. It is too heavy to support 5000 troops in one county. The people have already suffered terribly. Ma originally only had more than 1000 soldiers. Excluding the more than 1 Xianbei soldiers who guarded the capital, there were only less than 1 county soldiers. The extra [-] Han soldiers were recruited by Liu Jie at the time. , after several months of training, Du Chao surrendered afterwards, and the [-] troops were left unattended. My family is worried that after disbanding them, their lives will be lost. It will be very bad if someone turns into a bandit , so it has been delayed until now, I wonder if His Majesty the Emperor and the court mean to dismiss these people, or is there any other purpose?"

Zhao Junsheng looked at Yang Zhubo, then looked at Li Yuande, and asked: "Prefect Li, if this general wants to take over the military power of 1 people, I wonder if Prefect Li is willing to hand it over?"

Li Yuande was taken face to face by Zhao Junsheng, and he was forced into a corner. He couldn't be sloppy about this issue, otherwise Zhao Junsheng would make a big fuss about it.

He smiled awkwardly and said: "The general is joking, these soldiers and horses are not the private soldiers of the lower officials. If the imperial court wants to take back the military power, how can the lower officials refuse?"

Zhao Junsheng waved his hands and said with a smile: "Prefect Li don't need to rush to answer this general. After all, you have led these soldiers for a long time, you have some feelings, and you have given a lot of effort and money. If Prefect Li voluntarily surrenders his military power, The imperial court will definitely have something to say. How about this, Li Taishou will go back and discuss with the generals, and I will give you three days to think about it, how about it?"

Chapter 451 Submission

Sweat dripped from Li Yuande's forehead. He rose tremblingly and bowed to Zhao Junsheng: "I will go back to discuss with the generals and try my best to persuade them! However, some officials are away on business, and some generals are guarding elsewhere, so they came to Ji County It still takes time, please allow a few more days, General!"

Zhao Junsheng thought for a while and said: "The emperor gave this general a limited amount of time, that's why this general didn't play charades with Li Taishou, and just told the story directly in order to save time. In this way, I will give you five at most. God, you go!"

"······Resignation!" Li Yuande bowed, and carefully retreated with Yang Zhubo.

Zhao Junsheng and Dongfang Chen looked at each other and smiled when they saw the two leave.

Dongfang Chen said: "General, Li Yuande and his group of people may not be able to sleep every day these days!"

"Sir, do you think Li Yuande and the others will take the risk and rebel?" Zhao Junsheng asked after taking a sip of tea.

Dongfang Chen smiled and said: "Don't worry, general, Li Yuande is not a fool, and his generals are not all brainless. With their strength, wanting to zào fǎn is simply asking for their own death. Who would dare to do this in a hurry without preparation? The great crime of punishing the Nine Clans? Just relying on 1 Han soldiers in their hands will not accomplish anything. If they collude with Beiyan, discuss it in advance, and have foreign aid to support them, they may be able to escape to Beiyan and start a hasty uprising It can only end in the end of annihilation!"

Zhao Junsheng got up and walked back and forth in the hall, when Li Baolai reported: "General, Gao Xu sent someone to contact him, and he has led [-] troops to the mountain pass of the military capital!"

"Oh? Gao Xu has arrived with his troops? You came very quickly, very good! You go and call the person Gao Xu sent to make contact!"

Li Bao turned around and shouted, "Come in!"

A young man in his twenties dressed as a woodcutter walked in and clasped his fists to report to Zhao Junsheng: "General, Vice General Gao sent a villain to report to the general that the army has arrived at the north bank of Qingyi River outside the Jundu Mountain Pass, and is waiting for the general's orders at any time! "

Zhao Junsheng asked: "Did the army encounter any troubles when they came from Wuchuan Town?"

"Returning to the general, the army passed by many Xianbei tribes along the way. Although they were on guard against our army, there was no conflict. The army also bought beef, mutton, meat and fur from some Xianbei tribes passing by along the way. There was no conflict, and there was no conflict. Casualties!"

Zhao Junsheng nodded: "That's good. You can rest for a day at the Governor's Mansion, and return after breakfast and enough dry food tomorrow morning. When you go back, tell Gao Xu that you will communicate with Xinying in the future, and the military orders will also be delivered with Xinying! Li Treasure, make arrangements for him to take Xinying with him before he leaves tomorrow morning!"

"Yes, General!"

But it was said that Li Yuande and Yang Zhubo came out of the governor's mansion, and they both felt their backs were wet with sweat. It was not until they got into the carriage that Li Yuande breathed a sigh of relief and said to Yang Zhubo: "I didn't expect that Zhao Junsheng was so young. Talking and acting like an old fox, this official was scared into a cold sweat by him!"

Yang Zhubo couldn't help but said helplessly: "Isn't this subordinate?"

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