"Why did you come so late?" Liu Cheng, who was stinking of sweat and blood, had a dark face. As soon as he entered the hall, he scolded the people in front of him in public. "What do you think of our lives?!"
The man was startled and quickly explained, "I didn't waste any time. I stayed at Fangtou for half a day and brought these three thousand new troops! But as soon as I got here, I heard that we had won the battle before, so I came to Xuchang."
"Do you know if you could have come half a day earlier, how many lives would we have saved?" Liu Cheng had a ferocious look on his face. He held the knife handle and pushed forward, spitting all the saliva in his mouth on the opponent's face. "Do you know that Qiang people was defeated twice by the main force led by Fu Xiong, causing countless casualties and almost reaching the end of the river? Yao Xiang himself almost died? Do you know that I did it yesterday? How much effort did it take to get Hu Bin to send troops? I was so anxious that I almost jumped into the river? Do you know that Xuchang's defender Yang Qun suddenly appeared and intercepted me and almost killed me? If you Staff Officer Yuan had arrived on the battlefield at that time, where would you need these? But now that you are here, you don't go to the front line to respond, and you actually occupied Xuchang first? What's the use of occupying Xuchang now?!"
That man, that is, Yuan Hong who came back from Fangtou but went directly into the empty city of Xuchang, was frightened by Liu Acheng's sudden change of face and scolded him and backed away repeatedly. Behind him, an officer who only smelled of sweat but not blood quickly held his knife warily. Moving forward, the result was an even more intense chain reaction - the extremely exhausted Black-Clad Guards and Jiangxia Armored Cavalry behind Liu Cheng pulled out their blood-stained swords one after another, and then the Fangtou reinforcements in the hall also quickly drew their swords.
"You still dare to draw a sword on me!" Liu Cheng didn't care at all, but pointed at the opponent's completely pale face and continued to approach. "Now we Jingzhou have no troops at Yingchuan, do you want to have internal strife? In this situation, after the internal strife, do you think Pacification of the West can protect you from Conquering the West?"
"I didn't!" Yuan Hong, who had already retreated to a table, had no way out. He could only look back at each other, almost pleading. "Okay, why did it get to this point? Put it away quickly."
Liu Cheng sneered and raised his hand first to signal. The person behind him immediately put away his sword, while Yuan Hong quickly urged the reinforcements who came from Fangtou to put away their swords. The atmosphere between the two parties relaxed slightly.
"Yuan Ahu, I know your little thoughts." Liu Cheng continued to approach the other party and sneered. "You are doing it for Pacification of the West, right? You are worried about Qiang people and our Jingzhou people have taken over Xuchang, so the credit for recovering Xuchang cannot go to your Pacification of the West, right?"
"Since Yulong knows, why should he be aggressive?" Yuan Hong admitted while trying to defend. "Pacification of the West entrusted the situation to you, so you have to work hard for Pacification of the West, right? As for the dangers from last night to today, I really don't know..."
"Then you know now?" Liu Cheng interrupted.
"What can I do if I know?" Yuan Hong responded at a loss.
"You trash!" Liu Cheng suddenly changed his color again, not leaving any face to the other party. "If you know it, just let Liu Jian's soldiers come back and take possession of this Xuchang. You can't believe me here Liu Jian, there is no Hu Bin? Let Hu Bin's soldiers come back and occupy this Xuchang! Otherwise, who on the battlefield can be convinced?! As for this new force, we have to hurry up Hulao Pass! Luoyang, don't you want to take it back?"
Yuan Hong was startled, and looked at each other with the officer. He seemed a little hesitant, but in the end he quickly turned around and said, "Hu Bin has to enter the city first."
"Okay." Liu Cheng nodded, and then suddenly pushed the other party to the case. "Write a military report now! I'll watch you write it! If someone's achievements in this battle are missed, I will make noises to them, saying that you are the one who got in the way, and let them fight with you."
"How could I ignore their meritorious service?" Yuan Hong slumped down on the desk and couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. Then he was about to stand up when he suddenly realized. "You came up to scold me and scolded me because you wanted me to write a military report to Pacification of the West according to your words, right? Just tell me directly, why did you need to use the knife?"
"Now that you know it, write it quickly." Liu Cheng can't rush you enough. "You write to Pacification of the West's military report. I'll write a private message to Jiankang's friend. First, put the beginning and end of this battle in order, and determine The credit goes to Hu Bin, Liu Jian, Liu Shi and Yao Xiang, Wang Qia. Don't make any show of concealing and stealing credit."
Yuan Hong just nodded at this time.
In this way, the two first wrote a simple document, signed jointly, calling Hu Bin to come back quickly to Xuchang to defend the city, so that Fangtou's new force could go to Hulao Pass; let Qiang people and Liu Jian set up camp on the spot, gathering local people and looted Qiang people tribesmen, cleaning the battlefield, and counting supplies; Wang Qia was asked to withdraw to Linying for rest.
After the document was issued, Liu Cheng first introduced the situation of yesterday's battle. It was inevitable to polish it, but the main body of credit at the core was really fair and impartial and had not been changed. Then both of them agreed:
Yao Xiang's status is too high, they can't control it. They can only explain the matter clearly, and then confirm that he is the first contributor to this battle, so there is no further discussion. The court likes it;
On the Imperial Army's side, Hu Bin saved thousands of soldiers and horses from the defeated army, and was the first to attack Di people's main force at night, and beheaded Di people general Yang Qun in the chaos, and finally recovered Xuchang, ranking first;
Wang Qia, as a subordinate of Administrator from outside the town, saw the army defeated and took the initiative to cross the border to respond and participated in the counterattack. Di people was the second to attack. He was high-spirited and honest, so he was naturally the second;
When Liu Jian was defeated, he performed extraordinary feats in defending Admonition Bridge. As Five-Hundred Commander and the temporarily appointed name of Miscellaneous-Rank General, he gathered 5,000 people to participate in the counterattack and defeated Yang Qun's blocking force midway. Naturally, he was ranked third;
Although Liu Shi was defeated, he was able to preserve a large amount of armaments and supplies after the war, which provided the necessary foundation for the counterattack. He also took the lead in the counterattack with Liu Jian and defeated Yang Qun. Regardless of the previous defeat, this counterattack was indeed a great achievement.
After determining the core subjects of these contributions, Liu Cheng started writing directly, step by step.
From the beginning of the Ying River's failure, it is written clearly one stroke at a time, to the defeat of Xie Shang to the Huai River south bank where Crane-Cry Alliance entrusted the North to the process, and then to the counterattack, and the military achievements of these people are arranged in the name of personal subjectivity.
But it was written in the name of a private message to Gao Rou.
On the other side, Yuan Hong hesitated before writing. "Liu Yulong, this is a serious military report. As long as it is well written, it should not be modified according to Pacification of the West's character... Your merits are worthy of this, and you just lost your temper again. In the end, you only arranged the merits of these people. Don't you need me to make some special calculations for you here?"
"If you want to take credit for yourself and you can't avoid me, then write it. I'm not a saint who doesn't care about fame and fortune." Liu Cheng said casually while writing. "But I guarantee Liu Jian's meritorious service and complete the work of Hu Bin and Liu Shi The commitment of Noble Rank is the most important thing... After all, they and I are not on the same path. No matter how great our military achievements are now, all they can do is upgrade me to one level Noble Rank. Could it be that Northern Expedition is just around the corner and Duke Huan can temporarily release me to be a general who can lead the army?"
"That's right, Conquering the West and Pacification of the West only need to know about it. We are Pure Stream after all, and we can't really be generals." Yuan Hong nodded in agreement, and went on writing with confidence.
Liu Cheng remained silent and continued to write letters.
This is indeed true, but he is really not that upright. The main reason is that such a big war involves so many forces, and the beginning and end of this matter cannot be concealed at all. Xie Shang and Yao Xiang, the two big shots involved, are not the kind of people who would cover up anyone's achievements.
Huan Wen is not a person who does not reward his merits.
Therefore, he Liu Acheng does not need to worry about these at all.
At this time, he maintains a high profile, and after two years, other people will react, and these experiences will turn into a so-called reputation that may seem illusory but has a real role in the entire South of the Yangtze political ecology. At that time, he will be almost twenty years old, and he will be able to take charge of his own affairs, and he will be able to really play a role.
This is called more effective and longer-lasting resource allocation.
Moreover, the reason why he lost his temper just now was not because he was worried about how to write this victory document.
After finishing writing, Liu Acheng still dragged Yuan Hong, not allowing him to leave, until Hu Bin rushed to Xuchang, and showed him two documents, one public and one private. Then he called people in person and sent them out through public channels and private channels in Liu Huzi's tribe.
He was not polite and put the words "enyi" in front of his face.
The effect was immediate, not to mention that Hu Bin's previous dissatisfaction had long since disappeared, even if he still harbored any resentment, at this time, towards Liu Cheng and Yuan Hong... especially towards Liu Cheng, he was filled with gratitude, politeness and respect.
But Liu Cheng didn't change his expression and just urged the opponent to change defense quickly and settle the matter.
The next day, under pressure from all parties, the new force set out eagerly early in the morning to snatch Hulao Pass. They were replaced by a group of people from Hu Bin and half a group of people from Liu Huzi who had obviously entered Xuchang City out of goodwill.
But this overture is just the beginning.
In the afternoon of that day, several boxes of gold and silver jewelry that had not even been wiped clean of blood stains were delivered to the back hall of the government office where Liu Cheng and Yuan Hong now live, without any cover-up.
Yuan Hong accepted it openly.
Not to mention the tradition of moving hamsters, this kind of trophy is what they deserve, and Yuan Hong has also been poor. The so-called poverty is scary.
Liu Cheng did not refuse, but he himself only took an earring of unknown material, which he planned to give to Jingkou's Awu. The remaining belongings were divided into two and half was given to Jingzhou. Half of the Black-Clad Guards and Jiangxia Armored Cavalry that came from E were transferred to Liu Huzi, allowing them to make internal distributions based on official title, merit, hard work, and casualties.
Immediately, Yao Xiang and Wang Qia all came with similar gifts. Liu Cheng treated them like this. He couldn't bring many with him anyway. Even the earrings had to be sent back by Liu Huzi, so it was better to just scatter them.
Soon, that evening, a more political overture arrived.
"Chief Secretary Liu." The dusty Quan Yi handed it over. "My Pingbei wants to marry you, so I asked me to be the matchmaker."
"Okay." Liu Cheng blurted out without any hesitation. "But I'm already married. What do you think Liu Jian?"
"My Pingbei knows that Chief Secretary Liu is already married, but he still wants to get married to me, regardless of wives and concubines." Quan Yi seemed to have discussed it before he came. "However, our brother should know the situation here. Even the death and injury have not been properly counted, so please don't worry about the widow remarrying."
"If you don't care about it, of course I can." Liu Cheng hesitated for a moment, but quickly agreed. "But I said in advance that I will leave early the next morning and go directly to the Jingzhou Army. We will get married tomorrow and separate the day after tomorrow. If your daughter comes over, she will still go to Jingkou to stay for a long time."
"It doesn't matter." Quan Yi waved his hand. "My Pingbei has decided that his step is a hero. What he wants is to be with him in the future. Who cares about this?"
Liu Cheng also nodded, and Quan Yi resigned directly and left the city overnight.
This is the most naked political marriage, even more outrageous than the previous one with the Shen Family, because it vaguely carries a bit more cruel realism.
In this battle, Liu Cheng proved his ability and showed his future possibilities. This battle itself can indeed be regarded as a kindness to Qiang people, so Yao Xiang is willing to bring a sister, or niece, niece, etc. to establish a connection.
But is there any hope of using this as a channel and argument to win over Liu Cheng during future rebellions and independence?
It is estimated that there is.
Liu Cheng also recognized the possibility of Qiang people's courage to fight with this political group.
Now that the situation has developed, Liu Acheng still feels that Yao Xiang will rebel, but when? How valuable it is before rebelling, it is hard to say. Even if they really rebel, it will be the most direct confrontation of weapons. To put it bluntly, having Qiang people's second wife will be an excellent channel for recruiting Qiang people to surrender in the future, or digesting Qiang people's tribe.
As for whether you will be caught and do Literary Talent?
With Xie Shang's mountains and rivers and his entrustment to Huaibei ahead of him, even if the sky falls, Xie Family will be the first to bear it.
Of course, there is still a little extra generalization, that is, the Qiang people group itself has indeed allowed Liu Acheng to deepen that classic understanding - in this era, you need to build a big family.
When it comes to marrying a wife who doesn't care about status and who is destined to be unable to occupy the political leeway of the head wife, you should marry the one you should marry.
June 12, Liu Cheng takes a concubine.
There is no such thing as nacai, asking for names, naji, nazheng, etc., and there are no prerequisite etiquette.
This has nothing to do with concubinage. According to the marquis in Liu Cheng, theoretically he can have six named concubines. There is no etiquette, but it is simply too hasty and straightforward on the battlefield.
Everyone can understand, including Qiang people himself, who doesn't care about it. If you really want to talk about etiquette, Yao Yizhong only died a few months ago! This wife may also have just died of her husband!
Liu Cheng himself did not leave the city, but Yao Xiang personally sent the bride into the city... This is already the highest level of etiquette.
Soon, Liu Cheng also realized what was going on. Sitting on a small donkey and wearing a symbolic new dress was an acquaintance from the past, A She's sister-in-law, who was originally the Yao family's daughter-in-law.
Compared with that day, his complexion was obviously darker, his hair was duller, and there were injuries on his wrists.
"There are three or four suitable sisters, but they are all in Suiyang because they are too young to come over in time. There is a niece in front of me, whose arm was cut off by the rebels. I don't know if she can survive... You have been with A She for a month, you should know Yes, her situation is no different from that of my sister. It happened that Lao Shiwu died this time and you two met again. I heard that you still miss her a lot, and the rebel army was worried about her whereabouts and inquired about her. "Yao Xiang One arm was still hanging, but he just said casually. "That's her!"
The surrounding sergeants were stunned, and many officers were even more surprised. However, Yuan Hong, the Qiaozu celebrity who should have been the most shocked, was the calmest at this time. Not only was he not surprised, but he seemed to have guessed that Liu Acheng would not care.
Sure enough, Liu Cheng looked at the expressionless A She, and did not question it. Instead, he understood very well. "It doesn't matter, sister A She is a good housekeeper."
"That's good." Yao Xiang immediately felt a little depressed after hearing the other party's promise.
Immediately, everyone cheered up and gathered around on the dilapidated Xuchang street to watch Liu Cheng and A She bow to each other, drink a glass of wine, and the ceremony was completed.
Then Yao Xiang left straight away. He really couldn't escape outside the city. In the past few days, he had been gathering his remaining tribesmen like crazy, and he had already begun to try to control the local people in Xu Ying and the remaining tribesmen of Zhang Yu.
There are opinions on Hu Bin and Liu Huzi.
Turning to the back hall of the government office, this place temporarily became the venue for a simple banquet. All the knights brought by Liu Cheng, people from Liu Huzi's group of people who were in the city at this time, and some officers from Hu Bin's department were eating and drinking.
It was just dusk outside, and the sky was still very bright in summer. Liu Cheng took A She's hand and passed these people, went directly into the bedroom, and then asked, "Sister A She, do you have anything to say?"
"You are leaving tomorrow and I will go to the south to meet your real wife?" A She heard this and made verification first.
"Yes, I have wronged you."
"There's nothing to feel wronged about." A She thought for a moment and managed to speak, but still cried. "This doesn't count. I just hope you live a good life and don't let me be a widow again."
Liu Cheng was speechless for a moment and could only squeeze the other person's calloused hand to comfort him.
After a while, when the other party's breathing stabilized, he spoke again, "There is something critical now, and I would like to ask Sister A She for help."
A She was stunned for a moment, at a loss, but soon, as the other party handed over a dagger, she immediately regained her energy, and quickly jumped off the couch, then knocked the dagger into her sleeve and followed the other party out.
After going out, Liu Acheng first called Black-Clad Guards and asked him to invite someone, saying that he wanted to toast to say goodbye, and then took A She into a nearby room without too many windows.
There were two prepared simple tables with drinks on them. Liu Cheng sat on one by himself, but A She stood there waiting.
After a moment, General Who Pacifies the West’s Office Secretary-Aide Yuan Hong entered the room and saw only Liu Cheng and Qiang people's brides here. She couldn't help but feel confused and wary.
"Brother Ahu, I will leave early tomorrow morning without saying goodbye." Liu Cheng greeted the other party with a smile. "And I happen to have something to ask of you."
Yuan Hong looked at the Qiang people bride. Although he felt uneasy, he was more relieved. He really loves and hates Liu Cheng these days... not Liu Cheng, it is impossible for people like them to appear in Xuchang City to drink now, but the other party's willful and condescending attitude, as well as the "romantic" and "informal" that are beyond his understanding, still remind him all the time that they are not the same kind of people.
It is best to keep a respectful distance from such people.
And now, the other party is saying goodbye. Isn't this a concrete manifestation of keeping a distance?
Nai finally sat down cross-legged and immediately raised his glass to wish the other party a smooth journey.
Liu Cheng also accepted it calmly, drank a glass, then put down the cup, and suddenly pointed at his bride and asked with a smile, "Brother Ahu, do you know that A She is a Di people who grew up in Qiang people?"
Yuan Hong was surprised at first, and then felt confused as to what Di people Qiang people had to do with it, but he just nodded. "I see."
"Then you should know that she is very naive and doesn't understand our South of the Yangtze rules, right?" Liu Cheng continued to ask with a smile.
"It's okay, just teach him slowly." Yuan Hong quickly comforted with a smile.
"It's good that you know." Liu Cheng said, looking up at the bride with a smile on his face. "Sister A She, I want to ask him for something. If he doesn't give it, you will kill him."
Yuan Hong was startled, and then he found a shining dagger on his neck. He was stunned again, and his heart was filled with horror. At that moment, he felt that the pores on his limbs were exploding.
"Bring it!" Liu Cheng stretched out his hand, still smiling. "Brother Ahu, you are a smart man. Now that this thing has crossed the river, the merits of Dai Shi and Pacification of the West are inevitable. Jiankang, you always have your opinions and merits, but the fact that it was transferred from me and Conquering the West in the middle is enough to prove my loyalty to Conquering the West, and Conquering the West's loyalty to the court, why not do it? You can also consider it to be convenient for others and for yourself."
Yuan Hong My mouth was dry, I couldn't help but look at that Qiang people... No, Di people the bride, but I saw the other party pursed her lips and looked at me coldly, not at all There was a slight change in her expression. It was obvious that she didn't understand her husband's words and didn't know who she was. She became more and more frightened and couldn't help but feel inexplicable and indignant. "Yulong, if you tell me this truth, I am the same as you, why do you have to do this?!"
Liu Cheng was shocked.
Damn it! You are really here!
As expected, I came back immediately and tried every means to drive away the Fangtou new force... and then hastily decided and implemented this strategy in just a few days!
When Yuan Hong saw Liu Cheng's unbearable expression, he suddenly realized that he had been deceived by the other party when he was most relaxed!
Think about it, the other party is not a god, how can you be sure that the thing is on your body? I'm afraid I'm not sure whether Dai Shi took out the thing when he went to Yecheng this time, right?
This Liu Acheng is so cunning!
But at this time, not to mention that his life was in the hands of a Di people woman who knew nothing. Even those who came to the banquet outside were not willing to listen to her words to deal with this person... So what's the use of reacting?
A quarter of an hour later, a Black-Clad Guards brought a small box from Yuan Hong's residence. Liu Cheng couldn't wait to open it and look at it, but was surprised for a moment - it was indeed four inches in size, but wasn't it "Ordered by Heaven, Longevity and Longevity"? Wasn't it a missing corner of the dragon or the jade seal itself and then filled it with gold?
Why is it "accepted by the order of heaven, the emperor Shouchang"?
But soon, Liu Acheng routinely stopped this boring internal conflict, because he knew that as long as he delivered this thing to Huan Wen, then regardless of whether Huan Wen kept it privately or transferred it to Jiankang, this thing with a clear origin was Imperial Seal.
This trip with Central Plains took so much time and energy, and endured so many things, but we really achieved both the great humanistic ideal and performance-oriented speculative goal of saving the war situation.
Oh, he also has a wife who can help wear armor, and he has also achieved the achievement "Crane-Cry Alliance" with Xie Shang, Yao Xiang and Yuan Hong in front of him.
"Let him go." At this thought, Liu Cheng quickly pinched "Imperial Seal" in his hand to remind him. "He gave me the thing."
A She Then took off the dagger.
-----I am taking off the dividing line of the dagger-----
Emperor Gao, the Great Ancestor has a clear argument. "Imperial Seal's eight characters are: 'Ordered by heaven, and you will live forever'. It was handed over to five dragons in New York. One corner collapsed and was replaced with a gold sculpture." Based on this summary, the seals of the Southern and Northern Dynasties are both fake. However, China was lost in the former Jin Dynasty, and Shi Le picked it up, so there are two seals. Later Later Zhao collapsed, Murong Clan revived in the north, and later Jin Dynasty struggled in the south, each getting a seal. They all reflected Mandate of Heaven, How can we generalize the only one that is fake? Now I have the Mandate of Heaven of Daqi, which combines the two seals, and also found the true seal in the belly of the old Buddha. The three seals combined into one are enough to be regarded as the world. Why do I need to distinguish the authenticity?
-- "Treatise on Distinguishing the Seals" Qi. Fan Ye