Li Jixun's eldest son died
Upon hearing this, Li Jixun's burly body shook slightly, and his generals hurried to hold him up. Li Jixun pushed hard and drew out his sword, shocking the people around him. He did not kill people indiscriminately. With a pale face and gnashing teeth, he slashed the table with his sword, and immediately wood chips flew everywhere, and the sword was deeply inserted into the table.
I cannot vent my anger unless I kill this thief, Li Jixun shouted hoarsely.
The generals quickly agreed: "Li Yun is too arrogant. We are in good faith to form an alliance. Even if he disagrees, he doesn't have to harm the eldest son's life. This is too much, really too much."
However, one of the staff members was not afraid of Li Jixun's rage at this time, and said: "My lord, think twice, a little impatience will ruin a big plan. Now that the enemy is at hand, losing Li Yun's support is already a worrying situation. If we continue to be enemies with Li Yun, it will only benefit the fishermen in Tokyo."
Another person also said hurriedly: Li Yun is indeed arrogant, but in my opinion, he also wants to watch the fire from the other side of the river and wait for an opportunity to act. At the very least, he should not be willing to be the vanguard of Tokyo and come to us to cause trouble; Tokyo does not dare to force Li Yun now, and I am afraid that it is satisfied to just keep Li Yun stable. We should also keep him stable, at least make him unwilling to add insult to injury.
Since Li Yun killed the eldest son, he has already broken off relations with us, and there is no possibility of winning over. We should make plans early now. First, we should stabilize Luzhou; then we should send troops from Zezhou to contact the Northern Han Xiang to assist in attacking Jinzhou and Linfen, and Xiang Xunbu in the southwest of the Northern Han territory.
The plan for now is that Li Yun of Luzhou has blocked our connection with Li Chongjin's Hedong Liaozhou in the northeast. Only by conquering Jinzhou from the west can we open up the passage to the Northern Han Dynasty and then use the Northern Han Dynasty to coordinate with Li Chongjin to avoid being defeated one by one.
After hearing this, Li Jixun raised his head and sighed, as if groaning in pain. He took a deep breath and said coldly: "When you write to Li Yun, you call Li Shouen a junior. Your manners are poor and your words are disrespectful. You have angered Li Yun and you deserve to be killed."
In the past, Han Xin could endure the humiliation of being kicked in the crotch. Your actions today are worthy of heroism. The staff members bowed.
Soon Li Yun received Li Jixun's apology letter. He immediately raised his head and laughed. Looking around, he said: "Li Jixun, this bastard, I killed his son, and he still has to apologize to me, hahahahaha"
Tokyo, early September.
Li Yun killed Li Jixun's eldest son Zuo You and Lu Chengyong, who rode to the gate of the Dianqian Office and said in a deep voice in front of the carriage.
Guo Shao immediately got down from the back of the carriage, his face full of surprise. Zuo You smiled and said: Li Jixun and King Wei both sent their eldest sons to Luzhou. Li Yun cut off the head of Li Jixun's son Li Shouen in front of Fu Zhaoxu. Fu Zhaoxu personally rode a fast horse to deliver it to the court. The people in the lord's house got the news first, and Lu Chengyong told me that I came with him to report the good news.
Guo Shao heaved a sigh of relief. Suddenly he felt as if a huge stone had fallen off his body.
Zuo You and others immediately congratulated him. Guo Shao asked again: Didn't you mention the Northern Han envoy
No. Zuo You murmured after hearing this, as if thinking about something.
Guo Shao said: "Taizu Guo Wei seized the throne from the Later Han Dynasty. The Northern Han emperor proclaimed himself emperor in Hedong and has always been at odds with the Zhou Dynasty. This is a good opportunity to take advantage of the situation. The Northern Han should have sent someone to collude and instigate. Since Fu Zhaoxu has come to Tokyo, I will ask him in person when I see him later."
No matter what, as long as Li Yun does not go along with Li Chongjin and Li Jixun and keeps things stable for the time being, the situation in Heyang and Hedong will be much easier to deal with, Zuo You said.
Guo Shao nodded and smiled: That's right. Prince Wei is not old yet, and he can still see the situation clearly, so he is willing to send Fu Zhaoxu.
After he said that, he looked towards the gate of the Dianqian Office and said: Since you are here, go to duty first.
Entering the government office, the front is the lobby. When Guo Shao stepped into the door, he saw several people on both sides. Everyone stood up and bowed, saying: "This general and others are here to see Inspector Guo."
Guo Shao smiled and nodded, saying, "No need to be polite, please sit down." He looked at Shi Yanchao, who had also stood up to greet him. Guo Shao saw a chair placed right above him, so he walked over and sat on it. Everyone turned around to look at him.
General Shi. Guo Shao turned around and looked.
Shi Yanchao showed little respect, but he still clasped his fists and said, "Guo Du Dianjian, what do you want to tell me?"
Guo Shao said: In my impression, General Shi is the bravest among the three armies, and his bravery is almost unstoppable.
Shi Yanchao heard that Guo Shao also seemed to be trying to flatter him in front of everyone, and he looked very pleased, and did not mean to deny it at all. Unexpectedly, Guo Shao changed the subject: "But I have carefully looked at the files and battles of General Shi in recent years, and found that he lost more than he won. If I remember correctly, in recent years, he only played as a vanguard under the city of Shouzhou in Huainan, and defeated thousands of troops of the Southern Tang army in one battle, which is commendable."
Shi Yanchao's face suddenly became a little embarrassed, but he couldn't refute Guo Shao because what Guo Shao said was the truth.
Guo Shaodao: Because General Shi was always surrounded and outnumbered, and although he was brave, he could not defeat a huge army. Is that right
Shi Yanchao hesitated and did not answer.
Guo Shao smiled and said: General Shi, do you know why
Why? Shi Yanchao asked.
Guo Shao kept the secret and said: Next time you and I fight side by side, I will tell you.
"If you have something to say, please don't just say it directly," Shi Yanchao frowned.
Guo Shao turned his head away and ignored him. He looked back at the generals on his left and right. There were seven of them, including himself. The Palace Guard Commander Li Chuyun, the Palace Deputy Commander Shi Yanchao, the Palace Guard Commander Yang Biao, the Left Wing Commander of the Huben Army Dong Zunhui, the Right Wing Commander of the Huben Army Luo Mengzi, the Left Wing Commander of the Control Crane Army Yuan Yan, and the Right Wing Commander of the Control Crane Army Wang Zhang.
The lobby of the Palace Front Department was full at once, and its popularity was restored. Except for Shi Yanchao and Yuan Yan, who were left before, the others were all Guo Shao's confidants. Among them, Wang Zhang, the commander of the right wing of the Control Crane Army, was the first general to defect during the war against Shu; he was promoted a little slower than Li Chuyun, Yang Biao and others, but it was not something that ordinary people could expect to reach the level of general in a few years.
Guo Shao said: "Let's not talk nonsense anymore. Let's skip the roll call. There are eight people in total. You can tell whether they are here or not just by looking at them. Let's talk business. I have two things to talk about today: First, the establishment of the Tiger Guards. Second, Li Yun killed Li Jixun's eldest son."
Shi Yanchao turned to Yuan Yan and said with a smile: "What did we say last time? General Guo will be promoted to the palace within half a month, and Li Yun will not rebel. You guessed it all. If you want to bet with me, you will get two hundred strings of money for nothing."
Yuan Yan laughed and said: It’s just a wild guess. I’m not sure about it, so I didn’t dare to gamble with General Shi. Now I regret it.
Shi Yanchao made a joke without restraint and laughed.
Yang Biao suddenly stretched out a ferocious face and stared at Shi Yanchao coldly.
Second brother, are you listening to me? Guo Shao mentioned it lightly, and then said: The formation and reorganization of the Tiger Guard Army has been put on the agenda, and the selection of the commanders of the left and right wings has been approved by the Privy Council. Then the deployment of the organizational framework, the original Tiger Guard Army left wing 20,000 people a total of six armies and 39 commanders; after the expansion, there are ten armies and 62 commanders. The total force is about 33,000 people, divided into left and right wings.
Guo Shao took out a stack of papers from his sleeve and said: "This is the list of the commanders and deputy commanders of the ten armies; the list of the commanders and deputy commanders of the sixty-two armies has been temporarily replaced in order to start the recruitment and registration of soldiers. Please take a look. If there are no other opinions, I will submit it to the Queen Mother for approval by the Queen Mother and the Privy Council."
Everyone took it and exchanged it for a look. Li Chuyun was the first to say: "My lord has made a very careful and prudent decision after careful consideration. It is very appropriate."
Shi Yanchao snorted: I don't know any of them, what's the point of just looking at their names
Guo Shaodao: What General Shi meant was that he had no objection to the Tiger Guards being mainly commanded by Li Chuyun and Yang Biao. If there is no real reason why it is inappropriate, then this list should be submitted.
Shi Yanchao said no more.
Guo Shao immediately said: I have finished what I want to say. If you have anything to discuss, you can bring it up now.
Seeing that no one spoke, Guo Shao slapped the armrest of the chair and said: Disperse.
The Palace Front Department and the Imperial Guard Department are two major systems of the Imperial Guard. The structures are different, but the rules are similar. Guo Shao has been in the Imperial Guard Department for two years. As the chief inspector of the Palace Front Department, he is very familiar with daily affairs. Anyway, the procedures are almost the same. Guo Shao is familiar with what Han Tong does in the Imperial Guard Department.
Guo Shao immediately went to the study and called Zuo You, and left the Palace Front Office.
Guo Shao asked where Fu Zhaoxu lived.
Zuo You said: The Fu family mansion in the west of the city, but now he should go to the palace to meet the Queen Mother.
Guo Shao then took a carriage and went straight to Donghuamen.