417 Enemies meet each other

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Although Li Zixiao defeated the thieves twice in Henan, this time he directly defeated the tens of thousands of thieves, which can be regarded as a high level of hard work.

It is said that Chongzhen's reward for Li Zixiao is not excessive, but the main reason is that Li Zixiao was promoted too quickly and is easy to be criticized.

It only took Li Zixiao less than three years to complete the gorgeous transformation from a bandit leader to a second-grade Zhenguo general at this time.

In addition, Li Zixiao is too young at this time, and Chongzhen's decision to entitle Li Zixiao as the general of Zhenguo and grant the general seal is likely to be opposed by the ministers of the DPRK and China.

The general is even rarer than the general soldier, is the emperor's reward too high?

However, Zhang Guangqian and Wang Chengen thought so in their hearts, but neither of them spoke.

Both of them are smart people and know their identities, they are just Chongzhen's house slaves, and Chongzhen wants to seal the general, and it is not something they can discuss casually.

Sure enough, Chongzhen then summoned his ministers and prepared to discuss the matter.

When Chongzhen proposed to crown Li Zixiao as the general of Zhenguo and confer the seal, he was immediately opposed by Chen Xinjia, the new secretary of the Ministry of War.

As for the reason for Chen Xinjia's objection, it is also very simple.

Although Li Zixiao defeated tens of thousands of bandits, he only defeated them at least, and did not annihilate them.

If you only defeat tens of thousands of bandits, you can seal the general.

In those years, there are many generals who have defeated thousands of thieves and bandits in the imperial court, so wouldn't everyone be sealed by the general.

Besides, Li Zixiao is so young now, if he is made a general of Zhenguo and awarded a seal, then when Li Zixiao makes greater contributions in the future, what should he be rewarded for?

Chen Xinjia's attitude of opposition was very resolute, and he said to Chongzhen: "Li Zixiao is only twenty-two this year, and he was just promoted to general half a year ago.

Now if he is directly enshrined as the general of Zhenguo and awarded the general seal, this kind of promotion is already too terrifying. ”

However, Chongzhen is not a monarch who follows the advice.

On the contrary, he was a somewhat stubborn, stubborn, and suspicious emperor.

Chongzhen felt that there was no problem with his reward for Li Zixiao, this time was different from the past, and of course he had to do extraordinary things in extraordinary times.

If it was two years earlier, it would be impossible for Li Zixiao to get such a generous reward for such a record.

But isn't the situation different now, the imperial court needs a brave general like Li Zixiao to serve the imperial court loyally.

Before, Zuo Liangyu was annihilated by the bandits, and even the seal of the general army was lost, didn't Chongzhen still not cure his crimes!

even enshrined Zuo Liangyu as the general of the Ping Thief, Chongzhen also understood that the situation was bad at this time, and he needed to rely on these generals to defend the Ming Dynasty for him.

Therefore, at this time, Chongzhen's policy towards these generals is to reward more and punish lightly to win people's hearts.

Now the situation in various parts of the Ming Dynasty is bad, bandits are becoming more and more rampant, and the official army has not won a battle for a long time.

At this time, Li Zixiao won more with less, defeated tens of thousands of thieves, and captured the banner of thieves, which greatly weakened the arrogance of the bandits, how could he not be rewarded?

As for Li Zixiao's youth, Chongzhen didn't care too much.

In ancient times, Huo Quzhi and Qi Jiguang, which of these famous generals was not young, but they had already begun to occupy a high position.

However, at the critical moment, in order to cater to Chongzhen, Fu Xue Guoguan took the initiative to stand up and speak out in support of such a reward for Li Zixiao.

"At this time, when the country is in danger, Li Zixiao is so talented, not at this time, but when? Can I count on you to lead your troops to wipe out the bandits? ”

At this time, even Fu Xue Guoguan agreed, and if the others continued to oppose it, it would not be so wise, and Chongzhen had already made up his mind.

"Then promote General Li Zixiao to the deputy commander-in-chief of Nanzhili, guard Xuzhou, and entitle the general of Zhenguo, grant the seal of the general of Zhenguo, and act as the governor of the left capital and the governor."

"Xuanzhao Lu Xiangsheng and Yang Sichang, as well as the general Zuo Liangyu of the Ping thief, the general of Zhenguo Li Zixiao, and the rest of the generals, all departments must work together to destroy Li and Zhang.

If there are those who can capture Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, be knighted as marquis, and reward 10,000 gold, I will do what I say. If anyone dares to condone thieves, they will not be spared! ”

When the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty heard that Chongzhen had offered such a reward, they were all secretly moved.

Fenghou, as soon as Chongzhen succeeded to the throne, except for Zhou Kui, the father of the queen, who was Jiadingbo, no courtier had ever been knighted.

At this time, Chongzhen did not hesitate to propose such a heavy reward as the marquis, which shows how much Chongzhen hates Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, these two thieves.

If you go outside, you must first settle inside, which is also the policy that Chongzhen has always wanted to implement.

As long as he can pacify the domestic thieves, Chongzhen can free his hands and mobilize all his strength to deal with the Tartars outside the border.

At that time, even if the Tartars outside the Guanwai were brave and good at fighting, they would never be the opponents of the Ming Dynasty.

However, the bandits in the Central Plains of the country could not be wiped out, mainly the two bandits of Li Zicheng and Zhang Xianzhong, and the rest were almost negligible.

Soon, a convoy carrying Chongzhen's edict of Li Zixiao as the general of Zhenguo and going to Ruzhou City to announce the decree left the capital.

At this time, Li Zixiao didn't know anything about it, he was outside Ruzhou City, welcoming Lu Xiangsheng's arrival.

After another march of the three, the 30,000 officers and troops led by Lu Xiangsheng finally rushed from Xinzheng to Ruzhou City.

"Humble Li Zixiao, meet Governor Lu."

"Haha, our great hero is here, please hurry up." Lu Xiangsheng said with a smile, dismounted and helped Li Zixiao.

In addition to Lu Xiangsheng, several other Ming generals who followed behind also stepped forward to congratulate Li Zixiao and defeat the thief.

There was only one general who was lukewarm to Li Zixiao, and even said in a questioning tone: "With just a few thousand people, you can defeat tens of thousands of bandits, why don't I believe it."

I think that Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou were two adults, which one was not a great talent, and he was in charge of tens of thousands of elite troops in the imperial court, so he was able to defeat the thieves with difficulty.

Today, Master Li defeated the thieves with only a few thousand men, doesn't it mean that Lord Li's leading strategy is far above the two adults, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou! ”

After listening to the words of this general, Li Zixiao's smiling face immediately became gloomy, this guy was obviously looking for fault and deliberately digging a pit for Li Zixiao.

Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou are both important ministers of the imperial court, although Hong Chengchou was transferred to Jinzhou at this time, and Sun Chuanting was even imprisoned by Chongzhen.

But this does not hinder the prestige of the two in the court, you must know that especially in the Central Plains, many generals were promoted by the two of them.

If Li Zixiao jumped out of the pit dug by this person today and admitted that he was stronger than Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, it is estimated that he will be hostile to many generals in the future.

"I don't know what to call this general?" Li Zixiao's eyes showed a cold light and asked.

In his impression, he didn't know this person, but as soon as he came at this time, he dug such a big hole for him, and slowly became hostile, there must be a reason.

"This is Lu Yuanying, who is a general like Li Zixiao, but he guards Jinling, you are just in Jiangbei, you get to know each other, and in the future, we will work together to destroy the bandits."

Lu Xiangsheng glanced at Lu Yuanying with disgust, he didn't know what Lu Yuanying was crazy about, and he was looking for trouble with Li Zixiao at this time, but he still said with a smile.

"Surname Lu? I see. ”

Hearing Lu Xiangsheng's hint to himself, Li Zixiao instantly understood that the Jinling Lu family was one of his enemies.

Then, Li Zixiao continued: "General Lu Shen's words are wrong, this time Li is just a fluke, taking advantage of the thief's carelessness and attacking his camp at night, he reluctantly defeated him.

Moreover, Li Mou not only has a few thousand people in his hands, but also more than 5,000 officers and soldiers in Ruzhou City, and tens of thousands of young people in Yiyang City to assist.

It was precisely because of the concerted efforts of these officers and soldiers and young men that we were able to hold out in Yiyang for seven days, attracting the main force of the thieves and providing cover for my night attack on the camp of the thieves.

Besides, Li Mou just defeated a thief by luck, how can he compare with Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou.

A few years ago, under the leadership of the two adults, the official army almost beat the bandits fled in embarrassment, and finally the thief was forced to surrender to the imperial court.

And the thief was also forced to be cornered, hiding in Shangluo Mountain and not daring to come out, compared with the two adults, how can Li's small victory be compared with the two adults.

Now, General Lu Shen actually said, Sun Chuanting and Hong Chengchou, the two adults, it is difficult to defeat the bandits, I don't know if you have been at home for a long time, and you are not well-informed! ”

Li Zixiao showed a sneering look on his face, and said in his heart: The surname is Lu, this is what you asked for, come here, see how Lao Tzu kills you.

Subsequently, Li Zixiao led Lu Xiangsheng and others into the city, and Lu Xiangsheng ordered the army to camp outside the city.

Unexpectedly, at this time, Lu Yuanying came out to find trouble again.

"Lord Lu, why should we let our soldiers camp outside the city, Li Zixiao's soldiers can be stationed in the city.

I propose that our soldiers also enter the city and rest for two days. What do you say, General Lee? ”

As soon as Lu Yuanying's words came out, it attracted whispers from several generals around him, and they actually wanted the soldiers to enter the city.

But Li Zixiao looked at Lu Yuanying's eyes at this time, just like looking at a fool, Li Zixiao also noticed Lu Xiangsheng on the side, and after hearing this, his face became gloomy.

Of course, it was impossible for Lu Xiangsheng to let the 30,000 troops outside enter the city.

Li Zixiao's soldiers left in the city were only more than a thousand people, how could they be compared with the 30,000 army.

Let's not talk about whether there is a suitable place in the city to accommodate these 30,000 troops.

Even if there were, Lu Xiangsheng would never let the army enter the city, and he didn't know what virtues those officers and soldiers had, if he let these officers and soldiers enter the city, he didn't know how much trouble it would cause.

When the time comes, these guys will eat and drink well in the city, can they still be expected to go out and exterminate the bandits?

Therefore, Lu Xiangsheng will never let the army enter the city, and now Lu Yuanying's words are completely looking for trouble for Lu Xiangsheng.

Lu Yuanying's words were originally intended to give Li Zixiao hatred, and he believed that Li Zixiao would definitely refuse.

Unbeknownst to him, Li Zixiao shrugged his shoulders and said casually: "I don't care, I will listen to Governor Lu's arrangement." ”

"That's enough."

Lu Xiangsheng's face was gloomy, he roared, then looked at Lu Yuanying, and said in a cold voice: "You have objections to my resolution, right?" ”

When Lu Yuanying saw Lu Xiangsheng's gloomy face and cold tone, he suddenly felt a chill, and felt that he knelt down and said: "I don't dare to be lowly and obey the arrangement of Governor Lu." ”

"Hmph, you can figure it out, 30,000 troops enter the city, I don't know what chaos will be caused, we are here to suppress bandits, not to enter the city to enjoy."

"Yes, I was wrong."

Facing Lu Xiangsheng, Lu Yuanying did not dare to be presumptuous.

Even when his father came, he had to be respectful in front of Lu Xiangsheng, not to mention that he was such a small general, Lu Xiangsheng wanted to kill him, a matter of minutes.

The surrounding generals saw Lu Xiangsheng's anger, and they were all silent.

"Haha, Lord Lu is angry, in fact, General Lu's idea is also right."

At this time, Li Zixiao stood up, looked at the other generals around him, and continued: "The generals led the army to come from afar to suppress the bandits, and it must have been very hard to travel all the way.

When I got here, Li had to do his best to be a landlord, and I had already purchased 600 pigs, 300 sheep, and a batch of grain in the city in advance.

Later, I will send my subordinates to the generals' camps, so that the generals' subordinates can have a good meal, and when you return from suppressing the bandits, I will be here to wash the dust for you. ”

Li Zixiao was completely the owner of Ruzhou City at this time, and when he said this, he had no intention of giving up Ruzhou City that he was defending.

"Haha, that's a good feeling, my subordinates, thank you, Lord Li."

A reckless general, after hearing Li Zixiao's words, laughed and thanked him.

"Liu also represents his subordinates, thank you for your generosity!"

"Master Li has a heart, and Zhou remembers it."

Those generals thanked Li Zixiao one after another, so that they could be regarded as having an explanation for their subordinates, and they would not make their subordinates dissatisfied.

After all, these generals didn't want the soldiers to enter the city, they didn't want to have other ideas, they just wanted their soldiers to eat and drink.

Now Li Zixiao's preparation has directly solved this problem, even if those soldiers don't have to go into the city, they can eat and drink well, and they can save a lot of trouble.

At this time, the surrounding generals had already praised in their hearts that Li Zixiao could be a man, and there were really not many things that could be done by paying out of his own pocket to reward other people's soldiers.

At this time, even Lu Xiangsheng gave Li Zixiao a grateful look.

If Li Zixiao hadn't stood up at this time and solved this matter for Lu Xiangsheng, even those generals would still obey his orders and not let the army enter the city.

But in the hearts of these people, they will still be dissatisfied with Lu Xiangsheng, and it will have an adverse impact on Lu Xiangsheng's command of them to encircle and suppress the bandits in the future.

"Haha, your lords are polite, I have already set up a banquet in the city, just waiting for your lordships to come." Li Zixiao said with a smile.

"Master Li has a heart, let's go into the city."

Looking at Lu Xiangsheng and many generals around him, he completely admired Li Zixiao at this time.

Lu Yuanying's face in the back was gloomy, he didn't expect that this time he picked up a stone and hit his own foot.

"The surname is Li, you wait, we're not done." When Lu Yuanying walked past Li Zixiao, he glared at him angrily and roared in a low voice.

"Hehe, I'm afraid you won't make it, I'll wait." Li Zixiao sneered and replied.

"Ao, by the way, surnamed Lu, I reminded you, I accidentally forgot to give your soldiers just now, prepare pigs and sheep, I'm sorry!"

After speaking, Li Zixiao smiled and strode after Lu Xiangsheng and the others, leaving Lu Yuanying in place, with a look of anger on his face, but he couldn't vent it, and his face turned red.

Lu Yuanying gritted his teeth and roared in a low voice: "The surname is Li, Lao Tzu wants to kill you." ”

(End of chapter)

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