Chapter 716: Funeral
"Cui Ming is gone?"
Li Guohua looked at Cui Tu, the fourth room of the Cui family, who came to report the news. He couldn't hide the shock on his face. Yang Rong on the side suddenly stood up.
Cui Ming is an innate master, one of the few people who stand at the top of the world.
But now, he died so easily.
"The head of the family first had a head-on fight with Zhou Zhi in Yangguan, and then was besieged by Li Dachui and Xiao Changche during the breakout process. Although he tried his best to break out, he was seriously injured and could only survive after returning. I had time to make some arrangements for the clan affairs, and then I left!" Cui Tu lowered his head and said sadly.
"Is Cui Shu in charge now at the old house?"
"Yes, the head of the family has already decided that the second brother will succeed him. Now that the head of the family has left, the second brother naturally takes over. No one in the clan has any objections!" Cui Tu nodded.
Li Guohua thought for a moment, nodded and said, "What are Cui Shu's plans next?"
"What the second brother means is that the weather is very cold right now, and I'm afraid that enemies from outside the customs are about to enter the customs. The enemy is currently facing us. For the sake of the overall situation, we won't do anything big!"
"No matter how simple it is, we still have to pay homage!" Li Guohua looked at Yang Rong: "Did Mr. Yang say so?"
"Of course I have to say goodbye to my old brother!" Yang Rong sighed as the rabbit died and the fox was sad.
"Cui Tu, on behalf of the family head, would like to thank the general and Duke Yang on behalf of the Cui family. Then I will go back first!" Cui Tu bowed and said: "Ten days later, the Cui family will hold a funeral!"
Li Guohua personally sent Cui Tu out of the door. Looking at Cui Tu's hurried away figure, Li Guohua was silent for a long time.
"It's too sudden!" Yang Rong sighed from behind: "With Cui Ming's death, our hope of holding on to Boling County has become smaller! Cui Shu does not have Cui Ming's prestige, no It is possible to unite the Cui family into an iron plate. Didn’t the third and fifth houses of the Cui family send a lot of people to Nanyang a few days ago?”
"There is indeed such a risk!" Li Guohua turned around with a serious look on his face, "Without the Tiger Roaring Plain, Boling County is already in danger. I originally only planned to defend it for three to five months, but now Cui Ming Once he dies, the Cui family will have no hope at all, so it’s a good thing if it doesn’t cause trouble!”
"Are you worried about internal strife in the Cui family?"
"It's possible!" Li Guohua nodded and said: "If Cui Shu had not been seriously injured by Li Dachui, he would have been able to control the Cui family, but now he must not be able to stabilize the innate realm, and Cui Cheng has established a firm foothold in Dongdu. The three Cui families Cui Ming arranged for Fang and Wufang to go to Nanyang, which means that Cui Ming had other ideas besides the head of the family. This must not be a secret in the Cui family. "
"If anything happens, it will probably happen at Cui Ming's funeral." Yang Rong said: "I think Cui Shu's successor as the head of the family will definitely be announced at the funeral. If nothing happens, it will become a certainty. Cui Chengyuan In Luoyang, the eastern capital, it is beyond reach, so his supporters will definitely cause trouble.”
"We can't let them make trouble!" Li Guohua said decisively: "So we have to go to the scene!"
"The general supports Cui Shu?"
"It doesn't matter who I support!" Li Guohua shook his head and said: "I just need Boling County to stabilize now, so that I can guard Boling County for a few more months, so that Chang'an can make preparations to go up to the valley and fish. Yang, Hetao and other places need time to prepare for war. As for Cui Shu and Cui Cheng, after leaving Boling County, is it still important? "
Yang Rong nodded, it was indeed not important anymore. After leaving the base camp of Boling County, the importance of the Cui family will immediately drop significantly. So what if the Cui family can rebuild the army?
It is just a guest army. It will move around in the future, and it will have to rely on the court for money, food and military pay. Once it cannot control the money and food independently, what is the point of autonomy?
From this point of view, Cui Cheng will have the upper hand in the future battle for the head of the family.
"In ten days, I will have a good talk with Cui Shu!" Li Guohua said. "If he can get on the road, it is not impossible for me to support him from now on!"
Yang Rong was silent for a moment and said with a wry smile: "Does the general also tell me such a thing?"
Yang Rong was silent because Li Guohua's ambition to reorganize the private army of wealthy families and even annex them was already obvious.
In the past, Yang Rong would have objected, but after seeing the bravery of the cavalry outside the pass and the strength of Li Dachui and Xiao Changche, Yang Rong felt that if everyone continued to fight on their own, the final outcome would definitely be bad.
He still understands the principle that if the skin is gone, the hair will be attached.
"Mr. Yang, if we don't change, we will have no chance!" Li Guohua said solemnly. "This failure is tragic, but it is not a new starting point for us to get back on the road. Failure cannot be defeated. As long as we can learn from the failure, regroup, and show our glory again, then this failure will be worth it, even for me. Generally speaking, you are lucky! ”
"What the general wants is hard to come by!" Yang Rong said: "First, I will help you desperately resist the powerful troops outside the pass in Boling County, and then after giving up here, you have to reorganize their forces. No one else would be happy! Cui Ming When he was still alive, he started arranging the transfer of people to Nanyang. Wasn't it just to guard against your actions, the general? Although Cui Shu is not as good as him, he is not easy to deal with, right? "
"It's really hard for me to force Cui Ming while he's alive! His prestige and connections are there, and he can incite most people to fight against me." Li Guohua said calmly: "But if he is dead, things will be much easier to handle! Cui Shu is not willing, but Cui Cheng might be willing!”
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"The fight between these two brothers can indeed be exploited!" Yang Rong nodded.
"Mr. Yang, in ten days, we will go to mourn together."
"A light car and a simple obedience?"
"Of course not. Cui Ming has been heroic all his life. We have to give him enough face. We will bring three thousand elites to strengthen his momentum!" Li Guohua said.
Yang Rong couldn't help but laugh. This was not about building momentum, it was about overwhelming others with force.
Most of the Cui family's five thousand armored men were killed, wounded or captured under Yangguan. Although they were desperately trying to form a new army, how could some of the newly recruited soldiers who had rushed into the army compare with the veterans? I'm afraid that as soon as Li Guohua's elite warriors are shown outside, the core members of the Cui family will wilt first.
Without the protection of strong force, the Cui family's wealth would be the original sin. Especially under the premise that Li Guohua had decided to abandon Boling County, if he really wanted to fall out with Li Guohua, he would be able to kill the goose and obtain the eggs.
The usable value of this chicken will continue to decrease as time goes by. If you swallow it now, you won't necessarily lose much.
(End of chapter)