Chapter 39 Digging a Hole
Outside the camp, the cries of women and children could be heard. Chen Liang's face turned gray and he kept hitting the ground with his forehead. Linghu Zhishu's men moved very quickly. Perhaps at the beginning of the meeting, the soldiers and horses under the Iron Curtain had already surrounded Chen Liang's mansion. Otherwise, Chen Liang's family would not have been killed so quickly. Caught.
Linghuye slowly turned over the list presented by Linghu Zhishu. On it were the valuables taken from Chen Liang's house.
"There are only thirty thousand taels of silver! Chen Liang, where did you hide the things you robbed?" Linghuye's voice was always very low, which made everyone in the row need to Prick up your ears and listen carefully so that you don't miss something or hear something wrong.
If you heard wrong, it will naturally be your fault.
"Commander, all the money has been divided among the soldiers below!" Chen Liang said hoarsely.
"Okay, okay, okay!" Linghuye laughed: "This is a good reason. It will be given to the soldiers below, so that it will be difficult for me, the commander-in-chief, to ask for it. Once I ask for it, it will be very useful. It may trigger a mutiny. I remember that there are three thousand people under your command, right? How much did each person get?"
Chen Liang raised his head, and Xiao Changche rested his head on the back of the armchair. , I don’t know what he is thinking, Li Guohua on the opposite side is always smiling, General Wang De of the left turns his head, sometimes looking at Chen Liang, sometimes looking at Linghu Ye above, while Wan Feng is staring at Chen Liang. .
"General, I can't remember, I didn't clean up! General, you deserve to die!" Chen Liang kowtowed heavily on the ground with a cry.
"Three towns, more than two thousand people! Kill them all!" Ling Huye sighed: "Chen Liang, what crime do you think you deserve?"
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"Commander, please look at the fact that the general has not taken a step back in the fierce battle with Bei Yuan for many years. Please kill only one of the generals. Spare the family of the general. The general will be a bully and a horse for the commander in the next life!"
< br>"Chen Liang, look at it, in this big tent, is there any one who has not made great achievements in battle, and who is not covered with scars?" Linghuye sneered: "If you go out to rob Beiyuan people, rob those Barbarian, I will take credit for you, but you pointed the knife at one of our own people. Do you think that just your head can solve the problem, let alone outside the customs, just report it to the court? Are you going to be executed by your own clan?"
Chen Liang fell to the ground, trembling all over, and was speechless.
"Changche, tell me what to do about this matter?" Linghuye turned to ask Xiao Changche.
Xiao Changche lazily raised his head: "Commander, reward the good and punish the evil. This is the duty of the secretary. Kill or spare. This is the grace you show to your subordinates, Commander. I can't Yue Zu takes over.”
"You, you, you are always so clear-cut, and you just ignore things that don't concern you?" Linghuye smiled and said, "Guohua, tell me!"
Li Guohua cleared his throat, Said: "Commander, Chen Liang has committed such a serious crime. Naturally, there is only one way to die. But after all, he is still a soldier of the imperial court." Generals officially appointed by the ministry. Now the court is saying that we are arrogant and domineering and do not take their orders seriously. So if we kill Chen Liang, we will inevitably give them another excuse. My opinion is to investigate this guy's crimes. Once you know it, you will report it to the imperial court, and the imperial court will handle it. At that time, you will be escorted to Chang'an and returned to China. Do you think it’s okay to kill them on the spot and let the court decide?”
Linghuye sighed: “We are eating snow and drinking wind outside the pass, throwing our heads and blood to defend Da Qin against Bei Yuan. and the invasion of barbarians from all walks of life, but those fat-minded guys in Chang'an are still trying their best to suspect me. You guys are plotting against us, it’s really depressing to think about. Let’s do this, Zhishu, find out Chen Liang’s problems over the years clearly and clearly, and make it an ironclad case to report to the court, so that they won’t say anything again later. I will eliminate dissidents!”
“Yes!” Linghu Zhishu said with his hands in hand.
Chen Liang was dragged down.
As he was being dragged down, his eyes were filled with joy of surviving the disaster.
Actually, the other generals in the room were also very surprised. With the temper of the commander, a general of Chen Liang's level would cut it off as soon as he said it would be cut. Why did he change his temper today and actually want to hand it over to the court?
Given the court's current suspicion of the commander-in-chief, I am afraid that if someone like Chen Liang returns to Chang'an, he will be immediately found not guilty and let him lead troops to deal with the commander-in-chief!
What is not an ironclad case? For the powerful people in Chang'an, it is not just a matter of words.
"Okay, let's not say these disappointing things. What's the use of saying this? As long as I, Ling Huye, am still the commander of the hundreds of thousands of troops outside the pass, I will have to work hard to guard the border for Da Qin and prevent the enemy from letting the enemy pass. There is an opportunity to take advantage of it. Let's talk about the specific situation in each place! Don't worry about money. Before the New Year, we will give you at least 70%, okay? ! ”
"Thank you, Commander!" All the generals in the room were overjoyed.
Seventy percent is already remarkable.
In previous years, this was the number.
This year is so difficult, but you can still get 70%, what else is there to be dissatisfied about?
This year has been difficult, and more problems arise not from Beiyuan, but from the court's suspicion of those outside the Pass.
The money and food that should be allocated to outside the customs were less than half.
Although Zhang Ruozhang, the scholar in charge of the imperial court's finances, has been kicked out of the country by the imperial court, what's the point of sending money if the money doesn't come?
The sinister intentions of some people in the imperial court are truly astonishing.
Zhang Ruo attacked Linghuye, so the court sent Zhang Ruo to Linghuye to show its absolute trust in Linghuye.
But Linghuye was withholding the money and food he desperately needed.
Typical lip service but no real talk.
And if Zhang Ruozhen really died in Linghuye's hands, then Linghuye's reputation in the pass would be over. Under the publicity of the imperial court, intentionally or unintentionally, Linghuye had become a powerful official. If he killed the famous Zhang Ruo, the consequences could be imagined.
Ling Huye actually really wanted Zhang Ruo to die. But this person can die in the hands of horse thieves or assassins, but he cannot die in his own hands or in Zhenwu City.
Linghuye already had his own ideas on how to deal with Zhang Ruo.
If you can't kill yourself, then just borrow a knife to kill.
Hasn’t the imperial court been very interested in Xiao Changche in the past two years?
Well, give Zhang Ruo to Xiao Changche.
With Zhang Ruo's bad temper, Xiao Changche's dislike of those who dare to give up outside the customs, and this man's violent temper, it is estimated that Zhang Ruo will be killed in a few days.
By then, everything will be fine.
In addition to the difficulty caused by the imperial court, there was also the infiltration of barbarians from abroad.
The area outside the customs is too big, and the barbarians are like rats underground. You don’t know when they will get in. Over the years, so many have been arrested and killed, but these barbarians are still there. One crop after another appears, and there is a trend of more and more.
It is said that because the temperature in the northwest and north dropped sharply, it became an unsuitable place for people to live, forcing these barbarians to go south.
Looking at the moment, these people have not yet become a phenomenon.
But what if these people eventually vote for Bei Yuan, or are conquered by Bei Yuan?
"Commander, we can't just let things go!" Xiao Chang stood up and said loudly: "Two years ago, we got relevant intelligence. A year ago, the intelligence was confirmed. The Hu people from the north and west moved south in large numbers, and the Emperor of Beiyuan personally conquered them. , We have been fighting fiercely with them. We have lost our commander for a year. If we sit back and watch Beiyuan conquer these barbarian tribes, we will be the ones who suffer."
"Xiao Cheqi, You're talking about marching into Beiyuan again! How to fight? It's not like we haven't fought before. When our army leaves the border, Beiyuan's main force immediately retreats. Long-distance logistics and transportation are our Achilles' heel. We don't have enough money and food now. Even if we have enough, we are not sure of winning! Beiyuan can afford to lose, but we can't afford to lose!" Wang De glanced at Linghu Ye who was standing above him and said.
When he said he couldn't afford to lose, he naturally didn't mean that Da Qin couldn't afford to lose, but that Linghuye couldn't afford to lose.
"Commander, there is no need for us to attack Beiyuan in a big way!" Xiao Changcai said: "As long as we take Shazhuling and Qingtongxia, at least when we conflict with Beiyuan again in the future, we can advance It can be attacked, retreated or defended."
"Xiao Cheqi, Shazhuling and Qingtongxia are the key. We know that Beiyuan also knows that once we attack there, it will be tantamount to fighting Beiyuan. What's the difference between a full-scale attack and a full-scale attack?" Li Guohua waved his hands. “Tie Le, the second son of the Northern Yuan Emperor, is guarding Qingtongxia, isn’t it just to occupy this strategic point?”
"If the commander agrees, Xiao is willing to give it a try!" Xiao Changche turned to look at Linghuye.
Linghuye shook his head slowly: "Changche is a matter of great importance and cannot be ignored. Let's discuss this matter later!"
"Commander, once Beiyuan completes the investigation The integration of these barbarian tribes will cause us trouble!"
"Now we are in great trouble! To defeat Beiyuan, we need Da Qin to do it all," Linghuye said: "Otherwise. Even if we can win once or twice, it's just scratching the surface, what's the use? Beiyuan recovers very quickly, but we will become weaker and weaker as we fight, tell me, this is useful to us. What’s the benefit?”
Xiao Changche sighed and sat back.
In essence, what Ling Huye said is correct. To completely defeat Bei Yuan, Great Qin must use all the strength of the country to be possible. The 100,000 troops outside the pass are not enough to defend now. They have to take the initiative to attack, but their strength is really weak.
What if we could unite Tai'an City and Li Dachui? What if we could integrate all the forces outside the customs?
This idea flashed through Xiao Changche’s mind, but then he categorically rejected it.
This is impossible.
The relationship between the major forces outside the customs is complicated. Some of them have an unclear relationship with Bei Yuan, and some have Bei Yuan behind them. How to integrate them?
The commander-in-chief had no intention of attacking Beiyuan at all.
He was just thinking about how to make himself stronger.
He is waiting for an opportunity. If there is a chance inside the pass, this guy will definitely abandon the outside and send troops into the pass.
This is what Li Dachui said to Xiao Changche.
Xiao Changche was too lazy to listen to what the generals said next. The only good news coming to the meeting today was that he could still get 20% of the money and food.
But where would Linghuye find the money?
This guy Chen Liang can’t get it out.
The marshal and Li Guohua were digging holes for others again. Thinking of Li Guohua's righteous words earlier, Xiao Changche couldn't help but snarled.
(End of this chapter)