Phoenix Hairpin Chapter 685: Borrowers
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The Marquis of Puyang expressed his loyalty with a grateful expression.
I don't know what I'm thinking.
Li Jing had no time to delay, so he invited Qiao Ge Lao Luo Shangshu and others to come, and also invited his father-in-law King Xingyang. In front of everyone, he said: "Yan Chu is in a mess. It's no trivial matter. We must put down the rebellion in the shortest possible time and deter all the younger generation."
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"Please lead the king of Xingyang to pacify the chaos."
Xingyang King Lu Lin handed over his hands and said solemnly, "I will do my best and never lose the trust of His Royal Highness."
In front of all the ministers, Li Jing was inconvenient to say more, but said: "I hope you will settle the chaos soon and return safely."
Xingyang Wang Lang said yes.
Li Jing looked at the noble book of the Ministry of Household again: "Within two days, all the military funds will be allocated. The army will set off in two days!"
His Royal Highness, the gentle prince, at this time, his face was solemn, his words were resolute, and he faintly had the power of the emperor.
Gao Shangshu's heart froze, and he cupped his hands and said: "I will take orders!"
Li Jing then instructed Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of War: "You will have to trouble Yang Shangshu about the matter of food, grass, and weapons and warhorses."
Yang Shangshu took the lead.
Li Jing said to Qiao Ge Lao: "Yan Chu's turmoil has not been publicized yet. Once the army is dispatched, it can't be hidden. Instead of making wild speculations in everyone's hearts, it is better to tell everyone about it. ."
Sometimes fear comes from the unknown.
It is better to announce it proactively, so as to avoid random suspicions among the ministers.
Elder Qiao Ge nodded: "His Royal Highness has considered everything carefully, leave this matter to the old minister! The old minister will explain the matter one by one."
After the negotiation, the ministers each withdrew. In particular, Gao Shangshu and Yang Shangshu were particularly hurried. The army is dispatched, and the food and grass go first. The Ministry of Accounts and the Ministry of War are naturally the busiest.
Li Jing deliberately left Lu Lin behind, and was about to say something apologetically when Lu Lin laughed in a low voice: "The Marquis of Puyang was in a hurry to talk to His Highness, did he take the initiative to ask for battle?"
Privately, Weng and husband-in-law spoke intimately and casually.
Li Jing's tense nerves were also loosened: "Yes. However, I rejected it." He had to learn the previous dialogue to Lu Lin again.
Lu Lin couldn't help laughing: "The Marquis of Puyang definitely didn't expect His Highness to be so decisive and agile, and he was a bit sullen. No wonder he didn't say a word just now."
These days, the Marquis of Puyang pretends to be loyal and addicted. Today, His Royal Highness poured a basin of ice water, and my heart is cold for some reason.
Li Jing also smiled and said sincerely: "I really can't trust anyone else in such a big event. I have to trouble my father-in-law to lead the army. I told Xiaoyu about this last night. Father-in-law must take care of himself and return safely. Otherwise , Xiaoyu will never spare me!"
Lu Lin restrained his face and said sternly: "I will never rush into a war. Your Highness hopes to settle the chaos as quickly as possible, but, in my opinion, this battle is not easy to fight. It has to be done well. Prepare for a long battle!"
Li Jing frowned and looked at Lu Lin: "Why did my father-in-law say this?"
"In the land of Yan and Chu, the folk customs are sturdy." Lu Lin said lightly: "We won the battle and defeated the two countries of Yan and Chu. In fact, we also left a lot of troubles later."
"The remnants of Yan and Chu, adding up to more than 20,000 people, are nothing to be afraid of. What is scary is that the people of Yan and Chu are floating. Once the chaos of the army has become a climate, it will not be easy to completely calm down."
Li Jing's expression became more solemn.
He has the advantage of being able to listen to others. When Lu Lin said this, he suddenly realized that he thought things were too simple.
"According to what my father-in-law said, I'm afraid it's not enough to lead 30,000 people. Otherwise, let the second brother lead the troops together."
Fortunately, there are 50,000 Xingyang troops in Jiangnan.
Lu Lin's eyes flashed, and he said in a low voice, "The Xingyang army is out in full force, and once the capital is in chaos, Liang Erlang alone will not be able to suppress it."
"Lu Fei leads the troops back to the barracks, and guarding the capital is the best policy."
"I don't have enough troops, so I can borrow troops from the Marquis of Puyang."
Borrowing soldiers?
Li Jing was stunned for a moment, but quickly reacted: "This is a good way."
Although Zhao's army is not as powerful as Xingyang's army, it is not that they are out of control. The Xingyang army charged in front, and the Zhao family's army as auxiliary support was enough. In short, the more soldiers you have, the better you can fight!
Furthermore, taking away part of the Zhao family's army also invisibly weakened the force of the Marquis of Puyang. In this way, wouldn't the Marquis of Puyang have to be more "loyal"?
The more Li Jing thought about it, the more he felt that this was a coup. His eyes flashed with excitement: "How many soldiers does my father-in-law plan to borrow?"
Lu Lin thought for a moment and said, "The Marquis of Puyang will definitely not be happy if you borrow too much. Just borrow 20,000 yuan!"
The Zhao family had a total of 60,000 soldiers, and "borrowed" 20,000, leaving 40,000 soldiers. After a while, Lu Fei led 50,000 Xingyang troops back to the barracks, enough to shock the Marquis of Puyang.
Li Jing nodded without hesitation: "Okay, I will invite the Marquis of Puyang to discuss with him about borrowing troops."
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The Marquis of Puyang entered the mourning hall before the time for a stick of incense, and was invited back to the side hall.
The Marquis of Puyang was puzzled, but did not reveal it on his face. He bowed his hands diligently and saluted: "His Royal Highness has summoned ministers, I don't know why?" Could it be that he changed his mind~IndoMTL.com~ plans to send him to lead troops to Yanchu ?
The Marquis of Puyang was pondering in his heart when he saw His Royal Highness said gently: "I asked Marquis of Puyang to come here because I am borrowing troops from Marquis Puyang."
Borrowing soldiers?
Why doesn't that sound like a good thing?
The Marquis of Puyang was shocked, and his eyes quickly turned back and forth on the faces of Li Jing and Lu Lin: "His Highness said this, this minister is a little confused. What is borrowing soldiers?"
"The Marquis of Guangping rebelled, and the Yulin Army fought against the Meng family's army, and suffered heavy casualties. The Xingyang Army also suffered a lot of casualties." Li Jing said in a sad tone: "Now, the Xingyang Army can use only 30,000 men. Insufficient. The only troops with sufficient troops are the Zhao family's army."
In the case of the rebellion of the Marquis of Guangping, the Marquis of Puyang did not move, neither fault nor merit.
When Li Jing mentioned this in front of Lu Lin, no matter how thick-skinned Puyang Marquis was, he would be ashamed.
The Marquis of Puyang responded with shame: "I actually received a letter from the Marquis of Guangping that day. However, I was timid and cautious and did not dare to act rashly, so I failed to lead troops to rescue in time."
"It's all in the past, I said this, I didn't mean to accuse you." Li Jingwen said: "However, it is also a fact that the Xingyang army is insufficient. Therefore, I will borrow 20,000 troops from you, and let the King of Xingyang Commander, you don't need to run around and work hard."
Marquis of Puyang: "..."
This is another effort for him, but no credit is given to him.
Where is the borrowing of soldiers, this is cutting his flesh!
Puyang Hou's temples throbbed, blood flowed rapidly throughout his body, and the anger in his heart was about to stir.
Lu Lin's eyes fell on the face of Marquis Puyang, and he said calmly: "Everyone knows Marquis Puyang's loyalty to Wei. Right now is the time when he needs to contribute, and Marquis Puyang will never fail. Happy!"