Turbulent Times Chapter 33: There is a villain in the court

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Yingyanglang of Tianshui County added Han Ziliang to 500 households in Shiyi, and he was named the founder of Lantian County.

Ying Yanglang of Longxi County added Li Luoge to 500 households in Shiyi, and he was named the founding uncle of Wenfeng County.

Guoyi Duwei Pei Yuanqing added 500 households in Shiyi, was named the founding uncle of Gangu County, and was promoted to General Yingyanglang of Jincheng County.

Duwei Wang Junlin added five hundred households in Jiashi, and he was named the founding uncle of Qin'an County, and he was promoted to the fifth-rank Guoyi Duwei.

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After the award, the Sui Emperor's imperial decree expressed the last meaning - that is, after this battle, the Great Sui not only has no power to move westward in a short period of time, but also the Great Sui court will operate at the fastest speed and mobilize heavy troops Stationed at the border, under the leadership of Yu Juluo and Chen Sansi, built military forts and forts to prevent the remnants of the Western Turks and Tuyuhun from counterattacking.

Of course, the Sui court had to select capable officials to quickly calm down the situation in the newly acquired three counties of Wuwei, Zhangye, and Xiping, and truly control the people and land in these three counties.

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"Wang Junlin, you have made great contributions to this battle. You are the first person in our army because of your military exploits alone, but you have only been promoted to Captain Guoyi. Do you have any dissatisfaction in your heart?" , Yu Juluo looked at Wang Junlin in Yujuluo's temporary mansion, and asked if he had any deep meaning.

"The last general has no intention of dissatisfaction." Wang Junlin was expressionless, but secretly indignant in his heart. Although he made great military exploits in just two months, every time he narrowly escaped death. If you are negligent, you will die without a place to bury you. But in the end, the reward obviously didn't match his military exploits, so how could he be convinced.

Yu Juluo sighed, and said: "This time the court awarded you the most unfair result, and then Liu Fang. Do you know why?"

Yu Juluo's words already had a thoughtful meaning, after Wang Junlin was rewarded, he also thought about this issue deeply, now he didn't need to think about it, and said: "The general thought that there was a villain in the court. "

Yu Juluo said: "A military general fights a battle, civil servants judge meritorious service, and the emperor confers rewards. It has been a rule since the Qin and Han Dynasties. You have only been in the officialdom for less than three months, and it is already very good to think of this."

Wang Junlin gritted his teeth and said, "May I ask the governor, who is the villain who stabbed someone in the back?"

Yu Juluo hesitated for a while, and said: "Liu Fang's reward is too low because there is a governor who governs the book and serves as the censor. The supervisor Wang Wenxuan impeached him for stealing merit and disregarding the overall situation. As a result, the army was blocked in the south of Shuiquanguan. It led to the destruction of Jincheng. This is actually not an unreasonable point, so although Liu Fang is the person who has the second most military exploits in this battle after you, he has the least reward. Of course, the root cause is that Liu Fang and Wang Wenxuan are not on good terms , and no one in the court speaks for Liu Fang."

After a pause, Yu Juluo said again: "As for you, it was because you burned Shuiquanguan, which caused much controversy in the court, especially Changping King Qiu Rui led dozens of civil officials to impeach His Majesty for your brutality. , and even asked for severe punishment on you. Thanks to my letter to protect it, and you have made great contributions, in the end, His Majesty did not count your contribution to breaking the fire and water springs, nor did you count the cruelty. In the end, it was only because of you that you destroyed the Turkic food and grass camp For his merits, he will also be awarded the title of Lieutenant Guoyi and County Uncle Jianguo.”

Wang Junlin's face was ugly, and after a while of contemplation, he asked: "The governor, Changping Wang Qiurui's attack on the general, is it because the Zhang family in Maiji Town colluded with the Sword Department and was executed by everyone."

Yu Juluo praised: "That's right, the daughter of the Zhang family is the concubine of Changping King Qiu Rui's concubine."

Wang Junlin smiled bitterly and said, "So that's how it is."

Yu Juluo smiled and said: "Actually, in my opinion, Qiu Rui has helped you a lot."

Wang Junlin was stunned, and said: "The general is a little confused, please ask the governor to clarify."

Yu Juluo said: "The ancients said: if the old trees are beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy them; Follow the track. Do you know what this means?"

Wang Junlin was shocked when he heard the words, his face turned pale in an instant, cold sweat oozes from his forehead, and his face showed a look of fear. ignored.

In just over two months, he was promoted from a soldier to Captain Guoyi of the fifth rank, which was the first time since the founding of the Sui Dynasty. And he didn't have the slightest foundation in the Sui Dynasty. Even if Yu Juluo supported him, it would not help, because Yu Juluo himself was just a general.

But the world of the Sui Dynasty was the world of powerful families. Thinking about it carefully, Yu Juluo is the founding general of the country this time, not counting as the commander of the first army, only he and Liu Fang are not members of aristocratic families. Let's see if Pei Yuanqing, Han Ziliang, Yuwen Hanfeng and others are not direct descendants of powerful families. Looking at Dugu Moyu again, for committing such a serious crime, if it were someone else, his head would have been beheaded long ago, and his whole family would have been beheaded. But in fact, Dugu Moyu was only removed from the post of Yongzhou manager and left idle at home, and the Dugu family was not affected in the slightest.

Seeing that Wang Junlin already understood what he meant, Yu Juluo couldn't help but nodded with admiration, and said, "You should be glad that this time, if you hadn't made great military exploits, you would have already fallen into the eyes of His Majesty, even Changping Wang Qiurui is no longer able to manipulate you at will, otherwise you will die now, and you will only die."

Wang Junlin knelt down on one knee, and said with a sincere face: "I would like to thank the governor for his guidance and enlightenment, and I will definitely do my best for the governor in the future."

Yu Juluo accepted Wang Junlin's gift calmly and said, "Get up!"

Wang Junlin stood up, and Yu Juluo said again: "Changping Wang Qiurui is a very good-faced person, and he will repay every grievance. In fact, he doesn't care about the life and death of the Zhang family, but you are a little Captain Guoyi." If you dare not give him face and take advantage of the opportunity to destroy the Zhang family, he will not let you go. I have already received news that Qiu Rui has already found someone to transfer you to the army in the capital. Captain Guo Yi, without military power in his hands, Changping Palace wants to kill you easily."

Wang Junlin's face changed when he heard the words, and he said: "Please protect the general."

He knew that Yu Juluo intended to win him over, but he also believed that what Yu Juluo said was true. Therefore, at this time, his heart was full of murderous intent, and he secretly vowed in his heart that one day he would definitely step on the horse in Changping Palace and splatter the blood of the Qiu clan.

Yu Juluo said: "I will ask the imperial court and His Majesty for instructions on your behalf, and I will place you in the frontier army as the guard of Gaotai City. There are five regiments under my command, two thousand cavalry and three thousand infantry, totaling five thousand troops. . Would you like to?"

Wang Junlin was overjoyed when he heard the words, and quickly said: "The general is willing, thank you, Commander."

Being able to serve as the leader of a party is exactly what Wang Junlin wishes in his heart. Although there are only 5,000 troops, he feels a little confident when facing such a giant as the Changping Palace.

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Wang Junlin left Jincheng on the second day with his original plan of a thousand, and headed for Gaotai City, an important border town in the direction of Zhangye County towards the Turks. His other 4,000 new subordinates were part of the army that followed Liu Fang and Pei Yuanqing to hunt down the remnants of Tuyuhun. When the army retreated, these 4,000 people were ordered to stay in Gaotai City.

Three days later, when Wang Junlin brought people to Gaotai City, the 4,000 defenders and more than a dozen officials who managed the people in the city all came out of the city to greet them, no one dared to neglect the slightest.

Because of the two battles of Poisoning Longxi and Huoshuiquanguan, Wang Junlin is now famous for his viciousness and poisonousness. Put on any airs. Just kidding, more than 10,000 people were poisoned to death with a barrel of poison, and 40,000 people were burned to death with a fire. This kind of deed is far more shocking to anyone than leading an army to kill 100,000, or even 200,000.

Wang Junlin announced the latest appointment of Yu Juluo on the spot. This is not only his appointment as the guard of Gaotai City, but also his appointment as Captain Guoyi. Lieutenant of the army.

Thanks to Yu Juluo's care, the five captains under Wang Junlin's command are all Wang Junlin's old deployments.

Because Wang Junlin of Changping led people to impeach him for his brutality and inhumanity, the reward he received in the end was less than one-fifth of his illustrious military exploits, but these military exploits were real and no one dared to obliterate them. Under the strong request and recommendation, Yu Juluo also gave him face very much, sharing his military exploits with Wang Junlin's old subordinates.

Now, there are five captains under Wang Junlin's command, namely Zhou Hu, Wu San, Jiang Mulang, Li Xiang and Su Changqing. The dozen or so scouts who were still alive, including Qiao Zhengwei, were also promoted to the rank of centurion. And Wu Si expressed his willingness to become the general of Wang Jun's mansion and serve his left and right. After Wang Junlin tried to persuade him to no avail, he also readily accepted.

The 4,000 people in Gaotai City originally had four captains, and Wu San and other four occupied their positions. These four people were naturally upset, but they dared not show it in front of Wang Junlin. After giving each of them fifty taels of silver as a package, he readily handed over to Wu San, Wu Si, Jiang Mulang and Su Changqing, and then left happily, returning to Yongzhou Governor's Mansion, where they naturally had new appointments .

After entering Gaotai City and deploying the city defenses, Wang Junlin couldn't wait to lead fifty personal soldiers to patrol the city. This is the first city he got in this era that he absolutely has the final say on. Although the area is a little smaller and the population is not large. But he was still in high spirits.

Gaotai City is built close to Gaotai Mountain, the remaining range of Qilian Mountain. The city wall is three feet high, and the Gaotai Mountain next to it is about three or two hundred meters high. All of them are made of granite, so the Gaotai city was built with local materials and stones from the top of the mountain, which is extremely strong.

Gaotai City is in an arc shape facing the direction of the Western Turks. It is about five miles long and only about three miles wide. People with mixed households, Han and Hu.

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