Chapter 846 Let’s go and stay

Chapter 846 Let’s go and stay

Wei Xiaokuan wanted to return to Guanzhong early and had communicated with Li Tai before. Li Tai was quite surprised when he learned of this idea because he had originally planned to arrange for Wei Xiaokuan to stay in Jiangling.

After Wei Xiaokuan's statement, Lu Tong also calmed down and nodded in agreement with Li Tai's proposal, which was regarded as finalizing the matter.

After the banquet, Lu Tong was naturally busy going to lobby the generals, while Li Tai left Wei Xiaokuan behind and gave another advice: "Although I have a clear conscience about what I said before, it is ultimately against Grand Master Yuwen's wishes. At present, Grand Master Yu Wen is still angry. Not long after, Duke Jianzhong is eager to return, and I am afraid he will still be angry!"

When Wei Xiaokuan heard this, he sighed and said: "I also know that the king's words are mostly intended to protect you, and I am afraid that the grand master will not let it go. Xiaokuan is extremely honored to be sent to the king's command, but my fellow villagers After all, the root is in Guanzhong. If I don't stay in Guanzhong, I'm afraid Grand Master Yuwen will be even more resentful.

Now I am going back to be punished. Outside, there is a great king who is working with all the kings in Taiwan to divide their powers. Internally, the feelings of the people of Xifu need to be calmed down. Even if the general is not treated politely, I don't think he will be severely punished. Moreover, it is an expedient measure for the king to base himself in Shannan now. If he wants to fulfill his ambition, he will eventually need to return to Guanzhong to take charge of the situation. I will say goodbye now and stay within the fence to wait for the king to return to the court! "

Li Tai did not want Wei Xiaokuan to return to Guanzhong. In addition to hoping to keep him here for his own use, he was also worried that he might be punished by Yu Wentai's anger after returning.

But it is not unreasonable for Wei Xiaokuan to say this. He can be said to be a representative figure of the local power in Guanzhong, and his local attributes are much stronger than that of the Hongnong Yang family who has lived in Luoxia for a long time.

Moreover, Yuwentai has already killed Yang Kuan. If Wei Xiaokuan is also killed, it will be equivalent to wiping out the representatives of Guanlong and the regiment. No matter how scattered the soldiers are, they will be shocked and confused. , even if he didn't dare to rise up in Guanzhong, it was an obvious choice to lead his troops to escape from Wuguan and join Li Taina.

From this point of view, it would be a good choice for Wei Xiaokuan to return to Guanzhong at this time. Even if he has lost Yuwentai's trust, with his military ability and his moral integrity and affection for the country, it is a more appropriate arrangement to place him in a place like Yubi.

Since Wei Xiaokuan still insisted on this, Li Tai would not say anything more. He just told Wei Xiaokuan that if he had any requests for personnel and material resources, he would try his best to satisfy them.

Wei Xiaokuan did not have any requirements. After the Battle of Jiangling, the rewards he received were extremely generous, and his soldiers also gained a lot. Moreover, the return to Guanzhong this time is still somewhat uncertain, and carrying too much supplies is too conspicuous.

As for personnel, there are no requirements. After all, even Li Tai is in short supply of talents and has no spare manpower to support Wei Xiaokuan. Instead, Wei Xiaokuan helps his brother Wei Xiaogu and some relatives and friends in Li Tai's business. Several positions have been reserved here in Taiwan, and after he returns to Guanzhong, he will arrange for people to come south one after another.

Li Tai did not refuse this. Now that his grass-roots team had just gained a name, it was far from the level where he needed to be wary of his subordinates forming cliques. As Wei Xiaokuan said, it was also an expedient measure for him to base himself in Shannan. Of course, when traveling to Taichung, he also needed to appoint enough Guanlong people to maintain a close relationship between Xingtai and Guanlong Shiliu.

In the next few days, Lu Tong contacted many governors and generals, and the effect could not be said to be negative, but it was not as good as expected.

If we really want to talk about results, even Li Tai's personal soldier Liang Rui was persuaded and expressed his willingness to return to Guanzhong. The other generals were also as homesick as Wei Xiaokuan, worried that the expedition would be too long and they would not be able to take care of any changes in the countryside. However, most of the generals expressed their hope to stay and follow Li Tai to continue the attack on Xiangzhou.

On the one hand, the current government troops, armor, horses, weapons, and staffs all need to be borne by the governors themselves. The subsidies given by the Chinese and Foreign Governments cannot meet the daily maintenance consumption of their troops. After returning to Guanzhong, they just idle in the countryside or participate in military affairs. Guarding river defenses may not bring fame and fortune as much as exploiting vegetables in Jiangling.

On the other hand, the benefits of fighting with King Taiyuan are really cool. Although the requirements for military discipline are a bit too much, King Taiyuan is also really worried that the soldiers will not have enough to eat, and the various rewards are dizzying!

Another important factor is that the military merit coupons previously issued by the armies can only be exchanged for materials at Jiangling Military Market, especially high-value materials such as Jinhe sugar. If the soldiers did not complete the exchange in Jiangling and took it back to Guanzhong, the Chinese and Foreign Governments would probably not recognize it, and it would simply become a piece of waste paper.

When soldiers go on an expedition, they naturally hope to bring back some valuable local specialties, and do not want to travel hard carrying cloth or grain. However, the supplies that are in good demand in Guanzhong are also in limited supply in the military market.

If the soldiers want to maximize the profits from the bills in their hands, they still need to queue up and wait for Daxantai to supply corresponding supplies. Even if there are some people who are very anxious to return home, they are not willing to have their rewards invalidated or their value greatly reduced, and they still have to wait to exchange for supplies in the military market.

Therefore, Lu Tong and others wandered among the camps, and their words were almost worn out. In the end, there were still not many soldiers who were really sure that they could embark on the return journey immediately. There were only more than 7,000 people in total.

In the end, Li Tai felt that this might make Yu Wentai angry. In order to avoid adding any variables, the staff temporarily increased the exchange quota for some high-value materials, and only then did they gather 10,000 horses to return to Guanzhong in the first batch.

After these 10,000 people gathered in the north of Jiangling City, they needed to divert to Shicheng, where they would join the brothers Yu Jin and his son, Yu Wenhu and Hou Mochen who were detained in Shicheng, and then return together.

Before leaving, Liang Rui went to the big tent to say goodbye to Li Tai. After entering the tent, he knelt on the ground and did not dare to raise his head to look at Li Tai. He only said in a deep voice: "I would like to thank you for your teachings over the years." , no matter where you are, I will never forget the kindness of your Majesty!”

"Hmph, you follow the fashion of the tent and don't think about repaying it. If you go against it, why should you remember it!"

Li Ya, who was waiting in the tent, snorted coldly when she heard Liang Rui's words, and then bowed to Li Tai and said: "The last general will be a pawn under the king's tent in life, and a fierce ghost under his banner in death. No matter life or death, he will never leave the king." about!"

Then thank you very much!

Li Tai glanced at Li Ya and then looked at Liang Rui, who looked gloomy, and said with a smile: "As long as a man and husband can be honest and loyal, what is the difficulty for the rest? No matter where Mr. Liang is, he must not violate his pure principles. You can do something good with your heart. King Yuwen asked you to stay under my care and teach you. Now that you are back, you can ask me whether you can live up to your trust."

Liang Ruijiu was under Li Tai's command, and they also had quite affection for each other. But this boy lost his father when he was young, and was raised by Yuwentai. Now the two houses are at odds, and Yuwentai specially sent people to call Liang Rui back to the house, and he wanted to marry Liang Rui, so it was only natural that Liang Rui bid farewell.

After Liang Rui bowed and left, Li Tai looked at Shuifeng who had been hanging his head silently beside the case and said, "Lu Changshi has also come to summon you, why don't you go back to Guanzhong first to discuss marriage and start a family?"

"What? Brother Bodhidharma, you were also summoned? Why didn't anyone ask me?"

After hearing this, Li Ya, who had been glaring at Cousin just now, suddenly looked surprised. This kid had just made a fortune not long ago and was full of self-confidence. When he heard that everyone else was getting the treatment, he didn't get it. , his mentality suddenly became unbalanced: "Grandmaster Yuwen's ears and eyes are dim, how could he not hear that I am also a hero in the army?"

"Shut up!"

Shuifeng was in a bad mood, so he didn't bother to pay attention to Li Ya's jokes. He stepped forward and looked at Li Tai seriously and said: "Lu Changshi did come to ask, and he also brought a letter from my mother. I hope I can return to seek the favor and blessings from Grand Master Yuwen." A girl has a family. But after all, my mother is a woman, and she may not worry about the shortcomings. What's more, Aye has entrusted me to my brother a long time ago.

In the current situation inside and outside, I am not a shrewd person. Instead of putting myself in a dilemma just for the sake of temporary favor, I should follow my heart and follow my brother. This is not considered unfilial. Brother must always take care of my future and not let me end up a widower! "

After Li Tai heard this, he couldn't help but laugh, stood up from the table, put his arm on Shufeng's shoulder and patted him hard.

He met many people when he came to this world, but Shuo Hui's help to him was truly irreplaceable, and he and Shuo Feng were no worse than brothers. When Lu Tong went to contact Shuofeng before, he didn't say anything because he respected Shuofeng's own ideas. Now that he heard that Shuofeng had made up his mind, he felt very relieved.

"I share the same sentiments as Brother Bodhidharma. The owner of the village must also take care of my future! I didn't leave a lot of assets before leaving just so that I could continue to be lonely in Jiangling."

Li Ya saw the two of them being as intimate as before, and she couldn't help but stepped forward and said. She straightened her belly a little, and a gold belt around her waist was dazzling, and she made her request by the way: " The daughter of Kansai is too tough, can the owner allow me to choose one in Jiangling City? "