Chapter 1403: Donglai Taishi Ci
Chapter 1403 Donglai Taishi Ci
Chapter 1401: Donglai Taishi Ci
Kong Rong was still very satisfied with the reward given to him by the imperial court. After all, it was a title of three princes and a prince, and there was also a very significant prince of Qufu. Anyway, none of the five princes who had surrendered to the imperial court had him. The treatment is good.
Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang were forced to surrender, while Wang Lang, Qiao Mao, and Zhang Miao all had their territories annexed and came to defect as a last resort.
The situations of Kong Rong and the five of them are different, so the treatment is naturally different.
Not only did Kong Rong voluntarily surrender, but he also returned a county in Beihai to the embrace of the imperial court, allowing the imperial court to eliminate tens of thousands of troops out of thin air. This was not comparable to the above five princes.
So, of course, Qin Hao should treat Kong Rong kindly. This would also set a good example for other princes. If any princes were destroyed in the future, they could follow Kong Rong's example and come to the court.
After receiving the imperial edict, Kong Rong couldn't wait. He wanted to leave Qingzhou with his family immediately and go to Luoyang to be his third prince, so as to escape from Qingzhou, a place of right and wrong.
Upon seeing this, Li Jing immediately persuaded Kong Rong to stay longer. Although Kong Rong had officially completed the handover with him, he had not yet completely taken control of Beihai's political affairs.
Who knows if the people below will plot to overthrow him and then forcibly support Kong Rong to ascend to power?
Therefore, before Li Jing completely takes charge of Beihai politics, he will naturally not be let go so easily.
Hunted by Li Jing's good words, Kong Rong thought about it again and again and decided to stay longer.
Be a human being and do it to the end, send Buddha to the West.
Anyway, Kong Rong has already handed over the military and political power. After Li Jing takes complete control of the Beihai Navy, it will not be too late for him to go to Luoyang.
With the personal support of Kong Rong, Li Jing took over the power of Beihai Navy without any setbacks.
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The next night, Li Jing, who had been dealing with affairs for the whole day, returned to his room to rest with a tired look on his face, while his wife Yin Shiniang thoughtfully took off her husband's coat.
“Husband, this Kong Beihai is really interesting. He abandons the power that others can’t get in their lifetimes despite their hard work. What do you think is going on in his head?”
"hehe…"
Hearing what his wife said, Li Jing couldn't help but laugh and said softly: "Don't underestimate Mr. Kong Rong. The minds of these politicians are complicated, and they are far from as simple as you think, madam."
"Then why did he leave the good governor alone? Why is he so eager to leave Qingzhou?"
“It’s not that Mr. Kong Rong doesn’t want to be a minister, it’s that he can no longer be a minister.
Nowadays, Qingzhou is a big quagmire, and Lord Kong Rong has not yet completely fallen into it. If he continues to stay in the position of Beihai Prefect, he will not only cause death for himself, but even his family.
That’s why Kong Rong came up with such a way to escape, using Beihai County, which he was destined to lose, in exchange for a new starting point for his official career. "
After listening to Li Jing's words, Yin Shiniang couldn't help but be stunned: "It turns out there are so many ways here. If husband, you didn't tell me, I would have made Kong Beihai easy."
"Master Kong Rong was a figure of the same era as King Liang and King Jin, and he was one of the thirty-six princes who challenged Dong. Who can persist from that chaotic era to the present, who is simple?" Li Jing Sighed.
The next day.
Li Jing asked Ran Min, Jin Tai and other generals to gather the army, while he took Yin Shiniang, Fu Nian, and Fu Su to inventory the treasury.
“For your information, Lord Prefect, there are still 30,000 swords, 50,000 spears, 8,000 leather armors, and 3,000 iron armors in the armory...
Beihai has two large granaries and eight small and medium-sized granaries, with a grain storage capacity of 800,000 shi...
There are five baht coins and fifty million coins in the county treasury, thirty thousand taels of gold, and two hundred thousand taels of silver...
Moreover…"
After listening to Fusu's report, Li Jing couldn't help but be speechless. They all said that among the three counties and four countries of Qingzhou, Beihai was the richest. When I saw it today, I realized that this statement was true. It has to be said that Kong Rong's wealth accumulated in Beihai is still very rich. Such a large amount of materials, money and food can fully support an army of 50,000 to fight for half a year.
Sitting on such a mountain of gold and silver, Kong Rong not only could not protect Beihai, he even hesitated to divert the disaster eastward and asked Li Jing to take over Beihai in his place. This fully shows how unfavorable the situation in Qingzhou was for Beihai.
After spending half a day, Li Jing found out the details of Xia Beihai, and then brought Yin Shiniang to the military camp.
“Prefect, the Northern Navy currently has 35,000 soldiers, including 2,000 cavalry, 10,000 archers, and 23,000 sword and shield soldiers.” Ran Minhui reported.
"so much?"
Li Jing looked surprised. He knew that Kong Rong had suffered repeated defeats in the battle with Huang Chao. Logically speaking, the casualties of the Beihai Navy must have been considerable, and there should not have been so many troops.
“In order to resist Huang Chao’s invasion, Kong Situ recently recruited troops again, and since the Yellow Turban Uprising, this has been the fourth recruitment in Beihai.
Nearly half of the soldiers in the army are new recruits and lack training, so the overall combat effectiveness of the Northern Navy is very weak. "
"I see."
Li Jing nodded, this was what he expected. If the Beihai Navy's combat power was really strong enough to protect Beihai, then Kong Rong would not be able to let him take his place.
“Nearly half of the 35,000 Beihai Navy are new soldiers, and this time I only brought 3,000 elite cavalry. In other words, there are only nearly 20,000 soldiers available in the Beihai Navy, including 5,000 cavalry…”
Li Jing secretly analyzed in his heart. He knew that as he led the army into Beihai, a whirlpool would definitely set off in Qingzhou, and he was already at the center of the whirlpool.
After Yuan Shao and Huang Chao found out the details, their army may attack at any time, and the time for Li Jing to prepare is getting less and less.
"There is a long way to go. It seems that the alliance with Song Jiang must be accelerated."
As soon as he thought of this, Li Jing immediately said to Fu Nian: "Mr. Fu Nian, take the imperial edict of canonization and go to Liangshan immediately.
The current situation in Liangshan is similar to that in Beihai. Only by uniting can the two weak countries survive. I believe that the people in Liangshan think the same way. "
"Nuo." Fu Nian said seriously, then decisively turned around and left.
After Fu Nian left, Li Jing asked Ran Min again: "General Ran Min, how is the military takeover going?"
“It went very well, but we are outsiders after all, and many soldiers are not very convinced.
However, this is not a big problem. Strength is always respected in the military.
The generals have already set up a competition arena. Since they are not convinced, we will beat them until they are convinced. "
"Um."
Li Jing nodded. He was very satisfied with the way Ran Min handled the affairs, and thought to himself: He is indeed a hero who returned from the war.
"There is not much time left for us now. The army is the top priority. Only by completely controlling the army can we proceed with the next step and improve the overall combat effectiveness of the North Navy step by step. Therefore, the speed of controlling the army must be Speed up." Li Jing said with a serious face.
“Nuo.” Ran Min said in a deep voice.
“By the way, General Ran Min, there is no general in the Northern Navy who can be reused?”
Hearing Li Jing's question, Ran Min thought for a while and replied: "Donglai Taishi Ci is the general that Kong Situ relies on most. He is also the number one general in the Northern Navy. He should be able to be reused."
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