These had nothing to do with Zhu Li. He confiscated nearly 20,000 Shatuo's defeated soldiers and nearly 10,000 war horses in Weizhou. From them, he selected 5,000 Han males who were forced to join the army and filled them with Yue cavalry. The remaining Shatuo prisoners, war horses, and food were all secretly taken to the north entrance by Wu Dao, and asked Guo Qizuo and Pang Honggu to deal with them.

The young general captured by Wu Dao was named Shi Yan. Under Wu Dao's persuasion, he chose to surrender to Zhu Li and was appointed as the tooth general by Zhu Li. Zhu Li immediately handed over all the two hundred tooth soldiers under his command to him. At the same time, he selected 600 people from the Yue cavalry army and filled them with tooth soldiers. So far, his number of tooth soldiers reached 800.

The yamen is the personal army with the highest salary, the most well-equipped and the strongest combat effectiveness. This is basically the case for any general.

Shi Yan is two years older than Zhu Li and has superb riding skills. After joining Zhu Li, he was like a personal soldier commander and almost lived with Zhu Li day and night. The two were about the same age and often practiced riding and martial arts.

Over the past month, Zhu Li's riding skills have made great progress. Although they are worse than Shi Yan, they are also very weak. Shi Yan also gained something, and his martial arts have increased a lot.

Another scholar arrested by Wu Dao was named Guo Chongtao, three years older than Zhu Li and one year older than Shi Yan. Like Shi Yan, they were from Daizhou. After Li Keyong conquered Daizhou, Shi Yan was forced to join the army. Because Guo Chongtao was a scholar, he was summoned into the army and was responsible for trivial matters such as copywriting.

Shortly after Shi Yan surrendered, Guo Chongtao also surrendered to Zhu Li, and was sent to Beikou by Zhu Li, and handed over to Guo Qizuo for training. In early May, Li Keji returned triumphantly and promoted Liu Rengong to the governor of Weizhou and guarded Weizhou.

As for Zhu Li, he asked Zhu Li to return to Shibeikou and wait for the imperial court to reward him. Although Zhu Li was under his command, this time it was so brilliant that the imperial court could not not reward him. Before the imperial court received the reward, Li Keju could not interfere with his affairs.

Besides, no matter how much the court rewards Zhu Li, Zhu Li will still be under his command. He believes that the court will not engage in any tricks such as divisiveness. For a military governor like him, such tricks, especially in this era, are useless, and the court will not be useless to do evil people.

Back at the north entrance, Zhu Li began to rectify the army. The army he personally led was 800 soldiers and more than 8,000 Yue cavalry, and only Shi Yan could take advantage of the general. So he immediately promoted Zhang Guihou and Zhang Guimu and the two of them as commanders, and asked them to lead two thousand Yue cavalry and lead one army themselves. He still commanded four thousand people.

The infantry also expanded a lot, Gao Yuan's sword and shield soldiers expanded to 5,000, Lu Yong's platoon spearmen also expanded to 5,000, and even Pang Honggu's old subordinates expanded to 5,000. Before Zhu Li left, the three of them had only had 9,000 subordinates, and now each person has expanded to more than 2,000. Of course, all of this was Wu Dao's idea, and I don't know why he tried so hard to expand his army.

(Shi Yan: It is recorded that he once followed Li Keyong to attack Huang Chao. He should be only fifteen or sixteen years old; Guo Chongtao: Born in 865)

In June of the first year of Guangming, the Tang court awarded the reward. Although Li Keju was not promoted, his territory of restraint became larger. Due to the death of Helianduo and others in battle, Li Keju's scope of restraint increased from the original Jiuzhou to thirteen states. The Tang court also assigned Yun, Shuo, Ping and Ying to his scope of restraint.

However, the official documents and documents that Tang Ting appointed Zhu Li as the governor of Shuozhou were intercepted by Li Keju in Fan Yang. He must carefully consider whether Zhu Li would be the governor.

On ten days, Li Keju invited

After inviting Yuchi Xin, Yuchi Jin and his brothers entered the study and discussed the matter.

The Yuchi brothers and sisters sat upright and looked at Li Keju with a calm expression. To be honest, Li Keju did regard their brothers and sisters as their close nephews, and had no taboos on them, so they spoke directly: "Xiaolang, the imperial court appointed Zhu Li as the governor of Shuozhou. What do you think about this?"

When Yuchi Xin heard this, he looked at Li Ke in surprise, then glanced at his sister again. He found that Yuchi Jin frowned slightly when he heard this, his expression was a little excited, and he was a little worried, so he bowed and said, "Mr. Li, Zhu Li is my friend, and he can definitely trust him."

"Um" Li Keju nodded thoughtfully after hearing Yuchi Xin's words, and then turned to Yuchi Jin: "Xiao Madam, what do you think?"

As the saying goes, girls are outgoing, not to mention that Yuchi Jin seems to have a good relationship with Zhu Li. The Tang Ting appointed Zhu Li as the governor of Shuozhou made her very happy. After all, this was Tang Ting's recognition of the person she liked, but Li Ke had doubts and made her very worried.

After all, the person Zhu Li is now loyal to Li Keju, and hesitation is a taboo for being a minister. She knew that if she wanted to persuade Li Keju to release Zhu Li to become the governor of a state, she must have a reason to convince him or relieve his doubts. After thinking for a moment, she replied respectfully: "Mr. Li, Shuozhou is just a place in Xiazhou. I wonder what Mr. Li is worried about?" (In the Tang Dynasty, the governor was divided into the governor of Shangzhou, the governor of Xiazhou, and the governor of Shangzhou were the fourth rank, and the governor of Xiazhou was from the fourth rank, and there were only three counties under Shuozhou, which was Xiazhou)

Li Keju frowned slightly when he heard this, and said seriously: "You didn't come before. There were only Zhenyuan Army and Weiwu Army in Tanzhou. Li Quanzhong and I could only form a confrontation. Since you came, I arranged for Zhu Li to become the Northkou Guard, with the purpose of suppressing Li Quanzhong in Tanzhou. I have Zhenyuan Army and Beikou Army in hand and are supporting each other. This will definitely make the Weiwu Army not dare to act rashly. This is one of them."

"Secondly, Zhu Li is a close friend of Xiao Lang, but I know very little about him. I don't know if he becomes a governor, will he be out of my control in the future. Thirdly, he has witnessed his ability with his own eyes and is good at strategizing. Naturally, he has no need to say much, but how is his ability in governance? Can he be firmly in this governor?"

After hearing Li Keju's concern, Yuchi Jin's expression was slightly relaxed and said in a gentle voice: "Since Mr. Li knew that Li Quanzhong was ill-intentioned, sooner or later, it would be a concern for Fan Yang's confidant. It would be far from enough to suppress him and monitor him."

"We have discussed how to deal with Li Quanzhong before, and everything is mainly about suppression and weakening, but such opportunities are rare after all, and it takes a long time. If Mr. Li is worried, he will take the initiative to attack. Li Quanzhong can attack Cangzhou and attack the King of Yiwu Army Chucun."

"Wang Chucun is the governor of the Yiwu Army and was ordered to control Cangzhou, Dingzhou and Yizhou. But now Dingzhou and Yizhou are all under the rule of Duke Li, he will definitely not be willing to do so. Sooner or later, Yizhou will make plans. Since Li Quanzhong, Wang Chucun is destined to be our enemies, letting the enemy attack each other, no matter what the result is, the one who benefits the most is Duke Li."

"In this way, not only can the Zhenyuan army stationed in Tanzhou be freed, but the land of Beikou town is not that important. Zhenyuan army dominates Tanzhou, Khitans, and Xi people dare to invade, it is just a discomfort."

Speaking of this, Yuchi Jin looked at Li Keju. Li Keju met her gaze with a smile and nodded: "My little girl is really Zhuge, and she is the next generation of Kongming. It's a pity that you are a daughter, otherwise Li will definitely use it for you."

Listen to Yuchi

After Li Keju's words, he looked excited and said, "Mr. Li, it's not that Xiaolang boasted. My younger sister is a versatile talent in civil and military affairs, and is much better than my eldest brother."

"Have you heard that Princess Pingyang's family gathered troops and combined 70,000 soldiers of the Lady to fight for the world for Emperor Gaozu and made unparalleled achievements. Empress Wende (Empress Changsun) was good at strategizing, virtuous and capable of admonition, and ascended the supreme emperor to Emperor Taizong, created the prosperous Tang Dynasty, and made countless contributions."

"Since the Tang Dynasty, there have been countless great events for women to participate in politics, such as Princess Taiping, Shangguan Jiao (Shangguan Wan'er), and Zhuge, and the women are among women. There are countless stories passed down. The younger sister has been inspiring since childhood and imitating her predecessors, and has never slacked off."

"Hahaha, Xiao Lang's words are not bad. Xiao Niang's talent is indeed beyond Li's expectations. Brother Yuchi can smile with you," Li Keju said happily.

The three of them compliments and became more humble, and the topic returned to whether Zhu Li would be allowed to leave the governor of Shuozhou. Li Keju's expression was much relaxed at this time. After all, Li Quanzhong was his confidant. Since Yuchi Jin had already offered advice to help him solve this big problem, the rest was the consideration of employment.

Yuchi Jin took advantage of the situation and advised again: "Mr. Li, what kind of place is Shuozhou? This Mr. Li should know more than Jin'er. It is an important pass to prevent the Di people. Yanmen Pass and Tanglong Town all need heavy troops to be stationed, especially this year, which should not be ignored."

"Jin'er believes that if someone can firmly sit in Shuozhou, this person must be able to be civil and military, resist Di people in the north and resist the heroes in the south. Otherwise, Shuozhou will be a bottomless pit for Mr. Li to consume food and soldiers."

"Zhu Li has a close relationship with us brother and sister, and we still know a little about his talents. Not to mention how he is personally brave enough to be the three armies, just say that under his command, there are also subordinates like Mr. Guo, Wu has Wu Dao and Zhang Guiba. I think Zhu Li is the best candidate to guard Shuozhou for Mr. Li."

"Mr. Li and Xiaolang also agree that Zhu Li will go to Shuozhou. Shuozhou is not an ordinary place. There are Khitan in the north and the Xi people haunt them, Dangxiang in the east and eyeing them, and Zhu Mei in the south. If Duke Li sends an unknown person to the place, the prospects for Shuozhou are really worrying." Yuchi Xin said sincerely.

Yuchi Xin agreed with Yuchi Jin's words, not blindly obeying his sister. He had his ideas. How could he not see Yuchi Jin's affection for Zhu Li? Although he was valued by Li Kexu, he was alone and powerless. If the younger sister really married Zhu Li in the future, Zhu Li could now guard one side, which would undoubtedly allow him to occupy a greater weight in Li Kexu's heart. Even if Li Kexu was indifferent to him in the future, he would have a foreign aid like Zhu Li, and he would be much more calm when advancing and retreating.

When he saw the Yuchi brothers and sisters, he spared no effort to support Zhu Li, Li Keju was naturally relieved. He had a prominent position, but he still had no children, and there was even a shortage of talents in the clan, which made him disappointed and distressed. It can be said that the arrival of the Yuchi brothers and sisters just filled the vacancy that no one could have for him.

Nowadays, warlords have been separating the country, and no member of any party has dominated one side for a long time. It is not that he is not confident, but that he has seen and heard countless things that have forced him to have long-term plans in this regard.

With his friendship with Yuchi Tian, ​​he could believe in the Yuchi brothers and sisters without reservation. If he had any mistakes in the future, what he was most worried about was his tribe members. If the good results he planted today really came to such a day, with the nature of Yuchi Xin brothers and sisters, he should not neglect his tribe members.
Chapter completed!