After being transferred to Yanzhou Road Marching Chief, Li Jing was actually in a pretty good mood. Although he left Daizhou, he also knew that he was transferred to Guannei Road because of His Majesty's trust in him.
What's more, Li Jing also received Li Shimin's promise that when he left the fortress on the same day, he was allowed to take charge of the state army.
In addition, after Li Jing took office, he summoned the governors and general managers of several states. Yang Ze, Hu Yan, and Duan Decao were all elders directly related to Li Yuan. They had known each other in their early years. Although they were not familiar with each other, they did not contradict...the so-called merger. There is no conflict, there is contrast.
These three people were also the old subordinates of Li Huairen, the successor king of Wei, and participated in the wars in Jingzhou and Yuanzhou with him, but after all, they did not have the strong rejection of Li Jing like the Daizhou subordinate officials.
Zhang Gongjin, who was transferred to the general manager of Xiazhou, was also in a good mood. Although he was transferred from Daizhou Biejia to the general manager of Xiazhou, his rank was not improved. After all, Daizhou is a place with jurisdiction over four continents, and the rank of subordinate officials is higher than that of normal state officials. Gao, but the transition from assistant officer to chief officer of a state was an important change in his official career for Zhang Gongjin.
What's more, it was Li Jing who recommended Zhang Gongjin. This not only represented Li Jing's attitude towards the King of Qin, but also represented Li Jing's appreciation of Zhang Gongjin... and even had a faint tendency to form a group.
After all, Zhang Gongjin was introduced by Yuchi Gong and Li Shiji after the Battle of Luoshui in the fifth year of Wude and was admitted to the Qin Palace. He is almost the most junior. Although Li Jing was under Li Shimin when he was the Duke of Qin, They have long been regarded as not being part of the King of Qin's lineage.
There is another reason why Zhang Gongjin is in a good mood. After arriving in Xiazhou, he has 5,000 troops in his hands, and there is a cavalry of 3,000 stationed in Yanzhou, not far away, at arm's length with him. This makes Zhang Gongjin facing the defenders Xiazhou is very confident.
But what he didn't expect was that just five days after Zhang Gongjin took office, three thousand cavalry suddenly moved westward, away from Xiazhou, which forced Zhang Gongjin to come to Li Jing for discussion.
"Zhang Zhongjian." Li Jing sneered, "He is determined!"
Li Jing's face looked very ugly. Zhang Gongjin, who had just taken up his post, didn't know it, but he, as the general manager of the march on Yanzhou Road, didn't know that the three thousand cavalry were actually under the command of Zhang Zhongjian, the deputy general manager of the march on Lingzhou Road.
"Zhang Zhongjian?" The corner of Zhang Gongjin's mouth moved. Of course he knew this deputy general manager of the Lingzhou Road March, "Is it the Lingzhou Army?"
At that time, this fierce general who served as a soldier of Shuozhou and joined the army made great achievements in the Battle of Cangtou River. After the war, he abandoned his post and became the commander of the bodyguard of Wei Si Wang Li Huairen. This matter was not a small matter in Daidi. Many people thought of it. Very surprised.
Of course, Zhang Gongjin knew this well. Zhang Zhongjian had known Li Jing in his early years, and Li Jing even tried to win him over... But Zhang Zhongjian chose Li Huairen and offended Li Jing, so he chose to abandon his post.
Later facts also proved Zhang Zhongjian correct. In a few years, he first saved the country in Tiantai Mountain, and later became a general under King Wei Si. He won three great victories in Jingzhou, Yuanzhou, and Lingzhou, and he actually commanded the Liang Kingdom after overthrowing it. Lingzhou Army.
Zhang Gongjin is still the Marquis of Nanle County, while Zhang Zhongjian has already been granted the title of Duke of Guangling County.
"Guangling County Duke mobilizes the army..." Zhang Gongjin asked cautiously: "Or is it an order from King Wei Si?"
"Absolutely not." Li Jing calmed down. He knew well. Li Shan seemed to often take the wrong approach, but he was a very cautious person and would not interfere with state affairs for personal grudges.
But among them, I have to say that Li Huairen definitely played a role.
Indeed, at this moment, Zhang Zhongjian, who was stationed in Lingwu County, Lingzhou, received the military report that the partial division had returned, and nodded: "Transfer to Mingsha County."
Among the state officials at that time, Zhang Gongjin and Li Jing had the closest relationship. At the Guji Town Festival that year, Li Shan specifically stated that Zhang Gongjin and Li Jing were not allowed to participate, which also led to their rejection by the generals. , this is an invisible barrier and resentment.
After the Tiantai Mountain Incident and the Renzhi Palace Incident, Xue Wanche's position as a direct descendant of the crown prince was slowly being cleared, and was replaced by the background of Li Huairen, the successor king of Wei. Li Yuan and Li Shimin finally transferred him to the Dai Dynasty. Zhou was appointed as a farewell officer, not because he was the confidant of Prince Li Jiancheng, but because he was the brother of Li Shanyi and Jin Lan.
Zhang Zhong firmly believed that he could defeat Xue Wanche, a general who had fought side by side with Li Shan, but he was also afraid that Xue Wanche would attack rashly and be defeated, so he sent a partial army to garrison Yanzhou and form a rivalry with Xiazhou.
But now that Xue Wanche left Daizhou, it was Zhang Gongjin who was transferred here. Zhang Zhongjian naturally had no need to keep this partial force... After all, there was no distinction between Lingzhou Road and Yanzhou Road, and there was no need to coordinate operations with each other.
The marching commander Shi Tangjian on the side asked softly: "Is Yanzhou safe?"
"Last year there was heavy snow on the grassland, and the Turks were short of food and grass. If an attack came, they would drive cattle and sheep to satisfy their hunger." Zhang Zhongjian explained: "There is the Yellow River in Lingzhou, Wushui and Wuding River in Xiazhou, but there are few rivers in Yanzhou .”
Tang Jian was relieved. He drove the cattle and sheep. It was fine for a short time without eating fodder, but he had to drink water. Therefore, when the Turks went south, they would definitely not attack Yanzhou... In fact, Yanzhou is also located on Yanzhou Road and Lingzhou Road. The dividing line of the defense zone.
Of course, Zhang Zhongjian also had other considerations when transferring the three thousand cavalry back. After all, he was relatively inexperienced and had few connections in the army. To put it bluntly, he could not control the situation. The three thousand cavalry originally had no ownership, but were later replaced by the Lingzhou General Manager. Guo Xiaoke tried to win over Zhang Zhongjian, but Zhang Zhongjian was not very able to command, so he was simply sent to Yanzhou District.
But things are different now. Shi Danai, Feng Li, and Duan Zhixuan were all former subordinates of Li Shan and Su Dingfang, who were the marching commanders of Lingzhou Road last year. They were all very aware of Zhang Zhongjian’s ability, and they also knew that Li Shan valued Zhang Zhongjian very much... Back then in Jingzhou During the war, Zhang Zhongjian was ranked as a general along with Dou Gui, Li Daoxuan, and Qian Jiulong. He led the front army alone, and Xue Wanche, Zhang Shigui, and Hu Yan all followed his orders.
Not to mention Hou Hongtao, who was a personal guard of Li Shan. Along with Hou Hongtao this time were dozens of former military officers or personal guards of Li Shan, all of whom could serve as middle and low-level generals.
Coupled with the generals such as He Fang and He Liu who had stayed in the Lingzhou Army, this will greatly enhance Zhang Zhongjian's control over the Lingzhou Army, allowing Zhang Zhongjian to truly control the Lingzhou Army.
To put it bluntly, it was to enable Zhang Zhongjian to suppress Guo Xiaoke, the general manager of Lingzhou... This man was humiliated in the Yuanzhou War. After Li Shan returned to Beijing, he criticized Su Dingfang and Zhang Zhongjian a lot. For this reason, he was once raped by Huaiyang Wang Li Daoxuan had trouble.
Although it is said that Hou Junji and Guo Xiaoke, who joined the Lingzhou Army this time, have a close relationship, after all, Hou Junji was rescued from Liang Luoren by Li Shan back then, and he had the instructions from the King of Qin, so he would not deliberately embarrass him.
In fact, not only because of the relationship between Zhang Gongjin and Li Jing, but also because of the successive arrival of generals, Hou Junji was somewhat dissatisfied with Hou Hongtao. The latter was the sole leader of the front army, and the others were Li Shan's old troops.
(End of chapter)
