Li Hao and Yang Wenyuan then chatted about how to organize the army and prepare for war. Of course, Yang Wenyuan mainly talked, and Li Hao was listening. However, after the chat, Li Hao also found that Yang Wenyuan had real talents and learning, and was not an ordinary playboy.
The two chatted for almost an hour before Yang Wenyuan stood up to say goodbye. Li Hao sent Yang Wenyuan to the door.
As for Gu Tingye, he didn't return to Li Mansion until Youshi.
As soon as he saw Li Hao, Gu Tingye complained: "I don't know what happened today. I went to all the distinguished families to deliver news, but most of them said they couldn't participate. There were all kinds of weird reasons. Do you think it's not the case?" The feng shui in Bianjing has been bad recently, and everyone in the honorable family has collectively been possessed by evil spirits."
After hearing this, Li Hao laughed and said: "That's not the case. Yang Wenyuan came just now. He asked the Duke to come to the palace to intercede for us. However, when he was talking to the official, the official accidentally let the matter slip. .
Now that the news has probably spread among the nobles, many people have backed down, which is normal. "
After hearing this, Gu Tingye said: "They really disgraced the Lord. What should I do if this happens? If so many people withdraw, we will not be able to hold the competition."
Li Hao replied: "As you are told, I have asked Mr. Ouyang about this matter. He said that the officials had already anticipated this matter. Let us just proceed as planned and leave the rest alone."
Gu Tingye said: "Okay, then I will visit all the people who were originally going to participate in the next two days to see how many people continue to participate. After the statistics are compiled, we will discuss what to do."
Li Hao agreed and said: "But you will have to go back to the Ningyuan Marquis Mansion in the future. The imperial edict conferring an official position on you will be announced in the future, and you need to receive it in person to express gratitude."
Gu Tingye was stunned after hearing this and nodded.
Seeing this, Li Hao also knew that Gu Tingye was somewhat resentful of Ningyuan Houfu now, but he didn't want to persuade him.
Instead, he continued: "When you receive the imperial edict, you will take charge of the imperial camp. The officials also want to see your ability this time, so in addition to being busy with the competition, you will also take care of the imperial camp. You also need to pay attention. I can't help you much in this regard.
However, I have already asked for leave from Mr. Ouyang. I will try my best to help you take care of the upcoming competition so that you can have more time for the Imperial Army. "
Gu Tingye nodded after hearing this, and then talked about the competition with Li Hao, and the two of them divided the matter.
Gu Tingye still has to communicate with the Xungui family here. After all, Li Hao has never dealt with the Xungui family, but Li Hao is responsible for the layout and arrangements on the court.
After dividing things up, the two of them got busy on their own the next day. Li Hao took people to the stadium early in the morning to arrange it. In order to allow more people to watch the game, in addition to the original stands with a pavilion for each house, A new stepped position has also been added to facilitate more people to see clearly what is going on in the field.
In addition, he has to lead people to inspect the entire stadium, deal with any unsafe things immediately, and prepare various things for entertaining people. It is so tedious, and even after a full day of work, he will feel dizzy.
When Li Hao returned to his house, Gu Tingye arrived at about the same time, and Li Hao asked about today's results.
Gu Tingye replied: "Originally, there were sixty-three honorable families who said they would participate. Today I visited twenty-three families. Only five of them said they would continue to participate, and the remaining eighteen families said they would not participate because of something else."
After hearing this, Li Hao sighed with emotion: "Even the children who made their fortune by relying on martial arts are not willing to go to the battlefield. How can you tell me that this military is not weak?"
After hearing this, Gu Tingye also said: "Yes, that's why when you said you wanted to improve the atmosphere, I fully agreed.
But it's not without good news. Today, a family that didn't say they were participating took the initiative to contact me and said they wanted to participate. How about you guess who it is? It sounds like you are somewhat related to his family. "
After hearing this, Li Hao said: "If you are related to me, I am related to the Sheng family in Manbianjing. It cannot be the Sheng family. I don't believe it."
Speaking of the Sheng family, Li Hao suddenly remembered someone and asked, "Could it be from Uncle Zhongqin's residence?"
After hearing this, Gu Tingye said: "Yes, it's Yuan Wenshao of Uncle Zhongqin's Mansion."
Li Hao asked doubtfully: "Hasn't he been granted the title a long time ago and joined the ranks in front of the palace to serve directly? How come he still wants to change his position and go to the front line?"
Gu Tingye explained: "It is good for the squads in front of the palace to guard the palace, but it depends on who is responsible. Uncle Zhongqin's mansion has long been in decline, and he does not have much strength in the army. He can only stay with the squads in front of the palace. It may be just a matter of seniority, and promotion is extremely difficult, so it is normal to want to have a chance to get ahead on the battlefield.
And you two are still relatives, so you can't really send him to death, since his safety is guaranteed.
I guess Shengfu will have to call you over in just these two days to talk about this. "
Li Hao didn't say anything after hearing this. Instead, he told Gu Tingye about the progress of the rectification at the stadium today, and reminded Gu Tingye not to forget to return to Ningyuan Hou Mansion early tomorrow and not to miss the time.
Then Gu Tingye said goodbye and returned to his home in Xiaotianshui Lane.
On the other hand, just as Gu Tingye expected, Hualan returned to Sheng Mansion that night after learning that Yuan Wenshao was going to the south to quell the rebellion, and that Li Hao would be the leading general.
He told Sheng Hong and Mrs. Wang the news. Only then did they learn that Li Hao would lead an army and were very surprised.
However, knowing that their son-in-law would be at Li Hao's command, the two of them felt somewhat relieved.
But Sheng Hong still asked Hua Lan to tell the old lady about the matter. After all, it was more appropriate for the old lady and Li Hao to handle the matter.
But after Hua Lan finished talking to the old lady about this, the old lady said directly: "Don't worry about this, Brother Hao is a kid who knows how to behave, he knows what to do, don't worry too much about Wen Shao.
It's you, after Wen Shao goes on the expedition, you should take more care of your health. If something doesn't go well with you, just come back and say it, don't keep it in your heart. "
After hearing this, Hua Lan agreed and returned to Zhongqin Bo's house that night.
On the second day, Gu Tingye went directly to Gu's house. Li Hao was worried that something might happen. After all, Gu Yankai died at about this time in the play.
So he didn't go to the stadium, but waited for news at the house. It wasn't until noon that he heard no bad news from the Gu family, so he felt relieved and rushed to the stadium.
When the two met at Li's house in the evening to discuss the situation, Gu Tingye said: "I visited eighteen families today, and four of them said they would continue to participate, while the rest made it clear that they would not come."
Li Hao also explained the preparations for the stadium to Gu Tingye, and after finishing talking, Gu Tingye went straight back.
He didn't mention what happened at the Gu family today, but Li Hao felt that Gu Yankai must be happy after receiving the imperial edict to give Gu Tingye an official position, but he would not express his feelings to Gu Tingye. He knew that the father and son cared about each other, but they The son does not know the father, and the father does not know the son.
As for the mood of Xiao Qin and Gu Tingyu, Li Hao couldn't guess. Logically speaking, they should not be happy about Gu Tingye being awarded the official title.
But if the earthen jar is not broken away from the wellhead, the general will inevitably die before the battle. For Gu Tingye to go to the battlefield to fight, the two people on the line of life and death are probably willing.
In the next few days, the two of them were busy on their own, and they would only meet at night to communicate about the situation.
And just after Gu Tingye determined the number of participants in the Xungui Middle School, he talked to Li Hao about how to change the competition system to adapt to the situation.
