Chapter 606: The Four Founding Generals
Xu Shiji, Wang Mahan, Yuchi Gong, Xue Wanche, and four generals of the Zhao army under the command of Li Chongjiu.
Xu Shiji was wearing military uniform and had a solemn and quiet face. He was only 30 years old this year, but he was better than Zhao State's name for his ability to fight. When he captured Dou Jiande alive and defeated Liu Heita in the Battle of Yishui, he cooperated with Li Chongjiu's naval army and advanced the front line from the border of Zhao State to the city of Yongnian.
The soldiers in the army privately discussed that the Zhao army's top general was the first to recommend Xu Shiji, and even in terms of military strategy, he privately believed that it was above Li Chongji. After all, Xu Shiji had never suffered a defeat since his debut, but Li Chongjiu had suffered a defeat.
Yuchi Gong beside Xu Shiji's side had a dark and heavy face. If we talk about the four generals of the palace army, who could take the general's head from it, only Yuchi Gong was the only one. The soldiers secretly discussed that Yuchi Gong was Li Chongjiu's senior brother when he was in Shaolin Temple. No one knew whether it was true or false.
But Li Chongjiu's trust and value of Yuchi Gong is true. He entrusts Su Su and Yuchi Gong to guard a county in Taiyuan. Yuchi Gong fought on the battlefield and fought many tough battles, but his reputation was not inferior to Xu Shiji in the Zhao army.
Xue Wanche, who was beside Yuchi Gong, looked majestic, his eyes were like a long sword that was unsheathed, and he exuded a tenacious aura. Among the four major government troops of the Zhao army, the soldiers of the Wuwei Army loved and hated this general. Xue Wanche loved adventure when fighting, such as in the battle to defeat the Khitan in the Huoershen Grassland, and the army went deep into thousands of miles.
Therefore, if Xue Wanche commands the war, if he fails to win, he will be defeated. In addition, Xue Wanche is strict in governing the army. He issued a military order that those who dare to retreat when the Wuwei Army fights in the enemy will be killed without mercy. Especially in every battle, Xue Wanshu will govern the army strictly and violate the military law slightly. If he fails to do so, he will be ordered to be killed by Xue Wanche.
Jingguan is like this. But many soldiers of the Zhao army were willing to fight with him. It turned out that when Xue Wanche fought, he would record his small achievements. No matter how much the soldiers and generals made a little contribution, Xue Wanche would report a memorial without any worries about missing it. Under Xue Wanche's command, there was no need to worry about not being promoted if they had any contribution. Moreover, Xue Wanche won a great victory, and the rewards he received were extremely generous. Xue Wanche himself did not take any of them and all gave them to his subordinates.
Xue Wanche's reputation in the Wu Guard Army was getting bigger and bigger, even surpassing the reputation of his father Xue Shixiong's generals back then. Many of the Hedong generals participated in Xue Wanche. Xue Wanche's army was so powerful that he gathered his subordinates to fight and fight for life. Therefore, the combat effectiveness of the Wu Guard Army was given a thumbs up when the soldiers of the Zhao army talked about it, and it was a powerful army that could drive the Xu Shiji station guards together.
The last king of the four generals of the government army, Mahan, looked rough and heroic, and his face was covered with stubbornness.
Among the four major government troops of Zhao State, the Yigu Army was basically stationed in Youjing, known as the Imperial Guard. Its headquarters is the most elite thrust cavalry regiment of the Zhao army, and the Wansheng Army is all assigned to the Yigu Army. However, as the chief general of the Yigu Army, Wang Mahan, has the least reputation. Because whenever the Yigu is going to fight, Li Chongjiu is going to fight in person.
Although Wang Mahan was the chief general, no one thought that he was in command of the war. The most common soldiers of the Yigu Army saw every day was during night patrols. Wang Mahan, the chief general, held weapons and inspected Li Chongjiu outside the central army's tent.
Therefore, Wang Mahan was basically a part of the so-called "Still" and the soldiers of the Wuwei Army who often guarded the capital. They talked privately and often laughed at the chief general of the Yiwei Army as His Majesty's loyal dog.
No matter how jokes are, all the soldiers knew that Wang Mahan was Li Chongjiu's young master, just like Fan Kuai of Liu Bang. He was most loyal to Li Chongjiu. Therefore, Li Chongjiu handed over the most well-equipped guards of the Zhao army to Wang Mahan and handed him the important task of guarding the capital. Therefore, the four people deserved the title of Duke of the County, and it is not an exaggeration to be called the Four Founding Generals.
"...The Secretary Wen Yanbo was appointed as the Duke of Mayi County, and was inherited from generation to generation. He was given 30 hectares of land. His wife was the county monarch, his eldest son was the title of the title, and his second son Ting was the county marquis..."
"...I have conferred the title of Shangshu Zuo Pushe Chen Xiaoyi as the Duke of Tianshui County, and was inherited from generation to generation. He was given 50 hectares of food and his wife was the county monarch..."
"...The Shangshu's Right Pushe King Gui was appointed as the Duke of Hedong County, and was inherited from generation to generation. He was given 30 hectares of land. His wife was the county monarch, his eldest son was the title of the title, and his second son was the county marquis..."
In addition, the three prime ministers of the county were Wen Yanbo, Wang Gui, and Chen Xiaoyi, the three prime ministers of Zhao State. Wang Gui stayed in Youjing and did not come, but Chen Xiaoyi was sick and stayed in the capital. He just gave Li Chongjiu a month ago a memorial to ask Li Chongjiu to return home when he was old and sick.
Chen Xiaoyi was always upright and upright in his work. Once, Li Chongjiu went to Chen Xiaoyi's mansion, but he saw that the mansion was broken, and his wife was still wearing sewn clothes.
Li Chongjiuda asked Chen Xiaoyi because he was dissatisfied with it: "The salary of officials in Zhao State has always been high. As a prime minister, why did the wife not even have a decent dress? What kind of decent style is this? Isn't it a joke?"
Chen Xiaoyi replied: "When I was in Yanmen County to resist Liu Wuzhou, I had all the food in the city. Many soldiers died of starvation because of my stubborn thoughts. Therefore, after becoming an official, I kept giving my salary to help their relatives."
After hearing this, Li Chongjiu said suddenly: "So that's it, but this is yours. You are the Minister of the Shangshu. You just need to send a document to the Ministry of Revenue to ask the court to support the families of these fallen soldiers? Why do you have to use your own salary to do it?"
Chen Xiaoyi heard this and bowed, "At that time, the Wei minister was a minister of the Sui Dynasty, and the soldiers died in battle for the Sui Dynasty. Now, the Wei minister serves in Zhao, but he really dares not use the slightest amount of the treasury of the Great Zhao treasury."
When Chen Xiaoyi occupied Yanmen to resist Liu Wuzhou, Li Yuan was still the one who stayed in Taiyuan. At that time, Li Yuan praised the Turks and ignored Yanmen County attacked by Liu Wuzhou, but instead intercepted the messenger sent by Chen Xiaoyi to Xijing for help. In the end, Chen Xiaoyi resisted Liu Wuzhou based in the lonely city for half a year. If Li Chongjiu had not happened to attack Liu Wuzhou, Chen Xiaoyi would have died with the city.
When Chen Xiaoyi said this, his wife suddenly cried bitterly, and Li Chongjiu asked, "Why are madam sad?"
But when he saw his wife crying, "The king, the foolish wife and husband have only two sons, but they are all lost in the battle of defense of Yanmen."
After saying that, Mrs. Chen Xiaoyi covered her face and left.
After hearing this, Li Chongjiu was solemnly respectful to Chen Xiaoyi and finally issued an imperial edict to ask the Ministry of Revenue to provide pension to these fallen soldiers. Now that Chen Xiaoyi is about to retire, Li Chongjiu of course refused and issued an edict to give Chen Xiaoyi ginseng and deer antlers, and then send an imperial doctor to treat it.
Chen Xiaoyi still held the position of the Left Pushe of the Shangshu Province, and the affairs of the Shangshu Province were jointly managed by the Right Pushe Wang Gui and the Minister of Personnel Yang Linfu. After Chen Xiaoyi recovered from illness, he would return to the director.
Chapter completed!