Chapter 9 Wei Yuan Plans to Go to Yangzhou

Wei Yuan has two sisters. The eldest sister, Wei Shuyi, married into the Sheng family as a concubine.

The second sister, Wei Ruyi, married into a township on Huainan Road.

Although they are not a wealthy family, they still have no worries about food and clothing.

By the time Wei Ruyi received the silver from the scout, a full month had passed since the Yanmen Battle.

Her situation was the same as Wei Shuyi's, and she also fell into extreme sadness.

However, during this period, Li Chuan, the scout who had come to rest, heard that Yanmen had been saved, so he comforted Wei Ruyi.

This made Wei Ruyi not too heartbroken and waited for news from the north.

At this point, scout Li Chuan went to the north to resume his duties.

During this time, Wei Yuan had almost recovered and was practicing martial arts with Gu Yan all day long.

In just half a month, the reserved Gu family's marksmanship has been firmly engraved in my mind.

Regarding this, Ningyuan Hou Gu Yankai couldn’t help but admire:

"Although you have not practiced martial arts since childhood, your strength is far beyond ordinary people, and you are also talented and intelligent, which is the only thing I have seen in my life."

"When you practice for a few more years, even I won't be your opponent."

Wei Yuan smiled and bowed: "Gu Hou, you are too modest. I know how much I weigh."

The fact is that Gu Yankai is already old.

If it were a real fight on the battlefield, Wei Yuan would not necessarily have no chance of winning.

After all, the simple sword he is good at using is a sharp weapon for military strategists, and it can be said to be invincible on the battlefield.

At this time, Zhang Fu came over excitedly and said:

"Yuan'er, the official order has arrived. I will follow you as my master to receive it."

Wei Yuan blurted out: "So fast?"

After hearing the imperial edict, Wei Yuan was completely confused.

He had already imagined that he would be promoted to a noble rank.

Maybe a seventh-grade general?

Or maybe, some money will be rewarded?

But I never dreamed that I would become a fifth-rank official!

Inside the big tent.

Zhang Fu sent out all the generals, leaving only Wei Yuan and Gu Yankai.

He slowly said: "Yuan'er, the battle at Yanmen made you famous at a young age, and you were promoted to a high position. This is a good thing and a bad thing."

"When I stay in Daizhou from now on, I must establish a good relationship with the local governor and train an elite army for the officials and the court."

Wei Yuan bowed solemnly and said, "Teacher, please rest assured."

Gu Yan said: "I have discussed with your teacher and will lead the army back to the court tomorrow."

"As for you, arrange the soldiers of Daizhou properly, and after the New Year, set off for the capital to thank His Majesty."

The emperor personally wrote the imperial seal, and as usual, Wei Yuan had to go to Beijing.

However, in order to avoid being criticized, Gu Yankai and Zhang Fu thought about it and decided to let Wei Yuan stabilize the situation in Daizhou and then go to the capital without having to accompany the army in triumph.

Wei Yuan counted the time and said to himself:

"The eldest sister is now pregnant. No matter what, I cannot let the eldest sister make the same mistakes as in the play."

Thinking of this, he nodded and said: "In that case, the disciple will go to the capital after the new year."

Before going to the capital, it is natural to go to Yangzhou to arrange some things.

Zhang Fu couldn't help but warn: "Daizhou is a place of hundreds of battles, and it is also the springboard for regaining Yanyun in the future. Remember, everything needs to be done with caution."

Wei Yuan bowed and said, "Teacher, please rest assured."

From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, Dazhou has been clamoring all day long to regain Yanyun, but what is the result?

At that time, Zhou Taizong led his army to attack Yanyun several times, but all failed, and all the founding soldiers were lost.

If you are not a general, you really don't know how difficult it is to regain Yanyun.

Not to mention anything else, let’s just say that Zhang Fu’s organization was exhausted and he almost lost his life in Huanzhou.

It can be seen that if you want to regain Yanyun, you must have the right time, right place, right people, and both are indispensable.

The next day.

Zhang Fu and Gu Yankai led the army back to the court.

As for Wei Yuan, he began to take on the responsibility of regiment training envoy and planned to rectify the existing soldiers in Daizhou.

The Battle of Yanmen made Wei Yuan feel the confusion of arms and regiments. In some places, the Xiang army had veterans who were over sixty years old. How could they fight against the Liao army?

After much thought, Wei Yuan planned to visit the governor of Daizhou, Shi Xianzhi.

Arriving at the governor's mansion, Shi Xianzhi warmly welcomed him.

"General Wei is a young hero. I have heard about it for a long time. Even if General Wei doesn't come today, I will pay him a visit on another day."

According to common sense, the provincial governor is also responsible for the training of state regiments.

Now that Wei Yuan has occupied this position, Shi Xianzhi's power has been reduced, but he is not angry about it.

Because he knew in his heart that Wei Yuan was a direct disciple of the British Duke Zhang Fu. He was deeply loved by nobles and powerful forces and had an unlimited future.

There is no need to offend him for something.

If Wei Yuan wanted to establish himself completely in Daizhou, he needed the help of the governor, so he said in a friendly manner:

"Lord Governor, you are too kind."

"I don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for anything. I am here to discuss something with you, sir."

"I heard that the governor has a lot of knowledge about war horses. During the battle at Yanmen, I got a few good horses. Now they have been brought to your courtyard. I hope you can take a look at them when you have time."

Hearing this, Shi Xianzhi smiled and said, "General Wei, you are too polite. I wonder what you want to discuss with me?"

Wei Yuan said: "Today, Daizhou has more than 7,600 troops, of which about a thousand are old, weak, sick and disabled."

"I'm not afraid of adults' jokes. When we go into battle to kill the enemy, sometimes we rely on a little cleverness, and sometimes we rely on a lot of strength."

"If we leave those thousand men in the army, it may be disadvantageous in future wars. Therefore, I hope that you can find a place in Daizhou to settle those old soldiers and give them some money, food and land."

Shi Xianzhi thought it was a big deal and said with a smile: "General Wei is right. Settling old soldiers is the top priority. I will keep it in mind and do it for General Wei."

Wei Yuan stood up and bowed: "In this case, thank you very much, sir."

"In addition, I have another idea. I wonder what you think."

Shi Xianzhi, who looked elegant, stroked his beard and said: "Please speak frankly, General Wei."

Wei Yuan said: "Most of the troops in Daizhou come from Xuanyi, Guangrui and various local areas. Army, not conducive to command."

"I want to integrate all the forces of Daizhou, organize them into army and battalion, and conduct training."

"In this way, they can be deployed uniformly in wartime."

Shi Xianzhi was slightly surprised and frowned, saying, "I'm afraid this is inappropriate."

"Xuanyi and Guangrui are both imperial guards, each with its own organization, and the towns they guard are also different. If they are unified, once the court knows about it, the matter can be serious or minor."

Wei Yuan said, "That's right, so I plan to conduct long-term training in the form of wartime exercises, and when the training is over, let the soldiers of each army return to their bases."

"Only during training, unify the organization."

In fact, Wei Yuan can do this alone.

The reason why he asked Shi Xianzhi was that he was worried that if he didn't make it clear in advance, it might sow the seeds of trouble.

As for the way to train soldiers, Wei Yuan had already made plans in his mind.

Shi Xianzhi thought for a moment and agreed to it.

"Since General Wei has a plan, I will definitely support it."

"Later, I will write a memorial to report General Wei's plan to the emperor."

Wei Yuan was delighted, "Thank you, Governor."

Shi Xianzhi smiled and said, "Brother Wei, you are too polite. If you have nothing to do today, why don't you stay and have a few drinks with me?"

Wei Yuan said, "Then I'll bother you."

The two smiled at each other.

The next day.

Wei Yuan gathered all 7,000 people in Yanmen and planned to reorganize and train them.

As for the old soldiers, they will stay in the army for the time being before Shi Xianzhi makes detailed arrangements, but they will not participate in high-intensity training.

At the same time, scout Li Chuan also returned to Yanmen.

He told Wei Yuan about Wei Shuyi and Wei Ruyi.

When the latter heard it, he murmured, "It seems that I have to go to Yangzhou as soon as possible, otherwise, my two sisters will worry about me."