Chapter 297

It continued for several days to clean up the battlefield, rectify the public order in the city, and take back the cattle and sheep that had been robbed and scattered. There is a saying in the art of war. Those who know the art of war are not warlike. Even if it is defeated, it is difficult to clean up the mess behind. The wounded, the wastage, the confusion, none of them are easy to solve.

It has been nearly a month since Xue Wanjun sent troops to Shancheng. Almost all of the 3000 generals led by Xue Wanjun were killed in the battle. The pastures and farmland in Shancheng suffered great losses. The public security in Shancheng was in chaos, the people were in panic, and the spring farming production stopped for a time

Qin mubai didn't reprimand Xue Wanjun, but let the facts make him repent. That's the result!

Xue Wanjun had nothing to say. He lay on his bed everyday and stayed at home. He was even a little afraid to face his comrades in arms, colleagues and the people in the city. Later, he wrote an apology. A list of words. They were sent to the governor Qin Shubao and to the imperial court.

Qin Shubao was in Lanzhou, and he was greatly relieved to receive the good news from Qin mubai. It was followed by a letter of apology, which made him feel more proud. Xue brothers have always been rebellious. It's been a long time since I didn't accept Qin's father and son. This time, it was the truth that slapped him in the face and convinced him. It is estimated that he will not dare to do it again in the future. Xue Wanjun was Xue wanche's father and the leader of that faction. To subdue him is to subdue the Xue school. From then on. It's just around the corner that the Qin family is respected in Lanzhou.

A few days later, Li Shimin received several war reports from Lanzhou and Xue Wanjun's resignation.

Xue Wanjun was defeated in the war and lost 3000 elite troops, which caused great damage to Shancheng. Since then, Qin mubai defeated the Tubo people and killed thousands of enemies, so as to ensure Shancheng's survival and quickly carry out the aftermath work, further reducing the disaster, and quickly put Shancheng back on track to resume production.

Two phase comparison, merits and demerits of judgment!

On the one hand, Xue Wanjun was guilty of violating the military order; on the other hand, he was ashamed of himself before he handed in his resignation.

Although Li Shimin was not in Lanzhou, he made a thorough analysis of the situation. Naturally, he would not agree with Xue Wanjun's resignation, so he issued a decree to commend and reward Qin mubai and other generals, and at the same time to comfort Xue Wanjun with "common events of victory and defeat". Then the military law was merciless, and the one who should be punished still needed to be punished. Symbolically, Xue Wanjun was demoted to the rank of first-class and first-class, and his official "general Zuo Weiwei" was changed from a real official to a school inspector, and he was still in charge of his original post, making contributions and committing crimes, so as to see the future effect.

Originally, Li Shimin didn't want to interfere in Lanzhou's military and political affairs. The Qin and Xue factions were evenly matched, which was a good thing for him. However, in the face of reality, Xue Wanjun did not strive for success. He lost his teacher and humiliated his land, so that the disaster in Shancheng was not small. Qin mubai was ordered to turn the tide in the face of danger and made great achievements. It is clear who should be rewarded and who should be punished. So Li Shimin had to do so.

When he arrived at Shancheng under the imperial edict, Qin mubai was in the general's house to take care of military and political affairs instead of Xue Wanjun, who was seriously injured and ill. After receiving the imperial edict, Qin mubai just smiles and knows the emperor's intention clearly. The emperor has the mental skill of the emperor. According to the general reward and punishment, the generals like Xue Wanjun, who disobeyed the military orders and made a big loss, could have been beheaded long ago. Even if you think about the former merit, you are at least a demoted official in exile. The Emperor didn't want Lanzhou's balance of power to deviate too much, so he gave Xue Wanjun a very lenient punishment.

Thinking about this layer, Qin mubai didn't want to stay in Shancheng for a long time, so as not to fall into a bad name of taking advantage of others' danger and taking power. He wrote a letter to Qin Shubao, asking him to issue a military order in the name of the governor to temporarily transfer Xue wanche, Xue Wanjun's younger brother, to Shancheng to take over his elder brother's military and political power. As for Liangzhou. Xue Wanjun appointed a competent person to take over temporarily.

For several days in a row, Shancheng's "ass" has been almost wiped clean, and Qin mubai can leave safely. It's not that he didn't worry about the Tibetan people coming back to make trouble. He was more concerned about the production and people's livelihood here. Seeing that everything was on the right track again, Qin mubai took Xue Rengui, Yuwen Hongtai and other generals and led his troops away.

When Xue wanche heard that Shancheng was defeated, his elder brother's life and death were hard to predict. He was already anxious and wanted to fly to Shancheng. If it were not for military orders, how could he have been able to wait until today? After receiving the order from Qin Shubao, he couldn't wait to come, but he was grateful.

The brothers finally met.

Xue Wanjun was lying on the sickbed and sighed: "second brother, you brother, this time, it's really a shame to lose home!"

"Don't blame yourself, elder brother. It's a common thing to win or lose. When elder brother recovers, we'll go out to fight dafichuan, vow to take the Tibetan camp and avenge our elder brother!" Xue wanche gritted his teeth.

"No, no, absolutely not!" Xue Wanjun waved his hand and said, "the shame you said is not because of defeat. You and my brother have killed countless people for half of their lives in the army, and they can afford to win or lose for a while. Ah! Hate only hate. In desperation, brother Yu was greatly favored by Qin mubai. From now on, you and my brothers will not be able to look up in front of their father and son! "

"What are you talking about, brother?" Xue wanche said hastily, "didn't Qin mubai just pick up a dead fish and win the battle? Win the battle. Who hasn't fought? Our brothers have not won the battle for Datang for half their lives! Why can't you look up in front of their father and son? ""Dear brother, you only know one, but you don't know the other." Xue Wanjun said bitterly, "that Qin mubai. Although he was young, he was really proficient in the art of war, and he was able to get the true biography of Li Jing. It is not enough to say that we can win a war alone. Then, he played a trick on the Tibetan army like a ignorant child, but he really convinced me! and. Just a few days later, he reorganized the situation, let Shancheng quickly return to the right track, reduce the disaster of Yuxiong's defeat to the minimum, this ability, we can't refuse! ——Moreover, this is not the case. How can you explain the defeat to the emperor? Because the disaster after the defeat was reduced to the minimum by Qin mubai, Yuxiong survived and died without being punished by the army. Isn't it that I have been benefitted by Qin mubai? More directly, you don't know Qin Shubao's temperament. It was hard for him to tolerate his subordinates' Disobeying military orders, not to mention losing their troops because of their disobedience. There is no doubt that it will be killed. If Qin mubai had not vouched in front of his father, I'm afraid my brother would have been dead by the sword, not to mention today! "

After hearing this, Xue wanche shook his head helplessly and sighed: "the skill is inferior to others. I have to admit it!"

"Originally. Qin Shubao is no more than a martial arts man. At most, he is equal to my brother and is fearless. " Xue Wanjun said, "the most powerful is his son Qin mubai. It's time for us to realize that the emperor sent him here with a profound plan. In the future. The leader of Lanzhou must be Qin mubai, no doubt! "

"No? He was so young that he was able to plan the border areas and manage the river and Gansu? " Xue wanche was surprised and said, "if it was Li Jing, I would believe it."

"You'd better believe it." Xue Wanjun laughed bitterly, "we can only look up to this boy's ability and ambition. let me put it another way. If he wants to kill us, it's just a matter of hand over hand. This time, he let me off with good for bad. After that, we'll have to know better. "

"That's all!" Xue wanche sighed, "I have no idea. I will listen to my elder brother for everything!"

"Well, these words are not enough for outsiders to listen to. Now that you have come to Shancheng to take over my post, you should concentrate on rectifying the army, restraining the people, and carrying out the orders of the governor's office. " Xue Wanjun sighed, "concentrate on farming. Don't think about going to war. I think their father and son had a plan in mind. When it's time to fight, you'll naturally think of us. "

"All right! Just listen to the elder brother

Qin mubai led his army back to Lanzhou, and the people in the city welcomed him. When he rode into the city, he enjoyed the unique treatment of a hero.

Qin Shubao was very happy to receive his son. This time. Qin mubai has made him a big face, which is more happy than his own victory. Therefore, he held a celebration banquet for the victorious officers and soldiers in the account of the commander of the Chinese army, and made a lot of noise.

Half drunk, the father and son returned to the room. Qin Shubao took out a letter and said, "Sanlang. Here's a letter from your mother

"Oh?" Qin mubai took it to have a look, surprised: "mother and sister are coming to Lanzhou?"

"Yes Qin Shubao said, "after your memorial was approved by the imperial court, it was put into effect immediately. There are many families of officers and soldiers of the three services. So they moved to Lanzhou in batches. Naturally, these first batch of soldiers belonged to the two capitals in the pass. Your mother and sister are military dependents, aren't they

"What does Father mean?" Qin mubai asked.

"It's better not to come." Qin Shubao answered decisively.

Qin Mu nodded, no objection. He understood his father's meaning, not that he didn't miss his wife and daughter, but that he wanted to make the emperor feel at ease and avoid suspicion. Just imagine, the family moved to Lanzhou, Qin Shubao no longer worry. In case of what happens one day, he can raise the flag to stand on his own.

Leaving mother and sister in Chang'an means a lot of "hostages".

"Your two elder brothers also wrote that they wanted to come to Lanzhou together. I refused, too Qin Shubao also said.

"Well It's all right

"Sanlang, it's not easy to be a king, and it's not easy to be a minister." Qin Shubao sighed in a long voice, "we should not only contribute to the country and share the worries for the king, but also let the king be free from suspicion. Otherwise, it will be difficult to achieve great things. We should serve our country and die. Death is not worth cherishing. The only thing we should be concerned about is that we must not let these trivial matters affect the overall plan of our country. It is not advisable to lose the big because of the small! "

"My father's heart is like a sea, and he is determined to serve the country. I admire him!" Qin mubai sincerely praised it.

"I'm old Although they are full of ambition, they feel that some of them are powerless after all. " Qin Shubao patted Qin mubai on the shoulder. "The future of Lanzhou, Guanlong and even the western regions still depends on you. I'm saying this to you in the hope that you will do your best to forget your private affairs and not miss state affairs because of your private affairs. "

"Yes, I did." Qin mubai bowed his hand.

"That's right." Qin Shubao thought of something and said, "Qin Shi, your bookboy, came back to the governor's office once a few days ago. Maybe there is something important. I asked him, he would not say, it seems only willing to tell you one person. You just have to be careful. "

"Well, I see." Qin mubai can't help but get a light in his heart: when he arrived in Lanzhou, Qin Shi and Tu youhaidai, together with more than 100 skilled craftsmen, disappeared in the sight of everyone. Under my secret order, they have been studying and casting red suit cannons in the area of iron mines. Is it possible that there is a result?Good. I'll see for myself tomorrow!

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