Chapter 448 Accept the Emperor's Reign

On the day Li Yu received the letter from Li Ju, he wrote a reply to him.

In the letter, according to the opinions put forward by Lu Fang, Li Yu expressed his willingness to go to Qinzhou to resist the Xifan army.

However, he also made three requests.

First, the court had to provide him with 400,000 troops. Second, the court had to ensure sufficient logistics supply during the war. Third, Li Yu had to serve as the governor of Qinzhou.

After receiving Li Yu's reply, Li Ju couldn't wait to take a closer look.

After seeing it, he was overjoyed.

He really didn't expect that Li Yu would agree so readily that he would lead his troops to Qinzhou to fight against the aggressive Xifan army.

Li Yu did not think there was anything too much about the three requests made by Li Yu.

It is natural for Li Yu to resist the Xifan army.

Ensuring sufficient logistics supply is something that the court should and must do.

As for Li Yu to serve as the governor of Qinzhou, this is normal.

Wherever the army fights, the commander in the army enjoys local command and mobilization rights.

This is mainly to mobilize local resources as quickly and as much as possible to deal with changes and emergencies on the battlefield.

No ministers in the court expressed opposition to Li Yu's first two requests.

However, regarding Li Yu's third requirement, the Secretary of the Central Committee, the Left Secretariat Xue Liang, and the Right Secretariat Liu Jin, all expressed dissatisfaction.

Li Yu is now the governor of Liangzhou. If he is the governor of Qinzhou, then the two western prefectures will be under Li Yu's control.

It would be fine if Li Yu could always be loyal to the emperor and the court, but his heart was changeable. What if one day he would imitate the Nine Kings and rebel?

Although Liangzhou and Qinzhou are not rich, they are located in the border and have strong folk customs. If Li Yu formed a army loyal to him in Liangzhou and Qinzhou, how would the court respond?

Li Ju disagreed with the concerns of Zhou Neng, Xue Liang and Liu Jin.

If Li Yuzhen wanted to betray him and wanted to rebel with the Nine Kings, he would have done this long ago, so why wait until now?

Why bother fighting against Lee Bong and Lee Young to death, and even kill Lee Young?

Li Ju is now very confident about Li Yu's loyalty.

He said meaningfully to Zhou Neng and other ministers: "Old Seventeen is my younger brother. I know the character of Lao Seventeen best. He is a little absurd in his daily life, but Lao Seventeen will not be confused about the matter of big things.

At this point, I trust my seventeenth brother!"

Under Li Ju's insistence, Li Ju met all three requirements put forward by Li Yu.

Li Ge, the former governor of Qinzhou, was temporarily appointed as the imperial envoy and continued to stay in Qinzhou to assist Li Yu.

As for other officials in the state prefecture, they were not transferred.

In addition, Li Ju issued an order to recruit and dispatch government troops to join the capital.

Li Yu, who was in Liangzhou, was not idle either. In the name of Liangzhou Prefecture, he recruited troops from twelve counties in Liangzhou.

In less than a month, the capital summoned 400,000 local government troops, led by Duke Xunguo and General Yangwu Liang Ping, to go directly to Qinzhou.

Liang Ping was not the commander of the entire army, he was only responsible for leading the 400,000 army to Qinzhou.

As for how to fight the next battle, it is Li Yu's affairs, and it has nothing to do with him, the general who led the troops temporarily.

At the same time, Li Yu also summoned 100,000 troops in Liangzhou.

However, he did not take away all the 100,000 soldiers and horses. He just drew out some of the elite troops and organized them into the border army, expanding the border army's strength to 100,000.

Among these 100,000 border troops, the Zhou people and the tribal soldiers of the Xiaoyang Kingdom accounted for almost half of them.

Before leaving, Li Yu specially found Zhang Hong.

After meeting, Zhang Hong intervened and said, "Your Highness!"

Li Yu waved his hand to him and said, "Zhang Changshi, tomorrow, I will lead my troops to Qinzhou!"

Zhang Hong's eyes darkened and he said with concern: "This battle is dangerous, Your Highness must be more careful!"

Li Yu nodded and said, "When I was not in Liangzhou, Zhang Changshi also served as the governor of Liangzhou!"

As he spoke, he handed the official seal of Liangzhou Mu to Zhang Hong.

Zhang Hong's face turned right, walked forward, and took it with both hands respectfully.

Li Yu continued: "Although the Taungzhi tribe has already negotiated with me, the barbarians are not my race after all, and they are not trustworthy! This time, I led the border army to fight, Liangzhou is empty, you must be careful and not be taken advantage of by the barbarians!"

"Yes! Your Highness! I must remember your highness's teachings!"

Zhang Hong bowed and replied.

Li Yu said again: "There are five thousand tribes in our hands in the hands of our tribe. If they dare to raise their troops to invade, you will push these five thousand people out and use them as our first line of defense.

These five thousand face human shields should make the Taungchi tribe take some care of it!"

Zhang Hong quickly responded: "Yes! Your Highness! I remember everything!"

Li Yu finished explaining everything he should have, and then he let Zhang Hong leave.

He paced back and forth in the lobby, carefully thinking about what else he needed to explain in advance and make corresponding preparations.

That night, Li Yu couldn't sleep at all.

He had 100,000 border troops under his command, and 400,000 troops were waiting for him in Qinzhou. Together, there were 500,000 people.

Whether these 500,000 people died on the battlefield, were wrapped in horses and corpses, or made achievements and returned in triumph, all depends on his thoughts on the battlefield.

If there is no pressure, how is that possible?

Li Yu is under great pressure now.

Not only did he not sleep, but Shen Fang, Gao Tu, Qin Shengying, Meng Liao and other generals couldn't sleep tonight.

Compared with the upcoming battle in Qinzhou, the battles they fought with the tribes of Xiaoyang Kingdom before were all small fights!

The generals were both nervous, excited, and somewhat expectant.

If you perform well in this national war, you will become famous in one battle, be famous in history, and become a famous general.

Even if you act in a proper manner, as long as you can live on the battlefield, this resume alone will be enough to be promoted and become a successful military leader.

Therefore, for the generals, the battle in Qinzhou can definitely be called a battle that changes destiny.

That night, Li Yu tossed and turned on the bed, but he really couldn't sleep, so he simply stopped sleeping.

He went to the hot spring garden and walked slowly.

Lu Fang came to the door of the garden and saw Li Yu who was slowly moving inside, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly.

Jinwu, who was guarding the garden gate, owed to Lu Fang and whispered: "Minister Lu..."

As soon as he started a conversation, Lu Ban waved his hand to him and whispered: "Don't disturb Your Highness!"

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Seeing this, Jinwu raised his hand and muttered to himself, "You go and comfort Your Highness!"

Didn’t you see that Your Highness is unable to sleep or eat now?

However, Lu Fang walked too fast, and before Jinwu could speak, he was almost gone and disappeared.

Jin Wu couldn't help rolling his eyes. This Zhenren Lu was really!

Lu Fang has his own ideas.

Many things have to be borne by Li Yu alone.

And the higher you stand, the greater the responsibility you will bear.

These things are all things that Li Yu needs to go through and are also a growth process.

Lu Fang didn't want to interfere too much.

If you can't even bear the current pressure, how can you do something great in the future?
Chapter completed!