Chapter 95 Differentiation

As soon as the sky was gray, Liu Hongtao got up and stood in the army's campus.

On the school field, his soldiers are practicing. Everyone knows that suppressing bandits is inevitable. At this time, if you hurry up with the training, you can shed less blood on the real battlefield.

As a commander, he spent seven or eight months of the year in the barracks.

In the army, Liu Hongtao has been integrated with this place for so many years.

If you can't hear the loud trumpet in the morning, you will feel uncomfortable all over.

Compared with coming here, he yearns for the southeast border army, at least there are wars there every day.

After patrolling the barracks, he went to the central army's tent to raise the account after half of the time.

It is the rule of the military camp to raise the account. The so-called one-day plan lies in the morning. The important issue of the army should be decided by him at this time and then issue new orders.

As usual, Liu Hongtao entered the big tent of the Chinese army, but the generals in the big tent were waiting solemnly.

However, in addition to the generals he brought, other generals seemed a little sparse, and many people were on temporary standby, thanks to Liu Xia, who killed a clean one outside Qiu County that day.

All the scorpion in the army were beheaded and almost messed up.

Liu Hongtao thought to himself that he should also promote a group of people as substitutes.

Subsequently, the generals began to report what happened yesterday. After all, Liu Hongtao has been in office for many years and is very good at dealing with these chores.

In less than half an hour, many generals were ordered to leave.

At this time, Liu Hongtao took out a list from the bookcase and looked at it carefully.

This list is the batch of generals who came out vacant after being beheaded by Liu Xia. From guerrillas and defenders to 100 households, they need temporary substitutes for nearly 300 people.

Many of these positions are important and need to be carefully considered.

The so-called right is life and death.

Appointment and removal is seizing, which is the right in his hands.

At first, he discussed the result of this list with Song Qingming. After all, it involved a lot and involved the interests of many local clans. Liu Hongtao had to worry about the meaning of Song Qingming.

Officialdom has never been decided by one person, and power determines everything.

Of course, this list is only a recommendation list. In the end, it needs to be reported weekly to the Military Department, which needs to be appointed by the order of the Military Department.

However, young generals like Baihu are at most just a cut-up. Even if they are guerrillas and commanders, most of the military department will act according to their recommended list.

After all, the commander is the general of this place, and the actual operation is done by him.

Originally, this list was prepared to expedite 3,000 miles today, and it was sent directly to the Longdu Military Department for immediate appointment.

After all, it is imperative to suppress bandits. Nowadays, the local garrison is not fully established. How can we go to war?

However, after last night, Liu Hongtao hesitated.

Most of the important generals in the former Pingzhou this time were recommended by Song Qingming. If it is normal, this list should look very fair.

First, it refers to their military achievements, and second, it balances multiple forces. The problem is not big.

However, Liu Hongtao feels that there are too many people in this list.

Over the years, Song Qingming has placed a lot of his confidants in the Wuzhou army, and has some control over the Wuzhou army.

If this list is reported, at the very least, most of the rights of Pingyuan Prefecture will fall into the hands of Song Qingming.

In Liu Hongtao's eyes, this is a great threat and a dangerous signal.

At this time, Liu Hongtao put the list on the table, got up a little irritably, and walked around in the big tent.

Since he arrived here, he has maintained a quite friendly relationship with Song Qingming and the Song family.

For a long time, the Song family has also given him great help, otherwise, he would not have stayed here for so long.

Therefore, many times, Liu Hongtao listens to Song Jiayan.

Because he felt that he and the Song family were on the same front. After all, he was born in a poor family and had no backer. With the support of the Song family, he sat firmly in the position of feudal official.

And the Song family can also get more benefits and use each other, which is normal.

But at this time, Liu Hongtao couldn't help wondering if he violated the meaning of the Song family, to be precise, against the meaning of Song Qingming, whether Song Qingming would deal with him like Fang Datong.

Liu Hongtao knows in his heart that he is a chess piece, but if he is a dispensable chess piece that can be abandoned at any time like Fang Datong, his current situation is very dangerous.

He also had to find a new way out to protect himself.

Naturally, Liu Xia is a good choice.

Therefore, he now wants to test Song Qingming's attitude.

If Song Qingming really regards him as an irrelevant chess piece, he may still have time to turn to Liu Xia now.

If Song Qingming thinks that he is very important and he still has use value, then he is still safe for the time being.

After the decision, Liu Hongtao returned to the edge of the book, tore up the list, and began to draw up a list again. He used this list to test Song Qingming's reaction.

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In the government office of Qiu County, it is also a busy mess now.

As a political envoy in Wuzhou, Song Qingming's official duties are not idle. Fang Da died at the same time, and now he is even busier.

Although he is in Qiu County, his official duties are also coming one after another, especially when the payment is imminent. He needs to plan the heavy grain and fodder, and he is too busy to play.

However, today's Song Qingming is obviously absent-minded.

After reading a few weekly newspapers, I threw them on the table.

At this moment, the most annoying thing for him is Fang Datong.

As long as Fang Datong is alive, it will be a major threat to him.

Liu Xia has no right to deal with him now, so he is not worried about Liu Xia, and he is worried that once Liu Xia reports to the court, he is afraid that something unpredictable will happen.

Therefore, Fang Datong must die. As long as Fang Datong dies, there are many ways to solve this matter.

Moreover, he doesn't know Liu Xia's attitude now, which is what makes him most entangled.

After thinking about it, I can only take the risk of getting rid of Fang Datong first.

Fang Datong is dead, and then test Liu Xia's attitude, and we can know it together.

Although Fang Datong is less than 500 meters away from him now, it has been surrounded by the imperial army and the mysterious army.

Leaving aside those masters of the imperial army and mysterious troops, Liu Xia himself is a heavenly yin and yang master, and also brings a master-level Cihang Yin Sect monk.

The only way to kill Fang Datong is to transfer the tiger away from the mountain.

Thinking of this, Song Qingming hesitated for a moment and shouted outside the door, "Song Fu."

At this time, a strong and powerful middle-aged man entered the room and hugged his fist respectfully, "Sir, what can I do for you?"

"Go back and inform the owner that I need a few masters. In addition, let the owner have a banquet with the prince. You can give this letter to the head of the family when you go back. The owner understood after reading it.

Song Qingming said.

"Yes."

At this moment, Song Fu put the letter in his arms, retreated outside the door, closed the door and left.

The decision made Song Qingming a little easier.

At this time, I heard someone outside the door report: "Your Excellency, Song Xiuwu wants to see you."

Song Qingming was stunned. Song Xiuwu and he were from the Song family. However, they were all born and could not be reused in the Song family.

Song Qingming took him as his confidant. He was previously the commander of a local guard in Wuzhou and served as a general.

After coming to Qiu County this time, he is ready to take over the general soldier who was beheaded in the former Pingzhou.

The general is the highest military general of the state government, second only to the commander of the capital.

In a military province, the commander is the highest general, with generals, deputy generals, generals and other positions.

This promotion has made Song Xiuwu take a big step forward.

is mainly the result of the discussion between Song Qingming and Liu Hongtao.

After all, Song Xiuwu is the Song family. Whether it is military merit or background, it is impeccable. It is also reasonable to replace the position of General Yuan Ping.

"Let him in."

Song Qingming smiled faintly. Presumably, this boy came to thank him.

After all, Song Xiuwu should know in his heart that if it weren't for Song Qingming, he wouldn't have been the general soldier.

At present, Song Qingming sat on the chair. At this time, the door was pushed open, and a strong young man of thirty-five or sixteen years old entered the room.

Although he did not wear a military uniform, his sword eyebrows and tiger eyes also seemed to be powerful.

Song Qingming likes this young man very much. He is ambitious, can endure hardships and works hard, just like him in those years.

"Xiao Wu, why are you here today?"

When Song Qingming saw him, he said with a smile.

"Age uncle, I'm here to say goodbye to you."

Song Wuxiu said.

"What? Say goodbye?"

Song Qingming couldn't help but be stunned and immediately asked, "Aren't you already on behalf of the general? Where are you going again?"

"Well, my uncle may not know yet. An hour ago, I received an order to continue to return to Wuzhou to guard. My former boss, Deputy General Zhao, replaced me as the commander-in-chief.

Song Wuxiu said angrily.

"Oh? There is such a thing."

Song Qingming's face changed, and he thought about it secretly. What is Liu Hongtao going to do?

It hasn't been decided. Why did you change your mind again?

If it were someone else, he would not argue with Liu Hongtao, but Song Wuxiu is his direct line. This time, the position of the general soldier was finally empty. How could he let others sit in this position?

This is an important chess piece in his hand.

"Xiao Wu, don't worry yet. I think there is a reason for this. In this way, you can start later. Stay here and I'll ask you later. You go back first."

Song Qingming said with a faint smile.

"Well, uncle, I'll leave first. Please pay more attention to your health.

Song Wuxiu said with a fist.

"Then I won't see you off."

Song Qingming said with a smile.

After Song Wuxiu left, Song Qingming frowned.

Liu Hongtao will not know about the relationship between Song Wuxiu and him. Moreover, he said this matter in person. Liu Hongtao promised, how could he change his mind?

Thinking of this, Song Qingming felt a little uneasy.

"Come on, prepare a car. I'm going out of the city."