The Shen family's funeral was originally supposed to be the presidency of the Li family's eldest son Shen Mingwen, but because the fifth house Shen Mingjun's son Chen Xi was a second-rank official at the dynasty and had a high position and a powerful position, Shen Mingjun became the well-deserved initiator of the funeral.

However, Shen Mingjun's qualifications are mediocre, and the mourning is all under the responsibility of Shen Mingjun's wife Zhou.

Although Zhou is also a market woman, she has done business before and has experience in communicating with others. She can arrange things in an orderly manner and carry out funerals in an orderly manner.

The Shen family is busy, and the death of Li means the reorganization of the Shen family.

When Li's family was still alive, Shen Mingxin and Shen Mingjun had already completed a formal separation. The second wife Shen Mingyou and his wife Qian were stranded in the capital, and their lives and deaths were uncertain in the eyes of the Shen family.

When Li passed away, there was no need for the third house Shen Mingtang to stay in the big family of Shen family, which was to drag down the Shen Mingwen family. This formally declared that the Shen family was divided. Who could stay in the Shen family's mansion and the distribution of the remaining property of the Shen family will be discussed after the Li family's funeral is completed.

Chen Xi learned that Li's death was around the Mid-Autumn Festival. Chen Xi had just captured Jingzhou and was about to set off to the Tongcheng County.

This war seemed very slow, mainly because this area was between the Wuling Mountains and the Xuefeng Mountains, with a complex terrain. Even the official road was a plank road dug among the cliffs. Chenxi felt like the army was crossing the Shu Road.

Chenxi had never visited the ancient Shu Road in his previous life, and he didn't know how difficult and dangerous the Shu Road was in this era. However, judging from the current topography and landforms in southwest of Huguang, Chenxi felt that it would not be easier than passing the Shu Road.

If there is no complete plan and no strict intelligence detection system, the rebels just need to pile up rocks and roll wood in one or two dangerous places, and when the army suddenly overturns when it is marching, it will be an ending of annihilation. Chen Xi deeply feels the heavy pressure on his shoulders.

In the south of Jingzhou City, the discussions in the central army's tent have just ended.

Chen Xi ordered the next march plan. Although he was promoted by the six southwestern provinces, his next task was to rescue Guilin Prefecture. He may face tens of thousands of enemies, but his troops under his command had basically not changed much. There were still 2,000 soldiers from Jiangxi and Huguang each, and there were more than 1,000 baggage soldiers and more than 1,000 civilians.

Four thousand elite soldiers seemed to be enough in Shen Xi's opinion. At this time, the rebellion in southern Huguang was basically quelled. Although there were still rebels in Baojingzhou and Yongshun Xuanwei Office in the west, he could only put it aside for the time being, because the enemy was in front of him, and he knew that he could not be distracted to deal with it.

"...... The Lord sent troops, which has made the local rebels frightened. Before, they plundered the people of prefectures and counties everywhere, and even dared to attack the city and do evil. However, after the Lord led the troops, the rebels retreated step by step and had to retreat to defend. It's still Lord, you have good governance. No wonder Your Majesty would entrust you to be the Minister of War..."

Su Jingyang compliments Shen Xi. Chen Xi didn't want to hear a word of what he said, and all he thought about was the death of Li.

Chen Xi has no affection for Li and has never regarded Li as his grandmother. After all, he has been a human being for two lives and has been over six years in this life. He has no personal experience of blood thicker than water. The emotions between husband and wife are more than a little higher than the family affection of grandparents and grandchildren. He hopes to get a kind of recognition and trust, rather than looking for the so-called belonging.

Chen Xi did not regard himself as a member of the Shen family, a large family that exuded a decadent atmosphere. Even training Shen Yongqi and others was just to fulfill their responsibilities and obligations to avoid being stabbed by others.

After hearing Su Jingyang talk for a long time, Chen Xi looked up at him and asked, "General Su's troops have been rectified? Can you set off at any time?"

Su Jingyang smiled and said, "After the adults, they can't get around the bend of training and rectification of troops. In the past few months, they have passed through the prefectures and won every battle. The soldiers have made contributions and rewards in their hands. The spirit has been renewed and they have motivation to do things. If there are any passive and lazy wars or even deserters, they will be killed without forgiveness at this moment!"

Chen Xidao: "If the situation on the battlefield is unfavorable, it is time to save your strength, or to escape. It is human nature to be afraid of death. Some things are useless to force them."

"Since the morale of the three armies is high, we can take advantage of the victory. From Jingzhou to the passage and then to the south to Hongzhoubolisi, it is the place where the rebel tribes are concentrated. If you are not careful, you may encounter setbacks. This battle depends on whether you can win the championship with General Su..."

Chen Xi was going to let Wang He open the way before, but Su Jingyang refused to do it, mainly because Su Jingyang did not make any contribution in the battle of Baoqing Mansion, and kept trying to make up for it. He won the appreciation of Chen Xi with his real military achievements and recommended it to the court.

Although there were many wars along the way from Baoqing Prefecture to Wugang Prefecture and then to Jingzhou, it was basically a battle of annihilation. Without real tests, the total number of rebels annihilated was not 2,000, and the two troops from Huguang and Jiangxi had to share the credit evenly.

Su Jingyang was very eager to make up for some credit, but the rebels heard that Chen Xi, who had wiped out 4,000 "elites" from his side, came to lead troops in Baoqing Prefecture City, and no one was willing to fight him head-on. Chen Xi's troops wiped out small rebel forces in the local area with poor information.

Su Jingyang was excited: "Don't worry, sir, I will surely be able to show your prestige in this battle, so that the rebels know the power of our Shen family army..."

When Chen Xi heard the title of "Shen Family Army", he felt a little "splied". He had never had the idea of ​​forming a family army, and the court would not allow him to do so. However, as he became famous on the battlefield, the soldiers were proud of following him to fight. It was inevitable that someone would call him a title such as "Shen Family Army", which was equivalent to erecting Chen Xi in a position that could not come to Taiwan.

In the minds of soldiers, this title seems very glorious and respectful. Chen Xi just accused and scolded him for being useless. The soldiers had no knowledge and could not understand why Yue Fei was killed by Emperor Gaozong of Song, nor did he know that the court was dangerous. What Shen Xi could do now was to let Su Jingyang stop the officers and soldiers below from calling him this, and could not let the title spread.

Chen Xidao: "There has never been any 'Shen Family Army' in this world. The soldiers followed their officers to fight, but were just loyal to the court. They insisted on emphasizing their contributions, which was to trap their officers in disloyalty and unrighteousness. The officers did not lead the troops for the sake of fame. General Su, as the commander of the capital, you must not let the soldiers below have this mentality. Following their officers to fight, they are definitely not loyal to the officials, but to serve the court!"

Su Jingyang was stunned. He was in a high position and immediately understood what Chen Xi meant and quickly saluted: "What the lord said is that when you look back, you will teach those officers and soldiers who are talking nonsense and not let the voice continue to spread!"

Chen Xi nodded and praised: "Okay, General Su, it's not too early. I am ready to rest. You should go back and rest first. It's not dawn tomorrow, so you can lead your troops first. Although it's almost Mid-Autumn Festival now, the autumn tiger is still terrible. Remember to rest for one to two hours at noon. Don't let the officers and soldiers heatstroke. Pay more attention to the surrounding environment when stationing, and don't attack the rebels!"

Su Jingyang seemed very arrogant: "Sir, now the rebels are hiding, who dares to attack?"

Chen Xi raised his face: "Have you forgotten the lessons of Shaoyang? The rebels don't care about what the official army is like. As long as they arrive at their territory, they think there is an opportunity to take advantage of it and may launch sneak attacks at any time. This is to be a fool of the soldiers. The rebels' previous recovery was also to numb us and facilitate the next attack!"
Chapter completed!