Chapter 101: The Seed of Jealousy
"This time Chen Guo gave up the Northern Expedition, is it really because they are afraid of Gao Changgong?" After listening to Mu Tiva's report, Gao Wei was a little unconvinced.
"Of course, there are other reasons, but this is definitely the most important reason! After all, Gao Taiwei relieved the siege of Kim Yong with 500 cavalry, which shocked the world, and this time he led 30,000 elite soldiers to the south, and of course those rabble in Chen State would flee from the wind! And they also said that even if the emperor drove the expedition, it couldn't compare to the three words of Gao Changgong! Mutipa said with a smile on his face.
"What? Even I can't compare to him? Outrageous! What is there like me in his high and long skills! Gao Wei said angrily, because this is his taboo, he can't compare to Gao Changgong in terms of appearance and talent, so he hates others the most that Gao Changgong is better than him!
"The emperor is angry! However, now Captain Gao's reputation in the army is really great, and I went to verify it last night, and found that in our Qi army, there are many soldiers who regard Captain Gao as the god of war and worship him very much! The 'Lanling King's Entrance Song' is dedicated to praising his exploits! Mu Tipo continued to stimulate Gao Wei and said.
"Now Captain Gao has such a high prestige in the army, and he is still relying on his status as a relative of the emperor and the country, forming gangs in the court, and many ministers are friendly with him, so the emperor has to guard against this!" Lu Lingxuan also reminded.
"No wonder what he wanted to use that day to defend Chen Guo and eliminate Chen Guo, he wanted to transfer the 100,000 elite soldiers in the country and return them to his command! It turns out that he has such wolf ambitions! I'm going to take him down! When Gao Wei heard that this cousin, who was more handsome and talented than himself, still had such great prestige in the army, he was immediately furious!
"The emperor is angry, these are just the one-sided words of Chen Guo's business envoys, maybe this is their divisive plan! At this time, if you take down Captain Gao without evidence, it will definitely cause chaos in the army! Han Changluan immediately persuaded.
"Is this Chen Guo's discordant plan? But after he went to Xuzhou, Chen Guo withdrew from the army! And he was immediately hit by the wind disaster, wasn't it the wind disaster caused by his spell calling the wind and rain? "Cushman & Wakefield is not only unassertive, but also superstitious.
"Your Majesty, how could Captain Gao have a spell! This must be Chen Guo's rumor, who wants to drive a wedge between our monarch and minister! What's more, they have been preparing for the war for two years, and they will withdraw their troops just because we sent Captain Gao to take charge, which is too child's play! And we also received information that Chen Guo was suddenly hit by a typhoon this time, which led to the collapse of houses and the destruction of the city, the flood of victims, and the heavy damage to the national strength, which could not support the Northern Expedition at all! That's why they withdrew! "Han Changluan was born as a military general, of course, he helped Gao Changgong, who is also a military general.
"Even if this is Chen Guo's divisive plan, but now the officers and soldiers in the army regard Gao Taiwei as the god of war, every time he comes to the army, he will cause the soldiers to cheer and support, and he is from the royal family, he is noble and powerful, for a long time, General Han can guarantee that he will not have any big rebellious thoughts?" Lu Lingxuan retorted.
Lu Lingxuan, who was born as a criminal slave, has a very distorted psychology, she thinks that if she wants to keep her glory and wealth, she must firmly hold the power in her own hands, even if she frames others, people will not be destroyed for themselves!
So she hates these people who claim to be loyal and good generals, and scolds them for being corrupt and perverting the law and disturbing the government every day in a loyal and patriotic tone, but they themselves are not the same in private, forming gangs and cronyism, and there is no right or wrong between power struggles, only success and defeat!
"This... As long as we keep a good eye on Captain Gao, so that he can't support the army and respect himself, and the emperor sent Captain Gao to the south, let Chen Guo withdraw his troops immediately, it is the time when the morale of our army is greatly rising, if we punish Captain Gao now because of these rumors, it will definitely disturb the morale of the army! Han Changluan continued to persuade.
"General Han is also right, it is a taboo for soldiers to change generals in battle, if we replace Captain Gao without evidence at this time, it will indeed only benefit Chen Guo. But we can't take Gao Taiwei lightly, and now that he is leading the troops, it is better for us to send another general to Xuzhou as the deputy commander of the army, so that we can divide the military power in the hands of Gao Taiwei, and stabilize the morale of the army, and after the situation with Chen Guo eases down, we will immediately transfer Gao Taiwei back to Yecheng! Mutipa came out of the round and said.
"Then, which general will be sent to Xuzhou?" Seeing that they no longer asked to win Gao Changgong, Han Changluan also took a step back and agreed to this plan.
"You can send Wei to break through the lake and go to Xuzhou!" Mutiva said.
"Okay, then do it your way!" Gao Wei, who had no opinion, said that although he gave up on Gao Changgong this time, he had already planted a seed of suspicion and jealousy in his heart.
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A few days later, in the city of Xuzhou, in the camp of the Qi army, Gao Changgong's confidant Wei Xiangyuan was holding an urgent report and came to see the coach Gao Changgong!
"Lord Wang, there is an urgent report from Yecheng, the emperor wants to send a general to break through the lake to Xuzhou and serve as the deputy commander of the army!" Yu Xiangyuan said hurriedly.
"What! Now that Chen Guodu has withdrawn his troops, it is estimated that this battle will not be completed, and the emperor will send Wei Pohu to the south? Gao Changgong was taken aback.
"This Wei Pohu is from Lu Lingxuan's side, and he was sent here at this time, and he was appointed as the deputy commander of the army, presumably to weaken the military power in the hands of the prince!" Yu Xiangyuan said.
"Weaken my military power? Could it be that the rumors in the army have already spread to Yecheng! Gao Changgong's face changed, and then he sighed with a wry smile: "I can't imagine that my Gao Changgong is loyal to the country and sacrifices his life and death for the country, which has aroused the emperor's suspicion!" In order to stay away from the court battle, I have taken refuge in Xuzhou, but I still can't escape their slander! ”
"The prince was too worried, he just sent a deputy marshal over, and he didn't say that he wanted to replace the prince's position as the commander, presumably the emperor still trusts the prince." Wei Xiangyuan comforted.
"Alas, you don't need to comfort me, don't you see it yet! Recently, there has been a rumor circulating in the army, saying that the Chen army withdrew because he was afraid of my high achievements, haha! How can I rely on a false name to scare off the 100,000 troops of Chen State! Who did Chen Guo come up with this trick of retreating as advance, it is so full of loopholes, but it is so effective! Gao Changgong looked up to the sky and laughed, and then shed men's tears.
"The emperor is too confused! So obvious, such a clumsy and inferior discord scheme, why can't he see it? It must be that the emperor listened to the slander of the villains around him! Wei Xiangyuan also felt sad and indignant.
"Back then, my grandfather laid the foundation of the Great Qi for us the descendants of the Gao family, and among the three kingdoms of Qi, Zhou and Chen, the strength was the strongest, and there was already a tendency to dominate the world! But now, the villain is victorious, the traitor is in power, the national strength is declining day by day, and even a weak Chen State dares to threaten the Northern Expedition, but we can only be timid, and even want to give up the land to seek peace! Alas! Gao Changgong sighed.
"The prince doesn't have to be so sad, now the emperor has just sent a deputy marshal over, the commander of the army is still the prince, and the prince and the emperor are brothers of the same clan, as long as the prince goes back and explains to the emperor well, the emperor will definitely be able to eliminate the suspicion of the prince in his heart!" Wei Xiangyuan continued to comfort.
"Alas, I hope so, I must act cautiously in the future, as if walking on thin ice!" Gao Changgong waved his hand to let him out, leaving him alone in the barracks and sighing.