Chapter 19: First Strikes Stronger
The moment Li Xiaofei was dragged into the Wuji Palace, he felt that he was going to die today, so he simply closed his eyes and waited for death.
At this time, Ye Xiaobei came over with his ears, "The only hope for Jianlou is you, my play should be over!" ”
The two of them landed smoothly next to the Dan furnace, Ye Xiaobei stabbed the sword back into his chest, and Li Xiaofei saw very clearly through the firelight.
"Senior Brother Ye, who are you?"
"You won't survive if I win, not to mention that you actually fell for the emperor's plan tonight, I jumped to the top of the main hall and found that hundreds of crossbowmen had already been ambushed around!"
Ye Xiaobei struggled with all his strength and kicked over the Dan furnace weighing thousands of catties, and a certain medicinal material in the Dan furnace ignited when it caught fire, and the hall suddenly caught fire.
"Xiao Fei, the Huayang Sword Technique varies from person to person, not everyone can practice it, but with your current strength, there are few opponents in the world, but unfortunately, there are three people in this palace, I, the person who wanted to kill me just now, and the emperor!"
"Senior Brother Ye, your martial arts are so high, why didn't you leave earlier?"
"The sword tower is gone, the senior brother is gone, and I, the one who sold myself to take refuge, don't even have an apprentice, where can I go? Okay, you go to the pool in the southeast corner and play dead, and wake up when they come to put out the fire, and you'll be fine! ”
"Senior Brother Ye, you could have escaped! Am I worth it? ”
"I don't know if you're worth it, but I don't have a choice. I hope that the elixir I have refined in the past three years will be useful in the future! With that, he pushed Li Xiaofei to the southeast corner of the Wuji Hall with one palm, and he struggled to the edge of the hall gate.
After a while, there was a loud shout outside, "The water is gone!" Walk the water! The Infinite Hall is gone! Come and put out the fire! ”
The sound of the copper basin and wooden barrel hitting is endless, "What are these tops for?" Hurry up and move the water dragon! ”
"No, it's time to go in and save people! The national teacher is only afraid that he is still alchemy inside! ”
Just as the door of the temple was opened, a team of guards flashed out.
"The Wuji Hall caught fire for no reason, and there must be thieves mixed in! You just have to put out the fire, and we Jin Liangwei are responsible for saving people! ”
Six Jin Liangwei, dressed in black armor and masks, entered the Wuji Palace, and soon found Ye Xiaobei and Li Xiaofei.
"Are they all dead?"
"It's all still angry! What to do! ”
"Kill!"
As soon as the killing word came out, Ye Xiaobei, who was covered in blood, jumped up from the ground and drew a cross in the air with the tip of his sword, and when even two Jin Liangwei covered the throats that spurted blood.
"The national teacher rebelled! Made by the national teacher! ”
Before he finished shouting for the second time, the third Jin Liangwei was also stabbed in the throat, Li Xiaofei saw clearly on the ground by the firelight, and wanted to get up, but Ye Xiaobei made a gesture for him not to move.
Then a large group of crossbowmen came from outside the hall, and they couldn't help but release arrows directly into the hall.
Li Xiaofei turned over and took refuge in the pool, Ye Xiaobei went around behind the pillar to dodge, and the guards outside changed their shield array to surround it, and at the same time threw dozens of torches in.
Ye Xiaobei's position was exposed, and the shield array slowly moved towards him, and the crossbowmen behind the shield array continued to release arrows.
Ye Xiaobei waved his sword to resist, the encirclement of the shield array shrank smaller and smaller, Ye Xiaobei jumped to the beam and prepared to jump out of the hole in the top of the hall, but white ash was poured down from the hole.
Ye Xiaobei, who jumped on the beam of the house, was stunned, swung his sword and killed it above his head, and then a big net came down to catch Ye Xiaobei.
The crossbowmen in the hall saw the opportunity to release their arrows together, and Ye Xiaobei, who had just broken through the big net, was immediately shot into a hedgehog.
Ye Xiaobei, who was hit by an arrow all over his body, fell from the top of the hall like a leaf.
"Dead, dead!"
Outside the temple gate, the leader of Jin Liangwei, dressed in a red cloak, entered, and ordered: "Divide the corpse with a knife!" ”
"Lord Shouza, there was another person here just now!"
"It's me, Li Xiaofei, who happened to come over to put out the fire when I happened to encounter a fire!" Li Xiaofei took advantage of Ye Xiaobei's fight with everyone, crawled out of the pool and quietly slipped out of the hall.
At this time, the eunuchs, guards and female officials on duty in the inner palace who were fighting the fire outside the main hall were all here, and it was too late to kill Li Xiaofei.
"Master Li, are you alright? Didn't you accompany the emperor in Yong'an Palace? ”
"Hurry up and take Master Li down to rest!"
The man in the red cloak nodded at Li Xiaofei, "Lord Li, don't move around at will in the palace, be careful of assassins!" ”
Li Xiaofei smiled, "There are adults with Jin Liangwei, and the palace is very safe!" ”
Jin Liangwei threw Ye Xiaobei's fragmented body into the raging flames in the hall, and a scorching smell came, Li Xiaofei's stomach swelled, and his nose was sour.
"Let's go, Master Li, you're soaking wet!"
Li Xiaofei lowered his head and followed the female officer on duty, and the words "fame" immediately appeared in his mind.
On the second day, the emperor summoned hundreds of civil and military officials and officially announced the guilt of the national teacher Ye Xiaobei, not only Ye Xiaobei, but also Ye Yunong, Liu Mingge and others were also whipped by everyone, and the sword tower was finally completely erased by the imperial court.
Liu Jian's face was full of anger on the throne, but he couldn't hide the joy in his heart, and the ministers even suggested that a monument be erected to engrave the crimes of the people in the sword tower, so that they would be stinking for ten thousand years.
Li Xiaofei never said a word, there was originally an extra stranger in the court who should be discovered soon, but everyone was catering to the emperor, and they didn't notice that Li Xiaofei was also here.
Li Xiaofei's maverick behavior made the emperor a little displeased, "Li Xiaofei, I know that you have a relationship with the people in the Sword Tower, and today you don't say a word, do you think the decision of the imperial court is wrong?" By the way, everyone, our Liang hero Li Xiaofei has returned from overseas! Yesterday I worshipped him as the crown prince and the princess! ”
Li Xiaofei immediately knelt down, "Your Majesty, the minister is stupid, the minister did have a friendship with the people in the sword tower many years ago, they saved the minister back then, and the minister can't bear to harm the benefactor again!" The resolution of His Majesty and the imperial court is sacred, and the ministers dare not disobey until they die! ”
The corners of the emperor's mouth twitched, and then he smiled again: "I didn't choose the wrong master for the prince, I am affectionate and righteous, and I know the overall situation, okay!" ”
"Your Majesty, loyalty is not absolute, it is absolutely disloyal! The people in the sword tower rebelled and brutalized the people, Li Xiaofei actually did not distinguish between right and wrong and talked about the old feelings, and the minister thought that Li Xiaofei was disloyal to His Majesty and the court! ”
Everyone looked at it, and the person who spoke was the counselor Wen Yanru, and they all shook their heads.
"The counselor reminded me that a good sentence of loyalty is not absolute is absolutely disloyal! What did Mrs. Li say? ”
"Your Majesty, the good ministers who have abandoned the darkness and turned to the light throughout the ages do not know the geometry, and when they meet the lord of the light, they have no heart to turn back! Your Majesty is the Holy Lord, how can a minister be a second minister? ”
"Li Xiaofei, you are clever in your words, put gold on your face, and take yourself with" Before Wen Yanru finished speaking, the emperor had already spoken
"Doctor Wen, you are enough, Li Xiaofei is a hero of this dynasty, but he is a little more affectionate and righteous, don't slander him like this! Could it be that all the people in my court are ruthless and unrighteous? ”
Wen Yanru lowered his head, "The minister doesn't dare, the minister just thinks that those who are ministers should serve His Majesty wholeheartedly!" ”
"I know you're a loyal servant. By the way, I have summoned you here today to discuss one more matter with you. The king of Jin said yesterday that the left three phases of the concubine in the Jin king's mansion were arrogant, and he could not be with his colleagues and light, but he had a dislike and begged me to recall the left three phases. What do you think of King Jin's expression? ”
The courtiers reacted differently, and Wang Fu wondered if the king of Jin was sick and how he wanted to get his own people down.
Xiao Xian frowned, this matter is obviously involving the King of Jin, but in fact, it is involving the King of Jin and the crown prince, and it is not possible to make the emperor today
It's time for everyone to choose a side.
Yuan Xiuwen closed his eyes and looked like he had nothing to do with himself.
Li Xiaofei suddenly felt that the King of Jin or the people behind the King of Jin were too powerful, and he clearly said that the people he sent were not good, but he just said that Zuo Sanxiang's personality was a problem, and what he actually wanted to pull out was Guo Meng's matter. The emperor pretended to be confused, and saw how the ministers reacted.
Moreover, neither the King of Jin nor the Crown Prince were summoned, which was undoubtedly the emperor's arrangement.
Chen Yuyi was the first to stand up uncharacteristically, "Your Majesty, the third minister of the left of the concubine in the palace of the King of Jin, was promoted by His Majesty to the general of the expedition to the west." Your Majesty cherishes talents and loves talents, and the ministers are full of admiration! But after all, this left three ministers have never served in the army, and the minister thinks that these left three ministers are inexperienced and commanding. The king of Jin took into account the overall situation, and in order not to mutiny his subordinates, he asked His Majesty to recall the three prime ministers on the left. The minister thinks that the king of Jin is very good! ”
The emperor nodded and continued to ask the next person, Gong Poyu, the fifth soldier Shangshu, "Gong Shangshu, you are in charge of the military department, you can tell me, how is this left three ministers governing the army?" What do the statements of the front-line armies report to the Ministry of War say? ”
Gong Poyu took out the wat board and read it, this Gong Poyu was born as a border general who guarded Shuofang, and his voice was like a bell, and as soon as he opened his mouth, everyone woke up from their sleepiness.
"Fengxiang Military Supervision Army reported that Zuo Sanxiang had a big temper, but the big guys obeyed him, and on the way, he exterminated the horse bandits who had plagued the northwest for many years! The Yumen Pass guard will report to the left, the left three ministers look down on people and dislike us for not knowing the art of war, come to Yumen Pass for ten days to kill hundreds of fire dragon people, get thousands of cattle, sheep and horses, we are all served! Changping Duhufu reported that the left three phases arrived before the letter, and the enemy was expected to be in front, and the generals thought that the left three phases could be compared to the Han Dynasty Huo to get sick! ”
The emperor also nodded, "You are in charge of the military department, it is inevitable that some people will suspect that you are talking to the person who leads the troops, well, Dasi Nong Deng Hua, you can talk about it, this left three phases have consumed grain and grass for several months!" ”
Xiao Xian kicked Wang Fu lightly with his foot, wanting to remind Wang Fu, but Wang Fu adjusted his hat and responded.
Deng Hua is undoubtedly already the prince's person, and he is also in charge of the supply of grain and grass, and it just so happens that the loss of grain and grass is too large this time, if Deng Hua insists on this, Zuo Sanxiang, the general of Zhengxi, is afraid that it will be difficult to continue to do it.
Deng Hua also took out the wat board, "The grain and grass carried by General Zhengxi has been exhausted a month ago, and the report received by the minister was sent six days ago, and it must have been out of food for more than 40 days now!" But I have not received any documents from General Zhengxi asking for more grain and grass here! ”
Speaking of this, Deng Hua stopped, and the rest of the people were shocked, could it be that Deng Hua deliberately did not give Zuo Sanxiang reinforcements of grain and grass?
Deng Hua coughed, "Cough, after receiving the report, the minister immediately set off to transport 80,000 stones of corn and 1,000 carts of wheat grass to the camp of the general of Zhengxi." On the same day of the distribution of grain and grass, the minister received an urgent document from the grain and grass officer of the Western Army, saying that Sima Guo Meng, the marching officer of the Western Army, had distributed the grain and grass to the Di people without authorization, resulting in a shortage of food for the army. In order to prevent the army from falling into a desperate situation, the left three phases of the general Zhengxi attacked the camp of the Diren at night to recapture the grain and grass, and also seized a number of cattle, sheep and horses! ”
Everyone's eyes opened wide again, and even Deng Hua openly said that Guo Meng distributed grain and grass without authorization, so this Guo Meng will definitely die!
"Prime Minister Xiao, General Wang, shouldn't you two say something?" After all, the emperor is going to let King Xiao Xian regain his position.
Xiao Xian arched his hand and replied, "Your Majesty, this matter is not suitable for changing generals on the spot, not to mention that the matter of grain and grass has been resolved." Your Majesty can send a messenger to Shen Yu to supervise Zuo Sanxiang and Guo Meng, and do a good job of this errand! ”
The emperor smirked twice, "It is worthy of being the prime minister, each of them will play fifty boards, and he will not offend either the prince or the king of Jin!" It's very good, I previously advised the doctor that Li Xiaofei was at both ends of the mouse, and I think that Prime Minister Xiao Cheng is really sleek! Is General Wang also going to be with the mud? ”
Wang Fu hurriedly replied, "The minister doesn't dare, the minister thinks that merit should be rewarded, and guilt should be punished."