Chapter 692: Convicting Li Lu and the Sergeant of Visiting Relatives
Before Cao Hua's words fell, Kang Mazi, who had gray hair next to him, shouted:
"The Tang State is just a rout, lack of food and clothing, and there is no replenishment of weapons, so they can only plunder, as long as the guards chase and fight, they can be exterminated, and now they have failed, but the guards have suffered heavy casualties, and the sergeants must have some of the blame."
"Proud and arrogant, claiming to be a strong army, the reputation of the army guarding Wuyuan in various places is not good, but the Xiting army has been ruined by them."
With Kang Mazi at the beginning, the generals opened their mouths, each talking about their opinions on this battle, talking on paper, hindsight, one by one.
Dong Cheng's face was a little ugly, the last time he was promoted, there were a large number of princes' descendants who were promoted to generals, and so far, except for Cao Hua, the people who spoke were all old generals in the capital.
Well, according to Cao Hua, it is a bottle of dissatisfied goods.
Cao Hua was also a little annoyed, now it was to discuss the defeat of Wuyuan, but these guys started a war of words.
"Okay, there is no need to talk nonsense, the defeat of the Wuyuan army, I don't know if the sergeants are responsible, but the generals who lead the army will definitely not be able to escape responsibility."
Li Dazhuang, the governor of the patrol battalion sitting at the back, spoke:
"One soldier bears, a nest of bears, can fail miserably like this, Li Lu, the governor of Wuyuan Town, can't escape responsibility, and he should be escorted to Beijing now."
Finally someone came forward and dropped a bombshell.
The office room immediately fell silent, and all the generals looked at Li Dazhuang's face and looked at the dark-faced governor of the patrol battalion.
Since he was promoted to the governor of the patrol battalion, Li Dazhuang has been in this position for 20 years, and his meritorious service is basically none of his business, and the medals are only promoted after accumulation years, and now he is only a five-rank ranger general.
It can be said that in the armies in Beijing, the presence of the patrol battalion is the lowest.
Unexpectedly, in today's military discussion, Li Dazhuang was the first to throw out such a conclusion.
Li Lu is the grandson of Li Chengfeng, the former Western Qin military god, the only seedling of the Li family, Li Chengfeng died in battle back then, and entrusted the prince Gu, so everyone regarded Li Lu as a prince, and no one dared to pull the blame on him.
Dong Cheng pinched his beard and said with a smile:
"General Li Lu is certainly guilty, and accountability for the defeat is inevitable, but before the main responsibility for the defeat is determined, Wuyuan still needs to be guarded by the generals, and the governor of Wuyuan cannot be moved lightly."
Zheng Kai, who was newly transferred to Beijing and served as the governor of Beidaying in Beijing, glanced at Zuo Jin, and said coldly:
"The chief officer of the defeat has always been like this, how did you get to Wuyuan, this rule is not easy to use, is it possible that you Dong Chengshangshu and Li Lu have some collusion."
Dong Cheng pinched his beard for a moment, his gaze swept over Zheng Kai, but he immediately moved away, and said in a cold voice:
"We will only discuss the five originals today, not anything else, General Zheng, be cautious."
Zheng Kai glanced at Su Lu, who was silent, closed his mouth numbly, lowered his head, and continued to squint.
Cao Hua continued:
"Li Lu will definitely go to prison, but who will take over the capital of Wuyuan Town?"
Kang Mazi babbled:
"No need, just withdraw it directly, Wuyuan Town Guards the Governor, originally to prevent the Tang State Sanchong Jiedu Mansion, now that the Tang State has fallen, the location of the Wuyuan Military Town is no longer important, and the military town can be removed."
Kang Mazi's voice fell, and everyone had thoughtful expressions on their faces.
Yes, the war in the country is basically over, in addition to suppressing the bandits is to chase down the defeated army, although the location of the five plains is important, it is the gateway to the east to the west, but there is no major war in the country, and the importance is not so high.
"I seconded General Kang."
An old veteran spoke, with an impatient look on his face.
Cao Hua pondered for a while, couldn't make up his mind, and looked at Su Lu.
Dong Cheng frowned, and his eyes were also focused on Su Lu.
Zheng Kai yawned, and said with a smile:
"I listen to the prince."
Su Lu frowned, Wuyuan is an important town, the past and the future will not change, it was a military town in the past, and it will be a transportation town in the future, connecting the southeast and the northwest.
Such a place will definitely prosper in the future, and it is simply impossible without a heavy army garrison.
"It's not advisable."
Su Lu rejected Kang Mazi's proposal in one sentence.
Kang Mazi smashed his mouth, shook his head, lowered his head, and stopped talking.
Sun Xiu, who was accompanying the last seat, suddenly spoke:
"According to the war report, General Li Lu has also disappeared, and now the deputy lieutenant is responsible for the duties of the governor of Wuyuan Town, and whether or not General Li Lu is responsible for his crimes, the appointment of a new governor of Wuyuan is the most important thing."
Cao Hua pushed a copy of the fold in front of Su Lu:
"Lord Wang, these are the few suitable candidates selected after the military meeting of the Ministry of War."
Su Lu didn't look at it, and pushed it back directly:
"Submit it directly to Your Majesty, and your Majesty will approve it."
Cao Hua put away the fold, looking at Su Lu's eyes shining, the prince was full of words in the army, but he didn't expect to respect His Majesty so much, and even the military generals in these key positions were unwilling to interfere.
Your Majesty is so happy to have Master as your companion.
The military discussion continued, and conclusions were quickly reached.
Sun Xiu was appointed as the governor of Wuyuan, temporarily out of Wuyuan, supervising military and political affairs, exterminating bandits, and recovering the defeated army of the Tang State.
Li Lu had no way to command the army, which caused serious losses to the Wuyuan army, so he was escorted into Beijing on the same day, and the military department and the criminal department were interrogated.
After the military discussion, the generals will sign and draw on the transcription of the paperwork, and then the results of the military discussion will be submitted to the imperial study along with the excerpt.
After the military discussion was over, the generals got up and left one after another.
Kang Mazi was the first to push away the chair, got up and left, ignoring the chair that he had messed up with.
The old generals walked the fastest, and the two hours of military discussion had squeezed their physical strength clean, and one by one, they were all in a hurry to go home to recuperate.
Most of the generals are almost gone, and in the office room, there are still Zheng Kai, Li Dazhuang, and Sun Xiu, and a few generals left, motionless.
Su Lu got up, and Cao Hua and Dong Cheng also got up.
Li Dazhuang and Zheng Kaiteng stood up suddenly, especially Zheng Kai, who stood up even faster, and took the chairs behind his buttocks away.
Su Lu commanded and said:
"Get out of here if it's okay, I still have something to talk about with Dong Shangshu."
Zheng Kai said with a hippie smile:
"Lord Wang, the last general wants to ask, can the new type of flying birds be opened up for private use, so that it is convenient to travel between the two places?"
"Some of the soldiers under the command of the last general were born in the north, and the mothers-in-law in the family are in the north, and the houses in Beijing are quite expensive, and they can't afford it, so they all think that every time they take a break, they can go home once."
Su Lu scolded Zheng Kai and said:
"If you want a house, just say it, can you make the idea of beating birds around the bush."
"There are no flying birds, there is a stone track line, and the Ordnance House has developed a new iron wheeled car, the speed can be doubled compared to the original wooden wheeled car, and it only takes most of the night to take the iron wheel car from the capital to Hanshui City."
As he spoke, Su Lu looked at Zheng Kai with a smile:
"You are pestering me here, it is better to think of pushing the Ministry of Works, and when he replaces the iron wheeled car, it is better to replace the wooden wheeled car leading to Hanshui City on the northern line first."