The night banquet was held as scheduled, and the important civil and military officials in the northwest gathered here, many of whom were the children of high-ranking families such as Guanlong, Shandong, Hebei, and Bohai. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Many newcomers have been trained in the local area, and they are no longer in the frivolous state of talking on paper and having higher aspirations than the sky, and have become a lot more restrained.

Zhou Zhongyin, Su Jun, Su Yu, Changsun Anshi, Yu Renxiao, Yu Chengdao, Wei Yijie, etc. have all returned, briefly reporting their work and harvests, and the specific content has been written into a chapter and has been submitted to the young marshal and think tank.

Liang Yuanli, Cui Shi, Zhang Jun and other officials from the old northwest department also returned to pay homage to the young marshal.

They all sighed with emotion in their hearts, Luo Cheng was still a young general back then, and he wanted to lead his troops to attack Tuyuhun. Eight years have passed, and Luo Cheng is already the uncrowned king of the eleven counties in the northwest.

Over the years, they have deeply experienced the rise of a young hero, and they are all excited, and they can follow such a person to start the army and enter the core team early, and they will be reused in the future and have greater achievements.

In fact, Li Jing, Hou Junji, eldest grandson Wuji, Du Ruhui and others all faintly regard Luo Cheng as the hero who will compete for the world in the future, and they will do their best even more, even if Luo Cheng does not want to be the emperor in the future, these subordinates will not give up and will definitely continue to advise.

Many heroes throughout the ages have not taken the lead in wanting to be kings and hegemons, but the times have brewed, pushing these heroes to that conspicuous position, and the power is not up to him.

In the middle of the banquet, Luo Zhaoyun opened his mouth and said: "Everyone, stationed in various places to quell chaos and manage people's livelihood, from Guanlong and the Central Plains, to the cold land in the northwest, it is extremely difficult. ”

Everyone nodded when they heard this, many scholars were idle in the capital before, and they had never been real power officials, although they were sent to the local county commanders, they seemed to be small officials, but they were the local leaders.

Luo Zhaoyun said again: "If heroes rise up everywhere today, the establishment of the country and the emperor is like child's play, and the rebels of all sizes are like carp crossing the river, our strength cannot be eliminated one by one." Ben Shuai often thinks about why the prosperous era has suddenly become so full of holes, how to eliminate the rebellious army, and return the people to a peaceful and prosperous era, that is, to bring forth the new, so that the people can re-recognize a system, just like our northwest, the government decree is adapted to local conditions, formulated by itself, so that it can be re-glued. ”

"Young marshal, we have launched a new policy, without the permission of the imperial court, I am afraid that the ministers and His Majesty in the court will know about it and will be suspicious of the young marshal." The suspicion of the eldest grandson Wuji and even the royal monarch, Luo Cheng has actually violated the bottom line of the imperial court by doing this, if it weren't for the troubled times, he would have been beheaded by Yang Guangchuan back to the imperial court.

Luo Zhaoyun took out a notebook, threw it on the table and said: "Li Yuan is currently in power to the government and the opposition, supports Yang Yu as the new emperor, and issued an edict to recall me back to Beijing, of course the commander refuses, and now Li Yuan has promulgated a document to abolish the post of commander of my Northwest Army, and also listed our Northwest Army as one of the biggest anti-kings, hehe, it's ridiculous!" ”

Everyone was shocked when they heard this, but they immediately calmed down and didn't think so, it's okay to tear their faces like this, then they can support the young marshal and become the king.

Hou Junji first generously stated: "The subordinates thought that the young marshal should oppose this court, and now the young marshal is already the supreme commander of the northwest, integrating the eleven counties, this is not given by the imperial court, but we have beaten it ourselves, this people's livelihood is governed by the young marshal's mansion, and this soldier and horse is formed by us, and has nothing to do with the imperial court." Li Yuan's wolf ambition, emulating Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao, coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and the world knows it, so there is no need for us to obey Xijing's orders, directly claim the king, and send troops to conquer Daxing City.

Many young people were moved by Hou Junji's words, once Luo Cheng was called the king and the emperor, then their identity and status would rise, and they would become the founding heroes, and they could shelter future generations of descendants

Du Ruhui said: "The times create heroes, this time is nothing more than the time, the place, the people, now the young marshal has occupied these three things in the northwest, why not do a big cause!" ”

After hearing this, Yao Silian, Yu Shinan, Kong Yingda and others in the banquet were shocked, and found that this northwest is probably the largest princely force.

Qu Tutong heard this, his face was not very good-looking, he was loyal to the court, although the court was hopeless, but his integrity was still there, so he did not surrender Li Tang, but defected here, just to show the world, he Qu Tutong is a bright and loyal minister.

If the northwest is also reversed, wouldn't the reputation of loyalty he had accumulated by participating in it be affected, and what was the difference between it and surrendering Li Yuan? Therefore, there is some mustard in my heart.

After Luo Zhaoyun observed everyone's expressions, he said slowly: "I can understand your feelings, but I am valued by Your Majesty and entrusted with a heavy responsibility, and at this moment when the country is about to collapse, I should stand on the last shift." As long as Your Majesty reigns in Jiangdu for one day, I will be the commander of the northwest for one day, obey the Sui number, and never betray. ”

The civil and military officials present were dumbfounded, they couldn't imagine that Luo Zhaoyun said so resolutely and refused to rebel against Sui, they were all a little anxious in their hearts, and there was disappointment in their eyes.

After Qu Tutong heard this, he was suddenly a little excited, he really didn't see the wrong person, His Majesty didn't see the wrong person, Luo Cheng was able to say this, insisted on doing it, and he was already very loyal to his duty.

However, there are also those who are attentive who have heard the unusual taste.

The eldest grandson Wuji opened his mouth and asked: "Young Marshal, if Jiangdu is broken by the rebels and His Majesty is killed in Jiangdu, then what will happen to you?" ”

Luo Zhaoyun hesitated for a moment and said: "At that time, Ben Shuai returned His Majesty's kindness, and naturally he will no longer be constrained by those puppet emperors, whether it is Yang Yu in Xijing or Yang Tong in Dongdu, they are young, and they are the so-called Lord Shaoguo is suspicious, they have all been set aside by Li Yuan, Wang Shichong and others, although we are loyal and courageous, but we will not be stupid enough to be slaughtered, at that time, we can only stand on our own." ”

The civil and military officials, hearing him say this, immediately breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that as long as Yang Guang died in Jiangdu, then the northwest would still have a chance to be king.

At this time, many people present hoped that Yang Guang would die early, and it would be best if he could not pass the New Year's Pass, and he would die on Chinese New Year's Eve.

Guo Xiaoke proposed: "Then we will act against Li Yuan's pseudo-holy decree, regardless of his will." ”

"Li Yuan wants to usurp the throne, his heart can be punished, and he is rebellious, from tomorrow, he will immediately issue a document to announce the eleven counties under his jurisdiction, display Li Yuan's crimes, betray the court, hold the acting king hostage, tilt the power to the government and the opposition, and cause trouble in the harem, which is really Dong Zhuo's second."

Luo Zhaoyun made a generous statement, but he also wanted to launch propaganda methods, fight a war of public opinion, and smear Li Tang's name.

Since ancient times, the kings have been defeated and defeated, and the sages in history are often the winners themselves.