Chapter 425: No One Will Doubt Me

Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, glanced back at Li Xiaozong, shook his head and said, "The closer you get to the rebel camp, there is actually no danger. Besides, my life is big, Li Yuanshan can't kill me with a knife from behind, and now that he has changed Meng Niu'er, he has no luck. ”

Li Xiaozong snorted: "But after all, it's too close, in case it is discovered by the rebel scouts, there are not many guards around us, in case something happens to you, I can't afford it." ”

Hearing what he said sincerely, Yang Kai's heart softened a little. Cui Liushang sent someone to rush back in the starry night, saying that Fang Xie suspected that Li Xiaozong was an undercover agent sent by Li Yuanshan. This matter has always been a knot in his heart, and he can't solve it. After thinking about it carefully, he really felt that Li Xiaozong was suspicious. But when I thought that Li Xiaozong had followed him in the past two years, he felt that it was impossible to make many achievements. He didn't understand the other party, so he didn't want to believe the one-sided words of a person who didn't understand the situation in the northwest.

Fang Xie didn't know anything about what had happened in the northwest in the past two years, and it was obviously a bit arbitrary to deny a person's merits based on speculation. Therefore, although Yang Kai has had doubts in his heart for so long, he has never revealed anything in front of Li Xiaozong.

"It's a very important battle, and I have to be careful."

Yang Kai breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a calm tone: "Two years ago, it was because I didn't check the use of people that led to the defeat of the 700,000 army in Wolf Milk Mountain, and I was a knife hanging in my heart, constantly poking at my heart anytime and anywhere. If I had been more cautious back then and listened to Lord Mou's words, the army of the expedition to the west might not have been defeated so quickly. I suspect Li Yuanshan, but I don't want to find out anything, dragging mud and water, indecisive, I actually know the things in this character. ”

"No matter what I've done in the past two years, it's not a credit to the Great Sui, I'm just doing my best to forgive my sins and recover some of the losses caused by my mistakes."

He pointed to the rebel camp in the west: "Now that the imperial army has arrived at Hexi Road, Your Majesty will personally march on the expedition, once the million army crosses the Qinshui, the rebels will not be able to stop it!" Although Li Yuanshan was anxious and deep, he was not His Majesty's opponent. And His Majesty is in person, the people are submissive, and the rebels are undefeated? We've been hiding in Wolf Milk Mountain for two years, and it's time to share your worries. As long as we take the western camp and the rebels are in chaos, the defense line arranged by Li Yuanshan will open a hole from behind...... At that time, the rebels could not hold out for long after internal and external attacks. ”

Li Xiaozong snorted: "Because of this, you are the commander of the three armies, there must be no accidents, it is better to retreat a little." In the past few months, his subordinates have been sending people to reconnoiter outside the Xida camp, and dozens of maps have been drawn, so there should be no omissions. ”

"You are still dedicated to your work, I have always believed in you."

Yang Kai replied almost subconsciously.

"Does the prince really believe me?"

Li Xiaozong asked.

Yang Kai heard that his tone was a little strange, and his heart tightened for no reason: "Naturally, I believe in you, I have seen all the contributions you have made in the past two years and remembered them in my heart." ”

Li Xiaozong looked left and right, and after being silent for a while, he said, "Since the prince mentioned this matter, his subordinates have to ask." I've heard...... General Cui sent someone to rush back from Yongzhou and secretly met the prince overnight. Since then, the prince has kept me out of the war. If the prince believes in me, why is it so? ”

"It's you who are too careful."

Yang Kai said: "The person sent back by Cui Zhongzhen is just reporting something about Luo Yao, and it has nothing to do with you. ”

"It's not in the camp at this time, lord, it's better to talk openly and honestly."

Li Xiaozong found a quick stone and sat down, looked at Yang Kai and asked, "Does the prince suspect that I am a person sent by Li Yuanshan?" ”

The topic came to this point abruptly, Yang Kai didn't expect to mention this. He subconsciously looked left and right, and saw that the nearest of his guards was also dozens of steps away, and suddenly felt a little unsteady.

"Your achievements in the past two years are obvious to all, how could I doubt you indiscriminately. Or are you thinking too much about yourself, and you still can't let go of it, right? Even if you were Li Yuanshan's subordinate and a member of the Li family, I never doubted you from beginning to end, otherwise I wouldn't have taken you to investigate the enemy this time. ”

"Wrong......"

Li Xiaozong said lightly

"None of this is a reason not to be suspicious."

Yang Kai's face changed slightly: "Why?" ”

"You don't need a reason to trust someone...... Suspicion of a talent needs. ”

Li Xiaozong sneered: "Lord Wang, you just said a lot, for example, I have made a lot of contributions in the past two years, for example, I have never left everyone's sight, for example, I am very humble in life and work." These are not reasons why you don't doubt me, just reasons for you to comfort yourself. Don't doubt me, you don't need to say that at all, just four words...... I believe you. ”

"So, the prince has been lying just now."

Li Xiaozong said: "The first lie is that you say you trust me, but you don't believe me. The second lie is that you said that Cui Zhongzhen didn't bring back any news related to me, if there is no news, where do you distrust? ”

Yang Kai was silent for a long time, and then took a deep breath: "Since I have said this today, I will be open and honest. You should understand that even if Cui Zhongzhen does bring back any news, I may not believe it. Otherwise, how could I have brought you to investigate the enemy situation this time? How important is it to the rebel army's western battalion, if you don't believe you, I will take you? ”

"Wrong again."

Li Xiaozong shook his head: "It's not the prince that you brought me, but I asked you to come." ”

"You...... What do you mean? ”

"Because I know that the prince doubts me, I asked the prince to walk with me."

Li Xiaozong smiled and said: "It is precisely because you doubt me, but you don't want to doubt me in your heart, that you will be weak." If you really trust me, when I say that I want to come to reconnoiter the rebel camp, the prince will leave it all to me as he did at the beginning, why do you want to come yourself? You came here because you were afraid of what I would do in this battle, didn't you? ”

"The reason why I asked the prince to accompany me was to test whether the prince doubted me. If not, you won't come. If there is, you will come. ”

Yang Kai was stunned: "Yes, I have doubts about you." After all, you are Li Yuanshan's cronies and nephews of his clan. I didn't suspect anything about you before, because I didn't know about you. Cui Zhongzhen went to Yongzhou and happened to meet Qin Chafang Jie, who was sent to Yongzhou by His Majesty...... Do you remember the name? Do you remember the Fan Gu bloody case? ”

"Fang Jie?"

Li Xiaozong's eyes flickered, and then he couldn't help laughing: "No wonder...... No wonder...... That little guy can already become a Chincha-sama? In the past two years, it has climbed really fast. When I was in Fangu, I still underestimated him. I knew that I would still be involved with him in the end, and I really shouldn't have let him go in the first place. ”

"Fan Gu's matter, it seems that you admit it?"

Yang Kai frowned and asked.

"Recognition"

Li Xiaozong nodded: "How can you not admit what you have done?" ”

"At the beginning, the eunuch Wu Xiangsheng came to investigate the embezzlement of ink, but accidentally found evidence that Li Yuanshan was going to rebel, and Li Yuanshan wanted to kill Wu Xiangsheng, so he had to find an excuse. But what excuse can there be? It can only be pushed to the Meng Yuan people. First, you can kill Wu Shengsheng by slaughtering the city under the pretense of Meng Yuanren, so as not to arouse suspicion. Second, this incident may have prompted the imperial court to go to war with Meng Yuan, Li Yuanshan has been waiting for this day, why not? ”

In order to rebel, Li Yuanshan planned for ten years, but he only lacked an opportunity. Wu accompanied Sheng and brought this opportunity to Li Yuanshan. I can't help but do it. If it was just that the Mengyuan people had broken through a small border city, the imperial court might not be able to make up its mind to move troops against Mengyuan, at most, it would just send troops over to slaughter several small tribes of Mengyuan. But with the addition of a pen-writing eunuch, this weight is not light. ”

Li Xiaozong narrated in a flat tone, as if the whole thing had nothing to do with him.

"And I was a general of Fan Gu at the time, and Li Yuanshan didn't want to kill me, so I knew about the slaughter of the city from the beginning. But...... Do you think I don't feel sorry for those 800 border troops? That's my old subordinate, the loyal subordinate I've spent three years earning! If it weren't for the slaughter, these people would still be standing by my side and working for me! But if I don't agree to Li Yuanshan, will Li Yuanshan let me go? ”

"I just want to live."

He shrugged his shoulders to show his innocence.

"Shameless...... No wonder Fang Xie is suspicious of you. ”

Yang Kai said angrily: "You have long known that Li Yuanshan has a rebellion, and you have long known that Li Yuanshan is just waiting for the imperial army to arrive, and then colluding with Meng Yuanren to stab the army in the back, if you had told this matter before, would there have been such a fiasco!" ”

"Sooner or later, there will be what should be."

Li Xiaozong smiled: "I said it? Unless I want to die! ”

"So ......"

Yang Kai looked at him and asked coldly, "You came to join me, it was indeed arranged by Li Yuanshan?" ”

"Yes!"

Li Xiaozong said: "I just said, I naturally have to admit what I did." The prince is really good to me, if you had asked me directly, I wouldn't have told you earlier. ”

The corner of Yang Kai's eyes glanced at the guards in his distance again, and pretended to pace a few steps over there: "You can tell me the truth, it shows that you yourself feel guilty in your heart." Since the words are so clear, I will not have any grudges in the future. As long as you continue to work faithfully for Your Majesty and serve the court wholeheartedly from now on, I will treat this matter as if I have never heard of it, rotten in my stomach, and I will not mention it to anyone. ”

"No one can guarantee that they won't make mistakes, and I've made a lot of mistakes over the years. But as long as you can correct your mistakes, you don't have to hold on to the past and not let go. You should know my character, I never do anything to the people around me. Li Xiaozong, this matter will be revealed, you and I don't have to mention it in the future. ”

"Lord Wang...... You're right, you're really indecisive. You're a bad person, and you're suspicious of me and I'm afraid of being wrong, so things dragged on. Just like when you doubted Li Yuanshan, you were entangled in your heart, but you couldn't make up your mind. It's like a turtle that shrinks its head into its shell and pretends not to know anything when something happens. ”

Li Xiaozong watched Yang Kai's footsteps move to the side, and couldn't help laughing: "It's too ridiculous for the prince to say this...... If I had been a humble gentleman who had made a mistake by chance and had always regretted it, I would have been grateful for the words of the prince. Unfortunately, I'm not ...... I've never regretted anything, I have regrets, but I just regret that things are not beautiful enough and not decisive enough. ”

"Lord Wang doesn't have to go over there anymore, you seem to have forgotten one thing, when you selected the guards, half of them were selected by me for you, and you still trusted me at that time. Now that you don't trust me, why didn't you replace the guards? Maybe you haven't forgotten, but you're worried that changing the guards will arouse my suspicions. A person like Wang Ye will always be at a disadvantage, because your heart is not cold and resolute enough, how can you pretend not to doubt a person? Skeptics...... You have to kill it as soon as possible! ”

Yang Kai's face changed: "So...... You're going to kill me? ”

"That's right!"

Li Xiaozong smiled brightly: "I'm different from you, since I'm sure you're suspicious of me, how can I leave you waiting for you to kill me?" ”

"You killed me, not afraid of exposure?"

"How so!"

Li Xiaozong pointed at Yang Kai and then at himself: "Kill you first, and then I'll poke myself again...... Let's just say that we encountered rebels, and I couldn't protect the prince back with all my might. I wept bitterly in front of everyone, and my blood flowed...... Who would doubt me? ”