The king of Xian mobilized tens of thousands of nobles, the common people, the soldiers, on the way to the palace to welcome the people, in order to show the majestic demeanor of the famous generals, the king of Xian specially prepared the chariot of six horses, the car window was made huge, invited Baili Yan to ride together, so that the world can admire the demeanor of the gods.

At noon, King Xian held a grand banquet in the Hongen Hall to celebrate his achievements, and invited Bailiyan and other generals and their family children.

King Xian and the ministers and generals shared the delicacies, dances and music, during the banquet the monarchs and ministers talked about the thrilling, throughout the wisdom and bravery, some such as a number of family treasures and some of them were brought in a word, and some people are still fresh in their memories.

"According to what Yan Gongzi said, he was defeated several times and escaped death, so why did the barbarians finally lose to Yan Gongzi?" King Xian asked.

"Back to the king, Jin Xuedi's good generals are like rare treasures, extremely scarce, under their command, all of them are general, even lazy people, so although its commander is powerful, but after the order is issued, it is often difficult for the departments to implement it correctly, and the root cause of its defeat is this."

"Oh...... Then why am I invincible in the Central Plains? ”

"It's not that I can't be the enemy, but there are three reasons. First, in the early years, the weapons and armor of our Central Plains Army were not as good as others, and the Jin Xuedi people were all excellent iron swords and iron armor, while most of the Central Plains Army was still dominated by bronze weapons.

Second, the princes of the Central Plains are not united, it is difficult to coordinate, and it is easy to be broken by each other. even conspired with each other to betray, and were taken advantage of by the enemy, such as Sima Shutong of the Song Kingdom, etc., who were besieged and killed due to the internal plots of the coalition army.

Third, the people of Jin Xuedi have a complete government office, called the military academy, and its functions are equivalent to the military battalion and the martial arts hall of our Xianguo, and it covers the whole country of Jinxuedi. Its pawn drill is extremely strict, and it only takes a little blood to train elite soldiers, so it is extremely durable.

These three key points are not only Jin Xuedi's strengths, but also the weakness of my Central Plains. If it weren't for the fact that the Eldest Sun Kingdom was born out of nowhere, even if there were ministers and royal guests in the south in this battle, I am afraid that the Central Plains coalition army would not have a great chance of winning. ”

As soon as these words came out, it made people feel that Baili Yan was proud of his own merits, and at this time, Sima Lu Jing of the Chengfu of Chenling City under the seat said loudly:

"Your Majesty, the minister has something to say."

King Xian looked at Lu Jing, frowned and asked:

"What did Chengfu Sima say?"

"Since the Marquis of Yongxing said that the barbarians are difficult to fight, then may I ask the Marquis of Yongxing, how to win."

Lu Jing, the descendant of the Marquis of Dingyang, has been defending Feicheng after the Battle of Jiangdong, since the Battle of Yongxing River, he has not been transferred back to the battle, until last year Ye Xin was busy with the front-line war, and under the strong recommendation of the Marquis of Dingyang, Lu Jing was transferred back to Lingling from Feicheng to serve as the fat shortage of Sima of the city government.

Lu Jing's transfer surprised Bai Liyan, he carefully examined Lu Jing's face, and glanced at Yan Dingyanghou's father and son again. After brewing in her heart for a moment, Bai Liyan sat down and raised her hand to give a slight salute:

"It turned out to be General Lu Jing, about General Lu's doubts, I would have thought that the way to victory or defeat could not be repeated in a few words, if General Lu had any questions, he could ask for advice another day, today is not a martial arts hall, nor a discussion of soldiers, the tactics and tactics are long and complicated, and most of the civil servants present are tasteless and boring to hear, General Lu thinks it."

Baili Yan's words are not serious, Lu Jing originally wanted to do something in public, but he was sturdy by Bai Li Yan's knots, which made it difficult for him to make waves, so he had to find himself to go down the steps:

"That'...... Well, Ben will ask Yongxing Hou for advice in person another day. ”

Lu Jingyan died down, and there was someone talking under the seat:

"King, Minister Li Xu has something to say."

Seeing that it was the imperial historian Li Xu, Xianwang was upset:

"Doctor Yushi, Young Master Yan has just returned to Lingling, what do you have to say?"

"The minister wants to ask Yan Gongzi, since he is the son of the country, is he loyal to the country of Qiguo, or is he loyal to my country."

Li Xu's words exploded out of thin air like a bombshell, one stone stirred up a thousand waves, everyone talked about it, and Zhao Xun and other generals all looked sideways.

Bai Liyan was also taken aback by the "Imperial Doctor" at this time.

It's not that Li Xu's remarks can shake his status, but that the official position of "Imperial Historian" appeared more than 800 years ago, but since the establishment of the Liang Dynasty, few vassal states have been established, even in the most enlightened period of the Liang Dynasty, there are few Imperial Historians, so Imperial Historians are not permanent official positions, and they are very unpopular.

As an official, the Imperial Historian has the responsibility of advising and defending the monarch, but this position appeared too early, and the system does not match the current political system and power structure, so the Imperial Historian has the saying of "the doctor who died in the country".

The reason for this is that the Imperial Historian is equivalent to the procuratorate, which has the right to report and expose bad officials and policies that endanger the interests of the country, assist the prime minister and the governor, select and inspect officials, and supervise the aristocracy, but most of the Imperial Historians are dead brains and can be easily used.

Due to the huge territory of the Central Plains, the various dynasties adopted the feudal system, the slave aristocracy system and even the tribal system, which was an important means for the Son of Heaven to control the country, and the imperial historian appeared in the semi-slavery era, which was beyond the balance of institutional rights that the system could carry.

As a result, the Imperial Historian was not worthy of his name, and became the core aristocratic class of the guard, suppressing the lower-level officials, and then seriously blocking the channel for the upward flow of talents and the promotion of the common people, causing political turmoil and the culprit of the rebellion of the generals.

Some princes or magnates privately did something that violated the system, such as casting a bronze tripod, but it was found that it weighed two catties, and it became a transgression of etiquette according to the rules, and the light was fined to the world, and the heavy was demoted or even cut down.

So there was a doctor of the imperial history who immediately went to the ancestral system and said to the Son of Heaven, who is so-and-so, casting copper tripods and transgressing the regulations, quickly abolish him, if you don't abolish him, you are the faint monarch who betrays the ancestral system.

In this way, the imperial historian is like a resentful woman in the deep palace who is calculating, and there are countless rebellions caused by the imperial historian in the past dynasties, due to the huge territory, when the counterinsurgency army arrives, it may often be half a year later, and it is not counting the time for decision-making and news exchanges on the road.

As a result, it is rare for the vassal states to appoint a royal historian, and the establishment of this position is often not a good political signal.

Gao Xun, as a long history, should be very aware of the disadvantages of the "doctor of the dead country", and Zhao Xun did not stop it, Bai Liyan had to suspect that it was the intention of the prince to restore the imperial history doctor to King Xian.

Is Xihuan at the mercy of his back, or is the prince doing it on purpose, if it is Xihuan, it doesn't make sense, if it's the prince, this trick can be described as quite powerful, but the prince is young, does he have this city? What's more, there is also the suppression of Xihuan.

And just entered the city today, coincidentally, Lu Jingfa was the first, and Li Xu asked later, it is difficult not to think that this is intentional.

In the face of Li Xu's forced questioning, Baili Yan quickly brewed in her belly, and calmly asked him:

"May I ask Lord Li, can you have proof of disloyalty, and if so, please show Lord Li to the public."

I thought I could be able to put Li Xu in the army, but I never wanted to be bitten by him:

"Yes!" Li Xu said loudly: "It is rumored that Yongxing Hou Nandi has obtained a lot, and he once asked the barbarians for ransom gold coins of 950,000 gold coins, silver coins of 18.72 million, and countless other goods, dare to ask Yongxing Hou, where is the treasure?" ”

Suddenly withdrawing money, Bai Liyan was unhappy in her heart, and she still had to force pressure on her face:

"The ransom was shared with Zhiguo and Yuke, so it was not fully received by my Xianguo."

"But as far as I know, there are rules for fighting in the south, but whoever gets gold and silver will be given to them, why does the Marquis of Yongxing give what my Xianguo has gained to the enemy!"

Bai Liyan was angry when she heard the news, and she hated to give her two slaps:

"Lord Li, the three sides of the Nandi War have all merits, and hundreds of thousands of people have died, how can this general swallow it alone with a black conscience."

"If there are existing regulations, how can we say that we should take them alone, and it is a matter of course to take them all."

Li Xu argued strongly, and Bai Liyan angrily reprimanded:

"Nonsense! Not to mention that the Gongliang clan and the royal guest have all contributed to helping me. Do you know that when you return to the south, all the vassal states are all eyeing this ransom, if it were not for the help of the imperial marshal and the Zhiguo, the princes' armies would have already started, if the Xian country was monopolized, it would have become the target of the public in the blink of an eye.

Besides, this ransom is huge, enough for my Xianguo to sit and eat for a hundred years, who can easily let it go. Does Lord Li want to see the allied forces of all nations come here and plunder our country? ”

"Even if the treasure has been distributed according to the Marquis of Yongxing, why don't you offer a gift to the king."

Li Xu's words made King Xian's face not very happy, because not long after entering the city, he asked the secret agents of the Inner Mansion to hand over the gold and silver treasures, Jiang Hai had not yet turned over, but he wanted to make his small treasury public, where could King Xian be happy.

"Doctor Yushi, it's too much. This matter Yongxing Hou ordered General Lu Gao to be a widow earlier, so you don't need to ask again. ”

"King!" Li Xu snorted and almost stopped the dancing music girl: "National funds are the foundation of the country, and you must not ignore it." The treasures obtained by the Marquis of Yongxing are not seen in detail, and they are not mentioned, which is really suspicious, and I hope that the king will be clear. ”

The joy of the Xianwang was swept away, and he immediately put down the wine bottle, and said unhappily:

"This treasure will be classified into the tax department and the widow's inner government, how many widows have recognized it, do the imperial doctors still have any objections?"

"Yes!"

As soon as the words came out, Bai Liyan's face turned dark, and he said:

"Master Li, I'll just say it. This ransom is a secret agreement between Yuke, Zhiguo and my Xianguo to divide the wealth, for the interests of the three parties, the treasures obtained by the three parties are kept secret and cannot be made public, and the details are only known to a few people, and my king also knows. Therefore, Master Li does not need to ask about this matter again, and if he asks again, he will not say it. ”

"Then how can the Marquis of Yongxing guarantee that the baht will be dedicated to my king, can it!"

Li Xu asked rhetorically, Bai Liyan almost couldn't bear it anymore, and stood up with a palm on the table:

"Ming told you, Ben won't be able to! Not only can Ben Jiang be, but every general and every soldier under Ben General can't. Everyone is thousands of miles away, today does not know where to die tomorrow, if there is no gold and silver to compete, how will it boost morale. ”

Li Xu still did not give up, and continued to argue:

"If the husband only knows the goodness of gold and silver, and the general only knows the importance of interests, where will my king be."

"Presumptuous!" Baili Yan added great light: "Why don't you say that all the countries in the world respect the Son of Heaven, obey and educate, the princes enter Kuma and put Nanshan, the army returns to the hometown and the war will be unarmed, and the world is peaceful." You should even talk to the people of Jin Xuedi, let them also learn the teachings of the Central Plains, so that they can go back to cast swords for plows and settle in farming, you Lord Li told the general, can this work!

Ben was 20,000 miles away, and the number of soldiers of the Xian State under his command was less than 2,000, and in four years, the number of prisoners of war and soldiers of the coalition army increased by 5,600,000.

You are waiting to sit here, open your mouth for the king to close, and your mouth for the sake of the country, how have you ever known, the soldiers in front of you threw their heads and spilled blood, and how did you know that the blood flowed like a river and the corpses were piled up like a mountain, and you didn't know at all. It is not you and others who are really for the sake of the country, but the soldiers who fought bloodily on the front line.

The bones of the martyrs have not yet dried up, and you are waiting on the top of the main hall, calculating the gains and losses of gold and silver, and spreading it out, how chilling it is, it is simply unreasonable. ”

Baili Yan spoke sharply and criticized, and the atmosphere in the hall suddenly became intense:

"This imperial history is my king, for the Xian country, for the ......"

"Enough!" King Xian slapped the case and shouted angrily: "Today is the day when the widow will set up a banquet for Yan Gongzi to celebrate his achievements, but the imperial historian is here chattering endlessly, what kind of system, disappointing the fun, disperse, the prince will break the banquet for the widow." ”

The sentence was dispersed, and there were many discussions during the banquet, but Li Xu was still not good at giving up:

"King, King......"

King Xian brushed his sleeves away, and ordered Bai Liyan, Gao Xun, Zhao Xun, and Lu Gao to follow.