Chapter 19: The Truth
Pull the mountain back to his handsome tent. Seeing Dedi sitting on the side of the account, he pulled out the mountain and motioned for his entourage to leave. When he walked to the ground, he knelt on the ground and saluted.
At this time, Dedi looked at Bashan with eager eyes, his former subordinate, now he has become his top boss, and he is still as respectful to himself as before, and Dedi is not the slightest surprised at this time.
"Hahaha...... General, you probably forgot, now that I'm your subordinate, I should salute you, right? "It's very easy to say, but it doesn't feel easy at all.
So Bashan showed panic and said, "General, don't say that again, I was pulled up by you, no one knows." I know very well how many pounds and taels I have, who doesn't know the position of this general is that the saint is angry with you, let me keep it for you for the time being, sooner or later the general will still be our general! ”
The words of Bashan are very humble. Dedi showed a very satisfied gesture, helped Bashan to his feet, and said, "I understand your loyalty, but don't bow to me in the future, you know?" ”
He trembled and said, "It's the general!" ”
Dedi then asked, "How's it going?" ”
So Bashan told the story of today's court. I thought that I would be furious when I heard it. But strangely enough, Dedi appeared to be satisfied, as if things were going according to his own intentions.
So Bashan couldn't help but ask, "Why did the general react like this?" ”
"Do you think we're at a loss?" ”
Pulling out the mountain without thinking, he said, "Then it goes without saying, naturally we are losing our troops." ”
He smiled and said, "My general, think about it carefully." Originally, the matter of reducing food and salaries was discussed by Cangzhong Ru and others, how could Your Majesty not know that Cangzhong Ru was actually demoted, and we lost a few generals, but weren't they cleaned up by Your Majesty? ”
Hearing Dedi's explanation, Bashan was very unconvinced, and said, "Who can't see that the demotion of Cangzhong Confucianism is a show, and sooner or later it will not be to restore his position as the minister of state!" ”
When Dedi heard this, he seemed to know that he would say this, so he followed his words and said, "You are wrong! ”
He wondered why he was so quick to make an affirmation. So he asked, "Please make it clear to the general!" ”
Dedi then analyzed: "The prince is confined to the palace and isolated from the world. The princelings are leaderless. Although Cangzhong Confucianism has the power to turn the tide, but without the banner of the prince, how can Cangzhong Confucianism order the ministers. It seems that the emperor only treated him lightly, but in fact he has already taken away his power. ”
When Bashan heard this, he was overjoyed and said, "What the general said is extremely true? ”
Dedi, said, "If you don't believe it, you can send someone to inquire, if I guessed correctly, now he Cangzhong Confucianism has called his illness and leave, and he is closed to thank the guests!" ”
So, Bashan sent someone to inquire about the situation of Confucianism in Cangzhong. Sure enough, the door of Confucianism in Cangzhong was closed, and there was a sign in front of the door saying that the door was closed.
Bashan admired the five-body throw, and sincerely expressed his feelings: "The general is really a talent that combines generals!" ”
Hearing the flattery of Bashan, he was a little carried away, and said, "Without these two moments, how can I sit firmly in the position of the first general of the Houhai Kingdom!" ”
"That's, that's ......!"
Then he asked, "General, what should I do next?" ”
Dedi did not answer Bashan's words directly, but held the 'horse' in the chess in his hand and asked, "Bashan, what do you say the horse pawn is used for?" ”
Bashan thought for a moment and said, "Is it used to explore the way?" ”
Dedi, said, "Low-level chess players, let the horse is used to kill the enemy." Intermediate chess player, let the horse use it to find the way. And the advanced chess players are used to send horses to death! ”
Bashan looked around at the chessboard on the table, and suddenly realized. It turned out that the horse in the hands of the general was about to be a general, and this horse was bound to die, and its purpose was to force the opposite car to eat the horse, make a way for the opponent's artillery, and then kill the opponent's general.
seconds, sure enough, it's a clever move. But Bashan did not show the slightest excitement at this time, but a sense of fear arose. He couldn't believe how the former great general could be so scheming, as if he had changed completely. Because the army pays attention to righteousness, the general can command the Tiezhong army of Houhai Kingdom by relying on a "righteous" son, and the brothers are willing to accompany him to life and death.
Now, the god-like general in their minds actually treats his brothers like pawns and discards them at will. Although Bashan is a puppet, the word loyalty is firmly engraved in his heart, and nothing can shake him.
Bashan looked at the chessboard and shuddered. There was a very hard look in his eyes. And Dedi's sharp eyes, looking to see the mind of pulling out the mountain, he didn't explain much. Instead, he withdrew his horse to his camp, freed up the battle line for the opposite cart, and came to his camp "General" to form a siege, without the slightest way to crack it.
"Don't ......!"
Pulling out the mountain and shouting, the "will" on the camp clasped his hands. He knew that what he was holding in his hand at this time was not a chess piece, but a general who he admired like a god. The defense in his heart completely collapsed, and his eyes were full of pleading.
Dedi knew that Bashan had compromised. So he reassured, "Look at what my current army has been made by the imperial court, the people's hearts are scattered, everyone is in danger, if we don't resist now, sooner or later we will be controlled by those pedantic ministers in the court, is this what you want to see?" ”
If you get the land, you can't find a reason to oppose it. But still with a glimmer of hope, he asked, "Is there really going to be a sacrifice for this?" ”
"Yes!"
Hear the general's tone of affirmation. On the contrary, Bashan was no longer so sad, but a righteous and awe-inspiring mentality, and said, "If someone really wants to sacrifice, I think I am a suitable person!" ”
As soon as these words came out, Dedi was immediately shocked. He knew that Bashan was a very righteous person, but he didn't expect him to regard righteousness as more important than life, and at this time, he had all kinds of flavors in his heart, and he didn't know whether to be grateful to him, or should he laugh at him for being "stupid"
So Dedi showed a very grateful and sad tone, and said, "Why are you so stupid?" You were cultivated by me, how can I send you to death. And you are now a general of the three armed forces, if you let you come forward, our plan will be leaked, even if you put aside personal feelings, I will never let you die! ”
If you get the land, don't you understand it? He just had the mentality of giving it a try, hoping that the god-like general in his mind would really push himself out and send him to death to repay his great kindness to the general, and also make his brothers sacrifice a little less. But this is so powerless for a man like Bashan, who stands up to the sky.
Not long after, at a court meeting, an official impeached the generals of the army for harassing women from good families many times, and the emperor didn't even look at the recital, and directly issued an order, "Behead!" ”
Not long after, some people impeached the lieutenant generals of the army for dereliction of duty, drinking all day for pleasure, and blatantly violating military discipline. The emperor still decreed that "the relevant personnel shall be relieved of their military duties and shall not be hired for life!" ”
Immediately afterwards, the impeachment of the generals came to the emperor like snowflakes, and the emperor brought the impeached personnel to justice. For a while, the people in the army were panicked, for fear that they would be impeached.
"If this continues, we will not die on the battlefield, but we will be killed by those outstretched and tearing folds!"
In the middle of the night, a group of generals gathered, and each of them felt precarious. Maybe one day he will appear on the impeachment note.
Among them, a general who seemed to be older and had a high military rank sighed, "When we are needed, let us die, we don't need to want to kill us, what did we do wrong?" ”
This sentence undoubtedly made these precarious generals feel that the end had come, and their hearts were completely cold at this time. They will never frown at the bloody sacrifice for the country, but they will not be reconciled to such an unexplained sacrifice, and they will never sit idly by.
So everyone looked at the old general and said, "General, you should pay attention, everyone's lives are in your old hands." ”
The older general said, "He is unkind, and I am unjust." Instead of sitting and waiting to die, it is better to give it a go, and it will be a death anyway. ”
Everyone felt that his words made sense, so they gathered together to discuss "the matter of counterattacking." ”
It was another late night, when the emperor had tossed and turned on his dragon bed every night since the mutiny, unable to sleep. Because of the fear of the mutiny, this was the first mutiny since the founding of the country, and there was no previous experience to draw on, and he had to face this historical challenge alone. Every late night, when I see the endless darkness, I always imagine in my heart when this light will come.
"Bang ......!"
There was an unusual movement outside the window. Zhongzhong drew his sword with fear, opened the window door with the blade, and carefully looked around to find that the surroundings were very quiet, and even the guards did not notice any movement, standing straight at their posts, guarding themselves.
At this time, Zhongzhong breathed a sigh of relief, thinking that he had been overstressed recently and hallucinated. When he was about to leave, he suddenly found a very familiar thing in front of his eyes
He picked up the fold and stared at it for a long time. Who is it so late to send a recital? Obviously, he was afraid that his identity would be exposed, so he used this method to play it to himself.
After opening the fold and seeing the content, Zhongzhong's eyes suddenly lit up, and the answers he had been eager to know were all written on it, he seemed to see the light, and he carefully read the fold without dropping a word.
It turned out that the Great Cause joined forces to gain the land, and the mutiny was caused because the Great Cause learned that the emperor had personally left the border to look for the mission. The emperor is not in his own country, which gives the authorities the best opportunity to control the country in the great cause, at this time it is recommended to send heavy troops to cheer the emperor, in fact, most of the troops are withdrawn, so that there are no soldiers available in the great cause, and the climate cannot be achieved. Then, there was a general who said in the great cause that he plotted against him, put him in prison, and randomly got the general's subordinates to disagree, launched a mutiny, and saved them.
Seeing this twist, Zhongzhong finally figured out the ins and outs of the mutiny, but did his heart really relax? No! In this recital, he saw the wolf ambition of the son he raised with his own hands, and he only held power for a few days, and he couldn't bear it.
From a personal point of view, Zhongzhong cannot accept this fact. Sooner or later, the position of the emperor is in your great cause, why do you have to fight for it? Is this seat really so appealing to you?
Thinking of this, Zhong Zhong laughed, he laughed that he had such an idea just now. Because when he asks others, he actually already has the answer in mind. Yes, the emperor's position is indeed very attractive, and when I was the crown prince, wasn't it also a dream of wanting to ascend the throne as soon as possible?
Was he wrong in the great cause? At this time, Zhongzhong also fell into confusion, and the most extravagant and untouchable thing about the imperial family was not "family affection"? Without family affection, is it still a person? In the great cause, should you give his own son a chance? This is a question that the emperor has been thinking about at this time.