Liu Jie, the central superintendent, did not expect that his relationship with the general Deng Cui would be so good. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

As a close minister of the emperor, Liu Jie would be courteous wherever he went, and he had long been accustomed to flatterers, but no one was as enthusiastic and casual as Deng Cui, not only flattering from the bottom up, but also the intimacy that could only be cultivated through years of friendship.

Deng Cui once ordered that it had to be the emperor himself to knock on the pass, and after his approval, he could open the door and let him go, which was a cruel sentence, and the implementation was not so strict. Halfway through, Deng Cui personally led many generals to greet him, along the way the banner display, the banquet was sumptuous and the people had not yet arrived at the camp, Liu Jie and others were already drunk.

Liu Jie was not stupid at all, and soon understood that Deng Cui was here for the generals of the Chu army, and the young chariot general lacked prestige, and he relied on the power of the fox and the fake tiger to command such a huge Chu army.

Liu Jie is a sharp claw of the "tiger" stretched out from a distance, Deng Cui has to make good use of it, and Liu Jie can only cooperate well, but he doesn't like this unusual approach very much.

Deng Cui had almost recovered Liaodong, and the Huns and Buyeo had fled without a trace, so he declared an armistice.

"That's what I've been waiting for." Deng Cui patted Liu Jie's shoulder beside him, taking him as a symbol of the emperor and the holy decree, "It came very timely, and it can be said that it is just right." Deng Cui winked at the generals in the hall, causing a burst of laughter, "Your Majesty's clever calculation, everything is expected by Your Majesty!" ”

So Deng Cui's approach to the east is more like a clever plan personally instructed by the emperor, and even Deng Cui's previous refusal to truce is like a double play he and the emperor played for the Huns.

Liu Jie had no choice but to smile and nod, but he felt in his heart that a person like Chai Yue was a real general, and Deng Cui was opportunistic, plus a little luck, and he must remind the emperor after he went back that this person should not be reused.

Deng Cui didn't care what the eunuch was thinking, after a few glasses of wine, he began to call Liu Jie a brother, and even dared to make a few hidden jokes.

When Liu Jie was about to lose it anymore, Deng Cui was also drunk and dazed, and grabbed one of the arms of the middle eunuch and didn't let go.

Although the general of the chariot cavalry was bold, the amount of alcohol was average, and all the generals understood this, so they retired one after another, and Liu Jie wanted to leave several times, but he couldn't get out.

There weren't many people left in the hall, Deng Cui suddenly had a spirit, sat up straight suddenly, as if he had just woken up from a big dream, and looked at Liu Jie blankly, "I fell asleep just now?" ”

Liu Jie smiled and nodded, pushed Deng Cui's hand away, and prepared to say goodbye and go back to rest, he would go back to the emperor early tomorrow morning.

"Gong Liu is going back tomorrow, right?"

"Yes, the emperor's order is in his body, and he doesn't dare to stay for a long time."

"Yes, your majesty is still waiting for a reply." Deng Cui stared at the central supervisor with the fierce gaze characteristic of a drunken person, "Gong Liu goes back, can you help me bring a message to Your Majesty?" ”

"Of course." Liu Jie kept smiling, an officer in the hall was cleaning up the banquet with several soldiers, he had to save face for the general of the chariot cavalry, who made this an extraordinary time?

Deng Cui raised his voice, "Thank you, thank you so much, Liu Gong is ......" Deng Cui gestured a few times, but didn't come up with a suitable word, and then said: "Please tell Your Majesty, don't wait any longer." ”

"Don't wait any longer?" Liu Jie was confused.

"Your Majesty originally had only one queen, but now she is married to the Hun princess, anyway, one is also married, and two are also married, the more the merrier, at least the three palaces and six courtyards are enough......"

"General Deng, what exactly do you want to say?" Liu Jie had to ask to understand.

"My sister."

"Hmmm......"

"Your Majesty knows in your heart, Duke Liu only needs to mention my sister to Your Majesty, a little bit is thorough, Your Majesty understands what I mean." Deng Cui winked at the middle supervisor again.

Liu Jie was very skeptical about this, he remembered clearly, Deng Cui had not met the emperor a few times in Jincheng, and it was the most critical time in Jincheng, how could the emperor be in the mood to think about other people's sisters?

But he just smiled, Deng Cui deliberately said vaguely, and he also adopted the same strategy.

"Don't forget, Duke Liu, do you want me to write it down?"

"No, I must remember." Liu Jie was willing to pass on this sentence on behalf of him, because he knew that the emperor didn't like women, and Deng Cui's recommendation of his sister would only cause disgust.

Liu Jie was finally able to say goodbye, in the eyes of outsiders, the friendship between the central superintendent and the general of the Che Cavalry was really unusual, and the officer smiled and flattered: "The general's family is going to have a concubine, which is gratifying." ”

Deng Cui snorted coldly, "We'll see." ”

The officer was taken aback and did not understand where he had offended the general of the chariot.

Deng Cui actually said to himself, "The Cui family has someone in the palace, and the Deng family must also have it, the son of the champion Hou has been in the palace for a few months, and the truth ......" Deng Cui looked at the officer, "Are you eavesdropping on me?" ”

The officer's face changed in fright, but Deng Cui laughed, "Just kidding, come, help me up, my butt seems to be stuck to the chair." ”

Liu Jie walked slowly on the road, and the news of the armistice in Liaodong had already been sent back to Guannai by the post soldiers.

Deng Cui either drank every day, or rode horses to inspect the barracks, issued some inexplicable orders, and just because it didn't look pleasing to the eye, he asked a battalion of soldiers to shovel down a forest, in short, not to let the Chu army be idle.

A few days after the armistice, Deng Cui convened the main generals of the battalions to discuss the meeting.

Everyone thought that there was another banquet to be held, and they came happily, but when they arrived, they found that there were many swords and guns in front of the council hall, and the general seemed to have something important to discuss.

Deng Cui put on a full set of armor and sat on a chair with a serious expression, as if he was facing an extremely serious problem.

The generals were shocked, thinking that there was another change in the pass, so they hurriedly saluted and stood aside, not daring to breathe.

When the people arrived, Deng Cui said: "General Wang, what are the movements of the Huns in the pass?" ”

General Wang, who was in charge of the scouts, replied: "The first batch of Huns has already left the customs, and the rest are on the way. ”

"Where do you get out of customs?"

"There are three routes, namely Daiguo, Zhongshan County and Yanguo."

"Hey, don't the Huns dare to go to Liaodong?"

The Xiongnu initially entered the pass from Liaodong, but when they withdrew, they avoided this place, deliberately keeping a distance from the Chu army.

Deng Cui's eyes swept over the generals and said, "How about it, let's take a look at him?" ”

The generals looked at each other, not understanding what the general meant, and someone asked, "......What does the general mean?"

Deng Cui nodded, "Yes, that's what it means, what do you think?" ”

The generals were even more confused, and one of the generals of the Southern Army said: "The general is going to attack the Huns on the way to retreat?" ”

"Hmm."

The hall was quiet for a while, and Deng Cui frowned and said, "What, you don't dare to fight?" ”

It was still the general of the Southern Army who spoke, "General...... Got the Holy Order? ”

"Nope."

"That'...... The decree called for an armistice, and the messenger sent by His Majesty made it very clear. ”

"Saying it clearly does not mean that the meaning is clear, there are some things that can only be done but not said, Your Majesty has to negotiate with the Huns in order to relieve the siege, but I know that Your Majesty is reluctant. The Huns entered the customs to burn, kill and loot, but they were the enemies of my great Chu and the sky, how could they be put back in the grassland like this? They must be taught a lesson. ”

Everyone hated the Huns, but acting without a holy decree was a bit too much for these generals, as the officers in charge of the army, they all knew that the imperial court was most afraid of this kind of behavior.

"I have a heart and soul with Your Majesty." Deng Cui added, but no one spoke, which has nothing to do with having a soul, but the law of Da Chu does not allow it.

Deng Cui was persuaded one by one, and looked at Zhang Yin, the Marquis of Biyuan, "Your Majesty once had high hopes for General Zhang, and asked you to lead the army by name in the holy decree, but General Zhang was helpless when he stayed in Mayi City, how can he go to see Your Majesty in the future?" ”

Zhang Yin's old face turned red, he was not a person who was eager and wise, and he was even more clumsy at this time.

Deng Cui turned to several generals of the Southern Army, "The emperor is in Jincheng, you didn't go, General Cui is in Yannan, you didn't go either, may I ask if you mean to do this?" ”

The southern army had been at war with the emperor, and it was Cui Hong's old department, which was already susceptible to suspicion, and as soon as Deng Cui made it clear, several generals were all red-faced, "We ...... We are doing what we are told. ”

"Look, here's the problem, you are doing what you are told, and what is the result? Instead of solving any problems, it put His Majesty in a deep predicament. ”

"We have recaptured Liaodong ......," one general said humbly.

Deng Cui snorted coldly, "You're not ceremoniously asking, whose credit do you think this is?" ”

Liaodong was recaptured little by little by the entire Chu army, but when it came to credit, more than half of it had to be owned by Deng Cui alone, and the generals were speechless.

"Therefore, you still have to make meritorious contributions, and make a greater merit in order to reverse Your Majesty's impression of you."

"But......," one of the generals said but stopped.

"You think the credit for this time is mine, and it has nothing to do with you, right?"

It is this kind of thinking that the generals are calling back and forth, and it is all the credit of Deng Cui, they are just working hard.

Deng Cui smiled and sighed, "You guys are really ...... Honest people, think about it, the truce between Great Chu and the Xiongnu has a holy decree, the world knows, after this battle, the Huns will question, the Chu people will also have questions, Your Majesty is happy, but can it be publicized? Not only can't, but I have to punish the one who disobeys the will, that is, me. ”

Deng Cui straightened his chest and looked like he didn't care, "But I'm not afraid, it's a big deal that the merits and demerits are offset, in short, Your Majesty won't kill me." ”

The generals were dumbfounded, they knew that the general was bold, but now they know that he is bold, but what he said is quite reasonable.

"After all, we avenged Da Chu with an arrow, can Your Majesty be unhappy? If you can't reward me, I will naturally reward you. Deng Cui swept his eyes again, "The great achievement is just a stone's throw away, it depends on whether you dare to reach out and take it." ”

After a while, Zhang Yin opened his mouth and asked, "Quan Annihilation, or ...... Or ......"

"It is impossible to completely annihilate the Huns, and it is also difficult to attack three ways at the same time, so let's keep an eye on the nearest Huns, calculate the route, and wait for the Huns to go out of the customs, and then come to an ambush in the necessary place outside the fortress. At that time, the emperor was safe, not afraid of the Huns turning around, the main force of the Huns had also entered the grassland, and he was eager to go home, and he would never rescue his companions. ”

A general suddenly smirked a few times, which was not a mockery, but an expectation and admiration.

All the generals saluted the general of the chariot and cavalry, and they were all persuaded by him.

Deng Cui thought in his heart that the "Princess of Pingjin", who had just married into the Huns, had better take the ambush route. (To be continued.) )