"Great joy, great joy, Queen Mother, great joy!"

In the Taichu Palace of Luoyang, the divine capital, Miao Shenke reported the good news to Wu Meiniang with a happy face.

"Oh, Daxi, Miao Aiqing hurry up and talk about what he is happy."

Hearing Miao Shenke's good news, Wu Meiniang was also quite moved, you must know that since Xu Jingye rebelled, although Wu Meiniang used an iron fist to stabilize the disputes within the court, and even Pei Yan, an old minister of the Tang Dynasty, was killed by him, used as a warning to deter those who were dissatisfied with him, but this is only temporary, if Xu Jingye's rebellion cannot be quelled as soon as possible, those resistance forces suppressed by her will break out again one day, and at that time, it is unknown whether she can suppress it again.

In this way, during this time, Wu Meiniang can be said to have no taste for food, unable to sleep, and her body is a little thin.

"Back to the Queen Mother, Weichen just received the news that Xu Jingye was defeated, more than 100,000 troops were lost in one fell swoop, and the elite of the entire Xu army was wiped out in one fell swoop, and it was not far from the complete destruction of the Xu thief." Miao Shenke said.

"What, you say it again, Xu Jingye was defeated, and he also lost more than 100,000 elites, this, how is this possible, this kind of big event, why didn't Li Xiaoyi have a military report." Because she was too shocked, when Wu Meiniang got up, she accidentally knocked over the teacup on the desk, and the tea wet all the folds on the desk, but for these, she didn't care at all, but looked at Miao Shenke without blinking, wanting to know the specific situation.

It's no wonder that Wu Meiniang was so surprised, for a month, what she was thinking about day and night was to exterminate Xu Jingye's rebels, and now that there is finally good news, how can she not be surprised.

"Niangniang, don't be impatient, isn't this done by Manager Li, now Manager Li has just taken Huaiyin with an army of 300,000, and he has not yet fought with Xu Jingye, this time Xu Jingye was defeated, but the governor of Jiangnan Province, Duan Jian so-called, he"

After some explanation, Miao Shenke quickly told the battle between Duan Jian and Xu Jingye in Xijin Gudu in detail.

"Good, good, good, good, I didn't expect this kid to do have some means, not only can he solve strange cases, but his methods are also different, and now he has such attainments in the military, he can really be described as a genius of my Tang Dynasty, a genius!"

After listening to Miao Shenke's explanation, Wu Meiniang sighed with her eyes shining.

Looking at Wu Meiniang's excited appearance, Miao Shenke was not only relaxed, but also a little uncomfortable in his heart, since his son's death, although it turned out that he had nothing to do with Duan Jian, but he has not been able to let go of Duan Jian, so since then, he has been looking for Duan Jian's handle, hoping to make Duan Jian suffer some hardships because of this.

But it backfired, every time he encountered a major event, Duan Jian was always able to turn the danger into a disaster, and even repeatedly established meritorious deeds because of this, so that every time Miao Shenke was full of hope, he finally ended up disappointed.

Compared with the discomfort in Miao Shenke's heart, Wu Meiniang can be said to be completely comfortable at this time, and that kind of cheerful feeling makes him feel as if he has returned to his youth.

For Duan Jian, Wu Meiniang was a little hesitant in her heart, Duan Jian's talent, Wu Meiniang recognized it very much, whether it was literary style or handling methods, it was not something that others could have, but only in the matter of Princess Li Lingyue of Taiping, Wu Meiniang was extremely disliked by Duan Jian, which is why he knew Duan Jian's ability, but still left him outside and did not let him return to the imperial court.

"Since Xu Jingye's army has been greatly injured, why is Li Xiaoyi's army still marching so slowly, for so long, but they haven't even seen Yangzhou City, it is that their 300,000 elites are not even as good as a group of local government soldiers." After having a headache about Duan Jian, Wu Meiniang quickly turned her attention to Li Xiaoyi's army.

If there is no Duan Jian, it is easy to say anything, after all, on the battlefield, anything can happen, Li Xiaoyi's march is slow, and no one can say that there is any problem, but with the battle of Xijin Gudu as a comparison, Li Xiaoyi, who has also made some contributions, is a little ugly in the eyes of Wu Meiniang.

As soon as Wu Meiniang's words came out, Miao Shenke changed the displeasure in his heart just now, his heart jumped violently, and he replied, "Hui Niangniang, this matter Weichen was also a little puzzled at the beginning, with more than 10,000 local government soldiers, Manager Duan actually used the ingenious opportunity to hit the elite of the rebels in one fell swoop, so that Xu Jingye, a traitor, fled in embarrassment, but General Manager Li had 300,000 elites, but until now he has been marching slowly, which is inconsistent with the facts, and later, after detailed detectives, Weichen finally gained something. ”

"Oh, tell me what the reason is why this is the way it is." Wu Meiniang's tone returned to the original flatness.

"After investigation, Weichen found that General Manager Li marched slowly from the beginning, and even stopped all the way when he went south, and even suspended the march several times with itchy bodies, and later, a certain person knew that all this was deliberately done by Li Xiaoyi, it turned out that he was too afraid of Xu Jun in his heart, for fear that he was not Xu Jingye's opponent, so he deliberately marched slowly, until now the 300,000 troops that the imperial court has tried its best to mobilize are not as good as a group of local government soldiers, so that the imperial court has lost face."

Miao Shenke's tone was calm, and he said the news he got very truthfully, it stands to reason that it is Miao Shenke's duty to tell the news realistically, but don't forget that among the people who are officials, the most important thing is to be kind, and being kind to others will be beneficial.

Miao Shenke has always followed this rule in the past, in addition to extremely important things, when replying to Wu Meiniang's evaluation of a certain official, he will hide some things, and this situation will often be repaid by many officials, which is also Miao Shenke is not like other spy leaders, hated by the Manchu ministers to the point that everyone shouts and kills.

But for Li Xiaoyi, it is different, Miao Shenke seems to be seeking truth from facts and answered Wu Meiniang's answer, this situation was placed in the past, at most, Wu Meiniang's unhappiness with Li Xiaoyi, but today it is different, with Duan Jian's defeat of Xu Jingye's army in front, Li Xiaoyi's these things are in stark contrast.

One side is a young and inexperienced junior, one side is the son of a general, one side is a weak army to defeat the strong, and the other side is a strong force with no merit.

In this comparison, I'm afraid that everyone will feel dissatisfied, let alone Wu Meiniang, who has strong self-esteem.

After Miao Shenke answered, for a while, the whole hall was silent, although the weather outside the hall was already a little cold, but the hall was as warm as spring, even so, Miao Shenke still felt as if it had arrived in the tenth winter wax moon, cold and biting.

Although he was uncomfortable, Miao Shenke's heart was extremely hot, and he secretly thought, "Li Xiaoyi, the chief manager, hmph, this time I will see how long you can be the chief manager, this is the price of your humiliation." ”

Someone once said, 'There is no love without a cause, and there is no hate without a reason.' ’

This is extremely correct, but it is still good in most things, Miao Shenke did not mean to say this in front of Wu Meiniang, there has long been a disagreement between him and Li Xiaoyi.

The cause of the incident will not wait until the fate of Li Xiaoyi to lead the troops to the battle.

As we all know, many dynasties and forces have the existence of various spy agencies, but their status is not high, whether they can have rights, depends on the needs of those in power, even if it is the famous Jinyiwei in later generations, it is just a dog of the emperor, the emperor needs them, they can be powerful, the emperor does not need them, they are not even as good as a dog.

Miao Shenke and the spy agency under his command are like this, before Wu Meiniang did not take the throne, although many courtiers knew the identity of Miao Shenke, there were not many people who interacted with him, but after Wu Meiniang took control of the court, Miao Shenke's status skyrocketed, and many courtiers stammered with him, giving good gifts, sending women, and flattering.

This person's heart is very wonderful, with the praise of many courtiers, the originally cautious Miao Shenke has gradually swelled, and he is not as cautious as before for the ministers of the court, and he is also a little unscrupulous.

Regarding Miao Shenke's domineering, ordinary courtiers bowed their heads one after another because they were afraid or hindered by Wu Meiniang's face, but some people disdained this, and Li Xiaoyi was one of them.

As the emperor of the Tang Dynasty, after the founding father, Li Xiaoyi's identity was extremely noble, and the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty had to salute respectfully when they saw him, even if the Li Tang royal family was weak later, and Wu Meiniang controlled the court situation, but Li Xiaoyi still got Wu Meiniang's respect, how could a person with such an identity look down on a person like Miao Shenke.

After humiliating Miao Shenke in public several times without mercy, Li Xiaoyi entered the list of Miao Shenke's enemies.

'It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, and it is not too late for a villain to take revenge from morning to night. ’

Miao Shenke is not a gentleman, but he is extremely good at seizing opportunities, at this moment, an understatement of comparison made Wu Meiniang change from admiration to disgust for Li Xiaoyi.

"Come here, spread the will of the mourning family, let Li Xiaoyi lead the army to reach the outside of Yangzhou within a month, otherwise, it will be punished for delaying the fighter."

After the battle of Xijin Gudu, there was no war south of the Yangtze River, and the county seat that was originally broken by Xu Jingye was quickly taken by the Tang army led by Duan Jian and Li Siwen and others, and the results of this battle were also passed on quickly with the canal.

The annihilation of more than 100,000 Xu troops may be a matter of great celebration for the Tang court and ordinary people, after all, this indicates that it is not far off to pacify the Xu army and restore the peace of the past, but it is not good news for Li Xiaoyi's army that is marching towards Yangzhou.

"Hey, regret not at the beginning, regret not at the beginning, if you listen to Wei Yuanzhong's words as soon as possible, you won't be so embarrassed, 300,000 elite troops, it's not as good as a group of rabble, no wonder the Queen Mother is so angry, she actually issued an order for us to arrive in Yangzhou City within a month, this is an ultimatum to a certain person, if we can't take Yangzhou City within a month, a certain general manager must have done it, and even whether he can live the rest of his life in peace is unknown!"

Outside Gaoyou County, Li Xiaoyi looked at the imperial court letter he had just received in front of him, and said with a look of chagrin on his face.

Hearing Li Xiaoyi's complaints, the housekeeper Li Guan was also helpless in his heart, as a housekeeper, although he seemed to have a very high status in the Li family, he was actually a house slave, so for some of Li Xiaoyi's practices, he sometimes knew that it was wrong, but he couldn't open his mouth to advise, as if he was treating Wei Yuanzhong.

In Li's view, Wei Yuanzhong is a capable person, much stronger than Li Xiaoyi, in this case, Li Xiaoyi can borrow his ability to obtain the merit of this war, but somehow, Li Xiaoyi just looks down on Wei Yuanzhong, and most of the suggestions put forward by Wei Yuanzhong were denied by him, resulting in him now falling into such a predicament.

"Ah Lang, do you want to invite Wei Jianjun over to discuss the next move, so as to fulfill the expectations of the Queen Mother." After Li Guan observed Li Xiaoyi, he quietly asked tentatively.

"Hmm"

Regarding Li Guan's inquiry, Li Xiaoyi's first reaction was to refuse immediately, but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed it again, and his expression turned uncertain for a long time before he reluctantly nodded and said, "That's fine, you invite him to see if he has any good ideas, take Yangzhou as soon as possible, and put down the rebellion, it's good for everyone." ”

"Subordinates, see the Grand Administrator."

When Li Xiaoyi saw Wei Yuanzhong, it had already been two hours, and such a long wait made Li Xiaoyi's dissatisfaction with Wei Yuanzhong even worse, but for the sake of his own future, he could only suppress these dissatisfaction in his heart and talk to Wei Yuanzhong with a hypocritical smile.

"Wei Jianjun, please sit down quickly, it is a little presumptuous to invite Wei Jianjun to come in such a hurry, but the military situation is urgent, please forgive Wei Jianjun." Li Xiaoyi said with a smile.

Looking at these Li Xiaoyi's somewhat hypocritical smiles, even with Wei Yuanzhong's temperament, he has to sigh that current affairs are stronger than people.

Since outside Huaiyin City, he repeatedly persuaded Li Xiaoyi to act cautiously, but was vetoed by Li Xiaoyi, Li Xiaoyi has been lukewarm to himself, and later it turned out that his advice was very accurate, but Li Xiaoyi did not listen to his advice, so that the army suffered heavy losses, although in the end he still took Huaiyin City, but no one was happy.

It stands to reason that after this, Li Xiaoyi should recognize his mistakes and change his attitude towards himself, this is the mind that a general should have, but unfortunately, Li Xiaoyi does not have this kind of character, and since then, he has been even more alienated and indifferent to himself, so that Wei Yuanzhong has completely become a marginal person in the army.

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