Occupy the pit, modified later.

When King Yue was in power, Wang Shichong was defeated and fled back to Luoyang, behaved very honestly, stayed in the military camp and rarely appeared, but now it seems that he was not affected by the defeat, but was favored by Yang Gao, promoted to the general of Zuo Lingwei, and was directly in charge of the ministry. It is the same as the six departments, and the power of the official department is not comparable to the civil department.

Li Xuanba didn't care about this, even if Wang Shichong was a high-ranking official, he still dared to humiliate Wang Shichong directly in front of everyone, he knew very well that as long as he retreated slightly, what would follow could only be continuous loss.

Defeated in the hands of Li Mi is the biggest shame in Wang Shichong's life, Rao is that he is extremely thick-skinned, and he can't be slapped in public and still laugh as usual. His fist was hidden in his sleeve, clenched tightly, his face was gloomy, and he gritted his teeth and said: "Victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers, and even Your Majesty and King Yue have not blamed it, could it be that Zhongyongwei is questioning their decision?" ”

"Of course, Weichen doesn't dare to question His Majesty and His Royal Highness King Yue." The corners of Li Xuanba's mouth curled, and when everyone thought that Li Xuanba was soft, he seemed to say to himself: "If Xuanba commands the army, the army suffers such a big loss, then Xuanba will definitely commit suicide and apologize, how can he still have the face to live?" ”

said that he was talking to himself, but Li Xuanba's voice was very loud, and everyone in the hall could hear it clearly, and they all understood the meaning of his words.

Wang Shichong was able to abandon tens of thousands of troops to flee for his life, and naturally he would not commit suicide in shame because of Li Xuanba's words, but in view of Li Xuanba's record after becoming the commander of Xingyang, he could not say anything to refute it.

After Li Xuanba commanded the Xingyang army, he only experienced two major wars. One led the cavalry to raid and relieved the siege of Luoyang, and the other forced the Wagang thieves into a desperate situation and had to retreat to Yuecheng. No one dared to say that Li Xuanba's ability was not enough to serve as the general guard of Xingyang.

"Zhongyongwei is loyal to the first emperor, and we don't have the slightest doubt about this." In order to curry favor with Yang Gao, Duan Da came out and said: "But now that the first emperor has died, Ling Zun has done rebellious things, and half of the soldiers in the Xingyang army belong to his old department, how can this make people feel at ease?" Your Majesty has appointed you as the Secretary of the Ministry of the People. It is already a great grace, but you shirk it in every possible way, do you really want to rebel? ”

"Lord Duan, you have to be careful when you speak, Xingyang Jun is loyal to the imperial court, if they know that someone is talking nonsense in the court, the consequences will be unimaginable." Li Xuanba glanced at Duan Da coldly, and said without flinching: "Also, Lord Duan said that Xuanba has a heart of disobedience. Please also come up with evidence, otherwise don't blame Lord Xia Guan for slander! ”

Yang Gao was sitting on the dragon chair, and it was his intention to seize Li Xuanba's military power, how could Duan Da be afraid?

"As the so-called king wants his ministers to die, his courtiers will go to the difficulty, His Royal Highness the King of Yue knew that the road was difficult, and resolutely agreed to go to Jiangdu to pick up the first emperor back to Luoyang. Lord Zhongyongwei said that he did not have the heart of disobedience, and he looked at it according to Weichen. Lord Zhongyongwei has ill intentions, and it is completely disrespectful to the edict! Duan Da ignored Li Xuanba's defense. He bowed down and said to Yang Gao.

Duan Da, as a speaker, can participate in any minister of the court, Yang Gao listened to him and Li Xuanba arguing until now, and his heart was very satisfied and appreciative.

"Lord Duan is serious, the first emperor has already made an edict. Marrying the eldest princess to Zhongyongwei, how could he have ill intentions? Yang Gao smiled and mediated: "This matter will be slowed down for the time being, and we will discuss it later." ”

Imperial power is supreme, Yang Gao has already said so, and Duan Da will not say more. He bowed and retreated. Li Xuanba looked at Yang Gao in a complicated manner, and also bowed and retreated.

What happened next, Li Xuanba didn't have the heart to listen to it anymore, he went to the court today, originally to show his attitude towards Xingyang Jun, but Yang Gao treated him like this, which made him panicked, only full of disappointment.

After retiring from the early dynasty, Li Xuanba left directly, Duan Da, Wang Shichong and other upstarts must have stayed, Yuan Wendu and Huangfu Wuyi hesitated for a while, and finally did not leave with King Yue. They have been officials for many years, and they know very well that only those who stay will be trusted by Yang Gao.

Li Xuanba and Yang Tong were one after the other, the two were of the same age, and their movements were also very similar, they both lowered their heads and walked towards the outside of the palace like a leisurely walk.

Out of the palace, Li Xuanba did not immediately get on the horse, but stood in place and waited for a while, Yang Tong could not avoid it, passed by Li Xuanba, did not even say hello, and walked towards the carriage of the Yue Wangfu, looking like he was rejecting people thousands of miles away.

"His Royal Highness King Yue, do you really plan to go to Jiangdu?" Li Xuanba stopped, just to wait for Yang Tong, and seeing that he ignored him, he said behind Yang Tong: "Your Majesty is young, can you rest assured that a group of foreign ministers will assist him?" ”

Yang Tong didn't seem to hear Li Xuanba's words, he still walked towards the carriage with his head down, and then boarded the carriage with the support of his subordinates, entered the carriage, and didn't look at Li Xuanba from beginning to end. Li Xuanba was puzzled, but Yang Tong's carriage had already gone away, and he had no choice but to ride on his horse and run to Zhongyong Mansion under the protection of Liang Xiao and others.

The Zhongyong Mansion remained quiet, incompatible with the changes outside the mansion.

After many days, Li Xuanba finally walked out of Zhongyong Mansion and entered the palace to go to the early court, Fang Xuanling, Wei Zheng, Jia Yanfu and others have been waiting in the side hall after Li Xuanba left, they are not qualified to enter the palace to face the saint, and they don't know what will happen in the court, so there are some things that Li Xuanba needs to tell them.

"King Zhao has ascended the throne, and he wants to take back my military power." Without any politeness, as soon as Li Xuanba walked into the side hall, he said: "Although this matter has been put on hold for the time being, I feel that he has not given up this idea." As soon as he finished speaking, he had already walked to the main seat and sat down, picked up the tea on the table, and drank it into his stomach regardless of whether it was hot or cold.

The tea was a little hot, emitting heat in Li Xuanba's stomach, but it didn't make him feel the slightest warmth.

Fang Xuanling and the others obviously didn't expect this to happen, Jia Yanfu frowned, and said, "What happened to the court, why does King Zhao want to take back the military power of the lord?" ”

"Xuanba can't figure it out." Li Xuanba shook his head and said, "As Mr. Fang said, the courtiers chose King Zhao. After the enthronement ceremony, King Zhao added officials to everyone, but at the same time as I was the secretary of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, I was removed from the position of Xingyang Tongshou, at first I thought he was coerced by the courtiers, but later I found out that this was originally what he meant. ”

This matter is very strange, and no one understands what King Zhao is thinking.

Seeing that Fang Xuanling and the others were looking at each other and had no clue, Li Xuanba continued: "There is one more thing, King Yue's attitude is also inscrutable, I went out of the palace with him, but when I called him, he ignored me. Ladies and gentlemen, what happened in Dongdu during this time? ”

"Whatever happens, it's all in the palace, and we really can't know." Fang Xuanling pondered for a moment and arched his hand: "Childe, if you really want to understand these things, you can only find one person." (To be continued.) )