There are many warriors in Jianghuai, and 30,000 biao-shaped men appear outside the Dingding Gate, which makes people feel a strong sense of oppression. The cavalry held its head high, the infantry marched steadily, and the two armies were neatly arrayed, worthy of being an elite division.

The army stopped outside the moat, the cavalry lined up on both sides, and a fat general appeared in the rear, only to see that he was unkempt, his armor was torn, and he looked embarrassed. He put his weapon in the hands of his attendants, rode across the bridge, and when he reached twenty paces in front of the king of Yue, he dismounted and walked.

"Jiangdu guards Wang Shichong and meets His Royal Highness King Yue." The fat general walked up to King Yue, bowed down, and said, "Weichen is edicted to lead the Jianghuai soldiers to come to crusade against the traitors." ”

"General Wang has worked hard all the way." Yang Tong said with a smile. He is much shorter than Wang Shichong, even if Wang Shichong bows down, he has to raise his head slightly to see Wang Shichong.

"Weichen heard that the Wagang thieves dared to offend the Eastern Capital, and they rushed non-stop, but they didn't expect to be one step late, and they couldn't contribute to the court, which is really ashamed." Wang Shichong looked very sad, tears running down his cheeks, leaving a mark on his dusty face, which was particularly noticeable.

Yang Tong helped Wang Shichong up, comforted him, and pulled Wang Shichong's arm again, introducing the courtiers that Wang Shichong didn't know, and finally thought about it, and still mentioned Li Xuanba as well.

"The name of the loyal and brave guard is like thunder, and I can see it today, and it is really extraordinary." Wang Shichong did not ignore Li Xuanba because he was young, and said: "This time we were able to defeat Wagang, in addition to Your Majesty's blessing and His Royal Highness the Yue Wang's order, the courage of the Xingyang army is also very important. ”

Li Xuanba returned the salute with a smile, but he was shocked in his heart, Wang Shichong is so fat, even if he is so good at sycophancy, the person in front of him is really a generation of heroes in history?

Seeing that Li Xuanba's etiquette was proper, Yang Tong secretly breathed a sigh of relief. said with a smile: "The Jianghuai Army and the Xingyang Army are both the elite of the imperial court, and now that Qi has arrived in the Eastern Capital, it is expected that the Wagang thieves will no longer dare to attack!" ”

"The Jianghuai army is all rough and reckless, how can they be compared with the soldiers of the Xingyang army." Wang Shichong smiled and said modestly: "If there is a war in the future, it needs to be dominated by the Xingyang army." ”

"General Wang is too modest." Li Xuanba did not know Wang Shichong's intentions. Hurriedly waved his hand and said: "Looking at the Jianghuai Army from a distance, there is a feeling of irresistibility, if they are allowed to get close, who will dare not surrender?" After a pause, Li Xuanba looked at Wang Shichong's gray face, and said with a smile: "What's more, there is a general like you who is proficient in the art of war and takes the lead in commanding the battle, which is even more powerful." ”

Wang Shichong is good at strategy, as can be seen from his begging for thieves in recent years. But to say that he takes the lead in every battle, it is a bit too exalted to him. The Jianghuai army was neatly armoured, but Wang Shichong was the only one who was embarrassed, and he really couldn't find any other reason except for doing it deliberately.

King Yue heard what Li Xuanba meant, and was just about to interrupt their conversation, Wang Shichong said calmly: "As a general of an army, you naturally have to work hard. If even you are greedy for life and afraid of death, how can you obey the people? ”

Wang Shichong said such shameless words. But he didn't feel ashamed at all, Li Xuanba was speechless for a while, and arched his hand and said: "Xuanba is really far away from General Wang. ”

This time, King Yue really couldn't listen to it, Wang Shichong's flattery was too obvious, which was a good thing for him, so he didn't want Li Xuanba to be in front of everyone. Wang Shichong couldn't get off the stage again, so he pulled Wang Shichong to the back.

"Lord Zhongyongwei has met an opponent." Yuan Wendu, who was not far away, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to himself: "It's a pity that the same shameless people don't have the feeling of seeing each other late." ”

Wang Shichong is a thief president, and Li Xuanba does not dare to offend too much. Hide in the crowd and wait for the welcome ceremony to end. He didn't have a good impression of Wang Shichong, but now when he sees Wang Shichong's personality, he naturally despises him even more, but he doesn't want his image in the hearts of others to be much better.

In the evening, Li Xuanba returned to Zhongyong Mansion, and many girls appeared in the mansion, and when he learned that Wei Zheng and others had returned to Luoyang, Li Xuanba's face was overjoyed and he hurried to the main hall.

Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling were chatting in the hall, and after a few months of separation, the two finally met, and naturally they had endless words.

"What are you talking about?" The three of them were polite, and sat upright, Li Xuanba said with a smile: "The timing of Mr. Wei's return is really wonderful, the eyes of the court are on Wang Shichong, you sneaked into the city at this time, you must have not encountered obstacles, right?" ”

"Mr. Wei was much more cautious than Gongzi, he first sent someone to inquire about the news of the defenders of the city gates, and learned that the upper east gate was guarded by the Xingyang army, and he took a lot of detours to enter the city from there." Fang Xuanling replied for Wei Zheng.

Wei Zheng smiled and said, "I heard that Gongzi has offended many people in the court, so Xuancheng naturally has to be careful and not cause trouble for Gongzi." ”

"It seems that Mr. Fang has made fun of Xuanba!" Li Xuanba smiled awkwardly, and then asked, "Where did Mr. Wei go during this time?" Xuanba sent someone to inquire for a long time, but he didn't hear from Mr. ”

"After the Duke of Tang raised troops, Xuan Cheng was worried that the imperial court would not let go of the Duke of Tang, so he dismissed the servants, secretly left Luoyang with all his family members, and went to Wuyang County to join Lord Juncheng." Mentioning this, Wei Zheng's face was depressed, and he arched his hand and said: "Now that Luoyang has received reinforcements, the Wagang thieves dare not attack, and they will inevitably attack Wuyang to the east. ”

Wuyang County is hundreds of kilometers away from the eastern capital, although Wei Zheng said it easily, but this trip back and forth, it must be extremely difficult, Li Xuanba couldn't help but blame himself, blaming himself for not leaving enough manpower for Wei Zheng.

"Since Mr. Wei came back safe and sound, don't think too much about it." Fang Xuanling was relieved and said: "Wang Shichong has arrived in Luoyang, and the imperial court may send a large army to crusade against the Wagang thieves at any time, what are the plans of the son?" ”

"The strength of the Wagang thieves is no less than that of the imperial court, and with Luoshui as a barrier, it is not easy to crusade against them." Li Xuanba shook his head and said, "I don't want the soldiers of the Xingyang Army to die in vain, so I plan to ask to stay and protect the Eastern Capital." ”

"In the battle to repel the Wagang thieves, the performance of the Xingyang army is obvious to all, how could the king of Yue be willing to use the Xingyang army to defend the city?" Wei Zheng frowned and said: "Besides, if there is a gap between Gongzi and His Royal Highness King Yue, he will not rest assured that the Xingyang army will remain in the Eastern Capital." ”

"On the march, the most taboo is that the main general is not compatible, Xuanba has already offended General Wang and others, how dare King Yue let me go on the expedition with them?" Li Xuanba smiled ghostly and said: "Moreover, you underestimated His Royal Highness King Yue, he asked the princess to go to the Guozijian just to let me have nothing to do with love and less involved in military affairs." ”

Wei Zheng and Fang Xuanling looked at each other, and immediately understood Li Xuanba's intention to offend Wang Long and others at the banquet, Fang Xuanling couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "Gongzi calls me Mr. Xuancheng, but your intelligence is not comparable to us." ”

"Xuanba can only play some clever tricks, and many things in the future will depend on the talents of the two gentlemen." Li Xuanba arched his hand and said. (To be continued.) )