After Meng Ping entered the house, he fell to the ground, Li Congjing strode out from behind the small case, and when the other party "the last general Meng Ping to meet His Highness" did not finish the sentence, he kicked him on the shoulder and kicked him to the ground, and I don't know where Li Congjing got a horse whip, and he pulled Meng Ping on his head and face, Meng Ping's armor was not removed, and the horse whip was slamming on the iron armor, and the scalp was numb when he heard it. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

Meng Ping was kicked over by Li Congjing and immediately buried his head to resume the kneeling posture, without saying a word, and then was kicked over by Li Congjing, if repeatedly, the horsewhip must not hurt Meng Pingmen, although he did not take off his armor, but the hood was already held under the armpit, the angry Li Congjing whip after whip, Meng Songbai on the side has not seen Li Congjing treat which general like this, cramped and embarrassed standing aside is not at a loss, persuasion is not persuasion.

After slapping Meng Ping, Li Congjing kicked him in the chest again, and when Meng Ping knelt up again, a trace of blood had overflowed from the corner of his mouth, Li Congjing stopped swinging the whip at hand, walked a few steps away in front of Meng Ping and walked back, staring at Meng Ping angrily, "Why did the Tang Dynasty send troops to Huainan?" In order to capture a few cities, in order to capture a few states and counties? As the general of the leading army, the soldiers slaughtered after entering the city of Haozhou, you don't have to restrain it, in order to capture Zhongli a day and a half early, you dare to kill innocent people in front of the battle? You tell King Lone, what else do you dare not do, do you also want to learn from those arrogant soldiers, who only have the selfish interests of one town and one army in their eyes, and can do whatever it takes to achieve their goals? ! ”

Meng Ping knelt on the ground without saying a word, although his head was low but his waist was straight, this posture clearly showed that he had a clear conscience about what he had done, Li Congjing saw this and was even more angry, and kicked Meng Ping over again, and the horse whip split his head and face and swung down towards Meng Ping, and the horse whip crackled on Meng Ping's body, shaking the curtains as if they were trembling.

"War is a life-and-death struggle, which is good, but this does not mean that my army of the Tang Dynasty can disregard the lives of the people and civilians for the sake of victory in the war! In the war, it is okay to drive the captives to attack the city, they are soldiers, and the soldiers should have the consciousness of the horse leather shroud when they go to the battlefield, and if the war is not good, it is okay to drive the young and strong to assist in the siege, but is this the case in the battle of Zhongli? The Hundred Battles Army plus the guards and pro-army, more than 15,000 soldiers who dare to fight, will not even be able to defeat a small Zhongli City? ”

Li Congjing paced back and forth in front of Meng Pingping, his eyes gloomy and terrifying, "It is the mission of soldiers to die on the battlefield, and the people are just involuntarily, what is their fault?" It is the people of Haozhou who assisted Guo Tingwei to strictly defend the city of Haozhou, but if the city is not captured by the king for a day, the people of Haozhou are destined to stand on the opposite side of the king for a day. Exchanging the lives of the people for the lives of soldiers? What is the use of such a soldier, and such a soldier is worthy of the people of the world who are raised by flesh and blood? ”

Speaking of which, Li Congjing waved the horsewhip and was beaten again, the horsewhip could not withstand the tension and shattered, Li Congjing threw it on the ground, and said bitterly: "If the Lone King only needs such an army, why did the Lone King spend a lot of money to teach the soldiers Confucian etiquette and righteousness in Qimen, if the Lone King only needs an army that stirs up the storm in the troubled times, why should the Lone King not go to the rich town of the Central Plains after the destruction of the Liang Dynasty, but go to the desolate and bitter Youzhou to fight with the Khitan?" The army of troubled times built with the military law of troubled times is destined to belong only to troubled times, they cannot defeat the whole world, nor can they end the division of the world, let alone create a peaceful and prosperous era! Don't you understand such a simple truth? ”

Meng Ping raised his head, his expression moved, but he didn't mean to admit his mistake, Li Congjing was angry, asked Meng Songbai to take a horse whip, and swung it at Meng Ping again, this time until Meng Ping's cloak was scattered.

"Protecting the monarch and the people is not a minister, the lonely king has painstakingly reorganized the Tang Forbidden Army over the years, just to engrave these six words into the bones of every soldier, how the people view the army and how they view the war, is not determined by the people, but depends on the army soldiers! The lonely king has fought for many years, although there are many victories and few defeats, but there are not 10,000 but 8,000 troops buried in the battlefield, they will not retreat from the bloody battle with the Khitan for the stability of the empire, they will not die for the sake of the society and the rebels, but they are really understood by the people, and they are really loved by the people? Will the people really take a second look at those corpses that are gradually freezing in the wilderness? How much do the people know about the tragic deeds of the soldiers in the bloody battle? If the soldiers sacrifice their lives to forget about the horse-leather shroud, and do not gain the support and respect of the people, what is the point of their battles, and what is the value of their existence? ”

Li Congjing grabbed Meng Ping's collar, stared at his eyes fiercely, his eyes were red, he gritted his teeth and said: "Don't say that let the soldiers and the people exchange their lives for one life, that is, let the lives of ten soldiers be exchanged for the lives of the people, and the lonely king will also be exchanged!" Defending the country and fighting for the people or even dying in battle, this is the value of the existence of soldiers, this is the army that will be supported by the people, and this is the army that my Tang Empire needs! Even if such an army dies 100,000 years in battle, next year there will be 200,000 300,000 sons and daughters vying to make up for the shortfall, such an army can be called honor and glory, this is the army of the empire, and it is the army of all the people in the world! ”

"Protecting the monarch and the people is not a minister, these six words are the military soul of my Tang army, and the glory of my Tang army. In order to build such an army, in order to make the army fight for the people, and in order to make the people proud of the soldiers, how much effort has been made by the whole empire, and how much blood has been paid by the soldiers, how difficult it is, but to destroy such an army, it only takes one stain, how simple! ”

Throwing Meng Ping on the ground, Li Congjing said angrily: "The Lone King wants the real king's army, not a group of bandits who are raised by the state!" Only bandits will fight for themselves and ignore the lives of their flesh and blood compatriots! You killed 300 civilians in Zhongli, but you were happy and willful, but you forgot that the people you killed were not aliens, but Han people of the same clan as you and me! The results of the lonely king's years of painstaking work have been ruined by you like this, and you still don't know your mistakes?! ”

Meng Ping was stunned for a long time and then burst into tears, crying silently, he bowed down in front of Li Congjing, choked in pain: "Meng Ping knows his mistake, Meng Ping deserves to die, Meng Ping has failed His Royal Highness......"

Li Congjing kicked Meng Ping to the ground with a fierce kick, rushed up and punched and kicked Meng Ping, and beat Meng Ping until his nose was blue and his face was swollen and he didn't stop.

Mo left the courtyard, was about to enter the door, heard the movement from the house, stopped in time, there was a stone table and stone bench in the courtyard, he sat down on the stone bench, half a minute did not enter the house to persuade the meaning, patiently waited in the courtyard, his expression was calm as if he was waiting for a rain to stop.

Meng Songbai's scalp was numb and walked out, and when he saw Mo Li sitting in the courtyard, he immediately greeted him as if he had seen a savior, and pleaded with a face: "Mr. is finally here, Mr. quickly enter the house to persuade His Highness, if General Meng is beaten like this again, it is estimated that he will be seriously injured if he does not die, and the lowly person is not easy to speak, His Royal Highness will definitely listen to what Mr. says, go and save General Meng......"

The folding fan in his hand shook slightly, and Mo Liyun was very light, "If there is difficulty, you have to save it, if there is no difficulty, how can you save it?" ”

The banging sound in the house has not stopped, you can imagine what kind of beating Meng Ping is experiencing, Meng Songbai heard Mo Li's words and almost thought that Mo Li had a holiday with Meng Ping, so he didn't mean to help, but he knew that Mo Li's relationship with Meng Ping was very close, and it was definitely not this situation, and he was full of doubts: "Why did Mr. say this?" ”

Mo Li put away the folding fan and pointed to the stone table to signal Meng Songbai to sit down, Meng Songbai was anxious where to sit, Mo Li did not force it, and said indifferently: "It is true that Meng Ping was violently beaten by His Royal Highness who was furious, but for the real reason why His Highness beat Meng Ping, you are wrong." ”

Meng Songbai said eagerly: "Please also ask Mr. to solve your doubts." ”

Mo Li sighed lightly and said: "In the eyes of His Royal Highness, Meng Ping, who was a child and followed him as a companion, and was carefully taught by him to cultivate all the way, is to some extent a small number of himself, especially Meng Ping's pure mind, and he has a pure heart for His Royal Highness, which is something that ordinary people can't have, so His Royal Highness has always had high expectations for Meng Ping, and the establishment of a hundred battle army by Qimen has achieved His Highness's first and most trusted team, and Meng Ping, who led the troops, is undoubtedly the absolute henchman of his cronies, and he is better than Li Shaocheng. In the future, if His Royal Highness wins the world, it is his plan to hand over the Tang army to Meng Ping. ”

"The depth of love will be responsible, Meng Ping's unscrupulous means when attacking Zhongli are too reckless in the eyes of His Royal Highness, Meng Ping's move not only failed to truly understand his army-building thoughts, but also seems to be too uncherished feathers, His Royal Highness needs not only a Meng Ping who can fight well, but also a military commander who can convince the three armies, and in the future, he will be able to fight for His Highness for the Tang Dynasty, but what Meng Ping did in Zhongli, no matter what his original intentions were, seemed too impatient."

"Since His Royal Highness has such great expectations for Meng Ping, how can he really treat Meng Ping as a matter of what? Making mistakes is always inevitable, especially for people who have achieved great things, and it is even more difficult not to be careless in the face of complex situations, and mediocre people may not make mistakes, because they follow the rules and follow the steps, and there is no mistake to make. But it doesn't matter if you make mistakes, the important thing is to know that you can change them. ”

When Mo Li said this, Meng Songbai woke up a lot, but he still had some doubts: "Since His Royal Highness is so thoughtful, why is he still so heavy on General Meng?" ”

Mo Li shook the folding fan and smiled deeply, "It can't be heavy, it's difficult to play a role if it's not heavy." If the shot is light, it is like itching through clothes, which will often only make the itching more unbearable and counterproductive. ”

Meng Songbai didn't understand, "Your Highness is afraid that General Meng doesn't know the seriousness of the problem and won't make all corrections in the future?" ”

"Quite the opposite." Mo Li shook his head, his eyes were full of clarity, "His Royal Highness knows Meng Ping's heart very well, if Meng Ping knows that he has failed His Highness, Meng Ping will definitely blame himself for being extremely painful, and the burden on his heart will be very heavy. ”

Meng Songbai completely understood this time, and couldn't help but show admiration and fascination, and murmured: "General Meng has a pure heart for His Royal Highness, and His Royal Highness can understand General Meng's temperament so well for his sake, and the monarch and the minister are more compatible than this, right?" ”

Mo Li just smiled and didn't say anything more.

In the room, Li Congjing finally let go of Meng Ping, whose face was swollen like a pig's head, sat back at his desk, and then casually pointed to a small case in the hall, and said very angrily: "Go and sit." ”

Meng Ping wiped a handful of blood on his face, his appearance looked embarrassed, but in fact it was just skin injuries, except for the ugly ones, it was no big deal, Li Congjing threw him a sweat towel for him to wipe his face, and then said coldly: "In addition to sending troops to Huainan and conquering the land, what the imperial court wants is to rule these places, so everything must be considered in the long run, and you must not be blinded by the small profits in front of you, and do things that anger and resentment of the heavens." If you go back to Chuzhou, in the future war, if any more soldiers in the army dare to slaughter the people after the war, they will all be beheaded, without half a moment's hesitation, do you understand? ”

Meng Ping, who sat down on the small case, wiped the blood on his face, and respectfully said, "Meng Ping understands." ”

Li Congjing nodded and called Meng Songbai in, "General Meng is here at the same time, and he hasn't eaten yet, so let people prepare food." ”

Meng Songbai happily took the errand, Meng Ping wanted to speak and stopped, Li Congjing didn't know what he was thinking, and snorted coldly: "Don't be embarrassed, hurry back to Chuzhou after you are full, it is important to take Chuzhou as soon as possible, and then there is still a place for you to contribute in Yangzhou." ”

Meng Ping's eyes were moist and hot, and he pressed his heart to move, "Yes, Your Highness!" ”