Chapter 114: Intensifying
Because he didn't know what the situation would be, Wu Ming didn't plan to let Liu Yun follow, and he also said that he didn't want to enter the court as an official, but just wanted to follow Wu Ming to get an official and a half position in the army. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. biqUgE。 info
Because the thousand people who came to report it would already be midnight and did not close their eyes. Therefore, after explaining some things to Liu Yun, Wu Ming could only ride a horse alone and go along the official road towards the army camp.
Reflecting the wind, the horse had reached its fastest speed under his urging. At this moment, Wu Ming couldn't care about the injury on his body.
casually I don't know what King Wei Hui is looking for him, but he vaguely feels that it will not be as simple as a reward, with his official position as a general, it is said that there is no official who can be promoted, and the current treasury of Wei is empty, and if you really want to reward, it is often a reward for the army, but let yourself go back at this juncture. As long as he thought about it with his heart, Wu Ming would know that there were other things in it.
If you don't go back, it's likely that something else will happen. If it is a trivial matter between the DPRK and China, it is easy to say, but if it is related to the war against Zhao State, it is absolutely impossible to delay.
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Weidu Liang.
In addition, Situ Zhuwei, who originally had some relationship with Hui Shi, and Bai Hu, the son of Bai Gui, the former Wei minister who was in charge of the treasury, and some courtiers who didn't talk much on weekdays played Wu Ming's bullying of the king, accusing Wu Ming of only mobilizing 5,000 soldiers to confront the Zhao army regardless of the safety of Wei.
I saw Hui Shi, who was the leader, bow his hand and said loudly: "Weichen implores the king to once again investigate the general's abuse of power. ”
Unlike before, at this time, King Wei Hui had already secretly investigated the camp of the army outside the city, and he didn't know what Wu Ming did to arouse the anger of his ministers, but at least one thing, he was indeed not in the army.
The fat body leaned back slightly, and King Wei Hui's eyes were still tightly closed. There was no strong rebuttal from before, but nothing was said.
He was thinking quietly, thinking about how to place Wu Ming, after all, he still recognized Wu Ming very much in terms of the commander of the army. But the other courtiers could not be ignored on this point. If this is the case, there will certainly be major changes in the DPRK and China, and it will be difficult to achieve both. But what King Wei Hui thought about was how he could do both.
Behind Hui Shi, Situ Zhuwei saw that King Wei Hui was unmoved, and he also took a step forward and bowed his hand, and said loudly: "Your Excellency, the army is a major matter of a country, even if Lord Xiangguo has made a mistake, but this matter is very important. ”
On the throne, King Wei Hui was still unmoved.
The ministers below had already begun to clamor.
"Master Chen, why haven't you said anything in the past few days?" A courtier who originally wanted to stand on Wu Ming's side and pick up Wu Ming's thighs but couldn't make up his mind, pushed Chen Zhen and asked softly.
The changes in the court in the past few days have made Chen Zhen's heart bottomless, and the most important thing is that he doesn't know if Gongzi Wei said anything in front of King Wei Hui.
If you don't say it, then why has King Hui's attitude changed so much today. If he did, King Hui should have inferred that he would ask him about it. But King Hui didn't. This point made Chen Zhen uncertain.
Glancing at the courtier who spoke, Chen Zhen didn't tell what he really thought in his heart, but just pretended to be vague and said: "Don't say it, it's because it's not time yet." ”
There was a lot of discussion in the court. As a king, King Wei Hui didn't say a word, only leaned back.
At this moment, a eunuch lowered his head and hurriedly walked in, "Your Excellency, the city guard of Daliang has urgent matters to see." ”
As soon as these words came out, they instantly interrupted the controversy of all the courtiers in the court. The eyes of the ministers converged.
At this moment, King Wei Hui, who was on the throne, finally opened his eyes, and his bright eyes stared at the eunuch tightly, "Announce him in." ”
With the next voice being read, the Liang City Guard, who was dressed in armor, strode in with his head held high, and the momentum made the ministers on both sides all solemn.
"Your Excellency, there was a military situation just now, 60,000 Zhao troops attacked our border city in the early hours of yesterday morning." The city guard walked to the front of the main hall and saluted.
"Zhao State attacked?" On the throne, King Wei Hui's body leaned forward suddenly, and deep words blurted out. There was a worried look on his face.
"How's that good?"
"Zhao Guo is attacking at this time!"
The originally silent hall became extremely quarrelsome at this time. The ministers turned their heads one by one, and the voices of discussion and sighs were intertwined and intricate.
"Your Majesty, when Zhao is attacking, the top priority is to send the 20,000 troops stationed outside the city to defend against the enemy, and the general's matter may be delayed for a while." At this moment, Chen Zhen, who had never spoken, shook the two wide sleeves and took a step forward to report aloud.
This should be the focus at this time.
But King Wei Hui, who lived above the lord, was unmoved. At this moment, all the ministers turned their attention to King Hui.
If a strong enemy comes to attack, the country will not be unscrupulous. But at the moment, Xiangguo, Situ and other courtiers all accused Wu Ming, if either of the two things could be handled earlier or later, they just collided together, and they collided like two people who had discussed in advance.
The soldiers of Zhao State have entered the realm of Wei, and at this time, the impeachment of Wu Ming as a courtier above the court has also reached the hottest stage. All the courtiers were also divided into three factions at this time. One faction is dominated by Hui Shi to impeach Wu Ming. One faction, with Chen Zhen as the main group, has the smallest number of people and supports the first defense against the enemy. In the end, there are a group of courtiers who can't go up or down all day long, and the two don't help each other.
Everyone is watching and waiting for this King Wei Hui, who has been a king for decades, to solve this matter? Whether to listen to the impeachment of most of the important ministers such as Hui Shi, or to listen to Chen Zhen's words, first resist the strong enemy, and then talk about Wu Ming's actions.
However, after a long while, King Hui did not say a word, which undoubtedly made the expectation in the hearts of the ministers become impatient.
"Your Majesty," it was at this moment that Hui Shi Langlang's voice sounded again, still insisting on his own proposition, "The attack of a strong enemy is even more important to the army, how can the army of a country be allowed to be squandered by the generals." The talented ministers of the generals and commanders do not dare to have suspicions, but this crime of bullying the king cannot be tolerated, otherwise there will be similar incidents in the future, or it may endanger the safety of our Great Wei. ”
King Wei Hui still didn't say a word.
He had secretly promised Wu Ming to let go of the army, but how could he not know what Hui Shi said, will this Wei army still be his army in the long run? The territory of Wei was originally the land of Jin, and he naturally knew how to get his position today, as a descendant. The reason why he is not in this court is that King Hui also wants to let Wu Ming pick up his temperament through this matter.
He knew that Wu Ming didn't understand the government politics, and at least he was not good at participating in the government affairs. But there are some things that he has to learn something. After all, he is old, and if he cultivates a person whose prestige exceeds that of a king like him, then there must always be someone in this Wei State who can check and balance him.
But in the face of a strong enemy, if there are really no good generals available, how can you ask for talents, and how can you come to Wu Ming?
The army is coming, only this one can temporarily block the words of Hui Shi and others, Wu Ming's guilt can be discussed later, the big deal is to retreat from the Zhao army, and after retreating from the Zhao army, the merits and mistakes of the two countries of Han and Zhao will be offset to give him some lessons, that is, if he wants to do this, Hui Shi and other courtiers will not object.
But now the question is, where are Wu Ming's others? Where are you? To be sure, he was not in the army outside the city. If you go to the Hedong military camp, it will take nearly two days for Daliang to get to Hedong even if he is fast, the military situation is like fire, and the border city is in a hurry?
How did the courtiers who had been waiting for them know that the king they were facing was already a headache at this time.
If this matter is really suppressed on the grounds of the Zhao army's attack, and Wu Ming leads the army to retreat from the enemy, what about Wu Mingren? Someone has to be there, otherwise, how can the 20,000 army retreat from the 60,000 Zhao army. These things have already made King Wei Hui anxious, but these courtiers have their own opinions, otherwise they are watching the fire from the other side.
"In the end, I am old, I don't have the vigor of my youth, and I am afraid to do things!" King Wei Hui thought to himself in his heart. It was the first time he felt that a king had so many things to think about. Everyone said that he was the king of a country, but at this time, he felt that sometimes he was just a puppet forcibly manipulated by the Wei State.
There are really gains and losses in everything!
The atmosphere in the main hall had frozen to the extreme, and the ministers muttered quietly again.
The corners of Hui Shi's mouth moved slightly, and he was about to say something more. But I saw the eunuch who gave the order and walked in again, "Your Excellency, the prince asks to see you." ”
Another troublemaker? This was King Wei Hui's first reaction.
When Chen Zhen heard this, her body trembled unnaturally.
Hui Shi narrowed his eyes slightly, and what he was about to say was also taken back by him.
"Announce him in." King Wei Hui came back to his senses, glanced around at the courtiers in the hall, and said in a deep voice.
"Xuan, the prince enters the hall."
As the shrill voice of the herald eunuch echoed in the main hall, Gongzi Wei had already brought Ni Tao, who was tired and his hands were bound, to the middle of the main hall, "Erchen to meet the monarch." ”
Ni Tao also knelt down at this time and said, "The last general will meet the king." ”
It's just that the voice is so faint and weak.
At this moment, everyone held their breath, and things became more and more complicated.
King Wei Hui looked at Ni Tao, who was tied up, and the corners of his mouth twitched. Letting Ni Tao come was just to inquire about the situation in private, and it was originally handed over to Gongzi Wei for inquiry. I don't want Gongzi to kidnap people to the court at this time. No need to think about it, he must have asked something. And judging from Gongzi's secret investigation and telling Wu Ming's story to himself, this matter will definitely not be good today!
"Both, excuse me." Thinking of this, King Hui waved his hand slightly.
"Father Xie."
Childe's hunched body stood up at this moment. And Ni Tao was still kneeling on the ground.
Glancing at Ni Tao lightly, Gongzi bowed his hand and reported: "Father, General Ni has already told some truths, and his son has come to return to his life." ”
As soon as these words came out, the palace was in an uproar. The frightened Chen Zhen returned to his original position and stood quietly, his head bowed deeply, without saying a word.
"Tell me what it is." With a long exhalation, King Wei Hui leaned back in his chair weakly. Now it seems that this person should not be handed over to Gongzi to ask.
"The Emperor of Qiqi, the last general has committed the crime of deceiving the king. When the former emperor asked people, the general was not in the Hedong military camp. The general once passed on the method of the last general to resist the enemy, and defeated the Korean army, and the general of Yicheng was not present in the first battle, and the information was passed back privately by the last general. The last will be guilty of a capital crime, please punish you—"
The voice was flat and weak, revealing helplessness everywhere.
remembered that last night in Gongzi's mansion, Gongzi bluntly said that the ministers impeached Wu Ming on suspicion of bullying the general. said that he admired the general's method of governing the army and wanted to help Wu Ming get through this difficulty, and also said that he already knew that Wu Ming was no longer in the army at all.
In addition, he will tell the truth that the king asked Wu Ming to recall just to test whether Wu Ming is in the army, and to test whether the army really transmits the truth back.
Gongzi's words and expression, and then thinking of the expression of the herald eunuch on the day, Ni Tao couldn't help but believe it.
But just as he began to loosen his mouth, Childe's face suddenly changed, and several swordsmen tied him up, and after a night of torture, he was sent here.
The son has the heart of a villain, but he Ni Tao can't forget the general's cultivation and hard work. The courtiers and high-ranking officials came and went, but they didn't know the suffering and things in the army.
Wu Ming is dedicated to being a general in the army and seeking peace for the Great Wei, but he is unwilling to fight with others. But I don't want to end up in such a situation. The matter has been exposed, but Ni Tao doesn't want Wu Ming to face big trouble, this crime of bullying the king, one is death, and one more is nothing more than death. He resolutely decided that keeping Wu Ming was the overall situation.
"Father, in addition, my sons have already sent people to explore the border city to the north of me, and the army is no more than 5,000, plus the local defenders. There were only 80,000 people who resisted the Zhao army, and the general's statement that 20,000 foot soldiers resisted the Zhao army was not true. At this time, the son on the side was again. It was like adding fuel to the fire, and the flames that had already given King Hui a headache finally burned to the extreme at this time.
The leader of the matter has shifted from Hui Shi to Gongzi. Someone came forward, and even Hui Shi chose to remain silent at this time. The rest of the courtiers were even more dumb and silent.
It was as if the cold wind outside had blown into the Great Wei Dynasty. A chill permeated the hearts of the courtiers.
On the main seat, King Wei Hui sat upright for a long time. Since the matter has been made public, why don't you chase away the wishes of these people?
After pondering for a while, King Hui's eyes finally looked at Ni Tao, but the voice was not a little surprised, as if he had known these things for a long time: "Then maybe tell me now, what did the general do in private?" Where is it now? ”
"Back to the king's words, the general once said that it is better to break a person's finger than to cut off his arm. In a certain South Korea, the general handed over the method of defending against the enemy and 40,000 foot soldiers to the last general. He led the lone army deep into the barren, climbed over the mountains to attack Xincheng, the important land of iron smelting in South Korea, and created the illusion of the infested beasts in South Korea, so that the scholars with strange knowledge entered Hancheng, killed many Hancheng city lords, and disturbed the entire South Korea to make it take care of itself. There is information that the general has succeeded. As for where the general is now, the last general does not know. According to the original prediction, he should have arrived at the Hedong military camp, so the last general said so. In the case of the surprise attack on Xincheng in Handi, the general also temporarily changed his strategy, and this method coincided with the general's current strategy of "seeking victory in danger", and the last general also felt that this method was feasible. Originally, he sent someone to pass on the king, but the last general was afraid that the king would refuse to use this method to act on Korea after hearing about such a dangerous method, so he detained the herald soldiers. ”