Chapter 124: Confronting the Might
After the rebellion within the Tang Dynasty subsided, Tang Suzong missed the former capital Chang'an very much. As a result, Guo Ziyi, Liang Xingfa and others persuaded Tang Suzong to move the capital to Chang'an and inherit the prosperity of the past.
After the imperial court moved back to Chang'an, it was customary to hold a large-scale celebration party first. Guo Ziyi, together with Liang Xingfa, has repeatedly performed miraculous feats, is very popular and has a high prestige, and was called Shangfu by Tang Suzong. That is, the meaning of the father of the nation.
Liang Xingfa and others also received a lot of rewards. The generals under him and the generals who usually follow Guo Ziyi were very excited and said to Liang Xingfa: "Only with you can I have such wealth." You are our nobleman. Everyone is finally rich together. ”
Liang Xingfa warned everyone not to get carried away when they have gained fame and fortune, because there is no peace in the world. An Qingxu, Shi Siming and others are still eyeing the Tang Dynasty, and if they don't pay attention to it, they will be killed. Everyone said that with Liang Xingfa and Guo Ziyi here, they were not afraid of the sky falling.
After Guo Ziyi became Shang's father, he mainly managed the administrative work of the country, and Liang Xingfa was in charge of military affairs, and now Liang Xingfa is the nominal commander of the three armed forces. Now that there is no battle for the time being, whether it is the Tang Army or An Qingxu's rebels, they need to recuperate.
Cheng Yuanzhen is the most popular eunuch around Tang Suzong. Tang Suzong was served by him when he was very young, so in Tang Suzong's eyes, he was an elder like his father. There is gossip that he and Tang Suzong's mother have a leg. With such a relationship, it is difficult for him not to call for wind and rain in the court. Except for the emperor, everyone has to give him face.
The eunuch may have had a physical problem, so he also had a psychological problem. Cheng Yuanzhen just can't get used to seeing others live better than him. Guo Ziyi, who was in the limelight, became the object of Cheng Yuanzhen's envy and hatred. He constantly spoke ill of Guo Ziyi in front of Tang Su. Tang Suzong naturally couldn't go in and out of his left ear, so he didn't ask Guo Ziyi to ask him, which made Guo Ziyi often confused. simply said that he was sick and took a leave of absence for a period of time, so as not to suffer from those birds.
Cheng Yuanzhen has no children because of physical problems, but he is very envious of the life of others with children and daughters, and the family sits together and eats happily. So he adopted a righteous son and became a father. Now that his righteous son has grown up, his name is Cheng Mi, and he is no different from ordinary people except for eating rice for nothing without learning and skills.
Cheng Yuanzhen saw that his adopted son was well-fed and had nothing to do all day long, often wandering around with a group of fox friends and dog friends, drinking wine, and flirting with women, and felt that it was a shame to give him a big eunuch. Although other officials didn't dare to discipline this Cheng Mi, it was not good for everyone to ridicule him in private all day long. Besides, parents all over the world hope that their sons can make a career and glorify their ancestors. Therefore, Cheng Yuanzhen wanted to seek a future for Cheng Mi.
The civil official's side is basically controlled by Cheng Yuanzhen, and those nerds are afraid of Cheng Yuanzhen, and every time they see Cheng Yuanzhen, they are afraid that they will not shoot enough. If Cheng Yuanzhen sneezes among the civil officials, the entire civil official group will catch a cold. Therefore, it stands to reason that it is easy for Cheng Yuanzhen to arrange his Cheng Mi into Hanlin. But he didn't. Because his ambition was too big and he wanted to control all the civil and military officials, he wanted Cheng Mi to be an officer in the Tang Army.
Cheng Yuanzhen came to the barracks to chat with Liang Xingfa. He came empty-handed, because he was used to giving gifts to him, and he didn't have the consciousness to give gifts to others. Although this time it was he who had something to ask someone else.
Liang Xingfa has always not minded others coming empty-handed, on the contrary, he also invited Cheng Yuanzhen to drink tea, although it was a little bit of tea, but it was also a little bit of the friendship of the landlord.
Cheng Yuanzhen didn't want to drink any more after taking a sip of tea, and said to Liang Xingfa straight to the point: "I want my son to be a lieutenant in the army, what do you think?" ”
Liang Xingfa also said to Cheng Yuanzhen very bluntly: "In the era of war, what is most lacking is people who can fight. If your son is a talented military man, I'd be more than welcome. If your son is an idiot, then look elsewhere. ”
Cheng Yuanzhen confidently said that his son is very capable and can fully compete for any position in the army.
Liang Xingfa said to him: "Then you call him over and let me test it, if he is qualified, he will use it, and if he is not qualified, he will get out." ”
Cheng Yuanzhen felt very angry when he saw that Liang Xingfa didn't give him face at all. But this is Liang Xingfa's territory, he is not good at seizures, he just left in a huff. I thought, "I'll come here to discuss with you or give you face." Give you some color and you will dare to open a dye shop, you think I can beg you. Look how I play you to death. ”
When Cheng Yuanzhen returned to the palace, he complained to Tang Suzong with a handful of snot and tears, saying that Liang Xingfa bullied him with a big name, and did not give Tang Suzong any face, knowing that he was so good with Tang Suzong, bullying him was not equivalent to bullying Tang Suzong. Liang Xingfa should be pushed out and beheaded in order to prevent the people below from committing the next offense.
Although Tang Suzong was greedy for pleasure, his mind was not completely confused, and he was not completely led by Cheng Yuanzhen. He said to Cheng Yuanzhen: "Liang Xingfa is a person who has made many great contributions, and it is inevitable that he will have a little temper. You just don't mess with him. ”
Cheng Yuanzhen was embarrassed to say anything when he saw that the emperor had said this, so as not to make the emperor feel that they were not of the same mind. After a while, Cheng Yuanzhen cried again and asked Tang Suzong to make his son a lieutenant, on the grounds that young people have hands and feet, how can they do it if they don't do something.
Tang Suzong also knew that Cheng Mi was a rice eater for nothing, and he didn't want him to occupy the pit and not, so he kicked the ball back to Liang Xingfa and asked Cheng Yuanzhen to discuss with Liang Xingfa.
Cheng Yuanzhen saw that even the emperor didn't help him this time, so he was in a hurry, tears flowed in a hurry, and he cried even more sadly, and kept begging Tang Suzong to have mercy on him, and he was so loyal at such a young age, so he would help him once. Tang Suzong didn't agree at first, but he couldn't bear to cry so endlessly, so he had to agree. So he asked Cheng Yuanzhen to draw up a holy decree for Liang Xingfa, and asked Liang Xingfa to vacate a position as a lieutenant for Cheng Mi.
Liang Xingfa always thought that he was just working for the emperor, and the emperor's boss couldn't help but listen to it, although he was very disgusted with a gentleman like Cheng Mi.
As soon as Cheng Mi came to the army, he was arrogant, and he shouted at those officers who were lower in rank than him, and asked his soldiers to fight all day long to show him. For a while, the people in the barracks glared when they saw Cheng Mi, and spat after he left. Everyone suggested that Liang Xingfa should depose him. Liang Xingfa comforted everyone and said: "Arrogant people will capsize in the gutter sooner or later, let's wait and see." ”
Sure enough, Cheng Mi had nothing to do, and even left the boring military camp without permission and ran to the residential area to rob the people's daughters, blatantly trampling on the law. He thought that he had an official position and could do even more nonsense, not only playing with the women of good families, but also playing with people with great immorality, causing the girl's family to run to the barracks and cry all day long.
The entire army of the Tang Dynasty was stinked by Cheng Mi's rat. Liang Xing was furious, and not killing Cheng Mi was not enough to make the people angry. So, he ordered the Songshan Seven Monsters to arrest Cheng Mi and his two followers.
At this time, Fugu Huaien and Li Tianyuan and other generals hurriedly persuaded Liang Xingfa to think twice, after all, if he offended the big red man Cheng Yuanzhen, the entire army would suffer.
Liang Xingfa said indignantly: "If you don't make decisions for the people, it's better to go home and plant sweet potatoes." I just fought for my life to bring the criminals to justice. You don't have to say any more. In this way, Liang Xingfa resolutely arrested Cheng Mi, who was drinking in the hotel, despite the opposition of many generals.
When Cheng Mi was caught in front of Liang Xingfa by the Songshan Seven Monsters, he was still playing drunk, and scolded Liang Xingfa for being just a villager, what power did he have to control him, his father was Cheng Yuanzhen.
The Seven Monsters of Songshan were extremely angry, and before Liang Xingfa could speak, he taught Cheng Mi a lesson for him, beating Cheng Mi to the point of vomiting and letting out a wail like killing pigs. The seven monsters of Songshan scolded while fighting: "We don't know how many people we killed on the battlefield, and we are not bad for you, a waste dog." ”
Cheng Mi finally woke up, and saw Liang Xingfa and Songshan Seven Monsters and others fierce, as if they were going to eat him, and they didn't dare to be arrogant anymore. hurriedly begged Liang Xingfa for mercy.
Liang Xingfa asked Cheng Mi if he was wrong? Cheng Mi replied that he knew. But when Liang Xingfa asked him what was wrong, his answer was like this. He said that he should not contradict his boss, let alone offend Liang Xingfa.
Liang Xingfa was very disappointed with Cheng Mi's answer, so he beat him with a horsewhip, until his skin was open and he was covered in blood.
Where did Cheng Mi suffer like this, and begged Liang Xing to release him, and asked him to do whatever he wanted in the future. But Liang Xingfa tied him to the flagpole and sunburned him alive without knowing his mistake. (To be continued.) )