Chapter 49 The Old Fox Wang Shichong
Seeing that the other party was very rude, a trace of anger flashed on Li Jing's face, but no matter what, his side was also saved by the other party's help, Li Jing could only press the anger in his heart, stepped forward, hugged his fist at the young general, and shouted in a deep voice: "A certain Xiangyang to arrest the ambassador Li Jing is the commander here!" Dare to ask where the general is the soldiers and horses? ”
The young general glanced down at Li Jing, when Li Jing fought with Xu Shiji before, the armor on his body was already beaten to tatters, and he didn't change it after that, and with his gray face, he looked very embarrassed. When the young general saw this, the arrogance on his face became even stronger, and he hummed disdainfully: "Since you are the commander here, come with me!" After saying that, regardless of whether Li Jing agreed or not, he turned the horse's head and went back!
"You!" At this moment, Xiao Wu had already come behind Li Jing, and when he saw the other party's rude attitude, Xiao Wu immediately looked angry and was about to step forward to scold, but he was stopped by Li Jing reaching out! Now in the state of Li Jing's army, it is really unwise to be impulsive with the other party, Li Jing shook his head at Xiao Wu, and said in a deep voice: "You go back to the barracks first, I will come when I go!" ”
Although Xiao Wu was unwilling, he could only obey Li Jing's order, glared at the young general's back, and retreated to the barracks angrily. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info And Li Jing straightened his clothes and armor, and walked towards the opponent's military formation with his head held high.
When he came to the front of the military formation, Li Jing looked up and saw that in front of the military formation, a total of three men on war horses were stationed there, including the young general with a proud expression before. The other two, but they are both about forty years old, the person in the middle is wearing an official robe, his face is a little thin, he has a goatee, a pair of eyebrows are slightly upturned, and the inverted triangular eyes below reveal a gloomy and cruel taste! And the middle-aged man next to him is also somewhat similar in appearance, but there is less obscurity between his eyebrows, and a little more hideous.
Li Jing's face was not surprised or happy, straightened his waist, and shouted at the current three people: "Xiaguan Xiangyang is going to arrest the ambassador Li Jing, and he is ordered to go to Lujiang to crusade against the traitor Du Fuwei!" Dare to ask where your army is? ”
"Rude!" The young general immediately scolded loudly: "A mere ambassador for arrest dares not to kneel in front of my father? My father is the Jiang Ducheng who is now the Holy One! Thou art a subordinate, and bow down to my father. ”
Li Jing frowned, if you really want to calculate it, it is indeed difficult to define the position of the ambassador of the arrest, because the ambassador is only a temporary military position, which is specially responsible for the crusade against the rebellion, and after the crusade is completed, the post of the crusade ambassador will be returned to the imperial court. In this way, few people will care about the rank of this ambassador! Jiang Ducheng is not, although he is only a county prince, but Jiang Du is the palace of the Son of Heaven, this Jiang Ducheng can also be regarded as a close minister of the Son of Heaven, but in terms of position, it is far bigger than the Mayi County before Li Jing! This young general seized this point to ask Li Jing to bow down, which is also in line with etiquette.
It's just that Li Jing is not the kind of person who is willing to submit, his brows are furrowed, and he glanced up at the three people, especially the middle-aged man in the middle, and he already understands a little in his heart, these people obviously want to force themselves to hand over their military power through the suppression of momentum! Li Jing finally obtained the military position of the ambassador through Yang Tong, if the military power is handed over, then wouldn't the ambassador become a complete false position? After Li Jing figured out the joints, he immediately raised his head and shouted loudly: "Although I am not talented in the lower ranks, I am also the ambassador of the current Holy Lord's personal arrest!" Ordered to crusade against the thieves! Although this adult is Jiang Ducheng, he is the ambassador of Xiangyang, and he is not subordinate to this adult! How can it be said that it is a prostration? ”
"Bastard!" Li Jing's answer was neither humble nor arrogant, and it immediately made the eyes of the two middle-aged men light up, and the young general glared angrily, and shouted loudly, about to reprimand Li Jing. However, the middle-aged man in the middle raised his hand, stopped the young general, and said, "Xuan Ying! Hugh is rude! Don't give me back yet! ”
The young man was scolded by his father, although he was unwilling, he did not dare to disobey his father, so he could only take a few steps back. And the middle-aged man turned over and dismounted directly, walked in front of Li Jing unhappily, and suddenly the corners of his mouth curled, revealing a smiling face, and smiled at Li Jing: "The dog has no form, and he collided with General Li, please forgive General Li!" In Xiajiangdu, Wang Shichong, this time he was ordered to transport the flowers and stones for the construction of the palace to Jiangdu. It's just that on the way, I heard that there were traitors who wanted to loot Huashi, so Xia Guan specially brought 7,000 soldiers and horses from Jiangdu to escort Huashi, not wanting to meet the general's soldiers and horses here! ”
Wang Shichong said as he gave up his hand to Li Jing again and again, his attitude was many times better than that of his son! As the saying goes, stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, in the face of such a good attitude of the other party, Li Jing is not good to keep a straight face, and he also smiled lightly: "Lord Wang is polite!" There are a lot of things wrong with the last general! Please also Lord Wang and Ling Gongzi Haihan! ”
"Huh!" Wang Shichong smiled, but grabbed Li Jing's arm by hand, and said to Li Jing very affectionately: "General Li is also a man of temperament!" Come on, come on! Let me introduce to the general, this is his younger brother Wang Shiwei! As for the dog Wang Xuanying, the general has also seen it! ”
Wang Shichong pointed to the other two and introduced Li Jing, Wang Shiwei nodded to Li Jing, but Wang Xuanying always glared at Li Jing viciously. Li Jing didn't know Wang Xuanying in general, so he hugged his fists and saluted one by one, and then said to Wang Shichong: "Lord Wang! Since adults also have important things to do, they won't dare to delay their trip! Just keep going, adults! Although Wang Shichong was very enthusiastic, I don't know why, this enthusiasm made him feel inexplicably uneasy in Li Jing's opinion, and subconsciously Li Jing decided to stay away from Wang Shichong!
As soon as Li Jing's words were finished, Wang Shichong had a blank face and said, "What is General Li talking about?" You and I are both working for the court and sharing worries for the saints! I see that the general seems to have encountered some inconvenience here, if there is something, you can say it, I can help, and I will definitely not refuse! ”
Wang Shichong's words made Li Jing stunned, and then he remembered that his soldiers and horses were also suffering heavy losses now, and if he attacked Du Fuwei with such soldiers and horses, there was no chance of winning at all! But if he went back like this, wouldn't he have failed the opportunity that Wan He had so hard won for him? Li Jing's heart also began to contradict, his brows tightened, he looked at the dilapidated military camp behind him, and then at Wang Shichong and the neat army behind Wang Shichong, and finally sighed, hugged his fists to Wang Shichong and said: "Since this is the case, then the last general is not welcome!" When I go to Lujiang, I hope that Lord Wang can borrow me 2,000 soldiers and horses, and after conquering Du Fuwei, the last general will definitely return 2,000 soldiers and horses! ”
Li Jing's request was raised, but Wang Shichong couldn't help frowning, but he was very dissatisfied in his heart. What he just said to Li Jing was not true at all! Since Wang Shichong destroyed Liu Yuanjin's rebels last year, Wang Shichong's power in the Jianghuai area has also been greatly enhanced! At the same time, Wang Shichong's ambition has also increased, and he will never be willing to be such a small Jiang Ducheng again! It's just that today's saints are famous for being stingy with rewards, and if Wang Shichong wants to climb up, he must need greater merit! In this way, Wang Shichong's eyes were fixed on the Wagangzhai rebels, which have become more and more powerful in recent years!
Although Wang Shichong had the intention to annihilate Wagangzhai, the geographical location of Wagangzhai was easy to defend and difficult to attack, Wang Shichong's troops were limited, and it was obviously unrealistic to want to storm Wagangzhai, so he deliberately released the news and provoked Wagangzhai to send troops out to loot. At this time, Wang Shichong heard that the newly appointed ambassador Li Jing went to Lujiang with 5,000 men and horses, and he used a plan to lure the rebels of Wagangzhai here, so that the rebels and Li Jing's soldiers and horses would fight first! After both sides are defeated, and then come to clean up the mess, you can hit Wagangzhai hard, and you can take the opportunity to swallow Li Jing's soldiers and horses and expand your strength, which can be said to kill two birds with one stone!
It's just that Wang Shichong didn't expect the rebels in Wagangzhai to be so cunning, and realized that something was wrong and fled first, so Wang Shichong targeted Li Jing's soldiers. Previously, Wang Xuan should be overwhelmed by power, hoping to take the opportunity to annex Li Jing's soldiers and horses. But Li Jing's strong attitude also made the suspicious Wang Shichong hesitate, and he didn't dare to use tough means to deal with Li Jing, so he changed to a more gentle method. According to Wang Shichong's idea, as long as Li Jing is willing to promise to send troops to help, then he can take the opportunity to take Li Jing under his account, and after a long time, he can completely annex this army and horses.
But Wang Shichong never expected that Li Jing would say such a way to borrow troops, which made Wang Shichong a little dilemma, and then looked at Li Jing's attitude, it seems that this is his last bottom line, if Wang Shichong refuses to agree, then Li Jing is willing to go back to Xiangyang by himself!
Li Jing's resolute attitude made Wang Shichong feel that Li Jing was like a hedgehog, and he couldn't start! Wang Shichong hesitated for a moment, but laughed and said to Li Jing: "General Li is really out of sight!" How can 2,000 people be enough? Just borrow it from the general! And the general doesn't have to say anything and won't pay it back! Let the younger brother lead the troops with the general, and when the general is done with the thief, let the younger brother come back with the soldiers and horses by himself! ”
Hearing Wang Shichong say this, Li Jing was also secretly relieved, although he knew that Wang Shichong was willing to agree, and arranged for Wang Shiwei to follow him, there must be some plan, but Li Jing couldn't find a reason to refuse, and immediately agreed. After some handover, Wang Shichong and Wang Xuanying continued to rush towards Jiangdu with the remaining 5,000 soldiers and horses. When he was far away, Wang Shichong glanced back at the military camp in the distance, and there was no longer the kind smile on his face, but instead of a ruthless look, he smiled coldly, turned his head again, and continued to hurry.