Chapter Twenty-Four: Where Is the Soldier's Heart?
Li Longji's slap was crisp and loud, Yang Guozhong's face was hot, but he didn't feel the pain, because he was too shocked.
Yang Guozhong relied on Yang Guifei's nepotism to climb up, he was originally a market boy, with no talent and no education, he was ruthless in patting Yang Guifei's sycophant, winning Yang Guifei's favor, and then patting Li Longji's sycophant, gaining Li Longji's favor, and making steady progress, extremely lucky. Li Longji trusts him very much, and rarely even says anything serious, let alone slaps him.
The most terrible thing is that Li Longji slapped him in front of so many people, this is ** naked and does not save face for him, Yang Guozhong feels like being struck by lightning, don't talk about it, even his thinking is frozen.
His eyes widened, staring at Li Longji in disbelief.
Yang Xi, this kid, was directly petrified, the whole person was stupid, even Yang Guozhong was beaten by Li Longji, and he finally realized that things were far beyond his imagination.
"Yang Zhao stabbed the sky out this time."
"Datang attaches great importance to filial piety, and it is really offensive to scold people and grandparents in front of so many people. He scolded whose ancestors were not good, but scolded the ancestors of these three people, this is self-inflicted sin, and he cannot live. ”
Some ministers recognized the identities of Li Yi, Su Wei and Cheng Hao, and felt sorry for Yang Guozhong.
The voice of the discussion was very small, Yang Guozhong listened to it in his ears, like a thunder roaring in the country, and he finally realized that he had provoked someone who should not be provoked. However, where did he know the origins of Li Yi, Su Wei, and Cheng Hao, and he couldn't figure it out even if he wanted to break his head.
"Yang Zhao, do you know who the ancestors of the three of them are?" Li Longji pointed at Li Yi and the others, his face sinking like water.
"Goo." Yang Guozhong made a strange sound as if a crowing rooster had been choked by the neck, but he couldn't speak, and his eyes looked at the three of them a little dullly.
"Tell Lord Yang who your ancestors are." Li Changguo rushed to Li Yi and the three of them.
"My ancestor is Lu Guogong." Cheng Hao reported to his home, his voice was very high, and he was very proud.
"Lu Guogong." The minister exclaimed.
Cheng Zhijie is the famous Cheng Yanjin in later generations, the founding hero of the Tang Dynasty, ranked among the "Twenty-four Heroes of Lingyan Pavilion", was named the Duke of Lu Guo, and was a first-class general of the Tang Dynasty.
"It's not just a Cheng Zhijie, I can still afford to provoke it." Yang Guozhong listened to it, but it was not the same thing.
Although Cheng Zhijie was famous at that time, according to his Yang Guozhong's power, he didn't take it to heart, and he could deal with it, his heart was relieved, and his heart was alive.
However, as soon as he thought about it, he was extinguished, and his heart sank.
"My ancestor is Xing Guogong." Su Wei took a step forward, his head was raised, his chest was straight, his voice was very high, and he reported to his home.
"Xing Guogong!" The ministers exclaimed, all of them were surprised, and looked at Yang Guozhong with some pity, this is really a big disaster.
At that time, Cheng Zhijie's name was not as loud as Su Dingfang, because although Cheng Zhijie was a first-class war in the Tang Dynasty, there was still a big gap compared with Su Dingfang.
"This ......" Yang Guozhong was flustered in his heart, who did he scold badly, why did he scold Su Dingfang?
Su Dingfang is not a world-famous general, although he has long since died, his influence in the army is still there, who called his military achievements so great and his influence so far-reaching?
If Su Dingfang is scolded, it may cause dissatisfaction among the military. Once the public anger of the military is aroused, even if Yang Guozhong is very favored by Li Longji, he will not be able to eat and walk around.
There is no need to think about which one is heavier, the entire military or Yang Guozhong, even if Li Longji is unwilling, he has to calm the anger of the military.
"My ancestor is the Duke of Weiguo." Li Yi stepped forward and roared like thunder.
"Wei Guogong!"
With a sound of brushing, the ministers stood up and looked at Li Yi in surprise. Many ministers finally understood why Yang Guozhong provoked so many people to be angry, Li Changguo beat him and didn't say anything, even Chen Xuanli, who was old and serious, had to beat him.
"No wonder Your Majesty will personally hit Yang Zhao, he stabbed the sky out." The ministers suddenly mourned for Yang Guozhong in their hearts.
Li Jing is known as the god of war, and his exploits do not need to be said, anyone can say one or two paragraphs, and this is still in the modern society after two thousand years. In the Tang Dynasty, Li Jing's influence was even greater, not only because Li Jing built an immortal miracle and destroyed the East!! Turkic, but also because he is a very famous military theorist, his Q&A with Tang Taizong was compiled into a book, becoming one of the "Seven Books of Wujing", which is studied and studied by later generations, and is a model of the art of war.
Not to mention in the Tang Dynasty, it can be said that it is the supreme "holy scripture", who has not read it among the generals of the Tang Dynasty? Who hasn't benefited from this?
Therefore, although Li Jing has been dead for many years, his influence in the Tang army is still huge, and his protégés and former officials are countless, and insulting Li Jing is tantamount to insulting the entire Tang Dynasty army.
Yang Guozhong finally understood how much trouble he had caused, staggered, and almost fell to the ground.
He drilled into the camp, devoted himself to the position, and tried every means to win over the military, where did he think that he would offend the entire military.
provoked Cheng Zhijie, he didn't care yet; provoked Su Dingfang, he felt that it was very tricky; provoked Li Jing, he had no chance of winning.
"Knock knock!"
A heavy footstep sounded, and the soldiers who returned with Li Changguo stood behind Li Yi, Su Wei, and Cheng Hao unconditionally, all with angry faces, staring at Yang Guozhong, with hatred in their eyes, as if they had encountered an enemy who killed their father.
Cheng Zhijie, Su Dingfang, and Li Jing are more than a cow, and they are the three banners of the Tang Army.
"Knock knock!"
Another sound of footsteps sounded, and the Long Wu Army who was on duty also rushed over, standing behind these soldiers who had returned from the battle, and they also came to support Li Yi and them.
Li Yi and the three of them are not only the heroes of the queen, but also a member of the Long Wu Army, of course, the Long Wu Army must support it unconditionally.
"Knock knock!"
Heavy footsteps sounded, and the generals who came to the banquet all looked like water, standing behind Li Yi and the others, looking at Yang Guozhong, with extremely unkind expressions.
insulted Li Jing and aroused the public indignation of the military, how could these generals not support Li Yi and the others?
Even if some people are friendly with Yang Guozhong, they dare not support it at this time. If they don't support Li Yi and the others at this time, they won't want to mix up in the future, and the military will do everything they can to make things difficult for them, and their future will be ruined.
There are also a group of gray-haired veterans who support Li Yi, they are not young, some of them are more than 100, but they are still military people, and they have admiration for Li Jing, and they will definitely support them.
The civil officials looked at each other, and many people stood behind Li Yi and the three of them, expressed their attitude, and unconditionally supported the three of them.
Li Jing was the most famous military theorist of the Tang Dynasty, and many of his protégés and former officials were from big families, and they could never tolerate someone insulting him.
Although no one spoke, this situation could not be more clear, Yang Guozhong and his son really pierced the sky, if they could not calm the anger of the military, the consequences would be unimaginable.
Yang Guozhong is the enemy of the entire court, which is the most unfavorable situation for him since he became favored.
"I'm coming!" Li Changguo stepped forward and was about to play, but he grabbed Chen Xuanli and said softly.
At present, although Yang Guozhong's situation is extremely unfavorable, however, the Yang family is powerful, as long as Yang Guifei is favored, it is to fight the snake and not die, once the Yang family retaliates, this is extremely unfavorable to Li Changguo, Chen Xuanli This is for Li Changguo's good, and he is protecting Li Changguo.
"Thank you, General Long Wu. When things come to an end, if you retreat, it is not the way to go. Li Changguo's heart was warm and very moved, but it was not Li Changguo's personality to retreat in case of trouble.
Chen Xuanli greatly appreciated Li Changguo's treatment, and still wanted to protect him, and he wanted to say more, but he saw Li Changguo pull him behind him, saluted Li Longji, and said: "Minister Li Changguo played Your Majesty, Yang Zhao insulted Wei Guogong, Xing Guogong, Lu Guogong, and the heart of the hero, and the minister dared to ask His Majesty to behead Yang Zhao's father and son, and punish him all over the house." ”
"Phew!" A gasp sounded, and everyone's eyes were focused on Li Changguo, who was very surprised.
not only to behead Yang Guozhong's father and son, but also to punish him all over the house, which is ruthless enough.
"Li Changguo, I swear to you!" Yang Guozhong's eyes were vicious, like a poisonous snake, staring at Li Changguo, if his eyes could kill people, Li Changguo didn't know how many times he had killed him.
Yang Guozhong is facing an unprecedented predicament, and Li Changguo wants Li Longji to punish him, this is a stone, how can he not be angry?
"Your Majesty, please behead Yang Zhao's father and son, and punish him all over the house!"
The soldiers who returned from the battle, the Long Wu Army, and the generals responded violently, and their voices were like thunder, shaking the Lin De Hall buzzing.
"This ......" Li Longji was embarrassed.
Yang Guozhong humiliated Li Jing, Su Dingfang, and Cheng Zhijie, which will chill the hearts of heroes and must be punished, otherwise, they will lose their military morale. It is precisely because of this that Li Longji started to beat Yang Guozhong. If he wants to behead Yang Guozhong's father and son, he will never do it, let alone punish him.
If he really did this, then, it is conceivable that there will be no "surname Fu" in the future, and Yang Guifei and Mrs. Qiu Guo will definitely find ways to "stop".
Demote Yang Guozhong's level, punish and punish, and just settle the matter. Although it will also provoke the dissatisfaction of Yang Guifei and Mrs. Qiuguo, as long as he coaxes, it will be fine.
Kill Yang Guozhong and kill him all over the house, no matter how Li Longji coaxes, it is impossible to have a "surname Fu" anymore, and he can only be an old widower.
If Yang Guozhong's father and son are not killed, and he is not punished, the military will be very dissatisfied. Once the military is dissatisfied, it will lose its morale. How serious the consequences of losing the morale of the army are, with Li Longji's shrewdness, he would not be unexpected, not to mention anything else, the matter of breaking the Great Eclipse could not be carried out.
The morale of the army is lost, the army has no fighting spirit, how can it be fought?
"Your Majesty, today is a good day to celebrate, the world is concerned, the Yang father and son have insulted the heroes of the Tang Dynasty, and the hearts of the Han soldiers. If you don't kill this father and son, and don't punish them, where is the heart of the army? Li Changguo's voice was like thunder, and every word hit Li Longji's heart.
(To be continued)