638 Disparities in treatment
In the Yangwei Army camp, thousands of soldiers stood neatly on the school ground, waiting for Li Er's review and summary.
The much-anticipated competition, which ended in less than three days, was a bit unexpected by everyone, and the vast majority of people thought that it was a one-sided battle, although in fact it was also one-sided, but the result was a big surprise: the small number and shallow Liu Bu won in the controversy, and Liu Yuan's almost "stealing" tactics also caused a huge controversy in the Yangwei army, the so-called controversy, but Liu Min's soldiers felt that their generals were like gods, and their opponents were stupid and stupid like pigs, and Cheng's soldiers were scolding Liu Bu's people shamelessly, Not a man's doing.
The same school field, the same people, as if going back in time to everyone to listen to Li Erxun's words, and then the soldiers sent to Niulanshan, but victory is victory, defeat is defeat, the handsome flag was taken, the morale of the soldiers of the Liu Department on the school field was high, and the morale of the Cheng Department on the side was low, although some people gritted their teeth and looked at the people of the Liu Department with a blank face, but most of them lowered their heads and looked lost.
Three thousand against eight hundred, taking advantage of the time and place, was repeatedly teased and not to mention, and also lost the army, and took away the handsome flag under the noses of thousands of people, and lost face to grandma's house, especially these also happened in front of the emperor, which made those who had the intention to perform in front of Li Er feel like pouring cold water on their heads.
"Uncle Cheng, look, the weather is good today." Liu Yuan said with a smile.
Liu Yuan and Cheng Lao Demon King stood side by side, stared at by Cheng Lao Demon King with eyes as big as a bull's eye, uncomfortable, and wanted to say something about comparison, afraid that Cheng Lao Demon King would say that he was arrogant and wanted to comfort him, and he was afraid that he would say that he was a cat crying mouse, gloating, and talking about the weather for a while.
"Hmph" Old Demon King Cheng sneered: "I didn't expect it." You kid has a bad stomach, and the old man's face has made you lose it. ”
"Uncle Cheng must not say this, the way the little nephew won is not glorious, if it is a head-to-head duel, it will definitely not be Uncle Cheng's opponent, just take a trick, take a trick for yourself, and ask Uncle Cheng to forgive your sins, invite Uncle Cheng to dinner later, and then make amends to you." Liu Yuanfu said with a smile.
I have long known that the old demon king Cheng will not give up like this. Liu Yuan was also ready to be "slaughtered" by him.
"Ha Lu Haha" Old Demon King Cheng suddenly laughed loudly, and then slapped Liu Yuan on the shoulder twice with an "iron sand palm" and said: "You are right, if it is a head-on conflict, you are not necessarily the opponent of the old man, not to mention that I have an absolute advantage." Tsk, that's good. Since ancient times, heroes have come out of youth. Don't worry, I can afford to lose, loss is loss, loss is loss, it's not a big deal, it's less pretending to be here. ”
Liu Yuan secretly breathed a sigh of relief. Although the old demon king is a little muddy this time, he is still a cute soldier and will not be separated by momentary frustration. Hearing this, he hurriedly smiled and said, "Yes, yes, Uncle Cheng is humble and open, but the little nephew is speculating." ”
"However, you teased the old man again and again, and the old face was disgraced"
Before Cheng Lao Demon King finished speaking, Liu Yuan immediately grabbed the conversation and said interestingly: "Yes, yes, yes, this is the little nephew's fault, those guys, the shot is not serious, I heard that there are more than ten brothers still lying on the bed, I will go back to them to settle accounts, my own brother, the shot is so ruthless, it is really too much, so let's do it, it is better to put a banquet in the military camp at night, and invite all the soldiers of the Yangwei Army, everyone can also have fun together, so as not to hurt the harmony between the brothers for a little thing."
"That's pretty much it." Old Demon King Cheng didn't want to be named a bully to his juniors, so he accepted it when he saw it, and then said with a serious face: "You have to have enough wine and food, you can't save it." ”
"Certainly, definitely, how much wine you want, to ensure that Uncle Cheng is satisfied." Liu Yuan said with a smile.
If you win a big victory, you have to congratulate you no matter what, even if there are 3,000 more people, it is not a big burden for Liu Yuan, who has deep pockets, even if you occasionally gather people's hearts, they are all within the scope of control.
"Hahaha, count yourself as acquaintances." Old Demon King Cheng laughed loudly, taking advantage of Liu Yuan as if he was very good-looking.
Seeing the two coaches so close, the original tense atmosphere eased a lot, at least, the soldiers of the Liu Department and the soldiers of the Cheng Department no longer used each other's eyes to provoke.
Liu Yuan hesitated for a moment, but quickly said it, and said in a low voice: "That, Uncle Cheng, there is a gambling contract between us, and you said that this matter is a little difficult to handle, you see"
Lost, Liu Yuan's lottery ticket half component was offered with both hands, but if Cheng Lao Demon King lost, he had to give Liu Yuan a rare treasure, this matter Cheng Lao Demon King said mysteriously, which once made Liu Yuan very attentive and itchy in his heart, and now seeing him so happy, he took the opportunity to ask.
This demon king of the mixed world is not a vegetarian, I am afraid that he will turn his face and not recognize people, this old guy, he has a big generation and high status, plus sometimes he is willing to pull down his face, Liu Yuan has no way to take him, and now that it has just ended, he can't recognize it if he wants to.
If you are sloppy, you can save this celebration wine yourself.
There are 3,000 people in the Cheng Department, all of them are big-bellied men, and it is not the same thing to eat three or five catties of meat, even if one person eats half a tael of silver, there are more than a thousand taels of silver here.
Old Demon King Cheng glared, and said unhappily: "I'm still afraid that the old man won't admit it, right?" Don't worry, Lao Tzu's spit is a nail, not tonight, and tomorrow night will not have enough time, so let's do it, the night after tomorrow, the old man will hold a banquet in Cheng's mansion and give you the bet, lest you say that the old man is untrustworthy and bullies the juniors. ”
"Don't dare, don't dare, who in Beijing doesn't say that Uncle Cheng is righteous and does what he says, in that case, the little nephew will disturb Uncle Cheng the night after." For the sake of that rare treasure, Liu Yuan covered his conscience and praised Old Demon King Cheng.
Cheng Biting Jin is portrayed as a right-hand man by Li Er's side in historical materials, good at the famous general of "Sanban Ye", many people talk about his humility, his domineering, his unreasonableness, and his love to take advantage of him, but Liu Yuan knows that like these big people who can mix in the officialdom, none of them are simple characters, just take this Cheng Lao Demon King as an example, robbing the aisle and being the king of the mountain, and doing this, it is naturally not to do any good deeds, robbing money and robbing sex is willing to have, even if he doesn't want to, Can the brother who did it with him with his head upright agree? The big scale divides the gold, which sounds cool, but how did the gold come from, and it's not a robbery? Later, he was recruited by Wang Shichong, and later switched to Li Tang, and finally selected Li Er, a potential stock, and since then he has been ambitious and glorious.
It's just that the history books have passed the first half of his life and focused on the second half of his life, so he became a big hero in the hearts of the people, Wei Zheng used direct advice to show his value, and Cheng Lao Demon King was domineering, unreasonable, and took advantage of it to make people feel that he had no ambition, quite like Xiao He when Liu Bang was like him, deliberately bullying men and women, and fighting for land to dispel Liu Bang's suspicion of him.
Of course, in the world of scholars, the era of the family, personal emotions will always succumb to the development of the family, and it is very realistic, if you want others to be loyal to you, then you have to let them see hope and dawn, which may be taken for granted in ancient times, but Liu Yuan is a little disapproving.
Seeing Liu Yuan's respect, the corners of Old Demon King Cheng's mouth showed a smug look.
"The Divine Decree has arrived."
A sharp voice sounded, and Liu Yuan and Cheng Lao Demon King shook their heads for a moment, but they still led the soldiers to kneel down to receive the order.
Didn't Li Er say that he came in person? Why didn't I come, but sent a eunuch to announce the decree.
There is nothing special in the holy decree, that is, a summary of this competition, praising Liu Yuan's flexible thinking, not being confined to mud, and also praising Cheng Lao Demon King for his conscientious training of soldiers, no merit, and hard work, which is really rare, and then rewards, with wine, meat, silver, and so on.
Of course, it is not without differences, like the soldiers of the Liu Department, the rewards are much richer, while the soldiers of the Cheng Department can only be regarded as average, and the biggest difference, those who perform well in the Cheng Department can be selected as the imperial guard and stay by Li Er's side to serve, and some can also enter the Xuanjia Army that terrified the enemy, and the rest will be disbanded on the spot, and their original troops will be disbanded.
As for Liu Bu, he didn't say how to use it, but said that it had to be reused.
The holy decree can be described as two heavens of sorrow and joy, and what can be left is naturally full of joy and unlimited future; Those who were disbanded on the spot and repatriated to their original places were just empty joy, and the people of the Liu Department were naturally overjoyed, and many soldiers of the Cheng Department were in tears on the spot.
"Cheng Guogong, this is a holy decree, please take it." The eunuch respectfully handed over the holy decree to the old demon king Cheng, whose face was a little pale, and said with some flattery.
Who knew that the old demon king was in a bad mood and took out his anger at him.
"Father-in-law Qian, why didn't the emperor come?" Old Demon King Cheng asked with some puzzlement.
"Grandpa Guo, our family doesn't know about this matter, but I heard that Tubo is coming again, just for the wedding, the emperor temporarily changed his mind and summoned the envoys of Tubo." That father-in-law replied respectfully.
Indeed, national events are much more important than a competition.
After Father-in-law Qian left, Liu Yuan said a little embarrassedly: "Uncle Cheng, the little nephew didn't expect that the loser would be disbanded on the spot, but this is not the little nephew's." ”
Hearing that the Cheng Department was going to be disbanded, Liu Yuan was not very comfortable in his heart.
Old Demon King Cheng patted Liu Yuan on the shoulder and said, "You don't have to blame yourself, in fact, even if I lose, Cheng will still be disbanded." ”
"Oh, for what?"
"It's that the old man didn't understand the emperor's meaning, in fact, since the emperor ordered me to call you back, I knew that I had misinterpreted the emperor's meaning." Old Demon King Cheng said with some self-deprecation:
"Yang Weijun, the emperor said, is because you are in Tubo, with fewer people, with a smaller price to obtain greater results, flexible and flexible, accumulate small victories for big victories and feel built, but the country is easy to change, the nature is difficult to move, practice to practice, or their own set of the most handy, knowing that it is not pleasing, but I am not convinced, I want to compete with you, prove myself, but I didn't expect that I still lost after the worst." (To be continued......)
PS: Kavin, I was not satisfied with writing a chapter, I deleted it and rewrote it, sorry!