Chapter 2: The Tiger Chick (Part 3I)
Li Xu is young, and although he has experienced many hardships, his mind is far from immature to the point of wisdom and peace. He had seen the heads of the robes being built into stupas by the Goguryeo people in Liaodong, so he would inevitably be blinded by hatred for a long time in his life. But the ideas of the Manchu Dynasty civil and military forces cannot be as extreme as a young man. The Great Sui Dynasty crusaded against Goryeo in the name of hanging the people, and if it blindly burned, killed and looted in the territory of the other party, it would make the entire Eastern Crusade lose its moral fulcrum. The image of the saint Son of Heaven of His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor will also collapse because of this. Therefore, after Yu Shiji, more than a dozen Wenchen soon came forward to oppose Li Xu's proposal to burn the other party's crops. In order to ensure the reputation of the righteous army, some even firmly opposed the transfer of the responsibility of receiving the return of the army to a "brutal and barbaric" butcher. However, the generals believed that since the current dynasty was going to carry out the Third Crusade, it would be better to cause more damage in Goguryeo's country, and the more crops burned before this retreat, the easier it would be to win the next Crusade.
As for leading the troops to pick up Yu Wenshu, the generals were not very interested. As Li Xu thought before, this is a chicken-ribbed task. led a partial division into Liao, even if he safely took back the Eastern Expeditionary Army, the credit also belonged to the old general Yuwenshu who led 300,000 soldiers and horses. And once something goes wrong on the way, you have to bear a lot of irrelevant responsibilities, and you don't even have to take your life on this mission.
The Chinese military tent was lively in an instant, the ministers opposed this proposal and then opposed Li Xu as the chief general, and the generals supported this proposal and then developed into support for Li Xu to lead the troops, and the two sides insisted on their own words and argued endlessly.
"Okay, okay, the reinforcements are still under the command of General Li Lang. Just don't do senseless killing and destruction, how to be specific, Li Lang will act cheaply! Yang Guang waved his hand, interrupting everyone's dispute. As His Majesty the Great Sui Emperor, who has always had the name of benevolence, he naturally could not clearly support Li Xu's proposal. But the sabotage action suggested by Li Xu is indeed a good way. Even if it is not to avenge the soldiers, it is very effective in weakening the enemy's national strength. So he simply chose to dilute the mud, neither affirming nor denying, and let Li Xu deal with it at his own discretion.
Counseling doctor Yu Shiji is a "bodhisattva" heart, and after listening to Yang Guang's decision, he still opposes Li Xu leading the troops. "Long live, General Li killed ......"
"Yu Aiqing rest assured, I will send him a prison army. Shiji, this time you will follow General Li Lang, give him more ideas when marching and fighting, and don't let him kill innocents indiscriminately! Yang Guang interrupted Yu Shiji's advice with a smile.
"Minister, Honor!" Yu Wenshi, who had been hiding behind the civil officials, hurried out of the ranks and gladly accepted the order.
"What's the matter, the two of you discuss and decide. Tonight, the army will set off overnight, and I will order the hundred officials to cooperate with you in preparation! Yang Guang looked at Li Xu, who was full of disappointment, and then at Yu Wenshi, who was eager to try, and whispered.
"Yes, the last general!" Li Xu had no choice but to step forward to receive the order. Having Yu Wenshi and the overseers of the army was more disappointing than His Majesty the Emperor's refutation of his admonition to burn the crops of the Goguryeo people. This son-in-law of the emperor of the current dynasty has a forked tongue, and since the two have met, Li Xu has not heard a single comfortable word from his mouth.
Sure enough, just out of the Chinese military tent, Yu Wenshi's sarcastic words smashed over with his head and face. "Hehe, General Li is really a good man who values love and righteousness, and he doesn't want to be rich and noble within reach, but what he can't forget is the love with Tang Gong's uncle and nephew! Hey, I just don't know if when Tang Gong gave the general's armor, he thought about more family affection or more price! ”
"As long as I think about it myself, it's not the price!" Li Xu glanced at him and replied. "If you receive the grace of a drop of water, you should repay it with a spring. The virtue of the recommendation of the old general Yuwen, Li did not dare to forget! ”
Tang Gong Li Yuan gave money and armor, and there must be a purpose to win over. Li Xu had already thought about this very clearly after drinking. But at the same time, he clearly realized that if it were not for Li Yuan's exceptional promotion and recommendation, he would not be where he is today. Besides, no matter what others say, you can't give up the principle of being a human being.
"Ha, what a grace of dripping water, when the spring reciprocates! But I don't know if someone's own future is gone, what can they repay others? ”
"What will happen in the future, we will talk about it in the future. Now Li is trying his best to open up a retreat for the old general Yuwen, which is the reward within his ability! Li Xu knew that he couldn't fight with Yu Wenshi, so he simply pulled out the task in front of him to parry. The commander of the Eastern Crusade Army is Yu Wenshi and his father, and he believes that even if this person is muddy, he does not want to joke with his father's life.
As soon as these words came out, they really blocked Yu Wenshiji's mouth. Although there were words of counterattack in his stomach, Lord Captain Horse was really a little afraid of annoying Li Xu and causing the other party to deliberately work and not make any efforts. After holding it for a long time, he muttered and added: "I don't see anything good about Li Yuan." Obviously, this big tree is about to fall, and you still hold on to it like a vine! ”
"If Li is a vine, he will naturally climb the high branch early!" Li Xu smiled and replied lightly. He understood the meaning of Yuwenshu's father and son, and in the Great Sui Dynasty, the strength of the Yuwen family was far greater than that of the Li family. But he didn't want to be a vine, he didn't want to live on someone else's gifts. He wanted to fight for a sky of his own. Maybe for various reasons, he is destined not to become a towering tree. But I can at least choose to be a weed, a weed that can breathe freely in the sun without looking at anyone's face.
"Li Lang will have a lot of ambitions!" Yu Wenshi's words sounded more mocking than admiring.
Li Xu shrugged his shoulders and did not continue to fight with this person. The son and nephew of the Guogong family will never understand the thoughts of the commoner boy, just as he can't understand why he must swear allegiance so that the father and son of the Yuwen family can feel at ease with him.
Seeing that Li Xu didn't speak, Yu Wenshi also lost the fun of bickering. At the moment, it is important to rescue the Eastern Crusade army, and those family disputes can be put aside for the time being. Thinking like this, his train of thought slowly got on the right track again, and he was silent for a moment, and asked in a low voice: "Say, what do you need me to do as a prison soldier before leaving?" ”
"Mobilize war horses, how much can be adjusted." Li Xu nodded, and handed over the most difficult problem to Yu Wenshi and dealt with.
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