Chapter 2: Betrayal (II)
Seeing Yang Guang faint suddenly, Gonggong Wen, who was adding tea and water to him next to him, was so frightened that his soul flew away. rushed forward in three steps and two steps, held the "Holy Son of Heaven" in his arms, and while beating his back and stroking his chest, he ordered someone to go to the imperial doctor quickly.
In the palace, there is a royal doctor on duty every day. Hearing that His Majesty the Emperor fainted, his legs and feet were so weak that he was supported by Dugu Lin and Yu Wenshi and the two of them, and then crawled to the imperial study. Under the guidance of the imperial doctor, Zhong Wenwu found a dragon bed to flatten Yang Guang, beat his back and chest, acupuncture and moxibustion for a while, and finally pulled Yang Guang back from the ghost gate.
"General Zhang will not die in battle, you must have made a mistake." After being rescued from a coma, Yang Guang first burst into tears. After being sad alone for a while, he barely cheered up and said a wordless to the civil and military officials who rushed over to visit him after hearing the news.
"Yes, yes, this news was only sent from the Eastern Capital today, and it hasn't been verified yet, so someone must have made a mistake. Your Majesty, don't worry, the minister will immediately send someone to find out the truth! Yu Shiji couldn't bear to let Yang Guang continue to be sad, and hurriedly followed his tone perfunctory.
"It must be a mistake, Old General Zhang is protected by Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin, both of whom are rare brave generals in the world, how could the old general be injured by thieves? Mistakenly, you passed on my decree and asked Dongdu to behead the guy who falsely reported the military situation to show the public, go, go! Yang Guang's pale face showed a hint of "innocent" smile, and he commanded hoarsely.
The minister immediately went to draw up the decree. These scheming guys know that alarmism is heard! Yu Shiji wiped away his tears and choked up in agreement. At that moment just now, he felt that his main heart was almost drained. Unlike other powerful ministers, the Yu family comes from Nan Chen, who has long been wiped out. It is all with Yang Guang's trust that he can lean towards the government and the opposition. If Yang Guang dies at this moment, the glory and wealth of the Yu family will inevitably go with the wind.
"Your Majesty, please mourn, General Zhang is indeed dead!" didn't wait for Yu Shiji to go out, the general came to Hu'er and came to the sickbed, and smashed Yang Guang's fantasy very unsympatheticly. β
"Impossible, General Zhang won't die!" Yang Guang grabbed the medicine bowl in the hand of the waiter, and smashed it at Laihu'er together with the soup inside, "You ruthless thief, what are you doing cursing Old General Zhang to death?" He has been with you for many years, and he has never sinned against you. Why do you hate him like this, and curse him like this? β
In an instant, Yang Guang's pale face turned iron-blue. His eyebrows were upside down, and his eyes were as cold and hard as a knife, and he wished that he could stab directly into Hu'er's chest. He refused to believe in Zhang's death. In today's Great Sui, when it comes to the ability to fight with soldiers, almost no one is on the right side of Zhang Xutuo. If the Wagang army can even kill Zhang Xutuo, who else in the government and the opposition can keep the world of the Great Sui.
Laihu'er didn't dodge, and was hit in the shoulder by the medicine bowl. He fell to his knees straight, letting the steaming juice trickle down his cuffs. "If Your Majesty doesn't believe it, you can ask General Yuwen and General Dugu, the two of them have long wanted to tell Your Majesty the news, but they have been summoned by Your Majesty!"
Yang Guang's gaze swept over the faces of Yuwen Shi and He Dugu Lin, and he saw the answer from the sad and indignant expressions on the faces of the two. "You've all colluded to fool me. If you want to go out and make a contribution, I can't do it! He smiled and said miserably. Opening his mouth, a mouthful of blood spurted onto the dragon robe.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!" All the civil and military officers turned pale with fright and called out repeatedly.
"Give me, bring me a bowl of tea to rinse my mouth!" Yang Guang spit out the blood in his mouth and let out a wail, "God doesn't bless the Great Sui, what can people do!" Don't shout, I won't be able to die for a while! β
Wen Yidao hurriedly ordered someone to get ginseng tea and rinse Yang Guang's mouth to hang himself. After a while, Yang Guang finally breathed a sigh of relief, waved his hand at Laihu'er, and ordered: "You can calm down, I don't blame you." How did General Zhang die in battle, what about Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin, why couldn't they keep the old general? β
"The last general is the news from the dogs." Lai Hu'er tried his best to make his voice sound calm, rather than faintly suppressing his anger, "This morning, someone from Xingyang also came to the Eastern Capital to report that it was General Dugu's old department, and General Dugu asked about the specific situation!" β
As early as two years ago, he and Dugu Lin reminded Yang Guang that although the soldiers of Qi County had the reputation of being good at fighting, after all, there were not many of them, and the armor and equipment were not as good as the government soldiers. If the imperial court wants to put down the rebellion of the Wagang Army as soon as possible, it must increase its support for the old general Zhang Xuda. Even if the elite cannot be transferred from the government soldiers to Zhang Xutuo's command, at least the daily supply of grain, grass and ordnance must be guaranteed. And after Yang Guang handed over the recital to the ministers for circulation, he came to the unanimous conclusion that what the two of them said was untrue, and the rats, thieves, dogs, and thieves did not need to spend too much money in the imperial court, and with the bravery of General Zhang Xutuo, they would soon be wiped out!
At that time, Laihu'er and Dugu Lin argued with reason, but the topic of contention was pulled by Yu Shiji and others to whether they were selfish, and it was because Yang Guang was still thinking about the hard work of the two at that time, so they were not handed over to Yousi for punishment.
"Yes, why didn't he just come to the palace to see me?" Yang Guang hesitated for a moment and muttered a question. Perhaps realizing that this question was a bit stupid to ask, he smiled miserably and ordered in a low voice, "Shigeki, you can start playing according to the truth." I don't blame you. I regret not listening to you now! β
"Your Majesty's condolences, if General Zhang knew that His Majesty valued him so much, he would probably be able to smile under Jiuquan!" Dugu Lin took a few steps forward and lowered his head to comfort. Although he has a lot of resentment towards Yang Guang in his heart, as a courtier, he still can't blame his lord, "The Wagang army has always been cunning, and they succeeded this time because Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin were not by the side of General Zhang......"
"Where did the two of them go, and who transferred the two of them apart?" Without waiting for Dugu Lin to finish speaking, Yang Guang asked angrily.
"Your Majesty, it was the Eastern Capital that sent several boats to worship. General Zhang was afraid of losing along the way, so he sent two generals, Qin and Luo, to lead the county soldiers to escort them along the canal. Unexpectedly, the two of them had just handed over the fleet, and before they had time to return to Xingyang, General Zhang was already in trouble! Pei Ju, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, was afraid that Dugu Lin would put the responsibility on his head, so he took the first step to answer.
"It was Master Pei who ordered General Zhang to send someone to escort him!" Laihu'er clearly wrote his hatred for Pei Ju and others on his face, Zhang Xutuo's death made him angry, and today he is desperately in danger of being burned by jade, and he also wants to debunk Pei Ju's true face.
"Why did the old general say this. The canals are always unsafe, and you should know that. Pei Ju turned his head and responded loudly.
"Didn't Master Pei always say that there are fewer thieves? How can you say that it is not safe on the canal! Lai Hu'er sneered, "If there are fewer thieves, why do you have to send someone to escort the fleet." If the thieves are so rampant that they have to be deterred by brave generals like Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin, Master Pei, haven't you been bullying the king for the past two years? β
"You!" Rao is Pei Ju is clever, and his face was also suffocated by these two questions. Yang Guang is trying to find a scapegoat for Zhang Xutuo's battle, and if he is bitten by Lai Hu'er, his net worth will be in danger today.
Seeing that Pei and Lai were about to argue in front of Yang Guang's sickbed, Yu Wenshi hurriedly stepped forward to play a round. "Don't be angry, Master Pei doesn't have to be annoyed. The matter has come to this point, let's listen to General Dugu first! β
After all, with his father Yu Wenshu's words and deeds, Yu Wenshi and his heart knew very well the rights and wrongs of the two sides of the dispute at this moment. In his eyes, the reason why Pei Ju, Yu Shiji and others dared to deduct the food and salary of the children of Qi County again and again was that there must be the acquiescence of His Majesty the Emperor behind them. Yang Guang hoped that Zhang Xutuo could wipe out the Wagang army as soon as possible, and at the same time, Yang Guang was not worried that a team stronger than the government soldiers would appear near the eastern capital. And it is precisely because of the ambivalent attitude of the imperial court that the children of Qi County have not been effectively supported and supplemented. Although there were several teams that went to Xingyang to assist the old general in suppressing bandits, it was rare that they could not drag the county soldiers back, and there was no mention of any frontal support.
After several elbows, for more than a year, the combat effectiveness of the county soldiers has actually gradually declined. Especially after Li Xu was also ordered to take office in Hebei, the combat effectiveness of the soldiers of Qi County had dropped to the limit before the collapse. In this case, Yang Guang also repeatedly issued orders urging General Zhang to end the war as soon as possible, which was tantamount to directly pushing the old general into the tiger's mouth.
"Don't quarrel with the two Aiqing, the colt is very right!" Yang Guang was also unwilling to pull out all the previous mistakes, and ordered in an extremely weak voice.
"Humph!" Laihu'er stomped his foot vigorously and stepped aside.
"Whew!" Pei Ju let out an almost inaudible sneer, his face full of disdain.
"The Wagang Army took advantage of the absence of Qin Shubao and Luo Shixin, so they set a trap for Lord Zhang. They went down the mountain to provoke and took the initiative to fight with the county soldiers. Then he showed weakness and was chased and killed for more than ten miles. After leading the old general Zhang to the vicinity of the Great Sea Temple, Li Mi surrounded the old general with ten times the soldiers and horses! Dugu Lin wiped away his tears and continued. The old general had already fought his way out of the siege, but Li Mi sent people to shout on the hill that he would cut the besieged brothers with a thousand swords. When the old general heard this, he turned back to save the trapped brothers. As a result, every time Li Mi sent someone to intercept half of the people, and every time the old general broke through the siege, he had to turn back and go back to the rescue. If so, four......
For Dugulin, Zhang Xutuo can be described as both a teacher and a friend. It was Zhang Xutuo who led by example and told him the responsibility on the shoulders of military generals. It was Zhang Xutuo's patient guidance that taught him how to gain the support of the soldiers. It was Zhang Xutuo who used his words and deeds to make him put away the innate arrogance of the children of the family, and began to open his eyes to re-acquaint himself with the whole world and the friends around him.
Zhang Xutuo is a model of military generals, Zhang Xutuo is the pillar of the Great Sui, and Zhang Xutuo is an iron shoulder to protect the homes of hundreds of thousands of people. Zhang Xutuo died in battle, and his death was unknown......
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