Chapter 5: The Promise (4I)
A dust-washing wine actually tasted a bit of grief and indignation of unpaid ambitions, which is unprecedented and unprecedented. chewing on the last words of the old general Zhou Fashang, both the guest and the host lost their interest in praising each other. Sullenly continued for another half an hour, and Lai Hu'er excused himself to be too strong to drink, and took the lead in retiring. When the other sailors saw the commander say goodbye, they also got up and left the table.
Cui Junsu wanted to find an opportunity to brag a few more words, but the audience ran out, so he had to give up. The old lady guarded Pei Caozhi for fear that he would feel depressed, so she privately invited him to take the military Chinese post to the mountain to enjoy the scenery. Cui Junsu was overjoyed when he heard this, and he didn't have a word to accept it, and forgot the unhappiness of the whole night behind his ears.
The next day, the sailor stayed in Qi County for a day. Pei Caozhi took the literati to climb the heights, and Li Xu also set a table of wine in his home and invited a few old people to come for a small gathering. Because in the name of a family banquet, he invited Hu'er, Zhou Shaofan and Feng Ciming, another veteran general who had a relationship in the Battle of Tiger Prison Pass, and other unrelated people were not invited. And on the side of Qi County, Xuzi only called Luo Shixin and Zhang Xutuo to accompany him.
Everyone is a military general, and they speak freely, and the atmosphere is ten times more harmonious than yesterday. After the wine was familiar, Zhang Xutuo asked about the specific process of this expedition to Liao. Laihu'er sighed and said, "What kind of triumphant class teacher, that is, in order not to fall into the reputation of His Majesty, I boasted in front of you with a shy old face." That Goguryeo clearly made another delaying tactic, but Yu Shiji, Pei Lin and others were blind, and they couldn't even see this little trick! ”
"I'm afraid it's not just Yu Shiji and Pei Lin who are aimless!" Everyone secretly said it in their hearts, but no one could pronounce it. His Majesty the Emperor likes to pretend to be a saint in front of outsiders, this is a fact that everyone knows. In order to create the illusion that all countries are coming to the court, he invited the Huhu of the Western Regions to come to the Great Sui to watch the lanterns, and the people were not allowed to collect money for meals and hotels along the way, which made the counties along the way complain. The first time he conquered Goryeo, he also listened to the nonsense of a cadre of civil servants and wanted to rely on intimidation to prevent the soldiers from being bloodless, but he missed the best fighter and made hundreds of thousands of elites unable to return to their hometowns.
"I wanted to come out once, but the military order was not subject to it. first captured Gao Yuan's shameless thief, and then asked His Majesty for his guilt. Helplessly, Cui Junsu threatened the lives of the generals, which made the morale of the army sloppy, alas! "Come to protect the child to use the case, and the regret is beyond words.
"It's all Cui Junsu's mistake! has no other skills, patting the power ministers' ass, and using official authority to bully colleagues is very clever! The old general Feng Ciming also hated to help on the side. Yesterday, Li Xu gave Cui Junsu a deflated meal under the guise of catching up with Zhou Shaoji. This move made the general of the Dry Water Division very happy. So today, without the other party's question, Feng Ciming took the initiative to tell the generals how they were forced to withdraw their troops from the way to Pyongyang and how they had a grudge with Cui Junsu.
It turned out that after two consecutive years of war, especially the kind of destruction strategy carried out by the Great Sui generals last year, Goguryeo was also extremely tired, and the combat effectiveness of the soldiers and horses was much worse than before. It was with this sailor that landed outside the city of Bixu, and almost took this important town that Goguryeo had been operating for many years in one fell swoop. Gao Yuan's clown continuously deployed troops to fight, but they were all broken by everyone. Just as the sailors were preparing to take Pyongyang with all their might, His Majesty's decree from outside Liaodong City was delivered.
After deliberation, the courtiers actually allowed Goguryeo to ask for peace! It was ordered that from the moment of seeing the holy decree, the officers and men of the three armies could no longer continue to penetrate deep into the territory of Goguryeo, and they must play the Kaiban division.
General Laigo'er fought many times with the Goguryeo people and was well aware of their wolf ambitions. Therefore, he refused to obey the order, and gathered the brothers and said, "This time is the third time that we have come to Pyongyang." If you can't beat the city, you won't be able to wash away this humiliation in this life. Along the way, everyone has seen the tired appearance of the Goguryeo people, as long as you and I work harder, we will definitely be able to catch Gao Yuan's clown and dig out his heart and liver to worship the 300,000 lonely souls of my Great Sui.
All the generals said: No! For a quick fix. Changshi Cui Junsu jumped out and accused Laihu'er of not respecting the holy decree and violating the way of the ministers.
Laihu'er couldn't say anything about him, and said angrily: I will not accept the foreign monarch's order. Besides, Your Majesty doesn't know that the sailor is already in control!
Cui Junsu obviously didn't know the soldiers, but he put on a lofty posture and scolded the generals: "If you dare to obey the orders of the generals, you will not obey the orders." Today, I will definitely report the actions of all of you who only have generals and no emperors in your eyes. In the capture of Pyongyang, everyone may not be meritorious. Once defeated, your family will definitely not be able to afford it! ”
On the spot, several grumpy generals jumped up and gave Cui Junsu a fist. But everyone was angry enough, but they couldn't afford the stigma of rebellion, and the originally high morale instantly dropped to the lowest point. In this way, even if the generals have the heart to fight again, they have lost the certainty of victory. had no choice but to follow Cui Junsu's advice and turn around and withdraw the army.
"His grandmother's, this dog officer who made a mistake!" didn't wait for Zhou Shaofan to finish speaking, Luo Shixin was so angry that he slapped the table case and scolded. "What kind of loyal monarch does this son of a bitch raise, she obviously doesn't know martial arts, but she likes to command blindly."
He was very strong, and he collapsed the entire small table in front of him with a single blow. Fruits, melons, and dishes were sprinkled all over the ground. Seeing this, Li Xu hurriedly called the servant to come in and clean up the ground, and put a small table in front of Luo Shixin.
Luo Shixin knew that he was out of shape, and explained to everyone with a smiling face: "Hehe, don't be surprised by a few adults. I was annoyed when I listened to the behavior of these rogue literati, and I was impulsive, so please bear with me! ”
"Captain Luo is a man of temperament, what a crime." Laihu'er waved his hand and said with a smile. was interrupted by Luo Shixin like this, his mood was much better, and his stupidity was also calmed down a lot with the scolding of those dog officials. Raising the wine cup, he smiled at Luo Shixin: "I have heard of Captain Luo's young hero for a long time, and when I see it today, I am really proud of the world." The old man toasts you, thank you for scolding me for not wanting to scold! ”
"I would like to drink with the old general. Although Shixin was not blessed to follow his subordinates, he often heard of the general's name. Luo Shixin returned the lamp and drank the wine in the cup.
The guests and hosts raised their lamps to respect each other, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious. During the banquet, the gains and losses of the three Eastern Crusades were carefully discussed, and it was found that two of them were mistakenly on a group of literati who did not know the soldiers, but liked to meddle in military affairs. "I thought that if I read too much, I would naturally gain insight. Who knows that sometimes if you read too many books, you will read your horizons narrower and narrower! "Luo Shixin is bold and criticized.
"I'm afraid it's not just the horizon that narrows the horizon, some people also have a narrow mind." Zhou Shaoji shook his head with a wry smile, and said indignantly about another outrageous experience.
Disagreements with each other are a common thing among military generals. When everyone is arguing, they express their opinions, and after the argument is over, even if what happens next proves that their judgment is completely correct, no one can pull down their face and take credit for their initial remarks. But that Cui Changshi is not, since the fleet landed in Donglai, no matter where he goes, he has to brag about the wise decision of the class. After blowing His Majesty's Shengming, he boasted that he dared to speak out, and when everyone was drunk, he woke up alone. made everyone avoid him, and no one wanted to be next to him during the meal. This person didn't realize it, he called himself high and low, and his brilliance made everyone dare not look up.
"Hey, this kind of person is born to annoy people, and it's really not worth my generation. If you ignore him, his interest will naturally fade. Xuzi toasted everyone again, smiling and comforting.
When Luo Shixin scolded his mother just now, he kept smiling and silent. Afterwards, when everyone talked about the Crusades, he listened more often and spoke less. At this moment, there is an occasional remark, but it makes a lot of sense. not only made Lai Hu'er and others listen to the ear, but also pointed out the most practical tricks to deal with boring people.
Put something to the side! Some people's tricks are just to confuse you, and the more you show that you care, the happier he will laugh. If rumors and criticism are like the wind, what effect can those buzzes that harbor evil intentions have? This is the true meaning of life that Xuzi realized when rumors spread a few days ago. It's not necessarily strong, but it's extremely effective.
"A toast to Li Lang!" Laihu'er realized and laughed and suggested. He is indeed a bit stubborn, but he is by no means a stubborn person. In recent days, he has been described by Cui Junsu, a shameless guy, like a reckless fool who does not care about the severity. However, as the commander of his first army, he can't compare with this literati. If you turn your face with the surname Cui, this person will definitely say: Look, I'm right. He was angry!
Therefore, Laihu'er is full of ignorance and has nowhere to vent, so he can only occasionally use alcohol to go crazy on occasions when there are few people. Although Li Xu's words may not be intentional, they undoubtedly played a role in waking up the person in the dream. Since Hu'er's own identity and status in the army, ten more people surnamed Cui can't shake it. If he is too attached to the other person's words, it will achieve the person's reputation. At that time, people have two skins on their mouths, and after thousands of spreads, they may still distort the facts to what they look like.
"Cheers, for Li Lang to understand!" Zhang Xutuo raised the wine cup in front of him and responded with a smile. Xuzi is changing, and the old general clearly feels the change. If Li Xu was a good piece of steel in the past, it was lost in brittleness and hardness. Recently, this piece of steel seems to have been quenched, the surface, but elastic on the inside.
"General Li Lang already has a family!" Lai Hu'er also felt that today's Li Xu was very different from the one he remembered. After putting down the wine cup, he asked with a smile. The previous Xuzi was like the black knife in his hand, even if he deliberately covered it up, he was still sharp. And now, as if he had been hidden in a sheath, he became more subtle and steady.
This usually happens after most men get married, and having a woman not only means more happiness in life, but also more responsibility on their shoulders.
"I just took a concubine." Li Xu nodded and responded with a smile. As a man who is in the midst of happiness, he likes to share happiness with everyone.
"No wonder meeting the general again this time makes the old man feel very different!" Laihu'er laughed, and once again ordered someone to fill the wine cup in front of him.
"No wonder, no wonder!" Zhang Xutuo also smiled, raising the wine glass high.
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