Chapter 58: The Seizure of Power
"Lu Taishou, the Mongolian army has retreated, open the city gate." Guo Jing returned to the city wall again, and hugged his fist in front of Lu Wenhuan, the three-zhang city wall, for ordinary martial arts masters, it may already be regarded as a moat, but for Guo Jing, who has cultivated Jin Yangong to the peak and his internal strength is also at the peak, it is still difficult for the other party.
"Well, open the city gate and greet the king of Xiangyang!" Lu Wenhuan's face was a little ugly, and he was even more frightened.
That's an elite Mongolian thousand-man team! If he went out of the city to fight, even if he had 5,000 troops, Lu Wenhuan didn't dare to say that he had heard about it, and he had learned more than once about the power of the Mongolian iron cavalry.
In the Great Song Dynasty, the combat effectiveness of the Mongolian iron cavalry was about to be mythologized, but today, this myth has been broken, and it is fragmented, if someone had told him before, who could kill a thousand Mongolian teams with a hundred horses, Lu Wenhuan would never even believe in a punctuation mark, but today......
I had the intention to continue to close the city gate, but Lu Wenhuan didn't dare, there was some reason for refusing the other party to enter the city before, but if I refused the other party to enter the city again at this moment, I wanted to use the hands of the Mongols to get rid of the king of Xiangyang, who had never shown up in Xiangyang City, but his prestige had spread to every corner of Xiangyang City, who knew that he would make a wedding dress for others, after this battle, Lu Wenhuan was sure that the prestige of this Xiangyang king in Xiangyang City would be pushed to a peak.
It was originally a strategy to kill the other party, but now it has become a stage to push the other party to the altar, and if you knew this, you should have let the other party enter the city.
Lu Wenhuan could even feel the gazes cast from all directions behind him, those soldiers who usually don't even look at him, but the eyes gathered at this moment formed an indescribable pressure, forcing Lu Wenhuan to make a decision, he was not sure if he continued to be stubborn at this time, there would be a cold arrow shot at him.
"Di~ Congratulations to the host for officially entering the host city of the original plane. You can enjoy the city's qi luck offerings, and the host can choose to establish himself as the king immediately, and will receive the dragon qi of the city to which it belongs, or should he immediately choose to stand on his own? ”
"10,000 faces, now it seems that it is not unjust." Listening to the system prompt that suddenly sounded in his mind, the corners of Li Xuan's mouth curled slightly. Xiangyang City is now a city related to the fortune of the entire Great Song Dynasty, it can be said that the national fortune of the Great Song Dynasty is not in Lin'an, but in Xiangyang, if Xiangyang is lost, the Great Song Dynasty will no longer have any natural dangers to defend, and the Mongolian army will be able to drive straight into Lin'an and directly attack Lin'an.
silently chose the no option, it is still a little too early to be the king, even if he already has enough prestige in Xiangyang now. The previous war won the military heart of Xiangyang, but this military heart, part of the reason is the identity of the king of Xiangyang, and now when the national disaster is at hand, at this time to raise a pole to rebel, it is impossible to say in righteousness, don't say that this Xiangyang defender is the prestige accumulated in the rivers and lakes before. will also instantly become the object of disrepute and scolding by everyone.
Hurried footsteps rang out. interrupted Li Xuan's thoughts, and when he looked up, he saw a middle-aged man wearing a helmet and armor, with a bit of elegance in his might, surrounded by a group of generals, walking briskly towards this side.
"The last general, Lu Wenhuan, see the prince. Please forgive the last general with armor on his body, unable to salute fully. Lu Wenhuan had a smile on his face, and he couldn't see the previous haze at all, and before he arrived, he had already hugged his fist towards Li Xuan from afar.
"General Lu doesn't have to be polite." Li Xuan waved his hand. Stretching out his hand, a guard behind him handed over a wrap of yellow silk to Li Xuan, Li Xuan looked at Lu Wenhuan, whose face changed slightly, and said: "This is the holy decree given by His Majesty before leaving, since all the generals are here, let's take the decree together." ”
Since he dared to come to Xiangyang with a hundred horses, he would naturally not be unprepared, the military power must be seized, and the other party must not be given too much time to prepare, the defenders of Xiangyang City can not be consumed on top of internal friction, and thanks to the system of strong and weak branches of the Great Song Dynasty, even if a real general like Lu Wenhuan is a holy decree, he can deprive his military power lightly.
"Fengtian carrier, the emperor's edict said......" sprinkled hundreds of words, the core meaning is actually that the Mongolian invasion of the border, in order to protect the great Song Dynasty, Li Xuan was specially named the king of Xiangyang, leading 30,000 elite soldiers to enter Xiangyang, Xiangyang a qiē military, people's livelihood under the jurisdiction of the king of Xiangyang, can act cheaply, officials below the fourth grade, have the right to cut first and then play.
Lu Wenhuan listened to the content of the holy decree, his face became more and more ugly, although the general content of the holy decree had already been understood through guò's own channels, but he still didn't expect that this time the emperor would give power to a young man like this, especially the last sentence The officials below the fourth rank have the right to cut first and then play, that is to say, if the other party is willing, this Xiangyang City is full of officials, except for him Lu Wenhuan, there is no one who cannot be killed!
There is no need to look back, Lu Wenhuan also knows how many of these officials who pursue themselves on weekdays will be moved by this holy decree, after all, although he Lu Wenhuan is the defender of Xiangyang City, he does not have the right to cut first and then play.
"The prince has been working hard all the way, and he has just experienced a fierce battle, so he must be tired, and the lower officials have prepared a reception banquet for the prince in Songhe Tower......" Lu Wenhuan said with a reluctant smile.
"I'll talk about this later, now, please ask General Lu to hand over the talisman." Li Xuan did not directly refuse, the other party's plan was naturally impossible to hide from him, the procrastination trick had been derived to an extreme in the Chinese officialdom at this time, and even in the later generations, it still did not fall, but at this moment, it was about military power, and he was not ready to make a false deal with these people.
For the military power of Xiangyang City, the righteousness, the military spirit and even the people's heart, he has enough chips in his hands to seize it, what he lacked before is only the military heart, but before this group of people turned themselves out of the door by pretending to be smart, but they helped themselves to make up for the only defect, as for the delay, if time permits, Li Xuan naturally will not mind playing with these people, and he can better take over Xiangyang, but now, the Mongolian army is in front of him, but there is no time for him to boil frogs in warm water, only to integrate the power that Xiangyang City can integrate now, Only then will there be a chance to survive the blow of the next storm in Mongolia and enjoy the fruits of the harvest.
"The prince is new to the city, so it's better not to be aggressive!" Lu Wenhuan approached and said in a voice that only the two of them could hear, with a threat and ruthlessness in his voice.
"General Lu, is this threatening this king!?" Li Xuan's eyes looked directly at Lu Wenhuan, and the fierce momentum emanated from all over his body, instantly making Lu Wenhuan's breath stagnate.
"The prince misunderstood, but the lower officials came in a hurry, and he didn't bring the talisman with him." Lu Wenhuan gritted his teeth, and his voice was a little cold.
"Oh?" Li Xuan's eyes flashed with a playful look: "Is what the general said true?" ”
"I hope the prince will forgive his sins." Lu Wenhuan is also out of the way at this moment, and it is very difficult for him to hand over the talisman that is regarded as his life.
"Someone, take down this traitor for me!" Li Xuan's eyes sharpened, and he snorted.
"I am the city guard of Xiangyang! Who dares to touch me!? ”
If it were someone else, even if it was Li Xuan's own troops, they might be afraid of the other party's official authority, but the personal guard battalion behind Li Xuan was different, after a year of hard training, they followed Li Xuan to sweep the southeast, and even the hard bones like the Kipchak battalion were planted in their hands, and they had already regarded Li Xuan as a god-like store, Mo said that Lu Wenhuan was just a mere fourth-grade official, Xiangyang City Guard, even if Li Xuan really raised the flag to rebel at this moment, they would not hesitate to follow to the end.
As he spoke, four wolf-like guards had already rushed out from behind Li Xuan, and several lieutenants behind Lu Wenhuan wanted to stop them, but these generals who were accustomed to being powerful and blessed on weekdays, which were the opponents of these battle-hardened guard battalions, were brutally beaten out after a burst of punches and kicks, Lu Wenhuan drew his sword in his hand, but was unceremoniously handed over the blade in his hand by a skilled guard, Mo Kan is known as a famous general, and he has also learned some martial arts on weekdays, but he is not at the same level as these guards trained by Li Xuan himself, Light yì was subdued.
"King Xiangyang, what do you mean?" Lu Wenhuan looked at Li Xuan with red eyes, and behind him, the Song army belonging to him had already raised his weapon, but he did not move, and looked at Li Xuan hesitantly.
"There are clear regulations in the army that no one is allowed to mobilize the army without a military talisman, otherwise, it will be tantamount to a rebellion, and General Lu has no military talisman, so how can he mobilize the army?" Li Xuan's gaze swept over the hesitant Xiangyang defenders around him, and said calmly: "Or is it that General Lu has already led this city of soldiers to openly treason!?" ”
The surrounding Xiangyang defenders, hearing this, couldn't help but immediately put away their weapons, and even a few adjutants, hearing this, couldn't help but quietly take a few steps back, widening the distance between them and Lu Wenhuan, treason, with the power in Li Xuan's hands, Lu Wenhuan may be fine, but they ...... People have the right to cut first and then play.
"You're spewing blood!" Lu Wenhuan's complexion changed greatly, and under the anger and urgency, he directly spurted out a mouthful of blood, looked at Li Xuan hatefully, broke free from the shackles of the two guards, took out a talisman from his chest, glared at Li Xuan and said: "It was the negligence of the subordinate officials before, the talisman is here, please check it with the prince!" ”
"General Lu works hard for state affairs, these days, he must be tired, otherwise, he would not be negligent in such a big event." Playing with the talisman in his hand, listening to the prompt from the system to obtain the command of the Xiangyang defenders, Li Xuan waved his hand and motioned for the guards to let go of the other party, his face changed, but he was replaced by a kind smile.
The hidden meaning is that since you can forget about this kind of thing, it's time to rest and rest.
Lu Wenhuan has been in the officialdom for a long time, naturally it is impossible not to hear the meaning, he glared at Li Xuan hatefully, his eyes swept over the dodging eyes of the surrounding people, and a bitterness suddenly rose in his heart, as if he had aged ten years in an instant, and stood up tremblingly and arched his hand: "Xiaguan does feel a little powerless, since the prince has arrived, I implore the prince to allow Xiaguan to go home to recuperate for a while." ”
"Accurate!" (To be continued......)