Chapter 59: The Eve of the Storm
"Smack~"
The exquisitely carved teacup was slammed to the ground, and in an instant, the expensive teacup turned into a pile of powder, but at this moment, the owner of the teacup was obviously not in the mood to heartache the shattering of the teacup.
Lu Wenhuan's originally elegant and modest face looked a little hideous under the reflection of the candlelight at this moment.
"Li Xuan'er, you deceive people too much!" After a few heavy breaths, Lu Wenhuan's eyes at this moment looked a little like a beast that wanted to choose people and devour.
"Lu Shuai, this tone, you can't forget it like this!" Vice General Li took a hard breath of cold air, today he violated the military order, went out to have fun while on duty, was caught by the military law team established by Li Xuan, and was dragged in front of Li Xuan with a drunken body, needless to say, dozens of military sticks came down, Mo said that he was not on the throne by ability, even if he was a real battlefield general, dozens of military sticks down, he had to take off the skin, it was Li Xuan's personal guard battalion that did it, and he didn't talk about the slightest affection, dozens of military sticks came down, and he almost beat him down.
"Yes, Lu Shuai, this bullshit King of Xiangyang, he took us to Liwei when he first arrived, I can't live this day, or we will vote for the Mongols together, with the strength in our hands, let's go, hey, see how he can defend this Xiangyang City alone!" There are not a few who have suffered the same as Vice General Li, Xiangyang City has stood at the forefront of the fight against Mongolia for more than ten years because Guo Jing led a group of righteous soldiers, making it much easier for these Xiangyang guards who should have been burdened with heavy responsibilities, and they don't even have to fight, they have huge merits to take.
At first, I may be grateful, but after a long time, including Lu Wenhuan, I take these for granted, and it is also the root cause of the bigger and weaker Xiangyang, and the imperial court does not pay attention to Xiangyang. It's just that most of the food money allocated goes into the pockets of these people, and over time, it has also caused Xiangyang City to become such a deformed situation now.
"Shut up!" Lu Wenhuan's face changed, and he interrupted the general's talk with a fierce voice, and said with an ugly face: "I don't think I heard this today." If you let me hear it again in the future, then Li Xuan can tolerate you, and I can't tolerate you! ”
It's not that Lu Wenhuan didn't have similar thoughts, but he knew very well that if he really led the people to rebel at this moment, the first one to suffer was probably his Lu family, the Lu family is a family of generals, except for Lu Wenhuan as the city guard of Xiangyang. The elder brother Lu Wende and the younger brother Lu Wenfu both held important positions in various places.
Even if he loses the position of Xiangyang City Guard, with his Lu family's intertwined network in the Song Court, it is not difficult to find another important position, but if he rebels, it will really be gone.
Among these generals, Lu Wenhuan is a relatively sober one, and he knows very well that he has been doing so many years. The reason why he was able to get the title of a famous general of the Great Song Dynasty was even more appreciated by the imperial court. It's not that he has much ability, compared to his real famous general brother, Lu Wenhuan is not much better than ordinary generals in terms of the art of war and strategy, and he can have today's prestige and status, relying on the treasure of Xiangyang. With the support of Guo Jing, a heroic hero, we can get to where we are today.
With the connections of the Lu family and the merits of being stationed in Xiangyang over the years, Lu Wenhuan has had the opportunity to climb up more than once over the years, at least one state governor can't run, but he is willing to stay in Xiangyang, a place where soldiers are in danger. In order to hope that with this group of anti-Mongolian righteous soldiers, they can obtain greater political capital, and in the future, whether they are promoted or surrendered to the Mongols, they can obtain greater benefits.
Whether it is for the sake of his family or his own future, he can't and dare not oppose at this time.
Because of Guo Jing's existence, Lu Wenhuan is just a dispensable mascot in the eyes of the people of Xiangyang, but in the officialdom, Lu Wenhuan is a real officialdom giant regardless of his family background or the energy he has.
"Lu Shuai, are we going to forget it like this!? You can't swallow this breath! "Vice General Li is Lu Wenhuan's confidant, and he is a little unwilling at this time.
"Count?" Lu Wenhuan's eyes flashed with a hint of gloom, and he sneered: "Although I can't surrender to the enemy, but for the sake of the people of Xiangyang City, and for the sake of my Great Song Sheji, I can't let this kid go on so rampantly, I want him to know who has the final say in this Xiangyang City, you guys, come here with your ears ......"
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"Marshal, the last general failed to supervise the war, and lost a thousand Mongolian warriors, please surrender the marshal!" In the Mongolian camp, Ali Hague knelt in the center of the big tent with a humiliated face, without the slightest conspiracy, in the field battle, with a thousand against a hundred, the final result was a big defeat and loss, which was definitely the most humiliating in Ali Hague's conquest career, even if this battle was not presided over by him personally, but the order to pursue was given by him, and he took the blame and responsibility.
"King Xiangyang? When did the Song court have such an official position? Sitting on the handsome position, Kublai Khan was dressed in military uniform, looking forward to it, he had a royal majesty, but at this moment, he did not pursue the sins of thousands of Mongolian warriors buried under the city of Xiangyang, but frowned and thought, as if talking to himself, and as if he was asking.
"This, but it was recommended within the Southern Dynasty a few months ago, and his subordinates also had an understanding, but this person did not ask about government affairs when he was in Lin'an, and he was dedicated to training and practicing martial arts, and rarely had contact with the officials of the Great Song Dynasty, If this person completely controls Xiangyang, there are many more variables in this battle, although the battle of Ali Hague is a big defeat, but it is also caused by the unknown enemy, but it cannot be blamed on him. An official dressed as a scribe said with a twisted beard.
This person is dressed in a Confucian robe, polite and polite, sitting in the middle of a group of arrogant soldiers and fierce generals, which looks a little eye-catching, but just looking at the fact that he can sit in the first position under Kublai Khan, it can be seen that this person is quite important under Kublai Khan.
Speaking of the Qincha battalion, even Kublai Khan, a look of pain flashed on his face, it was the most elite army of Mongolia, although it is easy to obtain a thousand troops, and it is difficult to find a general, but you also have to see what kind of soldiers are available.
His fingers gently tapped on the table at a constant frequency, and Kublai Khan said slowly: "Xiangyang, having a Guo Jing is already a headache, and now there is another king of Xiangyang, this variable is too much." ”
looked at the Golden Wheel Dharma King, who was the first in his right hand, and showed an expectant smile on his face: "I heard that the Dharma King has made another breakthrough in his skills recently, and he has reached a higher level, I don't know ......."
Hearing this, King Jinlun couldn't help but smile bitterly, shook his head and looked at Kublai Khan, who was stunned, and said: "The prince doesn't know, at the time of the great victory, Lao Qu had already had a confrontation with this Xiangyang king. ”
"Oh?" Kublai Khan's eyebrows raised slightly, and he looked at the Golden Wheel Dharma King differently and said, "This Xiangyang King still uses martial arts?" But I don't know how his martial arts are compared to the masters? ”
"Unfathomable." King Jinlun's face was a little gloomy, before the self-proclaimed Mongolian first master, he did have the strength to sit in this position, this time to the south, even if it is the epicenter of the five must not be put in his eyes, who knows a prince who does not know where to pop out, he will completely shatter his pride, the victory of the pass and his line, it can be said that it is a good luck, and he fled, but this kind of humiliating thing, with his pride is difficult to say.
"Heh, the Great Song Dynasty has such a genius, and it is not a good thing to be Mongolian." Kublai Khan did not continue to ask for details, but the expression of disappointment on his face was overflowing.
"Don't worry, although the old man was defeated, but last night I had sent a letter to the Tantric Sect, please ask the Tantric master to come to help, I believe it won't take too long, it will arrive, and then go to Xiangyang, I will be able to be ashamed!" King Jinlun gritted his teeth and said in a deep voice.
"Oh? Is there a master of Tantra who is more powerful than a master!? Kublai Khan's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked.
"Although Lao Wei is conceited and has good martial arts, my tantric sect is not without more powerful masters, but these characters are usually concentrated on the study of Buddhism, and do not want to mess with the red dust and mundane things, so they are not famous outside, but in Zen Buddhism, they are prestige and long!" King Jinlun nodded.
"Why bother!" In the big tent, a big man with a high nose and deep eyes and a curly yellow beard stood up, arched his hand at Kublai Khan and said: "Why should the king of law grow the ambition of others and destroy his own prestige, the king of law is not defeated by the king of Xiangyang, but it does not mean that there are no other masters in Mongolia who can control him, my lord, I Yin Kexi am willing to go to Xiangyang in person, take off the heads of the king of Xiangyang and Guo Jing, and dedicate them to the prince." ”
"Yes, Mongolia is not the only one who is a master!" The person who answered the call was a Han man who looked like a zombie, and it was Xiao Xiangzi, a famous man in Xiangxi.
"And me!"
"Good!" After all, Kublai Khan did not know martial arts, and seeing that his subordinates were full of talents, he couldn't help but be arrogant, and said loudly: "If anyone can take down the head of either the king of Xiangyang and Guo Jing, this king will give him ten thousand households, ten thousand taels of gold, and be named the first warrior of Mongolia!" ”
"Don't worry, the prince!" Wealth, status and power are undoubtedly the most touching things in the world, and when a few people heard this, their eyes lit up, and they didn't even care about the current banquet, so they each took their weapons at the moment, and left with a farewell.
"Heh~" Looking at the backs of the four people leaving, the Golden Wheel King couldn't help but sneer, but at this moment Kublai Khan was ambitious, he only thought that the Golden Wheel King was not angry, and he didn't care, after the four left, he continued to greet everyone to drink and feast. (To be continued......)