Chapter Twenty-Five: Heart-to-Heart
Xu Rui went to find Yang Weiyuan angrily, and most of his resentment had already dissipated on the way.
In fact, as long as you calm down and think about it, you will understand the intentions of the two old foxes, of course they know that their plan is right, but they can't forcibly suppress Mei Chuang, otherwise it will chill the hearts of the soldiers.
If Mei Chuang is directly asked to find them, and make a big fuss, for the sake of military discipline, Mei Chuang will be severely punished by military law, but the punishment of meritorious generals will shake the morale of the army at the least, and provoke mutiny at the worst, no matter what the result is, everyone does not want to see.
The best way is to take yourself out to Mei Chuang, firstly, his status is humble, and it is common to be beaten and scolded by the officials, and secondly, the idea is indeed his own, and he has his own transfer of contradictions, and Beiwuwei can still unite as one.
From the perspective of the two old foxes, this is indeed a good way to transfer thousands of pounds, not to mention that there is also the prison army of Gonggong Cao on the side, as long as a round is played in time, the situation can be avoided from expanding.
It's just that in this way, I will suffer myself, if I don't have the wit to be anxious, and I will shock that guy in three or two sentences, maybe I will really suffer a lot of flesh and skin.
Xu Rui rolled his eyes.
Just now he was convincing in his words, standing on the moral high ground and scolding Mei Chuang for ignoring the overall situation, but he didn't expect the current world to come so quickly, and now it is his turn to sacrifice for the overall situation, of course, there is no position to go to the trouble of those two old foxes.
Thinking of this, Xu Rui couldn't help but give up his plan to find trouble, anyway, the future will be long, and if you eat me, you have to vomit it out for me, no, you have to vomit it twice!
Xu Rui thought through gritted teeth, walked forward, and unconsciously caught up with Yang Weiyuan, only to find that Yang Weiyuan, who had always been marching on horseback, actually took a carriage today, and couldn't help but be very curious.
"Xu Zuoling, have you come to say hello to the marshal again?"
Xu Rui was about to get into the carriage to find out, when a voice suddenly came from behind him, and when he turned his head, it turned out to be Wang Man, the general of the guard battalion, and his top boss.
Xu Rui is the leader of the guard battalion, and he is naturally Wang Man's subordinate, but since Su occupied this body, he has never returned to the guard camp on an errand, except for a hurried glance that night, he has never seen Wang Man again.
It is also strange to say that Wang Man is obviously handsome and tall, but he always gives Xu Rui a feeling of yin and yang, and as long as he stays by his side, he is uncomfortable.
"Ah, I've seen the general!"
Xu Rui bowed in a proper manner, and the more he treated outsiders, the more cautious he became, so that people couldn't find fault.
Wang Man smiled and said: "Don't dare, don't dare, now Xu Zuoling can be half of the family of Beiwuwei, how dare Wang accept your gift?" β
Xu Rui was stunned for a moment, looked up at him, and saw that his eyes were blazing, and he was looking at himself with a strange look, as if he had a deep meaning.
"Go ahead, the big handsome is in the car."
After looking at each other for a moment, Wang Man withdrew his eyes, waved his hand, rode on the war horse and walked away.
Xu Rui scratched his scalp, he couldn't figure out what he had offended Wang Man, was it just out of jealousy?
If you don't understand, you don't want to think about it for the time being, this is Xu Rui's habit of thinking, and he secretly remembered Wang Man, then followed the carriage, knocked on the wheel, and waited for Yang Weiyuan's sound of "come in" from inside, then jumped into the carriage, lifted the curtain and got in.
The car was quite spacious, Yang Weiyuan sat in front of a small table and wrote something, his expression was very focused, Xu Rui wanted to speak, but he waved his hand to stop him, so he had to wait for him to finish writing what he was holding.
After about a stick of incense, Yang Weiyuan finally finished writing, picked up the full paper and carefully checked it, and then carefully folded the paper and put it into his arms.
"I heard that you gave Mei Chuang a dismount?"
Yang Weiyuan leaned on the cushion and looked at Xu Rui with interest.
He didn't mention it, as soon as he said it, Xu Rui was full of fire, and pouted: "It's not all good things you do, good people let you do it, but it's always me who suffers." β
"Yo, the young man is not small, but do you know why I pushed you out?"
"Why else, isn't it just that I'm a bully, only by taking me out can I resolve the conflict quietly."
"Well, that makes sense......"
Yang Weiyuan nodded, and asked again, "What else?" β
"And?"
Xu Rui was stunned, all the possibilities should have been thought of by himself, what else? After thinking about it for a while, he still found nothing, and he couldn't help but shake his head.
The look of drama on Yang Weiyuan's face gradually disappeared, and he said: "Xu Rui, this battle will be over in one day, what are your plans after returning to Dawei?" β
"What are you going to do?"
Xu Rui didn't know why Yang Weiyuan suddenly mentioned this, and a blank look appeared in his eyes.
yes, it's time to have a plan.
I don't belong to this world, I was just forced by the situation to bring this army out of danger, but what should I do after that?
To explore your own secrets, or to find a way to return to your own world, or simply stay and get promoted to a rich fortune?
Seeing that Xu Rui didn't speak, Yang Weiyuan asked again: "Do you know what I was writing just now?" β
Xu Rui shook his head.
Yang Weiyuan said: "It's an excerpt to ask the saint to resign!" β
"What?"
Xu Rui was stunned for a moment, and was about to speak, but Yang Weiyuan opened his mouth first.
"I have thought very clearly in the past few days, although my Great Wei has a million soldiers, but in addition to the 100,000 border troops bordering the Southern Dynasties, only the 12 elite guards in the capital can fight, and the rest are garrisons with low combat power.
In this battle of Jingyang, the elite of the Twelve Guards was lost, and if the 50,000 horses of my Northern Martial Guard could get out, it would have left a foundation for my Great Wei, and in order to recover its combat strength as soon as possible, the Holy Lord would reuse the Northern Martial Guards to rebuild the Twelve Guards.
Look at it, when we return to the capital, the Beiwu Guards will be broken up immediately, and they will be reorganized into the prototype of the new Twelve Guards, and the soldiers with some ability will be promoted several levels in a row. β
"In that case, you are in the prime of life, why would you be reluctant?"
Xu Rui asked puzzled.
Yang Weiyuan said with a smile: "Silly boy, if I don't retreat, how can the Holy Lord use you with confidence?" β
"What?"
Xu Rui was startled and was about to speak, but Yang Weiyuan waved his hand slightly.
"Don't get excited, listen to what I've to say.
First, in order to confront the powerful civilian clique, the military attachΓ©s of our dynasty have always been tightly united, and the Holy Lord has already complained about the monolithic military department and the Governor's Office of the Five Armies, and will never let go of this opportunity to reintegrate forces.
Second, this battle was a strategy set by the Holy Lord, but it was defeated one after another, and 250,000 troops were lost in vain, so such a shame naturally had to be the responsibility of the commanders of our armies.
I, Beiwuwei, escaped with your efforts, leaving a foundation for the rapid regrouping of Great Wei, and the Holy Lord will not let me bear any charges due to the situation, but will praise me greatly.
But as long as he sees me once, he will remember this fiasco once, if I don't know how to advance or retreat, and continue to stay in the court, within three years, a catastrophe will surely come.
Third, and most importantly, this is the point.
Since the Holy Lord wants to use the soldiers of the Northern Guards to reorganize the Twelve Guards as soon as possible, he will never let me stay in the court, otherwise the elite generals in Beijing are all from my disciples, and there is an omnipotent demon like you, how can he sleep peacefully?
Therefore, only when I am gone, the Holy Lord will reuse you, dare to reuse you, do you understand?
In fact, these Japanese marshals obeyed your words, and even allowed Mei Chuang to trespass on the Chinese army, just to let you handle the affairs of the army as much as possible while I was still there, and it was also good that after the commander sent the soldiers, he could quickly get started and lead the army alone. β
Military is the continuation of politics, since Xu Rui is well versed in military strategy, it is impossible to know nothing about politics, he just didn't think about this aspect before, but now he was lightly touched by Yang Weiyuan, and his heart was immediately transparent.
He was not wrong with his scruples, but this Jingyang Battle was a strategy set by the emperor, and Yang Weiyuan and several other army commanders were all responsible for the emperor.
With the title of Marquis of Yang Weiyuan, as long as he does not come out of illness, and rein in his hands and feet, the emperor will remember the old feelings, and there is a chance that he will be able to tolerate him, and he may not need to resign from the official position and stay away from the center so resolutely.
Speaking of which, it's still for yourself......
Xu Rui's heart warmed, and he blurted out a "father-in-law", this was the first time he opened his mouth to call Yang Weiyuan's father-in-law.
Yang Weiyuan knew that he had understood his hard work, and laughed and said: "Exquisite, extremely wise and close to the demon, Rui'er, you are good, very good, even beyond the expectations of the father-in-law."
Our saint has his own hands and eyes, and he has his own channels for understanding the affairs of the army, and your little deeds will eventually be written down and put on his dragon case.
Now that our army is newly defeated, the Southern Dynasty is eyeing the tiger, and the saint's ambition to dominate the world has not diminished back then, he will never let a genius like you go.
As long as the righteous father leaves the court, the Holy Lord will choose a broad road for you, so that you can show your strengths and conquer the world. β
As he spoke, Yang Weiyuan suddenly sighed with a gloomy expression.
"What's more, my father-in-law has fought for the country for most of his life, rarely reunited with his family, and even his old wife has left morality, and the three sons under his knees are all unlearned and unskilled.
Now that you have been born, my father-in-law can also leave the court with confidence, enjoy the joy of family, and discipline and discipline the three good-for-nothing boys.
Wouldn't that be the best of both worlds? β
Seeing that Yang Weiyuan had made up his mind, Xu Rui sighed in his heart, saying that it was impossible not to be moved, he had been an orphan since he was a child, and since he can remember, he has to fight hard for every meal by himself, and no one has ever sheltered him from the wind and rain, let alone sacrificing himself to pave the way for him.
Ender is a strange thing, and the more it is missing, the more we can understand its preciousness.
Yang Weiyuan's heart-to-heart was like a sledgehammer, smashing down the high wall erected in Xu Rui's heart, and really walked in with a ray of soft sunlight.
It's like getting rich overnight, greedy for its beauty, but also afraid of being unreal, and contradictory to the point of confusion.
Xu Rui's eyes were floating around, trying to find something to divert the topic and hide his crampedness, but inadvertently, he suddenly saw a fist-sized box on the small table, and couldn't help but be slightly stunned.
The box was painted with a layer of brown lacquer, which at first glance looked like wood, but if you look closely, you will see that it has a faint metallic sheen on it, and I don't know what the texture is.
What's more, the surface of the box is engraved with extremely complex and delicate patterns, and the appearance is extremely fine, as if it was processed with a precision lathe, rather than carved by hand.
For some reason, the pattern always gave Xu Rui a very familiar feeling, as if it was closely related to the world he was born in, but it was unknown what the specific connection was.
Seeing Xu Rui looking at the box in a daze, Yang Weiyuan grabbed the box in his hand.
"What, you want this?"
Xu Rui was stunned for a moment, nodded hurriedly, and naturally reached out to pick it up.
Yang Weiyuan laughed and stuffed the box into his arms.
"Think beautifully, this thing is the treasure of my town, how can I give it to you easily?"
As soon as he said this, the warm atmosphere suddenly disappeared, Xu Rui pursed his lips, and was about to find a reason to ask about the origin of this thing, but he heard Yang Weiyuan speak again.
"Boy, what's the hurry? This thing is specially kept by your father-in-law for you to get your daughter-in-law! β
"Marry a daughter-in-law?"
Xu Rui breathed heavily.
Yang Weiyuan laughed again: "Forget about others, my family Rui'er is the dragon and phoenix among people, and you are worthy of you as a heroine of Fuhui Shuangxiu, and there is no baby who can handle it when the time comes, how can you be embarrassed to marry someone into the family?" β
When it comes to marrying a wife and having children, it is not Xu Rui's strong point, and he immediately made a big red face, and he was sitting on pins and needles under his buttocks.
Seeing that Yang Weiyuan was interested and wanted to discuss this topic in depth, Xu Rui hurriedly rolled his eyes and muttered: "Where is this?" No serious ......"
Then he lifted the curtain and ran out as if he were running away.
Yang Weiyuan looked at his embarrassed figure with a smile, and said to himself: "Boy, you are sixteen, and you have reached the age of talking about marriage, I didn't expect you to be ruthless when talking about war, and so shy when it comes to marriage, after all, you haven't met a beauty that makes you worry about it!" Hahahaha. β
In the fifteenth year of Hongwei, on the eighth day of October, the 50,000 troops of the Northern Wuwei crossed the Yushan Pass and approached Liancheng Port, and the garrison of the Southern Dynasty was unobstructed, all the way unimpeded.
In less than three moments, the Beiwuwei scouts arrived at Tianluo Town, less than twenty miles away from Liancheng Port, and they could already get a glimpse of the overflowing water.
"My lord, everything is normal in the town ahead, and there are no enemy ambushes."
The scout in charge of the reconnaissance reported to the scout who was lying in ambush outside the town.
Zuo Ling nodded, and was just about to let his subordinates return to the safety of the army, but suddenly looked at the sky and narrowed his eyes.
"Well, you see, what's that?"
Zuo Ling pointed to the edge of the town, the direction of the overflow, and asked suspiciously, and the scouts hurriedly looked in the direction he pointed.
In just a moment, Zuo Ling's eyes widened suddenly, and his face suddenly changed, as if he had seen something incredible.
"Quick, return to the army, something has happened, something has happened!"