Chapter 216: Gains and Losses
Among the handsome tents of Tianqiwei, all the officers were driven far away, and only King Su, Liu Yi, Xiao Jinwu and Xu Rui were present.
Except for Xu Rui, several other people naturally rushed to mediate.
This mediator is not easy to be, first of all, he must have a certain prestige, his identity must be appropriate, and he must not be too big.
Like Wang Shunde and Cao Gonggong, they have special statuses, so they are naturally incompetent, and Liang Tongfang, Li Guangzu, and Li Kuang have a low status and can't be competent.
And for the giants of the rank of Mr. Dongli, Prince Bao and Governor Hong Guangli of Zuo, they are not enough to come forward in person, so in fact, the crown prince, the king of Liao and the king of Yu are the best candidates to mediate.
However, the mediator is a thankless role, and if he is not careful, he will get into the dispute between the two groups, and if the matter is too big, not only will the mediation fail, but it will cause a commotion.
Therefore, in the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, only these three people stood in front of Xu Rui in the end, especially King Su surprised Xu Rui.
Xu Rui is Xiao Jinwu's life-saving benefactor, Liu Yi and Xu Rui are like father and son, Xu Rui will naturally not be absent if something happens, but King Su is an upright person and has never liked to get involved in all kinds of disputes.
Originally, Xu Rui thought that it would be King Yu who appeared here, but he didn't expect that King Su would come in person, and Xu Rui couldn't help but feel grateful to this prince who was not much older than himself.
"Nonsense!"
Liu Yi slapped on the Shuai case and reprimanded angrily: "It's normal for friction between the battalions, if everyone is like you, wouldn't Da Wei have been messed up a long time ago?"
Now that you and Wang Yi and even the entire left guard of the Chinese army have formed a mortal enemy, how can you advance and retreat together on the battlefield in the future and resist the enemy together? ”
Xu Rui sighed: "Of course I know the consequences, but from the moment Zuo Meng made a move, I had no choice. ”
"How dare you say it!"
Seeing that Xu Rui actually spoke back, Liu Yi was even more furious.
Xu Rui smiled bitterly: "I gave him a chance, if Wang Yi didn't get off his horse in front of the Tianqiwei camp, but rushed directly to the camp, I would not only return Zuo Meng to him without saying a word, but might even personally set him a table of wine and shake hands and make peace." ”
Hearing Xu Rui say this, everyone present was stunned, King Su was the youngest and the most uncontrollable, and hurriedly asked: "If Wang Yi rushes directly to the camp, wouldn't it be even more faceless?" Why did Brother Xu shake hands with him instead? ”
Xu Rui sighed: "Because if he chooses to rush to the camp, it means that he has never thought about making a move, but just a simple vent of anger on the matter, so that there is the possibility of shaking hands and making peace and smiling at the enmity."
And once he holds back his anger, it means that this person is very deep, and he has long paid attention to me, and once he is unable to do so, once he seizes the opportunity, he will not hesitate to attack me, so even if I retreat, it is just a bitter pain for my own people.
What's more, Tianqiwei was newly built, there is no accumulation, let alone tradition, it seems to be thriving, but people's hearts are fluctuating, the military spirit is unstable, and it is difficult to correct once it is frustrated.
I want to use this opportunity to truly pinch the Apocalypse Guard into a whole, and I also want to tell everyone that the Apocalypse Guard descends to the soldiers and superiors, as long as one person is bullied, all the Apocalypse Guards will be humiliated! ”
Xu Rui said this loudly, the three of them were all familiar with the military, and they were all shocked when they heard the words.
"Okay, even if you have some truth, but you always need to hand over your back to your comrades-in-arms in a big war, you and Wang Yi are still young, and it is inevitable that they will fight side by side in the future, and now there is such a big suspicion, it is really worth the loss."
Liu Yi shook his head, although he still didn't agree with Xu Rui's statement, there was no anger in his tone.
Xu Rui looked very open, and said with a faint smile: "Since ancient times, fish and bear's paws have not been able to have both, and there is also a saying that people have a relationship, since they can't pee in a pot from the beginning, why be reluctant?"
If you wait until the battlefield to tear your face again, if you don't get caught up in his hands, maybe it will be a situation where the whole army will be wiped out, but it is better to turn your face now, and you can have a guard when you fight side by side. ”
"Beware of your own people, what kind of nonsense are you talking about? If you let the Holy One hear it, it won't make you look good? What's more, even now you can't get rid of it, and I don't know what the Holy One will do with you! ”
Xu Rui's words made Liu Yi furious again, and while roaring, he took his afterglow to glance at Xiao Jinwu.
Xiao Jinwu on the side suddenly smiled bitterly.
How could he not understand that Liu Yi's fire did have three points of complaints against Xu Rui, but the remaining seven points were specially sent to himself.
The reason is also very simple, after all, Xu Rui used the army without authorization, can Emperor Hongwei tolerate Liu Yi's unsure heart, the only one who can help Xu Rui break the siege, or carry the black pot, is only himself, the secretary of the military department.
"Lord Liu doesn't need to be so excited, according to this official, most of the saints will not pay attention to this matter."
Xiao Jinwu finally couldn't help but speak.
King Su was stunned for a moment and asked, "Why is Lord Shangshu so sure?" ”
In fact, what Liu Yi is worried about is exactly what King Su is worried about, he, the father and emperor, does not rub sand in his eyes, and the general's private sword soldiers have touched his bottom line, even if Xu Rui says that he will break the sky, I am afraid that it will be difficult to pass.
"Because the Holy One doesn't care who jumps high now, what he cares about is who can help him unify the world."
Without waiting for Xiao Jinwu to speak, Xu Rui preemptively spoke.
"The reason why I dare to do it is actually because I want the Holy Lord to see the results of the training of the Apocalypse in the past few months, otherwise he will smash in more than one million taels of silver at once, but he can't even hear a sound, and he will inevitably mumble in his heart.
Well, now that I'm in the apocalypse, I made a surprise attack on the left guard of the Chinese army without the power to fight back, although it wasn't a real battle, but the zero battle damage and the quick end of the battle are enough to explain a lot of problems.
So don't worry, instead of blaming me for this, the Holy One will put his mind at ease, and the Apocalypse will wait for the cashier. ”
"Phew, you kid has sharp teeth, you have a reason for everything!"
Hearing this, Liu Yi scratched Xu Rui's eyes, but the boulder in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he arched his hand towards King Su and Xiao Jinwu and said, "This kid doesn't know the height of the sky, which makes the prince and the monk laugh."
Don't hide it from the two, the old man still has a lot of military affairs to deal with urgently, and now he has been delayed by this kid for a long time, and now he has to rush back to the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, and please don't be surprised. ”
After speaking, Liu Yi and Xiao Jinwu arched their hands, turned around and walked out of the tent.
"This old thing ......"
Xiao Jinwu smiled dumbly, it was not good to stay any longer, he got up and walked out, before going out, he suddenly glanced at Xu Rui, sighed and said: "You, it's not a good thing to be too sharp, there will always be a day when the battle will be over." ”
As he spoke, he glanced at King Su, shook his head, and went out as well.
King Su walked to Xu Rui's side, looked at the back of Xiao Jinwu leaving, and sighed: "Xiao Shangshu wants to remind you that the birds are good and the bow is hidden, and the cunning rabbit is dead and the lackeys are cooked, so that you don't be pampered and arrogant, but I don't care about the presence of this king, so it's not easy to say clearly, he has good intentions for you." ”
Xu Rui patted King Su on the shoulder: "Why aren't you?" I know you hate these things the most, but I'm bothering you to make this trip yourself. ”
King Su smiled: "Since you and I are brothers, even if it is troublesome, we can't help but come, but if I knew that you had left so many backs, I wouldn't have made this trip in vain." ”
As he spoke, King Su's face suddenly became serious: "The fourth brother actually wants to come, but you know, because of that incident, he is always a little afraid to see you, but I think he is about to come out." ”
Xu Rui knew that King Su was talking about the young girl, King Yu was in love at the beginning, and he was confused by the young girl, which not only ruined Xu Rui's plan, but also displeased Emperor Hongwei, and the more he thought about it afterwards, the more ashamed he became, and he had avoided Xu Rui for several months.
In fact, people are like this, after making a fool, others often laugh at it, but he himself can't let go for a long time, and everyone seems to be laughing at himself.
"I know, this kind of thing can only wait for him to come out by himself, don't worry, I'll wait for him to invite me to ask Tiange to drink."
Seeing Xu Rui being so open-minded, King Su finally put his mind at ease, what he was most afraid of during this time was the estrangement between Xu Rui and King Yu, which was a bad thing for both of them.
After thinking about it, King Su said again: "This time you won a big victory, but you offended Wang Yi miserably, now Wang Yi is an important figure in Lao Qi's camp, he is so ugly, I'm afraid Lao Qi's face is not good-looking, you better go and say hello in advance." ”
Xu Rui shook his head: "I can say hello to anything, but this is not the case, because this is the position I insist on."
If it weren't Wang Yi who stretched out his claws into the Apocalypse Guard today, but the crown prince or the king of Liao, I would have chopped off that claw, and I just wanted the world to understand this truth. ”
King Su glanced at him in surprise, revealing a thoughtful look, and after a long time, he suddenly sighed: "So that's the case, it seems that this king is still far from leading the troops." ”
In the south study, Emperor Hongwei looked at Jinyiwei's secret report with relish, and the content was naturally the conflict between Tianqiwei and the left guard of the Chinese army.
After a while, he shook his head with a smirk.
"Tsk, Xu Rui, this kid is bold enough, Wang Yi is far behind in terms of courage, the two of them took office almost at the same time, one is self-made, and the other is ready-made, it's only been a few months, is the gap already so obvious?"
"Your Majesty, sometimes it is much more difficult to tinker than to start over."
Wang Shun saw that Emperor Hongwei was in a good mood, so he interjected for the first time.
Emperor Hongwei nodded: "Yes, a blank piece of paper is naturally written at will, and there are many constraints to scribble and change, but although the pattern and spirit have nothing to do with ability, they will restrict the height that a person can achieve, just by virtue of this matter, the current Wang Yi is still a grade lower than the current Xu Rui." ”
"The two of them have their own merits in handling this matter, they are both shrewd and capable talents, although they are superior, they are both His Majesty's arms, which is really gratifying."
"Yes, talent is rare!"
Emperor Hongwei laughed and said, "But Xu Rui, this kid is black enough, does the cost of the decoction cost 800,000 taels?"
You go and tell him that I have seen what he has done and is angry, and I will ask for a sum of money to heal his wounds, no more, no less, only 800,000 taels.
I'm so busy these days, I haven't bought jewelry for the concubines in the harem for a long time, so let him do it. ”
"Yes, slave and maid will do it."
Wang Shun took the order and left, and the hearty laughter of Emperor Hongwei came from the south study, and the palace maids and eunuchs at the door had lost count of how long they hadn't heard such laughter, and everyone felt at ease.
However, a few families were happy and a few were sad, but at this moment, the people in the Cao Gonggong Mansion didn't even dare to breathe, because Cao Wanxi cried again, and one person left the ground angrily.