"The kite, the sharp weapon of the country, and the murder weapon of the country. Reuse, use with caution. - "Quotations of the Marshal"

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In the highest office in Chang'an, the old marshal was wearing thick reading glasses at this time, processing documents one after another.

Compared with two years ago, the old marshal's old age has become more obvious, his already gray hair is more like snow and frost, and the deep wrinkles on his face are like the years that have mottled time.

At this moment, there was a knock on the door, and the old marshal said without raising his head: "Come in." ”

A slender figure walked in, put down a delicate bowl in the vacant place on the table next to the old marshal, and said in a deep voice: "Generalissimo, after working for so long, take a breath and drink a bowl of lotus seed soup." ”

The old marshal raised his head when he heard the voice, glanced at the comer, he put the pen down, gently took off his reading glasses, and said with some surprise: "Oh, Gongbo, why are you?" Is there anything important to report in the Gyeonggi Defense Circle? ”

"Everything is fine in the Gyeonggi defense circle, and the officers and men of the Red Army are doing their best to protect the safety of the capital." Zhang Gongbo brought the lotus seed soup to the old marshal, and said respectfully, "The subordinates are watching the generalissimo work day and night, and he can't bear it, so he specially ordered someone to pick the lotus seeds from his own lotus pond and simmer them slowly to calm your nerves." ”

The old marshal smiled helplessly, it was not easy to refuse this affection, so he took two bites of lotus seed soup, and said while eating: "Gongbo, if you have time to learn to help the Su, do more practical things, just let others do this kind of thing, you are a capital lieutenant general, how can you think about boiling soup all day long?" ”

"What the Generalissimo said is that I should remember it." Zhang Gongbo bowed his head and saluted, then his eyes were a little wandering, and he asked tentatively, "Actually, there is another matter in the subordinates, I don't know whether to talk about it or not." ”

Maybe it was because the lotus seed soup tasted really good, and the old marshal nodded: "Say it." ”

"The subordinate just came back from meeting Luo Wei."

When he heard the name "Luo Wei", the old marshal was confused for a while, and didn't seem to think of this person, but soon remembered the name that made him hateful, he put the lotus seed soup away, and asked solemnly: "What?" This guy is in Chang'an? ”

"Yes, just arrived today."

"What are you talking about?"

Zhang Gongbo said: "Some innocuous topics, but the subordinates think that when the distinguished guests visit, they should be greeted with courtesy." ”

The old marshal sneered: "Ridiculous, what distinguished guest? It's just a hairy boy who does a lot of evil, you have also lost your identity, and you actually deigned to meet this kind of person. ”

Zhang Gongbo had a hesitant look on his face, and cautiously walked to the generalissimo's side, bowed his head and whispered: "Generalissimo, I'm afraid you don't know that this person has become Leng Kite's henchman. ”

The generalissimo was drinking the lotus seed soup again, but after hearing this, he choked on it, as if some soup had choked into his lungs, and he coughed very badly: "Cough! Ahem..."

Zhang Gongbo hurriedly patted the old marshal's back lightly, and said in a panic: "Generalissimo, don't be anxious!" ”

The old marshal stretched out his hand and pulled out a tissue, wiped his mouth, frowned and said vaguely: "Ahem... You... Ahem... Make it clear! ”

"The subordinates met Luo Wei today, with the original intention of wanting to know about the situation of the bandits, and you also know that in the past two years, there have been complaints and reports, saying that Luo Wei has slaughtered prisoners many times during the clean-up mission. I didn't dare to believe the family's words, so I wanted to ask him for evidence. Zhang Gongbo's face became a little bad, and he shook his head gloomily and said, "Who knows, Luo Wei said wildly during the tea hall meeting, and he actually claimed, 'General Leng Kite will kill if he wants to kill, how can you say more'!" ”

The old marshal's face was cloudy, and he said faintly: "I know that Luo Wei has always been a serious murderer, but I didn't expect it to be arrogant to such a point, and he also used the name of Leng Kite. ”

"In fact, there were signs of this kind of thing two years ago, Leng Kite didn't bring anyone else at the Far North Conference in the 7th year of the collapse, but brought Luo Wei, and the intention of solicitation was beyond words."

The old marshal's eyes were a little erratic, and his face was so gloomy that he was almost dripping: "This girl is like this, anyone dares to ask for it, she raises wolves all day long, and she is not afraid of being bitten by wolves one day." ”

"What the generalissimo said is extremely true, the last time an officer from Chang'an went to Beijing to inspect, he found that there were many more evolutionaries recruited from the wilderness in the Eagle Banner Army, and they were organized into a team, undisciplined, and miasma, and turned a blind eye to the inspecting officers, so that they returned humiliated." Zhang Gongbo's body leaned forward, sighed and said, "In these teams, I don't know how many people like Luo Wei are, and the subordinates are not worried about their ineffective suppression of bandits, after all, they are all from the wilderness, and their combat power is commendable, but..."

Zhang Gongbo seemed to have something unspeakable, he hesitated for a while, and said worriedly: "It's just that my subordinates are worried that if it goes on for a long time, Leng Kite's Eagle Banner Army will be deeply rooted in the Jingshou area, and most of the soldiers under his command will be this kind of wilderness warriors who do not obey Chang'an's orders. When the time comes, once she supports the army and respects herself, holds high the red flag on the surface, and secretly divides one side, I am afraid that it will cause disaster, and the harm is no less than that of Dong Zhuozhi in the Eastern Han Dynasty and Wu Sangui in the Qing court. ”

The old marshal is not a fool, he knows the political situation of the Central Committee better than anyone else, and he understands that Zhang Gongbo has been hurting Leng Kite openly and secretly, and the party disputes of various factions have never stopped.

It's just that the way of leadership lies in reconciliation, so that everyone can do their best, there are contradictions that are not terrible, and where there are people, there are contradictions, as long as the reconciliation is good, this contradiction will become the driving force for the entire state apparatus to move forward.

Zhang Gongbo's series of words at this time must have the meaning of slandering the cold kite, and he can't be too obedient.

However, it is impossible not to listen.

Since Leng Kite was promoted to general, he has done too many "out-of-line" things, and even had a side-of-control in the Northern Expedition, although he has been much more honest in the past two years, and he will seek the approval of the Central Committee of Chang'an before making a big move, but there are many small actions in secret.

In Zhang Gongbo's words, he claimed that Leng Kite seized the head of Beijing and wanted to be a separatist force like Dong Zhuo and Wu Sangui, which was obviously malicious slander.

However, it is also a fact that the Eagle Banner Army has expanded wildly, and it is also a fact that the proportion of wilderness soldiers under its command has increased, and it is also a fact that Chang'an is despised without discipline.

The old marshal knew that Leng Kite was not a self-respecting person, but the problem was that she did have the strength to divide one side.

Now, especially in the northern region, the soldiers only know that they have to listen to Leng Kite's "general orders", and never care about Chang'an's "marshal orders".

The same is true of the hostile forces in the north, which have never known only the "Eagle Banner Army" and do not know what the "Republican Red Army" is.

The deepening of this situation, does it mean that everything is okay now does not mean that it will be okay in the future, those princes who divided the territory in history, before the rebellion, how many of them would have written "I am a traitor" on their faces?

If the old marshal had always had an attitude towards Leng Kite before and let it go, don't break the sky, then at this moment, when Zhang Gongbo admonished, a seed was planted in his heart, a seed to beware of Leng Kite...

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