There is a saying that literati rebel, and it will not be achieved in three years, because literati think a lot and worry a lot, and they can't do anything if they look forward and look backwards, while martial artists are different, they are simple-minded, and they may do it as soon as their heads are hot.

Therefore, since ancient times, it has been military generals who have rebelled, so no matter which dynasty or generation, the emperor is deliberately emphasizing literature over military force, that is, deliberately suppressing the power of military generals.

However, this also shows the importance of military power, Xu Guan has provoked the relationship between Li Sheng and Gu Junyan again and again, it is because Gu Junyan holds military power and has great military achievements, which makes Li Sheng have a sense of crisis.

The military power of the dynasty is in the hands of the Gu family, and there are many people who say that the Gu family is not good, and there are many people who support Li Sheng's reduction of troops at the beginning, but among these people, there are really not a few people who want to get a piece of the pie in the army.

The Yun family is one of the more far-sighted, for the future of the queen and the second prince, it is impossible without the support of military power, but in the past, the army was the Gu family's sphere of influence.

And now it's different, Li Sheng is going to start recruiting again, and this team will be controlled by Li Sheng himself in the future, which is extraordinary, so many nobles in the capital have made up their minds.

Let his young nephew go in, go around the battlefield, and go around with Gu Junyan, Gu Junyan is an undefeated general, he won the battle, and he has military merits, why not rise step by step? This is a real military feat! Although it is a bit dangerous to go to the battlefield, it is a dangerous thing to seek wealth and wealth! There are not many opportunities like this, and if you miss this time, you don't know when the next time will be.

Therefore, the imperial court has announced that it is going to recruit soldiers, the scene is extremely hot, and there are many people who come together in groups, these people are the sons of the nobles to join the army, the family is not at ease, so they sent the family to follow the courtyard or the small servant together, and in the future, they will go to the battlefield, and there are people who can take care of it.

There are many nobles in the capital who have this idea, and they have all gone to Xu Guanyi for help, these people are all veteran nobles who have been operating in the capital for several generations, and they are different from rising rookies like Xu Guanyi.

The old family always has a high spirit, and he doesn't take Xu Guanyi very seriously, even if Xu Guanyi later married Princess Wuyang, it was just an accessory of Princess Wuyang, in fact, he himself was not really accepted by the upper nobles, but this time he had to ask to come to the door, hoping that Xu Guanyi could 'take care' and 'take care' of his family.

If Gu Junyan came to recruit troops, they would not dare, after all, the Gu family itself was the top noble and wealthy family in the capital, and they had a profound background, so they would not sell their face.

Many families came to the door, hoping that Xu Guanyi could help 'take care', they are all children of some noble families, naturally it is impossible to be just a small soldier, before enlisting in the army, they will do a simple training, which is also responsible for them, otherwise a group of white Ding will go to the battlefield, it will be a death.

Those who perform well during the training period will be promoted to squad leader and be responsible for managing the soldiers under him, which is also a form of management in the army.

Of course, it is naturally impossible to recruit troops in only one place, Xu Guan took a look at the recruitment paperwork, and with the banner of Li Sheng, it is still easy to act.

In addition to the capital, some large families in other places are reluctant to let their only son go to the battlefield, and they will generally buy children from poor families to replace them, this kind of thing is absolutely impossible to appear when Gu Junyan was in charge of conscription before, and no one dares to fool Gu Junyan.

Now that he has been replaced by Xu Guanyi's people, Xu Guanyi has turned a blind eye, relaxed the boundaries of the people under him, and he also needs to let the people who buy his subordinates work better for him, and secondly, in order to establish a good relationship with merchants or officials in various places and accumulate contacts.

In a blink of an eye, more than a month has passed, and Xu Guanyi's conscription is in full swing, even more lively than when the Gu family was recruiting in the past, with a thriving attitude.

Li Sheng was also relieved to get the return, thinking that Xu Guanyi was worthy of being a talent, and this matter was done beautifully, and he recruited a lot of talents.

Then, something happened.

In fact, this matter is not a big deal, Gu Junyan has a great reputation among the people, especially after Gu Yanshan returned to the field, Gu Junyan, as the new leader of the Gu family, naturally attracted much attention, especially because he was younger and more legendary, and was the first object of admiration in the minds of many teenagers.

So this time to recruit troops, and to follow Gu Junyan to the battlefield to fight, there are many hot-blooded sons and daughters who actively responded to the call, in fact, they came for Gu Junyan.

One of them is named Wu Tianming, sixteen years old this year, his physical fitness is good, he has been working in the fields with his parents since he was a child, working in a martial arts hall before enlisting in the army, and he also learned two hands, so his comprehensive quality is very good in the recruits, and many recruits say that he will definitely be able to become a team leader.

So when he was in the recruit training camp, he worked harder and harder than anyone else, just hoping to see Gu Junyan as soon as possible, but at the end of the training, the candidate announced was not Wu Tianming.

Although Wu Tianming was disappointed, he had no choice but to admit it, only that he was not good enough and was not selected, after all, General Gu Shao is so powerful, where is it so easy to see!

But the person who was selected later, since the recruits entered the training camp, had never seen anyone, and showed up at the end of the day, Wu Tianming and a few civilian recruits felt that something was wrong.

As soon as a few people discussed, they went to find someone to understand the situation, this time the person who replaced Wu Tianming was Xue Bowen, the son of Hubu Shangshu, and there was a conflict as soon as the two sides met.

Especially Wu Tianming was beaten to the point that he only had half a breath left, and after he was sent back, Wu Tianming's grandmother came to the door, and the matter came to Gu Junyan as soon as he made a fuss.

Gu Junyan had long known what Xu Guanyi had done in the conscription, and he had made this incident again, Gu Junyan was furious, and directly broke into the recruit camp to find Xue Bowen, just so coincidentally, Xue Bowen led people to play sieve gambling in the camp tent.

The barracks are hard, there are many rules, one of which is to prohibit gambling, which is absolutely not allowed, Gu Junyan counted the old accounts and old accounts together, and directly tied up several people involved in gambling in front of the recruits.

Xue Bowen was not afraid at all: "My father is the head of the household!" My maternal grandfather was the son of the country! Do you dare to touch me? ”

Gu Junyan didn't pay attention to him, but coldly swept over all the recruits, and said in a hard voice: "I don't care who you used to be, what you did, what identity you have, when you come here, you are a soldier, and you must abide by military regulations!" If you violate military law, you have to be punished! After a pause, he shouted, "Yi Wu! Tell me, in the barracks, what is the crime of gathering crowds to gamble?! ”

"General Qiyu! Cut according to the law! ”

Xue Bowen's face changed, and several other family members were also a little scared, Gu Junyan took the knife and walked towards Xue Bowen step by step.

Xue Bowen's eyes were full of horror: "I, my father is, my father is the head of the household!" You don't dare to kill me, you don't dare to ......"

Gu Junyan didn't wait for him to finish, his hand raised the knife and fell, Xue Bowen's head fell to the ground, the horror in his eyes froze, and he didn't have time to close it.

When Xu Guanyi arrived, Xue Bowen had just been beheaded, he looked at the scene in front of him in shock, and said angrily to Gu Junyan: "Young General! You kill soldiers for no reason! I will report it to Your Majesty! ”

Gu Junyan glanced at him coldly: "General Ben can't ask for it!" ”

Xu Guanyi and Gu Junyan entered the palace, and Hubu Shangshu was already crying outside the imperial study, and when he saw Gu Junyan, Hubu Shangshu pounced directly: "You return my son's life!" ”

Major General Gu subdued the Hubu Shangshu with one hand, the Hubu Shangshu's face turned red, and Gu Junyan said coldly: "I can't raise my godfather!" Master Xue has this mind to ask the teacher for sin, it is better to think about whether there is a problem with his own education! ”

Xiao Dezi hurriedly walked out: "Your Majesty invites the young general and Lord Xu to go in." ”

Gu Junyan let go of his hand, and Hubu Shangshu sat down on the ground, looking at Gu Junyan's back with resentment and hatred.

As soon as Gu Junyan and Xu Guan saw Li Sheng, Li Sheng was very angry: "Young General, you are really good!" Xue Shangshu's beloved son was beheaded by you on the first day he entered the barracks! You're really going to give me trouble! ”

"Your Majesty, the soldiers were recruited by Lord Xu, how can this be said to be the trouble that the last general found?" Gu Junyan said very objectively.

Li Sheng was speechless for a while, but Xu Guanyi said: "Your Majesty! The minister was ordered to recruit troops, everything was in accordance with the law, the major general killed people for no reason, this matter has nothing to do with the minister, please Your Majesty to investigate! ”

The two of them quarreled and gave Li Sheng a headache, but the person was already dead, what could he do? Punish Gu Junyan, the Great Liao Kingdom is eyeing it, if you don't punish it, how can you explain it to Xue Shangshu?

And Gu Junyan was arrogant, swearing, and looked like he was right, Li Sheng was so angry that he really didn't want to see him, so he drove people away as soon as he opened his mouth.

Gu Junyan got the words: "Yes, the last general will retire!" "He's not interested in being scolded here, he has a lot to do.

Gu Junyan actually left!

Li Sheng pointed at Gu Junyan's back, so angry that he couldn't speak: "Did he take me in his eyes!" ”

It's not a day or two since Gu Junyan had no one in his eyes, when Emperor Qianyuan was alive, Gu Junyan had this temper, and he dared to slap Chen Ge Lao in the face in public.

Li Sheng didn't think there was anything before, but if he became the emperor instead, he couldn't stand it.

Xu Guanyi was silent on the side and did not speak, and only after Li Sheng lost his temper did Xu Guanyi say: "Of course, there is a reason why the young general did this, Lord Xue has always regarded His Majesty as the head of the horse, and the young general just killed his son, this naturally does not want His Majesty to develop his own power in the army, so he kills chickens and monkeys!" ”

Li Sheng didn't speak for a long time after listening, but his eyes became gloomy and unchangeable.

"Your Majesty, the major general is obviously here for Your Majesty, he was originally dissatisfied with Your Majesty because of the conscription, and now he has caught the handle, of course, he wants to use the topic to play." Xu Guanyi said: "The main purpose is not to let His Majesty control the military power!" The ambition of the Gu family's wolf son can be seen from this! ”

Li Sheng's eyes were clear, when he was disarmed, it was Gu Yanshan who gave in, but Gu Junyan did not agree, or Gu Yanshan suppressed Gu Junyan, and now Gu Yanshan has also returned to the field, and no one can control Gu Junyan anymore.

Xu Guan stopped at the right time and did not say any more.

Gu Junyan returned to the mansion, Su Yunlai already knew what happened today, she was very worried, Gu Junyan didn't care about her worries.

"I can't let them mess around like this and ruin the prestige of the Gu family! Besides, I didn't do anything wrong, so you don't have to worry so much. Gu Junyan said with relief.

Su Yunlai endured and endured, and finally couldn't bear it anymore: "What you killed today is the son of the Hubu Shangshu, you are about to lead the troops to the battle, the grain and grass are all controlled by the Hubu, and now Xu Guanyi is the Shangshu of the War, and you have always been at odds with him, if the two join forces and embarrass you on the grain and grass, will you take the hungry soldiers to fight at that time?" ”

Gu Junyan's expression changed: "Them, they won't do this, right?" ”

Su Yunlai sighed: "The revenge of killing the son, what else can't be done?" ”

After Su Yun finished speaking, he saw Gu Junyan's calm face and not worried, and he couldn't help but feel annoyed, this person has always been so heartless, things are at this point, and he doesn't know that he is in a hurry.

Gu Junyan said: "Since I did it, I don't regret it, it was they who did it wrong, no matter what the consequences, I will bear it, they beat people first, and violated military law later, if I don't punish them for the sake of the consequences, where will the Gu family's century-old military regulations be placed?" ”

"The big husband has something to do and something not to do, if you look forward to the future, Ah Wan, I will look down on myself."

Su Yunlai sighed slightly, maybe it was because of him that she would fall for him, some people, doing anything, never just ask if it was right or not, instead of giving up after considering the consequences.

He always had his own principles to adhere to, and although she was worried, she couldn't make him change.

Forget it, she's always with him.

Gu Junyan killed the son of Hubu Shangshu, and this matter soon spread throughout the capital, and the people who sent his son to the military camp began to beat drums in their hearts, this Gu Junyan is a madman, so no matter what the consequences, he will die if he is not careful.

Li Sheng also has a headache, and the household department is still making trouble every day, but Gu Junyan is famous, and Li Sheng can't help it.

Gu Junyan probably knew that Xu Guanyi was unreliable, and then began to meddle in the matter of conscription, and the conflict between the two continued, becoming more and more tense.

At this time, the Liao army suddenly attacked a county town outside Xuzhou and unilaterally tore up the peace treaty.

The peaceful coexistence of the two countries lasted only five years.

Gu Junyan hurriedly ordered his troops to go to battle, and all the differences and arguments seemed insignificant in the face of war.

The night before leaving the capital, the atmosphere in the entire General's Mansion was extremely solemn, and even Gu Qinghao was no longer naughty obediently.

Su Yunlai personally prepared his luggage for the trip, mainly medicines, when Qi Shuying went to Jiangnan, he deliberately left many medicines for treating external injuries, and also left five life-saving pills, saying that he could take them at a critical moment, this time, Su Yunlai brought these medicines to Gu Junyan.

She hoped he wouldn't need any of them, but she was afraid that he wouldn't have them when he really needed them.

Gu Junyan didn't speak, and after letting her be busy, he knew that Su Yunlai needed such a way to keep himself from worrying.

When everything was almost ready, Gu Junyan stopped her.

"Don't prepare, it's almost there." Gu Junyan stepped forward and hugged Li Sheng gently.

Jun Yao retreated quietly with the maid.

Su Yunlai gently leaned on Gu Junyan's chest, his hands wrapped around his waist, never so hard.

"Don't be afraid, I'm a winning general, I haven't lost." Gu Junyan said in a low voice, "And you know the Great Liao Kingdom, it was all my subordinates who were defeated, and I will come back soon." ”

Su Yunlai rubbed his chest lightly, and said lightly: "I know you are very powerful, but you have to be considerate of me, my husband is going to the battlefield, even if he is powerful, I will be worried." ”

Gu Junyan hugged her tightly and whispered, "I will come back safely." After a pause, he thought for a moment, "Why don't you come with me?" Father-in-law and mother-in-law are both in Xuzhou, and you can also accompany them. ”

It's not that there is no example of accompanying the army, although Xuzhou is close to the battlefield, but he is confident that he can protect her, but in the capital, she is the only one in the house, and he is not at ease.

Su Yunlai's heart moved, but she was really moved, but after thinking about it, she still shook her head: "I won't go with you first, you go to the battlefield to fight, take your wife and daughter, others will gossip." ”

And Su Yunlai is not at ease, this time Gu Junyan offended the Hubu Shangshu, and there is also Xu Guanyi on the side who has bad intentions, and the relationship with Li Sheng is not as good as it was at the beginning, there can be no one in the capital, she will pay attention to the movements of the court, if there is any trouble, it is better to prepare early.

Gu Junyan didn't care: "I'm not afraid of anything from them!" If you want them to say it, you can say it! ”

"Qing'er is still young, and I don't worry about taking her over." Su Yun said.

When it came to his daughter, Gu Junyan thought about it and nodded, the little girl was like a mother, Gu Junyan couldn't be more satisfied, he didn't want to raise a princess of Wuyang or the county lord of Anning, he would be angry.

"By the way, you went out this time to bring Xiao Yan with you, but don't put it by your side, just dress up as a recruit, put him in the team, and take him out of the city." Su Yun said, "His injuries are almost healed. ”

Gu Junyan nodded, mixed in the team, no one would notice him, this is a good way, he doesn't want to be found out to be in contact with Xiao Yan, especially at this time, the impact on morale is too great.

The corners of Su Yunlai's mouth hooked up a smile, this night, the two quietly hugged each other and slept together, enjoying the last time together.

Su Yun admits that she is not a sentimental woman, but on the eve of parting, she still has some uncontrollable sadness.

On the second day, Su Yunlai got up early in the morning and put on armor for Gu Junyan, he was not just her husband, but the god of war general who was admired by all the people.

She'll wait for him to come back.

After the family of three had breakfast, Gu Junyan was about to leave, but Su Yunlai did not send him.

Gu Junyan led his troops out of the city, Li Sheng personally went to the city gate to see him off, Li Sheng personally poured a glass of wine for Gu Junyan, Gu Junyan took it, and fell away.

"The last general will not fail in his mission! I hope Your Majesty is waiting for the triumphant return of the last general! Gu Jun said loudly.

After Gu Junyan finished speaking, he turned around and got on his horse and led the army away, Li Sheng looked at his back, and suddenly thought that many years ago, when his imperial grandfather was still alive, he took his hand and came to see Gu Yanshan leave, the same back, they didn't look back.

The men of the Gu family are born to be on the battlefield.

Xu Guanyi, like Li Sheng, looked at Gu Junyan's back as he left, and a gleam flashed in his eyes, since he left, don't come back.

In a blink of an eye, it has been more than a month since Gu Junyan left, the ice and snow have melted, everything has recovered, and the peach blossoms have also emerged.

As soon as Gu Junyan arrived at the border pass, he controlled the battle situation, which made the people of the dynasty feel relieved, but this situation was also expected by everyone, because they were all used to it, and when Gu Junyan was there, everything would be fine.

But Gu Junyan, who was in Xuzhou at this time, was anxious.

In the handsome tent, Gu Junyan was frowning, and Yi Wu was standing in the tent, also with a dignified face.

"Where is the grain? Is there any news from the people who sent it? Gu Junyan asked in a deep voice.

Yi Wu shook his head: "I have already sent several batches of people, but there is no team to send grain and grass," after a pause, he said again: "Is it that the DPRK and China have not allocated it at all?" ”

After all, Gu Junyan had just killed the son of Hubu Shangshu when he left the capital.

"It can't be! In the fold that His Majesty returned, he had already said that the grain and grass had already set off, even if the surname Xue had an opinion on me, could it be that he still dared to bully the king? ”

Li Sheng has said that the grain and grass have already set off, if the household department Shangshu dares to do any tricks, it will be impossible to get along with Li Sheng, and then it will not be a matter of dying a son, even if he is angry again, he will not dare to make fun of the family.

But this wave of grain and grass has been set off for so long, and it hasn't arrived yet, which is obviously very unusual, this grain and grass can't evaporate in the world for no reason, right?

Da Liao sent troops very suddenly, this is because Gu Junyan received Xiao Yan's information, so he reacted quickly, even the conscription has problems, not to mention the grain and grass, there is no preparation at all, this time to the border pass, only brought enough grain and grass to eat for about 20 days.

As a result, more than a month has passed, and there is still food in the city, so it can barely be maintained, Gu Jun postponed the twist, originally thought that the obstruction of the household department was not so fast, but Li Sheng quickly replied, assuring him that there would be no problem with the grain and grass.

Gu Junyan relieved his mind a little, thinking that it was okay, but the grain and grass had not arrived for a long time, and Gu Junyan sent people to inquire about the news every day, but there was no movement.

Gu Junyan thought for a moment, and then wrote a letter, "You send it back to the capital and give it to the young lady." ”

Now that the capital is moving, he can only believe that Su Yun is coming.

It was a few days after Su Yunlai received Gu Junyan's letter, and there was really something wrong with the grain and grass!

Su Yunlai calmed herself down, but she is a female dependent, and there are some things that it is inconvenient for her to come forward, if Su Zhan is here, it would be fine.

Thinking about this now doesn't help, the most important thing now is to find out where this batch of grain and grass is.