Chapter Forty-Eight: Fooling Around
Yang Guang's anger only lasted for two days.
Because at ten o'clock in the morning of the third day, Sima Dejia, who had been sent to suppress the bandits, returned with his army.
It is said that it is an "army", but in fact, there are less than 100 people.
This time the bandits went through several twists and turns, and most of the 500 people they brought with them were lost, but it was by relying on this number of men and horses that tens of thousands of bandits were wiped out.
Such a brave record is destined to leave a strong color in the history books.
And Yang Guang also gave Sima Dejia a lot of face, paved the road with a red carpet, personally led hundreds of officials to greet him, and after receiving Sima Dejia, Yang Guang also gave a big hug very warmly, looking so cordial, without the slightest king's shelf.
This picture fell in Yuwen's eyes, and the depression can be imagined.
As for those generals, they were all kinds of envy and jealousy of Sima Deji.
After all, a considerable number of people already know how Sima Dejiao won this battle. It can be said that without the blessing of the top tactic of "guerrilla warfare," no matter how well Sima Dejiao commanded the army, it would have been impossible to win this tough battle.
Moreover, they also believed that as long as they could skillfully master "guerrilla warfare," they would still be able to return triumphantly even if it was not Sima Dejiao who went to suppress the bandits.
To put it bluntly, Sima Dejiao's exploits are equivalent to picking them up for nothing.
On the main hall, Yang Guang held a grand banquet, with all kinds of wine and delicacies, and a group of beautiful palace maids shuttling through the crowd, which was extraordinary.
After three rounds of drinking, Yang Guang announced the canonization of Sima Dejiao as generalissimo as promised.
Chief Sima Dejiao couldn't kneel, and even shed tears excitedly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, thank you, Your Majesty, the end will be today, all of them will be loved by Your Majesty, from today onwards, the end will be born as a person of the Great Sui, and die as the soul of the Great Sui. ”
Yang Guang joked with a smile: "Then if I don't make you the generalissimo, will you be disloyal to the Great Sui?" ”
Sima Dejiao clenched his fists: "Your Majesty said that you are laughing, the loyalty of the last general to the Great Sui can be seen by the sun and the moon." ”
But having said that, Sima Dejiao looked around suspiciously. He didn't know too much about what had happened in the imperial court recently, so he still thought that he, the generalissimo, should not be so happy, and those Yuwen clan's henchmen would definitely get in the way.
However, the strange thing is that in today's court, more than half of the Yuwen clan's henchmen are missing, and then look at Yu Wenhua, Yuwen Zhihe and a group of people, although their faces are not good-looking, they have never come out to speak.
This is a strange thing that I can't figure out.
In the end, Yu Wenzhi couldn't sit still, got up and said: "Your Majesty, Sima Dejiao has the honor to become the generalissimo, second only to the general to protect his children, it can be said that he has been promoted three levels in a row, and the speed is staggering. ”
"According to the minister, if this generalissimo Sima wants to convince the people of the world to convince him, he has to make some military exploits. It just so happened that Your Majesty didn't want to start a war against Chang'an? You can give him more troops, and he will take the lead. What does Your Majesty think? ”
Yu Wenhua and Wen Yan nodded secretly.
He didn't ask Yuwen Zhiji to say this, but Yuwen Zhihe's suggestion is quite feasible.
Since they can't prevent Sima Dejiao from being promoted to the position of generalissimo, then arrange for the latter to leave Jiangdu, Li Yuan's elite soldiers are innumerable, Sima Dejia can defeat tens of thousands of bandits, can he still defeat Li Shimin?
As long as he dares to fight this first battle, I believe that he will be frustrated on the battlefield in a few days, which is also the best way to prevent Sima Deji's rise.
"Yuwen Zhiji, are you messing around?"
Before Yang Guang could speak, Lai Hu'er took the first step to stare at him and shouted: "Sima Dejiao, he has just returned triumphantly, and he is physically and mentally exhausted, if you don't give him some time to recuperate for a while, what kind of head will you fight?" Even if you want to take the lead, it should be a few months away. ”
"A few months?" Yuwen Zhihe sneered: "After a few months, is there still a chance to take the lead?" Li Yuan's iron hooves have already stepped all over the Jiangdu. ”
Lai Hu'er came up, pointed at Yu Wenzhi and his nose and scolded: "You can try it again?" ”
"Why, is it impossible for the general to intimidate his own official? Yes, you are indeed famous in the army, but don't think that this officer is a vegetarian. Yu Wenzhi retorted.
Lai Hu'er was about to step forward to teach Yuwen Zhiji a lesson, but he was stopped by Sima Dejiao before he could do it, after all, he knew that if he did it in the main hall, Lai Hu'er would become unreasonable, which would only make Yuwen Zhi and this villain more arrogant.
Today's Sima Dejiao, although he is the generalissimo of the Great Sui, but he still respects Lai Hu'er very much, this is a veteran of the Great Sui, in terms of experience and qualifications, they are far beyond him, and there are many places to rely on to protect children in the future.
"Okay, all Aiqing are a little more restrained, what does it look like to make such a stiff fuss, aren't you afraid to spread it out and let outsiders see jokes?"
"I do want to attack Chang'an, but this matter is not in a hurry, regarding the appointment of Sima Dejia, I also have my own arrangements, I don't have to worry about anyone, today is the day to reward Sima Dejiao, and other trivial matters will not be discussed!"
"Sima Dejiao, in addition to Kaifeng as the generalissimo, I also prepared 10,000 taels of gold, antique calligraphy and paintings, silk and satin, and a number of servant slaves.
"In addition, all the soldiers who survived from the battlefield this time will be rewarded, not to mention wealth or anything for the time being, all of them will be promoted to three levels in a row and promoted to officers!"
At this time, Yang Guang's voice sounded in everyone's ears, revealing the topic without a trace, and bringing the topic back to the matter of suppressing bandits. Those who wanted to target Sima Dejiao looked at Yang Guang's expression uncertainly, and their eyes were full of undisguised hatred.
Of course, this is exactly what Yang Guang is aiming for.
He just wants to let the people in the court know who is the king. If there are still people who jump out and sing the opposite tune, then I'm sorry, there are still a lot of idle beds on death row, so if you want to go in, go in.
Life there is very leisurely.
When everyone was full of wine and food, the time also came to the third watch.
The banquet ended in harmony.
It's just that I don't know if it's my own illusion, before leaving the main hall, Yang Guang vaguely saw Yu Wenhua and smiled gloomily at Sima Dejiao, and the killing intent at that moment was strong to the extreme.
Yang Guang, who was already dizzy from drinking, didn't have time to think about it, so he was helped down by Queen Xiao.
A disturbing thought flashed through my mind.
It's a pity that Yang Guang at this moment had no strength and couldn't make extra arrangements, so he fell asleep in Queen Xiao's arms, forgetting everything......