Chapter Eighty-Eight: Unnecessary
The Tang Dynasty poet Dai Shulun once wrote: "Panasonic Maoting May Cool".
In May, in late spring and early summer, the weather is starting to get a little warmer, but the occasional breeze still feels cool. The alternation of hot and cold is thought to be a natural blessing, while others are often deeply uncomfortable with the impact of this contradiction.
This is the case with the right servant shooting Feng Yanji.
When Li Jingda's army had just set up camp on the south bank of Huaishui, Feng Yanji couldn't hold it back, and took the lead in leading a few personal guards, marching towards Shouzhou City with enthusiasm, but soon his heart seemed to be in the cold.
After witnessing the Tang army camp that was burned to ashes by the fire not long ago, this scorched earth within a radius of several miles made Feng Yanji suddenly frightened, this powerful minister who didn't even pay attention to the king of Qi in the current dynasty, but at this time he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, the tragic battle situation of the day was unimaginable, just a glance as if the air around him was still burning, suffocating.
Fortunately, after nearly half a month of rectification and repair by Li Yuan and others, Shouzhou City is now basically restored, with many restaurants and shops on the street, and crowds shuttling back and forth.
Although the imperial reinforcements came late and the war had already ended, they were finally sent by the emperor and the king of Qi was in charge.
In the Qinghuai Festival Embassy, everyone respectfully enshrined Li Jingda, the king of Qi, on the upper seat, and then sat down one by one.
After the emperor's younger brother took his seat, he first praised the exploits of Li Yuan and Liu Renzhan, and then began to ask about the war with excitement on his face. In the end, it was King Qi who asked, and all the generals did not dare to speak indiscriminately at this time, so at the initiative of Li Yuan, Liu Renzhan, who was the oldest, was pushed out.
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Liu Renzhan glanced at Li Yuan helplessly, and then humbly bowed his hand to Li Jingda and said: "Your Highness, this time to exterminate the rebels, the last general will not dare to take credit, in fact, it is all the credit of Li Dashuai!" At the end of the day, he will lead his troops to ...... south of Shouzhou City"
In the end, Liu Renzhan not only analyzed the details of each battle to a very good point, but also patiently made the cause and effect clear, and finally even told Li Jingda truthfully about the situation of rectifying the city defense after the war, but he did not forget to emphasize Li Yuan's merits in and out of the words, and Li Jingda was not only excited when he heard the wonderful battle, but also gradually focused on Li Yuan, who was calm.
Liu Renzhan's voice resounded in the hall, and everyone listened attentively, but Li Yuan had other thoughts at this time, and didn't seem to notice Li Jingda's earnest eyes.
Li Jingda, the king of Qi, although his talent is mediocre, he is upright, which is a record that Li Yuan once read in the history books. When I saw it today, I didn't know how to describe it.
After many days of marching and exhaustion, he thought that Li Jingda's noble status, logically speaking, after entering the city, he would first go to the government office to rest, and then enjoy a feast happily, but as soon as he got off the horse, he was impatient to go up to the city wall to inspect, and he had to personally inspect the city defense of Shouzhou now, and he spared an hour or two under the scorching sun on his head, and after confirming that everything was safe, he returned satisfied, making everyone hungry and thirsty.
With just this one detail, Li Yuan felt that this person's personality was different from that of most princes and nobles in the Southern Tang Dynasty, at least Li Hongji, the king of Yan, would never be able to do this kind of thing, if he was either too full, or he had been holding back in Jinling for too long......
"Li Dashuai, Li Dashuai?"
Suddenly, Li Yuan was pulled back to reality by a call, and when he came back to his senses, he found that Li Jingda was standing in front of him, and hurriedly got up and arched his hand: "The end will be!" ”
Li Jingda's eyes at this time were full of appreciation, and after looking Li Yuan up and down, he smiled very kindly: "Haha, your Li Dashuai's prestige is like thunder!" When I saw it today, it was really extraordinary! Previously, the Western Expedition was successful, this king had heard that His Majesty praised you as the current Weihuo, and always felt that it was exaggerated, and I never thought that you had made such a great contribution this time, at a young age, a genius in the sky, it is really amazing! This king is deeply ashamed! I have to be like this, why worry about the country's fortune and prestige? ! ”
Under the blazing gaze of everyone, Li Yuan just smiled steadily: "Your Highness has a good reputation!" How dare the last general compare himself to Wei Huo, but he is deeply favored by His Majesty, and he dare not repay it! ”
Hearing this, Li Jingda was overjoyed, and pulled Li Yuan over and asked mysteriously: "Li Dashuai, can you talk to this king again, how is the newly made trebuchet-"
"Your Highness!" Suddenly, there was a cold sound, and Li Jingda's interest was cut off.
Who was so bold as to interrupt King Qi's words?
Everyone looked for prestige in surprise, only to see Feng Yanji get up unhurriedly, the haze on his face when he entered the city seemed to have dissipated, and he smiled meaningfully at this time: "Your Highness, please forgive this prison army for being rude, now there is an important matter, and you still need to ask Li Dashuai!" ”
Li Jingda was immediately disappointed, turned around and reprimanded: "Ridiculous! Didn't you see this king talking to Li Dashuai? What's the matter? ”
knew that Feng Yanji was scheming and had a holiday with him, but now when he heard this sudden yin and yang weirdness, Li Yuan was inevitably faintly uneasy.
Feng Yanji snorted lightly and continued: "Your Highness, Liu Dashuai just mentioned that Li Jinquan's head has been sent to Jinling quickly, but why is the traitor Li Song missing? This matter is really strange, the Qinghuai Army surrendered to the generals, and the only Baoxin Army lost its trace? ”
Li Yuan's heart suddenly tightened, this person is really shrewd, but he chose the key point......
immediately suppressed his mind and replied in a deep voice: "Feng Jian Jun, this time our army can quickly conquer Shouzhou City, this Li Song is really indispensable!" It was he who took the lead in capturing the South Gate and burned down the rebel camp! Although he was the first to rebel, it was enough to make meritorious contributions. It's a pity that the battlefield was too chaotic that day, and most of the Baoxin Army was damaged at Watergate, as for whether Li Song was dead, the city was full of corpses, and it was really difficult to identify him......"
Before the words fell, Feng Yanji shook his head, and laughed loudly unintentionally: "Listen, listen!" ”
"Don't say whether Li Song is dead or not, it's just his turn to kill Yang Weiyue in Luzhou, and then rebel, which is an unforgivable crime! Whether or not to wear a crime and make meritorious service, that is His Majesty's final say! The court has the final say! Even if you Li Dashuai has made great contributions, how can you make decisions for the imperial court? Seeing that you praised this Li Song so much, could it be that the prison army colluded with this thief in private and deliberately made him escape? ”
These heart-wrenching remarks made everyone present look at each other, and even Li Jingda, the king of Qi, couldn't help frowning.
In fact, for the situation that day, although Liu Renzhan and other generals did not know what Li Song and Li Yuan had talked to in the dense forest, the ins and outs of the generals were clear, it was Li Song who took the initiative to send a letter, and Li Yuan met with Li Song in front of all the soldiers, and there was no cover for this, and when Li Yuan rushed thousands of miles to help, he was the first to kill a lot of Baoxin soldiers, and now Feng Yanji said that Li Yuan colluded with traitors, and they never believed it.
As Li Yuan said, if there is no Li Song's help, I am afraid that now this Shouzhou City is still in the hands of Li Jinquan, and whether Li Song can make meritorious contributions will know in their hearts. And later, many corpses of the Baoxin Army were found at the Water Gate, and even Li Song's handsome flag was left in a pool of blood, how dangerous the battlefield was, most of the corpses were unrecognizable, how could you judge their life and death?
The most important thing is that what Li Yuan has done in the past few days, all the generals have seen it in their eyes and respected it in their hearts. With such a loyal and courageous achievement, how could the generals watch Feng Yanji slander? Even though he is powerful, he can't help but be excited at this time.
The audience argued for Li Yuan sentence by sentence, and the scene was chaotic for a while, while Li Yuan just sat silent, staring coldly at the silent Qi King Li Jingda, and Feng Yanji with a smug face.
Seeing that it was getting more and more intense, Feng Yanji didn't panic at all, and even said disapprenously: "You and other generals will follow Li Dashuai to fight, so naturally speak for him, but this prison army tells you that the war is your business, and the law is the court's business!" Li Song and Li Jin are both number one traitors, and now they don't know life and death, how can Your Majesty feel at ease? This prison army did not convict Li Dashuai, but only questioned it slightly, is it because you are so angry? ”
Liu Renzhan was so angry that his face was flushed at this time, his old beard shook, and he rushed straight to Feng Yanji, pointing his nose and scolding: "Damn, why are you Feng Yanji so rampant? The situation on that day was very clear to the old man, how could he slander the meritorious man? Li Songshuaiqi's flag has long been left behind in the Water Gate, and the corpse is difficult to recognize in the fierce battle, aren't you trying to make things difficult? When Li Dashuai led me to wait for a bloody battle to kill the enemy, what were you doing in Jinling? ......”
Feng Yanji had been at odds with Liu Renzhan in his early years, and at this time, when he saw the veteran reprimanding with a slap on his face, he couldn't help but be angry, and when he was about to refute it, he heard Li Yuan say coldly: "Feng Jianjun, Li Song's handsome banner and most of the banners of the Baoxin Army are now being stored in the government office, and the corpses in the city have already been gathered and burned, if it is their turn to live and die, I am afraid only God knows!" The battlefield has no eyes, what does this have to do with the generals? Could it be that Feng Jianjun wants to give Ben Shuai a trumped-up charge!
Ben Shuai set off from Langzhou a month ago to Jinling to greet his relatives, halfway heard about the Shouzhou rebellion, loyal to the country to serve the country to rush thousands of miles to help, this matter is known to everyone! This handsome is upright, how can he allow others to slander! Since you accuse me of colluding with traitors, please show evidence, otherwise this commander will definitely seek justice in front of His Majesty! ”
"That's right! Prove it! ”
"Produce evidence!"
Seeing that the generals stepped forward and roared angrily, and a few people were already about to move according to their swords, Feng Yanji, who felt that he had fallen into the wolf's den, felt cold at this time, even if he was crazy, he couldn't help but swallow his saliva and hurriedly said: "This prison army is here on the orders of His Majesty!" Are you going to rebel? ”