Chapter 174: Surrendering to King Sui Invited to the mountain
At the mention of Lei Jin, the two were immediately silent.
Seeing this, Lu An's heart sank, "General Fu, General Cheng-"
"Alas!" Fu Tianqi sighed, "Mr. Lu should still remember the story you told us on the way to the Northern Expedition in order to boost the morale of the army, right?" β
Lu An nodded.
At the beginning, because of that incident, he was almost punished for the crime of rebellion.
"Just half a year ago, Your Majesty, oh, was still the second prince at the time, and he instructed the Dali Temple and the Criminal Department to issue a wanted warrant for General Lei on the charge of inciting the army to rebel."
"However, fortunately, the Marquis of Jing'an got the news in advance and sent someone to send General Lei out of the capital."
"It's a pity that the Hou Ye was affected by this, and was accused of rebellion, and his head was also hung on the city tower."
"Not long after that, Jing'an's head hanging on the city gate was stolen by someone at night."
"At that time, there were rumors that General Lei went and returned and took away the head of the Hou Ye."
"Since then, General Lei has been completely out of news."
"Untilβ"
Speaking of this, Fu Tianqi subconsciously lowered his voice.
"Until three months ago, His Majesty focused on pacifying the rebellion of King Sui, and sent troops to Suizhou."
"Our brother was also transferred and participated in the war against King Sui."
"It was precisely because of that war that our brothers found out that General Lei had already taken refuge under King Sui's account and became the number one general under King Sui!"
When Lu An heard this, he felt a little at ease.
Lei Jin is not dead.
That's good.
As for him taking refuge in King Sui, it is also reasonable.
Although he himself has reservations about King Sui's personality, in any case, King Sui is good at buying people's hearts, which is true.
If Lu Yuyan hadn't reminded him, I'm afraid he would have been confused by King Sui.
Of course, no matter what kind of person King Sui is or what intentions he has, none of this matters.
Anyway, he didn't want to have anything to do with that powerful royal man anymore.
But Lei Jin is different.
Lei Jin was born as a military general, and the battlefield is the most suitable place for him.
Moreover, it is better to follow King Sui than to work for Xia Chun, a ruthless person.
In addition, if Lei Jin wants to avenge his father, he can only choose the road of King Sui.
Fu Tianqi continued, "When our brothers saw General Lei, where would they still have the heart to confront? β
"In fact, there are not a few soldiers who have the same idea as us."
"Anyway, Your Majesty's execution of Jing'an Hou has too much influence in the army!"
"Jing'an Hou is the only god of war since the founding of my Great Xia, but in the end he was unjustly killed, and even his head was hung on the city tower to show the public!"
"Your Majesty treats the greatest contributor to the founding of the country like this, how can it not be cold to us soldiers?"
"What's more, at least half of the soldiers who went to attack Suizhou had followed General Lei on the northern expedition, so how could they do something to him?"
"As a result, in that battle, the court lost very badly, and we, the brothers who were unwilling to do it, got together after being dispersed."
"If you return to the capital like this, you will inevitably be punished, and you will even be falsely accused by some guys with evil intentions because you once went north with General Lei!"
"Therefore, the remnants of our army were defeated, and finally gathered together and fled to Jincheng's side."
"On the way, I encountered several killings by the Turkic cavalry, and when I arrived here at Baishi Mountain, there were only about 500 people left."
"Now the Central Plains is in chaos everywhere, not only the north is fighting, but there are also mobs in the south of the Yangtze River.
"Not long ago, a brother detective heard that a large caravan was about to pass by our cottage, and the brothers brought people over, but they didn't expect it, but they ran into Mr. Lu and Miss Mu, and almost got into a fight."
"By the way, Mr. Lu, why are you here?" Cheng Xuefeng next to him glanced at Michelin and Ba Chier beside Lu An again, "Could it be that you went to the Western Regions and just came back?" β
Lu An nodded, "About half a year ago, we went to the Western Regions to run errands, and by the way, we came back from purchasing some goods, but we didn't expect that in just half a year, the Central Plains would be in such a mess.
By the way, General Fu, General Cheng, since Brother Lei is safe and has gone to King Sui's side, do you know what is the current situation of the two brothers, Zhao Gang and Luo Ming?
They're not affected, are they? β
"General Zhao and General Luo......" Fu Tianqi groaned, "Mr. Lu don't worry, they are still alive and well."
It's just that everyone in the army knows that those two generals have the closest relationship with General Lei.
Even if there is no evidence to prove that the two generals participated in General Lei's rebellion, they are inevitably implicated and suspicious.
Now, General Luo and General Zhao have been robbed of military power, which is equivalent to being idle at home.
If it weren't for the fact that the families of the two generals were too large and they were all concentrated in the capital, maybe the two generals would have defected to King Sui a long time ago. β
"Brother Fu, don't talk nonsense!"
As soon as Fu Tianqi finished speaking, Cheng Xuefeng reprimanded.
Fu Tianqi waved his hand, "Brother Xuefeng, don't worry, Mr. Lu and General Lei are commensurate with each other, and they have the same relationship with General Zhao and General Luo, so why be nervous?" β
Lu An nodded, "General Fu is right.
Long before Lu left the capital, he married Lei Jin, Zhao Gang and Luo Ming as brothers with different surnames, and it can be seen that the two generals are also upright people, and it is a good thing to be cautious, but Lu will never betray his brother.
As for General Luo and General Zhao, ......"
Lu An frowned and thought for a while, "Actually, it's not a bad thing for them to stay in the capital.
And because of the influence of Brother Lei, it was even more impossible for the imperial court to let them lead troops to the battle, but it also avoided the embarrassing situation of them and Brother Lei meeting on the battlefield.
By the wayβ"
Speaking of this, Lu An's face changed suddenly, and he asked nervously, "Two generals, the Lei family's wrongful rebellion was ultimately caused by Lu Mou's original intention to shock the army's heart.
Since the Marquis of Jing'an was killed because of this, then ...... Have you ever heard that the Light Smoke Pavilion and the Duxiu Fang in Beijing have been implicated? β
Qiao'er, who was feeding the child porridge and soup on the side, also pricked up her ears.
Anyway, now that the former second prince has ascended the throne and become the emperor, once the Qingyan Pavilion is affected, then wouldn't the Lord of Phantom Cloud also be affected?
Fu Tianqi shook his head, "We have also heard that Duxiufang is a business jointly cooperated by Mr. Lu's father and son and Emperor Sun.
However, as far as we know, Duxiu Fang was not implicated, and Qingyan Pavilion was calm as usual.
It was only before His Majesty ascended the throne that there were rumors that it seemed that Ling Zun had left the capital early and did not know where to go.
As for Duxiufang, it was entrusted to the housekeeper of Emperor Sun's family to temporarily manage it. β
Whew-
It's okay, it's okay.
Hearing that Duxiufang was fine, Lu An finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fu Tianqi on the opposite side looked at Mu Lu'an, "If Mr. Lu can trust our brothers, after dawn, it is better to go to our Baishi Mountain cottage to settle down temporarily, or it is not too late to travel after resting for two days."
After all, on the way back to the capital from here, even if you don't encounter the raids of the Turkic cavalry, you may encounter bandits again. β
Lu An thanked him without hesitation, "Lu is deeply honored to meet the two generals here, and the two generals will lead the way later." β
"Hehe, Mr. Lu is polite."