If it is said that Li Xian obtained the right to speak in the Western Army by recognizing Jiangmen's ability, coordinating the relationship between Jiangmen and civilian officials, and asking for a large amount of military supplies and salaries from the imperial court.

But even if the Western Army gets benefits and benefits, Li Xian can only cooperate on the surface, and there are many people who become enemies with civilian officials. For example, he had a bad relationship with Shen Kuo, and even refused reinforcements during the war. At the critical moment, he did not listen to Li Xian's orders.

Compared to Li Xian.

Tong Guan's reputation is much worse than Li Xian, and he, like Li Xian, only came to the northwest with the emperor's letter of appointment. But the difference is that Tong Guan still has Cai Jing on his head, and he can't move it. Unlike Li Xian, although the Western Army also obeyed the orders of the civilian clique, there were no too strong civilian officials in the northwest during Li Xian's era.

Mild, hoping to convince Cai Jing.

At the same time, he had to coordinate the emotions of Liu Yannian and other Qin Fenglu generals, he was really angry at both ends at the beginning.

Finally, the situation eased a little, and the Qingtang people retreated.

He found himself as if he were about to be unloaded and killed on a donkey. The reason for all this was only because of the arrival of a person, who made him feel as if there was a large knife hanging in the air above his head, which would fall at any time and anywhere, which made him terrified. The eunuch is a servant of the royal family, and if even the emperor doesn't trust him, he's a wild dog that anyone can bully.

Tong Guan, who was in a state of panic, immediately found Gao Yu and pleaded: "Brother Gao, what do you think of being a brother?" ”

"It's good, it's moral, and it's a good friend to make." Gao Yu was humble and light-hearted, and he didn't think about it at all, he just heard that the imperial court sent the No. 2 big man of the Great Song Dynasty military, and the Deshun army, who went there, got rid of Zhizhou at once, and the commander of the Deshun army was also dismissed, and he was demoted to a deputy position.

This matter could not be concealed at all, and it spread in the army.

I don't dare to say that everyone is in danger, there is always a sense of urgency that the mountain rain is about to come, and the wind is full of buildings.

But Gao Yu doesn't care, he is a forbidden army, a general of the forbidden army in Beijing, and he is fundamentally different from the local forbidden army.

Gao Yu has no possibility of being held accountable, and he is not worried about being held accountable. It's just that he wonders, why is Tong Guan so nervous?

"Brother Tong, is there something wrong?"

"You don't know?"

Gao Yumu shook his head, what could he know? An Tao is the second-in-command of the military of the Great Song Dynasty, but because of the official system of the Great Song Dynasty, in order to check and balance, the power of the Privy Council and Tongzhi Privy Council is actually equal. An Tao's status is so high that Gao Yu doesn't even have the qualifications to look up. In the past, Gao Yu didn't even have the qualifications to see An Tao, what could he think? Besides, even if he had ideas, did his thoughts matter?

People with such an awareness will naturally not be nervous, Gao Yu shook his head and said: "Lord An is a fellow Privy Council, a member of the Privy Council, and we will not be wrong to listen to him." ”

"Why are you so confused, you don't want to think that we are a forbidden army, a forbidden army in Beijing. Can we be the same as Qin Fenglu's forbidden army? But after Master An arrived in Qinzhou, he didn't even give us a message. Obviously there is a misunderstanding of us, should you explain it? Tong Guan was heartbroken.

Gao Yu laughed and said, "My brother didn't bring me a message!" ”

"Li Yun was called to Qinzhou, why didn't you let him bring a letter to Qinzhou to ask? And Li Kui is also here, you won't know it, right? ”

"I know! My brother is here, and we can win the battle. ”

Gao Yu is very relieved, if he is unlucky, with his relationship with Li Kui, he will at least write a letter to remind him. What's more, in the face of Luda and Pang Wanchun, Gao Yu neither showed the decisiveness and prestige of the main general, nor did he have the ability to beat the strength of the Feilian Army. aggrievedly followed Tong Guan to guard the city for a month, which was definitely a shame for his military career.

If Li Kui was by his side, Gao Yu would be able to earn military merits while lying down.

Besides, after Li Kui followed An Tao to Qinzhou, he did not summon the generals of the Feilian Army. Gao Yu is not worried. As for Li Yun and Li Kui, they are brothers, they are a family. No matter how good this relationship is, Gao Yu can't squeeze it in!

Tong Guan almost rolled his eyes angrily, is there such a thing as you? You can be upright and worry-free, but your heart hangs? It stands to reason that An Tao, as a messenger, will definitely summon the prison sent by the emperor, Tong Guan. But left and right, Tong Guan didn't wait for the order to let him go to Qinzhou. But Li Yun received an order and led 5,000 cavalry back to Qinzhou.

Tong Guan, who was waiting in Anxi Prefecture, finally found that the situation seemed to be very unfavorable for him.

After An Tao arrived at Qinfeng Road, he did not reorganize the army, and second, he did not count the losses, which did not conform to the operation methods of the aftermath officers. Everywhere it seems to be holding back the bad and making big things out. This made Tong Guan like an ant on a hot pot, anxious. In order to have a good relationship with Qin Fenglu's officials, he even erased all the bad debts of Cai Jing who was leaving. He didn't want to show favor to Cai Jing and Cai Bian brothers, but to let the officials of Qin Fenglu read his goodness.

But I didn't expect that this was also wrong.

Early April.

Qin Fenglu Mansion reported that Cai Jing's evil deeds in Qinfeng Road led to a shortage of materials, more than a dozen crimes, and many officials were involved. completely exposed Cai Jing's bad debts.

All the officials of Qin Fenglu exclaimed: "The wolf is coming!" ”

Tong Guan encouraged Gao Yu again, this time his attitude was lower, but unfortunately Gao Yu was still unmoved. Anxi Prefecture is very close to Qinzhou, and it can be reached in two or three days.

But the question is, what did he go for?

Invite credit, he said without face.

Pleaded guilty, he thought he was right.

Fortunately, Tong Guan finally stopped being entangled, An Tao sent someone to Anxi Prefecture, and he seemed to finally remember Tong Guan and asked him to take Gao Yu to attend the Qinzhou proceedings together.

"My lord, the scholar said, let you travel lightly."

"My lord, the guards are outside, please go on the road, right?"

"My lord, I'm only going here for a few days, so I don't need to bring these household things."

……

Tong Guan's hands trembled, and before getting into the car, he asked tremblingly, "Can I come back?" ”

"The villain doesn't know."

Sitting in the carriage, Tong Guan looked gloomy, staring at the swaying ceiling, and muttered to himself: "Hongmen Banquet, it must be Hongmen Banquet." ”

As he spoke, he touched his belt. This is the belt he prepared for himself when he went out of Beijing, and the buckle made of silver was not expensive, but it was not cheap. The reason why the craftsman made such a silver buckle was because he had a dream when he was young, he wanted to be the most dazzling cub on the battlefield. The white robe and silver armor gentian bright silver spear, and the magnolia white dragon horse under the crotch. shouted: "I am Changshan Zhao Zilong, come up quickly and die!" ”

Well, the dream is strange and has a strong heroic plot.

Anyone can have a dream. You can't deprive Tong Guan of his fantasy of dreaming of becoming a fierce general because of his physical defects. Of course, if you really let him carry a gun and get on the horse, I'm afraid it will really be difficult for him.

Tong Guan is such a person, he can be humble, he can have no integrity, and he can even be framed by slander and slander, but he can't have no dreams.

He looked at the rickety carriage and the beams on it, touched the belt in his hand, and wondered if the dream should be over before it was destroyed.

Suicide, albeit painful.

But Tong Guan believes that compared with the misery of Li Xian's later years and the sadness of the hero's end, death can at least be vigorous.

It's a pity that Tong Guan is a eunuch after all, and he is afraid of pain.

The carriage shook on the road for two days in a row, and when Tong Guan was about to be shaken apart, it entered Qinzhou City.

Outside the city, the houses destroyed by the war can still be seen after the smoke and fire, and the people in the city have lost the hustle and bustle of the past, as if the pent-up anger needs to explode, which makes people's hearts palpitate.

"Master, shall we go to the state office, or shall we go to the post station?"

"The state office, right?"

An Tao's camp was arranged in the state yamen of Qinzhou, and the yamen of Qinzhou at this time was heavily guarded, and even the streets needed to be checked. Tong Guan's car was stopped by the guards: "Stop, what are you doing?" ”

"Open your dog's eyes and see, this is the Scout's car."

"Come down and take a look."

"You dare!"

Tong Guan's personal guards are used to being arrogant on weekdays, where is it allowed to be humiliated. The two sides did not talk speculatively for more than half a sentence, and the conflict became tense, and even the blades faced each other, and a stalemate ensued.

"Put it down, put it all away." Tong Guan hurriedly poked his head out of the car and reprimanded his guards: "You want to rebel? Stand down for me. ”

As he spoke, Tong Guan got out of the car, and he took out a piece of loose silver from his sleeve. Shoved into the hands of the guards without a trace. If it were the forbidden army in Qinzhou, they would be able to disappear this small piece of silver without a trace with a single hand. However, this scene surprised Tong Guandu. The moment the other party touched the silver, as if his hands were burned, he screamed and threw the silver on Tong Guan's body, pointing at Tong Guan's nose and scolding: "Aren't you harmful?" I'm upright, how can I be bought by your little favor? ”

All kinds of traces show that Tong Guan is going to be unlucky, and he is unlucky.

Tong Guan was stunned, and at this moment, he realized that Qin Fenglu seemed to have changed the sky.

There was still silver that couldn't be sent, and a ridiculous thought flashed through his mind: "It's been a long time since I gave away filial piety, and the level of giving money by myself is no longer what it used to be?" ”

"Go down!"

Just when Tong Guan was embarrassed, he couldn't stand, and he didn't dare to go. Suddenly, a middle-aged man spoke, relieving Tong Guan's embarrassment. He turned his head to look in the direction of the voice, and the person who came was about his age, looking older than him. It's just that unlike Tong Guan, there is a kind of civilian-like elegance between the gestures of the people who come, and at the same time he is tall and powerful, looking at Kong Wu, as if he is a military general.

The appearance of the planting is very recognizable in the northwest officialdom.

Although Tong Guan had only met him once in Yan'an Mansion, it did not prevent him from recognizing the identity of the other party, and arched his hand: "Dare to ask if it is a kind of Zhizhou in person?" ”

Chong Jianzhong was slightly stunned, he had just been promoted from Tuiguan to Zhizhou. This official position didn't make him much proud, and he didn't have a governor.

It's just that the fall was too bad before, and the situation took a sharp turn all the way to the bottom.

What surprised him was not because he was promoted to Zhizhou, but because Tong Guan actually bowed to him. Although the other party is a eunuch, he also has the emperor's order, and the size is also a chincha. This was a situation that he could not have imagined before. He hurriedly returned the salute: "Scout, the bachelor is waiting for you." ”

Chong Jianzhong felt the satisfaction of being valued from the bottom of his heart. Sure enough, since following the big guy, his waist has become straighter, his speech has become harder, his knees are no longer sore, and even his face in the past has risen. This feeling is so cool!

"There are workers leading the way."

Tong Guan's face suddenly turned pale, and An Tao was waiting for him. What a ruthless heart! Your dignified boss didn't even let him go, a little crippled person?

Before Tong Guan went up the steps, he straightened his clothes, stubbornly trying to maintain the dignity of the imperial court supervisor.

Not in the lobby?

Tong Guan's heart was even more sudden, he was doing things in Qinfeng Road, which was not a big mistake. If he is in the lobby, he has to be reasonable, and he is not afraid to reason with An Tao. But in the official residence, and even in the back office, he was really afraid. It's like being in the palace, the emperor is angry in the Purple City Palace, and he can't do anything except get angry. Because above the main hall is the place of reasoning, and the emperor is no exception.

But it's different in the harem, how many unjust ghosts have become flower fertilizer in the harem?

Tong Guan has even lived in the cold palace, and he can better understand the despair and sadness that have been forgotten by the whole world. Of course, even in a miserable situation, as long as people can live, most of them will choose to live. But recalling the past, Tong Guan still had a chill like falling into an ice cave, which came out of his heart.

The moment he saw An Tao, his legs and stomach couldn't help but tremble. He didn't even dare to look at An Tao. Li Kui on the side was a little funny, Tong Guan originally had to show a strong and mighty posture everywhere, so that people felt that he could lead good soldiers. It's a pity that in just one battle, he revealed the prototype.

It's not easy to take the Fei Lian Army.

This army is trained according to the path of the super fierce general, and the main general wants to be safe and secure under the military flag, and if he commands the march and fights with a certain order, he will definitely pull his hips.

Because soldiers do not worship the Lord General, and without worship, they will not believe that they will always win.

Just like when Chu and Han competed, Liu Bang's 560,000 horses faced Xiang Yu's 30,000 elites. Liu Bang was defeated, and overnight, more than 500,000 troops were turned on their backs by 30,000 people killed by horses, and countless casualties were imposed. His wife and children were even arrested by Xiang Yu. (It may also be a cheap dad, after all, Liu Bang's birth is too weird, and Mrs. Liu didn't help)

There are fewer people and more people, and Xiang Yu's courage has indeed taught Liu Bang a good lesson. It stands to reason that no matter how powerful Xiang Yu is, how can he compare to the strength of 30,000 people. In the face of a sheer number, it seems that the individual does not matter. But Xiang Yu's army, with or without Xiang Yu, will be two completely different armies. If there is a change of general, even if Han Xin commands Xiang Yu's army, I am afraid that he will not be able to defeat Liu Bang's 560,000 horses. Because the number of roads between Xiang Yu and Liu Bang is different.

As long as King Xiang is here, there are only a few thousand people left under Xiang Yu's command, and this is also an iron army that can make the world fearful. And as long as Xiang Yu is in the army, any soldier in the army will firmly believe that they can defeat all opponents.

Just like Xiang Yu's army is missing Xiang Yu, Li Kui is not in the Feilian army, this elite army of more than 10,000 people, its battlefield strength seems to be boasted, and it is unbearable.

This army is very strong, but it has been injected into the soul of the commander of the demon king, without Li Kui in the army, only the generals are not convinced by each other, and the strength is not even as good as the ordinary but concerted Western army.

Tong Guan wants to rely on this army to establish his prestige, I'm afraid it will be really difficult. Even if Gao Yu was willing to help, he couldn't do it.

After all, Gao Yu is not Li Kui.

Seeing Li Kui's scene, Tong Guan's eyes showed a trace of hatred, he wanted to recruit Li Kui many times, but Li Kui ruthlessly refused, and he didn't even say a kind word. But what about An Tao?

Just went to Yan'an Mansion for a trip, and Li Kui obediently followed, which made his eyes not big, and his jealous eyes were on fire, as if he wanted to burn Li Kui to ashes before he could relieve his hatred.

Tong Guan looked at Liu Yannian, who was pale, with a pale face, and it seemed that this general in the army of Qin Fenglu was also in a bad situation.

"Slave Tong Guan, I have seen a scholar."

An Tao pretended to read a book before, but he didn't pay attention to Tong Guan at all, and only after Tong Guan opened his mouth did he put down the book, staring at Tong Guan coldly, who had a kind of panic like a mouse bumping into a cat. Cold sweat broke out on his forehead, but he didn't dare to move.

After a long time, An Tao spoke: "Now that my army is not well prepared, we need to prepare food and wages, Tong Guan, you go and supervise the grain and grass." ”

It's not a catastrophe.

It shows that the emperor did not lose trust himself. As long as the emperor doesn't want to kill him, what qualifications does An Tao have to let Tong Guan's life be lost? After turning the corner, Tong Guan's lost temper rose, and the anger in his heart rushed up, and he raised his head and looked at An Tao angrily: "I don't accept it!" ”

Liu Yannian raised his arm, covered his face, and said in his heart: "Eunuch Tong, take it when you see it!" This old man is very bad. ”