Chapter 440: Internal Conflict in the Northland Army
At first glance, when they heard that a letter was coming from Chang'an, all the generals of the Beidi Army in the camp turned their eyes, which made the soldiers who delivered the letter startled.
Seeing this, the soldier who delivered the letter raised the envelope in his hand and said weakly: "Generals, please see, this is a document sent by Chang'an to send urgently." ”
The veteran at the head rolled his eyes, and was the first to react, stepped forward and grabbed the envelope in his hand, and asked, "Is there anything else to send along with this letter?"
The messenger shook his head and said, "The post guard only sent this, and instructed the small one to be handed over to the Hou Ye." ”
Seeing that he couldn't ask anything else, the veteran waved his hand and said, "Now that your letter has been delivered, there is nothing to do with you, go down." ”
The soldiers who delivered the letter hurriedly withdrew from the camp after giving a military salute in the direction of Meng Tian and on both sides of the camp.
As soon as the messenger left, the young military general asked: "The old general is really majestic, Hou Ye is in person, and he dares to take Hou Ye's letter and ask questions on behalf of Hou Ye, so respectful and inferior, do you put Hou Ye in your eyes?"
The veteran general has experienced many more ups and downs than the young general, so naturally he will not be shocked by the young general's words, but he will not hesitate to say: "Don't the young people know that the envelope can be poisoned?
The young military general couldn't help but be speechless, he had lived for more than 30 years, and it was probably the first time he had seen such a shameless person.
The veteran didn't pay attention to him anymore, but tore open the seal in three or two clicks, took out the letter and glanced at it quickly, and a look of surprise involuntarily appeared on his face.
Seeing this, Meng Tian had an angry look on his face, obviously the young generals had reminded the veterans, and he dared to open the letter in front of him, which was really a bit presumptuous.
"Old general, that's Ben Hou's letter," Meng Tian said through gritted teeth.
The veteran saw that Meng Tian's face was not safe, and he knew that he was at a loss, so he hurriedly presented the letter with both hands: "Master Hou, please take a look." ”
Meng Tian took the letter coldly, opened it and said: "The Meng family has two generations of marquis, one is faithful and the other is loyal, which is enough to prove that the Meng family has been loyal for generations. Now I heard that there are rebellious people in the northern army, and I hope that the loyal and good marquis will carefully check and cut off the rebellious people, so as to ensure that the Meng's family does not fall, and the town of the north is Huhaigu. ”
After Meng Tian finished reading it, he threw the letter on the table, his face gloomy.
Seeing this, the veteran's eyes flashed with different colors, and he arched his hand to Meng Tian and said: "Hou Ye, according to the last general, this letter from the other party shows all goodwill, if Hou Ye can't make a decision, why don't you say it and discuss it together?"
Meng Tian looked at the veteran coldly and said, "You have also read the letter, do you think this is kindness?"
The veteran immediately replied: "It doesn't matter if the last general says it alone, let's talk about it and discuss it together." ”
Without waiting for Meng Tian to stop him, the veteran turned to the others in the tent and said: "The letter was written by Gongzi Hu Hai to Hou Ye, and it is clearly written, as long as Hou Ye cuts off some rebellious villains, he will no longer pursue some of Hou Ye's past mistakes." ”
After finishing speaking, the veteran stared at the young generals and the crowd, and his face was not good.
Seeing the veteran behaving like this, combined with the content of the letter, the people of the veteran faction immediately understood the meaning of the letter, and they all showed ill-intentioned eyes, staring at the young generals.
To put it bluntly, Hu Hai just told Meng Tian to kill all the henchmen left by Fusu, and I will not blame the past, and your Meng family will still guard the north and enjoy all the glory.
The young generals naturally understood the meaning of Hu Hai's letter, and even saw the meaning that the veterans of the Northland Army wanted to express.
Inside the tent, a tense atmosphere quietly descended, enveloping everyone.
Meng Tian didn't know that the veteran showed the idea that he was sacrificing the henchmen left by Prince Fusu to protect the Beidi Army and the Meng family from being affected.
But how could Meng Tian, who considered himself loyal and good, do such a thing of betraying his subordinates and betraying Fusu? Even if Fusu died, Meng Tian was unwilling to betray him.
Therefore, Meng Tian said very seriously: "There is no need to discuss, Ben Hou will never obey Hu Hai, a despicable and shameless brother murderer." ”
As soon as these words came out, the faces of the young generals showed a relieved look, but the faces of the veteran generals became ugly.
The veteran was anxious when he heard this: "Master Hou, it is the common feeling of people to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages, Prince Fusu is dead, and the world will be Prince Huhai after all, why should Master Hou offend the future lord of the world for the sake of these stunned young people?"
Now Hu Hai Gongzi personally wrote a letter to advise Hou Ye that as long as Hou Ye follows his wishes and takes the initiative to send the heads of these people, and then guards himself and is loyal to the country, Hu Hai Gongzi, as the future lord of the world, will never break his word and gain weight. Hou Ye and the Northland Army will never be implicated again, this deal is worth it. ”
When Meng Tian heard this, the dissatisfaction with the veteran in his heart accumulated to the extreme, and he shouted violently: "Shut up, are you the main general or Ben Hou is the main general? You don't want to rely on your old qualifications to think that you can openly provoke Ben Hou." Today, Ben Hou will put his words here, Ben Hou has the final say in this matter, and if there are any dissent, they will be dealt with according to military law for the crime of violating military orders. ”
"All of them retreated and waited for the order of the Marquis. ”
The veteran's face was extremely ugly, and he was finally dragged out of Meng Tian's tent by his colleagues unwillingly.
The young generals had a gloating look on their faces.
After leaving Meng Tian's tent, the veteran suddenly said to his colleagues beside him: "This matter is really a nest, you can wait for the interest to go to Ben Jiang for a drink." ”
I have to say that Meng Tian's performance disappointed them too much.
At first, Meng Tian rashly supported Fusu and involved the Northland Army in the struggle for the throne, which had already made these generals dissatisfied, but Fusu was the eldest son of Emperor Qin after all, and the chance of succession was very high, and they could reluctantly accept it.
Now that Fusu is dead, Meng Tian refuses Hu Hai's kindness for the sake of a dead man, in their eyes, it is simply foolish.
Therefore, as soon as the veteran was invited, he all agreed.
After everyone came to the veteran's tent and sat down, as soon as the wine and meat were served, the veteran was the first to sigh and said: "Do you still remember the scene when the old marquis took you and me to the north? ”
"Under the leadership of the old marquis, we have worked hard to train new soldiers, and conquer the Hu people, and after many years, we have today's hundreds of thousands of elite troops across the north. But now that the Northland Army is about to fall, I really feel heartbroken. ”
Someone next to him sighed: "But what can be done about this? Meng Tian, as the main general, insists on going his own way, without taking into account your feelings at all, even if we are his uncles, we are still helpless. ”
The veteran gritted his teeth and said, "But I'm not reconciled." ”
Everyone spoke up and comforted: "It's okay, maybe things aren't so bad." ”
When the veteran heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up and said, "That's right, things are indeed not to the worst, but do you dare to give it a go with me?"
Someone was shocked: "Do you really want to take the risk of disobeying military orders and then persuade Meng Tian, disobeying military orders is a capital crime." ”
The veteran shook his head: "It's impossible to persuade you, but we can take a step ahead and gather our subordinates to kill all the henchmen left by Fusu." In this way, the matter is a foregone conclusion, even if Meng Tian wants to go his own way, it is useless. I just don't know if you dare to do it with me?"
As soon as the veteran said this, the atmosphere in the camp suddenly cooled down, until one of them patted his thigh and said: "Labor and management have long seen that group of young people who don't know the height of the sky and the thickness of the sky are not pleasing to the eye, and they fuck him." ”
The veteran put his eyes on other people again, some proposed, some took the lead, and the veteran faction, who had long felt dissatisfied, responded: "Listen to my brother, do him a vote." ”
The veteran stood up violently and shouted: "Okay, you and I will drink and feast here first, and then lead our henchmen until midnight to wipe out that group of young people, come, let's do one together." ”
The other veterans hurriedly raised the wine bottle and also shouted: "Dry." ”