Chapter 678: The Law

Yelu Hongyan's injuries were not serious, except for the arrow wound on his arm, the rest were minor flesh wounds. She's just too tired and needs plenty of rest. With Su Yunong's care, it won't take long to recover.

After listening to Yelu Hongyan's story, Li Fengyun and Gongsun Wuwu glanced at each other, comforted Yelu Hongyan a few words, and then were driven out of Yelu Hongyan's room by Su Yunong.

"It seems that Shu Luping has made a lot of noise in the Liao Kingdom, Gongzi Wuwu, is there any news from the north?" Li Fengyun asked.

Gongsun Wuwu shook his head and replied: "The Liao country is vast and sparsely populated, and it is difficult for us to find out this kind of news in advance, and it will take a while for news to come over." However, since even Yelu Anduan has moved, Yelu Ruan's foundation is afraid that it is a little unstable. ”

Yelu Anduan can be said to have made great contributions to Yelu Ruan's success in becoming the emperor at the beginning. After Yelu Ruan Zhenyang ascended the throne, he waved his army to the north, and the sixteen states of Yanyun were insurmountable barriers on Yelu Ruan's way home.

If Yelu Ruan at that time could not return to Daliao in time, and was blocked in the Central Plains by the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, the situation would become more and more bad for him.

In the Liao State, Yelu Ruan had many supporters, and he could easily get food supplies and personnel supplements. And in the Central Plains, all these favorable conditions did not exist. There were only hateful eyes around, and even those new soldiers were just not working and perfunctory. As for grain and grass, Hebei was already seriously short of grain, and the grain in Zhenyang City was still transported from other places, and it could not support the long-term consumption of the army.

Therefore, at that time, as long as Shu Luping held the sixteen states of Yanyun and made Yelu Ruan unable to return to Liaodi, then Yelu Ruan would collapse without a fight and could not pose a threat to Shu Luping.

And it just so happened that at that time, the lord of the sixteen states of Yanyun would be Yelu Anduan, if Yelu Anduan held on to the sixteen states of Yanyun and did not let Yelu Ruan's army go out of the pass, then the main battlefield of Yelu Ruan and Shu Luping's conquest would not be in Tide Spring, nor would it be on both sides of the Huang River, but should be in the sixteen states of Yanyun.

Obviously, under such a steep terrain in the Sixteen Prefectures of Yanyun, Yelu Anduan defended against danger, and the battle situation would be very unfavorable to Yelu Ruan. However, the soldiers of the Liao army could not capture the sixteen states of Yanyun for a long time, and they stayed in the Central Plains.

It can be said that at that time, the sixteen states of Yanyun were in the hands of whom, and Yelu Ruan's life and death were at stake.

Fortunately, under the persuasion of Yelu Hongyan, Yelu An fell to Yelu Ruan, and Yelu Ruan got the sixteen states of Yanyun without much effort, and survived the biggest crisis since he became emperor without any danger.

Then, Yelu Anduan asked for orders to be the vanguard, and with the help of Li Fengyun, Yelu Anduan led a large army to meet the army led by Yelu Honggu himself at Tide Spring. It was a hard battle, but it was a battle that laid the foundation for Yelu Nguyen Diji. After this war, the elite of Shu Lu Ping's army has gone, and the military heart and the people's heart Yelu Ruan gradually prevailed. It wasn't until the bank of the Huang River that Shu Luping was forced to admit that Yelu Ruan was the real emperor of Da Liao, and Yelu Ruan, the emperor, could be regarded as justifiable.

This kind of great achievement, Yelu Anduan is even above the king of the southern court, Yeluro, and the king of the northern court, Yeluwa. Such a minister suddenly fell, how could he not let Li Fengyun and Gongsun Wuwu speculate about the situation in Liao?

However, in order to make an accurate judgment on the situation in Liao, it is not enough to rely on Yelu Hongyan's words alone, but also to collect information, attitudes, and reactions from all sides.

Wang Dashan immediately moved, and a team of men and horses quietly infiltrated the Liao Kingdom.

After the arrangements were made, Li Fengyun suddenly glanced at Gongsun Wuwu, and said faintly: "During this time, it's difficult for you!"

How could Li Fengyun not know that because of the death of Wang Cheng and others, Gongsun Wuwu became his scapegoat, and endured great pressure, criticism and cold words from all sides.

The officers and men in the army generally believed that Wang Cheng and others had made great contributions to Fengyunwei, and although they made big mistakes, they should not be beheaded. The reason why he was beheaded was because Gongsun Wuwu, a villain, was a stalk in it, wanting to establish his authority, forcing Li Fengyun to have to behead Ma Jian with tears.

Gongsun Wuwu smiled slightly, and said: "Why is it difficult to say? At the beginning, it was indeed the ruthless hand that this son forced you to do, as for Liwei, hehe, although there are many people in the army talking about this son, there are also many people who are afraid of this son, and what they said is not all wrong!"

Li Fengyun shook his head and said, "No, I did this thing, and I can't let you take this pot for me." Arrange it, I will gather all the departments in the army and make this matter clear, not only for you, but for the future of Fengyunwei. I want the soldiers who follow me to fight in all directions to understand what Fengyunwei is fighting for.

If any of them are unwilling to follow us down, then it is better to gather and disperse, than to face each other with knives and guns, and let Wang Cheng's mistake repeat itself. ”

Gongsun Wuwu hesitated for a moment and said, "Is this appropriate? I'm afraid that many people's hearts will be scattered." ”

"Let's say it if we disperse!" Li Fengyun said, "The road we have taken is too dangerous, and I don't want them to regret it on the day they die." To make it clear, to put it in front of them, it is up to them to decide how to decide, and their fate should be decided by them. ”

Gongsun Wuwu thought about it, did not object again, and said: "In mid-February, there will be a big competition in the army, and it will only be more than ten days, so take this opportunity! In addition to leaving the necessary garrisons, all the departments of Fengyunwei will gather in Dingzhou. Perhaps, we can take advantage of this opportunity to let equality take root among officers and soldiers!"

More than ten days passed quickly, looking at the nearly 20,000 officers and soldiers on the martial arts exercise ground, and the generals of the battalions around him, Li Fengyun cleared his throat and continued: "...... Brothers, soldiers, Wang Cheng's death, I, Li Fengyun, am also very sad and sad, he is also my brother! However, it is not I, Li Fengyun, who refuses to spare his death, but the law that refuses to spare his death. In order to destroy the evidence, he actually wiped out all the eighteen members of his family, and eighteen people died, let me ask, can the law bypass him? If he is spared, what will we become in Fengyunwei, a den of bandits?

Everyone came to me, participated in the battle of Fengyunwei, and forgot to die, is it just to be a bandit?

Some people say that General Wang has made great achievements in war, and even if he commits a serious crime, he can always make up for his merits and offset his merits, right? I said, no, there is no such reason in the world, let me ask the world, can it be said that whoever has saved the lives of one or several people can wantonly kill people?

No, at least in my Fengyunwei, in Dingzhou, and in Zhuozhou, there is absolutely no such reason, and there is no such rule.

Within the jurisdiction of our righteous army, only meritorious service will be rewarded, and if there is a fault, punishment will be given, and there is no merit to make up for the fault, let alone the merit to offset the fault. This is the law and the rules, and the law cannot be violated, and the rules cannot be violated. This is the same for everyone, not only for the ordinary people, but also for the ordinary soldiers of Fengyunwei, for me Li Fengyun, and for all the generals who have made great achievements in battle, without exception.

The decision to judge Wang Cheng and others according to the law was made by me, Li Fengyun, after careful consideration, and it was by no means something that could not be made under the pressure of others. In other words, this decision was not made by me, Li Fengyun, but by the law. No matter who it is, as long as it violates the law, even if it is me Li Fengyun, the result will be the same. It's useless for anyone to say, it's useless for me Li Fengyun to say anything, everything is based on the law.

......”

Li Fengyun's speech was very long, lasting half an hour, and this speech aroused a great reaction in the army, and after it was spread, it once again aroused great controversy and repercussions among the people of Dingzhou. Because, Li Fengyun faintly put forward a point of view: "Under the law, all are equal, and there are no exceptions." This view seems to be quite consistent with Legalism, but it is contrary to Confucianism, which insists that "punishment is not for doctors, and courtesy is not for people......

However, although Li Fengyun's statement was very unusual, the reactions of all forces to Li Fengyun were very calm, and everyone was already accustomed to this surprising remark and sensationalism.