Xu Jun Wang Yang Kai looked back at Li Xiaozong, shook his head and said: "The closer you are to the Xi Camp of the rebels, there is actually no danger. Besides, my life is too big, Li Yuanshan can't kill me even if he pokes a knife from behind, Now that it's Meng Niuer, he doesn't have the same luck."
Li Xiaozong hummed: "But after all, we are too close. If the rebel scouts find out, we don't have many guards around us. If something happens to you, I can't afford it."
Hearing what he said was sincere, Yang Kai felt a little softer. Cui Lueshang sent someone to come back all night, saying that Fang Xie suspected that Li Xiaozong was an undercover agent sent by Li Yuanshan. This matter has always been a knot in his heart, and he can't solve it. After thinking about it carefully, he really felt that Li Xiaozong was suspicious. But thinking of how Li Xiaozong followed him in the past two years and made many achievements in battle, he felt that it was impossible. He didn't understand the other party's solution, so he was unwilling to believe the one-sided words of a person who didn't understand the situation in the Northwest.
Fang Jie didn't know anything about what happened in the Northwest in the past two years, so it was obviously a bit arbitrary to deny a person's credit based on speculation. So although Yang Kai has doubts in his heart for so long, he has never revealed anything in front of Li Xiaozong.
"This battle is crucial, and I have to be careful."
Yang Kai breathed a sigh of relief, and said in a calm tone: "Two years ago, it was because I didn't check the people that I employed, which led to the defeat of the 700,000 army in the wolf breast Shanxi. My heart is in my heart. If I had been more cautious back then and listened to Mr. Mou's words, the West Conquest Army might not have been defeated so quickly. I doubted Li Yuanshan, but I was unwilling to find out what was going on. He was procrastinating and indecisive. I actually know all about his temperament .”
"No matter what I have done in the past two years, it cannot be regarded as meritorious service to Tai Sui. I am just trying my best to forgive my sins and recover some losses caused by my mistakes."
He pointed to the rebel army's West Camp: "Now the imperial army has arrived at Hexi Road, and His Majesty will personally march. Once a million troops cross Qinshui, the rebel army will not be able to stop them! Although Li Yuanshan is anxious, ten of them are not His Majesty." And if His Majesty is here in person, the people will be convinced, how can the rebel army be invincible? We have been hiding in Langrushan for two years, and it is time to share our worries for Your Majesty. As long as we win the West Camp, there will be chaos in the rear of the rebel army , Li Yuanshan's line of defense would burst open from behind... At that time, the rebels would not be able to hold out for long due to the internal and external attacks."
Li Xiaozong hummed: "Because of this, you are the commander-in-chief of the three armies. You must not have any accidents. It is better to step back. In the past few months, the subordinates have been sending people to investigate outside the West Camp. I have written dozens of maps, so there shouldn’t be any omissions.”
"You still do everything with all your heart. I have always believed in you."
Yang Kai answered almost subconsciously.
"My lord really believes me?"
Li Xiaozong asked.
Yang Kai heard that his tone was a bit strange, and his heart tightened for no reason: "Of course I believe you, I have seen all the achievements you have made in the past two years, and I will remember them all in my heart."
Li Xiaozong looked around, was silent for a while, and said: "Since the prince mentioned this matter, I have to ask. I heard... General Cui sent someone back from Yongzhou in an emergency, and met secretly overnight. My lord. Since then, my lord has kept me out of the war. If my lord believes me, why?"
"It's your overthinking."
Yang Kaidao: "The people Cui Zhongzhen sent back just reported some things about Luo Yao, it has nothing to do with you."
"I'm not in Daying right now, my lord, why don't we talk openly and honestly."
Li Xiaozong found Kuai Shitou to sit down, looked at Yang Kai and asked, "Does the lord suspect that I am someone sent by Li Yuanshan?"
The topic came to this abruptly, Yang Kai didn't expect to mention this. He looked around subconsciously, and saw that his personal guard was the nearest dozens of steps away, and suddenly felt a little uneasy.
"Your achievements in the past two years are obvious to all. How could I doubt you indiscriminately. Or maybe you think too much in your heart, and you still can't let go of it now? Even if you were a general of Li Yuanshan or a member of the Li family, but I I have never doubted you from the beginning to the end, otherwise I would not bring you to investigate the enemy's situation this time."
"wrong… "
Li Xiaozong said lightly
"None of these are reasons for you not to doubt."
Yang Kai's face changed slightly: "Why?"
"You don't need a reason to trust a person...you need to doubt a person."
Li Xiaozong sneered: "My lord, you said a lot just now. For example, I have made a lot of contributions in the past two years. For example, I have never left everyone's sight. For example, I am very humble in doing things. These are not the reasons why you don't doubt me. , It's just a reason for you to comfort yourself. Don't doubt me, you don't need to say these at all, just say four words... I believe you. "
"So, the prince has been lying just now."
Li Xiaozong said: "The first lie is that you said you trust me, but you don't believe me. The second lie is that you said that Cui Zhongzhen did not bring back any news about me. If there is no such news, how can you not trust me?" ?”
Yang Kai was silent for a long time, and then took a deep breath: "Since I have said this today, I will be open and honest. You should understand that even if Cui Zhongzhen did bring back some news, I may not believe it. Otherwise, I Why did you bring you here to investigate the enemy's situation this time? How important is it to the rebel army's West Camp, if you don't believe me, I will take you?"
"wrong again."
Li Xiaozong shook his head: "You didn't bring me here, my lord, but I asked you to come here."
"What do you mean?"
"Because I know the prince doubts me, so I ask the prince to go with me."
Li Xiaozong smiled and said: "It is because you doubt me, but you don't want to doubt me in your heart, so you will feel guilty. If you really trust me, when I said that I would come to investigate the rebel army's West Camp, the prince will be like the first Then leave everything to me, why do you do it yourself? You came in person because you are afraid of me doing something in this battle, aren’t you? "
"The reason why I invited the prince to accompany me is to test whether the prince has doubts about me. If not, you will not come. If you have, you will come."
Yang Kai was stunned: "Yes, I have doubts about you. After all, you are Li Yuanshan's confidant and his nephew of the same clan. I didn't doubt you before because I didn't know about your past. Cui Zhongzhen went to Yongzhou , I happened to meet Fang Jie, the imperial envoy sent to Yongzhou by His Majesty... Do you remember this name? Do you remember the Fan Gu murder?"
"Fang Jie?"
Li Xiaozong's eyes flickered for a moment, and then he couldn't help laughing: "No wonder... no wonder... that little guy has become an imperial envoy? It's been really fast in the past two years. When I was in Fan Gu, I was still I underestimated him. If I had known that I would still be involved with him in the end, I really shouldn't have let him go."
"Fan Gu's matter, it seems that you admit it?"
Yang Kai frowned and asked.
"recognize."
Li Xiaozong nodded: "How can you deny what you have done?"
"At the beginning, Wu Peisheng, the eunuch of Bingbi, came to investigate corruption, but he accidentally found evidence that Li Yuanshan was going to rebel. Li Yuanshan wanted to kill Wu Peisheng, so he had to find an excuse. But what excuse can there be? It can only be pushed to the people of Mengyuan. First, You can kill Wu Peisheng by massacring the city under the guise of the people of Meng Yuan, so that people will not be suspicious. Second, this incident may prompt the court to fight with Meng Yuan, Li Yuanshan has been waiting for this day, why not do it?"
"For the sake of rebellion, Li Yuanshan has been planning for ten years, only one opportunity is missing. Wu Accompanying Shenglai, he sent this opportunity to Li Yuanshan. It is more than one action, and I can't help but do it. If only the Mengyuan people break through In a small border town, the imperial court may not be able to make up their minds to launch troops against Meng Yuan, at most it will send troops to slaughter a few small tribes in Meng Yuan. But with the addition of a Bingbi eunuch, the weight is not light."
Li Xiaozong narrated in a flat tone, as if the whole matter had nothing to do with him.
"And I was General Fan Gu at the time, and Li Yuanshan didn't want to kill me, so I knew about the city massacre from the very beginning. But... do you think I don't feel sorry for the 800 frontier soldiers? That's my old subordinate, I used it It took three years to get loyal subordinates! If there hadn’t been a massacre of the city, these people would still be standing by my side to serve me! But if I don’t promise Li Yuanshan, will Li Yuanshan let me go?”
"I just want to live."
He shrugged his shoulders to show his innocence.
"Shameless... No wonder Fang Jie doubts you."
Yang Kai said angrily: "You already knew that Li Yuanshan was rebellious, and you also knew that Li Yuanshan was waiting for the imperial army to arrive, and then colluded with the Mengyuan people to stab the army in the back, if you had told this before, Could there be such a fiasco!"
"Sooner or later there will be."
Li Xiaozong smiled: "I say it? Unless I want to die!"
"so… "
Yang Kai looked at him and asked coldly: "It is indeed Li Yuanshan who arranged you to join me?"
"right!"
Li Xiaozong said: "As I said just now, you must admit what I did. The prince is indeed very good to me. If you had asked me earlier, I would have told you sooner."
Yang Kai glanced at the guard in the distance again from the corner of Yang Kai's eyes, pretending to pace and walked a few steps there: "If you can tell me the truth, it means that you also feel guilty in your heart. Since what you said is so clear, I will also I won’t hold grudges. As long as you continue to serve His Majesty faithfully and serve the court with all your heart, I will pretend that I have never heard of this matter, and I will rot in my stomach, and I will not mention it to anyone.”
"No one can guarantee that they will not make mistakes. Over the years, I have made many mistakes. But as long as the mistakes can be corrected, there is no need to hold on to the past. You should understand my temperament, I will never The people around him started to attack. Li Xiaozong, just expose this matter, and you and I don’t need to mention it again.”
"My lord... what you just said is right, you are indeed too indecisive. You are a good person, you doubt me and you are afraid of being wrong, so the matter drags on like this. Just like when you doubted Li Yuanshan, you were entangled But I can’t make up my mind. Just like a tortoise, when something happens, it just hides its head in its shell and pretends it doesn’t know anything.”
Li Xiaozong watched Yang Kai's footsteps move to one side, and couldn't help laughing: "My lord's words are too ridiculous... If I were a humble gentleman who made a mistake by accident and always regretted in my heart, I would definitely be ashamed of what the lord said. I am grateful. Unfortunately, I am not... I have never regretted anything, but I do have regrets, but I regret that things are not beautiful enough or decisive."
"My lord, you don't have to go that way anymore. You seem to have forgotten one thing. I chose half of the guards for you. At that time, you still trusted me. Now you don't trust me. Why didn't you choose the guards?" Replace? Maybe you didn't forget, but you were worried that changing the guard would cause me to suspect. People like the prince will always be at a disadvantage, because your heart is not cold and firm enough. If you doubt someone, how can you pretend not to doubt? Doubt The person... should be killed right away!"
Yang Kai's face changed: "So... you want to kill me?"
"yes!"
Li Xiaozong smiled brightly: "I am different from you, since I have already confirmed that you are suspicious of me, why would I leave you and wait for you to kill me?"
"You killed me, aren't you afraid of being exposed?"
"how come!"
Li Xiaozong pointed to Yang Kai and then to himself: "I'll kill you first, and then I'll stab myself again... just say that we met the rebels, and I tried my best but couldn't protect the prince back. I am in front of everyone Crying bitterly and bleeding... who would doubt me?"