The law enforcement team of the Sui Army began to investigate after Li Xiaozong's death. In the past three years, all people who had a close relationship with Li Xiaozong were detained, including his hundred and ten soldiers. These people were all locked in separate tents, guarded by Wanyan Chongde's cold cavalry soldiers, and they were not allowed to speak to each other to prevent collusion.
Sitting in the coaching position, Mou Liangbi is still a little uncomfortable with this new role. He has been playing the role of an assistant from the beginning to the end, and all he thinks about is how to make up for the coach's lack of thoughtfulness. And most of his daily responsibilities were logistical supplies, and he felt a little flustered when he suddenly sat in the position of presiding over military affairs.
He and Xujun King Yang Kai's temperament is very close, both of them are a bit indecisive. But King Xu Jun was born in the military after all, he knows military affairs well, and he can convince the public. In terms of strategy, his vision is farther than that of Mo Liangbi.
When the account was promoted, Fang Jie refused Mou Liangbi's invitation to sit beside him, but sat behind the generals.
"Those cronies of Li Xiaozong, how do you think they should be dealt with?"
Mou Liangbi pondered for a while, planning to settle the matter in front of him first. In fact, as the coach, he didn't need to ask about this kind of thing at all. As the leader of the current army, his every word and deed are orders. So the generals sitting below were surprised for a moment, and looked at each other with some surprise in their eyes.
Mou Liangbi was right to be cautious when assisting Prince Xu. But now that the role has changed, he still doesn't know how to give orders.
"But it's up to adults to decide!"
When the generals answered, Mou Liangbi suddenly felt a little embarrassed.
He subconsciously glanced at Cui Zhongzhen, and Cui Zhongzhen nodded slightly to him, signaling you to be the master.
"According to reason..."
After sorting out his words, Mou Liangbi said: "These people should have been dealt with according to the military law. After all, they had a close relationship with Li Xiaozong, and it is not known whether they also colluded with the rebels, but that is more than a hundred rules. human life..."
"Ahem."
Cui Zhongzhen coughed a few times, and quickly winked at Mou Liangbi. Mou Liangbi was taken aback for a moment, not knowing what was wrong with what he said. In his opinion, although those soldiers were Li Xiaozong's cronies, they were also soldiers of the Sui Dynasty after all, and only a few dozen people came with Li Xiaozong. Others may not have participated in the things conspired by Li Xiaozong.
"My lord's kindness is our blessing."
Cui Zhongzhen took a look at Fang Xie, who saw that the faces of the generals were a bit ugly, and then he stood up and said, "Before the promotion today, Mr. Mou talked to me. Bloody and sweaty. If you want to kill them, Mr. Mou really can't bear it. I admire this kind of benevolence. But Mr. Mou also said that these people... are justifiable, but their crimes are unforgivable."
"My lord has ordered before, give them a good time, and don't insult them."
Cui Zhongzhen quickly stood up and said.
All the generals bowed their heads and remained silent, everyone could see that Cui Zhongzhen and Fang Jie were just looking for a way to seek Liangbi. A kind heart... How can a kind heart be able to lead the army? Some of these people must be innocent, between killing and not killing. Not to kill, within reason. Kill, within the military law. But this is the army, this is the battlefield, if such people are not killed, who knows if the team will be betrayed tomorrow
How can such a benevolent woman lead the army
"Well… "
Mou Liangbi also noticed the strangeness on the faces of those generals, and quickly changed his words: "Yeah... I just think that many of them didn't follow Li Xiaozong from the beginning, but they were also wronged by him."
As soon as these words came out, Cui Zhongzhen's face became even more ugly.
In this kind of thing, where is there any injustice
"Come on."
He yelled outside, and a soldier came in immediately: "What orders does the general have?"
Cui Zhongzhen said: "Your Excellency, Li Xiaozong's cronies are all colluding with the rebels and plotting wrongdoing. Now that Li Xiaozong has been executed, the rest of the criminals must be dealt with according to military law. Take all those people to the center of the camp, and the official punishment will be issued. Let the soldiers see the end of these people who eat inside and outside!"
"Here."
The soldier responded and turned to go out.
Mou Liangbi sighed, and did not speak for a long time after he sat down again. The generals below all looked at him, waiting for the next sentence. Cui Zhongzhen, who was sitting beside Mou Liangbi, tugged at his sleeve and said in a low voice, "It's time to discuss the matter of retreating back to the village."
Mou Liangbi hummed, took a deep breath and stood up: "Before that, I still have something to say."
He got down from the commander-in-chief, walked to the middle of the big tent, and slowly glanced at everyone: "You all know that I am a civil servant, and I am not familiar with military affairs, and my temperament is really not suitable for making decisions." I am touched by the fact that you voted me handsome. This is your trust in me. But for the sake of this team, and for the sake of tens of thousands of soldiers and lives, I think... I should give up this position."
"I am willing to continue to control the logistics and fulfill the responsibilities of the staff. I still think that the most suitable person to lead this team is General Fang."
"grown ups."
Fang Jie clasped his fists and said, "You just haven't adapted yet, so don't belittle yourself. In my humble opinion, my lord should calm down."
Cui Zhongzhen also said: "The main general has been decided, and if we change the candidate, the morale of the army will not be stable."
Mou Liangbi was stunned, and shook his head: "I stayed up all night last night, and I kept thinking about whether I have the ability to lead the team well. But no matter how I think about it, I don't think I'm suitable to be the coach. As a coach, I have to make a quick decision. I know, but things in my temperament are hard to change."
"It's not as good as this..."
Cui Zhongzhen was silent for a while and said: "Now it is an unchangeable thing to be respected by adults. In terms of seniority, prestige and official position, adults deserve it. Naturally, all soldiers of the three armies are willing to obey your orders. If your adults have any difficult decisions in military affairs , I proposed that everyone discuss it, and follow the decision after the discussion.”
Fang Jie sighed inwardly, knowing that Cui Zhongzhen had no other choice.
The coach is undecided, but he takes it out to discuss with the generals... Where is the prestige
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More than a hundred heads were chopped off, and many of the soldiers onlookers clapped their hands and applauded. Li Xiaozong had two things that the soldiers could not forgive. First, he killed King Xujun to seize military power, and he also hypocritically chanted the slogan of revenge for King Xujun. Second, he is a spy sent by Li Yuanshan, and someday tens of thousands of horses may be destroyed by him.
It doesn't matter whether those who died with Li Xiaozong were innocent or not. If Li Xiaozong wins in another position, he will never hesitate to ask such a question. If it were Luo Yao, he wouldn't even go through interrogation scenes, and would just kill everyone.
Fang Jie's Shanziying and Yangziying had already arrived and merged into the Sui army.
In Fang Jie's military tent, Cui Zhongzhen couldn't help sighing.
"Your Majesty Mou didn't think much of it when he stood behind the prince. He is a good official and a qualified marching officer, but he really lacks decisiveness. Although you and I made things up for him in today's matter, the people below are not fools. , Confidence in Mr. Mou immediately fell to the bottom. They are all experienced people and know what it means for an unqualified commander to lead troops. And if they all lose confidence, no matter how elite soldiers are, they will not be able to fight. It can be said."
Fang Jie smiled and said, "It's not as serious as you said, just give Master Mou some time to get used to it. A person's temperament cannot be changed, but a person's habits can be changed."
"What I'm worried about right now is..."
Cui Zhongzhen said: "Once you are on the battlefield, facing thousands of troops, can Mr. Mou make a correct judgment!"
"Severe winter is not suitable for mobilizing troops."
Wanyan Chongde said: "My people are better, but the Sui people are not. The team will set off tomorrow and return to the village. We have a winter to rest and we will find a way."
Cui Zhongzhen shook his head: "The main general can't deter the generals below. This is a big taboo in the army. The longer the time drags on, the worse it will be."
"Jue Xiao."
He looked at Fang Jie and said, "No matter what, you have to fight for the end. I know that although this is unfair to your troops, as long as you lead the army to take care of the rear, the soldiers will treat you well." You must be more respectful. Mr. Mou is not suitable to be the chief general, and no one else will obey anyone. You are the only one who is the most suitable. The only thing missing now is prestige, so you must fight a few good battles as soon as possible."
Chen Qianshan and Lu Fenghou looked at each other, and then nodded at the same time: "General Cui is right. After we break up, the rebels may not dare to kill them. Even if they do, those mobs have nothing to fear. Since We have come here, we must stand firm and not let others look down on us."
Fang Jie sat down and took a sip of tea: "What I'm thinking about now is... What arrangements did Li Xiaozong make before his death?"
Hearing that he suddenly changed the subject, everyone was a little puzzled.
"He wants to kill you to eliminate hidden dangers."
Fang Jie glanced at Cui Zhongzhen: "What happened after killing you?"
Wanyan Chongde said: "Naturally, we will attack Mr. Mou. As long as Mr. Mou is dead, no one in the army can threaten him."
"Well said."
Fang Jie nodded: "He doesn't dare to blatantly murder an adult, there must be arrangements. If you were Li Xiaozong, how would he arrange it?"
Everyone fell into silence and couldn't think of it for a while. To kill Cui Zhongzhen, Li Xiaozong could use some excuse to commit suicide in fear of crime, but he would never dare to be so hasty in murdering Liangbi. If he wanted to completely control this army, he must have some perfect arrangements.
"From the humble point of view, the best way is to..."
Sun Kaidao tightened his clothes, still feeling that the weather was too cold to bear: "Kill someone with a borrowed knife."
This thin-looking literati has never spoken. He was a little dissatisfied with Fang Jie's failure to directly take over the Sui army, so he seemed a little silent. In his opinion, Fang Xie's worries can be completely avoided. Fang Xie has the status of an imperial envoy, no one is more noble than him, and it is only natural to take over. If someone is not convinced, then they will be dealt with according to military law, unless these people do not admit that they are from the Sui Dynasty, otherwise they can be subdued.
If someone refuses to accept, kill one to make an example.
Hearing that Fang Jie mentioned Li Xiaozong's arrangement, he couldn't help but speak.
This sentence of borrowing a knife to kill someone immediately changed the expressions of everyone present.
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Fang Jie walked to the door of the big tent, looked at the sand blown up by the wind outside and murmured, "Borrowing a knife to kill... Where is the knife?"
If Shanziying and Yangziying are broken, will they touch this knife hidden somewhere? Although Li Xiaozong was dead, if he had made arrangements before then, it would be impossible to guard against.