I read the report over and over again, and finally closed the book and meditated. Seeing this, the servants around didn't dare to make a sound, and they all relaxed their hands and feet.
It took a long time for Tuoba Ren to wake up from his contemplation. He coughed twice, stood up and took two steps. Just as he was about to say something, he heard the sound of Sizhu laughing outside. He looked up, his eyes were gloomy, and he clenched his fists.
He took two quick steps, and when he reached the door, he wanted to push it open, but he put his hands down, coughed a few times, and turned back.
"Is the king entertaining someone again?" Tuoba Ren pretended to be calm and asked the servant in the room.
The servants glanced at each other, and one of them carefully came over to salute and replied: "Yes, King Khan is hosting a banquet for King Zuobu Liangu today."
Tuoba Ren closed his eyes, clenched and loosened his fists several times before he calmed down, and said calmly, "Yes, I see, you go and call Mr. Song over."
"Yes, my lord!" The waiter wiped off his cold sweat, and hurriedly did as ordered.
Tuoba Ren sat back in his original position. In the few months since he came back, the royal court has undergone earth-shaking changes. The original Zuobu Protector General was promoted to Zuobu Liangu King by Tuo Bahong.
This person is his Zongbo Helianbo, who has always been at odds with him. This time he was promoted to king, and he was already on an equal footing with him, the Hunle king, and even his Zuobu king was somewhat more powerful than him, the Hunle king.
Now He Lianbo is even more unscrupulous, always stabbing him every time he meets, although he never cares about him. However, this person acted more and more arrogantly. Relying on his own seniority, even his elder brother Tuobahong didn't pay much attention to him.
There is no way, the left side of Suixi Kingdom is now powerful. Since they returned from defeat a few months ago, their vitality was greatly damaged, and no one can restrain the left side's power.
And He Lianbo's title of king is also the perfect strategy after the eldest brother Tuoba Hong thought about it. The last time his tens of thousands of troops were defeated at the hands of more than a thousand King Yanduan, word spread that his reputation as the God of War King Hunle had been greatly reduced. Everyone on the grassland regrets that the eagle can no longer fly. There is a saying among them: A phoenix with shedding feathers is not as good as a chicken. And he, Tuoba Ren, is this hairless phoenix.
People on the grassland admire heroes, and Tuoba Ren was injured by Xie Yixiu of the Great Yan Kingdom a few years ago, and he has plummeted since then. He wanted to stand up again for countless days and nights, but what about the truth? His tens of thousands of people were defeated by thousands of people, and when he was several times outnumbered by the enemy, he was beaten to death and fled back to the royal court like a bereaved dog. Hunle King Tuoba Ren has become a real useless person.
In order to appease the important ministers, Tuo Bahong had no choice but to deal with it coldly, and promoted the original left guard general to King Liangu. It is used to appease courtiers' dissatisfaction with Tuoba Ren.
Tuoba Ren knew that his elder brother Tuo Bahong was doing it for himself, but he clenched his fists tightly. He would rather his elder brother convict him than compromise for him. However, Tuobahong made up his mind, and only comforted him with a few words, fearing that he would fall in love with others, or be ridiculed by others, so he was not even allowed to participate in the ceremony of conferring the king.
In the past few months, he has lived in seclusion in the royal court, and he has never asked about the affairs of the court. It's just about the big and small things in the frontier, but he pays attention to every little trouble. Especially about King Yan Duan, he sent people to investigate secretly.
Tuoba Hong naturally knew that the last battle had almost caused an indelible psychological shadow on this younger brother. In fact, he didn't want to understand why the Dasui Iron Cavalry with tens of thousands of people lost to the infantry with thousands of people.
This was unprecedented in the history of Suixi Kingdom, and it was no wonder that Tuoba Ren was hit so hard.
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143. Chapter 143
Tuobahong also wanted to learn more about the situation of that battle. However, the people below couldn't explain clearly at all, and Tuoba Ren was even more silent about it. This caused him to ask, but he couldn't ask. He had no choice but to let him go, and he didn't want to hurt his brother's heart again.
As for Wang Tingzhong, as long as it is about the frontier and Duan Wang Mingyu, Tuobahong will sort out a copy and send it over.
The news that Tuoba Ren saw just now was sent from the frontier a few days ago.
"My lord, Mr. Song is here." Someone outside reported.
Tuoba Ren nodded, motioning for someone to come in. Not long after, a slim figure appeared in the room.
Song Lian's elegant and graceful posture, just need to stop wherever he goes to be an eye-catching existence. A strand of hair hangs down on his face, covering half of his face. If you look closely, you can still faintly see the scar that was scratched by Ming Yu last time. It's like beautiful jade has flaws, but it also has an indescribably cruel and broken beauty.
When Song Lian came here, he didn't wear the same fur mattress as the Suixi people, but still Hanfu Confucian robes. He straightened his robes and performed a Chinese etiquette, "My lord is calling, what's the matter?"
Tuoba Ren was stunned for a moment, then came back to his senses, coughed twice, and said politely: "Mr. Song is here in the royal court, I wonder if he is still used to it?"
Song Lian smiled slightly, "With the prince taking care of me, everything is fine."
Tuoba Ren nodded to signal him to sit down, and his own servant served crisp tea for him. Song Lian frowned slightly, this thing has a fishy smell, and he still can't get used to it.
Seeing his movements, Tuoba Ren smiled and said to the waiter, "Sir, you are not used to drinking crisp tea from our grassland, you go and drink the new tea from the south that King Khan bestowed on me."
The waiter hurried down to get new tea, and Tuoba Ren tilted his head and joked: "Since Mr. Song has arrived in Suixi Country, he should try his best to adapt to the way of life in our grassland. Don't you have a saying in the Central Plains that you do as the Romans do? Smart, shouldn't be difficult to do, right?"
Song Lian's face paled slightly, he clenched his fingers, and said in response: "Yes, I have slowly started to adapt. It's just that the problem of adapting to the environment depends on the individual's ability to adapt, not whether he is smart or not."
Tuoba Ren smiled slightly, but didn't point out that Song Lian was a scholar of Dayan, and he always took Confucianism as the benchmark. In their view, no matter what, Da Sui is an outsider, a man who drinks blood and knows no etiquette.
He took a sip of crisp tea and said leisurely: "Although I don't know why you defected to our Dasui Kingdom, this king has no intention of getting to the bottom of it. However, after so long, I think Mr. Song has already understood the affairs of our royal court. Quite a lot, but it made my husband watch a lot of jokes." Tuoba Ren pointed out something.
Song Lian cupped his hands, "Don't dare, Song has nowhere to go in Dayan. Thanks to the prince for taking him in, Lian is very grateful. Whenever the prince has any errands, Lian will say nothing."
Tuoba Ren waved his hand and sighed: "You have also seen the current situation of this king, but you are just a waste of time. Mr. Song followed this king, but your talent will be buried."
Song Lian held up the tea that had just been replaced with one hand, and a pleasant fragrance of tea came to his nostrils. He took a deep breath, it was indeed the familiar smell from the Central Plains, and he took a sip, the look in his eyes dimmed, but after only a moment, he regained his composure.
Song Lian smiled slightly, "The prince can walk and move, so why is he an idler and a waste?"
"I can no longer mount a horse and gallop on the battlefield, and even lose consecutive defeats. This king really has no face to face the people of Suixi." Tuoba Ren was disheartened.
Song Lian shook his head, "My lord's words are wrong! People in the prairie admire heroes, which is understandable. Everyone in the world has a hero complex. But the lord really thinks that killing bears and tigers, being able to fight the enemy and win the battle is the so-called hero? "
Tuoba Ren looked at him with deep eyes, "Isn't it? I killed wolves at the age of five, hunted bears at the age of eight, and became the number one warrior in the grassland at the age of thirteen. Afterwards, I went out with my father Khan and never failed. A lot of hard work. At that time, who in the surrounding small countries dared to fight? Just mentioning the name of King Hunle can stop children from crying. King Hunle is a hero admired by everyone in Dasui."
Song Lian shook his head and smiled without saying a word, Tuoba Ren asked strangely, "Does Mr. Song have any high opinions on heroes?"
Song Lian said softly, "Actually, in Lian's opinion, what the prince has done is nothing more than a man's courage."
Tuoba Ren's face changed, and under the agitation of his mood, he coughed again and again. After he finally stopped coughing, he sneered, "What does Mr. Song mean?"
"Don't judge a hero by success or failure. A real hero will never be defeated. But you, my lord, were defeated by yourself. That's why Liancai said that your lord is not a real hero."
Tuoba Ren showed a trace of inquiry on his face, and looked Song Lian up and down, but didn't speak.
However, Song Lian continued: "There was a man in the previous dynasty whom Lian admired very much. He deeply felt that if there were any heroes in this world, he should be counted as one. He was born in a poor family, and he was weak since he was a child, and his feet were bad. But he is motivated and enterprising. , Overcame many difficulties, and later assisted the former Emperor Taizong, unified the world, surrendered all the barbarians, and became a prime minister under one man and above ten thousand people."
"He is weak and sick, but he can use his own wisdom to build a huge empire. He has never killed an enemy with a knife, but the enemy can be frightened. His legendary life can be said to be created by never giving up. Dare to ask My lord, do you dare to call such a person a hero?"
Tuoba Ren closed his eyes, he knew what Song Lian was saying