How could she miss this opportunity? She pretended to be confused and said, "Well, please forgive me for my ignorance. Although Governor Zhu is very brave, he has only been in office for less than a year. I wonder what achievements he has made that can be compared with General Manager Li?"
Does Zhu Wen have no achievements? Of course he has, and quite a few. But can those achievements really be talked about in such an occasion
Would Zhu Wen's subordinates reveal on this occasion the achievements in which he had conquered counties and cities and defeated great generals of the imperial court when he was in the Cao army
Of course they wouldn't. Their current identities were officials, not thieves. If they talked about their previous achievements when they were thieves, they would not be merits, but bloodstained crimes. This was why Yuchi Jin was sure that Zhu Wen's subordinates would suffer a defeat.
Zhu Wen only defected to the court last year. Although it has been nearly a year and he has made several achievements, he still relied on Li Keyong to complete the main task assigned to him by the court to eliminate Huang Chao. If this were to get out, would it be an honor or a disgrace? Zhu Wen's subordinates were not stupid, so naturally they could not be mentioned.
Yuchi Jin seemed to have said nothing intentional, but his question left Zhu Yougong speechless and dumbfounded.
In response, Yuchi Jin pretended to be embarrassed and looked at Zhu Yougong with a slightly apologetic look, and seemed to glance at Zhu Wen with an apologetic look. However, in Zhu Wen's eyes, this look not only did not make him feel the slightest bit of shame, but instead made him feel it was full of endless irony.
This situation is very interesting to the Hedong generals who have always been unscrupulous.
"Hahaha, haha, I'm dying of laughter. This idiot has no achievements but still insists on being a bore. He's asking for trouble!" Li Cunzhang pointed at Zhu Yougong and laughed at him unscrupulously.
"Haha, although Commander Zhu is very filial to my steward, I have to say that in terms of serving the country, the commander really has no outstanding achievements, let alone compared with my steward." Shi Jingsi comforted Zhu Yougong with a smile.
"Haha, can't you two say less? Have you seen Governor Zhu? Have you seen those people on the opposite side? Your faces are all black, tut tut." Li Cunxin was also not a good guy and interrupted jokingly.
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The generals of Hedong laughed wantonly, and even Li Keyong himself glanced at Zhu Yougong with contempt, and then seemed to look at Zhu Wen unintentionally, or as if deliberately, with disdain.
He had always looked down on Zhu Wen, and when he heard that the other party's subordinates actually wanted to compare Zhu Wen with himself, he felt that this was an insult to himself, and naturally became rude.
At this time, a scholar with a horse face stood up from the right side of the Bianzhou Civil and Military Camp and said solemnly: "My governor is not without merit. He defeated Huang Chao's general Wang Qianyu at Wazizhai. He fought more than 40 battles, defeated Huang Chao's general Huang Ye, and recovered Xihuazhai. In the Battle of Chenzhou, the governor devoted all his efforts to assist Li Zongguan in defeating Huang Chao. Aren't these merits?"
"Haha, that counts, that counts." Li Cunzhang was the most wanton and unruly. He held his stomach, bent over and said repeatedly.
He was an old subordinate of Li Keyong. When Li Keyong started the rebellion and murdered the governor Duan Wenchu, he followed Li Keyong and was trusted by Li Keyong, so naturally he had fewer concerns.
Li Cunzhang managed to suppress his laughter, tried to keep a straight face, and answered Li Zhen seriously: "Is a mosquito-sized piece of meat also meat? Although it is similar to my general manager's defeat of Shang Rang,
Compared to defeating Huang Ye, breaking Chang'an with 18 brave cavalrymen, defeating the traitor Zheng Congdang in the north, destroying tens of thousands of bandits in the south, and beheading Huang Chao in Tiger and Wolf Valley, this achievement is indeed a little small, but it is indeed an achievement. "
"You..." After Li Cunzhang unceremoniously listed Li Keyong's achievements one by one, Zhu Wen's own achievements seemed so insignificant. The difference was obvious. Wasn't this a slap in the face
As a result, even Li Zhen's face turned red.
Li Zhen was narrow-minded, cruel and cunning to begin with. Since he followed Zhu Wen, he had never suffered such humiliation. Li Cunzhang seemed to affirm Zhu Wen's achievements, but after listing Li Keyong's achievements one by one, in comparison, if Zhu Wen used these achievements as capital and insisted on saying that he was a hero, he would seem too useless.
As the saying goes, a single hair can move the entire body, and there is an old saying that goes, if the lord humiliates his minister, he will die.
Li Cunzhang's deliberate showing off showed that Zhu Wen was not worthy of the word "hero", which completely angered Zhu Wen's subordinates. The two sides immediately started arguing with each other.
Zhu Wen's subordinates occupied the home ground, had a large number of people and were inexhaustible in their speeches; Li Keyong had a brilliant record in battle, and his subordinates were confident and righteous in their rebuttals, which were sonorous and sharp. For a moment, the two sides were like water and fire. If it were not for the fact that their lord was still alive, they would probably have fought.
As the instigator who deliberately provoked the incident, Yuchi Jin, still pretended to be confused as if nothing had happened and watched the scene helplessly.
However, no matter how innocent she pretended to be, and no matter how confident she was that she had done it calmly and without leaving any trace, someone still noticed her. That person was Jingxiang, who had remained motionless, dressed in a feather fan and a long scarf, and was a dashing and romantic man.
Although Yuchi Jin aroused Jingxiang's suspicion, Jingxiang was still confused. In his eyes, this handsome general came with Li Keyong. If he was said to have deliberately instigated him, what good would that do him? After all, Li Keyong was now in Junyi City.
It can be said that once Zhu Wen started to play dirty with Li Keyong, as a general under Li Keyong, he would also suffer. This was not in the interests of Hedong. Therefore, although Jingxiang suspected Yuchi Jin, he was not sure whether he had any intention.
If he knew that Yuchi Jin, who used the alias Han Jin, was actually Zhu Li's sweetheart, he would instantly be sure that Yuchi Jin did it on purpose.
Looking at the celebration banquet scene which had changed from lively conversation and compliments to a noisy and chaotic scene like a vegetable market, Li Keyong had a blank expression and seemed to not care at all.
Zhu Wen's face became increasingly gloomy, almost as dark as water, and his eyes occasionally flashed with a faint light. Especially at this time, some general from Hedong suddenly shouted, "Humph, a bunch of bastards who came from the grass roots, you want to be compared with my chief steward, are you worthy?"
"Di dog, stop being so arrogant. How can Li Keyong be clean? Who is this dog thief who ravaged Yunshuo and robbed Daiwei?" Someone under the command of Bianzhou immediately retorted.
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The more the two sides argued, the more they lost their bottom line, and even each other's past was exposed. The situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and it was no longer possible for them to flatter each other and have a good time.
A celebration banquet was finally calmed down by Li Keyong's angry shout, and then ended unhappily. Looking at the receding backs of Li Keyong and others, Zhu Wen's humiliated subordinates, both civil and military, all had gloomy faces and fierce eyes.
After Li Keyong left, the banquet hall was filled with
The scene was in a mess. The faces of the civil and military officials in Bianzhou were as messy as the dining table after the banquet. Some even looked gloomy and almost went berserk.
Li Zhen, with a gloomy face, bowed and walked to Zhu Wen, saying coldly: "Commander-in-chief, these Shatuo thieves are too arrogant, shouldn't we teach them a lesson?"
"Lessons?" Although Zhu Wen was depressed, he could only hold it in until now. This Jiedushi was born a gangster. Is there anyone in this world who cares more about face than a gangster
Even if there were, I'm afraid there wouldn't be many. Today it was almost like he was being pointed at and scolded for nearly an hour, and he couldn't say a word. You can imagine how angry he was.
Zhu Wen invited Li Keyong to a banquet with the intention of making friends with him and buying himself some time to grow stronger. If he was strong enough, he would not mind competing with Li Keyong immediately.
But now he was clearly not mentally prepared to offend Li Keyong, and a banquet turned out like this for no reason.
According to historical records, after Huang Chao's death, Zhu Wen murdered Li Keyong. This was actually a historical inevitability because at that time, the bandits were overthrown and the two most powerful warlords in the world were Zhu Wen and Li Keyong, so a collision was inevitable.
But it is different now. Zhu Wen is still relatively weak and he needs time to grow stronger. Today he really humbled himself and tried to please Li Keyong, which is why he went to great lengths to hold a banquet to welcome the other party. However, the development of things is always unexpected.
When he heard Li Zhen's suggestion to teach Li Keyong a lesson, for some reason, he was actually a little moved.
Although he is weaker than Li Keyong now and is certainly wary of him, he is not afraid of him. Although openly he only controls four states, he secretly has stationed countless men in the Henan Prefecture.
It's like why Zhu Wen wanted to rescue Chenzhou. Exterminating Huang Chao was only one of the goals. He also took decisive action in order to take Chenzhou for himself. It was because of Zhu Wen's willingness to help that Zhao finally joined his army.
Nowadays, in the Central Plains, especially in Henan Prefecture, it is no exaggeration to say that he has the support of a hundred people. However, Li Keyong did not give him face and looked down on him in public. Zhu Wen, who was angry and humiliated, finally became malicious.
As soon as Li Zhen saw Zhu Wen's eager expression, he knew that he was tempted, and hurriedly continued to encourage him, "Although Hedong seems strong, it also has weaknesses. The reason why the Shatuo people's arrogant soldiers and brave generals were able to unite as a force is mainly due to Li Keyong's credit. I'm afraid his brothers, such as Li Kexiu and Li Kening, may not be able to achieve the same level. As long as Li Keyong is eliminated, Hedong's strength will probably collapse in an instant."
Zhu Wen was not stupid. He was able to survive after several years of fighting and become a local leader. A fool could not do that. When Li Zhen said this, he understood what the other party meant. He wanted to assassinate Li Keyong.
Although he understood the implication of Li Zhen's words, Zhu Wen still asked, "Sir, what do you think?"
Li Zhen answered without hesitation, "It's getting late today. I don't think Li Keyong will go north overnight. Since he didn't stay at the Governor's Mansion, he must be staying at the post station."
"Hehe, Governor, if we burn down Shangyuan Post Station in the dead of night and burn that bastard Li Yaer to death in the post station, who else in this world is worthy of your fear?" Li Zhenyin laughed and continued to persuade.