If the addition of chairs in the meeting hall is adding fuel to the fire, and the young vassal king is making himself cocooned, then Bai Yuqi commander Yuan Nanting came to the meeting hall with a few veterans who had quit the frontier army, which would make the situation worse. Not only the former deputy commander of the cavalry army Wei Tieshan and the former deputy commander of the infantry army Liu Yuanji arrived, but also Lin Doufang. Partridge and Zhou Kang appeared together in the team seeing His Royal Highness off. This veteran of the Xu family almost married Xu Xiao back then, so although Lin Doufang retired from Beiliang for many years, he was still in the hearts of the co-lords of Beiliang's iron cavalry during the two dynasties. , is obviously a very special existence, far from being comparable to ordinary Beiliang generals. The meeting hall was already full of people, and chairs were added for heroes like Liu Jinu and Wang Lingbao. Therefore, when Lin Doufang and his party took their seats, the meeting hall, which had been lonely for many years, was already overcrowded tonight. At this moment, nearly sixty chairs were placed in the meeting hall. The chief and deputy generals of the two armies riding in Beiliang, the governor general of Sanzhou, the school lieutenant with real power in the local area, and the civil servants and advisers of Qingliang Mountain gathered together, and the rain was about to come. building.
After Lin Doufang was seated, he looked around. There were some young faces, and even more old faces he had known for half a lifetime. It is said that it is the two parties, but in the final analysis, it is Xu Fengnian and the whole Beiliang. The eyes of this old soldier who was born and died for the Xu family were in a trance. He thought back in the past. After winning the Battle of Xileibi, the general also faced a similar scene. Yan Wenluan, who is still sitting in the meeting hall at this time, belongs to that group of people. Xu Pu, Wu Yong, who is no longer in Beiliang, and Zhong Hongwu, who is dead, are also all of them. . Of course, Lin Doufang himself was among them. It's just that the new and old King Liang have two successive times, similar yet different. After all, there was Li Yishan next to the general at that time. Except for the deep-minded Chen Zhibao, the other five adopted sons with outstanding military exploits stood firm. Behind the general. But today's young feudal lord seems to have really fallen into a situation of betrayal.
Lin Doufang glanced at the brocade partridge calmly. It is said that Zhou Kang was forced to hand over part of his military power in Jubei City this time, and there was already a gap with the prince. Lin Doufang's gaze shifted to Beiliang Capital Protector Chu Lushan and cavalry commander Yuan Zuozong, Chu Lushan looked down at his toes as if counting ants, Yuan Baixiong was resting with his eyes closed, beside them was Qi Dangguo Ting, who was also the adopted son of the great general With a straight waist, clenched fists, and hesitating to speak, this hulking warrior looked a little ridiculous. Lin Doufang glanced at Tian Peifang who was about to step down as governor of Liangzhou, the nominal third-ranking civil servant in Beiliang Road, probably standing like a lamb among wolves, tigers and leopards, fidgeting very much. Lin Doufang sighed softly. This time he had a collective audience with the prince on New Year's Eve. He got the news very early on that it was Chen Yunchui, who was still in power in the frontier army, who greeted him. All the guys who can be ranked in the cold platoon will go to the palace, just ask him if Lao Lin wants to join in the fun, Lin Doufang knows that it will not be a pleasant thing, he didn't want to come to the muddy water, but he still couldn't hold it back, I was afraid that the general would be okay The family business that was easy to save fell apart overnight. Lin Doufang finally called out his life-changing brother Liu San'er and the mature and prudent Wei Tieshan, hoping that no matter what happened, the three old men would risk their lives to be peacemakers, and they would not be out of control. The strange thing is that when they came to the gate of the palace, Yuan Nanting waited there for a long time, saying that it was Yan Wenluan and Chu Lushan who had sent a message to the three elders, asking them to wait and see what happened and not express their opinions in a hurry. Lin Doufang, who rushed to Liangzhou in a hurry, was filled with an unknown anger at that time, but because Yuan Nanting was also one of the veterans who saw His Royal Highness off, Lin Doufang held back and did not get angry at him on the spot.
In the lobby, there was no noisy conversation of "the monarch and his ministers are in harmony", and the group of civil and military officials did not exchange polite greetings. Both Lin Doufang and Wei Tieshan and Liu Yuanji felt a suffocating sense of oppression. Here and now, silence speaks louder than words. It is conceivable how much pressure the young feudal lord was under. Liu Yuanji has a rough temper and is used to carelessness. He turned his head and asked He Zhonghu, who was sitting beside him, in a low voice: "Old He, what are you trying to do? Let me know Liu San'er so that I don't feel uncomfortable. This knife It is too uncomfortable to wipe it on the neck."
The old man, who has been ill in recent years, hesitated for a moment, lowered his voice and said calmly: "Northern mang barbarians will have an army to overwhelm the border at any time, and the prince will lead an elite cavalry army south to the Central Plains at this time..."
Liu Yuanji glared immediately and said, "Why, we are finally going to kill those white-eyed wolves in Liyang?! Good thing, count me in! I don't want to continue to be the deputy commander of the infantry after my comeback. With 20,000 to 30,000 infantry, it’s enough, should we fight Xishu or Hezhou first? But it’s agreed, I want to be the vanguard general... "
He Zhonghu glanced unhappily at the old reckless man. When Liu Yuanji returned to his hometown from outside the customs, the veteran immediately beat his three sons who had committed crimes to half death. He almost went to Qingliang Mountain to plead guilty. It was the general who wrote the letter Give it to Liu Yuanji, and then let it go, but the veteran quickly escorted the three sons to Yan Wenluan's army, saying that he would throw them wherever it is easy to die in Youzhou. But what is even more interesting is that Yan Wenluan said something to Liu Yuanji, which made Liu San'er so angry that he was almost out of breath. Yan Wenluan said very rudely in front of the old man that the Youzhou pawns did not collect garbage. For this reason, the two old men almost broke up their friendship, and in the end it was Chen Yunchui who helped Liu Yuanji's three sons join the army.
Lin Doufang asked softly, "Master He, what's going on?"
He Zhonghu said helplessly, "Do you know Jiang Si, the Empress of Western Chu?"
Lin Doufang nodded, "This matter is raging. I have heard about it in the countryside. It is rumored that this woman was rescued by the general. She was secretly adopted in the palace, and was later taken away by Cao Changqing. That's how Xichu came to be. It's about restoring the country."
When Lin Doufang said this, he frowned, "Could it be possible?"
He Zhonghu sighed, and said in a low voice: "You guessed it right, the prince is going to become a beauty in anger. If it is left in the past, the reckless battle is not imminent. Let alone seven or eight thousand fine riders, it is just two or three Wan Qijun, if he went to the Central Plains, he would go to the Central Plains. He has the banner of the feudal prince Jing Nan, and he doesn't really want to rebel. Beiliang is not worried about the court's irresponsible remarks. Taking a step back, the Zhao family really wants to do this in the matter of water transportation. By making things difficult for Beiliang over and over again, we can take advantage of the situation and make it difficult for the imperial court to come down. But Beimang has lost his eyes in the current situation. I think the old lady is going crazy. We refuse that Beicheng has not yet been built. , the deployment outside the customs has not been fully completed... Sigh, brother Lin, do you think this is the reason?"
Lin Doufang remained silent.
Liu Yuanji was a little worried, he was not good at reasoning like a scholar, but he always felt that something was wrong, so the old man who scolded His Royal Highness the most fiercely looked at the young man who was sitting in the main seat with an empty chair beside him, Liu Yuanji Scratching his head, his heart was in a mess. Yan Wenluan, after General Li Yishan and Chen Zhibao, the only frontier general who was able to erect a banner in the Beiliang army, looked around, and finally took the lead in breaking the embarrassing situation for everyone. Silently, looking up at the young vassal king, he asked in a deep voice: "I, Yan Wenluan, the commander of the Beiliang infantry! I recently heard that the prince plans to personally lead the Fengzi battalion and dispatch more than ten thousand elite cavalry to go south to Guangling Road? Dare I ask the prince this?" Why do you want to do what you want? Dare I ask if this move will hinder the fighters outside the customs?"
The young man on the main seat bent down and lightly flicked the charcoal fire, then stood up and straightened his waist. Lin Doufang's thoughts changed sharply, and before the vassal king of the year could speak, he didn't care about any overreach, and hurriedly said: "Shuai Yan, 300,000 people died in the battle in Beimang. As a bridgehead for food and grass supply, the Southern Dynasty is already overwhelmed. , it is difficult to finish rectification in a short period of time. This time the barbarians in the Northern Mang are fighting, unlike the past nomads who come and go like the wind, fighting in the Central Plains. The more this is the case, the more debilitating they are. It's unlikely to happen, since it's the case, with the advancing speed of my Beiliang iron cavalry, going to Guangling Road in the Central Plains and going back and forth will not affect the overall situation."
Yan Wenluan didn't even look at Lin Doufang, but just sneered and said, "You said that if you don't fight for three months, you won't fight? Besides, that old woman and the king of the South Court, Dong Zhuo, wouldn't take advantage of the fact that all the dragons in Beiliang were leaderless, and order several elite troops to Soldiers and horses go south first?"
Lin Doufang looked at the young feudal lord and said, "Your Majesty does not need to go to Guangling Road in person."
Before Yan Wenluan could respond, Xu Fengnian shook his head and said, "If Beiliang sends troops to Guangling, I will definitely lead the army myself."
Lin Doufang felt dizzy for a while, how should we talk about this
Xu Fengnian laughed suddenly, "I mean if you send troops, since everyone here refuses to agree..."
At this moment, an old man in Confucian shirt ran to the door of the meeting hall out of breath, stepped over the threshold with one foot, and then stood still suddenly, as if he didn't dare to lift the other foot anymore, just like this strangely with one foot inside and one outside , he stabilized his mind, blushed, and raised his voice angrily: "The mighty Beiliang Iron Cavalry is the best in the world, how can you win the battle and become less courageous?! So what if you send a 10,000 cavalry army to the Central Plains? Don't say it!" 10,000, I think even 20,000 to 30,000 is fine, what’s wrong, without the King of Beiliang personally helping you sit at the border gate, you officials and lords don’t know how to guard the gate of Beiliang?! Yan Wenluan, your infantry is alone The world, guarding Youzhou, requires the prince to stand behind you for a moment. Do you want the prince to give you advice or serve tea and water? He Zhonghu, Zhou Kang, Gu Dazu, you are guarding Liangzhou Pass, do you need the prince every battle? Take the lead and fight the enemy? Otherwise, you won’t be able to defeat the barbarians in Beimang?”
The old man became angrier as he spoke, and pointed at the people in the front seat, a bit like pointing his nose and scolding his mother, "Chu Lushan, Yuan Zuozong, Qi Dangguo! You three, don't forget why you are sitting here." it's here!"
The old man turned his head to look at the civil and military personnel in Liuzhou, and said with a sneer, "As for you officials in Liuzhou, you really have a reason to cry and yell to prevent the prince from leaving Beiliang. Cangcheng, you really can't keep the Liuzhou created by Li Yishan."
Yang Guangdou, the governor of Liuzhou, was about to get up and jump to curse, but was stopped by Chen Xiliang, who had the same gloomy expression.
The Jinbao room in the corridor outside the door did not show up. After hearing Wang Jijiu's anger, he admired it from the bottom of his heart. It doesn't matter whether it is unreasonable or unreasonable. The bravery of this verbal war against heroes alone is enough for the old man to have for the rest of his life. Qualified to brag. Although scholars in the Central Plains also like to scold Beiliang Wufu, who has the courage to scold others in front of Beiliang Wufu? But Wang Jijiu almost scolded Beiliang civil and military in one breath. It is no wonder that the old man dragged himself to listen to Chaoge just now. He dared to embolden himself to go. During this period of correspondence, the brothers and sisters all mentioned the deeds of Gu Dazu outside the Liangzhou Pass at that time. Facts have proved that even the famous Spring and Autumn Veteran, the number one pillar of the Southern Tang Dynasty in the past, after arriving in Beiliang, Even if he is already the deputy commander of the infantry, he will not be able to eat and walk around after annoying the local generals. Everyone knows that the next commander of the infantry, Gu Dazu and Chen Yunchui were originally between five or five, but now even if it is not Chen Yunchui To succeed Yan Wenluan, even if a general of the younger generation is appointed, it will definitely not be Gu Dazu anyway. This shows from the side how deep-rooted the power of generals is in the Beiliang frontier army. Even if the young vassal king pushes Gu Dazu, who has lost his morale, to the position of infantry commander, Gu Dazu himself may not be able to sit still.
In this way, Wang Jijiu's efforts to hide his strength and bide his time in the academy during this period are completely useless.
It should be a broken pot, the old man no longer flinched a little bit before, and glared with his hands on his hips: "As soon as the general leaves, everyone will be arrogant, and they dare to form a gang to come to the Xu family to show off their power! I don't believe it anymore, There are so many people here, none of them have a heart for the prince, Xu Beizhi! Chen Xiliang! Li Hanlin! Stand up for me and speak a fair word!"
As a result, not only the two advisors Xu Beizhi and Chen Xiliang, but also Li Hanlin, the prodigal son who would never change his money, also sat on the chair, motionless.
Wang Jijiu was stunned on the spot, and suddenly sat on the threshold, like a shrew cursing the street, tearing his lungs and said: "Why do we have no meaning in life for the king of Beiliang who holds 300,000 cavalry? Once, just Once, wouldn’t it work?! Yan Wenluan, you bastards! How can you bully a young man who hasn’t even turned thirty!”
The room was silent.
Wang Jijiu's eyes were bloodshot, and he smiled angrily. He raised one palm high, and said with a laugh: "Since the Liyang army returned without success in the early Yonghui period, for more than ten years, the first Daxue Dragon Cavalry Go deep into the hinterland of Beimang for the first time, do you know why?!"
Wang Jijiu stood up slowly, and kept holding his hand high. The old man seemed to slap his palm on the wall, and said loudly: "At that time, Xu Xiao was standing by the wall and slapped on the situation map of Beimang. , Tell me a word, Xu Xiao said, his son is there!"
The old man glared at everyone in the meeting hall, "Xu Xiao also asked me, is this reason for sending troops enough?!"
The old man suddenly raised his other hand and pressed it again, "Then, the current head of the Xu family tells you that there is a person in Guangling Road, and he must be saved like Xu Fengnian. Is this reason enough?!"
After looking at each other for a short while, Yan Wenluan said with a stern face, "Not enough!"
Oil and salt do not enter.
Wang Jijiu got up, bared his teeth and claws and said, "I can't beat you to death, you old turtle!"
It's just that the old man suddenly seemed to have been pasted with a talisman, leaning back, and caught a glimpse of a person out of the corner of his eye, and finally waited.