Xiaoqi

Thinking of this, Guo Si was extremely disappointed with Duan Yan and worried about him instead.Duan Yan is determined to be involved in this matter, and bears the main responsibility. According to military discipline, he should be beheaded to show the public, and pass it on to the three armies, so as to imitate others!

Chapter 551

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Western capital, Chang'an.

General Wei's Mansion.

At three o'clock in the morning, all the officials in the general's mansion are busy, performing their duties.

Shang Shu ordered Li Xuan and his attendant Li Ru to stay away from court for the past few days, and stayed in the general's residence all day long, where board and lodging were also included.

Ten days ago, the Yufulo Allied Forces attacked the border in a sneak attack, captured three fortresses including Saibei City in one day, burned, killed and looted, and slaughtered tens of thousands of soldiers and civilians.Now Yu Fuluo's army marched straight in and swept across hundreds of miles of territory on the west and north sides of Beidi County in a few days. They were rampant and could not resist.

In the past three years, Xiliang's army has been strong, invincible and invincible.The surrounding territory of the three states of Xiliang was no longer the original border, and the entire border was expanded hundreds of miles outward, which made the entire territory of Xiliang ruled by two thousand miles more unknowingly.The force of the soldiers was enough to make the surrounding barbarians run away and run for their lives in a panic. No tribe dared to resist the soldiers of the Xiliang army head-on.

Therefore, for more than two years, the Xiliang army has always sent troops to attack others, and has never been beaten to the door by others.During this period, things like abandoning cities and losing land and being burned, killed, and looted by barbarians never happened. The big camps stationed on the border have always used offense instead of defense. It's fragrant, who dares to take the initiative to violate the border?

Perhaps it was precisely because the Xiliang army had been enjoying peace in the troubled times for too long, the border was as stable as gold in the past two years, and there was no war except for the Xiliang army taking the initiative to attack.Unexpectedly, Yu Fuluo suddenly led troops to violate the border, and the Huben camp stationed in Beidi County was caught off guard.In addition, the generals guarding the pass were careless and slack, so that they lost cities and lands one after another.Within half a month, Yu Fuluo's army was advancing triumphantly all the way, attacking the city and pulling out the stronghold, unstoppable, faintly revealing the tendency of swallowing Beidi County.

Such a drastic change is undoubtedly a great shame and humiliation to all the generals of the Xiliang Army.For the civil and military officials in Chang'an, some people are happy and some are worried. Some people who have been suppressed by Li Jue and Li Li's uncle and nephew for a long time finally see the dawn of overthrowing Li's uncle and nephew.Secretly excited, drink wine to celebrate.In addition, most of the civil and military officials under Li Li's rule cheered up and carefully checked the affairs they were responsible for, for fear that there would be a slight mistake, otherwise they might lose their lives.

Especially the various officials under the general's mansion.As people who have been with Li Li for a long time, they know very well that their protagonist has always followed the character of staying still and moving.This time Yufulo's army violated the border.Undoubtedly offended Li Li.Humiliated the entire Xiliang army.Once the news of the loss of the city and land was reported, it meant that the Xiliang army, which had been fighting hard for two years, woke up from its deep sleep, showed its edge again, and sent troops to wipe out the barbarian army.

Now all the officials in the General's Mansion don't care about dispatching troops. Their most urgent task now is to check whether there are any mistakes in the affairs of their own duties.It was the third day when Yufulo's army invaded Beidi County.The cause of the disaster has been found out. Duan Yan, the deputy commander of the Huben Camp, neglected his duties, was slack and careless, and failed to properly hand over the garrison matters when he left the station on leave.As a result, Fu Luo's army took three passes lightly and invaded the hinterland of Beidi County in a few days.

This kind of thing is unique in the Xiliang army, Duan Yan is the first one, and it is not hard to imagine what will happen to him.In view of this, the officials of the general's mansion dared to slack off a little. For more than ten days in a row, they worked overtime to check the affairs they were responsible for, and assisted the Minister to raise food and grass, and did a good job in various matters before the army went out.

General Wei's mansion suddenly became tense, and the chain effect was huge. The Da Sima mansion followed closely, and then drove all the civil and military officials in the entire Chang'an city.

For a while, Chang'an City, which had been quiet for two years, became lively again.

Within half a month, tens of thousands of troops assembled outside the city, the imperial city treasury was opened wide, and the soldiers of the supply battalion transported food, grass and ordnance day and night, and removed all the small amount of ordnance in stock.All day long, horseshoes sounded constantly at the city gates, streets and alleys of Chang'an, tens of thousands of soldiers came in and out, and a lingering haze of war enveloped the hearts of everyone in Chang'an.

Unknowingly, people in Chang'an city were panicked, and many people who didn't know what happened couldn't help but think of the chaos in Chang'an three years ago.As a result, the common people shut their doors and hid in their homes tremblingly, not daring to go out easily, or even peeking at the situation outside, for fear of causing unnecessary disasters.

tom tom tom!

A burst of heavy footsteps came into the main hall of the General Wei's mansion, and then Da Sima Li Jue appeared at the door and strode into the hall.

"Oh, it turns out that the chief minister is here, and the subordinates are far away to greet him, please forgive me!" Looking up and seeing Li Jue's sudden arrival, the minister who was sitting in the general's mansion ordered Li Xuan to get up quickly and greet him, bowing to salute.

"Yuanzhong is busy with everything, why bother to be polite." Li Jue smiled and leaned over as if reaching out to support Li Xuan, but actually his feet did not move an inch, and he was three steps away from Li Xuan.

Apparently, Li Jue's move was just polite, without any sincerity.

Hearing the sound, Li Xuan didn't seem to notice Li Jue's politeness, and invited Li Jue to take a seat as usual, and waved his hand for the servant to serve tea.

However, this time Li Jue was different from the last time, he didn't just sit in the handsome position, but went straight to the first seat on the left, and beckoned Li Xuan to sit beside him.

Li Xuan sat down as he said with a smile on his face, and a look of surprise flashed across his eyes when he leaned over. It was obvious that Li Xuan's inadvertent actions had aroused his vigilance.However, this kind of vigilance is not a bad thing, on the contrary, it is a good thing. After all, if the enemy is in front of him, if Li Jue still can't adjust his position, it will be very troublesome.

Through the previous trial, Li Xuan knew that the lord Li Li had not made up his mind to let Li Jue step down so far, and he always kept his uncle and nephew in mind, and he gave in again and again, holding back.This made Li Xuan feel helpless, and he couldn't help but feel a little discouraged, because what happened last time was a clever trick carefully planned by him and Li Ru, and their intention was to make Li Jue show his heart, so as to follow the vine to find out all the gangsters, and finally forced Li Jue to step down and retire.

The whole layout went very smoothly, and everything was under the control of Li Xuan and Li Ru. Unexpectedly, after all the stolen goods were obtained, the lord Li Li easily let Li Jue go, suppressed the matter, and put Hu Zhen and Li Ru on the contrary. Xu Dinger will be directly assigned to Li Jue's subordinates.He also handed over to Li Jue [-] county soldiers.

This time, it made Li Xuan and Li Ru clearly realize how important Li Jue is in Li Li's heart, how high his position is, and it is almost unbreakable.Even if Li Jue has different ideas and the evidence is conclusive, Li Li will not do anything to Li Jue, but has repeatedly borne it.

This made Li Xuan and others feel helpless and worried, but after all, it involved the family affairs of the lord Li Li, even if others wanted to help.But he is unable to do what he wants, has too many scruples, and it is difficult to grasp the measure.

Therefore, after being frustrated, Li Xuan and Li Ru have decided to let go of this matter completely.I don't want to get involved in it, so as not to cause trouble in the future.

"I don't know why Da Sima came here? If there is anything that needs to be done by his subordinates, just do what Da Sima orders. As long as Li Xuan can do it, he will not disappoint Da Sima." After a cup of tea, Li Xuan whispered to each other with a smile on his face. inquire.

Li Jue's expression changed slightly when he heard the sound, and he observed Li Xuan's expression suspiciously from the corner of his eyes, and said with a smile: "Yuan Zhong is too polite, we are a family. Why do we need to be so polite. I came here just to know when Wenchang will arrive in Chang'an. So that all the officials of the Manchu Dynasty will come out of the city to welcome them."

"Hundred officials come out to welcome you?" Li Xuan was stunned when he heard the words, turned his head to look at Li Jue, and said in surprise: "What Da Sima said is serious. Isn't it a joke?"

"Hehehe!" Li Jue smiled happily: "Today morning, I have told the Son of Heaven that on the day Wenchang returns from Sili, the Son of Heaven will come to greet you in person at the city tower. .The Son of Heaven is ready to play, just waiting to confirm the time, and I will take care of everything myself!"

"This,,, I'm afraid it's inappropriate!" Li Xuan's expression suddenly changed, and after a moment of hesitation, he shook his head and said: "My lord has traveled to the Central Plains and various states in the south of the Yangtze River, and his whereabouts before leaving are very secretive, and there are very few people who know about it. Now that the lord has returned safely, he will return quietly, and will not alarm anyone at all. Besides, the lord is not returning from an expedition, so there is no need to make such a big fuss, right? I really can't afford it. Therefore, this matter is absolutely unfeasible, and please think twice, Da Sima!"

"Huh?" Li Jue murmured, thinking about it and said: "Last night, I read the Sili victory report that you copied, and it said that Wenchang's trip was a lot of money, and there was a lot of money and food along with it, which shows that Wenchang's trip is not as simple as traveling. In addition , there is another sentence that is particularly important: "Slay the evil dragon on the bank of the great river that has caused disasters for hundreds of years." I don't know if this is true, did Wenchang really kill a dragon?"

"Uh!" Li Xuan was stunned when he heard the words, then nodded subconsciously, and said frankly: "It is true. Half a month ago, the lord and his party went up the river, and they were hijacked by water thieves on the way. He wanted to seize the opportunity to get the treasure at the bottom of the pool. As a result, the leader of the thief was severely injured by the dragon, and he is still in a coma. Killed the evil dragon with his own hands. It is said that this evil dragon is more than eight feet long, its body is extremely huge, and it is invulnerable to swords and guns. It has been around for hundreds of years, and its life span is longer than that of the 400-year Han Dynasty."

Speaking of this, Li Xuan continued in a slow tone: "Now this evil dragon is in Xu Rong's army, and it will be sent to Chang'an in the near future. At that time, Da Sima can take a closer look, and he will know the authenticity at a glance!"

"Ah!" Seeing what Li Xuan said so seriously, Li Jue lost his voice in shock, and said urgently: "So, this is true! Then Yuan Zhong is sure that the dragon that Wenchang killed was not a big snake, Is it a real flood dragon?"

"Of course! Tens of thousands of soldiers from Xu Rong's camp have witnessed it with their own eyes, how can it be fake!" Li Xuan said affirmatively without hesitation.

"Huh..." After a long while of astonishment, Li Jue let out a long breath, and sighed with a complicated expression: "This is an unprecedented auspicious omen! God bless my Li family, God bless Wenchang! Such shocking things must be let go!" Everyone in the world knows that the people in the [-]-mile radius of Chang'an City should see with their own eyes the evil dragon that Wenchang slayed, and let the world know that my Wenchang nephew is a person protected by the heavens. "

After one word, Li Jue said decisively: "Since this matter is true, then I will handle everything. If Wenchang is blamed, I will bear it alone! This time I will not only lead civil and military officials ten miles out of the city Welcome, and bring the emperor Luanjia to welcome Wenchang back to the city! In addition, I will send thousands of county soldiers to post notices, fly pigeons to pass letters to the counties and counties of Sanfu, send out notices, and order soldiers from all over the county to organize the people to come forward. Come to Chang'an to see the evil dragon with your own eyes. Yuan Zhong still needs to inform General Tituo of this matter, and ask him to order the soldiers of the Sanfu prefecture to cooperate. I don't know what Yuan Zhong wants?"

"Is,,, is it necessary to make such a big scene?"

Li Xuan was frightened by Li Jue at this moment, and he couldn't keep up with his train of thought, because he had never thought of using the evil dragon to make a big fuss before.Unexpectedly, Li Jue was uncharacteristically ready to make a big fuss about this matter.

If everything is really done according to Li Jue's words, then the scene will be big.At least 20 people flocked to Chang'an in the Sanfu area, plus the tens of thousands of people in Chang'an City and surrounding people, at least 30 people would gather inside and outside Chang'an.If the [-] Xiliang troops that had already assembled were added in, then on the day Li Li returned to the city, there would be [-] people inside and outside Chang'an City witnessing this grand event, a scale so rare so far.

"Of course it is necessary!" Seeing Li Xuan's bewildered and inexplicable expression, Li Jue said without doubt: "Why can't Yuan Zhong figure it out? Since ancient times, emperors have called themselves the Son of the True Dragon, but who in the world has seen a real dragon look so good?" What is it like? This time Wenchang slays the evil dragon. This is an auspicious omen that is rare in a hundred years or even a thousand years! What does this mean, do you still need me to tell you? Shouldn’t we make a big deal out of such an important matter? Did you miss this opportunity, and wait until the story of Wenchang slaying the dragon spreads, even if it is true, no one will believe it. Instead of missing this opportunity in vain, why don’t I start making arrangements now and make a sensation in the world!”

Speaking of which.Li Jue said excitedly: "Once this is done, there will be at least 30 to [-] people in Chang'an City who will witness the grand event with their own eyes. At that time, it will be spread around the world within a month, and it will be widely known. By then, Whether or not the emperor sits in court is irrelevant to us, no one in the world dares to disrespect Wenchang, and no one knows Wenchang's feat of slaying the dragon! Since then, great things can be achieved. Hegemony is expected!"

Listening to Li Jue's words, Li Xuan couldn't help nodding, with an inexplicable look of surprise on his face.

Until this moment, Li Xuan had to admit that Jiang was still old and spicy.Especially some people who are obsessed with power, when they encounter such a good thing, their reaction speed is amazing, and they know how to use the matter to the maximum to achieve a sensational effect in an instant, and then seek greater benefits for themselves.

However, the ultimate beneficiary of Li Jue's careful planning of this matter is not himself, but Li Li.

What reason does Li Xuan have to object to this?He is naturally happy to see the result, not only that, but he also wants to do his best to help Li Jue do this well, making it more perfect and impeccable.

"Everything is decided by the chief minister, and his subordinates will definitely assist with all their strength. Please rest assured, chief minister!" After thinking it over, Li Xuan happily replied.

"Okay! Yuan Zhong understands the righteousness, Wen Chang did not misunderstand you!" Li Jue clapped his hands in applause, then stood up, and wanted to deal with the matter immediately.

"Uh! By the way, when exactly will Wenchang return to the city?" When striding towards the door, Li Jue stopped suddenly and turned his head to ask.

Li Xuan responded, "Three days later."

"There's not enough time, what should I do?" Li Jue's face changed when he heard the words, and he said anxiously.

Li Xuan walked quickly to Li Jue's side, and said in a low voice: "Don't worry, Da Sima, my subordinates will immediately send a message to the lord to push back to the city at noon six days later. I wonder if six days is enough?"

"Six days?" Li Jue was stunned when he heard the words, and then he thought about it: "Six days is still too tight. Fortunately, my Xiliang official road is smooth, and there are many horses and carriages along the way, so it should not be a problem. But Yuan Zhong still needs to order the road along the way. The post station will be free of carriage and horse fees within half a month, otherwise ordinary people may not be able to afford carriages, nor can they afford to hire rough horses to travel!"