King and General untie their battle robes

When Bian Youli came back from the military camp, he gave the horses to the palace servants to take them to the stables, and walked to Changtai Hall by himself.

After he entered the door, he saw that Ruan Xi was alone in the hall, seeming to be thinking about something, but there were three cups of tea on the table, the steam was misty, and it could be seen that they had just been placed, so he couldn't help asking curiously: "Who came here just now?"

While talking, he walked up to Ruan Xi and sat down naturally. Yuan He brought him a clean teacup from one side, put it away and quietly retreated to the back.

Ruan Xi rested his chin on his hand and sat behind the table in this posture.Hearing Bian Youli coming in, he slowly raised his head and smiled, then poured some tea into his cup, sighed, and said, "Lord Luo and your senior brother just left."

"Lord Luo and Senior Brother?"

Bian Youli couldn't hide his surprise, because although Luo Yun lived here, he was still the king of a country, and he would never come to Changtai Hall to chat with Ruan Xi.And Ruan Xi looked very strange, although he was sighing, it didn't look like he was worried, but more like sighing.

With this appearance, is he feeling sorry for what happened to Luo Yun?Bian Youli thought about it, but still couldn't figure it out, so he asked, "What are they here for?"

for what?

Ruan Xi gently shook the teacup in his hand, as if deliberating the answer.

But he didn't know how to put this kind of thing in a decent way. Giving up the country, at any time, was really not a dignified move in any historian's writing.

But he really couldn't bear to tell the truth, whether it was because of Luo Yun's courage and responsibility to serve the people regardless of his reputation, or because of the sadness and helplessness of being a monarch.

It's a pity that until the end, he looked out of the window for a while through the palace's numerous decorations, but he still couldn't think of a good reasoning, so he could only say: "They said that they would like to lower Luo Kingdom to a prefecture and attach themselves to Jing Kingdom."

When Bian Youli first heard about it, he didn't feel anything, and answered casually: "So it's because of this, surrender...what?"

"I have been demoted to the county level." Ruan Xi repeated again.

This sentence is very clear, and there is no way to take it as a mistake.After Bian Youli confirmed that the words were true, he froze suddenly.

He couldn't hold the cup firmly in his hand, and accidentally spilled hot water all over his body.The water seeped into the fabric in an instant, and Bian Youli instinctively stood up to wipe it, but after a few wipes, he couldn't care less, and hurriedly raised his head and said, "Is this really true?"

Since he was demoted to a county, what joke are you talking about?

That is a country, a country that used to be comparable to the national flag of Jing.

Moreover, it is still brother's country... Senior brother is a royal family, how should he feel if this kind of thing happened?Did he participate in making this decision?

Ruan Xi saw that he had spilled a whole cup of tea, which was still freshly brewed, so he hurriedly got up from the chair and walked over, took the handkerchief from Yuan He and wiped Bian Youli's clothes, and said while wiping, "It's true, But we need to do something—is it hot? Is it hurt? Shall I get you a new one?"

"Well," Bian Youli replied in a dazed manner, but he didn't know what he answered, he just muttered to himself, "This is too ridiculous, how could it be like this?"

Not long ago, he accompanied Jiang Yan to the Luo Kingdom as an envoy, and met the king and ministers there. Not to mention the prosperity, it was a prosperous scene.

How long has it been since?

Is it such an easy thing to change dynasties?

The downfall of a century-old dynasty is so simple, so other things, aren't they more short-lived?

Seeing that Bian Youli was in a daze and didn't know what he was thinking, Ruan Xi whispered to Yuan He to get the clothes, then turned around and pulled Bian Youli to sit down, and took advantage of the opportunity to sit by himself, taking Bian Youli's wet clothes Gently picked it up: "King Luo said that the domestic situation is far beyond her control, and the available troops are also very limited. If the raped person gains power, the people will suffer. It is better to ask Jing Guo for protection."

Bian Youli still didn't respond.

Ruan Xi looked at him and continued: "She said that as long as we agree to her a few requests, she will take care of the rest."

"Well," Bian Youli asked subconsciously, "What does she want us to promise?"

Ruan Xi thought about what Luo Yun said before, paused slightly, and said: "She, she wants Jing Guo to send troops to quell Luo's civil strife and do some rectification."

"Send troops?" Bian Youli finally came to his senses, and looked at Ruan Xi in surprise, "Has Luo State reached the point of mutiny?"

If so, it would be much easier for Luo Yun to make this choice.Letting soldiers from other countries step into one's own country was originally a national taboo, but now that Luo Yun took the initiative to mention it, it must be that there is really no way out.

But... the situation in Luo country before is obviously not so serious, right?

What happened?

Ruan Xi hummed, remained silent for a moment, and said hesitantly, "What she means is... let me go with you."

Bian Youli immediately put aside those doubts, and expressed deeper surprise at this sentence: "Shall we go together?"

Ruan Xi nodded: "She trusts your ability to lead troops, but I'm afraid you are still a little unfamiliar with the matter of Luo Guo's powerful officials, so she wants me to go."

"Then have you agreed?"

Ruan Xi didn't say anything, it was his tacit consent.

Thinking about it, although it takes manpower and material resources to send troops, the benefit in exchange is to surrender a country, which is more important, which is profitable and which is disadvantageous, at a glance.

Such a transaction is a huge profit for Ruan Xi, how could he refuse?

As soon as Bian Youli finished asking, he knew it was unnecessary, because the result could be guessed, and he got a similar response.He ignored Ruan Xi, and was stunned for a while, Fang asked slowly in a low voice, "When are you leaving?"

This means that you agree.

Ruan Xi understood Bian Youli's agreement, and immediately said: "In a few days, I need to talk to Taifu about the issue of military strength, you don't have enough people."

A few days passed quickly.

In the past few days, Ruan Xi talked a lot to the Grand Tutor, and gave all the instructions that should be ordered. He also ordered many political affairs in the court hall, and finally cleared up the affairs at hand.

Luo Yun and Luo Feng's requests and the benefits of the promises were known to all the officials of the Jing Kingdom, and they also knew that the King would personally lead the troops to visit the Luo Kingdom.

And according to the relationship between Wang Shang and General Bian, he should also be brought along.

early morning.

Bian Youli usually didn't go to the early court, and no one dared to criticize him anyway.Earlier, there was a stupid and pedantic civil servant who insisted on impeaching Bian Youli, but Ruan Xi quietly settled the matter, and as time passed, the courtiers turned a blind eye to Bian Youli Close one eye, no longer bother to compare.

Fortunately, after so many years, there was only one Bian Youli. They held back and calmed down a lot.

In conclusion, even including the two times of escorting Jiang Yan and returning to accept the title, today is Bian Youli's third visit to court.He was still wearing the imperial uniform, with a black background and auspicious clouds with silver threads. A divine beast squatted on the ground and roared at the sky, adding three points of power.

"General Bian."

Hearing Ruan Xi calling him, Bian Youli walked out from the line of military officials, with Yu Shi sword on his waist and a white jade on the other side.Today he has a serious complexion, which actually suppresses the tranquility in his face a lot, which suits the general's robe even more.

He walked to the middle without a word, and knelt down firmly.

Ruan Xi immediately wanted to wake him up, and when the words came to his lips, he knew it was inappropriate, so he could only bear it and speak the words he had prepared.

"Entrusted by Luo State, I promised to send troops to help him wipe out bandits and treacherous officials. After thinking about it for a long time, I thought that General Bian has excellent strategy and is supported by his soldiers. He should be able to take on this important task. Therefore, today, Bian Youli is appointed as the top general, with one hundred thousand soldiers in charge. Soldier talisman. When the general leads his troops to Luo, he will receive another [-] troops from the border and take them away together."

Bian Youli bowed his head and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I will fulfill my mission."

"Hmm..." Ruan Xi seemed to think of something, hesitated for a moment, but still made up his mind, and discarded this hesitation.

He stood up from the throne, walked quickly to Bian Youli to help him up, patted Bian Youli on the shoulder, and said: "There is one more thing, as the general is the head of all the generals in the Jing Kingdom, you must not compromise your integrity. When you meet Gu in the future, you don't need to salute."

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar in the hall.

The post of General is not unknown in the history of Jing Kingdom, but it has never been heard of any dynasty or generation of generals who would not bow to the king.If this development continues, won't it be equal to the monarch?What's more, the general has [-] troops in his hands, and has always been a role that is feared by the king. I have never heard of anyone who actively sends power out.

Bian Youli also looked surprised, looking at Ruan Xi in amazement.In fact, he didn't care much about this kind of thing. It was not a big deal for him to salute Ruan Xi in front of outsiders.Anyway, getting along in private is the real thing, and they didn't care about their status.

Since this matter was abnormal, naturally someone came out to object immediately.The minister who jumped out spoke earnestly and gave a long list of advice, from ethics to ancestors to Jiangshan Sheji. He exaggerated everything, and it seemed that the problem was quite serious, as if it was about to shake people's livelihood.

Ruan Xi couldn't help frowning, and was about to speak.

Seeing his displeasure, Bian Youli was afraid that he would scold the person who spoke and cause trouble, so he grabbed his hand in a hurry and persuaded in a low voice: "Forget it, it's nothing, I just know it in my heart."

What Bian Youli said was the truth. Although he didn't care about saluting occasionally, but Ruan Xi brought this matter up so solemnly and deliberately found an excuse to avoid his saluting. He couldn't help it. Grateful.

The feeling of being treated with sincerity can be discerned at once.

Even so, he didn't want to see Ruan Xi in trouble.

"No," Ruan Xi didn't push his hand away, but made it clear that there was no need to discuss this matter. He looked at the minister who spoke and said coldly, "Gu said, the general doesn't need to salute when he sees Gu. There is no need to salute, this is the will and must not be disobeyed."