Traveling through the troubled times of Sui and Tang Dynasties

"General Luo, you are back!"

"General..."

A group of people surrounded Luo Cheng and walked towards the courtyard of Luo's father and son in a friendly manner.As soon as they arrived at the door, they met Luo Yong and others who had heard the movement and walked out of the house.

"General, you are back! If you don't come back, our Luo family army will be slaughtered... Uh..." Luo Yong had only spoken halfway before Yan Lang covered his mouth and dragged him aside.

Facing Luo Cheng's puzzled eyes, Yan Lang smiled and said: "It's okay, it's okay, General, he just likes to mess around, you rush back in a hurry, first go to the backyard to see Mrs. Madam."

As soon as the two moved away, Luo Song behind him was highlighted.

Seeing his brother's concerned eyes, Luo Cheng remembered what had happened these days, his nose sore, and he grinned, obviously wanting to laugh, but it was uglier than crying, and hoarsely shouted: "Brother——"

Luo Song had never seen his younger brother like this before, he must have suffered a lot of grievances outside, his heart ached, he strode forward, and when he was an arm's length away, he stretched out his arm and pulled him into his arms violently , lowered his voice and blamed: "Damn boy, I finally know that I'm back, isn't it just a Yuwen Chengdu, I don't even want my parents and brother?"

Luo Cheng twitched the corners of his mouth, forced a smile and said, "I made my brother worry."

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back!" Luo Song said repeatedly, and then opened the distance between the two of them, patted Luo Cheng's shoulder lightly, and said loudly: "Go and see your mother, since I lost your trace, I have I don’t think about eating and drinking all day because of you.”

"Yeah." Luo Cheng responded, said goodbye to the brothers, and then walked to the backyard.

In the backyard of Luo's house, after asking about his health and wellbeing, Luo Cheng was asked about his whereabouts these days, and Luo Cheng told them one by one.

When Luo Yi heard this, he let out a long sigh.

Luo Cheng didn't know why, so he asked, "Father, what's wrong with you?"

After Luo Yong vividly disappeared Luo Cheng, Cheng Yaojin went to Yangzhou alone in a moment of enthusiasm, how he met Li Mi, how Li Mi became the king of the Western Wei Dynasty in Wagangzhai, and how he wanted to seize the military power of the Luo family. Having said everything, Luo Cheng frowned.

These days, Luo Cheng put all his energy into the matter of Yuwen Chengdu, so much so that he ignored Wagangzhai. On the emperor.

Luo Cheng didn't know what Li Mi was like, and he didn't hear much about Zhang Dabeard in his previous life, but he only remembered that he was warlike, eager for quick success, and finally lost to Wang Shichong, and Wagang Village never recovered.

If he came back a few days earlier, he might be able to stop fourth brother Cheng from resigning from the emperor on a whim, but Li Mi is already the emperor at this moment, so what else can he do?What's more, this is what everyone agrees on.But now, not only did Li Mi not do anything harmful to Wagang, on the contrary, he worked hard, formulated a series of systems, and did a lot of practical things.He has no reason to object.

It's a foregone conclusion.

Luo Cheng pursed his lips tightly, also worrying about the future of Wagang Village.

Just when the whole family was frowning, they heard hearty laughter from outside the courtyard. The visitor asked as they walked, "Where is my brother Luo Cheng? Quickly let your fifth brother see where they all went. What's the matter?" There is no news at all, but I want to die."

Luo Cheng smiled, and went up to meet him: "Brother Shan Wu."

Shan Xiongxin looked at Luo Cheng carefully, frowned and said: "Well, I lost weight, I must have suffered."

Before Luo Cheng could speak, Qin Qiong on the side also echoed: "You have to ask your aunt to make up for you, so that you can get it back."

Luo Cheng couldn't laugh or cry, which eye did you see that I lost weight?

After a while, Xu Maogong, Cheng Yaojin, You Junda, Wang Junke, Xie Yingdeng and others all came, and the courtyard of the Luo family suddenly became lively, and everyone was very excited when they talked about each other.

Just then there was a sudden announcement from outside the door: "The emperor is here——"

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, turned around one after another, knelt down and kowtowed outside the door, thinking to themselves, Li Mi, you are too arrogant, you came here when you came, and you have to be yelled like this, if you don't know that you are here, it's fine Alright, I got it, can I not kneel?When Cheng Yaojin was the emperor, there was no such thing.

"Presumably this is the Little General Luo Cheng and Luo that all the brothers say! It's better to meet him than to be famous. Little General Luo is very handsome, and he is a fierce general from Wagang. I am very pleased." Li Mi's face was full of joy.

Luo Cheng was kneeling on one knee like all the brothers at the moment, Li Mi pretended to be stupid and didn't shout, and he also knelt honestly and couldn't afford it, so he just replied: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your appreciation."

Li Mi's move was just to give Luo Cheng a disgrace. Seeing that Luo Cheng was so sensible and showed no dissatisfaction on his face, he felt a little at ease, but he was at ease, and the brothers felt resentful: How many times have you The genius just found trouble with the Luo family's army in the palace, and a blind person can see it. Now Brother Luo Cheng finally came back, and you put on the emperor's airs again, making him kneel down on you all the time.

"Hey...why are you still kneeling? Get up, get up, we are all brothers." Li Mi stretched out his hand in satisfaction, and helped Luo Cheng up.

Li Mi said enthusiastically: "It's good to be back, it's good to be back, but I don't know where little brother Luo Cheng has been these days, so it's easy for all the brothers to find, Cheng Yaojin almost lost his life because of you."

Cheng Yaojin who was named was not as devious as Li Mi, he only understood the literal meaning, blushed quickly, and waved his hands in embarrassment: "Don't say it, don't say it, I'm ashamed to say it, it's your fourth brother Cheng who is useless , I won’t mention this embarrassing thing in the future.” Everyone laughed.

Li Mi turned his head and asked: "Su Wen Luo Cheng, younger brother, has the courage to be undeserved. Siming Mountain disappeared, and there is no news. I just don't know where he went?"

Luo Yi frowned, this person finally got to the point.

"That's right, little brother Luo Cheng, where have you gone? It's easy for brothers to find." Cheng Yaojin went in without knowing it, and asked worriedly.

Luo Cheng glanced at Li Mi, smiled at Cheng Yaojin and the brothers and said: "That day, I was ordered to guard the foot of the mountain, and I encountered the backer king Yang Lin and others, and Yang Lin and others fought to the death. I was injured, but later On the way up the mountain, I fell into a coma and was protected by Luo Yong, Yan Lang and others. I returned to Daying. After waking up, I blamed me for being young and energetic. I insisted on a martial arts competition with Pei Yuanqing. , dizzy, fell headlong into the river, nearly drowned, but fortunately was rescued, but because of unhealed internal injuries, and contracted typhoid fever, most of the days were spent in a semi-comatose, so this It took so many days."

After Shan Xiongxin listened, he reached out and clenched his fist and lightly thumped Luo Cheng's right shoulder, and said, "I thought you were an iron wall, invulnerable to swords and guns, so you would get sick too?" Shan Xiongxin raised his eyebrows and smiled and said to the brothers, " I think back then, when you poked me, it was merciless."

Wang Jun could tease and said with a smile: "Shan Wuge, if Brother Luo Cheng hadn't shown mercy, you would have ended up with Yang Lin long ago."

Shan Xiongxin was not annoyed, he laughed.

Luo Cheng didn't show it on the face, but felt guilty in his heart.He originally wanted to tell the truth, he certainly trusted his brothers, but now the emperor of Wagangzhai is not the fourth brother Cheng who trusts him more, but Li Mi!He still doesn't know who Li Mi is, but just judging from what his father and elder brother told him about meddling in military power after he came back, Li Mi is eager to correct his Luo family's mistakes, how can he give him at this time? The father and brothers added unnecessary trouble, so they concealed it.

Li Mi smiled but not smiled: "Oh? But as far as I know, at that time, on the Siming Mountain, except for our [-]th Route Allied Forces, they were the people of the faint king Yang Guang. Who saved General Luo? How? "

As soon as these words came out, the hall suddenly fell silent, and there was an atmosphere of tension.Everyone, you look at me, I look at you, they are all silent, this atmosphere is not right, Li Mi is hiding a knife in his smile, pressing every step of the way.

Shan Xiongxin was about to step forward to speak, but Wang Bodang, who had come with Li Mi, grabbed his sleeve and shook his head. Shan Xiongxin gave Wang Bodang a hard look.

Luo Cheng paused for a moment, looked into the man's sharp eyes without squinting, and spoke word by word, clearly and plainly: "I was dizzy and plunged into the river. The river was fast, and I followed the current. Next, how about the specifics? I was almost in a coma at the time, and I can’t remember clearly. It’s understandable that the brothers didn’t find me. Even I didn’t expect that I would fall into the water by mistake and almost lost my life. Wait for me When I woke up, I was already in a small village more than ten miles away, and it was said that I was rescued by a small fishing boat."

Li Mi remained silent for a long time, as if he wanted to see something strange on his face, but this man had a frank face with no flaws to investigate, and after a long time, he reached out and patted Luo Cheng on the shoulder and said, "General Luo is really a lucky man." You Tianxiang, since you are back, you should rest well, General Luo is extremely brave, and Wagang Village will rely on General Luo a lot in the future."

Luo Cheng smiled back: "The emperor has praised you."

The seemingly incompatible posture of the two made the discerning people present feel awkward, but at this time, Cheng Yaojin jumped out belatedly to ask for credit for Luo Cheng: "Your Majesty, brother Luo Cheng is back, don't forget His contribution in Siming Mountain, the backer king Yang Lin was defeated by him, it can be said that he got rid of the right arm of the stupid king Yang Guang, you can't count the credit."

Everyone raised their foreheads, hey, Cheng Yaojin, Cheng Yaojin, you can't grow your eyes, how lacking are your eyes, don't you see that the two people in front of you are not right?Did you intentionally make trouble?

Li Mi turned his head suddenly and stared at Cheng Yaojin so closely that the latter's heart trembled, his smile froze on his face, and his expression was innocent: "I... did I say something wrong? Could it be that Yang Lin is not brother Luo Cheng?" defeated?"

Li Mi's face changed again and again, calming down his mood, he said: "General Cheng is right, it should be rewarded based on merit, but—" Li Mi's eyes fell on Luo Cheng, and he asked meaningfully, "General Luo is already the great general protecting the country in Wagangzhai. He has the right to use soldiers at will. What other rewards do General Luo value. If this goes up further, where should he be promoted?"

Everyone's expressions changed, the meaning couldn't be clearer, isn't this clearly saying that little brother Luo Cheng has ulterior motives?

Indeed, when Cheng Yaojin was appointed as an official, it was a bit inappropriate to confer the rank of a general who can call all soldiers from all over the country at will.Since ancient times, how can any emperor hand over all the military power to the same person?Isn't this tempting others to rebel in disguise?However, the emperor at that time was Cheng Yaojin, and Cheng Yaojin was extremely bandit-like, valued his brothers, and had a great sense of loyalty.And brother Luo Cheng is open-minded, sincere to others, and his brothers treat each other with sincerity, and no one raised any objections.

But now something is wrong, Li Mi is just an ordinary person, and it is inevitable to be clichéd, the military power is in his own hands, which is the most reassuring.

Luo Cheng raised his eyes, and said bluntly: "I don't need any rewards, these are the things I have to do."

"Since the emperor is worried about me, the imperial decree to dispatch soldiers from all over the country at will can also be withdrawn. This imperial decree is unreasonable, and I, Luo Cheng, did not take this imperial decree seriously. It was just that fourth brother Cheng and all the brothers valued it at that time. I'm sorry to decline. But since entering Wagangzhai, my Luo family has never mobilized any soldiers other than the Luo family army." Luo Cheng raised his voice slightly, "The only thing that involves the generals of the army may be the training of soldiers. In the past I was in charge, and later I handed it over to Luo Yong, the head of the Yanyun Jingqi Cavalry Guard of the Luo Family Army. Since the emperor is worried, I can also hand over the military training. And take it away, Luo Cheng has no complaints."

"General!" Luo Yong exclaimed.

Luo Cheng glared at him, who sighed and turned his back.

Li Mi was overjoyed, never thought that the wish he had racked his brains to achieve in the past few days would come true in an instant.At the same time, he was a bit incapable of accepting. This Luo Cheng was too unreasonable to play his cards, and this was too straightforward. He even told the matter directly, which made him feel a little bit embarrassed in front of civil and military officials.

But complaints are complaints, Li Misheng was afraid that Luo Cheng would go back on his word, so he quickly took over the conversation and said: "Okay, then it's settled." He didn't even bother to pretend to be smart, and everyone present shook their heads secretly.

"But Luo Cheng also has a request—"

"You said."

"The Luo family army is my father, my brother and my hard work. It is the army we brought out from northern Hebei. All of them are my good brothers. I promised them that if I Luocheng one day, I will be with them, no matter what Whether you win or lose, you will never give up on anyone." Luo Cheng changed the subject, "I hope the emperor will not interfere with the matter of the Luo family army." Li Mi suddenly felt uncomfortable, maybe your Luo family army is not Wagang Is your army gone?But the people in front of you have given you such a big step, if he insists again, it will inevitably make everyone feel aggrieved, let it go, the matter of the Luo family army has to be figured out slowly.

Having figured it out, Li Mi smiled and said, "That's natural, that's natural, the Luo family army belongs to your Luo family father and son, so it's not easy for me to intervene."

Unexpectedly, as soon as Li Mi responded, Luo Chengma took over and said: "The emperor's golden words, Luo Cheng will keep it in mind, if there is any change in the Luo family's army in the future, I hope the emperor will remember what he said today. The Luo family army belongs to my father and son, the emperor. Will not intervene at will."

Li Mi was taken aback, and thought to himself that he would not be tricked by this kid, but he had already said his helpless words, so he had to seize the time to seize the military power of the Luo family army.

The scheme in Li Mi's head has been twisted and turned countless times, but it can't stand Luo Cheng's temperament that is so thorough. This opening, not to mention Li Mi, even Cheng Yaojin and others felt that Luo Cheng's younger brother...you are too direct!

Luo Chenglang said: "Then, as the head coach of the Luo Family Army, I order that Pei Yuanqing be removed from all positions in the Luo Family Army."

Li Mi's face darkened immediately: "Luo Cheng, you—"

"Thanks to the emperor's reward, the Luo family army belongs to my father and son. Everything is under the command of my Luo family father and son. Then I hope that the emperor will not interfere with the Luo family army."

Even Luo Yong, who had a bad temper before, lost his tongue, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and thought to himself, General, although I am not fair, I never thought of letting you directly confront me.Euphemistic, not at all euphemistic...

"General Luo, at least give me a reason." Li Mi said in a low voice.

Luo Cheng glanced at Li Mi, and fixed his eyes on someone behind him, saying: "He is not worthy of Pei Yuanqing. He is not worthy of martial arts, nor is his character."

"Luo Cheng, what are you talking about! Who is unworthy!" Pei Yuanqing came angrily from behind Li Mi.