For the first time, Li Boyu felt a little embarrassed.

The matter of canonization by the imperial court, which he originally thought was a trivial matter, turned out to have unexpected changes. This was something that had never happened since the Daning imperial court moved south.

There must be a reason for this that he didn't expect, and it was definitely not just caused by the imperial court's fear.

After recalling the people and events in the court, I finally focused on Prime Minister Zuo and Wang Gui, the disciple of Tong Zhongshu.

Li Boyu and Wang Gui were once colleagues. They had similar ideas and shared the same views, so they were naturally allies. This time, they were uncharacteristically unconventional and did not care about their own face. They insisted that Jianyue go to Jianning. Wang Gui was the most suspicious.

Thinking of Tie Qingfeng again, Li Boyu had some idea in his heart and couldn't help but sneer. This is another person who wants to rob someone. Is it that easy? These people think they know Lin Jianyue, but do they know more deeply?

Lin Jianyue came to Tangzhou with only Li Jiyong and 1,000 cavalry. The deputy generals of the army, including Tie Qinglin, wanted to follow him to congratulate him, but the two Liu brothers did not come. They said they wanted someone to stay at the base camp, and they probably didn't want to see them.

The Li family looked proud, just presenting a congratulatory gift.

Since they were all on their own territory, Lin Jianyue would not waste much time and money, but if Meng Hu knew about it, he would send a small force to ambush and attack Long Jie's army, which would be a great pleasure.

After passing Luyang Pass, heading south is the boundary of Tangzhou.

After resting in Fangcheng County, Lin Jianyue took Han Yuheng and Li Shangxin to stay at the Green Water Villa for one night and joked about the robbery that Han Yuheng led.

"I, Han Yuheng, know astronomy from the top down and geography from the bottom up. I plan strategies and have all the major events in the world in mind. I have long known that this place is the blessed land of Commander-in-Chief, otherwise why would I have traveled thousands of miles to come here? It is not unreasonable to say that I am the blessed general of Commander-in-Chief.

"Han Yuheng is still proud of himself.

Li Shangxin surprisingly did not refute this time, but sneered: "You are a lucky general. But when my uncle was assassinated in Qingfeng Mountain, why didn't he see you Han Bingsan strategizing? If it weren't for my uncle's bravery, you would still have a chance to win here.

Se?"

Han Yuheng was furious and could not say anything, his face turned red. Lin Jianyue just smiled and watched the two of them bickering.

Tangzhou has basically not experienced war, and the Li family has managed it very well. Lin Jianyue and his party stopped and walked along the way, commenting on the local customs and customs, and talking about future policy strategies.

That day, I was stopping to rest by the blocked river, when suddenly smoke and dust rose in front of me.

The seven or eight people in front of them, their faces stained with blood, fled for their lives, heading straight for Lin Jianyue and the others. Behind them were hundreds of sergeants who were chasing them. They seemed to be trying to kill the fleeing group. There were also small boats on the blocked river full of soldiers chasing them upstream.

Upon seeing this, Lin Jianyue waved his hand, and the cavalry battalion immediately formed a formation to surround them, isolating the pursuers but bringing over the fleeing man.

At this time, Lin Jianyue and others also saw clearly that the chasing army was the soldiers of Long Jie's Second Army. They had stopped far away, and their leader came over on horseback.

Before the leader of the escape could reach Lin Jianyue, he knelt down with a bang and crawled over quickly. Lin Jianyue had never seen anyone kneeling so fast.

"Commander Jie, save my life! Commander Jie, spare my life!" It was Wu Zhong.

"Why is Deputy Commander Wu so embarrassed? Did something happen?" Lin Jianyue was a little confused and had a guess in his mind.

"Commander Jie, Qu Shangqun is slandering me for surrendering to the enemy and rebelling, and wants to kill my whole family! Although I, Wu Zhong, am not a great person, I have led troops to kill Hu people. How could I do such a thing? I hope Commander Jie will investigate and save me.

The whole family’s life.”

When Li Boyu stopped seeing him, Wu Zhong knew something was wrong.

As a member of the Li family, he offended Lin Jianyue in public in Ruzhou. The Li family would not let him have an easy time. Therefore, he became more and more careful in his daily life and did not leave any excuses. He humiliated himself and asked for mercy. He also knew that the only one who could save him was Lin Jianyue.

But how could Qu Shangqun escape after receiving the instruction and determined to kill him? He collected a bunch of unfounded accusations and started to take action. Wu Zhong had been able to survive for so many years and was the commander of an army. Naturally, he had some strength, although he was no match for him.

It's not like he died immediately. He had been hiding all the way until Lin Jianyue came to Tangzhou. Only then did he reveal his hiding place and was hunted down here.

Lin Jianyue has roughly understood that this is the time to employ people. Even if Wu Zhong's character is not very good, Long Jie's army is still in the process of getting used to it. From the perspective of stabilizing the morale of the army, he still needs to save him. He cannot be dignified.

It's not a big deal for a man who was once the commander-in-chief of an army to die in front of him like this. After all, Wu Zhong did resist Hu Li and made meritorious deeds. Lin Jianyue couldn't bear to let him die like this just because he offended him, but there still had to be punishment.

of.

"Vice Commander Wu, you get up first. Don't be afraid. I'll talk to Commander Qu later."

At this time Qu Shangqun also came over and immediately respectfully paid homage to Lin Jianyue.

"Wu Zhong has a despicable character and has been dissatisfied for a long time. He is a hidden danger to Long Jie's army and has a tendency to surrender to the enemy and rebel. This killing of him is the Second Army's move to clean up the interior, eliminate hidden dangers, and improve combat effectiveness. Wang Jieshuai

Mingjian.”

Qu Shangqun did not dare to say anything casually and insisted on accusing Wu Zhongan of collaborating with the enemy.

"Thank you for your hard work, Commander Qu. I see that the Second Army under your command is neatly organized, advancing and retreating in an orderly manner, with orders and prohibitions. It is obviously very effective. You have done a good job. I found that the Second Army actually has a naval force, which makes me

I am very pleasantly surprised. The naval force will be of great use in the future. It seems that Qu Zongzhi is still a talented person in naval warfare. Let’s talk more when we have time, and I will learn from him.”

Qu Shangqun said happily: "I respect Commander Jieh's instructions. Now the navy has more than 2,000 people, training day and night. In the future, using them as seeds, we can even form a separate Longjie Navy navy."

Lin Jianyue nodded and then said: "Qu Zongzhi, Wu Zhong has a lot of problems, but now we have to take into account the overall situation of fighting against Hu. After all, he has been on the battlefield against Hu, so we still have to give him a chance to atone for his sins. In this way.

, he was removed from his position as deputy commander of the Second Army and transferred to the Third Army as a battalion commander. His house and property in Fangzhou were confiscated as punishment, and his family members were also moved to Ruzhou. What do you think?"

It can be said that Lin Jianyue took care of everyone's face by doing this, especially the face of the Li family.

Qu Shangqun, who dared to object, immediately prostrated himself and said, "Commander Ji is a wise man. This is the most appropriate way to deal with it. I didn't think it through. Fortunately, Commander Ji is here."

Lin Jianyue then turned to the commander of the Third Army Liu Yingxu and said: "Commander Liu, let Wu Zhong lead the Baokang soldiers who were originally merged into the Third Army. They are also familiar with each other and can facilitate coordinated operations. Please make arrangements!"
Chapter completed!