Chapter 521 The military coup (2)
Zhang Xing looked back at the others. The other generals cheered and excited about being able to return to Jiangdu. None of them cared about his feelings. Only Kuang Shaoyue could ask a question by his side at this time, which made him feel a little warmth.
"Shaoyue, although we are not of the same clan, we are also my cousin. In recent years, you have followed me around in the army, which can be considered as sharing weal and woe. What do you think about when you return to Jiangdu this time?" Zhang Xing did not directly express his inner suffering, but asked in a tentative tone.
Kuang Shaoyue smiled and said, "Look at what the general said, a real man fights on the battlefield is nothing more than to make achievements. The general is now a glorious return, glorious in the countryside. If he is going back, I am afraid that many people will envy him."
Zhang Xing sighed and said, "It seems that you still don't know me very much."
Kuang Shaoyue heard Zhang Xing's words and suddenly smiled, "Is the general worried about why he is worried? But because His Highness wants to transfer the general back to Jiangdu?"
Zhang Xing looked at Kuang Shaoyue and was a little surprised. He only learned about this from the King of Dong today. He didn't say anything about it. How could Kuang Shaoyue know?
"Where did you hear it?" Zhang Xing said with a cold expression.
Kuang Shaoyue said: "General, don't ask where you heard it first, just ask if the general is involved?"
Zhang Xing was silent for a moment. He didn't need to say it at first, but now it seems that Kuang Shao knows what he knows.
"It's true. The young master asked me to bring my troops back to Jiangdu in five days to guard Jiangdu." Zhang Xingdao.
Kuang Shaoyue made a sudden statement and said, "That is your highness who left General Lin in Luoyang. The general feels neglected by Your Highness?"
Zhang Xing sneered. If these words were said from him, the more comforting Kuang Shao said, he would feel that Kuang Shao would be more tactful and closer. But Kuang Shao would guess what he was thinking. If he was so accurate, he would be suspicious and he would feel that Kuang Shao would not be kept.
"Do you think this general will be worried about this little thing?" Zhang Xing said coldly.
At this time, Zhang Xing also put on airs.
"No? That's strange." Kuang Shaofu said leisurely, "I heard from General Lin. Now the war in the north has eased, but Your Highness has not recalled General Lin for a long time, and he intends to leave General Lin in Luoyang and ask His Majesty to grant him a military marshal."
"Speak nonsense. If you are heard by others, you won't kill you. Don't talk nonsense again!"
Zhang Xing shouted angrily and stood up, as if he ignored Kuang Shaoyue.
Afterwards, Zhang Xing held a brief temporary meeting and arranged a question about handing over Luoyang's defense at the meeting. When the meeting was disbanded, all the soldiers and advisers went back, but Zhang Xing accidentally discovered that Kuang Shaoyue was still sitting in the corner and not leaving. Only then did Zhang Xing remember that Kuang Shaoyue didn't even say a word for this meeting.
"Shaoyue, don't think too much. I don't mean to hold you accountable." Zhang Xing put on his coat and tied his belt while saying.
Because he had to go back to his residence to rest, Zhang Xing also removed his military load and looked much more relaxed.
Kuang Shaoyue stood up and saluted, saying, "If the general is content with the status quo, I will talk too much. If the general wants to make achievements, he will also act as if I didn't say anything."
After saying that, Shaoyue walked out of the door.
Zhang Xing was stunned for a moment and said, "Stop!"
Kuang Shaoyue stopped at the door.
"What do you mean by this? Is it something else?" Zhang Xing said cautiously, "What happened to the news you heard from General Lin before?"
Kuang Shaoyue came back to his senses and said jokingly: "General Lin should know that the reason why General Lin was valued by His Highness was because when he was in Luoyang, he helped His Highness and His Majesty go out to Luoyang and return to Jiang. But the general should also know. This is just an appearance, how good is General Lin's military management level? The soldiers in the army should have all discussed it. This man is just from the Luoyang Tingwei Mansion. How can a constable have experience in marching and fighting? All his marching strategies are only given by His Highness."
"You mean that General Lin's strategy on the front line comes from the young master?" Zhang Xing frowned. This was the first time he had heard such a statement.
Before, Lin Zhan's march was said to have been unpredictable by ghosts and gods. There was indeed the wonderful military arrangements of the Dongwang Mansion. Zhang Xing had heard some rumors in the army before. Many people also believed that Lin Zhan was just an outsider who marched and fought. The first time he led his troops was to bring some scattered soldiers to defeat the main force in Luoyang. What was the mystery? The discussions among the upper and lower levels in the army had no result. Now he heard from Kuang Shaoyue that all this was arranged by the Dongwang.
Kuang Shaoyue smiled and said, "In the Jiangdu military camp, if you talk about military talent, the young master can be the first, so the general should have no objection to this?"
"This is natural." Zhang Xing said with a cold expression, "If the young master had not had the strategy of the young master in the past two years, how could the Dongwang Army win in a row? Not only could it break out of Jiangdu, but it could also occupy Luoyang and half of the Jiangbei region? Even those who have been marching for many years have to admire the young master's great strategy."
Kuang Shaoyue smiled and said, "That's natural. Your Highness has been taught by a famous teacher since he was a child. With his courage to act, he naturally has the ability to be unpredictable. But he is Lin Zhan, but he is just a constable in the capital. If it weren't for the promotion of Your Highness, he wouldn't have risen to the top and become the young mansion of the Luoyang Tingwei Mansion. In fact, the general wouldn't have known that General Lin actually has a sister, and now he is the one who is in charge of grain dispatch in the Dongwang Mansion?"
"You mean Butler Lin?" Zhang Xing frowned.
If even Lin Xiaosu, the butler of the East Prince's Mansion, was not aware of it, Zhang Xingxin said that this would not be necessary for the general.
"It's her." Kuang Shaoyue said, "Butler Lin's prestige in the army is probably because His Highness intended it?"
"What do you... mean?" Zhang Xing shouted angrily.
"It is obvious that Mr. Lin is a woman, but she is as good as a woman. Even the princess of the county often praises her. As a civilian woman, she could be appreciated by His Highness the King of the East. Isn't that a problem?" Kuang Shaoyue said, "Your Highness intends to invite Mr. Lin to the King of the East, and naturally he will look at General Lin differently. I am afraid that his highness has long regarded General Lin as his family, so he will not hesitate to give his own great martial arts to General Lin, so that he can make extraordinary achievements in the army, and then he can naturally guard Luoyang and become the strong minister around His Highness and Your Majesty. And General, you are left alone and even want to go back to Jiangdu to be the guard general in that place where there is no military merit!"
After hearing this, Zhang Xing knew very well that Kuang Shao was more provocative, but anger still arose in his heart for no reason.
Others don’t know about Lin Xiaosu. How could he not be clear as Han Jian’s personal bodyguard captain?
When Han Jian laughed and scolded Lin Xiaosu, even a commoner woman sneered at Han Jian. Han Jian not only did not scold her, but kept her by her side. At the beginning, he realized that Han Jian was "interesting" to Lin Xiaosu. Later, he even heard the legend of the people from the Dongwang Mansion that it was several county princesses from the Dongwang Mansion, and they intended to bring Lin Xiaosu into the mansion to be a partial concubine for the Dongwang Mansion. Kuang Shaoyue's words were definitely not groundless.
Zhang Xing was a little dissatisfied with Lin Zhan, but after listening to Kuang Shaoyue's words, he seemed to be a natural thing. Because in the previous battle of Jiangdu, Lin Zhan made great achievements, and many times he was well-organized by the Eastern Palace. Zhang Xing knew very well that the counselors of the entire Eastern Palace may not necessarily have strategic vision. The military dispatching matters were said to be from the Eastern Palace, but rather from the strategic arrangements of the Eastern Palace.
"How much do you know about General Lin's affairs?" Zhang Xingping regained his anger and looked at Kuang Shaoyue coldly and asked.
Kuang Shaoyue said: "If the general forgives me for being innocent, I will naturally tell the general clearly."
Zhang Xing was already angry. When he heard this, he couldn't help but feel angry. He pulled out his sword and put it on Kuang Shaoyue's neck, shouting: "Don't you say it?"
"If the general thinks that he is just trying to sow discord, then the general will kill me. I must not say these words again, so that the general will think that I am interfering in it afterwards."
When Zhang Xing saw Kuang Shaoyue's expression was determined, he thought that Kuang Shaoyue had been giving advice by his side in the past two years, but he could only give him the identity of a left envoy to the army and could not promote him to a general. He also felt that this person was not unrighteous to him, but was just saying it out of his eyes.
"It's okay to just say it." Zhang Xing took down the sword and said, "You don't need to take care of some things. After listening to them, I can just think that nothing is enough."
Kuang Shaoyue sorted out his collar and said, "General, do you still remember that when the Eastern King's Army defeated the Luoyang Army in the Battle of Jiangdu, the general had already blocked the Luoyang Army by the river. If His Highness hadn't suddenly sent an urgent order, the general would have had the chance to wipe out the Luoyang Army?"
"What?" Zhang Xing's heart arose.
The Battle of Jiangdu is not only Lin Zhan’s battle of fame, but also his battle of fame. Although he and Lin Zhan were not friends in the army, they were not considered enemies. After all, they were all generals appointed by the Eastern King to the army, and they were all reserved troops and were also questioned in the army. In the Battle of Jiangdu, the two worked together to kill the Luoyang army without leaving any armor, which made the two myths on the battlefield. After that, the two had a stable position in the army, so how could one dare to come out to question it?
Kuang Shaoyue said: "I heard someone say something, that is, before sending General Lin to war, his highness had a secret meeting with General Lin, and gave General Lin a promise that General Lin would have what you have, General Lin will definitely have. Even if the general doesn't have, he will also help General Lin obtain it."
Zhang Xing smiled coldly and said, "Absurd. Before the young master sent troops to the war, he had seen me. Only I and the young master knew what he was talking about. How could you know what General Lin and the young master said?"
Kuang Shaoyue smiled and said, "Do I have no idea what Your Highness said to the general?"
Zhang Xing was stunned on the spot immediately. (To be continued)
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