Su Dingfang didn't just run out and steal the credit from Li Jing and Li Daliang without even saying hello.
On the contrary, Su Dingfang greeted Li Jing and Li Daliang.
It was just that Li Daliang's words were a bit harsh, and Su Dingfang was so angry that he led his soldiers to join the battlefield and finally captured Fugongyou under the watchful eyes of Li Jing and Li Daliang.
The specific process was roughly as follows. After receiving Li Xiuning's military order, Su Dingfang and Kan Leng sat together to discuss. Su Dingfang proposed to divide the troops into two groups, go south from Hebei Road, attack Danyang directly, go all the way down the coast, and break in from the side.
Forming a two-sided attack, Danyang was captured in one fell swoop, cutting off Fugongyou's retreat, and then slowly trying to capture it.
Kan Leng and Fugong You had a grudge for killing their brothers, so they took over the combat mission of directly attacking Danyang without hesitation.
Su Dingfang also took advantage of the situation and assumed the combat mission of going down the coast and breaking in from the side.
After discussing the strategy and assigning combat tasks, the two men immediately led their troops into action.
Due to the small number of troops deployed by Fugongyou in the north, coupled with Kan Leng's eagerness to avenge his brother, the fierce attack failed to inflict damage. As a result, Kan Leng captured Danyang City before Su Dingfang arrived at Danyang, completing the combat mission ahead of schedule.
Seeing this, Su Dingfang moved south and prepared to form a triangular force with Li Jing and Li Daliang to encircle and assist Gongyou.
Before Fugongyou retreated to Xuancheng, Su Dingfang rushed to Xuancheng in advance and set up an ambush, waiting for Fugongyou to fall into his trap.
After Li Jing and Li Daliang forced Fugongyou to Xuancheng, Fugongyou did not retreat to Xuancheng, but instead retreated into the mountains near Xuancheng.
When Su Dingfang saw this, he knew that Fugongyou had made a bad move, and that Fugongyou was gone and would surely be in the pocket of Li Jing and Li Daliang. He had no desire to continue fighting, and immediately ordered his soldiers to take off their disguises.
, occupied Xuancheng generously and waited quietly for the end of the war.
However, Li Jing and Li Daliang blocked Fugongyou in the mountains and attacked for several days, but they failed to capture Fugongyou.
Although Fugongyou was gone, he still had half of the long-sword army that he had snatched from Wang Xiongdan, as well as a group of dead men whose families had been slaughtered by Kan Leng, and who had to follow Fugongyou all the way to the dark side.
Fugongyou occupied a favorable terrain, and with the assistance of a group of long-sword soldiers and dead soldiers, he was able to withstand the attacks of Li Jing and Li Daliang one after another.
Su Dingfang saw that Li Jing and Li Daliang's battle losses were getting bigger and bigger, and if they continued to suffer more damage, the gains would outweigh the losses, so he took the initiative to send someone to contact Li Jing and Li Daliang and offered to help.
Li Jing just declined Su Dingfang's kindness, but Li Daliang felt that Su Dingfang was taking the opportunity to take their credit. Not only did he refuse Su Dingfang's kindness, he also told Su Dingfang to stay away and not wait to take advantage of them.
Su Dingfang's good intentions were treated like a donkey's liver and lungs, and he was even humiliated.
Su Dingfang was furious and led his men to join the battlefield. Under the watchful eyes of Li Jing and Li Daliang, with the advantage of his iron armor, he withstood the arrows, stones and other objects of the rebel army, entered the mountains, and captured him alive.
Fu Gongyou.
Then he quickly withdrew from the battlefield and returned to Xuancheng, staying behind closed doors.
According to Su Dingfang's letter, Li Daliang sent people outside Xuancheng three times to denounce him and ask him to hand over Fu Gongyou, but he ignored him.
"You mean I'm wronging Su Dingfang?"
Li Xiaogong asked with wide eyes.
After he finished asking, he tapped the tea cup in front of him with his finger and motioned for Ling Jing to refill it.
Ling Jing smiled bitterly and poured him another cup of tea.
Li Yuanji saw Li Xiaogong looking like he was raising an army to prosecute, and was not in a hurry to tell Li Xiaogong the truth. Instead, he asked, "Cousin, are you here to help Li Jingxing to prosecute, or are you here to help Li Daliang raise an army to prosecute?"
This issue is very important and related to character issues.
Must be clear.
Li Xiaogong snorted, picked up the tea cup, it was a little hot, put it down again, and then said dissatisfied: "Of course it's Li Jing."
Li Yuanji frowned slightly and asked again: "Did Li Jing ask you to help him?"
In this matter, although Li Jing and Li Daliang had some sense, Su Dingfang also had some sense.
Su Dingfang did not seize the credit that Li Jing and Li Daliang had already achieved, but took the credit that Li Jing and Li Daliang were about to receive first.
There is no difference between getting it soon and not getting it yet.
The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly, and there is absolutely no such thing as "if you are sure of victory, others will have to wait for you".
As long as you don't defeat the enemy, others will have room to intervene.
Li Jing and Li Daliang could complain that Su Dingfang was unjust, or they could write a letter to impeach Su Dingfang for maliciously seeking credit.
But they couldn't say that what Su Dingfang did was wrong, let alone that the credit that Su Dingfang had already obtained was theirs.
Li Jing, as a veteran on the battlefield and a figure who shines in the annals of history, would not be unaware of this.
Now that he knew it, he asked Li Xiaogong to help him.
That's a bit...worrying about his character.
Li Yuanji deliberately brought Li Jing under his command. If Li Jing's character was of concern, it would not be a good thing for him.
Li Xiaogong snorted and said: "He has an arrogant temperament, and he will not ask me to help him. Otherwise, he would not still be a young general commanding three thousand soldiers and horses."
When Li Yuanji's eyebrows show, it would be better if he is not Li Jing, otherwise he will have to reconsider how to arrange Li Jing.
"Since it's not Li Jing, then who is it? Who would be so kind as to help Li Jing complain?"
Li Yuanji questions.
He actually already had the answer in his mind, but he didn't say it out loud.
Li Xiaogong did not hide it, and said openly: "Li Daliang."
Li Yuanji nodded, without much change on his face, because this answer was expected by him.
Li Yuanji immediately told Li Xiaogong the truth.
After listening to this, Li Xiaogong's face became very ugly.
"Are you telling the truth?"
Li Xiaogong asked in a deep voice.
Li Yuanji took out the letters from Su Dingfang and Li Xiuning from the pile of documents beside him and handed them to Li Xiaogong.
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Li Xiaogong took the letter and after reading it carefully, his face became even more ugly.
He didn't have to believe what Su Dingfang said, but he couldn't believe what Li Xiuning said.
As the head coach of this expedition to the Southeast Road, Li Xiuning cannot be biased on this matter, otherwise her prestige will be affected.
"Li Daliang is trying to use me as a knife wielder?"
Li Xiaogong gritted his teeth and asked.
Li Yuanji did not express any opinions.
In this matter, Li Xiaogong would inevitably make some wrong judgments due to his partial belief. However, after understanding the whole story clearly, he would definitely make a correct judgment, so there was no need for him to say anything more.
Li Xiaogong put down the letter, raised his head and said, "I will give you an explanation for this matter."
Li Yuanji shook his head and said: "I don't need any explanation from my cousin. My cousin only needs to give me an explanation."
This incident did not cause any harm to him, and he did not need any explanation.
On the contrary, Li Xiaogong was almost deceived and almost used as a gun.
Li Xiaogong should give himself an explanation.
Li Xiaogong had a sullen face and was too embarrassed to stay here. He stood up, cupped his hands, and left in a hurry.
Ling Jing looked at Li Xiaogong's retreating figure and sighed: "What on earth did Li Daliang think that he dared to use the King of Hejian as a spearman?"
Li Yuanji glanced at Ling Jing and sighed: "You would do the same thing if you were in a different place."
Ling Jing looked at Li Yuanji in shock, "I'm not that stupid. I will never use someone I can't afford to offend as a weapon."
Li Yuanji shook his head and said nothing more.
What Li Daliang did was a bit stupid from their point of view, but from other people's point of view, it might not be so.
After all, his ability to quickly explain this matter to Li Xiaogong was based on his good relationship with Li Xiaogong and Li Xiuning.
If he had not made good friends with Li Xiaogong and Li Xiuning, he would have to wait until he had an affair with Li Xiaogong to explain this matter clearly.
Li Daliang obviously didn't know that he was on good terms with Li Xiaogong and Li Xiuning, nor did he know that Li Xiuning would write the matter in a private letter and tell him the truth, and he didn't know that after learning about the matter, Li Xiaogong would take the initiative to come to him and ask straight to the point.
It's clear, so it seems a little stupid.
If it were another person, I am afraid that the memorial to impeach Su Dingfang would have been handed over to Li Yuan's desk.
"Do you want to think of a way to teach Li Daliang a lesson?"
Ling Jing asked.
Li Yuanji still shook his head, "My cousin's action is enough for Li Daliang to drink a pot. There is no need for us to take action again."
Having said this, Li Yuanji got a headache again, "Compared with Li Daliang, I care more about how to calm my sister's anger."
Li Yuanji looked at Ling Jing and urged, "Hurry up and help me think of a solution."
Ling Jing's expression turned bitter, "You can't think of a way, let alone me."
Li Yuanji asked, "Are you just waiting quietly for my sister to come back and ask questions?"
Ling Jing smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.
The two of them sat in the pavilion with depressed expressions, thinking about countermeasures, but they kept thinking until Li Xiuning's class teacher returned to the court, but they still couldn't think of a proper solution.
Li Xiuning returned to court on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month.
Li Yuanji put on the official robe, took a group of subordinates in Beijing, and rushed to the Shili Pavilion outside Chang'an City to greet him.
Li Yuanji originally wanted to go a little further and rush to the Twenty Mile Pavilion or Thirty Mile Pavilion to meet him, but the Heavenly Official of the Ministry of Rites did not allow it, saying that it was not in accordance with the etiquette.
Li Yuanji could only lead a group of subordinate officials to stand with Li Jiancheng, Li Shimin, Li Xiaogong, Li Daozong and others.
Li Jiancheng loomed in front, but instead of wearing his crown prince's crown robe, he wore black regular clothes.
The Heavenly Official from the Ministry of Rites was still talking to the side, saying that as the crown prince, the prince was not suitable to welcome Li Xiuning.
Li Yuanji sounded harsh to Li Shimin's ears, and so did Li Shimin.
