Chapter 804 What is Jiang Xia Gongs explanation for this?
After all, even if you find that Li Yuan is wrong and inform Li Yuan in time, but Li Yuan does not change and asks you to continue to implement it, you will still lose your temper with Li Yuan and have to continue to implement Li Yuan's orders.
Once something unexpected happens and any consequences arise, you and Li Yuan have to bear it together.
This is the authority possessed by a clan leader.
Therefore, no matter whether Li Xiaogong wants to back down, whether he thinks Li Yuan has made a wrong decision, or whether he thinks Li Yuan is taking risks, as long as he cannot convey his thoughts to Li Yuan, and there is no way for Li Yuan to have confidence in his decision
If he wants to make changes, then no matter how much he thinks or worries, it will be useless.
It's better not to think about anything and just do whatever Li Yuan asks.
In this way, you will have less worries.
After the carriage wandered on the official road for about a quarter of an hour, it arrived at Zhang's manor.
The Zhang family members guarding the gate of the manor have been replaced by a group of people without identities or names.
The leader is a very intriguing person.
"Your Majesty, Duan Zhigan, is here to see His Highness..."
After Li Yuanji's carriage stopped, the leader took the initiative to come forward and salute.
Li Yuanji looked at Duan Zhigan with great interest and said: "After the previous turmoil in the palace, you and your people disappeared. I thought my second brother asked you to hide, but I didn't expect that my second brother actually sent you
Gave it to my father."
Duan Zhigan fell to his knees on the ground with a pop, and the people behind him who had no identity or names knelt down together.
Duan Zhigan touched his head to the ground and said: "Your Highness, I beg you to give me a chance to make meritorious deeds."
Li Yuanji laughed and said, "What crime do you have? You did not participate in the turmoil in the palace, nor did you engage in collusion after the incident, nor did you secretly gather people with evil intentions. Why should you take the blame and meritorious deeds?"
Duan Zhigan knelt on the ground upright, without saying a word or moving.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji put away his teasing face and asked quietly: "I remember that your brother died on the way to slaughter my wife and children..."
For a moment, Duan Zhi felt his head pressing even lower.
Li Yuanji stared at Duan Zhigan with a deep look and said: "He was killed by Ma Sanbao at the foot of Jiulongtan Mountain. Don't you want to avenge him?"
Duan Zhigan said in a heavy and decisive voice: "I don't want to!"
Li Yuanji raised his eyebrows and said, "Do you not want to, or do you dare not?"
Duan Zhigan said firmly: "I don't want to!"
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "I hope you mean what you say. Since my father trusts you and entrusts you with such an important matter, then I will give you a chance for my father's sake.
You can go back and pack your things soon, and set off for Daizhou early tomorrow morning. Once you arrive in Daizhou, you will follow Su Dingfang's orders."
Duan Zhigan was a little hesitant.
Li Yuanji said to Zhao Chengyong who was guarding one side: "Zhao Chengyong, these people under him will be handed over to you from now on."
Zhao Chengyong respectfully agreed.
When Duan Zhigan heard this, he hesitated and said: "I hope General Zhao can be kind to my brothers!"
Zhao Chengyong patted his chest without hesitation and said: "General Duan, don't worry, although I, Zhao, have no merits, I have always regarded my brothers under my opponents as brothers and I will never treat them badly."
After Duan Zhigan heard Zhao Chengyong's assurance, he was completely relieved and said to the people behind him: "I haven't seen General Zhao yet!"
Everyone hesitated for a moment, and finally all bowed to Zhao Chengyong.
After a brief exchange of rights and errands, Duan Zhigan left alone.
It was also for his own good to let Duan Zhigan leave.
Even if what he said just now is sincere, he cannot continue to be left in charge of a team that is based on obtaining information.
Since ancient times, no one in power would continue to use spies from the previous person in power and other people in power after taking power.
No one in power would let the spy chief left behind by the previous person in power or another person in power control the spies who would soon become his subordinates.
Therefore, even if Duan Zhigan does not bear grudge against Ma Sanbao for killing his brother, and even if he is loyal to the Tang Dynasty, he cannot continue to remain in the spy team.
Duan Zhigan himself knew that he could no longer stay in the spy team, so he had no complaints during the process of being eliminated.
After settling Duan Zhigan's matter, Li Yuanji and Li Xiaogong entered Zhang's manor.
Zhang's manor is not big, it is a zigzag-shaped manor. Except for the people living in the front wing and the main room, the wing rooms on both sides are used for storing grain.
Li Gaoqian lived in the main room.
Living with him were his wife and a son, but there was no one else, not even a servant.
So after Li Yuanji and Li Xiaogong entered the main room and sat down, Li Gaoqian's son personally acted as a servant and served tea to everyone.
Of course, this is all after seeing the ceremony.
Li Yuanji looked at Li Gaoqian and Li Gaoqian's son, and said with a smile: "I don't think Mr. Jiang Xia has come to Chang'an City to work, but rather like he has come to live through fire and water."
Li Gaoqian is not very old, at most two or three years older than Li Xiaogong. He is very tall, but very elegant. He looks like a reckless man who has read a lot of books, which is a bit different.
Literary people are not like military people, but they have the meaning of harmonious harmony between civil and military people.
After hearing Li Yuanji's words, he cupped his hands and said with a smile: "When I enter Chang'an, isn't it just to go through fire and water for the saint?!"
Li Yuanji nodded and smiled: "Seeing that you only brought one son, not even a servant, you must be ready to go through fire and water?"
Li Gaoqian nodded solemnly and agreed with this.
Li Yuanji continued to smile and said: "This is different from your previous behavior. As far as I know, you don't seem to be a person who likes to risk life and death."
Li Gaoqian was stunned when he heard this and had no reaction.
Li Gaoqian's son blushed when he heard this. He wanted to defend his father, but he didn't dare to speak easily.
After all, his father was just a governor, and he was just the son of a governor. One of the other two in the hall was a prince, a prince with real power, and the other was also a prince, and a prince with real power.
His father was careful when speaking, and he was not qualified to speak.
"Won't you explain it?"
Seeing that Li Gaoqian was still reluctant to speak, Li Yuanji couldn't help but ask questions.
At this time, Li Xiaogong curled his lips and said sarcastically: "What explanation can he have? Everyone knows about the scandalous things he did, and he can't explain it no matter how he does it."
"not like this!"
Li Gaoqian's son finally couldn't stand it after hearing Li Xiaogong's words and spoke out to defend his father.
Li Gaoqian's expression changed, he glared at his son and shouted: "How can you speak here? You still haven't apologized to your two highnesses!"
Li Gaoqian's son lowered his head in grievance and apologized to Li Xiaogong and Li Yuanji through gritted teeth.
Li Xiaogong groaned in dissatisfaction.
Li Yuanji didn't react much, but stared at Li Gaoqian and continued: "Are you really not going to explain yourself?"
Li Gaoqian squeezed out a dry smile and said: "The facts are just as His Royal Highness King Hejian said, I did do something scandalous that everyone knows, and there is nothing to explain."
When Li Xiaogong heard this, he immediately wanted to sneer, but after being glared at by Li Yuanji, he shut his mouth happily.
Li Gaoqian's son also wanted to clear his father's name, but Li Gaoqian's eyes forced him to lower his head again.
Li Yuanji said with a bright smile: "Is there nothing to explain, or is there something difficult to say?"
Li Gaoqian was stunned for a moment and shook his head decisively.
How could he suffer?
What pain does he dare to suffer?
If he had any troubles, wouldn't it mean that Li Yuan had been guarded by him? That would be a false accusation against Li Yuan, which was a serious crime.
Li Yuanji nodded and continued to smile: "Then can you explain to me why when you followed my father to defend Taiyuan, pacify Huoyi, and besiege Chang'an, you were good at conquering and fighting, but after you arrived in Mayi, you were so good at fighting.
Becoming timid?
The changes that took place before and after cannot be explained by a powerful thief."
When Li Gaoqian heard this, his expression completely changed.
Li Xiaogong was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a while, he stared at Li Gaoqian closely.
Li Gaoqian's son was full of excitement and seemed to have something to say.
"Ma... the enemy of Mayi is not comparable to the enemy of Taiyuan, Huoyi and Chang'an."
After Li Gaoqian hesitated for a while, he explained in a stiff tone.
Li Yuanji did not ask Li Gaoqian any more, but turned to look at Li Xiaogong and said, "When the Turks invaded Mayi, how many soldiers and horses were there in total?"
Li Xiaogong said without hesitation: "About fifty thousand!"
Li Yuanji asked again, "How many soldiers and horses did Gao Manzheng have under his command? How many soldiers and horses did my father give to Duke Jiang Xia?"
Li Xiaogong spoke again without hesitation: "Gao Manzheng has three thousand soldiers in his hands, and the saint gave Duke Jiang Xia twelve thousand soldiers and horses."
After saying this, Li Xiaogong looked at Li Gaoqian with burning eyes.
He has realized that there was something wrong with the Mayi War in the past. Li Gaoqian escaped from the battle and massacred the generals guarding Mayi. It was unreasonable.
Li Yuanji nodded and said: "In other words, at that time Duke Jiang Xia could mobilize nearly 15,000 soldiers and horses. As far as I know, when Duke Jiang Xia was helping my father to defend Taiyuan, the number of soldiers in his hands was very low.
There were only a few thousand horses, but the troops facing Gao Junya, Wang Wei, and the Turkic coalition numbered nearly 50,000 to 60,000.
Thousands versus 50,000 to 60,000, Duke Jiang Xia did not back down, and even captured Gao Junya and Wang Wei alive. Why did Duke Jiang Xia retreat when 15,000 versus 50,000 were fought?
Not only did he retreat quickly, he also killed the general guarding the gate at the time!
What is Jiang Xia Gong’s explanation for this?”
After hearing these words, Li Xiaogong was certain that Li Gaoqian had betrayed himself during the Battle of Mayi and deliberately escaped from the battle, so he raised his voice several times and asked: "Yes! What's Jiang Xia Gong's explanation for this?!"