Chapter 0086 Of course it's to fight for that position
Li Yuanji gave an order, and six thousand soldiers rushed to the Weize Pass in a mighty manner.
When he reached the pass, Li Yuanji looked up and found that the red shadow on the pass was gone, replaced by a strong man wearing armor.
After Li Yuanji and his entourage arrived, the strong man stood at the pass and saluted Li Yuanji from afar, then hurriedly left the pass without waiting for Li Yuanji to say anything.
Not long after, the door of Weizeguan slowly opened.
The strong man trotted up to Li Yuanji, bowed and said: "I will inspect the school and be the general manager of the prefecture, and Li Zhongwen, the commander of the right army of Weize Pass, will see your highness."
Li Zhongwen's position as the director of school inspection and merger with the state is a false position, not a real one.
Otherwise, he would not be able to stay at Weize Pass.
Li Yuanji nodded and smiled calmly: "Where is my sister?"
Li Zhongwen smiled and said: "Sanniang has prepared a banquet and is waiting for you at the house in Guancheng."
Li Xiuning was deeply loved by all the generals under his command, so he was called the "Third Lady" by all the generals under his command.
In the prefectures and counties near Weizeguan, many people who had received Li Xiuning's favor also called Li Xiuning "Sanniang Zi".
In the eyes of others, calling Li Xiuning this way is a bit against the rules.
But in their eyes, this is a way for them to express their love and respect for Li Xiuning.
Some censors once impeached Li Zhongwen and others because of this matter.
Li Zhongwen and others responded to the censor's impeachment by saying, "Well, we know we were wrong, but we just won't change it."
The censors also had a bad temper with them.
Li Yuan had no need to deal with Li Zhongwen and others with this kind of matter.
Luo Shixin frequently poked his head out when Li Yuanji and Li Zhongwen were talking, as if he had something to say.
Seeing this, Li Yuanji smiled and asked Li Zhongwen, "Have Zhang Shigui and An Yuanshou arrived?"
Luo Shixin was definitely thinking about his Jiangzhou troops.
He is now a mere commander, with no troops and no peace of mind.
Li Zhongwen cupped his hands and said: "General Zhang and Captain An arrived at Weize Pass yesterday, and Sanniang asked them to station themselves in a camp inside the pass.
Now General Zhang and Lieutenant An are accompanying Sanniang and waiting for His Highness."
When Luo Shixin heard this, he was obviously relieved and did not poke his head again.
Li Yuanji nodded and told Li Zhongwen to lead the way.
Li Zhongwen led Li Yuanji and his party into Guancheng at Weize Pass.
The area inside Weizeguan City is not large. Most of the buildings are built on the mountainside, and all the roads are a bit sloping.
Li Yuanji was riding a horse and felt as if he was slipping away, so he simply got off the horse and walked.
We walked all the way to a house in Guancheng.
Li Zhongwen just stopped.
After Li Zhongwen asked Li Yuanji for instructions again, he took the soldiers from the second left, third left and third unified military mansions of Prince Qi's Mansion, as well as the guards of Prince Qi's Mansion, to go elsewhere.
Li Yuanji took Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang into the house.
The house is not big, with only one courtyard, and behind the courtyard is the main hall.
The courtyard was transformed into a martial arts arena, with archery targets and other objects hanging on one side, swords, guns, swords and halberds on one side, and an open space paved with bluestones in the middle.
Li Yuanji crossed the courtyard gate and saw the scene in the main hall.
In the middle of the main hall, a figure dressed in red was sitting there upright.
Sitting on the left and right sides were He Panren, Xiang Shanren, Qiu Shili, Zhang Shigui, Xie Shufang, An Yuanshou and others.
Among them, He Panren was the first general under Li Xiuning. When Li Xiuning started the uprising in Guanzhong, He Panren was already the leader of the largest rebel army in Guanzhong, with tens of thousands of men under his command.
Li Xiuning sent Ma Sanbao to lobby, but no one knew what methods Ma Sanbao used. He Panren actually led tens of thousands of people to join Li Xiuning's command willingly.
Xiang Shanren and Qiu Shili were also recruited by Li Xiuning during the Guanzhong uprising, and they have been loyally following Li Xiuning.
Qiu Shili also has a younger brother named Qiu Xinggong, who now serves as the hussar general of Zuoyifu under Li Shimin.
Zhang Shigui is an average guy with no special features.
An Yuanshou is an energetic young man with a bit of a charlatan.
Not only him, He Panren is also a bit of a fool.
After Li Yuanji led Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang into the main hall, He Panren, Zhang Shigui, Xie Shufang and others all stood up and saluted.
"I have met His Highness King Qi."
Li Yuanji nodded and smiled calmly: "No need to be polite..."
Xie Shufang seemed to have something to say, but because Li Xiuning was sitting in the middle, he did not speak.
After Li Yuanji greeted He Panren and others, he took Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang to Li Xiuning.
After approaching, Li Yuanji looked at Li Xiuning carefully.
Li Xiuning has distinct features and beautiful appearance. She is wearing armor and exudes a heroic aura.
However, her heroic aura was mixed with a hint of softness.
"Your Majesty Luo Shixin (Su Dingfang) has met Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Um……"
Li Xiuning smiled indifferently, nodded and said to Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang: "From now on, just like them, just call me Sanniangzi."
Li Xiuning had no airs, and Su Dingfang instantly had a better impression of Li Xiuning.
Luo Shixin has met Li Xiuning several times. He admires Li Xiuning's ability, but he does not agree with Li Xiuning's words.
He felt that Her Royal Highness was Her Royal Highness and could not be called "Sanniangzi" as it would break the rules.
"Here..."
Su Dingfang agreed.
Luo Shixin just bowed and stepped aside without saying anything.
He didn't agree with what Li Xiuning said, but he didn't refute it either.
Weize Pass is full of die-hard followers and admirers of Li Xiuning. To refute Li Xiuning's words in Weize Pass is no different from seeking abuse.
He just values friendship and rules, and he's not stupid.
After Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang greeted Li Xiuning, Li Yuanji slowly stepped forward and said with a smile: "Sister, you are polite..."
Li Xiuning glanced at Li Yuanji, and then... nothing happened.
No response at all.
This made Li Yuanji a little confused.
Just when Li Yuanji was about to say something, Li Xiuning looked around at the people in the room, smiled calmly and said: "Since everyone is here, let's have a banquet."
After saying this, he glanced at Li Yuanji, and then at a position not far from her.
Li Yuanji smiled bitterly in his heart and walked to the seat next to Li Xiuning and sat down.
Then... I had a tasteless meal.
He Panren, Zhang Shigui and others just kept their heads down and ate without saying a word.
Luo Shixin and Su Dingfang were a little confused about the situation and could not speak easily, so they lowered their heads and ate fiercely.
Only Uncle Xie was eating and looking sharply at Li Yuanji.
Li Yuanji noticed that Xie Shufang seemed to have something to say, and just as he was about to ask, Li Xiuning's eyes fell on Xie Shufang.
Li Xiuning just glanced at Xie Shufang with a half-smile, then picked up the sweet wine on the table and took a sip.
Xie Shufang quickly lowered his head and attacked the food on the table.
Li Yuanji looked at the crowd of fierce warriors in the room who were eating fiercely, and then looked at the roasted leg of lamb in front of him. He had no appetite at all.
He endured and endured until He Panren had enough to eat and drink, and finally he was relieved.
After He Panren quickly finished the food on his plate, he stood up suddenly, bowed and said: "His Royal Highness, Third Lady, I have some important things to do, so I will take my leave first."
While talking, he didn't forget to kick Xiang Shanren beside him.
Xiang Shanren raised his head and looked at He Panren, and whispered: "I haven't finished eating yet..."
He Panren lowered his head and glared at Xiang Shanren.
Xiang Shanren quickly stuffed the piece of meat he had just cut off into his mouth, stood up and bowed, without saying a word, followed He Panren and walked out.
Qiu Shili, Zhang Shigui, An Yuanshou and others also stood up and resigned one after another.
Xie Shufang, Luo Shixin, Su Dingfang and others also stood up and left one after another under Li Xiuning's smiling eyes.
After a while, Li Xiuning and Li Yuanji were left in the room.
Li Yuanji knew that Li Xiuning had something to say to him, so he immediately took the initiative to speak.
But before the words came to his lips, Li Xiuning's jade hands had already appeared on his ears.
"hiss……"
Li Yuanji felt a pain in his ears, took a breath of cold air, and said decisively: "Sister, please forgive me! Sister, please forgive me!"
Li Xiuning was stunned for a moment, then slowly let go of his hand, and said with a look of admiration: "You have really changed. When I pinched your ears before, you could only curse, but not beg for mercy."
Li Yuanji touched his sore ears and whispered: "A good man will not suffer the consequences of the present..."
Li Xiuning glared at Li Yuanji fiercely, "You are worthy of being a good man."
Li Yuanji stared.
Why am I not worthy of being a good man?!
"What, you're not convinced?"
Li Xiuning was like a roundworm in Li Yuanji's stomach. She had already guessed what Li Yuanji was saying before he said it out loud.
Li Yuanji said nothing.
Li Xiuning snorted and said: "If you were a good man, when Liu Wuzhou came to Bingzhou with his troops, you would not have abandoned the city and fled, killing so many soldiers."
Li Yuanji opened his mouth, not knowing what to say.
This is the fault of his predecessor, and now he has to take the blame, even if he doesn't want to admit it.
Fortunately, Li Xiuning did not blame him blindly, but changed the subject and said: "It's also my fault that my father insisted on letting me guard Weize Pass and wouldn't let me leave no matter what.
If I could leave Weize Pass, how dare Liu Wuzhou bully you."
When Li Yuanji heard this, his mood suddenly improved.
Just my last sentence to you, I won’t bear any grudge against you for what you did to my ears just now.
"Tell me, you have gathered so many soldiers and horses and collected so much food and grass. What are you going to do?"
Just when Li Yuanji gave up worrying about Li Xiuning's "big grudge" for grabbing his ear, Li Xiuning changed the subject again and stared at him to question.
Li Yuanji was stunned. His mood, which had just improved, deteriorated again.
Li Yuanji had a little bad taste in his heart, and he immediately said openly: "Of course it is to fight for that position, is it to protect yourself?"
Li Xiuning's beautiful eyes suddenly widened.
"You...you...you want to fight for that position too?"
Li Xiuning stood up suddenly, stared at Li Yuanji with a very ugly face and said, "Why are you running to fight for that position?!"