The Chongyuan Hall slowly became quiet, and Yu Qing's Wenwu, drunk or not, subconsciously cast their gazes in the direction of the quarrel. Zhang Dejun's forehead was covered with fine sweat, and he quickly came back to reply and whispered: "It was Sun Li and Wang Yansheng, two generals, arguing about the merits of the Southern Expedition, and there was some verbal conflict!"
"Oh?" Liu Chengyou responded softly and cast his gaze again.
The two protagonists who had committed the crime had already been pulled apart. Their official robes were a bit messy. There was only a verbal conflict. Both of them were drunk, but they were not completely unconscious. They knelt down in the palace and bowed their heads.
"What are you doing?" Liu Chengyou's eyes showed little change. He waved his sleeves, pointed at the two of them, and laughed at the ministers: "These two people drank the fine wine in the palace and made them forget their feelings. Everyone. Don’t worry, sir, continue..."
After the emperor finished speaking, the royal banquet in the palace was filled with music and singing and dancing. As for Sun Li and Wang Yansheng, they were led out of the palace by the chamberlain to sober up. The atmosphere in the hall was still the same, but the episode just now still had a great impact on the ministers. , when socializing, the topics of discussion will unconsciously focus on Sun and Wang.
Two generals of the Forbidden Army, one is an old general of the Emperor, and the other, although not an old man, has been greatly promoted and relied on as his confidant. Now, the two "imperial parties" are in conflict, and it is in the Chongyuan Hall.
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Liu Chengyou was smiling. Under the dragon robe, his fists could not help but clenched. Beside him, Dafu noticed and put his hand on the back of Liu Chengyou's hand: "Your Majesty!"
"It doesn't matter!" Liu Chengyou's face quickly returned to a warm expression and said, "How can I care about this?"
The Chongyuan night banquet lasted for nearly two hours. Just after it was over, the civil and military officials came out of the palace and returned to the palace in small groups, supporting and talking with each other.
Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng came together. After the experience of the Southern Expedition, the two of them were somewhat congenial and had a good temper. Standing in front of the palace gate, Li Chongjin said to Wang Yansheng: "Brother Wang, you acted inappropriately in the palace just now. It is a trivial matter to have bad relations with Sun Li, but it would be a big matter if it makes His Majesty angry!"
Wang Yansheng had obviously sobered up a lot from his drink. The two of them walked slowly, followed by the servant Ding Buqu. At this time, after listening to Li Chongjin's words, he responded: "I was just angry for a moment!"
As he spoke, his expression became angry again: "That Sun Li, just relying on your Majesty's old minister, was lucky enough to become the commander-in-chief of the army. In terms of martial arts, he can capture someone with one hand. How dare he compete with me? In terms of length and breadth, how can we accept it?"
Seeing this, Li Chongjin said helplessly: "That shouldn't happen in the palace, for fear that your Majesty will be punished!"
"So what, left and right, it won't be easy for him to be Sun Li!" Wang Yansheng waved his hands and said indifferently.
But looking at his face, he looked unhappy. He burped and let out the unpleasant smell of alcohol. Wang Yansheng said in a depressed tone: "In this expedition to the Huaihe River, you and I will fight hard. In terms of military merit, the one who ranks higher than me is How many people are there? Most of them have been promoted to lieutenant generals in the army, and many have been promoted to two or three levels in a row!
For you and me, what’s the point of adding a small reward and a defensive envoy? Then Sun Li just followed through and succeeded in destroying the city, and then he was promoted to the first rank! How unfair!"
Hearing what Wang Yansheng said, Li Chongjin felt the same way, but when he heard his nonsense, he quickly stopped him from talking. It was probably because Guo Wei often called him to his side and gave him advice. Li Chongjin still knew a little bit about the seriousness, so he hesitated and said: "
The imperial court may have other considerations!"
"Those civil servants in the court who play with swords and pens have always despised me and other warriors. Do you think there is someone behind the scenes who is plotting against us and taking away my merits?" Wang Yansheng suddenly asked.
In response, Li Chongjin shook his head. If what he said was true, then he should be targeting all generals.
But seeing that Wang Yansheng was so angry that he even made random suspicions, Li Chongjin said to him: "Brother Wang, it's already late, so you should return to the palace early to rest. Tomorrow, it's best to go to the palace and apologize to His Majesty!"
"Farewell!"
After being helped by Bu Qu to mount his horse, Wang Yansheng swayed slightly, but he was still cursing and complaining constantly. He passed through several squares and passed the gate of a mansion. He looked sideways and saw Wei Mansion.
After looking at it carefully for a few times, Wang Yansheng felt familiar, and asked, "Is this the residence of Wei Renpu, the Minister of War?"
The servant holding the horse hurriedly reported: "It's the residence of Mr. Wei! When the prime minister celebrated his birthday, he came to congratulate him!"
At this time, Wang Yansheng seemed to be feeling drunk again, rising straight to the top of his head. His brain became hot and he ordered: "Go call them, I want to ask him for an explanation!"
The servant responded to the order and knocked on the door. Wang Yansheng followed him, opened him up, raised his fist, and smashed the door directly. The banging sound was very obvious in this quiet neighborhood.
In the mansion, Wei Renpu had not long returned from the palace and was about to rest. Sitting on the couch in the back house, his wife, Mrs. Li, brought a basin of hot water and was washing his feet herself.
The couple had always treated each other with respect as guests, and while they were chatting with each other, they heard that the servant came to report that Wang Yansheng burst into the door. According to the servant's description, Wang Yansheng was strong and domineering, and went straight to the middle door to see Wei Renpu.
Hearing this, Wei Renpu couldn't help but shake his head: "This is Wang Yansheng!"
"Husband!" Mrs. Li looked at Wei Renpu worriedly.
"It's okay! You can rest first, I'll go see this 'Wang Jian'er'"
The main hall of the Wei Mansion is simply and elegantly decorated, with no luxury at all, except for a famous painting gifted by the emperor hanging on the wall. Wang Yansheng was lying slumped behind a table, looking sleepy, when Wei Renpu came to the hall.
At that time, we saw this scene.
"General Wang came to visit me at night, do you have any advice?" Wei Renpu asked.
Hearing the sound, Wang Yansheng opened his misty eyes and looked at Wei Renpu. He suddenly became energetic. He stood up without any courtesy and directed at Wei Renpu: "Why don't you ask for advice? I have something that makes me feel upset and confused. I asked the Duke specifically.
Last question!”
Wei Renpu looked normal and asked: "General, please speak!"
Wang Yansheng, a thousand-year-old man, grabbed Wei Renpu's hand, stared, and asked: "Does Prime Minister Wei know the merits of this southern expedition?"
Wei Renpu nodded.
Wang Yansheng smiled, pointed at him, and said, "Then let me tell you!"
Wei Renpu also smiled slightly, and spoke calmly: "The crossing of Huaihe River was the result of defeating Xia Cai; the victory of Xia Cai was a great victory, charging and breaking the formation, and winning the most of all armies; the siege of Shouchun was the merit of defending the Tang army and protecting the food and grass.
"The fall of Shouchun had the effect of destroying the city; chasing the enemy to the north, attacking the city and setting up strongholds, and killing each other, I won't go into details..."
Seeing Wei Renpu's modesty and hearing his words, Wang Yansheng became even more enthusiastic and said loudly: "Since you, Prime Minister Wei, remember my general's merits so clearly! Then let me ask you, is such merit only worth that little money and silk?
Is the duty of adding a mere Chizhou defense envoy unworthy?"
"General, please forgive me. All rewards for meritorious officials have been reviewed by His Majesty in person!" Wei Renpu's eyes remained calm.
"You lied to me!" Wang Yansheng looked like he didn't believe it: "Your Majesty has always been clear about rewards and punishments, how could he deny my merits? It must be you civil servants who look down on me and think that I am a lowly man and hide my merits. Yes and no!"
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"General, your words are serious!" Wei Renpu's face twitched.
Wang Yansheng glared and said: "The Ministry of War is responsible for appraising military merits. Prime Minister Wei is the head of the Ministry of War. He ignored the meritorious officials and improperly assigned meritorious service. After such an omission, don't you have the heart to repent?"
Seeing the arrogance on his face, Wei Renpu raised his hand to him and said, "According to the general's wishes, what should we do?"
Wang Yansheng chuckled and said: "Based on my merits, not to mention the commander-in-chief of the two divisions and the commander-in-chief of the army, I am still qualified! No matter how bad it is, I should have more money, food, silk and silk!"
After hearing what he meant, Wei Renpu nodded in agreement and said, "What the general said is true! I will inform your majesty tomorrow to change the reward!"
"Haha!" Wang Yansheng laughed and patted Wei Renpu on the shoulder: "Xiang Wei really understands the righteousness and the truth! I won't disturb you. I will leave first and wait for your good news!"
"General, go slowly!" Wei Renpu remained calm and ordered someone to send him off.
Wang Yansheng was obviously very satisfied with Wei Renpu's performance and walked away contentedly.
"Your Majesty is the prime minister of the dynasty, but Wang Yansheng dares to come to your door and be so rude. How can we tolerate him?" The manager of the mansion was full of anger, saying that it was unfair to the Lord.
Wei Renpu rubbed the shoulder that hurt from Wang Yansheng's pat, his brows relaxed, and he said calmly: "That's it! Jiujiu Wufu has a grudge, why should I go against his will and care about him?"
"My husband can report it to His Majesty for impeachment!"
Wei Renpu's eyes flashed and he shook his head: "But there is no need!"
"Does Mr. Xiang really intend to submit a letter to claim credit for him?" The steward was a little confused.
Wei Renpu smiled faintly and ordered: "It's late, everyone should go and rest!"