Chapter 2 Tiger Young (No. 2 Middle School) There were many officials in the central tent. When they saw Li Xu entering the door, everyone turned their heads and looked at each other with suspicion, suspicion, and even contempt. It was very uncomfortable. In full view of everyone
, Li Xu couldn't help but feel that his mouth was a little dry, and his heart was beating wildly. Fortunately, on the way here, for Brother Kong Fang's sake, the palace guards had carefully told him all the things to do when he met the emperor.
As a matter of etiquette, Xu Zi just had to finish the general's salute, and then stood upright, waiting for His Majesty the Emperor's questions.
"I heard that when the army was defeated last year, you led three hundred soldiers to fight back and forth in Liaodong. Is this true?" His Majesty the Emperor's voice came from the front, sounding very anxious.
Li Xu didn't know why the emperor remembered his achievements last year at this time. He hesitated and decided to answer truthfully: "Your Majesty, the operation to rescue people in Liaodong last year was assigned by Mr. Ying Yanglang, Duke of Tang Dynasty.
General Liu Hongji and his subordinates were just a lieutenant under General Liu at that time, and he actually did not make any achievements!"
"You haven't accomplished anything, so I shouldn't reward you?" His Majesty the Emperor seemed to be getting angry, and his tone of voice was very critical.
"I don't dare!" Li Xu was so frightened that he gave another military salute and replied loudly.
"Oh, are there any heroes who can fight in and out of an army of thousands of horses that they dare not do?" The voice coming from the front was a little calmer and asked with a smile.
"General, it's useless to be afraid when facing the enemy, so I won't be afraid. But at this moment, at this moment..." Li Xu heard his own voice start to stutter, and also heard the officials whispering. He knew that he was again
I made a fool of myself and wanted to pinch myself hard, but as His Majesty the Sui Emperor was still in front of me, I could only try to cheer up and suppress the tension in my heart.
"Is it my power that scares you? Lift your head and take a closer look at how scary I am!" Seeing the sweat starting to roll down Li Xu's forehead, the voice on the imperial desk became softer and softer, with a hint of something in it.
He ordered in a joking tone
"The last general, the last general respects the decree!" Li Xu suddenly raised his head and looked forward. "It's a blessing, not a curse. It's a curse that cannot be avoided!" He muttered silently in his heart, his eyes meeting the middle-aged man behind the case.
The people's eyes met in the air, and then lowered again, landing on the other person's face.
His Majesty the Emperor's face is a little pale, and his body is obviously thinner. Even though he is wearing gorgeous brocade armor at this moment, it cannot hide the weakness of his shoulders. The arms under his shoulders are a little soft, and his fists are weakly clenched, with a few blue-black hairs.
The blood vessels will jump out from under the pale skin one by one (Note 1) "His Majesty the Emperor is old!" Li Xu almost said this greeting with pity. This is not the high-spirited Sui Emperor who pointed to Liaodong last year.
His Majesty's unexpected defeat last year dealt a heavy blow to His Majesty the Emperor, and even took away most of his self-confidence from his body.
"Do I look scary to you? General Li?" Yang Guang looked up and down at the youngest general among the commoner generals of the Sui Dynasty, and asked with a smile.
"I'm not afraid, I'm shocked by His Majesty's power!" Li Xu looked at Yang Guang and replied in a low voice. After calming down his heart, his mind became sober. The flattery in many allusions is also natural.
rolled out of the mouth
Even if you are not afraid, you must say that you are afraid at this moment. History books have recorded that when the Zhong brothers met their master, one was "sweating like pulp" and the other was "sweating like pulp" and the other cleverly replied, although the emperor in front of him was not the emperor of the Jin Dynasty.
, but throughout the ages, the preferences of emperors should not be much different.
"Well, you're fine!" Yang Guang said "Yeah" in his nose, quite satisfied with Li Xu's answer. Since he ascended the throne, he has met many low-level officials, military generals, and nephews of hundreds of officials.
Or he bows his head as soon as he enters the door, being so scared that he dare not even speak out; or he deliberately pretends to be carefree and fearless, and behaves impolitely, like Li Xu, a young man who talks sincerely but stands upright.
For so many years in office, this is the first time Yang Guang has encountered
The curiosity in his heart made Yang Guang speak more without knowing it. After discussing whether his appearance was evil, the sage emperor added with a smile: "You don't have to be modest. I remember everyone's merits and demerits."
I know all the mistakes you made. I heard people say that in critical moments of life and death, you come back time and time again to save your own life. Is this true?"
"Your Majesty, the general just couldn't bear to watch his companions die in battle!" Li Xu answered simply and neatly. He suddenly discovered that His Majesty the Emperor was not as temperamental as the legend said. At least so far, His Majesty the Emperor standing in front of him
Not much different from an ordinary middle-aged official
"If all the generals under my command were like you last year, my 300,000 elite soldiers wouldn't have been wiped out in Liaodong!" Yang Guang smiled bitterly and shook his head. He didn't know whether he was dissatisfied with the general's behavior of leaving his subordinates to escape alone, or felt sorry for him.
The heads were cut off and the lives of the 300,000 old soldiers in Laita were cut off.
After hearing this, the sweat that had just fallen on Li Xu's forehead suddenly broke out again. "General, the general was just acting barbarically, acting barbarically! He didn't know how to advance or retreat, and he didn't know the general situation!" Even if he thought of himself again,
He was noble and did not dare to step on the heads of all other generals, so he had to explain in an incoherent way.
"I wish our Sui soldiers could be more brutal like this!" Yang Guang threw down his sleeves and growled.
"Your Majesty, I am guilty!" The other civil and military officials in the tent bowed to apologize to the emperor at the same time. Some lowered their heads in shame, while others glanced at Li Xu with resentful eyes.
"Where does this wild boy come from? There are actually people praising him for his general knowledge!" Pei Yun, the imperial censor, secretly cursed in his heart that the man in the tent today was said to be personally recommended to the emperor by Pei Ju, his own Huangmen servant. Pei Ju had always been knowledgeable.
I'm afraid I really misjudged the name of a person this time.
Just when all the officials were slandering in their hearts, His Majesty the Emperor's order came from behind the case: "Forget it, I have already said that this matter will not be pursued. Why are you accusing General Li? The newly issued map of Liaodong by the Ministry of War is said to be
Is what you painted true?"
"Yes, sir, I did draw a random map of Liaodong based on the descriptions of nearby hunters. It was not completed during the army's eastern expedition last year, so I didn't dare to show it to show shame. Later, this map was requisitioned by General Xue Shixiong. Where did it go?
I don’t know!” Li Xu thought for a while and answered cautiously: “With the lesson just learned, this time he would not dare to take credit for drawing the map. Although the map issued by the military this year is indeed the one he drew last year.
, but he didn’t want His Majesty the Emperor to say again, “If all the generals of the Sui Dynasty were like you...” With such words of encouragement, His Majesty the Emperor would probably forget to save him soon, but what if any of the other court officials
To be honest, I have to walk around without being able to eat.
Note 1: Mianjia: Military uniforms during the Sui and Tang Dynasties. They were light and gorgeous, with poor protective effect. They were only used as military uniforms.
Note from the Drunkard: I wrote it in a hurry and posted very little. There is another section around 8pm. You are welcome to read it at that time.
