Chapter 3 Ups and Downs (Part 2) If Liu Hongji was still around at this moment, he would clearly tell Xu Zi that the informants placed by the aristocratic family in the Xiongwu Xiaoguo camp may not be specifically targeted at him. The current moves to attract and exclude him,
It's not entirely because Asahi has any conflicts of interest with others. These small actions are just the instinctive reflection of those wealthy families. No matter who comes to this stage from a humble background, they will face the same difficulties.
Those wealthy and aristocratic families are like koi carp raised in a pond. Occasionally, they find a loach next to them. Naturally, they have to collectively take precautions and exclude them. As for the purpose of the loach that accidentally broke in, is it really harmful to them?
The survival of everyone is a threat, and the carp will not consider it. As long as they see clearly that the loach looks different from themselves, they have already found enough reasons for their actions.
Xuzi didn't understand, so he could only learn to behave after suffering losses again and again. Through stumbling, he slowly realized that all the confusion and confusion in his life needed to be faced by himself, until one day in the future, he suddenly understood
To the rules of officialdom or the true meaning of life
Because he doesn't understand, the only thing he can do right now is to lie on the stretcher and stare at the clouds in the sky in a daze. There are more than twenty wounds on his body, large and small. They look very scary, but in fact they are just skin.
Even if he gets up and rides a horse, Xuzi will not have much impact on the healing of the wound. But Xuzi is unwilling to climb off the stretcher so early. Old General Yuwenshu has not yet arranged which general will be responsible for cutting off the rear, so there is no need for him to do it.
At this juncture, stand up and act like a hero
Before setting off, Li Jiancheng and Liu Hongji had specifically told him to return to Liaoxi as soon as possible. Lying on a stretcher and pretending to be seriously injured was the best way Xuzi could think of to avoid the post-interruption mission. Using this method, he not only escaped today's
As usual, he easily got rid of the celebration banquet hosted by Lord Yuwenshu last night for the soldiers of Xiongwu Xiaoguo Camp. As for the important task of going to the Chinese Army to accept the mission, when the general was seriously injured, it naturally fell to Master Yuwenshu and his subordinates.
Supervise the army to work for you
Xuzi wanted to use the actual situation to remind General Yuwenshu that the current commander of the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion was no longer able to lead the troops. If General Yuwenshu still wanted to keep the battalion's troops behind in this situation, the natural commander of this team would be
It will be the Prince Consort Wei Yuwenshi. As for whether the old fox is willing to take risks with his own son, Xu Zi believes that the other party has his own sense of proportion.
In fact, Yu Wenshiji's injuries were much more serious than that of Li Xu. His armor was not as sophisticated as Xu Zi's, and his skills were far less skillful than Xu Zi's. In the strong attack yesterday morning, Yu Wenshiji was injured in many places on his body, including one
The spear wound was on his calf, so that he couldn't even stand for a long time. But Yu Wenshiji still insisted on rushing to his father's Chinese army tent. The purpose of doing this was not to remind his father to pay attention to the heroic martial arts fruit.
On the contrary, he now hopes that his father can forget about Li Xu for the time being, and at least not act too hastily in recruiting him to serve the Yuwen family.
"Are you saying that someone deliberately wanted to bury the Eastern Expedition Army in Liaodong?" After the generals dispersed, Yu Wenshu frowned and asked his son. The mark left by the stroke last year on his body has not completely faded. To this day,
When he spoke, the right half of his face remained expressionless, which made him look very scary when he spoke. Even if he was facing his own son, it was difficult to show any warmth.
"After Long Live sent someone to inform you of the withdrawal, the civil and military forces of North Korea and China have been unable to reach an agreement on who will be sent to lead the second force to come to the rescue. I can't find the mastermind behind this matter. For the sake of safety, I have to persuade.
The emperor sent Li Xu to come and meet him." Yu Wenshiji nodded and answered in a low voice.
"That's weird. Aren't they afraid of revenge when I go back?" Yuwenshu's eyes were as cold as a knife, and he was looking around. Someone dared to plot against the Yuwen family. Isn't he afraid of annihilating his descendants? You know, since Yang Su
After He Gaoying's death, the Yuwen family was the largest family in the army. Ordinary generals would not dare to express their anger when they saw the Yuwen family. Who is so bold as to take the initiative to stroke the tiger's beard!
"I'm afraid, they are more willing to believe that you can't return to the west bank of Liao River!" Yu Wenshiji shook his head and lowered his voice to remind, "The emperor has tolerated you once. If the 300,000-strong army cannot return this time, I am afraid that next year we will
Father and son will have to meet in Lingnan!"
This is not to be alarmist. The current emperor Yang Guang is a very loyal person, and he has always been very tolerant of himself and his important ministers. Yu Wenshu lost his army last year and humiliated the country, but this year he is still able to lead the army as the commander-in-chief because of the old relationship with His Majesty the Emperor.
But this kind of tolerance is not unlimited. Last year, he led the generals to blame the defeat on Liu Shilong, the supervisor, which has offended a large number of civil servants. This year, everyone still cannot defeat the whole army without the support of the supervisor.
Then, those civil servants will definitely take advantage of the situation to counterattack. Even if His Majesty the Emperor is magnanimous, he will probably have to use Yu Wenshu’s head to give an explanation to the world’s scholars.
Thinking of this, the left side of Yuwen Shiji's face twitched several times, and the corners of his mouth and eyes were twisted into arcs at the same time. However, his right face remained as calm as stone. Comparing the two, he looked even more ferocious.
"Also, when we came east this time, we were actually blocked by the Goguryeo people on the way. If there was no internal response, I don't believe that Eulji Wenxing would dare to go out of the city to fight!" Yuwen Shiji looked at his father's face and continued.
The obstruction encountered by the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion on the way this time was indeed very strange. Judging from the time, if no one deliberately leaked information to the Goguryeo people, the defenders of Wugu City would not have appeared in advance when the expedition was retreating.
On the only way to pass, according to the confessions of the prisoners last night, Eulji Munheung even incorporated all the men in the city into the army. There were less than 500 defenders left in Wugu City, and they were all old and weak.
If the disabled person is not sure of victory, I believe that this guy who was so frightened by the eight hundred food protection troops last year that he cowered in the city and dared not come forward would not take such a big risk.
But who informed Eulji Munheung about the movements of the Sui army? It was really difficult to find the mastermind behind the scenes. Several major families in the court had long been jealous of the prosperity of the Yuwen family. This kind of disregard of 300,000 Dong
Every one of their families can do things like conquering the army to the death or using the power of the enemy country to weaken their political opponents.
The civil servants who were ostracized by the generals for interfering with the war last year may also take the opportunity to take advantage of the Sui Dynasty. After the Sui Dynasty unified the world, the struggle for power between the civil and military forces has never stopped. The Yuwen family is the most powerful family in the army, and it is also the target of all those who try to rule the country with culture.
The first thing to do is to eradicate the target. Those people who have always used any means to achieve their goals and leaked military information to the Goguryeo people are not only capable of doing it, but they will definitely do it.
Another group of suspicious characters are some small families that have been suppressed by the Yuwen family, such as Tang Gong Li Yuan, Northeast Road Ambassador Xue Shixiong and other close associates. However, these people have very little influence in the court. Although they have deep rifts with the Yuwen family, they use the opportunity to
The suspicion of machine frame-up is the smallest
The person who knows all the inside stories best is Eulji Munheung, but he was killed by Li Xu on the battlefield. As a result, the Yuwen family did not even get the chance to ask for the final confession!
"Could it be that boy?" After pondering for a while, Yu Wenshu stared at his son and asked with a bit of ferocity.
"He doesn't like our family, but he hasn't learned how to kill with a borrowed knife!" Yu Wenshi almost jumped up from the bed while holding the table. "It wasn't him who killed Eulji Wenxing! Last night, he found all the heroes around him in front of him.
, I wanted to find the person who really made the contribution to killing the general, but the brothers refused to claim it, and everyone pushed and pushed, and finally the credit was put on him!"
"That's right. I'm sorry that this country boy can't use such a big hand!" Yu Wenshu shrugged his shoulders, and the expression on the left side of his face instantly turned into contempt. "How are your injuries? If you are seriously injured, don't move.
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"My, my injury is fine! He, he is not an ordinary country boy!" Yuwen Shiji's answer once again surprised Yuwenshu. He looked at his father's strange eyes, and he added with a grin, "I have seen
Among all the country boys, there is no one as scheming as he is! This man has little experience, but he learns things very quickly. His mind also changes very quickly when leading troops in battle. Yesterday at noon, Dr. Sun
As soon as he mentioned that the smoke was poisonous, he immediately thought of a way to use the poisonous smoke to break the enemy's fighting spirit!"
I was so excited that I hurt my calf, and it hurt like a knife. In order not to worry his father, Yu Wenshiji tried his best not to show the painful feeling, but when he was talking, he still took in the cold air unknowingly.
"My son seems to admire this person very much?" Yu Wenshu asked with a frown. This was another thing that was beyond his expectation. He has three legitimate sons, the eldest son Yu Wenhua and ruthless decisiveness, but his actions are a bit too reckless. The second son Yu Wen is also
He is wise and ambitious, but flashy. Only these three sons are the most suitable for him. They are flexible and know how to make choices. The only shortcoming is that they are a bit pretentious. Among the younger generation, there are very few heroes that he can like. Like today
This is the first time between father and son that they have praised and commented on someone over and over again.
"It's not just appreciation, but admiration!" Yu Wenshiji shook his head and nodded gently. "It's hard to imagine that a man who has never led an army independently knows how to stick to the enemy's broken troops to pursue and attack yesterday's soldiers.
You have also seen the results of the battle. The Xiongwu Xiaoguo Battalion killed more than 2,000 people in total, but defeated more than 30,000 Goguryeo soldiers and horses! This is not something that can be explained by the bravery of an ordinary man. What is the original combat effectiveness of those Xiaoguo Battalions? I believe you
I know it very well in my heart!”
"He is indeed a talent. The more this happens, the less worried I am about him!" Yu Wenshu wiped the saliva from the corner of his mouth, shook his head and smiled bitterly, "Don't forget that he was promoted by Li Yuan. Although he is no longer under Li Yuan's control now,
But the relationship with the Li family is still disconnected.”
"With his character, he may not stay dormant in the shadow of the Li family for too long!" Yu Wenshiji tilted his body on the bed, trying his best to let the blood in his thighs flow slowly. After sitting for too long, the pain on his calves
There was blood seeping out of the white Gebu wrapped around the wound, but he had no time to pay attention to it. There were many things more important than dealing with the wound at the moment, especially the decision related to the fate of the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Camp. If he didn't put it forward as soon as possible, his father would have
There are enough ways to prevent this army from returning to Liaoxi
"Dad, try not to arrange for him to divorce, you have to listen to me this time." Yu Wenshiji looked at his father, his voice was thin and weak.
"Listen to you! Shiji, do you know what you are talking about?" Yuwenshu's brows jumped suddenly, and his left and right faces became serious at the same time.
"Don't let the Xiongwu Xiaoguo camp be cut off!" Yu Wenshiji's words had a hint of begging, "This person is very likely to establish his own family in the future. Even if we can't conquer him, there is no need to give it to ourselves.
make enemies!"
"You seem to be pleading for him?" Yu Wenshu's brows jumped for the second time and he asked
"He saved me again yesterday, and he also saved you once. I think, if I have a chance, I want to make friends with him! The brothers in the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Camp are all very nice to me, and I think, I want to help them!"
"Yu Wenshiji lowered his head and admitted with difficulty that he did not dare to look into his father's eyes anymore, for fear of seeing disappointment in them. For children of aristocratic families, family interests often come first in daily affairs, and the word "friend" is absolute.
It is a kind of extravagant, indecisive, emotional, and loyal. In the eyes of aristocratic families, it is more serious than squandering money and bullying good people. The latter will at most destroy the family's reputation, but the former may ruin the entire family in a fight.
"So that's it!" Yuwen Shu's tone slowly softened. In an instant, he 'understood' his son's intention. The third son wanted to keep Li Xu and get himself a direct descendant. The Yuwen family's foundation would definitely be restored in the future.
,Although Shiji is smart, he is still the third child.
It is the rule of the Yuwen family that family power is passed down from generation to generation. If the third child wants to build a team for himself outside the family, the father should not object. After "clarifying" his son's purpose, Yuwen Shu kindly said
laughed
He took a step forward and patted his son's shoulder kindly, "I promise you, you will do what you want. After you return to Liaoxi, I will try my best to keep the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Camp for you and prevent the emperor from taking it directly.
Disbanded. If you can make some contributions in the conquest of Yang Xuangan, I estimate that this army will always be in your hands. Alas, dad is old, sometimes he thinks too little, and there is not much left for you and Zhiji!
If you need dad's help in the future, just tell me if dad can help you create some conveniences, then just create some conveniences!"
"Thank you, thank you dad!" Yuwen Shiji stood up with his hands on the table and said excitedly. He didn't expect that his father would agree so readily. If he doesn't use it for me, he will be killed by me. This is a family since the Wei and Jin Dynasties.
The rule of thumb for a wealthy family to deal with things, but today, my father, who was always strict, actually made an exception for himself.
Two soldiers ran forward to help, but Yu Wenshiji gently pushed him away with his hands. "Go, saddle up my horse!" He ordered in a low voice. He wanted to reveal to him as soon as possible the news that his father had promised to keep the Xiongwu Xiaoguo Camp from being disbanded.
All brothers in the military, the Yuwen family is not a family that repays kindness. He is proud of his father's decision, and he wants all brothers in Xiaoguo camp to share his pride.
"Actually, it's not entirely a bad thing for him that I win him over to work for our family!" Yu Wenshu smiled and sent his son to the military tent, with a rare glimmer of humanity in his eyes, "If you want
If he is left as his own arm, he needs to be more careful. Right now, our Yuwen family is not the only one who is optimistic about him!"
"I know!" Yu Wenshiji stopped and smiled helplessly. Looking at his father's incomprehensible smile, he suddenly felt that the wound on his leg was very painful, and the pain was unforgettable.
