Among these generals, Lin Qihe has the highest military rank and is the third-grade military officer of Huaihua General.
According to the ancient military system, the most senior general will be fully responsible for the success or failure of the war.
If it was just Lin Qihe's command failure, there would be no "head on the ground" crime. The most critical point is that he did not obey the command.
Even though Muchuan was also a third-grade military officer, he held Changsun Wuji's Tiger Talisman of Military Power, and even generals with a second-grade military grade had to listen to him.
Naturally, what caused Lin Qihe's death was not simply the failure of the war, but more importantly, his disobedience to military orders.
But it seems that Lin Qihe is mentally prepared to accept this result, which is for the best.
"Someone is coming!"
After Muchuan shouted, two soldiers walked in from the military tent.
Muchuan ordered the soldiers to put shackles on Lin Qihe and put him into a wooden prison.
Lin Qihe seemed to be very cooperative, but his heart was filled with despair, so he obediently put on the shackles and handcuffs, but Zhao Changqing stopped him.
Zhao Changqing jumped out, holding an iron sword in his hand. He raised the blade and drove away the two soldiers with a swipe. Then he pointed the blade at Muchuan and threatened: "Let Brother Lin go!"
"oh?
General Zhao, do you know what you are doing?"
Zhao Changqing pointed at his superior with an iron sword. This kind of provocation was considered a crime of blasphemy. According to military discipline, Muchuan could have fought fifty times.
At this time, other generals came over to persuade Zhao Changqing not to be impulsive. Originally, the most he was charged with was dismissal and investigation. If he hurt Muchuan even a hair, it would be a direct death penalty.
Zhao Changqing couldn't control so much. He waved his sword and said in a cold voice: "Brother Lin has been so kind to me. If it weren't for Brother Lin, I would have frozen to death on the street today! I can't just watch Brother Lin die!"
"Evergreen, stop!"
Lin Qihe shouted loudly that he did not want Zhao Changqing to do such a stupid thing for him.
"Brother Lin..."
"Chang Qing, remember I once said that we sergeants don't know if there will be a tomorrow after today. If we can cherish our lives, we should cherish them even more! What you are doing now is costing your own life. Not only is it saving
If I don’t, I will risk my life!”
After listening to Lin Qihe's words, Zhao Changqing's body trembled and his knees fell to the ground.
With his body trembling and tears welling up in his eyes, Zhao Changqing couldn't help but said: "Brother Lin, what else do you want me to do?
You saved my life, are you going to let me just watch you die like this?"
"Everyone dies, but it's just the difference between sooner and later. Changqing, there's no need for you to be sad! If we are destined to be destined, we will still be good brothers in the next life!"
"Brother Lin, no! I can't let them take you away like this. At worst, the two of us will just kill you!"
In fact, Zhao Changqing's proposal is still feasible. He and Lin Qihe are both military generals and have considerable appeal among the sergeants. If the two of them rise up, even if the rebellion fails, they will be unable to break away from the Tang Dynasty army.
Also can.
If that happened, things would become very troublesome. Muchuan came here to save the crown prince, but he didn't want to cause civil strife and rebellion for no reason. For this reason, he began to think about whether to personally behead Zhao Changqing and Lin Qihe.
But when Muchuan was doubtful, Lin Qihe suddenly said: "You are not allowed to do this!"
Zhao Changqing: "Brother Lin..."
Lin Qihe: "We are born as people of the Tang Dynasty, and die as the ghosts of the Tang Dynasty! I have already sworn an oath to Your Majesty to serve you for the rest of my life and never commit any betrayal or disloyalty. Otherwise, I will be afraid of the ancestors of the Lin family who will go to hell.
Zong will not forgive me."
After finishing speaking, Lin Qihe glanced at Muchuan: "Master Shangshu, the sinner Lin Qihe is willing to accept punishment."
This sudden scene really surprised Muchuan. He thought that Lin Qihe would join forces with Zhao Changqing to rebel and escape, but he didn't expect that Lin Qihe would be such a loyal person.
Now Muchuan did not want to kill the other party. After all, the Tang Dynasty's border needed to be opened up, and many talents would be needed later.
This Lin Qihe is obviously a talented person, but he is a little greedy and arrogant. If he is corrected properly, he will definitely become famous ministers and generals like Li Jing, Cheng Yaojin, etc.
With a thought in his mind, Muchuan seemed to have thought of a good idea, and laughed loudly and said: "You all want to live, right?
Everyone wants to keep their official positions, right?"
Everyone looked at Muchuan with doubts on their faces, not knowing what kind of medicine was sold in Muchuan's gourd.
Muchuan smiled slightly: "Atonement for your sins! You are all guilty, and you may be demoted or dismissed, or be beheaded. But if you can atone for your sins, I can plead with the court for mercy."
After hearing this, you can see the eyes of these generals shining brightly, and then they all shouted hopefully: "We are willing to listen to the instructions of Lord Shangshu."
Very good, these generals were originally unruly tigers, but after their defeat in the battle with Goguryeo, they all became well-behaved, and Muchuan followed suit.
In this case, Muchuan came up with the solution.
There are 300,000 troops stationed on the northeastern border, commanded by several second- and third-grade generals.
At this time, Muchuan wanted to mobilize an army of 300,000 to attack Goguryeo in one fell swoop and capture twenty cities in the northwest.
"Don't you want to be punished and make meritorious service?
If you show your ability well in this battle, if you have merit, the merits and demerits will naturally be offset by the merits."
After everyone heard this, they were obviously horrified, so were they going to attack Goguryeo?
Lin Qihe asked: "Sir... the imperial court shouldn't have issued an order to attack Goguryeo, right?"
"It is true that this order was never given. The court only asked me to rescue the crown prince."
"Then why are you like this?
If we rashly send troops to the Goguryeo Kingdom and fail, I will be beheaded and even implicate the three tribes."
The fact is as Lin Qihe said, the emperor did not want to send troops to attack Goguryeo. Muchuan, a mere household secretary and a third-rank champion general, was not qualified to send troops.
If you mobilize the army privately without the emperor's consent, it is equivalent to rebelling and will be punished.
However, Muchuan had an insight into current events and could predict the future. Others did not dare to attack Goguryeo, but he dared to do so because he knew that Li Shimin had long wanted to attack Goguryeo!
In history textbooks, it is said that for many years Li Shimin was ambitious and wanted to expand his territory, so he sent troops to attack Goguryeo.
What's more, history has now been completely distorted by Muchuan, because the Goguryeo Kingdom sent assassins to assassinate Li Shimin, and the Goguryeo Kingdom even attempted to kidnap Li Chengqian as a hostage, which greatly aroused the conflict between the two countries.
Due to the interaction of internal and external factors, Li Shimin will probably gather his troops to attack Goguryeo in less than half a month. In this case, why didn't Muchuan strike first?
