The commander-in-chief of an army must have great prestige, command as much as a mountain, and be comparable to an emperor in the army. Only then can he be able to enforce orders and prohibitions, and be victorious. Fang Jun actually slandered himself as being close to rebellious officials and traitors, with evil intentions and no respect.
If he can't kill him with his majestic spirit, where is Li Ji's majesty?
There are no fathers and sons in the army, let alone sons and nephews who are just family friends.
"Here!"
Several soldiers outside the tent swarmed in, waiting to capture Fang Jun. Fang Jun was not afraid, he slightly raised his chin and said with a sneer: "Is it possible for me to think that the British prince has been stabbed in his heart?
, so you become angry from shame?”
Li Ji angrily scolded: "How outrageous! This is a military camp, and military discipline is as high as a mountain. How can you allow you to speak obscenely and maliciously frame me? Why don't you quickly escort this person out and enforce military law?"
The soldiers stepped forward to capture Fang Jun. Unexpectedly, Fang Jun's arms shook and several soldiers were pushed away. Li Ji became more and more angry. Cheng Yaojin quickly stepped forward and dissuaded him: "Commander, calm down! Erlang's words
Although it is a bit excessive, it may not be his original intention. Our hundreds of thousands of troops are traveling slowly and have not returned for a long time. It is expected that the people in Guanzhong think so at this moment. The commander-in-chief can cure Erlang's crime today, but will he be able to do it in the future?
All the people in Guanzhong grabbed them and beat them with sticks. He turned out to be his nephew, and now he is the Duke of the country. He can be said to be equal to us. If he was hit with sticks rashly, we might hurt each other's feelings. Besides, Erlang is not a lieutenant general in the army.
, I am here on behalf of the Crown Prince of the East Palace, so please do not disrespect me."
Li Ji snorted and said displeasedly: "What kind of benefits does this guy give you, so that you can speak for him so hard?"
Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Commander, how come you don't have a good heart? It's easy to punish this person with a stick, but it's difficult to silence everyone in the world! Do you think that if those who have evil intentions in the army are eliminated, the army will unite as one?
Did you let them be driven? Each of those soldiers had resentment in their hearts! As imperial soldiers, they expand territory outwards and protect the country inwards, even if they die hundreds of times without regrets! But what are we doing now? Since the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong
, the journey was slow and leisurely, sitting back and watching the Chang'an mutiny and the East Palace being in dire straits without doing anything, everyone has had enough! You, the British man, have your own plans in mind, but how can your plans be understood by the soldiers? Don't talk about the soldiers, I am not satisfied either!"
He was so angry that he complained and vented all the accumulated dissatisfaction in his heart. After finishing his words, he let out a long breath.
Cool!
Being suppressed by this guy Li Ji, he was not allowed to do this or that, and kept saying that the overall situation was the most important thing. He had his own concerns in his heart. How could Cheng Yaojin not be worried? Just because of his love for Li Ji.
Trust forced him to behave calmly and set an example to suppress the military lieutenant general, but in the final analysis, he did not have such a character.
I trust you. Trust is mutual. You have to trust me too, right? You don’t tell me what you are planning in your heart, but you just “take the overall situation into consideration” and “I have my own plans.” How can you convince others?
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Li Ji did not expect Cheng Yaojin to react so violently. He frowned and stared at him for a while, then looked at Fang Jun, and finally waved his hand to repel the soldiers.
The soldiers were stunned for a moment and quickly retreated, secretly wondering. Li Ji has always been strict in running the army. Although he is not greedy for merit and is willing to share his achievements with his generals, when he is in the army, he always follows the rules and follows the rules.
, no one can shake its decision.
Today, it started but ended at the end, and it was really rare to forgive Fang Jun...
After the soldiers withdrew, Li Ji sat behind the desk, waved his hand and said, "Come and sit."
Cheng Yaojin and Fang Jun looked at each other, stepped forward and sat on the chairs on both sides of the desk. The clerk outside the tent had been staring at the situation inside the tent. Seeing this scene, he breathed a sigh of relief, quickly offered the tea, and then exited.
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Li Ji picked up the teacup, glanced at the two of them, and said, "I've been talking so much and shouting and yelling. Let's take a sip of tea to moisten your throat."
Cheng Yaojin remained silent and drank tea from a cup for a short while.
Fang Jun also took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and was about to try to persuade Li Ji. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Li Ji waved his hand to stop him and said expressionlessly: "Stop your rhetoric. I have been a soldier all my life.
To rule the world, I dare not say that I have any outstanding abilities, but I can still do it with a firm will and perseverance. I am determined and no one can dissuade me from changing."
Fang Jun smiled bitterly and said: "Why is the British Lord so unkind? Even though I have made up my mind and cannot change it, I can at least let me finish my words to fulfill my duty. After all, I have thought about many words all the way, and it is not easy to think hard.
…”
"snort!"
Li Ji ignored the guy's teasing and teasing, took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and said calmly: "No, save your saliva. You can return to Chang'an now to reply to His Highness the Crown Prince. He said that Wei Chen had already thought about it, just to protect himself.
For the interests of the empire, I will have no regrets even if I die a hundred times."
Fang Jun was slightly stunned, did you dismiss me with just this sentence?
He said: "You don't ask how your eldest grandson Anye died, and you don't ask me why I did this?"
Li Ji shook his head and said indifferently: "What can I do if I ask? If you die, you will die. There is nothing to worry about. I can't kill you with a knife to avenge my eldest grandson Anye, right? His eldest grandson Anye will die again, right?"
Identity is important, but it is not as good as the good relationship between you and me. So, just kill him."
Fang Jun was speechless: "I'm flattered by what you said. But are you really not afraid of Changsun Wuji's anger?"
Li Ji squinted at him, a little impatiently: "You were the one who killed the man, Duke Lu, who was in charge of escorting him. Even if his eldest son, Sun Wuji, vowed to cut his enemy into pieces with a million men, he would still have to seek revenge on you two."
That's fine, what does it have to do with me?"
Cheng Yaojin, who was drinking tea sullenly on the side, quickly put down his tea cup and solemnly declared: "The commander-in-chief's words are wrong. The last general's task is to escort the eldest son Anye to the 'Nanjiao Road'. The last general has completed the task. Now he
He was killed on the 'Nanxiao Road', what does it have to do with the last general? The last general can't protect him for the rest of his life!"
He is not afraid of Changsun Wuji, but if he says that he is not afraid of Changsun Wuji's ruthless, forbearing and vengeful character, he would be deceiving himself. In any case, he does not want to have anything to do with Changsun Anye's violent death, otherwise there will be endless troubles.
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Li Ji sneered: "Whether Changsun Anye's death has anything to do with you or not, it doesn't matter what you say, it doesn't matter what I say, it only counts if Changsun Wuji says it himself. If he believes that you and Fang Jun
Collusion and trying to cut off the negotiations between me and the Changsun family, what do you think he will think?"
Cheng Yaojin rubbed his big face covered with beard and sighed helplessly. This was what he was most afraid of, but according to Changsun Wuji's character, he would almost certainly think so. That guy has always been suspicious of everything.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glared at Fang Jun fiercely and cursed: "You are a stick that is really harmful to people. I shouldn't have interceded for you just now!"
Fang Jun chuckled: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If it weren't for the fact that Mr. British is just showing off, do you think you can persuade him?"
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he simply stopped talking and drank tea.
But his attitude has been revealed, that is, he is extremely dissatisfied with Li Ji's "arbitrary" and "acting on his own", letting Li Ji know that he is not blindly obeying him. Even though he still refuses to reveal his inner plan to him, in the end At least you should be careful when you act in the future.
It doesn’t mean what you say, I also have my own bottom line...
Li Ji sighed and said, "Don't waste too much time trying to convince me. It's better to return to Chang'an as soon as possible. Without you in charge of Xuanwu Gate, it will be difficult for Duke Wei to take care of both internal and external affairs alone. If Guan Long takes the opportunity to capture Xuanwu Gate, wouldn't it be a disaster?" Too late to regret? Just go back and inform His Highness the Crown Prince of what I just said."
Fang Jun took a sip of tea silently, then put the tea cup on the table and looked at Li Ji with burning eyes: "Where is your Majesty?"
The wind howled outside the tent.
Li Ji was silent for a moment and said to Cheng Yaojin: "Go and inspect the army. We will break camp and set off for Tongguan soon. There must be no mistakes in coordination."
"Here!"
Cheng Yaojin responded, stood up and patted Fang Jun on the shoulder, then strode out of the Chinese army tent.
Li Ji sighed softly, stood up and said, "Follow me."
Fang Jun walked out of a small door behind the tent with his hands behind his back. Fang Jun quickly stood up and followed. After exiting the small door, in front of him was a tent adjacent to the Chinese army's tent. On both sides of the door were ten royal guards in full armor standing at attention. , with a solemn face and a murderous look on his face.
There was only three feet wide between the two tents, and the cold wind passed through this narrow place. The wind howled and Fang Jun shivered.