Chapter 1847 Pretending to be crazy and acting stupid
The generals were as silent as cicadas and did not dare to say anything.
Although Li Jiping always looked like a harmless person, everyone knew his tenacity and far-reaching strategy. Once Li Ji made up his mind, no one could dissuade him. Moreover, Li Ji was rarely so angry that he couldn't control it. It was obvious that Cheng Yaojin would never give up until he was severely punished.
I can only secretly sigh that Cheng Yaojin is so lucky to ask for it...
At the same time, he was secretly vigilant. Given Cheng Yaojin's status, Li Ji was so ruthless. Obviously, Cheng Yaojin sent troops to destroy the private armies without authorization and touched Li Ji's bottom line. This was not only to punish Cheng Yaojin, but also to scare the monkeys. .
Behind the clan's private army stood the Guanlong clan. Cheng Yaojin's annihilation of the Nanyang Duan family's private army was bound to cause a conflict with the Guanlong clan. It was easy for the Guanlong clan to think that this was Li Li. Li Ji ordered it to be carried out, thus highlighting Li Ji's position.
Li Ji has always kept his stance vague and secretive. Once the Guanlong clan is convinced that he is actually leaning towards the East Palace, it means that Guanlong will suffer a disaster, which will inevitably trigger a change in strategy to deal with Li Ji. Actively mobilize hundreds of thousands of troops for the Eastern Expedition under his command.
However, Li Ji was so angry that he even severely punished Cheng Yaojin for his outstanding achievements. Obviously, he was extremely dissatisfied with the possibility of causing Guan Long to speculate that he was siding with the East Palace.
So what is Li Ji’s position?
Still confusing...
The generals were silent.
After a while, Cheng Yaojin, who had been whipped for thirty times, returned to the house, with his chest and back exposed, and his body covered with flogging marks, which was shocking, but his face showed no fear, he held his head high and looked around!
Li Ji said with a stern face: "Are you convinced?"
Everyone naturally knew Cheng Yaojin's temper. Who could convince him except His Majesty Li Er? Lest he would be punished again for his stubbornness, Zhang Liang was the first to say: "Gong Lu will definitely be convinced. The military law is as good as a mountain. It’s selfish! But after all, I am old and my body is not as strong as before. If someone comes, please move a stool quickly."
He wanted to give Li Ji a step down, but to his surprise, Cheng Yaojin refused. He glanced sideways at Zhang Liang, let out a laugh, and said, "Do you think I am as cunning and slippery as you, with a dirty mind? You made a mistake. You have to admit it, and you have to stand at attention when you are beaten, but I am right, why should I admit it?"
Zhang Liang's face turned red with anger and he said angrily: "My good intentions are just like the liver and lungs of a donkey. I am of low character and not as good as Duke Lu. I hope you will fight to the end!"
He really wanted to take the opportunity to sell a favor to Cheng Yaojin, but unexpectedly, this good guy couldn't help but not appreciate it. Instead, he was extremely humiliated and was a complete bastard!
Cheng Yaojin said: "Don't care whether I am tough or not, I am tougher than you anyway!"
Zhang Liang was so angry that smoke was rising from his head and his eyes were blurry. Who is this?!
Li Ji had a gloomy face, stared at Cheng Yaojin, and asked, "Can you admit your mistake?"
Cheng Yaojin said to Li Ji: "I am an official of the Tang Dynasty. I not only want to expand the territory for the empire, but also protect the country and the people. I watch the people being tortured by the rebel army but sit idly by. Where is my responsibility and where is my conscience? You might as well go out and ask Ask, look at who in the whole army is not furious and filled with righteous indignation? You are the chief minister and the leader of all officials. You have comprehensive considerations and far-reaching plans, so you can ignore the life and death of the people, but I am just a reckless military commander. A man couldn't bear the disasters suffered by the people, so he sent out troops in anger, what's wrong with that?"
Li Ji was furious and scolded with his halberd finger: "You are a soldier. You must obey orders and ignore life and death. If you act so arbitrarily, have you ever paid attention to the discipline of the general and the French army? Do you think that my ghost-headed sword is not good enough to kill you?" Cheng Yaojin’s head?”
"Hey!"
Cheng Yaojin took a step forward, lowered his head, stretched his neck forward, and pointed at his neck: "Here is the head, you can take it as you like. But you are going to mess with your life, and you would rather die than obey!"
"Whoaaah!"
Li Ji was furious and, in a rare lapse of grace, said angrily: "Someone, pull this animal out and chop it down!"
Except for Zhang Liang, Yuchi Gong, Xue Wanche, Ashina Simo and others hurriedly stood up and stepped forward to dissuade him. Yuchi Gong even pulled Cheng Yaojin away and complained in a low voice: "Are you crazy? This is in the military. Military law is as strong as a mountain. If you commit such a crime, doesn't it force the commander-in-chief to kill you?"
As the saying goes, "There are no jokes in the army," this is probably true. Military law is as great as the sky, and once you say it, it will never be changed.
Although Li Ji was extremely angry, he also knew that Cheng Yaojin could never be killed. His face turned red with anger, but he sat back under the dissuasion of Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo, and just pointed at Cheng Yaojin. He said: "You should leave this place quickly and don't let me see you again, otherwise I will kill you without mercy!"
Cheng Yaojin was always a generous person, but now he was a bit superior: "You have a traitorous face, but you are as timid as a mouse. If you have the ability to kill me with a knife, I respect you as a man!"
"Mom!"
Li Ji was furious, but Xue Wanche and Ashina Simo held him down and tried to persuade him. On the other hand, Yu Chigong pushed Cheng Yaojin out of the door.
Li Ji then gave up angrily.
He is not as generous as Cheng Yaojin. He has always been calm and has figured out that the purpose of Cheng Yaojin's actions is to force him to reveal his inner position and tendency. How can he be willing to give in?
It's just that Cheng Yaojin really forced him to get off the stage, so he couldn't kill him. But if the trouble continues, Li Ji has made up his mind to let the tough guy taste the power of the military stick, which is not comparable to whipping...
Yuchi Gong pushed Cheng Yaojin out of the house and said with a wry smile: "Why is this so?"
Cheng Yaojin glanced at him. The rain hit him and there were whip marks on his body. He grinned in pain. He shook his head, turned around, and strode away under the guard of his own soldiers.
Yuchi was stunned for a moment and looked at Cheng Yaojin's back with deep eyes.
This guy is indeed generous, but he is definitely not stupid. No matter how the political situation changes over the years, he has always stood at the core of the army and has never wavered. His political skills are absolutely outstanding. To force Li Ji to convict him today is obviously another matter. Have intention.
After standing at the door and thinking for a while, Yu Chigong turned around and entered the house. Li Ji asked: "Did that bastard ever make such nonsense? If so, I will not forgive you!"
Yuchi Gong shook his head, returned to the chair and sat down, and said in a deep voice: "Those powerful private soldiers really deserve to be killed, and now that Lu Guogong has killed them all, it will definitely trigger a shock in Guanlong. I wonder how the commander-in-chief plans to deal with it?"
Li Ji had a headache.
This is what he fears most. From the moment the Eastern Expeditionary Army withdrew from Goguryeo, he tried hard to hide his stance and inclination. As a result, he was almost completely destroyed by this man who was rough on the outside and subtle on the inside. Once the Guanlong clan learned about the Nanyang Duan Thousands of his private troops were wiped out by Zuo Wuwei. I'm afraid they didn't think it was Cheng Yaojin who sent troops without authorization, but thought it was him Li Ji who used this to declare his position.
Once the Guanlong clan thinks that he has confirmed his position, no matter what the consequences may be, they are definitely not what Li Ji wants...
He said to Zhang Liang: "Please ask Duke Yun to go to Chang'an in person, meet with Duke Zhao, and explain the matter clearly to avoid misunderstanding."
Zhang Liang nodded in agreement.
On the side, Xue Wanche endured it again and again, and finally couldn't bear it anymore, so he said: "In my opinion, Lu Guogong did not do anything wrong. Military law is important, but after all, we are the official army of the Tang Dynasty. We can just watch the Chang'an rebellion from the other side. Now even The rebellious army is raging in Guanzhong and the people are turning a blind eye to the torture. What kind of official army are they? Not only should the commander-in-chief not explain it to Changsun Wuji, but he should send someone to give instructions and order him to restrain the army and not harm the people!"
Damn! Can one and two of them turn the world upside down?
Today, Li Ji completely threw away the "calm and wise" image he had created in the past. He became angry again and again, glared at Xue Wanche, and asked: "Do you want to be guilty of the same crime as Cheng Yaojin?"
But he forgot that when it comes to the word "hunger", Prince Consort Xue is three points better than Cheng Yaojin. Not only was Wen Yan not afraid at all, but he showed a big smile: "Master Lu is not afraid of the handsome man's ghost." Is Mr. Xue afraid of the knife? It’s just that there is no proof, so the commander-in-chief might as well give it a try."
"Get out!"
Li Ji shouted sharply.
He was so worried that he could obviously see that Cheng Yaojin was pretending to be crazy, but he was just too lazy to care about it, and he couldn't care about it. Another Xue Wanche popped up... Why did these two hard-charging guys gather under his command? Even though he was too lazy to care about it. He claims that his military strategy is as good as that of Li Mu and Bai Qi, but his subordinates are all such bastards, and he really can't lead this team...
After everyone retreated, Li Ji was sitting alone in the room worrying. Cheng Yaojin caught him off guard and gave him such a blow, which ruined his entire plan.
Leng Buding raised his head and saw Zhu Suiliang silently appearing at the door.
Li Ji: "..."
Can one or two of these special girls have a decent person?
The walkway looks like a cat, is there something wrong with you?
Taking a deep breath, he asked in a deep voice: "What's the matter?"
Zhu Suiliang said nothing, but turned slightly sideways.
Li Ji pondered for a moment, stood up and strode out of the house from Zhu Suiliang. Zhu Suiliang followed suit and left the house one after another.