The wine that washed away the dust and welcomed the wind actually tasted a bit of the sadness and anger of unrealized ambitions, which was unprecedented and unprecedented. After chewing the last words of the old general Zhou Fashang, both the guest and the host lost their interest in talking happily and complimenting each other.
After continuing for half an hour in a dull manner, Lai Huer excused himself because he was too drunk and took the lead to leave. Seeing the commander leave, the other navy officers also stood up and left.
Cui Junsu wanted to find an opportunity to brag a few more words, but the audience was gone, so he had to give up in frustration. The old governor Pei Caozhi was afraid that he would feel depressed, so he privately invited him to take the military civilians to climb mountains and enjoy the scenery. Cui Junsu was overjoyed after hearing this.
Kouko agreed and immediately forgot about the unhappiness of the whole night.
The next day, the navy stayed in Qi County for one day. Pei Caozhi took the scholars to climb the mountain. Li Xu also set up a table of wine at his home and invited several old friends to come and have a gathering. Because it was in the name of a family banquet.
In order to protect his children, he invited Zhou Shaofan and Feng Ciming, another veteran general who had met in the Battle of Hulao Pass, and other unrelated people were not invited. And Qijun
Here, Xuzi only called Luo Shixin and Zhang Xutuo to accompany him.
Everyone was a military general, and they talked freely, and the atmosphere was ten times more harmonious than yesterday. After drinking and getting familiar with each other, Zhang Xutuo asked about the specific process of this expedition to Liao. Lai Hu'er sighed and said, "What kind of triumph is this?"
Master, just to avoid losing your Majesty’s reputation, I shamelessly boast in front of you. Goguryeo clearly used another delaying tactic. It’s a shame that Yu Shiji, Pei Ji and others are blind and can’t even see this little trick.
come out!"
"I'm afraid Yu Shiji and Pei Ji are not the only ones who are aimless!" Everyone thought secretly in their hearts, but no one could express it openly. His Majesty the Emperor likes to pretend to be a saint in front of outsiders. This is a fact that everyone knows. Back then, he wanted to create all nations.
On the pretense of coming to court, he invited all the barbarians from the Western Regions to come to the Sui Dynasty to watch the lanterns. People were not allowed to collect money for meals and hotels along the way, which caused complaints from the counties along the way. The first time he conquered Goryeo, it was because he listened to the lies of some civil servants and wanted to rely on them.
Intimidating the troops without killing them resulted in missing the best opportunity to fight and preventing hundreds of thousands of elites from returning home.
"I originally wanted to come here and the generals were away, but the military orders were not obeyed. I first captured the shameless little thief Gao Yuan, and then apologized to Your Majesty. But Cui Junsu threatened the generals' property and life, which made the morale of the army loose. Alas!"
I came to take care of my child and use it to shoot the case. I felt regretful beyond words.
"It's all Cui Junsu's fault! He has no other skills than flattering powerful ministers and using official power to bully his colleagues!" Veteran general Feng Ciming also chimed in bitterly. Yesterday, Li Xu used the opportunity to talk to him.
Zhou Shaoji's pretense of reminiscing about the past severely frustrated Cui Junsu. This move made many naval generals feel happy. So today, without being asked, Feng Ciming took the initiative to explain how the generals were forced to withdraw from the way to Pyongyang.
The process of how to build a grudge with Cui Junsu is explained one by one.
It turned out that after two consecutive years of war, especially the destructive strategy carried out by the Sui generals last year, Goguryeo was also extremely exhausted, and the combat effectiveness of its troops and horses was not as good as before. This is why the navy landed outside Bishe City.
, almost overwhelmingly captured this important town in Goguryeo that had been run for many years. Gao Yuan’s clowns continuously mobilized troops to fight, but they were all defeated at once. Just as the navy officers were preparing to make a move,
When Pyongyang was captured, His Majesty's imperial edict happened to be delivered from outside Liaodong City.
After deliberation, the courtiers actually approved the request for peace from Goguryeo! It was ordered that from the moment they saw the imperial edict, the officers and soldiers of the three armies could not continue to penetrate deeper into the territory of Goguryeo and must report to the Kaiban Division.
General Laihu'er had fought many times with the Goguryeo people and was well aware of their wolfish ambitions. Therefore, he refused to obey the order and summoned his brothers and said: Counting this time, we have already visited Pyongyang City for the third time. If we still cannot capture the city,
This humiliation will never be undone in this lifetime. Everyone has seen the exhausted appearance of the Goguryeo people along the way. As long as you and I work harder, we will definitely be able to catch the clown Gao Yuan and dig out his heart and liver to worship me.
Three hundred thousand lonely souls who died unjustly in the Sui Dynasty.
All the generals said: "Promise!" They wanted to fight quickly. However, Chief Shi Cui Junsu jumped out and accused Lai Huer of not respecting the imperial edict and violating the way of a minister.
Lai Huer couldn't defeat him, and said angrily: "I will not accept your order from the outside. Besides, Your Majesty doesn't know that the Navy already has a chance to win!"
Cui Junsu clearly didn't know how to fight, but he put on a superior attitude and scolded the generals: "If you dare to listen to the general's order and refuse to obey the order, I will definitely report to you today that you only see the general and no emperor."
You may not all be credited with conquering Pyongyang. Once defeated, your families will never be able to bear the consequences!"
On the spot, several grumpy generals jumped up and punched Cui Junsu. But everyone was angry enough, but they could not bear the stigma of rebellion, and the originally high morale dropped to the lowest point in an instant. In this way, even if the generals had the intention
If they fight again, they lose the certainty of victory. They have no choice but to follow Cui Junsu's advice and turn around and withdraw.
"His grandma, this dog official who caused trouble!" Before Zhou Shaofan could finish his words, Luo Shixin was so angry that he slapped the table and cursed loudly. "This son of a bitch is not loyal to the emperor and the country. He clearly doesn't know anything about martial arts, but he likes it."
Blind command."
He was so strong that he knocked down the entire table in front of him in one blow. Fruits and dishes were scattered on the floor. Seeing this, Li Xu quickly called the servants to come in and clean up the floor, and replaced it with a table.
Place them in front of Luo Shixin.
Luo Shixin knew he had lost his composure, so he explained to everyone with a smile: "Hey, adults, don't be offended. I was upset after hearing the behavior of these rogue scholars. I was impulsive just now. Please forgive me!"
"Luo Duwei is a temperamental person, why should he be guilty?" Lai Huer waved his hands and said with a smile. Being interrupted by Luo Shixin, his mood improved a lot, and his sense of stupidity also followed those few words.
The officer's scolding subsided a lot. He raised his wine cup and smiled at Luo Shixin: "I've heard about the young hero Luo Duwei for a long time. When I saw him today, he was really heroic. I'd like to toast you. Thank you for scolding me.
If you want to scold me!"
"I would like to drink with the old general. Although Shixin is not blessed to follow his subordinates, he often hears the name of the general." Luo Shixin returned the cup and drank the wine in one gulp.
The host and guest raised their glasses to respect each other again, and the atmosphere became more and more harmonious. During the dinner, they carefully discussed the gains and losses of the three eastern expeditions, and found that twice they were mistakenly committed by a group of literati who did not know how to fight, but liked to interfere in military affairs. "
I used to think that if I read too much, I would naturally gain more knowledge. Who knew that sometimes if I read too much, my horizons would become narrower and narrower!" Luo Shixin was bold and criticized.
"I'm afraid it's not only the vision that is narrowed by reading, but also the minds of some people that are narrowed by reading." Zhou Shaoji smiled bitterly and shook his head, angrily recounting another outrageous experience.
Disagreement with each other is a very common thing among military generals. When everyone is arguing, everyone expresses his or her own opinion, and that's it after the argument. Even if what happens next proves that his conclusion is completely correct, no one can lose face and take credit for his original remarks.
But that was not the case with Cui Changshi. Ever since the fleet landed in Dongnae, no matter where he went, he would brag about the wise decision of the commander. After boasting about His Majesty's wisdom, he would brag about his courage to speak out, and everyone was drunk.
He was the only one who woke up, causing everyone to avoid him, and no one wanted to be next to him when eating. However, this man was completely unaware of it. He claimed to be a high-minded person, and his brilliance made no one dare to look up to him.
"Hey, this kind of person is born to be annoying. He is really not worthy of our seriousness. Just ignore him, and his interest will naturally fade away." Asahi toasted everyone with another round of wine, smiling and comforting
.
When Luo Shixin was scolding his mother just now, he kept smiling and saying nothing. Afterwards, everyone talked about the Eastern Expedition, and he spent more time listening than talking. At this moment, he occasionally said something, but it made a lot of sense. Not only did Lai Huer and others listen to it,
, and also pointed out the most practical tactics to deal with boredom.
Ignore it! Some people's tricks are just to add confusion to you. The more you care, the happier they will laugh. If rumors and criticisms are heard like the wind, those buzzing sounds that contain evil intentions can still be received.
What is the effect? This is the true meaning of life that Asahi realized when rumors spread a few days ago. It may not be very powerful, but it is extremely effective.
"Here's a drink to Li Lang for saying this!" Lai Hu'er suggested with a smile as he understood something. He is usually a bit stubborn, but he is by no means a willful person. In recent days, he has been described as such by the shameless guy Cui Junsu.
He acts like a reckless idiot who doesn't care about the importance of things. But as the commander of the army, he can't be serious with this scholar. If he falls out with Cui, this person will definitely say afterward: Look, I was right.
.He was so angry!
Therefore, Lai Huer was full of ignorance and had nowhere to vent, so he could only occasionally use alcohol to act crazy in places with few people. Although Li Xu's words may not have been intentional, they undoubtedly played a role in waking up the dreamer.
Hu'er's identity and status in the army cannot be shaken by ten more people named Cui. If he is too attached to the other person's words, it will actually make him famous. When the time comes, people will have two skins, and thousands of people will spread the word.
After spreading the news, how could the facts be distorted?
"Cheers to General Li Lang's enlightenment!" Zhang Xutuo raised the wine cup in front of him and responded with a smile. Xu Zi was changing, and the old general clearly felt the change. If Li Xu was a good piece of steel before, but
It lost its brittleness and hardness. Recently, this piece of steel seems to have been quenched. It remains hard on the surface, but elastic inside.
"General Li Lang already has a family!" Lai Huer also felt that today's Li Xu was very different from the one in his memory. After putting down the wine cup, he asked with a smile. The former Xu Zi was like in his hands.
That black knife, even if it was deliberately concealed, was still sharp. But now, he seemed to be hidden in the sheath, becoming more reserved and steady.
This situation usually happens after most men get married. Having a woman not only means more happiness in life, but also means more responsibility on their shoulders.
"I just took a concubine." Li Xu nodded and responded with a smile. As a man in the midst of happiness, he likes to share his happiness with everyone.
"No wonder this encounter with the general gives me a very different feeling!" Lai Hu'er laughed and ordered someone to fill up the wine cup in front of him again.
"No wonder, no wonder!" Zhang Xutuo also laughed and raised his wine glass high. (To be continued)
