Li Zhi looked at the Commander-in-Chief and said with a smile: "So I saved the Commander-in-Chief!"
Zu Kuan said loudly: "That's right! The defense officer not only saved me, but also saved three thousand border soldiers in Liaodong Town. Otherwise, as soon as I died and the Liaodong Army collapsed, I don't know how many people would have been killed by the traitors!"
Zu Kuan's face was as red as Guan Gong. He was a dignified commander-in-chief, and he was very embarrassed to express his gratitude to Li Zhi, a defense officer, but the loyalty in his heart forced him to say it, so he loudly said: "
The day before yesterday, I repeatedly insulted the defense officer. It was me Meng Lang. I didn't know how powerful the defense officer was in running the army. Yesterday, I realized that the combat power of the defense officer's 1,300 servants can be compared with the thousands of elite soldiers from nine sides. The Ming Dynasty
It is a blessing for the Ming Dynasty to have strong soldiers and generals like the Defense Officer!"
"The defense officer is honored by me three times!"
Zu Kuan bowed to Li Zhi suddenly, his hands reaching the ground. Then he stood up straight, looked at Li Zhi, and bowed to the ground again. After doing this three times, he stopped.
It was probably unique in the Ming Dynasty that the dignified commander-in-chief gave such a gift to a guard officer. Seeing this scene, the commander-in-chief and deputy generals next to him were so shocked that they were speechless.
Li Zhi quickly went up to help Zu Kuan and said with a smile: "I can't bear the courtesy of the Commander-in-Chief!"
Zu Kuan was helped up by Li Zhi, but he did not want to be caught by Li Zhi, so he broke away from Li Zhi with a blushing face. He blushed and was embarrassed to stand in front of the crowd again, and said "Thank you, defense officer!" and walked aside.
went.
Everyone watched the excitement for a while, and each of them fell silent, looking at Li Zhi with a little more respect.
After a while, the guard at the door shouted: "The Prime Minister is here~!"
Lu Xiangsheng, wearing the official uniform of a third-grade civil servant, wearing a black gauze hat and soap boots, stroking his long beard, walked into the Chinese army's tent surrounded by several staff.
The generals on both sides bowed their hands and watched the Prime Minister enter the account.
Standing in the middle of the tent and looking at the generals, Lu Xiangsheng said loudly: "This great victory is due to everyone! Yesterday, it was all thanks to your personal bloody battles that we achieved today's achievements. Thank you for your hard work!"
All the generals raised their hands and said:
"It all depends on the Prime Minister's command!"
"The Prime Minister personally went into battle to fight, and the military morale was greatly boosted, which is why he achieved this battle!"
Lu Xiangsheng nodded, looked at Li Zhi who was standing at the back, and said: "Li Zhi, come here!"
Li Zhi held up his hands and stepped out of the queue, saying loudly: "The general is here!"
Lu Xiangsheng said: "Li Zhi, I underestimated you the day before yesterday. Now it seems that among the fifteen reinforcements and suppression troops, your TJ troops are the strongest! It seems that the heads of your two hundred pond horses are also real!
"
After a pause, Lu Xiangsheng said: "Although the victory belongs to everyone, it also belongs to you! If you hadn't come to support yesterday, the fight with the puppet king and puppet general would have been lost! You have made a great contribution, and I will
The officer also admires me."
Li Zhi was a little happy and said loudly: "The Prime Minister has given me the award!"
Li Zhi was feeling proud there when he heard Lu Xiangsheng looking around and saying: "When Li Zhi first came a few days ago, many generals insulted him! Including this officer, I also looked down on him. Now that Li Zhi has made great achievements, I am very proud of him."
Heaven is disturbed by Li Zhi’s contempt!”
After saying this, Lu Xiangsheng looked at Li Zhi, as if he was apologizing to Li Zhi for his contempt. Then, Lu Xiangsheng said: "Those who have insulted Li Zhi in the past few days should sincerely go out and salute Li Zhi.
Apologize!"
After hearing this, all the generals stared with big eyes. Several generals who had discriminated against Li Zhi in those days shrank their necks and hid in the ranks, unwilling to go out.
Seeing that all the generals were unwilling to stand up, Lu Xiangsheng called by name and said: "Mi Yun Lieutenant General Lei Shisheng, Nan Yang State Counselor Chen Zhibang, Dengzhou State Councilor Wang Fenyu, Yanzhou State Councilor Luo Jie, Ruzhou Guerrilla Ma Liang"
Wen, you have insulted Li Zhi the most, what should you do now?"
Several generals named by the Prime Minister were the main ones who laughed at Li Zhi those days. When they heard the Prime Minister's words, they were stunned in the queue and walked out one by one helplessly.
The generals were about to salute and apologize to a defense officer, and their faces were all hot. Lieutenant General Lei Shisheng of Mi 0 Yun was also a veteran, with white hair and beard. At this moment, he was ordered by the Prime Minister to apologize, and his face was very red and white.
Wonderful. Several other generals were also very reluctant to bow and apologize to a nineteen-year-old deputy Qianhu.
But they didn't dare to give Lu Xiangsheng's order, so they could only bite the bullet and bow and said: "I've been waiting for Meng Lang for a few days!"
"Please give the defense officer some perspective!"
"Don't take those words to heart, Qianhu."
Li Zhi heard the five people's anguished apologies and stood there with his head bowed in silence.
Lu Xiangsheng asked: "Li Zhi, how are you?"
Li Zhi cupped his hands and said, "I see that these adults are very reluctant. I'm afraid they will hold a grudge against me!"
Lu Xiangsheng frowned and said calmly to the generals: "Which of you hates Li Zhi?"
Hearing Lu Xiangsheng's words, sweat broke out on the heads of the five apologizing officers. The Prime Minister has a high position and a single sentence can determine the promotion and transfer of five people. Which of them dares to disobey the Prime Minister? Bear grudge against Li Zhi? This apology is the Prime Minister's.
order, now the five of them just want to pass the border quickly!
Lei Shisheng threw his hands to the ground on the spot, and gritted his teeth and said: "The defense officer is the bravest of the three armies. If the defense had not come to the rescue, the east wing would have collapsed yesterday. I waited for the slight humiliation in the past few days to be a joke.
Is there any reason to hold a grudge and defend yourself?”
Chen Zhibang, the general of Nanyang Ginseng, was a middle-aged man with a long beard. At this time, he also bowed to the ground. His long beard was trembling a little, and he loudly said with difficulty: "The defending troops and horses are very strong. Yesterday we killed them.
Old Hui Hui, how can it be commonplace? I have been waiting for those days! I am full of apologies at this time! How dare you bear grudges against the defense officer? "
The other three people also bowed their heads to Li Zhi and said loudly:
"There are so many defense officers! How dare we disobey the Prime Minister? I said those harsh words a few days ago, and now I only feel full of regret."
"Deputy Qianhu Haihan, Deputy Qianhu Young Hero, we salute and apologize to Deputy Qianhu with all our sincerity!"
"I totally admire the defense's merits! If I were asked to fight Lao Hui, I might not be able to withstand two hours. I only have admiration in my heart, so how can I hold a grudge against the defense?"
Seeing the predicament of these five generals, the other generals were very glad that they did not mock Li Zhi too much. They looked at the five embarrassed generals apologizing and begging for mercy. They wanted to laugh but were not funny, and their faces were very wonderful.
Hearing these words, Li Zhi smiled and asked the five people to bend down for a while, and then slowly said: "Everyone, sirs, please rise!"
After hearing this, the five generals heaved a deep breath, straightened their backs, and walked back to the queue with blushing faces.
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