"What's going on? Do you know something, but you're hiding it from me?"
During the banquet last night, some people were going to ridicule Lin Zongjing and others. Only then did Li Zhigao find out that after Li Chong escaped and returned, he claimed everywhere in the camp that Han Qian had deliberately concealed Wen Rui's visit to Liang Dynasty, so that his father, Lipu, and the other princes in the court fell into the trap.
, the main force of the navy was destroyed in Hongzepo.
Yang En, Li Pu and others were all present at that time, so Li Zhigao could not say anything and could only watch Lin Zongjing and others leave angrily.
He rushed to Lujiang City early this morning because of something, and rushed back to the Bijiashan camp at night before he had time to summon Yao Xishui, Deng Tai and others into the tent to ask about their affairs.
"Although I'm not resentful of being plotted by Han Qian, I'm not someone who doesn't know my priorities..." Yao Xishui said aggrievedly, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with her.
"I specially found some people to ask today. Li Chong spread these rumors and it happened to be hidden from a few of us." Deng Tai saw that Li Zhigao's face was as dark as water, his eyes were secretly angry, and his expression was serious. Only then did Deng Tai know that this was the case.
The matter was not a trivial matter. He sat behind the case and defended in a low voice, "And other generals have always had prejudices against Qianyang Marquis. Even if they didn't take these words seriously, they laughed it off and didn't take it seriously, so no one reported it.
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"You guys, you guys,"
Li Zhigao slapped his forehead helplessly.
Although he believed that Yao Xishui and Deng Tai would not be involved in this matter without knowing the importance of it, he regarded Yao Xishui and Deng Tai as his right-hand men in Shuzhou.
Tai actually had such a big loophole in this matter, and he felt deeply powerless.
Now he didn't know what to say. He held his hand on the table and stared at Yao Xishui sadly. Deng Tai asked,
"Wen Ruilin escaped from my hands, and now these rumors are spreading in Shuzhou first. What do you think Han Qian will think when he finds out? Do you think the situation in Jianghuai is not corrupt enough, and you can continue to toss it?
?Could it be said that if we really force Han Qian away from Jianghuai, we will be able to independently control the Jianghuai states?!"
No matter how stupid Yao Xishui and Deng Tai were, they knew that parting ways with Tangyi soldiers at this time was definitely not in Huaixi's interests. They could not defend themselves in the face of Li Zhigao's questioning.
It's not that they haven't heard the rumors, it's just that they have deep resentment towards Han Qian in their hearts. When they heard such rumors that were detrimental to Han Qian, they subconsciously indulged and did not restrain them. They didn't expect that there would be someone at the banquet last night who couldn't restrain themselves and directly
He ridiculed the people of Xuzhou and made Lin Zongjing and others angry and drove away.
At this time, facing Li Zhigao's accusation, they had no way to defend themselves.
"Should we send someone to Tangyi to explain to Han Qian?" Su Hongyu sat next to Li Zhigao, stretched out her white wrist to touch his shoulder, and asked softly, thinking that it was over now.
Find a way to solve it.
"How to explain it, how to explain it clearly?" Li Zhigao took a long breath and asked in a low voice, "Would Han Qian believe that I didn't know anything about it? Wen Ruilin has been unable to defend himself since he escaped from our hands."
At this time, a guard came in and reported: "Mr. Chang Guo has taken a rest. He said that if there is any matter, we can discuss it tomorrow. - Chang Guo Gong also said that he plans to leave for Jinling tomorrow to plead guilty. If there is nothing else, he must ask him."
Regarding the matter to be discussed, he will directly cross the river to the south bank tomorrow and come to say goodbye."
Li Zhigao waved his hand feebly. When he came back, he wanted to invite Li Pu and Li Chong over to ask about the specific situation, but Li Pu and Li Chong avoided seeing them. They even had to go back to Jinling tomorrow. What could he do?
Li Zhigao could only signal the guards to retreat first.
It has been less than a month since the troops were withdrawn from Chaozhou City. Li Zhigao is still busy reorganizing his troops in Shuzhou and re-establishing a new defense line on the west flank of Chaozhou, while Li Pu is still staying in Shuzhou and has not returned to Jinling.
Please forgive me.
Of course, Emperor Yanyou Yang Yuanpu did not issue an order to summon Li Puwei back to Jinling to investigate his crimes.
Under this situation, even if Li Zhigao acted on the orders of the Queen Mother and firmly controlled the military power of the Huaixi Forbidden Army, he could not restrict Li Pu's personal freedom.
What's more, Li Pu is still his "father", the father of the current queen, and the current father-in-law of His Majesty.
Now that Li Pu has found an excuse to shirk the blame and wants to take Li Chong back to Jinling to "please plead guilty", what can he do?
Seeing Li Zhigao sitting there, looking exhausted, Yao Xishui couldn't bear it and said: "Han Qian was very brave in using troops in Tangyi, and he desperately needed Huaixi soldiers to contain the Chaozhou garrison. I feel that even if there are disadvantages for him,
Even if the rumors spread, it is impossible for him to fall out with us - and Li Chong is just not angry with Han Qian's plan and is quick to talk for a while. Even if Chang Guogong takes him back to Jinling, the princes in the court will not listen to his words. I
I feel like things may not have any immediate impact.”
"Let's hope so!" Li Zhigao stood up with his hands on the desk and said, "You all should go back and rest first. What impact this incident will have may not be known until father and others return to Jinling.
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"Li Xiu, Li Qi may go back to Jinling with Duke Chang Guo tomorrow. Do you want to..." Deng Tai asked.
Li Xiu and Li Qi are the most outstanding young generals of the young generation of the Prince of East Zhejiang. The more than a thousand cavalry they led to break through can also be said to be the foundation of the Prince of East Zhejiang. The Shouzhou Army failed to defeat them even with several times the cavalry.
They stayed and their fighting power was unparalleled in the world.
Both Yao Xishui and Deng Tai hope that they can be retained for their own use, and that they can become the backbone of the Huaixi Forbidden Army.
The problem is that if Li Zhigao does not come forward to persuade him to stay, Li Qi, as the youngest son of Chang Guo Duke Li Pu, and Li Xiu, as the direct nephew of Chang Guo Duke Li Pu, may really follow him and retreat to Jinling to rest.
Of course, it was justifiable for Li Zhigao, as their stepbrother and cousin, to come forward to persuade them to serve in the Huaixi Forbidden Army.
"The You Shenwu Army has suffered too many casualties. If they want to go back to Jinling to rest and recuperate, I can't bear to keep them. Besides, if I really keep them in Huaixi, I will have no way to defend themselves against the rumors." Li Zhigao said bitterly.
"When the war situation stabilizes, the Marquis of Guizhou Yang may not really be that important; but before the battle at the Puyang River, Han Daoming and Han Daochang led the Han family's children across the river to Tangyi. If we continue to sit back and watch them grow in power, they may be destined to be in the future.
There will come a time when we part ways." Yao Xishui said.
"Han Qian has complete control over the Han clan. Perhaps he has long had the idea of forming his own clan, but this is not the time to part ways..." Although Jian Xishui said he knew the priorities, he was still wary of Han Qian.
It was too strong, Li Zhigao couldn't help but warned her bitterly, not wanting her to cause any further complications.
"..." Yao Xishui nodded, indicating that she knew this. She thought of something and said, "Xu Jing returned to Xinling and rested for nearly a month. He found his wife a few days ago and hopes to serve in the big brother's house..."
"Okay, if he can come and take charge of the scouting, I can have more assistants." Li Zhigao knew that Xu Jing still had some abilities, so he agreed to serve in the Huaixi Forbidden Army.
Even though Li Chong was troubled by this incident, he still had too few people at his disposal, so he still needed to recruit Xu Jing, Zhou Shu, Zhou Yuan and other generals from the former Xinchang Hou Mansion for his own use.
Precisely because of this, it is even harder for him to clear himself out of Li Chong's matter. At the moment, it seems that he can only sit back and wait and see if there is any explanation in the future to ease the relationship with Han Qian.
Li Zhigao was in a dilemma, and it was inevitable that he would take chances. However, Yao Xishui, Deng Tai and others believed that Han Qian would suffer the loss of being dumb and did not take this matter to heart.
At dawn the next day, the clear morning light revealed the outline of the mountain ridges far and near. Yao Xishui, Su Hongyu, Deng Tai and others accompanied Li Zhigao and Yang En to the river to greet Chang Guo, who was about to cross the river to Tongling on the south bank and then change horses and rush to Jinling.
Li Pu and Li Chong and others saw him off.
The boat that Li Pu and the others were going to take had not yet left the simple dock on the river. A sentinel boat came quickly to the shore like an arrow. Two soldiers jumped out of the boat and reported to Li Xiu: "The Marquis of Qianyang claimed that Changguo
The government slandered his name and ordered the detention of our brothers staying at the mouth of the Wanshou River. They also said that they would send a warship over to seek justice from Duke Chang Guo!"
"What!"
Li Xiu and Li Qi led their troops to break out of the enemy siege, and more than 1,500 men and horses retreated to the bank of the Yangtze River.
The night before, Lin Zongjing led the battle camp of Xuzhou Water Camp. He only sent Li Xiu, Li Qi and the first batch of more than 500 troops to the Bijiashan Camp. More troops were still staying at the camp at the mouth of the Wushou River to wait for Xu.
Zhou Shuiying vacated the boat to see him off.
The soldiers who came over on the sentinel boat to report the news were Li Xiu's subordinates who stayed at the mouth of the Wushou River at the western foot of Dasi Mountain. They even had their soldiers and armor taken away, and they rushed over to report the news without any weapons.
Who would have thought that Han Qian would directly order these troops to be detained and send a warship to seek justice?
Not to mention Li Xiu, Li Qi was caught off guard and didn't know how to deal with the current situation. Li Zhigao and Yang En were also stunned. They didn't expect Han Qian to have such a big reaction to the rumors.
"Han Qian has such a guilty conscience. Is it possible that he wants to go into war with the Huaixi Forbidden Army?" Li Chong asked angrily and fiercely at this time.
