By the time the news reached the capital, more than a month had passed since Li Lu's rebellion.
In the palace, Su Lu was sitting on a deck chair basking in the sun.
As we get older, various physical problems begin to appear, especially in the joints, which often cause severe pain. Exposure to the sun can relieve a lot of pain.
Lu Zhan appeared next to Su Lu silently, lowering his voice and saying:
"Your Majesty, Li Lu has rebelled."
Lu Zhan's voice was a little hoarse.
Although they were both surrendered generals of the Qin State, Li Lu and Lu Zhan didn't interact much, but they still had some friendship. Thinking about these years, although Xiang Chong was alive, he kept his name anonymously and never interacted with anyone.
appearance.
The only one who can talk to Lu Zhan is Li Lu.
Now that Li Lu has rebelled, from now on he will only have a few brothers under his command, and he will have no one to confide in.
"This is the information sent by the Ministry of War. Your Majesty, please take a look at it."
When Lu Zhan presented the information, he felt a little bad and his voice became hoarse.
Su Lu did not receive the information, but just asked:
"Wuyuan's rebellion will harm civilians. Will the people of Wuyuan Magistrate's Yamen and Weijun Yamen be harmed?"
Lu Zhan was slightly startled, knowing that the prince was letting him see the information, so that he could know for the first time what the current situation of his old friend was like.
After unfolding the information, Lu Zhan quickly glanced a few times, cleared his throat and said:
"The prefect and all the subordinate officials who refused to belong were driven out. Wuyuan City was closed. There were no casualties among the common people, but the guards all belonged to him, Li Lu."
Su Lu sighed. A man from the guard camp had died in the battle before, so Su Lu was a little suspicious. He didn't expect that Li Lu would really rebel.
Why exactly?
Su Lu was a little puzzled. Li Lu was the governor of Wuyuan, and he was also a military commander in an important town. He was usually unsupervised and had limited freedom. How could he think of rebelling?
"Lu Zhan, tell me, why did Li Lu want to rebel?"
"Now that the Han Dynasty is all around him, even if he can control Wuyuan for a while, it is impossible for him to capture Jiameng Pass. It is even more impossible for him to repeat the glory of the Qin Kingdom."
Lu Zhan lowered his head, "The last general is stupid. I don't know why General Li rebelled, and I can't figure it out."
Su Lu ordered:
"Go ahead and send an order to Sun Xiutong to lead a large army to attack Wuyuan."
"Instruct the king to send troops from Jiameng Pass to besiege the Wuyuan Military Department. Forget it, we will talk about it later."
Lu Zhan bowed in agreement, turned around with the information, and left quietly.
When Su Lu woke up again, it was already dark and he had been moved from the courtyard to the palace.
Under the bright lights, Li Qing had changed into his nightgown and was lying on the bed reading the memorial. When he saw Su Lu waking up, he smiled and asked:
"Are you hungry? Let the imperial chef come and make you something to eat."
Su Lu took off the quilt from his body, and the female officer standing next to him took it and took it aside.
"Just have a bowl of millet porridge and make some side dishes."
Su Lu got up, sat down next to the bed, and asked Li Qing:
"What are you looking at, so happy?"
Li Qing waved the fold in front of Su Lu's eyes and said with a smile:
"Of course that's a happy thing."
"Not only was our precious daughter not injured, she also made meritorious service and was promoted to a decorated title!
This is a request for merit written by Hu Yanzan to me, asking for merit from the twelve flying bird soldiers including Su Yi and Qi Yu."
Hearing this, Su Lu took the fold and glanced at it. It was a fold about one's merits, full of praise and praise. Of course, if the fold for asking for merit was not written in this way, the merit would not be approved.
"Hu Yanzan is also a veteran general. Unfortunately, he has a soft temper and cannot stand up. Otherwise, he should have become a general of Jin long ago, and he would not be a deputy lieutenant now."
Li Qing didn't take it seriously and just said:
"Our daughter carried forward the new tactics you practiced and pioneered new tactics on the battlefield of Mali. Our country of Han did not waste an army or a soldier. With only twelve flying bird soldiers, it wiped out the rebel army of Mali."
"Emperor Mali has surrendered and said that he was forced to rebel by the Minister of War. Now he has chopped off the head of the Minister of War and only begs me to spare his death."
Su Lu shook his head:
"That's not possible. He is Emperor Mali. As long as he lives, Mali people will continue to rebel. Only if he dies, Mali will be a good Mali."
"As long as the royal family is dead, no matter how rebellious the Mali people are, there will be no emperor who can hold righteousness."
Millet porridge and some side dishes were brought in, and the table was set next to the bed. Su Lu turned around and started eating.
Li Qing smiled and said:
"I don't care whether Emperor Mali dies or not. As long as he can make my daughter gain some merit, it will be a great achievement."
"Hey, what kind of title should I give my daughter? It's definitely not lower. I'm sorry for my daughter's hard work. It's not good to be too high. The number of people promoted this time has reached twelve. If they are all higher, then
It doesn’t make sense.”
When Lin Su Lu finished his meal, Li Qing had not thought about how many ranks of honors he should promote Su Yi to.
The next day, just as it was getting dark, Su Ge came in with military documents from the Ministry of War.
After the court meeting, Dong Cheng arranged a military meeting at the Ministry of War and invited all the major generals in Beijing. Generals with the title of General Mingwei and above were all invited.
Su Lu had breakfast, went straight out of the palace, and headed towards the Ministry of War.
It's still early, the morning market has just closed, and occasionally there are one or two breakfast stalls still busy. The wine shops and brothels along the road are closed, and the clerks in the silk shops are busy promoting their silk fabrics to the passers-by.
On the street, the sound of horse hooves continued, and one after another the generals' carriages and horses were heading towards the military headquarters.
When Su Lu arrived at the Ministry of War, the entrance was already crowded with horses and chariots. The Imperial Guards on duty shouted at the top of their lungs and ordered their followers and servants to collect the horses of each family.
Seeing Su Lu's car, the originally bustling gate of the Ministry of War suddenly became empty.
The horses and chariots all dispersed to make way for Su Lu to pass.
Su Lu entered the Ministry of War and went to Dong Cheng's office with ease.
Security at the checkpoint was still tight, and waist badges were still strictly checked at every checkpoint. Su Lu showed his waist badge several times, and finally arrived at the office, where he saw the crimson and purple general's robe.
Su Lu sat down directly at the main seat and closed his eyes.
Cao Hua glanced at Dong Cheng next to him, and Dong Cheng glanced at Cao Hua, as if you are the minister, you should speak first, and if you are the prince's apprentice, you should speak first.
In the end, Cao Hua couldn't defeat Dong Cheng and said:
"Li Lu rebelled. According to reports, the soldiers who died in the guard camp chasing the defeated army were all loyal, patriotic, and sincere good men. It is a pity that they were tricked by Li Lu and the defeated army of the Tang Dynasty."
As he said that, Cao Hua glanced at Su Lu, fearing that the master would make some mistake.
You must know that it is Li Lu who is rebellious this time. The prince has given special care and must pay more attention to everything so that Li Lu cannot suffer a loss.
Fortunately, Li Lu, who had devoted so much effort to the prince, rebelled.
Not only did they rebel, but they also framed thousands of loyal and patriotic generals, captured the soldiers of the Wuyuan Guards, and rebelled under the banner of resisting Soviet oppression.
