"Presumptuous!" Yuchi Jong slapped the table, "Are you threatening me?"
Xu Shanxin said in a neither humble nor arrogant tone: "The old general should know whether it is a threat, not to mention whether what a certain person said is the truth, the old general should know better."
Yuchi Jong was stunned for a moment.
The young man was right.
Now Li Xinchen is not afraid of war. If Yu Wenxian and Li Xinchen fall out, then Yang Jian will definitely be happy to join forces with Li Xinchen, even if Li Xinchen has just taken action against Yang Jian, and even Yu Chijiong feels that he has reason to doubt that Xu Shanxin should just be sent to Yu Wenxian by Li Xinchen.
There were probably the same envoys communicating with Yang Jian, but they were not so loud. After all, there was a tacit truce between Li Xingchen and Yang Jian last time, and the two sides were even able to deal with the Turks together in the northwest.
This shows that there should still be communication channels and even a tacit understanding between Li Xingchen and Yang Jian.
This is why Yu Wenxian has always wanted to seize this opportunity. Yu Wenxian and Yang Jian already have a never-ending relationship. The possibility of the two parties joining forces is naturally almost zero. However, judging from the previous battles, the two parties can still
A certain balance has been achieved, but if Li Xingchen joins in at this time, whichever side he prefers will naturally have an advantage.
In these troubled times, there is no need to expect that the low-level officials and even the generals below will have a high sense of loyalty. When one party has an irreversible disadvantage, these people will fall to the other side like waves of wheat blown by the wind. This has already happened
It has been very well reflected in the countless dynasty changes over three hundred years.
Therefore, it is inevitable to join forces with Li Xinchen. As for what kind of chips Li Xinchen offers, in fact, neither Yu Wenxian nor Yuchi Jiong has much room for maneuver and bargaining. What's more, Li Xinchen's army in Huaixi is already in Huaizhou
People outside the city are watching eagerly. If they really want to take Huaizhou, it is not impossible.
After all, Wang Gui's army is still in Huaibei, and Wu Huijue and Lu Zicai in front of them are not fuel-efficient lamps. They can just leave. If it were the original time, using the Xianbei cavalry to rush to the rescue might have forced Li Xingchen to do something again.
It's a pity that the Xianbei cavalry are still north of Jinyang. Even if we rush slowly, it will take more than ten days. It doesn't come easily.
Yuchi Jiong gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Well, I have no other objections to this, but whether it can be done, I'm afraid Xu Jun will have to go to Yecheng. After all, this involves the gain and loss of a state capital. I
You can’t make the decision.”
Xu Shanxin smiled slightly: "The old general will have the opportunity to make the decision in the future."
"What do you mean?" Yu Chijiong's white eyebrows wrinkled slightly. Although Xu Shanxin's words were ambiguous, he could also detect the general meaning.
Xu Shanxin did not say much, but solemnly raised his hand to Yuchi Jiong, while Li Hui next to him hurriedly arranged for his men to lead Xu Shanxin to his residence. Yuchijiong watched Xu Shanxin's figure disappear around the corner in a daze, and then lightly
He lightly rubbed his eyebrows and sighed:
"I've lost my temper."
"It is our lifeline to be overbearing with such kindness, and to control every situation." Li Hui comforted, "Old General, there is no need to be like this. Even if he were an eloquent person in the court, he would probably be very embarrassed in the face of this ironclad fact.
It’s hard to tell what the trick is.”
Yu Chijiong stretched out his hand to support the desk and shook his head slightly. Although Xu Shanxin never threatened him with his family, Yu Chijiong could hear Xu Shanxin's hints in and out of his words, even the last sentence.
He was clearly trying to persuade Yuchi Jong to surrender directly to Li Xinchen.
Compared with outright threats, the most terrifying thing is this kind of overt and covert persuasion, which is the easiest to be suspected by others and the easiest to shake one's own position.
"Dad!" With the sound of footsteps, Yuchishun strode in and looked around in surprise, "I heard that the envoy from the Southern Barbarians is here?"
"Has been sent to rest." Yu Chijiong looked at his somewhat impatient son, "If you don't stay in the army, why did you come here? Don't you think the gossip outside is not enough?!"
Yuchishun was the only city-defending general who escaped from the Battle of Xiangyang. The price was naturally that Yuchijun's eldest son Yuchikuan and his family were all captured, and his beloved general Cao Xiaoda was martyred in the city. Of course, almost all the news in the city was brought by Yuchishun.
, and there were already great doubts and suspicions inside and outside the DPRK as to why only one Yuchi Shun escaped, which also constituted a major part of the doubts about Yuchi Jiong's loyalty.
If Yu Wenxian had not always been protective, and if the generals in the army had given more support to Yuchi Jiong, I am afraid that even if Yuchi Jiong would not have been punished, Yuchi Shun would have been punished and interrogated.
Therefore, Yu Chishun has been staying in the army obediently these days, paying no attention to the outside world. Today he ran back recklessly, which naturally made Yu Chijiong very dissatisfied. Who knows what he will look like today
Could it be seen by some people with ulterior motives and become a tool to slander the Yuchi family again?
As a military general, Yu Chijiong didn't have a good impression of those civil servants who kept their eyes on their own people every day. If he was really allowed to do it, the old general would simply chop off all the heads, but he couldn't.
To do this, you even have to endure some baseless suspicions. Being cautious in words and deeds is what people in such a situation should do, but my son is obviously too imprudent!
In this situation, since the Yuchi family has no way to prove their innocence, it is best to keep a low profile. Otherwise, even with Yu Wenxian's support, there will inevitably be a lot of rumors, not to mention Yu Wenxian's own trust.
Limited!
Yuchi Shun realized his recklessness and hesitated to speak for a while, but Li Hui hurriedly stepped forward to smooth things over: "Old general, please calm down. The young general is thinking about his family, so it is reasonable for him to come to inquire. What's more, this is Yuchi's residence.
As a general, as a member of the Yuchi family, it is normal for him to go home, who can tell me more?"
As he spoke, Li Hui winked at Yuchishun. Yuchishun immediately understood that his father must not only be angry because of his recklessness, but also because of some conditions imposed by the big man. He immediately knelt down on one knee consciously.
Hands down:
"My child knows his mistake, please forgive me."
Yu Chijiong waved his hand: "Get up, I can't blame you entirely for this matter."
Then Yuchi Jiong sighed: "In the final analysis, I am still incompetent. I can't protect my family, so I am taken advantage of by the enemy."
"Daddy..." Yu Chishun cried heartbrokenly.
My father is arrogant and arrogant. How could he say such a thing? (To be continued)