Chapter three hundred and eighty seventh take retreat as advance
Even if Li Xingchen sincerely felt that he was guilty, Xiao Mohe, Zhou Que and others would not agree. Otherwise, wouldn't they also have to plead guilty with Li Xingchen?
As for the attitude of Prince Chen Shubao, let alone that.
Therefore, once Li Xinchen's memorial is sent to Jiangling, it will definitely no longer be just a memorial. Xiao Mohe, who has the responsibility of reviewing and forwarding the battle report in advance, will definitely react. Whether he is accompanying Li Xinchen to plead guilty or defending Li Xinchen, he will definitely
There is no doubt that he will be on Li Xingchen's side.
And Li Xingchen could even imagine that when this memorial traveled all the way to Chen Xu's desk in Jiankang Prefecture, there must have been many memorials next to it.
There are just a few reasons why Li Xingchen did this.
First of all, as he said, he really did not ask the Jiankang Mansion for instructions in this battle. Once it is traced, everyone will be responsible, so instead of using this as a handle to send it to the dormant Chen Shuling, it is better to bring it up to plead guilty first.
, thus using retreat as an advance, forcing the entire East Palace civil and military forces to take a stand for the benefit of the East Palace.
At that time, even if Chen Xu wanted to punish Li Xingchen under someone's instigation, he would have to consider Dong Palace's position and thoughts, so the crime would definitely not be serious, and he might even be able to be absolved of the crime directly.
Secondly, Li Xingchen also knew that Chen Xu was a suspicious person. He didn't want to leave a bad impression with Chen Xu that he was too popular. After all, he ranked first in the credit book in both wars. Sometimes this is not the case.
What a good thing.
Li Xingchen is still young now. He doesn't want to be "thought about" by Chen Xu. As long as he can manage his one-third-acre land in Bashu smoothly, Chen Xu will forget about him, a person thousands of miles away.
the best.
Xiao Shilian gently rubbed his chin, and he could already figure out Li Xingchen's intentions. Just by looking at the battle report, he knew that there was still a lawsuit to be fought with the court this time, and both sides didn't know the tens of thousands of people who had been going back and forth.
Days have passed, at least for a month or two, Li Xingchen has been talking about everything in Bashu.
Even if the imperial court really wants to accuse Li Xingchen, the civil and military forces of the East Palace are standing in the way, so the possibility of Li Xingchen being transferred out of Bashu is unlikely. Even if the court wants to appease the East Palace, Li Xingchen and these soldiers who are on the expedition will react.
Come over and give him a promotion.
This move was about retreating into advancement. Xiao Shilian didn't know whether Li Xingchen wanted to apologize or take credit, but he still said firmly:
"Shi Zhong, I don't object to the others, but I am asking you to join me in this matter."
Li Xingchen raised his eyebrows and sighed softly. Obviously Xiao Shilian didn't want to sit in the first position and let Li Xingchen plead guilty. This would make him appear to be too unloyal, which was unacceptable to Xiao Shilian.
"I'm hurting you." Li Xingchen was a little helpless. He knew that he couldn't get this guy back with his stubborn temper, so he just agreed.
Xiao Shilian smiled broadly. He was now a general with no rank, and he was considered a leader among young people. Even if he really fell down, where would he fall, so he didn't care.
Li Xingchen turned his head slightly and looked outside the door. The entire courtyard was shrouded in a light mist. As for the mountains in the distance, he couldn't even see the outline clearly. Just like the confusing general trend of the world.
I hope Chen Xu won’t be in trouble with himself this time.
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"This Li Shizhong has posed a difficult problem for me." Xiao Mohe held the memorial sent by Li Xinchen from Bashu in his hand and paced back and forth in the lobby with a look of helplessness on his face.
Zhou Que and Pei Zilie, who had already received the news, walked in one after another. Now Ren Zhong was in Zhangchuan County, Chun Yuliang was in Zhangshan County, and Lu Guangda returned to Yingzhou to cover the Jingzhou flank, so the city could discuss this matter with Xiao Mohe.
Only Zhou Que and Pei Zilie were left in trouble.
Zhou Que also frowned slightly, obviously Li Xingchen's memorial also surprised him. Pei Zilie remained as calm as ever, but a slight look of expectation could be seen in his slightly changed expression.
Bajun has been captured. After a short rest, Li Xingchen will definitely continue to send troops to Shujun, and this time he will not miss the battle of Shujun.
The war in Jingzhou has come to an end for the time being. As Ba County fell into the hands of Nanchen, Yuchijiong gave the order to retreat. The Northern Zhou army that originally fought with Nanchen on the line from Zhangshan to Zhangchuan gradually gradually
Withdrawing and re-securing the Xiangfan defense line, Yuchijiong clearly realized that Bashu was more important than Jiangling, which was impossible to capture in a short time.
Of course, during these months of fierce fighting, in order to ensure that the flames of war did not reach Jiangling City, Xiao Mohe continued to use refueling tactics to replenish troops in Zhangchuan and Zhangshan. Even so, these two cities were almost destroyed several times.
Fortunately, Ren Zhong and Chun Yuliang were both battle-hardened veterans. They stabilized their position at the critical moment, launched a counterattack, and successfully forced back the enemy who entered the city.
But now that the war in Jingzhou has stopped, Xiao Mohe no longer has enough troops to support Li Xingchen. Even he himself has a headache when facing Yuchi Jiong's already dominant troops. After all, Zhangshan and other places are not fortresses like Xiangyang.
After this battle, the city was in ruins, the soldiers were exhausted, and the defense line was as fragile as a layer of window paper, so Xiao Mohe had no capital to continue to invade Xiangyang.
As the war in Jingzhou reached a stalemate, the next most important war was naturally the war in Bashu.
Impartially and impartially, Li Xingchen's memorial was delivered to Xiao Mohe's hands at this time.
"It's really interesting that Shizhong asked for merit from so many soldiers, and then asked for punishment himself and Boqing." Pei Zilie couldn't help but speak first.
Zhou Que gently stroked his beard. Before, Jiangling could fall into the flames of war at any time, so Chen Shubao and Princess Lechang were transferred to the police early. Now that the war has calmed down, Chen Shubao will return to Jiankang Mansion in the near future.
Without Chen Shubao by his side, Zhou Que doesn't have to consider this man's feelings all the time when doing things. Moreover, he has become the prefect of Jiangling and can help Xiao Mohe handle various matters in Jingzhou openly and honestly.
Seeing the worry and helplessness on Xiao Mohe's face, Zhou Que finally couldn't help but said: "Shizhong and Boqing also have their own reasons for doing this, and in doing so, they also mean to retreat in order to advance. I believe your majesty can understand it.
The essence of this is not to really embarrass Shizhong and Boqing."
"According to what Duke Zhou said, I just agree directly?" Xiao Mohe raised his eyebrows. After all, the two people he was pleading guilty for were both very important people to him. He didn't want to make such a hasty decision.
Zhou Que laughed and said, "That boy Li Shizhong always has a lot of clever ideas. Yuan Yin, you don't have to worry about him. According to me, you and I can each write a memorial to explain the ins and outs of the invasion of Bashu and defend them both."