Dong Bai, the master of the Xiliang army, Cai Yan, who was a chronicler, Wang Yun, who knew the reality of the Chang'an court, and Yu Xian, who was purely out of curiosity.
In order to facilitate Dong Bai's interrogation, Li Jue deliberately filled the seats in the tent with military attachés, leaving only one mat near the door.
This large tent is where the Chinese army conducts business meetings, so the space is spacious.
The envoys were arranged to sit far away, and coupled with the noise of the military attachés in the room, even if Dong Bai occasionally communicated with Li Jue behind the tiger-skin screen, he did not have to worry about being overheard by the envoys.
After a while, soldiers came in to report that the envoy from the Chang'an court had arrived in front of the camp.
Li Jue saw that everything was ready, so he called people in.
The visitor entered the tent proudly and saw that the person sitting at the table was Li Jue. He immediately said in a long and unhappy voice, "Liangzhou Mu is such a big arrogant person. I came here with the holy order, why don't you kneel down to receive me."
The Liangzhou military attachés at the banquet were furious when they heard this and started shouting and cursing one after another.
"You are like a dog. When I was in Chang'an, I treated you like a slave, but now you are so arrogant."
The military attachés yelled and cursed endlessly, but the envoy showed no fear on their faces.
What is the situation now? These Xiliang people are still so desperate.
The messenger still asked calmly, "Where is Liangzhou Mu?"
Li Jue waved his hand, suppressing the noise of the military attachés below, and laughed coldly and sarcastically, "What? I, Li Jue, am not worthy of talking to you."
The envoy smiled when he heard this and said calmly, "If it's just me who's here, it's okay to talk to General Li. But this time I'm bringing a sacred order, and I must meet Liangzhou Mu."
Hearing this, Li Jue looked at the envoy with a smile on his face and said, "What if I just refuse to let you see Liangzhou Mu?"
The envoy's face changed slightly when he heard this. He glanced at the generals in the tent and saw that many generals did not have any special reaction to these words.
The envoy couldn't help but feel a jump in his heart. Could it be that Li Jue meant that he had ignored Li Ru?
If these reckless Liangzhou warriors regain the power of the Xiliang Army, it may not be in the interests of Chang'an.
A person who knows how to advance and retreat, and how to weigh interests, is easier to deal with than these moody and reckless warriors.
Li Jue looked at the envoy and asked suspiciously, "I have seen most of the officials in the Chang'an court. Why haven't I seen you before? Who are you?"
The envoy couldn't figure out whether the Xiliang army had been sidelined by Li Jue, so he immediately stopped insisting on seeing Liangzhou Mu.
If Li Ru has become a puppet, there is no point in dealing with him.
The envoy pondered for a while and said, "General Li doesn't recognize me, but I recognize you. I am Da Honglu and Zhou Huan. Previously, the tiger and wolf were in the court, and I didn't want to join in with them, nor did I want to live an ignoble life like Wang Yun.
, totally lacking in integrity, so he claimed to be ill at home and rarely appeared in court."
Yu Xian stood behind the screen and glanced at Wang Yun sympathetically.
This is the case with many things, and you can never come to a correct conclusion until the end.
For example, if Wang Mang had not proclaimed himself emperor, then based on his reputation, he would definitely have become a virtuous minister like Yi Yin and Duke Zhou. If Gou Jian had not destroyed Wu, he would have been nothing but a shameless villain.
Wang Yun had knelt down to lick Dong Zhuo before, but his final retaliation turned him into a loyal minister who endured humiliation and heavy burdens.
But now it's better. When they fought back, Wang Yun was not there!
And because Wang Yun was still with Dong Bai, Shi Sunrui and other few people who knew the inside story did not dare to openly clear Wang Yun's reputation.
Once Wang Yun is exposed as the traitor, Dong Bai will probably have to kill him directly.
In this way, Wang Yun gradually became a representative of the treacherous ministers who took refuge in Dong Zhuo. The three of them became tigers, and under the public support, I am afraid that even if Sun Rui and others tried to clear his name, this small group of remarks would not be able to make people happy.
convince.
After Zhou Huan introduced his identity, he asked tentatively, "Liangzhou Mu is not a person who does not know etiquette, how can he be so negligent to the holy orders? I wonder if this is Liangzhou Mu's intention or General Li's intention?"
Just as Li Jue was about to answer, Cai Yan's coughing sound came from behind the screen.
Li Jue paused and picked up the wine cup on the table.
Then I heard Cai Yan say softly from behind the screen, "Da Honglu Dian is in charge of etiquette and one of the nine ministers. He is mainly responsible for the affairs of the vassal state and the princes. Why do you come here as an envoy?"
Li Jue already knew that Cai Yan, a talented woman whose reputation spread throughout Luoyang, was Dong Bai's confidant.
He didn't ask any more questions. He looked at Zhou Huan with a wine cup and sneered, "Etiquette? As far as I know, Dahongluqing is responsible for the affairs of the vassal state and the princes. He is usually an idle errand. Come to me."
, could it be that the imperial court is deliberately treating me poorly from Liangzhou, or is it that there is no one available in the imperial court? Or..."
Before Li Jue thought about how to argue, he heard Dong Bai say coldly from behind the screen, "There is no vassal state in this pass. He must have gone to meet the Qiang people!"
Li Jue suddenly shuddered and immediately thought of Han Sui and Ma Teng, whom Li Jue had occasionally mentioned these days.
Li Jue's face dropped.
He looked at Zhou Huan's face gloomily and said slowly, "Or the imperial court's hatred towards me, the Xiliang people, has reached the point where it wants to collude with the barbarians and eradicate us."
Zhou Huan's expression changed drastically. He never expected that just an identity would expose his previous mission.
As one of the few officials in the imperial court who was familiar with Qiang affairs, his main mission this time was to meet with Han Sui's vanguard.
When he arrived, the newly appointed Situ Shi Sun Rui and the Sili Colonel Huang Wan made an impromptu idea and asked him to come and see Li Ru when he returned.
Originally this wasn't a big deal.
Dong Bai's rise in Guanzhong will naturally be detrimental to Li Ru.
Not only do the two have an irresolvable hatred, but their foundations determine that they will inevitably compete for the remaining resources of the Xiliang Army.
Even if Zhou Huan doesn't come here, Li Ru and Dong Bai will still be in a situation where two tigers cannot tolerate each other.
The appointment of this son to the Chang'an court simply added fuel to the fire and added fuel to the flames.
Who expected a mission to be completed incidentally to have such a flaw?
Zhou Huanqiang calmed himself and said, "Why did General Li say this? I came here specially this time."
Dong Bai, who was behind the screen, said directly to Li Jue, "Ask him if Han Sui has promised to help destroy our Xiliang army. Perhaps even the Bingzhou army is part of their plan."
After Li Jue heard this, he immediately shouted and asked, "Then what did Han Sui promise to the court? Is it to wipe out our Liangzhou army, or not to spare even the people of Bingzhou?"
Zhou Huan was speechless when he heard this, "Li, General Li, please don't misunderstand..."
Yu Xian thought for a while and then asked, "Ask him again, do they know that Han Sui secretly sent a letter to Master Dong? And does he know about the secret agreement between Han Sui and Liu Yan of Yizhou to capture Chang'an?"
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Li Jue's face changed slightly after hearing this in front of the screen.
Unexpectedly, Han Sui was already stirring up trouble and trouble everywhere before he showed up. This time the Qiang people came with great force, and I'm afraid they had big intentions.