Spring and Autumn Confucian Heroes

Chapter 412

"General, the general will hold a grand banquet tonight, inviting all the generals in the army to discuss important matters."

Inside the camp, an elegant man was holding a book in his left hand and gently stroking his beard with his right hand, looking at ease.

"I see, you go down first."

Hearing the reports from his subordinates, the man finally raised his delicate face with a faint smile on his lips.

The soldier in charge of delivering the order heard the man's order and did not dare to neglect in the slightest. He saluted respectfully and then slowly retreated towards the outside of the tent.

After ordering the soldiers to leave, the elegant man gently put down the book in his hands, stared at the green smoke rising from the desk, smiled wryly and shook his head.

"Is this banquet a blessing or a curse?"

The man's name is Li Jing, and he is a son of the wealthy Li family in Shangqiu City. He has not only read poetry and books since he was a child, but also has a talent for martial arts that is different from ordinary people. Now he has reached the peak of entering the family.

Relying on his extraordinary talents and the huge influence of his family, Li Jing has become a senior general within a few years of joining the army, and he is deeply loved by the soldiers.

Li Jing likes life in the army very much, and also admires the young and promising General Huan Chang who dares to make drastic reforms.

However, the new law promulgated by Huan Chang had already touched the interests of the nobles. As a wealthy family in the Song Dynasty, the Li family naturally strongly opposed it.

From Li Jing's own perspective, it is not difficult to see that the new law promulgated by Huan Chang can indeed bring the Song Kingdom to prosperity quickly.

From his own point of view, Li Jing actually wanted to support the new law, and even had the idea of ​​abandoning everything to help Huanchang.

However, Li Jing's identity predestined that he could not be so free and easy, and even violated his conscience by sending someone to assassinate Huan Chang.

"It's all for the family."

A bitter smile appeared on Li Jing's face, then he sighed heavily, and put the book in his hand on the table.

"Come on, call some generals."

Inside the barracks, there were lights and festoons, and it was very lively.

More and more generals came to the banquet, and Huan Chang also talked and laughed happily at the banquet, and greeted the generals cordially.

"General Li Jing is here!"

At this moment, Huan Chang suddenly heard the voice of the messenger, and the smile on his face restrained a little.

But soon, Huan Chang's face was full of smiles again, and then he walked towards the door, actually preparing to greet Li Jing in person.

In fact, with Li Jing's status in the army, he is also qualified to receive such treatment.

"General Li came late today, and he will be punished with three glasses of wine during the banquet!"

"Since the general speaks, don't say three cups, even the last general of thirty cups is willing to be punished!"

Both of them had bright smiles on their faces, and then they walked towards the banquet arm in arm.

Li Jing came late, and the banquet began immediately after taking his seat. The generals in the army are all generous people, so naturally they drank to their heart's content during the banquet.

For a time, the atmosphere was very lively.

After drinking for three rounds, Huan Chang suddenly stood up, holding a wine glass in his hand, and turned around to the generals.

Seeing Huan Chang's movements, the generals who were drinking happily, suddenly calmed down, and all looked at Huan Chang.

"I am not talented, but I am grateful to your superiors for entrusting me with a heavy responsibility. I will devote myself to it every day and dare not slack off in the slightest."

"All the generals are the pillars of the Song Dynasty, and they are also seniors. If you have done something wrong since you became the top general, I hope you will forgive me."

"Today, I will drink this glass of wine and apologize to the generals for my past mistakes."

After finishing speaking, Huan Chang raised his head and drank the fine wine in his glass.

When the generals heard Huan Chang's words, their faces changed slightly, and they all got up hastily.

Then someone said: "Although the general is young, he has already made great achievements in battle, and he is familiar with the art of war and strategy, which is also a plus for us."

"The general is the pillar of our Song Dynasty, and his deeds are remarkable. Where is the fault?"

It has to be said that Huan Chang's prestige in the army is still quite high.

Banditry was rampant in the territory of Song State before, and many of the generals present wanted to beg for thieves, but due to various reasons, they could only watch the people of Song State being oppressed by bandits.

Since Huan Chang served as a general in the Song Dynasty, he not only quickly wiped out the banditry in the country, but also wiped out the Shanhai Gang like an example to the monkeys, which made many generals feel very happy.

Moreover, in order to enhance Huan Chang's prestige, Song Gong also revealed Huan Chang's true identity. Everyone knew that the young man in front of him was not only a powerful descendant of Shujian Pavilion, but also a direct descendant of Song Xianggong.

Perhaps the generals in the army don't know much about Shujian Pavilion, but Song Xianggong is a great monarch in the history of the Song Dynasty, and it is impossible for any official of the Song Dynasty who has status to know.

Even in the era of Song Xianggong, nearly 300 years have passed since now, the generals still have awe of Xianggong.

The State of Song is a country that pays attention to tradition, and attaches great importance to inheritance and lineage, even for these generals.

Logically speaking, since Huan Chang is a direct descendant of Song Xianggong, he should be the orthodox Song State. Even if Huan Chang has no intention of seizing Song Gong's position, his status is still very prominent.

Therefore, even though Huan Chang had already assumed the position of general at a young age, the generals in the army did not have many complaints.

Hearing Huan Chang's words now, all the generals felt a little panicked.

Looking around for a week, Huan Chang had a panoramic view of everyone's expressions, but found that Li Jing was still smiling, so he couldn't help but sneered.

"Clap clap clap!"

Huan Chang clapped his hands, and before the generals figured out what happened, they heard the sound of orderly footsteps.

"Tap Tap!"

Well-equipped soldiers with bows and crossbows rushed from all directions, and surrounded all the generals who came to the banquet.

"Go up, go up, general, what is going on!"

The generals felt a little numb in their hearts when they saw the gleaming bows and crossbows aimed at themselves, and asked Huan Chang with a pale face.

With his hands behind his back, Huan Chang walked nonchalantly among the generals.

"Since I took up the position of general, I have thought that I have treated the generals well. Even if there is something that I did not do well, the generals can just point it out. There is no need to send crossbowmen in the army to assassinate me."

"Do you all think that I, Huan, are easy to bully?"

The generals reacted when they heard this, and their expressions immediately changed.

These generals knew all about the assassination of the general at the beginning, and the special crossbow was specially used for the army, so it was impossible for these generals to guess.

Everyone knew that someone in the army was going to deal with the general, but no one dared to say anything.

Because the generals can imagine that the people who dare to take action against the general will have a lot of power behind them, and they don't want to get involved.

But seeing the general's current posture, the generals naturally knew that Huan Chang was going to fight back.

After figuring this out, the generals felt relieved.

Because many people did not participate in it at all, even in the face of many crossbows, there is still no need to worry at all.

"General Li, what do you think?"

After Huan Chang finished speaking in a stern voice, he immediately set his eyes on Li Jing and asked with a blank expression.

(End of this chapter)