Han Zuo Gaomen

Chapter 1322
After the concubine Li Yan accepted the order from the crown prince Shi Sui, he immediately selected a group of attendants, raised a batch of goods, and went out of the city to meet Shi Xuan in the name of rewarding the army.

In fact, even this batch of reward materials, Shi Sui didn't plan to give out. In his opinion, there must be a life-and-death battle between the two sides, and there is no point in taking action against the enemy before the battle.

For the prince's stinginess, Li Yan could only respond with a wry smile, and continued to persuade him, saying that if there were no such excuses, he might not even have the chance to get close to Shi Xuan's army, let alone the possibility of getting a closer look inside.

So Shi Sui let go of his mouth a little bit, but he only gave Li Yan a warrant to go to the leader's mansion to collect money and food, as for him, he was sure that he would not take out any money.

After all the twists and turns, when Li Yan led the crowd to leave the city, it was already dusk.

The leading general, Wang Lang, did not make things difficult. He actually believed in Shi Xuan more, and felt that the Heavenly King was about to go south. No matter how courageous Shi Xuan was, it was impossible for him to send troops inward under such circumstances.Besides, even if Shi Xuan had such an idea, wouldn't the Jin army in Henan allow him to easily withdraw the army to return?
It can be seen that there must have been a huge change in the battle situation in the south, so Shi Xuan, the forward commander of the southern expedition, had to retreat back to the country.

However, Shi Sui's prejudices are already deep, and he also dislikes Wang Lang, the general who represents his father staying in Xiangguo, so naturally he doesn't care what Wang Lang thinks.Even secretly, Shi Sui had dispatched some thugs to secretly monitor the residences of Wang Lang and other important officials in the city, so as to coerce them to obey him at a critical moment.

It was already dark when the envoys of Xiangguo Rewarding Army met Shi Xuan, and Shi Xuan's troops were already very close to Xiangguo City, and they were stationed at the edge of the large river swamp formed by Shixuan's expansion of Lishui Palace. zone.

Although Shi Xuan has not been in the capital for a long time and is quite unfamiliar with the personnel and affairs in the capital, he also knows that Li Yan is Shi Sui's confidant.

When meeting him, he did not deliberately hide it, ordered someone to lead him in front of him, and said indifferently: "Prince, you are used to whimsical ideas, and I think it is because I am going back to the country this time that I am going to treat him Is it bad?"

Hearing Shi's declaration was so straightforward, Li Yan was embarrassed for a while, and there was also fine cold sweat on his forehead, and hurriedly knelt down on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Your Highness misunderstood... His Royal Highness was really surprised when he heard that Duke Pingyuan had returned to help the country. , but I am indeed a little happy, hereby order me to reward the teacher from afar, and let me ask Lord Pingyuan, is the situation in the southern Hebei war good or bad? Why does Lord Pingyuan want to..."

"No need to gossip, just pay the money. As for you lowly slave, you don't have to bother to try again. I will tell you immediately that the situation in southern Hebei is not good, and my family's fools are not good at defending against the enemy. There is a group of unpredictable people all the way, taking advantage of the defense of our county, wandering deep. The prince has been in the country for a long time, and the military affairs have long been estranged. I am afraid that he will not be able to resist, so I have to lead the people back to the country."

Although he was determined to show the enemy his weakness, Shi Xuan couldn't hold back his face and told the truth. Of course, this was also because Xiangguo was still the capital of the country, but no one knew that it was no longer the seat of the cardinal of the military country. Even if there was any timely news Newspapers must be sent to Xindu first.It is precisely because of the delay in the news that Shi Xuan can still retain a little dignity at the moment.

While speaking, he tapped Li Yan on the shoulder with a horsewhip, motioning for him to follow him, and pointed to the scattered soldiers in military robes and military postures around him, and said to Li Yan: "You tell the prince, don't think that you are just from the south. A wandering army has the idea of ​​​​underestimating the enemy. I was eager to rescue before, and I had no time to prepare carefully. I only led a regular teacher and rushed to the rescue. I fought the enemy a few times on the way, and there were many defeats. It is the miserable scene you are seeing now. Appearance. If I was still in the south of Hebei, I would not be afraid of the enemy army along the way. But the current weak state of Xiangguo, the prince is not a frontier general, and there is no need to embrace the stupid idea of ​​​​resisting the onslaught of the bandit army alone. think."

In Shi Xuan's eyes, Li Yan didn't dare to argue with the contempt towards Prince Shi Sui. He just followed Shi Xuan's expectations, and when he saw those soldiers with dilapidated military appearances, his expression changed.

Although Li Yan is not a general Qu Liangcai, he still has basic vision as an ordinary person.In particular, Shi Xuan's army was so full of frustration that it couldn't hide it, so he could see it.

If so, Li Yan couldn't help being startled, and also had doubts about the so-called facts that the prince and his confidants discussed before.Although Shi Xuan's words are unbelievable, the dilapidated appearance of the army is a fact. It can be seen at a glance that they are the people who have been repeatedly ravaged by powerful enemies.

But right now, Xiangguo's many arrangements are all for the purpose of fighting against Shi Xuan. If there is really an enemy army that has bullied all the way to Xiangguo's surroundings, it will definitely be a catastrophe!

Although Li Yan is Shi Sui's confidant, the image that Shi Xuan has created over the years to sit in southern Hebei and fight against powerful enemies alone is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.If the enemy army even the troops commanded by Shi Xuan can wantonly trample on Zhisi, then Li Yan really dare not express any confidence in Prince Shi Sui's commanding ability.

Thinking of this, Li Yan's mood became disturbed, and he didn't dare to imagine how bad the consequences would be if Xiangguo was attacked by the enemy and the defense was not good.

The crown prince Shi Sui was already vacillating in his succession, and he was delighted to lose his lord for a long time. If he made such a big mistake again, it is conceivable how furious the lord will be.Even if the lord still has the shackles of the inheritance of flesh and blood, but they, the prince's confidantes, don't want to have a good end!

Just when the military supplies were delivered, Li Yan was even more unwilling to stay for a long time, and wanted to tell the prince in detail what he had seen.

But when he was about to leave, Shi Xuan called him again, and told him solemnly: "The relationship between the prince and I is indeed somewhat disharmonious. But now that the enemy country is invading, the personal grievances will naturally be put aside. If there is a mistake because of this, The prince will not be spared, and as the forward commander, I will also be implicated. Right now our army is exhausted from running around and needs to rest. After you return, you will tell the prince immediately and arrange for our army to enter the city. After the rest and recovery, I will Collaborate with the prince to defend the city."

Li Yan was preoccupied, and did not dare to disobey Shi Xuan's intentions face to face, so Dang even hurried back to Xiangguo surrounded by his entourage.

After being deprived of his authority as the guardian of Jiande Palace, Shi Sui simply moved out of the palace. Right now, he is staying in his newly built and unfinished Shanyu Terrace in the north of the city, with Donggong Lishi whom he feels loyal and carefree by his side. .

After Li Yan left Shixuan's army, he hurried to Shanyutai in the north of the city, and after reporting what he had seen, he said with a worried face: "Your Highness, if what Pingyuan Lord said is true, it is definitely not the time to eradicate the traitors right now." This is a good opportunity, the top priority...ah!"

In the middle of speaking, Li Yan suddenly covered his forehead and let out a scream. It turned out that Shi Xi took the ornaments on the case and threw them directly on his forehead.

"Dog thief, once you went out of the city, could it be that you were afraid of the thief's courage and dared to return to confuse me!"

Shi Sui was convinced of a fact, so it would not be easy to change it. Hearing that Li Yan had been out of the city and returned, his caliber had changed drastically. Not only did it not make him vigilant, but he suspected that Li Yan had reached a conspiracy with Shi Xuan, and immediately began to curse .

Li Yan's forehead was bleeding, but now he didn't dare to deal with it. He just knelt at Shi Sui's feet and kowtowed again and again, so the blood stains on his forehead were smeared all over the ground again: "How dare a humble minister turn his back on His Highness...For many years, servants have waited for a long time to follow me... Prince, I dare not compare myself to being closer to flesh and blood, but the soles of the boots are dusty, expensive is expensive, and the leftovers are nothing but mud..."

Hearing Li Yan's loyalty, Shi Sui's face gradually eased, but he still looked suspiciously at Li Yan, and ordered him to tell all the details of what he saw, without hiding anything.

After listening to it again, Shi Sui sneered and said: "The sky is dark, and I can't clearly see what is far away. If you rush in and out, you can guarantee to see his military appearance? If the thief cheats you with this, if I relax a little , and opened the door for the thieves to welcome in!"

Li Yan opened her mouth after hearing the words, but didn't dare to say more.In fact, he is not without such doubts, but he has seen several generals in the army who even he has met several times are seriously injured. Are you going to get a serious injury with a broken leg and arm?
Even so, seeing that Shi Sui was still stubborn, Li Yan didn't dare to try to persuade him.

"Since the thief wants to enter the city, then I will let him enter the city and die! Immediately send an order to open Xiaozhang City. If he does not attract troops to settle in, I will immediately go out of the city to attack and kill the thief!"

Shi Sui said fiercely again, and after a pause, he turned to Li Yan and asked, "Wang Lang, that traitor, did you ever send someone to go with you?"

Li Yan nodded hurriedly after hearing the words.

"Since this is the case, Wang Lang should also know that the enemy's situation is certain. Since he is the leader and the capital of the country is being harassed by the enemy, how can he not go into battle? Immediately send an order to lead the guards to line up in the south of the city to wait for the enemy without delay!"

Speaking of this, Shi Sui's eyes narrowed with a smile.He didn't believe a word from Shi Xuan's mouth, even if Shi Xuan said that the lord is the prince's biological father, he might even think about confessing his relatives by dripping blood.

The so-called traces of the enemy, if there were doubts before, then now Shi Xi is sure that there is absolutely nothing.The Xiaozhang City he arranged is an acropolis in the east of Xiangguo City. In previous years, there were still horns guarding it, but with the flooding of the Zhang River in the south of the city, it has been isolated from the city. If the dikes are dug, the small town is in danger of being flooded.

As for assigning Wang Lang out of the city, he planned to take over Jiande Palace.Some royal family members live in Jiande Palace, including Shi Xuan's wife and children.

Since he intends to tear his face apart completely, Shi Sui wants to cut the grass and root out the roots, and make Shi Xuan completely extinct!Previously, because the command of the Jiande Palace Imperial Guard was not in his own hands, even if Shi Sui had this idea, he could not realize it.Since the thief tried his best to deceive him and wanted to seduce him, then he had a legitimate reason to send guards to make this evil idea come true!
Whether Shi Xuan would settle in Xiaozhang City, Shi Sui was not sure, but he was sure that Wang Lang would not dare to disobey his order.In the final analysis, it was Shi Xuan's fault. The bastard showed his weakness to the enemy. He probably didn't expect to push his wife and children to death first!

(End of this chapter)