Wei Ni

He rode his horse slowly, looked languid, and occasionally raised his sleeves and yawned.

Xia Houhui, who asked the deputy commander of the camp to lead the soldiers back to camp to enjoy the wine and meat given by the imperial court, rode alone on his horse and hung in the banquet procession to the Beimang Mountain Manor, did not hide his lack of interest in the banquet given by the emperor at all.

Well, Zhang Hu did not go hand in hand with him.

He had made great achievements, and Cao Rui Enrong had been by his side for a long time.

"General Xiahou was depressed all the way, is he dissatisfied with the merits recorded in the temple?"

At this moment, a joke hit his ears, and Xia Houhui, who was confused, suddenly became excited.

Who is so bold as to dare to criticize and record merit here? !
He quickly followed the sound and looked sideways. After seeing the person clearly, Xia Houhui relaxed and said with some dissatisfaction, "Le Sima is so open-minded, are you not afraid to stay at the Tingwei Office tonight?"

Yes, the person who spoke out was the Leopard Cavalry General.

"Ha, you and I have no one on our side, and I know that the general is not a talkative person, so why should we be afraid?"

He urged his horse to take a few steps to ride alongside Xia Houhui, still smiling, "Furthermore, General Xiaoqi's record of merit is indeed biased, and your majesty and all the temple officials are aware of it. Even if what I said is reported by others, I won’t worry about being held accountable.”

He told the truth.

When Qin Lang recorded his merits, he ranked Tian Yu as the first, followed by Zhang Hu, who killed the general before the battle, and then Qian Hong, Cao Shuang and others.

Xia Houhui, who participated in the whole planning process, not only did not mention his contribution to the planning before the war, but even his contribution to the night attack on Macheng was weakened because the Mobei Xianbei cavalry did not appear on the frontal battlefield in the end.

"Hui led the Leopard Cavalry and Xiaoqi battalions to attack Macheng, and defeated the reinforcements from Mobei, the bandit chieftain."

These are the original words that Qin Lang recorded both internally and externally, and they are also the only words that focus on Xia Houhui.

It was not explained clearly at all. The reason why the thief chief Kebineng went south to Beiping to fight the Wei army was because Xiahou Hui defeated Kebineng's back-up force of 20,000 Xianbei Mobei cavalry.

Could it be that you feel that your contribution has been weakened, so you encourage me to complain?

Xia Houhui, who had made up his mind that "if you don't fight with me, no one in the world can fight with you", Xia Houhui had long been calm about his achievements being hidden. After hearing the words of the Leopard Cavalry General, he couldn't help but feel wary in his heart. .

"Yawn~"

Therefore, he yawned without any image, and said calmly, "Whether I am biased or not, the emperor and the princes will know for sure, it is not something I can predict. And as a general, it is my duty to conquer the country. If Le Sima is unwilling to do anything about it, he can tell his own merits to you, and don't make fun of me."

"Hey, I've been rewarded quite heavily this time. It's a great achievement. How dare I say that I've done something good to you?"

Leopard Cavalry General waved his hand, still smiling playfully, "And I'm not here to make fun of the general. But I feel that in the future, I will inevitably call the general the 'Big Tree General'!"

General Dashu is the nickname of Feng Yi, the famous founding general of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It refers to the fact that whenever Guangwu and Liu Xiu's generals were arguing about their merits, Feng Yi would always hide under the big tree silently and never compete with others.

Of course Xia Houhui knew Feng Yi's deeds.

As soon as he heard this, he understood the meaning behind the Leopard Cavalry General's words, and he couldn't help being surprised immediately.

Although he knew that it was foreseeable that Le Sima would be released from the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry after his thirties, he never thought that Emperor Cao Rui would release him as his general!

"This is what Le Sima said"

With a hint of disbelief, Xia Houhui stopped speaking, his eyes full of inquiry.

"Of course."

Nodding tacitly, General Leopard Cavalry looked around for a moment before whispering, "Your Majesty has ordered me to lead 500 cavalry to Huainan and return to the general in three days. No matter where the general goes in the future, I will They are all accompanied by their cavalry. Therefore, whether Liang can become a prince by virtue of his merits depends on the strength of the general."

His name was Liang and his courtesy name was Zishan. He was from Hejian in Jizhou and not from the Lejin tribe of the late Right General.

You really want to give me a general, and you should bring five hundred cavalry with you!

Shouldn't it be five hundred leopard riders? Ha, last night I lamented that I had no military power, but today things have turned around. Sure enough, everything in the world is like a dog in a white cloud~
Xia Houhui was overjoyed for a moment when he received the confirmed reply.

But after a moment, my heart suddenly thumped again.

wrong!

No matter where I go, you have to follow me.
Then everything I say and do from now on will be reported to Emperor Cao Rui by you, right?
Is it possible that Emperor Cao Rui is already suspicious of me?
"How virtuous and capable I am to deserve such great kindness from you!"

Xia Houhui, who was full of disbelief, was worried that Le Liang would notice his mood swings, so he quickly handed over his hand in the direction of the emperor's chariot, fearing to say anything. After he finished speaking, he put a smile on his face again, and asked happily and urgently, "By the way, I wonder which battalion the five hundred cavalry commanded by Le Sima came from?"

"Most of them are selected from the guerrilla camp, and a few are veterans of the Yue Cavalry School."

Leliang, who also bowed his hands in greeting to the emperor's chariot, said solemnly, "However, your majesty considers that Huainan is the front line and there is no shortage of wars, so you have allowed me to select fifty men from my original leopard cavalry. Therefore, the general does not need to worry about this. There may be a problem with the strength of the Qu cavalry. Well, I dare say that the five hundred cavalry attached to the general can equal the thousand cavalry in Huainan's defense!"

Well, it's the guerrilla battalion and the Yueqi School Lieutenant Department that have almost no sense of existence!
so far so good.

If they are all selected from the Leopard Cavalry, then I will really have to worry about myself suddenly receiving "the great kindness of the king".
"nice!"

Xia Houhui, who calmed down a little, nodded and praised, "If you are happy with Sima's words, why worry about not achieving enough achievements in the war against the bandit Wu!"

"That's natural! Hahaha~"

In this regard, Leliang was not modest, but proudly said, "If you are not an elite, how dare you attach yourself to General Ji Weixie!"

The two of them walked and talked and laughed, and it was only after Beimang Mountain Manor came into view that they went back to their respective places.

And Xia Houhui's originally not very good mood became even worse.

He couldn't figure out why Emperor Cao Rui suddenly asked Le Liang to be his general.

Because he had a secret conversation with Uncle Sun just a few days ago, and he was absolutely confident that no one in the government or the public knew about his evil deeds!
Strange~
Why on earth did the emperor send his confidants to follow me?
The Emperor Cao Rui, who was already in the manor, frequently held up his cup to invite ministers, ministers and generals who had contributed to the Northern Expedition to Xianbei to have a drink.

Occasionally, his eyes would glance at the seat on the side of the recorder.

When he saw that Xia Houhui's seat was still empty, he was a little confused: Didn't he ask Leliang to inform Zhiquan privately to show that my favor was not diminished? Why did he delay in coming?

Yes, Cao Rui did not doubt Xia Houhui, but out of gratitude and love.

Xuan En is very understanding.

Not to mention Qin Lang, even Cao Yu, King of Yan, who had been close to the emperor since childhood, did not have such a favor and honor to be able to lead a general who was born in the emperor's own army of tiger and leopard cavalry as a general!

As for protecting, when he was summoned that day, after learning that Xia Houhui wanted to experience more and rely on his real achievements to wash away the criticism that the clan general and Qiao Pei were promoted too quickly, Cao Rui had the idea of ​​​​protecting him with his elite. .

There is no way~
Looking at Xia Houhui's years of military service, he looks very much like his father Xia Houyuan in terms of temperament and behavior.

I won’t mention the previous exploits and dangers in Huainan.

What about heading north to Bingzhou this time?
When he was sent to attack Macheng, he actually sent back the white horse Yi Cong, Youzhou Jingqi and the eastern Xianbei cavalry attached to Wei just because he was angry with Qin Lang, leaving only 700 leopard cavalry. Go to the camp with a thousand knights.

Although Xia Houhui returned victorious in the end and lived up to his trust, Cao Rui couldn't help but feel palpitated when he learned about it afterwards.

I also secretly scolded him several times, "It's hard to change your character!"
Originally, the clan generals and Qiao Peidu were at odds with each other, but now there was Xia Houhui who finally made him think that his talent was promising. Who would have expected that this Zhuzi would take his own life as a child's play! I don’t know how to put the country first and yet be stingy with my life!
Cao Rui really felt helpless.

I am also really worried that one day, there will be an emergency in 800 miles, claiming that Xiahou Hui will die in battle~
Therefore, he weighed it for a long time and finally reluctantly let Le Liang go.

Just endure the pain.

You must know that with Leliang's ability, qualifications, loyalty and achievements, if he is sent out to be at least a general with real power, supervising the military affairs of a state in the hinterland or a county on the front line; but if he continues to serve in the Central Army in Luoyang, his situation will change. He was appointed as the deputy general of the camp and became the actual powerful commander of the first battalion.

Especially now is the time when the Luoyang Chinese Army is about to undergo restructuring.

Cao Rui, who has few confidants and minions to rely on, is really reluctant to give up~
However, among the two emperor's personal armies, Huweiying and Hubaoqi, except for Leliang and Xiahouhui, who had met and got along well with each other, Cao Rui had no suitable candidate. (End of chapter)