Wei Ni

Chapter 55
Zhengdong General's Office, inner hall.

Man Chong, who was full of anger, slapped the table angrily, even spilled the wine cups on the table, and made Li Changshi, who came to report, smile wryly.

With Xia Houhui's current position, it is impossible to directly report military affairs to Man Chong.

So he found Li Changshi and told the whole story.

And quite responsible.

In order to allow Huang Ji and other family members of the cavalry who died in the battle to receive pensions, he did not mention that it was everyone's expectation to bring the captives back.

But this also made Man Chong despise him.

Yes, contempt.

It is normal for a high-spirited young man to commit crimes such as slightly violating general orders and being greedy for meritorious deeds.

Not to mention that Xia Houhui, who was the successor of Qiao Pei, was sent to Huainan by Zuoqian. It is understandable for him to seek fame and want to make some achievements.

What really made Man Chong unacceptable was that after Xia Houhui succeeded in attacking the Fuling garrison point, he was still unsatisfied, and he escorted the captives and returned with weapons, resulting in the death of twelve scouts.

How can a person who forgets his life for a small profit and still has a chance on the battlefield not be despised?
People who are not worth cultivating are naturally not worthy of his forgiveness.

He has already thought about how to deal with it like this.

For the sake of Qiao Pei's successor, he did not make comments that would affect Xia Houhui's future career, such as "being brave but not resourceful, eager for quick success and no military strategy", but he did not want him to continue to serve as the chief officer of the scout battalion.Directly go to the temple on the grounds of violating general orders and greedy for merit, claiming that he is not suitable for border guards, and let him go back wherever he came from.

However, before he had time to make a voice for Li Changshi to draft the playlist, Li Changshi took the lead in speaking out.

It was a rebuke filled with righteous indignation.

Said:
"What the general said is very true! Bi Xiahou Zhiquan is a short-sighted and contemptible husband! When he was released to Huainan, His Majesty still wrote a post saying that he was 'courageous and resourceful, and beyond ordinary people's eyes', but He failed His Majesty's expectations. He didn't respect the command of the general, and rushed forward greedily. Although he had won more than a hundred ranks, obtained weapons, and burned down the Fuling garrison point, he let 12 of our army's elite scouts die in battle, losing our army's prestige ! Such a person, how can he be the leader of the scout battalion!"

After angrily reprimanding, before Man Chong could make a sound, he cupped his hands and saluted again and continued to remonstrate.

"General, I was so blind that I strongly recommended him as the chief officer of the scout battalion. As a result, I cannot escape the responsibility for today's incident. Please also ask the general to blame me with the stick to clarify the military law! And behead Xiahou Zhiquan as an example to others. !"

After finishing speaking, he bowed deeply and waited for Man Chong's disposal.

But as soon as Man Chong finished listening, he restrained himself and sat down.

And he also poured himself a drink leisurely, directly treating Li Changshi as if he didn't exist.

He has been immersed in the official career for most of his life, how could he fail to hear that Li Changshi's words are all ironic?

Think about it carefully and you will know.

First, he echoed his own statement and angrily denounced Xia Houhui as a coward, and then mentioned that Emperor Cao Rui praised him for being "courageous and resourceful". What does it mean?It's clearly a veiled remonstrance, let him deal with it carefully, don't let others criticize him and accuse the emperor of ignorance~
Also, intentionally put the captured and dead twelve scouts together to accuse Xia Houhui of losing his military prestige, and suggested that he be beheaded for public display according to military law
Is this reason convincing?
It is clearly claiming that there are many common men in the army, and they will not consider the difference between elite scouts and Jiangdong miscellaneous soldiers, and will only count their merits by the number of beheads.If Man Chong disposes of Xia Houhui for this reason, it will cause dissatisfaction among the generals in the army~
After all, Li Changshi was just trying to excuse Xia Houhui, asking him to forgive him and give him a lighter sentence.

Therefore, it is not surprising that Man Chong just ignores it.

There was a silence in the inner hall.

Li Changshi, who kept bowing and saluting, but received a full response after a long time, turned his head slightly and glanced stealthily.

When he saw Man Chong drinking on his own, he straightened up, smiled without any embarrassment, and said slowly, "General, Xiahou Zhiquan's greed cannot be blamed for the loss of twelve elite scouts." The lack is due to bad luck. If the thief general Ding Feng hadn't led his troops to pursue him with a strong crossbow, Zhiquan would have won all his achievements. That thief general Ding Feng was quite brave. The general has heard about the death of the minor general at his hands."

Man Chong listened but didn't hear, and didn't even raise his eyelids.

Li Changshi didn't mind about this either.

First, he sat down on the side by himself, picked up the wine bag and poured a cup for Man Chong and himself, and then sighed long, talking to himself in a sense of loss.

"Ugh"

"Previously, Zhang Wenyuan guarded Huainan, and his power shocked Xiaoyaojin, making Jiangdong's children stop crying."

"Emperor Wen's three crusades against the bandit Wu were all in vain, so that the bandit Wu lost his fear of our country, Wei, and often invaded the country with his troops."

"Furthermore, the Great Sima refused to listen to the persuasion and was defeated by Shiting, so that we no longer have the power to conquer Wu on the east front of Wei State, and also caused the thief Wu Sunquan to do his best since then. He even pretended to be the emperor and moved his capital to Jianye. It will be like nothing!"

"What a pity!"

"Maybe you don't know, General. I have served in Huainan for more than ten years. When I was old, I saw our country Wei being bullied by the thief Wu. I often used it as hatred! I also look forward to seeing my country Wei in my lifetime so that we can revive the army." It is also a time when Wei and the thief Wu are in constant fear and restlessness. Although Hou Zhiquan has done it this summer, he has returned with more than a hundred ranks, and his achievements are worth it. Therefore, I would like to ask the general to see that after the battle of Shiting, our soldiers Because there are few generals who dare to fight, don't look into their faults."

This time Man Chong listened to it, and no longer ignored it, but put down the wine cup and muttered.

Li Changshi also met him, and he couldn't help adding a sentence while the iron was hot.

"Furthermore, no matter how unbearable Xiahou Zhiquan is, he is still a man with a different weapon from His Majesty. If the general thinks of him as young, allow him to have a chance to correct his mistakes. This is also an act of training general talents for the country and benefiting the community."

"Chang Shimo persuaded him."

He waved his hands impatiently, with a solemn face full of pets, staring straight at Li Changshi for a while, and then asked with doubts, "Xiahou Zhiquan is young, and has no intersection with Changshi before. , and it hasn’t been long since I came to Huainan, why did Chang Shi protect him so much? Besides, my original intention was to repatriate him to Luoyang, and I didn’t have the intention of disposing of him with military law. He said Xiang Xie?"

Hearing this, Li Changshi immediately restrained his face and returned to his original serious appearance.

Looking at Man Chong with burning eyes, he replied loudly, "There is no one else. One is that I and Xiahou Zhiquan are both from Qiao. The other is that I know that you are in Huainan now, and only Xiahou Zhiquan is Qiao Pei He is the son of Yuan Xun; and he is the only one whom His Majesty privately asked the general and me to take care of."

uh~
It turns out that this is because the clan generals who defended the country have no successors...

Man Chong's face suddenly revealed.

He is already old, and he is already tired of the turmoil in his official career, and he is even more impatient with the mess.

For example, when he returned to the capital Luoyang to report on his work, he also learned that Wang Ling had criticized him in private, so he asked the emperor Cao Rui to stay in Luoyang to serve.However, the emperor encouraged him with the story of Lian Po and Ma Yuan, claiming that he had to calm down Huainan, which made him unhappy.

"Oh, that's all."

After pondering for a while, he picked up the wine cup and drank it down, sighing leisurely, "Xiahou Zhiquan is waiting outside, right? Chang Shi call him in."

"Wei, thank you General for your understanding."

Seeing that he finally let go, Li Changshi thanked him very happily, got up and left the inner hall.

After a while, he brought Xia Houhui in.

"The last general, Xia Houhui, pays homage to General Zhengdong."

As soon as he entered, Xia Houhui gave a military salute very respectfully.

"If you violate the general order, you will be punished according to the law, and I ask the court to transfer you to leave Huainan."

Man Chong squinted his eyes, and said in an unhurried voice, "However, Li Changshi is speaking for you. I think you are a first-time offender and you have gained a lot, so I won't record your achievements. You will be punished and sent to the city gate for a while." Moon, are you convinced?"

Of course I am convinced~
I still expect to be by your side, waiting for the thief Wu Sunquan to attack!
Immediately, Xia Houhui quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and hastily thanked him, "The final general is convinced, thank you general for not guilty!"

"If there is a next time, the two crimes will be punished together, beheaded!"

But as soon as he finished speaking, Man Chong's voice was suddenly stern, revealing his murderous arrogance to the fullest, and it also made Li Changshi and Xia Houhui silent for a moment.

There was another long silence in the inner hall.

Perhaps, it was because Xia Houhui's forearm and waist were still faintly stained with blood.

After a while, Man Chong's expression eased a little, and he waved his hand, "Go out, don't disturb my drinking."

"only."

After leaving the inner hall and turning around the outer hall of Li Changshi, Xia Houhui's expression relaxed.

At that moment just now, he really felt Man Chong's killing intent.

Moreover, Man Chong, who once imprisoned and tortured Yang Biao of the fourth generation and third father, really didn't care about his status as the post-Qiao Pei Yuanxun, and the Marching Law killed him!

Hey~
For the sake of military merit, it is better not to offend him in the future.

With a secret thought in his heart, Xia Houhui bowed to Li Changshi to the end, "Changshi's love for mediation, I will remember it in five years, and I will never forget it!"

"Children's power is too serious."

Li Changshi smiled coyly, and said softly, "You and I are from the countryside, why do you need to see evil spirits? Well, Zhiquan has injuries on his body, so let's go back to seek medical treatment first, don't delay."

Three days later.

The scout camp ushered in the rewards, and the pensions of the war dead were transferred to their families by Yousi.

And Xia Houhui also began to stand at the gate of Shouchun City as a pawn holding a spear all day long as the general of Yamen.

In this regard, whenever the cavalrymen of the scout battalion went out to investigate, when they led their horses through the city gate, they would give a very respectful military salute before getting on their horses and leaving.

For Xia Houhui, they were really convinced.

After all, they have gained the benefits, but Xia Houhui alone bears the blame. Where can I find such a chief official~
The deceased is like a husband who does not want to leave day or night.

Before I knew it, it was late autumn and the end of September.

Xia Houhui, who had received his punishment long ago and worked hard every day, received a letter from his family and a message from Li Changshi telling him to go back to "visit relatives".

The family letter was personally brought by Sun Kan, the eldest son of Uncle Sun, who lives in Qiao County.

Its content is nothing more than informing him of trivial matters such as the child he has adopted and placed in the past few months, the recent status of Yangquwu Castle, and so on.

As for Li Changshi's message~
It was the emperor Cao Rui who asked him to go to Xuchang Palace immediately by asking for leave to visit his relatives.

(End of this chapter)