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Chapter 794 The general trend (2)

"Zhongxiang, which father-in-law came to pass the decree this time, and what did he say?"

Li Jingye has always been an extremely conceited person. Although his ability is actually mediocre, he has no self-knowledge. Jingye didn't care too much. As for the imperial envoy who was feared by others, in Li Jingye's eyes, he was just a role of running errands. Fortunately, he asked the imperial envoy's behavior and other obviously treasonous things, and said them very casually, without the slightest bit of fear.

"It was Eunuch Chen who came, and the general didn't know it. As for the decree that was passed on, it was for the governor. The general didn't dare to inquire in private, so I ask the governor to forgive me."

Although he knew that Li Jingye's question was very inappropriate, Wang Fangyi still maintained his usual cautious style, and did not point out Li Jingye's fault, but explained it sincerely.

"Forget it, since you're here, let's go and have a look."

Li Jingye was just asking casually, he didn't really expect Wang Fangyi to have any insights, and he didn't care much about what Wang Fangyi said, so he waved his hands indifferently, and walked over to the central army tent carelessly.

"Huh? Where is the imperial envoy? Zhongxiang, what a trick you are doing!"

Arrogant people are often careless, and Li Jingye is no exception. He didn't notice that there were not only more guards guarding the Chinese army's big tent than usual, but they were not the Chinese army soldiers he was familiar with. He swaggered open the curtain of the Chinese military tent, and walked in unsuspectingly, but as soon as Fang entered the tent, he couldn't help being stunned, not for anything else, but because in the huge Chinese military tent, people were stunned. Not even a person.

"Clap"

Facing Li Jingye's questioning, Wang Fangyi didn't open his mouth, just smiled faintly, clapped his hands lightly twice, and immediately saw a person walking out of the back tent.

"Well, is that you?"

Seeing that the person who came was Lin Chengbin, the deputy governor of Hexi, Li Jingye's pupils shrank involuntarily. Although his face remained largely unchanged, his heart sank to the bottom of the valley in an instant. It was nothing but because he had vaguely guessed Lin Chengbin. What is the intention of appearing here——Although Li Jingye is a hereditary British prince, he actually doesn't have the slightest military exploits. Naturally, he came here with a special mission in order to block the possibility of the Hexi army's eastward advance. Now, Lin Chengbin, who was supposed to stay in Lanzhou, has sneaked into the Longzhou army camp. It's obviously not so easy to get along with, once thinking of this, how can Li Jingye not be extremely worried.

"Governor Li, are you all right?"

Compared to Li Jingye's nervousness, Lin Chengbin was calm and calm. He cupped his hands with a smile on his face, and greeted him casually.

"Aha, it turns out that General Lin has arrived. Well, it's been a long time. I need to drink a few cups today. General Lin, please take a moment, and the governor will go to arrange a feast. If you don't get drunk, you won't return!"

Although Li Jingye is arrogant, he is not an idiot after all. Although he has not yet learned of Lin Chengbin's actual intention of coming, he knows that his current situation may not be good, so he is unwilling to stay in this dangerous place for a long time, so he suppresses the desire in his heart Frightened, he laughed happily, and after explaining a sentence, he turned around and planned to withdraw from the Chinese army's tent first.

"Ha ha……"

Lin Chengbin didn't mean to stop Li Jingye, he just smiled indifferently, and stood in the same spot for leisure, but he didn't move, but Wang Fangyi moved, and with a single horizontal movement of his body, he blocked Li Jingye's way.

"Huh? Zhongxiang, what do you mean by this?"

Seeing Wang Fangyi blocking his way, Li Jingye could no longer maintain the forced smile, his complexion sank, and he asked with extreme displeasure.

"The governor, please accept the imperial decree first and then consider the rest."

In the past, Wang Fangyi never had any disputes with Li Jingye. No matter what Li Jingye said, he always obeyed. But full of unrelenting persistence.

"Humph!"

Although Li Jingye has always been proud of his martial arts skills, he is not at all sure that he can beat Lin and Wang together, not to mention that since the two have set up an ambush, naturally they will not be alone. Therefore, Li Jingye really didn't dare to risk his own life. In desperation, he could only snort coldly, turned back again, and glared at Lin Chengbin like the bottom of a pot.

"Li Jingye, governor of Longzhou, accepts the order!"

Lin Chengbin ignored Li Jingye's anger at all, shook his hands, and took out a yellow silk masked imperial decree from his wide sleeve robe, held it in both hands, raised it above his head, and drank solemnly.

"The final general listens to the oracle."

Seeing Lin Chengbin's attitude, Li Jingye's face immediately changed. He didn't believe that what Lin Chengbin was holding in his hands was the real imperial decree. It was not for anything else, but because Li Jingye came to Longzhou to serve as the governor. The purpose of the secret decree was to curb the power of the Hexi Army. Obviously, Gaozong was absolutely worried about the Hexi Army to the extreme, so how could it be possible for Lin Chengbin to deliver the decree? Besides, the local officials will announce the decree It is not in line with the imperial court system. Li Jingye is from a famous family, so he still has such political common sense. He didn't want to accept this so-called imperial decree, but after thinking about it, he dealt with it first, and it would be best to find an opportunity to think about counterattacks In view of this, Li Jingye fell to his knees on the ground after thinking for a while, assuming a posture of listening respectfully to the hadith.

"The Holy Son of Heaven has an edict saying: Here is an investigation: Li Jingye, the governor of Longzhou, was deeply favored by the country, but he did not think about making progress. Death penalty, immediate dismissal, never to be used again, this!"

Although Li Jingye concealed his thoughts well, how could he hide from Lin Chengbin's investigation, but Lin Chengbin didn't point it out, but unhurriedly spread out the imperial decree in his hand, and announced it in a melodious and frustrating manner.

"Riotous fate, this is random fate! Lin Chengbin, how dare you Qiao Chao, the governor wants to join you!"

Hearing that he was going to be dismissed, Li Jingye couldn't hold back any longer. He had long forgotten his previous thoughts of shaming and sacrificing and then making calculations. He jumped up regardless, with a livid face, pointing at Lin Chengbin and scolding up.

"Don't be in a hurry, Dudu Li. There's no reason to speak loudly. There's still an imperial decree here. Dudu Li might as well listen to it before he gets angry."

Facing Li Jingye who was already roaring like a mad dog, Lin Chengbin did not get angry, nor did he order the warriors under his account to enter the account to take people. Instead, he took out another imperial decree masked in yellow silk from his wide sleeves. , said unhurriedly.

"you……"

Although Li Jingye is an arrogant person by nature, he is not a fool after all. Facing the situation where people are swordsmen and I am fish and meat, he is full of anger, but he does not dare to be too presumptuous. Helplessly fell to his knees on the ground.

"The Holy Son of Heaven has an edict saying: Li Jingye, the governor of Longzhou, will do his duty faithfully, set an example for his ministers and workers, reward him with the title of Minister of the Ministry of Rites, give him a hundred taels of gold and one hundred thousand yuan in money, and transfer him to the governor of the Jianghuai River. This is my honor!"

Lin Chengbin glanced at Li Jingye calmly, stretched out his hand and spread out the second imperial edict, and announced it in a calm tone.

"Ah, this..."

Upon hearing this decree which was completely opposite to the previous decree, Li Jingye was immediately dumbfounded, raised his head suddenly, and looked at Lin Chengbin with a lot of doubts, at a loss as to which drama this was singing.

"Li Dudu, there are two orders, and Li Dudu can choose for himself."

Lin Chengbin did not rush to explain, but held a copy of the imperial decree in each hand, and said with a smile on his face.

"Gudu..."

In the land of Huaxia, the official position has always been the highest priority, but anyone who is a bit ambitious, no one wants to be an official, and Li Jingye is no exception. If he really wants to choose, he is naturally eager to quickly grab the second will into his arms. The problem is this The origin of the imperial decree is unknown, and it is likely to be a forgery. If you really want to accept it, then you will be an accomplice. Well, let alone the first decree, he might not even think about going out of this big account of the Chinese army. This kind of choice is obviously not so easy to make. Poor Li Jingye was considered a bold and reckless person in the past. However, he has no idea at all, and only swallows his saliva.

"Is Dudu Li worried that the Empress Dowager will see her offend? Hey, let me tell you the truth, Dudu, she is already in danger, so why is she in the mood to find trouble with others at this moment!"

Although Lin Chengbin has the image of a modest gentleman, he is actually a very proud person in his bones. He has always seen Li Jingye as an incompetent dude who can't stand it. What a shame, at this moment, seeing his state of mindlessness, I felt even more disgusted in my heart, but I didn't bring it to my face, but explained it very gently.

"Ah, how do you say that?"

Although Li Jingye has a wide network of contacts in the court, he has been away from the court for a long time, and he is not very clear about the subtle situation in the court. Hearing Lin Chengbin's words at this moment, his eyes suddenly widened, and he hurriedly asked .

"To tell you the truth, Li Dudu, our Hexi army has crossed the Yellow River and is rushing towards the state city. In addition, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has sent an urgent report that His Majesty has passed away, and the Empress Dowager has colluded with the King of Yue and other treacherous officials, and she will not be mourned in secret. Intended to rebel, the crime deserves to be punished, and the prince received a secret order to quell the rebellion, Li Dudu can choose what to do!"

With the general situation under control, Lin Chengbin had no need to hide it, and he revealed the confidential matter without reservation with a serious face.

"His Royal Highness is the Lord of the Ming Dynasty. To inherit the legacy of the late emperor is the trend of the times and the aspiration of the people. How dare this governor fall behind others? He must fight to the death to embrace him!"

As soon as he heard that the Hexi Army had crossed the Yellow River, Li Jingye's face immediately turned pale, not because of anything else, but because he had no confidence at all to fight against the mighty Hexi Army, let alone the three soldiers in Longzhou City. Two-thirds of the troops are controlled by the generals of the Prince's Department, and Li Jingye is not at his disposal at all. At this time, if he doesn't know what to do, waiting for his end will definitely not be so good. Compared with now As long as he dies without a place to die, he might as well bet all his wealth and life on the prince's side and make a big gamble. With this in mind, Li Jingye no longer hesitated, and made an impassioned promise.

"Okay, if Governor Li has this heart, he will be the pillar of the country in the future. It is not too late, so I ask the governor to order that the entire Longzhou army conduct military exercises, and cooperate with our Hexi army to rush all the way to Luoyang City!"

With the cooperation of Li Jingye, the governor of Longzhou, there would be no obstacle for the Hexi army to reach Chang'an. Lin Chengbin had no reason not to be excited about it, but he didn't bring it to his face, but gave the order solemnly.

"promise!"

Now that he has decided to serve the crown prince, Li Jingye has no ambiguity at all. Even though Lin Chengbin's title is half a rank lower than him, Li Jingye has no resistance at all, and he responds neatly and quickly.

(End of this chapter)