Go through with a plug-in

Chapter 159 Triumph
Wen Tao had just returned to Xinghan Mansion, and was stunned by the sight in front of him.

It was still November when I left Xinghan Mansion. At that time, the building of Xinghan Mansion was about to collapse and crumbling. It would not be an exaggeration to say that it was ruined.

It has only been three months now, and the entire Xinghan Mansion has taken on a new look. A few miles away from Xinghan Mansion, Wen Tao saw a scene full of enthusiasm.

"Master Wen, welcome home." Li Tai, who received Wen Tao's message early in the morning, brought a group of generals to welcome Wen Tao and others outside the city.

Except for Li Tai and other high-level figures, the rest of the people didn't even know the news of Wen Tao's return. Of course, they didn't know where Wen Tao went. Many people asked, who is Wen Tao?
Seeing Li Tai, Wen Tao showed a happy smile, and finally returned to Xinghan Mansion. Suddenly, Wen Tao relaxed.

No longer have to worry about being chased by the Turks.

No longer have to worry about whether you will see the sun tomorrow.

No more calculating so many machinations.

No longer have to think about so many annoying things.

What Wen Tao wants to do now is to have a good sleep.

But seeing Li Tai, Wen Tao suppressed his fatigue again, pointing to the scene in front of him, Wen Tao asked: "Marshal Li, how could Xinghan Mansion be built so fast?"

"Haha, Master Wen, it's a pity that you don't make a marquis and pay respects." Li Tai said with a smile. He could see Wen Tao's fatigue, but Wen Tao's first sentence was not to take a rest, nor to ask for credit. Instead, he cared about the construction of Xinghan Mansion, which made Li Tai's affection for Wen Tao burst.

"Marshal, stop making fun of me." Wen Tao said with a smile.

"All this is due to the people of Xinghan Mansion." Li Tai said with emotion, watching the scene of soldiers and civilians joining hands on the tower, his eyes were slightly moist.

Hearing this, Wen Tao took a closer look, and found that besides the soldiers in armor, there were also many ordinary people in single clothes on the tower.

Seeing this scene, Wen Tao understood why Xinghan Mansion was built so quickly.

It is clear that these people who were dismissed by Li Tai returned to Xinghan Mansion, their hometown.

Naturally, it was impossible for Li Xuanyin to allow 30 people to stay in northern Xinjiang. There were less than [-] soldiers who repaired the Xinghan Mansion with Li Tai, and most of the work was taken away by the common people.

Li Tai only needs to give them a bite of food every day, and they don't care about any return.

Because they knew that everything Li Tai and these soldiers did was for them.

Thanks to these people, Xinghan Mansion was able to take on a new look in just three months, and even strengthened a lot.

Wen Tao regretted not destroying Mu Nuojia's red cannon for a while.

But Wen Tao can't be blamed for this. For Mu Nuojia, the cannon in red is his trump card for turning the tables. Is it the trump card that can be easily found and destroyed?
"General Wen, let's go to the city quickly." Li Tai straightened his mood and stretched out his hand.

"Marshal, please." Wen Tao did not take credit for himself, and let Li Taigao take another look.

Back in the Xinghan mansion, Li Tai was a little surprised when he saw the unscathed soldiers of the trapped camp.

"Master Wen, how many casualties are there?" Li Tai asked with concern.

"Zero casualties." Wen Tao said with a smile.

As soon as Wen Tao said this, another voice came from beside Li Tai before Li Tai could speak.

"Oh, zero casualties, big words." This sarcastic and disdainful tone was particularly harsh in the ears of Wen Tao and others.

Wu Jiantong even said hesitantly: "Idiot."

"You!" Hearing Wu Jiantong's words, the man glared at Wu Jiantong. In his opinion, Wu Jiantong is just a beggar leader, and he is a dignified vanguard of the army, especially if this kind of person can be compared.

Li Tai waved his hand, stopped the conversation between the two, turned to Wen Tao and asked, "Master Wen, are you serious?"

"Really." Wen Tao nodded emphatically.

He can allow others to question him, but he doesn't allow others to insult him, especially Liu Tieniu and others worked desperately in Turkic, just to save a person they didn't know.

Wen Tao didn't say anything, but he felt guilty towards them in his heart, so he put all the credit on Liu Tieniu and others to make up for it.

At this moment, when someone questioned Wen Tao, a cold look flashed in Wen Tao's eyes, and Chu Yu, who had cooperated with Wen Tao many times, couldn't help clenching his hands when he saw Wen Tao's expression.

As long as Wen Tao said a word, he risked the order of his superior to kill the person who spoke.

"Hmph, there is no evidence for what you say, but if you have the ability, you can show evidence." The man was reluctant.

Hearing the man's words, even Li Tai frowned slightly, showing displeasure, and reprimanded: "General Chen, the head of Wen is tired, shut up."

Hearing Li Tai's words, General Chen was taken aback for a moment, then turned around and said disdainfully, "For a bitch, he brought hundreds of Tiannan soldiers to Turkic to die, and he boasted that there would be zero casualties. Pooh!"

Before General Chen finished speaking, a deafening sound suddenly exploded, causing dust to fall from the eaves.

"Say it again." Wen Tao put a pistol on General Chen's head, looked at General Chen with no emotion in his eyes, and said calmly.

"You, the following crime, what should you do!" General Chen wanted to attack, but he trembled when he saw Wen Tao's eyes, and Wen Tao's eyes made him shiver. General Chen couldn't help but rubbed his shoulders, A chill pierced the bone marrow.

"Say it again." Wen Tao leaned close to General Chen and looked at him sullenly.

"Master Wen, don't be impulsive." Li Tai sighed and quickly stopped Wen Tao.

It wasn't that he was protecting his subordinates, it was just that he killed General Chen. He couldn't explain to Li Xuanyin, and if he was charged with murdering the imperial court official, Wen Tao's life would be ruined.

"Pan Jue." Wen Tao took away his pistol and called Pan Jue's name.

"Yes." Pan Jue replied loudly.

He has been unhappy with General Chen for a long time, especially the obscene eyes that General Chen looked at Qing Ling made him cold.

"Tell the captives outside to kill him before dark, and I'll let them go." Wen Tao spoke, turned and left without even looking at General Chen.

"Yes!" Pan Jue replied, gave General Chen a deadly look, sneered, and walked out behind Wen Tao.

Seeing this situation, Liu Tieniu and others didn't know what to do.

They intend to follow Wen Tao, but they are still soldiers of Tiannan Kingdom after all. The chief is here, and they can't go beyond the rules.

"Damn it, I won't be a soldier anymore, come with me!" Liu Tieniu said harshly, shaking the hat on his head.

"Let's go!" Seeing Liu Tieniu's movements, the soldiers trapped in the camp threw off their hats one after another, followed Liu Tieniu out, leaving behind a pile of military caps.

"Hey." Li Si was at the end, looking at the ashen-faced General Chen, he smiled charmingly.

"Be careful, don't die too fast." When Li Si walked past General Chen, he said in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

General Chen's body trembled, he regretted it, why he was jealous of Wen Tao, why he had to be mean.

The crowd walked out of the courtyard, and General Chen just realized that there were more than 800 Turkic people outside, looking at him enthusiastically.

It turned out that what Wen Tao said was true, zero casualties, and [-] prisoners.

General Chen sat down on the ground, he knew he was doomed, once these Turkic people broke in, ten lives would not be enough for him to die.

Li Tai, yes!

General Chen found out in despair that Li Tai hadn't left yet.

"Marshal, save me, save me!" General Chen cried while hugging Li Tai's leg.

In his opinion, if Li Tai didn't leave, he must be protecting himself. He was Li Tai's general anyway, and Li Tai couldn't explain why he died.

Thinking of this, General Chen quickly said: "Marshal, you must save me, otherwise you will have a hard time if I die!"

General Chen forgot one thing.

Li Tai is Li Xuanyin's assistant minister, and also the veteran of the two dynasties and the commander-in-chief of the three armies.

The most important point is that Li Tai's son Li Bing is Wen Tao's apprentice.

If General Chen begged Li Tai well, with a more sincere attitude, Li Tai might not be able to intercede for him.

But General Chen chose the most stupid way, he actually threatened Li Tai.

Li Tai, who has experienced many battles and lived for more than 70 years, is he the kind of person who is threatened by others?
"Hmph, get out!" Li Tai's forehead was bulging with veins, his face was livid, he kicked General Chen away, and walked out with the rest of the generals.

When those generals passed by General Chen, they all gave him pitying looks, stupid people.

"The person you offended is Wen Tao. He is the head of the Wudang faction, a top-notch master in the world, the marshal's counselor, Li Bing's apprentice, my idol, and a great hero appointed by the emperor."

Li Xingwen was the last, squatting in front of General Chen, patted General Chen's face insultingly, and said a series of titles.

General Chen had no special reaction at this time. The moment Li Tai kicked him away, General Chen knew that he was finished, completely finished.

"Oh, that's right." Seeing General Chen's expressionless face, Li Xingwen patted his head, and whispered in General Chen's ear: "He is still the master of the captives outside."

Hearing Li Xingwen's words, General Chen was shocked, and suddenly looked up at Li Xingwen, his eyes were ashen.

Seeing the last person in the courtyard coming out from the Central Plains, the Turkic who had been waiting outside for a long time couldn't hold back his excitement and fanaticism...

"Ah!!!" A moment later, a shrill cry wafted over Xinghan Mansion until it dispersed.

The person who heard the shout couldn't help but shudder, and an inexplicable sense of fear suddenly rose in his heart.

"Master Wen, what happened just now..." Seeing Wen Tao's frosty expression, Li Tai sighed.

"Marshal, this matter has nothing to do with you, he only represents himself." Hearing Li Tai's voice, Wen Tao's expression improved slightly.

Hearing Wen Tao's words, Li Tai heaved a sigh of relief. What he was most afraid of was that Wen Tao would be prejudiced against him because of General Chen's affairs, which he didn't want to see.

Especially in the memorial that he presented, he greatly praised Wen Tao. If Wen Tao and himself were at odds at this time, it would be really difficult for him to step down.

"Marshal Li, if possible, I hope to give all the credit to the brothers who are trapped in the camp." When Wen Tao said this, he did not hide Liu Tieniu and others behind his back.

Therefore, upon hearing Wen Tao's words, Liu Tieniu and the others suddenly became excited.

They were not excited because Wen Tao wanted to give up the credit to them, but because Wen Tao was willing to give up his own credit.

"General Wen, don't say that again." Li Tai's face changed when he heard Wen Tao's words, and he kept his secret.

"What's wrong?" Wen Tao didn't understand why Li Tai reacted so strongly.

"Sigh." Li Tai sighed, and said, "Master Wen, you don't know something, but now the court is already arguing for you."

"Oh?" Wen Tao raised his eyebrows.

Li Tai went on to say: "This incident was all caused by a memorial made by the old man." Then Li Tai told the story in detail.

As early as three months ago, when Wen Tao and others entered the grassland, Li Tai asked Li Bing to lead the army of more than [-] troops back to the court, and then Li Tai wrote a memorial and praised Wen Tao fiercely.

In that memorial, Li Tai praised Wen Tao's strategy and courage, and attached a detailed record and process.

If it is simply to praise Wen Tao, it will not cause an uproar. At most, it will reward Wen Tao, and give him a false name to expose it.

It's hard to die, Li Bing heard the ministers in the court talking about Wen Tao, some even belittled and insulted, Li Bing didn't hold back, quarreled with them, and told about his apprenticeship.

As a result, the entire court erupted. The supporters headed by the prime minister He Huanyuan and the commander of the six gates Yuwen Xiaoran, and the opposition headed by the Taishi Zhang Keyin and Chen Gonggong, the director of the East and West Factory, had a heated argument.

Naturally, He Huanyuan didn't need to say much, based on his friendship with Li Tai, even if Li Tai praised a pig, He Huanyuan would give a big compliment.

And Yuwen Xiaoran stepped forward, in the eyes of caring people, it seems a bit ambiguous.

First of all, the six doors in charge of Yuwen Xiaoran have always been considered an inferior place in the eyes of everyone. This time, he suddenly stood up and announced his support for Li Tai. In the eyes of those people, it was Li Tai and Yuwen Xiaoran. There is an unknown connection between them.

Secondly, the power of Yuwen Xiaoran's six doors is not big or small.

He is just a department that solves crimes, not even as powerful as the deterrent effect of the East and West factories on officials.

But at the same time, Yuwen Xiaoran's personal ability is there. After Yuwen Xiaoran's hands, there is no case that cannot be solved.

In this way, those officials who supported Grand Master Zhang Keyin had to carefully consider whether they had no handle in other people's hands.

Some people even wondered whether Emperor Li Xuanyin was behind Yuwen Xiaoran's move.

After all, Yuwen Xiaoran is upright and capable, but usually he is relatively low-key and modest. This time he is suddenly tough, and there must be fraud in it.

On the other side, Grand Master Zhang Keyin and Eunuch Chen are not easy to provoke.

Leaving aside Eunuch Chen, Zhang Keyin, the crown prince alone, holds a pivotal position.

(End of this chapter)