The prince is very fierce

Chapter 31: The Son of a General

Hearing that Northern Qi sent four hundred people to pursue Xu Buling, someone in the silent hall muttered:

"Isn't this a gift..."

The civil and military officials kept coughing and had strange expressions.

Even Song Ji put his hands behind his back and coughed slightly to hide the inappropriate smile on his lips.

Although Song Ji didn't like Xu Buling very much, Xu Buling's combat prowess was obvious to all and could not be denied.

Dayue Wukui defeated four of them by himself. At the age of sixteen, he went out of the border single-handedly, killed the enemy and returned without any injuries.

It's still possible to send four hundred 'Tie Luo Sha' to chase Xu Buling, and send four hundred Qingqi to chase Xu Buling. Let's not talk about whether we can catch up with the wind chasing horse. Even if we catch up, what will happen?

Isn’t this just a gift?

The civil and military officials had strange expressions and could be considered relieved. A military general asked happily:

"But Prince Xu led two hundred light cavalry and wiped out all the pursuers? This is considered a small victory..."

The post envoy hurriedly replied: "Seeing the pursuers coming, Prince Su led a counterattack with two hundred light cavalry. He defeated four hundred Qi troops in one charge and killed nearly a hundred enemies. The Qi troops fled in despair."

"good!"

"Shizi Xu is indeed brave, the Taiyuan border army will be fine..."

"Relieve anger..."

All civil and military officials breathed a sigh of relief.

The messenger continued: "The Crown Prince Su's fighting prowess was astonishing, and he was recognized by the Qi army. The Prince Right Prince of the Northern Qi Dynasty personally led three thousand cavalry troops to pursue him. Prince Su had no choice but to order two hundred light cavalry to break out of the encirclement and single-handedly divert the pursuers away. Retreat to Luliang Mountain..."

When the officials heard this, they started talking again:

"Have you ever retreated to Luliang?"

"Bullshit, good news came from Luliang, it must have arrived."

Song Ji was also slightly pleased and nodded slightly:

"Very good, worthy of the name of the Xu family..."

"Well……"

When the messenger saw the Holy One speaking, he hesitated to speak, but did not dare to interrupt.

Seeing this reaction, the officials became a little quieter.

Song Ji also felt that the praise was a bit premature. After all, he hadn’t mentioned the thrilling process of breaking out. He continued:

"Xu Bu Ling, how did you get rid of the three thousand pursuers?"

The post envoy hurriedly said: "Prince Su's horse is so fast that the three thousand cavalry army cannot catch up. Prince You of Northern Qi and his young general rode in the wind and snow. Prince Su could not get rid of him, so he turned around and captured Prince You of Northern Qi. The Crown Prince, capture him and his horse alive..."

"Ouch"

The civil and military officials who were listening attentively were immediately shocked. Even Xiao Chuyang, who remained calm, was stunned for a moment. He did not expect that his brother-in-law, who had never been married before, would be so direct.

How great does it feel to be chased by three thousand cavalry, and instead of running away quickly, you go back to capture the king?

Song Ji also had a condensed expression, frowned and thought for a moment:

"Should Bu Ling capture Jiang Kai alive? Three thousand cavalry troops captured the king in front of the formation?"

There are only two eldest sons in Northern Qi Dynasty, and the eldest son is lower than the prince. Song Ji naturally knows who it is.

Only then did the officials realize the weight of the news and quickly looked at the post envoy.

The envoy nodded seriously: "Confirmed, Prince Su captured the king and captured two horses in front of the battle array, and fled. He took Jiang Kai with him to retreat to Luliang. On the way, he met Yang Kuan, the reinforcements sent by the right prince..."

When all the officials heard this, they were shocked again. Yang Kuan shot Yang Kuan, a nephew of a state official, to death on Kuishou Street from a mile away. Everyone knew about this. They hurriedly asked:

"Did Prince Xu ever escape?"

"Prince Su's Crown Prince did not escape, he went back to capture the divine arrow Yang Kuan alive, seized the seven-stone bow 'Tong Gong', and continued to walk away..."

"What???"

The civil and military officials were in an uproar again, and the noise was everywhere:

"How can Yang Kuan be captured alive? If a man shoots an arrow from a mile away and misses it, he still can't run away?"

"Yeah yeah……"

The emissary was interrupted many times, so he simply finished in one sentence:

"Prince Su captured Jiang Kai and Yang Kuan alive and fled, so Northern Qi did not dare to pursue them. Until Fangshan County was no longer in danger, the Fangshan County guard personally verified their identities and had properly detained Jiang Kai and Yang Kuan. Waiting for disposal.”

"..."

All the officials were silent.

So damn fierce...

Just change your name to Xu Bucang...

After hearing the good news, all the officials had different expressions. They were silent for a while, then nodded and shook their heads. They didn't know how to describe it.

Song Ji stood with his hands behind his back, rubbed his hands a little, and then confirmed that the good news was true, and nodded slowly:

"Well... maybe I won't let this... be a worthy general..."

I don’t even know how to praise you.

The battlefield is my home?

You can come when you want, leave when you want, and catch whoever comes, how can this be praised?

I can't even find a sage in the history books to compare it to.

But not knowing how to praise is better than not knowing how to solve the problem.

Taiwei Guan Hongzhuo felt much more relaxed and said quickly:

"Shizi Xu is indeed unparalleled in bravery, and he has the same demeanor as the old General Xu. After this battle, the Northern Qi Dynasty has lost all its energy, and our army's morale will definitely be boosted..."

"Yeah yeah……"

After the civil and military officials reacted, they quickly followed suit with praise.

However, those who could stand in the court were all understanding people. They quickly calmed down and began to analyze the key points of the successful report.

Catching a fish as big as the Prince Right Prince is definitely a good thing that will bring you a lot of benefits and a lot of harm.

But judging from the current situation, it is impossible for a prince Jiang Kai to make Northern Qi retreat. It has no practical use. The biggest use may be to boost the morale of the army.

Moreover, the phrase "waiting for disposal" in the battle report is obviously Xu Buling asking Song Ji how to arrange the eldest son Jiang Kai.

Killing him would definitely not work, there was no point in saying it, Beiqi just went ahead and seduced him, he must have been left to negotiate terms with Beiqi.

If the court were allowed to negotiate this condition, it would definitely bring benefits to the court. The court might also capture the prince of Northern Qi alive and ask Su Wang for two cities back. That would be asking for trouble.

It was Xu Buling who captured Jiang Kai alive. He would definitely not be happy if he was given a reward. It was impossible for him to be promoted. If the prince was promoted, he would be the emperor. This would be a hammer.

So how to deal with this is still a bit tricky. The civil and military officials looked at each other and turned to look at Song Ji.

As an emperor, Song Ji naturally couldn't treat Xu Buling like a beggar. He just gave Xu Buling a few pieces of cloth and jade. If he did that, the army would not be convinced. Who would tie their heads to their belts and work for him?

But he couldn't be promoted. Xu Buling didn't care about the reward. Su Wang probably didn't want a princess. He couldn't give Su Wang some territory.

Song Ji was silent for a while, then he said:

"Xu Buling has made such a great contribution, I am very pleased, I will immediately send the victory report to the border, let the generals of the world see what a tiger son of a general is. As for Jiang Kai, he was captured by Xu Buling, how to deal with him is up to Xu Buling, I agree."

When the civil and military officials heard this, they all nodded gently, and they were quite appreciative of Song Ji's treatment.

Since it is not easy to reward, just be generous and throw the choice back.

Xu Buling will definitely not kill Jiang Kai, killing him will drag the hatred to Xiliang, which is meaningless.

With Song Ji's words full of the king's demeanor, Xu Buling was embarrassed to take Jiang Kai back to Suzhou directly, that would be too ungrateful.

It is estimated that in the end Xu Buling will "present" Jiang Kai to the court and make some requests.

By then, the initiative will be on Song Ji's side. If they can be satisfied, they will be satisfied. If they cannot be satisfied, they can be downgraded a little. This will not discourage the soldiers at the border. This is a very clever approach.

After hearing such exciting news, the irritability of the civil and military officials from last night to now was relieved.

However, arresting Jiang Kai is not of much use to the current situation in Taiyuan, and the problem of reinforcements not being able to rush to help still exists.

Censor Qi Xinghan is a civil official who is responsible for supervising all officials. He is a layman in fighting. At this time, he thought about it and suddenly said:

"The Xiliang Army has extraordinary combat power and high morale. Can it be transferred here to suppress the thieves from Northern Qi who entered the pass?"

After this sentence, the Taiji Hall was silent.

Many military officials rubbed their foreheads. If they could not scold Qi Xinghan, they would have to scold this old man on the spot.

The Xiliang Army can definitely fight the Qi Army, but King Su is behind Guanzhong, so how can he go to fight Taiyuan?

Let Prince Su take hundreds of thousands of Xiliang troops through Guanzhong Road. What if Prince Su stops outside Chang'an City and stops moving? Who will he call the emperor?

Besides, Prince Su has already rushed to Taiyuan. Are the hundreds of thousands of troops in Guanzhong Road dreaming at home?

Or should we switch roles and let Song Ji take troops to the Western Regions to eat sand, and let Prince Su guard Guanzhong Road?

Now the discussion is how to quickly gather troops to support within a few days to prevent Northern Qi from attacking too many cities and plundering too much land. It's not that there are no troops to fight, so what's the point of mentioning Prince Su.

Many civil and military officials, including the emperor Song Ji, all ignored this nonsense.

Qi Xinghan realized that he might be an outsider, touched his beard awkwardly, and shut up very tactfully...

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