Seeing Tong Guan like this, Gong Liangchen felt a chill.
Although he doesn't mind playing tricks and is dedicated to fighting for power, he is still a little noble in his heart.
I never thought that a person could reach this point if he was shameless.
After all, you, Tong Guan, are the Cao Cao of the Privy Council's Military Room, in charge of the main army, and yet you are so flattering to your subordinate officials.
This is completely shameless for him.
What can Cao Bin do to humble you so low!
At this moment, Tong Guan taught Gong Liangchen, who had just entered the officialdom, a vivid lesson.
Cao Bin was also speechless. He pulled Tong Guan up and said:
"Master Tong, what are you doing?"
Tong Guan hugged Cao Bin's thigh and refused to let go, crying and saying:
"Uncle, if you don't agree to save me, I won't get up..."
Cao Bin's robe was wet with snot and tears, making him extremely disgusting.
"What the hell...my new clothes."
Cao Bin couldn't bear it anymore, so he kicked him out and said:
"If you don't tell me, I'll have you kicked out."
Only then did Tong Guan dare not act rudely and talked about his own experience.
He originally had 70,000 troops under his command. After setting off from Linzhou, he planned to pass through "Dijinze" and quickly conquer Youzhou.
Unfortunately, they got lost within two days of walking, and it took them more than half a month to get out.
The Xixia people emptied the city and were unable to supply food and grass, so they became miserable.
Tong Guan had no choice but to ask Gong Liangchen to come to Cao Bin nearby to ask for food.
Unexpectedly, Gong Liangchen never returned, and the soldiers were so hungry that they began to flee.
So, he had to lead his soldiers to come to Cao Bin for food.
In just this 200-mile journey, more than half of the 70,000 troops under his command fled, leaving only more than 20,000 people.
In other words, the Hedong Army was finished without even fighting a single battle.
If the imperial court knew about this, even if Tong Guan was not exiled to Qiongzhou, he would be demoted to another remote village.
He had no choice but to shamelessly come to Cao Bin for help.
Seeing Cao Bin silent, Tong Guan suddenly became anxious and said:
"Uncle, you can't just die without saving me!"
"From now on, Tong is willing to follow my uncle's lead, as long as he shares some of my credit!"
Gong Liangchen only realized the seriousness of the matter after hearing Tong Guan's account.
If the court blames him, not only Tong Guan, but also he will not be able to escape the responsibility.
Now that he heard that Tong Guanxiang had handed over his military power, he suddenly became anxious:
"No, the imperial court ordered Mr. Tong to control the Yan Yan army. How can he put the cart before the horse?"
"Since the troops are united, the Hedong Army should take the lead..."
Cao Bin might look at Tong Guan's attitude and give him some credit to atone for his sins, but he would definitely not save himself.
When Tong Guan is exempted, he will be out of luck.
But before he could finish speaking, Tong Guan interrupted directly:
"Shut up, how can you talk to uncle like that?"
With that said, he quickly pulled Gong Liangchen aside and whispered comfort:
"Brother, this is for the sake of our future, don't make a mistake!"
"Uncle Cao has always been soft-hearted. As long as you sincerely apologize, he will not leave you alone..."
He didn't even think about the power to command the army, not to mention that he was amazed by Cao Bin's military talents.
Even if he wanted to take over the command in the name of the imperial court, it would be impossible.
Did he know Cao Bin's position in the emperor's heart?
As long as Cao Bin files a memorial to accuse him, let alone command authority, I am afraid that he will be accused by the court immediately.
As he spoke, he pushed Gong Liangchen and said:
"Brother, please go back first. Don't worry, we are all grasshoppers on the same rope. Brother, I will never forget to save you."
Gong Liangchen had to leave reluctantly due to Tong Guan's forceful pushing.
Then Tong Guancai said with a flattering smile:
"Uncle, don't argue with him. He is just a man who is stupid in studying and can't let go of his loftiness."
Cao Bin glanced at him sideways and said:
"You take good care of him, he has another identity."
Tong Guan laughed twice and said:
"My uncle was joking. Aren't you planning to let him take the blame? Tong felt very sorry."
As he spoke, he whispered:
"Actually, there is nothing special about him. Even though he is Taishi Pan's nephew, in fact, Taishi Pan doesn't care about him at all."
"His real backstage is Princess Pan in the palace."
Then, he winked and said:
"This guy and Princess Pan were childhood sweethearts. They originally planned to propose marriage to Grand Master Pan's house last year."
"Unexpectedly, Master Pan forcibly sent his daughter to the palace..."
"This boy looks so infatuated that he has turned down several marriages! The old love is not over yet."
"No, as soon as she found the opportunity, Princess Pan couldn't help but support this boy."
Cao Bin raised his eyebrows and said:
"So, this is still a miserable mandarin duck?"
Tong Guan sighed and said:
"Bullshit, I think he prefers his current state. Wouldn't it be convenient to have an imperial concubine make decisions for him?"
Seeing that Tong Guan disapproved, Cao Bin was speechless. You, a dead eunuch, do you know what it means to be happy?
Of course, he, a layman, didn't understand, but that didn't stop him from secretly despising Tong Guan.
Then he touched his chin and muttered:
"In other words, we are framing him to give the officials a reason to deal with him openly?"
Tong Guan Dayi said solemnly:
"My uncle made a mistake. How can this be a frame-up?"
"Isn't it because the Hedong Army fell to this point because Gong Liangchen randomly interfered in military affairs?"
After saying that, he looked at Cao Bin and laughed.
This dead eunuch was so insidious. He was smiling on the surface but stabbing secretly. He actually wanted to put his entire responsibility on Gong Liangchen.
However, Cao Bin was also tired of Gong Liangchen jumping up and down, so he reluctantly nodded and said:
"Okay, let's do this, let's join forces!"
Seeing Cao Bin relent, Tong Guan finally breathed a sigh of relief and felt very happy.
Within two days, the weather in Yanzhou finally became clear, but the heavy rain was followed by a severe drought, and the weather suddenly became hot.
Just when Cao Bin and others decided to attack Lingzhou, the envoy suddenly arrived.
In the past few days, Gong Liangchen had been writing a memorial to impeach Cao Bin. When he heard that the imperial envoy had arrived, he immediately became happy and hurriedly went to Tong Guandao:
"Master Tong, the imperial court's decree has finally arrived. Cao Bin should be punished."
"I think the Zhong Shiheng army under his command is very capable, and he can be entrusted with important responsibilities when the time comes."
"We can just use this person to make meritorious deeds!"
Tong Guan gave him a strange look and nodded noncommittally.
I hope his jaw will not drop when he hears the contents of the imperial edict.
Sure enough, when he heard that the court allowed Cao Bin to act expediently and without restraint, and conferred the title of third-grade royal title on the principal wife, Gong Liangchen was filled with jealousy and hatred.
Even though he had wasted all his words, he still got such a heavy reward.
It should be that his memorial has not yet been sent to the court.
This was all he could do to comfort himself.
After that, Gong Liangchen no longer jumped up and down, but silently followed Yan Yanjun to Lingzhou, planning to slowly look for opportunities.
But he didn't know that Cao Bin and Tong Guan had already made clear arrangements for him...
Now Cao Bin's army has surged to 70,000 to 80,000 people, which can be described as huge.
He had received military reports. Except for the Tibetan friendly troops who were blocked outside Tiandu Mountain, the rest of the Yang family and Zhang Shanfu had already met outside Lingzhou City to confront the Xixia people.
Lingzhou is the gateway to the capital of Xixia. They have no retreat and must fight a tough battle...
