"Hmph, Li Shiji, you bastard!"
In the temporary commander's house in Mengjin City, Li Yuanji dropped the tea cup in his hand to the ground angrily, and became furious to the heaven and earth.
In the Marshal's Mansion, Li Yuanji's confidant Li Linfu, as well as generals Zhang Jun and Liu Guangshi stood aside tremblingly, looking at Li Yuanji who was now as crazy as a brute, not daring to say a word for fear of offending the devil.
Li Yuanji roared angrily for about a quarter of an hour, seemed to calm down a little, and sat down slowly. The three of them breathed a sigh of relief and slowly sat down.
After a long silence, Li Yuanji slowly opened his eyes that were flashing with horrifying murderous intent, and said coldly: "Li Linfu, you are Gu's most trusted adviser. Before entering the city just now, you were the one who told me to find some beauties to serve me after entering the city. My king, I never thought that Li Shiji would bully me like this and kill the soldiers sent by my king to look for beauty without authorization. What do you think I should do?"
Li Linfu secretly complained when he heard this. Before entering the city, he told Li Yuanji that he would find a beautiful woman to accompany him after entering the city, but what he meant was to let Li Yuanji steal one or two back quietly and reward them with some silver coins afterward. Who would have thought that these soldiers were so courageous that they made the whole city angry and resentful? It would be strange if Li Shiji didn't kill them!
Seeing that Li Linfu didn't speak, Li Yuanji couldn't help but became furious. He slammed the table and shouted angrily: "Raise an army for a thousand days and use it for a moment. Li Linfu, I have treated you with so much kindness. How come now that I want to use you, you have become Mute?"
Li Linfu hurriedly stood up and knelt on the ground, his hands trembling uncontrollably, "King Qi calmed down, it's not because he is incompetent. This matter is really too difficult. Li Shiji is the general of the dynasty, Cao Guogong, with a high position, and there is nothing he can do easily." ah!"
Li Yuanji said angrily: "In this Eastern Expedition, I am the commander-in-chief, and Li Shiji is the deputy commander-in-chief. Am I still not allowed to kill him?"
Hearing this, Li Linfu hurriedly waved his hands to dissuade him and said: "Your Highness, you must not do it! Although Your Highness is the commander-in-chief, he does not have the authority to execute Li Shiji. Even if he is guilty, you can only hand him over to Your Majesty. What's more, there are 30,000 soldiers in the army. Half of them are soldiers and horses brought by Li Shiji from Liyang. If His Highness really wants to kill Li Shiji, it will definitely lead to the division of the army and affect the Tang Army's Eastern Expedition!"
Li Yuanji gritted his teeth bitterly and said, "Is it possible for Gu to bear this resentment? But this guy clearly has a hard time getting along with Gu and makes everything difficult for Gu."
"It's not that Li Shiji meant to embarrass you, it's actually that what you did is taboo in the military."
Li Linfu secretly complained in his heart, but Li Yuanji was his hope for prosperity and wealth in this life, so he could only say these words in his heart, while still pretending to be indignant on the surface.
"His Royal Highness King Qi is saying that this Li Shiji is really ungrateful. However, His Highness King Qi, you have a lot of people, so don't argue with this kind of person!"
"no!"
Li Yuanji said categorically: "Without this Li Shiji, I haven't had a good day. Ever since I joined forces with this Li Shiji, I haven't had a good night's sleep. No matter what, you have to find a way to get him." Go away."
Zhang Jun suggested: "It is better to forge Li Shiji's letters about his liaison with the Sui army, jail him for collaborating with the enemy, and escort him back to Chang'an!"
Li Linfu shook his head and said decisively: "It's impossible, it's impossible. If Li Shiji is imprisoned, his troops will have no one to control them, and they can easily change. Secondly, your Majesty is wise and powerful. Such unfounded things will definitely not be hidden from him, and they will definitely happen in the future." Ask His Highness, King Qi, to question him."
Li Yuanji said dissatisfied: "This won't work, and that won't work. Are you going to let me suffer here? If you can't think of a way today, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
Li Linfu rolled his eyes and suddenly said with a sinister smile: "Don't be upset, Your Highness, I have a plan to take away Li Shiji."
Li Yuanji was overjoyed when he heard this and immediately asked: "What's this clever plan? Come quickly!"
Li Linfu raised his hand and said: "Although His Highness has no power to hold Li Shiji accountable and imprisoned, he can use his position to transfer Li Shiji away! Wei Chen suggested that Your Highness could use an excuse to let Li Shiji go to Hanoi County to supervise the grain. Then it was not His Highness Meng Jin who said so. Does it count?”
Liu Guangshi frowned when he heard this and said, "What if Li Shiji refuses to go?"
Li Linfu raised a sneer at the corner of his mouth, "Military law is ruthless, and orders are given! Didn't Li Shiji just use these words to execute His Highness's soldiers today? Hehe, if he doesn't go, he will be slapping himself in the face. Don't worry, he will go. undoubtedly!"
Li Yuanji laughed loudly when he heard this and said: "Okay, just do as Lin Fu said. Come on, hurry up and call Li Shiji!"
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Half an hour later, Li Shiji led hundreds of soldiers out of Mengjin City Gate at lightning speed and headed straight for the Yellow River Ferry.
Guo Xiaoke said angrily: "General, Li Yuanji has made it clear that he wants to support you so that he can bully good people in the city unscrupulously. How can you accept the order?"
Li Shiji reined in his horse and sighed helplessly: "Military law is merciless and orders are given! He, Li Yuanji, is my commander-in-chief. If I disobey orders, he will immediately expel me from the military camp for disobeying orders and disobeying military orders." . No matter what, I can't stay in Mengjin today, so I might as well take the order and leave. At least I am still the deputy commander of the army. I hope that Li Yuanji will still have some scruples in his actions!"
Guo Xiaoke was still resentful and said: "General, why don't you report to His Majesty, tell him what King Qi has done in recent days, and ask His Majesty to transfer King Qi!"
Li Shiji shook his head, "What can I do if I report to Your Majesty? After all, King Qi is the emperor's biological son. The most he can do is punish him with an edict. It is absolutely impossible to transfer him. It is most likely that I will be transferred."
Guo Xiaoke said in surprise: "Why is His Majesty the Emperor so indifferent to right from wrong?"
Li Shiji smiled bitterly, "Look at the leading generals of the Tang army, Chai Shao, Li Keyong, Li Xiaogong, as well as Li Shimin and Li Yuanji, they are either his sons and sons-in-law or their clansmen. My Li Shiji, whose real surname is Xu, although I was given the surname Li , but after all, it is not his Li family, the emperor will not trust me to lead the army alone."
Guo Xiaoke sighed, and suddenly stepped forward and lowered his voice and said: "General, Li and Tang employ nepotism. To be honest, I am not optimistic about such a regime. Why don't we defect to the Sui Dynasty? Old acquaintances such as Qin Qiong and Luo Shixin are all As generals in the Sui Dynasty, they also looked after each other."
Li Shiji was shocked when he heard this. He pondered for a long time and said: "No, the war between the Sui and Tang Dynasties is about to begin. If I rebel against the Tang Dynasty and surrender to the Sui Dynasty at this time, what is the difference between me and a villain seeking glory? For now, let's do our best to finish this war." Let’s wait until this battle is over to discuss the rest.”
