When Chen Jue rushed to the rear camp in a hurry, Zhou Xingfeng was orderly directing his sergeants to carry bags of military rations, while the Shenwu Army soldiers guarding here just stood by and watched blankly with their weapons in hand. Dare to step forward and stop him.
At first they were very confused and even dissatisfied, but when they heard that it was His Highness King Yan's order, they had no time to react. They had to quickly send someone to report to the coach Chen Jue, while they watched helplessly as their food to satisfy their hunger was eaten. Keep moving and loading cars.
"Zhou Tongjun!" Chen Jue was angry and anxious in his heart, and he hurried forward with an evil look on his face.
Seeing Zhou Xingfeng with a cold face, wearing armor and holding a sword, with a murderous look, Chen Jue calmed down and said with a stiff smile: "Zhou Tongjun, what do you mean?"
After Zhou Xingfeng bowed his hands in a formal manner, he was not as polite as before, but replied in a cold tone: "Your Majesty, the general has come to move away grain and grass under the military order of His Highness King Yan. Recently, I have controlled cranes." The army has left the city many times to attack, and the food reserves have been very expensive, and there is not much left!"
Chen Jue was not happy when he heard this, and asked in a low voice: "What do you mean, Your Highness? You control the crane army to eat food, but our Northern Expedition army will not eat food? Now that the army is trapped in the enemy's country, it is a time when people's hearts are unstable. If it causes the sergeants to mutiny , are you worthy of this responsibility? Zhou Tongjun, I have to remind you that you have just arrived in our court not long ago, so you must be more cautious in dealing with things, and do not be taken advantage of by people with malicious intentions, otherwise in the future-"
"Otherwise what? The general is just following orders." These slightly threatening words seemed to have no effect on Zhou Xingfeng.
Seeing this, Chen Jue couldn't help but said angrily: "Where does His Highness, King Yan, have the power to dare to touch the food and grass of my Northern Expedition army?"
"Your Majesty, I will be bold enough to ask, where do these grains and grasses come from?"
Chen Jue was immediately confused and replied: "Of course it was sent by the imperial court..."
week Come on! The grain and grass in front of you are all allocated by the imperial court to the officers and soldiers of King Yan, so they are naturally under the control of His Highness King Yan. I would like to ask, Ambassador, does your Highness have the authority to use these grains and grass?"
"This..." Zhou Xingfeng's hidden words left Chen Jue speechless. What he said was indeed true. Most of the food and supplies of the Northern Expedition army had been burned completely under Xuzhou City. If it weren't for the sufficient food and grass brought by King Yan Li Hongji, Chen Jue's army might have starved to death long ago and the soldiers would have been dispersed. , where did the current situation come from?
But Chen Jue still couldn't believe his eyes. No matter how secretly he fought with Li Hongji in the past few days, he never thought that Li Hongji would dare to order to cut off the food and grass of the Northern Expedition army.
Regardless of whether it is the Controlling Crane Army or the Shenwu Army, they are all soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty. Li Hongji has done so brilliantly. If it causes unrest, doesn't it give Chen Jue the opportunity to join him? For the prince who wants to compete for the position of heir apparent, this kind of reckless move is really unwise!
Seeing that the granary would soon be emptied, Chen Jue couldn't help but feel a little panicked. He was in an enemy country at this time, and mutiny in the army was not a trivial matter. Li Hongji was young and energetic, and it was inevitable to act impulsively. Now he dared to order the removal of grain and grass. Maybe it was really forceful. He was anxious, and he had already thought of fighting to the death, so he really had to decide whether Chen Jue could go back...
So he couldn't help but swallowed, deliberately softened his tone, and said meaningfully: "Zhou Tongjun, the truth is that I am not questioning His Highness's military order, but I need to think twice about this matter! Once the army runs out of food, the morale of the army will be unstable, and there will be chaos! Your Majesty will be in chaos in the future. If the blame is laid, His Highness King Yan is His Majesty's biological son after all, so he may be exempted from the blame, but Zhou Tongjun may not be able to bear the blame! The truth is that he is just worried about Zhou Tongjun..."
"Oh, I'll thank you later!"
Zhou Xingfeng seemed extremely impatient. After seeing his sergeants loading all the food and grass into the cart, he immediately got on his horse and was about to lead the army away.
"Wait!"
Chen Jue only felt a tightness in his chest, and was angry that the Shenwu soldiers around him were unmoved. He grabbed Zhou Xingfeng's reins without losing his temper, his eyes showed fierceness, and he whispered in a low voice: "Does Zhou Tongjun really want to go his own way? Does Your Highness think that this action will allow me to hand over the military power? Once the sergeants in the camp learn that His Highness ordered the food to be cut off, they will definitely be angry with Your Highness. What consequences will this have? This matter is of great importance, isn't Your Highness worried? .....”
Zhou Xingfeng always had a disapproving attitude and smiled indifferently: "The Prime Minister is a rough guy and can't understand what the Prime Minister means. If the Prime Minister has any objections, he can go and talk to His Highness himself. Why bother to embarrass the Prime Minister?"
Then he did not forget to murmur: "But His Highness is busy with official duties at the moment. Someone is coming from the south today. At this time, His Highness is summoning all the generals to receive him..."
"People coming from the south? Why hasn't the truth been reported?"
At the same time of doubt, Chen Jue felt excited. Could it be that the imperial court finally sent someone to convey the decree? When you see a dilemma, you must see the solution immediately.
But while he was excited, Chen Jue had another thought. Since the emperor ordered people to come to convey the decree, it stands to reason that Li Hongji should not act like this in front of the angel. Isn't this true? If the emperor ordered the continuation of the Northern Expedition, Li Hongji should proudly come to deliver the order! Could it be that the emperor ordered the class to be reorganized, and Li Hongji made such a desperate move out of helplessness, taking advantage of himself to pretend to be ill...
right! That must be the case! King Yan, King Yan, you are too young after all. Since you have jumped over the wall in a hurry, you just let the truth take control! The only fault is that Zhou Xingfeng, your man, is too loose with his mouth...
Chen Jue couldn't help but feel excited, but at the same time he began to worry about Zhou Xingfeng in front of him, fearing that he would stop him, and said anxiously: "Zhou Tongjun, since the angel has arrived, as the commander-in-chief of the Northern Expedition, I should go to the camp to meet you. !”
A glimmer of light suddenly flashed in Zhou Xingfeng's eyes, and then he frowned and said: "Mr. Prime Minister, haven't you been seriously ill for many days? His Highness also specifically asked the general to make the Prime Minister rest well and recuperate, and there is no need to go specially... "
Chen Jue smiled contemptuously, puffed up his chest and said loudly: "When the angel comes, I must be blessed by the emperor's grace! I feel relaxed all over, and I have recovered! What? Doesn't Zhou Tongjun believe it?"
Before he finished speaking, Chen Jue had already thought of a countermeasure. If Zhou Xingfeng really dared to stop him, he would not be afraid to show his face. Now that the imperial court is here, the bigger the noise, the better. In this way, Li Hongji will suffer even more. .
Seeing Chen Jue's determined face at this time, Zhou Xingfeng immediately made a helpless look, shook his head and sighed: "Alas! How dare you stop the envoy from driving? Since the envoy is determined to go, it will be escorted by the last general -"
"No need!" Chen Jue took a step back warily, then pointed at the dozen or so soldiers behind him, and said disdainfully: "Now Pi City is not an enemy camp, and there are generals from our Northern Expedition Army in His Highness's camp, so why bother?" Zhou Tong's army escorts? The truth is that I have personal soldiers accompanying me to escort me!"
Then he did not forget to add: "By the way, Zhou Tongjun, since you came here under orders, and now that all the food and grass are loaded into the truck, then move out quickly! After all, it is His Highness's order!"
"Green Gourd Sword Fairy"
Seeing Chen Jue and his entourage about to leave in a hurry, Zhou Xingfeng raised his hands and shouted: "Thank you very much, Prime Minister!"
