In the back garden of the Southern Tang Palace at night, Li Jing sat under the fence of the withered jade platform and frowned. Queen Zhong beside her was absent-mindedly looking at the reflection of the lights on the surrounding water, not knowing what she was thinking.
The rosy-faced Shaojian Liu walked gently from outside the pavilion, bowed slightly and reported: "Your Majesty, the Queen, General Zhongwu and Wuping Military Envoy Liu Jiangsheng have been summoned to see you."
Li Jing hurriedly stood up and said seriously: "Call him over."
Liu Shaojian agreed, turned around, walked a few steps outside, and shouted: "Announce Liu Jiangsheng's appearance."
The sound of heavy and orderly footsteps came from outside the pavilion, and one could easily tell that the person coming was most likely from the military. Li Jing straightened her back, looked at her clothes, and smiled on her face. Queen Zhong on the side also retracted her scattered gaze towards the lake and turned her gaze to the screen at the entrance of the pavilion.
But seeing Liu Shaojian's stooped figure appearing on the side of the screen, behind him was Liu Jiangsheng, who was stout and serious in appearance.
"I will meet your majesty and the empress!" Liu Jiangsheng entered the palace to meet the emperor for the first time. He tried his best to control the nervousness in his heart. At this time, he bowed his hands and bowed in greeting, his voice trembling slightly.
Li Jing laughed and stretched out his hand: "Get up and give me a seat."
A chamberlain immediately brought a stool for Liu Jiangsheng to sit down, and then Li Jing waved with a smile: "Liu Jiangsheng, come here and let me take a look."
Liu Jiangsheng hurriedly got up and walked to Li Jing. Li Jing stared at the tall figure in front of him, suddenly reached out and patted Liu Jiangsheng's generous shoulder, nodded and smiled: "Well, not bad! I heard that you are Li Yuan's sworn brother, and You are the same age as him, but I think you are much more mature and stable, even better than Li Yuan! As time goes by, our Tang Dynasty will probably produce another famous general who will shock both the past and present!"
"Your Majesty, you are overly complimentary! I will be frightened!" Although Liu Jiangsheng was dull, how could he not hear the meaning of flattery? Li Yuan's instructions before leaving quickly passed through his mind, and he took a deep breath and replied: " How can the junior general compare with the great governor? The great governor is the unparalleled famous general in our dynasty. The last general is just lucky enough to follow the great governor to kill the enemy. How can an ordinary man's bravery and great merit be worthy of such praise from your majesty?"
Seeing that Li Jing's smile suddenly solidified, Queen Zhong glanced at her calmly, and hurriedly smiled and said: "General Liu, how could your Majesty miss the mark? At the age of twenty-one, how many young masters in Jinling are still living in confusion? , but you have already gone to the battlefield to kill the enemy and made great contributions to the country. Let me tell you, this alone is worth boasting about!"
Li Jing coughed and said with a smile: "What the Queen said is true, it is definitely worthy of praise." Then a bright smile appeared on his face, and he looked at Liu Jiangsheng with admiration in his eyes.
The blazing gaze was a bit strange, and Liu Jiangsheng suddenly felt a little frightened in his heart, and then his face turned red and he said: "Your Majesty and the Empress praised so much, I really don't dare to be the general! This defeat of the Han army is all the work of the governor, the general He just followed the Grand Governor and did his best for the court. I really don’t deserve this praise. If Your Majesty wants to praise you, you should praise the Grand Governor. He is only twenty-one years old, and his ability is much greater than that of the general. too much!"
Li Jing was silent for a moment, and suddenly the clouds on his face cleared up. He held his forehead and laughed and said: "Well, if you can not be complacent and arrogant, and do not take credit for your achievements in reaching the top, you are a loyal person. You are right, Li Yuan is naturally very good. , I have always had high hopes for him.
I have to say that Li Yuan's ability is indeed as you said, it is really impressive. When I asked him to build a festival in Chu, I actually felt uneasy, but the facts proved that I was overly worried. In just a few months, he defeated Dongxi, defeated the Han army, and accomplished extraordinary feats. Li Yuan is worthy of being our contemporary general of the Tang Dynasty. "
Zhong covered her mouth and smiled and said: "No matter how capable Li Yuan is, it is all due to your Majesty's eyesight! Li Yuan came from a mountainous place, and His Majesty, despite his humble age, bestowed generous favors and promoted him many times. Many people even criticized him!" If not for His Majesty's good eyesight, how could Li Yuan be where he is today?"
Li Jing laughed. Although he knew that the queen's words were just flattery, he still felt very comfortable in his heart.
After the laughter stopped, Li Jing adjusted his mind a little, and finally asked in a deep voice: "Liu Jiangsheng, this time you defeated the Han army. This battle was indeed a beautiful one. I will judge your merits and reward you. But I want to ask you tonight Yes, but this is not the case. My King Zheng was in danger in Langzhou City, what on earth happened?"
Liu Jiangsheng swallowed his saliva, and then said with a look of surprise: "Your Majesty, didn't the court receive a personal letter from His Highness Prince Zheng? Alas, His Highness Prince Zheng came to work in the army on orders. It was originally a blessing for everyone to celebrate. It's a shame that the surrendered general Zhou Xingfeng actually had the idea of rebellion after arriving in his hometown of Langzhou. He had the audacity to kidnap His Highness, intending to force the governor to submit...
Fortunately, with the protection of His Majesty, the Governor stayed calm in the face of danger, and was finally safe. His Royal Highness, Prince Zheng, was only frightened and his body was not damaged, but he still needed to rest. The last general came to Beijing this time on the orders of the Grand Governor, firstly to report the victory to the court, and secondly to discuss the matter of escorting His Royal Highness Prince Zheng back to the capital. "
Li Jingshi had received the letter from Prince Zheng and Li Congjia a long time ago. At this time, it was spread open on the golden eucalyptus of Chengxin Hall. The handwriting and seal were indeed from Li Congjia. There is no doubt about this mother, but Langzhou was thousands of miles away based on this. Yao, how can you really believe it if you can't see it with your own eyes? What's more, the shocking incident of "Li Yuan intends to rebel" broke out in the court today. Li Jing was naturally full of doubts about this so-called personal letter from King Zheng.
After hearing Liu Jiangsheng's report with his own ears, Li Jing couldn't help but frown, and the wrinkles on his face trembled, suppressing the strangeness in his heart.
"Langzhou is the seat of Wu Ping's army and the place where the army gathers. As far as I know, Zhou Xingfeng only led five thousand soldiers and horses. How could such a small number of troops make trouble? It's really unbelievable. Li Yuan made me a little disappointed. ." Li Jing said in a deep voice.
"Your Majesty is aware of this! At that time, the Commander-in-Chief had just returned from Dongxi. Our Wuping Army suffered a lot of damage, and we had to deal with the Han Army in the south at the same time. The strength of the troops in Langzhou City was already greatly reduced..."
"Yeah." Li Jing looked a little impatient, but reluctantly responded.
"Your Majesty, this is the memorial that the Grand Governor ordered to bring to you. Your Majesty, please take a look at it!" Liu Jiangsheng took out the memorial from his sleeve.
"Why doesn't Li Yuan come to Beijing in person? Is he afraid of seeing me?" Li Jing said coldly without accepting the memorial.
However, Liu Jiangsheng sighed and said, "Since your Majesty has asked the question, I will tell you straight away. It's not that the Governor doesn't want to come, but that he is injured by an arrow and is bedridden and unable to move."
"Li Yuan is injured?" Li Jing said in surprise, and Zhong on the side also looked at Liu Jiangsheng with his mouth open in surprise.
"Yes, Your Majesty. Originally, the Governor did not want to inform the court of this matter, but because the Governor was ambitious and eager to serve the country, he also wanted to continue to regain the land under Gui Guan for His Majesty, for fear that Your Majesty would worry and stop him. Your Majesty, the Commander's loyalty and bravery are shining brightly. Moon!
But the general did not dare to hide anything in front of the emperor, and he was also afraid that his majesty would misunderstand the governor! This time, the Grand Governor was injured by an arrow and was really unable to move. In desperation, he asked the general to come with a memorial. I hope Your Majesty will not blame the Grand Governor! "Liu Jiangsheng cupped his hands and said solemnly.
Looking at the calm and sincere face in front of him, Li Jing put down his obsession for the time being, his eyes softened slightly, and he frowned and asked: "How was Li Yuan injured? What happened? He was injured while fighting the Han army. What?"
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Liu Jiangsheng said hurriedly: "Your Majesty, the Commander-in-Chief was not injured while fighting the Han army, but was attacked by assassins on his way back to Langzhou. Those dozen assassins were wearing our Tang Dynasty flag armor and mixed in with the army. The governor was hit by an arrow and almost died at the hands of an assassin..."
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