The Forbidden Army, totaling 100,000 men, marched out of the city, but they did not attack immediately to meet the enemy. Instead, they camped in the fields under Li Yuan's command. At this time, it was freezing cold, and the soldiers were puzzled. But when they saw Li Yuan's expression changed, but he never dared to say anything.
Because since Marshal Li left the city, his face has been gloomy for some reason, darker than the clouds in the sky, and he looks like he is about to burst out of unhappiness. The soldiers didn't know why the generalissimo was worried, but since the generalissimo was like this and shared the joys and sorrows with them, why bother asking for trouble.
After camping, Li Yuan did not even summon the generals to discuss matters according to the custom of marching, but hid in the commander's tent and did not come out.
The soldiers seemed to be enveloped by low pressure. Li Yuan's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot, and everyone had to speak and walk carefully. Although the battalion commander made the generals above know everything and knew Li Yuan's next plan, no one dared to say a word to reveal the secret. They were all gearing up and waiting for the military order from the generalissimo.
Late at night, suddenly people in the Forbidden Army camp roared and neighed. The loud noise lasted for half an hour before it fell silent. Li Yuan listened to the sounds outside the tent, but drank silently in the commander's tent the whole time. Fu Hong, the commander of the Xiongwu Army, sat down and looked at him quietly. From time to time, he poured wine for him when Li Yuan signaled. When Li Yuan saw Li Yuan, he had a glass. Drinking one cup after another, but not daring to persuade.
The tent door was opened, and the cold wind blew sparks from the bonfire in the fire pit, and the candlelight was almost extinguished. Li Yuan looked up and saw a figure with his head lowered and being pushed in from the tent entrance. It was Hu Ze, the governor of Hezhou.
"We're finally here, Governor Hu. Come and have a drink with me." Li Yuan looked drunk and squinted, waving gently to Hu Ze.
"General, Grand Marshal...Xiaguan...Xiaguan..." Hu Ze cried with a sad face. It was obvious that the movement in the camp just now caught him off guard and made him frightened.
Li Yuan's eyes suddenly turned sharp and he said coldly: "Huh?"
Hu Ze cupped his hands and said in a trembling voice: "Generalissimo, I dare to ask, why did you summon me and all the 10,000 defenders of the state to the camp, and disarm all of them to take care of me? If the subordinate is at fault, the marshal will punish him. Please don’t embarrass the brothers under the command of Xianguan. They defend the city day and night for the imperial court. They have no merit but hard work——"
"Then tell me what mistake you made?" Li Yuan frowned.
"This... that..." Hu Ze faltered, raising his head to meet the murderous look in Li Yuan's eyes, while Fu Hong next to him had already stood up and raised his sword, and he suddenly realized.
"You traitor and traitor, why are you so hesitant? I'm keeping you alive here just to let you have something to say," Fu Hong yelled first.
Hu Ze sighed softly and smiled wryly at himself. Then he stopped pretending and stood up straight, as if he had a different face. He said coldly and stubbornly: "My ten thousand brothers have nothing to do with this matter. I forced it." They did it, I was the mastermind, they were forced to do it.”
Li Yuan said coldly: "You are about to die, and you are still showing so-called brotherly loyalty in front of me? It is really ridiculous."
Hu Zedan said firmly: "Is it ridiculous? I think you are even more ridiculous."
"Bold!" Seeing that this guy dared to tease Li Yuan in turn, Fu Hong said angrily.
"Back off!" Li Yuan immediately stopped Fu Hong, then slowly put down the wine cup in his hand, frowned and continued to Hu Ze: "Tell me, what is so funny about me?"
Hu Ze was not shy at all, he really stated his point of view. It was nothing more than that Li Yuan had repeatedly made military exploits for the country, but he was always subject to the emperor's fear and restraint. Sooner or later, the cunning rabbit died and the lackey was cooked. The words were also used. It was quite naked, and at the end he said: "Are the generals of the world useless? If this continues, you will end up with your body and head missing. If I were you, I would be so handsome, talented and resourceful, and have a mighty army under my command." , he has already marched eastward to replace him, and will never sacrifice his life for the hypocritical dog emperor of Jinling."
Hu Ze had already clearly investigated Li Yuan's past and thought that his words would definitely arouse Li Yuan's empathy. Unexpectedly, Li Yuan just smiled playfully and said two words: "That's it?"
Fu Hong on the side was furious, and he drew his sword and said, "Generalissimo, this thief Hu Ze has actually said such treacherous and deceptive words. I really can't bear it anymore. For the sake of the country, I must kill this Hu Ze." The rebel troops under his command were all cut into pieces."
Li Yuan was in a state of confusion, and suddenly he felt angry. He picked up the wine cup on the eucalyptus and smashed it against Fu Hong's chest. He cursed angrily: "Did I ask you to take action? Those rebels you mentioned , a total of ten thousand lives, and they are all descendants of Jianghuai under His Majesty's rule! Kill as you say? If Your Majesty is blamed, will you bear the responsibility or will I? How about I give up my position to you? "
Li Yuan is not hypocritical, because the current emperor Li Jing's mind is really unpredictable. There was a secret decree ordering Li Yuan to try his best to protect the 100,000 soldiers of the Zhennan Army who had conspired to rebel. This made Li Yuan Yuan really didn't dare to attack the ten thousand people under Hu Ze's command rashly.
Seeing Li Yuan getting furious, Fu Hong knew he was reckless and his face was splashed with wine, but he didn't dare to wipe it. He hurriedly bent down and said with a mournful face: "Generalissimo, calm down! Generalissimo, calm down! I will realize my mistake! I will just Seeing that this thief was so arrogant, he dared to insult His Majesty and the Generalissimo with words, how could he be tolerated? Then he became murderous... and in the end he only had admiration for the Generalissimo, how could he dare to have other thoughts! "
Li Yuan sighed heavily and said without raising his head, "You go out first and go to the army place to get twenty military sticks."
"The last general...the last general..." Fu Hong said in astonishment.
"What's the matter? Do you think twenty military sticks are not enough?"
Fu Hong bowed his head, not daring to quibble with even a single sentence. He felt regretful and hurriedly explained: "Generalissimo, thirty military sticks don't matter, but how can the generalisal be alone with the thieves in the tent? The general is afraid that he will attack the general." The marshal is unfavorable..."
"Do you think I can't deal with a thief?" Li Yuan coldly grasped the Emperor's Sword with the shining dragon pattern on his waist.
Fu Hong had no choice but to raise his hands and said: "I don't dare, I will go out to receive my punishment now. Marshal, please be careful." Then Fu Hong glared at Hu Ze, who was silent next to him, and then bowed and said With a bow, he stood up with a red face and exited the tent, but he did not dare to go far. Instead, he immediately asked the surrounding guards to summon him to join the army, saying that he would receive the punishment with the military stick outside the generalissimo's tent.
In the handsome tent, Hu Ze quietly took a breathless look at Li Yuan, and saw that Li Yuan was sitting there with a calm face, watching the candlelight dance, without even looking at him.
"You, Li Yuan, are really loyal to the imperial court of Jinling. It's a pity that a rare young hero like you is working for the immoral and false Tang Dynasty. You are really a pearl covered in dust." Hu Ze was the first to break the curtain in the tent with one word. silence.
Li Yuan sneered and said: "What a fake Tang Dynasty. My great ancestor of the Tang Dynasty is the fourth generation grandson of Li Ke, the son of Emperor Xianzong of the Tang Dynasty. I was ordered by Chengtian to restore the country in Jianghuai. How can I say that I am fake?"
Hu Ze raised his head and laughed, then spat and said fiercely: "Bah! Don't you know that the winner is the prince and the loser is the bandit? What kind of fourth-generation grandson is just pretending to use the surname Li! That Xu with the surname of Li Min, Xu Wen's Xu ! If Emperor Taizu hadn’t taken a fancy to him and given him to Xu Wen as a pretender, he, Li Min, would have been a little novice monk with no name and no surname, and his fate was like a piece of grass! How can a person who has successfully changed his surname and forgotten his ancestors be worthy of the destiny? "
"So this is called forgetting one's ancestors by counting classics?" Li Yuan shook his head and said with a smile, "Are you scolding yourself?"
Hu Ze raised his head abruptly, only to see Li Yuan say again: "Are you afraid that your surname is not Hu? Am I right?"
