Zhu Biao looked at them without saying a word, and the atmosphere in the tent became more and more depressed. Lan Yu secretly cursed Hua Gao in her heart. A nephew died when he died, and he was not his son. Now I have to bear the burden of making His Highness dissatisfied!
Zhu Biao kept thinking. This was not just a problem for the nephew of Marquis Guangde. Chang Xie was trying to test his bottom line. They wanted to know how much Zhu Biao valued them.
In this situation, the only thing is not to pursue Guangdehou. As for Hua'an, it is no longer the focus.
If Marquis Guangde is severely punished, it is undoubtedly a clear sign of not giving face to the Chang clan. Chang Yuchun may not have any objections, but others may not. The friendship between the same clan in the military may not be good, but when in danger, they will Always there to help.
A war is imminent, and this battle is crucial to Zhu Biao, but if Marquis Guangde is not severely punished, these people will be bolder, and a group of privileged classes will soon appear in the army.
Zhu Biao squinted his eyes, constantly weighing the pros and cons in his mind. One hundred thousand of the 200,000-strong army were regular troops, and half of the twelve marquis who accompanied the army were also regular troops. One move could affect the whole body, and it was necessary to do so. Think carefully!
At this moment, Quan Xu came in and reported: "General, Duke Cao wants to see you."
Zhu Biao’s eyes must have said: “Please come in!”
After a while, Li Wenzhong led Zhu Di in. After saluting Zhu Biao, he said: "The army has been gone for more than half a month, and something like this happened today. Why not set up camp early tonight and let the soldiers Take a break.
Zhu Biao nodded with a smile and said, "Okay, Lan Yu, go and inform King Kaiping that we are going to entertain all the generals at a banquet tonight!"
After Lan Yu accepted the promise, she raised her head and glanced at Zhu Biao, who looked at ease, but felt a little confused in her heart. Calling Chang Yuchun King of Kaiping was undoubtedly expressing dissatisfaction, but she also wanted to hold a banquet. Could it be the Hongmen Banquet?
After Lan Yu retreated, the smile on Zhu Biao's face was suddenly broken. His face was calm but his brows were furrowed. The three people below him were his most trusted people, so he was too lazy to hide it.
Mu Ying also had a bad look on her face and said: "What on earth is Chang Shuai thinking? His daughter is about to marry into the East Palace. He doesn't want to maintain the majesty of His Highness, but actually allows his subordinates to violate military discipline!"
Zhu Di also gritted his teeth. He had just learned something from his cousin Li Wenzhong, so he didn't even look at Lan Yu when he came in. Zhu Di clasped his fists and said, "Brother, just kill him! Shuntian Mansion still has a hundred thousand troops left by Uncle Xu. , plus the strength of Li Wenzhong and Mu Ying, who are two brothers, I don’t believe that without his Chang Department, we would not be able to recover the half-broken Yanyun Sixteenth Prefecture!"
Li Wenzhong laughed and said: "Don't be angry, it's easy to mess up and make people laugh! As the fourth prince said, we still have an absolute advantage. The life and death of Marquis Guangde depends on the general's thoughts.
Li Wenzhong paused for a moment and then said: "I checked just now. Chang Shuai found out about it later, but as the leader of the Chang Clan, he couldn't send Marquis Guangde to die, so he could only bear this responsibility. Something happened."
Zhu Biao was thinking a lot, and then he remembered what his father said when he sent Quan Xu here. Chang Yuchun was naturally loyal to him, but he also had his own position. As a military giant, he naturally wanted to protect his subordinates. Generals, otherwise how can they convince the public?
Now it is the butt that determines the head. If Chang Yuchun does not show any intention to protect Marquis Guangde, then the generals below will fall to others. How useful can Chang Yuchun, who has lost his power, be to Zhu Biao?
Therefore, no matter how he thinks about it, the choice Chang Yuchun makes now is not wrong. What's more, by sending Lan Yu here, it means that he will comply with all Zhu Biao's decisions.
But his official attitude is that he will definitely protect Marquis Guangde. In fact, as long as he masters this point, whether he wants to kill Marquis Guangde Liwei, turn a blind eye and let Marquis Guangde go, or show his support to Chang Xi There are pros and cons to expressing intimacy.
This is also a good opportunity. Being able to see clearly the small camps of the generals under his command will be beneficial to future layout.
Especially now that the 100,000 troops from Shuntian Mansion have not come in, it would be best to find out the details of the army.
Zhu Biao suddenly asked: "What is Uncle Chengyi doing?"
Quan Xu, who was on the side, stepped forward and replied: "Uncle Chengyi handles rear army and food and baggage affairs on the carriage every day."
Zhu Biao nodded. No wonder Liu Bowen only became a sincere uncle with his achievements. He was too wise to protect himself. He was a bit like Jia Xu during the Three Kingdoms period. He had great talents but no desire to be a high-ranking official!
Zhu Biao shook his head and there was no need to invite him. Since he didn't want to participate, why force him.
Zhu Biao closed his eyes and thought for a while and said: "Then go down and prepare the dinner, and keep an eye on that Guangde Marquis and that Hua'an!
The people below looked at each other and knew that Zhu Biao had made up his mind. It seemed that Marquis Guangde was going to be dragged to death by his nephew.
Everyone else agreed and left, only Liu Jin and Zhu Di stayed. Since Zhu Biao had made up his mind, he naturally had nothing to worry about. He waved Zhu Di to sit down and asked, "I've been looking at the food and grass for half a month. How does it feel?"
Zhu Di said with a look of pain on his face: "The grain and grass are used up too fast. I originally thought that there would be no problem with so much grain and grass in Shuntian Mansion, but when it comes time to bury the pots to make rice, there are dozens of carts of grain and grass." It’s gone, it’s heartbreaking to see.”
Zhu Biao looked at Zhu Di who was heartbroken and said: "You know how important food and grass are! There is so much food and grass, I feel bad for it, but it is not enough to starve the soldiers. If they don't have enough to eat, something will happen, so they can't be deducted."
Zhu Di nodded: "I feel that more people should be sent to guard the food and grass on the battlefield!"
Zhu Biao said: "If you think about it this way, you have not kept the food and grass for so many days in vain. Since ancient times, there have been many wars that were defeated because the food and grass were robbed or burned.
While the two brothers were talking, another announcement came from outside. It turned out that the village elder had finished crying, so he came to thank Zhu Biao.
Zhu Biao comforted the tearful village elder in a soft voice, asked someone to prepare some finances, and entrusted the village elder to let the deceased bury him in peace.
The village elder who was originally very grateful said: "Sanhu naturally wants to enter the ancestral grave of my family, but his wife has lost her virginity, so she must not enter the ancestral grave and disturb the feng shui of my family!"
Zhu Biao squinted his eyes and glanced at the village elder who was speaking righteously. Without saying anything, he asked someone to hand over the restrained bodies of the three tigers to the village elder and send them away from the camp.
After they left, Zhu Di said with some discomfort: "She didn't mean it, why not let the husband and wife be buried together!"
Zhu Biao shook his head and said: "The villagers are ignorant. Even if our bank sends people to bury the couple together, they will inevitably be dug up after we leave. Why bother?"
Zhu Biao told the people on the side: "Go and ask the people from the rear army to make a coffin."
Naturally, there were craftsmen who accompanied the army, and they built a beautiful and strong coffin before setting up camp.
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