In the Chongyuan Hall, things slowly became quiet. Regardless of whether they were drunk or not, Yu Qing's Wenwu subconsciously turned his gaze to the direction of the quarrel. Zhang Dejun's forehead was covered with fine sweat. He quickly came back to reply and reported in a low voice: "It was the two generals Sun Li and Wang Yansheng who were arguing about the merits of the Southern Expedition and there was some verbal conflict!"
"Oh?" Liu Chengyou responded softly and cast his gaze again.
The two protagonists who had committed the crime had already been pulled away. Their official robes were a bit messy. There was only a verbal conflict. Both of them were drunk, but they were not completely unconscious. They knelt down in the hall and bowed their heads.
"What are you doing?" Liu Chengyou's eyes showed almost no change. He waved his sleeves, pointed at the two of them, and laughed at the ministers: "These two people drank so much that the fine wine in the palace made them forget their feelings. Everyone. Don’t worry, sir, continue..."
After the emperor finished speaking, there was a banquet in the palace. Music was played again, singing and dancing resumed. As for Sun Li and Wang Yansheng, they were led out of the palace by the chamberlain to sober up. The atmosphere in the hall was still the same, but the episode just now still had a great impact. When the ministers were socializing, the topics of discussion would unconsciously focus on Sun and Wang.
Two generals of the Forbidden Army, one was an old general of the Emperor, and the other was promoted and trusted as a confidant even though he was not an old man. Now, the two "imperial parties" had a conflict, and it was in the Chongyuan Hall.
Liu Chengyou was smiling, and his fists clenched under the dragon robe. Beside him, Dafu noticed and put his hand on the back of Liu Chengyou's hand: "Your Majesty!"
"It doesn't matter!" Liu Chengyou's face quickly returned to a warm expression and said, "How can I care about this?"
The Chongyuan night banquet lasted for nearly two hours, and just after it was over, the civil and military personnel came out of the palace and returned to the mansion in small groups, supporting and talking with each other.
Li Chongjin and Wang Yansheng came together. After the experience of Nan Zheng, the two people had some congenial ideas and matched their tempers. Standing in front of the palace gate, Li Chongjin said to Wang Yansheng: "Brother Wang, in the palace just now, your behavior was really inappropriate. It is a small matter to be against Sun Li, but it is a big deal if it makes His Majesty angry!"
Wang Yansheng had obviously sobered up a lot from his drink. The two of them walked slowly, followed by servant Ding Buqu. At this time, after listening to Li Chongjin's words, he responded: "I was just angry for a moment!"
As he spoke, his expression became angry again: "That Sun Li was fortunate enough to be promoted to the commander-in-chief of the army by relying on your majesty's old ministers. In terms of martial arts, he can capture someone with one hand. How dare he compete with me? In terms of length and breadth, how can we accept it?"
Seeing this, Li Chongjin said helplessly: "That shouldn't happen in the palace, for fear that your Majesty will be punished!"
"So what, left and right, it won't be easy for him to be Sun Li!" Wang Yansheng waved his hands and said indifferently.
But looking at his face, he looked unhappy. He burped and let out the unpleasant smell of alcohol. Wang Yansheng said in a depressed tone: "In this expedition to the Huaihe River, you and I will fight hard. In terms of military merit, the one who ranks higher than me is How many people are there? Most of them have been promoted to lieutenant generals in the army, and many have been promoted to two or three levels in a row!
For you and me, what's the use of just a small reward and a defensive envoy? Then Sun Li succeeded in destroying the city and was promoted to the first rank! How unfair! "
Hearing what Wang Yansheng said, Li Chongjin felt the same way, but when he heard his nonsense, he quickly stopped him. Probably because Guo Wei often called him to his side and gave him advice, Li Chongjin still knew a little bit about the importance. He hesitated and said: "The court may have other considerations!"
"Those civil servants in the court who play with swords and pens have always despised me and other warriors. Do you think there is someone behind the scenes who is plotting against us and taking away my merits?" Wang Yansheng suddenly asked.
In response, Li Chongjin shook his head. If what he said was true, he should be targeting all generals.
But seeing that Wang Yansheng was so angry that he even made random suspicions, Li Chongjin said to him: "Brother Wang, it's already late, so you should return to the palace early to rest. Tomorrow, it's best to go to the palace and apologize to His Majesty!"
"Farewell!"
After being helped by Bu Qu to mount his horse, Wang Yansheng swayed slightly, still cursing and complaining. Passing through several lanes, passing by the gate of a mansion, I looked sideways and saw the Wei mansion.
After looking at it carefully for a few times, Wang Yansheng found something familiar, and asked, "Is this the residence of Wei Renpu, Minister of War?"
The servant holding the horse hurriedly reported: "It's the residence of Mr. Wei! When the prime minister celebrated his birthday, he came to congratulate him!"
At this time, Wang Yansheng seemed to be drunk again, rushing straight to the top of his head. His mind was hot and he ordered: "Go and call them, I want to ask him for an explanation!"
The servant came to the door in response to the order and knocked the ring. Wang Yansheng followed him, opened him up, raised his fist, and smashed the door directly. The banging sound was very obvious in this quiet neighborhood.
In the mansion, Wei Renpu had not long returned from the palace and was not about to rest. Sitting on the couch in the back house, his wife, Mrs. Li, brought a basin of hot water and was washing his feet herself.
The husband and wife always treated each other with respect, and while they were talking about each other, they heard the servant coming to report, and Wang Yansheng burst into the door. According to the servant's description, Wang Yansheng was strong and domineering, and went straight to the middle gate to see Wei Renpu. The first Chinese website
Hearing this, Wei Renpu couldn't help but shake his head: "This Wang Yansheng!"
"Husband!" Mrs. Li looked at Wei Renpu worriedly.
"It's okay! You can rest first and I'll go meet this 'Wang Jian'er'"
The main hall of the Wei Mansion is simply and elegantly decorated, with no luxury at all, except for a famous painting gifted by the emperor hanging on the wall. Wang Yansheng was lying slumped behind a table, looking sleepy. When Wei Renpu came to the court, he saw this scene.
"General Wang came to visit me at night, do you have any advice?" Wei Renpu asked.
Hearing the sound, Wang Yansheng opened his misty eyes and looked at Wei Renpu. He suddenly became energetic and stood up without any courtesy. He said to Wei Renpu, "Why don't you ask for advice? I have something that makes me feel upset and confused. I want to ask the Duke." Last question!”
Wei Renpu looked normal and asked: "General, please speak!"
Wang Yansheng, a thousand-year-old man, grabbed Wei Renpu's hand, stared, and asked, "Does Prime Minister Wei know the merits of this southern expedition?"
Wei Renpu nodded.
Wang Yansheng smiled, pointed at him, and said, "Then tell me, general!"
Wei Renpu also smiled slightly, and spoke calmly: "The crossing of the Huaihe River was due to the defeat of Xia Cai; the victory at Xia Cai was a great victory, charging and breaking the formation, and the most captured army; the siege of Shouchun was for the defense of the Tang army and the protection of food and grass. "The fall of Shouchun had the effect of destroying the city; chasing the enemy to the north, attacking the city and destroying the stronghold, and killing each other, I will not go into details..."
Seeing Wei Renpu's modesty and hearing his words, Wang Yansheng became even more enthusiastic and said loudly: "Since you, Prime Minister Wei, remember my general's merits so clearly! Then let me ask you, is such merit only worth that little money and silk? Is the duty of adding a mere Chizhou defense envoy unworthy?"
"General, please forgive me. All rewards for meritorious officials have been reviewed by His Majesty in person!" Wei Renpu's eyes remained calm.
"You lied to me!" Wang Yansheng looked like he didn't believe it: "Your Majesty has always been clear about rewards and punishments, how could he cover up my merits? It must be you civil servants who look down on me and treat me as a lowly man and hide my merits, yes or no!" "
"General, your words are serious!" Wei Renpu's face twitched.
Wang Yansheng stared and said: "The Ministry of War is responsible for appraising military merits. Prime Minister Wei is the head of the Ministry of War. He ignored the meritorious officials and improperly assigned meritorious service. After such an omission, don't you have the heart to repent?"
Seeing the arrogance on his face, Wei Renpu raised his hand to him and said, "According to the general's wishes, what should we do?"
Wang Yansheng chuckled and said: "Based on my merits, not to mention the commander-in-chief of the two divisions, I am still qualified to be the commander-in-chief of the army capital! No matter how bad it is, I should have more money, food, silk and silk!"
After hearing what he meant, Wei Renpu nodded in agreement and said, "What the general said is true! I will inform your majesty tomorrow to change the reward!"
"Haha!" Wang Yansheng laughed and patted Wei Renpu on the shoulder: "Mr. Wei really understands justice and understands the truth! I won't disturb you. I will leave first and wait for your good news!"
"General, go slowly!" Wei Renpu remained calm and ordered someone to send him off.
Wang Yansheng was obviously very satisfied with Wei Renpu's performance and walked away contentedly.
"My husband is the prime minister of the dynasty, but Wang Yansheng dares to come to the door. He is so rude. How can we tolerate him?" The steward of the house was full of anger, saying that he was unfair to his lord.
Wei Renpu rubbed his shoulder that was sore from Wang Yansheng's pat, his brows relaxed, and he said calmly: "That's it! Jiujiao Wufu has a grudge, why should I go against his will and argue with him?"
"My husband can report it to His Majesty for impeachment!"
Wei Renpu's eyes flashed and he shook his head: "But there is no need!"
"Could it be that Mr. Xiang really plans to write a letter to claim credit for him?" The steward was a little confused.
Wei Renpu smiled faintly and ordered: "It's late, everyone, go and rest!"
