Warrior in Turbulent Han Dynasty

The winter wind was piercing, and the people of the night restored the peace between the heaven and the earth. Behind a small hillside, Lin Renzhao struck two pieces of flint "smack, slap, slap" for a while, sparks flashed from time to time, but the air was so damp and cold that the dry grass couldn't be ignited.

Suddenly, angrily, he threw the flint to the ground vigorously, raised his head and yelled "Ah..." loudly. Then he pulled out the sword from his waist and swung it across his neck. The cold edge of the sword made him tremble... There was no one around him, no general to rescue him and persuade him, but the sword in his hand did not move for a long time.

There was a faint unwillingness in his heart, so he was very hesitant to use this sword; but how could he get back after being defeated like this?

In this battle, although our own side did not find out the hidden ambush of the enemy on Shipo Mountain, the opponent's general Guo Shao's use of troops was too weird! The matter of the Caishi ferry is of great importance. If Caishi is not rescued, he will attack Lin Renzhao, a partial teacher? What's more, in this battle, the Zhou army is strong and almost invincible, and they can't afford to take risks from the back!

But it turns out that Guo Shao made the right bet, and Huangfu Jixun was so vulnerable that he couldn't put pressure on the quarry ferry at all!

Lin Renzhao felt that he was not wrong, the first one was the king Li Yu, and it was a mistake for him to use Huangfu Jixun as the main general. Then it was another mistake not to stop Huangfu Jixun's fundamentally wrong strategy.

The direct responsibility should be Huangfu Jixun, who is really bad, with more than 40,000 elites in his hand, only a few miles away from the heavy quarry, and he still hesitates to move forward;

And Huangfu Jixun missed all his chances!

After thinking about it, Lin Renzhao realized that he was not responsible for the defeat. Now that he committed suicide, he must take the opportunity to say that he committed suicide in fear of crime! Inexplicably, he takes responsibility for other people's mistakes, and he looks down on Huangfu Jixun from the bottom of his heart. This fact is unbearable.

He made up his mind to go back to Beijing to clarify the facts, and he couldn't die in a corner like this.

It was too cold at night, so he climbed to the hillside to observe it. There was a faint light in the distance, so he brought the horse over and walked in that direction in the dark.

After Lin Renzhao returned to Beijing, the first thing he thought of was Chen Qiao, the assistant governor of Guangzheng Yuan. As long as he told Chen Qiao about the situation on the battlefield, Chen Qiao would definitely understand the details.

But Chen Qiao thanked the guests behind closed doors, did not see Lin Renzhao, did not even say a word, completely treated as someone she did not know. At this moment, the court knew that Lin Renzhao had returned very quickly, and sent eunuchs to easily find him in front of Chen Qiao's residence, and sent an order to the palace to meet His Majesty.

He has nowhere to say his resentment, and he is very angry at people ignoring the facts. Just had the opportunity to go to the hall, so he spoke out to His Majesty and several ministers what was in his heart.

... Lin Renzhao was more reserved when he mentioned the mistakes in employing personnel and the deviation of the campaign strategy. But the face of Li Yu, who was sitting in the upper position, turned green and white for a while, and the courtiers below even accused the king face to face in the hall!

At this time, Li Yu was panicked and irritable. The quarrying battle was fruitless and the losses were heavy. The Southern Tang Kingdom may not be able to recapture the quarrying for a while... This means that the Zhou army will have no pressure at a distance of 120 miles, and will continue to travel south to directly threaten Jiangning!

He was not only panicked by this matter, but also felt that he had no prestige at all. He had just ascended the throne, and now even a general dared to accuse the king like this.

Li Yu did feel a sense of anger from embarrassment, but he still held back! Killing people in anger doesn't help, it makes things worse.

Li Yu said: "You will investigate the battle in detail, and ask the crimes according to the severity! You go home and wait for the court's reply."

Lin Renzhao said goodbye.

Not long after, Li Yu heard that Huangfu Jixun had returned to Beijing and asked for an audience outside the palace, so he announced him into the palace for questioning.

Huangfu Jixun kowtowed at His Royal Highness, weeping bitterly: "I am the general of the army, and Lin Renzhao is my forward, but he doesn't listen to restraint, and spreads his troops on his own. This kind of arrogant warrior thinks that he is better than anyone else, but he is still defeated by others and wiped out by the whole army!"

Li Yu glanced at Chen Qiao and said, "I agreed beforehand that Lin Renzhao could directly take orders from the imperial court, but I didn't expect him to be so unstoppable."

Huangfu Jixun hurriedly said: "This person must have flirted with people in the Zhou court, and he doesn't want to offend the people of Zhou, and use troops carelessly..."

Chen Qiao remained silent all this time, not even defending Lin Renzhao, let alone begging for mercy. Li Yu pondered, maybe Chen Qiao knew it too well, the military general blatantly shifted the responsibility to the monarch, it was too much, and he was not a sensible person; so Chen Qiao recommended Lin Renzhao, but he was no longer willing to intercede for him.

In Li Yu's heart, Chen Qiao is still a minister who knows the general situation and can be an important minister. There is always a reason why his father kept him as a minister of Gu Ming.

At this time, Huangfu Jixun kowtowed pitifully: "I was ordered to accept the order in danger, but I was completely defeated. I know that I have failed His Majesty's trust, and I deserve death..."

Li Yu said nothing.

Huangfu Jixun continued to choke with sobs and said: "But this minister is loyal, and the world can learn from it! Your Majesty sees that the ancestors of the Huangfu family have made great contributions to the country, and the father and brother of this minister died for the country, so forgive this minister's life. The only remaining member of the family is this line..."

When he said this, tears were pouring down like rain, and he was very sad.

Li Yu didn't want to kill Huangfu Jixun. Perhaps this person's ability to lead troops is really much worse than his father and brother, but his loyalty is still more reliable. It is useless, and there is no harm in keeping it.

But Li Yu still said coldly: "The state owns the state law, and the defeat must be punished."

He only talked about punishment, and he has his own discretion. The few ministers present are officials of the two dynasties, so they should understand the meaning of the monarch.

Li Yu left the hall very quickly, depressed, as if there was a big stone pressing down on his heart, making it more and more difficult to breathe.

Unexpectedly, two days later, a piece of news made him fall into panic again!

An eunuch hurried in. Li Yu was still in the bedroom at this time. Seeing the eunuch's flustered expression, he asked, "What happened?"

The eunuch glanced at Zhou Xian who was leaning on the soft bed, and said, "Huangfu Jixun was killed!"

Li Yu frowned and said, "Who killed it?"

The eunuch said: "Your Majesty, I don't know yet... This morning, just as Huangfu Jixun was leaving the carriage, a group of rebel soldiers rushed up and beheaded all his guards, and then hacked Huangfu Jixun to death in the carriage! Huangfu Jixun had dozens of knives and guns in his body, and he was killed at the time. When I went to see the situation, the carriage was covered in blood, and the road was also covered in blood.

Those rebels did not stop after killing Huangfu Jixun, they rushed into his mansion, killed anyone they saw, and almost wiped out Huangfu's family.

Yousi is urgently investigating this matter. The Jiangning Mansion arrested two people on the spot, and the Privy Council also issued a military order to send people to the barracks to ask the general to hand over the criminal..."

Li Yu was terrified and annoyed when he heard it, "The arrogant soldier can destroy the gate of the general today, but would he dare to rush into the palace tomorrow! Who ordered it?"

The eunuch hurriedly echoed: "Your Majesty, those people are too lawless, we should investigate this matter thoroughly and find out who is behind the scenes!"

"Come on, change clothes!" Li Yu said angrily.

But a moment later, a sense of fear followed, and he suddenly felt a chill down his spine. Before the collapse, he paced back and forth for a few steps, turned his head to look at Zhou Xian and said, "Maybe I shouldn't be deciding this matter for Huangfu Jixun. He was defeated in quarrying, and in some people's eyes he deserved to die. I can't provoke public anger."

Zhou Xian hurriedly sat upright, and said softly: "Your Majesty is very worried."

Li Yu frowned and said: "But Huangfu Jixun is a general of the dynasty. He threw his body on the street without the permission of the court and was killed. If he just sits and does nothing, what is the prestige of the court? Who will listen to my will in the future?"

Zhou Xian had a frowning look, and seemed a little absent-minded, always distracted.

But Li Yu was hesitant and hesitated, "If you go to the barracks to take people, if you don't handle them properly, what should you do if you stir up a mutiny..."

Li Yu's face was cloudy and uncertain, and his chest was sometimes full of anger and sometimes full of fear. After a while, he finally figured it out. At this moment when the country was threatened with destruction, prestige could no longer be taken into account; the most important issue in the country was to guard against rebellion and betrayal.

"Immediately go to the Privy Council to pass the decree, stop further investigation, and behead those who have already been convicted..." Li Yu said, "Huangfu Jixun's defeat should be punished with death, but the crime is not as serious as implicating the whole family! The murderer must be paid for."

The eunuch hurried out with orders.

Li Yu sighed for a long time: "Now that I am troubled internally and externally, I really don't know what to do."

Zhou Xiandao: "The concubine also wants to share the worries of the king, but even the king is helpless with state affairs, and the concubine, a weak woman, can't do anything."

Li Yu suddenly raised his head and laughed, his face almost distorted: "Does Ehuang secretly think I'm ridiculous?"

Zhou Xian hurriedly said: "The ministers and concubines dare not, why did the king say that?"

Li Yu said: "Then Guo Blacksmith succeeds in using soldiers like a god every time. You thought I was not his opponent in the early morning, and everything I did was in vain, so I was indifferent to the affairs of the country?"

Zhou Xian shook his head vigorously: "I don't think so, why does the king think of me like this? I'm very confused, I don't know what to do..."

Li Yu's eyes stayed on her face for a while, and soon his attention was not on her, and he sighed, "I really feel exhausted physically and mentally."

The two of them sat there thinking about their own affairs, and after a long time, the eunuch who delivered the decree came back to report. Li Yu also ordered the eunuch to arrange to summon a few close courtiers... Those who ordered the rioters to kill the general's family, Li Yu didn't want to tear their face with them immediately, but he wanted to find out who they were.

Even if you know, there is still a chance to settle accounts in the future? Li Yu choked back his anger, and suddenly thought of Lin Renzhao, who really deserved to die.

"Pass down the decree, put Lin Renzhao under surveillance and release him!"

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(I'm really sorry everyone, I will definitely resume normal updates next month.)

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