Chapter 1942: Curve to save the country
After taking another sip of wine, Xue Wanche pointed at Fang Jun and said: "Even if the family can't give you more help, don't you still have such a good brother? He has a navy and a right army under his command. Wei, is it not easy to arrange for you guys? After the spring, the Eastern Expedition is about to begin. This may very well be the end of the Tang Dynasty. The biggest war, if you want to risk your life to fight for a future, instead of lying at home waiting for charity from your elders, then pick up your sword and gun, mount your horse, go to the land of Liaodong to fight, and if you die, you will be wrapped in horse leather and killed. If you don't die, that is For the sake of destroying the country, just change your title and get an official position, just wait and see!”
Qin Yingdao poured him a glass of wine and sighed: "Uncle, I don't know. It is Erlang who has been friends with us since childhood, but it is not appropriate for us to do this. Otherwise, if he is from the Youtun Guards or the Royal Navy Among them, they are all Erlang’s buddies, and they are afraid that they will cause criticism..."
Is this more than criticism?
It can literally kill someone!
The army is the emperor's army. You have placed a large number of cronies and buddies in the army, and the whole army is united. But if you want to rebel, wouldn't it be the case that everyone responds to your call?
This is a taboo for military attaches!
Xue Wanche finished two glasses of wine, his face flushed. He nodded and said, "I was negligent. Yingdao was very worried."
Li Siwen on the side sighed: "Although we have the heart to serve the country, we have no way to serve the country. Now we are scattered among the Sixteen Guards. Chu Bi wants to stay in the imperial city. We have no ambitions, but we have to be a soldier." City gate officials, but even the Eastern Expedition is a It is impossible for all the Sixteen Guards to go to Liaodong to conquer Goguryeo during the War of the Kingdom... Our family is unwilling to mobilize connections for us to transfer positions, so we can only watch this unparalleled feat fall into the hands of others, alas!"< br>
"What do you mean by that? The great power of the Tang Dynasty is due to your lofty ambitions! How can there be no way to serve the country? Don't worry, the Royal Navy and Youtun Guards naturally want to avoid suspicion and cannot go. , but don’t you still have me as the Youwu Guard? Let Erlang draft a transfer order at the Ministry of War to transfer all of you to the Youwu Guard, and I’ll just accept it!”
"Does uncle mean what he said?"
"What a joke! I, Xue Wanche, have always made the most promises in his life. He spits out every word and then sticks to it. Once a word is broken, it is hard to follow. How have you ever broken a promise? It is simply unforgivable for you to look down on me like this. Come and come, it's all my fault." I will punish myself with three cups, otherwise I will never give up!”
Qin Yingdao immediately pushed the singer aside, picked up the wine jar, poured himself a full glass, and said, "It's our fault. Uncle, you have a broad mind. My nephew has a drink for you!" After that, he poured the glass into his mouth. He drank the wine in one gulp, then poured two more glasses and drank it down without even frowning.
Xue Wanche was overjoyed: "What a good man! A man must be so clean and neat in everything he does. My uncle will accompany you for three drinks!"
Fang Jun on the side personally poured wine for him, and he drank three glasses of wine in a flash.
Li Siwen also raised his wine glass and said, "I realize my mistake. Tomorrow my nephew will go to Youwuwei to report, and from then on he will hang out with you, uncle!"
"And me! Today I'm uncle, tomorrow I'll be the coach, my nephew will do it first as a courtesy!"
"I would also like to toast my uncle..."
Xue Wanche couldn't help being happy. He loved these happy young people the most. They were both young and energetic, and full of enterprising spirit. He drank three cups on the left and three on the right. He drank more than ten cups in succession. His eyes were dizzy and his mind was spinning. But it became clearer than expected.
"Mom! Are you guys setting a trap for me?"
Xue Wanche stared at the bull's eyes, his anger rising!
Fang Jun wants to avoid suspicion, doesn't he, Xue Wanche, need it?
When it comes to distance and origin, he needs to avoid suspicion more than Fang Jun! Back then, he and His Majesty Li Er fought sword to sword and gun to gun, almost destroying Prince Qin's Mansion. Later, he had no choice but to escape into Zhongnan Mountain. He was also very tough!
He himself has the motive of rebellion, but now he has transferred all these boys to his right guard. What do you want the emperor to think?
Are you trying to win over factions with evil intentions?
Fang Jun hurriedly said: "How can the general speak like this? We brothers admire the bravery of the general and are willing to be driven by you, just to follow you and build a career. How can we dare to have any other thoughts? You are worrying too much. ”
"Fart!"
Xue Wanche was not easy to fool, and said loudly: "With so many of you coming to the Youwu Guard, do you really think that the imperial officials are all blind? These scholars are not successful enough but are easy to fail. If a group rises up and impeaches you, Your Majesty When I get angry, I can’t bear to eat and walk around!”
Fang Jun said categorically: "Absolutely not! Your Majesty has been a saint for eternity, and the candle has shone for thousands of miles. How could you not know that the general's move is to protect my brother's desire to serve the country? Besides, if the general's true intentions are evil, it will be too late to cover up. How can it be so grand? ”
"Eh? That seems to make sense..." Xue Wanche scratched his head.
Qin Yingdao was the most cunning and treacherous, not even half of his father's heroic spirit: "That's right, think about it, even if you have evil intentions, what kind of people are we? Even if those imperial officials tell the truth, Your Majesty also You don’t believe that we will act disobediently, do you? We usually obey your orders, but when it comes to the country, we will never agree... So, uncle, don’t worry.”
Xue Wanche nodded and said: "That's true."
If this group of boys gathered together under Fang Jun, relying on their many years of friendship, they might really have evil intentions. But under his own command, how could he instruct them to rebel? Look at these people standing behind them, Duke Qin Qiong of Yi State, Li Ji, Duke of England, Qu Tutong, Duke of Jiang State, Cheng Yaojin, Duke of Lu State... They are all loyal and unyielding to His Majesty!
Xue Wanche felt it made sense. Besides, his eldest nephews trusted him, looked up to him, and believed that they could be invincible and make great achievements by following him. How could he lose the hearts of his eldest nephews just because of some worries?
Then Xue Laosi’s reputation for righteousness and generosity will be ruined!
"In this case, I will wait for the order from the Ministry of War. I will make arrangements for all my nephews at that time. Let's fight on the battlefield together and make achievements!"
Everyone was overjoyed, toasting to express their thanks, and pouring free flattery like flowers out of their mouths.
Xue Wanche was so flattered by the compliments that he felt more and more that his loyalty came first. Otherwise, how could these usually domineering and arrogant dudes be so obedient? At the same time, hugging me from left to right, leaning against the red and green, drinking glass after glass of wine, I feel as if I have reached the peak of my life all of a sudden, and I don’t know what the world is like...
After sending the drunken Xue Wanche back to the house and driving out all the singers and courtesans, Fang Jun glared at Li Siwen and Qin Yingdao and scolded: "You are the only ones who think so fast, it seems that you Smart, right?”
The two of them laughed evilly, and Qin Yingdao said proudly: "My family didn't arrange a transfer order for me, and Erlang didn't dare to accept us in order to avoid suspicion. Now that we have found a way out for ourselves, Erlang shouldn't even get a transfer order." Don’t you dare to sign it? ”
For the royal nobles and noble families, this Eastern Expedition was an unprecedented feast of meritorious service. When the former Sui Dynasty collapsed in Liaodong, no one thought that it was because the Sui army was not strong enough, but because it was hampered by domestic turmoil and failed. At present, the Tang Dynasty is prosperous and prosperous, commanding the glory of the world. The country is stable, the government is smooth, and the army is well-equipped. Goguryeo is located in a corner of Liaodong. How can it be the opponent of the Tang Dynasty?
As long as the Tang army's troops suppress the territory, they will be invincible and invincible. Liaodong will be included in the territory of the Tang Dynasty without any effort!
Victory means military exploits!
Regardless of the royal family or the nobles of the family, there is no fool, and there are many capable people with far-sightedness. Everyone knows that once Goguryeo is wiped out, there will be no national war of this scale within a hundred years. By then, Wu Xun will become extremely precious!
The longer the world is at peace, the more valuable military honors are. How can those official positions obtained by relying on imperial examinations compare with the noble titles obtained through bloodshed for the expansion of the empire's territory?
The Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo was the last feast of martial arts for the empire!
Who wouldn’t want a piece of that pie?
However, Goguryeo had a small population and the Tang Dynasty's army would be crushed to pieces wherever it stepped. If the battle went too smoothly, the achievements would be pitiful. Under such circumstances, each family has actually already had a secret understanding - first of all, they must ensure that their legal heirs get enough merit in this feast!
As a result, those concubines and second sons had to stand aside and were unable to participate in this feast.
For those concubines and second sons who still have some ambitions, they naturally feel dissatisfied!
Just because you were born so early, you, the eldest sons, have determined the inheritance rights of the family. You will inherit all the titles and wealth of the family. Now you are not even giving us a chance to fight for it ourselves?
However, the situation is such that the family does not even provide a little support, what can they do?
Fortunately, Li Siwen and others met Xue Wanche today, who was stubborn, and naturally they had the crooked idea of saving the country. Even if they put Xue Wanche in danger, they couldn't care less...,
It's just pity that Xue Wanche listened to the nonsense of these gangsters and was dug into a hole and buried without even knowing it. (End of chapter)