Chapter 3647 Unmoved
The commander-in-chief of an army must have great prestige, command as much as a mountain, and be comparable to an emperor in the army. Only then can he be able to execute orders and prohibitions, and be victorious. This Fang Jun actually slandered himself for being close to rebellious ministers and traitors, with evil intentions, and no sense of awe. If he couldn't kill him, where would Li Ji's majesty be?
There are no fathers and sons in the army, let alone sons and nephews who are just family friends.
"Here!"
Several soldiers outside the tent swarmed in, waiting to capture Fang Jun. Fang Jun was not afraid, he raised his chin slightly and said with a sneer: "Do you think that the British prince was poked into his heart, so he became angry from shame?"
Li Ji angrily scolded: "How impudent! This is a military camp, and military discipline is as high as a mountain. How can we allow you to speak obscenely and maliciously frame us? Why don't you quickly escort this person out and enforce military law?"
The soldiers stepped forward to capture Fang Jun. Unexpectedly, Fang Jun's arms shook and several soldiers were pushed away. Li Ji became more and more angry. Cheng Yaojin quickly stepped forward and dissuaded him: "Commander, calm down! Erlang's words Although it is a bit excessive, it may not be his original intention. Our hundreds of thousands of troops are traveling slowly and have not returned. It is expected that this is how the people in Guanzhong feel today. The commander-in-chief of Japan can cure Erlang's crime, but will he be able to arrest all the people in Guanzhong and beat him with a stick? I'm afraid it will hurt each other's feelings. Besides, Erlang is not a lieutenant general. He is here on behalf of the Prince of the East Palace and should not be treated lightly."
Li Ji snorted and said displeasedly: "What kind of benefits does this guy give you, so that you can speak for him so hard?"
Cheng Yaojin's eyes widened and he said angrily: "Commander, how come you don't have a good heart? It's easy to punish this person with a stick, but it's difficult to silence everyone in the world! Do you think that if those who have evil intentions in the army are eliminated, the army will unite and unite? Did you let them be driven? Each of those soldiers had resentment in their hearts! As soldiers of the empire, they expand territory outwards and protect the society inwardly. Ji, I will die without regrets! But what are we doing now? Since the withdrawal of troops from Liaodong, we have been on a slow journey, sitting back and watching the Chang'an rebellion in dire straits without doing anything. You, the British, have a plan in your heart! How can I make the soldiers understand my plan? Don’t talk about the soldiers, I’m not satisfied either!”
He was so angry that he vented all the pent-up dissatisfaction in his heart with one complaint. After finishing his words, he let out a long breath.
Cool!
Being suppressed by this guy Li Ji, he was not allowed to do this or that, and kept saying that the overall situation was the most important thing. He had his own concerns in his heart. How could Cheng Yaojin not be worried? It was just because of his trust in Li Ji that he had to behave calmly and set an example to suppress the lieutenant general. But in the end, he did not have such a character.
I trust you, trust is mutual, you have to trust me too, right? You don't tell me what you are planning in your heart, but you just "take the overall situation into consideration" and "I have my own plans." How can you convince others?
Li Ji did not expect Cheng Yaojin to react so violently. He frowned and stared at him for a while, then looked at Fang Jun, and finally waved his hand to repel the soldiers.
The soldiers were stunned for a moment and quickly retreated, secretly wondering in their hearts. Li Ji has always been rigorous in running the army. Although he is not greedy for merit and is willing to share his achievements with his generals, when he is in the army, he sticks to his word and follows the law, and no one can shake his decision.
Today, it started but ended at the end, and it is really rare to forgive Fang Jun...
When the soldiers withdrew, Li Ji sat behind the desk, waved his hand and said, "Come and sit."
Cheng Yaojin and Fang Jun looked at each other, stepped forward and sat on the chairs on both sides of the desk. The clerk outside the tent had been staring at the situation inside the tent. Seeing this scene, he breathed a sigh of relief, quickly offered the tea, and then exited. .
Li Ji picked up the tea cup, glanced at the two of them, and said: "I have said so much and yelled and screamed. Take a sip of tea to moisten your throat."
Cheng Yaojin remained silent and drank tea from a teacup for a short time.
Fang Jun also took a sip of tea, cleared his throat, and was about to try to persuade Li Ji. Unexpectedly, before he could speak, Li Ji waved his hand to stop him and said expressionlessly: "Stop your rhetoric. I have been a soldier all my life. I dare not say that I have any outstanding ability to rule the world, but I can still do it with a firm will and perseverance. I am determined and no one can stop me from changing."
Fang Jun smiled bitterly and said: "Why is the British Lord so unkind? Even though I have made up my mind that I can't change it, I can at least let me finish my words in order to fulfill my duty. After all, I have to think about many words all the way, and it is not easy to think hard. …”
"Hmph!"
Li Ji ignored the guy's sarcasm, took a sip of tea, put down the cup, and said calmly: "No, save your saliva. You can return to Chang'an now to reply to His Highness the Crown Prince. He said that Wei Chen had already thought about it, just to protect himself. The interests of the empire, no regrets even if they die a hundred times.”
Fang Jun was slightly stunned. Are you going to dismiss me with just this sentence?
He said: "You don't ask how Changsun Anye died, and you don't ask me why I did this?"
Li Ji shook his head and said indifferently: "What can I do if I ask? If you die, you will die. There is nothing to worry about. I can't kill you with a knife to avenge my eldest grandson Anye, right? His eldest grandson Anye will die again, right?" Identity is not as important as your family. So, just kill him.”
Fang Jun was speechless: "I'm flattered by what you said. But are you really not afraid of Changsun Wuji's anger?"
Li Ji squinted at him, a little impatiently: "You were the one who killed this man, Duke Lu, who was in charge of escorting him. Even if his eldest son, Sun Wuji, vowed to cut his enemy into pieces with a million men, he would still have to seek revenge on you two." That’s fine, what does it have to do with me?”
Cheng Yaojin, who was drinking tea sullenly on the side, quickly put down his tea cup and solemnly declared: "The commander's words are wrong. The last general's task is to escort the eldest son Anye to the 'Nanjiao Road', and the last general has completed the task. Now he He was killed in the "Nanxiao Road", what does it have to do with the general? The general can't protect him for the rest of his life!"
He is not afraid of Changsun Wuji, but he would be deceiving himself if he said he was not afraid of Changsun Wuji's ruthless, forbearing and vengeful character. In any case, he did not want to have anything to do with Changsun Anye's death, otherwise there would be endless troubles.
Li Ji sneered: "Whether Changsun Anye's death has anything to do with you or not, it doesn't matter what you say, it doesn't matter what I say, it only counts if Changsun Wuji says it himself. If he believes that you and Fang Jun Collusion, trying to cut off the negotiations between this commander and the Changsun family, what do you think he will think? "
Cheng Yaojin rubbed his beard-covered face and sighed helplessly. This was what he was most afraid of, but according to Changsun Wuji's character, he would almost certainly think so. That guy was always suspicious of everything.
Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glared at Fang Jun fiercely and cursed: "You are a stick that is really harmful to people. I shouldn't have interceded for you just now!"
Fang Jun chuckled: "Don't put too much pressure on yourself. If it weren't for the fact that the British public was just showing off, do you think you could have persuaded him?"
Cheng Yaojin was so angry that he just kept silent and drank tea.
But his attitude has already been revealed, that is, he is extremely dissatisfied with Li Ji's "arbitrariness" and "acting on his own initiative", letting Li Ji know that he is not blindly obeying him. Even if he still refuses to reveal his inner plan to himself, at least he should be cautious when acting in the future.
It doesn’t mean what you say, I also have my own bottom line...
Li Ji sighed and said, "Don't waste too much time trying to convince me. It's better to return to Chang'an as soon as possible. Without you in charge of Xuanwu Gate, it will be difficult for Duke Wei to take care of both internal and external affairs alone. If Guan Long takes the opportunity to capture Xuanwu Gate, wouldn't it be a disaster?" Too late to regret? Just go back and tell His Highness what I just said."
Fang Jun took a sip of tea silently, then put the tea cup on the table and looked at Li Ji with burning eyes: "Where is your Majesty?"
The wind howled outside the tent.
Li Ji was silent for a moment and said to Cheng Yaojin: "Go and inspect the army. We will break camp and set off for Tongguan soon. There must be no mistakes in coordination."
"Here!"
Cheng Yaojin agreed, stood up and patted Fang Jun on the shoulder, then strode out of the Chinese army tent.
Li Ji sighed lightly, stood up and said, "Follow me."
He walked out of a small door behind his tent with his hands behind his back. Fang Jun quickly stood up and followed. After exiting the small door, there was a tent in front of it adjacent to the Chinese army's tent. On both sides of the door were ten royal guards with helmets and armor standing at attention, their faces solemn and murderous.
There was only three feet wide between the two tents, and the cold wind passed through this narrow place. The wind howled and Fang Jun shivered. (End of chapter)