After the Battle of Zheyan River, the number of troops and horses he could mobilize at one time was far greater than that of the Manchu and Qing Dynasty's annihilating army, so he was forced to withdraw from Kunming. At first, he planned to retreat to Sichuan.

But he soon changed his mind. Trying to ambush the Qing army in the mountainous areas of western Yunnan was his original plan, and it was even more imperative today.

"Your Highness?"

"The Imperial Army captured Guizhou lightly, then marched to Kunming, and defeated King Gongchang a few days ago. His morale was high, but it was precisely at the time when he was most arrogant that he would not believe that the Imperial Army still had the courage to ambush along the way."

Speaking of this, Li Dingguo quickly reviewed the plan in his mind, and felt that it was perfect. He slapped his big hands on the table and looked around at the generals. They were all breathing heavily, and their eyes were full of eagerness to try.

Character.

Speaking of which, they were all the elites of the Jin vassal headquarters. Most of them had followed Li Dingguo, the two famous kings, to regain Guangzhou. They had lost Guizhou and Kunming so easily some time ago, and their defeat in the battle of Zheyan River was so humiliating. They had

Everyone was holding their breath in their hearts. During this period, although it was a march, everyone did not neglect the training of soldiers and horses, especially during the half month stationed in Yongchang, they practiced every day.

I just hope that I can get back on my feet as soon as possible and vent my bad breath.

However, among this group of cronies who were gearing up, there was one person who lowered his head slightly, as if with a worried look, but this angle did not make it clear. Think back to the time when he asked the question "Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

If he wants to abandon his country, isn’t that his voice?

"Yue Xian, do you have any doubts?"

Yuexian is the cousin of Lu Guisheng, the young minister of Guanglu Temple. Like Jin Weixin and Gong Ming, he was a staff member who had followed Li Dingguo for many years. He was awarded the official position of the central government after Anlong welcomed him. He is the main official on weekdays.

Naturally, his job was to be responsible for the affairs of Guanglu Temple, just like Jin Weixin was in the Ministry of Personnel and Gong Ming was in the Ministry of War. But once the war came, he returned to his role as an aide to the Jin Palace, handling logistics and general affairs for Li Dingguo and making suggestions.

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Li Dingguo's words were spoken by Lu Guisheng, and everyone turned their attention to him. Speaking of which, Lu Guisheng had always been diligent and hardworking in Li Dingguo's career. Although he was not as conspicuous as Jin Weixin, he was also a civil servant of the Jin Dynasty.

an indispensable member.

At this moment, after hearing Li Dingguo's question, Lu Guisheng slowly raised his head, with a little tears in his eyes: "Your Highness, the emperor is about to abandon the country. Even if we can repel the enemy now, what's the use?

"

Hearing these words, everyone's eyes widened, looking in disbelief at how this normally unassuming staff member could speak so shockingly.

Lu Guisheng's rhetorical question made the lobby of the inn suddenly become audible. Seeing this, Jin Weixin, who was standing next to him, subconsciously turned his head to look at Li Dingguo. He saw that His Highness the Prince, who had always been quite reasonable towards their staff, frowned.

The anger that was gathering in his room was very similar to the way he usually looks when he is about to punish the general below.

"Your Highness, Yuexian has been busy counting the baggage recently. He has not slept much and is not in good spirits. The student will take him down to rest now."

As he said that, Jin Weixin wanted to pull Lu Guisheng out of the crowd and try to persuade him. But as soon as his hand touched the latter's sleeve, the man actually threw him away, pushed him to the ground, and

Pointing at his nose, he drank: "Jin Weixin, don't pretend to be a good person here. Do you think I don't know that when we were in Kunming, it was you who conspired with Na Ma Jixiang to coax His Highness to change his original intention of entering Sichuan?"

Falling to the ground, Jin Weixin was stunned on the spot. He didn't want to pretend to be a good person, but out of the friendship between his colleagues for many years, seeing that Lu Guisheng's words made the boss unhappy, he stood up to give both parties a chance.

That's all. As for the old thing about persuading Li Dingguo to change his mind, he did have some selfish motives, but entering Sichuan was indeed not a good thing for the Jin Palace. It was not his first day as an official, let alone his first day participating in military aircraft. Ma Jixiang

If what he said was totally unreasonable, how could he listen to it?

However, this fall on his butt made him and everyone present suddenly remember that unlike Jin Weixin, who was a native of Yunnan, Lu Guisheng was a Sichuan native.

People from Dianjiang County, Fuzhou. In other words, this guy may have been dissatisfied with the transfer to western Yunnan for a long time. Now that he saw that Yongli ran away to Zenda and seemed to be fleeing to the Burmese vassal state, it even touched his heart.

brow.

After throwing away Gong Ming who was helping him up, Jin Weixin glanced at this colleague from Huguang with his peripheral vision, then stepped forward, looked directly into the eyes of the man who pushed him down and asked: "If you think what I said is right,

I was wrong, so why didn’t I dissuade him then, but now I’m preaching to him!”

At that time, Lu Guisheng did not offer words to persuade him, but now it does not prevent him from retorting: "I know that you have no intention of harming His Highness, and I know that I don't deserve His Highness's trust as much as you do. But now that the emperor is about to abandon the country, you

Do you still think you did the right thing?!"

The more people regret, the more they will find excuses for themselves, and try their best to let others, the social environment, and the government share the responsibility for their misfortunes, or even take the main responsibility.

. In this way, it is natural to not care about whether things are reasonable or not, laws and other rules. As long as the pot is thrown away, one can stand on the moral high ground and accuse others with peace of mind, and the pain caused by regret can be alleviated.

This kind of self-protection behavior is actually no different from an ostrich burying its head in the sand. The misfortune that causes regret is still borne by the individual, and those others have never lost a hair for this. Instead of blaming others, it is better to lead

Take it as a warning. At any rate, don’t let past misfortunes keep happening to you in the future. That’s the right thing to do. It’s also a personal “history” that serves as a personal “judgement”!

But at this moment, Lu Guisheng could no longer think about anything else. In his opinion, the emperor had the opportunity to abandon the country because of Jin Weixin's slander, which led to Li Dingguo's misjudgment. And as one of his staff, he

Therefore, there is no remonstrance. The reason is just that a person's words are light and it is in vain. Naturally, there is no need to say it.

"That's enough!"

Li Dingguo could no longer think deeply about what Lu Guisheng was thinking. He just wanted to try to save the situation. He needed the whole army to be united and full of desire and confidence for victory. If he could open his mouth, he would "abandon the country" and shut up.

It is a depressing saying of "abandoning the country".

"Lu Guisheng talked nonsense, roared in front of the army, and disturbed the morale of our army. He should be severely punished. Considering that he has always made great contributions, I will punish him with twenty sticks as a warning to others. Come on, drag him down and execute!"

Everyone was shocked when they saw this. Although Li Dingguo was strict in running the army, he respected scholars the most. He treated these staff not only as punishment, but also rarely said important words. This time

Even if he wanted to hit the army with a stick, it was Lu Guisheng who was obviously offended. Moreover, for disturbing the morale of the army, he only punished him with twenty sticks. Li Dingguo was obviously merciful. The generals did not dare to say anything, so they allowed him to be punished by the Jin Palace.

The guards dragged him out of the inn lobby.

"Do you still have any objections to the ambush of the enemy?"

With Lu Guisheng's experience, the generals dared to talk nonsense even if they had some ideas. Then, the atmosphere of discussing military affairs returned to the lobby of the inn, as if the episode just now had happened.

The details of the ambush were being planned continuously. Li Dingguo planned to personally control the army and set up an ambush in three separate groups. The candidates for the generals of the three groups were quickly finalized amidst the generals' requests for orders. As for the time, it was based on the marching speed of the Qing army.

Decided. If nothing else happens, it should be in the afternoon of the 20th of the leap year or during the day of the 21st of the leap month. At that time, the Qing army will be able to see how the four words "unparalleled general" are written.

The military meeting ended and it was already afternoon. The generals returned to camp to reorganize their troops. Li Dingguo thought of Lu Guisheng and quickly put it behind him - he really didn't have time to think about the staff who was probably crazy.

I feel that even if I want to comfort and persuade, I have to wait until this battle is over.

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