"You can atone for your past mistakes a little, but if you continue to neglect and ask yourself what the crime will be, you can never be a little lenient." Qianlong's Records
This answer was no different from what Wang Chang said. After listening to it, everyone didn't think there was anything surprising. Even Wang Chang, who was listening with his ears pricked up, felt relieved at this time and quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Fazheng curled his lips and stepped back contemptuously.
At this time, Xu Rong secretly thought that something was wrong. He couldn't help but let the great opportunity slip away, so he asked: "What if it's in the high mountains and deep valleys?"
Xu Huang glanced at Xu Rong gratefully, and he did not disappoint him: "In a deep valley, you must not retreat hastily. If you encounter a sudden encounter, you should wave flags and beat drums, and the brave soldiers will be brave, and then line up their bows and crossbows in front, and
Shoot and attack. I will observe the enemy's position again. If there is any disorder, I will attack immediately."
Everyone thought that the matter was over like this, but unexpectedly something happened suddenly. Xu Rong and Xu Huang asked and answered questions as if they had agreed. If this was not an impromptu question raised by the emperor, there was no possibility of collusion between them.
I almost suspected that these two people had communicated in private.
Zhang Liao suddenly became energetic at this moment, and he said aloud: "Don't forget, we are outnumbered because we are outnumbered."
"In a deep valley, no matter how many soldiers there are, they can't form a formation. For example, if a strong man enters a narrow alley, he has no physical strength, but he is not as agile as a weak man."
He calmed down a bit and replied confidently.
After hearing this, Fazheng, who was originally very ambitious, brightened up and asked again: "If you attack, how can you ensure victory?"
Xu Huang turned to Fazheng and said: "When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!"
"Good." The emperor raised his palm and said, "At one go, you can drive straight in. Those who were good at using soldiers in ancient times could only do this."
This was the highest praise the emperor had given today except for Zhang Liao. Everyone couldn't help but look at him sideways, not expecting that this little-known military commander had such a strategy.
What happened after that was very simple. The emperor did not question Wang Chang or blame him, nor did he say any biased words to Xu Huang.
It wasn't until the two left that Wang Bin, who still hadn't reacted, asked curiously: "Your Majesty seems to be very optimistic about this military commander?"
"Where is the military commander?" the emperor asked, and the next words made Xu Rong instantly feel at ease, knowing that his thoughts were not in vain.
"This is my future general!"
Almost all the generals were envious of Xu Huang for a while. With such words, it would be difficult for him to fly to the sky in the future.
"Xu Rong." The emperor ordered: "Let him be the captain of the cavalry and lead two thousand Yulin cavalry. You must cultivate him well, and you must not bury him!"
Xu Rong came back to his senses and immediately said happily: "I'm here to welcome you!"
This incident came to an end. Although the emperor did not say it clearly, or even gave the slightest hint, everyone present, not only the generals of the imperial army, but also the attendants, secretary Lang and other personal attendants were able to suddenly take the exam from the emperor.
There was something strange in the behavior of the two minor characters, Xu Huang and Wang Chang. As long as they knew that Wang Chang and Xu Huang were both pioneers in the Battle of Lantian, and then thought about the respective wisdom and strategies displayed in this examination, they couldn't help but wonder.
It's hard to understand what's going on here.
In front of everyone, the emperor had warned Wang Chang in a very tactful way about his behavior of greedy for merit and performance. If Gai Shun was still a little enterprising, he would have learned from his experience and vigorously rectified the atmosphere in the army.
Although Wang Chang will not be removed from his military post, he has no chance to go further, although he may not know what happened yet.
As for Xu Huang, although his military exploits in Lantian were inevitably given to Wang Chang, he has the emperor's high praise just now as compensation. He is also a person who is in the emperor's heart. He will naturally go smoothly in the army in the future and will not be used.
How long will it take for him to stand out, so it doesn't matter if the credit Wang Chang stole is not returned to him.
When he returned, the emperor did not ride a horse, but took a Luan Yu instead, so that Gai Shun could ride and have a chance to speak alone.
"Do you know why I asked you to drive with me?"
Gaishun knelt down in the narrow carriage and said guiltily: "I misbelieved people's words without doing any screening, and almost buried good talents. This is all my fault."
"Do you think these are your faults?" The emperor finally couldn't help scolding: "You think too highly of yourself!"
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor took out a copy of Dong Cheng's memorial to impeach Gaishun from his sleeve and threw it in front of Gaishun: "This is the memorial to impeach you this morning. Read it yourself!"
Gaishun picked up the memorial, glanced at it quickly, and then turned pale with shock. He leaned over again and said, "Your Majesty, please forgive me!"
"To put it lightly, how can you teach me how to forgive your sin?" The emperor looked like he hated iron and said sadly: "The imperial court will send troops to conquer Baibo soon. Do you know how much I have high hopes for you?"
The emperor had put so much effort into Gai Shun. Gai Shun's heart was as clear as a mirror. The conquest of Bai Bo was a plan that the emperor and his ministers had agreed upon long ago. For this matter, the emperor specially sent Gai Shun out in advance to eliminate the bandits.
Accumulating experience will, secondly, increase your reputation so that the opposition will not be too loud when the time comes.
But after so many bad things happened, Geshun's ability will definitely be questioned, and he will have to be refrigerated in a short period of time. It is impossible for him to lead an army alone or participate in a big war.
"Wang Chang's matter is not bad. You were just deceived by him and are not the main culprit. I can pretend that nothing happened, and those people below will not talk nonsense. As long as you clean up the military discipline in time and put the other few
The person who deserves the reward has been punished, and you can still be your lieutenant general." The emperor was still angry and warned: "But if there is a next time, you can figure it out yourself!"
"Only, I dare to guarantee with my life that this matter will never happen again!" Gaishun vowed to make a guarantee. This incident also shattered the self-confidence and pride he had built up over the past few days, and made him guard against arrogance and impetuosity in the future.
A valuable lesson learned.
The emperor didn't speak anymore. Gaishun's status in his heart had been greatly reduced. After all, no leader would like an incompetent subordinate who caused him trouble. If Gaishun really refused to change after teaching, then he would be ready to go back and be a subordinate for the rest of his life.
Palace Sima.
Luan drove to the palace gate. After the emperor got out of the car, he didn't look at Gaishun again and went straight back to the front hall. Gaishun was left standing there in embarrassment, bowed deeply to the emperor's leaving figure, bowed and left.
When Fazheng and others saw this scene, they all understood what was going on. They did not dare to say anything about this matter, so they had no choice but to follow behind. At this time, Wang Duan, the commander of the bus, stepped forward and stood beside the emperor.
He whispered: "Sikong just paid a personal visit to Beigong Gate to seal the matter. I don't dare to make my own decision, so I came here to present it to His Majesty."
After hearing this, the emperor stopped and asked, "What's the matter with him?"
The so-called seal refers to a sealed memorial. It was pioneered by Emperor Xiaoxuan. The memorial was sealed in a soap bag. Once it is submitted, neither the minister who recorded the document nor the minister's order can open it without authorization. The purpose is to prevent the contents of the memorial from being leaked.
, which is equivalent to the Qing Dynasty’s secret folding system, a measure to prevent ministers from deceiving their subordinates and hiding their superiors from others, and to strengthen the monarch’s power.
The emperor took the seal from Wang Duan, opened it himself, glanced at it briefly, and suddenly laughed mockingly: "This method is much better than Wang Yun."