The large-scale mobilization of troops and horses from various states in the Tang Dynasty required the approval of the Southern Court, and the general also needed to obtain the military symbols for commanding troops and horses in combat from the Ministry of War.
Changsun Yuanxin naturally has the military talisman awarded by the Ministry of War.
As long as the military symbols are handed over, it will no longer be possible to mobilize any soldiers in Xuzhou or even Jiangnan.
The generals in the tent had different thoughts.
Of course this was a sudden change.
Changsun Yuanxin's old subordinates all knew that as long as the general handed over his military symbols, he would no longer have real power.
As an emperor and a courtier, Xiao Buwei will definitely promote his own people on a large scale after he takes office. It is very likely that the generals in the Hangzhou camp will be purged.
The most terrible thing is that Xuzhou's display has developed so far, and the general attack on Xuzhou City will come soon. All the previous deployments were planned by Changsun Yuanxin. Now Xiao Buwei takes over the troops, which is equivalent to the last moment. Pick fruits.
This, of course, made Changsun Yuanxin's old subordinates very dissatisfied.
"Eunuch Shen, do you want to return to Beijing in a hurry?"
"General Changsun, the envoy of Chen Yuan has resigned, and there is no one in charge of the South Yuan." Shen Tongtong said: "The sage asked the general to hand over the order immediately after receiving the order, and then the dragon scale guards escorted the general back to Kyoto at high speed. Watch from Zajiajia Everything in the army is as it should be. After the general hands over the military talisman, there shouldn't be much to deal with. Even if there is something, just leave it to General Xiao. After daybreak, we can set off."
Xiao Buwei said respectfully: "General, don't worry, just leave all matters to the final general."
"Leave at dawn?" Changsun Yuanxin smiled slightly and said, "Isn't it too hasty?"
Shen Tong sighed: "The Za family also wants to rest for a while, but it is difficult to disobey the king's orders. Since the saint has given instructions, we naturally cannot delay."
"Now is the most critical moment of the war in Xuzhou." Changsun Yuanxin said slowly: "The situation on the battlefield is changing. If Xuzhou City is not captured, anything can happen. Changing generals at this time will be detrimental to morale, and other changes may even occur. , the court should know this."
Shen Tong smiled and said: "General Xiao has always been on the front line and knows the entire battle situation well. General Changsun doesn't have to worry too much."
"I am naturally worried." Changsun Yuanxin said: "Eunuch Shen, after dawn, you can take people back to Beijing first."
"What does the general mean by this?"
"Since I have been honored by the imperial court, I will naturally think about the overall situation." Changsun Yuanxin said: "I will immediately write a memorial to inform the saint of the current battle situation. I will tell the saint that at this moment, it is really not appropriate to change the situation on the spot. General, the sage is so kind to me, and I am grateful to you, but I will only go to the capital to report on my duties after I capture the city of Xuzhou."
Shen Tong changed his color and said, "Do you want to resist the decree?"
"I'm going to be outside, but I'm not going to accept your order." Changsun Yuanxin walked over, sat down on the chair, straightened his body and said, "After those in Xuzhou, my subordinates will naturally go to Beijing to plead guilty to the saint."
Shen Tong frowned and said: "General Changsun, the Za family announced the decree in public, and everyone can hear the saint's decree clearly. If you disobey the order, you are disobeying the imperial decree. Do you know the consequences?"
Of course Changsun Yuanxin knew the consequences.
He guessed that something might have happened to Changsun Meier in Kyoto. If he handed over his military power tonight and followed Shen Tong back to the capital, it would be almost equivalent to being escorted back to the capital by these dozen people. Without military power, arriving in Kyoto , that is the lamb to be slaughtered.
When the time comes, whatever Tantai Xuanye wants to do with him will be easy, and he can even kill himself with one finger.
He knew that the biggest bargaining chip in his hand was military power. Only by holding military power in his hands would Tantai Xuanye be afraid of him. Only in this way would he have a glimmer of hope to keep Changsun Meier.
Handing over military power now is tantamount to asking for death.
"I have said that I will be away, and I will not accept your order." The eldest grandson Yuanxin looked coldly and said calmly: "Eunuch Shen can go and rest first. When we set off tomorrow, I will hand over the memorial to you. "
Shen Tong's face became extremely ugly and he looked at Xiao Buwei.
Xiao Buwei coughed, took two steps forward, and said, "General, please don't be stubborn. It is a serious crime to resist an order. It is extraordinary. Please think twice!"
"General Changsun, the Zajia family has come to supervise the army on orders." Supervisor Lu, who was in the army, remained silent. At this moment, he stepped forward and stared at Changsun Yuanxin and said: "Since there is an edict, you must obey the imperial edict. You can't say anything about the emperor's orders." Not accepted."
"Yes, these are the soldiers and horses of the Tang Dynasty, aren't they? The soldiers and horses of your eldest son Yuanxin." Several generals sent from Kyoto also faced the eldest son Yuanxin with their eyes. One of them sneered: " Do you really think that without your eldest grandson Yuanxin, Xuzhou cannot be conquered?"
The person next to him also said with a strange tone: "General Changsun, to be honest, you think too highly of yourself. General Xiao is also a famous general who can seal organs with cultural relics. If he leads the troops to attack Xuzhou, it will only take time to capture Xuzhou." Question, please don’t think that the war in Xuzhou is inseparable from you.”
Someone even said bluntly: "Changsun Yuanxin, do you want to capture Xuzhou, or do you want to hold on to military power? What do you want?"
Several direct generals under Changsun Yuanxin saw these people making trouble, and they all became alert. One of them said in a deep voice: "The general has not handed over his military power yet, and he is still the leader of the Xuzhou war. You guys are making such nonsense, I will offend you below. It’s simply audacious.”
"That's right, do you still understand the military regulations?" Someone even pressed the hilt of the saber and said sternly: "Who dares to act wild here, I will not spare him."
When several generals over there saw this, they did not show weakness and held down the hilts of their swords one after another. Someone said angrily: "Although Changsun Yuanxin did not hand over his military power, he still refused to obey the decree. According to the laws of the Tang Dynasty, disobeying the imperial decree is equivalent to rebellion. You guys They are all his old subordinates, do you want to follow him to rebel?"
"What did you say?" A general drew his sword out of its sheath and said sternly: "Tell me again, who wants to rebel?"
As soon as this man drew his sword, there was a "staggering" sound in the tent, and many generals had already drawn their sabers.
Several generals in the Hangzhou Battalion were former members of Changsun Yuanxin. They knew that once Changsun Yuanxin was dismissed, they would definitely not be able to take advantage of him. Furthermore, considering Changsun Yuanxin's kindness in the past, these people were naturally determined to protect Changsun Yuanxin. .
The Yangzhou camp was composed of Xiao Buwei's men, plus several Kyoto generals. Naturally, these people wanted to force the eldest son, Yuanxin, to hand over his military power.
However, several generals in the Suzhou camp were hesitant for a moment.
They respected the eldest grandson Yuanxin from the bottom of their hearts, but they did not dare to follow the eldest grandson Yuanxin to resist the decree.
For a while, Xiao Buwei's people over there had the upper hand.
Seeing the tense situation between the two sides, Shen Tong was a little frightened, but he still calmed down and said with a forced smile: "What are you doing? We are all our own people, do you want to fight with each other here?" He said to Changsun Yuanxin: "General Changsun, this If you really take action, you can't explain it anymore. The Za family knows that you are devoted to the country and that you are an extremely loyal and brave general of our Tang Dynasty, so don't be confused."
The eldest grandson Yuanxin still sat upright on the chair with an indifferent expression and said: "I have already said what I should say, there is no need to say more." He looked at Xiao Buwei and said calmly: "Xiao Buwei, I am here. You don't have the strength to act wildly in front of me."
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Xiao Buwei said: "General Changsun, I don't want to be an enemy of you. But if you resist and disobey the order, what I will eat is the rice of the Tang Dynasty. Eating the king's salary and being loyal to the king are things that cannot be seen." I turned a blind eye to your resistance." He sighed and said, "The general was promoted to the South Courtyard by the imperial court. This is what many soldiers of the Tang Dynasty dream of. Why is the general so stubborn and insists on holding on to military power?"
Changsun Yuanxin stood up slowly and walked behind the case. There was a long spear standing there. The gun body was dotted with auspicious clouds, but it was Changsun Yuanxin's weapon Lingyun Spear.
He walked over and held the gun body, but did not take it out. He just said lightly: "This gun was passed down from my father. It has been used by two generations of weapons. So far, seventy-six lives have been lost to this gun." Without looking back, He just asked in a cold voice: "Is it possible that a few more lives will be lost today?"
?Everyone changed their color slightly.
Of course Xiao Buwei knew that the eldest grandson Yuanxin's marksmanship was superb, and he was really worried about it. However, he also knew that if he could not take the military power from the eldest grandson Yuanxin, the consequences would be disastrous. He said in a deep voice: "If the general's sharp spear hurts anyone today, the eldest grandson family will definitely take over." He is among the traitors and will be infamy for eternity." As he spoke, he held down the handle of the sword, ready to draw it at any time.
The two dragon-scale guards behind Shen Tong glanced at each other and stepped forward at the same time to guard Shen Tong behind him. One of them even said sternly: "Here comes someone!"
Immediately, a group of people rushed in from outside the tent. It was the dozen or so dragon-scale guards who had been staying outside. After entering the tent, the dragon-scale guards looked around, holding the knife in their hands, their expressions were cold, and their eyes dropped. On Changsun Yuanxin.
The Dragon Scale Forbidden Army always fights one against ten, and the dozen or so guards selected this time are even more elite among the elite.
"I know that there are brothers from your Hangzhou camp in the army." Xiao Buwei said coldly: "But if they know that you are resisting the imperial decree, will they follow you to rebel? Do you want them to become the Tang Dynasty's soldiers like you? Rebels?"
Changsun Yuanxin tightened his grip on the gun and snorted coldly when he saw the murderous intent of the guards, but he also knew that once they took action, there was no guarantee that he would be able to escape unscathed.
The guards all clenched their knives, and as soon as Shen Tong gave the order, they swarmed forward to arrest Changsun Yuanxin.
The veins in Changsun Yuanxin's hand holding the gun god popped out, but he loosened his grip immediately, but quickly tightened it again. The air in the tent seemed to solidify, and everyone seemed to have no breath.
Such an atmosphere caused cold sweat to break out on Shen Tong's forehead.
He looked at Xiao Buwei, and the two exchanged glances, but Xiao Buwei nodded slightly. Shen Tong slowly took two steps back, and was about to raise his hand when he heard a voice coming from outside the tent: "Who wants to rebel? "
This sound shocked everyone in the tent, and then they heard the voice outside: "Changsun Yuanxin, I am here, don't come out yet!"
When the eldest grandson Yuanxin heard the voice, he turned around suddenly with a look of disbelief on his face, but he had already grasped the Lingyun Spear and said in a deep voice: "Her Royal Highness has arrived, why don't you come out of the tent to greet her!" before others could react. , already holding the gun in his hand, he rushed out of the tent like a cheetah.
When the others reacted, they were also horrified and followed him out of the tent one after another.