As a superior, standing at the top of power, looking down at all the living beings at your feet, everything is under the control of the superior.
However, being in such a position makes you the opposite of everyone in the world, because this position is so tempting. Everyone wants to be this lofty person, and everyone wants to stand on the highest peak.
Therefore, as a superior, he retains an inherent hostility towards everyone, for fear of being replaced by others.
In such a special situation, it is not important whether a minister is loyal to the superior. What is important is whether the minister has the ability to replace the superior and make the superior afraid.
If the minister does not have this ability, then the superior will naturally trust him. Whatever the minister wants to do, the superior can do it like watching a monkey show, and then reward and punish him according to his mood.
But if the minister has the ability to replace him, then it doesn't matter whether the minister is loyal or not. The superior will only care about one thing. Once the minister rebels, what should he do?
Because he is worried and worried every day, it is better to chop this minister down with a knife and get rid of him. Anyway, there are many ministers, so just promote one more person. Three-legged toads are hard to find, and there are many people who want to be officials.
Therefore, when a minister's prestige and ability reach a certain height, it is a sin for him, an unforgivable sin!
Wanyan Shouxu hesitated for a while, and finally said with a complex expression: "Monk Wanyan Chen has just made a great contribution. If I kill him, I am afraid that a mutiny will be triggered, and the people of the world will criticize me, and then something big will happen."
When Cui Li heard this, he was overjoyed. He knew that Wanyan Shouxu had been in his heart, and subconsciously regarded Monk Wanyan Chen as a threat to him. This is easy to handle. You ask me, Cui Li, to fight. I can't do this, but you want me to
How could Cui Li harm others? Isn't it easy to catch him?
Cui Li said: "Master Lang, I have a plan that will not only allow Master Lang to solve the serious problem of Monk Wanyan Chen, but also make the world speechless and ensure Master Lang is satisfied."
"Oh, what's the plan? Tell me."
"We do this,"
Cui Li whispered to Wanyan Shouxu for a while, and Wanyan Shouxu nodded repeatedly, and finally said happily: "The Qing family is really my protector of the country. I have you brothers and sisters. It is really the heaven that cares about me."
Soon, Bolu received an order from Tuo Lei, asking him to withdraw his troops.
It turned out that Tuolei's headquarters was attacked by Wo Kuotai's army, and Tuo Lei's troops were insufficient, so he ordered Boru to withdraw his troops and return to deal with Wo Kuotai together with him.
After receiving the order, Bolu naturally fled as if he had been granted amnesty and immediately ordered the withdrawal of his troops.
Previously, Bolu and Monk Wanyan Chen were facing each other in the Yuanzhou area. Because of Monk Wanyan Chen's reputation, none of Bolu's generals dared to fight. So now that he received the order to retreat, he was overjoyed.
Knowing that Bolu had withdrawn his troops, how could Monk Wanyan Chen let go of this good opportunity to cover up the killing? He personally ordered three thousand troops to pursue and kill, but only Zhang Rou, who was in charge of breaking up the rear, was killed, crying for his father and mother, and suffered nearly a loss of nearly
Half.
The Polo army withdrew from the territory of the Jin Kingdom, which also meant that the Jin Kingdom had won. Wanyan Shouxu quickly sent a decree asking Monk Wanyan Chen and a group of meritorious generals to return to Kaifeng to receive rewards.
Full of confidence and excitement, Monk Wanyan Chen led his army towards Kaifeng.
At this time, everyone was in high spirits, especially the 400 people who had followed Monk Wanyan Chen. Now there were only 183 people left. These people were even more excited and looked forward to returning to Kaifeng and the moment when their ancestors would be honored.
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Little do they know that what awaits them when they go back this time may be an abyss.
Back in Kaifeng, Wanyan Shouxu, under Cui Li's advice, lowered his profile to an extremely low level, in order to paralyze Monk Wanyan Chen and at the same time establish a good image of himself among the military and civilians.
When the people of Kaifeng learned that Monk Wanyan Chen had returned, they also went out of the city to welcome him. Hundreds of thousands of people could not see the end of the world at a glance. Zhang Xiu could not help but sneer at such a scene.
Zhang Xiuxin said that the people were so enthusiastic and Monk Wanyan Chen's reputation was so high, the master would only be unable to tolerate Monk Wanyan Chen.
Sure enough, when Wanyan Shouxu saw that the people were all looking forward to Wanyan Chen and Monk Bridge, his face suddenly darkened, and his eyes had a frightening cold light.
When Monk Wanyan Chen arrived, Wanyan Shouxu immediately turned from anger to joy and said to Monk Wanyan Chen who was kneeling respectfully on the ground: "General, please get up quickly. You have made great achievements this time. You are truly the leader of our Kingdom of Jin."
The number one hero."
After saying that, Wanyan Shouxu stepped forward and personally helped Monk Wanyan Chen up.
Some of the officials behind him were excited when they saw that Wanyan Shouxu thought so highly of Monk Wanyan Chen. They said to themselves that Monk Wanyan Chen was so highly regarded by Master Lang. If they could persuade Monk Wanyan Chen to deal with Cui Li, I, Da Jin, would be saved.
Thinking of this, these officials were firm-eyed and energetic, waiting for the opportunity to visit Monk Wanyan Chen in the future, where they could achieve great things.
Monk Wanyan Chen was stunned for a moment, then became extremely excited and said movedly: "The last general dare not take the credit. This battle is all due to the power of Heaven and the sacrifice of the soldiers."
"Hahaha,,, I have already held a banquet in the palace to welcome the general and follow me into the palace."
"Yes, Master Lang."
Monk Wanyan Chen was invited into the palace, and the one hundred and eighty-three meritorious soldiers who came with him were also invited to the palace building, where a rich banquet had been prepared for them to eat and drink freely.
At the palace, Wanyan Shouxu attended in person, accompanied by hundreds of officials. Monk Wanyan Chen also felt extremely excited, proud, and radiant.
In his excitement, Cui Li was nowhere to be seen. Monk Wanyan Chen remembered that the defeat of a hundred thousand troops was all caused by Cui Li, a treacherous minister who acted for selfish reasons.
In his heart, he felt angry for the soldiers who died in the battle. After several bowls of wine, Monk Wanyan Chen did not complain, so he stood up and said to Wanyan Shouxu: "Master Lang, during this war, many generals complained against the court because of the incident of taking out Yin.
, The ancients have made it clear long ago that the great affairs of the country lie in sacrifice and military affairs. I also ask Master Lang to investigate this matter thoroughly and not to chill the hearts of the soldiers."
As soon as these words came out, all the officials looked different, Cui Li and his party were all frightened, showing dissatisfaction and hatred towards Monk Wanyan Chen.
The officials who still had loyalty in their hearts were even more excited, with light in their eyes, and said to themselves that Monk Wanyan Chen indeed had the style of a national scholar. Such a person would definitely be able to eradicate Cui Li and help the court.
After Wanyan Shouxu heard this, he naturally didn't care about these trivial matters. How could he not have time to care about such matters as drawing out silver but not drawing out silver?
Wanyan Shouxu said perfunctorily: "What the general said is absolutely true. I know it. When I get back, I will order someone to investigate and deal with it. No one will be spared."