Five hundred and twentieth chapters robbers return to the sea
"The Dongyan quelled the chaos by luck, and the army took advantage of the situation to move south. Unfortunately, it was a step too late. The bandits still took boats from Guanchao Ferry into the sea and disappeared. ? "
Gu Xichao glanced slightly and saw the tomb not far away. His face flashed with shock and he asked quickly: "Are there any casualties in the army?"
"No, there are no more rogues here. Buried in the tombs are thousands of unarmed Dagan people who were massacred by the rogues." After Li Luo said this, he looked at Gu Xichao quietly.
Gu Xichao was startled, as if ashamed, uneasy, and distressed, and there was a slight sweat on his forehead.
In the end, as if he had made a great deal of determination, he suddenly fell to his knees and cried out sadly: "Your Majesty, I have something to say that has been stuck in my heart for a long time. I am not happy to say it today. Please allow me, Your Majesty."
Li Luo looked at Gu Xichao, but without helping him, he responded calmly: "You say it."
Gu Xichao took off his armor, and all the cavalry soldiers who came with him dismounted and knelt on the ground.
Gu Xichao glanced at Li Luo, her eyes were red, and she choked slightly and said: "The bandit invades the border, and the general flees without fighting. It is a capital crime.
At the end of today, I am going to plead guilty to the prince, not to ask the prince to spare my life, but to ask the prince to clearly understand that in Chuyang, from the magistrate to the magistrate, less than one or two out of ten people can lead the people to resist the bandits.
The officials of Dagan either deserted their people and fled, or turned sides and surrendered. The state's dignified soldiers were killed by a mob of 30,000 to 40,000 rogue bandits.
In the end, they all collapsed without a fight. Such a betrayal between the government and the people is really a serious problem for the court. When I heard that the prince was in charge of the inspection department, I didn’t say a word today for anything else. I just wanted to apologize to the people of Chuyang for what happened in Chuyang.
Starting from the end, we must give an explanation to the people."
After saying that, he drew out the long sword from his waist and committed suicide by cutting his neck.
Li Luotan grabbed the long sword in Gu Xichao's palm, stopped Gu Xichao from committing suicide, and said softly: "Killing yourself will not help the matter. General Gu should not talk about life and death lightly. Everything in the East Mansion must be sorted out. The investigation of guilt will be left to the future."
Say it again."
Gu Xichao shed tears and called out in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty..."
"General Gu, please get up. Why did you lead the army into Chuyang Prefecture again?"
“When the general heard that the imperial court intended to order the prince to send an army to the east to quell the rebellion, he also sent people to investigate, but there was no whereabouts of the prince.
A few days ago, there was something strange happening in Dongyan Province. The rogue bandits went north and returned in vain. The general guessed that perhaps the prince and his subordinate Mu Tianlang had arrived in Dongyan Province, so he asked General Cui, the commander in chief, for orders to conquer Chuyang Province.
It's a pity that for other reasons, I was delayed in setting off. It was not until a few days ago that I allowed the general to send out troops. How could I expect that it would still end like this? It is really stupid of the general to not be able to share the worries of the prince."
Gu Xichao's words were conclusive and seemed to be his original intention. However, the timing was so perfect that it made Mu Tianlang suspicious.
Li Luo smiled faintly, showing no emotion or anger. He just said that it was a hard journey and there was nothing unusual about it.
When the rogues returned to the sea, even though Li Luo had elite soldiers and strong generals, they were unable to pursue them across the sea. The generals had no choice but to set up camp and make plans.
At You hour, Shi Wei led the rest of Mu Tianlang's troops to catch up. Gu Xichao saw that there were only a handful of nearly 10,000 generals in this eastern expedition, and he did not hide the horror in his eyes for a long time.
Dongyan was victorious, and the Chuyang bandits fled after hearing the news. They originally thought that tens of thousands of soldiers would be needed to achieve the victory, but they didn't expect that they only had these troops. No wonder Li Luozong's army in Dongyan Prefecture did not have any news of his whereabouts.
Everyone in the Chuyang Clan was slightly surprised when they saw Gu Xichao. After Helian Chengxian asked, it turned out that Gu Xichao did have some reputation in the Chuyang Prefecture Army. He was not an unlearned person, although he had some
Proud, but I haven't heard of any evil deeds.
Pei Daifu and Gu Xichao lived in the same place in Chuyang. They met several times and exchanged a few words with each other.
Gu Xichao was quite confused. She didn't know when Pei Daifu would get involved with Li Luo. She looked at Pei Daifu's back thoughtfully and couldn't guess what he was thinking. He just looked at Pei Banshu's eyes.
There was a flash of heat, and then it passed away, but fell into the cold eyes in the distance.
After casually eating some dry food, Li Luo took out the map and thought about it intently.
The curtain moved and Leng Bing walked in slowly. When he saw Li Luo, he was not polite and said coldly: "What Gu Xichao said today is half true and half false. You can't believe it at all."
Li Luo put down the map in his hand, smiled and said: "Thank you, Mr. Leng, for warning me. I met Gu Xichao once when I was young, but he may not remember it.
The prudent young man Gu Xichao used to be back then is quite different from his current appearance. I'm afraid Chuyang Province is not as simple as he said, and there may be some hidden meaning in it."
He gave Li Luo a cold look and said in a cold voice: "So you have been suspicious for a long time, huh." After saying that, he was about to leave, then paused suddenly and continued, "Gu Xichao seems to be suspicious of Pei Ban.
Shu is very attentive."
Li Luo let out a sigh, and Leng Bing quietly exited the tent.
When Leng Bing left the Chinese army's tent, Li Luo frowned, and the worry was faintly visible in his eyes. The Gu family would never send someone who couldn't judge the situation to stay in Chuyang Prefecture at this time.
If the Gu family had a plan before the bandits invaded the border, the affairs in the East Mansion would be more complicated than the current turmoil, and there would definitely be another turmoil. I'm afraid it would be inseparable from the harem dispute between the ruling party and the ruling party. If there is anything wrong with it, if 6
The family is also involved, and the game between wealthy families behind the scenes is even more terrifying.
Li Luo shook his head and sighed softly. There were constant disputes in Dagan. Emperor Wanlong once sent a message to Li Luo through the Privy Council. The internal fighting in the palace was becoming increasingly fierce. Competition for favors was escalating, and it was difficult to stop one day.
With the internal fighting in Zhuocheng, all the states in the world have become pawns for the powerful and powerful, and they are intertwined.
Now Li Luo is also very embarrassed. He seems to have withdrawn from the Zhuocheng dispute, but in fact he is another center of stalemate for the powerful people in the palace.
Concubine Yun made it clear that day that she wanted to rely on Li Luo's reputation to protect herself, but Li Luo refused to comment. Unexpectedly, the queen and Concubine Yun were now fighting in the harem. Empress Yi was extremely powerful, and Concubine Yun was deeply favored by Emperor Wanlong. Each had its own merits.
The stalemate was difficult to end, and Concubine Yu Xian took advantage of the strength of the six families, which was not much weaker than the two of them.
The concubines and concubines in the palace all followed the wind and drifted between the three of them, but I'm afraid they didn't have much sincerity, and it was unclear whether they seemed to be in harmony with each other but in spirit.
Concubine Yun's popularity was so astonishing that it inevitably aroused the alarm of all the concubines in the palace. Concubine Yi and Concubine Yuxian had a vague intention of joining forces to suppress Concubine Yun.
Although the Suhe clan is rich in wealth, they have no support in the court, and it will take some time to run the business again. At present, the only person Yunfei can rely on, besides Emperor Wanlong, is Li Luo.
Although Li Luo did not treat the concubines too closely, Empress Yi and Concubine Yu Xian could not guess whether Concubine Yun and Li Luo had any real alliance, so it was not convenient to force Concubine Yun to go too far. It was mostly a test.
Just like this, it also made the harem turbulent. Emperor Wanlong seemed to be disturbed by it, but he also seemed to enjoy it. (To be continued.)