Guan Yancheng slapped the armrest with a loud "pop", his eyes flashed, but he said nothing.
Not far away, the captain named Lei Xingkong who led the way had been silent. When he saw Guan Yancheng's actions, he knew that he was really angry... After thinking about it for a while, the captain tried to
He asked: "Master Hou, this boy is so ignorant of praise. He clearly doesn't take Master Hou seriously. Do you want me to order someone to detain him?"
"How to arrest him? What charges will be used?"
Guan Yancheng asked in a cold voice: "Lei Xingkong is Yu Hongtian's nephew, and he has made military exploits. If he is detained without a suitable charge, won't it cause a big disaster in the blink of an eye?"
"What the Marquis is worried about is!"
The captain had followed Guan Yancheng for many years and knew the Marquis's temper, so he immediately dared not say anything to avoid being offended.
Guan Yancheng snorted coldly: "You don't have to worry about Lei Xingkong. I have my own way to get the Tianji sword in his hand."
"Here!"
The captain responded quickly.
After pondering for a while, Guan Yancheng asked again: "Now that the barbarians have been attacking for a long time and cannot retreat, you need to move faster on the little barbarian, but don't make any noise, so as not to affect the morale of the army."
The captain said: "Don't worry, Lord Marquis. I have sent a capable person to deliver the secret message to the barbarian camp. I believe there will be news about the matter in the next couple of days."
Hearing this, Guan Yancheng nodded, his face soothed: "That's good!"
The captain thought for a moment and then asked: "But Lord Marquis, even if the barbarians intend to retreat, it will probably take some time. Are you afraid that it will take too long?"
Guan Yancheng smiled coldly and said: "No, as long as the commander of the barbarian army receives my secret message, he will immediately withdraw his troops, and then we can return to Beijing to renew the order."
…
Lei Xingkong returned to the lobby, and everyone who had been waiting for a long time looked at him with inquiring eyes.
Lei Xingkong remained calm and walked to stand behind Yu Hongtian.
Yu Hongtian raised his head and looked at Lei Xingkong. In front of everyone, he couldn't ask too carefully. He just asked vaguely: "Is nothing wrong?"
Lei Xingkong knew his uncle's concern and quickly replied: "Don't worry, uncle, I'm fine!"
Yu Hongtian nodded and said no more.
After a while, Marquis Jieyi, accompanied by the captain, walked out from behind the screen.
As soon as I entered the lobby, everyone stood up to greet me.
Marquis Jieyi also had a smile on his face and greeted everyone one by one. Even Lei Xingkong smiled and nodded, as if he had never been rejected when buying a knife in the back hall.
Dogs that bite don’t bark!
Lei Xingkong remained calm and watched quietly, but he knew in his heart that the more the Marquis behaved like this, the more severe his revenge would be.
Everyone took their seats again.
Qi Wuxin from Bailu County was the first to stand up and said to Marquis Jieyi who was sitting in the middle: "General, since Lei Xingkong has arrived at Dibei Post, please punish him for shrinking in the face of the enemy, so as to calm the indignation of our army.
"
As soon as he came, he asked for punishment without asking the cause and effect at all. Yu Hongtian frowned when he heard it. He immediately stood up and said: "Jianzhong Xiaowei, the crime you mentioned is too arbitrary. After all, Lei Lei
Whether Xingkong retreated in the face of the enemy, or whether he had no intention of running away from the enemy, I'm afraid it still needs to be considered."
Qi Wuxin's face darkened and he retorted: "Qi Wuxin has been a general for generations. He was seriously injured this time. Why did he escape from the battle? It was Lei Xingkong who cowered when encountering the enemy, which led to the defeat of our army in which more than a hundred soldiers were killed. This
This situation is obvious to all, could it be that Colonel Xuanjie wants to cover it up?"
"Nonsense!"
Yu Hongtian turned around to face Qi Wuxin, patted his chest and said, "I, Yu Hongtian, act upright and aboveboard, why do I need to cover up anything? Lei Xingkong was a recruit from Qingshui County who joined the army back then. Since then, he has guarded Dibei, resisted the beast tide, killed wolf riders, and rescued friendly troops.
... He has made military exploits time and time again, and at a young age he has been promoted to the rank of battalion commander, and is the most brave in the entire army. How could he shrink from the battle? Jian Zhong Xiao Lieutenant, in comparison... Hum, this justice and justice are at home in the hearts of the people!"
….
"you……"
Qi Wuxin's face turned livid, he stared at Yu Hongtian and was about to retort, at this moment——
"Okay, okay, don't argue!"
Marquis Jieyi, who was in the hall, opened his mouth to persuade and stopped the fight between the two captains under his command.
After a pause, he said in a harmonious voice: "Both of you are the most important generals in this war. Don't argue with each other over trivial matters, which will affect the tacit understanding between each other."
On the left, Luo Liqun, the captain of the North Guard School, had been watching quietly. When he saw Marquis Jieyi speaking, he also advised him from the side: "Don't argue, you two, and just listen to the general's orders!"
Hearing this, Yu Hongtian and Qi Wuxin glanced at each other, then bowed forward and said in unison: "My subordinates were reckless. I hope the General will not blame you!"
Marquis Jieyi nodded, waved for them to go back to their seats, and then said: "I have heard what Qi Wuwei said, and I just asked Lei Xingkong in the back hall about the ins and outs of the matter. Both sides have different opinions and have their own reasons.
, I’m afraid no one can tell who is right and who is wrong.”
After a slight pause, he glanced at Lei Xingkong intentionally or unintentionally, and continued: "However, the Bailu County army is a guest army, and the host and guest are different. No matter what, Lei Xingkong cannot stay in the camp and just sit back and watch the friendly troops being attacked by the barbarians.
Killing them all, from this point of view, Lei Xingkong’s actions are really lacking in consideration.”
"exactly!"
Qi Wuxin stood up and agreed.
Yu Hongtian's eyes narrowed. Although he knew in his heart that the Bailu County Army was a guest army, in order to avoid any discord between the two armies, it was only right that Marquis Jie Yi would fall on Lei Xingkong. However, the tone of Marquis Jie Yi's words at this time,
But it turned out to be too much, which made him wary.
On the contrary, behind Yu Hongtian, Lei Xingkong was already prepared and listened quietly to the side, as if the matter had nothing to do with him.
At the same time, he couldn't help but secretly think that he should have let Qi Wuwei go out and die without even persuading him in the first place. Why waste his good intentions?
Marquis Jieyi continued: "Lei Xingkong needs to be punished, but how should he be punished?"
There was silence in the lobby.
Suddenly, one of the most commanding captains of the Northern Guards said: "Leiying is extremely brave, and our Qingshui Army is short of a forward captain."
"Um?"
Yu Hongtian narrowed his eyes slightly and turned to look at Luo Liqun, the captain of the North Guard School.
Luo Liqun's face was as dark as water, and he had no intention of speaking, as if the captain's words were not his instructions but accidental.
Before Yu Hongtian could speak, one of the captains of Xuanjie's department had already retorted: "Lei Xingkong is a new arrival. He has traveled all the way and encountered hard battles. How can we send him to serve as the forward captain?"
Qi Wuxin stood up again: "So what if I'm new here? Since Lei Xingkong is a soldier, he should obey orders and be ready to fight at any time! Could it be that... Captain Xuanjie doesn't want his nephew to go to war?"
While speaking, he looked at Yu Hongtian with an extremely sinister look.
"Okay, it's just what I want!"
Barely waiting for anyone to speak, Marquis Jieyi immediately looked at Yu Hongtian and asked: "Captain Yu, what do you think? Would you like Lei Xingkong to be the forward captain?"
It turned out to be like this... Yu Hongtian looked at the two people coldly, with anger raging in his chest.
Although he didn't know the reason for this, Yu Hongtian couldn't tell at this time that Jie Yihou in the hall had already sided with Qi Wuxin.
The current situation has nothing to do with reconciling the two armies. Marquis Jieyi wants to show his face and put Lei Xingkong to death.
"How could this be?"
For a moment, Yu Hongtian thought of the past.
Something must have happened when Lei Xingkong was summoned into the back hall by Marquis Jieyi, but at this time, he couldn't ask in detail.
Luo Liqun, the captain of the North Guard School, obviously knew that something was fishy. Because of this, he only added fuel to the flames from the side, but did not really take any action to make things difficult.
At this moment, Yu Hongtian felt that he had been forced into a corner, and he suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness in his heart: He could not watch Lei Xingkong being pushed to the position of the forward capital school in vain. The barbarians outside the city were so fierce, and the forward battalion was the first to bear the brunt of the fierce battle.
No one can guarantee that Lei Xingkong will survive; however, if he says anything to stop him at this time, some people may spread the word, but it will be enough to destroy the prestige he has accumulated in the military for many years.
After Yu Hongtian died, Li Hanqing was also secretly worried.
He knows the situation in the army best. Yu Hongtian was not born as a general. His high position today is entirely due to his military exploits and prestige. Once he loses his prestige, it will be difficult for him to win over the people in the army. In the future, it will be difficult for him to be a captain of Xuanye School.
Sit tight.
Yu Hongtian's thoughts changed very quickly and he gritted his teeth: "No matter what, no matter what happens, nothing will happen to Ah Kong!" Having made up his mind, he stood up resolutely and said loudly: "I don't agree with Lei..."
at this time--
"A certain Lei Xingkong is willing to be a vanguard!"
Before Yu Hongtian could finish his words, Lei Xingkong stepped forward and stood in front of his uncle.
Everyone was startled.
Yu Hongtian raised his head in astonishment and looked at his nephew's back.
Lei Xingkong left no room for doubt and repeated his words: "I would like to be a vanguard!"