Chapter 29 What can you and I do to him?
The Zhaoyi Jiedushi governor was in Luzhou, and the entire Weibo area was captured by the Pinglu army. The news had long been here. Kang Chengqian, the Zhaoyi Jiedushi who had been closely following the battle situation in Weibo, has been discussing with his confidant aides and generals in the past few days.
Unlike military men like Cao Zhongming who started his own army, Kang Chengqian was born as a scholar and did not have so much domineering spirit, but he looked more like a middle-aged Confucian scholar.
He looked at the staff in the hall with a worried look on his face and said frowningly: "King An has gathered a large army in Weizhou and is about to arrive in Zhaoyi soon. The envoy of the Prince of Longxi has also arrived, so he is in the mansion. What should Zhaoyi do? What do you think? It's up to this point, but it's okay."
This issue has been discussed many times, and at different times, the opinions of the staff were different. At first, everyone's opinions were similar to those of Wei Bo, and they all felt that the world of great struggle was a time of great achievements. King An could not be allowed to enter the country and put Zhaoyi in danger.
Li Ye was ordered to march into Hedong. Although his army was famous, outsiders did not buy it at all. None of the governors, Li Ye, the Shangshu Ling who ruled Shandong, took it seriously, and the governor who controlled the world's troops.
After all, after the Huang Chao Rebellion, everyone no longer took the court seriously. Now they are all about strength, so naturally they don’t pay attention to the false reputations of the court.
After Kang Chengqian asked, the staff in the hall turned their eyes to an old man with a majestic appearance. He was the chief minister of the Jiedushi, Kang Xigui, who was still Kang Chengqian's uncle, had always had a noble position in Zhaoyi, and even Kang Chengqian had to respect him. He didn't speak, and no one dared to speak nonsense.
Before this, Kang Xigui was very tough and advocated occupying troops outside his jurisdiction.
Kang Xigui's reason is very good. Even if the Pinglu army enters the country, it will be a disaster for war. Who knows what kind of chaos will cause? If Li Ye is tough and asks Zhaoyi's army to fight together in the name of the court and asks Zhaoyi to provide food and grass, then should Zhaoyi obey orders? Therefore, Kang Xigui believes that he should keep in touch with Hedong and reject the Pinglu army together.
Of course, Zhaoyi cannot allow the Hedong Army to enter the country, so once the Zhaoyi army fights with the Pinglu Army, Li Keyong will be asked to provide food, fodder and weapons to the Zhaoyi army. This is also why the Hedong envoys arrived at the Jiedu Mansion.
After each generous speech by Kang Xigui, he would end with the same eight words: it would rather be broken than to be broken!
Seeing that everyone was looking over, Kang Xigui, who had been closing his eyes to rest, slowly opened his eyes. Although he was old, he was still stronger, especially his eyes, which always shone with a majestic light that could not be disobeyed.
At this moment, Kang Xigui looked around everyone, still in the righteous manner, and his words were loud and loud: "I suggest you welcome King An to enter!"
As soon as these words came out, the hall was silent.
Most of the staff members were surprised and shocked, and some of them were confused, as if they were wondering whether they had heard it wrong or were wondering whether Kang Xigui had said the wrong thing. But looking at Kang Xigui's awesome and serious look, how could he look like he was saying the wrong thing?
Everyone looked at each other and saw the doubts in each other's eyes. It was not that no one had this proposal before, but it would definitely not be Kang Xigui. Before that, no one would think that Kang Xigui would have such a proposal.
The judge of the Jiedushi's Office said uncertainly: "What the Chief Secretary means is that Zhaoyi not only does not resist the Pinglu army, but also takes the initiative to welcome King An into the country?"
Kang Xigui snorted coldly, as if he was dissatisfied with the judge's suspicion, which was like questioning his eyes were dizzy. In fact, Kang Xigui was a powerful man at the ninth level of Qi training. His dissatisfied cold snorting brought out the power of cultivation and immediately filled the hall with oppression.
Only then did the staff affirm Kang Xigui's opinion. Not only did they not doubt it, but they were even more puzzled.
Kang Xigui bowed to Kang Chengqian Gong, and the following words made the hall in an uproar. He said solemnly: "Not only should I welcome you, but I also went to the border to greet you!"
"What, let Lian Zhi personally welcome him?"
"It's not about going out to greet the city, but about going to the border?"
"The greeting ceremony, leaving the city for thirty miles is already at its peak. This time, I actually asked Lian to go to the border?!"
The staff could no longer suppress the shock in their hearts, and they whispered and talked a lot.
After hearing this, Kang Chengqian was also confused, but he did not look particularly good, but just smiled bitterly.
A young record officer stood up and clasped his fists to Kang Chengqian and everyone, with an excited expression on his face and said generously: "The Chief Secretary dare not agree with this statement! Now that the troubled times are coming, the court is in name only. Who is the strongest in the world? It is not the Xuanwu Army, not the Pinglu Army, but the Hedong Army! Why? Hedong is vast, with eleven states and a large population! The Hedong Army has 300,000 soldiers and the Daibei Army, with its combat power, and Shatuo Cavalry, which is invincible!"
"Hedong is also the land of the Three Jins. It has the advantage of geographical advantages, overlooking the world, easy to defend but difficult to attack, Taiyuan Prefecture is even more a place with deep city walls and dangerous military branches! In this way, King An only brought 100,000 square meters of Lu's army, why dare to say attack? He asked Li Keyong to go to Qingzhou to report his duties, which was a difficult task. It was a false charge to say that Li Keyong had a military force to rebel! King An entered Hedong and did it know that it was impossible! Just imagine, why should he do this?"
"There is no reason. It's just an excuse to enter Hedong. King An's real intention is to borrow the name of sending troops to Hedong, annex the neighboring vassal states, and expand his own power!"
"King An and Li Keyong have always had a grudge. After all, this time, it is just a personal grudge! Now he wants to occupy Wei Bo and Zhaoyi towns to lay the foundation for the real fight with Li Keyong in the future! Therefore, King An's wolf's ambition is obvious! You must not let him enter Zhaoyi! If the Lian Envoy welcomes the Pinglu army into Zhaoyi, how is it different to lead the wolf into the house? If so, Zhaoyi will be in danger!"
The words of the recorder joining the army were ups and downs, and the sound and emotion were both profound, which was reasonable and unrefutable.
The staff all over the hall, whether they liked or not, were all infected by his intentions, and many people showed admiration. In any case, this demeanor was indeed extraordinary. Some people fell into deep thought.
This director is a military officer, named Guo, Zhangming, and I heard that he was a descendant of Guo Ziyi. Although he was young, he was the most famous young talent in Zhaoyi. On weekdays, Kang Chengqian was very grateful to his kindness and wanted to cultivate him. If he had not had an extraordinary status and had a talent, he would not dare to disobey Kang Xigui.
Of course, there is another reason at the moment. Kang Xigui has been on the same front with him before and has resolutely resisted the entry of the Pinglu Army. Kang Xigui suddenly "rebelled" and was much more than Guo Zhangming's expectations, which made him feel betrayed, so he couldn't sit still.
After hearing Guo Zhangming's heartfelt words, Kang Xigui was not touched at all. Instead, he snorted coldly, and still sat still without moving. He only glanced at Guo Zhangming and asked, "Does Zhaoyi have military generals?"
Guo Zhangming was stunned, realizing Kang Xigui's intention, and immediately shouted: "Although Zhaoyi does not have military soldiers, the soldiers are loyal and brave..."
"I'll ask you if you have it. You just need to answer yes, or no." Kang Xigui interrupted Guo Zhangming coldly.
Guo Zhangming's face turned red, he wanted to speak but stopped, and was so excited that he couldn't help himself. Zhaoyi was north of the Yellow River. He had not experienced the Huang Chao Rebellion and was not a border area. There were few wars. Where did the generals come from?
"No, but..." Guo Zhangming wanted to say something else.
Kang Xigui did not give him a chance to speak, but looked at him and asked: "Shangguan Qingcheng, Pinglu Army, on the bank of the Yellow River, defeated 10,000 Wei Bo's cavalry in one round, and showed the cultivation of a military general! Let me ask, who can stop Shangguan Qingcheng from leading the army in Zhaoyi? Will the record join the army?"
Guo Zhangming opened his mouth and couldn't speak.
On that day, Shangguan Qingcheng fought against the bank of the Yellow River with an absolute disadvantage, and defeated Cao Xijin when he met. He became famous in one battle! There are many vassal states in the world, not only without military ranks, but military ranks... Looking at the whole world, there are no so-called famous generals and brave generals who are emerging now. I dare to say that I can resist Shangguan Qingcheng head-on, let alone defeat him!
Guo Zhangming looked ugly, but Kang Xigui did not plan to let him go and continued to ask: "If it were just Shangguan Qingcheng, that would be fine. I would like to ask you, have the Zhaoyi army experienced bloody battles over the years and had a group of invincible and truly elites?"
"My Zhaoyi army soldiers are also brave and brave..." Guo Zhangming's voice was obviously not confident, he was just trying to force his face.
Kang Xigui sneered: "Zhaoyi army fought bravely, how about Wei Bo's army? In the Battle of Bozhou, 50,000 Wei Bo's army guarded a city, but was conquered in a few days, and also hosted 50,000 reinforcements! Who can stop such a Pinglu army?"
Guo Zhangming can no longer speak.
Kang Xigui glanced at the people in the hall, his eyes were like lightning, "I asked again, can Zhaoyi have a great monk in the realm of the realm?"
No one spoke. When Kang Xigui's eyes were met, the staff members unconsciously lowered their heads. Wei Bo was only Cao Zhongming, a real person realm, and he was still a new breakthrough. Zhao Yi was originally weaker than Wei Bo, so where was there any real person realm.
Kang Xigui's voice gradually became chilled: "In the battle of Weizhou, King An went straight to the residence of Weibo Jiedushi, and in full view of everyone, he took Cao Zhongming's head! What everyone saw at that time was four real people! Four real people, what does this mean? If King An used his old tricks again, come to my Zhaoyi Jiedushi's Mansion, who will protect Lian Envoy? Who can protect Lian Envoy?!"
After asking this last sentence, the needle was already falling in the hall, and Guo Zhangming lowered his head.
"The recorder is right. King An is a wolf's ambition, but so what? Even if you and I know, who can do anything to him?"
Kang Xigui's voice was cold, and he had murderous intentions unknowingly, "King An is powerful. Even if he wants Zhaoyi, what can we do? After all, King An is not afraid that we can see through his intentions, because it is useless to see through it! He is a dignified and open plot. He has this ability, and he will die if he doesn't follow him! Who wants to die? Who wants to kill the envoy of Lian? Cao Zhongming's previous lessons are not bloody enough, and it is not enough to make you realize the reality?!"
After some words, Kang Xigui was full of murderous intent.
No one of the staff members had the intention to refute because there was no way to refute it. Many people were secretly wiping their sweat, only to feel a chill behind them.
Kang Xigui looked at Kang Chengqian and bowed, "Entertain Lian, the army of Pinglu has gathered in Weizhou, and will come to me Zhaoyi immediately. At this time, Lian must come out to welcome you! The king's army is the king's army, not because they have the title of righteousness, but because they are strong enough! Lian's army welcomes the king's army, which is a loyal minister of the Tang Dynasty. King An killed treacherous ministers, killed eunuchs, and quelled rebellions. All his actions were to support the country. With wise and famous people, if Lian's envoys were dedicated, King An would definitely rely on it, at least he would not make any difficulties! This is the way to protect the envoys and protect Zhaoyi! Otherwise, it is to repeat the mistakes of Wei Bo!"
Kang Chengqian nodded and had to admit that this is the reality. Seeing that the staff had no objection and knew that this was the case, he stood up and saluted Kang Xigui, "Thank you, the chief minister, for teaching me."
After the salute, he looked at everyone and made a decision: "Prepare the things to do for the military. I will welcome Prince An in person and the royal army!"
The staff looked at each other, stood up one after another, saluted Kang Chengqian: "Integrity and wisdom!"
Kang Chengqian sighed secretly, "Next, let's discuss how to cooperate with King An's battle."
In fact, Zhaoyi has another way, that is, to form an alliance with Hedong. However, if the Hedong Army does not enter the country, Zhaoyi will still not be able to defeat the Pinglu Army. If the Hedong Army enters the country, not to mention the situation of the battle, Zhaoyi Army will first confirm the crime of rebellion, which is a hidden danger.
In addition, if the Hedong Army wins, would Li Keyong not follow the trend and plot against Zhaoyi? No one dares to guarantee it. Even if Li Keyong promises, no one will believe it.
At present, Li Ye is fighting against Li Keyong, which is a fight between gods and immortals. Zhao Yi has no chance of getting along with others, so he can only choose one side to rely on him.
Since you want to be a minion, you will naturally be the minions of the stronger side, so that you can get some soup. There are military generals, strong troops, and four Pinglu troops in the real world, of course, they are the strong side.
Chapter completed!