Tiantang Splendid

In fact, Li Xiaogong didn't trust Cheng Yaojin's promise.

At that time, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Niu Jinda and others took refuge in Wagangshan Li Mi. After Li Mi was defeated, he attached himself to Wang Shichong, but Wang Shichong was very suspicious and suspicious. .

Li Yuan placed him under the command of the King of Qin, and then followed the King of Qin to charge into battle and made countless achievements. It stands to reason that he was a real general of the "Tiance Mansion". Li Shimin went to the battle to kill the enemy and sniped Li Jiancheng. After the King of Qin ascended the throne and rewarded him generously, the titles of ministers with meritorious service were greatly promoted, but Qin Qiong and Cheng Yaojin remained in place.

After ten years of Zhenguan, His Majesty Li Er intended to commemorate the honored officials of Zhenguan in Lingyan Pavilion. The ruling and opposition parties had different disputes about who was selected and how to rank, but almost without exception, no matter whether Qin Qiong or Cheng Yaojin, they respectfully accompanied the last...

The reason is precisely because Qin and Cheng defected to Emperor Gaozu Li Yuan at the beginning. Although they always fought with the King of Qin, they considered themselves Li Yuan's ministers. Because their friendship with the King of Qin did not interfere with the battle for the succession, they stood their hands aside.

So Cheng Yaojin has a "conviction", even if he is like this to His Majesty Li Er, how can he trust his words of loyalty to Li Chengqian?

But now Cheng Yaojin has a great influence on the trend of the situation, so we can only believe it temporarily and wait for the aftereffect.

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Cheng Yaojin was very dissatisfied with Li Xiaogong's behavior of instigating dissension in person, but Li Xiaogong said calmly and said with a smile: "In terms of qualifications, merits, and abilities, Niu Jinda is enough to be the general of the Sixteenth Guards, but you have always Hold him in your hands and not let him go out to take charge of his own work, which delays the future. Although the younger generation has begun to rise in the army, we old guys have not yet reached the time when the swords and guns are put into storage and the horses are released. Someone has taken on a heavy responsibility to show our sense of existence. In the future, the king will advise His Majesty, whether it is the General Zuo Tunwei or the General Zuo Houwei, we must always find an opportunity for Lao Niu to show his ability. In vain, I spent half my life licking blood from the knife head in the army."

Is this sowing discord?Of course not, Niu Jinda is indeed worthy of the position of a general of the Sixteenth Guards.

For example, Chai Zhewei, Yin Qinzhou and others, which one can compare with Niu Jinda?
Cheng Yaojin glared at Li Xiaogong, then turned to look at Niu Jinda: "After this visit, I would like to resign from Your Majesty, and you will take over as General Zuo Wuwei."

Niu Jinda nodded his head as a matter of course: "So, very good."

Cheng Yaojin looked at Li Xiaogong again: "What does the county king think?"

Li Xiaogong looked at Cheng Yaojin whose eyes were staring like a scalper, couldn't help laughing, and couldn't control it, he laughed out of breath.

Cheng Yaojin glared at Li Xiaogong angrily with a dark face, and Niu Jinda beside him also laughed "hehe".

Li Xiaogong panted, and patted Cheng Yaojin's shoulder, his eyes envious: "When I was young, I was so ambitious that I chased fame and fortune, but when my wish came true, I suddenly realized that those so-called successes were nothing but smoke and smoke. Dissipated, only a little robe and friendship left in those years of fighting in the army will last forever and never fade away. It is worthwhile to have a brother who will treat each other with sincerity and accompany him life and death for a lifetime. It is really enviable! "

Niu Jinda wiped his messy hedgehog-like beard, and was a little embarrassed: "The king of the county is so praised, but the general dare not be a general. The general just has self-knowledge and knows that his brain is not good enough. It is better to be honest than to be deceived by others." Actually staying under the Commander-in-Chief's command, I didn't think so much about other things."

Li Xiaogong took a sip of tea and praised: "It is because you have complete trust in this guy that you follow him so wholeheartedly, so it is even more precious."

Cheng Yaojin didn't appreciate it, and said in a bad mood: "Could it be that the county king insists on inciting my two brothers to fight each other, and you will be happy if you break up with each other?"

"Is this king such a treacherous person? It's all right, His Majesty's words have been brought, and the task has been completed. This king will go back and report."

Li Xiaogong stood up, straightened the clothes on his body, and said before getting on the horse: "Lu Guogong likes to take care of himself."

Surrounded by a group of personal soldiers, he swaggered away.

Standing under the canopy, Cheng and Niu watched Li Xiaogong's figure disappear behind the pattering rain, then turned back to sit by the fire, Niu Jinda filled their teacups with tea and held the teacups Take a sip.

If Cheng Yaojin lost something for a while, he suddenly said: "When this matter is over, you will take over the position of General Zuo Wuwei."

"puff!"

Niu Jinda scalded his tongue, spit out a sip of tea, and stared at Cheng Yaojin: "Why did I ever have such an idea? Even I can see such a simple solicitation, but you want to fall into the trap?"

"Can I be more stupid than you stupid cow?"

Cheng Yaojin scolded angrily, took a sip of tea, and said: "This old bastard knows that there is no estrangement between us brothers, but he still wants to sow discord, because he is not sure whether I can completely stand on my side. Your Majesty is going to block the Xianyang Bridge, trying to give you a psychological thorn... Look, if your Majesty secures the throne after this mutiny, you will definitely be transferred from Zuo Wuwei to weaken Zuo Wu Wei's power. Rather than just sit and wait for death, I simply resigned from office and helped you to the top. With your qualifications and meritorious service, it is more than enough to serve as this general. Besides, I don't feel at ease if so many old brothers are handed over to others. , I can also go home happily to feed my grandchildren and take care of my life.”

He finally understood that His Majesty is indeed generous and merciful. After the victory of the mutiny, he will not be liquidated with him, but he can't pretend that nothing happened and continue to exercise military power with an old face. He simply retreats to give both sides a step. All the grievances disappeared, and the favor of the Cheng family became more stable.

Niu Jinda thought for a while, then nodded: "Since the commander-in-chief said so, then the general will do so."

There is no need for polite words between him and Cheng Yaojin, let alone mutual suspicion and temptation, since Cheng Yaojin said that he wants to hand Zuo Wuwei over to him and then retreat, that is naturally the case.

As for whether there are any other scruples or plans in it, he can't figure it out, and he doesn't bother to guess...

"Let's go, let's go to Xianyang Bridge!"

Cheng Yaojin stood up with his hands on his knees, stretched his waist, turned his head and looked at the direction of Chang'an City in the east, his eyes were filled with fog and rain, and he couldn't see anything clearly.

"Let's meet the heroes from all walks of life in Guanzhong, and see if these guys have exhausted their previous bravery on the belly of a woman, and can they still be able to lift a knife and kill people now!"

*****
The autumn rain is murmuring, the flowers and trees are rustling, and in the abode on the side of the Daji Hall, the floor is as clean as a mirror, and a carved lacquer table is placed in front of the window. Wei Wang Li Tai is wearing a plain uniform, sitting by the window, drinking tea.

Li You, Li Yin, Li Yun, and Li Zhen sat on the left and right, and Li Shen was obediently boiling water and making tea in front of the stove beside him...

There were no servants in the abode, and it was a pleasant thing for the brothers to drink tea and chat, but now they were all worried, frowning, and quite restless.

After all, Li Zhi's rebels were fighting bloody battles outside the Wude Gate. Once they broke through the gate and entered the Wude Hall, the emperor would not end well, and everyone present would not be able to escape.

Ascend to the great position as the third son of the first son, the name is not right, the words are not right, the best way to eliminate hidden dangers and calm public opinion is naturally to wipe out all the brothers who are in front of him... The succession is ranked Jinwang There is no one in front, so there is nothing wrong with King Jin ascending the throne.

At that time, the great ancestor Li Yuan inherited the title of "Duke of the Tang Dynasty" as the fourth son because of the death of all his brothers before him, and then created the Li-Tang Empire...

Li Tai glanced over, snorted, and said, "Why, do you know how to be afraid now? When the Guanlong Mutiny happened, Changsun Wuji wanted to choose one of you to replace the prince. Aren't you still happily looking forward to reaching the sky in one step?"

When this topic was brought up, Li You felt embarrassed, put down his teacup, clasped his hands together, and begged for forgiveness: "Brother made a mistake at the beginning, and almost made a big mistake. Brother is convicted. Please don't bring it up again, brother. Otherwise, brother will feel ashamed. "

Although the emperor's brother is generous and does not blame the incident, after all, it has already happened. If it is always mentioned, who knows if the emperor's brother will suddenly have a bad idea one day and settle the score with him?
Although Li Yin is not stingy at ordinary times, he is not a fool. He naturally knows the urgency of the situation at this moment. If the emperor's elder brother is firmly on the throne, it will be fine. Everyone is prosperous and prosperous. Under the killer.

So he said worriedly: "This Fang Er has always been rebellious and rebellious. His eyes are higher than the top. He said that he was invincible in the north and west, but he couldn't even wipe out the rebels and other mobs? If the pheasant slaves come in, it will be a big deal. !"

Li Zhen hesitated and said: "This...isn't it? After all, they are all brothers. Killing brothers is disgraceful. He is not the father. When the time comes, the public opinion in the world will be raging. How can he sit firmly on the throne?"

Their father, His Majesty Li Er, did this thing back then, killing brothers and brothers under the Xuanwu sect, but in the past 20 years, they still have to be reviled by the world, and it might be left in bad taste for thousands of years.That pheasant slave can't compare to his father no matter in terms of literary talent or martial arts, once such a thing is done, there will be endless troubles.

Li Yin glanced at Li Zhen, and looked at the expression like a fool: "Of course the pheasant slaves would not do it themselves, but if the rebels rush in and kill everyone indiscriminately, who knows who is which if we are wrapped up in the rebels? Even if we take a step back, in the future, some of us will die of serious illness, or die unexpectedly, or intend to rebel... Isn't that going to follow others?"

Li You and Li Zhen's faces were pale and trembling. The current situation seemed to be extremely unfavorable to the emperor's brother. What if the pheasant slave really got into trouble?
The time of death is approaching...