Emperor Taizong's Growth Plan

Chapter 329
Liao Gu looked at the Southwest recruiting office where the soldiers were heavily guarded and the officials were hurrying to and fro, and for no reason, he felt a trace of fear and flinched in his heart.

He took a step back subconsciously, turned his head to look at the several people dressed as personal guards, lowered his voice, and gritted his teeth:

"Where are you sticking the rods, what are you thinking about!"

King Qi's Southwest Frontier Army, which had spent years of hard work, was wiped out in the hands of Liao Gu.The former benefactor, King Jin, was also a strong contender for King Qi for the throne.And the most terrible thing is that the few soldiers around him now are the guards at the sticky pole of Yunguo pretending to be.

So Liao Gu was naturally extremely guilty. Before seeing King Qi face to face, he was already anxious and flustered.

At this time, he noticed Liao Gu's nervous and anxious expression, but the guards at the side sticking the stick didn't pay much attention. After all, Liao Gu's expression at this time would not attract too much attention.

"Don't worry, General. King Qi has a different identity now. Naturally, he wants to show his heart and attract the former cronies of His Highness King Jin. So it is definitely a good thing to meet you in person now!" the head guard at the sticky pole comforted in a low voice .

As the commander-in-chief of the first army, he obviously wouldn't have a good look at Liao Gu, a defeated general who wiped out 10,000+ troops in World War I.But as the crown prince of a country, there are too many things to weigh the pros and cons!

And now the change in King Qi's attitude is an inevitable result of changing from the status of a prince and military commander to the prince of a country.This change of heart and calculations naturally fell into the calculations at the sticky stick.

From now on, Liao Gu's originally insignificant idle chess has a greater use.

At this time, Liao Gu panicked when he heard the words of the guard at the sticky pole.

It is impossible for Yun Kingdom's many layouts to help him get rid of his guilt.To help the King of Jin compete for the reserve position, I am afraid that he has other plans.

Looking at it now, it was obvious that Yun Guo wanted to push himself to a high position in the army, and then achieve his goal.

Thinking of this, Liao Gu's legs felt a little weak.

He took a look at the recruiting office in the distance, and asked tremblingly:
"Is your Highness clear about your plan?"

The Highness he was talking about was naturally not King Qi, but His Highness King Jin in Jinling City.

Hearing this, the headed guard at the sticky pole looked at him with a meaningful smile and remained silent for a long time.

The meaning is self-evident.

Seeing this, Liao Gu lost his mind for a while, and murmured:
"But, but this is treason..."

From the time Jin Wang chose to cooperate with Yun Guo, he had already revealed his attitude in secret.

When Liao Gu was facing the King Jin's seal in his hand at the sticky pole, he might have anticipated the current result in his subconscious.It's just that at that time, he didn't want to wait for death, and in order to get rid of the punishment after the defeat, he had been deliberately avoiding this matter.

But at this time, Liao Gu obviously couldn't deceive himself anymore.

He was involved in a bigger vortex, even though he tried his best to get out of it, but I'm afraid he couldn't help it...

Hearing the words, the guard at the sticking rod raised his eyebrows and lowered his voice:

"Hey, don't talk nonsense about treason or not, general! What you have done is nothing more than self-protection. The relationship between His Royal Highness Jin and us is just a cooperative relationship. Don't think too much about it! "

Liao Gu swallowed slightly when he heard the words, turned his head to look at the man, opened his mouth to speak, with a look of "Do you think I will believe it?"

"Our sticky sticks are all honest people, and we do things directly, but they are not the same as those in Dongchang who like to make twists and turns. They act very principled! For example, we never do coercion. After that Whether you continue to cooperate with us, isn't it all a matter of the general's thought!"

The headed guard at the sticky pole had a sincere expression on his face, inexplicably giving people a very believable look.

Liao Gu's face remained unchanged, but he couldn't help but wander in his heart:

The "sincerity" on the stick should mean that if you kill your whole family, you will kill your whole family. "Do things directly" probably means that if you can directly pick your head with a drop of blood, you can directly pick your head...

A struggle flashed in Liao Gu's eyes, and after a long time, he didn't have the guts to shake things out.

Let's not talk about whether His Royal Highness King Jin will let him go when the time comes, but he is about to be exonerated by virtue of his military exploits in Yongzhou City. What good will he do if he is exposed at this time?
The annual salary is only a few hundred taels, what kind of life is there!
Thinking of this, Liao Gu hesitated and said:
"Then I will meet King Qi later, what should I say?"

Hearing this, the leading guard at the sticky pole took a look at Liao Gu's current appearance.

Although the armor is complete, it can't cover up his figure that has been thinning for a while.Even after tidying up his face, he still looked like he had been through the vicissitudes of life.The wounds he suffered on the battlefield have not yet healed, and from the cuff of his shirt, he can still see the white bandage wrapped inside.

The guard at the sticky pole couldn't help touching his chin, and said after deliberation:
"The general's eyes should be a little bit more complicated. It's best to show three parts of grief, three parts of resentment, three parts of shame, and the one part of determination to die deep in the eyes..."

Hearing this, Liao Gu turned his head to look at him, his face suddenly wrinkled tightly, revealing a bewildered look.

What is this talking about...

The guard at the sticky rod at the head coughed lightly and explained:
"Anyway, the general needs to know that you are now a person who feels grief, resentment, and shame because you have lost 10,000+ troops in the battle. The most important thing is that you have to unconsciously reveal your will to die!"

Only in this way can King Qi's dislike for him because of the defeat of Rongzhou City be dispelled to the greatest extent.

"This, I'm afraid I can't do it." Liao Gu said with a bitter face.

He was born as a general in Jinling, and he learned to lead soldiers and fight since he was a child, and he was not an actor or actress, so how could he show such a complicated expression.

Hearing this, the headed guard at the sticky pole shook his head slightly and said:
"Hey, if the general can't do it, then this errand will be ruined! His Royal Highness Jin Wang, and our envoy Yiwei will be unhappy!"

Having said all the words here, it is obvious that the meaning I want to express is almost the same.

Liao Gu was unwilling in his heart, but feeling the vague coldness coming from behind him, he could only swallow his saliva and said:

"Then let me try?"

"I believe the general will be able to do it!"

Hearing this, Liao Gu sighed quietly, took a deep breath, and immediately led a group of soldiers towards the recruiting office.

But at this time, there was quite a bit of excitement in the recruitment of the Si Yamen.

Chen Liyan, the former son of Li Chao Taiwei, was now wearing the standard armor of Xia Jun generals, standing in front of the lobby with a cold expression.

Just looking at his left hand tightly gripping the hilt with blue veins, it is obvious that his mood is not what it seems on the surface.

In the lobby, King Qi had already asked all the officials and staff to leave.

Only bursts of pressing and angry voices were heard in the lobby.

"Why don't you send the orphan back to the country? Obviously, the secret law of luck has been entrusted to you! His Royal Highness King Qi of the Great Xia Kingdom, is it so dishonest?" Li Weining couldn't hide his anger at this time, and his face turned red King Chaoqi pressed him to ask.

Li Weining, the former King of the Li Kingdom, after being entertained under house arrest for several months in the Jiangzhou City of the Xia Kingdom, finally lost all his patience.Regardless of the dissuasion of the cronies around him, he finally managed to see King Qi again after making a fuss almost like a shrew in the market.

At this moment, King Qi just watched in silence as Li Weining continued to scold him, venting his grievances and suffocation.

When Li Weining stood there panting and seemed to have calmed down temporarily, King Qi got up and looked at him, and said in a deep voice:
"King Li, you can think it over clearly. You really have to go back to the country? Since you entered my Great Xia, King Li, I have always treated you with the courtesy of a king, and I have never neglected you. Lost wealth!"

The current Li Dynasty has formally surrendered to Yun Kingdom.According to the information sent back from various places, although the situation in the country is not stable, the suppression by the army of the Yun Kingdom obviously cannot cause too much disturbance.

If it had been before, Xia Guo would definitely fulfill his promise, and even send troops to help Li Weining regain the throne.However, Xia Kingdom now feels that it is difficult to protect itself, obviously unable to devote its energy to the territory of Li Dynasty, and can only sit back and watch Yun Kingdom continue to consolidate Li Hu's rule.

For Li Weining, King Qi did not abandon him at will, but raised him up, which is not too much.

Hearing King Qi's seemingly meaningful words, Li Weining panted heavily, and immediately asked:
"What do you mean, stay here without losing your wealth?"

King Qi looked at Li Weining, was silent for a while, and then said in a deep voice:

"Aohou Lihu of your country secretly colluded with the Yun Kingdom, invaded the palace, killed the prince, slaughtered the harem and courtiers, and plotted to usurp the throne. Now he has accepted the canonization of the Yun Kingdom and has become His Royal Highness King An of the Yun Kingdom..."

Hearing this, Li Weining was in a daze, subconsciously shook his head and said:
"how can that be……"

"His Royal Highness King Qi wants to force him to stay alone in Xia Kingdom, so he doesn't need to use this method!" Li Weining stared at King Qi with a fire in his eyes.

Seeing that he didn't believe it, King Qi shook his head slightly, and said in a deep voice:

"At the end of last year, Yang Dayan, General of Anton of the Yun Kingdom, led an army into your country. For a while, the hearts of your country were in turmoil. Ao Hou Lihu, taking advantage of this time to plot rebellion, entered the palace to usurp the throne and seize power. As the king of Li, he ordered the big battalions in An Pei County and Buri Prefecture to remove their armor and welcome the Yun army into the country. Once the army of Yun Kingdom arrives, they will completely suppress the turmoil in your country... Embroidered clothes have no information. Wrong omission. If King Li still doesn't believe it, I will send someone to send the secret report during this period!"

At this time, King Qi looked extremely serious, looking at Li Weining, and said every word with authenticity.

Seeing that King Qi was so serious, it didn't look like a fake at all, and thinking of the imperial jade seal that was suddenly shattered last year, Li Weining's heart was agitated suddenly, his mind was in a trance, his footsteps were weak, he couldn't control himself, he staggered a few steps and almost lost his mind. to fall.

That is, Pi Hui on the side stepped forward to support him, which prevented him from falling to the ground.

"Impossible, this is absolutely impossible! Ao Hou's loyalty can be proved. When Lao Bushi was around, he had no confidence in resisting him. If Aohou hadn't taken the initiative to join him, it would have been impossible for Gu to bring down Lao Bushi... Impossible, you are lying to me! You are lying to me!"

At this time, Li Weining kept saying things he didn't believe.But seeing his flustered look at this moment, he obviously believed it in his heart.He kept saying that King Qi was lying to him, but it was more obvious that he was comforting himself.

The more Li Weining spoke, the more excited he became, and at this moment he couldn't help but shouted that it was impossible, while excitedly rushing towards King Qi.

The guard who had just returned from Jinling City to escort the secret method earlier, Commander Zhou Quan, stared at him at this moment, and before Li Weining approached, he immediately stepped forward and pushed him casually.

Li Weining, who didn't have much martial arts, and was weakened by the loss of national fortune, how could he be an opponent of Zhou Quan, a top eighth-level expert?It's just that he was fiddled with casually, and suddenly fell to the ground in embarrassment.

When Li Weining's trusted eunuch Pi Hui saw this, his eyes were about to burst, he rushed forward and exclaimed:

"Kings……"

Zhou Quan looked at Li Weining who was pushed to the ground in an instant, looked at King Qi subconsciously, opened his mouth, and said helplessly:

"Your Highness, I just push it casually..."

King Qi frowned when he saw this messy scene, and said in a deep voice:
"The army of Yun is unstoppable. You, King Li, defeated the elite navy in another battle before. Your country is in turmoil, and the overthrow of the country is imminent. At the beginning, Aohou was able to serve you, King Li, for the sake of your country. The ancestral temple and serve the country of Yun. Li Wang is still deceiving himself and others at this time, it is a bit too disrespectful!"

When Li Weining heard this, his body trembled.

In a daze, the scene of the Nanpan River burning to the sky and tens of thousands of elite sailors annihilated once again appeared in front of his eyes.

After another flash, the late Taiwei Chen Feng appeared in front of his eyes, looking at him coldly.

The defeat of Xiushan County and the defeat of Yongzhou, these two national wars were originally related to the rise and fall of the national destiny, but because he wanted to overthrow the ancestor Li Xing who was connected with the national destiny of the Li Dynasty, he secretly contributed to the flames, and he was defeated. Returning, the army was lost and the generals were lost, resulting in no elite soldiers in the country that could compete head-on with the army of Yunguo.

Today's fate was actually doomed at the beginning.

Thinking of this, Li Weining felt dizzy, and the depression in his chest was extremely oppressive.

With a "poof", he opened his mouth to spit out a mouthful of blood mist, rolled his eyes and passed out immediately.

Pi Hui at the side was extremely anxious, he hurried forward and kept calling Li Weining.

King Qi looked at Li Weining who was lying on the ground, his brows were slightly frowned, and a trace of inexplicable compassion flashed in his eyes.

In the past, the king of a country who occupied the south of the sky and led tens of millions of people has now come to such a fate.Even though the blame was self-inflicted, King Qi was inexplicably saddened by the death of a rabbit and a fox.

"Come here, healer, do your best to treat him, and make sure to save his life!" King Qi said in a deep voice.

Not to mention Li Weining's useful identity, but to say that King Qi took the secret method of luck from him, but was temporarily unable to fulfill his promise, so he felt a little guilty towards him in his heart, and naturally it was impossible to watch him die like this.

Outside the lobby, Chen Liyan, who watched the farce quietly, did not feel the pleasure of revenge in his heart, only full of bitterness.

After another chaos, Li Weining was taken away for treatment, and the hall was restored.

King Qi shook his head slightly, calmed down, and said to the staff around him:
"Who wants to see you next?"

"Return to Your Majesty, Liao Gu, the commander of the frontier army!"

Hearing this name, King Qi frowned suddenly, then relaxed slightly, and said:

"Pass him in!"

"Yes!"

After a while, Liao Gu quickly walked into the hall, bent over and saluted:
"The last general, Liao Gu, has met His Highness!"

King Qi raised his head and looked at Liao Gu's emaciated and vicissitudes of face, the faint sadness between his brows, and the faintly visible scars all over his body, the disgust in his heart faded a little.

I'm ashamed...

(End of this chapter)