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    Three Hundred and Thirteen Conflict (Part 2)

    "Master Taibao, when can you hand over these wanted criminals to the imperial court?"

    ¡°I¡¯ll take a look first,¡± Meng Ju held up the wanted list casually. After reading it for a while, he shook his head and said, ¡°Shilang Zhao, how come I don¡¯t know any of the people here?¡±

    "Meng Taibao is joking with the official. Eunuch Ma has already reported to the Holy Spirit when he came back. He said that he saw Shi Wenting, Luo Xiaocheng and others among your army. They are all on the list."

    Meng Ju rolled his eyes: "Really? Mr. Ma has admitted the wrong person, right? If there are these people, how could I not know about it?"

    "Eunuch Ma said he saw Shi Wenting with his own eyes!"

    Meng Ju said calmly: "Eunuch Ma heard wrongly, that is Shi Wenting, an officer under my command."

    "And Luo Xiaocheng"

    "That's Luo Xiaocheng, the herald of our Chinese army. Eunuch Ma misheard again - Mr. Zhao, Eunuch Ma is a chamberlain and an eunuch. He is illiterate, so it is understandable that he made such a mistake. But you  But Jinshi, you should be literate, right? Why are you following him in confusion?"

    Zhao Shilang was almost suffocated to death. He had studied the Four Books and Five Classics for ten years in a cold window, and was full of poems and books. Now he was asked by a warrior warlord whether he could read or not. But the warrior had a big sword in his hand. He got angry even if he wanted to.  I couldn't afford it, so I could only apologize and say with a smile: "The lower official is naturally literate - Meng Taibao, these imperial prisoners are urgently wanted by the court. If there are reliable clues, they should be in your army. How about you check it out?"

    "Since the imperial envoy said so - okay, let's check it out." Meng Ju casually handed the list to the general standing behind him: "Huzi, take down the wanted list and take a good look at the people on it.  Who do you know? The imperial envoy and I are waiting here."

    Wang Hu took the list, looked at it for a while, shook his head and said, "I have never seen the people above."

    Meng Ju smiled slightly and looked at an officer who was looking down: "Shi Shuai, come and take a look. These people - especially one named Shi, do you recognize them?"

    Brigade Marshal Shi Wenting shook his head vigorously and shouted loudly: "Captain Governor, the birdmen up here don't matter whether they are surnamed Shi or Urine. I don't even know any of them! Who dares to come to find trouble and slander our Dongping Army for harboring imperial prisoners?"  , let¡¯s give him a white knife going in and a red knife coming out!¡± As he spoke, he glared at Minister Zhao hatefully, his fierce gaze making the other party shudder.

    "Hey, Shi Shuai, don't be so impulsive! Huang Shuai. There is a man named Huang Min on the wanted list. He seems to be from your family! Come and see if you know him?"

    Brigadier Huang Min suppressed his laughter and looked at him seriously. He looked at Minister Zhao thoughtfully: "There is a person on the list. He looks familiar. It seems that I have seen him before"  Great Governor, it¡¯s just that the general doesn¡¯t dare to say anything.¡±

    Minister Zhao was shocked and said anxiously: "General, don't be afraid, the court will make the decision for you, just say it doesn't matter - where have you seen the imperial convict?"

    "Now that the Lord has said this, I will be confident - I will look at you, Minister Zhao, you look quite like the prisoner. Look, these features, these eyes, this nose  Tsk tsk! Grand Governor, is this Minister Zhao a fake imperial envoy?"

    Brigadier Xiong Gang shouted in a rough voice: "It's hard to say. These days, everything is fake. It's not unusual to pretend to be an imperial envoy! Governor, how about we kidnap this imperial envoy?"  Now, give it to the court to receive the reward? There are three thousand taels!"

    The soldiers in the hall were laughing and laughing together, Zhao Shilang had a wooden face and no expression at all - Zhao Shilang had also made preparations before coming, and Meng Huihui denied it, which he had expected.  But he estimated that since Meng Ju took in so many rebel generals from the border army, one or two would have to be handed over to the court to take the blame.  As long as Meng Ju is willing to make friends, as long as he surrenders, the imperial court's purpose of undermining Meng Ju's prestige and provoking conflicts in the Dongping Army will be achieved.

    No one expected that Meng Ju¡¯s attitude would be so tough and he wouldn¡¯t give in.  The prestige and intimidation accumulated by the Wei Dynasty for three hundred years did not work at all on him Zhao Shilang of the Ministry of Punishment returned in failure, and the court was shocked.  The Murong family finally realized that if they did not put more pressure on Dongping's army, they would not be able to make Dongping surrender.  The emperor and his ministers discussed for a whole day and finally made a decision: "In order to pursue the rebellion and for the dignity of the court, the Wei Dynasty will never tolerate it. The Dongping Army must surrender. For this reason, the court will not hesitate to fight with the Dongping Army."  war."

    By this time, the court made this decision, which had nothing to do with interests or reason, and was purely to protect the court's face.  Murong Po saw clearly that even if the imperial court lost a battle with the Dongping Army, it would be better to retreat than to retreat like this - there was no shame in being undefeated despite fighting hard, and it was not like the imperial court had never lost a battle.  But lack of courage is a disgrace. Every place sees the central government in front of the local vassal.If he appears weak, the court's prestige is gone, and the next troubles will be even greater.

    At noon on June 5, a large number of Jinwu Guard officers and soldiers and Doukai suddenly rushed into a camp of the border army, claiming to search for imperial prisoners, rampaging through the camp and searching everywhere.  At that time, the soldiers and horses of the border army were being reorganized by the Dongping Army. In order to prevent riots, all the battle armor in the camp was confiscated by the Dongping Army.  The officers were completely unprepared for the conflict and were unable to resist.  Jin Wuwei's battle armor drove the soldiers of the border army, herding them into a group in large numbers, and then searched for the officers and generals of the border army among the prisoners.

    At that time, Commander Gao Fei of the Frontier Raptor Brigade and Commander Xiong Gang of the Xiong Ba Brigade were in that camp and were captured on the spot by Jinwu Guards.  Gao Fei was killed by Doukai on the spot because of his resistance, while Xiong Gang was captured and taken away alive, along with more than a hundred border army officers.  When the nearby Dongping Army heard the news and came for reinforcements, the Jinwu Guards who made the sneak attack had already evacuated with the prisoners.

    In the afternoon, when they learned that the imperial troops had suddenly taken action, Gao Fei was killed and Xiong Gang was captured, the remaining border army commanders were horrified. They all rushed to Meng Ju's tent and cried out to the governor for his decision.

    Hearing the news, Meng Ju was so shocked that he couldn't speak for a full minute: It's not that he was careless and unprepared for the imperial court, on the contrary: he was afraid of the possibility of the imperial court launching a surprise attack on Dongping.  Meng Ju has always been extremely vigilant.

    In order to prevent the imperial court¡¯s beheading tactics, the main force of the Dongping Army and most of the battle armor were stationed in the city, while the soldiers and horses of the border troops who had just returned were stationed outside the city.  so.  Even if there were any changes in the imperial court, the newly returned soldiers and horses outside the city would act as an invisible buffer and early warning.

    But he didn¡¯t expect that the court¡¯s target was not the elite troops of the Dongping Army headquarters.  It was not aimed at him personally, but at the frontier generals who had just surrendered - it was like two enemies facing each other. One party finally couldn't hold back and took action, but his first blow was not a blow to the enemy's head or face, nor a blow to the enemy.  Instead of grabbing the enemy's chest, pulling at the corners of the enemy's clothes - apart from irritating themselves for no reason, is there any other benefit for the court to do this?

    Got the news.  Mr. Wen pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head and said: "My lord, your majesty is also a veteran in the military. He will not understand the principle of killing with one blow. He did this just to show that the court has no intention of fighting with you, and to give you a warning, my lord -  -Actually, His Majesty may not take notice of several rebel generals. But this concerns the court's face, so he must do something.

    "My lord, sir, I heard that the imperial court has sent an envoy here, and he should be here to explain the conflict.  We might as well meet him and listen before making plans.  "

    "The imperial envoy? I just sent him back."

    Looking at Mr. Wen's stunned face, Meng Ju said calmly: "What the imperial court wants to say can be expected: it is nothing more than the generals below acting without permission. In order to arrest the imperial prisoner, everyone misunderstood and conflicted. The imperial court is willing to compensate  The losses suffered by our Dongping Army will be compensated for the dead and injured brothersMr. Wen, if the court says this, what do you think?"

    "The students feel that if the court has this attitude of admitting its mistakes, we can consider reconciliation"

    "Fart!" Meng Ju slammed the table hard, making a loud "bang" sound: "This is a slap in my face! This is a stick to give a sweet date!"

    "My lord, the imperial court's intention is also understood by the students. However, you must not raise an army out of anger. Our army's foundation is not stable and our troops have insufficient food supplies. I am afraid it is not the right time to attack the imperial court at this time."

    "Sir, to fight a war, what is needed is courage and courage, not timing - the right time to start a war will never exist."

    When Mr. Wen was about to continue persuading, Meng Ju waved his hand to stop him: "Sir, there is no need to say any more. We want to maintain peace with the imperial court, but peace must be fought, not endured. The imperial court takes action first, and our army must  Fight back - otherwise the court will think we are weak and there will be more bullying.

    ¡°Moreover, in the current situation, the imperial court is trying to bully you, so if you don¡¯t fight back¡ª¡ª¡±

    Meng Ju waved his hand vigorously and pointed outside the tent: "Everyone believed in Mr. Meng. They came to vote in good faith. I may have made a promise of a thousand pieces of gold. But now, Brigadier Gao is dead, Brigadier Xiong's life and death are unknown, and Meng Ju  I'm sorry to everyone! Sir, if you want to reconcile with the court, go out and tell everyone! What do you say!?"

    Looking at the group of frontier generals kneeling in front of the tent, Mr. Wen remained silent.  After a long while, he sighed sadly, lowered his head and said: "My lord, the student is incompetent and really can't find a way to have the best of both worlds."

    Meng Ju also sighed, with a look of sadness and anger on his face.  He rushed out of the tent and shouted: "Brothers!"

    The generals of the border army raised their heads one after another. Meng Jusurong said: "I already know what happened today. I didn't expect that the Jinwu Guards' gang would be so cruel and despicable. They suddenly carried out a murderous attack. Brother Gao died heroically, and Brother Xiong died.Life and death are also unknown!  I feel sorry for everyone because I neglected to take precautions!  "

    Meng Ju knelt down on one knee in front of everyone, cupped his fists and said, "I'm sorry to Brother Gao and Brother Xiong!"

    The generals were shocked and knelt down one after another in return: "Master Governor, please don't do this. The imperial court insists on a sneak attack, even gods can't defend it!"

    "That's right, how can you blame the Governor for this? None of us expected that the imperial court would be like this!"

    "Brothers, the imperial court has sent an imperial envoy here. They said they are willing to compensate Brother Gao for his pension, and they are willing to compensate for the pension of our other dead and wounded brothers¡ª¡ª"

    Meng Ju looked at the generals one by one and suddenly shouted: "That's fart! We men from Northern Xinjiang are not short of those stinky money. What we want is justice!"

    The generals responded loudly: "The Governor is right! We just want justice!"

    "To the imperial envoy, I made it clear to him: In this matter, our Dongping Army suffered more than 200 casualties and more than 100 people were arrested. The arrested brothers, including Brother Xiong, must be arrested immediately.  Give it back to us! They are missing a hair, and our Dongping Army will not agree! We don¡¯t want the court¡¯s compensation for our dead and wounded brothers, I want them to hand over the murderer! We have killed and injured 215 people, and the court must pay  Send out two hundred and fifteen murderers to deal with us - kill people to pay for their lives, and pay your debts for money, this is the law of heaven!"

    The roar of the generals should be: "The Governor is right, this is how it should be!"

    "Happy, relieve your anger!"

    Brigadier Zhao Kuang asked loudly: "Grand Governor, what if the imperial court doesn't agree to us?"

    Meng Ju looked at the generals and smiled proudly: "If the imperial court refuses to give us Dongping Army justice, then we are going to give the imperial court justice! What do you think, do you dare to come with me to ask for justice?  "

    A second later, as if the volcano suddenly erupted, a dozen rough voices roared with all their strength: "I am willing to follow the Governor!"

    "Go! Under the leadership of the governor, we dare to kill the emperor!"

    "Whoever refuses to get rid of the coward, I will do it now!"

    The crowd was excited. The generals were shouting with excitement. The sky was filled with waving fists and arms. Some were even excited.

    I had tears in my eyes, I was jumping and shouting.

    Looking at the lively atmosphere, Meng Ju smiled: Mr. Wen has a careful mind and can calculate every strategy, so he can be called a good strategist.  But he also has his shortcomings: people who think too much tend to shrink back at critical moments when they need to risk their lives.  In the dark jungle age, when facing the beasts wandering in the forest, to talk to them, you must use the same method of beasts, that is, sharp teeth and sharp claws.

    Moreover, Meng Ju also had his own little calculation - this counterattack was to seek justice for his dead border army brothers. In this righteous name, he ordered all the rebel troops to participate in the battle. They had no reason to shirk it.  .

    Through this battle, he could get along with all the rebels and establish his position as the leader. By the way, it would also completely cut off the frontier generals from defecting to the imperial court. Anyway, the imperial court had exposed its bottom line and had no intention of fighting.  What else does Meng Ju have to be afraid of?  It was just a local battle. It cost a thousand and hundreds of soldiers and horses, but it was able to completely tie eight border military brigades to its chariot. This was simply a God-given opportunity to gather the morale of the army and consolidate the forces.

    This is a slap in the face from the imperial court. You would be a fool if you missed it To be continued.  If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly votes. Your support is my biggest motivation.  )

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