Chapter 798

Zuo Shuang's heart moved and he looked at Wei Xuan, speechless for a long time TXT download.

Wei Xuan smiled calmly and said, "General, I don't have any other intentions. I just think that the king values ​​the general, and the general should not disappoint the king."

"Oh! What Brother Wei said makes sense." Zuo Shuang nodded.

Wei Xuan could only say this. If he continued to speak further, he would definitely blame him if he let the king know. He chatted nonsense with Zuo Shuang in the tent for a while, and then stood up to leave.

After sending Wei Xuan away, Zuo Shuang was relieved, but he was even more hesitant about whether he should act in accordance with the emperor's edict.

After much deliberation, he called in all his cronies and discussed with them whether he should follow the emperor's order and raise an army to rebel.

After several generals who were most close to Zuo Shuang arrived, he took out the secret edict and handed it to everyone to circulate.

After everyone saw it, they all took a breath, looked at each other, and finally looked at Zuo Shuang.

"Brothers, this secret edict is related to the life and death of the entire army. I have to be cautious and I don't dare to make a decision privately!" Zuo Shuang looked around the crowd, sighed, and asked, "I don't know what everyone thinks? The Emperor's Should I obey the order or not?”

These generals were all from Ningren and had known Zuo Shuang for a long time. They had a deep personal relationship and talked about everything.

A general said: "General, although His Highness Feng Wang destroyed Ning State, he did not indiscriminately attack the people of Ning State, nor did he praise Feng Zun and Ning Bei. He treated us equally. We were deeply influenced by His Highness Feng Wang's knowledge and experience. Well, how can we repay kindness with enmity?"

As soon as he finished speaking, another general stood up excitedly and said in a deep voice: "The reason why Tang Yin re-employed us is not to control the 150,000 Central Army under our command and ask us to defend him against the Four Nations Allied Forces. Since The emperor has an order, and as ministers, we must obey it!”

"That's right! We have already betrayed Ning Guo, and we can no longer betray the Emperor!"

"Are the emperor's decisions always correct? It was he who ordered the crusade against our Ning country, and now he is the one who wants to vindicate our Ning country. The emperor is unruly and capricious. Why should we respect him?"

Generals, you say something, I say something, whatever you say can be said. Some people think that since the wind has destroyed Ning, they should be loyal to Tang Yin. Some people think that Tang Yin is hypocritical and should follow the emperor's order to rebel against him. Some people think that neither Tang Yin nor the emperor is a good person, and it is better to maintain the status quo.

Zuo Shuang came to them because he wanted to discuss a result with them, but when he heard what they said, he became even more confused.

Listening to everyone arguing, he sat here, bowing his head, frowning deeply, and his face changed.

Noticing that Zuo Shuang was unusually quiet, a general waved to everyone and said, "Let's stop arguing. Let's first listen to the general's plan."

As expected, these words worked. The noisy Zhongjun tent fell silent instantly, and there was no sound. People stared at Zuo Shuang with their eyes wide open.

What are your plans? Zuo Shuang secretly smiled bitterly. If he had a plan, he wouldn't have to come to them.

He slowly raised his head and glanced at everyone one by one. Then he said quietly: "Brothers, please don't talk about whether we should rebel against the Wind King or whether we should obey the emperor's order. Instead, we should first consider whether we should rebel or not. If you really kill the Wind King, where will you go? "

One sentence made everyone stunned. Yes, if you kill Tang Yin, where will you go?

People naturally thought of the two brothers Zhan Wushuang and Zhan Wudi. At first, they commanded an army of 400,000 people. After entering the Feng Kingdom, they were trapped alive in the Feng Land. But now they only have 150,000 people. The Feng Army has attracted a large number of people. Suppression, where are they going to flee?

The generals who originally insisted on obeying the emperor's orders bit their lips and slowly lowered their heads. The generals who did not agree with obeying the emperor's order unanimously nodded and said: "Yes, we are now in Fengdi, with Tongmen in the west, Baguan in the south, Barbarian State in the north, and a dead end in the east. There are no roads on all sides. There is no way out. Even if we are lucky enough to succeed, we will still be dead. When the time comes, can the emperor, who cannot protect himself, be able to protect us? "

What they said was exactly what Zuo Shuang was worried about. Now, the more he thought about it, the more he felt that following the imperial edict to rebel was too risky, and that he was simply making fun of the lives of all the soldiers in the army.

Zuo Shuang clenched his fists vigorously, finally raised his heart, picked up the edict between his fingers, pondered for a moment, stood up suddenly, walked to the candlestick, and placed the edict on it.

"General..."

All the generals were shocked when they saw this and said in unison.

Zuo Shuang remained unmoved and allowed the candlelight to light the edict. Then he turned around and said to everyone: "It's not that we deliberately disobey the emperor's order, but we have no choice. Fifteen thousand brothers followed us into the wind land. We have the responsibility to bring our brothers back to Ningdi intact. Brothers, you should just pretend that what happened today has never happened. You should also pretend that you have never seen the emperor’s secret edict. You will never mention it again in the future. Do you understand? ?”

Everyone looked at each other, bowed and saluted, and responded: "Yes! General, I understand!"

Because of various concerns, Zuo Shuang directly burned the emperor's secret edict and did not act as ordered. He did not send any reply to Meng Luo and just pretended that everything had never happened.

He thought that no one except a few close confidants knew what he was doing, but he never expected that every move he made was under Tang Yin's control. It was precisely because he had too many worries and did not obey the orders that he let him Fortunately, he escaped and did not die under the assassination of the assassins.

In addition, it was through this incident that Zuo Shuang won Tang Yin's great trust. This seemingly insignificant episode played a crucial role in the long-term survival of the Western Border Army in the Feng Army.

In the future, Tang Yin could treat Ning people equally and recruit Ning people to important positions on a large scale. This incident was also one of the factors that changed his concept, making him subconsciously believe that Ning people could be trusted and loyal to him.

Of course, the reason why Zuo Shuang did not obey the imperial edict at this time was not because of his loyalty to Tang Yin, but because of his responsibility and compassion for the soldiers of the whole army.

In any case, the rebellion of the Western Border Army initiated by Wang Yi and Meng Luo ended in vain, and the earth-shaking changes that were supposed to happen ended in vain. Under the calm surface, it seemed that nothing had really happened.

Tang Yin did not investigate the matter, that is, he did not ask Zuo Shuang, nor did he investigate Wang Yi and Meng Luo, and he did not question Yin Zhun, but this did not mean that Tang Yin had forgotten about it. Now he had to deal with the invasion of the four-nation coalition forces with all his strength, and he had no time to retaliate against the imperial court. Moreover, Fengguo also needed internal stability now. However, the seeds of hatred had already taken root and sprouted in Tang Yin's heart, and also laid the groundwork for the bloody storm in the future.

Zuo Shuang did not obey the order of the emperor, and the Western Border Army was in a state of normalcy. Wang Yi, Meng Luo and Yin Zhun were all disappointed with this. However, what followed was the fear that swept over them. They had to guess whether Zuo Shuang had already informed Tang Yin. If Tang Yin knew about this, what means would he use to retaliate against them?

In the next few days, the three of them almost did not sleep well. Even Yin Zhun was often awakened by nightmares in the middle of the night. Every time he woke up, his body was chilly, and cold sweat soaked a large area of ​​his body.

They were nervous, worried, and terrified, but Tang Yin remained the same. He went to court when he was supposed to, and made memorials when he was supposed to. From his calm attitude and natural expression, it seemed that he had no idea about this. Gradually, Yin Zhun, Meng Luo, and Wang Yi also believed that although Zuo Shuang did not follow orders, he did not tell Tang Yin about the matter.

Tang Yin stayed in Yancheng for a few more days, and then a pigeon from Baguan came back, saying that the armies of An and Huan had entered Mo State one after another. Judging from their routes, the An and Huan armies did not come to Baguan, but both went to Ningdi. It seemed that they planned to take the route from Ningdi to Tongmen.

In the letter, Xiao Muqing and Liang Qi both volunteered to fight and defeat the armies of An and Huan before they entered Ningdi.

After reading the letter, Tang Yin thought about it carefully and understood the intentions of Xiao Muqing and Liang Qi.

The armies of An and Huan did not go through Baguan, obviously knowing that they had deployed a large army to defend Baguan. Both countries wanted to avoid the attack, and going through Ningdi was the best choice.

However, the detour of the two countries caused great trouble to Feng State. The Feng army only had a Tianying army of more than 100,000 people left in the eight counties of Ningbei. When the armies of the two countries passed through Ningdi, who knew whether they would suddenly attack Liangzhou on a whim. Once the war started, it would be difficult to resist with the strength of the Tianying army. In addition, the local resistance forces would make the situation precarious, and if things went wrong, the eight counties of Ningbei would be lost again.

The best way is to completely eliminate the armies of the two countries before they enter Ningdi, so that the speed of retreat can be fast. This is the main reason why Xiao Muqing and Liang Qi asked for the war.

After careful consideration, Tang Yin thought that it was reasonable for Xiao Muqing and Liang Qi to go to war, and then replied to the letter, ordering Xiao Muqing to lead the Pingyuan Army to meet the An Army, and Zhan Hu, Chen Xiu, and Yang Mao to go to war with the army; ordering Liang Qi to lead the Sanshui Army to meet the Huan Army, and Shangguan Yuanrang, Ye Tang, and Gao Yu to go to war with the army.

After replying to the letter, Tang Yin urgently dealt with the affairs of Yancheng. The next day, he was ready to set off and go south to Baguan.

Feng Wang Tang Yin was going to go to war again, so he would not leave silently. The people of Yancheng and the ministers of the Feng Kingdom and the imperial court all went out of the city to see him off. This time, no one else needed Yin Zhun, but Yin Zhun took the initiative to come.

Yin Zhun rarely pulled Tang Yin to his side with enthusiasm, walked all the way out of the city, asked about his well-being, and repeatedly reminded him to be cautious in everything and not to be careless, etc., all of which were some false and polite words.

Ten miles out of the city, Tang Yin asked Yin Zhun to stay and asked him to return to the city.

Yin Zhun looked at Tang Yin reluctantly, waved his hand behind him, and a maid came over with a tray with a wine pot and two cups on it. Yin Zhun poured the wine himself, took one cup, handed the other to Tang Yin, and said, "I wish you all the best, defeat the powerful enemy, and return triumphantly!"