Guo Kun was stunned for a long time, and laughed: "Governor Liu, you are crazy." I brought men to help you defend the city, but you turned me away? What do you think? The well-equipped and powerful tens of thousands of forbidden troops are desperate for you, don't you want to drag the people to defend the city? You're not afraid we'll take the credit. Yes, you Liu Mengyuan defended Xingren Mansion and was not occupied by the bandits, and it is indeed a great merit to repel the army of bandits this time. If you are because of this, I can tell you that the credit for the success of defending the city is all due to you Liu Mengyuan, and we are not rare. ”

Liu Mengyuan said with a straight face: "The little prince misunderstood, if the lower officials have this intention, I will be thundered by the sky, and I will not be able to die." Xia Guan is by no means a person who is keen on fame, and this matter has nothing to do with whether the merit is or not. ”

Guo Kun glared and said, "Then you are crazy, I have never seen you like this." ”

Liu Mengyuan said: "Little prince, the reason is that the lower official also said, and the lower official is not crazy." The lower officials are confident that with the whole city and the army and people, the bandits cannot be shaken. Don't dare to work King Jin and the little prince to help. I'm really sorry, if the little prince thinks that the lower officials are unreasonable, the lower officials can't do anything. The lower officials do things according to their own ideas, but they don't need to explain anything. ”

Guo Kun glared at Liu Mengyuan fiercely, but he had nothing to do. He can't control Liu Mengyuan's behavior, although Liu Mengyuan claims to be a subordinate official, but in terms of official positions, they are not a system, and Liu Mengyuan's official position is not lower than Guo Kun. The problem is that if Liu Mengyuan does not send an invitation, his soldiers and horses will not be able to participate in the battle, which is the trouble. This guy said that he could defend the city, but he refused to agree, but he really couldn't do anything about him.

Lin Jue didn't speak all the time, but he listened to everything in his ears. Liu Mengyuan's stubbornness seems a little unusual, this is not a decision that a normal person can make. Don't let the reinforcements go, you have to work hard, unless Liu Mengyuan is crazy, how can it be like this.

"Ahem, ahem." Lin Jue coughed a few times, breaking the awkward atmosphere in the hall.

Guo Kun frowned and looked at Lin Jue without speaking, but the meaning in his eyes was: "You hurry up and think of a way, what can I do." ”

Lin Jue looked at Liu Mengyuan and said, "Lord Liu, there are a few words that the lower officials don't know whether to say or not." ”

Liu Mengyuan arched his hand and said: "Forgive me for being clumsy, this adult looks very raw." ”

Lin Jue said with a smile: "In Xia Lin Jue, his nationality is unknown. ”

"What! Lord Lin Juelin? Wu Yongbo, who was beside Liu Mengyuan, shouted in surprise.

Liu Mengyuan frowned and said, "Commander Wu, do you know Lord Lin?" ”

Wu Yongbo shook his head, but his eyes were full of excitement and said, "I haven't seen Lord Lin, but we have heard of Lord Lin's prestige. In the battle of Yangwu, Lord Lin led hundreds of cavalry to attack the camp of the bandits, disrupting the situation, and annihilating tens of thousands of enemies in one fell swoop, and the news had already spread all over the world. Governor Liu, haven't you heard of this? ”

Liu Mengyuan frowned and groaned: "This ...... I really haven't heard of it, and I've never cared much about things in the military. It turns out that Lord Lin is so powerful. ”

Wu Yongbo continued to say excitedly: "Lord Liu shouldn't have heard of Lord Lin's name, he is the champion of the last branch of Chunqiu." Lord Liu doesn't care about the affairs of the army, but he doesn't even know about the affairs in the circle of scribes? ”

Liu Mengyuan was stunned and suddenly came to his senses. He felt that Lin Jue's name was familiar from the beginning, but he was very tired this time, and his brain was not active, so he couldn't remember it. At this moment, Wu Yongbo came out as soon as he came out, and he immediately remembered everything.

"It turned out to be ...... It turned out to be ...... Lord Lin of the champion Lang, who wrote the head of the water tune song and wrote the theory of the six countries of Chibi Fu. Oops, disrespectful disrespect. long

Look up for a long time. This official is really confused, and he actually forgot the name of Lord Lin. Liu Mengyuan saluted, and at the same time, he opened his mouth and listed Lin Jue's masterpieces.

Guo Kun rolled his eyes and said in his heart: These readers are really hopeless, how can they attach so much importance to poetry and articles one by one. The poems and articles written by my brother-in-law are actually better than the name of my little prince. Looking at Liu Mengyuan's posture, it seems that he admires his brother-in-law very much. It seems that things are turning around, and maybe the brother-in-law can help.

"Don't dare, don't dare. Lord Liu must not be promoted, and the lower officials will not dare to be the officials. Lin Jue hurriedly returned the salute to Liu Mengyuan.

Liu Mengyuan said with a smile: "Lord Lin is really a pillar of the country, a civil and military all-rounder, it turns out that the first battle in Yangwu County is also the credit of Lord Lin." Extremely impressed. ”

Lin Jue said with a smile: "I don't dare to do it, it's just a mistake, it's all the work of the soldiers." ”

Liu Mengyuan said: "What a humble gentleman, he is not shocked by humiliation, and he is really enviable." ”

Lin Jue smiled: "Isn't Lord Liu too? The whole road of Jingxi Road is full of ink, and only Xingren Mansion is standing, which is also the work of Lord Liu. ”

Liu Mengyuan waved his hand and said: "I don't dare to compare with you, my Xingren Mansion is working hard up and down, and the army and the people are united, and it has nothing to do with me." As the so-called upper and lower work together, its profits are broken. The bandits want to take away my Xingren Mansion, but they are delusional. ”

Lin Jue said with a smile: "However, Lord Liu thinks that this time he will still be able to defend Xingren Mansion, right?" ”

Liu Mengyuan nodded and said: "This is certain, my Xingren Mansion is the nightmare of the bandits, they can't attack it." ”

Lin Jue smiled: "So you refused us to send troops to help you defend the city." ”

"Lord Lin, it's not that this official doesn't know how to lift, but ...... There is no need to work, you are sure. The official has always been reluctant to trouble others. Liu Mengyuan said in a deep voice.

Lin Jue restrained his smile and said softly, "It's not that Lord Liu doesn't want to trouble others, but he doesn't want to trouble us. Has Lord Liu already received the promise of King Huai to hold out for a few days until his army arrives to relieve the siege for you? With the help of King Huai's army, you naturally don't need us. After all...... After all...... You can't step on two boats, can you? King Huai and King Jin...... Well, it is indeed the strength of King Huai, and it is understandable that you choose King Huai. ”

Liu Mengyuan's color changed, and he frowned: "I don't know what Lord Lin is talking about. ”

Lin Jue smiled and waved his hand: "Lord Liu, whether you can understand it or not, you understand it in your own heart." Since you say you don't understand, then I'll say something that you understand. Lord Liu, do you know the importance of the location of Xingren Mansion? Do you know what will happen if the Heungin Mansion is conquered? Maybe you don't understand military affairs, but I can tell you that this time the Haidong Qing Sect and bandits are surging, and that is to make a last stand. As long as they take the Heungin Mansion, they can escape to the west. The rebellion of the bandits was originally confined to Jingxi Road, and they were at the end of their rope. If they break out, it will give them a new place to move, and the trouble of bandits will spread to the northwest. The imperial court will have to spend more effort and effort to quell the rebellion. Therefore, we want to block the bandits on Jingxi Road and catch turtles in an urn. Whoever lets go of the bandits will be a sinner in the court. I made that clear. ”

Liu Mengyuan smacked his lips and frowned: "These ...... I don't know? ”

Lin Jue said coldly: "Now that you know, you must understand that guarding Xingren Mansion is definitely not something you do willfully, it is a major matter related to quelling the rebellion, and a major matter related to the stability of the society." I'm sure you're not doing it for any credit, but it's suspicious that you're so stubborn that you've refused to let us help defend the city. as

If the Xingren Mansion is destroyed because of this, we even have reason to suspect that you colluded with the enemy and did it deliberately. ”

Liu Mengyuan's face turned red, and he shouted loudly: "What did Lord Lin say? How can you insult the reputation of your official with such blood? How could this official collude with cults and bandits? Outrageous! ”

Lin Jue said coldly: "That's hard to say. Isn't Qian Dezhang, the prefect of Yingtian, an example? And what do you prove yourself? Your actions are even more suspicious at the moment, refusing to let us help defend the city, and you are not guaranteed to defend the city, which is too puzzling. ”

Liu Mengyuan's face turned red when he was squeezed by Lin Jue, and finally couldn't help but shout: "King Huai has already sent someone to inform us, and if we only need to hold for three or two days, King Huai's army will arrive." We will be able to hold on for three or two days, and naturally we don't need your help. ”

As soon as these words came out, everyone suddenly realized. Lin Jue smiled and nodded heavily: "I said you are so stubborn, look, I said it." You and King Huai have already agreed that King Huai will lead a large army to relieve the siege. Let me guess again, did King Huai not allow you to invite us to help defend the city, did you say that we came to rob him of his credit? Did King Huai tell you that you can only choose one person to help you, and after thinking about it, you felt that King Huai could not be offended, so you decided to follow King Huai. I'm right. ”

Liu Mengyuan stood there with a solemn face, biting his lower lip without saying a word. Lin Jue's guess was basically correct, but there were still some hidden secrets. When Hai Dongqing gathered the bandits in Chengwu County, Liu Mengyuan actually understood that the next goal of the bandits was to conquer Xingren Mansion and break through to the west. In this case, how could Liu Mengyuan feel at ease, in the face of the gathering of a large number of bandits, Liu Mengyuan realized that he would never be able to hold Xingren Mansion by his own strength, and the only way was to ask for help immediately.

There are two objects for help, one is the army of King Jin who is in the five counties of Jingdong at the moment. They were so close that as soon as they crossed the river, they could immediately reinforce Xingren. And the army of the King of Jin has recently won a great victory, and with the power of the great victory, the bandits must be very jealous of them, although they only have 10,000 people, but they are definitely able to hold the Xingren Mansion. Another object of asking for help is naturally the army of King Huai who is still in Yingtianfu at the moment. Who to ask for help seems to be a simple question, but Liu Mengyuan knows that it is not simple.

Although Liu Mengyuan is not a Beijing official, he is also a local official. Although Xingren Mansion is not big, it is a mansion after all, and his official rank Liu Mengyuan is not low. For an official of his level, some things in the court will not be hidden from him, and local officials are the targets of the court faction, intentionally or unintentionally. Although the competition for the crown prince position of the two princes has not been put on the surface, in fact, it has begun to stand in line among the court officials. Although Liu Mengyuan doesn't like to make a choice early in such a matter, he knows very well in his heart that it is inevitable to have an attitude.

Last year, Liu Mengyuan went to Beijing to report on his work, and Lu Zhongtian once hosted a banquet for him. During the banquet, some things were mentioned intentionally or unintentionally, and Liu Mengyuan was even more vaguely reminded that he must have a clear attitude. Liu Mengyuan didn't say anything at the time, but he knew that this was Lu Xiang warning himself not to step on two boats with an ambiguous attitude.

Liu Mengyuan has also been thinking about what he should do, but he has not decided yet. But in fact, as a court official, he must make a choice in this matter. There has never been a centrist, and in any major affairs of the court, the centrist is ultimately synonymous with being spurned by both sides, and it will never end well.

So who to ask for help seems to be a simple choice, but it is a choice of attitude. Everyone can see the hidden meaning behind the two princes leading the army to quell the rebellion this time, and their actions at this moment actually represent whose side and whose team they want to stand on.

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