Chapter 71: Bloodshed and Tears

Yang Guang shook his hand, "War is not the gain or loss of one city and one pool, war is fought by national strength." I fought Goguryeo in the Great Sui, relying on a strong national strength, and I should defeat Goguryeo with an upright army. One city and one pool, it is not a big deal to abandon it first, besides, now that the army has no food and grass, it is not the best policy to continue to stay here. I've already decided on this matter, so don't say anything more. ”

Yang Guang had already decided the matter in a few words, and the third expedition of the Great Sui to Goguryeo came to an end. All the generals went to hurriedly prepare, the herald of orders, the packing of things. In two hours, when the third watch arrives in the evening, hundreds of thousands of troops and hundreds of thousands of people of the three armies will quietly and secretly run away.

Chen Kefu persuaded him for two sentences and didn't say anything anymore, anyway, he couldn't stop the Sui Dynasty from dying, but as a soldier, he couldn't pretend not to see such a thing. Since Yang Guang was leaving, he felt that he could stay, and Yang Guang didn't even allocate the camp this time, and even threw down all kinds of equipment and materials.

If he stays, then these things are his, these are the equipment and materials of hundreds of thousands of troops, especially those large equipment, which are the heavy weapons of this era.

It's just that Chen Kefu didn't know how to open his mouth for a while, although the broken military camp was elite, but it was also a pro-army around the emperor, and if the emperor left, they would definitely have to leave. Just when he didn't know what to say, a familiar voice sounded next to him.

"Your Majesty, could it be that my Great Sui Labor Division has gone on several expeditions, and this time it will end like this? That Liaodong City is also a first-class fortified city in the Central Plains, and it is not much worse than Chang'an Luoyang. Such a fortified city, our hundreds of thousands of troops have besieged for more than a month, with countless casualties, and now the city is about to be destroyed, but His Majesty wants a teacher, and he has to leave immediately, even regardless of food, grass and equipment. Your Majesty, we have abandoned these things like rags, but if they are taken away by the Goguryeo people, they will be the murder weapon that killed my Central Plains boy. ”

Chen Kefu looked at it, the old man Li Benlei, who had been sitting cross-legged next to him and did not speak, was full of swelling and red at this time, his lips trembled a little when he stood there, his voice was miserable, and tears had already flowed down.

"Your Majesty, the three expeditions to Goguryeo, my Great Sui has been killed and injured by millions, Your Majesty can know, that Liao dog is under the city of Pyongyang, picking up the white bones of my Great Sui boy to build a Jingguan? There are more than 100,000 white bones, all of them are good men in my Central Plains, and there are also sons and grandsons of ministers. Even if he dies in battle now, he still has to be insulted by the Goguryeo people, picked up and built into a Jingguan, watched by the Goguryeo people, and even passing by Goguryeo men often pee there. ”

"Your Majesty, those are also your people, they are all called by you to come to Liaodong, thousands of miles away, they have abandoned their families and children, and they can't even return their leaves to their roots after death, and they can't return to the soil. Now that the city of Liaodong is about to be broken, but Your Majesty wants to give up, does Your Majesty still want to let more of my Central Plains boys fall under this Liaodong City next year? Does Your Majesty still want more bones of my Central Plains boys to be built into a Beijing view by the Liao people for them to enjoy and insult? ”

Old man Li Benlei persuaded Yang Guang with tears, and kept kowtowing, snorting, and after a while, blood came out of his head, and the blood flowed all over his face, flowing down with tears.

Chen Kefu was also a little stunned, he didn't expect that this gray-haired old man who was over sixty years old still had such a loyal side, watching him kneel on the ground and smack his head violently, while going to Yang Guang not to retreat, Chen Kefu felt like his heart was being cut by a knife, and he was extremely worried.

Although he was also a little worthless for the soldiers who died in Liaodong, although he also felt humiliated and angry for those soldiers who were picked up by the Liao people to be Jingguan after death, he never thought of asking Yang Guang in such a way.

He thinks more about preserving himself. Even just now, he was still thinking about how to take this opportunity to strengthen himself, but now he felt that standing with the old man was particularly small and naΓ―ve. Even he felt that he was a little cowardly and did not have the blood of a soldier.

Chen Kefu hurriedly knelt down together, pulled Old Man Li and said, "How could Your Majesty not know these things, it's just that Your Majesty has the whole world in your heart, and Your Majesty is as angry as knowing that the Liao people used the bones of my Great Sui soldiers to build a Beijing Temple, but Your Majesty didn't show this feeling." Your Majesty doesn't know that if you give up Liaodong now, many people will die next year, but Your Majesty is also to return to the Central Plains as soon as possible to quell the chaos. ”

"The Central Plains is uneven, and if Yang rebels against the chaos, the Central Plains will suffer even more erosion, and more people will be in dire straits. What the Liao people have done to us today, His Majesty will seek justice for those soldiers in the future. General Li, you are also a battle-hardened veteran. Don't you understand tactics and strategy? Why do you secretly guess Your Majesty's thoughts, how can you guess them because of a vulgar soldier like you and me. Lord Li, please excuse your majesty, we will have to go back in a while and prepare to pack up and retreat. ”

Chen Kefu knew that Yang Guang was a good-looking person, and what the old man said just now was very rude, although what he said was right. But it is undoubtedly inappropriate to say such things to the emperor, and it is even more inappropriate for that emperor to be Yang Guang.

Originally, Yang Guang just ran away and said that it was triumphant, and everyone tacitly helped the emperor save face, but now that you are counting one by one, where do you let Yang Guang's face go, if you get angry in your life, this is not looking for death.

has been with Mr. Li for so long, Chen Kefu really treats Li Benlei as his grandfather. Such a veteran on the battlefield lost his three sons and two grandsons on the battlefield, and Chen Kefu really didn't want to see him shed blood and tears for the country.

Yang Guang's eyes widened, and his face was gloomy and scary, even more terrifying than when he got the news of Yang Xuangan's rebellion just now. Originally, Yang Xuangan's rebellion had made this emperor, who was unparalleled in the world in his martial arts, very unable to step down. It's good now, a little four-rank Lang general actually dares to accuse him in public at such a time. is even faintly scolding him, is he Yang Guang already at a point where anyone can betray him and accuse him?

Just now, a Yang Xuangan pulled Li Mi to rebel, they were all nobles of the empire, and now it is even better, and a small general dares to accuse him in public. If this continues, what majesty will he, the emperor, be, and where will he be placed as the Son of Heaven? In the future, will the people of the world have to follow the example, everyone dares to accuse him twice, and even ordinary people dare to speak ill of him?

Chen Kefu turned around and slapped Yang Guang's ass, and found that Yang Guang was still black-faced, and he also knew that this time the matter was big. While helping the old man, a knife struck him on the neck, knocking him unconscious.

Chen Kefu knelt on the ground and pretended to be very frightened, "Your Majesty, it is the minister's poor discipline that allows his subordinates to say such rebellious words. However, General Li was in a trance today, and I am afraid that when he was watching the battle on the battlefield, he was touched by the past and remembered his three sons and two grandsons who died in Liaodong for the sake of the country. General Li fought for the Great Sui all his life, and he never said anything, but now the white hair was born early, but the white hair gave the black hair. Three generations of a family, all of whom have served the country, and even all of them have sacrificed their lives for the country except for the old man, what a loyal martyr this is. Such a courtier is Your Majesty's most loyal courtier, Your Majesty. ”

Yang Guangling said with a smile, "Loyal, loyal to the point of being a king, loyal enough to accuse me in person?" Is it true that in the future, when people all over the world see me, they will scold me a few words before they can show their loyalty? ”

"Your Majesty, General Li has shown his loyalty to the people of the world with his deeds for more than 60 years, and even more so to His Majesty with the boys of his whole family. General Li was worried that others would criticize His Majesty's actions today in the future, so he boldly said those words, although the way was wrong, but his heart was loyal to His Majesty. General Li is completely for the purpose of maintaining His Majesty's heavenly prestige, please let Your Majesty know it. ”

Chen Kefu didn't know what to say, and how to say this matter was not handled by the old man, unless the emperor in front of him was a very enlightened emperor.

Pei Yun has been standing by and looking at this with a face, for him, there is undoubtedly a good opportunity in front of him. He had been silent before, just because he felt that if he made a move, then the guilt would only be Li Benlei's crime, although Chen Kefu was Li Benlei's boss, but with his current favor in front of the emperor, it was impossible to trouble him with this matter.

Now it's okay, he has waited for so long, Chen Kefu is really still a little tender, and when he encountered this incident, he couldn't understand the truth of abandoning the pawn to protect the car, so he jumped in as soon as he could.

Pei Yun is waiting for this opportunity now, he can't even bother to deal with a little Li Benlei, but if it is Chen Kefu, who he has always looked down on, it is very necessary. There is a way to bully the old and not the young, Li Benlei is just an old man with no foundation, and such a person is no threat to them. A person like him, since he has been bullied less, he will definitely find a way to completely defeat the opponent.

But Chen Kefu is different, their relationship has become worse and worse because of a little thing before, and Chen Kefu is now rising faster and faster, which has made him seriously feel threatened. For such a threat, it is natural that the sooner it is dealt with, the better, and he will never be soft on political opponents. Especially when he used to be an official of Nan Chen, he was extremely unpopular, and he only hated the Nan Chen royal family.

Pei Yun squinted his eyes and stood up, "Your Majesty, Li Benlei bullied the monarch and should be beheaded according to the law, Chen Kefu, as his boss, is not only responsible for poor discipline, but also now he is helping to cover up and open the trust, and even help the bully to be punished according to the law." If not, there is no way to teach the world, and how can they despise it. Your Majesty, please condemn him! ”