Chapter 58: The Wind and Rain Remember the Year
"He didn't notice such a big flaw."
Fang Yize wiped the sweat beads on his forehead in fear.
The King of Wu Li Ke in front of him put his hands behind him and sneered: "He will definitely pay attention to other things for the people of Chai Lingwu, but he will forget that you married Li Yuanjing's daughter. If you want to find Li Yuanjing, you don't have to pass through him."
"Is this really useful?"
"Through your tips, plus Gao Yang, and other means, Chai Lingwu will inevitably persuade Li Yuanjing.
Ambition is always easy to grow.”
Li Ke narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "When people only stare at a little in front of them, they will forget other dangers."
Fang Yize didn't dare to speak, but just tried his best to wipe the sweat from his forehead and sweat coldly.
"I have already set up the bureau. Now I'll wait for Changsun Wuji to receive the goods."
"Changsun Wuji is so smart, he should..."
"It's only because of being smart, you can accept it." Li Ke picked up the book in his hand and opened it casually: "Since Fang Yiai's rebellion case begins, there must be a result. The old man of Changsun will inevitably expand the network and capture all the political enemies in one place. I am helping him now...
Xue Wanche and Fang Yiai were both from King Li Tai of Wei before.
If Changsun Wuji doesn’t get rid of them, they are afraid that they will not be able to sleep or eat.”
As he said that, he looked back at Fang Yize: "Don't say I won't help you, so your wish can be fulfilled."
"but……"
Fang Yize swallowed his saliva: "The King of Wu is not afraid, Changsun Wuji will turn you back..."
"I'm afraid, of course I'm afraid."
Li Ke frowned slightly: "So I have some other arrangements and leave a few more backhands. I hope that the old man of Changsun will eat enough food to eat, and he will not care about me. If he really wants to kill all of them, I will not be able to stand dead, let alone..."
There was a flash of light in his eyes: "When he eats the bait, how much should it expand? No matter how cowardly my younger brother is, he should not be able to tolerate Changsun Wuji."
"King of Wu, what are you talking about?"
Fang Yize looked confused.
"It's nothing, wait and see the show."
Li Ke raised his hand, tapped the dull goose-like Fang Yize with the book in his hand, and chanted in his mouth: "Five colors make people blind; five sounds make people deaf; five flavors make people feel refreshed; galloping through the fields and hunting makes people feel crazy..."
The storm suddenly rose and fell.
At the empty table below the steps, a small table was set up, and the two of them knelt on the futon, looking at the storm outside without saying a word.
There was wine on the table and you could get it by reaching out.
The man on the left was tall, with wide shoulders, and his hands resting on his knees were clenched into a fist. The fist was covered with blue veins, and the exposed skin was faintly radiant with bronze luster.
Even his clothes couldn't hide the full and tangled muscles on his body.
The man on the right is also tall, but compared with the one on the left, he is a little shorter.
The two strong men looked at the rain quietly. After a long time, the man on the left sighed: "Yi Love, how long has it been since we drank together like this?"
"It's been about a long time."
"Yes, from the time I was demoted to now, years have passed, and sometimes when I look back, it's like a dream."
Xue Wanche turned to look at Fang Yiai, with a hint of vicissitudes of life in his eyes.
He was born into a general, and his father was Xue Shixiong, the general of the left imperial guard of the Great Sui Dynasty. At the end of the Sui Dynasty, he was the prefect of Zhuo County.
In the era when the Great Sui Dynasty collapsed and the heroes competed for the turbulent times, Xue Wanche and his brother Xue Wan both followed Luo Yi, the governor of Zhuo County.
The two of them joined Luo Yi in joining Emperor Gaozu of Tang, Li Yuan, and were appointed as General of Chariots and Cavalry, Duke of Wu'an County.
After that, Dou Jiande was defeated, Liu Heita fought, and made great military achievements for the Tang Dynasty.
Until the ninth year of Wude, the Xuanwu Gate Incident.
Xue Wanche, who was the confidant general of the Crown Prince Jiancheng, fought fiercely with Yuchi Gongde in front of Xuanwu Gate.
Unfortunately, the final loss was defeated, and Li Shimin was lucky enough to win.
As the failed party, Xue Wanche had to lead dozens of cavalry to escape to Zhongnan Mountain.
After that, Li Shimin sent people to seek revenge and said, "This is all loyal to what he does, and he is a righteous man."
Only then did Xue Wanche dare to come out and was later appointed as the general of the right leader.
After reaching out to grab the wine glass on the table, Xue Wanche stared at the dim wine.
The rain is still falling sparsely, and it seems that it will never stop.
Fang Yiai pointed his hand gently on the steps: "There are ants again. They are too late to move. It seems they are going to be flooded."
Xue Wanche raised his glass to him: "Go to me for a drink."
"good."
"How many years have it been since last time?"
“Which was the last time?”
"That's when I was demoted."
In the 19th year of Zhenguan, Xue Yantuo Duomian Khan sent troops to invade Xiazhou. On December 25, Emperor Taizong of Tang ordered Xue Wanche and others to recruit troops to fight.
From the 19th year of Zhenguan to the 22nd year of Zhenguan, Xue Wanche followed Taizong and fought a war against Goguryeo.
His friendship with Fang Yiai was also fought between battle formations.
The so-called robe that carried a gun together.
But Xue Wanche is very capable and has a stronger temper. People often say behind his back that he is arrogant and arrogant.
In the 22nd year of Zhenguan, after the Tang army returned to Chang'an, Xue Wanche's deputy general and right guard general Pei Xingfang secretly sued him for complaining about the court.
British Duke Li Jie also said: "Wan Che is the general, and he is the son-in-law, and he speaks with grievances and cannot be punished."
Emperor Taizong of Tang dismissed him from office and exiled to Xiangzhou.
In June of the 23rd year of Zhenguan, Emperor Gaozong ascended the throne and was pardoned by the world. Xue Wanche was pardoned and returned to the capital. In the second year of Yonghui, he was appointed as the governor of Ningzhou.
However, he happened to have a foot disease, so he had to go back to Chang'an to recuperate first.
Fang Yiai thought about it and said seriously: "It's been four or five years since the 22nd year of Zhenguan to the third year of Yonghui now."
"yes."
Xue Wanche put down his wine glass: "In the past few years, I have been reflecting on myself, why did I be demoted?"
"Didn't you have any complaints about the court behind your back?"
Fang Yiai said this, and Xue Wanche suddenly turned his head and stared at him, his pupils shrinking like needles.
Inside, there seemed to be an invisible sharp blade stabbing towards Fang Yiai.
But Fang Yiai seemed to have not noticed it, and was still sitting there, looking at Xue Wanche calmly.
"If I had said this, I would have smashed his nose with one punch."
"You are still as stubborn as you are."
"Haha, if you change it, it won't be me."
Xue Wanche slapped his knees heavily with his hand and said loudly: "Wanche has a big and singular tendon, and he is doing well. Even if he is misunderstood by His Majesty, what if? I don't resent the court, but someone can't stand me and is slandered behind my back."
He turned to Fang Yiai and said seriously: "I'm not wrong."
"I don't understand this."
Fang Yiai poured wine for him, raised his glass and said, "Besides marching and fighting, I have a headache if I think about it. I'd better drink a bar and celebrate your return."
clang!
The two wine glasses touched lightly, and then the two generous men drank the wine in the glass in one go.
"Wanche, that..."
Fang Yiai put down the wine glass and hesitated for a moment, "Someone told me that you and I are both fools and are not suitable for being in the officialdom. He also said that we were frustrated back then because we were implicated by the affairs of King Li Tai of Wei."
In the 17th year of Zhenguan, Crown Prince Li Chengqian and King Li Tai of Wei started a battle to die around the position of crown prince.
However, from the beginning, Li Chengqian was obviously at a disadvantage because of his inappropriate personal conduct and repeated scandals, which disappointed Emperor Taizong; while the call for the throne of Wei King Li Tai has always remained high because he had ambition, strategy, intelligence, and versatile, and was highly appreciated and favored by Emperor Taizong.
Li Chengqian finally had to take risks and attempt to launch a coup to seize the throne, but was smashed by Emperor Taizong before he could do so. Li Chengqian was immediately demoted to a commoner and was exiled to Qianzhou soon after.
After the prince was eliminated, Li Tai naturally regarded the position of crown prince as his own, because he was not only smart and capable, but also had a strong political group behind him, including Liu Yan, Cen Wenben, the then prime minister, as well as a group of sons of heroes, such as Fang Xuanling's son Fang Yiai, Du Ruhui's brother Du Chuke, and Chai Shao's son Chai Lingwu.
Just when the government and the people believed that it was a foregone conclusion that King Li Tai of Wei entered the Eastern Palace, Li Zhi, the 16-year-old King of Jin, suddenly broke into people's vision like a political dark horse.
The person who supported him was Changsun Wuji, who was the Situ at that time.
It was also after Li Zhi was established that people like Xue Wanche and Fang Yiai were divided and disintegrated one by one.
The reason for this is terrifying to think about it carefully.
It’s a pity that both Xue Wanche and Fang Yiai are powerful generals on the battlefield, but they know nothing about human relationships and worldly affairs.
Both of them even made similar jokes, that is, after marrying the princess, they didn't know how to get married, and they became gossips that countless people in Chang'an commented on.
"Who told you?"
Xue Wanche's eyes widened, his beard and hair were wide open, like an angry lion, which was very terrifying.
"I think... I think... I feel like a bad person, named Su, what... I can't remember." Fang Yiai took a cold breath and patted his head and shook his head. His head couldn't even remember reading books. It was too embarrassing to let him remember unfamiliar people.
"What are all bullshits? We just need to fight. If the court wants to use us, we will naturally use it. Don't waste any other brains."
Xue Wanche patted his thigh and said, "The wine glass is not satisfied, you can change to a big bowl."
"Okay, change to a big bowl."
"By the way, the King of Wu asked me a few days ago."
A trace of cunning flashed in Xue Wanche's eyes: "But I ignored him. He is too thoughtful, and I don't like him."
"Haha, Wanche, who said you are careless?"
"Nonsense, if I'm not careful, I'll die eight hundred times on the battlefield."
"By the way, King Jing heard that you are back and asked me to take you to his place to drink."
"Li Yuanjing? Is it...oh, I remembered that I had dealt with him when I was fighting Goguryeo... that person doesn't hate it."
"Then make an appointment to go together, they are good."
With the sound of wind and rain, two honest men put their hands on their shoulders, telling the past stories in detail, and getting drunk.
Chapter completed!