He had caused a ruckus at the Imperial Astronomer of Great Peace City. It was said that even the immortals who had walked out of the portraits, and the ancestors of Longhu Mountain who had ascended, had all been killed by this young man!
Moreover, the only king with a different surname in Liyang was not careless on the battlefield. The battle at Hutou City and the thousand li attack outside the gourd were all facts.
Therefore, even if these generals were all arrogant people in the Left Cavalry, when facing this young vassal king, they had no choice but to be in awe. Apart from the awe, there was also heartfelt admiration.
The people of Beiliang respected martial arts, and the border army valued military service the most.
The new King Liang led the Beiliang cavalry to victory over the Beimang barbarians, and beheaded Zhujing Temple inside the gourd. How satisfying!
The more this was so, the more uneasy everyone present felt.
They were well aware of why the young lord appeared in the small courtyard. It must be because of Li Yanchao leaving the Left Cavalry and joining the Right Cavalry in a fit of pique.
But who in Beiliang did not know that Yu Luandao was the trusted general of the new King Liang? He had even used his noble status as a king to put his name in the new camp of the Ghost Cavalry. And the origin of this disturbance was that the old general had recommended Yu Luandao into the Left Cavalry!
Li Yanbin's expression was calm, but deep in his eyes, there was a strong unwillingness.
In the view of this scheming general, since the new King Liang had personally come here, even if he had not taken the stance of denouncing him, he, Li Yanbin, would not have a good ending.
The generals and lieutenants who had gone through life and death with Li Yanbin were all sweating for Li Yanbin. They were afraid that the young king would suddenly turn hostile. What would they do then? Not to mention whether or not they had the guts to oppose the new Prince Liang, even if they did have the courage, what was the point?
？ Was this courtyard of people enough for the new King Liang's hand?
Hsu Fengnian asked with a smile, "Is there wine here? If there is, take it out. "
Li Yanchao said calmly, "King, we followed the commander into Huaiyang Pass and did not bring wine."
Hsu Fengnian turned to Xu Beizhi and said, "Can I trouble you to come?"
Xu Beizhi nodded and got up to leave the courtyard. Naturally, he was going to ask Chu Lushan for help.
After Xu Beizhi left, Hsu Fengnian joked, "Before we drink, I have something to tell you. This King had a drink with Liu Jinu, Chu Hanqing, Ma Jili, and the others in Tigerhead City, and then they all died. Are you scared?"
Li Yanchao pursed his lips and his handsome face became even more prominent.
The leader, Li Yanchao, did not speak. The atmosphere in the small courtyard was especially heavy and solemn.
The lieutenant who bumped into Xu Beizhi earlier rolled his eyes and yawned, "Being able to drink with the prince is enough for this general to brag to my subordinates for three to five years after we return to the Left Cavalry. Even if I die, I'm not afraid!"
Hsu Fengnian nodded and said, "Everyone seated here is not afraid of dying on the battlefield. I have no doubt about that."
Then Hsu Fengnian smiled and said, "It's not strange that we, the Beiliang Frontier Army, are not afraid of death. It would be strange if anyone was afraid of death, no?"
When he said this, even Li Yanbin's mouth twitched, and there was a knowing smile on his face. The other generals roared with laughter.
After Hsu Fengnian's joke, he did not speak anymore.
The King of Beiliang was silent, and so was Li Yanchao. Thus, everyone could only obediently lower their heads.
Xu Beizhi brought two jars of Green Ant Wine from the Protectorate Manor. Hsu Fengnian opened the seal on one of the jars. There were some cups and bowls in the small courtyard. Hsu Fengnian and Li Yanchao were definitely given large white bowls with more wine. The other generals and lieutenants could do as they saw fit. Only Xu Beizhi had no intention of drinking tea, and no one dared to persuade him to drink.
Hsu Fengnian raised his bowl and said, "Cheers to everyone."
Li Yanchao and everyone else raised their cups and bowls and said loudly, "Cheers to the prince!"
After Hsu Fengnian finished the wine in one gulp, he did not continue to pour more wine. "Since the wine has been drunk, This King will say a few words casually. This wine is not a toast or a punishment, but an opportunity to meet everyone. This King does not know any of you, but if anyone of you tells me your name, This King can tell me your resume and military exploits. These things have long been recorded in the Fu Shui Fang's spy report, and I have read it word for word. It is even more detailed than the files in the Huaiyang Pass."
Hsu Fengnian glanced at the other jar of Green Ant Wine that had not been opened, and then looked at Li Yanchao. "You felt that there was no hope for you to climb up the ranks in the Left Cavalry, so you wanted to go to the Right Cavalry to fight for military exploits and become the commander-in-chief. For a general, there is nothing wrong with this. Moreover, I just came from He Zhonghu's courtyard. The old general did not feel that you had wronged This King. Instead, he even tried to persuade This King. He was afraid that this King would make things difficult for you in the future."
Li Yanchao wanted to say something, but stopped.
Hsu Fengnian said indifferently, "You know better than me how the old general has treated you in the past ten to twenty years. There is no need for This King to say anything. The Beiliang Frontier Army is under Xu Xiao's command, and they only look at military exploits and not one's background. Therefore, you, Li Yanchao, killed enemies in He Zhonghu's Left Cavalry, and in He Zhonghu's Right Cavalry, you killed enemies. Perhaps with the hope of becoming the commander-in-chief, you killed more enemies. However, the old general is still old. Just like me, Hsu Fengnian. I am not afraid of anything, but I am still afraid of seeing Xu Xiao's situation when he was alive. I have to rest even when I walk to the top of Mount Qingliang. Whether it is my father, Xu Xiao, or He Zhonghu, who treats you as his sons, will they be willing to admit that they are old when they know the truth when they are really old? "
Hsu Fengnian answered his own question, "That is because they feel that their sons have made a name for themselves. Only then will they admit that they are old."
Hsu Fengnian stood up and looked at Li Yanchao and the people of the Left Cavalry. "Today, in that courtyard, I did not see any commander-in-chief of the Beiliang Left Cavalry who had experienced the wars of the Spring and Autumn Period. I only saw an old man. That is why I came here to invite you to drink a jar of wine. I also hope that you can take the remaining jar of wine to invite that old man who is about to leave the battlefield to drink a bowl of wine, so that he will not leave the border with regret. "
There was silence.
Li Yanchao silently stood up, picked up the jar of Green Ant Wine, and walked out of the small courtyard.
In the end, only Hsu Fengnian and Xu Beizhi were left.
Xu Beizhi sighed. "I thought you wanted to kill people."
Hsu Fengnian poured himself a bowl of wine. He lowered his head and said, "Who said I don't want to?"
Xu Beizhi was stunned for a moment, and then he said with a smile, "Give me a bowl too."
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