The emperor and the central government made decisions and insisted on the Eastern Expedition.

The imperial edict ordered the Dean Wang Yang You, the Minister of Justice, Wen Sheng, the guards of Xijing, and the Grand General Yang Yichen to fight against the rebellion with all his might and ensure the stability of Guanzhong.

On March 14th, the emperor and his palace arrived at Linshuo Palace in Zhuo County.

On the same day, Yang Gongren, Cui Xun and Jialan led the Long Guard Army to Lulong City, the capital of Beiping County.

The ambassador of Yanbeidao, the general of the Right Wugu, the prefect of the procuratorate of Beiping, and the Duke of Hua Guo, Li Jing, went to Rushui to welcome him.

Li Jing is over fifty years old, tall and burly, and majestic. He is two feet long beard under his jaw, with a magnificent appearance and majestic appearance. He is extraordinary and brave and good at fighting. He is a powerful and powerful iron-blooded general in the Emperor***.

In the Emperor's **, he was as famous as Zhou Luohu, Murong Sanzang, Xue Shixiong, and Zhou Fashang of his contemporaries. He was both a commander with outstanding achievements in civil and military affairs and outstanding achievements, and was known as the five famous generals. Zhou Luohu was from Jiangzuo and was now a confidant. Unfortunately, Zhou Luohu was killed in the battle to pacify King Yang Liang of Han. Murong Sanzang was an old minister of Gaoqi, Shandong, and was relied on by the former emperor. He fought south and north, and made countless achievements. Unfortunately, he died in the seventh year of Daye. Now there are three of the five famous generals left, all on the front line of the east expedition. Except for Li Jing in charge of Yanbei Road, Xue Shixiong is now the ambassador of the Northeastern Dao, the right guard general, the prefect of Yanjun, and the left Wugu, and the deputy commander of the navy, Zhou Fashang commanded the imperial navy in Donglai.

Li Jing came from the Li family in Longxi. The Li family in Longxi had developed into a huge force to this dynasty, with many branches and branches, among which Chengjifang was the direct branch, where the main hall was located, and the prosperous branches were Didaofang, Dunhuangfang, Guzangfang, etc. Li Hu, one of the eight pillar states of the Western Wei Dynasty, came from the Didaofang; the three brothers Li Mu, Li Xian and Li Yuan, were from the Chengjibentang; the three famous Confucian scholars in Longxi, Li Jin, Li Xingzhi, and Li Xuandao, the ancestors and grandchildren of the three generations were from Guzangfang, and at this time the unknown Hexi hero Li Gui also came from Guzangfang. Li Jing came from Tianshuifang, and this house was also a family of talents and officials. Li Jing's father was once the governor of the state and was a provincial governor.

After Li Jing and Yang Gongren met, they greeted Cui Xun repeatedly. Although both of them were juniors, they were royal princes and nobles of noble families. They had extraordinary identities and could not be looked down upon.

Galan took the initiative to step forward and greeted him respectfully. Li Jing reached out to help him. The shout of "Galan" was very intimate, which also made Yang Gongren and Cui Xun look at him secretly. They didn't understand how Galan knew many military commanders, and they seemed to treat him very well.

Li Jing was straightforward. A few words explained the whole story. It turned out that during the Western Expedition to Tuyuhun, Li Jing, who was the general of the Right Martial Guard, was the commander of all the troops. He had contact with the northwest wolf, and admired these northwest secret soldiers and had several encounters with Jialan. Therefore, they respected each other and formed a relationship with him forgetting his age. Now Jialan's life experience is revealed in the world, the legitimate lineage of the Sima family in Hanoi, and the grandson of Yang Xiong, the Guande King, has a prominent life experience. Now, look back at Jialan's twenty years.

, it can be said that he has been through hardships and has suffered a lot, but he can survive and have such extraordinary hardships. It will definitely be of great help to his future. From his incredible promotion speed over the past year, it can be seen that he has ended his hardships and joys. Perhaps in the near future, he can become the emperor's support, the pillar of the empire, and the new generation of powerful people in Middle Earth. For such a person with a brilliant future, no matter who wants to make a good relationship, Li Jing is no exception.

Next, Li Jing introduced his subordinates to Yang Gongren, Cui Xun and Jialan.

The nobles are not determined by their official positions and ranks. Instead, they are determined by the title of the county hall. The Cui family in Shandong is the highest rank in Zhongdi, and the Yang family in Hongnong is the current royal family. Of course, they are extremely noble. Although the Sima family in Hanoi is the royal family of the previous dynasty, they have now fallen. They have a high status. If they are not supported by power, they are still famous and unfair. After all, you do not have strong power and cannot withstand the wind and rain. In a formal occasion, you are more polite and courteous, but you are more arrogant, but you dare to bully them in person. Li Jing's subordinates, including several generals of Wu Ben, Wu Ya Lang, and some officials of Yingyang Mansion, respect Yang Gongren and Cui Xun, but they cannot hide their contempt and disdain for Jia Lan.

Jialan's merits are indeed not small, and his unique experience is also impressive, but he is too young. Even though he joined the army at the age of 11, even if he conquered the Western Land year after year, even if he left wonderful legends in the Western Land, he was the older generation of imperial generals who had fought for decades and built the great cause of unification of Zhongtu, or compared with the old officials of Yingyang Mansion who had made great contributions in the great cause of unification but could not get promotion opportunities for various reasons, such as Wang Bian, who was promoted to General Wuya Lang under the care of Xue Shixiong last year, was promoted too fast.

Why is Galan's promotion so fast? This reminds people of the emperor's reform. The emperor's reform caused the officers of the imperial team to be reduced to titles and ranks, and both power and wealth were damaged. The officers complained. However, the emperor trusted and relied on a secret soldier in the Northwest Army, a garrison soldier who had been removed from the name of the people and the garrison guarding the border, was moved to the fourth-rank imperial guard General Guo Yilang of the Xiaoguo Army, who was equivalent to the Wuyalang General in the Mansion Army. He stepped into the ranks of senior military officers in the imperial army. What does this mean? It shows that it is unfair and unfair. The emperor's reform not only did not benefit most people, but deprived most people of the power and wealth. What is particularly infuriating is that a small number of vested interests actually divided up these powers and wealth that belonged to them.

Galan is one of this small number of vested interests. Looking around, everyone is a person who is suffering from interests, even including Guan Gong Yang Gongren, who is the royal family and Cui Xun, a son of the first family in Middle-earth, so it is reasonable that Galan is envied by others.

A strong, mighty general Wu Benlang, who was extremely sharp in his eyes, put his arrogance and insults on his face. The fierce general in his forties gave Yang Gongren a gift and Cui Xun a gift, but directly ignored Galan. Even when Li Jing was deliberately reminding him and emphasized his tone, he ignored him, turned around and left, and lost Li Jing's face on the spot.

Yang Gongren and Cui Xun looked at each other in a daze.

Who dared to hit Li Jing in the face? Who dared to bully Li Jing? Jialan's expression was as normal, but a trace of sinisterness quietly flashed through her eyes.

A Wuyalang general over fifty years old hurriedly smoothed out the situation for Li Jing. "The Eastern Expedition is imminent, General Luo is busy with military affairs and is responsible for guarding the border. Recently, the Khitans and the Xi people have been constantly chasing each other, and the border situation is tense, so... this..."

Li Jing's face was stiff and he suppressed his anger. Yang Gongren, Cui Xun and Galan were both embarrassed. Galan was a young upstart, and it was reasonable to be criticized by the veteran. It was most common for the old army in the military camp to bully the new head, so it would be fine if you endure it. It was just a fight of will, it didn't matter, but Li Jing's old face was beaten, and he was beaten by his subordinates in front of outsiders, so there was no place to put it aside.

Cui Xun looked indifferent and showed a "stinky face" that was unrelated to him. However, Yang Gongren did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly followed the words of the Wuyalang General and discussed the matter between the Eastern Expedition and the Northern Gate, trying to resolve the conflict.

"Luo Yi." Li Jing waved his hand hard and decisively interrupted Yang Gongren's words of smoothing out the situation, "Luo Yi, Xiangyang."

Of course, Yang Gongren knew that his name was Luo Yi, and even more knew that he came from the Luo family in Xiangyang, which was a famous county guard in Jingxiang. He followed Dugu Xin and Yang Zhong fought on the battlefield and was a loyal subordinate of the Dugu family. Luo Yi's father Luo Rong was a close friend of the late emperor and was deeply trusted by the late emperor. He once served as the imperial guard general. The imperial guard office of the imperial guard office was organized by the imperial guards and was in charge of the palace access control and guards. His commander was the emperor's confidant. The gate general after Luo Rong was Cui Peng of the Cui family, and Cui Peng was Cui Xun's uncle, so Cui Xun knew for granted that Luo Yi was.

Luo Yi is a general in the army that the Guanlong Wuchuan Group is focusing on supporting. Although Li Jing is the Li clan of Longxi, he does not belong to the Wuchuan Group led by the Dugu clan. Among the Li clan of Longxi, only Li Hu of Didaofang and his descendants are loyal members of the Wuchuan Group of Dugu clan. The Yufangs all belong to the local forces of Longyou, first belonging to the Yuwen clan of the Northern Zhou royal family, and then serving in the imperial royal family. The power of the local nobles of Longyou is far less powerful than that of the local nobles of Guanzhong, so in order to survive, they must rely on the strongest, and the strongest one is the royal family.

With Luo Yi's powerful background power, it is completely reasonable for him to insult Li Jing, who has a weak background power, and to despise Jia Lan, who has fallen in the family.

However, Jialan was surprised and looked at the fierce general who was standing more than ten steps away and talking to several Yingyang Mansion officials. He was Luo Yi, the legendary figure who has been passed down through the ages. Unexpectedly, he was despised by him when he first met.

Yang Gongren looked embarrassed. He was the Minister of Personnel and the Central Secretary; Cui Xun was the Censor of the Supervision and Inspection, and the power of picketing was particularly important. Luo Yi hit Li Jing in front of them, publicly exposing the fierce conflicts within the Wei Mansion. Can you say that he was arrogant and domineering and could not be judged? Surely not, there must be a name here. Now that the eastern expedition is imminent, various armies are gathering in Liaodong. At this time, there are problems within the Wei Mansion, and the impact on the morale of the military can be imagined. If the report is made to the palace, it will cause greater trouble. However, the Wuchuan faction and the Longyou local faction are both large forces that cannot be offended, so Yang Gongren and Cui Xun can only "close their eyes" and pretend not to know.

"General, the Eastern Expedition is the most important thing." Yang Gongren reached out and held Li Jing's arm and sighed in a low voice, "General, can we know that rebellions in Guanzhong have occurred one after another, and there is even a thief named Li Hong who knows life or death, and he actually calls himself the emperor."

Li Jing frowned slightly and immediately became concerned. The palace had ordered the secrets of this matter to be kept strictly confidential, especially the soldiers of the Eastern Expedition, so that no news could be revealed to the soldiers, so as not to shake the morale of the army. Therefore, Li Jing still knew nothing and was skeptical about Yang Gongren's words. Some people rebelled in Guanzhong and called themselves the emperor? How could this be possible? But if the news was true, and the emperor and the central government insisted on the Eastern Expedition and ignored the dangers in Guanzhong, what would it mean? It undoubtedly means that the conservative forces dominated by the local nobles in Guanzhong and the reformists led by the emperor are already at odds, and both sides are planning. Once the Eastern Expedition is over, the emperor and the central government will free up their hands, and the result will be unimaginable.

＝To be continued...
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