Chapter 1163: Carrying on the Past and Opening up the Future (Fifty-Three)

With Ning Xin, the god of wine, in the way, everyone was honest. Even He Lanxiong, who had heard of Ning Xin's name for a long time and wanted to compete with her in drinking capacity, gave up halfway when he saw the determined look on Gao Yuan's face. , he knew very well what kind of person he was, and since he was so confident, he had better not provoke this woman. Besides, what they heard from Xu Yuan and others about Ning Xin's drinking capacity was a bit scary. In addition, Helan Xiong also had something on his mind, and he was really not happy with the wine. He did not see his sister present during the dinner. I think it was because his words this afternoon made her unhappy, so she took this opportunity to vent her anger on him. Woolen cloth.

This silly girl is still as careless as before. Little does she know that she is doing this for her own good, for the good of Mingzhi, and for the good of the Helan family. Besides, it’s not a bad thing to retreat bravely.

The academic master he invited had a very profound research on the history of the Central Plains, and the words that impressed He Lanxiong the most were what the old gentleman said: The most ruthless emperor's family.

He Lanxiong still remembers the deep conversation that night. It was the eve of the old gentleman's decision to travel far away. Under the light of the crackling firewood and the aroma of wine floating in the haze, the old man raised a glass to himself: "Dong Weng, thank you for taking care of me over the past year. Now I am leaving. When I left, I had a piece of advice, but it was hard to hear. I wonder if Dong Weng would listen to it?"

"Of course, sir, please give me some advice."

"Now Dong Wenggui is the commander of the Han Group Army. Looking at the entire Han army, even if Ye Chonggui is the Minister of War, his influence in the military is probably not as much as Dong Weng's. I don't know if I am right or not?"

He Lanxiong nodded silently. From the beginning of the cooperative relationship with Gao Yuan to the end when the entire Huns joined the Eastern Expedition Army, he was one of the architects of the entire Han army from beginning to end. As for Ye Chong and other generals. It's just that he joined later. When it comes to being powerful in the military, it is far inferior to himself.

"It would be fine if Dong Weng was just powerful in the military, but Dong Weng's identity is extremely special. Hundreds of thousands of Huns only look up to you. In their eyes, you are their King of the Huns, and Dong Weng's sister is Princess, and because the king allowed me to give birth to a baby, it can be said that in the entire Han Dynasty, there is really no one who can be more powerful than the Dong Weng family. "

"Dong Weng has reached the pinnacle of life. Is Dong Weng satisfied?" The old gentleman narrowed his eyes and asked profoundly.

"Of course I'm satisfied!" He Lanxiong replied casually, suddenly reacting and looking at the old gentleman alertly, "Sir, what do you mean?"

The old gentleman smiled: "It's too cold to be at high places. Dong Weng has already stood at the top of his life, with little room for improvement. It can be said that one person is below and above ten thousand people. What about the future?"

He Lanxiong said in a deep voice: "I am facing the big man.

I am loyal to the king, and the king will naturally understand my thoughts. "

"Of course, the king must understand, but others may not think so. Dong Weng, before you. At that time, the Han Dynasty was still in charge of the Eastern Army, and the most powerful one was the Cao family. Cao Tiancheng controlled the economic lifeline, and his son-in-law Sun Xiao has a lot of troops, and his son Cao Tianci controls the entire dark force on behalf of the king, but what happens next? "

He Lanxiong remained silent. Later, Sun Xiao withdrew from the military, Cao Tiancheng withdrew from politics, and concentrated on being a businessman, leaving only Cao Tianci.

"The Cao family has always been the king's subordinates, so the king's handling of them can be said to be a quick and easy way to cut through the mess, and they will not be dissatisfied. But what about you, Dong Weng? Your status is different from theirs, so even if the king knows Dong Weng’s apparent strength and his strength on paper are also intimidating, and he doesn’t dare to act rashly, so I guess the king is waiting.”

"What are you waiting for?"

"I'm waiting for you, Dong Weng, to solve this problem yourself!" The old gentleman said with a smile: "This is also the king's benevolence. In this way, you can preserve your brotherhood, and at the same time be helpful to the princess and the little prince. It’s a great benefit. This is the most ruthless emperor’s family. If Dong Weng doesn’t stand up and waits until the king has to solve this problem by himself, I’m afraid the friendship will be lost.”

He Lanxiong was suddenly slapped hard on the shoulder. He Lanxiong was startled. Huo Di raised his head and saw Gao Yuan holding a wine glass and looking at him with a smile on his face: "He Lanxiong, what are you thinking about, so lost in thought? Come on? , let’s have a drink together.”

He Lanxiong quickly stood up and said, "I respect your Majesty."

"Your Majesty, we are all brothers at this banquet today. Have you forgotten those years when the two of us sat by the campfire with a leather jacket? You take a sip and I take a sip?"

He Lanxiong grinned, "But your drinking capacity has always been poor. Every time I take a big sip, you just take a small sip."

Gao Yuan laughed, "I will drink this cup with you today."

Looking at the wine glass raised by Gao Yuan, He Lanxiong smiled and said, "I'll do it, your Majesty can do whatever you want."

"No, you are different." Gao Yuan raised his cup, "We have different friendships. I must drink this cup." He tilted his neck, drank it all, and said with a smile, "Today you will drink it." What's wrong with Yanzi? After he came back, he closed the door and sulked. He didn't even attend the dinner.

"Swallow has been pampered by me. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." He Lanxiong also drank the whole drink.

"After dinner, let's go see her. The person who ties the bell needs to be untied. Then we two brothers will have another drink." Gao Yuan smiled and patted He Lanxiong on the shoulder, picked up a wine bottle from the table and asked the other party. A table of generals walked away.

"We are different!" He Lanxiong chewed on Gao Yuan's words and sat down slowly.

Seeing Gao Yuan approaching, the generals at the table suddenly stood up.

"Sit down, sit down!" Gao Yuan chuckled, pulled up a stool, and sat between them. He glanced at them and said with a smile: "They are basically old people. I am not very familiar with Cui Chengxiu. What's the matter? I see you are so tired, are you still sad about Pengcheng’s defeat?”

Looking at each other, she gestured with her hands for everyone to bring their cups in front of her. Gu Li at this table had quick hands and feet and a good eye. With Gao Yuan's hand, she stood up. Collecting everyone's cups together, Gao Yuan filled the cups one by one. Gu Li handed the cups to everyone one after another.

Cui Chengxiu said with shame on his face: "The defeat of Pengcheng was indeed our fault as generals."

"Of course you have unshirkable responsibilities as a general, but it is unfair to put all the responsibilities on your shoulders. Strictly speaking, this battle, from me to everyone in our Han army, You must take responsibility." Gao Yuan shook his head slowly, "There is nothing terrible about losing a battle. What is terrible is losing your spirit. I will tell you here without any hesitation that I feel sorry for Zhang Hongyu. Very dissatisfied, not because he lost the battle, but because he took responsibility for this war in such a way. Did he think that he could shoulder this responsibility? Wrong, if he lived well, I will be happier if I sum up this defeat well, know my shame and then be brave."

"Commander..." Cui Chengxiu raised his head, his eyes red.

"Okay, Commander Zhang has gone. Death is the most important thing. I won't say anything more. I won't deprive him of his honor and glory, but every general in your new army should remember it. I am extremely reluctant to adopt this method. I hope Zhang Hongyu will be the first and the last one." Gao Yuan raised his glass and said, "Chengxiu, that's what you shouted when I inspected Jishicheng Military University. , I still hear my words. And you have lived up to my expectations. Now that you have become a major general in the military, Zhang Hongyu has entrusted the new army to you, so you can bring a new look to this army. , There are still battles to be fought in the future, and there are plenty of opportunities for the New First Army to regain its dignity."

"Chengxiu will live up to the king's trust." Cui Chengxiu excitedly picked up the cup, tilted his neck and drank it all.

"Okay!" Gao Yuan smiled and nodded, then turned to look at Gu Li beside him, "Gu Li, you finally made it home, but you can't get home. Won't Dayou be angry? Go back and bring him a bottle of wine. , to dispel his resentment.”

"He won't be angry!" Gu Li said with a smile. The wounds on his face were spread out by this smile, making him look a bit ferocious. However, the one sitting here was not scarred, but he did not look strange because of it. " It’s just that the two sons are a bit unrecognizable. The older one is better, but the younger one doesn’t recognize me at all. I want to hug him and avoid me!”

"I'm sorry for you!" Gao Yuan nodded, "I can stay at home for a little longer this time, so I can compensate them properly. If you don't want to lead the army anymore, just tell me."

"That won't work. If I really choose to quit, the first person to fall out with me will definitely be Dayou." Gu Li laughed, "Wait until I help the king clear out all the enemies, and then we can I want to spend the rest of my life with him.”

"It won't take long." Gao Yuan smiled and looked at Agu Huai'en on the other side: "Huai'en, I heard that your Agu family has taken over a mine in Liaodong this time. The wealth is rolling in!"

Agu Huaien said quickly: "This is the kindness of the king. When we went to the king, our family still had few assets. The king always said that we could not let the money rot in the cellar, so Huaien thought about doing something for the king. Something happened. No one dared to buy those mines at that time. They were all waiting and watching. Wynn came to take the lead, but I really didn’t expect to be able to make so much money. "

"This is called good intentions paying off." Gao Yuan said with a smile: "Since you, the mines there have been in short supply. I heard Sun Baoda say that even now, his yamen is still full of businessmen every day. I want to ask him to open a few more mines. Come, let’s have a drink for your vision. Come on, everyone, pick up the cup.”

Everyone raised their glasses excitedly and drank it all. Gao Yuan just took a sip as usual and stood up, "Everyone is welcome, but there is one thing, you are not allowed to drink Guli's wine, hahaha!"

Returning to the chairman, Ye Jing'er and several children had already left the table, leaving only Ning Xin to accompany everyone. Under Ning Xin's persuasion, everyone drank one cup after another, until they were drunk. . There were only two people at the table with bright eyes, one was Ning Xin and the other was He Lanxiong.

"Infantry, I heard that you married a wife in Yuyang. This time when you come back, you won't bring her back to me to take a look. Isn't that okay? There is also Xiaoyanzi. The boss is not young anymore. You are not in a hurry to find one, right? Wait for me to find one for you!" Gao Yuan sat down with a smile.

The infantryman was tongue-tied, "The one in my family couldn't get on the stage. I originally wanted to bring her back, but as soon as she heard that she was going to see the king, her legs became weak, and she was pregnant again, so she didn't bring her back. When I come back, I will definitely bring her to see the king and princess next time.”

Yan Haibo stood up, swaying, holding the wine pot and filling Gao Yuan's glass, "Qin Chu is not here, what's the point of having a family? Wait until I can wipe out all these clowns for the king, marry a houseful of wives, have a lot of boys, and then teach them martial arts, teach them to lead troops, and when they grow up, they will guard the house for the king."

Everyone laughed and praised Yan Haibo's words.

"It seems that I really have to find someone for you. Those of you present here, if there is a suitable one, you should also pay attention. Among all of us old brothers, only you, little Yan, are still single!" Gao Yuan shook his head and said. (To be continued)