0320 Coercion
The next morning, under Li Zhen's escort, Di Renjie arrived at the Tang Army Camp located in Youzhou. The Tang Army Camp is located outside Youzhou City, covering an area of thousands of acres, with thousands of large tents endlessly, and the momentum is extremely spectacular. Di Renjie saw the camp from afar. He frowned and turned to Li Zhen and said, "I thought the main force of the Tang Army should be in Tanzhou or Pingzhou, but I didn't expect it to be in Youzhou. Did the Khitans have retreated from their troops to negotiate?"
Li Zhen shook his head, "We don't know the specific situation, we can only talk about it after seeing Wu Youyi. I think he must have some concerns when he stationed his army in Youzhou."
"I hope it is a wise move"
Di Renjie speeded up his horse speed, and soon led everyone to the front of the military camp. He whispered loudly: "I am Di Renjie from the south, please inform General Wu as soon as possible."
When the gatekeeper heard that Di Renjie was coming, he rushed to report to Wu Youyi. Wu Youyi happened to be in the military camp today. After a moment, he led a large group of military generals to greet him. Di Renjie was named Guan Jun Yingzhou envoy and the prefect of Yingzhou. In fact, it was equivalent to the military supervisor appointed by the emperor. He had great power. With his decades of great prestige, Wu Youyi and the generals did not dare to look down on him at all.
"The Kingdom of Di is finally here"
Wu Youyi greeted him with a smile on his face, bowed and said, "I was worried that Prime Minister Di would not have time to arrive."
Di Renjie laughed, "Can General Wu think I'm too old?"
"I dare not dare to be diligent and calm, and can control the overall situation. With Di Cao, I can finally fall asleep on the table."
Wu Youyi praised Di Renjie for a few words, and asked the generals to come forward to greet Di Renjie. At this time, his eyes turned and he saw Li Zhen behind Di Renjie. Although Wu Youyi had never dealt with Li Zhen directly, he knew that Li Zhen was powerful and was a general of the inner guard and had great power. Although his position was lower than his, he had the right to monitor all officials, which was not something he could afford.
Wu Youyi stepped forward and smiled at Li Zhen, saying, "I didn't expect General Li to come with Prime Minister Di. Now we are strong and powerful, so why are we afraid of the Khitan barbarians
Li Zhen immediately bowed to him, "Please forgive me for being in the armor, and I can't salute the general."
"No need for any worship. We are colleagues and not subordinates. General Li must not be polite."
When everyone heard that the young general who came with Di Renjie was the famous Li Zhen, they also came forward to greet him. Everyone exchanged a few greetings and entered the camp together.
Di Renjie and Li Zhen sat down in the central army tent, and Wu Youyi ordered the soldiers to serve tea. At this time, Di Renjie asked, "I wonder how the Khitan rebels are doing now?"
"They have withdrawn their troops from Danzhou and Peace Prefecture. Now they are training troops in Yingzhou. I am also stationed in Youzhou under the order and are preparing to gather the rural soldiers of each state for training. This war against Khitan means to make a long-term plan."
Di Renjie is much more sophisticated than Chen Zi'ang. He listened to Wu Youyi's imperial edict, kept silent, and used the emperor to suppress himself. He stopped talking, and then smiled and said, "Then I will work hard for the general."
Wu Youyi thought Di Renjie was going to argue with him, but he didn't expect that he would be so light-hearted, which really surprised him. However, the result was the best. He quickly smiled and said, "Di Prime Minister has worked hard all the way, please go down and rest first. I have prepared the tent, General Li also invites you."
Di Renjie stood up and smiled and said, "I am indeed a little tired. I will settle down first and then talk to the general in detail."
He gave Li Zhen a wink, and Li Zhen understood and said goodbye to Wu Youyi and left.
The tent prepared by Wu Youyi for them was indeed good, with all kinds of items and specialized soldiers to protect them. Li Zhen walked into the tent and smiled at Di Renjie, "Why didn't my uncle mention any military matters?"
Di Renjie smiled faintly and said, "We came just now, and I don't know anything. How can we point fingers at military affairs? Besides, don't you see that? Wu Youyi has no intention of sending troops to Liaodong at all. He actually wants to train the village heroes and use 100,000 people to train the village heroes. Isn't this funny? He also kept saying it was an imperial edict. I don't mean this. Since I want to train the village heroes, why give him a 100,000 army?"
"Uncle is right. I also feel that Wu Youyi is a little erotic and bold. He uses the emperor as a shield for everything and does not have any intention of progress. How is the uncle going to deal with it?"
"I need to know the information at least. I am actually called Guan Junrong Envoy. It's not Guan Wu Youyi's army. I plan to go to Tanzhou tomorrow to see how the situation is there?"
At this moment, a soldier reported at the door of the tent: "You reported to the Prime Minister and Chen Zi'ang, the army, asked for a meeting."
Di Renjie was a little surprised. It turned out that Chen Zi'ang was also in the army. He hurriedly said, "Hurry and invite him in."
"Uncle knows this person?" Li Zhen asked with a smile.
"He has excellent poetry and prose. When I was the chief examiner, I appointed him as a Jinshi and was deeply impressed by him."
After a moment, Chen Zi'ang walked in quickly, knelt down and bowed, saying, "Students pay homage to their mentor."
Di Renjie quickly helped him up, "No need to do this, Chen Zongjun asked him to get up quickly."
Chen Zi'ang said excitedly: "The teacher has arrived, Liaodong is finally saved."
Di Renjie heard something from him, so he didn't rush to ask him. He first introduced Li Zhen to him with a smile, "This is General Li of the inner guard, and Chen Senjun must have heard of it."
When Chen Zi'ang heard that the young general was the famous Li Zhen, he immediately felt respect and bowed: "I have heard of General Li's name for a long time."
"Everyone is each other" Li Zhen smiled slightly and said politely: "I have heard of Chen Zongjun's reputation for being famous. When I saw him today, Li Zhen was lucky in his three lives."
Di Renjie asked Chen Zi'ang to sit down and then asked: "How does Chen Zongjun know about military information?"
Chen Zi'ang sighed and said, "I am no longer a soldier now. I was dismissed by Wu Youyi yesterday."
Di Renjie and Li Zhen looked at each other and asked in surprise: "What happened? Why did General Wu dismiss you?"
Chen Zi'ang said angrily: "Just because I criticized him for not sending troops to Liaodong, he became angry and said that I criticized the Holy Will and dismissed me."
Di Renjie pondered for a while and asked again: "Is the situation in Liaodong now very serious?"
"Some time ago, Tanzhou asked for help every day, and the Yuguan defenders suffered heavy casualties and urgently needed support. He sent people to ask for help several times, but he just ignored it. I really don't understand. Since he doesn't want to fight against the Khitan, why should he come to the command?"
Di Renjie realized that the problem was a bit serious and was probably told by Li Zhen that Wu Youyi was afraid of fighting against the Khitan, so he used the method of dragging.
At this time, Chen Zi'ang said anxiously again: "The key is that the Khitans thought he would attack with all their might, so they retreated to the north. Once Li Jinzhong found that he had no intention of fighting, he would likely send his army to make a comeback. My most worry is Yu Pass. Once Yu Pass is lost, Hebei will have no danger to defend."
Di Renjie paced back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back. He also knew that the situation was urgent and he had no time to make arrangements for him calmly. He had to immediately lead some of the troops to Yuguan for rescue.
But the military power is in Wu Youyi's hands, so he can only make suggestions. If Wu Youyi doesn't follow, he can only find the emperor to make a judgment, but now there is no time.
After pondering for a long time, Di Renjie said to Li Zhen: "The emperor said in his will to me that you are not just guarding me to go north, but you will have another appointment after you arrive in Hebei. I suspect that your appointment letter has arrived, and it is in Wu Youxu's hands. Since you have the gold medal in the inner guard, you might as well force him."
Li Zhen understood what Di Renjie meant, stood up happily and said with a smile: "This is exactly what I am good at, I will come when I go."
Li Zhen and more than a dozen subordinates left the tent and then headed towards the tent of the central army.
The initial responsibility of the inner guard when it was established was to supervise the guards in the imprisonment, and actually played the role of a military policeman. Later, the responsibilities gradually changed. Wu Zetian used it to perform some secret tasks or investigate major cases. It is precisely because of this that the gold medal of the inner guard has the effect of the emperor in person. Together with the gold medal of the censor and the gold medal of the army, it became the three gold medals awarded by Wu Zetian.
Li Zhen generally does not use the gold medal of the inner guard easily. He will only show the gold medal when he leaves the city at night or asks for support from the local government, etc. Today, it is related to the safety of Yuguan. Li Zhen also decided to make an exception to use the gold medal of the inner guard.
He quickly came to the central army's tent and said to the guards: "I have an urgent matter to meet General Wu."
The soldier immediately rushed in to report. After a moment, Wu Youyi greeted him in person and smiled and said, "General Li is dissatisfied with food and accommodation. Are you here to raise an army to ask for punishment?"
"Not"
Li Zhen also smiled faintly and said, "I came to Hebei to aid the war with orders. It is not just a task to protect the Di Prime Minister. Now that the protection of the Di Prime Minister has been completed, I am ready to carry out other arrangements from the Lord. I hope that the General of War can give me the tasks assigned by the Lord."
"I don't seem to have heard of this...
"Is that true? If so, I have to investigate a case for the time being, and I hope to cooperate with General Wu."
Wu Youyi was stunned, "What does General Li mean?"
"We were secretly assassinated halfway through Hebei. According to the assassination confession, this assassination may be related to General Wu-"
"Nonsense" Wu Youyi shouted angrily: "When did I send someone to assassinate Di Xiangguo? It's simply nonsense."
Li Zhen took out the gold medal of the inner guard from his arms and raised it high, "I believe General Wu knew this gold medal. Since I am the leader of the inner guard, I have the right to investigate this case. Please cooperate with the investigation."
Of course, Wu Youyi knew the gold medal of the inner guard. He actually knew in his heart that it must be Wu Sansi who sent someone to assassinate Di Renjie. Wu Sansi had revealed this to him. He was secretly annoyed and said in disappointment: "Does General Li really think I sent someone to assassinate Di Prime Minister?"
Chapter completed!