The first thousand two hundred and sixty-five chapters
"Uncle Li, what happened to today's court meeting?"
Li Zhong tried many persuasions and did not want to enter the palace. Li Xun had some speculations in his heart.
Li Zhong looked at Li Xun, hesitated for a moment, and finally said, "The imperial edict will come to your house tomorrow, and you will understand it when the time comes. Therefore, it is useless and unnecessary for you to go to the palace to meet the emperor now."
Li Xun smiled, and from Li Zhong's words, he already knew the answer.
Today's court meeting is probably the highlight of it. I was dismissed from office, lost everything, or is it even more serious?
But in Li Xun's opinion, these are no longer important.
Li Xun bowed respectfully to Li Zhong, and then walked towards the palace.
Looking at Li Xun's departure, Li Zhong shook his head and sighed. He was very disappointed with Zhao Xun now and extremely worried about the future of the entire country.
The reason why Li Zhong came to the court meeting today was for Li Xun. Fan Zhongyun found him in the previous episode, hoping that he could make suggestions for Li Xun. Although Li Zhong did not make any statement on the surface, he actually agreed in his heart.
Regarding the battle situation in Hebei, Li Zhong can be said to be very strong in his advice. What he said is the truth and even more fair.
With Gao Shancai as an insider and Li Conggu's careful layout, this war will be a result, that is, defeat.
It was already a very good ending for Li Xun to bring back half of the troops, that is, 50,000 troops under such extreme circumstances. In terms of the entire battle situation, half of the losses of a hundred thousand troops were very heavy, but at least it was much better than the annihilation of the entire army.
At least the 50,000 people brought back by Li Xun strengthened the military force in the Hedong region, formed a strong defense, stopped the situation from further deteriorating, and even curbed Li Cong's inherent possibility and further military operations.
In this regard, Li Xun made contributions, and his contributions were quite significant.
Therefore, Li Xun is indeed responsible for the failure of the Battle of Hebei, but he has made contributions. He cannot count all the sins and negligences on Li Xun alone, which is also unfair to Li Xun.
Li Zhong's advice was not very effective.
Zhao Xun repeatedly told Li Xun to let him defend the city and not to fight. Even if Gao Shancai and Chen Qingzhu were eliminated, as long as Bozhou and Mingzhou were still in the hands of the court, Li Conggu could not do anything to them.
Zhao Xun's meaning is very clear. You, Li Xun, will lead you to Hebei with a 100,000 army, and you can do nothing. You can do nothing, but you must not ruin the 100,000 army of the court because of a wrong decision.
Li Xun also agreed with confidence.
But what is the final result?
Li Xun led a hundred thousand troops to fight, and was ambushed by Li Conggu, and almost wiped out the entire army. This was completely different from Zhao Xun's advice and orders, and in the end, it caused such a huge loss. How could Zhao Xun not be angry?
Li Zhong also advised Zhao Xun in response to this.
The orders issued by superiors can only be relative at any time. You cannot completely limit everyone's behavior just because of one order.
People have thoughts and rationality. When something happens, who can break through human thoughts and reason? Any command can still restrict it?
In terms of the situation at that time, Gao Shancai and Chen Qingzhu had already conquered Zhaozhou and defeated Li Congshan. Li Xun faced only 10,000 enemies, ten times the enemy's strength. Without knowing that all this was a trap, anyone would send troops, because in everyone's eyes, this was a risk-free and very simple thing.
As long as you send troops, you can win. Who wouldn’t do such a simple thing?
Moreover, the situation at that time, the order to send troops was not decided by Li Xun alone, but by the vast majority of generals who agreed and Li Xun opposed it was useless. How could this be said that Li Xun sent troops without authorization?
Of course, Kou Xiong finally turned all the blame on Li Xun, but the truth was not completely concealed by him.
Li Zhong said a lot and tried his best to advise Li Xun.
The entire process of the court meeting was a completely one-sided situation. Although Li Zhong was the right prime minister and had said so much and had a good reputation, he still couldn't change anything in the end.
Li Zhong's advice was completely ignored by everyone, including Zhao Xun.
Li Zhong was quite indignant about this. Before the court meeting ended, he left angrily.
After leaving the court meeting, Li Zhong did not rush to leave the palace, but went to meet Li Yi, where he also met King Yan Zhao Heng.
Li Zhong informed Li Yi and King Yan Zhao Heng of the situation of the court meeting. It was actually inappropriate for him to do so. However, the progress of the court meeting was very serious about the handling of Li Xun. Although the ministers had some differences, their advantages were still on the side of the aristocratic family group. During the whole process, Zhao Xun actually supported the opinions of the aristocratic family. Once the resolution was in line with the intention of the aristocratic family group, Li Xun's final outcome would be very miserable, which would be a very cruel thing for Li Xun.
Li Zhong didn't want to see this result appear, so he went to find Li Yi.
After hearing Li Zhong's advice, King Yan Zhao Heng was very active and expressed his willingness to come forward to help. He immediately said goodbye and left and went to the court meeting site.
Li Zhong did not know about the second half of the court meeting, but the appearance of King Zhao Heng of Yan might still play a certain role. Although the final result was still very serious, Li Xun at least saved his life.
Li Xun arrived at Zhao Xun's bedroom.
Zhao Xun was having a meal at this time. He looked up at Li Xun and said in a low voice: "You are here."
The court lasted for several hours, so at this time, Zhao Xun had an unconcealable fatigue on his face.
Li Xun bowed and bowed: "I am here to see the emperor."
Zhao Xun said: "You haven't eaten yet, sit down and eat together."
Although Zhao Xun asked Li Xun to sit down and have dinner together, there was an indifference in his tone.
Li Xun said nothing and sat down opposite Zhao Xun.
Li Xun looked at Zhao Xun opposite him. At this moment, he felt a strong sense of alienation in his heart. He had never felt this way after knowing Zhao Xun for so many years.
Since Zhao Xun became the crown prince, Li Xun has gradually felt that there was some alienation between the two sides, but it was not strong. This feeling has become even stronger after Zhao Xun succeeded to the throne... After all, after Hebei, Li Xun looked at Zhao Xun opposite him, as if he was looking at a stranger.
The appearance of this feeling made Li Xun feel very sad.
Chapter completed!