civilwarnovels #140 - Chapter 140: Glorious Military Achievements
#140 - Chapter 140: Glorious Military Achievements
Hearing such harsh and slanderous words.
Without thinking, it was clear that this was the voice of the Left Prime Minister, Cai Hongwen.
Just then, another voice rang out from the decorated tower.
"Left Prime Minister, do not jump to conclusions, lest you be ridiculed by the world."
Everyone looked towards the decorated tower.
The speaker was none other than Li Bingxiao, the Vice Minister of War, who continued to say loudly.
"I have studied the Tiele language."
"And I have seen the authentic product of this Chitie waist牌 (waist牌, waist badge) at the Huguo Temple."
"The waist牌 in Captain Li's hands."
"Whether it is real or fake, I can tell with one verification."
With that, Li Bingxiao, holding his robe, jumped down from the decorated platform.
He walked straight to Li Yuan's black steed and said to Li Yuan.
"This young general, would you dare to hand over these waist牌 to this official for verification?"
Li Yuan did not reply but turned to look at the Dragon骧 (Xiāng)侯 (Hóu, Marquis) Bai Jing.
It wasn't that he wasn't confident about the authenticity of the waist牌 in his hand.
But he didn't recognize the official in front of him and didn't know the other party's background.
So he wanted to see the attitude of the female Marquis.
At this time, the Dragon骧侯 Bai Jing also walked over with his horse and said to Li Yuan.
"This Vice Minister Li is upright, fair, and selfless."
"Li Yuan, you can hand over the waist牌 to Vice Minister Li for verification."
Hearing this, Li Yuan did not hesitate and raised his hand to hand over all thirty Chitie waist牌 to Li Bingxiao.
This Vice Minister Li took the waist牌 and began to examine each one carefully.
However, what everyone didn't notice was that his hand was trembling slightly.
The character of Li Bingxiao was trusted by all the officials present.
He came from the Imperial Examination and served as a military preparation Sima in various prefectures.
He had always been upright and impartial as an official, but because of his eccentric temper and overly upright personality.
Li Bingxiao had offended too many people in the court.
Although the officials respected his talent, few were willing to associate with him deeply.
This person did not care about personal reputation and was wholeheartedly for the country. He knew that the northern border of Da Liang was in dire straits.
He had personally visited the Beichuan Road to inspect the border defenses of Da Liang and even went deep into the northern desert border towns to collect information about the northern barbarian tribes.
Were all staring wide-eyed, holding their breaths.
Even General Zheng Tianxiong, the Duke of Fu, who usually didn't show his emotions, had cold sweat seeping from his forehead and kept wiping it with a handkerchief.
Even the chief steward Wu Dean, who was always unperturbed, had his hand holding the railing trembling slightly.
Under the attention of the crowd, Li Bingxiao picked up a Chitie waist牌.
And carefully identified it in front of his eyes.
"The waist牌 material is correct, and the official's name engraved in the Tiele language is correct."
"This kind of wear and tear is also normal."
He even used his nose to smell the waist牌.
"Yes, that's right, this mutton smell should be from being worn for a long time."
Then he raised the waist牌 in his hand.
"This waist牌 is real!"
Everyone was stunned and breathed a long sigh of relief.
Immediately afterward, this Vice Minister Li Bingxiao picked up the second and third pieces! Continuing to inspect.
However, the result was that every one of the thirty waist牌 was real!
Hearing that these waist牌 were real.
The tens of thousands of people in front of the North Gate cheered!
However, at this time, the Left Prime Minister on the decorated platform had an extremely ugly face.
He never expected that the Tiele Chitie waist牌 in the hands of the Dragon骧 Army would all be real!
The Left Prime Minister's heart was in turmoil at this time.
His heart believed in Li Bingxiao's eyesight.
But the Left Prime Minister could not admit that he was responsible for humiliating the army.
Once admitted, would he really have to kneel down and apologize to those humble soldiers?
Impossible! Absolutely impossible!
He was the Left Prime Minister of Da Liang!
How could he bow his head to these crude warriors!
The Left Prime Minister shouted in a sharp voice.
"Thirty Tiele waist牌 are all real! This is absolutely impossible!"
"I don't believe it!"
"You must have colluded together!"
"Li Bingxiao, what benefits did you receive from the Dragon骧侯!"
"To actually help him fake it!"
Hearing these words, the officials present shook their heads and frowned.
This Left Prime Minister was too careless of his own dignity.
Wasn't this just playing rogue in front of tens of thousands of people in Shangjing.
Hearing the Left Prime Minister say that these waist牌 were fake.
The first to get angry was not the Dragon骧侯 and Li Yuan.
But the Vice Minister of War, Li Bingxiao, who had just verified the waist牌.
This Vice Minister Li turned around and shouted sternly at the decorated platform.
"Left Prime Minister! Be careful with your words!"
"This official's verification of the waist牌 has absolutely no selfish motives!"
"The waist牌 provided by General Li are all real, heaven and earth can bear witness!"
"This official is willing to guarantee with his own reputation!"
The Left Prime Minister hated in his heart.
He certainly knew that the waist牌 were real now, but he couldn't admit it.
Once admitted, his bet would be lost.
Did he really have to kneel down in public to those rough soldiers!
Therefore, this Left Prime Minister could only act crazy in front of tens of thousands of people and stubbornly refuse to admit these thirty Chitie waist牌!
Seeing the Left Prime Minister so disregarding his face, the surrounding officials shook their heads.
Even Zheng Tianxiong and Wu Dean on the city tower showed expressions of contempt on their faces.
Li Bingxiao was about to ascend the decorated tower to argue with the Left Prime Minister.
When he heard Li Yuan behind him say.
"Left Prime Minister!"
"If you dare not recognize the military merits of these thirty Chitie waist牌!"
"Then these, do you dare to recognize them!"
"Someone! Bring them up."
As soon as Li Yuan's voice fell, several soldiers came out of the Dragon骧 Army's ranks behind him.
They carried dozens of large cloth bags in pairs and walked to the front of the decorated tower.
The surrounding people were all puzzled and stretched their necks to watch.
Li Yuan waved his hand.
The personal soldiers acted together, opening these bag mouths together, and then desperately poured them towards the direction of the decorated tower.
With the white surge and a huge crash.
In the horrified eyes of the crowd.
Tens of thousands of Tiele waist牌 spewed out and rolled from dozens of bags, covering the ground in front of the Victory Gate like an ocean of bones!
Quiet, the scene was unusually quiet.
For dozens of breaths, there was only the sound of the waist牌 rolling.
But no one spoke.
The shock of this sea of tens of thousands of waist牌 was too great.
Whether it was the officials on the decorated platform or the Shangjing people watching, all were dumbfounded.
After an unknown amount of time.
Li Yuan's cold voice rang out.
"There are thirty thousand Tiele waist牌 here."
"All were captured by the soldiers of my Dragon骧 Army after killing enemies!"
"The Left Prime Minister just asked, where is the proof of beheading?"
"Please open your eyes wide and look carefully, Left Prime Minister! It's all over the ground in front of this decorated tower!"
If the Left Prime Minister could still slander the thirty Chitie waist牌 as fake.
It was absolutely impossible to forge the tens of thousands of waist牌 of various colors in front of him.
Because even the tens of thousands of cattle bones used as raw materials could not be collected in a short time in Da Liang.
With such conclusive evidence in front of him.
Most of the people on the scene now believed that the Dragon骧 Army had indeed beheaded 27,000 Tiele heads.
At this time, the Vice Minister of War, Li Bingxiao, did not care about others.
But bent down and plunged into the countless Tiele waist牌 like a madman.
He picked up a bone waist牌 at random and carefully examined it in front of his eyes.
"It's real! This waist牌 is real!"
Then he picked up another one and checked it.
"It's real! This one is also real!"
That expression was like madness, difficult to suppress.
After checking dozens of waist牌, this third-rank official of the imperial court knelt in the ocean of bone waist牌 with a plop. He wept bitterly and shouted to the sky.
"Heavens, let my ancestors of Da Liang see!"
"The Dragon骧 Army won a great victory at the Chishui River, beheading 27,000 Tiele heads!"
"My Da Liang, the national hatred has been avenged, the family ~ hatred ~ has been ~ reported ~~~!"
These few words were filled with blood and tears.
Immediately, this Li Bingxiao, who had wasted half his life and was always worried about the northern border defenses, covered his face and cried bitterly, overjoyed.
At this time, even those as stubborn as the Left Prime Minister.
Looking at the tens of thousands of Tiele soldiers' waist牌 in front of him.
Could not say a stubborn word.
General Zheng Tianxiong had long lost his handkerchief, letting sweat slide down his fat cheeks.
Muttering something in his mouth.
The old eunuch Wu Dean also had a surprised expression and flickering eyes.
No longer as calm as in the past, and did not know what he was pondering in his heart.
The psychological impact of these tens of thousands of Tiele waist牌 on everyone on the scene was too great.
After a long time.
The people outside the Victory Gate recovered.
They were excited and excited, and shouted to the Dragon骧 Army!
"Heaven bless my Da Liang!"
"27,000 beheadings at the Chishui River!"
"Dragon骧 Army!—— Long live!"