They all say I'm a tyrant

Jiaozhou City Prefect's Mansion.

You Yan picked up the teacup in front of him, lifted the lid of the cup and glanced at it, hooked the corner of his mouth, and put it back on the table, raised his eyebrows and looked at Guo Zhun, who was sitting at the top, with the corner of his mouth raised: "I didn't expect that in this southwest border , Mr. Guo can still have such good tea. No wonder people say that the Southwest is rich and prosperous."

Guo Zhun raised his eyes slightly, and smiled at You Yan: "General You was joking, tea is produced in the southwest, and there are always some good teas, let alone entertaining you, General. But it seems that the lower officials are self-righteous. The General has been in Beijing for a long time. If you are well-informed, this kind of tea probably won't catch your eye."

You Yan looked at the teacup: "That's not the case. When the general was in extreme hardship in the Northwest, he couldn't drink a sip of water all day. How can he be so lucky like Mr. Guo?"

"General You's words make the lower officials really ashamed." Guo Zhun picked up the tea cup and took a sip, then raised his head with a smile on his face, as if he didn't understand the deep meaning of You Yan's words just now, " General You is dedicated to serving the country and doing everything by himself, there is really no comparison to being an official. Just like this time, although the Southwest War is urgent, there is really no need to bother the general to come and go in person for things like delivering the oracle."

"If it was just to pass on the oracle, of course I wouldn't make this special trip," You Yan leaned on the chair, "I must have heard of General Guo even if I have been in the southwest for a long time. Afraid of trouble, not to mention running across mountains and rivers to such a far place, if you can barely count on serving the country wholeheartedly, it is really out of the question to do everything yourself, otherwise, how could it be Tao Jiang who died in Yingdu City? He turned his head and looked at Guo Zhun without blinking, "Speaking of which, I should have been the general who led the army a few months ago, but Tao Jiang died for me."

"I heard that in the Northwest Army back then, General Tao was your subordinate, General You, and the two had a deep relationship. General Tao, as a general of an army, died on the battlefield is a worthy death. General You should not be too sad," Guo Zhun said. Yan Yan, "Although it is a pity that General Tao died for the country, it can be regarded as full of loyalty and heroism. The official is planning to write to His Majesty to seek a posthumous posthumous title for General Tao."

You Yan raised one hand to support his chin, and let out a chuckle when he heard the words: "He deserved to die? Mr. Guo's words seem to say that Tao Jiang deserves to die?"

"The lower officials never had such intentions," Guo Zhun said, "Why did General You say such things?"

You Yan waved his hand and interrupted him: "Okay, Mr. Guo, let me tell you why I said that, because in my eyes, there is no kind of death that can get what it deserves, and the words "death deserves it" are just for misfortune. A kind of praise and consolation for those who lost their lives, but no one deserves to die. No matter how heroic and meaningful his death is, if he has a choice, he would like to live well in this world. But it doesn't mean they should die on the battlefield, Tao Jiang shouldn't, and neither should the tens of thousands of soldiers in the southwest."

As You Yan spoke, the smile on his face slowly faded, he remembered something, which made his eyes shine a little, "It's not because they are not afraid of death , and it’s not for the sake of you in the end, saying that you died in a calm, loyal and heroic manner, and it’s not for the posthumous posthumous title that you will not take away when you die, but because they know their responsibilities and duties, and they know that there is someone behind them. The country needs protection."

Guo Zhun got up suddenly when he heard the words, and bowed to You Yan: "General You's words are thought-provoking, and I've been educated."

"Master Guo should be educated," You Yan snorted softly, "I have already said so much, I am too lazy to go around in circles. I just said that I am the person who is most afraid of trouble. Even so, I have to come here to the southwest , because Your Majesty is concerned about the situation in the southwest. It has been almost a year since Fan State attacked our Lingling City before the New Year's Eve. Our Southern Wei Dynasty has an advantage in both military strength and material, but has fallen into a passive position several times. , this time, even the marching chief died on the battlefield, so I came to see what kind of tricks there is in the southwest. Of course, there is another more important reason," You Yan got up slowly, and walked step by step. In front of Guo Zhun, he looked down at him, "General Guo also said just now that I have a friendship with Tao Jiang. Unfortunately, he died tragically, and he couldn't rest in peace until he died, so he entrusted me with dreams several times and asked me to come to this southwest to replace him. He asks for an explanation, how can I refuse the old friend's entrustment?"

"Your Majesty, as the governor of Yizhou, is the prime minister for the Southwest affairs, but let the Southwest fall into this situation, causing General Tao to die and not being able to see the war subside and not be able to rest in peace. I am really ashamed of how much I value your Majesty." Guo Zhun said with his head bowed.

You Yan laughed: "That's not the end of the story, Your Majesty may not think highly of Mr. Guo, otherwise why would you ask me to come and clean up the mess?" He put his hands behind his back, raised his chin slightly, with a vague smile on his face Since he entered the hall, except for Guo Zhun, no one else in the hall dared to make a sound. Several joined the army, and even Did not dare to lift his head.

You Yan tilted his head, looked around the hall, stayed in a corner for a while, and suddenly laughed: "So there is an acquaintance here, Wu Shiwei, don't come here without any harm."

Wu Sheng took a few steps forward, and saluted You Yan: "I have seen General You."

"Wu Shiwei's injuries are well healed, and he doesn't look like he was seriously injured at all. I think some people in the capital will feel at ease when they know about it," You Yan changed the subject, "However, if I remember correctly, Wu The bodyguard should still be wearing a crime, Your Majesty is benevolent, I order you to stay in Lingling City to recuperate your wounds, and return to the capital after the war is over before you can judge the crime."

Wu Sheng lowered his head subconsciously, but Guo Zhun opened his mouth: "It is war time, and the army is employing people, especially after the defeat of the capital city, our army lost many strong generals. After recovering from his injuries, General Wu asked for a It is an opportunity to make meritorious deeds, so I will keep him by my side temporarily to see the effect. Because there are many affairs in the Southwest, the officials were negligent for a while, and forgot to report to the Holy Majesty. Next time I write a letter, I will personally plead guilty to the Holy Majesty."

You Yan smiled, walked over and patted Wu Sheng's shoulder gently: "I just asked casually, why are you two so nervous." He withdrew his hand and put it behind his back again, no longer looking at Wu Sheng, but Turning to Guo Zhun, "I've talked a lot. Back to my reason for coming. Since I'm here for Tao Jiang, I don't know where he is now?"

Guo Zhun waved at Wu Sheng, telling him to back down, and then said to You Yan: "The lower official ordered people to gather up General Tao's body, put it in a thick coffin, and put it in the back hall, and wait until the battle is over, to help the coffin Return to the capital."

You Yan gently closed his eyes: "Please trouble Mr. Guo to take me to have a look."

Guo Zhun leaned slightly and gestured towards You Yan: "General You, please."

Regardless of Guo Zhun's intentions, he showed great respect for Tao Jiang after his death, and vacated the back hall of the prefect's mansion to store Tao Jiang's coffin, set up a mourning hall, and enshrined the spiritual seat.

You Yan walked into the mourning hall slowly, and saw Tao Jiang's spiritual tablet that was enshrined high at a glance. His eyes stayed on it for a while, and then he slowly retracted his gaze, and looked at the place where the high-class Phoebe was a step away. Made coffins.

Tao Jiang was lying in it.

You Yan lowered his eyes slightly, stretched out his hand and gently touched the cold coffin: "Just now, I haven't asked Tao Jiang why did he die?" He turned around, his eyes locked on Guo Zhun's face like torches Go up, "It's just right now, in front of him, Mr. Guo told me well, why Yingducheng was defeated, and how did Tao Jiang die?"

Guo Zhun was stunned for a moment, but he still replied: "Your Majesty has already written very clearly in the report to His Majesty. On that day, our army besieged the capital for several days, and when we were about to attack in one fell swoop, the Lord Fan set up a bait to let A horse-drawn carriage escaped from the city, and General Tao identified the owner of the Fan Kingdom and his family on the carriage, and led a hundred people to chase after him, but unfortunately fell into the enemy's trap, was outnumbered, and died from exhaustion."

You Yan nodded lightly: "What Mr. Guo said is really exactly the same as what he said in the report to His Majesty, there is no slight discrepancy." You Yan returned his hand, tapped the coffin lightly with his knuckles, The voice in the mourning hall was particularly obvious. He lowered his head and stared at the patterns on the coffin for a while, "I just don't know if Tao Jiang is satisfied with Mr. Guo's words."

Guo Zhun was slightly startled, and looked at You Yan in a daze: "What do you mean by General You's words?"

"I just said that I have a friendship with Tao Jiang. He died unfortunately, but I didn't even see him for the last time. I came thousands of miles, and he has been received here. It's not very easy," You Yan looked at Guo Zhun, and said slowly, "So I always thought, I'd better see it with my own eyes, so that I can feel at ease."

Guo Zhun's face was full of disbelief: "General You, you are not trying to... you are offending an old friend, it is really, it is really unethical, if General Tao knows..."

"Don't worry, no one here knows him better than me. If he has knowledge, no matter what I do, I won't care. As for what Mr. Guo said just now is not proper, I'm afraid Mr. Guo didn't hear about it if he wasn't in Beijing. You Yan, you have always deviated from the orthodoxy." After speaking, he waved towards the door, "Come here, open the coffin."

"General You must not do this!" Guo Zhun said hurriedly.

"What?" You Yan was puzzled, "I've said it all, even if Tao Jiangquan knew it, he wouldn't blame me, let alone Mr. Guo, what are you afraid of?"

"Xiaguan, I'm not afraid, it's just that General Tao's death is miserable, and he has already been coffined, so I'm afraid that General You will be frightened."

"The death is miserable? Then I should take a look," You Yan said, "Only by seeing it with my own eyes can I completely give up and have more motivation to find out the cause of his death." He turned his head and looked at Hou Zaimen. The hidden guard outside said, "Open the coffin."