Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4191 Suspicious
After the discussion, Yuwen Shiji came out of Li Zhi's barracks. Instead of going back to his own residence, he turned a corner and went to a camp next to the high wall of the city gate. The soldiers in front of the gate did not report his arrival, but It is directly introduced into a barracks in the middle...

The light in the barracks was a bit dim, and a strong smell of medicine filled it, making Yuwen Shiji frowned slightly.

But when he saw a person sitting up on the bed, he immediately recovered his expression, smiled slightly, stepped forward two steps and asked with concern: "Is Xing Gong feeling better?"

The person on the bed is Qiu Xinggong.

Seeing Yuwen Shiji coming, he greeted him cordially, he hurriedly got up from the bed, and wanted to go down to the ground to greet him, but was stopped by Yuwen Shiji, and his tone was slightly complaining: "We, Guanlong, are of the same spirit, we are like family members." , now that you are sick in bed, why should you worry about those vain rituals? Lie down quickly and take care of your body. When you are effective for His Royal Highness King Jin, the great things of King Jin will be accomplished, and the restoration of the Qiu family's glory will be just around the corner."

"Thank you Duke Ying for your understanding..."

Qiu Xinggong smiled wryly, although he didn't salute, he finally got up and sat down on the edge of the bed, and sighed again, unspeakably melancholy and depressed: "I wanted to lead Erlang under my command to assist King Jin to achieve great things, but this body is no longer useful , not only has no achievements, but has become a drag... I am really ashamed."

Yuwen Shiji didn't know what to say to comfort him.

Since the sudden death of Qiu Xinggong's most beloved and valued son, Qiu Shenji, the originally prominent Qiu family seemed to have fallen into a vortex of bad luck. Your Majesty's exemption, if not for his father Qiu He's achievements in the past, I am afraid that even the title of Duke of Tianshui County will be deprived...

To this day, the family has long been in decline, not the same as before.

And this brave and heart-eating general was also plagued by illnesses. His mighty and majestic body is now covered with skin and bones. His cheeks are sunken, his cheekbones are prominent, his face is innocent, his eyes are red, and he looks like a ghost... …

It is embarrassing.

Yuwen Shiji sat on the stool on one side of the bed, pondered for a while, and stopped talking about it, and asked straight to the point: "The current situation is unfavorable. I just sent back the news that the navy has captured Banzhu and opened the sluice into the Yellow River. Zheng Rentai was killed. Defeated, seriously injured, led the remnants to retreat to Xingyang City, and the navy can enter the Yellow River at any time and go upstream until it reaches Tongguan."

After the soldiers offered the tea, Qiu Xinggong waved them away, invited the Yuwen scholars and others to drink tea, and took a sip of the tea cup himself, and said with emotion: "Even if the army is defeated, the left and right are just dead, I have already made up my mind. With a will to die, as long as there is still a sliver of hope for revenge, I would rather be smashed to pieces than fight to the last breath!"

The reason why the Qiu family fell into decline, and the reason why he had no heirs, was all because of Fang Jun.

If Qiu Shenji hadn't been killed by Fang Jun's sniper, how could he have repeatedly attacked Fang Jun regardless of His Majesty Li Er's anger, which eventually led to a series of evil consequences?
So when he heard that King Jin raised troops to defend Tongguan, he didn't even think about it, and directly led the last elite under his command to Tongguan, vowing to live and die with King Jin.

He would rather die than defect to the crown prince and serve as a minister with Fang Jun...

Yuwen Shiji shook his head and said, "Xing Gong misunderstood me. His Royal Highness Jin Wang was overjoyed that you could come, so why would he doubt your loyalty? It's just that the Eastern Palace army is pressing every step of the way. If you can't break the situation, the consequences will be dire." Yu."

Qiu Xinggong pondered for a while, and said strangely: "Basically, the troops that can defect to the King of Jin are already in Tongguan. What else can we break the situation?"

He was not optimistic that King Jin would be able to accomplish anything, and the reason why he came here was just to fight the East Palace to the death.

If you die, you will die, so how can you bow down to the enemy?
The more unfavorable the situation for King Jin now, the more those sixteen generals with military power leaned towards the East Palace. They were sitting and watching the success or failure. Seeing that the success or failure was about to be divided, who would foolishly stand on the side of the imminent defeat?
And the more so, the more dangerous Jin Wang's situation is, this is an endless loop...

Yuwen Shi didn't answer, but asked instead: "In my opinion, is there anyone in the army who is loyal to His Majesty?"

"That's natural!"

Qiu Xinggong was a little excited, and said loudly: "It's not just that there are people here? There are a lot of people! Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and led us Zhenguan officials to fight a way out from the desperate situation, ascend the throne, and protect the Kyushu. Which one of us is not Convinced, have you ever made an oath to never betray each other? Even now that His Majesty is dead, everyone is loyal to His Majesty, and there is no second heart!"

Except for a dizzy Hou Junji, which one of Zhenguan Xunchen is not obedient and loyal to His Majesty Li Er?Of course, apart from Emperor Guangwu who rejuvenated the Han Dynasty in history, there has never been any emperor who treated the heroes around him as kindly as His Majesty Li Er.

Comparing heart to heart, who dares to be unfaithful?
It's just that now that His Majesty Li Er died suddenly, the civil servants and generals were a little confused for a while, and they were confused about their future interests, so the current chaos in Guanzhong appeared. If His Majesty Li Er was still there, who would have the courage? Rebellious?

Yuwen Shiji looked at Qiu Xinggong, and asked softly: "In your opinion, among the generals of the Guanzhong army, who can win over and help King Jin achieve his great cause?"

Qiu Xinggong was taken aback for a moment, then fell into deep thought.

What he said just now really came from the bottom of his heart, how could any of the generals in the Tang Dynasty be disloyal to His Majesty?But that was when His Majesty was alive. Now that His Majesty is dead, everyone's first consideration is their own interests.

As for the crown prince or the king of Jin, they couldn't convince these arrogant soldiers, so the so-called loyalty was naturally out of the question.

No matter which side you stand on, it's just a choice after weighing the interests...

And where is your own interest?

Is it to take refuge in Jin Wang, even if he must die, he must wait for an opportunity to fight Fang Jun to the death?

With Fang Jun's current status and the excellent soldiers under his command, even if he really had a chance to fight on the battlefield, what chance did he have of winning?

Do you really want to know that you must lose and die, and just walk on this dead end just for the sake of temporary comfort?

After thinking for a long time, he let out a heavy breath, and said slowly: "At this time, at that time, everyone's loyalty to His Majesty is unshakable, but who dares to speak lightly to the Crown Prince or King Jin? But since His Highness King Jin has With the edict of the first emperor in hand, he is naturally the legitimate heir to the throne. Compared with Li Chengqian's "false rebellion", he will naturally get the loyalty of more people. It's just that the current situation is not good for King Jin, so more people are watching. To make them stand on King Jin's side, besides the change in the situation, it is necessary to persuade them with emotion and reason."

Everything must pay attention to an interest, but this interest may be fame, profit, or power, but it must not be something invisible or intangible.

To put it bluntly, even if your Royal Highness Prince Jin has a will, you are not His Majesty Li Er after all, how can you convince the public without prestige?If you want people to sacrifice their lives to follow you, you have to show your benefits in real terms.

Gold, silver, money and silk, promotion of officials and ranks, cannot be just talked about, even if it cannot be implemented for a while, it must be put on paper, and there is a guarantee.

Yu Wenshi raised his eyebrows, and said: "Your Highness is intelligent and generous, and has a magnanimity like the sea. How could he be stingy with loyal ministers who swear their allegiance to the death? It can be seen that he even made a promise to allow the hero to rule the world."

Speaking of this, Qiu Xinggong's eyes lit up, and his breathing was a little short.

Although he has lost his heirs, his body is still intact, and now he has taken in a few concubines. With hard work, he will eventually produce something.

When the heir is born in the future, he will be able to make great contributions to the King of Jin. At that time, he will choose a place to feud and establish a country, and hereditary will not replace the inheritance... Isn't his Qiu family better than before?
He also understood the purpose of Yuwen Shi and Taoism, thought for a while, and said: "Youwuwei General Xue Wanche, he is stupid and loyal to the late emperor. Although he is close to Fang Jun, he has complained a lot about the prince. I wish Go and persuade him personally to make him serve under King Jin's command."

Yu Wenshi was refreshed, but he immediately asked suspiciously: "Xue Wanche? This person has always obeyed Fang Jun's words, how can he persuade him to abandon the dark and turn to the bright?"

Qiu Xinggong was full of confidence: "As for any military general, who can really resist the temptation of the feudal side? Don't worry, Duke Ying, you will be [-]% to [-]% sure, no matter how bad it is, it will be futile, but you have to give it a try. "

Yuwen Shi and Yidong.

Now that Xue Wanche is in charge of Youwuwei, tens of thousands of troops are stationed in the north of the Weishui River, just across the river from Chang'an. If Xue Wanche can be persuaded to join the King of Jin, it will be a great help, more important than the rest of the army.

Although I still feel that there is little hope of persuading Xue Wanche, but as Qiu Xinggong said, now King Jin is at the end of his rope, so what's the harm in trying?

Then he nodded and said: "You are so strong, may you insist on traveling long distances?"

Qiu Xinggong smiled and said: "What is this disease? As long as our generals issue military orders, even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire, we will walk on flat ground. Besides, Xue Wanche is stationed in the north of the Wei River, so I only need to cross the Yellow River and go straight along the north bank. Without the obstruction of the Eastern Palace army, it went much smoother and nothing major happened."

"It shouldn't be too late. You should clean up and leave tomorrow morning. I will report this matter to His Royal Highness King Jin. You can make up your own mind when you agree to the conditions. As long as you agree, His Highness will do anything."

Yuwen Shiji made a prompt decision, told Qiu Xinggong to leave as soon as possible, hurriedly asked the other party to take care of his health, then left, went back to Li Zhi's residence, and explained the matter clearly to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi was naturally overjoyed: "Is it really possible?"

Yuwen Shiji said in a deep voice: "Who knows? But it is always an opportunity. But for Qiu Xinggong, the veteran thinks that he cannot be trusted, so he should be on his guard."

Can hatred really blind a person's mind, making him only look forward to a chance to fight the enemy to the death, and not care about his own success or failure?
If Qiu Xinggong was sent by the prince to use the room, it would be troublesome...

(End of this chapter)