A knife in love

Chapter 2358
When Xu Yingyang spoke, everyone had already walked outside the north gate of Dongliao County City, only ten feet away from the city gate, and they could vaguely see the shadows of soldiers walking back and forth on the city.Xu Yingyang stopped in his tracks and called a few Jinyi guards, asking them to search both sides of the city gate, looking for places where they could climb over the city wall.Several Jin Yiwei bowed and saluted, then walked forward without a sound, and disappeared into the darkness in the blink of an eye.

Xu Yingyang led the crowd to hide in a forest by the roadside.Xiao Dong leaned next to Xu Yingyang, and said with a smile on his face: "Master Xu hasn't finished talking just now, I don't know what will happen next?"

Xu Yingyang smiled slightly, and said in his mouth: "I have nothing to do, Xu might as well finish this matter, so that everyone can smile. At that time, Guo Deng's attitude changed a lot. The imperial decree, knowing that King Ying became the emperor, and Emperor Yingzong was revered as the Supreme Emperor. In this way, Guo Deng no longer had the slightest scruples, led the generals to the top of the city, and refused to open the city gate righteously, and he mobilized elite soldiers in the city, He planned to raid the vanguard of the Oirat army and take Emperor Yingzong back. It was only when he led the troops and horses to attack the Oirat army camp at night that he realized that the Oirat army had already retreated, leaving only an empty camp."

When Xu Yingyang said this, he paused for a while, and then continued: "You may wish to think about it, if Emperor Taizu hadn't made a rule not to open the city gate after it was locked, General Guo Deng and others saw it. Emperor Yingzong knocked on the city at the bottom of the city. Although he knew it was a conspiracy by the Oirats, he was just a courtier, but he had to open the city gate, otherwise it would be a death penalty. This rule has been passed down to this day. If someone opens the city gate without authorization, he will undoubtedly die .”

After Xu Yingyang finished speaking, Li Qiufeng and others were noncommittal, only Xiao Dong even praised and flattered him.Wang Xiaoyu was scornful in his heart, thinking that Xu's long speech, eloquently, was probably deliberately humiliating me, ridiculing my ignorance of world affairs and shallow knowledge.Hmph, I am naturally inferior to you in the ability to drop these book bags. After I have mastered martial arts, we will see the truth in our fists and weapons!
Xu Yingyang listened to Xiao Dong's flattery, even though he was very cautious and usually kept his emotions and anger hidden, but as the saying goes, flattery is not flattery, these flattery words are really helpful to the ears.So Xu Ying raised his spirits and continued to say: "However, the world is so big that there are no surprises. Although the Emperor Taizu established rules to intimidate the generals, there were still some bold people who disobeyed orders and caused a catastrophe in the end.

"Xu said just now that among the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty, Xu Da and Chang Yuchun are the two generals who are the most outstanding generals in terms of merit. After the two generals Xu and Chang, the one with the most prominent reputation is Duke Lanyu of Liang State. At the beginning of joining the army, Lanyu served under General Chang Yuchun, and was only a small leader in the army. However, Lanyu had the courage and courage to do things. For this reason, General Chang Yuchun praised Lanyu many times in front of Emperor Taizu for his talent as a general and his future is limitless.

"With General Chang Yuchun's appreciation, Lan Yu was grateful in her heart. She fought even harder and made more and more contributions. Within a few years, she was promoted from a small leader in the army to Qianhu and Commander. The ancestor emperor launched the Northern Expedition, and Lan Yu was already the most powerful general under General Chang Yuchun. He beat the Tartar soldiers and fled in a panic. Later, General Chang Yuchun died of a sudden illness, and Lan Yu belonged to General Xu Da, and fought all the way to the capital city Since then, he followed Xu Da, Fu Youde, Feng Sheng and other famous generals to conquer the east and west, and made great military exploits.

"When most of the founding generals withered, Lan Yu stood out and became the No.1 general of the Ming Dynasty. When Emperor Taizu sent an army to conquer the Tartars in the 21st year of Hongwu, he took Lan Yu as the main general and led an army of 15 out of the fortress. Lan Yu led the army like a wind and clouds, and went straight to the fishing sea where the Tatars lived. The Tazi soldiers thought that the imperial army lacked food and grass and could not approach the fishing sea. Even in broad daylight, people could not be seen clearly within Zhangxu, and the scouts of the Tartar soldiers could not go far, so Sapphire led the army to rush to the fishing sea, but the Tartar soldiers didn't even notice. In the camp of the Tartars, the Tartars slashed and killed. The Tartars fought hastily, and were killed until rivers of blood flowed. The Taiwei Manzi and others who commanded the Tartar soldiers were killed, and all their tribes surrendered. Escaped. In this battle, more than 15 Tartar princes, concubines, and princesses were captured, more than [-] people from princes and officials under Pingzhang, and more than [-] male and female households. Gold and silver seal letters, as well as more than [-] horses, camels, cattle, sheep and other livestock, and burned their countless armored battles. After this battle, the Yuan Lord was no longer able to lead his troops to invade the south, so he could only flee far into the desert. lingering.

"The good news spread to the capital, and the Emperor Taizu was overjoyed. He issued an edict to reward and condolences. He compared Lan Yu to Wei Qing, a famous general of the Han Dynasty, and Li Jing, a famous general of the Tang Dynasty. He led the army in pursuit, defeated the Tartar reinforcements who came to rescue the Yuan Lord, killed dozens of Tartar generals, captured more than [-] people and livestock, and there was no trace of the Tartars within a thousand miles. Lan Yu was full of ambition, and this I was ordered by Emperor Taizu to return to the court as a teacher."

When Xu Yingyang said this, he paused for a moment, and then said: "Lanyu made such a great contribution, and looked down upon the founding generals of the Ming Dynasty. He was in the limelight for a while. It's just that Lanyu took the credit and was proud, and didn't know how to restrain himself and avoid disaster. On the way, not to mention levies and levies, he actually molested the captured Princess Yuanzhu and killed her afterwards, which is already a capital crime. It was already late at night when the army arrived at Xifeng Pass. According to the rules set by Emperor Taizu, the gates of the city were closed when it was dark. The city gate cannot be opened until dawn the next day. Sapphire sent a general to Xifeng Pass to knock on the gate, and asked the general to open the gate. The general knew that Sapphire was cruel, and if he did not open the gate, he would offend the city. A great general who kills without batting an eyelid is afraid of his life. However, Emperor Taizu is extremely strict. If he violates the order and opens the city gate, he will be questioned. Not only will his head fall to the ground, but his parents, wife and children will also be unable to escape. One death. So the guards bowed their hands on the city, only saying that the emperor has an order that the city gate must not be opened after it is locked, otherwise it will be executed without mercy. I also hope that General Lan will camp outside the city, and it will not be too late to enter the gate after dawn.

"When Lanyu heard the report from the generals, he was furious and ordered the army to attack the city. The defenders on the city never thought that Lanyu would do such a thing. When the cannon fired below the city, they were frightened. Lanyu led the army to attack. Xifengguan, I couldn't find the guards everywhere, and there was no place to vent my anger. He ordered the city wall to be blown up in several places, and then he led the army away triumphantly. When Emperor Taizu heard about this, he was furious. Originally He wanted to punish Lan Yu severely, but the army from the Northern Expedition had just returned. If Lan Yu was killed at this time, the hearts of all the soldiers would be chilled, so Emperor Taizu had to bear it temporarily. However, Lan Yu was originally named Liang Guogong, Emperor Taizu Changing Liang to Liang, ordered people to engrave Lan Yu's faults on the iron plate of hereditary title, and from then on, she became murderous towards Lan Yu. Later, Lan Yu was arrogant and lawless, intending to rebel. Lan Yu peeled off the bark and real grass, ransacked the family and exterminated the three clans, and caused more than [-] people to be killed, from Gonghou Bo to civil and military officials. If Lan Yu knew that he had ended up like this, I would give him ten thousand dollars. How dare you lead your troops to break through Xifeng Pass."

(End of this chapter)