Da Wei Chun

Chapter 642 I'd rather be broken jade than full of tiles

"I will give you a festival and a golden order, and I will allow you to do things cheaply...I will announce the decree to Xiazhou first. After seeing Gao Zhao, no matter whether he surrenders or not, you will go south immediately and go to Guanzhong first. You can send Jingzhou to leave at that time." As an envoy, Yang Shu went to the West Sea..."

After a short pause, Gao Ying gritted his teeth fiercely: "If Li Chengzhi doesn't agree, or if Yang Shu, like Cui Guang and Wei Zijian, disappears into the sea and never hears from him again, then you will first arrive at Tuyuhun, and then enter Rouran from Dunhuang... If you don't allow me, you can enter Gaoche again and go to Gaochang..."

Even if the arrow is on the string, it has to be done, but Gao Ying still has a trace of fantasy: what if Li Chengzhi misses the old relationship between the two, or even does not want to die together?

But Yuan Cheng had given up thinking about it a long time ago, and instead had a determined face: "I obey the Queen Mother's order!"

Three months before sending Cui Guang to Liang, Gao Ying discussed with Yuan Cheng and Yuan Quan countless times.If Li Chengzhi surrendered originally, everyone would be happy, but if he did not surrender originally, then he could only do this.

Reasonably speaking, the Tuoba family in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, the Murong family in Tuyuhun, and Yu Jiulu, the royal family of Rouran, all came from Xianbei.Even though the Tuoba clan was gradually Sinicized, compared with Nanliang, the Yuan Wei royal family has a natural sense of closeness with the other two.

Whether it is Gao Ying, Yuan Cheng or Yuan Quan, they all tend to borrow troops from the Hu people.

As for the bargaining chip for borrowing troops, it was transported from Guanzhong, and then pieced together more than ten million stone grains, more than two million bolts of hemp, silk, etc.In addition, there are more than [-] suits of armor, and the technique of forging soldiers improved by Li Chengzhi.

That's all for food and armor, the key is the art of forging soldiers, which is as close as a treasure to the uncivilized Rouran.

The imperial court's move is no different from drinking poison to quench thirst and giving the enemy a handle, but it has reached such a situation, if it does not borrow troops, the world will be lost, and the Yuan and Wei dynasties will definitely destroy the country.If they borrowed troops from the Hu people, they would at least be able to survive for a while, so Gao Ying and Yuan Cheng couldn't care less.

Seeing Yuan Cheng responding, Gao Ying looked at Yuan Quan again: "King An Le!"

Yuan Quan trembled slightly, and quickly responded: "The minister is here!"

"After King Ren Cheng left the capital, you will temporarily take over the military and political affairs. If there is any unresolved matter, you must act immediately. You must not make your own decisions, or deliberately slack off..."

"The subject is not concerned with the details, and I will submit it to the Queen Mother every day!"

"Ok!"

Gao Ying nodded lightly, "If the Gao clan joins, after the Northland and the six towns are settled down, you will start transporting the food from Beijing to Guanzhong. After the Hu army enters the country, you will be transferred to the supervisory army, and you will be in charge of the military Foreign military liaison..."

Yuan Quan's mouth felt bitter.

Is this because Yuan Cheng is afraid that Yuan Cheng won't be able to bear the blame alone, so he pulls himself as a backstop?
But the situation cannot be controlled by others, how could Yuan Quan dare to say "no"?

He cursed secretly in his heart, but his face remained calm, and he replied very respectfully: "I should do my best!"

"So best!"

As if wearing a mask on his face, Gao Ying didn't see the slightest bit of sadness and joy, and then turned to Yuan Cheng with a blessing: "At this time of wind and rain, life and death, Uncle Wanwang puts the country, the community, and the foundation of the ancestors as the most important..."

If you take care of the country, the country and the foundation of your ancestors, you naturally don't care about personal gains and losses.As for fame, it's even worse than a fart.

Queen Mother, is that what you mean?

Yuan Cheng's heart was ashamed, with mixed feelings.He wanted to reply, but his throat seemed to be stuffed with a piece of cloth, and he was so choked that he couldn't say a word.

With an unconscious "um", Yuan Cheng bowed down heavily.

"It's better sooner than later, let's start as soon as possible!"

Gao Ying forced a smile, and watched Yuan Cheng and Yuan Quan leave the hall.When the two of them had just stepped down the steps, the yellow gate outside the hall could barely close the palace gate, as if all the muscles and bones had been pulled out, Gao Ying collapsed on the hall like a puddle of mud.

The facial features are distorted, as if squeezed into a ball.Tears flowed like a spring, and kept flowing down.The mouth was opened like the mouth of a can, the uvula on the upper jaw trembled, and there was a strange "uh uh" sound in his throat.

At first glance, it looks like crazy, stupid, ferocious like a ghost.

The little emperor was startled, screamed "ah", and crawled back in a hurry.

Qin Song stood on one side, took three steps in parallel, and hurriedly helped Gao Ying up: "The Queen Mother...the Queen Mother?"

He called three or four times, but Gao Ying remained silent.Qin Song was anxious and frightened, he gritted his teeth fiercely, and raised his thumb to pinch Gao Ying's people.

After three or four breaths, Gao Ying cried out with a "wow".Two hands gripped Qin Song's arms like iron tongs.

The old eunuch felt as if his two arms were about to be broken, but he didn't dare to cry out the pain, so he could only endure it.

He called again in a low voice: "Queen...Queen?"

Gao Ying still looked lost, his eyes fixed on the top of the hall, and he cried out, "Li Chengzhi, why are you forcing me like this?"

……

Thousands of birds and all-rounders.

The four fields are covered with snow, all in one color.It was afternoon, the sun shone on the snow, and the reflected white light made it difficult to open one's eyes, and also made one's hair feel cold.

Jinming County is less than two hundred miles away from Tongwan City, Xiazhou Prefecture City. Xi Kangsheng and Cui Yanbo led the army and sent Yuan Cheng a hundred miles away.

A few miles ahead is the Great Wall, and the width of the side wall can be vaguely seen.And Xiazhou's Qingqi roamed within the wall.

If you want to move forward, it is not to appease, but to push.

"Send you thousands of miles, there will be a farewell, you two, please go back!"

Yuan Cheng cupped his fists and bowed deeply to Xi Kangsheng and Cui Yanbo.Without waiting for the two to return their salutes, they stepped on Jindun and boarded the cart.

Li Daoyuan also clasped his fists and boarded the next one.Hearing another "get up", hundreds of armored cavalry guarded the guard of honor and marched to the north in a mighty manner.

The first one rides to celebrate the holy festival, the next one rides the Zhishi flag, and then the five-color flag, pumpkin, and treasure top.

And front and back, there are as many as eighteen cars just driving.In terms of specifications, it is already at the level of "the emperor's little driver", which can be said to have given Yuan Cheng enough face.

But like a person who drinks water, he knows whether he is warm or not. Yuan Cheng was determined to be like the late emperor when he was trapped in the middle of the capital and became an idle clan, and he did not want to have the scenery for a while.

The two sat on the horse and watched Yuan Cheng go away.After walking for two or three miles, Xiazhou armored cavalry came up to meet them. After a short pause, two or three thousand cavalry guarded the left and right, and entered Suicheng.

Xi Kangsheng frowned, and said suspiciously: "I don't know if it's an illusion. During these two days of getting along, the old man always felt that the first assistant's words were insincere, and the water was cold. Could it be that he was afraid that Gao Zhao would become angry from embarrassment, and the fish would die and the net would be broken?"

How is it possible?
"Gao Zhao is scheming and cunning like a fox. He always makes decisions before making moves. Now that he knows that Chao Yanning is a piece of cake, not a piece of cake, how dare he put all his eggs in one basket?"

Cui Yanbo stroked his beard and muttered, "According to my opinion, King Ren Cheng is not worried about this matter, he should be worried about something else?"

That is to worry about persuading Li Chengzhi to surrender.

It's not just Yuan Cheng who thinks that anyone who knows a thing or two about him, such as Xi Kangsheng, Li Shao, and Yang Shu, all believe that Li Chengzhi will not be recruited by the court.

Otherwise, he would never refuse to meet Cui Guang and Wei Zijian, but first beat Yuan Zhi and Luo Jian to pieces.

And it is notorious that every grievance must be punished, and every penny must be investigated.Although Yuan Cheng did not put him to death many times like Gao Zhao and Yuan Ying, but he was also one of the chief culprits, so Yuan Cheng would not be in danger of his life if he went there, and he would definitely suffer some humiliation...

Thinking about it this way, it seems to make sense!

Xi Kangsheng secretly sighed: "If you are not in his position, you will not seek his own government. You and I just need to follow the order of Yanjun: if King Ren Cheng does not return after three days, we will use all our troops and burn everything..."

Do you really want to fight to the death?

Cui Yanbo's heart skipped a beat, and he raised his head to look around again.

In addition to snow, it is still snow, and the side wall in the distance is like a reptile falling on the white curtain.

In such a cold winter of March and September, you dare not stretch your hands out, how can you deploy an army, how can you attack the city?
But in a war, there are definitely several times more people who died of frostbite than those who died in battle.

Are the queen mother and princes crazy?

Thinking to himself, seeing Xi Kangsheng got into the car, Cui Yanbo shook his head and sighed, and walked to his ceremonial car.

……

"Brother Daozhen, I haven't seen you for a year, are you here all right?"

Gao Zhao's face was full of smiles, as if he had met an old friend for many years, with unusual enthusiasm.

Yuan Cheng's face was full of awe, and he didn't respond to a single word.Seeing that Gao Zhao just bowed his hands slightly, showing no respect, he said coldly: "Gao Shouwen, you said that this uprising was only for the side of the Qing emperor, to control treacherous officials, and to return the world to the world, so why don't you worship when you see the festival?"

As soon as you come up, you will be dismounted?
Seeing Yuan Cheng pointing at the emperor's festival and speaking harshly, Gao Zhao's heart sank slightly, and he smiled loudly: "Don't worry, King Ren, even if you want Gao Zhao to bow down, you should wait until you see the imperial decree and know how the Queen Mother and Your Majesty will deal with Gao." Look again..."

It means that if there is one of them that doesn't suit Gao Mou's mind, it doesn't matter if it's a gentleman's gift.

Seeing him with his head held high, his face full of arrogance, as if he was confident, Yuan Cheng smiled coldly.

Already dying, but don't know it?
Forget it, let's see how long you can keep your mouth shut?
Yuan Cheng was too lazy to say a word, followed Gao Zhao's guidance, and entered Tongwan City.

This was originally the royal palace of the Helian family. When Emperor Taiwu destroyed Daxia, it was completely burned down, but the main body is still there.After a little repair, it became the city of Xiazhou.

After entering the yamen hall, Yuan Cheng didn't want to quarrel with Gao Zhao. As soon as he made up his mind, he pointed to Li Daoyuan and said, "You don't need to waste your time talking with such traitors. Give him the two holy orders, just ask him He shouldn't!"

The clay figurine was still angry, not to mention that the imperial court is weak now, which gave Gao Zhao more confidence.

His face sank sharply: "Since he doesn't want to spend too much time with Gao Mou, why does Ren Chengwang not fear the severe cold and travel thousands of miles away? It's better to issue an edict and order Xi Shangshu to level me up..."

Yuan Cheng said with a blank face: "No rush, it won't be too late after you have read the oracle!"

While speaking, Li Daoyuan took the imperial decree from Zhongshulang, and without reading it, he only took two steps forward and spread it in front of Gao Zhao.

This move can be described as disrespectful, but Gao Zhao knew it well: what Yuan Cheng and Li Daoyuan looked down upon was not the imperial decree, but Gao Zhao.

A nameless anger suddenly arose in his heart, but the imperial decree had been spread out, and it was only a few glances left and right, Gao Zhao suppressed his anger again.

Just look at the first passage, Gao Zhaomeng was overjoyed: don't complain about what happened, don't blame the past...Give Gao Zhao the Duke of Xia, hereditary.The ministers who are attached to the rebellion are also given marquis, uncle and other nobles...

But looking at the second way, Gao Zhao's eyes popped out, even his city was like a mountain, he couldn't help trembling all over.

He is only the Duke of the state, but Li Chengzhi directly became the king, and even gave him an iron contract to rest with the state?
And this is just the second thing, what shocked Gao Zhao even more is: the queen mother and all the princes knew that there was no possibility of reconciliation between him and Li Chengzhi, either you die or I die, but why did you act like this?
Borrowing a knife to kill someone, two peaches and three warriors?

Gao Zhao's pupils shrank sharply, and asked leisurely, "What's the meaning of this?"

"You used to claim that you have no plans, why do you not understand?"

Yuan Cheng looked at him coldly, "Let's just say it, the Queen Mother has another order: You are only allowed to think about it for three days. After three days, all the rebels in the five states and six towns of the Northland must disarm on the spot, and they are confident that they will fight with both hands." Surrender outside the city, and there will be Xi Shangshu to compile it at that time... And if you Gao Shouwen wants to be the Duke of the country, you need to go to Beijing to have an audience. Li Shaoqing asked the emperor to decree to protect the four prefectures of Ying, Ping, Guang, and Qing..."

Gao Zhao's heart skipped a beat.

Every time I go to Beijing to meet, I am afraid that I will never want to go out of the capital for the rest of my life.

It turned out that this Xia Guogong was just a vain noble, just like Li Chengzhi after Chen Cangzhi's victory, he had neither official nor job, anyone could step up and step on him.

And how is this different from captivity?
By analogy, could it be that the titles conferred by Gao Meng, Gao Zhi and others could still be actual titles?

And the rest of the Gao family's children and the rebellious ministers didn't even have the chance to enter the capital, they had to be sealed directly, and they were all in the four prefectures of Ying, Ping, Guang, and Qing?

These four prefectures are all barren lands near the sea, and only criminal officials and defeated generals will move here, just like Yang Dayan after Zhongli's defeat.

Even if Yang Dayan was dispatched to Yingzhou, at least he still had an official rank and a military position, he could lead the army and govern the people, while Gao Meng and others were entrusted here, but there was only a vain title?
It's like building a pigsty for pigs, I just feed them and you just eat them.Whenever you don't want to raise it any more, you can kill it with one knife...

And it was still sealed by Li Daoyuan's escort?
Hehehe!
Who is Li Daoyuan?

If history is revised in later dynasties, Li Daoyuan must be the number one cruel official.It can be said to be harsh and harsh, and people and gods are all angry.

This kind of person is ruthless at all, but if he is caught on the way or in the land, he is afraid that he will end up with a knife and two pieces, and his head will be in a different place...

The more Gao Zhao thought about it, the more frightened he became: Why is Gao Ying so vicious that she doesn't leave Gao's back at all?

"Why not?"

Gao Zhaoteng stood up abruptly, and asked angrily, "What if I shouldn't?"

"If you don't agree, you can only burn jade and stone together..."

Yuan Cheng rolled up his sleeves slowly, "The Empress Dowager ordered: just wait for three days, if Gao Zhao doesn't respond, then Xi Kangsheng will be ordered to raise an army, even if the country is destroyed, the Gao family will not be left behind!"

Rather Stick to your guns?
Gao Zhao suddenly had a sliver of understanding: These are definitely Gao Ying's original words, and they are definitely not threatening words?

Otherwise, I wouldn't be so ruthless...

He was shocked and angry, and he was about to swear, but he didn't dare to swear.

The two were called uncles and nephews, but the second brother died young, and Gao Ying was raised in Gao Zhao's mansion since he was a child.So Gao Zhao has a very good understanding of his mind.

Unruly and self-willed, domineering, despicable and ruthless...

This obviously hated his uncle to the bottom of his bones, and he no longer thought of the slightest bit of blood and family affection.

What's up with this?

(End of this chapter)