Da Wei Chun

Chapter 643
"Why is this?"

Yuan Cheng sneered and said, "Gao Shouwen, do you think the Empress Dowager and I, as well as the princes in the court, are still like frogs at the bottom of a well, people with closed eyes and ears, and still haven't seen through your treacherous schemes and intentions?
If it weren't for you pushing the boat along the current and taking advantage of the gap, how could Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong become increasingly dissatisfied with the late emperor, and finally suddenly rebelled?
And if it wasn't for you pretending to be deaf and dumb and fueling the flames, it would not have made Yu Zhong take the power of palace ban, and then killed the late emperor.There would also be no rebellion in Qin and Liang prefectures, nor Nanliang and Tuyuhun's [-] troops plotting Guanzhong, and there would be no Rouran brazenly sending troops to invade the six towns in the name of revenge.

But in just three years, these three shocking changes in succession have greatly damaged our national strength in Yuan and Wei, which is no longer [-]% of that of the late emperor...

Afterwards, it was you who secretly slandered and alienated the Empress Dowager from Li Chengzhi, so that he was not only not rewarded for his achievements in independence, but was trapped in Beijing and was left in the cold.

And then you were the ones who picked on each other and played right and wrong, which made Yuan Ying and I regard Li Chengzhi as a beast in troubled waters, persecuted him repeatedly, and almost caused him to die in Beijing.As time goes by, he is finally forced to become more and more alienated from the imperial court...

To this end, it is not considered irreversible.If he can be safe, he will be sealed in Lulong. Pingzhou is adjacent to the sea in the east, six towns in the north, Qingzhou in the south, and the two states in the back.

It happened that you were selfish again, seeing Li Chengzhi as a confidant, and besieged and killed him by the Shangdang, but your methods were ineffective, and you made a bad move, and finally forced him to dive into the abyss and follow the forest like a tiger.

Even in such a situation, there is still a chance to turn around.Even if he sits on the west of the river and the west sea, he has the advantage of firearms, but it is only in one corner.Not to mention that with the strength of our whole country in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties, even the soldiers of Guanzhong and the Six Towns, it would be no problem to put him down.

However, you are still the one who does not know how to live or die, taking millet out of the fire of desire. First, you take advantage of the opportunity of resisting Rouran to cheat the world and draw out the bottom line, sowing the seeds of chaos for the five states and six towns in the North.

Then you suddenly raised Wuzhou to rebel, borrowed a knife to kill people, and lured Changsun Dao to fight Luo Jian, so that the six towns also fell into your hands.In this way, the imperial court and you are like two tigers fighting against each other, but in the end, Li Chengzhi is reaping the benefits of the fisherman, and finally becomes a serious trouble!
To this end, the tide is about to fall, the building is about to fall, seeing the country's life is difficult, and even the disaster of destroying the country, it is all because of your greed, and you did it with one hand, you say, should the queen mother hate you?

You have read the scriptures and history well, and you can be considered a erudite talent. How can you not know the truth of "the first servant has no successor"?But if you are someone else, you must swear to kill your Gao family, leaving no chickens or dogs behind, so as to relieve the hatred in your heart.

And precisely because the Empress Dowager's surname is Gao, she couldn't bear the loneliness of the Gao family's heirs and the difficulty of continuing the incense, so she was willing to risk the world's disgrace and give you a way out for the Gao family. You can ask me: Why is this?
Gao Shouwen, oh Gao Shouwen, it is often said that desires are hard to fill, and you can make an inch of it, it doesn't mean that..."

Every time Yuan Cheng said a word, Gao Zhao's heart sank a little, until he was overwhelmed by the weight of a huge mountain, and even crushed his last illusion: no matter whether he surrendered or not, Gao Ying would definitely kill him.

But Gao Ying is Gao Ying, and not everyone behaves like her, leaving no way out.

Moreover, there are many wise aspirations in the court, and there are countless clans. I don't believe that Gao Ying will be allowed to act recklessly and arbitrarily, so that there will be no redemption?
"Since the fish are dead and the net broken, the battle is enough. Why does the chief assistant come here to add fuel to the fire and make the situation worse?"

Gao Zhao asked sadly: "It means that one will ebb and flow than the other: After I defeated Rouran, [-]% of Yuan and Wei's national powers remained, but after my rebellion, Beidi and Six Towns fell into my hands. Tigers devoured wolves, and Luo Jian and Yuan Yu were defeated by Li Chengzhi. The power of the court may not be as good as [-]% of that of the first emperor.

With this [-]% of the national power, how difficult is it to guard against the Southern Dynasties, calm us down, and eliminate Li Chengzhi's misfortune when the situation is weak?It is better to be broken than broken, not to be complete, not to defend is bluff, intimidating words, how can I frighten Gao Mou? "

"Is it a bluff to threaten you, and you will know after three days, why should you become angry? Are you in a hurry?"

"I'm in a hurry?"

"If you were not in a hurry, how could you drive away tigers and devour wolves and lure Luo Jian to invade the West Sea? If you were not in a hurry, you would not have opened the door of convenience and escorted messengers to send Cui Guang, Luo Jian, and Yuan Zhizuo Report urgently to Beijing...

The reason why you act like this is just picking up people's teeth, trying to copy Li Chengzhi's old strategy of "sitting on the mountain and watching the tiger fight", and trying to make the court and him lose both, so that you can reap the power of a fisherman.

But no matter whether it is the imperial court or Li Chengzhi, they were all forced by you to come to such a situation. Therefore, we have already had a deep hatred with you, and we can't share the sky, how can we do what you wish? "

Yuan Cheng said with a faint smile, "Because we are fighting to destroy the country, the Empress Dowager and I will definitely get rid of you as a thief first... Even if you step back [-] steps, the foundation of the ancestors will eventually be turned into flying ashes, and it will definitely be for you." Li Chengzhi took advantage of it, you ask yourself, will he let your Gao clan go by then?"

The veins on Gao Zhao's forehead appeared and disappeared, and his face turned blue and white for a while.

What Yuan Cheng said was exactly what he feared the most: he had spent years thinking about it, but finally made a wedding dress for Li Chengzhi?Now that the imperial court and the Gao family are at loggerheads, and their power is getting weaker day by day, Li Chengzhi is growing stronger and more wings, how can Gao Zhao be reconciled?

However, Li Chengzhi defeated Luo Jian and Yuan Yu with tens of thousands of troops in just a few months, which made Gao Zhao's heart shattered: If Li Chengzhi gains power, everyone will let him go, but he will not let him be the servant at the beginning.

That's why he came up with quick wits and came up with a trick to lure disaster to the east. He also expected to be seen through by the court, but now the court has no way out, and even if it doesn't work, he can use gentle tactics to win him over.

But I don't want Gao Ying to play cards against common sense, preferring jade pieces to tiles, and even Xu Li Chengzhi to be a king with a different surname?
It was convenient for the messenger to escort him to Xi Kangsheng's camp until Yuancheng entered the city. He had been looking forward to it day and night, but he never dared to have such an extravagant hope. Or Guanzhong.

In this way, even if you can't make a comeback, you can also rest with the country, and your descendants will be rich and honored.

But in the end it was Li Chengzhi?
The more he thought about it, the more unbalanced he became. Gao Zhao finally lost his composure, and said with a sneer, "Li Chengzhi's wolfish ambition is even more powerful now. How can he be subdued by just a prince in name only?"

"Gao Shouwen, aren't you old and dim-witted? Where in this edict is it written that Li Chengzhi was awarded the title of Xu?"

Yuan Cheng pointed to the imperial decree on the case, "The empress dowager ordered that if Li Chengzhi is willing to join, all the lands to the east of the Yellow River, to the west of the table, to Qilian in the south, and to Junji in the north, are all fiefdoms. , but he needs to pay tribute and become a minister...you can explain one or two for me, what reason does he have for not surrendering?"

Gao Zhao's pupils shrank suddenly, and his eyes were red with jealousy: Isn't this a country within a country, which can be said to be the first of its kind in the Great Wei Dynasty.

He gritted his teeth and said: "Dividing the territory and rebels, how will you see the ancestors of the Yuan family in the future?"

Yuan Cheng sneered and laughed: "It's better than being plotted by you bastard and completely losing this great river and mountain, isn't it?"

Gao Zhao suddenly choked, but was speechless?

No wonder Yuan Cheng was so wise for half his life, but let Gao Ying act arbitrarily, wanting to break his arms to survive?
Why not give me Gao Zhao?
"The words have come to this point, there is no need to say more, I promise you three days, whether it is war or surrender, you should think about it."

Yuan Cheng stood up calmly, and said with a smile: "Gu will wait for you here for three days. If you want to fight, you can cut Gu on the spot to sacrifice the flag, or be imprisoned in the camp like the king of Qinghe." As a bargaining chip. I just don’t know if Xi Kangsheng will be forced by you...

If you are willing to surrender, don't look forward and backward, let alone cause troubles, release me from Zhoucheng earlier, so that I can leave earlier and go to Hexi to deliver the decree to Li Chengzhi..."

Seeing Yuan Cheng triumphant, as if he was determined to eat himself, Gao Zhaohen gritted his teeth, but dared not say a word of hate.

After being frozen for a long time, he said in a cold voice: "Since you allow me to think about it for three days, why are you in a hurry? Come on, send His Highness and Shaoqing to another courtyard, so that they can serve you well. If there is any negligence, you will definitely be executed..."

This good student waited on him, which naturally meant strict supervision.Yuan Cheng didn't care, he just invited Li Daoyuan with a smile and left the account together.

After the two left, Gao Zhao shouted coldly: "Come out!"

Hearing a "squeak", a door opened out of thin air on the smooth wall, and Gao Meng and Yuan Huan walked out of the secret passage one after the other.

Knowing that the imperial court sent Yuan Cheng as an envoy, Gao Zhao summoned Gao Meng, intending to have a discussion with him.

As for Yuan Huan, it was due to chance.

He was originally the general of Woye Township, but he was coerced by the Lu brothers and had no choice but to join him. However, he defended Yuan Yi everywhere, so he was later sentenced to a crime of defeating his meritorious service, and was demoted to lieutenant general, still guarding Woye.

But he had a ghost in his heart, he was afraid of being settled by the court, so when Gao Zhao's governor Liu Zhen resisted Rouran, he voted for Gao Zhao like a needle.

Just like when a man is affectionate and a concubine is interested, they hit it off.When Gao Zhao's class teacher returned to the court, he deliberately exaggerated his contribution a lot, so that he was reinstated as the official of Woye Township.

And if it wasn't for him secretly reporting the news, and even cooperating with Gao Zhi internally and externally, cutting Luo Jian's back, Luo Jian would not be disheartened and forced to make peace with Gao Zhao.

With some great achievements, he has naturally become Gao Zhaozhi's right-hand man and a guest at the seat.Besides, Yuanshi is one of the eight surnames of Xianbei, and his elder brother Yuanhuai, Wang Yuanhuai of Longxi, served twice as a Taiwei. Yuanshi's descendants spread all over the court and army. Find out the bottom line of the court.

The two hid in the dark room separated by a wall, so they could clearly hear the conversation between Yuan Cheng and Gao Zhao, so Er's expression was not very good-looking.

The imperial court is not calling to surrender, it is clearly pressing every step of the way, and will not give the Gao family a chance to survive.

Gao Meng's lungs were about to explode when he heard it a long time ago, and his face turned livid: "It's really deceiving people too much? It's nothing more than death and death, and the battle is over..."

Just thinking he was farting, Gao Zhao gave Gao Meng a cold look, and asked Yuan Huan again: "What about Yisi Zhou's opinion?"

Yuan Huan's face was full of bitterness, and his brows were tightly locked: "It's hard to make a decision right now, I can only wait for a message from Beijing, and then think about it..."

Gao Zhao's eyes lit up, and a surge of anger rushed into his mind.

Why wait for a message from Beijing?
You only need to wait three days to see whether Xi Kangsheng was beaten for real or fake, and you will know everything.

If even Yuan Cheng's life can be ignored, it shows the determination of Gao Ying and the court.

Yuan Huan was ambiguous and dared not speak out because he expected this episode, and was afraid of offending himself and taking his anger out on him.

Gao Zhao forced himself to hold back his anger: "So Yi Sizhou thinks, will Li Chengzhi surrender or not?"

What's so hard about it?

Yuan Huan blinked: "Taiwei, this is a country within a country, do you live with the country?"

Yes, who can refuse this kind of temptation?

Even if Li Chengzhi knew that this was the imperial court's plan to slow down the army, he would definitely be ecstatic.

What's more, he didn't raise the flag of rebellion, but now he just listens to the tune and not the announcement, and he just proclaims his minister at the age of tribute, there is no difference between before and after.

Then it depends on the means, whether it is the court's superior move, whether Li Chengzhi can be completely subdued by boiling the frog in warm water, or even punished.It is Li Chengzhi who is faster, and can conquer the world with a small effort without waiting for the court to cultivate his life and rest.

But no matter what the result is, before the two parties turned against each other again, Gao Zhao's body had already been buried in the loess, and Gao's ambition disappeared.

Thinking of this, Gao Zhao suddenly stopped being angry.

This is Yang's conspiracy, that's why Yuan Cheng is so aggressive, it's as if he's sure of himself, even if he's sure, he can figure it out.

Then there is how to choose: Gao Shi will be doomed forever, leaving no chickens and dogs behind, or keep some blood, at least the incense will not be cut off?

But Gao Zhao thought that he was a hero all his life, and even his meticulous temperament, brilliance and martial arts such as Yuan Ke were folded in his own hands. Was Yuan Cheng's intimidating words frightening?
He sighed quietly: "Ms. Gaoying's opinion is that she acts ruthlessly and doesn't know what the overall situation is. But Xi Kangsheng, Xing Luan, and Cui Yanbo are all famous generals and capable ministers in the world. How can they be sent away in vain? The lives of soldiers?

So don't say three days, as long as the spring is warm and the ice disappears, the army outside the city will definitely not forcibly attack the city, so at least they can breathe for two or three months... But the difficulty is how to break the situation:

Not only cannot Li Chengzhi be entrusted with the title, but more importantly, he must be forced to raise troops as soon as possible, so that the imperial court can be wary of both sides, and only in this way can we solve the urgent need of my Gao family..."

After Gao Zhao finished speaking, Gao Meng murmured: "Only by making Li Chengzhi completely turn against the imperial court, with no room for turning around, can he make him revolt angrily... and he has always been treacherous, even if he uses tricks, he may not necessarily join forces." effect……"

Who says tricks can't work?

A flash of inspiration flashed in Yuan Huan's mind, and he made up his mind: "Taiwei, why don't you bring disaster to the east?"

Could it be that forcing Luo Jian to invade the West Sea is not a way to bring disaster to the east, but what is the result?
On the contrary, Li Chengzhi is cheaper...

Just being ridiculed by Yuan Cheng, Gao Zhaoyuan was no longer as calm and wise as before, and asked in a deep voice, "Speaking straight?"

Yuan Huan said in a low voice: "If Xi Kangsheng really attacked the city in three days, why not lure Li Shixian and his son to defend the city?"

Gao Zhao's eyes suddenly lit up: Kill someone with a borrowed knife?
(End of this chapter)