Da Wei Chun

Chapter 659 A crushing defeat

Huangfu Rang got up suddenly, and bowed to Li Liang: "Because of your trust, I dare not make any mistakes. Now it is time for my life and death in the West Sea, and Rang is trembling like walking on thin ice... So please invite Li Master, don’t be stingy with your words, so as to give you a helping hand..."

Huangfu asked him to be so solemn, Li Liang didn't dare to be perfunctory anymore, and quickly got up: "The general speaks seriously. Although Liang is ignorant, he has a deep sense of self-knowledge, and knows that now is a critical moment of life and death. You and I should work together, unite as one, and fight against the powerful enemy. Therefore, the general There are orders, and Liang will obey them..."

With a deep bow, he replied: "Yuan Cheng's plans are all within Mr. Lang's expectations. Whether he borrows soldiers from King Murong's tribe or soldiers from Tianzhu's three tribes, it makes no difference to Xihai. .According to Mr. Lang's expectation, if he moves, just hit it...

But as far as you and I are concerned, the third part of Tianzhu is closer to Hexi. If we send troops from the Hanyang Grassland (the territory of Shandan Racecourse), we will be even more victorious.So just wait for the troops to divide into two groups, that's when you and I mobilize..."

As Li Liang said, the strategic deployment has been discussed with Li Chengzhi, and Li Chengzhi's plan has not yet been formulated.Now you just need to follow the steps and hit it.Huangfurang wasn't incompetent, nor was he lacking in confidence.It's only because Li Liang is Li Chengzhi's number one confidant, but now he respects himself as the main one, and is afraid that he will leave a grudge, that's why he is like this.

Seeing Li Liang revealing his sincerity and sincerity, Huangfu calmed down, and said with a loud smile: "That's it, let's be disrespectful..."

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Lingzhou, Guanya!
This was originally Bogulu Town. After Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong killed the emperor, they fled to the Qin and Liang prefectures to rebel. Gaoping Town, Bogulu Town, and Woye Town were successively attached.

After Li Chengzhi put down the rebellion, Gaoping and Bogulu withdrew their towns and established states one after another. Gaoping became Yuanzhou and Bogulu became Lingzhou.

At that time, Li Shao was the governor of Yuanzhou and Lingzhou, and the military governor of the two states.But today, two years later, Li Shao's official position has become smaller and smaller, and now it is only Yuanzhou.

The reason is simple: the imperial court blamed him for his ineffectiveness in recruiting Xihai, which made Li Chengzhi openly raise his troops to rebel, so he was demoted by several ranks.

As for the real reason, Li Shao knew it well: it was nothing more than Yuan Cheng's plan to close the door and beat the dog failed, and he was afraid that keeping him in Guanzhong would cause bad things, so he kicked as far as he could.

Otherwise, if he was really punished, why did he only demote his rank, but not his lord?

The two brothers Yang Jun and Yang Shu also suffered.

The former is considered good, even though he was expelled to Beizhen, at least he is also the general of Wuchuan Township, the chief official of the frontier.

The most miserable one was Yang Shu, the good governor of Jingzhou who would masturbate as soon as he said it, and like Li Shao, he was sent to Yuanzhou, where few birds were seen, to be Ren Changshi.

The reason is also ridiculous, because it was not good for grain collection when he was appointed governor of Jingzhou.

That's not a levy at all, but a coercion.No matter how unbearable Yang Shu is, he is also from a family in Guanzhong, how can he help the tyrant in oppressing the clan and the people in Guanzhong?
Therefore, he was also very happy, and when he heard that he was demoted, he happily ran to Li Shao.

A pair of suffering brothers and sisters will also have fun in hardship.Anyway, Yuan Yi, the temporary governor, couldn't trust the two of them, so he was drunk all day long, drinking and having fun.

No, the sun will rise to three poles, Yang Shu came to look for Li Shao again.

The two attendants each carried two oiled paper packages, which were wrapped in dried meat, roasted liver and other food.Yang Shu was carrying a jar of wine.

But when he arrived at the Yatang, Li Shao was not there.Ask again, saying that he went to Guancheng.

Now the city is full of troops, up to [-], so there is no need to defend the city.Besides, there are countless cronies under Yuan Yi's account, and he is not needed to patrol Guancheng.

As for the scenery... there are military camps outside the city, so what is there to appreciate?

Suspicious in his heart, Yang Shu turned around and left the Guan Yamen to look for him in the city.

After asking for a long time, I found out that he was in Beicheng.It was only when they got to the bottom of the city that Li Shao didn't bring a few followers, so he stood alone on the top of the city, gazing north.

Without knowing it, Yang Shu boarded the city wall without making a sound.

Before reaching the near side, he knew what Li Shao was looking at.

Grain trucks, countless grain trucks.Like a long dragon, winding north.There is still a smell of fresh wheat in the air, and as soon as you smell it, you know it must be new grain shipped from Guanzhong.

If it weren't for the imperial court's strong order to double the rent in Guanzhong this year, why would he bother to refuse the order, and he wouldn't be demoted to Yuanzhou to be a long history.

But he, Yang Shu, did not do it, and some people did it, so the food must be able to be collected, and it must be transported to the Xihai River Canal Division as scheduled.

Today's Hequ Division Chen Bing has 15 people, and the commander-in-chief of the war, who was newly moved to the general of Zhengxi, sits in Yuanyao.One is to prevent the six towns from repeating themselves, and the other is to wait for the arrival of Rouran's army, and they will join together and besiege the West Sea.

Li Shao knew about this a long time ago, and it wasn't the first day that a grain truck passed by the city of Yuanzhou, so what's so good about it?

Suspicious in his heart, Yang Shu took a few more glances.When he saw the cavalrymen driving and guarding food, he raised his eyebrows.

Hu Qi?

Yellow hair and blue eyes, leather robes and felt boots, hair messy like oxtails covered in feces.Although separated by nearly a hundred steps, the smell of mutton and fishy smell still makes people sick, how can Yang Shu admit his mistake?

His face changed, he took two quick steps, and said angrily: "A few days ago, Yen Yi also said that borrowing troops from the thieves is only a stopgap measure, and it is a last resort, and the Hu soldiers will not be allowed to enter the country. , and where did it come from?"

"If he dares to say it, you really dare to believe it?"

Li Shao sneered and said, "Do you remember when I turned back from the West Sea and questioned Yuan Yi, what that dog thief said: I am a kingdom in heaven, how can I rely on the breath of a creeping thief?" It's nonsense, someone must have made something out of nothing, and spread rumors to make trouble. But what about after that?"

When an honest person tells a lie, it is more likely to confuse the false with the real.

If Cui Guang hadn't given him some advice, he would have already had a preconceived idea, and Li Shao almost believed it.

At that time, he asked where Yuan Cheng had gone, but Yuan Yi said he went back to Luo Jing.After further investigation, it was clear that he was on his way to Hexi, and Yuan Cheng led the team northward on his back.It's the opposite of what Yuan Yi said.

No matter how late Li Shao paused, he knew that Cui Guang's words had become a prophecy, and that bastard Yuan Cheng really went to Rouran to borrow troops.

Afterwards, he just didn't know, on the surface he pretended to be a snake, but secretly he was involved with the Guanzhong family.

What's more, Xing Luan, Cui Yanbo, Yuan Yao and others have given Yuan Cheng the intention to lead [-] troops to Guanzhong one after another. Even Li Shao gritted his teeth and was furious, and dared not act rashly.

At most, he questioned and ridiculed Yuan Yi, and forced Yuan Yi to promise that even if he borrowed soldiers from the Hu tribe, he would never enter the country, at least he would not invade Guanzhong.

But at this time, the food was clearly transported from Guanzhong. If Hu Bing hadn't entered the pass, why did he come here?

Yang Shu's temperament was upright, but at this moment, his face turned purple with anger.He opened his mouth and scolded: "Could it be that they were all kicked in the head by donkeys? Chaoyan's move is no different from luring wolves into the house, or tigers seeking skins?"

"Everyone knows that drinking poison quenches thirst, but when the poison does not break out, who can bear the pain of burning tongue and dry mouth?"

Li Shao sighed: "At least now the imperial army has arrived in Guanzhong, and the Hu army has only come to guard food, and there are only more than ten thousand soldiers entering the pass, so they must not dare to harm my people in Guanzhong..."

"Why should I be angry if I'm only worrying about the thieves doing evil?"

Yang Shu gritted his teeth and said, "I'm afraid that the people will turn against me, and the court will lose the hearts of the people because of this..."

popular sentiment?

Since the first emperor Bintian, in the past few years, the imperial court has done countless perverse acts, and this one is not bad.

"Li Chengzhi once said: There must be a way for a car to go to the mountain, and the boat will go straight to the bridge... The Queen Mother, Your Majesty, and the Yuan clan are not in a hurry, why should you and I worry?"

Li Shao sneered in his heart, then sighed wistfully, "It's better to hide your strength and bide your time, and watch from the sidelines, and you can avoid some troubles..."

After a short pause, he sniffled again, "I smell the smell of alcohol and meat on your body, so you must have brought alcohol and meat again? Forget it, instead of worrying and complaining, it's better to get drunk...Leave... ..."

After saying that, he really went down to the city.

Good Li Yuanbo, it's fine if you don't worry about Guanzhong.Now that you know that the army of Hu thieves has arrived and will soon besiege Xihai, you don't even worry about your nephew?

Cursing secretly in his heart, just as he was about to stop Li Shao to ask questions, Yang Shu's heart moved again: Since the return from Xihai, Li Shao has been calm and careless.Could it be that he has given up on Li Chengzhi?

It's right to think about it: now there are 30 people in the imperial army alone.If you add the folks transporting grain and building villages, there will be upwards of 50 no matter what.

While Tuyuhun claimed to send 20 troops, Rouran doubled that to 40.In this way, with an army of more than one million, how can Li Chengzhi be an opponent?

Thinking of the past with Li Chengzhi, Yang Shu suddenly felt compassion.Quickly walked two steps, pulled Li Shao's sleeve and said: "You were sent to Hexi as an envoy in such a hurry, I'm afraid you didn't stay for three days. Why didn't you persuade that little thief to accept him as soon as he saw it? ?”

"You think I haven't persuaded you?"

Li Shao's eyes were cold, and he looked down the city again, "Furthermore, at that time, whether it was Rouran or Tuyuhun, they had already received my letter of credence for borrowing soldiers from the court, and they responded with all their mouths, that's why Yuan Cheng was silent Beishang Rouran.

At that time, Xing Luan and Yuan Yao had already given Yuan Cheng the order to go to Guanzhong to present soldiers.If you were Li Chengzhi, would you surrender or not? "

Yang Shu felt horrified: the imperial court is not trying to appease, it is clearly for the teacher to make a name for himself, just to find an excuse to take advantage of Hu Bing.Regardless of whether Li Chengzhi surrenders or not, he must not be kept.

If you are caressed, you will die faster...

"This...how is this good?"

"What else can I do? I can only resign myself to fate. Every day is a day to day..."

Resign yourself to fate?

Yang Shuyin worried: "What if the imperial court wins and settles the score after autumn?"

"Why, just because you and I don't listen to orders, don't want to exploit the people in Guanzhong, don't want to forcibly collect food, don't want to forcefully conscript men? If it was the first emperor, with his secretive and vengeful temperament, he would kill you and me alone. If you resist the decree and don't obey it, at least you will find an excuse afterwards to make you and me suffer..."

Li Shao heheed, "It's not that I, Li Yuanbo, look sideways at people. Given the precarious and precarious situation of the imperial court, even with the help of the Empress Dowager and Yuan Cheng, I would never dare to do so... If you don't look at Gao, you will be like that." Disastrous to the country, treating the people like pigs and dogs, the dog thieves who killed hundreds of thousands of lives can be safe, let alone you and me?"

Yang Shu said anxiously: "The person I am worried about is not you and me... but... but the Li family of Jingzhou?"

Li Shao paused when he heard the words, looked around, and lowered his voice extremely low: "With Chengzhi's treacherous nature, if he can't be beaten, do you think he can't run away? Otherwise, why is he so eager to attack Dunhuang? Just retreat..."

"Yeah, I didn't think of it?"

Yang Shu's eyes lit up, "For this reason, you and I should get drunk..."

Li Shao nodded: "It should be so!"

Whispering like this, the two of them went back to the state office not long after.After all, it was blue sky and broad daylight, so getting drunk in the yamen was really unsightly, so the two moved to the official residence.

Yang Shu put the wine jar on the table for a meal, and slapped open the mud seal. After a few breaths, a strong aroma of wine filled the house.

Li Shao sniffled a little, and he smelled that it was Li's special brewed sake.

"I still remember that in Jingzhou, the little thief said that this wine was the most expensive food, and it was extremely difficult to brew. It took at least [-] catties of grain to get a catty of sake, so after he entered Beijing, he must have never brewed it again... ...Thinking about it now, such a fine wine has become a masterpiece? I knew it shouldn't be ruined..."

After saying this, Yang Shu still raised the wine jar and poured two jugs full.Then he opened the paper bag and put some food on the table.

Li Shao sneered: Yang Yanrong is ridiculous, did he really believe what Li Chengzhi said?
It's just an excuse Li Chengzhi used to trick Yuan Ke into transporting grain to Guanzhong.If not, how could Xihai save enough rations to maintain more than [-] households for a year in just a few years?
Including this wine, Xihai is still brewing it right now.However, it was not used for banquets, but was brewed into medicine for swords and arrows.

Cursed in his heart, Li Shao picked up the wine cup and lightly touched Yang Shu: "Drink too much!"

Then the two headed up and did it.

This was given to Yang Shu by Li Chengzhi when he entered Beijing from Jingzhou.There are not many, and there are not many altars left now, so Yang Shu has the saying of "absolute sound".

It has been cellared for four years, the aroma of the wine is more mellow and less dry, and there is still sweetness after returning.Yang Shu cherished it like a treasure, and even shook his feet, for fear of missing a drop.

Even Li Shao couldn't help sighing: "Good wine..."

Before the words fell, there was a commotion outside the house, it seemed that someone came looking for Li Shao, and was asking the guards outside the hall for verification.

Just as he was being suspicious, he heard the sound of a beagle leaf again, and a general called out from outside the door: "Gu Zanghou, Yang Changshi, Your Highness welcomes you!"

Now Yuan Yi temporarily acts as the governor of Yuanzhou, and he is the only clan in the city, and there is no one else.So Li Shao asked: "Do you know why King Qinghe summoned you?"

"This subordinate doesn't know, His Highness just confessed, invite the two of you to the yamen hall as soon as possible, and discuss important matters!"

Important matter?

Just now the city was still calm, singing and dancing?

It should be an urgent report from another place, but I don't know if it is a good thing or a bad thing.

The two looked at each other, and Li Shao said again: "I'm going right away."

As they said that, the two of them lost the bronze jue and got up.

The official building is just behind the yamen hall, only separated by a wall, and the two arrived in a short time.After Tong Bing entered, the hall was already full of people.

There are not only the original generals who challenged the rebellion, but also Xing Luan who is now leading the army outside Luzhou City, and Yuan Qin who originally dispatched grain and grass in Guanzhong to provide logistics.

Seeing his busy life and exhausted face, Li Shao knew that Yuan Qin must have brought an urgent report to Yuan Yi's summons.

Looking at this appearance, it is definitely not good news...

Just as he was secretly suspicious, he heard Yuan Qin sigh again: "The South Road has been defeated, a crushing defeat..."

(End of this chapter)