Kingdom of Heaven and Han

Chapter 1041 Capturing Zhao Gou

After taking a sip of wine, Wang Xiaolie put down his glass and looked at the crowd and said: "Now Zhao Gou is in Xiangyang. On the one hand, he wants to seize the military power of the generals outside, and on the other hand, he sends envoys from the Kingdom of Jin to Xiangyang to discuss carefully. According to Xiangyang's ideas , negotiate peace with the Jin people externally, and seize the military power of the generals; take control of the power internally, and let the Lord and send him to the stage to control the power in the court. With the power in hand, everything will be fine."

Chen Qiudao said: "No matter how good Zhao's idea is, what should we do with our army?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "Only since last year, Zhao Gou has gradually been able to control the power of the DPRK. No matter how much he asks for, it will be beyond his ability. After entering Xiangyang, Zhao Gou simply gave up his fantasy. He used to think In the Northern Expedition to the Puppet Qi Dynasty, the Jin people just sat back and watched the success or failure, which seemed to be unworkable. Zhao Gou did not have the courage to fight the Jin army. In fact, if you understand Zhao Gou's situation, you will understand his choice."

Wang Ruohai looked at everyone and said: "Zhao Gou has only one choice, to negotiate peace with the Jin Dynasty and seize the military power of the remaining generals."

Wang Xiaolie said: "We can see things clearly outside. How can those in the Southern Dynasty see clearly? Most of the time, they obey the emperor's orders. Now it seems that Zhao Goudu's general The military power is proceeding very smoothly. Next, we will be here soon."

Wang Ruohai asked: "What should Xuan Fu want to do?"

Wang Xiaolie sighed: "I thought about many ways, but after much thought, none of them were suitable. Finally, I figured out that the most suitable way is to lead troops into the Xiangyang Mansion and arrest Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou Zhao Gou is already such a person. In any case, he does not have the courage to fight with Jin. If Zhao Gou is the emperor, he will always try his best to make peace with Jin and turn his head against you. Why put such a person above his head? Woolen cloth?"

Wang Ruohai crossed his hands and said, "Everything must be obeyed by Xuanfu's orders!"

Wang Xuanlie held the cup and was silent for a while. He said, "One day later, Wang Ruohai and I went to Dengzhou. We gathered all the soldiers and horses in Dengzhou and marched straight into Xiangyang. Ignore other things and put everything behind us. We only focused on arresting Zhao Gou! Enter After Xiangyang, whether it's a fight or a peace, we and our soldiers will go straight to Xiangyang's bedchamber, capture Zhao Gou and leave! Take Zhao Gou and return to Luoyang, and let's discuss the rest slowly."

Wang Ruohai was silent for a while and said: "If you continue to cut off, you will suffer chaos! What's the use of Xuan Fu escorting Zhao Gou back to Luoyang? Why not cut him off with a knife, and it's all over! Take Zhao Gou back, and everyone in the court will watch. , but it’s not good!”

Wang Xiaolie said: "In name, Zhao Gou is still the emperor after all. Emperor, if this name is useless, then it is useless. But if you really want to be regarded as the emperor, in terms of follow-up procedures, It has many uses. On the surface, there are a lot of troubles in being escorted back to Luoyang. In fact, after overcoming these difficulties, it has many uses. Let us not be afraid of trouble, but think of the future uses!"

Wang Ruohai said: "Then everything will be settled according to Xuanfu!"

Wang Xiaolie said: "We are in the north. We don't know what the name emperor means for the time being, so it's normal not to take it to heart. Although the legitimacy of Zhao Gou's emperor has just been established over the years, it cannot be underestimated. The matter has passed , the name "Emperor" is used in many places, so cherish it. When our army arrived in Xiangyang, we directly captured Zhao Gou's important ministers who were with him before, and returned them all to Luoyang. I think, with Zhao Gou in hand, we can occupy it again. Daming Mansion and Youzhou, it makes sense."

Chen Qiudao frowned: "According to Xuanfu's intention, you just kidnapped Zhao Gou and didn't rebel for a while?"

Wang Xiaolie said: "We won't say anything for now. It won't be too late to announce it when the war is over in the autumn."

Chen Qiudao nodded thoughtfully.

The next day, Wang Xiaolie and Wang Ruohai took three thousand cavalry and traveled eighty miles a day to Dengzhou. After arriving in Dengzhou for a long time, they gathered 30,000 elite soldiers. Wang Xiaolie and Wang Ruohai took them and rushed from Xiangyang.

Wang Xiaolie had already arranged for manpower in Xiangyang, and when they arrived at Fancheng Ferry, there was an endless stream of ferries to ferry the troops across. After a period of entanglement, the troops protecting the city were still hesitating whether to close the city gate, but the vanguard had already arrived outside the city gate of Xiangyang.

Zhao Gou was urgently summoned from the inner door and called to the hall. Qin Hui scratched his ears and rubbed his cheeks anxiously. When he saw Zhao Gou approaching, he hurriedly stepped forward and asked, "The city defender said that Wang Xiaolie came into the city with the Dengzhou guards! Wang Xiaolie didn't say that he would bring them with him." Why are the guards here, and what should I do?"

Zhao Gou couldn't help but frown: "Once Wang Xiaolie came to Xiangyang to meet the Holy Spirit, Wang Xiaolie just refused. Today, he is willing?"

Qin Hui said: "Your Majesty, Wang Xiaolie has rebelled! He came to Xiangyang with his troops and broke into the palace. He is going to rebel!" Zhao Gou shook his head: "Ms. sir, I think you were wrong. Although Wang Xiaolie If you say you are not loyal, there is no reason for people to break into the palace."

At this time, Yang Yizhong took several of his men to Lumen Temple in the south of Xiangyang to fulfill his wish. Although a large number of men entered the city, the soldiers guarding the city were still confused. Even the guards guarding the city were still hesitant to take action in the face of the attack by a large number of Dengzhou defenders.

Zhao Ding came in from the outside and said to Zhao Gou: "Your Majesty, why are you still confused? Wang Xiaolie has led an army and is coming to the city!"

Zhao Gou only felt that he was in a dream. He glanced left and right, but he really didn't know what to do. Let a few ministers push and push you, and you can do whatever you want. I just feel like everything is like a dream for such a big thing.

Arriving in front of the palace gate, Wang Xiaolieti immediately stepped forward and said: "The official family has been deceived by traitors. Now the palace is full of traitors, and it is extremely dangerous. If you are not attracted by the traitors, quickly hide aside. !”

Seeing that the guards were suspicious, Wang Ruohai knew it was not good to go down. He strode forward, pressed his sword on his waist, and said sternly: "Now the traitorous party is in the government, controlling the officials, and the ministers. It is causing great harm! Anyone who has not been deceived by the traitorous party should quickly get out of the way! "

After saying that, he drew his sword and chopped down the guard standing in front of him. He said sternly: "There are people who disobey orders, and this is the case!"

At this time, there was no news coming out from the palace. The guards looked at each other, unable to find an answer. Forced with knives by Dengzhou guards, he had no choice but to open the palace. Wang Xiaolie took a deep breath and stepped in.

This time entering the palace was really smooth. When Yang Yizhong climbed Mount Lumen, most of the palace guards who could fight were taken away, leaving a few without leaders. Because we were traveling in a hurry along the way, and because of the jurisdiction in Dengzhou, no one reported it. When they entered the Xiangyang area, they could report. Without the help of the Dengzhou defenders, they could only run behind. Since we had made arrangements in advance, whether it was the ferry or entering the city, everything was smooth sailing.

The Imperial City District of Xiangyang was only renovated with the help of the transfer envoy's office, and everything was very rudimentary. Wang Xiaohunting entered the city, and Dengzhou's guards were able to get through unimpeded.

Wang Xiaolie came to the main hall of Zhao Gou Station and sighed: "It's so easy to capture the emperor. It's such a waste of brain power! If I had known this, I would have sent a troop of troops to the city, captured the emperor and returned to Luoyang!" "

After saying that, he walked into the palace.

Zhao Gou was so frightened that he was supported by two small yellow doors. He said to Wang Xiaolie: "Are you Wang Xiaolie? How can you bring so many people with swords when you enter the palace today? If you want to come face to face, take off your swords and go to the palace."

Wang Xiaolie looked at Zhao Gou and said in a deep voice: "We have assembled our troops and are about to engage in a bloody battle with the Jin soldiers. Why did Your Majesty surrender so early? Since Your Majesty has already surrendered, how can we say anything when we are about to fight the Jin soldiers? Your Majesty. , you still want me to go back to Luoyang and make it clear to the officers and soldiers."

After saying that, with a wink, the followers brought from Luoyang swarmed up and picked up Zhao Gou. Zhao Gou wanted to open his mouth to tell the truth, but the escort did not give him a chance. He took a towel and stuffed it in his mouth, then took it down.

Wang Xiaolie looked around and said, "Let's go back to Luoyang!"

None of the other ministers took away any of them, they just took Zhao Gou and quickly left the city. There were still three thousand soldiers and horses coming out of Luoyang, and all the remaining elite soldiers from Dengzhou stayed in the city to look after everyone. Wang Xiao captured Zhao Gou and hurried back to Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)