The Beacon of Kyushu

Chapter 76 Visiting Jinyang to Persuade the Han Lord to Subdue the Famous General in the South of the City ([-])

Shaoqing, Song Ying big tent.

Holding double whips, Hu Yanzan walked into the tent in shame, "Officials, the last general is incompetent, failed to capture Yang Ye, please punish him!"

Zhao Guangyi shook his head, "Victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs, not to mention Yang Ye's superb martial arts skills, General Hu Yan failed to win, I don't blame you, go back to your account and rest."

Hu Yanzan hurriedly cupped his hands and said: "Thank you, the general!" After saying that, he quickly walked out of the big tent.

Zhao Guangyi saw that Hu Yanzan had gone, and sighed slightly: "Yang Yeshi is my great enemy in the Song Dynasty, and he is thinking that it is more difficult to attack Jinyang than ascend to the sky."

Zhao Dezhao thought for a while, then said: "Officials, it seems that a strong attack will not work, so why not persuade them to surrender to the Song Dynasty and destroy the Northern Han Dynasty together?"

Zhao Guangyi smiled, "Nephew, it seems that you don't know Yang Ye too well. If he is willing to surrender easily, he is not worthy of being called Yang Wudi! Moreover, I have led troops to besiege Jinyang for several months, and the people in the city refused to surrender. Not to mention Yang Ye who was loyal to the Northern Han Dynasty?"

Zhao Dezhao shook his head, and said: "The official's words are wrong! The so-called human effort is what matters. Now that the Northern Han army is short of men and horses, and food and grass are in short supply, the emperor Liu Jiyuan must be in a state of desperation. My nephew thinks that at this time we should send an eloquent person into the city to persuade Emperor Liu Jiyuan of the Northern Han Dynasty surrendered, if he surrendered, how could Yang Ye and others have any reason not to surrender?"

Zhao Guangyi stared at Zhao Dezhao, and said: "The nephew's words are reasonable! Since you can come up with such a plan, it seems that you must have a suitable candidate in your heart. You might as well say it and let me listen!"

Zhao Dezhao said without hesitation: "My nephew passed by Xingzhou when he was escorting grain and grass, and found that the local judge Yun Zixiao is an extraordinary talent. He is not only outstanding in martial arts, but also eloquent. If the officials send him there, he may be able to persuade Liu Jiyuan to surrender. If not, the officials can also take the opportunity to eradicate the culprits to avoid disasters in the future, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?"

Zhao Guangyi pondered in his mind for a long time before nodding his head and said: "Forget it, then I will trouble my nephew to go to Xingzhou in person, and ask Yun Zixiao to come and persuade Liu Jiyuan!"

Zhao Dezhao bowed again and said: "Don't worry, the officials, my nephew will not disgrace his life!" After he finished speaking, he walked quickly to his horse, got on the horse, and galloped straight towards Xingzhou.Zhao Guangyi looked at the back of Zhao Dezhao going away, with an inexplicable complex expression on his face.

His sight was quickly drawn back to the battlefield in front of him by the sound of fighting and the sound of rain and arrows piercing the air.Even though he was exhausted at the moment, he still kept his spirits up and continued to divide troops and send generals to besiege Jinyang.Because he knows that the war has been fought until now, and the competition is not only about military strength and resourcefulness, but also about who will fall first, Liu Jiyuan or himself.

Two days later, a few fast horses rushed into the Song camp like sharp arrows, and went straight to the Jindinghuangluo tent where Zhao Guangyi was.The leader was a middle-aged man over forty, followed by a young man in a silver robe. Apart from fatigue and faint worry, their faces were filled with joy and anticipation.

The two rode their horses to the big tent, turned over and got off their mounts, and walked quickly into Huangluo's big tent.At this moment, Zhao Guangyi was sitting in the tent, holding a volume of military books in his hand, and was concentrating on reading, without even noticing that the two of them had arrived in front of him.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man gave a deep salute to Zhao Guangyi, and said in a low voice: "Officials, my nephew has invited Xingzhou Tongjuan Yunzixiao, when will he be allowed to enter the city?"

Hearing the sound, Zhao Guangyi raised his head, saw that Yun Zixiao was really standing in front of him, and smiled slightly, "Yun Tongpan, you and I haven't seen each other for several months, how have you been lately?"

Yun Zixiao hurriedly said: "Thank you for your concern, I am very honored. Ever since I was appointed by the official as the general judge of Xingzhou, everything is very safe, but I am in Xingzhou, except for assisting the magistrate to deal with it every day. Apart from some trivial matters in some places, I can't serve the country more and share the worries of the king, and I often feel like a vegetarian meal in my heart, so I can't help but feel a little uneasy."

Zhao Guangyi nodded and said with a satisfied smile: "Haha, I and Taizu used to be enemies of Murong Yanyun in the past, but they all envied him for being assisted by a resourceful, eloquent and eloquent man like Yun Yimo. So many years have passed, I don't think that Yun Yimo's son can be used by me, it is really the luck of the widows, the luck of the Great Song Dynasty!"

Yun Zixiao smiled and said: "The official family is really over-reputed, and Zixiao's life is enough to share the worries of the official family!" He said, looking sideways at Jinyang City, and said confidently: "The official family, the humble minister I think I can persuade Liu Jiyuan to submit to my lord with my sharp tongue and heart of serving the country!"

Zhao Guangyi said: "I have already experienced Yun Tongju's ability, but you have been working hard all the way, so you should rest for half a day, and it will not be too late to persuade you to surrender tomorrow morning."

Yun Zixiao said: "No need! Before tonight, I will be able to persuade Liu Jiyuan to surrender. If I can't do it, I would rather be punished for the crime of deceiving the emperor!" He saluted Zhao Guangyi deeply, turned around and left the big tent. Go straight to Jinyang City.

Zhao Guangyi clenched his fists at the moment, his palms involuntarily ooze sweat, and secretly said, "This man has always faced a lake, and he can't see through his heart. It would be best if he could persuade Liu Jiyuan this time around, but if he could not see through Liu Jiyuan because of his father I am afraid that something bad will happen if I unite with Liu Jiyuan to fight against me this time. But for the present plan, I have no choice but to gamble!"

A moment later, Yun Zixiao crossed the battlefield, walked to the foot of Jinyang City, and said loudly: "Everyone on the top of the city, listen, I am the judge of Xingzhou, and I am here to persuade you to surrender. The two countries are at war. If you don’t kill me, I still want to open the city gate and let me in!”

Veteran Ma Feng on the top of the city looked down and saw that Yun Zixiao was just a scholar, so he didn't feel too much hostility in his heart.He ordered the soldiers under him: "Come here, find a basket for this general, and find a long rope to pull up the envoy from the city." A soldier beside him hurriedly agreed, and turned to go down to the city to find the basket and the rope. up.

Soon, the soldier took a long rope and walked back quickly.He came to Ma Feng, bowed, and said tremblingly: "Report to General Ma, the subordinates only found a long rope, but did not find any baskets that could hold people. I hope the general will forgive me..."

Hearing this, Ma Feng turned around, looked past the soldiers, and looked at Jinyang City, which had been baptized by the flames of war for a long time.He saw that Jinyang, which was originally prosperous and affluent, had been besieged by the Song army and its reputation had faded. Countless people and soldiers were demolishing their houses and transporting the demolished bricks and tiles to the top of the city. Even if you can hold on for a moment longer.

"Alas..." Ma Feng sighed a long time, then turned around and shouted to Yun Zixiao: "Yun Tongpan, wait a little longer, when I find the basket, I will pull you up!"

Yun Zixiao shook his head, and said confidently: "General Ma, I don't need baskets to go to the city, as long as you put down the long rope!"

Ma Feng took the long rope in doubt, and let it down with his own hands, but the end of the long rope was still two or three feet away from the city, so he had to say again: "Yun Tongpan, I'm really sorry, this rope is not long enough, Wait until Ben finds a longer rope to pull you up."

Yun Zixiao looked up, smiled slightly, and immediately jumped more than two feet with a touch of his toes.Immediately afterwards, he grabbed the long rope with both hands, tapped his toes on the city wall a few times, and the man flew from the bottom of the city to the top of the city.

Everyone in the Northern Han Dynasty on the top of the city was stunned when they saw this, and Ma Feng was so shocked that he almost let go.Yun Zixiao smiled indifferently, and said, "General Ma, thank you for your trouble!"

Hearing this, Ma Feng came back to his senses, and praised: "Yun Tongpan, your lightness kung fu really opened my eyes! If everyone in the Song army had Yun Tongpan's lightness kung fu, let alone win mere Jinyang, even if it is to capture Shangjing in the Liao Kingdom, I am afraid it will not take much effort!"

Yun Zixiao said: "General Ma, I'm honored. Yun has a holy order, so he should not stay here for a long time. I hope you will bring Yun into the palace quickly." Ma Feng nodded repeatedly, made a gesture of invitation, and then took Following Yun Zixiao, he walked quickly towards the palace.

The two went down from the top of the city, passed through the west city, and soon came to the Northern Han Palace.Ma Feng greeted the guards guarding the gate, and there was no obstruction along the way, so Shaoqing took Yun Zixiao to the hall.

At this time, in the main hall of the Northern Han Dynasty, a middle-aged man in a royal robe was discussing with the officials in the hall with a sad face.Now that the war has been fought, everyone is like an eggplant beaten by frost. No one has the energy and courage to resist. The atmosphere in the hall is dignified and desolate.Everyone understands that at this moment, the country is no longer a question of perishing or not perishing, but a question of perishing today or perishing tomorrow.

Yun Zixiao followed Ma Feng into the hall, his eyes constantly scanning the people present.Seeing that everyone had this look on his face, he felt a little more confident in his heart.Seeing Ma Feng leading a young man slowly approaching, Liu Jiyuan couldn't help but scrutinized Yun Zixiao carefully, and then showed a wry smile.

Ma Feng bowed and saluted, and said: "Your Majesty, this person is the general judge of the state of Song, named Yun Zixiao, and he came here to persuade him to surrender under the order of the King of Song, Zhao Guangyi."

The look on Liu Jiyuan's face became more and more sad. It seemed that it was not only because the Northern Han Dynasty, which had been established for more than [-] years, was about to be completely destroyed in his own hands, but also because he regretted some wrong things he had done.After a while, he asked: "Yun Tongpan, do you know Yun Yimo, the Prime Minister of Yan Kingdom?"

Yun Zixiao nodded slightly, and said, "Yes, Yun Yimo is my father."

Liu Jiyuan smiled bitterly and shed tears, tremblingly said: "Since I formed an alliance with Song and Liao more than ten years ago and sent troops to destroy Yan, there has not been a day that I have not regretted it deeply. In the past, my father planned to win our Northern Han Dynasty. I still hate military power to the bone, and I want to regain power. But now that I think about it, if I let him take power, perhaps Murong Yanyun, Yun Yimo, Li Ming and them would not die. If they were still alive, they would definitely help I resist foreign enemies. It is a pity that the Sri Lankan has passed away, and it is too late now..."

A truly capable person in the world not only makes the enemy hate and fear him, but also makes the enemy respect him and even miss him.Yun Zixiao worshiped his father when he was young, but at that time he only heard some legends about him, and only vaguely knew that his father was a great man.But when he went down the mountain with his sword and witnessed Zhao Guangyi, Yeluxian, and Liu Jiyuan, his father's former enemies, he really understood what kind of genius his father was.

Liu Jiyuan slowly wiped away his tears and asked: "Yun Tongjuan, I have heard that your Lord Zhao Guangyi is cruel and merciless. I heard that Li Yu and Qian Chu were poisoned by him for no reason after they surrendered. I don't ask for glory and wealth, but I only ask for a good death after I return, I don't know if Yun Tongsan can be the master for Zhao Guangyi?"

Yun Zixiao thought for a while, and said: "I'm just a small judgment, so I can't make the decision for Your Majesty. But I can swear that if I find out that the officials are not good for you, even if I bet my life, I will definitely ask the officials. show mercy!"

Liu Jiyuan nodded, and said to the officials in the palace: "Have you heard what I said? I am determined to open the city and surrender, do you have any objections? If not, let's all disperse." He waved his hands helplessly at everyone. .

At this moment, all the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty lined up in a long line with tears in their eyes.Ma Feng walked up to Liu Jiyuan first, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed three times respectfully, then stood up and slowly took off the court clothes of the Northern Han Dynasty, turned around and left the hall.Everyone behind him followed suit according to the law. There were fewer and fewer people in the palace, but more and more court clothes were taken off.None of these people said a word from the beginning to the end, but the whole scene was deeply shocking and moved people to tears.

The moment the last minister finished kowtowing and took off his court uniform was the moment when the Northern Han Dynasty was terminated, and it was also the moment when the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were terminated.At this moment, not only Liu Jiyuan looked at the backs of the people leaving one after another, weeping uncontrollably, even Yun Zixiao, who stayed out of the matter, had inexplicably red eyes.

Yun Zixiao was extremely conflicted at this moment, he understood that his father had worked hard all his life, and until he died, all he could think of was peace.Now that the Northern Han Dynasty is gone, looking at the world, apart from the Liao Kingdom in the north, Quyue and Dali in the southwest, and Dangxiang in the northwest, there is no longer any force in the world that can threaten the Song Dynasty.The peace that his father did not expect when he was dying, finally gradually arrived at this moment, but the one who brought peace to the people of the world was the Song who forced his father to death. He really didn't know whether he should be grateful or deeply sad sad.

After a long time, Liu Jiyuan gradually regained his composure, picked up the jade seal and looked at Yun Zixiao, "Yun Tongjuan, please follow me to Kaesong and surrender, and welcome Song Lord into the city."

Yun Zixiao nodded slightly, made a gesture of please, and then silently followed Liu Jiyuan to the west gate. The guard of the west gate burst into tears when he saw this. As the gate slowly opened, Liu Jiyuan walked out slowly with the jade seal in his hand. .

(End of this chapter)