People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 89 Gai Xun commits suicide
Ji County was captured. This is a big event. As soon as the news spread and it was deliberately publicized, An Ding, the Qiang rebels in the north, and the bandits in Longxi and Wudu were all greatly encouraged and began to gather on their own initiative.

Anding, the Qiang rebels in the north are mainly the various tribes of the Eastern Qiang with the Xianling Qiang as the mainstay;

The bandits in Longxi and Wudu were mainly Han people who were forced to revolt because of the continuous oppression of officials.

Originally, they either occupied the mountains as kings, or besieged counties and counties. With the joint efforts of Li Wenhou, Beigong Boyu and various chieftains to capture Ji County, they became like lights in the dark. These rebels and bandits kept coming.

In just over 20 days, Ji County has gathered more than [-] troops, basically uniting all the rebel forces.

Although there are more and more troops, there are also more and more internal hills. Because it is difficult to fully integrate, it is beginning to be a little chaotic.

Li Wenhou and Beigong Boyu, even though their prestige is still high, their control over the army is not as good as before.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Dianwu secretly replaced Gai Xun's guards with his own, and sent him out that night.

The bright moon hung high, and with the help of the faint moonlight, Dianwu returned the sword that Gai Xun used to kill the enemy, and also gave him back:
"Gai Gong, this is your sword!"

Gai Xun took the sword, his eyes were very complicated, firstly, he didn't expect that he could really regain his freedom, and secondly, he didn't expect that it was Dianwu who rescued him.

Gai Xun looked at Dianwu, his tone finally softened:
"Dianwu, I am very grateful that you rescued me, but you shouldn't have rebelled against the big man, or if you brought your clansmen with me to surrender to the court, I will definitely intercede for you. If you can help the court resist the rebels, I believe you will be pardoned in the end!"

Dianwu directly refused without thinking:

"Gai Gong, I saved you to repay your kindness, but next I will fight for my people. We need more land, more pastures. These big men will not give it to us, we can only rely on ourselves to grab it..."

Having said that, Dianwu looked to the left and right:
"You escorted Duke Gai away, if something happens to Duke Gai, you don't have to come back!"

Left and right Qiang soldiers respectfully responded:

"Follow the order!"

Gai Xun glanced at Dianwu, but finally looked back, he knew that the other party had made up his mind, but he still remembered what happened this time, and he will repay him in the future, but now he has to leave.

He turned around and rode on the war horse prepared for him, without looking back, he said again:
"Dianwu, thanks to you this time, if I want to surrender in the future, I will risk my life and plead for you!"

After finishing speaking, Gai Xun rode out immediately, and the rest of the Qiang soldiers followed immediately on horseback. This place was still too close to Ji County, so they had to leave as soon as possible.

Gai Xun was let go like this, which seems a little unbelievable, but it is actually understandable.

A truly famous person like Gai Xun would be respected not only by the Han people, but also by the Qiang people, but the relationship between Dianwu and him is obviously even closer.

This is not an isolated case. For example, if Dong Zhuo rebels, he can easily get involved in the top ranks of the rebel army, because many powerful chieftains have close contacts with him.

Speaking of Gai Xun, after he escaped from Ji County, there was no delay on the road, except for eating and sleeping, the rest of the time was on the road.

Finally, three days later, he escaped back to Chencang, which is the gateway to Guanzhong.

Although his face was full of exhaustion, his expression was still very excited. After saying goodbye to the Qiang soldiers who escorted him, Gai Xun immediately went to the location of the city gate and directly reported his home.

Hanyang prefect, Gai Xun, Gai Yuangu!
Although the defenders were somewhat skeptical because Gai Xun was currently dressed in tatters and his face was tired, they still reported the truth, and it turned out that General Wei Zhang Wen came outside the city in person.

He looked at Gai Xun with some doubts on his face, but more anxiously, he even urged him directly:
"Yuan Gu, what are you doing back here? Hurry up and flee to the rebels!"

Gai Xun was very angry when he heard the words. Although he was trapped in the rebel army, he never followed the thief:

"What is Mr. Zhang's intention? Although I did not defend Ji County, there was a reason for it, and I did not lose my innocence by sticking to my integrity. Why am I so humiliated now!"

Zhang Wen was very anxious, but he seemed to be afraid of something, so he never explained clearly:

"It's not a humiliation. No one knows Yuan Gu's character. It's just that at this moment, I'd better hide for a while. Don't say any more. I'm doing this for your own good!"

Gai Xun didn't know why, but his character was very stubborn. He hadn't exposed Zuo Chang, nor persuaded the emperor, so how could he leave like this:

"No more nonsense. The situation is very critical now. There are more than [-] rebels in Ji County. The imperial court sent Mr. Zhang to Chencang, presumably to resist them..."

At this moment, a soft voice suddenly came over:

"General Wei came to the outside of the city in a hurry, and I was already puzzled. As expected, when I followed out, I saw Prefect Gai back!"

Zhang Wen's face was full of pain when he heard the words, while Gai Xun was puzzled. He looked at the speaker, who was dressed gorgeously, his face was white and beardless, and his eyes were cold. He immediately knew that it was an eunuch.

Now the eunuch went on to say again:

"My name is Song Ji, and I'm the Little Yellow Gate in the palace. I came here this time at His Majesty's will. I don't know how the prefect Gai escaped from the rebel army?"

Hearing this, Gai Xun gradually frowned, but he still said truthfully:

"It was a Qiang leader I once knew, he released me, and then I drove back!"

Song Ji nodded, then he said with a smile:

"Then it's no problem, take down this collaborator, execute him on the spot, and hang his head on the tower!"

Gai Xun opened his eyes wide when he heard this, and immediately drew his sword to deal with it. At the same time, he asked angrily:

"What do you mean by that?"

Song Ji still explained with a smile, but the smile was quite cold:
"The Zuo Inspector came back to Beijing to expose your crimes. You communicated with the enemy inside and outside. The city surrendered. The people of the whole city died because of you. Your Majesty was extremely furious. Originally, a senior official like you was going to be escorted back to Luoyang to be punished..."

"But this time is different. The rebels are about to invade Guanzhong. Your Majesty wants to use your head to warn others. Even if you join the rebels, the rebels will not kill you, but the imperial court will kill you. Please go to die now, this is His Majesty's will!"

"So that's how it is..." Gai Xun understood and understood everything. No wonder Zhang Wen let him run away. The one who wanted him to die was the emperor!
Gai Xun's heart was ashamed for a moment, as a loyal minister of a big man, the king wanted his ministers to die, and he would not die and be unfaithful, so he didn't need other people to do anything, he just drew his sword across his neck.

This was the sword he used to kill the enemy, but the last person he killed was himself.

He looked at Zhang Wen again, with a miserable smile on his face, and said as calmly as possible:
"Mr. Zhang, Gai Xun can die, but a big man can't die. Please tell your majesty that Zuo Chang opened the city gate to let the rebels enter the city. I hope your majesty will stay away from such treacherous ministers..."

"If the great man can be revived, if Liangzhou can be restored, even though Gai Xun is dead, there will be no regrets!"

After finishing speaking, Gai Xun exerted force in his hands, blood oozed out, and finally his whole body collapsed from strengthlessness.

　Today my parents came to see me and have a meal together,

　　Delayed for some time, an update today

　　
　
(End of this chapter)