Tang Dynasty: The poisonous scholar in the Eastern Palace, please abdicate and let the wise one take

Chapter 516: Kill me if you can!

The first stop after entering the city was not the government office where Gao Zhensheng was stationed, but the prison.

All the officials from Seoul and other places were detained here by him.

When they saw Gao Zhensheng, these officials rushed forward angrily. If it weren't for the bars blocking them, they would have rushed out of the cell in the next second and torn Gao Zhensheng into pieces.

"Gao Zhensheng!"

"You betrayed the Lord and sought glory!"

"You shameless traitor, I wish I could chop you into pieces!"

"Gao Zhensheng, you will die a horrible death!"

"..."

Su Chen frowned. Looking at the expressions of these people, it seemed that they didn't want to talk to him.

Gao Zhensheng said with a smile: "My lords, don't be so impatient. I have invited the prince to you. If you abandon evil and join the light, the prince will naturally be magnanimous and let you go."

"But if you continue like this, there will be no more talks. If you anger the prince, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Many officials turned their eyes to Su Chen.

They were very aware of Su Chen's bad reputation, but many people were extremely disgusted by asking them to defect to the Tang Dynasty.

"We eat the emperor's food and worry about the emperor's worries. We are Goryeo people in life and Goryeo ghosts in death. How could we be like a stray dog ​​like you and surrender to the Tang Dynasty?!"

"Gao Zhensheng, do you think we are all like you, cowards who are greedy for life and afraid of death?"

"How ridiculous! Kill me if you can!"

"Don't even think about making me surrender!"

Su Chen picked his ears and looked at the officials in front of him, "Are all the officials from all over Seoul here?"

Gao Zhensheng shook his head. "In addition to those guys who are unwilling to give up the dark and join the light, there are some who have already surrendered. The prince has seen them just now."

Su Chen nodded thoughtfully.

It seems that among the team that went out of the city to welcome them, there were many officials who had surrendered voluntarily.

"Since they are unwilling to surrender, why keep them here?"

Su Chen glanced around and shook his head, "If they want to die, I'll send them on their way."

"come!"

"Kill me now!"

"Even if I die, it's better than living like you!"

"..."

Facing the officials' endless chatter, Su Chen pointed at them and said casually: "Execute all nine clans."

moment.

It was quiet inside the cell.

Gao Zhensheng didn't seem surprised that Su Chen would treat them like this. He smiled and nodded, "Please rest assured, Your Majesty. I will complete this task successfully."

"Su Chen!"

"Dog thief!"

"I wish I could eat his flesh and drink his blood!"

"Even if I become a ghost, I won't let you go..."

ridiculous.

Su Chen shook his head.

I am not afraid of you when you are alive, so why would I be afraid that you will turn into ghosts after you die?

That's also a weakling.

"Your Majesty, please come this way."

Gao Zhensheng took Su Chen out of the prison with a smile on his face.

That enthusiastic look made Cheng Chumo and the other person standing by feel a little uncomfortable.

This guy kills his own people without mercy.

After the two looked at each other, they both made a mark in their hearts about Gao Zhensheng.

He is a ruthless person.

"Your Majesty, I have prepared a sumptuous banquet for you in the government office. Please move over."

Su Chen nodded, followed Gao Zhensheng, and came to the government office.

however.

As soon as I entered the government office, a soldier rushed in from outside.

"General..."

"Don't you see the prince is here?"

Gao Zhensheng raised his eyebrows and snorted coldly, "How dare you disrespect the prince?"

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. Your Majesty, please forgive me."

"never mind."

Su Chen waved his hand, "It takes some time to get used to it. Tell me, what happened?"

"Your Highness, news has come from the Ruyi side that the navy led by Zhou Jinlan has successfully escaped and is heading towards Midou."

"Based on the estimated round trip distance, the navy led by General Zhou Jinlan should have arrived in Midu."

Su Chen turned his head to glance at Sun Qiang beside him, and Sun Qiang shook his head.

This means that I haven't received the pigeon message from Zhou Jinlan yet.

"Where is the son of the magistrate who insulted the barbarians that you mentioned earlier?"

"Someone, go and get Lord Sun here."

Gao Zhensheng didn't waste any time and directly arranged for someone to bring Sun Muyun over.

After seeing Sun Muyun, Su Chen laughed.

There were many visible wounds on Sun Muyun's body, and he looked listless, obviously having been treated badly by Gao Zhensheng.

"Dog thief!"

Sun Muyun stared at Gao Zhensheng viciously, as if he wanted to cut him into pieces.

Su Chen smiled and said, "It seems like he's also a tough nut to crack?"

Gao Zhensheng shook his head, "The bones are indeed a little hard, but not much."

"After being entertained by me for a few hours, he honestly wrote a letter home and sent it back."

"It seems that he still wants to live."

Su Chen smiled and said, "I heard that Shunzhou still has some hostility towards our Tang Dynasty. What do you think, Lord Sun?"

Sun Muyun looked at Su Chen. From the conversation between them, he vaguely guessed Su Chen's identity.

His life is now in Su Chen's hands.

Sun Muyun remained silent and did not say a word.

Gao Zhensheng laughed and said, "Master Sun, you must think carefully before the prince."

"If you really intend to devote yourself to King Rongliu, you don't have to write a letter home so readily just because of a little physical pain, right?"

Sun Muyun took a deep breath and said, "Your Majesty, I think the governor of Shunzhou intends to establish himself as king!"

Su Chen smiled, "Tell me in detail?"

Sun Muyun said in a deep voice: "After Shunzhou Governor Quan Zhisheng learned about the fall of Kaifeng, he has been recruiting soldiers and horses, claiming that he wants to retake Kaifeng. When I came here, Quan Zhisheng had already gathered more than 10,000 elite soldiers."

"In addition, all the eighteen counties in Shunzhou are dependent on him and follow his arrangements."

"After learning that the Tang navy was going to pass through the coastal counties and head to Kaifeng, Quan Zhisheng arranged for my father to join forces with the county magistrate of Yudi to ambush and block the attack."

"This incident had a huge impact on the people in Shunzhou, causing many people to join the army in an attempt to stop the prince's plan."

Su Chen smiled and looked at Gao Zhensheng standing beside him, "How many soldiers does Quan Zhisheng have?"

"Your Highness, according to the information we received two days ago, Quan Zhisheng currently has at least 15,000 soldiers under his command."

Since he had surrendered, why wouldn't Gao Zhensheng be prepared?
even.

He had made all the preparations and was ready to join Su Chen in the northern expedition to defeat Quan Zhisheng at any time.

"Fifteen thousand people is quite a lot."

Su Chen nodded, "What do you think?"

Gao Zhensheng: "They are just a group of strong men. If they really go to the battlefield, they will not be able to stand up to the test."

After all, these were soldiers recruited by Quan Zhisheng on a temporary basis and had not undergone systematic training. Even if some of them were brave, they would quickly be swallowed up by countless elite soldiers on the battlefield.

Su Chen knocked his head. Shunzhou’s location was indeed a bit strange.

It is located very close to the West Bay of Goryeo, and is mostly distributed among county towns. There are dozens of large and small county towns further north.

If Shunzhou is captured, the counties near Shunzhou will certainly be greatly shaken.

Or you may surrender when you see the wind.

Su Chen: "General Gao, how many soldiers do you have under your command now?" Gao Zhensheng said: "Your Majesty, I have a total of 10,000 elite soldiers under my command. I can follow your Majesty to the north at any time to pacify Quan Zhisheng."

Su Chen smiled immediately.

Have a look.

Although both of them surrendered, Wang Li did not do it as thoroughly as Gao Zhensheng.

Not only did they solve all the troubles he was going to face, but they also prepared countermeasures for him to solve subsequent problems at any time.

"very good."

"In that case, tomorrow morning, lead your 10,000 elite soldiers and follow me north to destroy Quan Zhisheng."

"Yes!"

Gao Zhensheng smiled and nodded.

"My Lord, let's have the banquet."

"Okay, everyone please take a seat."

The dinner is over.

Su Chen moved into the yard prepared by Gao Zhensheng.

After a thorough investigation, Sun Qiang and others confirmed the safety of the yard.

coo.

A white dove circled and fell from the sky.

Sun Qiang raised his hand to catch it, then stuffed some food into the pigeon's mouth and took out the letter.

"Your Highness, General Zhou Jinlan has sent a message."

"read."

"Ruyi County ordered the withdrawal of troops. We successfully broke through, crossed the Sashui River, and arrived at Midou. I wonder when the prince will arrive."

Su Chen smiled and said, "Send a message to Zhou Jinlan, ordering them to stay in Midou for the time being. I will lead 15,000 troops to Midou to join them and capture Shunzhou Prefecture."

Sun Qiang nodded and sent the message immediately.

"Jin Yong."

"Your Majesty."

"Take your men to find Cao Yuan and the others, arrive at Shunzhou City in advance, and wait for an opportunity to act."

"Yes."

Jin Yong nodded and immediately left with a few people.

As early as when the capital was opened, Jin Yong, Cao Yuan and others were released by Su Chen.

The difference is that Jin Yong is in the open, cooperating with their actions, while Cao Yuan and others are in the dark and have not shown up yet.

This is also the reason why Su Chen confidently entered the city.

But it's not necessary now.

Early the next morning.

Gao Zhensheng mobilized 10,000 elite soldiers in the city and waited for Su Chen's inspection early.

"Your Majesty, the army is ready to go. Would you like to review it?"

"I believe in you."

Su Chen smiled and patted Gao Zhensheng's shoulder, "Now that everything is ready, let's get going."

"Yes!"

Rice beans.

It is very close to the West Bay of Goryeo and close to Yongrou, but because both counties are small, there are not many troops stationed there. So when Zhou Jinlan led his troops to arrive, the two small towns surrendered one after another.

The reason why Zhou Jinlan chose Midu as her base was, firstly, because Midu was very close to the coast and had wide roads, so she could reach the sea from multiple routes; secondly, it was not far from Pyongyang and Chang'an, so she could have insight into what was happening in the two big cities at any time.

It is worth mentioning that this Chang'an is not the Chang'an of the Tang Dynasty, but was named after the previous generation of Goryeo king, who borrowed the name of Chang'an, the capital of the Tang Dynasty.

"General, I just received a letter from the prince via carrier pigeon."

"The prince is here?"

"The prince has arrived in Duogu and successfully subdued General Gao Zhensheng of Duogu. He has led 15,000 elite soldiers to join us and head north to wipe out Shunzhou City."

Zhou Jinlan frowned and thought for a moment, then came to the map. Her eyes passed over the two big cities of Pyongyang and Chang'an, and the corners of her mouth raised slightly.

With the 15,000 elite soldiers led by the prince and the 10,000 troops of my own army, these two cities will be within our grasp.

After taking these two big cities, they will go north again to wipe out Shunzhou City. By then, only Quan Gaisu Wen on the northern line will be left and there will be no way to save the situation.

"Pass the order."

"Order scouts to investigate the movements of the two cities of Pyongyang and Chang'an. If there is any disturbance, report it to me immediately."

"Yes!"

……

Pyongyang and Chang'an, as the main cities in the central and southern parts of Goryeo, gathered a large population, so that these two cities almost drained all the villages within a radius of 100 miles.

As a result, there are no villages near these two big cities, and as for the smaller county towns, they are hundreds of miles away from these two big cities.

However, on this day, many people appeared outside Pyongyang, dragging their families with them and rushing towards the gate of Pyongyang in a panic.

"What's going on here?"

"Why are there so many refugees suddenly here?"

"Is it the Tang army that is coming to attack us?"

Some officers and soldiers guarding the city gate asked the fleeing people curiously.

"The Tang army is coming!"

"General Gao of Duogu has surrendered to Tang!"

"General Gao is coming with his troops and King Bingjian to attack us..."

Everyone was talking at once, and the soldiers on duty felt their scalps tingling.

Gao Zhensheng, who had always declared that he wanted to go against the Tang Dynasty, actually surrendered to the Tang Dynasty on his own initiative?

How is this going?

Without Gao Zhensheng blocking the south, wouldn't the Tang army be able to attack Pyongyang at any time?

"Hurry up and send this news to the government office."

When Pyongyang Governor Lee Jae-in received the news, he felt terrible.

What is Gao Zhensheng working on?
Wasn’t there news a few days ago that Gao Zhensheng summoned officials from all over the country to go to Duogu to discuss how to jointly resist the Tang army?
How come they surrendered to the Tang Dynasty in the blink of an eye?
and.

Gao Zhensheng not only surrendered to Tang, but also took the initiative to lead his troops and followed Wang Suchen to attack together? ?
Damn!

Gao Zhensheng, you deserve to die.

Li Jae-in felt a chill in his heart. He roughly guessed the fate of those officials who were attracted by the loud noise.

"Somebody come!"

"grown ups!"

"Immediately arrange for someone to leave the city and gather information. We must find out the movements of the Tang army!"

"Yes!"

Despite this, Lee Jae-in still felt very uneasy.

Gao Zhensheng has an army of 10,000 under his command, and Su Chen is a king. Would he be short of soldiers?

Definitely not!

and so.

Can Pyongyang's 5,000 soldiers and horses alone stop Su Chen and the Tang army?
Unstoppable.

"Come on, come on!"

"Immediately arrange for someone to inform Lord Sun, the governor of Chang'an, that Duogu Gao Zhensheng has surrendered to the Tang Dynasty and is leading an army of 10,000 on the way to Pyongyang with Su Chen. Lord Sun, please send troops to help!"

There are still 7,000 soldiers in Chang'an. If they cooperate well, they may have a chance to resist the Tang army...

Li Zaiyin picked up the teacup and just took a sip when he saw a soldier running in hurriedly, "It's bad, sir. Tang army scouts were found twenty miles north of the city."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Li Zaiyin almost spit out his tea. "North of the city? Where did the Tang army scouts from the north of the city come from?"

Su Chen and the others were clearly in the south, so how come they appeared in the north?
"My Lord, it seems to be the Tang navy heading south from the direction of the Huyi."

"...Fuck your mother!"

"My Lord, both my parents are dead..."

"roll roll roll!"

Li Jae-in angrily threw the teacup in his hand at the soldier, but the soldier dodged quickly and ran out of the hall as soon as possible.

Damn it, damn it!

Not only did Su Chen from the south come with Gao Zhensheng, but even Zhou Jinlan from the north came. What should they do?
(End of this chapter)