The elite did not migrate south

Chapter 627 Knocking on the mountain and shaking the tiger
"You look a little unhappy with me?"

Wen Yang tilted his head and asked in a friendly manner.

Gao Chiran hurriedly shook his head, "How dare I, how dare I! General, you are so powerful! If I had known that you were the Tiger General who single-handedly pacified Murong, how could I have dared to disrespect you?"

A smile appeared on Wen Yang's face.

He was ordered to escort Gao Chiran to Goguryeo.

Yang Hu used this man to severely "blackmail" Goguryeo. After establishing correspondence with the King of Goguryeo, the King of Goguryeo expressed guilt for his brother's wrong behavior and said that he would send things to compensate for the crime.

Yang Hu also directly ordered Wen Yang to send this person over.

Wen Yang was actually not very happy to give away his military achievements like this, so he was in a bad mood and always took it out on Gao Chiran.

But Gao Chiran didn't dare to resist at all. The gap between the two was too big, which made Gao Chiran not even have the courage to resist.

Wen Yang is now well-known in the Northeast. Myths about Wen Yang are circulating throughout Hebei and among the Hu people outside Hebei. These myths are becoming more and more outrageous, and he is almost portrayed as a god.

After hearing Gao Chiran's words, Wen Yang's displeasure dissipated a little.

Gao Chiran saw that his words had worked, so he continued, "General, to be honest, I was a warrior in Goguryeo. I've fought against the Three Han, Dongye, and other barbarians in the past, and I've never suffered a loss. I've always beaten them so hard that they've fled. But when I met you, the difference is so great. You're a god!"

In fact, Goguryeo was not a Korean people. They were a regime that emerged in the present-day Northeast region. Their original capital was in present-day Liaoning. After being conquered by Guanqiu Jian, they fled to present-day Jilin.

Many regimes on the Korean Peninsula were hostile to Goguryeo, but later Goguryeo conquered the northern part of the peninsula and became the ruler there.

For safety reasons, Goguryeo moved its capital to the peninsula for the third time.

They have little to do with the two guys who came later. If you have to draw a connection, then they are the relationship of conqueror and conquered.

In many documents of Goguryeo, the opponents on the peninsula were described as fickle and uncivilized savages.

Listening to Gao Chiran's words, Wen Yang said disdainfully, "If you can defeat ten of them alone, then I can truly defeat ten thousand people over there, right?"

Gao Chiran just smiled awkwardly and didn't dare to say anything.

Wen Yang brought his most elite cavalry this time. Zuwu did not accompany him, only Duan Qizhen followed him.

As they walked along the road, Duan Qizhen warned, "General, these thieves are cunning and cannot be trusted easily. Once you enter their territory, you must be even more careful!"

"Although they expressed their hope in their letters to get along with General Yang, they still cannot be trusted. When General Guanqiu attacked them, they changed their ways several times, angering him!"

Wen Yang smiled and said, "I'm afraid they'll be scared. It would be great if we could fight and capture the King of Goguryeo. Wouldn't that mean my official rank would surpass my father's?"

Duan Qizhen looked around and said, "General, this place is cold and remote, and we are unfamiliar with the area. It is not wise to rashly engage in battle. If we can't capture it quickly, our logistics will be unable to keep up, unless we can capture the King of Goguryeo directly."

"However, when we set out this time, General Yang ordered that we could not attack unless they made the first move. We had to maintain peace. Since the general gave the order, we couldn't attack first."

Duan Qizhen looked at the somewhat lost Wen Yang and could not help but persuade him, "General, you are still young. Why worry? Sooner or later, you will achieve more achievements than your father!"

When Wen Yang heard this, he sighed.

"Mr. Duan, you don't know. My father, even at such an old age, is still very active. He previously led his troops to Jingnan and captured Jiaozhou, defeating Shi Ji's army and making great contributions!"

"My contribution in defeating the Murong and Yuwen tribes is not even half of his!"

"General Yang told me that my father and General Wang might be promoted to the Fourth Army for their contributions in Jingnan!"

Duan Qizhen looked at Wen Yang's expression and couldn't help laughing.

"General, isn't this a good thing?"

"How good is that? If he gets promoted to the Fourth Expeditionary General, he can lead his own troops. If he leads his troops to destroy the Wu Kingdom, wouldn't he be promoted to the rank of the Three Great Generals? How can I surpass him then?"

"Then the general should work hard to be promoted to the position of Grand General, wouldn't that allow him to surpass them?"

The two chatted all the way and didn't feel the journey was boring at all.

After traveling like this for more than ten days, they finally encountered the Goguryeo cavalry.

Unfortunately, the person leading the other army was not the King of Goguryeo. Apparently, they also found out who the Wei general who came was.

Ever since Wen Yang defeated the Murong tribe, no tribe dared to send their king to lead an army to meet Wen Yang.

The person who came to negotiate was a scholar. He looked weak and gentle, with a smile on his face.

"Greetings to General Wen! Greetings to Lord Duan!"

The man saluted and said.

Wen Yang asked unhappily, "Who are you?"

"I am the Great Duilu of Goguryeo, Su of Pei! Meet the General!" Duan Qizhen hurriedly explained in Wen Yang's ear, "The Great Duilu is like the prime minister of a vassal state."

After Duan Qizhen explained, he asked curiously, "Who is Delai from Pei?"

"It's my father!"

The man bowed again, and Duan Qizhen began to sigh with emotion.

Wen Yang asked curiously, "Do you know his father?"

"His father was a virtuous minister of Goguryeo. He once advised their king not to invade Wei, but the king refused and committed suicide to show his resolve. Later, when we attacked the royal city, General Guanqiu ordered a massacre, but only forbade the destruction of the tomb he had seized, and forbade harming his family. Only the king of Goguryeo at the time escaped with his wife."

Pei Zhesu saluted Duan Qizhen and said, "Thank you, General, for sparing my life."

When Wen Yang heard this, he was a little surprised and said, "So there is such a thing."

He looked at Pei Zhesu and said, "Your father is such a talented person. You must not bring shame to your father's reputation!"

The other party was obviously much older than Wen Yang, but after hearing Wen Yang's words, he did not dare to refute and quickly agreed.

Then, the man showed the many carriages and horses he brought. These were instructions from the King of Goguryeo to Yang Hu. As a gesture of sincerity, Wen Yang also sent Gao Chiran to the other party.

"General Wen, my king has never harbored any intention of harming the Great Wei. We have long yearned for the Great Wei and are willing to engage in sincere relations. In addition to compensation for this behavior, we will also take appropriate action that will satisfy you."

Pei Zhesu explained sincerely.

After he said that, Wen Yang couldn't say anything harsh anymore.

Duan Qizhen hurriedly came forward and talked about many important events in the future between the two sides. The meeting between the two sides was quite successful and no fighting broke out. After completing the meeting, they left.

Wen Yang also felt the negative consequences of being too famous.

Those people had no intention of attacking Wen Yang at all. After completing the handover, they turned around and ran away. Their speed was so fast that it was astonishing. Even Gao Chiran did not dare to say a few harsh words. He nodded to Wen Yang again and again before leaving.

Wen Yang's reputation was so great that no one dared to provoke him.

On the way back, Duan Qizhen said seriously, "The Goguryeo people have great ambitions."

"How can you see it?"

"Pei Zhesu actually took the initiative to request trade with Wei and even said he wanted to send his children to study in Wei. He's a wise minister like his father. With someone like him at his side, I'm afraid Goguryeo will become even more powerful."

Wen Yang, however, was dismissive. "So what if he becomes powerful? Even someone as powerful as Tuoba would have to dismount and pay his respects to General Yang, wouldn't he?"

They returned towards Liao.

But at this moment, Yang Hu was extremely melancholy.

What appeared before him was a notice from the temple.

His cousin Yang Xiu was arrested.

Yang Xiu entered officialdom after Yang Hu and served as the Imperial Household Secretary beside the emperor. He was smart and quick-witted and had a bright future.

However, the nature of the children of wealthy families is extravagance. After becoming the Yellow Gate Order, they began to show off and pursue the most luxurious life. In order to maintain their own lives, they even began to embezzle money, accept gifts from others, and then inform others of the emperor's itinerary and the information of the ministers he received.

Generally speaking, this can be convicted of treason.

You leaked the emperor's itinerary. What were you trying to do? Are you trying to attack the emperor?
Perhaps out of consideration for Yang Hu's face, Yang Xiu was not convicted of treason, but only of corruption, usurpation of power, and leaking of secrets.

This was no small matter. A young man with a bright future was directly imprisoned and exiled to Nanzhong to serve his sentence. His relatives would also be implicated, and even Yang Hu could not escape it. His title was stripped.

Yang Hu really didn't understand what these relatives were thinking. They didn't have enough money, so why bother?
He had been busy here for so long, but in the end this cousin brought him back to his original form.

Not only Yang Hu's efforts, but even their clan's efforts in recent days were almost in vain.

Zu Wu looked at Yang Hu, who was full of helplessness, and said, "General, why don't you write another letter to His Majesty? His Majesty values you the most."

Yang Hu's face suddenly turned stern. "It's just a matter of dealing with it according to the law. What else is there to say?"

"No matter who it is, if they break the law, they must be punished. Just because Your Majesty is related to my family and we have a history, can you forgive me?"

"Spread this news to everyone in Hebei! Especially those powerful families! Let them know the consequences of breaking the law!"

Zu Wu pursed his lips, and Yang Hu looked at him again, "Zu Jun, you are also from a prominent family, you should also inform your family, don't let such a thing ruin the entire clan, well, you have a relative, you should go and check it out yourself."

Zuwu was horrified.

"only!!"

(End of this chapter)