Liu Taozi was sitting in the upper position, taking off his armor on the left and right.
At this moment, Yao Xiong had already knelt down in front of him and cried loudly.
Liu Taozi was still disarming himself, but Kou Liu hurriedly stepped forward to help him up.
Yao Xiong burst into tears when he saw Kou Liu, "Liu!!"
Liu Taozi finally took off the heavy armor, her whole body trembled, and she clenched her fists. After wearing this heavy armor for a day, even the strongest person would be unable to bear it.
Then he looked at Yao Xiong in front of him, "Why are you crying?"
"Brother, I am incompetent. I was defeated by the Turks and let them come in..."
"It's all my fault, brother, please punish me!
Yao Xiong was about to bow again, but Kou Liu hurriedly grabbed him and looked at Liu Taozi, "Brother, Xiong's defense line is too long and he faces too many enemies. What's more, the few garrisons he personally guarded have always been Not lost, the enemy came from Yan and An..."
Speaking of this matter, Wanxiong suddenly woke up and said through gritted teeth: "I almost forgot about this matter!"
"Brother, I am guilty and should be killed, but the governors of Beiyan, Dongyan, Bei'an, An and other states! Those are all bullshit!"
"I discovered in advance that the enemies were gathering in the direction of Dongyan, so I sent someone to inform the Dongyan governor and asked them to gather local troops and prepare for resistance!" "As a result, when the Dongyan governor learned about this, he directly Escaped!"
"The Dongyan army had no one to command and was immediately defeated. The governor here of Beiyan did not run away. This idiot drove 5,000 people to attack the Turkic army. A total of 5,000 people. After a long journey, they just met the Turks. Defeated in battle!! This guy might as well run away!"
"The rest of the states are also in a mess... I sent people to rescue them, but they refused to provide food and refused our troops entry, saying they were following the emperor's orders!!"
"Brother, I am really wronged!!"
Wanxiong was like a bullied child at the moment, telling Liu Taozi about various inappropriate operations in the neighboring states.
In order to besiege Liu Taozi and prevent him from running to other states and counties, the temple promoted some close friends to the states to the east of Liu Taozi to carry out siege.
The result was that Yao Xiong was trapped. Each of these people was more outrageous than the last, and they were more active in dealing with Yao Xiong than in dealing with the Turks. After listening to Yao Xiong's words, Kou Liu even suddenly felt that he could help such people guard the border. Yao Xiong still It’s pretty awesome…………
Liu Taozi's face became even more ugly.
The corner of his left eye twitched, revealing a trace of ferocity.
"Let's go to Hengzhou first, attack from inside and outside with Zhang Heizu, and defeat Wang Jie. Then, Yao Xiong, you can follow Zhang Heizu to capture Beiyan, Dongyan, and Anzhou, and integrate their local armies. If there are any disobedient officials, you can Kill."
"Capture?"
Yao Xiong's eyes lit up, and Kou Liu was stunned for a moment. He quickly asked: "Brother, do we want to capture the four states to the east?"
When facing Shuozhou and Hengzhou in the past, my brother only used the words "settle in and fight rebellion". This is the first time that he directly stated that he wanted to capture them.
It's the same march, but different words represent different ways of marching.
"First repel Wang Jie and the Turks around him."
"The Turks seem to number a hundred thousand, but in fact they have no intention of fighting. As long as they defeat the Zhou people who lead them, they can repel their army."
"At this moment, before they know the situation here, send troops immediately!!"
"only!!!"
Shuozhou, Guang'an County.
"Good news! Good news!!"
The scouts rode along the road and shouted, and the people in the city looked around. The scouts rushed all the way to the government office.
Only a group of people were left talking excitedly.
The scouts rushed into the official office and rushed all the way to the other courtyard. After reporting, they quickly walked into the house.
"Meet Tian."
As soon as the scout opened his mouth, he found that Tian Zili was sitting at the side, and Gao Yan was sitting in the main seat. The scout quickly changed his words, "The governor!"
Gao Yan smiled and asked: "What good news?"
The scout did not answer him, but looked at Tian Zili. Tian Zili was a little angry, "The governor is asking you! Why don't you answer?"
The scout then said: "Speak to the governor! General Anxi led his troops to Beiheng and Hengzhou, and won a great victory. He killed the puppet Zhou general Er Zhumin and defeated the traitor general Wang Jie, the traitor leader Ashina Yandu and others.
People drove more than 100,000 Turks out of Hengzhou and drove them outside the Great Wall.
Gao Yan was stunned. He looked at Tian Zili beside him in astonishment, "General Liu is really invincible in the world!" "Previously he defeated Yang Zhong in Shibi, and now he defeated the Turkic Shi Shi in Hengzhou.
Wan Dajun!!"
"It's not an exaggeration to say that he is our number one general in Daqi!"
Tian Zili cleared his throat and said quickly: "This is because the Turks have no idea of ​​attacking. General Anxi is still young after all... Gao Yan shook his head, "You can't say that, General Anxi's ability to march and fight is really good.
Remarkable..”
The scout hesitated to speak. Tian Zili looked at him and asked, "Is there any other good news?"
The scout whispered: "General Liu is currently leading his troops to Dongyan and other states to pursue the Turkic cavalry who fled there." Tian Zili was stunned and quickly looked at Gao Yan, "Your Majesty, it's not good."
"General Anxi will definitely enter the eastern states when he pursues these thieves, and the governors of these states have fled and died in battles in the past. Those people in the temple who hate General Anxi will definitely spread rumors that the general is trying to capture the Yanzhous.
If you do so, you will alienate the monarch and his ministers, and your majesty does not like General Anxi...
Gao Yan laughed, "Don't worry!"
He immediately began to write. After writing for a long time, he handed it to Tian Zili.
"You send someone to give this order to General Liu, and say that it was me who gave the order for him to go and attack. Although I am just a governor, I still have the official position of Taifu, and I was ordered to supervise the frontier fortresses.
If I order him to pursue the culprits and appease the various places, there will be no reason for the temple to hold him accountable."
"In addition, I will also write to King Pengcheng and ask him to report to His Majesty. You don't have to worry." Tian Zili quickly thanked Gao Yan.
Gao Yan said happily: "The war is going so well. Your Majesty went to Jinyang personally to sit on the front line to defeat the thieves! The world will be peaceful!" Tian Zili looked at him and was silent.
... Jinyang, Jinyang Palace.
Gao Zhan was sitting in the upper position, looking at the generals on the left and right. He felt particularly comfortable at this moment. No wonder his brothers didn't like to stay in Yecheng, and preferred to come to Jinyang.
Sure enough, Jinyang is better.
He looked to the left and right, and the nobles looked at him with extremely complicated expressions.
Gao Zhan smiled and raised his wine cup, and said: "This time, General Anxi has won consecutive battles, and even Yang Zhong is no match for him. I have to fight hard!" After saying that, he looked at the people around him again.
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The faces of these old nobles from Jinyang really turned ugly.
Murong Sanzang took several sips of the bitter wine and remained silent. Po Liuhan snorted again and looked away. Mo Duolou Jingxian's face became fierce, and Duguzhi took a big gulp of the wine.
In contrast to the pro-Tao trend of those at the highest levels, these military leaders still maintain their ill will towards Liu Taozi.
The military leaders are the simplest group of people, without much thought. As long as the superiors can not weaken their power, they are willing to do things for the superiors. Gao Zhan originally thought about how to weaken these military leaders, but now he
Only then did he realize that if he weakened these military leaders, the officials would ride on his head! He almost went astray and forgot his roots.
Gao Zhan cleared his throat and said again: "This land equalization order has been implemented for a long time, but no results have been seen. Chaos everywhere has caused many problems." Everyone's eyes suddenly became brighter.
Duan Shao sat at the front of the crowd, listening to Gao Zhan's words, he couldn't help but frown.
Since the Gaocheng period, the emperor has begun to think of ways to suppress the old military leaders in Jinyang. They have tried various methods. Until now, the power of the military leaders has begun to be partially weakened. What does this mean now? Want to support them again?
stand up?
Gao Zhan did not continue, he continued to use his old skills, chatting with everyone, and the conversation was lively. Gao Zhan was very eloquent, and he was very close to these people, although he had not visited them since he ascended the throne.
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The banquet was very lively, and the nobles returned happily. Duan Shao was left behind.
Gao Zhan pulled Duan Shao on the road. Today, Duan Shao is Gao Zhan's most trusted general. Even in the layoff list in his heart, Duan Shao's name is not there. "King Pingyuan, I am going to let you go to Pingyang.
, to resist Da Xiwu."
Even if he trusts the other party, Gao Zhan still wants him to leave temporarily.
Because Duan Shao was generally pro-Tao, even though he had never spoken for Liu Taozi, when Gao Zhan sent Gao Anagong to Sizhou, he still intervened and asked Gao Changgong to go with him.
Duan Shao asked: "If I leave Jinyang, who will be stationed here?" "Hu Luguang can do it."
Gao Zhan replied without thinking. Duan Shao was stunned for a moment, then nodded, "That's okay, I will send troops to Pingyang tomorrow." Gao Zhan looked at him with gentle eyes, "King Pingyang."
"I was bullied by thieves before and did a lot of stupid things. I will definitely correct myself in the future." "I will make good use of the wise ministers in the country, inherit the legacy of my father and brother, and bring peace to the world."
Duan Shao pursed his lips.
Gao Zhan continued: "I am going to marry the daughter of the Hu Changguang family for the prince, and arrange their marriage as soon as possible. What do you think?" Duan Shao was stunned, "Your Majesty, the prince is still young..."
"It's okay! I'm still thinking of choosing a virtuous girl from the Pingyang royal family to marry the second son of my family!" "My family will definitely become a great person in the future!"
The two chatted, and Gao Zhan did not hide his love for his youngest son at all. When he talked about his youngest son, his eyes almost twinkled. Duan Shao had just lost his nervousness, and talked and laughed with Gao Zhan.
Chatted.
The next day, Duan Shao led his troops and left Jinyang.
Hu Luguang then received an order to go to the palace.
Hu Luguang didn't even hesitate at all, and rushed to Jinyang Palace alone without anyone.
Soldiers gathered outside the main hall, all fully armed and full of murderous intent. Soldiers holding spears stood on both sides of the steps, staring fiercely ahead.
Hu Luguang walked quickly and started to climb the steps. When he came over, these tiger-like and wolf-like soldiers immediately panicked. They were not as fierce as before. They lowered their heads and did not dare to look at him.
Hu Luguang just strode past. Suddenly, he stopped and looked at the soldier beside him. "Who taught you to carry the quiver behind your back?!"
The soldier took off his quiver in panic and hung it on the side. Hu Luguang nodded and continued to pass.
When he walked over, the soldiers heaved a sigh of relief and their faces became fierce. Gao Zhan held his hand with a smile, and his attitude towards him became kind again.
The two of them sat down one after another. Gao Zhan asked about his family situation, and said with some helplessness: "What a pity. The Queen Mother personally granted the marriage. My prince cannot marry your daughter!"
"When are you going to marry Liu Taozi?"
Hu Luguang replied: "I will start a family in three years."
"Yes, yes, when the time comes, I will definitely congratulate you two in person!"
Gao Zhan smiled, then frowned, "Before King Pingyang set out, he told me about the situation in various places. The current border defense is really weak, and the checkpoints and towns are not enough." "That's it, I'm going to let you work in the west of the pass.
Build Xunzhang City, build a 200-mile Great Wall, and set up 13 garrisons to strengthen the surrounding defenses."
Hu Luguang frowned and said, "Your Majesty, this is not a good time to build a fortress. I have always been worried that Yang Zhong will attack Jinyang. When King Pingyuan discussed the enemy's strategy with me, we thought that Yang Zhong might take a detour. Now
The King of Pingyuan has already left. How can I leave Bingzhou to build other places? If your Majesty is determined to do so, please quickly send someone to stop the King of Pingyuan. I will go to Pingyang in his place. While keeping an eye on Da Xiwu, I will build the city wall and build the garrison.
close..
"Wouldn't that be a hardship to General Hulu?"
"Besides, you don't have to worry too much. I have sent Li Di Huiluo to Sizhou to guard the important pass. The enemy cannot get in." "Your Majesty, Li Di Huiluo can fight well, but he is old.
, unable to serve as commander!"
"I am going to have Duguzhi stationed at He and let him be on guard."
"Your Majesty, General Duguzhi is a veteran, but he is greedy. He often withholds rewards from his soldiers and treats them extremely roughly. He is not suitable for...
Gao Zhan was a little angry, "Why, according to your opinion, the generals in this court are not as good as you? Without you, Daqi will be destroyed?!" Hu Luguang immediately did not dare to say any more.
"Just do what I want!" "Only..."
Yecheng.
In the Shangshu's office, Gao Runzheng took out a few documents and sent them to his brother Gao Jun. Gao Run ranked fourteenth among the fourteen waters of the Gao family, and he was the youngest.
Full of plans, just turned 20 years old.
And his mother is the famous... Zheng Dache.
When Gao Huan was still there, Gao Cheng had an affair with Zheng Dache, and was later discovered by Gao Huan. At that time, Er Zhu Ying'e had just given birth to Gao Yun, the fifth child, and Gao Huan wanted to deprive Gao Cheng of his crown prince status and not allow him to do so.
Lou Zhaojun's sons came to power, and the fifth son, Gao Yun, was appointed as his heir.
Sima Ziru designed it to dispel Gao Huan's idea of ​​abolishing Li, but he didn't know whether this was a good thing or not.
But Zheng Dache did not suffer persecution and gave birth to his son Gao Run. Later, there were rumors that there was something wrong with Gao Run and Zheng Dache, but it cannot be stated clearly here.
Although there are many bizarre rumors about "the eldest brother is the father" and "the eldest sister-in-law is the wife", Gao Run is not a crazy king. He is similar to Gao Jun and Gao Yan. Except for his handsome appearance, he is an official.
He is also incorruptible and upright, removing his hair to conceal his falsehoods, hiding his true feelings from traitors, and ignoring the powerful.
Gao Jun was very kind to him. When others humiliated him with gossip, Gao Jun would always stand up to protect him.
"Brother, this is Cui Ang's confession. He admitted that he had met He Shikai and that he had helped him misappropriate the money and grain for transportation. Gao Jun was a little surprised, "He admitted it so quickly?"
"I detained the officials separately and informed them that the first person to surrender would be pardoned." "When Cui Ang heard about it, he immediately admitted his crime."
Gao Jun's face softened a lot. Looking at his younger brother in front of him, he was very pleased, "You did a good job. Those spies haven't been caught yet?" "If you haven't caught them, there should be many fake Zhou in Yecheng."
Spy, I searched everywhere, but there was no whereabouts."
"However, I found many granaries hidden in Yecheng...I found that officials secretly collected food in Yecheng, a lot of food." Gao Jun's brows jumped, "I know, I will deal with it.
of."
"Brother! There are traitors and corruption in the city, we must not let them go!" "I know..."
While the two were talking, Gao Rui hurriedly broke into the house. As soon as he walked in, he pointed at Gao Run and cursed: "Look at the good things you have done!" He looked at Gao Jun, "It belongs to King Pengcheng.
An order?!"
"Let him lead people to search the whole city?!"
Gao Che was stunned and then looked at Gao Run. Gao Run frowned and said, "It's me! Why, those granaries are yours?!" "What granaries!"
"How can you send officials to conduct house-to-house searches?! What are you doing?! Do you know what kind of people these officials are?" "Why don't you just dispatch the army to plunder the whole city?!
"
Hearing Gao Rui's question, Gao Run was shocked. He quickly looked at Gao Jun who was aside, "Brother, no, I have always ordered the officials not to bully the people... Gao Jun's eyes widened, wanting to
He stopped talking.
Gao Rui sneered, "King Feng Yi is amazing! These emperors have never stopped things, but as soon as you open your mouth, they don't dare to do it. Is that so?" Gao Run's face turned red and he suddenly lowered his head, "I
Wrong."
Gao Jun sighed, "You really shouldn't. This is also my fault. I asked you to be responsible for the search." Gao Rui said, "The matter is now over. No need to say more. Let's think about how to appease and relieve the people!" "Run,
You have to pay for the mistakes you made! Do it immediately..."
"Forget it, let me do it."
Gao Rui interrupted Gao Jun, "King Feng Yi is young after all. It would be better for King Pengcheng to keep him by your side and let him study with you for a few more years." Gao Rui sneered and left immediately.
Gao Jun looked at his younger brother helplessly, "You..."
Gao Run lowered his head and did not dare to speak. Gao Jun led him out of the official office. A carriage stopped at the roadside, and there were soldiers in the distance, patrolling back and forth.
Gao led Gao Run into the car and sat in the car. Gao Jun said again: "Go back with me. I still have some food at home. You can take it out and send it to Shangshu Ling to appease...and...
You have to take out your own stuff too!"
"Thank you very much, brother."
The carriage drove forward and passed the avenue. In the far alley, several merchants were pushing carts. When they saw the people coming, they hurriedly avoided it. On the carriage, Gao Run said seriously: "I will definitely do it in the future."
correct.."
"You're just too young and don't know how evil these people are. You can't even imagine how bad these people are..." Whoosh~~"
“Whoosh~~” “Whoosh~~” “Whoosh~~” “Pfft~~”
Just as the soldiers stepped forward to drive away, the merchants suddenly took out their crossbows, and a group of people rushed out from both sides. The soldiers were shocked and hurriedly stopped them. But the crossbows had already fired at the carriage.
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It covered the carriage in the distance from three directions.
These merchants looked fierce and shouted: "For General Wei!!" "Kill!!"
The soldiers fought with them, and within a short time, these people were killed. Soldiers came from all over the place and hurriedly garrisoned the area. The soldiers hurriedly got on the chariot to protect the two kings.
Gao Jun's face was bleeding and he sat motionless in the car.
In his arms lay the body of Feng Yi King Gao Run, with several arrows stuck in Gao Run's chest.
He was trembling and wanted to say something, but blood kept leaking from the corners of his mouth. He looked at his brother, his eyes widened, and finally lowered his head feebly. Gao Che lowered his head slowly, looking at the lifeless body in his arms.
's younger brother.
Chapter completed!