Bingzhou, Jinyang.
The city walls were filled with soldiers.
Duan Shao led the generals to greet him outside the city gate.
Hu Luguang was standing not far away. Duan Shao looked at him and then lowered his head.
Duan Shao looked very bad, and the officers around him lowered their heads and said nothing.
Liu Taozi finally rebelled.
Liu Taozi's operation this time was said to be to inspect various states and counties, remove officials, and arrange officials. The name sounds really good.
But Duan Shao looked through the name and saw that Liu Taozi sent General Kou Liu to divide his troops into two groups, attack the city along the way, capture the officials, and arrange for his own people.
This set of things is not inconsistent with the Puppet Zhou. This is not an arrangement for dismissal, but an attempt to conquer various places.
They encountered no resistance along the way, just as the Puppet Zhou army encountered no resistance in the south. The governors either surrendered or fled.
Liu Taozi easily captured the prefectures and counties north of the Yellow River without spending much energy and time.
Da Qi has lost half of its country, and the remaining half is now in danger.
Duan Shao didn't quite understand why Liu Taozi didn't just go all out and take over the rest of the south.
After all, the south side doesn't have much ability to resist Liu Taozi now.
As for the emperor, he has now fled to Jinyang. In the end, Qi will probably only have one city like Jinyang left.
Duan Shao was worried.
He is a loyal minister.
He had thought that Liu Taozi might take action before, but he did not expect that the other party would take action so quickly. Before he could react, the enemy's army had already attacked several states and counties in succession.
But this damn boy refused to raise a banner to rebel. Duan Shao could not wait for the order from the temple, so he could only sit in Jinyang and watch the rebels attack the city.
Duan Shao would also be a little scared and uneasy.
He believed that if he led the troops in battle, he would not lose to Liu Taozi. However, war is not limited to war, there are too many factors that affect the outcome of a war.
Duan Shao only felt that he could surpass Liu Taozi in terms of command, but in other aspects, he could not guarantee it.
Don't talk about anything else, it's just the Jinyang soldiers. The Jinyang soldiers are extremely powerful and one of the most powerful armies in the world. However, Duan Shao can feel that his control over the army is no longer as strong as in the past.
The military leaders began to waver, Liu Taozi's prestige was too high.
There is another Dendrobium here.
Duan Shao looked around and sighed again.
Is Daqi going to perish in such a frustrated way?
While Duan Shao was meditating, a person suddenly walked up to him. Duan Shao turned his head and saw Hu Luguang handing him a wine bag.
Several lieutenants around him hurriedly tried to stop him, but Duan Shao smiled, directly picked up the opponent's wine bag, and took a few big mouthfuls at each other's lips.
“Hiss, what a spicy wine”
Duan Shao couldn't bear to eat, so he covered his mouth and threw the wine bag to Hu Luguang.
Hu Luguang smiled and then started eating.
"Da Sima, I came to greet His Majesty today. Why do you look so sad?"
Duan Shao narrowed his eyes, "General Hu Lu has prepared the way forward long ago, how can he understand my feelings?"
"Is Sima worried that Liu Taozi will rebel?"
"Worry??"
"He has already rebelled."
"How could it be?"
"Wouldn't it be great to track down the traitors in various places and arrange wise people to govern them? I heard people say that he arranged ten governors, and these ten people are all very capable people in governing the place. It seems that north of the river,
There will be a big cure in the future!"
Duan Shao said without hesitation: "We established private states and counties, changed the original divisions, arranged governors, and transferred officials. Even the system is different from the past."
"This is the establishment. This is something that can only be done after becoming emperor."
"Although Liu Taozi did not declare himself emperor and rebel, what he did was already done after the rebellion was successful!"
"Is Mingyue here to persuade me to surrender?!"
Duan Shao's eyes widened with anger at this moment. He no longer looked like the easy-going, elegant, and ignorant good guy he had been in the past. His aura was so strong that Hu Luguang was somewhat eclipsed in front of him.
Hu Luguang glanced into the distance again.
"I am a rough man. I don't understand government affairs. I only know about war."
"According to the temple's orders, we were unable to defeat the Puppet Zhou, but according to Liu Taozi's plan, we were able to approach the enemy's hinterland all the way."
"Destiny is easier."
Duan Shao always felt that Hu Luguang was as loyal a minister as himself, and they were both people who could die for national affairs.
In the past, Hu Luguang has never clearly expressed his position. This is the first time he has revealed his disappointment in the temple and his change in position.
Duan Shao was very puzzled, "Mingyue, your family has been deeply favored by the royal family for generations."
"You have always prided yourself on loyalty, but in the end, you are just such a loyal person?"
"Royal favor?"
Hu Luguang looked at Duan Shao and said slowly: "Since my great ancestor, my family has been the leader of the Chile people, and has been known for its bravery from generation to generation."
"When my father started serving the country, he made great achievements in battles, and all the titles and positions he obtained were not obtained by fighting with swords. When he was old, my father was humiliated by the emperor and stabbed him with a spear. Is this kindness?
?!"
"In the years since I started fighting when I was young, I have made many military exploits, but I still have to suffer from fear. Just because I didn't marry my daughter to the prince, I couldn't get promoted again. Even if I shot and killed the enemy's general this time, I would still be afraid.
Refuse to reward one or two"
"In the past few years, the temple's work has become even more ridiculous. We dare to withhold military rations and weapons. Those who have merit are not promoted. However, villains who only know how to flatter us are ranked above us. They cannot provide help in battle and become a drag."
"Even without Liu Taozi, the temple would have perished in the hands of the enemy sooner or later."
Duan Shao frowned, his eyes cold.
"As long as I am alive, Daqi will not perish."
"If Mingyue wants to destroy Da Qi, she can fight with me."
Both of them were frank at this time and spoke out directly instead of hiding their words in their hearts.
Hu Luguang looked at Duan Shao, "I am not afraid of Da Sima, but I don't want the soldiers to kill each other because of such things."
"Originally, I wanted to meet the emperor before setting off, but now, I can no longer serve here."
"You want to leave Jinyang??"
"I hate the fighting between the DPRK and China the most. These things are not suitable for us generals who know how to fight."
"Da Sima."
Hu Luguang paused and suddenly said: "Why don't you follow me and leave together? We can go to deal with the puppet Zhou, we can attack the puppet Chen, and we can lead thousands of troops across the battlefield and be invincible."
"If you stay here."
"Sooner or later you will be killed by these villains."
"I don't like Da Sima, but I don't want to see Da Sima die in the hands of villains because of these despicable things."
Duan Shao shook his head and looked at Hu Luguang indifferently.
"If you want to go, just go, don't talk nonsense."
"I am not a thief who betrays the Lord."
Hu Luguang saluted Duan Shao, turned around and left. He waved behind him, and immediately some cavalry rushed out and followed Hu Luguang.
More and more soldiers followed behind him.
This movement immediately attracted the attention of many people. Hu Luguang seemed to have seen nothing. Just as Duan Shao had made his own decision, he also made his own decision. He no longer wanted to accompany these villains.
He stayed in the city playing murder games, but he wanted to go out to a wider battlefield and do what he was best at.
Duan Shao watched indifferently as Hu Luguang gathered the troops that had been prepared and marched in formation in the distance.
A general hurriedly said: "Da Sima, Hu Luguang is planning to rebel!"
"You can take the opportunity to attack him."
Duan Shao just looked at the people in the distance calmly without saying a word.
The general persuaded him several times and found that Duan Shao was unmoved and stopped talking. Hu Luguang now formed a formation and led everyone away slowly.
Jinyang's soldiers were divided into two. Hu Luguang did not make a sudden move. Several of his relatives led the troops to join together. They had already thought about leaving Jinyang.
Duan Shao ignored these people and looked at the official road in the distance again.
His expression kept changing, and his eyes were filled with sadness.
Yecheng's army is slowly advancing.
The original elite of Yecheng were taken out by Lou Rui and never came back.
Some people even say that these troops were sold by Lou Rui.
The army responsible for escorting the emperor at this moment is the Jinyang soldiers, a group of people commanded by Gao Yanzong.
Gao Yanzong rode his horse and looked behind him angrily, getting more and more annoyed.
The army was advancing at a speed that could be described as crawling.
It was too slow. It had been a long time since they left Yecheng, but they still hadn't arrived at their destination.
Gao Yanzong's impatient personality could not get used to such speed.
The scalding heat waves converged into phantoms on the ground, and the shrill cries of birds in the distant woods made Gao Yanzong even more irritable. He turned back to look at his motorcade. The knights drooped their heads, and the weather was getting worse.
The hotter it gets, the more unfriendly it is to these armored knights.
The convoy was stretched very long.
In addition to the emperor's carriage, there are also a large number of women's family members, family members of officials, etc. in the team.
But it was not the women who delayed the most, but the little emperor.
The little emperor was really not in a hurry, he regarded this matter as a pleasure.
At first, Gao Yanzong urged him several times, and he was reluctant to speed up. But later, he completely regarded Gao Yanzong as having fun and wished that Gao Yanzong would urge him. Then he came up with various ways to delay it.
He thought he was playing a game with Gao Yanzong.
But the little fat man just wanted to stuff some arrows into his mouth right now.
If Gao Yan hadn't been protecting the emperor, Gao Yanzong would have done something to the emperor that he would never forget.
Gao Yanzong noticed that the team had stopped and couldn't help but ride back.
As soon as he approached the emperor's carriage, Gao Yan hurriedly stopped him.
"Yanzong, Your Majesty wants to take a look at the situation around you. Don't rush forward to urge me."
"It depends on the situation? What situation does it depend on? Do you want to see wild monkeys having sex?"
Gao Yan glared at him, "Don't be rude."
Gao Yanzong sighed, "Uncle, it's not that I'm rude to you, but this is too much. I've never marched like this in my life. At this rate, do I have to wait until next year to go to Jinyang?"
Gao Yan looked at the phantom of the city in the distance and said, "It's almost here. Just wait a few more days."
Gao Yanzong didn't speak at all.
The emperor stayed here for a whole day before continuing on his way the next day.
Gao Yanzong just watched the city in the distance getting bigger and bigger, but he still couldn't reach it. Just when he was almost going crazy, the people in Jinyang finally couldn't help it anymore, and Duan Shao took the initiative to lead his troops.
meet.
The moment Gao Yanzong saw Duan Shao, he felt like he saw his savior.
He hurriedly bowed to see her, with indescribable sadness and anger in his eyes.
"Yanzong, what kind of trouble have you encountered? The scouts have told you that you are coming. They have been saying so for four days. I come out to greet you every day."
"Your Majesty doesn't want to leave too fast. Your Majesty came at the right time."
Gao Yanzong explained and took Duan Shao to see the emperor.
In the middle of the team, the little emperor was catching bugs with a few playmates. They caught all kinds of bugs, and then forced the eunuchs to swallow them, torturing people for fun.
After hearing the footsteps in the distance, Lu Lingxuan quickly asked the emperor to stop and dragged away the eunuchs lying on the ground.
Gao Wei's eyes became a little fierce.
"Sister, why did you let them go?"
"Your Majesty, Da Sima is coming, but we can't let him see this."
"Why not?!"
Gao Wei's voice suddenly became louder, and his eyes were bloodshot. He looked around and said angrily: "At first, it was said that there was Gao Rui. After Gao Rui died, it was said that there was Gao Jun. After Gao Jun left, it was said that there was Hu Changren. Now
Hu Changren is dead, why don't you allow me to do something fun, Da Sima?"
"Does that mean that everyone in the world must die so that I can play without any worries?!"
Hearing Gao Wei's question, Lu Lingxuan's expression remained unchanged. She said softly: "Your Majesty, this is also a game, just like what you played with Gao Yanzong a few days ago. You are doing things they don't want to see, but you are doing something they don't want to see.
Isn’t it fun to be praised by them without being discovered by them?”
The corners of Gao Wei's mouth curled up again, and he laughed.
"well."
Several confidants around him looked at Lu Lingxuan, and their faces looked unnatural.
The emperor's transformation is getting faster and faster.
During these days, he became more and more arrogant, cruel, and violent. He even became less polite when facing Lu Lingxuan.
Although Lu Lingxuan was very capable of facing the emperor, they always felt that if things continued like this, sooner or later, Lu Lingxuan would be unable to suppress this rapidly growing beast.
Gao Wei put away his ferocious expression, and his face became green and childish again, with a simple and harmless smile.
Duan Shao soon came to Gao Wei and bowed.
Gao Yanzong never came because he didn't like this emperor.
"King Pingyuan please arise."
Gao Wei's gentle support made Duan Shao stand up, and then he said: "Did something big happen in Jinyang?"
"No, I was worried about something happening here."
"Nothing happened. It's my first time to lead people to inspect the place. Naturally, I want to look around."
"The people under my command are living a pretty good life."
Duan Shao pursed his lips and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
Gao Wei allowed Duan Shao to get on his carriage and go to Jinyang with him. Sitting in the carriage, Gao Wei watched the scenery on both sides passing by with some disappointment in his eyes.
If Duan Shao doesn't come, I can still play for a few more days.
There is no fun in the palace anymore, but the common people outside are actually quite fun.
If they are caught and beaten, they will be afraid, and then they will be given huge rewards and official positions at will, and they will be ecstatic and kowtow to themselves. While they are kowtowing, they will suddenly shoot their family members, and they will go crazy again.
Gao Wei couldn't help laughing when he thought about this.
Duan Shao looked at Gao Wei who suddenly laughed, was stunned for a moment, and asked: "Your Majesty, what should we do about the general?"
"Don't worry, Liu Taozi is just a Cangtou. Although he has deceived everyone in the world to believe him, it will be exposed sooner or later. When everyone in the world knows his true identity, he will have no place to stand."
Lu Lingxuan, who was not far away, frowned and quickly stepped forward, "Your Majesty, King Pingyuan is not an outsider, why bother fooling him like this?"
Lu Lingxuan looked at Duan Shao helplessly and said with a smile: "Don't blame me. This matter is of great importance. I advise your Majesty not to speak lightly."
Duan Shao said nothing.
Gao Wei was very dissatisfied, "Have I ever fooled Da Sima?"
"This major matter in the world still has to be left to many ministers. I still have my own things to do."
Duan Shao pondered for a moment, "Your Majesty, many generals in the city did not receive rewards for their previous battles. If Your Majesty can receive the rewards, they may be able to help Your Majesty."
"Easy to say!"
"I will definitely reward you!"
"How many generals are there in Jinyang?"
"There are dozens of them."
"Okay, I will give you a reward."
"Just arrange for them to meet me."
Gaowei was full of confidence, looked into the distance, and just calmed down. What's so rare about this?
It would be great if you get a big reward!
Duan Shao looked at the proud little emperor beside him, and suddenly felt a little shaken in his heart.
At the same time, Hu Luguang stood on the hillside in the distance, surrounded by many soldiers, reining in his horse and looking back.
He looked in the direction of Jinyang with some pity in his eyes.
"well."
Chapter completed!