Jinyang.
Pingyuan Palace.
Duan Shao is sitting in the upper position, and his place is also very lively.
Many generals from Jinyang gathered together. Each of these old Xianbei looked unhappy and whispered to each other. The atmosphere was also very wrong.
Shediluo stood up suddenly, looked at the people around him, and finally looked at Duan Shao, "Da Sima! We all have something to say!"
Duan Shao's face no longer looked as free and unrestrained as before. He looked a little gloomy and worried.
"you say."
"There is nothing we can do anymore. Just this month alone, the emperor has consecrated six more Central Leaders. Counting the previous ones, there are now more than fifty Central Leaders. These people are responsible for running the Central Army. Among them, those who can fight are the ones who can fight.
Two or three, the rest are carpenters, musicians, and even a fucking dancer!!"
"In all my life, I have never heard of such a ridiculous thing!"
"The soldiers didn't know whose orders they should obey. What orders were issued by the ministers? The orders of the ministers were sealed randomly. There was chaos both inside and outside the court. Everyone was in charge. Everyone was a king. No king was the king.
It’s hard to go out!”
"How dignified are you?!"
When Zedillo asked this question, everyone else followed suit.
These old Xianbei people have always been very tolerant of national affairs. Whether the emperor likes to run naked or play games in the palace, they don't really care.
But some of the emperor's actions have now begun to affect them.
These random titles and official positions have made the whole of Jinyang a mess. Even these old Xianbei people, they have never seen such a chaotic situation.
Another point is the deterioration of the situation.
Liu Taozi became more and more powerful. Jinyang was surrounded on all sides. Liu Taozi even established a Bingzhou. Since the confrontation between the two sides began, the people in Jinyang began to run crazily towards Liu Taozi's rule.
People run away almost every day. At first, people ran away only in the bordering areas. Now, officials, merchants, sergeants, and countless others have escaped.
When Gao Wei found out about this, he was very angry and sent troops to guard all the important roads to prevent entry and exit.
He also planned to build several large sentry towers around Jinyang to monitor the comings and goings.
The nobles can feel that their end is approaching little by little. Several cities around Jinyang have defected to Liu Taozi one after another. Now there are fewer and fewer areas belonging to the temple. Even the soldiers under their command are a little uncomfortable.
I am willing to listen.
Since Emperor Gao came, the treatment of sergeants has also suffered a certain blow.
In the past, no matter how hard he tried in Yecheng, it was difficult to affect the people in Jinyang who were working on their own affairs, but now the situation is a little different.
These old Xianbei are not weak beings who can be bullied.
The previous generations of Mingjun could not completely pin them to the ground, let alone this little emperor.
Once the emperor's actions began to truly infringe on their rights, they would immediately have the idea of ​​resisting.
You, Gao Wei, are not the only ones who can be emperor, but we are the only ones who can be military leaders.
Duan Shao looked down, and the military leaders no longer concealed their intentions.
Ever since Gao Wei came to Jinyang, this phenomenon has actually existed. It was because of the random granting of titles that the generals were particularly dissatisfied.
They worked hard and spent several generations to create a duke and a prince. However, after the emperor came, he sealed so many of them in one go, and many of them were despicable and incompetent people.
If it is just a false pretense, they will be given official positions, which will make Jinyang a mess.
Duan Shao's prestige in the army was extremely high, so he was able to suppress such signs time and time again.
But now, Duan Shao can no longer suppress them.
He looked at everyone calmly and sighed, "Don't be anxious, I will tell your Majesty about this."
Shediluo looked at the other people and said seriously: "Da Sima, it's not that we can't trust you, it's just that you have written to me many times, but there has been no change."
"This time, it will definitely happen. If it doesn't happen, I won't stop you anymore."
Duan Shao said very calmly.
Everyone looked at each other, and Shedi Luo had nothing to say, so he bowed to Duan Shao, then turned and left.
Duan Shao sat alone in the room and sighed again.
These days are really getting harder and harder.
Just when he was getting his chariot and horses ready, a soldier came in to report that King Ande had come to pay his respects.
King Ande Gao Yanzong.
Hearing his name, Duan Shao finally looked better.
King Ande is a model of the prodigal son in the clan. When he was young, this guy was also a demon king, and he did a lot of ridiculous things. But now, this guy has become a general who can be used. If he teaches carefully,
, in the future, he may not be the next Gao Changgong or the next Hu Luguang.
Duan Shao then asked him to come in and pay his respects.
Gao Yanzong, wearing ordinary clothes, walked quickly into the house. Duan Shao smiled and waved, "Come here and sit next to me."
Gao Yanzong saluted and then sat aside.
"Tell me, is there anything you don't understand?"
During these days, Gao Yanzong occasionally came to see Duan Shao, always to ask questions about the art of war. If he didn't understand anything, he came to him to solve his confusion.
In Duan Shao's view, Gao Yanzong was not just a reckless man. He had certain attainments in the art of war. I think this was also related to the fact that Emperor Wenxuan personally taught him the art of war. Although Emperor Wenxuan was also crazy, he was proficient in the art of war and knew how to do it.
Combat is not quite the same as it is now.
And every time Gao Yanzong came to inquire, Duan Shao would tell the story responsibly. He had a good temperament to teach others, and Gao Yanzong was very talented, so he favored him even more.
But today, Gao Yanzong's face had a different kind of solemnity, which was very different from the frivolity in the past.
He looked at Duan Shao seriously and suddenly said: "Da Sima, I have to leave."
"Let's go, come on"
Duan Shao subconsciously wanted to ask, but then reacted suddenly, and his face turned pale in an instant.
He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but looking at Gao Yanzong who was staring straight at him, he couldn't even ask why.
Why?
Could it be that Duan Shao still doesn’t know why?
The young emperor hated Gao Yanzong very much. After arriving in Jinyang and successfully escaping, he sent people to humiliate Gao Yanzong more than once, and always told his left and right: All the brothers in this family have rebellious intentions.
At present, Gao Yanzong's two brothers are still in Jinyang, but they don't dare to contact each other anymore.
Gao Yanzong's ability to stay today may be because of Gao Yan's sake.
Duan Shao didn't speak, and the two of them were silent for a long time.
Duan Shao suddenly asked: "What about King Pingyang? What is he going to do?"
Gao Yanzong said seriously: "He is also preparing to leave."
"He wants to leave too. Even he has to leave??"
Duan Shao's voice became a little louder. Gao Yanzong wanted to leave. He could understand it. After all, he had suffered so many injustices and experienced so many ridiculous things.
But even Gao Yan has to leave??
Why?
Apparently a few days ago, the two of them were discussing important matters of saving the country together.
Looking at Duan Shao who was a little excited, Gao Yanzong said simply: "Not just him, but my brothers and those who have not lost their conscience in the city are all ready to leave. At the moment, the general is fighting the barbarians in the south.
I want to join him as soon as possible. I heard that he has a mandrill camp under his command. Wouldn’t it be suitable for me to be the commander?”
"My brothers thought the same way. They couldn't stay any longer. My eldest brother was beaten with a hundred military sticks a few days ago because he failed to get up in time to greet the emperor."
"If this continues, several of our brothers will die in his hands."
"Da Sima, you should also follow us."
"I won't leave."
Duan Shao rejected Gao Yanzong's proposal without any hesitation.
Gao Yanzong was not depressed, "Okay, you don't have to leave. Then Grand Sima will lead us to capture the emperor. Eighty percent of the soldiers in Jinyang will obey you. With your order,
No one dares to disobey. We will arrest Gao Wei first, and then discuss other matters. Whether it is establishing a new king or defecting to the general, I have no objection, as long as we can kill the little beast Gao Wei.
"
"presumptuous!!"
Duan Shao suddenly took a picture of the case in front of him, and his whole body became extremely angry.
The next moment, a soldier rushed in from the door and looked at Gao Yanzong with eager eyes.
Gao Yanzong looked at these people with no fear on his face.
He just shook his head, "Why bother? Why would Da Sima, who is so capable and the number one general in the country, waste his time doing meaningless things, and even become an accomplice of Jie Zhou?"
Duan Shao's face was solemn. He stared at Gao Yanzong, "I'll pretend I didn't hear what you said today. You can go out now. From today on, I won't recognize you. If we meet on the battlefield, I will never show mercy."
Gao Yanzong stood up and saluted Duan Shao again.
Then he left here surrounded by those soldiers.
Just as he reached the door, someone suddenly stopped him.
Gao Yanzong turned around and found that it was an old servant from Duan Shao's mansion.
The man handed a package to Gao Yanzong, "My master asked me to give this to you, take care of it."
The old servant saluted, walked back quickly, and closed the door.
Gao Yanzong opened the package in his hand and found several thick books on the art of war.
Gao Yanzong looked in the direction of the mansion again. At this moment, he had a strong impulse to take someone to tie up Duan Shao and take him away from here.
But after thinking about it, Gao Yanzong still gave up. He saluted towards the gate of the mansion and left.
When Gao Yanzong returned to his residence, many people had gathered in his residence.
Among them are Gao Xiaoyu and Gao Xiaowan.
There was some discord between the two in the past, but now, they have obviously put aside their differences.
In addition to their brothers and several generals, these people all got along well with Gao Yanzong and were ready to leave with him.
Gao Yanzong did not decide about going out on the first day. The brothers had plotted to escape long ago.
Only now are they ready to take action.
They have made detailed arrangements from the city gate to escape to, which way to take, and where the final destination is.
Gao Xiaowan glanced at Gao Xiaoyu and asked, "Brother, can you still ride a horse?"
Gao Xiaoyu was tortured by Gao Wei, and the current situation was not very good. However, he knew that his younger brother was not asking him because he cared about him, so he did not answer.
Gao Yanzong waved his hand, "Let's go first. I have already made arrangements. Grab your things and let's go!"
Those who could ride a horse chose to ride a horse. Of course, they could not leave empty-handed. They also prepared three carriages. Gao Yanzong put his large package on the carriage and then led everyone towards the north city gate.
go ahead.
They didn't even hide their figures, they just walked towards the city gate openly.
The city was in a mess and the government affairs were extremely chaotic. No one was doing anything at all. Everyone was playing with the emperor. It seemed that the officials in the world had only one responsibility.
Gao Yanzong and others arrived at the North City Gate in a mighty manner, and the officers at the North City Gate led their soldiers to prepare.
They passed the city gate, and these officers followed with their troops, and then they walked all the way north.
Gao Yanzong walked at the forefront, holding a horse.
As long as someone dares to stop him or say anything more, he will vent all the anger he has spent these days together.
It's a pity that under the wise and mighty little emperor, no one did anything, including the officials sent by the emperor to keep an eye on the fleeing people. They didn't do anything either, because there were at least six or seven officers in the same place, and no one could do anything.
If you can't direct anyone, no one will do anything in the end, and you will still get the salary anyway.
Gao Yanzong and others hurriedly walked on the road. There were more than a hundred people in front and behind, and the road was smooth.
Gao Xiaoyu sat in the carriage in disbelief and looked at the situation on both sides.
There are obviously many tall sentry towers built in the distance, but no one is stationed there.
The checkpoints along the road are completely indifferent to people entering and exiting, and they are almost all in ruins.
Gao Xiaoyu had not been out of the city for a long time, and he did not expect that the situation in this place had become so bad.
Gao Yanzong did have some understanding.
There were many people fleeing in the distance. Seeing their posture, they all fled one after another. No one dared to take the initiative to approach.
After walking like this for several hours, they finally decided to stop and rest.
Going further, we have to reach Taozi territory.
But here, there are still soldiers guarding it, and it is not as simple as the road on this way.
The three brothers sat in front of the campfire and talked about the messy situation in the world today. They couldn't help but shake their heads.
Gao Xiaoyu sighed, "What a pity, King Pingyang is unwilling to leave with us."
"The Pingyuan King is fine. He has an army under his command. The emperor at least dare not do anything to him. But as for the Pingyang King, he usually only has the support of the clan, but now, there are not many clans left with the emperor.
, King Pingyang is an upright and generous man, I'm afraid he will die in Gao Wei's hands sooner or later."
Gao Yanzong was stunned and jumped up suddenly.
"oops!"
"I almost forgot!"
I saw Gao Yanzong quickly rush to the carriage, take down his big package, and then open it carefully.
Several people looked at Gao Yanzong blankly until they saw him taking Pingyang King Gao Yan out of the bag.
Gao Yan looked like he was dying at this moment, his mouth was blocked, and he had no strength to whimper anymore.
Gao Yanzong hurriedly took off the silk cloth from his mouth and asked someone to bring water to Gao Yan.
Gao Xiaoyu was stunned. He was stunned for a moment, and then he rushed up and kicked his younger brother. Gao Yanzong was so painful that he almost let go and threw Gao Yan another somersault.
"Shuzi!! What do you mean?!"
Seeing the powerless Gao Yan, Gao Yanzong said helplessly: "He should have been let out earlier."
"I'm fucking asking you why King Pingyang is in your package? Didn't you say that he is unwilling to leave with us?"
"Yes, he didn't want to, but I swore to Brother Taozi that I would protect his safety, so I simply knocked him out and carried him out of the mansion. This brought Jin out of the house.
Yang?"
For a moment, Gao Xiaoyu's mind was buzzing.
He hurriedly called the doctor who was traveling with him to diagnose his uncle.
Gao Yan regained his strength little by little, and he stared at Gao Yanzong angrily, "Do you want to rebel?!"
Gao Yanzong scratched his head, "I just want to save my uncle."
"Uncle, you don't have to worry about the situation in your house. Before leaving, I sent someone to inform them and told them to run for their lives."
"We have escaped Jinyang now. Even if you want to go back now, you can't go back."
Gao Xiaoyu glared at his brother again and stepped forward helplessly, "Uncle, please forgive me. My brother has always been like this, and you know it."
Gao Yan frowned, his face full of sadness.
"You are killing me"
Duan Shao, wrapped in a thick coat, quickly walked up the steps and walked towards Jinyang Palace in front.
When the soldiers at the door saw Duan Shao, they didn't dare to stop him and quickly got out of the way.
When Duan Shao walked into the palace, he saw two soldiers holding down a woman, and another man skinning her. As for Gao Wei, he stood not far away, admiring this horrific scene.
When Duan Shao suddenly arrived, the soldiers were frightened and defended themselves in front of the emperor.
Gao Wei also looked at Duan Shao in shock, and then looked at the door angrily, "Are those people at the door dead? Why didn't anyone report it?"
"His Majesty."
Duan Shao slowly walked up to Gao Wei and lowered his head.
For a moment, Gao Wei suddenly felt a pressure that he had not felt for a long time.
He raised his head and saw Duan Shao's increasingly ferocious expression.
Gao Wei was so frightened that he took a few steps back and asked in a low voice: "What is Da Sima doing? Are you going to give me to Liu Taozi for merit?"
Duan Shao looked at the few soldiers around him. They didn't dare to step forward when facing Duan Shao.
Chapter completed!