Outside Nanyang City, Han army camps.
Liu Taozi sat in the upper position, holding the letter from Emperor Chen to him in his hand, staring at the messenger in front of him with cold eyes.
It is said that he is an envoy, but in fact, Zhang Zhaoda, who had met Liu Taozi not long ago.
Liu Taozi signaled the documents in her hand.
"Mr. Chen is going to drive me away?"
"Will the Han army be useless if Chen sets in two states?"
"How dare you!"
Zhang Zhaoda looked sincere, and he said seriously: "I hope the Lord of Han will not be suspicious!"
"In this battle, the Han Dynasty helped Chen Guo take several cities. Our Lord is really grateful to you and I really don't know how to thank you. Now that Zhou Bing is coming, he really doesn't want to let the king suffer greater casualties because of Chen Guo's city.
.....My Lord wants to give a gift...."
Zhang Zhaoda said a lot.
His attitude was quite humble, which roughly means that Chen Nee was really embarrassed to see Liu Taozi continue to fight to the death for the interests of Chen State. Considering his safety issues, he hoped that the battle could be ended. Chen State Council followed his advice
, stick to the spot and don’t rush to go to war. The king can leave with confidence.
After saying so much nonsense, Chen was going to give Liu Taozi a giant ship as a thank you, which is said to be a new ship.
After Zhang Zhaoda finished speaking, he said goodbye and left.
No one even went to see him off here in the Han army.
Gao Yanzong is becoming more and more confused.
"Brother, what does this mean? I don't understand at all. Where can I get rid of allies before the war? I'm afraid that we won't rob him of military achievements?"
Shi Fangsui laughed, "What's wrong with this? Isn't this just because he thinks that His Majesty's threat to him is greater than that of Yuwen Yong?"
"What threat does Your Majesty have to him?"
"He is afraid that Yuwen Yong will take the city, but he is even more afraid that his brother will take his general."
"Since we entered the Nanyang Foreign Camp, the Chen generals in this city came to pay their respects every day. Just Zhang Zhaoda, didn't he come here three times?"
"They all scramble to make friends with His Majesty, and General Huang comes every day, always talking about leaving until very late."
"It seems that he is more afraid of being taken away than taking the city."
Gao Yanzong looked disdainful, "This person really has no power, and he is even more so than his brother."
"Beware of this one, dare not use it, this one is killed, and that one is forced to rebel again.::. I didn't see how many skills he has during the war, but it was so good to harm his family!"
Liu Taozi interrupted Gao Yanzong, "Okay, don't say too much."
Liu Taozi slowly stood up, "Since Chen Xiang doesn't want us to participate, then we won't participate."
"Yanzong, go and tell Ouyang secretly and make him ready, don't say anything, long live, go and summon the army and prepare to return..."
Liu Taozi gave orders to the left and right, and then looked in the direction of Nanyang.
Shi Wansui suddenly asked, "Is Your Majesty going to say goodbye to General Huang?"
"never mind."
"Chen Xiang can't tolerate anyone. If he meets him again, he will harm him."
"Be ready to leave!"
"only!!!"
The night is silent.
In Nanyang City, local soldiers patrolled by from time to time, and no other figures were seen on the road.
As the cold wind blows, the wooden door makes another sound of being slapped.
Suddenly, a black shadow appeared on the road. The man wrapped himself in black clothes, tightly. Behind him, someone appeared one after another, with more than twenty people coming.
They quickly approached the north city gate.
They walked very cautiously, and from time to time they had to look around, and there was a vague barking of dogs, and they hurriedly hid in the alley beside them.
A group of soldiers passed by with a big dog, and the big dog was expressionless, as if he had not discovered anything, and just passed by.
The black shadows set off again and arrived at the city gate at a very fast speed.
At the gate of the city was a military officer, surrounded by many soldiers, looking around.
They didn't get close, but just walked slowly to the north. After walking for a long time, they saw the person who came to pick him up. The man lifted a rag on the ground, revealing an authentic tunnel leading to the outside of the city.
Extremely narrow,
Everyone got in and disappeared here one by one.
The Han army was ready to finish, but without saying goodbye to the defenders in Nanyang City, they left here directly.
Liu Taozi rode his horse in front, and the soldiers followed behind him.
It was dawn, and there were only a few unextinguished stars left in the sky.
At this moment, I suddenly heard the sound of horse hooves behind me.
After a while, Gao Yanzong rode a horse and took more than ten knights to Liu Taozi's side.
"No need to dismount, just come here."
Liu Taozi said to them.
Gao Yanzong came over and paid homage to Liu Taozi on the back of the horse, and then pointed at the people around him, "Brother! I have brought the person here!"
"I Ouyang pays homage to Your Majesty!!"
Ouyang hurriedly saluted, and Liu Taozi looked at him. The two of them had seen each other in the military camp, but Ouyang had made appointments less often and had never talked to each other.
"Where is your family?"
"Your Majesty, I got on the boat a few days ago and escorted my subordinates to the north. In eight days, I should be able to reach Hai'an..."
"Um."
Liu Taozi signaled to continue the journey and let Ouyang follow him.
"I've heard Yanzong say things, and then I asked Huang Faji and others about it. I heard that you have set up your own official position in the south, appointing a close friend, and being domineering. Is it true?"
Gao Yanzong was shocked and looked at Ouyang suddenly.
Ouyang was also scared, and he hurriedly explained: "Your Majesty, this is not the case. It's just that I have been guarding the south for many years. The local Baiyue tribes are particularly convinced by me. They have positions in their tribes and some people take office, so I will ask me to preside over the presidency.
I thought it would be a good thing to appease the Baiyue tribe for the temple, so I presided over the leadership of them and enthroned the position of chief of the tribe. Who would have thought that... This became that I set up my own official position in the border and appointed a confidant...
.What is this Baiyue Chief who set up his own official position? What is the appointment of a confidant when he helps enthrone his chief..."
Ouyang's face was full of grievances.
Liu Taozi nodded, "So that's it."
"When you pick up your family, you can go to Gwangju, General Wang's side, you may be able to do something."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!!"
Gao Yanzong shook his head, "This person Chen, I, the generals in Chen, are all trusting him and not able to fight. Why bother!"
Ouyang hesitated for a moment. He had a lot of things to say in his heart, but after all, he was the old master, so he just sighed.
"Since he killed the former prince, he began to act like this. The generals in the country are particularly close to Emperor Wen, and he is also worried about this matter."
"In theory, my father and I both served for Chen State and were deeply grateful to Emperor Wen, so we should not have the intention to escape.
However, if I am punished, I am afraid that the old and young in the family will not be able to live alone...::.My mother is still alive, her wife is wise, and her eldest son is inquired. Although she is young, she is smart and well-behaved...\n."
Liu Taozi suddenly turned his head and looked at him.
"Your son's name is Ouyang Xun?"
"Uh...\nWhat's wrong with it? I first arrived in the northern country, but I don't know what taboos are there...\n...\n'
"Don't be afraid, there's nothing wrong with that."
"This name is very good, let's cultivate it well."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
It was completely dawn, and here in Nanyang, Huang Fajita had just summoned the generals to discuss major events when he heard that the general Ouyang was missing.
Huang Faji was shocked and hurriedly sent someone to search.
But after searching for a long time, there was no trace. From his residence, he and his confidants left.
And took away more important things.
Huang Fajiu immediately understood that this was a defection.
He hurriedly reported the matter to Chen Xiang and sent someone to search around.
But there was still no trace of Ouyang.
The atmosphere in Nanyang City suddenly became weird, first Hua Jiao, then Ouyang, who will be next?
As for where Ouyang went, everyone was talking about it.
Some think he voted for Zhou, while others think he... well, I can't say it explicitly.
Huang Fajiu had no intention of paying attention to where Ouyang went. He had no choice but to change his original defensive deployment. Although the emperor hinted that he could continue to find a way to capture Jiangling after Liu Taozi left, Huang Fajiu was unwilling to execute it.
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He led his army to Nanyang and asked Chunyuliang to lead his army to Mianyang, swearing to defend these two most critical places to the death.
Yuwen Yong's army then arrived. As a veteran, Yuchi Jiong was still very powerful without anyone dragging him down. He led the elite cavalry to take the lead in attacking, bypassing Nanyang City, and attacking Yi, who had come in with Liu Taozi and others.
Yangguan recaptured the place and closed the passage to the north.
Then, he and Yuwen Xian from Xiangyang attacked Nanyang from two directions.
On the side of Liang State, Quan Jingxuan, who took office again, did not dare to be so arrogant. He led the army of Zhou and Liang states toward Mianyang, advancing on both land and water.
A war between the two countries is about to break out.
When Chen Xiang was in Jiankang, after learning that Ouyang had fled, he was very angry. He ordered the arrest of Ouyang's family, but found that his family had already fled.
In a rage, he ordered the killing of several friends who had the closest contact with Ouyang on weekdays. As a result, these friends were all very famous people in the south. When they were killed, Baiyue couldn't sit still and was ready to move.
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But these things have nothing to do with Liu Taozi.
At this moment, he led the knights leisurely on the way home.
Unlike the solemn atmosphere on the front line, the atmosphere is particularly harmonious on the road heading north.
You can see many caravans everywhere, including large caravans composed of dozens of carriages, and some small merchants who only lead a spike to sell things.
Smoke rises from the village in the distance, and you can hear the sound of chickens crowing and dogs barking inside.
The turmoil in Henan is disappearing, prices have returned to stability, and the problem of thieves is no longer that big. Along the way, I have not encountered many thieves. I have encountered two group of thieves, and the number is less than ten.
Liu Taozi and others were almost all cavalrymen, and they walked very quickly.
When Liu Taozi heard the news of the arrival of the Heavenly King along the way, he often had passed.
After walking like this for a long time, Liu Taozi finally took people across the river and returned to the north of the river.
Liyang County Wharf.
Zu Ban stood here wearing thick clothes, rubbed his hands, staring at the water in the distance.
General Yuchijia stood beside him and was responsible for the welcome.
Yuchi Jia secretly glanced at the ancestor spot and hurriedly looked away.
My servant is really a strange person.
He clearly agreed to take him to Liyang to investigate the military affairs, but when he got here, he suddenly changed his words and said to welcome the lord.
Then he brought himself here, with only two of them here, plus more than 400 soldiers who were originally used to protect Zu Ban, Yuchijia could not understand what his Shizhong was going to do.
Just as I was waiting anxiously, ships gradually appeared in the distance.
Zu Ban was overjoyed and pointed at Yuchi Jia beside him, "Look, it's Your Majesty! I'll bring you to receive this merit of taking over. You should thank me!"
Yuchijia hurriedly showed a smile that was ugly than crying, "Thank you, my grandfather!"
The big ships were approaching quickly, but Zu Ban could no longer wait and hurried forward.
When Liu Taozi led everyone off the boat, Zu Ting had already knelt on the side to greet him.
"His Majesty!!!"
Liu Taozi didn't say much and arrested him.
"My grandfather, I haven't seen each other for only two months.::
"I miss Your Majesty day and night, and live like a year...:
"Okay, but why did the grandmother appear here?"
"I came to Liyang to do business. When I learned that Your Majesty was coming, I hurried to greet him."
Liu Taozi nodded, Shi Wansui helped him lead the war horse, Ouyang walked up and looked at the old man in front of him with some difficulty. Liu Taozi helped him recommend him, Ouyang Cai showed a shocked look, "So it's
Grandpa!!”
"I heard of your name many times in the south in the past!"
When the two met, Zu Ban happily rode onto the slut and followed Liu Taozi.
"Your Majesty, is everything going well this time?"
"The threat from Luozhou has been lifted, but I think the Chen people may not be able to defend their territory in Jingbei."
"oh?"
"The Chen army is approaching, and there are many generals in charge. Could it be that they can't stop the Zhou people?"
"I can't stop it."
Liu Taozi said something simple, and Zu Ban laughed, but didn't ask much.
He raised his head and said disdainfully: "Chen Xiang seems generous, but in fact he is small."
"And just remembering it, I only believe in myself and don't care about others' advice."
"If he hadn't seen his son's misconduct himself, he would have thought that his son was a rare talent. From this incident, he could see how narrow this person is!"
"While Chunyuliang was exposed to Ji Chan when Emperor Wen, Emperor Wen dared to let him lead troops alone, but what about Chen? He kept rewarding Chunyuliang, saying that he valued it, but in fact, he was unwilling to let him stay.
A place lasted for too long, and he kept changing his location and subordinates, making it difficult for him to have his own power... So he said that the Lianghuai Governor's capital had changed three times in just over a year!
"
"This time he asked His Majesty to leave. I think it's definitely not as simple as fearing His Majesty. I think he is jealous of His Majesty."
"envy?"
"After this man got the Lianghuai River, he held many ceremonies to celebrate, and even submitted a report to the temple to tell his ancestors whom he wanted to tell? Wasn't he just telling Chen Bei? He wanted to say that he was better than Chen Bei,
His Majesty took Jingbei with his men, and he would never be happy. Only by letting him do it alone and get it under his command would it be true."
"Just like some ministers in our country, they all say the righteousness of the country, but in fact they only have themselves in their hearts. If the matter is not what they do, then they would rather fail!"
Liu Taozi warned him.
"My grandpa really understands...
"After getting along with this kind of person for a long time, I know something, for example, Cui Jishu, who is like this, Liu Taozi had to interrupt his frame-up first and ask about important things.
"When I left, I heard that envoys from three countries arrived. I wonder what happened to them?"
Zu Ban hurriedly said with a stern face, "One left, two left."
"oh?"
"The envoy from Goguryeo was very rude. After arriving in Yecheng, he was restless and snatched other people's goods in the city. He wanted to use the so-called Goguryeo money to settle it.... The merchant disagreed, so he wanted to
You want to beat the other person.”
"Then what?"
"The sergeant responsible for protecting him beat him up."
"I took my own initiative and drove him out."
"The other two people, one is a Khitan envoy, called Mo Ge, and the other is a Kumoxi envoy, called Mukunya."
"I have had many contacts with the Khitan envoy, but I didn't go to see the envoys of the Xi people."
Liu Taozi wrote down these two names and then asked, "Does the ancestor want to support the Khitan?"
"No, no."
"I want the three of them to fight, so I use the two peaches to kill... Well, the second fruit kills the three soldiers!"
Zu Ban said it urgently and almost forgot to avoid it.
"How to kill?"
"The three of them want to trade with us, so we will give them a quota and let them rob, and when the winner is decided, give them another quota, and let them fight for it, and in addition, the throne,
Your Majesty can completely enthrone one of them as king and let him command the other two countries... As long as we are willing, there is a way to seize these three places at the moment, but we have to be careful of them colluding with the Turks.
It has become a hidden danger to the frontier."
"The best way is to fight themselves and have no time to be distracted. At this time, we can safely deal with the powerful enemies in the Central Plains. After peace in the world, we will cultivate people's livelihood and have our future generations to deal with them.
Chapter completed!