Chapter 79
: A fierce general makes a scene in the school military field, and wise men plot to seize Yizhou City (1)
Author: Fu Jiangshan
: A fierce general makes a scene in the school military field, and wise men plot to seize Yizhou City (1)
Under the leadership of Yun Zixiao, Yang Ye led the team to the Song camp. Zhao Guangyi led everyone to welcome him out of the camp. When Yang Ye and others saw that Zhao Guangyi personally deigned to greet him, they were so moved that they knelt on the ground and shouted.
Long live! Yun Zixiao also bowed deeply and said: "In the official family, I am lucky enough to live up to my duties and come here to deliver my order!"
Zhao Guangyi stepped forward quickly and said to Yun Zixiao: "Your hard work has been great this time. When my class teacher returns to Beijing, you will be rewarded generously!" After he finished speaking, his eyes stayed on Yang Ye and others, with a look on his face.
He was a little overjoyed. He picked up Yang Ye with both hands and said: "Old General Yang, if you understand the great righteousness and come to submit to me, the Song Dynasty, it is a blessing for me and the world! I hope the old general can ignore the past grudges.
From now on, I will share all my worries with you."
Yang Ye's eyes were full of tears and he said sincerely: "I am just a martial artist. Thanks to the officials who value me so much, I can only repay your kindness by smearing my liver and brain!" As he spoke, he inadvertently looked at Pan Mei next to Zhao Guangyi, and he couldn't help but look sad.
Slightly embarrassed.
Pan Mei suppressed her grief and said with a smile: "General Yang, there are no eyes for swords and guns on the battlefield. Although the dogs died under your sword, they were each their own masters. I will never blame you. But I hope that you and I can work together in the future.
Serve the Song Dynasty and share the worries of the officials."
Yang Ye was moved and said: "General Pan is really magnanimous. Yang Ye admires him!"
Seeing that the sun had set, Zhao Guangyi waved his hand and said: "General Yang, it's getting late. You and your soldiers have been fighting fiercely for days, and you must be exhausted. Go and rest tonight. I'll have something to discuss with you tomorrow.
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Yang Ye nodded, bowed deeply, and left with his men. Then Zhao Guangyi waved to Pan Mei and others, and everyone went back to their tents to rest. Yun Zixiao was about to leave, but Zhao Guangyi hurriedly said:
"Yun Tongpan, please stay here first. I have something to tell you."
When Yun Zixiao heard this, he stopped in a hurry and asked: "Guan, I wonder if you have anything you need me to do. I will definitely live up to the high expectations of the officials."
At this time, a gust of evening wind blew by, and Zhao Guangyi trembled slightly, and said with a wry smile: "I am getting old, and I can't bear the slightest bit of wind and cold. You and I should go into the tent and talk." Yun Zixiao responded, and followed.
Zhao Guangyi entered the big tent.
Zhao Guangyi walked into the tent, sat on a sandalwood chair, looked at Jinyang City from a distance, and seemed to be thinking in his heart. Yun Zixiao stood next to Zhao Guangyi, observing his words and saying: "Guan, our army has been besieging the city for several months, and Jinyang City has already been
The food and grass are exhausted, are you worried about how to restore the livelihood of the people in the city?"
"Restore?" Zhao Guangyi smiled slightly, "Yun Tongpan, Jinyang's people's livelihood is now in decline. Most of the people in Jinyang are survivors of the Northern Han Dynasty. Restoration alone cannot solve the fundamental problem!"
Yun Zixiao felt a little confused and said: "Then according to the official's opinion, what should we do?"
Zhao Guangyi did not answer directly, but asked: "Yun Tongpan, Jinyang is an unusual place. It has been able to produce many powerful emperors and generals since ancient times. Why do you think this is so?"
Yun Zixiao said leisurely: "The official family, according to the humble ministers' opinion, has no more than three reasons. First, although Jinyang is a battleground for military strategists, its walls are tall and strong, making it easy to defend but difficult to attack. Therefore, once
If someone occupies this place, he will be able to gain hegemony. Secondly, the people in Jinyang are prosperous, and there are so many people studying literature and martial arts, so heroes will naturally emerge in large numbers. Thirdly, Jinyang is where the dragon veins are located, and has the aura of an emperor, so many emperors emerged."
Zhao Guangyi smiled and said, "Yun Tongpan is really brilliant, and his analysis is exactly what I want. Since you can explain the reason in one sentence, why don't you still understand what I am thinking and worrying about?"
Yun Zixiao thought for a moment, his face suddenly changed, and his voice trembled slightly, "Your Majesty... Official, could it be you... you want to destroy Jinyang City? Although the city is empty, there are still hundreds of thousands of people living in it! If you really destroy Jinyang, how should these people deal with it?"
Zhao Guangyi said confidently: "Of course I will not treat the people badly. I have considered this matter and will move these Northern Han survivors to Bianliang. On the one hand, it will make Tokyo more prosperous, and on the other hand, it will prevent them from separatizing Jinyang. If you become my enemy, won't you kill two birds with one stone?"
Yun Zixiao saw that Zhao Guangyi said so firmly and knew that further persuasion would be useless, so he could only say: "Since the officials have made long-term plans, I have no objections. I just hope that the officials will move the people out first before destroying the city, and don't let innocent people The people died in vain.”
Zhao Guangyi smiled and said: "This is natural, otherwise I would have ordered the massacre of the city long ago!"
Yun Zixiao breathed a sigh of relief and said, "The officials are merciful, but the humble ministers are overly worried."
Zhao Guangyi waved his hand and said: "Yun Tongpan, you have been working very hard these days, and I am a little tired. You should go down and rest first."
Yun Zixiao bowed deeply and said: "Thank you, official! I'm sorry to leave." As he said this, he backed out of the big tent, closed the curtain, looked up at the majestic Jinyang City, and felt an inexplicable sadness and sadness in his heart. have no choice.
Beside the kitchen, many fire-headed soldiers were chatting with each other around the bonfire. One of the young soldiers whispered to everyone: "Brothers, have you heard? Tomorrow we will start the expedition, and the officials want to conquer the Liao Kingdom. , go straight to the Sixteenth Prefecture of Yanyun!"
An older soldier sighed and said, "Oh, are you telling the truth? This time the Zhao Guan family led troops to conquer the Northern Han Dynasty in person, and the attack lasted for several months. It is not unusual for the Guan family to be away from the capital for so long. Come on! Now that the Emperor of the Northern Han Dynasty has surrendered, why does he continue the Northern Expedition?"
A thin soldier next to him complained: "The officials want to fight, they are crazy! No one can stand this kind of fighting! Not to mention the brothers who are charging into the battle, even those of us who cook can't stand it. I can’t go on anymore! I was thinking that after this battle, after receiving the reward, I would get married to my little lady, but it seems like I won’t be able to go back for a while!”
Yun Zixiao happened to pass by here at this time, and he heard the conversation of several people word by word. He strolled up to several people and asked: "Everyone, the news about the Northern Expedition to Liao Kingdom is top secret in the army. Except for the officials and a few important people, no one else will know. Where did you get the news?"
Everyone was a little panicked by Yun Zixiao's question. They all looked at the young soldier and said, "Yes, who did you hear this from? Do you take this seriously?"
The young soldier hurriedly explained: "Just now, the King of Wugong County thought that the food in the army was not good, so he specially sent someone to ask the kitchen to open a small stove for him. At that time, you were all working, and I was the only one who had nothing to do, so I sent food and wine to Chitose. I went. But I heard that Chitose was discussing matters with others in the tent, so I didn’t dare to go in, so I happened to hear about the Northern Expedition to Liao Kingdom outside the door."
Seeing that he didn't seem to be lying, Yun Zixiao nodded slightly and continued to ask: "Then did you hear clearly who was discussing matters with Qiantose in the tent?"
The young soldier scratched his head and tried hard to remember for a long time. Finally he shook his head and said in embarrassment: "Sir, the people discussing the matter with Chitose seem to be Lord Yuhou Cuihan in front of the palace, and Lord Liu Wenchang, the military commander of Tianxiong Army. However,
I am a little fire-headed soldier, and I don’t know many adults, so I am just guessing and cannot be taken seriously!”
Yun Zixiao frowned slightly and fell into deep thought. He inexplicably felt that something was wrong, but he couldn't tell what the problem was. He stood with his hands behind his hands, pondered for a long time, and then said: "I am just asking casually.
As for who Chitose is discussing with, it's not our business, so I'll take my leave." After saying that, he stared at Jinyang City again and walked to his tent sadly.
Chapter completed!