"Don't worry, dear brother, as long as I, Old Cheng, are here, the King of Han will always give us some respect. If we make more contributions, won't it be easy to gain wealth?"
Dear brother, take a look at Xu Maogong again. He is flaunting his power in the pass. He has nothing to do with the Han Dynasty. It can be seen that the King of Han is still as he was in the past, and he cherishes his talents very much. "
Even if Qin Qiong half-believed Cheng Dabeard's words, he could only smile a little at this time, otherwise what else could he do? Of course, the two had known each other for many years, and he instinctively felt that Cheng Dabeard's words were not entirely true, but he couldn't help it.
To expose it, we can only guard against it secretly.
Among the people who surrendered from Henan, Qin Qiong is the well-deserved leader.
In fact, no matter where he went, this man was a leader among people. When he was under Zhang Xutuo, he was highly regarded by Zhang Xutuo. After he returned to Li Mi, Li Mi believed in him without a doubt.
When Wang Shichong arrived, Wang Shichong treated him very politely and even appointed him as one of his personal army commanders.
Since he surrendered to the Tang Dynasty, Li Jiancheng had also valued him very much. If it weren't for the fact that Henan surrendered people were always provoking troubles and making them unfit for reuse, Qin Qiong would have easily found a good position in the East Palace.
Qin Qiong, who was implicated, had no complaints and even asked to restrain Henan's surrender, which made Li Jiancheng very happy.
This person is not only able to make suggestions for himself, but he can also share his worries and worry about other people's difficulties, which is really rare.
What he didn't know was that his predecessors almost all thought the same way, but the final result was hard to say because Qin Qiong had never had the blood of his old master on his hands, but as soon as the old master died, he could immediately change the family.
He frequently switched between the roles of an official and a gangster, and it was as natural as eating and drinking. Except for Cheng Zhijie, a bearded man, the others were a little bit short-sighted and couldn't keep up with others.
Even when Lu Bu, a slave of the third surname, faced this man, he was probably useless except for his strength value.
It can be said that Li Jiancheng trusted Qin Qiong very much, because the Henan surrender in Tongguan was suppressed by Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie. Although minor troubles continued, unlike when Li Junxian almost caused a mutiny before, the military morale was still stable.
But when the Jin army crossed the river at lightning speed and occupied Feng Yi, and easily captured Huayin, completely cutting off the connection between Tongguan and Chang'an and other departments along the river, Tongguan was completely confused.
With Li Jiancheng's style, we just held a meeting here to study whether the Jin army should go to the rescue when they attack Feng Yi, and whether the Jin army in front of the pass is bluffing. There are quite a lot of people there, so why don't we still do it?
As usual, just wait and see what happens, King Qin will not let Feng Yi fall into the hands of the Jin army anyway.
After all, Li Shenfu was part of King Qin's party...but news of Huayin's fall had already spread over there.
The strategic environment of Tongguan suddenly became bad. The reason why Tongguan is called a pass rather than a city is because the terrain here is difficult and conducive to the garrison of soldiers, but it is not suitable for people to live.
In addition, Tongguan is closed to the outside but not to the inside. The east side is strong, but the west side is much looser.
At that time, Qu Tutong led his troops to garrison Tongguan. After Li Yuan led his troops across the river, the Tongguan natural barrier lost most of its effect. In fact, Tongguan was lost soon, and it was attacked from the west.
Under attack from both sides, the Tongguan garrison panicked. When Li Jiancheng convened everyone to discuss military affairs, the messy suggestions suddenly disappeared.
Apart from scolding Li Shenfu for his incompetence, there is only one way to go and wait for help.
When something bad happened, Li Jiancheng could no longer trust the people from Henan in Guanzhong. The place where they were stationed was originally in the east, and was in charge of the prince Zhan Shi Li Gang, with Qin Qiong, Cheng Zhijie and others as his assistants.
In these days, they began to be transferred frequently. For example, Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie were separated, one in the east and the other in the west. They gathered together to drink at this time, which was a real violation of military orders.
The rest, such as Hao Xiaode, Wu Heita, Yang Defang and others, were transferred away and scattered throughout Tongguan. Everyone actually understood that they were on guard against them leading troops to cause chaos.
They were naturally very angry, and felt that if Li Da couldn't trust them, he would just let them go. Why should he be so disrespectful to his wife? It was really inappropriate.
Most of them were thinking, if the Emperor Wang hadn't attacked so urgently that day, how could we have come to seek refuge with Li Yuan?
Well, it is inevitable that the military morale of the people in Henan will be unstable. At today's situation, you don't care whether you treat them well or badly. As long as there is a slight disturbance, these people will definitely be frightened, and then they will attack or turn around and run away.
, it all depends on where the wind comes from...
This is an inevitable event, not an accidental occurrence, just like Li Po who was in Chang'an was very sure that there was no need to attack at all, Tongguan would have to mess up its position first.
For example, Xu Shiji and Zhang Liang dared to attack Li Shentong's Chinese army in front of the formation. This shows the general behavioral logic of Henan generals these days.
In any case, Qin Qiong's prestige among the people in Henan... Well, at least he didn't think twice among the generals who were surrendered at Tongguan, even if it was this guy and Cheng Zhijie who sold everyone to Li Yuan.
But after Li Jiancheng was surrendered, Qin Qiong and Qin Shubao got along best, and everyone naturally followed his lead.
After the test was over, Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie finally came together. Just like they had done before when they escaped Wang Shichong's army to surrender Li Jiancheng, they lowered their voices and began to make plans one by one.
They are already very experienced at this rhythm, and they don't have any psychological burden at all after doing this a lot.
It's just that this time Cheng Zhijie is slightly different from the past. It would be better if he can either sacrifice the pass or capture Li Jiancheng, or even both.
Qin Qiong was not willing to take risks, and his words were similar to those in the past. Prince Li Jiancheng was pretty good to their brothers, and it was barely acceptable to offer the pass. After all, the general trend was like this, and he was forced to have no choice. However, it was very unsatisfactory to lead the troops to seek Li Jiancheng's bad luck.
Kind-hearted, but also suspected of being ungrateful.
Even Cheng Zhijie, who was as thick-skinned as a city wall, blushed a little for this guy at this time. You said you were afraid of being killed by Li Jiancheng's cronies when you tried to get Li Jiancheng's idea. We can still discuss it, but are you calling me ungrateful?
Not to mention others, after hearing this, Duke Wei or Emperor Wang, will they return to their souls and argue with you Qin Dalang? And did Pei Renji also die unjustly?
As a result, Cheng Zhijie spent a lot of time to persuade Qin Qiong to nod. When Lao Cheng left Qin Qiong's residence, not drunk but thirsty, he turned around and thought about it carefully, and immediately started to curse her.
It's still the same as those times before, when all the bad guys fell for me, Qin Shubao is still the kind-hearted and brotherly Qin Dalang.
This was just a private discussion between the two of them. If there were others around, Qin Qiong would probably agree only if everyone came together to persuade him.
Cheng Dabeard left melancholy. You said it was Qin Qiong who invited him over to discuss the matter. In the end... even if the big guy succeeds in the matter, the mastermind will definitely be Cheng Dalang.
Qin Qiong just couldn't bear to complain and was forced to join him. Look, this is the gap. Cheng Dabeard has a lot of eyes, so he can naturally understand the truth. How can he feel happy in his heart?
Since the fall of Huayin, news of the fall of Chang'an has been circulating in Tongguan. Even with the efforts of the prince's confidants to suppress it, the morale of the army will inevitably be shaken.
That's right, at this juncture, not only the people in Henan are ready to take action, but other generals of the defending army are also panic-stricken.
On the other side of Tongguan, there were two people sitting opposite each other.
Just take a quick look and you will see that the demeanor of these two people and the likes of Qin Qiong and Cheng Zhijie belong to two different worlds.
A man in his forties or fifties, but in good spirits, sat there with his posture as straight as a pine tree, his hands clasped on his lower abdomen, his eyes clear and solemn, as if he were a distinguished guest. At a glance, he knew he was a disciple of the Confucius family.
The other one is in his thirties, with a light robe and slow belt, a tall figure, a handsome face, and a scholarly scent, but also heavy traces of military service.
These two people are famous figures not only in Tongguan, but also in Chang'an, Xijing.
The elder's name is Wang Gui, a fellow villager of Li Po, from Fufeng County, and his ancestral home is Taiyuan. Do you think this fellow is a solid fellow?
This man's experience is legendary. He is the grandson of Wang Sengbian, the famous prime minister of Nanliang. After the fall of Nanliang, his family gradually integrated into the Guanxi clan.
This man first went to the former Sui Dynasty secretary to introspect and served as Taichang Zhiliang. Later, he was implicated by Han Wang Yang Liang and fled to the mountains to live in seclusion for more than ten years. During this period, it is said that he had good friends with Du Ruhui, Fang Xuanling and others, but I don’t know whether it is true or not.
, who would go to the mountains to visit him often, are you free?
Moreover, it was the prince Li Jiancheng who heard about his talents and enlisted him in the East Palace as an official. If he had a good relationship with Fang Du, he should have entered the Qin Palace long ago, right?
Wang Gui not only abides by etiquette, but also occupies a place in the Kansai literary world. He has a good reputation. Li Jiancheng respects him very much. Now he has been accepted by the prince, participated in secrets and drafted documents, and is one of the backbone figures in the prince's party.
The other person is not bad either, Wei Ting is the same, Wei's Yongzhou lineage has lasted for ten thousand years, and Wei Dai's father's origins need not be elaborated here.
He was also a staunch supporter of the prince's party. At that time, he served as the prince's left guard hussar and inspected the prince's left guard's rate. For today's prince Li Jiancheng, he is much more important than Wang Gui.
But Wei Ting was also unlucky. He followed Sang Xianhe out of seclusion and was defeated by the enemy in the battle at Fengling Ferry. Sang Xianhe escaped faster. Wei Ting became the rear guard because of his position and almost lost his way.
He took it and fled back to Tongguan in embarrassment. He was slightly injured and it took him a whole winter to recover.
Therefore, Wei Ting's complexion was still not very good at this time. If the military situation was not urgent, and the prince also very much needed him to communicate with the Wei family in the court, lest the Wei family completely fall to the side of King Qin, otherwise, he should have returned long ago.
It is appropriate for the capital to recuperate.
The two of them were sitting across the table. There was no food or wine on the table, only the smoke was rising from the tea soup. This was Wei Ting's residence. Looking at Wang Gui, who was much older than himself, Wei Ting secretly guessed his identity.