The Romance of a Gentleman in the Sui and Tang Dynasties Chapter 655 The lower officials and the soldiers and people in the city have been waiting for the king for a long time
Chapter 655 The lower officials and the soldiers and people in the city have been waiting for the king for a long time
Chapter 655
Wang Fubao, Gao Shixing's favorite general, has now become the person in charge of the defense of Jincheng Palace. After being ambushed by a night attack late last night, he fought his way out and led the remaining soldiers to escape back to the city.
When he heard that Gao Shixing, who led another group of troops to attack the Zhenfu Army, had been killed on the battlefield, Wang Fubao burst into tears and couldn't help himself. Full of frustration, he thought he would be punished by the king for being defeated.
However, he did not expect that King Dou Jiande would comfort him and tell him that he would personally lead the cavalry in the city and quietly gallop out to harass the Zhenfu army.
Hearing Dou Jiande's pleasant words handing over the defense to him, Wang Fubao felt a little uneasy. He didn't expect that the king would trust him so much.
You know, some time ago, someone impeached their boss Gao Shixing for disobeying the king's order, and he was almost arrested and imprisoned, and he was also demoted two ranks.
It was only when the king demobilized almost all the cavalry in the city and fled north, accompanied by the king's trusted ministers, that Wang Fubao finally felt that something was wrong.
But at this moment, the four gates of the palace in the north of Jincheng Palace were closed. Even if Wang Fubao wanted to find someone to discuss, he could only find Liu Bin, the deputy in charge left by the king.
Following Dou Jiande's orders, Liu Bin was left to assist Wang Fubao, but he was not as tough or loyal as Dou Jiande imagined.
The king just poured beans out of a bamboo tube and had no intention of leaving the city to attack the Fu army, because the king fled north and took his family members with him.
Wang Fubao was shocked after receiving the news. He managed to open the palace door and entered the palace. Only then did he confirm that Liu Bin had not lied. Dou Jiande, the king of Daxia, had already run away with his wife and children...
He ran away. The majestic lord of Daxia, with tens of thousands of troops and a city to defend, actually ran away like this.
This news really made Wang Fubao feel bad. Fortunately, he had Liu Bin, a man from Zhongshushe who was afraid of death but resourceful.
Liu Bin immediately persuaded Wang Fubao to block the news and never let the armies in the city know about it. Otherwise, it would definitely be a chaos among the armies. By then, who knows what kind of chaos would be caused.
Then he asked Wang Fubao what he was going to do. Wang Fubao was not stupid at all. This made it clear that the boss saw that the situation was overwhelming and ran away even though there were still hundreds of thousands of troops.
Could it be that I, Wang Fubao, could win the victory? Therefore, Wang Fubao naturally expressed in a subtle way that there was nothing he could do.
Liu Bin went straight in. Since he couldn't win, the king escaped. The king escaped, and I entrusted you with the general power. If it is for the sake of the hundreds of thousands of people in Jincheng Palace, please ask the general to make sacrifices for everyone.
The most important point is, would you, General Wang, gain greater benefits by surrendering the city, or would it be more valuable to hand over a chaotic Jincheng Palace?
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With the persuasion of Liu Bin and Wang Fubao's confidant generals, Wang Fubao also struggled a little in his heart and quickly adjusted his mentality.
However, how to get on the line with the Zhenfu Army is a problem. You can't just rush to the Zhenfu Army camp and go to the ground to prostrate yourself to show surrender. In this way, the level and level are really too high. A bit too low-end.
At this time, Liu Bin once again took the initiative to stand up and came up with a brilliant idea. He was willing to quietly leave the city and work as a lobbyist for General Wang. The reason...
Gao Shixing was your benefactor, General Wang. Now that he was killed in the battle, he went out of the city to take General Gao's body back to the city. With the kindness of General Wang, he could also take the opportunity to inquire about the Zhenfu Army.
Wang Fubao naturally agreed with this policy, so Liu Bin, a member of Zhongshushe, took on the responsibility of an envoy and hurried to the Zhenfu Army's military camp to explain his purpose.
As expected, Yang Qian, who was already suspicious of Xia's cavalry fleeing north, decided to summon him personally for questioning.
Liu Bin, who was in his early forties and had a good appearance, stepped into the Chinese army's tent. Facing the eyes of a group of civil and military officials from the Zhenfu army, he bowed his head to Yang Qian respectfully.
"Liu Bin, a criminal official of the Great Sui Dynasty and the former magistrate of Nanpi County of the Great Sui Dynasty, paid homage to His Highness the King of Tang. The officials and the soldiers and civilians in the city have been waiting for Master Wang for a long time..."
"..." Yang Qian looked at the Xia envoy. He revealed his identity in such a way that Yang Qian immediately understood. "Without courtesy, get up and answer."
Seeing Yang Qian's gaze, Changsun Wuji, the commander of the Zhenfu Army who had been cooperating with Yang Qian for a long time, jumped out again.
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After three strikes, five divided by two, Liu Bin reported the situation in the city, including the fact that Dou Jiande had fled with his family and confidants, leaving only a handful of ministers, workers, soldiers and civilians in the Jincheng Palace who did not know the inside story. He also frankly disclosed the news.
The civil and military officers of the suppressing Fu army fell into a deep silence, especially those generals who were gearing up and looking forward to conquering the city and making new achievements. At this moment, every expression on their face seemed very dull.
How to describe this? It's like a group of bandits, planning for a long time, lying in wait all night, waiting for a fully armed escort car, everyone mustered up the courage to fight out.
The other party suddenly became scared and quickly threw away their weapons, saying that heroes, please accept us into the army...
This is all going nowhere, and there is no sense of accomplishment at all.
However, for civil servants who don't like fighting and killing very much, and are more eager to convince people with reason and morality, both of them have their eyes shining at this moment.
The mood of Yang Qian, the leader of the Suppressing Fu Army, seems a bit complicated. He feels that Dou Jiande is unkind and would rather travel thousands of miles to join Shibi Khan than surrender to himself. What do you mean?
Are you looking down on me or something?
Of course, if Wang Fubao can really surrender the city, it will also be able to greatly reduce the casualties of the officers and soldiers for the Zhenfu Army, and it will also be easier to appease the soldiers and civilians of Hebei to return home.
Putting aside Dou Jiande, an old man who is greedy for life and afraid of death, it is only right to first appease Liu Bin, as well as the Xia soldiers and civilians in the Jincheng Palace.
At noon that day, Liu Bin drove an ox cart covered with white cloth and slowly drove into the city. Not only Liu Bin came, but also Changsun Wuji, a confidant of His Highness the King of Tang.
With the arrival of Changsun Wuji, not only Gao Shixing's body was brought, but also His Highness the Tang Dynasty's promise to Wang Fubao.
This made Wang Fubao's hanging heart finally fall to the ground. After that, he summoned those civil and military officials who were still in Jincheng Palace to discuss matters in the palace.
A group of civil and military officials from Xia State, who did not know that Dou Jiande had already led his cavalry and fled north, heard that Wang Fubao, who was responsible for the defense of Jincheng Palace on the king's order, summoned them and rushed to the palace as quickly as possible.
At this moment, Changsun Wuji also noticed that Wang Fubao, who was sitting on the main seat, seemed a little uneasy, and he couldn't help but comfort him with gentle words.
"General Wang, there is no need to worry. Now that the Xia Kingdom is over, the king has abandoned the country and fled north, and almost all of his close ministers have gone with him. How can the remaining civil and military officials of the Xia Kingdom come back after learning the truth?
Die for Dou Jiande?"
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