Seven or eight miles south of Luan City, Yang Ye led his men and a group of civilians to search among the dilapidated camps. In this area, many people also died, and looking at the clothes of the corpses, many of them were dead. He was a former Jin official who was forcibly kidnapped and headed north.
The helmet was clamped on his waist, and there was still fatigue in his expression. He stood on the side and commanded. In the battle last night, Yang Ye killed several Khitan generals in front of and behind him, and shot and killed the Khitan general Yelv Balid. He performed extremely ferociously. .
Yang Ye's mission was to find those officials of the Later Jin Dynasty. Liu Chengyou had ignored those people before, but unexpectedly saw some surviving officials of the Later Jin Dynasty while working on his own. Only then did he react and immediately sent people to search and rescue them.
Beside him was an official, Wei Renpu.
Wei Renpu was dressed in rough old cloth, his appearance was not well taken care of, and his hair was in a messy bun, but he still had a graceful and generous look between his brows.
Extraordinary people do extraordinary things on their own. In the chaos last night, he did not panic like ordinary people. Instead, he calmly analyzed the situation and mobilized his young men to work together to attack the Khitan. His memory was very good, and he had already He had insight into the situation of the Liao soldiers guarding the surrounding areas, and attacked according to the situation, and defeated a group of Khitans without much effort. After dawn, he also organized the people, appeased people, and led them to surrender.
Wei Renpu came back with his troops, and after hearing about his situation, Liu Chengyou personally met with him. Although he did not talk in detail, in a few words, he could feel that he was extraordinary, and he was very satisfied with his organizational ability, so he immediately took charge of him.
Looking around, seeing this tragic scene, Yang Ye turned his head and said to Wei Renpu who was following him: "Mr. Wei, it seems that all the Jin Dynasty officials were killed or injured in the chaos. .Perhaps those ministers have already died..."
"I heard that the Lord of Liao attaches great importance to Feng Xianggong and others, and there are soldiers around him to protect him, so it shouldn't be like this!" Wei Renpu replied.
But Yang Ye shook his head: "Like the situation last night, with such crazy killings, it is difficult to protect themselves, how can the Khitan people risk their lives to protect the Han officials?"
Hearing this, Wei Renpu sighed and pointed to the north: "If I remember correctly, these camps are used to house senior officials of the Jin Dynasty. Let's look for them along the way."
"That's all. Your Highness has an order, and there must be a result, even if you dig through this pile of corpses."
I called a group of people and continued the search. After spending some time, I got the result.
The sun was shining, the wind continued to blow, and the bloody atmosphere on the battlefield seemed to have dissipated a lot. In a camp on the river beach, Yang Ye and Wei Renpu couldn't help but be stunned when they saw several Shi Jinzai courtiers crawling out of the hole.
On the edge of the flat river beach, red polygonum is densely covered, weeds are overgrown, dead branches and leaves are soaked in the sandy soil, and the mess of war attacks remains everywhere.
Several holes were dug in the camp. The holes were not big but deep enough to accommodate only one or two people, and the ministers were pulled out of these holes.
When the battle started last night, Feng Dao and other ministers were also in a state of panic. Although most of them had experienced the chaos caused by the rise of dynasties, such chaos in the marching camp was rare. Their sense of security was too low, and their lives were always under threat. .
Afterwards, the turmoil that was secretly expected was not suppressed. When the shouts of "kill the Hulu" were heard in the ears, the Khitan sergeants who protected them no longer cared about these Jin ministers, and scattered to death, each seeking survival. Facts
Feng Dao thanked God for his blessing, and the Khitan guards did not take advantage of the chaos to kill them...
A group of people gathered at Feng Dao, waiting for him to make up his mind on how to escape. While the Liao camp was killing people everywhere and the turmoil became more and more intense, Feng Dao was calm enough and did not panic like other people and run around, which would only lead to more deaths.
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Instead, they gathered loyal servants around the ministers, dug a deep pit in the camp, hid in it, and then covered it with a layer of wooden boards, grass, dead branches, and sprinkled with sand.
Although the drama of digging for survival was bizarre, it was unexpectedly effective. The slaves were finally dispersed by the rebels, but they survived safely. It was not until Yang Ye led his people by that he shouted for help.
They were able to survive. However, a few unlucky ones were suffocated to death in the pits, probably because the servants were too loyal and covered them up too tightly.
However, the living people could not help but cry with joy and thank God with excitement. They no longer cared about the image and demeanor of ministers. Only when you have been tested on the edge of life and death can you know the value of life.
In comparison, although the old man Feng Dao was excited, he behaved quite calmly. His body and face were all stained with mud. He slightly cleaned the mud on his white beard and walked staggeringly in front of Yang Ye.
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After all, he was old. After this night of frightening and torment, Feng Dao's body could no longer bear it. Wei Renpu saw the opportunity and immediately stepped forward to support the old man: "Mr., be careful."
"Do you know Lao Chen?" Feng Dao looked at him a little surprised.
Wei Renpu ordered someone to hand him a water bag and said to him: "I am Wei Renpu. I was originally a junior official in the Privy Council. I was fortunate enough to see my true face."
"Are you Wei Renpu? I am in the center and have heard about it." After looking at Wei Renpu for a few times, Feng Dao showed a tired smile and said this. However, it is unknown whether he has really heard of it.
After taking a sip of water, Feng Dao raised his hand to Yang Ye and said, "Thank you, General, for saving your life."
"You don't need to thank me. If you want to thank me, just thank His Highness!" Yang Ye returned the gift and said, "If Your Highness hadn't ordered a search, I'm afraid all the princes would have been buried here forever."
"Your Highness?" Feng Dao opened his old eyes and asked urgently: "May I ask General, you are the Longqi Army, under the command of the second prince of Hedong!"
Although it was a question, Feng Dao's tone was very affirmative. When he received Yang Ye's affirmative reply, the old man directly got rid of Wei Renpu's support. He didn't know which direction Liu Chengyou was, so he simply bowed towards Taiyuan in the west to express his gratitude.
When the other ministers learned that Liu Chengyou had saved their lives, they followed suit. After recovering a little, they all expressed their gratitude. In front of all the soldiers and people Zhuang, their mouths were full of praise for Liu Chengyou.
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As for whether it was sincere or not, that is open to question. After all, it was Liu Chengyou who launched the attack that caused their fear and pain that night. Otherwise, in the Liao camp, with their status and identity, they could still
It was a very nourishing life.
Of course, they are always grateful. As far as the current situation is concerned, at least they don't have to go to the Northern Kingdom to be the Khitan's ministers and become ghosts in foreign lands in the future. And based on their status and qualifications, they will definitely be treated kindly by Liu Zhiyuan, almost After the rise of the next dynasty, the old ministers of the previous dynasty were treated like this. This time, it was not about "usurping" the country.
In the future, in Liu Zhiyuan's new dynasty, they will always get some benefits. Even if they don't have actual posts, they will still have some lords. When the dynasty is stable, it is not impossible to become a general. As for those who died, they can only blame their luck. Unfortunately, in these troubled times, bad luck is a sin.
In addition to these people rescued by Yang Ye, there were many other Jin officials who survived.
Feng Dao, Li Song, Zhao Ying, Feng Yu, Li Huan, He Ning, Xu Taifu, Tao Gu... This is a list of Jin ministers submitted to Liu Chengyou. There are quite a few people. After all, they almost represent The entire Shi Jin court.
However, apart from Feng Dao, Liu Chengyou had basically never heard of him. That Tao Gu seemed to have some impression.
Liu Chengyou did not receive these ministers for the time being, but ordered them to be properly placed. It was not that he did not pay attention to them, but that he was too tired. After leaving all the affairs to Zhang Yanwei, Guo Rong, and Xiang Xun, he lay down and fell into a deep sleep. .