Gao Guiyan was beaten by the blade and screamed and begged for mercy. Just looking at the emperor's livid face, one could feel the emperor's embarrassment. This would probably be hard for most people to digest, let alone those who have always been stubborn and violent.
His Majesty the famous Emperor.
Since the founding of the Northern Qi Dynasty on the back of his father and brother's legacy, he has gone on several personal expeditions, especially his victories against powerful tribes such as Rouran and Turks in northern Saibei, which are the most praiseworthy martial arts achievements of Qi leader Gao Yang.
Not to mention how outsiders praise and praise this, Gao Yang himself is very proud of it and is quite self-respecting. Therefore, he has gradually developed arrogance in recent years, and he is not as diligent and attentive to the country's military and political affairs as in previous years.
Take this series of wars in the past as an example. Although the Heluo side won and lost in the past, and there were many twists and turns, there was still a victory in the war with the Turks to cover up and comfort people.
But now Li Boshan of the Western Wei Dynasty also defeated the Turks, and even captured the Turk leader Mu Gan Khan. After forcing the Northern Qi Dynasty to compromise and stop the army in Heluo, he turned back to Guanzhong to first quell the civil strife and then achieve extraordinary results. It was just a single move.
In this battle, he achieved a feat that Gao Yang had failed to achieve even after several expeditions to the fortress!
For Gao Yang, who is already sensitive and has strong self-esteem, this is nothing less than a naked humiliation. What is even more unacceptable is that when others personally went out to kill the Turkic Khan, he was still here like a naughty boy
Playing these killing games happily made Gao Yang so embarrassed and angry that it was difficult to face himself for a while.
As the instigator, Gao Guiyan could not help but bear Gao Yang's anger at this moment. He was filled with shame, anger and disparity, and how could he care about Gao Guiyan's identity as an elder of the same clan? The spine of the sword kept coming down, Gao Guiyan
Gui Yan's robes were torn and torn by the blade.
"Your Majesty, calm down, Your Majesty, calm down! I am wronged, I am wronged... The real guilty ones are the soldiers who attacked the Turks last year. They are them!"
In order to survive, Gao Guiyan could only transfer the emperor's anger to others. He endured the severe pain in his body and shouted repeatedly: "Yes, it's the Shangdang king and others. They set up an enemy... The Qiang thieves are fighting in Heluo."
They were exhausted, so they did not hesitate to beg our country to stop their troops and leave. Their country was in chaos and they were unable to attack the strong ones. It must be, it must be the Shangdang king and others who, although they severely damaged the Turks, refused to continue to pursue them, causing the Turks to flee westward.
, obtained by Qiang thieves!"
After Gao Yang heard this, his eyes suddenly froze, and Xuan Ji frowned and began to think, and did not bother to slap Gao Guiyan again.
Seeing that his words were effective, Gao Guiyan hurriedly said: "Your Majesty's several conquests, the Turks have suffered heavy losses and are no longer strong, so they are taken advantage of by the Qiang thieves. Just like when a person eats cake, the first nine go into the stomach, and the last one goes into the stomach.
The merit lies not in the rear but in the front! Your Majesty has already accumulated eight merits in defeating the thieves. All the generals in the past have only been able to advance two. There is no need to do anything to the Qiang thieves. Our country can gain full merit!"
"Who's coming, hurry, hurry! Summon, no, capture Ah Qi quickly, Xue Guyan enters the palace, hurry!"
Because he believed what Gao Guiyan said, Gao Yang was so angry that he didn't even want to call the generals who had gone before him, and Dangjie shouted orders. Naturally, he was no longer interested in playing games, so Dangjie ordered him to start driving.
Returning to Jinyang Palace, before leaving, he ordered the park to be demolished, and all the officials who participated in the construction were sent to Jiafang as slaves.
As for Ping Qin King Gao Guiyan, because he provided Gao Yang with a novel excuse, he was temporarily exempted from punishment and could still accompany him back to the palace.
Of course, Gao Yang knew Gao Guiyan's mentality when he made this statement and would not be easily fooled by him. But the problem was that he also needed such a set of rhetoric to maintain the solemnity and value of his series of victories outside the Great Wall.
Otherwise, Li Boshan of the Western Dynasty captured and killed the Turkic Khan in his first attack, but he did not have such a brilliant record in his successive forays. In such a comparison, how would he deal with himself and how could he be so intimidating?
However, Shangdang King Gao Huan had already gone to Yecheng at the beginning of the year after his triumphant return, while Xue Guyan was serving as the governor of Sizhou. Neither of them could be summoned so quickly. When Gao Yang returned to Jinyang Palace, because he had nowhere to vent his anger,
There is still a lot of resentment in my heart.
Originally, this information was quickly delivered to Jinyang through special intelligence channels, but because Gao Yang couldn't believe it and summoned people who had contacted the relevant information for inquiries and confirmations, the matter also spread to a small area in Jinyang.
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The powerful ministers in Jinyang generally understood the emperor's temperament and style, and could somewhat guess how the emperor felt after learning about this incident. Fearing that the emperor would lose control of his anger, several important ministers such as Pingyuan King Duan Shao and the Minister Zhao Yanshen hurriedly came.
Asking for an audience outside Jinyang Palace.
Gao Yang's mood became even worse when he heard that several important ministers were asking for an audience outside the palace, but after pondering for a while, he still managed to bring them in.
When several people came to the palace, Gao Yang lowered his eyes and looked at Duan Shao, and said in a deep voice with a bad tone: "Does the king come in so hurriedly to mock me?"
After hearing this, Duan Shao quickly shook his head, and then said: "Since the founding of the country, Your Majesty has taken strength as the body and integrity as the purpose. Anyone who disobeys will be punished. His brilliant martial arts have frightened his neighbors. The Western bandits have already been in trouble.
, the land is small and the people are weak, and it is difficult to express their strength, so they use cleverness and charm to please their neighbors. The Turks and the Qiang have been allies for a long time, and they even agreed to attack me before.
When the Turks fought with me, they knew that I was strong, so they attacked with all their strength. If they failed to exert their full strength, they would inevitably die. Li Boshan, the new man in power, had a different style of governance, and the Turks Khan could not investigate deeply, and he was off guard because of the old alliance.
, If you underestimate the enemy and are unprepared, it is natural that the army will be defeated and die. Those who judge the merits and demerits based on superficial appearances are common people's foolish tricks, so why bother!"
Hearing Duan Shao's words, Gao Yang's expression became even more soothing. Compared to Gao Guiyan's absurd arguments, Duan Shao's statement was undoubtedly more acceptable.
But he still couldn't help sighing: "There are so many stupid people in the world, but there are only a few people who can have extraordinary and wise ideas. The king once fought against the Qiangzi. According to the king's opinion, who can be called me or this disciple?"
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Duan Shao frowned slightly after hearing this question. He didn't know how to answer for a while. After a moment of silence, he saw that the emperor was still staring at him seriously. It seemed that he really hoped that he could give a fair judgment and evaluation.
"Based on his talent and ability, Li Boshan can truly be called a hero. When I fight against the rest, I must hope to defeat the enemy, but when fighting against Li Boshan, I just try my best to be undefeated. When I am eager to win, I will inevitably make mistakes, so I can only restrain myself and defend myself.
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After pondering for a long time, Duan Shao spoke again, saying frankly that when facing Li Boshan, he did not seek merit, but a conservative mentality of seeking no faults. But soon he looked at the emperor again and said: "But things can only be compared when they are classified into the same category.
Size only determines the merit. Li Boshan is indeed a famous minister of the Qiang court, but His Majesty is a heroic emperor! Although pottery has skillful workmanship, can it be compared to the quality of gold and jade?"
This somewhat tactful answer obviously did not satisfy Gao Yang. He immediately frowned and said, "If I were not the emperor, but he and I were ministers in the same court and had the same talents, who would be the predecessor?"
Duan Shao was not good at eloquence, and his previous responses were already a bit nerve-wracking. Seeing that the emperor was still asking questions relentlessly, he immediately felt embarrassed, so he turned to look at Zhao Yanshen and others who had entered the palace.
"The destiny is determined by heaven, especially when your majesty has performed extremely well and honored you. It is also the destiny of heaven. It is determined by heaven. There is no love in the world! The Qiang people have gained power in Guanxi, and they are taking advantage of the darkness of their master. If he enters our dynasty, he will not do anything.
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After Zhao Yanshen saw this, he took a step forward and used words to appease the emperor's Taoist heart, which was obviously stimulated and somewhat unbalanced.
Gao Yang was certainly not a weak and inferior emperor who needed careful care from his subordinates. The main reason why his mentality was unbalanced was that after hearing the news at first, it was a little too challenging for his cognition and experience.
Although what Duan Shao, Zhao Yanshen and others said still did not hit his mark, it also made him understand that this matter did not need to be taken too extreme. Although he was still a little unhappy in his heart, it was no longer as difficult to accept as it was at first, and even
There is still a vague feeling of being provoked again.
"Being able to kill the leader of the Hu state in one battle is an extraordinary feat! Xiang Zhi only believed that everything in the world was ordinary, so that he was lazy and lazy, and was surpassed by the Qiang people. It can be seen that if you go against the current, you will not advance.
Retreat, even though I am the emperor, I cannot slack off!"
After calming down for a while, Gao Yang pointed to his close confidant Zhao Daode in front of the palace and said: "I indulged in drunkenness and sex and neglected my ambition. From now on, if I lose control again, I will warn me with my moral stick!"
Everyone in the hall was happy after hearing this, and Zhao Daode, who was ordered by him, bowed to the ground and said excitedly: "Unexpectedly, the death of Chief Hu will make your majesty more ambitious and reborn the great nation."
Ambition, this Chief Hu died a fitting death! The late emperor knew well, and he must be happy that Mingjun will be on the throne, and his family and country will be blessed."
However, several people in the palace were not happy for long. Gao Yang's next words made their expressions change slightly: "Who is the only strong and aggressive person in the world, Qiang'er? He has gained all the achievements he made in the past, although I disdain to argue with him.
, we also need to let my subjects know who is the hero! Quickly summon Tang Yong and others to come in, gather all the troops for me in the capital, teach martial arts, and restore peace to the frontier fortress!"
He was naturally strong-willed, but he couldn't let go of this in his heart, so he decided to summon all the internal and external armies to review and lecture on military force, and also to check whether there were any border troubles on the borders that needed to be quelled with troops.
However, thanks to his continuous campaigns in the past few years, no strong enemy around the territory dared to continue provoking Northern Qi. The most attractive people outside the Great Wall were the Turks, but after the battle of Yinshan, the Turks' influence in Monan
The forces retreated to Mobei one after another.
Gao Yang wanted to go to Mobei to conquer his tribe in person, but when this idea was revealed, he was immediately dissuaded by all the ministers. Today's Turks no longer have the strength and courage to invade from the south. If only
It is definitely not a wise move to fly across the mountains and attack thousands of miles just to show off one's anger. Even the Northern Qi Dynasty is really struggling at the moment.
Just when Gao Yang was filled with ambitions and had no way to vent, and began to indulge in wine and sex, a suitable target finally appeared in his sight: Xu Sihui of Nanliang, who had previously defected to Northern Qi, reported that Chen Baxian, who had killed Wang Sengbian and took over the hegemony of Nanliang, was in trouble.
In a situation where various parties are rebelling and struggling to deal with the situation, if they send troops to cross the river to attack Jiankang at this time, Chen Baxian will be attacked from both sides and will definitely lose. A battle in Jiangnan will be determined!