Chapter 916 Fighting in the front, fighting in the rear
The men who were chasing Nan Ba by boat returned to Jiangcheng. The general quickly went to Xu Shuji to report that he had not intercepted Nan Ba. Xu Shuji was furious and scolded the young general again.
The staff around Xu Shuji quickly gave him advice: "Doctor, you must not let Nanba Shangdatian listen, otherwise your Majesty will definitely blame us."
Doctor Xu turned his head and stared: "Do you have any good ideas?"
"The journey to Nanba Road is tiring, so the speed cannot be too fast. The doctor only needs to send a messenger down the river to rush the message through the post station. He will definitely be able to get the news to Yu Gong before him. And Yu Gong and Yu Gong
Guo Ziyi has always had suspicions, and he will definitely protect you, the doctor, so that even if he goes to Jiankang to file a complaint, he will not cause waves."
"Okay, that's it, you go there in person with my letter!"
The messenger sent by Xu Shuji traveled day and night, and indeed arrived in Jiankang one day earlier than Nanba. He entered Yu Chaoen's mansion and presented Xu Shuji's letter.
After Yu Chaoen read the letter, he became furious: "This Uncle Xu has failed to achieve anything and failed more than he has done. He actually wants me to wipe his ass."
The commander of the Shence Army beside him quickly said: "Yugong, we must not let this Nanba enter Jiankang, and we must not let him see everyone, otherwise your Majesty will blame him, and Xu Shuji's position will not be guaranteed. Those officials who support Guo Ziyi
Someone must be replaced to take charge of Jingxiang. If Guo Ziyi's people are put in charge of Jingxiang, if the frontline wins the battle, the credit will have nothing to do with us."
Yu Chaoen sneered: "The entire defense force of Jiankang City is ours, how can we not stop a Nanba? You immediately send an order to the people below to strengthen the inspection at the city gate, saying it is to prevent Yong's army.
spies sneaked into Jiankang City."
In the afternoon, the entire gate of Jiankang City was under martial law. Nan Ba was still unaware of all this, so he deliberately changed into the official robe of the imperial court at the post station outside the city, led his horse and walked slowly towards the city gate.
The soldiers of the Shence Army took advantage of the interrogation to extort money from the passing people. If they didn't pay, they would be arrested as spies.
Nan Ba was born with a hatred of evil. How could he sit idly by when he saw something like this? He immediately stepped forward and angrily scolded the soldiers: "You beasts are so brave, you are exploiting the people in broad daylight."
Chengmen Lang was intimidated by Nan Ba's aura. In addition, he was wearing the official uniform of the imperial court, so he looked like he was not easy to mess with. He quickly crossed his hands and asked: "Brothers are indeed unruly. I'll wait for you."
And punish them when they go down... Uh, I wonder what position Shangguan holds and where he works?"
Nan Ba's vigilance disappeared completely here. He also thought that under the emperor's feet, no one would dare to do anything to him, a fifth-grade general.
"I am Nan Jiyun, the lieutenant general under the command of General Zhang Zhongcheng of Xiangyang City. I will let you off for now. You must remember not to bully the people in the future!"
The city gate man twirled his beard and smiled: "Are you General Nan, who is also known as Nanba?"
"It's Nan."
The city gatekeeper shouted loudly toward the top of the city: "Here comes someone! Nan Ba, the Yong Army's spy, is here, don't let him escape!"
Nan Ba suddenly realized that he had fallen into a tiger's den, but it was too late. A group of soldiers rushed out from nowhere, half-surrounding him with swords and spears.
Nan Ba argued helplessly: "You may have made a mistake. I, Nan Ba, fought tooth and nail against the bandits in Xiangyang City. How could I be a spy for the Yong Army?"
"That's right, you are the one being arrested!"
It happened that at this time, the consort Guo Yan was riding by the city gate and turned his head suddenly when he heard Nan Ba's shout. Because his father was also waiting for help in Xiangyang City at the moment, and he had not received any news in the past six months.
He couldn't help but feel anxious.
He came with his entourage on horseback and asked loudly: "What's going on?"
The general who led the troops to surround him secretly shouted that he was not good. He just wanted to fool the opponent and capture Nan Ba. He smiled and stepped forward to block Guo Yan's path. He bowed and crossed his hands with a smile and said: "It turns out he is the consort, we are arresting him."
The spies of Yong's army sneaked into the city and disturbed the prince-in-law, so he asked the prince-in-law to go this way."
After he finished speaking, he was about to take the reins of Guo Yan's horse, but Guo's consort swung his whip angrily and slapped him on his hand: "How dare you lead my horse, you bastard."
The general screamed in pain and quickly stepped aside, knowing that this man was not easy to mess with. He even dared to beat the emperor's daughter. In this case, the pain he received was in vain.
Guo Ance immediately stepped forward, and the soldiers of the Shence Army who were surrounded by three floors inside and three outside quickly made way for him. He raised his hands to Nan Ba who was surrounded in the center and asked: "Your Excellency, you are in the south of Xiangyang City."
Eighth General?”
Nan Ba understood that there was finally a turning point, and quickly crossed his hands and said: "I'm right, I don't know..."
"Well, I am Guo Ai, the sixth son of King Fenyang."
"It turned out to be the consort, thank you for the rescue." Nan Ba knew that he was out of danger, and the joy on his face was indescribable.
Guo Yan looked around and said, "This is not the place to talk. You come back to the house with me."
Naturally, the general of the Shence Army refused to let Nan Ba go, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, and even had to move Yu Chaoen out: "Prince-in-law, aren't you embarrassing the boys? This person is the criminal named by Mr. Yu to be arrested.
If you can’t catch him, we won’t be able to deal with him.”
Guo Yan said angrily: "Who is Yu Chaoen? If my father hadn't led troops to fight against the Yong army at the front, would he be able to hide comfortably in Jiankang City and boss around? Now that General Nan has come back from the front to ask for help, he still wants to
If you arrest him and put him in jail, does he really think he can confuse right and wrong and act recklessly?"
The soldiers of the Shence Army did not dare to say anything, so they had to lead the troops to withdraw. The general quickly ran to Yu Chaoen's mansion and reported to him, and even added some spice to Guo Ai's words.
Unexpectedly, Yu Chaoen was not very angry. Instead, he chuckled and said, "I remember when our family sent people to dig up Guo Ziyi's ancestral grave, Guo Ziyi turned into a turtle with a shrunken head and made people unable to do anything. I didn't expect that his son was actually a bastard."
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The general of the Shence Army stepped forward and crossed his hands and said: "Now that Nanba has entered the Prince Consort's Mansion, if he accuses Xu Shuji in front of everyone, he will be the end of Jingxiang Jiedushi."
Yu Chaoen said angrily: "I think it doesn't matter if he doesn't serve as the governor of Jingxiang. Xiangyang City can be defended, which is the credit of Guo Ziyi. If Xiangyang City is lost and Guo Ziyi and his subordinates are all beaten into the city, what will happen to him again?"
He was impeached by the remnant party of the Guo family and failed to rescue him. It would be better to give Jingxiang to the Guo party and let them decide whether to win or lose."
The generals of the Shence Army hurriedly stepped forward to slander: "Yu Gong, you must not do this! Guo Ziyi's reputation has already been at its peak. If he defends Xiangyang and repels Yong's army this time, everyone will definitely trust him more. In addition to Shen Ce, Yu Gong has
What else can the army do to maintain its foundation? By then the entire Jiangdong army will be under his control, and there will be no guarantee of safety for you or Your Majesty."
"What do you know? Your Majesty is so smart. How could you allow a man of great achievements to hold military power for a long time? You and I don't need to worry about it. Regardless of victory or defeat, Guo Ziyi will return to Jiankang City to retire and sit on the bench. But I can't do that either.
Let Guo Ziyi and the others live too comfortably. Didn't he persist in Xiangyang City for a year? There's no harm in persisting for another half a year. It's best for him to lose both sides with Yong's army, and our family will just reap the benefits... Ho ho ho ho."