Cao Guangbi is dead! And it died more than a year ago!

After hearing the news, Zhao Gou and Zong Bi were dumbfounded.

"This must be the conspiracy of Yang Qi and Cao Er! They want to trick me into moving my troops to the south, so they can take advantage of the situation to go south! Zong Bi thought: "Fake news! It must be fake news! If this news is true, then what have I been fighting with a dead man this year? Or are you fighting a? How can there be such a ridiculous thing in the world! ”

"It's probably fake news!" Zhao Gou also calculated: "Which capable person must be sent north, and inquire about Yang Qicao Er's intentions." ”

If the enemies of the Han court were suspicious and speculated after hearing the news, then the soldiers of the southern front of the Han army were even more like seeing the mountains collapse! And many people's reactions after hearing the news were similar to those of Zong Bi and Zhao Gou, thinking: "It's fake, right?" ”

How could a man like Dai Yue, who had stood tall in several extremely dangerous battles, die so easily? They couldn't believe it.

But the news that came one after another was so cruel: the Daimyo's Mansion was mourned, Tanggu hung a white lantern, and the defense of the Yellow River Front was officially taken over by Yang Kaiyuan, and even the smoke of the war in the northwest had subsided a lot. All signs seem to prove Cao Guangbi's death.

"The second general died......"

There was hesitation in the army of the Great Han! This effect was not only present in the armies of the Yellow River Front, in fact, almost all Han soldiers felt the loss to varying degrees! Cao Guangbi's influence is too great and too extensive! He is one of the founders of the central army system, and the local major military forces are also involved, the Weinan Zhongwu Army was under his command, the head of the Shaanxi Army Liu Qi is his uncle-in-law, the northern Jin army also has his old department, and Taiyuan's defense and civil customs are the foundation he laid, in addition to Shi Kang, Xu Wen and other important generals, also have a close relationship with him. As for the generals below the rank of lieutenant general, there are countless people who come from his subordinates. If Cao Guangbi's influence on the military is unmatched in the entire Han Dynasty, it is by no means an empty word. From the beginning of the grass creation period, to the formal establishment of the Han army, to the anti-Jin brigade in Jin and Shaanxi, to the division of the Song army, all of them have a deep relationship with him - although the Hu Department represented by Xiao Tienu has repeatedly performed miraculous feats in recent years, even Xiao Tienu has to admit that the Han army influenced by Cao Guangbi is the main body of the Han army, and has to admit that the reason why he can establish miraculous achievements is inseparable from Cao Guangbi's role in stabilizing the situation in the rear. The pattern of Cao Han as the middle and Xiao Hu as the outside has not changed since the formation of the Han Dynasty! But now that Cao Guangbi is dead, the already clear world pattern is like being cut by a bolt of lightning, and there are many major variables in an instant.

However, these variables are all issues that are still considered by those who are still rational, and Cao Guangbi's brothers all lost their temper when they heard the news.

Yang Kaiyuan was the first to hear the news and the first to calm down, Cao Guangbi's death has caused a terrible flaw in the Han army, and now he must replace Cao Guangbi to shoulder the heavy responsibility of the Yellow River defense line, he can't have half a point. After a period of grief, he quickly persuaded himself to recover and wrote his own book, telling his brothers and Di Yu the bad news.

It is said that after Zhi Yanchong heard the news in Taiyuan, his first reaction was to almost kill the messenger, and then scolded the messenger for talking nonsense and miscommunication, and only after seeing that the letter was written by Yang Kaiyuan himself did he cry bitterly, and immediately went to the Daimyo Mansion to see the second brother for the last time. Han Fang and the others didn't dare to persuade him, but fortunately he had Zhi Yunwen by his side, although he was not very old, he was loved by Zhi Yanchong, and Zhi Yanchong couldn't lose his temper with this son, so he took the lead in hugging and persuading him, so that Zhi Yanchong gradually calmed down.

Ouyang Shi heard the news at about the same time as Zhi Yanchong, when he heard the news, his father-in-law was by his side, Chen Fengshan was overjoyed when he heard the news: "Wonderful, wonderful!" In this way, the surname Yang will have one less arm to help, and we will be more advantageous in the future. Seeing that Ouyang Shi's expression was not good, he hurriedly asked, "What's wrong with you, son-in-law?" Ouyang Shi said angrily: "Are you a pig and dog with no humanity at all!" Get lost! He scolded Chen Fengshan.

Aluman was in the northeast, and when he heard the news, he had some grief, and Xiao Tienu's reaction was also very strong, because of his injury, he had been quitting drinking for a long time, and he was drunk despite the dissuasion, and he ignored military affairs for more than a month. After hearing the news, the Xia army was overjoyed, and planned a counterattack in many ways, but unfortunately at this time they had no sharp knives in their hands, and the attack was weak, and they could not recover the Keyi Gate of Lingzhou to the east and north, and they could not defeat Liu Qi to the west and south, and finally it became a stalemate.

As for Yang Yingqi, after receiving Yang Kaiyuan's letter, he tightened his heart, and if he was killed by a knife, he locked himself up again, and there was no movement all night. Zhao Ju'er didn't know what was written in the letter at first, but it was an emergency military situation from the south, and she knew that her husband always needed someone to think quietly when he encountered something difficult to decide, so she didn't bother him. Soon I heard the news of Cao Guangbi's death from another channel, so I panicked and broke into the door desperately, only to see Yang Yingqi muttering to the wall alone in the dark, as if he was talking to someone, but where was there someone opposite him? I thought to myself, "Shichiro won't fall for evil, right?" Hurriedly lit the lamp and called, "Shichiro! Shichiro! Are you okay? ”

Yang Yingqi shivered, and fell down, Zhao Cheng'er hurriedly called his family to rescue him, and hurriedly asked the doctor to come to the rescue, after applying the needle and medicine, Yang Yingqi woke up slowly, stayed at the ceiling for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Where is the prince?" What about the Queen? ”

Zhao Tanger'er has been serving since he fainted, how can he have time to pay attention to these? But I heard Lin Yu next to her: "The queen heard the news of the death of the second uncle and was crying in the harem." Brother Wu was accompanying her. ”

Yang Yingqi nodded his head up and down, and said somehow: "Okay, good ......" After a while, he asked again: "What time is it?" Lin Yudao was noon, and Yang Yingqi said: "Help me up, I want to go to the front." ”

Zhao Ju'er exclaimed, "What are you going to do?" But seeing that he looked very resolute, he did not dare to ask any more questions.

Yang Yingqi struggled to get up, and when he got out of bed, his body shook and almost fell, but fortunately, he was able to stand firm thanks to his wife and son. Zhao Cheng'er dressed him, and Yang Yingqi passed down the order to summon the ministers and the generals in Tanggu to discuss the matter.

When he arrived at the conference hall, Chen Zhenghui's face was pale, his eyes were red, Zhang Hao, Guo Hao and An Tahai were also speechless, but Yang Yingqi had no sadness on his face, Chen Xian saw it, and said in his heart: "The prime minister is so good-hearted!" Live up to his reputation for 20 years! ”

Yang Yingqi looked around at the scene and said, "The matter of the second brother, everyone must know." Heaven has sent a calamity, and it is beyond the power of man. But as important ministers of the country, we can't mess around. ”

All the ministers of civil and military affairs said: "Yes." ”

Chen Xian asked: "Prime Minister, what should we do next, please ask the Prime Minister to say a charter." ”

Yang Yingqi said: "Without him, there is just a stable word." Do what you have to do, just like you normally would. According to the current situation, it is better to be still than to be still, to be quiet and then to be safe, to be safe and then to be safe, and then to be able to worry, and then to be able to get. ”

The ministers of civil and military affairs replied: "Yes." ”

Yang Yingqi continued: "Before the death of the second brother, everything was arranged, and now that the third brother is in charge of the Daimyo's Mansion, just be cautious, and the south is expected to be fine." Mobei and Northeast China will not be greatly affected by this incident. As for the northwest, it is difficult for me to turn things around. What I'm worried about at the moment is that my eldest brother is overly sad, or angry, or hurts his body, which is the worry of the country. But in the current situation, it is not good to leave Tanggu without permission, and I can't go to my eldest brother to assist, I don't know if you have a good plan? ”

Chen Zhenghui muttered: "Can you ask Speaker Di to take a trip?" ”

As soon as Yang Yingqi heard this, there was a sense of approval in his eyes, but he was a little worried: "Uncle Di is a good choice in terms of identity, but he is old, and there are signs of recurrence of old problems recently. ”

Chen Zhenghui said: "Why don't you wait for me to go and see Di's mansion and ask Speaker Di what he means." ”

Yang Yingqi hesitated slightly, then agreed. When Chen Zhenghui came to Di Mansion, Di Yu was also weeping and sighing, but he was a seasoned person, and when he saw Chen Zhenghui coming over at this time, he knew that something was wrong, and asked directly, Chen Zhenghui did not hide it, and told Yang Yingqi's worries.

Di Yu said: "Although I am old, this old bone will not fall apart with a bump on the road!" You tell the prime minister that I will leave for Taiyuan tomorrow. Nowadays, everything is complicated, although my Han is unprecedented, the crisis is also unprecedented, with me by His Majesty's side, it may have a role between urgency and urgency. ”

On the second day, he helped the sick to the car, Wan Yanhu, Zhi Yunwu and Yang Yingqi all came to see each other, when he arrived in Taiyuan, Zhi Yanchong had turned his grief into anger, and was about to raise troops to avenge Cao Guangbi! Although Di Yu has been retired for a long time, he knows that the military machine, and this time it was Chen Zhenghui who came to invite him, so he also expected that Yang Yingqi hoped that the country would be able to recuperate and recuperate instead of fighting and being rash, and he himself held a similar view, thinking: "Raising mourning and marching into the army may be able to encourage morale. But my Han has been using troops for a long time, and the two rivers and the East China Sea are tired, and under such circumstances, I am afraid that even if I win, I will leave a great trouble! And once the Southern Expedition has a good and bad thing and hurts the vitality of the main force of the Han nationality, it will be a disaster for the whole country! "Hurry up and advise.

Zhi Yunwen, Han Fang and others were all overjoyed to see Di Yu, and they all came to greet him, and when Zhi Yanchong saw Di Yu, his temper was slightly restrained, and he waved his hand: "Uncle came just in time, I was about to personally conquer Zongbi, forgive him the land of several states in Henan, and I don't need to move the soldiers and horses in Yunzhong and Taiyuan, and ask my uncle to sit in Hedong on my behalf, I will transfer troops to Luoyang and Hanoi, and I will go to Kaiyuan, and I will go to Kaiyuan, and I will go together, and I will break Bianliang to avenge my second brother!" ”

Di Yu had been tired all the way, and then he cheered up and stepped forward quickly: "Your Majesty, you have to be cautious in this matter!" Zong Bi's men and horses are all arranged on the northern front, and they are strict against us, although they are dealing with the same Zong Bi, but we have to go south, which is much more difficult than Zhao Gou's soldiers and horses going north. Then my Han Dynasty has been fighting for many years, the treasury is empty, the two rivers are tired, and the Northwest Zhongxing Mansion has not yet been conquered, and the strategy of first north and then south has been established, and this strategy has also achieved miraculous results. ”

When Zhi Yanchong heard the last sentence "Those who don't accept the king are not a problem", how could he not understand the meaning of Di Yu? But he still wept and said: "Uncle is talking about national affairs, but the second brother died because of Zong Bi, if I don't whip his corpse, how can I comfort the second brother under Jiuquan?" ”

Di Yu hurriedly said: "It is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. What's more, Guangbi sacrificed his life in the battle between the two armies, this enmity is a national enmity, and this matter is a national affair! Guangbi would rather expose his bones for years and not be buried for a long time, but also hide the news of his death, for the sake of state affairs! If he can rise again in the ground today, he will also hope that His Majesty will put state affairs first! ”

Zhi Yan said: "I'm afraid that my teacher has not arrived, but Zong Bi has died at the hands of Zhao Song Nanshu, isn't it a great hatred at that time?" ”

Di Yu said: "Zhao Song is Zongbi, and the head will also belong to me!" As long as my Han country is prosperous, the revenge of the whipping corpse will be avenged! Now we should first mourn for Guangbi, and let him enter the ground as soon as possible for safety! ”

persuaded left and right, and finally persuaded Zhi Yanchong to sigh, and instructed Han Fang to draft a decree to handle Cao Guangbi's white affairs with specifications that had not been seen in the founding of the country.