Chapter Twenty-Six: Border Troubles

You went quietly, just as you came quietly.

Qiu Chuji lived in the palace on weekdays, and his departure did not cause any waves in the Zhao Palace.

The old Taoist priest had just left with his front foot, and after Yan Honglie returned with his back foot, it made Zhao Wangfu lively.

Wanyan Honglie and Wanyan Hongxi went to Mongolia to become officials, and the whole process lasted more than a year.

Originally, normally, half a year was enough to visit Mongolia. However, after seeing the Mongol forces, the two princes of Dajin felt deeply threatened, and Wanyan Honglie was particularly worried.

After the two of them finished sealing the officials of Wang Han, Temujin and other large tribes, Wanyan Honglie led his troops to wander around the Mongolian steppe under the pretext of visiting the grassland, winning the hearts of many small and medium-sized tribes.

The Mongolian problem was temporarily solved, and Wanyan Honglie and the two led the troops to return the money.

When he went north to the Mongolian steppe, Wanyan Honglie brought a 10,000-strong cavalry with him. This unit was selected from the forbidden army, and he was tall and big, and his appearance was very eye-catching, and it was just right to follow Yan Honglie to come out and have a strong reputation. After a year, Wanyan Honglie also took the opportunity to train this cavalry well, and his riding and archery skills were not the same as before, and he already had a bit of elite atmosphere.

In the past year, everyone has returned to their hearts like arrows and led their troops to gallop back to China, so they did not let people report to the border gate Gyeongju guards in advance.

The lieutenant general patrolling the city saw a large puff of smoke and dust from a distance, immediately closed the city gate, and hurriedly sent someone to report to the commander-in-chief.

Gyeongju guard Wan Yan Decao was in Hutianhudi, and he had to report that a large number of people were coming from the north, and he was so frightened that he almost had a stroke.

After this, Yan De relied on the identity of the clan, and he would slip around and shoot the horse, so he mixed up with the position of a guard. I have never done a single serious thing such as training soldiers and inspecting city defenses, and I have done a lot of bad things such as eating empty salaries and seizing land and dominating women.

This guy was as timid as a mouse, and when he heard the news that a large group of men and horses were coming north, he didn't order anyone to find out, so he thought it was a Mongol army attacking.

Wan Yan Decao thought in his heart, there were only 5,000 people in my city of Gyeongju, and I ate half of my empty salary, but the actual number of people was only more than 2,000. There are more than 2,000 men and horses, and they have never practiced, even if the city of Gyeongju is dangerous, it will definitely not be able to defeat the Mongol army, and it is still their own lives that matter.

After thinking about it, Wanyan Decao asked the deputy general Ma Desheng to defend the city steadily, and he quickly packed up his home, took his family and dozens of pro-soldiers, and fled out of the city from the south gate in a panic and fled in the direction of Zhongdu.

Wanyan Honglie led the army to the front of Deqingzhou City, and found that the city gate was closed, as if facing a great enemy, only to react that the soldiers defending the city might have misunderstood that it was a foreign enemy invasion, so they stationed their horses 500 steps outside the city and sent people to report outside the city.

When the Gyeongju soldiers saw the majesty of the army from afar, they were all terrified, and when they heard the sergeants outside the city report that King Zhao and King Rong led their troops back to China, the soldiers of the defending army breathed a sigh of relief.

But this Ma Desheng had never seen the two princes, and he did not dare to open the door easily, so he shouted to the soldiers outside the city: "Please take a break for the two princes and all the soldiers outside the city, and the last general will invite the city guard to come and meet the two princes." ”

After informing the sergeant to return to Yan Honglie, Wan Yan Honglie also felt that the guard was cautious and reasonable, so he ordered everyone to dismount and rest, and wait for the Gyeongju city guard to personally go out of the city to greet him.

Ma Desheng sent his own soldiers to invite Yan Decao to come and recognize people quickly, but who knew that the soldiers rushed to the city lord's mansion, and the city lord was nowhere to be seen.

Not to mention the city lord, there is no one in the city lord's mansion who can talk about things.

This messenger soldier asked several people, only to learn that the city lord had already taken his family to the south gate.

Ma Desheng had to repay the city lord with his own soldiers, and suddenly it was as if he had been struck by lightning, and he was just messing around with Yan Decao on weekdays, but he didn't expect that when something happened, this guy slipped faster than a rabbit.

Looking at the army outside the city, Ma Desheng had to send someone to chase back Yan Decao, and he was in a hurry on the city tower.

The army outside the city waited for half an hour, but the city guard did not come out of the city to greet them. At this time, it was still cold in spring, and it was good to start dismounting and resting, and after waiting in place for so long, all the soldiers began to feel cold and involuntarily made noise.

Wanyan Hongxi drove his horse to Wanyan Honglie's side: "Sixth brother, let's go directly to the city." ”

Wanyan Honglie shook his head, and sent someone outside the city to inquire about the situation.

Where did Ma Desheng dare to tell the truth, he could only say that the city guard was coming, and asked the two princes to wait for a while.

After another meal, there was no movement in the city, Wan Yan Honglie frowned, and said to Wan Yan Hongxi: "Third brother, look at this situation, it's not quite right, it's not that something happened in this Gyeongju." ”

When Wanyan Hongxi heard this, he had no idea in his heart: "What should I do?" ”

Wanyan Honglie looked at the number of soldiers and generals in the city, thinking that although the army did not bring siege equipment, it should be able to take it, so he ordered his general Tuoba Tietou to lead his troops to open the city gate, otherwise the city would be attacked immediately.

Tuoba Tietou was very excited, and immediately led the three thousand cavalry of the headquarters to mount the horse, and after the whole team was completed, he drove forward and shouted: "Open the city gate quickly, open the city gate quickly!" ”

Ma Desheng saw this posture on the city gate, and the sweat in the cold sky came out, and he looked back at the city from time to time, hoping that Yan Decao could rush back in time.

After looking back three or five times, I didn't see any trace of Yan Decao, and the people and horses under the city had already arrived within two hundred steps of the city, and one by one they had already pulled their bows in their hands, and the arrows were about to be wound!

Ma Desheng had a plan in his heart, if the people and horses under the city were really Mongolian troops, he would not be able to stop the local chickens and dogs. If it is really the two highnesses King Zhao and King Rong who led the army back to China, and provoked a large army to attack the city, it would be difficult to protect their lives, and they would end up beheaded.

After calculating in his heart, Ma Desheng gritted his teeth, ordered the city gate to be opened, and then led his troops to the city gate to greet him.

Tuoba Tietou led his troops to quickly control the city gate, and only then did he give the order to notify the army to enter the city.

Wanyan Honglie and Wanyan Hongxi took the lead and entered the city gate side by side.

When Ma Desheng saw the appearance of the two, he immediately rolled to the ground and kowtowed: "The last general will see the two princes." ”

Wanyan Hongxi said angrily: "What about your city guard? ”

Ma Desheng was so stumbling that he couldn't speak for a long time.

Wanyan Hongxi was very angry when he saw this scene, and picked up the whip and whipped it towards Ma Desheng.

Ma Desheng knelt on the ground, and did not dare to get up, nor did he dare to protect his head and face, so he was so stiffly whipped.

After Yan Honglie waited for Yan Hongxi to get angry, he persuaded him: "Third brother might as well stop a little and let this slave say a few words." ”

After hearing this, Yan Hongxi stopped, still looking at Ma Desheng fiercely.

Ma Desheng was in a dilemma, and he didn't know what to do.

Wanyan Honglie said coldly: "Everything is reported truthfully, you are not guilty, if there is deception, you will not be spared!" ”

There is a way that a friend who dies is not a poor man, not to mention that Wanyan Decao is also extremely harsh on his subordinates on weekdays, how can he make his subordinates die.

After Ma Desheng heard Yan Honglie's words, he hurriedly replied: "Back to the two princes, the city guard thought that the Mongolian army was coming, and he fled from the south gate with his family!" ”

Say Cao Cao, Cao Cao will arrive.

Ma Desheng's voice just fell, and Wan Yan Decao patted the horse to arrive.

It's a pity that Yan Decao doesn't necessarily ride a horse once in half a year, and he pays attention to luxury and comfort when he travels on weekdays. This time there was a big oolong, and after being caught up by the soldiers and telling the truth, he hurriedly rode back with a fast fart, and his butt was almost split into four petals.

Wanyan Decao arrived quickly, came to Wanyan Hongxi and Wanyan Honglie, and made a big salute: "I have seen His Royal Highness King Rong and His Royal Highness King Zhao." ”

Wanyan Honglie smiled angrily: "Lord City Guard came so quickly! ”

Wanyan Decao looked at Ma Desheng, and saw that Ma Desheng looked sluggish, and his heart was nervous. He looked sideways at Yan Hongxi, thinking that he had always been good friends with King Rong, as long as he was sloppy, today's matter should be over.

Seeing that Yan Hongxi didn't say anything, Wan Yan Decao immediately stretched out his hand and slapped him in the face a few times, scolding: "Tell you to drink and make mistakes!" Tell you to drink and make mistakes! ”

Wanyan Honglie asked with a smile: "I see that the smell of alcohol on your body is not very strong, how can you make a mistake?" ”

Wanyan Decao had to continue to make up: "The villain redeemed an Oiran some time ago, but the lady in the family was jealous, and the villain had to secretly settle down outside, and the ordinary people in the family didn't know the place." Yesterday, I drank too much wine in the outer house, and the soldiers couldn't find the villain, so they delayed the prince's army to enter the city. The villain drinks and makes mistakes, it is really a sin that deserves death, it is really a sin that deserves death! ”

After finishing speaking, Yan Decao snorted a handful of tears, slapped himself a few more times, and cried on his knees.

Wanyan Honglie sneered: "Continue acting." ”

Wanyan Decao didn't hear clearly for a while, thinking that he would continue to speak, and he cried and made up the story again.

Wanyan Honglie didn't bother to listen anymore, and shouted: "Tie me up." ”

Tuoba Tietou on the side picked up the rope and tied up Wanyan Decao.

Wanyan Decao pleaded with Wanyan Hongxi in horror: "His Royal Highness King Rong spare his life, His Royal Highness King Rong spare his life!" ”

After Yan Hongxi had some friendship with this person, he looked at Yan Honglie embarrassedly, coughed, and was about to say something soothing.

Wanyan Honglie arched his hand at Wanyan Hongxi and said: "Third brother, this wingman must be taken, how to deal with it, let's discuss it later." ”

Wanyan Hongxi was also not good at disagreeing with Wanyan Honglie in public, so he nodded and admitted the matter.

Wanyan Honglie asked Wanyan Decao's mouth to be plugged with rags, and let Ma Desheng lead the way in the city, settle the army first, and then send someone to find out the situation.

Wanyan Decao's escape is well known, and it has been found out in a short time, Wanyan Honglie was furious, and asked Wanyan Decao's family to take down all the Wanyan Decao's family, and ordered the generals above the centurion in Gyeongju City to report to the tent one by one and report the situation.

Such a thing as seizing the land and tyrant is just in the eyes of Wanyan Honglie. Half of the 5,000 men and horses went to eat, and the remaining half of the food and salary were still not even, and the soldiers and soldiers were disheartened, and the main general fled when he heard the news.

Is it tolerable or unbearable, after hearing these situations, Wan Yan Honglie waved his big hand, and he was about to behead Wan Yan De.

Wanyan Hongxi hurriedly dissuaded: "Sixth brother can't be like this, although this Wanyan Decao is a bastard, but after all, he is a member of our brothers' generation, and it should be handed over to the Zongren Mansion." ”

Wanyan Honglie said angrily: "If this person is not killed, heaven will not tolerate it." This matter was ordered by me alone, and it has nothing to do with my brother, and the Zongren Mansion will investigate it in the future, so let them find me. ”

Wanyan Hongxi persuaded again: "Sixth brother think twice!" ”

Wanyan Honglie said categorically: "No need to think twice, killing a Wanyan Decao can wake up many generals and keep my Dajin stable, even if there are some troubles, this king has no regrets!" ”

Wanyan Honglie's murderous intent was great, and all 53 members of Wanyan Decao's family were beheaded, and the family property was confiscated.

The incident in Gyeongju made Wanyan Honglie deeply worried, and he discussed it with Wanyan Hongxi. The two soldiers were divided into two routes, Wanyan Hongxi took 5,000 men and horses to inspect the border pass to the south, and returned to Zhongdu after the inspection, and he took 5,000 men and horses to the north along the border pass, and then returned to the central capital after the inspection.