Chapter 17 Meng Lang's Three Plans to Return the Qing Jun's Side
The conflict between ideals and reality prompted Pu Mao to decide to adopt Meng Lang's second strategy.
Meng Lang was overjoyed and said, "The king is wise and decisive, and this ancient holy lord is also a resource. Observe the founding of the country in the past dynasties, or lurk in the wilderness, and whenever it arrives, all of them are confused and make a decision! Now the king's business is done! He bowed down and said, "The minister dares to ask for the king's strategy of dogs and horses!" ”
Meng Lang's "urgent strategy" is, to put it bluntly, a rebellion.
Although Pu Mao is a clan, his reputation in Pu Qin is not low, and his reputation is also very good, but he is still a courtier after all. Rebellion is not something that can be decided by one person and approved by one person, and then it can be succeeded casually. There has to be a good plan.
Meng Lang has a plan.
At that moment, he dedicated to Pu Mao's three plans.
After hearing this, Pu Mao said happily: "The strategy of management and music is not as good as Master Meng!" Alone! ”
Pu Mao has worked hard for many years, and he has his own cronies in the army, so he summoned all these cronies and discussed with them secretly for a long time with Meng Lang. After the secret discussion, Pu Mao convened the generals of all ministries to convey Pu Changsheng's order, issued an order, and returned to the capital two days later.
It was night, in the left camp, and there was a sudden commotion.
Since ancient times, leading troops, night terrors in the army, has always been one of the most feared by the main general.
In the middle of the night, when the soldiers were sleeping, most of them had night blindness, they could not see clearly, and there was chaos in the camp, and the superiors and subordinates did not understand the situation.
When Pu Mao heard the news, he led his soldiers to the left camp in a hurry.
In the battalion where they arrived, the battalion general had already suppressed the chaotic bullets, but there were still hundreds of soldiers who had not returned to their tents, gathered on the school grounds, and connected their ears. Seeing Pu Mao coming, many of these soldiers showed strange eyes.
The battalion general greeted Pu Mao and said: "At the time of the third watch, a white stone fell from the sky and fell on the school field in the camp of the last general. The soldiers were alarmed. ”
This is the first of Meng Lang's three plans.
This plan is also the basis for whether the three strategies can be used in the end.
Pu Mao suppressed his nervousness, took out the expression that he had practiced many times in the afternoon, pretended to be surprised, and asked, "What Baishi?" ”
Four strong men carried a large white stone half a man high and placed it in front of Pu Mao.
The stone is as white as jade, facing this side of Pu Mao, with four big red characters on it: Cao Wu Ying Wang.
The words don't look like they're written, but rather the natural texture of the stone.
Pu Mao praised in his heart: "The Fang Shi that Master Meng recruited for me earlier really has a good ability!" ”
These four words, of course, are not inherently textured, and in the words of later generations, they were forged and written on the stone surface with chemical raw materials. Many of the Taoist monks are chemists, popular in Jiangzuo, and there are also quite a lot of people in Dingxi "Wushi San", whose raw materials are several minerals.
Meng Lang accompanied him, hiding behind Pu Mao, carefully observing the expressions of many soldiers and soldiers on the school field in the shadows, listening to their discussions, and thinking in his heart: "There is a sentence in "Hetu Dragon Turtle Fu" that 'King of Grass Wuying'. Grass, E, Mao. White stone fell from the sky, and 'white' is in line with the color of my Great Qin. The combination of the two, I can't help but make these fools unbelieve! The morale has become three. ”
"River Diagram Dragon Turtle Fu" is one of the more than 100 kinds of illustrated books that are popular in the world nowadays.
Compared with other books of prophecy, this "book of prophecy" is more believed by Hu people such as Pu Qin and Xianbei Wei. Because in this book, the prophecy of the "Five Hu Order" is proposed. The so-called "Five Hu Order", this "Five Hu", refers not to the five Hu races, but to the five Hu people, what is said is that God has sent a fate, and the Hu people can also be the Son of Heaven in the Central Plains, and a total of these five people can take turns to be the emperor.
Since ancient times, the Central Plains has always been the Xia people called kings and emperors. One is out of awe of historical inheritance, and the other is also because the Hu people are not confident in their own culture,—— so after occupying the Hu people in the north for many years, there are still Hu nobles who say that "since ancient times, there are no Hu people who are the Son of Heaven", so since the establishment of the Qin State by the Xiongnu Zhao clan, all the Hu monarchs, or the Hu heroes who have ambitions to compete for the world, are trying their best to find a basis for themselves to be emperors and seize Zhuxia.
No one knows the author of "Hetu Dragon Turtle Fu", judging from the language in the book that is biased towards the Hu people, it may be written by a person who is proficient in Xia culture among the Hu people, or it is simply written by the Xia people who claim to be ministers of the Hu people, but no matter who wrote this book, the saying that "the Hu people can also be the son of heaven" has been greatly promoted since the book came out, and the book was immediately respected by the northern Hu nobles.
The Xianbei Wei State, the construction of Pu Qin, and the evil ambition of the Qianren He Hun were all due to the corresponding words attached to this book.
In this book, there are also four words: "King of Grass and Grass".
Many of the soldiers at the bottom only knew the book and didn't know the content, but it didn't matter, Meng Lang knew that on the night Baishi landed, someone spread rumors in the camp that "Caowu" was Pu Mao, and Pu Mao was "King Ying".
An undercurrent gradually formed in the tens of thousands of foot cavalry of the Qin army.
Two days later, Pu Mao returned to camp.
On the way, he marched very slowly, resting thirty miles, and only sixty miles a day.
From Qinzhou on the front line to Xianyang, the capital of the king, a short journey of 600 miles, I walked for three days, and I didn't go halfway.
The undercurrent in the army formed by Baishi and "King Caowuying" slowly fermented under the impetus of people with intentions.
On the morning of the fourth day, the soldiers arrived in Yongxian.
Yongxian is located in the middle of Xianyang and Qinzhou, and the march is halfway there.
I don't know where the news came from, the various departments and camps came out of nowhere, up to the generals, down to the soldiers, all heard about the Xianyang Dynasty, Prime Minister Pu Guang suggested that the emperor Pu Changsheng, the Tang Dynasty soldiers, and the conscription of Hu soldiers from all departments, five out of three, attack Dingxi.
Some Hu people didn't believe it and said: "For no reason, what is the decision to do in the West?" ”
Some Tang people were smart and thought they knew the reason, and said: "Let's follow the king to attack Ranxing, why did we retreat in a hurry before the battle started?" Isn't it because Dingxi rushed to attack Shuofang? It must be that the Prime Minister and His Majesty can't bear this breath, so they have to fight back. ”
Some of the soldiers in the rank of soldiers frowned sadly and said: "In the spring, from Your Majesty to fight the rebellion, after the rebellion, and begging; In the summer, the guerrillas of the Wei invaded the border and fought two more battles with them. This time, he said that he didn't fight Ran Xing. Thinking that when I returned to Xianyang, I would finally be able to rest for a while, but why did Your Majesty and the Prime Minister have to move troops again! What you want to fight is still Dingxi, which is strong and strong! ”
Although Pu Qin said that there are rivers and mountains, Guanzhong is indeed the king's business, but look around its surroundings, its geographical location is actually not good, the west is Dingxi, the east is Xianbei Wei, the south is Bashu, Jiangzuo, the north is Rouran, Tuoba, the enemy on all sides, the founding of the country to the present, almost every year to fight, resulting in the people are not living, as a result, the people in order to survive, and one after another to resist, the more fuel to the fire.
The soldiers who were incorporated into the non-commissioned soldiers, like Pu Qin's slaves, were forced to fight for many years of adulthood, their fathers died and their sons succeeded, and their brothers died and their brothers succeeded, and their lives were dark, and they could not see a ray of light, and it was inevitable that they would become war-weary.
The "tribal soldiers" who were not in the scholar's nationality heard that Pu Changsheng and Pu Guang actually wanted to "make three out of five", and they were also resentful.
This is Meng Lang's second plan.
After listening carefully to the reports planted in the battalions, Meng Lang said to Pu Mao: "The morale is resentful. King, it's six points! ”
Leaving Yongxian, the troops continued eastward.
After Fufeng, we arrived at Shiping County, and Xianyang was close at hand.
On this day, another rumor spread among the army.
The day before Pu Changsheng's banquet, the chieftain of the Qi Fold Department lost his temper after drinking, and was stabbed by Pu Changsheng in the hall, and the chief of the Qi Fold Department who was subordinate to the Qi Fold Department could not intercede, and was also killed by Pu Changsheng.
There are two main races of Puqin, one is the national race, that is, the people of Pu Changsheng and Pu Mao, and the other is a subordinate tribe that coexisted with them in the northwestern borderland more than a thousand years ago.
Among the clans, there are four tribes that are the most noble, and Pu, Qi Zhe, and the Bird Gege where the slain Taiwei Buqi is located, are all one of them. The Ghati tribe is one of several large tribes among the subordinate tribes. Qi folded and sighed, and now there are many military officials and soldiers in the Pumao army.
Pu Changsheng is easy to kill, Buqi is the respect of Taiwei, and he died because of a ballad, and it is not surprising to say that he killed people when he was drunk. However, after the news spread, at first the people in the Qi Fold Department and the Qi Ti Department did not believe it very much.
In any case, Qi Zhe and Qi Ti are both big tribes, and if they kill two chieftains at once, Pu Changsheng will probably not have the courage. Isn't he afraid of provoking a mutiny?
But what happened next made them not believe it.
Pu Mao took Meng Lang, and several generals and colonels in the army of Qi Zhe and Qi Ti, slaughtered and sacrificed, wept bitterly, and paid tribute to the chiefs of Qi Zhe and Ti in public. Pu Mao, Qi Zhe, and the generals of the two departments have all come out to pay respects, and it seems that this matter will not be fake.
This is Meng Lang's third plan.
Thousands of soldiers gathered to watch the ceremony.
The sun is bleak, and the water is like a belt.
Pu Mao's forehead wiped a white scarf, Meng Lang and the generals who folded and talked about it were wearing mourning clothes, and more than ten people bowed down and cried.
Among the soldiers, there were all the tribesmen who folded and gnawed, and they also bowed to the ground, beat their feet and chests, and howled and cried.
A general with a folded department drew a short dagger and cut several deep wounds on his face, bleeding all over his face, roaring and kowtowing, almost fainting, blood and tears mixed, and the grief was indescribable. This act of his is called "嫠 (li) face", which is the custom of the Rong people during funerals. The rest of the generals and the soldiers below imitated him, and they all cut their faces, crying and wailing. The rest of the generals and pawns were all moved.
The general, who had cut the face first, got up and went to Pu Mao, and said in a loud voice, "Great King! The traitors in the DPRK and China are in charge and frame Zhongliang! In the long run, the country will die! The last general dared to ask the king to rush into the capital, clear the king's side, and punish the traitor! The people of the country are clear and clear! ”
Meng Lang sighed inaudibly, and thought with hatred: "Xiaohu is rude, he doesn't read. I taught him just a few words, and he still couldn't tell me everything! But it's okay, at least the main meaning is clear. ”
Several other generals, including more than ten officers standing under the stage, stepped forward together, and went to Pu Mao's body, bowing down and saying: "Dare to invite the king into the capital, Qingjun's side!" ”
The two generals loyal to Pu Changsheng were shocked and wanted to step forward to stop them, but as soon as they arrived on the stage, before they could say a word, they were hacked to death by several military officials. One of them spat on their corpses and scolded, "Traitor! ”
In the past few days, first Baishi surrendered, then the generals of the DPRK were about to send troops, and now it was Pu Changsheng who killed loyal ministers in vain.
Several rumors and information converged, and in an atmosphere full of grief, most of the generals and soldiers were strongly affected. One after another, people continued to bow down and join the ranks of persuading Pu Mao Qingjun.
Meng Lang whispered to Pu Mao and said, "King, the matter has been ten points, and you can make a decision!" ”
The clouds cover the sun, but Pu Mao feels that the sun is dazzling, looking at Weishui in the north, looking at Xianyang in front, the huge land in the middle of the pass, the long-awaited ambition hegemony is about to become today!
He drew his sword, looked at the generals and soldiers in front of him, and said generously in the loudest voice: "The ancestors have worked hard to start a business, and they have been bloodied in a hundred battles, so that I can wait for the relevant middle, and the foundation is very difficult.
"The hope of the people is irreversible, and the thieves of the country must be eliminated! Pull out the camp today and send troops to Xianyang! To be punished, your Majesty will be left alone, divided into the fertile fields of Pingyang and Hedong, and the 'countrymen' in the army; those who belong to the camp in the army will be exempted from military registration. Reward sincerity with loyalty! ”
The three armies bowed down and shouted long live.
Behind Pu Mao, a military flag several feet high was waving in the wind, with black characters on a white background, a big "Qin".
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