The warriors outside the hall immediately rushed in, tied Gao Wei up with five flowers, and were about to be pushed out of the hall and beheaded.

Gao Wei looked up to the sky and laughed: "Wei is a white-haired scholar, a mayfly has a small life, and he is not afraid of death." In the seventeenth year of Hongwu, Emperor Taizu Gao was filial piety. Stealing and conceit: both a filial son and a loyal minister. Loyal and filial, Wei to the wish. If he is given death and sees the spirit of Taizu in the sky, Wei can also be worthy of it. ”

When Zhu Di, the king of Yan, heard him mention Emperor Taizu Gao, he ordered the warriors to push him back and reprimanded: "For the sake of the imperial examination, Rao Er is a dog's life, and if you have something to say, say it quickly." ”

Gao Wei said: "I came by holy order, King Yan is the relative of the emperor's uncle, if you can't treat each other politely, please give me death, so as not to be humiliated twice." ”

King Yan sneered: "What a clever man, I will listen to what you say." Then he commanded him to loosen his bindings and give him a seat.

Gao Wei moved his muscles and bones, sat down, and said to King Yan: "Although I am an envoy, King Yan will not kneel to me, and then I don't have to pay an elder salute to King Yan on behalf of Your Majesty." ”

King Yan snorted and said, "If you have something to say, say it quickly, and if you have a fart, let it go." ”

Gao Wei cleared his throat and said: "Taizu Longyu is a guest, the heir of the Son of Heaven, the new government of Buwei, and the love of the world, all of them say, 'There is Shengming inside, there is a screen domain outside, the rule of Cheng and Kang, goodbye to today.'" 'It's not that the king actually broke off with the court, and suddenly raised an army to resist the king's division, and the minister didn't know what the king thought? ”

King Yan said angrily: "You are knowingly asking, if it weren't for the traitorous ministers who are favored today and cut the feudal domain for no reason, this king will not follow the instructions of the emperor and the ancestors, and raise troops to calm the army, and clear the king's side." ”

Gao Wei said: "Your Majesty has deposed Qi Huang, why doesn't the king rest his troops according to his armor, keep the ministers' festival, and apologize for his crimes?" ”

King Yan said disdainfully: "Although Qi Huang has been deposed, there is still a group of unscrupulous scribes in the court, shaking their lips and drumming their tongues, telling right and wrong, and influencing the government and politics. Lone had to personally lead a large army to Beijing and thoroughly rectify the dynasty before he could be relieved and returned to the field. ”

Gao Wei shook his head and said, "This is not King Yan's." Now in the court, the literati are wise, the warriors are brave, and the king of Yun's excuse is to punish the Wenchen of the left class, but in fact, Wu Wangbi is wise, and his heart is known to everyone. 'Today, the king is based on Beiping, takes Miyun, goes down to Yongping, attacks Xiongxian County, and covers up Zhending. Although he has won many victories, it has been several months since the rise of the army, and he cannot leave a corner of Beiping. And the soldiers under the command of the king are no more than 300,000, and the limited number of people in a country is the endless division of the world, and the ministers think that the opportunity for victory and defeat is clear in their hands. ”

King Yan waved his hand impatiently and said: "It's useless to talk more, let the horse come, you and I will first divide the winners and losers, and then come to theorize." ”

Gao Wei said: "As the saying goes: 'There must be a brave man under the heavy reward.'" 'The king and the Son of Heaven are righteous and ministers, and relatives are flesh and blood, and they are still separated. Besides, 300,000 people with different surnames can ensure that they work together and die in the service of His Highness? The two armies fought, stealing and fearing the traitorous scoundrels, taking advantage of the gap to fight, in case of loss, His Majesty was ashamed of the first emperor. Every time Wei thinks about this, he doesn't start to cry for the king. ”

King Yan stared at Gao Wei's eyes and said, "In your opinion, what should be done alone?" ”

Gao Wei didn't squint, and said with a straight face: "May the king believe Wei's words, apologize for his sins, and then repair his friendship." If the king of the court has no other, he will be forgiven. Taizu's spirit in the sky is also at peace. If the king is obsessed, he gives up the respect of a thousand times, donates the wealth of a country, wins a small victory, forgets the righteousness, and resists the people with a few people, which is a fluke that cannot be done, and when he is defeated, he does not know where the king will return. The situation is not over, and the division and brigade have been repeatedly revived, which is not very different from the righteousness of Taibo, Yi, and Qi Qiuren to let the country go? Although the king has the heart to purge the court, there is no discussion of usurping the throne in the world. Even if you are fortunate and undefeated, who is the king through the ages? ”

When King Yan heard this, he laughed and said, "Through the ages, who is lonely? It is not yet time to close the coffin. Whether it is a chaotic minister or a thief, or a fortune through the ages, there is no turning back when he opens the bow, let Li Jiujiang wash his neck and receive a knife from me. Drop-off. ”

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In April in Mengxia, the Baigou River flows quietly, the two banks are flat and wild, the trees are verdant, the flowers are like brocade, the scenery is picturesque, the birds are singing in the forest, enjoying themselves, and they are unaware of the fierce murderous aura that envelops this land.

Zhu Di learned that Li Jinglong and Guo Ying would join forces in Baigou River, claiming to have won 600,000 soldiers, and preparing to attack Beiping for the second time, this time he no longer dared to take risks, he left his son Zhu Gaochi to lead 100,000 troops to garrison Beiping, still Gu Cheng and Zhang Xin as the auxiliary, and he personally led 200,000 elite cavalry to the south, hoping to defeat Li Jinglong in one fell swoop in the field battle, turn the defense into the attack, and turn the tide of the war.

On April 24, the army arrived at the north bank of the Baigou River and camped at Sujiaqiao. It was a heavy rain at night, and the water on the flat ground was three feet deep, covering Zhu Di's couch, making him unable to sleep peacefully. Zhu Di then ordered someone to put a chair on the bed, sit on it and close his eyes to recuperate, half-asleep and half-awake, suddenly a lightning bolt struck down from mid-air, and suddenly hit the spear erected high in front of the tent, and suddenly a fireball rolled on the tip of the spear, emitting a dazzling light, and then the thunder rolled, as if the gold and iron clanged, and the carved bow hanging on the tent wall buzzed for a long time, Zhu Di opened his eyes suddenly, saw this situation, and couldn't help but say to himself: "It seems that there will be a fierce battle tomorrow." ”

The next day, the wind and rain lived, and the sky was thousands of miles long, and it was as clear as a wash. Zhu Di ordered Qiu Fu to lead a hundred horsemen across the river to explore the road and find the traces of Li Jinglong's army. He led his army behind and marched along the river from the northwest.

After Qiu Fu led a hundred horsemen across the river, he galloped back and forth, and kept firing firearms, which shook the sky, hoping to lure out the Southern Army Brigade.

In a forest on the south bank of the Baigou River, Zhang Shixing pointed to Qiu Fu in the distance, and asked the governor of the right army to be safe: "Governor Pingdu, this person is Qiu Fu, the general of the Yan army, and he is willing to lead the people of his headquarters to capture this thief to boost the hearts of the army." ”

Ping An said quietly: "Don't worry, Commander Zhang, this is the Yan thief's plan to lure the enemy." In the past, when I was the commander of Miyunwei, I went out with the Yan thief several times, and I knew how to use his troops. The Yan army of the brigade will follow it and attack it halfway through, and it will be invincible. ”

Ping'an, Xiaozi Bao'er, about forty years old, Chuzhou, the adopted son of Zhu Yuanzhang, the Taizu of the Ming Dynasty, and the son of Jining Wei's commander Pingding. In the first year of Hongwu, his father Pingding died in battle when he followed Chang Yuchun to conquer the capital of Yuan, and inherited his father's position safely.

Ping'an is tall and has long arms, big shoulders and a round waist, and he looks like a sword with eyebrows and tiger eyes, big ears, and a heroic atmosphere. This time, Li Jinglong attacked Beiping for the second time, thinking that Ping An was familiar with the enemy situation and was brave and good at fighting, so he transferred him from Beijing and led 10,000 cavalry as the vanguard, specifically to deal with Zhu Di's elite cavalry.

After Zhang Shixing broke through from Beiping, he thought that he was recommended by Li Jinglong after all, and when he came north together, he did not defect to Guo Ying, but transferred to Daozhou and returned to Li Jinglong's command.

When Li Jinglong saw Zhang Shixing, he felt ashamed, so he did not punish him, and added him with 1,000 fine cavalry, which was assigned to the command of Ping'an.

At this time, Qiu Fu and the others got closer and closer, and the horses in the peace formation suddenly snorted, startling the birds in the forest. Qiu Fu grabbed the reins and looked carefully, only to see that the woods a hundred paces away were densely packed with human figures, and I don't know how many military horses were ambushed.

Qiu Fu was shocked left and right: "Command the quick retreat." There was an ambush among us. ”

Qiu Fu said in a deep voice: "You quickly report to King Yan." The rest of the people rushed with me. With that, he drew his sword, urged his horse, and rushed into the forest. The Yan army's hundred horsemen also drew their knives in their hands, shouting and killing the southern army.

Ping An sighed and said, "Qiu Fu, you came to die, don't blame me for not remembering the old love." With that, he drew his sword and pointed forward, saying, "Brothers, kill me." ”

The cavalry of the Southern Army Brigade poured out of the woods and fought with Qiu Fu in one place, and in a moment's effort, there were only more than ten people left in Qiu Fu's hundred cavalry, and they desperately fought their way out of the encirclement and rushed to the south bank of the Baigou River.

Ping An led the army to chase closely, Qiu Fu and others came to the shore, only to see that the river here is very wide, and it rained heavily last night, the river water swelled, and could not be crossed, Qiu Fu turned his horse and glared angrily at the southern army with a knife.

Ping An saw it in front of the team, grabbed the reins, and shouted to Qiu Fu: "Qiu Fu, for the sake of the affection between you and my former colleagues, you dismount and surrender, I will say a few kind words for you in front of the general, and spare you from death." If you can take the head of the swallow thief, you can also increase the rank and rank of knight. ”

Qiu Fu pointed the knife at him and shouted angrily, "Don't think. If you have the ability, you and I will fight alone, and if you win me, I will surrender. ”

Ping An smiled: "Wishful thinking, it's just trying to delay time." ”

He turned his head to Zhang Shixing and said, "Commander Zhang, this person is handed over to you, whether you are dead or alive, you decide for yourself." ”

Zhang Shixing couldn't help but be furious when he thought that because Qiu Fu, Huo Zhen and others had defected in front of the battle, so that his uncle Song Zhong died tragically, he put the knife back into the sheath, took off the horse lance, knocked the horse's belly with both feet, held a spear, and the whole person rushed towards Qiu Fu like an arrow off the string.

Qiu Fu saw that he was coming fiercely, he clenched the steel knife with both hands, and used all his strength to slash at the spear, only to hear a sound like a gong, the spear was swung away, the two horses were staggered, Zhang Shixing swept with the barrel of the gun, this time Qiu Fu could not dodge, was swept in the waist, snorted, and planted under the horse.

Zhang Shixing circled back to the horse, and saw Qiu Fu struggling to stand up, he lightly urged the war horse, and ran towards him, the spear in his hand was about to stab down, when he suddenly heard a cannon sound from the side, and a team of Yan cavalry rushed along the river bank as if a whirlwind was rushing, and the southern army was in chaos. After Zhang Shixing was stunned, Qiu Fu jumped on another war horse and disappeared into the crowd.

Ping'an hurriedly commanded the army to meet the enemy, and in the middle of the battle, suddenly a group of men and horses rushed over from the lower reaches of the Baigou River and surrounded the Ping'an army and horses. The first person is Zhu Di, the king of Yan. Zhu Di pointed at Ping'an with a horsewhip and smiled at the generals: "Ping Bao'er, the erector is also." In the past, I went out of the plug and knew my method of using soldiers, so Li Jiujiang let him be the vanguard, and now he should break it first and break his sharpness. ”

The generals arched their hands and said, "Obey." Then he shouted forward and rushed into battle, but Ping An couldn't resist it, and was beheaded by thousands, and Ping An led the rest of the troops to retreat in a hurry.

Zhu Di waved the flag, and the Yan army chased closely behind, and when he came to the bottom of a small hill, Ping'an suddenly turned his horse's head and laughed at Zhu Di: "Yan thief, you have been tricked this time." ”