"Your Majesty is going to admit Cui Ju's disobedience?" Chen Zhengnan asked

"What I admit is the Northern Expedition to restore the Central Plains!" Liu Jian glared at Chen Zhengnan fiercely

Liu Mingge squinted at Chen Zhengnan, "Cui Ju wants the Northern Expedition, let's give him the title of the Northern Expedition!" ”

Shen Yuanhao immediately reacted, "Now that the position of the general is vacant, the ministers ask Cui to be the general!" ”

The rest of the people also echoed it, so Liu Jian sent a paper edict and the general's crown dress to Cui Ju.

However, all this was expected by Cui Ju, and he also expected that the imperial court would not tear his face with him immediately, what he wanted was this justification.

After getting the post of general and the edict of the Northern Expedition, Cui Ju blatantly recruited troops everywhere.

However, the edict of the Northern Expedition set a route for Cui Ju, and he had to divide his troops from Chenglingji to Nanyang after crossing the river, all the way to the north to Nanyang, and all the way to the east to recover Jinling.

After Cui Ju discussed with Shen De and the others at this time, he decided to go to the Northern Expedition according to the route of the imperial court, because the Chen family army was stationed around Xiangyang, and it was still very difficult to force the palace to come to the side of the Qing monarch.

However, there is no way back now, the newly recruited soldiers and horses do not have enough food and salary at present, and if they can't conquer the new territory in time for the Northern Expedition, Cui Ju will have to disband hundreds of thousands of soldiers on his own.

Tuyuhun led his troops eastward, and Gaochang City, which had been controlled by Tuyuhun's soldiers and horses for several years, was also unsettled.

Regarding the hostility of the Gaochang people, Murong Yuanzhong insisted on killing a hundred people, but Murong Longsoul felt that he wanted to convince people with virtue.

The two argued, and Murong Qi, the governor of Gaochang City, had no choice but to condone the provocation of the Gaochang people.

Gradually, the Gaochang people began to smash the shops of the Tuyuhun people in Gaochang City, and Murong Qi was forced to kill several Gaochang people.

At this moment, the entire Gaochang City was boiling, as if someone was manipulating behind the scenes, and the Gaochang people in the whole city stopped working and doing business, and even the Gaochang servants in the governor's mansion ran home.

Murong Qi felt that the situation was serious, so he sent someone back to ask Murong Long Soul for advice.

At this time, the Green Flag Khanate also eased from the defeat a few years ago, and the situation in the Central Plains changed, so it naturally wanted to get a piece of the pie.

And Gaochang City, which is closest to them, is the best target.

At the beginning, there was a prince of the Ju family of the Gaochang royal family who served as a proton in the Green Flag Khanate, but later the city of Gaochang was broken, and most of the descendants of the royal family were killed, and only a few escaped.

The proton in the Green Flag Khanate, whose name was Ju Renli, was thirty-eight years old at this time, and because he was born to a concubine, he became a hostage of the Green Flag Khanate.

Ju Renli also fantasized about having a character like Lu Buwei to help him, but from the age of eighteen to the age of thirty-eight, the country was ruined, and he was still an unpopular proton.

Before the Gaochang Ju family was destroyed, the Green Flag Khanate would have a banquet to entertain him every year, indicating that the two countries were in good faith.

After the Gaochang Kingdom was destroyed by Tuyuhun, Ju Renli had to make a living painting and playing the piano for people in the Green Flag Khanate.

After a long career as a proton and no friends, Ju Renli had to place his affection on calligraphy and painting strings, and painted people so vividly that someone bought a picture of a lady from him with fifty sheep and put it next to his pillow.

The sound of Ju Renli's piano is gentle and tactful, and listening to his piano can always remind people of the deceased relatives crying bitterly, so whenever there is a funeral near the royal court, they will definitely invite Ju Renli to play the piano.

Ju Renli packed up his tools as usual, sat on his horse, and went to play the piano and paint portraits of others, and when he was halfway there, a group of soldiers suddenly came and surrounded him

said that he was going to take him into the palace.

Ju Renli smiled bitterly: "I don't know who will draw a portrait of me to play the piano, I already knew that I would draw a picture of myself in the mirror."

The prince laughed! The Great Khan invited you to be a guest, not to harm you! ”

Ju Renli did not answer, and followed them all the way to the palace tent of the Great Khan Tubili with his eyes closed.

Tubili was also very direct: "Prince Gaochang Ju Renli, are you willing to be the king of Gaochang?" ”

Ju Renli felt that this was Tubili deliberately trying to tease him, so he sneered: "Why didn't the Great Khan ask me if I would like to be the emperor of the Central Plains?" ”

This answer was unexpected, and the high priest spoke: "Yes, we have found the right person, it seems that this prince's bearing is indeed different!" ”

Ju Renli's eyes blinked slightly: "Now that I am a common man who paints portraits and plays mourning, the Great Khan and the High Priest will stop teasing me."

Tubilli waved his hand: "Serve food and drinks to His Royal Highness the Prince!" Don't be lazy! ”

Ju Renli was shocked in his heart, he was already so downtrodden, that he would not be killed, and when he was surprised, the high priest spoke again.

"His Royal Highness the prince endures humiliation and is strong-willed, I and the Great Khan are not trying to tease you, but now that the situation in the Central Plains has changed, there is already a chance for Gaochang to restore the country!"

Ju Renli didn't speak, just listened quietly.

"Tuyuhun, who occupied your Gaochang, is now pouring out to fight Chang'an, the southernmost Liang State is also marching to the Central Plains, and the northernmost Liugui State is also constantly marching to the Yu State, the world is already in chaos, not only the prince is expected to return to the country, but our Green Flag Khanate also has a chance to dominate the Central Plains!"

Ju Renli raised his head and looked at the high priest and smiled, "The high priest has lifted me up too much, I am alone now, I can't go through the country in literature, I can't go into battle to kill the enemy, can I rely on the brush and strings in my hand to restore the country?" ”

"Yes, it's up to you to restore the country with the brush and strings in your hand!" The high priest also laughed

Before Ju Renli could reply, Tubili first asked, "High Priest, how can a paintbrush and strings restore the kingdom?" Even Ben Khan doesn't believe this! ”

"As far as I know, the Prince's brush painter paints vividly! The heartfelt throat of the strings is even more tear-jerking! These two are already better than an army of 100,000! If the portraits of the ancestors and virtuous ministers of the Gaochang Kingdom appeared in the city of Gaochang, would the people of Gaochang miss them? If there are some touching stories and rumors circulating in Gaochang City, coupled with the sound of the prince's piano and our soldiers and horses, it will be easy for Gaochang to restore the country! ”

The high priest directly revealed his plan and discernment, and both Tubili and Ju Renli were stunned

"High priest, this kind of clever plan can only be imagined by you, Gaochang can restore the country, and we can also support the descendants of the Hou family to rebuild the Qin state" Tubili immediately thought that he could use this trick to set up another puppet in Guanzhong

"No, Gaochang to Ju Renshan's hands, a total of twenty-three generations of kings, most of them are kind to the people, and they are deeply popular, while the Qin State of the Hou family is only more than sixty years old and the conquest is unpopular, the two are not the same" The Great Priest Sima Shang dispelled Tubili's thoughts, and looked at Ju Renli again

Ju Renli also knew that if he didn't agree to them at this time, he would not be able to get out alive, so he asked, "After I, Gaochang is restored, dare to ask the Great Khan and the High Priest how to repay Gaochang?" ”

Tubili was just about to speak, and the high priest waved his hand, "The Great Khan is not in a hurry, there is no shortage of gold, silver and jewelry in our khanate, and we have no intention of exploiting the people of Gaochang again." I just need the people of Gaochang to believe in the Eagle God Cult! ”

Ju Renli did not expect the conditions of the Green Flag Khanate

He didn't even want to provide gold, silver and jewelry, and he didn't even have the conditions to garrison troops in Gaochang City.

It was just a mission, so he readily agreed, so Ju Renli agreed.

The high priest smiled, "Please also ask King Gaochang to take the lead and join the Eagle God Sect!" ”

As soon as Ju Renli heard that the high priest had already called him King Gaochang, he smiled and agreed, "Join the religion, join the religion!" ”

According to the high priest's request, Ju Renli shaved off all the hair on the top of his head, put on the clothes of the Eagle God Sect, and followed the high priest to kneel down and worship the Eagle God, reciting the words.

The Green Flag Khanate did not break its promise, and invited dozens of painters from the Central Plains, and spent two months with Ju Renli to paint the portraits of the previous kings of Gaochang and Gao Le, and copied hundreds of copies.

Then the portrait and some stories of the king of Gaochang helping the people to help the poor spread in the city of Gaochang.

Soon after, everyone in Gaochang City was talking about the affairs of the previous Gaochang kings.

"The Ju family of King Gaochang treated us so well, but unfortunately we died and the country was destroyed, and we didn't even have a descendant"

"No, there is also a prince in the Gaochang royal family who was killed in the Green Flag Khanate, it is said that he worries about the country and the people, and playing the piano every day is a tune that mourns the ruin of the country and the family!"

"We Gaochang people should have our own king, and we can't be enslaved by aliens!"

"Gaochang people will never be slaves!"

The situation in Gaochang City became more and more intense, and the Gaochang people often attacked and killed the lone Tuyuhun soldiers, so that there were no more than 30 Tuyuhun soldiers who did not dare to go out.

Gaochang's children threw stones at Murong Qi's mansion every day.

Next, there was an urgent report that the army of the Green Banner Khanate was coming to attack Gaochang.

Murong Qi sent people to Tu Gu Hun for help, and Murong Long Soul felt that only Murong Ling could defeat the Green Flag Khanate and defend Gaochang.

Murong Yuanzhong objected, "Just Gaochang, how can it be compared with Chang'an!" When we take Chang'an, we will go and get Gaochang back! ”

The two were at loggerheads, and no one could convince anyone, but they were unanimous not to send reinforcements.

Murong Qi fought with the army of the Green Banner Khanate for three days, and finally lost Gaochang City by the Gaochang people who opened the city gate in the middle of the night.

Murong Qi had no choice but to retreat south with the Tuyuhun army, and Gaochang was restored.

Ju Renli naturally became the new king of Gaochang, and the people of Gaochang rejoiced and bowed to the new king.

At first, they thought that Ju Renli was going to give gold and silver to the Green Flag Khanate after the return of the Green Flag Khanate's soldiers and horses, and the people were surprised to find that the Green Flag Khanate didn't want anything, not even a single garrison.

However, a few days later, it was discovered that dozens of priests had arrived, and dozens of eagle temples had been built in Gaochang City.

The Gaochang people were ordered by Ju Renli to join the Eagle God Cult, and out of respect for the new king, the people chose to join the Eagle God Sect.

Over time, it was discovered that the canons of the Cult of the Eagle God were stricter and more elaborate than the previous decrees of Gaole.

There are rules for eating, dressing, sleeping, praying, talking, walking, etc., and the Gaochang people begin to be unbearable.

Even Ju Renli found that this sect was more ruthless than the Green Flag Khanate's demand for gold and silver treasures, and after joining the sect, the Gaochang people became an ethnic group no different from the fire dragon people.

Belief is the same, eating, dressing, and talking are all the same, so there will be no Gaochang people.

Ju Renli was even more surprised that even his favorite piano could not be played casually, and any song he played had to be played according to the canons of the Eagle God Sect.

Ju Renli sighed helplessly in the palace: "What kind of family is this?" This is a complete ruin! ”