"Weichen Jinyi Wei commanded Zhan Zhao, deputy commander Ouyang Chun to see Your Majesty, long live my emperor, long live, long live!"

It didn't take long for Yang Gao's Luan to arrive at the headquarters of Jinyiwei, and Zhanzhao and Ouyang Chun, who were in charge, heard that Yang Gao was coming, and hurriedly took a group of Jinyiwei out to greet him.

"Let's be polite!"

Yang Gao slowly walked off the Luan driver, waved his hand in the void, and asked Zhan Zhao: "How are Dou Jiande and a few of his subordinates?" ”

In addition to handling intelligence from various places for the office of the head of Jinyiwei, the headquarters of Jinyiwei is also responsible for detaining some more important prisoners. For example, Dou Jiande, who was captured in the Central Plains Campaign, and several important generals under him, as well as Li Zitong, Lin Shihong and other princes who were captured before.

After hearing Yang Gao's question, Zhan Zhao immediately replied: "Back to Your Majesty, Dou Jiande and several generals under his command are basically fine. Only Wang Zuo, who had a broken right arm, was in a state of mind and had poor blood from the time he was sent. Although he has been treated by many imperial doctors, he still did not get any better, and he passed away half a month ago. ”

Yang Gao nodded slightly, Wang Zuo's death was expected by him. He had already suffered a great loss of vitality by cutting off his right arm, and if he could recuperate with peace of mind for a while, he might be able to save his life. However, the painstaking plan was discovered, which eventually led to the defeat of the Xia army and the capture of Dou Jiande. Such a blow hit him both physically and mentally, and Yang Gao knew that his time was short when he was escorted back to Jiangdu.

"Let's go with me to meet this father-in-law of mine!"

For Yang Gao, who has been accustomed to life and death for many years on the throne, the death of a Wang Zuo cannot cause any ripples in his heart at all. After only a slight pause, Yang Gao strode into the Jinyiwei headquarters.

Under the guidance of Zhan Zhao and Ouyang Chun, Yang Gao went around in circles several times before he came to the courtyard where Dou Jiande and his subordinates lived.

Although Dou Jiande is a prisoner of war, because of Dou Xianniang's relationship, the environment where he lives is still not bad, the outside is full of all kinds of flowers and plants, and the three meals a day are also wine and meat.

When Yang Gao walked into the courtyard where Dou Jiande was resting, Dou Jiande, who was dressed in coarse cloth, was carrying a bucket to water the flowers, and he was not followed by Jinyiwei, but several of his old subordinates, Xiongkuohai, Cao Dan and Song Zhengben.

"What are you doing here?"

Seeing Yang Gao come in, Dou Jiande, who was originally smiling, suddenly straightened his face, and said in a cold voice: "What, come to see my joke as a prisoner?" Or have you finally made up your mind to kill me? ”

Yang Gao smiled helplessly, waved his hand and said: "Mr. Dou (Xiao Lang doesn't know how Yang Gao should call him, it's obviously wrong to call him Guozhang, so I can only make up a name myself, and I hope you can advise you) said that the informant is my concubine, and she still has my child, how can I execute my child's grandfather?" ”

Dou Jiande was stunned when he heard this, and then said happily: "The informant is pregnant with your child?" ”

Yang Gao nodded slightly. Dou Xianniang was diagnosed as pregnant by the imperial doctor a month ago, and it was precisely because Dou Xianniang was pregnant that Yang Gao decided to try to persuade Dou Jiande. Although Dou Jiande was so angry that he wanted to cut off the father-daughter relationship with Dou Xianniang when he was in Xingyang, Yang Gao knew in his heart that Dou Jiande still loved this daughter very much.

In the past few years that he has been imprisoned in Jiangdu, he has not made trouble for three days like several other captured princes, in order not to embarrass Dou Xianniang in the harem. Otherwise, with the martial arts of the majestic sea, the headquarters of Jinyiwei would not be as stable as it is now.

Sure enough, Dou Jiande, who learned that his daughter was pregnant, looked at Yang Gao with a little less hostility, took a deep breath and said: "Treat the informant well, the guilty person is me, don't be angry with the informant, let alone not treat the informant's child because of this." ”

"My heirs, I will definitely treat them equally."

Yang Gao was overjoyed when he heard Dou Jiande's words, patted his chest and reassured, and persuaded Dou Jiande while the iron was hot: "Mr. Dou, it stands to reason that now you and I are also a family, both losses and prosperity." I know that you were forced to rebel back then, and I also admit that my father was too biased in some decisions during the Great Cause, which led to starvation everywhere in the Central Plains and Hebei, forcing you to lead the crowd to rise up. But since I ascended the throne, although I dare not say that the people under my rule are rich, at least they have surplus food and a stable life. ”

"Okay, don't say it, I understand what you mean!"

Dou Jiande waved his hand and said, "I have been in Jiangdu for several years, and I still have a general understanding of how the people of Jiangdu are doing, and I admit that you are doing well." However, many of my relatives and brothers died because of your father, let me help you, I can't do it! ”

Yang Gao shook his head and said in a deep voice: "I came to you today not in the hope that you can put aside your hatred and submit to me, but in the hope that you can save millions of living beings in Youzhou for the sake of being brothers of the Han nationality." ”

"Youzhou? What's wrong with Youzhou? ”

Dou Jiande was stunned when he heard this, although as a prisoner, he occasionally went out, but in general, the news was still relatively closed, and he really didn't know about the great changes that had taken place in Youzhou.

Yang Gao pondered for a moment and said in a low voice: "According to the information I just obtained, several generals under Luo Yi in Youzhou, Wu Sangui, Shi Jingjiao, An Lushan, and Shi Siming betrayed him one after another, colluded with Temujin and the newly rising Jurchen leader in the northeast, Wanyan Aguta, to lead hundreds of thousands of Hu Lu into the country. Now in Youzhou, except for Zhuo County, other places have fallen into the hands of Hu Lu! ”

"Waste, Luo Yi is really a waste!"

Dou Jiande couldn't help but snort heavily when he heard this: "The dignified governor of a state doesn't even have the ability to do this, even if he is incompetent, he has also affected millions of people in Youzhou." ”

"Mr. Dou, now is not the time to hold Luo Yi accountable!"

Yang Gao said in a deep voice: "Hu Lu is brutal, and every time they go south, they will bring serious harm to our Han people. Moreover, the scale of Hu Lu's southward movement this time is far greater than before, and one careless mistake may cause serious consequences, and we will all become sinners in history, so I really need your help this time! ”

As soon as Yang Gao's voice fell, Dou Jiande's cronies, the guardian Xiong Kuohai, said loudly: "King, Emperor Sui has a point. My parents and two older brothers died tragically when I was a child. These Hulu are all brutal and bloodthirsty, if they are allowed to occupy Youzhou, the people of Youzhou will definitely not have a good life. ”

The strategist Song Zhengben also persuaded him: "King, the so-called non-our race will have different hearts. If the Hu people are allowed to enter the Central Plains, it will definitely become a disaster for our entire nation, so at this time, we Han people must work together! ”