Chapter 49: The Lobbyist

As Pei Guo expected, the situation in Guanzhong is erosive, and it is not easy to solve it.

Yuwentai had to set foot in Shaanzhou, and Xianyang was too guarded by Murong Siqing to rebel again. The emperor's Yuan Bao Torch and his ministers fled in panic, and now they are all besieged in Chiyang County (now Jingyang County, Xianyang City, Shaanxi Province). Yuwentai was so anxious that he ordered the whole army to step up its westward advance.

and entered Tongguan, and bad news came--- Li Hu was unfavorable in several battles, and had to retreat to Lantian. The thieves are becoming more and more rampant, and Zhao Qingque and Yu Fude are already waving their armies, wanting to go to the northwest to join forces with Murong Siqing and take Chiyang City together. Including Yuwentai, everyone was worried, but they were afraid that the emperor would fall into the hands of thieves, and the whole pass would be in chaos.

Everyone was worried all the way, and when they finally approached Chang'an, there was suddenly good news falling from the sky, saying that the siege of Xianyang had been lifted, and the rebel Murong Siqing was also ambushed, and the emperor and his ministers had turned the corner.

The big guy was surprised and delighted, and hurriedly asked, only to learn that Hou Mo Chen Chong led two thousand light horsemen to set off from Fengzhou, and rushed to Xianyang day and night. Not only that, but then Hou Mo Chen Chong won three battles and three victories, and the thieves fell sharply, Zhao Qingque and Yu Fude fled back to Chang'an in a panic, and did not dare to come out again for a while, and the siege of Chiyang naturally had to be lifted.

When Li Hu heard this, his morale was revived, and he raised troops to enter Chang'an City. So Hou Mo Chen Chong was in the northwest, and Li Hu was in the southeast, like two huge iron tongs, and they trapped Chang'an City, and the rebels no longer wreaked havoc on Gyeonggi Sanfuye.

Yu Wentai was so happy that he rubbed his hands again and again: "Good Ah Chong, good brother, live up to me!" ”

In fact, the thieves failed to sweep the land of Guanzhong in one fell swoop, although there are Hou Mo Chen Chong's exploits here, but it is also because He Bayue and Yu Wentai have been operating for many years, and Guanzhong is popular with the people; In the future, the Western Dynasty was established, and its political achievements in the past few years were not bad, and it accumulated a lot of popularity. Therefore, although the rebel army is "booming", the people of the scholar clan in Chang'an and Sanfu rarely collude with the traitors, but compete to help the official army, and even the powerful and powerful clans have entangled their clan subordinates to fight against the rebel army. In this way, the situation will not be bad.

It is precisely because of this that as soon as Yuwentai appeared near Chang'an, the previous doubts and panics of the Guan sergeants and people suddenly disappeared, and everyone celebrated with their hands in celebration, and they all ran to tell each other: "Now that the prime minister has returned, the chaos will be quelled!" ”

Yuwentai also lived up to expectations, united the armies of Hou Mo, Chen Chong and Li Hu, and quickly broke through Chang'an City, captured Zhao Qingque and Yu Fude, and the rebellion was put down. The rebels had their own disposal, Zhao Qingque was killed by a thousand knives, and Yu Fude was sentenced to punishment.

At the same time, Pei Guo won several small victories in Gaoliang County, Xue Xiuyi retreated, and Hedong was peaceful.

At the beginning of September, Chang'an City was renovated, all traces of rebellion were erased, and Yuwentai welcomed the emperor back.

In the middle of September, Kolo fell ill and died, and Yuwentai was so sad that he sacrificed him from afar. Soon he instructed the imperial court to protect the town of Gaoping, take over the history of Yuanzhou Thorn, and pacify the northwest.

At the end of September, the Western Wei Dynasty divided the south of Huazhou and the eastern part of Yongzhou into East Yongzhou, with Yang Zhong as the history of East Yongzhou, and the town locked Tongguan. Dugu Xin is still the history of Shaanzhou, the town of Hengnong County, Shaanxi, the gateway to the Western Dynasty.

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Although Zhao Qingque's rebellion did not set off a monstrous wave, after all, it also caused Chang'an and Sanfu to suffer a lot of losses. After this mess in the Western Wei Dynasty, no one else cares, at least in Yuwentai's heart, it is a lot more honest. The arrogance he played in the battles of Xiaoguan and Shayuan was much more restrained for a while.

In October, to everyone's surprise, the Western Dynasty suddenly sent an envoy to Yecheng to send the heads of Dou Tai, Gao Aocao and Mo Duolou to the Eastern Dynasty.

Gao Huan, who was far away in Jinyang, sneered three times in succession, and looked as if he didn't care about it, but when he turned around, he couldn't help but let out a long breath, and his whole body suddenly became loose. As soon as such a hanging posture came out, even the servants knew that King Gao was at this moment... It must be very comfortable.

Early the next morning, Gao Huan, who was in a good mood, finally met with Sima Ziru, a "lobbyist" who had been waiting outside the Prime Minister's Mansion for three days.

If you ask Sima Ziru, how did he turn into a "lobbyist"? It's a long story.

Let's say that when Gao Huan returned to Jinyang, the first thing he did was to ban his favorite concubine Zheng Dache in the house and not allow him to go out of the house for half a step; Another handwritten letter, sternly ordered Gao Cheng, the prince of the distant Yecheng, to come to Jinyang quickly.

Gao Cheng is a smart person, as soon as he heard it, he knew that it was his own bad incident, and in addition to being frightened, he first called the illness and delayed, and then ordered the fast horse to go to Jinyang, and asked his mother Lou Zhaojun to "make the decision for his son".

Although Lou Zhaojun tried his best to maneuver, Gao Huan was too angry and ignored it. Gao Cheng had no choice, so he had to rush to Jinyang, and with one foot he stepped into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and he had already beaten Gao Huan with a horsewhip, and suddenly taught him to smoke the skin and open the flesh, and he couldn't stand on the ground.

Lou Zhaojun's eyes were red, and he rushed forward to pounce on Gao Cheng and block the whip with his body, which saved Gao Cheng's life. Gao Cheng then taught someone to carry him to Lou Zhaojun's house, and it took him a long time to recover, and he didn't dare to show his face in front of Gao Huan, so he just hid in his mother's room and didn't come out.

Gao Huanwu was still angry, and not long ago he shouted that he wanted to abolish Gao Cheng's position as the son of the world and replace Gao Xun, the son born by Zhu Ying'e. Lou Zhaojun knew that something was wrong, thought about it for a long time, and thought about it, so he sent a letter to Sima Ziru for help, and said to Gao Cheng: "The world is big, only Sima Ziru can save my son." ”

Lou Zhaojun is really a wise person--- Sima Ziru saw Gao Huan, and took the lead: "The king is bad!" ”

Gao Huan was stunned: "Zunye (Sima Ziru cousin) Why did you say this?" He knew that Sima Ziru was here to intercede for Gao Cheng, but he didn't expect Sima Ziru to open like this.

"Something like that... Sima Ziru sneered and said, "Regardless of whether it's true or not, how can you make a big splash? ”

"This..."

"The king forbade Concubine Zheng in front, and summoned the prince to whip behind. Hehe, isn't this clearly telling the world that the prince and Concubine Zheng are a little unclear? ”

"I..."

"Of all the things in the world, only the prestige of the king is the greatest thing. If the world learns that the prince has an affair with the king's concubine... Dare to ask, how can the king still dominate the world? Sima Ziru and Gao Huan have also been friends for many years, and the two of them are talking in private, so they naturally have no scruples.

"That's the truth... Gao Huan's face was uncertain: "But... How can I get by in my heart? ”

"It's best to get by, but it's hard ... Hey, that's got to happen! ”

"What is that?" Gao Huan was furious: "According to the meaning of Zunye, could it be that I should let go of this cowardly thief?" That's too ... ”

Before he finished speaking, Sima Ziru interrupted early: "Release!" Not only is he going to let go of the prince and return to Ye immediately, but he also wants to seek the real power of the high-ranking officials in the court for the prince, so as to show the world that the love between the king and his son is righteous. And those rumors, needless to say, are naturally just groundless! ”

"Obey the industry, don't get an inch!" Gao Huan's face turned pale: "I don't care if you are a lobbyist for Zhaojun, but the position of my own son, I am the only one who decides, and I can't allow outsiders to get involved in half of it!" ”

"Speaking of the princess, hey... Sima Ziru didn't answer Gao Huan's words, but as soon as he changed the conversation, it fell on Lou Zhaojun's head. When speaking, Sima Ziru's expression was "sad": "I still remember that the king was down, and he wanted to seek a town of Huaishuo but couldn't, but it was the princess who was committed to marrying and supporting him, and the king finally soared into the sky; Later, the city of Huaishuo was broken, and I waited for the end of the world, and the princess traveled thousands of miles to find the king, and every day for the king and my brothers, I burned and washed and repaired, so that I survived those difficult years... ”

Sima Ziru said it with emotion, Gao Huan listened to it in his ears, and he was speechless for a while, and he couldn't bear to stop drinking. Gradually, the anger on Gao Huan's face disappeared, and the past came flooding in his heart...

It's good to have a wife.,It's really good.。。。 Gao Huan's eyes were sluggish, and he didn't realize that he was already stupid.

Sima Ziru was still continuing, and his voice became more and more mournful: "That's right, this time is no longer the same as in the past." The old brothers of the year died and scattered, and the king was busy with affairs, and it was normal to forget those past events. It's just that... Hey, poor princess, decades of husband and wife have shared weal and woe, all the way hand in hand, and now they have to succumb to a creeping woman, even so, she is still willing... ”

"Enough!" Gao Huan couldn't stand it anymore, his nose was sour, but his roar was like thunder: "Sima Zunye, you have to say one more word!" Let's go, I'll let Cheng'er go back to Ye today. Also, you go and tell Zhaojun for me, Cheng'er's position as the son of the world is also as stable as Mount Tai! ”