Volume 2: Turbulent Waves Chapter 41: Expedition to Liao
The sky is not enough to be afraid, the ancestors are not enough to be lawful, and the words of people are not enough to be compassionate. ———— Song - Wang Anshi
In ancient history, a change in the will of heaven often indicates a great upheaval, or a change of dynasty. But the true children of destiny often do not believe in destiny, and then change the course of the future.
After Gao Si separated from Yang Xuangan and Li Mi, he did not return directly to the Guogong Mansion of Daofang, and he has always been estranged from his wife Yang Min.
Seven years ago, he was impeached by Yuwen Valve, and in order to avoid implicating the innocent, he took the initiative to dismiss all his subordinates. When he was demoted to the gatekeeper, he endured humiliation and did his duty, leaving no handle on his opponent.
Shi Danai and Gao Kaidao returned home one after another, and the news was intermittent; Fei Qingnu voted for Wang Shichong, and Wen Dalin was recalled by the elders of the clan. He Huailiang made meritorious contributions to the revitalization of the family business and rejoined the border army.
Now the two major guards under his command are Liu San and Wei Chigong.
Liu Sanmingzhuang, a good person in Hedong, comes from a family of declining generals. His grandfather Liu Yi was a Han Chinese, but in the Northern Wei Dynasty ruled by the Hu people, he successively served as the general of the chariot and cavalry, the third division of Yitong, and the assassin of Fenzhou. His father, Liu Min, was knowledgeable and well-governed, and the official of the Northern Zhou Dynasty worshiped the governor of Youzhou, and was a loyal minister of the Zhou Dynasty. and Sui Li, who was killed by Yang Kaihuang for following the Xiangzhou governor Chi Hui to raise troops.
Liu Sanqi was still young, he was the concubine of the family, and he escaped for the old servant. When he grew up, he had no food and clothing, and became a slave of his ancestors, but fortunately he inherited the martial arts talent of his ancestors, especially in archery.
The battlefield raid that day almost cost Gao Si's life, and he was captured by Fei Qingnu and others.
Gao Si cherished his bravery, so he let him go, saying, "Killing you is nothing but a piece of land the size of a palm." Good man, don't die in infighting, you go. ”
I didn't want Liu San to return home to repay the kindness of the old master, so he came thousands of miles to find it and joined him as a guard.
Wei Chigong, a native of Shuozhou, was formerly known as Hu Gong. Because his father Hu Liu followed, the late Northern Zhou general Wei Chi made military exploits and was given the surname Wei Chi. and Yu Chi was defeated and wiped out, and Yu Chi Liu returned to his hometown to become a blacksmith, and Yu Chi Gongzi succeeded his father and was also a good blacksmith.
Just because he was born with the face of a black tiger rank general, he was surrounded by Liu Wuzhou and became the temporary commander of the cavalry. In the battle of Jinyang, he was moved by Gao Si's kindness, and after returning home, he sold his property to vote.
It's a pity that when I met Gao Si again in Luoyang, the lord of refuge had become a janitor, and Gao Si told the truth.
Changed to an ordinary person, he turned around and left early, but Wei Chigong said with a tendon: "Loyal ministers don't matter to the two masters, the general is a true hero, and he is willing to obey each other to the death!" ”
Gao Si had no choice but to take in the two guards.
Interestingly, Liu Zhuang's face is like a crown of jade, and Yu Chigong is as black as iron and carbon, and the two are opposite each other day and night.
This is eight years like water, during which Gao Si got the help of nobles secretly, and gradually became the guard of Jianchun Gate at the west gate of Luoyang City.
Even though Liu Zhuang and Wei Chigong were the masters of the building in charge of 500 people, they still followed every day as guards.
Gao Si took Liu Zhuang and Wei Chigong, first went to Jianchun Gate to arrange the change of guards, and then came to the courtyard of Tonghufang in the west of the city.
Three years ago, with the funding of Mrs. Xuanhua, Gao Si set up another courtyard here and officially married Xu Xiaohui.
Before I knew it, the annex had arrived. Gao Si grabbed the reins, jumped off the horse, and pulled forward. Liu Zhuang and Wei Chigong also dismounted one after another and followed in.
At this time, the door suddenly opened, and I saw Xu Xiaohui waiting in the courtyard with a surprised face.
Gao Si waited for the door to enter, asked his subordinates to arrange horses, and couldn't help but laugh and said, "Oh, little lady, who are you waiting for?" ”
"Poor again." Xu Xiaohui responded with a smile, but greeted Liu Zhuang and Wei Chigong first.
"The two brothers have worked hard, come to the house to rest, the newly brewed rice wine sister-in-law is ready, and there is some mutton."
"Thank you, sister-in-law." The two hurriedly said.
"It's hot!" Gao Si said. When the martial arts training is completed, I really need to supplement some nutrients.
Xu Xiaohui immediately agreed: "Done!" I called the maid Xiaocui and arranged it.
Gao Si, Liu Zhuang and Wei Chigong came to the backyard martial arts arena and started their daily hard training.
Whoosh - male and female double swords out of the sheath, Gao Si condensed the sword, echoing before and after, Yue Jia swordsmanship, Tiger Tao serial slashing moves skillful, until the goal of the hundred swords was achieved, only slowly retracted, recuperating the body, eight years down, martial arts cultivation finally reached the realm of the tiger warrior, swordsmanship tends to be a great success.
Wei Chi Gong is a double whip of wind and thunder, the elder fights on horses, the short one attacks closely, a long innate breath, after getting Gao Si to find the Huang Gai ancient whip method, he gradually moved towards the realm of the master of forging bones.
Liuzhuang is a longbow horizontally, heavy arrows, rapid fire one after another, the arrow target is trembling, and the archery is also superb.
Daily training only makes the skill more sophisticated, and if you want to go further, you have to hone it on the battlefield a few more times.
After practicing martial arts, they each took a hot bath.
When I came to the lobby again, within a moment, Xu Xiaohui personally brought some mutton and steamed buns, took the wine jug, poured three bowls, and served them well.
Gao Si sat on the chair, but thought in his heart: "It's time to leak some news, these two tiger generals, if they are restricted for a long time, they may cause trouble, hey, I can't slack off as the lord." ”
"Two virtuous brothers, when the Holy One returns, he will immediately use force against the local bandits, and even the Western Regions Frontier, there will be a big war."
As soon as he said this, Yu Chigong and Liu Zhuang were all stunned by the posture of eating wine and meat.
Gao Si concluded and said: "Our opportunity has come, and it will be in the Ming Dynasty to get rich and rich!" ”
"That's great." "Thank you, Lord." For a while, the atmosphere was even more enthusiastic.
It was night, Xu Xiaohui was extraordinarily gentle, which greatly dissipated Gao Si's depression.
"Ah Hui, what are you hiding from me?" "Nope. Just thinking of a word. ”
"What?" "Suddenly, I saw Mo raising the willow color, and the penitent husband was looking for the marquis. I just hope you're safe. ”
"I promise you. If you farm and fish, you will be allowed ten miles of peach blossoms; If you reign over the four seas, you will be allowed to honor the world. ”
At the end of the night, it's a new day.
In the Imperial Palace, Yang Guang, the Son of Heaven, finally waited for the edict of the national teacher Mu De.
"The three generations of Sui died, and the Yang was Li!"
When he got this break, Yang Guang, the son of heaven, was furious, "The Li family is in a hurry? Which one surnamed Li dared to usurp the Yang family after my death? It seems that not enough people have been killed! ”
It is better to kill by mistake than to let go, and the killing of the Son of Heaven of the Great Sui is brewing again.
Destiny is often unpredictable, and history is strikingly similar from time to time.
Great Qin swept through the six countries, meteorites fell from the sky, and the book was written: Hu of the Dead Qin!
How domineering was the First Emperor? Hearing the news, the general Meng Tian was sent to lead 400,000 troops to attack the Xiongnu, and recovered the land of Hetao in a battle, so that the Hu people did not dare to go south to herd horses for 30 years.
But Great Qin finally died at the hands of Hu Hai, the second emperor of Qin.
Instead, Mudder changed his words and continued: "Your Majesty, the will of heaven is unpredictable. Danchen watched the sky at night and found that there were soldiers in Liaodong. It is unknown if this is related. ”
At this moment, Pei Ju, the waiter of the Yellow Gate, broke in from outside, holding a piece of music, and said angrily: "Your Majesty, Youzhou 800 miles to expedite the report!" ”
"Read!" Yang Guang said impatiently.
"Sage's Grace:
At the beginning of this year, Li Jian, the barbarian king of Goryeo in Liaodong, invaded the territory, and 400,000 barbarian troops swept outside the pass, and the vanguard had already advanced to the city of Youzhou. The commander of 3,000 Youzhou armor cavalry fought for seven days, and the enemy retreated. However, the Goryeo army still occupied thousands of miles of land in Liaodong, built cities, and plundered the people. Please send reinforcements as soon as possible, otherwise the enemy army will invade Youzhou in the coming year, if you can't defend it, then my Great Sui Jiangshan Sheji will be in danger! - Luo Yi, the chief of soldiers and horses, bowed to him. ”
Li Jian, the barbarian king of Goryeo, why did he forget him?
The Goryeo Kingdom originated from the Shang Dynasty's Jizi feudal state, and was destroyed by Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty in the Han Dynasty, and established four counties of Lang, Xuansu, Lintun and Zhenfan, which belonged to Youzhou.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, the Li family founded the country, called Goryeo, and now it has been passed down for 12 generations, the people are rich in the country, with 800,000 armor, and often have the heart of encroaching on the Central Plains.
In the eighteenth year of the emperor's reign, Li sent 50,000 cavalry to invade the territory, and the emperor sent 120,000 troops to counterattack, not wanting to encounter wind and frost, and the army was wiped out.
In the twenty-eighth year of the emperor's reign, Yang Kaihuang mobilized an army of 350,000 troops, led by Gao Bohai, and counterattacked the Goryeo Kingdom.
This battle drove all the Goryeo troops out of Liaodong and inflicted heavy losses on them, but the Sui army was affected by the cold weather, and seven or eight out of ten people died on the way back.
After the war, Li Jian, the barbarian king of Goryeo, sent an envoy to apologize, and Emperor Yang Kai dismissed the army out of prudence.
I don't want the other party to recuperate after three years and make a comeback again!
Could it be that this Sui Substitute Li refers to the barbarian king Li Jian? Otherwise, who can shake my Yang family?
"Present it! Yang Guang, the son of heaven, took the letter of help from the governor of Youzhou, read it carefully, and soon made up his mind that he was bound to eradicate the scourge of the Goryeo Kingdom in Liaodong!
In terms of merit, this is a wish that even the first emperor has not fulfilled, and if he destroys his country, he can greatly increase his prestige.
From the perspective of the Mandate of Heaven, Gao Liguo may be the biggest threat to future generations, so it is inevitable to conquer Liaodong!
"National teacher, I want to sacrifice to the sky in ten more days and send troops to Liaodong!
Pei Juyu's face changed slightly, and he raised his head and suggested to the Son of Heaven: "Your Majesty, the barbarian king of Goryeo is not trivial, if you want to conquer, you should send a large army, not rash!" ”
Yang Guang, the son of heaven, laughed when he heard this: "I can't imagine that Li Jianzhen has become a climate and wants to fight, but I'm still afraid that he won't succeed?" After the sacrifice of heaven and earth, I will send a million army and set foot in Liaodong! ”
Later, Yang Guang announced to the court that he would mobilize the world's soldiers and horses, and send troops to Liaodong half a month later to sweep away the ministers!
When the news spread, all forces in the world quickly moved.
Outside Luoyang City, Yunmengju.
"Opening the imperial examination, building the canal, and conquering Liaodong, this great cause of Tianzi Guo is a master of strategy. If it is done one by one, the number of yin and yang qi is connected, and it is impossible to say that there will really be an immortal country......" Speaking of this, Xu Wenyuan said with a chuckle: "It seems that the second game of the Five Dragons Killing should also be started." Since the will of Heaven of the Great Sui should be extinguished, someone should come to the start, and the old man has fallen! ”
"Immeasurable Heavenly Venerable, in this way, it only suffers the people of the world. If you and I can cooperate, the turmoil can end as soon as possible. What does Xu Tianshi think? In the burrow, the old Taoist priest Yuan Tiangang proposed with an unbearable look on his face.
"Is Lou Guan Dao so hypocritical? Didn't you give the second son of Tang Guogong Li Yuan's order and say, 'The posture of the dragon and phoenix, the watch of the sky, more than 18 years old, will be able to help the world and the people'? Why did you come to form an alliance with the old man? After Xu Wenyuan heard Yuan Tiangang's proposal, he couldn't help but sneer.
"Farewell." Yuan Tiangang sighed and left with Tong'er.
"Send these four secret transmissions to Yang Xuangan, Master Li, Gao Chongde and Wang Shichong respectively." Xu Wenyuan thought about it again, called his son and commanded.
"Son, let's go!" Xu Shihui took over the secret inheritance selected by his father and went out towards Luoyang City.