When the Tang army was about to enter the city of Kunming, Wu Zhaoyun, the governor of Yunnan, was the first to respond. Mobile

On a dark and windy night, he led nearly a thousand defenders under his command, quietly sneaked out of the city, traveled all the way east, and defected to the Tang army.

Seeing that this Wu Zhaoyun was in danger in Kunming City, he shamelessly quietly led his troops to flee and surrender to the Tang army, Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui, and Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo, were both very shocked.

They originally wanted to immediately send troops to pursue Wu Zhaoyun, but considering that the morale in the city was extremely low now, if they easily led their troops to attack, they were afraid that these soldiers would take the opportunity to defeat most of them before they could fight Wu Zhaoyun, who had fled.

This pursuit battle could not be fought at all.

So, they sighed and cursed for a while, and they had no choice but to go with him.

It's just that Wu Zhaoyun's escape has brought a very bad chain reaction.

In the past few days, there were originally few defenders in the city of Kunming, and under the influence of the flight of Wu Zhaoyun, the governor of Yunnan, and many people quietly fled. What's more, they gathered in public to flee during the day, without caring about the faces of Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui, and Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo.

And for this kind of situation, Zhu Youlang and Mu Tianbo were powerless to stop it, but sighed.

When the Tang army was about to enter the city, Zhu Youlang, the king of Gui, could no longer hold back.

With all his family members and more than 1,000 personal troops from the city, he quietly withdrew from Kunming City, all the way to the west, and fled Yongchang without looking back.

As soon as Zhu Youlang fled, in the huge city of Kunming, only Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, led more than 2,000 troops, trapped in this city with no reinforcements and low morale.

Now the governor of Yunnan, Wu Zhaoyun, and the king of Gui, Zhu Youlang, have fled, and the Duke of Qianguo can be said to be difficult to support alone, and there is no other way, except for drinking and drowning his sorrows in the city every day, and at the same time numbly watching his soldiers flee quietly, this Duke of Qianguo is already confused about how to defend the city, and it is a day after a day.

Two days later, at dusk, the Tang army finally came to the city of Kunming.

The arrival of the three Tang armies was like a surging tide that finally merged, and quickly surrounded the entire city of Kunming as tightly as an iron barrel.

Seeing the Tang army besieging the city on all sides at the head of the city, the ironclad forest, and the whole was solemn, Mu Tianbo unconsciously gasped.

Good guy, the Tang Army is so imposing, at first glance, it is an elite division that has been in battle for a long time. With such a strong army with such morale as a rainbow soldier, how could the more than 2,000 defenders in Kunming City who were demoralized and had no fighting spirit be their opponents.

It's just that at this time, what choice can I have but to resist hard?

Mu Tianbo let out a long sigh and ordered: "The whole army listens to the order, guards the city, must resist the attack of the Tang army, and protect Kunming, the provincial capital!" ”

"Yes...... Under the order. ”

Hearing the weak answer below, Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo, knew in his heart that he and the two thousand defenders who had no fighting spirit, wanted to block the Tang army's attack on the city, and wanted to protect Kunming, the provincial capital, but he was afraid that it was the mantis arm blocking the car, and it would be useless.

However, Mu Tianbo made up his mind to resist to the end, to die with the city, to be loyal to the country, and to fight for himself and his family as a loyal minister.

Mu Tianbo was so calculating, but his subordinate generals and close family members didn't think so.

Mu Tianbo, the prince of Qianguo, patrolled back and forth in the city to cheer up, and saw that the night was dark, and the Tang army began to camp outside the city to cook, so he relaxed a little and went down to the city to rest first.

Accompanied by two personal soldiers, he took heavy steps and moved towards his home step by step.

As soon as he entered the house, Mu Tianbo obviously felt that the atmosphere was wrong.

He saw that in the hall behind the door, the lights were bright, and his two younger brothers Mu Tianze and Mu Tianrun, as well as his two sons Mu Zhongxian and Mu Zhongliang, as well as his two cronies, were sitting on the chairs on both sides of the hall with serious faces.

Mu Tianbo was slightly stunned, and immediately figured out what the purpose of them were all sitting here.

The current situation is really falling apart, and everyone wants to find their own future.

He sighed softly, suppressed the excitement in his heart, tried to maintain a calm look on his face, and asked softly, "Aren't you waiting for my father-in-law here?" But what is it? ”

As soon as his voice fell, the eldest brother Mu Tianze was the first to stand up from the chair and said loudly: "Big brother, now the Tang army is coming to the city, and the city of Kunming, which is outnumbered, is surrounded like an iron bucket. ”

"Yes, big brother, those who know the times are Junjie, now the Tang Army is so powerful, this Kunming is a lonely city, there are few soldiers, and there is no fighting spirit at all, how can you fight with the elite and powerful division of the Tang Army. If you insist on resisting, Hugh said that the entire city defenders will die, and our family, the Mu family, which has lasted for hundreds of years, will also be destroyed! The second brother Mu Tianrun also hurriedly interjected.

After the two younger brothers finished speaking, Mu Tianbo's two sons Mu Zhongxian Mu Zhongliang stood up together and bowed his hands and said: "Father, now Kunming City is in danger of being tired, and if you have to resist hard, what good will Xi do except for self-destruction." What's more, we have been holding the city for the Hongguang court until now, and we have not abandoned the city and surrendered like Wu Zhaoyun, the governor of Yunnan, nor have we abandoned the city and fled west like King Gui, we have been loyal enough to the court. The child hopes that his father will judge the situation, open the city gate, and surrender the city to the Tang army, so as to protect the defenders and people in the city, and to protect the hundreds of years of blood and net worth of my Mu clan. ”

After the two sons finished speaking, several generals in the hall also got up and suggested to Mu Tianbo with a sincere face, asking him to hurry up and take advantage of the last opportunity when the Tang army had not yet launched a siege battle to open the door and surrender to the Tang army, so as to save the lives of his soldiers and his own family.

Mu Tianbo listened to everyone's persuasion without saying a word, his face was already gray, and his whole body seemed to be trembling slightly.

After the whole hall finally fell silent, he slowly raised his head and looked around at everyone as if he had finally come to his senses. A bitter smile spread across his face.

"Ladies and gentlemen, it turns out that you have gathered here to say these things to my father. Ben Gong really doesn't know, all of you are people who eat the court, and after you are all loyal to the Mu family, how can you all say such rebellious words without a king and a father when you want to serve the country now, what is the real reason? ! ”

"Big brother, what we are saying, how is it unreasonable? Could it be that serving the Hongguang Prison is serving the Ming Dynasty, and serving the Emperor Anping is not serving the country? Big brother, what is the truth in this?! The second brother Mu Tianrun unceremoniously greeted his head.

"Oh, Tianrun, do you mean that serving Emperor Anping, who was controlled by Tang King Li Xiao and was already like a puppet, is also serving the Ming Dynasty? When you say this, don't you feel guilty of conscience and troubled heart? ”

After Mu Tianbo finished sneering, he said sharply: "Then Tang King Li Xiao, what kind of character is it, in fact, why should he say more?" What I want to tell you is that Li Xiao, the king of Tang, is named a loyal minister of the Ming Dynasty, but he is actually a reckless character! ”

Without waiting for everyone to reply, Mu Tianbo, the Duke of Qianguo, said loudly again: "It's a pity, under Li Xiao's rule, all the ministers of civil and military affairs are the only ones who obey Li Xiao's orders. How can there be half a courtier, who puts the poor puppet Emperor Anping in his eyes. And Li Xiao, the giant thief who controlled the emperor, for the officials and people under his rule, was like an invisible emperor. Such a situation of monarchs and ministers replacing them is really indignant. ”

"I hate that Li Xiao, who has controlled two emperors successively, whether it is the previous Emperor Chongxing or the current Emperor Anping, they are all like puppets, there is no real power at all, how can there be any appearance of a human monarch. Like now, Li Xiao, a thief, forced Emperor Anping to give him Jiuxi and allowed him to be called lonely, and the puppet Emperor Anping, where did he dare to say half a word. Such a situation of monarchs and ministers, even the most cowardly Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, is difficult to match this situation. After the establishment of the emperor, Li Xiao's personal rights and prestige have reached the point where it is difficult to shake. I'm afraid that it won't be long before Li Xiao will imitate Cao Pi in the Three Kingdoms period to force Emperor Han Xian to give him the throne. Such a rebellious minister and traitor, you still want to surrender to him, and you want to serve him with your life, isn't it a joke? ”

In the end, Mu Tianbo summed up and said: "The ancients had a saying, the wind knew the strength of the grass, and the bandang knew the loyal ministers. The descendants of the Mu family are all loyal and good ministers, and when the country is in danger, how can we bow our knees to the traitors of the country and surrender, and even serve the enemy with our bodies? Anyway, Bengong has made a decision and is determined to live and die with this Kunming city. The city cannot be defended, and the day the Tang soldiers break the city is the time when the prince kills himself! ”

After Mu Tianbo's powerful and prestigious words were finished, the entire hall was suddenly silent, and even a needle could be heard.

Mu Tianbo thought that everyone was convinced, and was thinking about how to motivate everyone to defend the city with him, but he found that the eldest brother Mu Tianze quietly glanced at several generals standing behind him.

The few masters would understand, so they stepped forward together, pressed their hands and feet, and firmly restrained Mu Tianbo.

"Let go of me! Let go of me! What the hell are you bastards trying to do?! Mu Tianbo was forcibly restrained by his subordinates, his face turned red, and he couldn't get out of the forced struggle, so he couldn't help shouting.

No one paid attention to him, and the entire hall was still silent, except for the sound of heavy breathing.

Mu Tianbo raised his head and shouted at his eldest brother Mu Tianze: "Tianze! In vain, I trust you so much, and I have always regarded you as my most trusted right-hand man, but I didn't expect that you completely betrayed my trust and did such a rebellious thing to hold the head of the family hostage! ”

After Mu Tianbo finished speaking, Mu Tianze on the opposite side let out a long sigh and slowly knelt down in front of him.

Next to Mu Tianze, the second brother Mu Tianrun, as well as Mu Tianbo's two sons Mu Zhongxian and Mu Zhongliang, also knelt down one after another.

"Brother, the matter is urgent, for the sake of the Mu family and the people of the city, please forgive my brother for being rude." Mu Tianze's voice trembled, and tears flashed quietly in his eyes: "Brother, your big truth, brothers and nephews actually know it. However, what my brother wants to say to you is that the current situation is changing and dangerous, so how can you cling to common sense and act accordingly. ”

He paused slightly, raised his head, looked directly at Mu Tianbo's angry eyes, and continued: "Brother, you said that in this rotten Ming Empire now, except for Tang King Li Xiao, who has the ability to clean up the mess, who else in the entire Ming Kingdom can have such ability?" If he can restore the vitality of the Ming Dynasty and let the people live, even if he behaves disrespectfully, compared to the family and country, it is just a minutia, so what does it matter if you study it carefully? ”

Speaking of this, Mu Tianze sighed again, and then said in a deep voice: "Brother, this Heavenly Dao cycle, rise and fall is changeable, it is common sense. In this world, is there an immortal country, and is there an immortal lord? Even if you take 10,000 steps back, it will allow the people of the world to regain peace, reunify the land of China, and destroy the thieves inside and the people who will appease the Tartars outside, even if they will let the Ming Dynasty take the throne in the future, in fact, what does it matter? Those who are the husband of the world are not for Yao, not for the sake of death, but only the virtuous live. If it weren't for a strong man like Li Xiao to support the situation, I am afraid that we will all be slaves of the country for a long time, how can we speak out here and say what is the great truth of loyalty and patriotism. ”

As soon as Mu Tianze's words were finished, Mu Tianrun on the side, as well as his two sons Mu Zhongxian and Mu Zhongliang, also echoed and agreed.

"What the second brother said is that throughout the ages, there have been many changes in the dynasty, if the mandate of heaven is in the Tang King Li Xiao, it can unify China and make the people happy, why not change the dynasty? Besides, my Mu clan has been guarding the border for the country for hundreds of years, and it has never been lost, and it is enough to be worthy of the emperors of the Ming Dynasty. ”

"Father, what the two uncles said is very true. I hope that my father will listen to my words, and he must not ignore the current affairs, fight with the sky, and finally end up with a tragic end of death and annihilation. If the Tang army is really forced to attack the city, after the city is broken, I am afraid that the jade will be burned, and there will be no left. And how can the soldiers and people in this city be so poisoned! ”

"Yes, my father has always declared himself loyal and righteous, and he has always promised to serve the country, if the whole city is killed because we don't know the times, wouldn't it be a great crime, and wouldn't it be difficult to atone for the nine deaths of the Mu family?"

Listening to everyone's words of persuasion, Mu Tianbo's face was ashen, and his forehead began to sweat.

At this moment, he suddenly began to doubt and waver about his entire outlook on life, and his originally passionate heart began to be filled with indescribable sadness and gloom.

Perhaps, their own younger brothers look at the essence of things more thoroughly and truthfully than their own self-standard and loyal ministers.

His so-called loyalty to the country, in addition to only earning a false name for himself as a loyal minister, may only make more than 2,000 defenders die in vain in the end of the war, and let the people of the whole city be buried here, which has no practical meaning at all.

Mu Tianbo's gloomy gaze slowly swept over everyone, and finally, from the depths of his throat, he spit out a sentence with difficulty: "Everyone please get up, this prince ......, this prince is willing to surrender to the Tang army with you." ”