The lord of Nanping is Gao Baorong, but almost all the major events at this time are made by his younger brother Gao Baorong.

Gao Baoqiao was extremely greedy for money and lustful, and did a lot of absurd things. However, he was quite restrained before, and it was only after his father's death that he gradually revealed his true nature...... Gao Baoqiao is also a witty person, much smarter than his brother who is the lord of the country. He has a nickname called "Wan Shi Xiu", that is, when his father is angry, he can dissipate his anger when he sees him, and his affection is extraordinary, that is, he likes this smart and clever son.

Therefore, the lord of the kingdom often relied on him to decide important matters.

When Gao Baomiao learned that he had been summoned, he had to stop the absurd show that was being performed in the lobby...... A group of strong soldiers and prostitutes indulged in public. He hurried to the palace to see the lord of the kingdom first.

When he arrived at the palace, Gao Baoqiao immediately figured out what was going on. It turned out that the Zhou army was crossing the border, and it was about to arrive.

When the ministers saw him coming, they knew that the Gao family was the master, and they expressed their opinions at the moment, Li Jingwei said: "The last general will take his head as a guarantee!" The Zhou army must map the land of Nanping, and our country has reached the time of life and death. ”

Gao Baoqiao very much agreed with Li Jingwei's view...... When the Zhou Dynasty issued an order to borrow the Tao, he had already guessed the result. However, he did not agree with Li Jingwei's proposal to gather troops to resist the Zhou army.

Nanping Kingdom did not have the conditions to compete for hegemony at all, and Gao Baoqiao was not interested in this. Since you can't keep your territory, why don't you just surrender and continue to enjoy yourself?

Gao Baomiao immediately said: "My country is a vassal to the Central Plains and is divided by the Zhou Dynasty, and it is originally a minister of the Zhou Dynasty, how can it temporarily rebel in front of the army and find a way to die?" ”

Li Jingwei hurriedly said: "The ancestors of the throne (Gao Jixing, Gao Congzhi, who have used the era names of many regimes such as Tang, Southern Wu, Jin, Han, and Zhou) have guarded the land of Jingnan so far, and the king should not abandon the foundation. The future of the Central Plains Dynasty is uncertain, and the surrender of Nadi may end up accompanying them to be martyred, and they will end up with nothing. Please think twice. ”

Gao Bao said: "Tens of thousands of elite soldiers of the Zhou army are pressing the border, how can the manpower and manpower of Nanping Kingdom face the enemy?" It's better to greet it respectfully. ”

Li Jingwei said: "Shu was attacked by two sides, and it must understand the heart of the Zhou Dynasty to destroy its country; The Southern Tang Dynasty may sit idly by, but Shu is already in trouble, and aiding our country is to save itself, and reinforcements will be sent...... Moreover, at this time of life and death, Jingnan should strive to protect himself, and with the help of Shu, he can still fight. ”

Gao Baoqiao felt that what Li Jingwei said was reasonable, but he had no words to refute it, so he had to say in a tone of lack of confidence: "Maybe Zhou Jun intends to be in Shu Kingdom, but he just wants to borrow the Tao......

The lord of the country, Gao Baorong, listened for a long time, touched his forehead and didn't seem to understand too much, turned his head and asked directly: "Tenth brother, what should we do?" ”

When Gao Baoqiao heard this, he didn't need to be reasonable at all, and replied more simply: "Brother Wang prepared the guard of honor, men and horses, and ordered the soldiers and horses in Jingmen and other places to collect and reprimand, and not to clash with the Zhou army; As soon as the Zhou Dynasty army arrived, we went out of the city to greet us. As long as there is no war, what happens next will be left to fate, and the consequences will not be too serious. ”

The lord of the country immediately nodded and said, "The tenth brother is reasonable, so let's do it." ”

So Nanpingguo's response was decided.

Gao Baomiao breathed a sigh of relief, and when he returned home, several staff members came up to ask. Gao Baomiao told the palace about it, and the staff agreed with his approach, "Jing Nan did not resist and behaved deferentially, the Zhou Dynasty will definitely not kill them all, which will chill others...... There is a more difficult Wu Yue Kingdom and Southern Tang Dynasty in the east, and the Zhou Dynasty does not want to fight hard one by one. ”

This is also the judgment of Gao Baoqing. If the Zhou army occupies Jingnan, the most likely thing is to move the Gao family elsewhere, and it should also be an official...... Gao Baoqiao thought of the large amount of wealth he had accumulated and hidden in many places, and his heart was not panicked at all, those treasures were enough for him to be prosperous, rich, arrogant, and extravagant for a lifetime, and what did he risk to do desperately?

"Huh!" Gao Baoqiao said calmly, "Where did those people go just now?" ”

The official beside him looked embarrassed, and stepped forward and whispered: "The lord has a big business going out, and they have already dispersed...... Why don't you call it back? ”

Gao Baomiao pretended to have something in his heart, and his interest was not too high for a while, so he waved his hand and said, "That's it, that's it." ”

He immediately left the lobby, went back to the inner room and latched the door, lifted the floor tiles under the bed, and pulled out a box full of gold lumps. After playing with these things, he suddenly felt an indescribable comfort in his heart, and said to himself: "I can't rely on anything, but this thing is the most reliable." ”

Even if he sleeps at night with gold and silver in his arms, he will sleep more comfortably.

…… A few days later, he hid this part of the family's belongings, and did not need to prepare anything, so he took the guards and went to the palace.

A large number of men and horses gathered outside the city one after another, not in battle; The ministers also found a group of civilians and prepared to sing and dance to welcome the Zhou army.

The Zhou army was reported to have arrived from the east...... They followed the Han River to the east of Jiangling Province (present-day Jingzhou City), and then marched by land to the southwest as far as Jiangling. The sailors separated and continued south along the Han River, entering the Yangtze River from the Hanyang Army (the territory of the Zhou Dynasty, present-day Wuhan City), and then tracing up the Yangtze River to Jiangling to join the land route; The route of the navy army is relatively round, but you can only take a detour to Gangneung Mansion from Xiangzhou.

Not long after, the army of the Zhou Dynasty really appeared in the distance, the road was full of smoke and dust, and a large number of people and horses seemed to be overwhelming. Seeing this, Gao Baomiao was secretly glad that he had not decided to go to war, otherwise he would have to fight with the army in front of him now, which was really a bit terrifying.

At this time, the people who were prepared in Jiangling City beat gongs and drums, and poured out of the city gate to be very lively, and the honor guard of the king of Nanping also rushed out of the city.

The soldiers and horses of the Zhou army gradually approached the city, and the vast expanse was full of people, and the flags fluttered on the flat ground like clouds. A group of cavalry jogged away from the army and came first, and the lord of Nanping was about to send someone up to contact him......

At this moment, the horsemen suddenly accelerated, and regardless of etiquette, they rushed directly to the still open city gate.

The war horses roared and rushed madly. The lord of the country, Gao Baorong, was frightened, and quickly turned his horse's head to return to the city, and the general Li Jingwei shouted: "Your Majesty, quickly ask someone to close the city gate!" ”

Gao Baorong was at a loss and looked at his younger brother Gao Baorong. Gao Baoqiao was also dumbfounded and couldn't say anything.

At this time, the city gate was in chaos, and some spies shouted and shouted to encourage the people, so that a crowd of people beating gongs and drums poured back to the city gate. But the spies set up barricades at the gates of the city, blocking a large number of people at the gates, and there was no chance to close the gates for a while.

The opportunity was fleeting, and the cavalry of the Zhou army had no resistance and went straight to the city gate...... Seeing this, the spies removed the barricades and let the cavalry of the Zhou army quickly control the inside and outside. It was only a short time before and after what happened, and the gate of the high-walled town of Jiangling had fallen into the hands of the Zhou army, and not even a single arrow was fired.

The Zhou army was not reasonable at all, and his connivance with the Nanping army was also unceremoniously.