Chapter 447: The Old Man Will Meet One Day

After Qiu'an County is the end of the mountain, this is the name of the locals, in fact, the end of the mountain is a branch of the wolf milk mountain range, the mountain is not high but quite steep. The grain and grass taken from the Chen family was enough for a team of 5,000 people for a month, so Fang Xie could rush to the Wolf Milk Mountain Range to meet the King of Xujun without distraction.

Although I am not familiar with this area, I have gradually regained some familiar feelings.

After five days of rapid marching, the men and horses entered the Curtain Mountain, and then settled to rest for a few days.

"Over the Curtain Mountain, it is the rebels' western camp."

Cui Zhongzhen's soldiers left behind pointed to the map and said: "The rebel army's western battalion is presided over by Meng Wansui, one of the seven tiger generals under Li Yuanshan, and it had 200,000 troops when it was first established, and now the strength is only more. Meng Wansui's status in Li Yuanshan's army is higher than that of Yin Poshan. The terrain here is critical, and Li Yuanshan's choice of him to guard the town shows that he attaches great importance to this person. And this man is extremely cautious in the use of troops, guarding the cities and official roads, and hardly takes the initiative to use troops against our men and horses on the Wolf Milk Mountain. ”

"Is it a character who doesn't seek merit but seeks no fault?"

Chen Yishan asked.

The soldier shook his head, he hadn't been exposed to much after all.

"Let's get some rest today."

Fang Xie instructed: "Send scouts over the mountain and investigate carefully." Look at how big the area blocked by the rebel camp in the west, if you can bypass it, go around it, try not to provoke, after all, it is hundreds of thousands of troops. If the area controlled by the rebels is too large, send someone to contact the king of Xujun before discussing. ”

He waved his hand and said, "Bring Sun Kaidao up." ”

The soldiers agreed, and went down to take out Sun Kaidao, who was in the cage. These days he is locked up, and he has taken off a layer of human form.

"Humble to the general."

Sun Kaidao knelt down, and the iron chain in his hand rattled.

Fang Xie found a place to sit down, glanced at Sun Kaidao and asked, "You are a smart person, you don't need me to say that you know why I want to lock you up." Now the army is about to cross the end of the mountain, and the prisoner cart cannot pass. So you need to find a reason to live, I don't have the interest or energy to have people carry the cage through. ”

"Humble ......"

Sun Kaidao has really suffered a lot in the past few days, he can't eat enough, his face hasn't been washed, and he looks particularly haggard and embarrassed. He raised his head and glanced at Fang Xie and quickly lowered his head: "Humble confession...... But the humble duty is selfless! The lowly duty is wrong, and he did not explain it to the general. ”

"Say!"

Fang Xie looked at him and said.

"The Chen family is a big family in Luo County, and although the place where the humble position is located is quite far away from Qiu'an County, I have heard a lot about the Chen family's actions. The general led the army to Qiu'an County, and if he wanted grain and grass, he could only fight the Chen family's idea. If the general knew that the eldest daughter of the old lady of the Chen family was married to the king of Xujun, would the general still be willing to use troops against the Chen family? It is true that if the general comes to visit, he may not be able to borrow food. But that's the handle! ”

Sun Kaidao raised his head and said seriously: "What Sun wants to assist is a person who wants to achieve great things, not an ordinary man who has the heart to do great things but has no courage to achieve great things. Why is the general angry? One is that he didn't tell the truth. The second is because the general and King Xujun have a good personal relationship. Because of this second point, there is a chance that the general will not use troops against the Chen family. ”

"But has the general thought about it, after the imperial army quelled the rebellion, even if King Xujun made up a lot in the past two years and made some contributions, the matter of levying 700,000 troops in the west and burying them in the northwest, Your Majesty can't pretend to forget it after all. So what King Xujun is doing now is just barely able to save his life. When the time comes, it will not be said that he will take away his title and be reduced to a commoner. Although the defeat of the Western Expedition was not on King Xujun, it was on him. ”

"The Chen family also has a daughter who is married to Pei Guo, the county guard of Luojun, who is Li Yuanshan's loyal lackey. In order to protect themselves, the Chen family sent money and food to Pei Guo, otherwise Pei Guo would really be so kind to send two thousand rebels to guard the Chen family? In any case, the Chen family will not end well after the war, if the general and the Chen family are involved in anything...... When the time comes, he will be removed from his merits at least and lose his official position at worst. Although the general is appreciated by His Majesty, you must know that sometimes Your Majesty's decisions are not all completely up to you. ”

"Does the general know about the previous dynasty?"

Sun Kaidao's courage gradually rose, and he asked directly into Fang Jie's eyes.

"What happened to the previous dynasty?"

Fang asked.

"During the period of Zheng Chongde in the previous dynasty, the four families rebelled. Almost half of the country of Dazheng was occupied, and the Dazheng court almost exhausted its national strength in order to quell the rebellion. In that rebellion, tens of millions of people were killed and wounded. The four surnames were punished, and countless people were implicated. But after the rebellion was quelled, the emperor of Dazheng did not let people investigate who colluded with the rebels, but hastily closed the case. It didn't take long for the generals who had made meritorious contributions to the rebellion to be denounced one after another, and Emperor Da Zheng dismissed more than a dozen generals and beheaded eight people because of some trivial things! ”

"These people have all made great achievements in counterinsurgency. The emperor didn't give a big reward, why did he dispose of so many people with some trivial things? ”

Sun Kaidao said with a straight face: "Because of the collusion with the rebels, almost all the families of Dazheng are involved. It is precisely because it is too extensive that the emperor of Dazheng did not delve into it and did not dare to investigate it deeply. And those generals, the credit is so great that everyone thinks they deserve a big reward. But they forgot that when they put down the rebellion, they touched the interests of many families. These families do not allow meritorious people to rise rapidly. ”

"Especially...... Such as a general, you are a person from a humble background. In order to calm down the matter, the emperor can only attack these people who are from poor families but have outstanding military achievements. The first is to appease those families whose interests have been touched. Second, it was because the emperor was worried that these generals would become a new scourge for the country! ”

In Sun's opinion, Li Yuanshan will be defeated in the battle of the northwest. But the court will also be in turmoil because of this, and will His Majesty be able to control the overall situation at that time...... Ransom Sun said bluntly, it is still unknown! The general should know that behind such a major rebellion, it is absolutely inseparable from the support of the big families, and who knows how many families are standing behind Li Yuanshan? When the time comes, the more the general shines in the counterinsurgency battle, the more people want to get rid of the general. ”

"To put it mildly, Da Sui is now at a junction, and it will not be smooth to turn in either way. If His Majesty chooses to praise the meritorious ministers, then those families whose interests have been touched will inevitably fight back with all their might. At that time, the bloody rain in the secret will be worse than on the battlefield. If His Majesty chooses to compromise with the family, what about these meritorious men? Will they be willing? If they are unwilling, His Majesty will have to make some decision in order to control the court situation. It just depends on which side His Majesty's knife is pointing. ”

"But in Sun's opinion, with the general's current seniority and prestige, no matter how you look at it, he is one of the people who died at the forefront."

Sun Kaidao said: "Sun knows some shallow ways of looking at people, and it can be seen that the general must not be an ordinary man, so Sun will follow the general and plan to serve you." But because of this, Sun couldn't watch the general go down the wrong path. Regarding the Chen family's affairs, Sun was wrong, and the fault was not in the method but in the method. If the general feels that Sun's crime is unforgivable, then he will deal with it at will. ”

"You're right."

Fang Xie waved his hand and said, "You made a mistake in not putting yourself in the right position. ”

He walked over, helped Sun Kaidao up, and said in a low voice: "You know the past and can see the future, but why don't you know how to behave in the world?" You've read so many classics, but remember how many amazing people fell early because of conceit and arrogance? The first thing you need to understand when you follow me is...... Whether it is the current 5,000 people in this team, or how many people will be in the future, and who will be in what position is up to me. ”

Sun Kaidao's face changed, and he lowered his head and said, "I understand my humble position." ”

Fang Xie took off a piece of grass from his body, smiled and said, "You said that you can see that I will be successful in the future, so can you see what I will look like in the future?" ”

Sun Kaidao opened his mouth but stopped, he suddenly understood what Fang Xie meant, so he lowered his head and said respectfully: "What does the future look like for the lowly position, the lowly position itself can't see or see, because that's what the general sees." ”

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Fang Xie didn't plan to stay on the Curtain Mountain for too long, after all, the Curtain Mountain was a bit desolate, and the mountain was not suitable for garrisons. But the news from the scout surprised Fang Jie!

King Xujun is dead.

The scout went over the mountain to inquire about the news, and on the first day, he inquired about a major event. It is said that the two sides have been fighting fiercely for more than a month, and the Sui army has few soldiers, but they are all dressed in white, and they are not afraid of death, and they have won more than a dozen games in a row. It's just that because of the huge strength of the rebels, although the Sui army gained momentum, it could not attack.

The scout reported that Yang Kai, the king of Xujun, personally went down the mountain to investigate the enemy situation of the rebel Xida camp, and was discovered by the rebel scouts, and the rebels besieged the king of Xujun in a dilapidated village. Li Xiaozong did his best to meet the Sui army on the Wolf Milk Mountain, wearing white clothes and holding white flags, and vowed to avenge King Xujun.

Now the Sui Army of Wolf Milk Mountain is commanded by Li Xiaozong!

This news is by no means a good thing for Fang Jie.

After Fang Xie learned the news, he immediately brought the two personal soldiers left by Cui Zhongzhen and asked the two of them to rush back to see Cui Zhongzhen overnight and ask what happened. If this Sui army was now completely controlled by Li Xiaozong, Fang Xie would have to make a choice.

In order to wait for Cui Zhongzhen's news, he stayed on the Curtain Mountain for six or seven days.

Cui Zhongzhen's personal soldiers returned and reported to Fang Xie that they had returned to the army and had not seen Cui Zhongzhen. According to rumors, Choi Chung-jin was ordered to be locked up by Lee Hyo-jong because of his unfavorable combat, and although he has not yet been executed, he heard that he is in a difficult situation. In addition, the soldiers inquired about something, it is said that after Cui Zhongzhen returned to the camp from Yongzhou, he learned that the king of Xujun personally went to inquire about the enemy situation of the rebel camp in the west, and took people to find the king of Xujun without resting.

But he only met Li Xiaozong, who came back alone, and the body of King Xujun was not brought back. After returning to the camp, Li Xiaozong discussed the matter of raising troops with Mou Liangbi, the secretary of the military department, but Master Mou did not agree to rush into the army, so Li Xiaozong instigated the soldiers and emptied the military power of Master Mou.

Then because of a trivial matter, Li Xiaozong killed all the people Cui Zhongzhen took that day. On the first day of the army, Li Xiaozong asked Cui Zhongzhen to attack the rebels with a battalion of men and horses, Cui Zhongzhen fought a bloody battle, killing more than 5,000 enemies, but Li Xiaozong said that he was not good at fighting and was suspected of collaborating with the enemy, so he sent someone to escort him up. If it weren't for the excellent relationship between Cui Zhongzhen and Wanyan Chongde, the prince of Northern Liaodi, and Wanyan Chongde interceding for him, he would have been beheaded by Li Xiaozong a long time ago.

Now Mou Liangbi has lost power, and Cui Zhongzhen is trapped.

The tens of thousands of Sui troops were all in the hands of Li Xiaozong.

After listening to what Cui Zhongzhen's soldiers said, a trace of killing intent flashed in Fang Jie's eyes, although it was fleeting, but it was extremely intense.

He stood up and carved a sentence on the cliff boulder of the Falling Mountain with his morning dew knife.

The old people will eventually meet

The blade of the knife goes deep into the boulder, and the pen is sharp.