Chapter 277: Lost or Earned?

on the square

The encirclement of the Left Guards has become tighter and tighter, and the soldiers of the Left Guards have shrunk into smaller and smaller areas of defense. And the light rider who has lost the space for movement, where is there still that kind of momentum as sharp as a knife. An hour after the start of the battle, the officers and soldiers of the brigade began to come to their aid, and Zuo Wuwei failed to kill the emperor in the shortest possible time, and the longer the time, the more disadvantageous it was for them.

Yu Manlou has analyzed that this is a plan that should be able to succeed. When the army was being reviewed, it suddenly became difficult, and no matter how many master guards the emperor was, he couldn't stop tens of thousands of elite soldiers. He was a long-established general who had observed the topography of the square several times before the ceremony. He only brought more than 10,000 soldiers to participate in the marching ceremony, and some of the other troops stayed in the camp, but in fact, when they were in trouble, the rest of the men and horses immediately came out to block the surrounding area of the square.

But who would have thought that the people and horses left in the camp were blocked by Xu Xiaogong's right guards and couldn't get out at all.

Without reinforcements, defeat was a foregone conclusion.

"General!"

Peng Laishun, a tooth general with three arrow wounds on his body, ran over quickly, wiped the sweat on his forehead and said eagerly: "General, you can't rush forward anymore, it may be too late to turn around and kill now." The emperor's side is gathering more and more, and our forces are suppressed and cannot be deployed, and rushing forward in batches can only be sent to death! ”

Yu Manlou nodded, looking at the familiar subordinates around him with a sour nose.

"General Kang Hui hasn't arrived with troops yet, and nine times out of ten he has been trapped by the people of the imperial court. Even if the men and horses asking for help were not killed, I explained that as soon as this side moved, he immediately led his troops to block the streets around the square, in fact, he was delayed, and I already knew that I was defeated today. ”

Yu Manlou smiled bitterly: "But now you can all see that Your Majesty has long been suspicious of me." Prince Yi is waiting for today, why is Your Majesty waiting for not today? At the beginning, Prince Yi asked the officials to recommend him to lead the troops in the northwest, but it was calculated that the emperor would oppose it. Then the people offered me to lead the troops, and the emperor would agree nine times out of ten...... When His Majesty summoned me to the Dongnuan Pavilion, I was ecstatic in my heart, thinking that Prince Yi's plan had come to ...... Who knows, Your Majesty will use this trick to calculate. ”

"General, since you have already guessed that you will lose today, why do you want to do anything?"

Adjutant General Mao Chunlei sighed and said.

Yu Manlou shook his head slowly: "Originally, I was still hesitating in my heart, whether to rebel with Prince Yi or not. Even before I got to the square, I still hadn't made up my mind. But after arriving here, I didn't see Kang Hui for a long time, and when I saw that half of the people were young and strong, I decided to do it. ”

He glanced at the dragon flag fluttering in the wind on the side of Dianjiangtai, and said in a calm tone: "Because when I arrived here, I realized that His Majesty had long distrusted me. Even if you don't rebel today, your majesty will slaughter you and me one day. Although I don't know Your Majesty at all, I know that since he is suspicious, he will no longer tolerate our Zuo Wuwei. So...... Just fight it, the ending is the same anyway, if you fight well, maybe you can change a good future for the brothers. ”

"I know ......"

Yu Manlou rubbed his sour nose: "You will hate me, hate me for pulling you along on a road of no return." The benefits I have promised you are nothing but a flash in the pan, and you can't see or touch them...... But now, what can be done other than fighting? ”

"General, then let's fight!"

Peng Laishun said loudly: "There is a death on the left and right, it is better to die in a happy battle!" ”

Mao Chunlei was silent for a while and then nodded: "General, rush out, don't attack the Dianjiangtai side again." The reinforcements of the imperial court are all gathering over there, and we have no chance. ”

"No ......"

Yu Manlou raised his head violently, his eyes staring at the Dianjiangtai: "There is no other way to go...... Rushing out? At this time, all the gates of Chang'an City have been closed, and we will not be able to get out of the encirclement. ”

"No matter where I rush, I will always follow the general!"

Peng Laishun said excitedly: "Even if you die, you have to die with the general." ”

Peng Laishun ...... You've been with me since I was young, and it's been more than 20 years now...... I know your character, and I know your loyalty to me. Do you remember the comment I gave you? ”

"There is more than bravery, but not enough wisdom."

Peng Laishun replied subconsciously.

Yu Manlou suddenly smiled: "Actually, I know that you are not really stupid, but you have been too lazy to use your brain to think about it." You think to follow me, just follow the direction of my finger. And I have to worry about every detail of my troops, and you are used to obeying orders. Actually, you're not stupid, you understand everything now, it's just ...... Thinking about the old love between us. ”

"The Great General......

Peng Laishun couldn't help choking, and Mao Chunlei's eyes were also red.

Yu Manlou tidied up his armor and said with a smile: "You all know that whether you rush forward or backward, today is a dead end. Your only way to survive is not to charge...... It's about surrender. I have always been unwilling, knowing that there is no chance of winning, but I still want to fight. Now, you can't fight anymore, and if you fight again, you won't have any left. ”

He looked at Mao Chunlei and instructed seriously: "If Your Majesty orders that all the soldiers of Zuo Wuwei be executed, you will say that you ask Your Majesty to leave your lives, anyway, they are all deaths, rather than cutting off your heads in Chang'an City, it is better to send them to the northwest to die in battle." Even if only half of Zuo Wuwei's men and horses were left, they could still make Meng Yuan's barbarian blood flow. Remember, say so! ”

"General, don't!"

Mao Chunlei, who reacted, reached out and pulled the reins of Yu Manlou's war horse to sit down, but was kicked away by Yu Manlou. The general, who was once invincible on the battlefield, rushed forward on a single horse.

"The sinner Yu is full of buildings, and he is coming to death!"

He shouted at a loud voice, urging the horse forward.

On the platform, the emperor looked at the man who came alone with a cold face.

At this time, he wanted to exchange his own life for the lives of Zuo Wuwei and these soldiers...... Can I really be deceived? ”

He waved his hand a little tiredly: "The people of Zuo Wuwei in the square today, kill them all." ”

After saying this, he turned around and walked down from the point platform, and before stepping into the imperial chariot, he turned around and glanced at the killing in the square again: "Let's go, go to Cishou Palace." ”

The general Yu Manlou was captured by Zuo Zhenwei's soldiers, and when he saw the emperor boarding the car and leaving, he couldn't help but shout that His Majesty should stay, but where would the emperor care? The departing back is so resolute that it is difficult to shake.

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"Your Majesty......"

Fang Jie, who was following the side of the imperial chariot, shouted as he walked: "Your Majesty, please ask for your Majesty's permission, the minister wants to leave for a while!" ”

Su Buwei looked down from the imperial chariot and asked, "Your Majesty asked you, where are you going?" ”

Fang Xie said loudly: "The minister wants to go to Qingfeng Temple!" ”

Su Buwei turned around and whispered to the emperor, and then leaned out and said, "Your Majesty said that if you insist on going to Qingfeng Temple, all the credit for today will be forgiven." ”

Fang Xie was stunned, thinking that I didn't have any credit today, he was worried about Xiang Qingniu's life and death, and after hesitating for a while, he shouted loudly: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace." ”

Then he turned around and ran out.

Su was stunned for a moment, and after returning to the emperor's side, he smiled and said, "Sure enough, as your majesty expected, he still went." ”

The Emperor snorted, as if he was a little tired. He leaned back on the wide seat on the imperial chariot, rubbed the corners of his eyebrows and said lightly: "Fang Xie is a person who values affection, I obviously told him not to meddle in Wu Yiyi's affairs, but because Wu Yiyi was kind to him, he still intervened." Just now you clearly told him that if he went to find Xiang Qingniu, all the credit for today would be waived, and he would still have to go......"

Su Bu bowed his head and said, "I don't know how to lift it." ”

The Emperor shook his head, "I deliberately asked you to say that...... Fang Xie has a good temperament, and I like it very much. Only those who value love and righteousness can be loyal, if they are ruthless and unrighteous, how can I be trusted? I knew he would go, so I told you that if he went, he would be spared all the credit. ”

Su was not afraid to understand, so he didn't answer.

The emperor said in a flat tone, "Do you know why I asked him to follow me and not go anywhere? ”

"The slave doesn't know."

"Because he is too young, how long has it been since Fan Gu arrived in Chang'an, and he has already made a lot of contributions. But if I reward him generously now, he will be proud, proud, and frivolous. Young people are ambitious, and they are inevitably impetuous...... I knew that he would definitely intercede for Xiang Qingniu, although Xiang Qingniu did not participate in the rebellion, but it was a capital crime to not report it, so I pressed the credit of Fang Xie by forgiving Xiang Qingniu, which was also for his good. ”

"He's a buildable material, and I'm going to reuse it in the future. But he can't climb too high or too fast now, so I have to keep a big enough favor for the prince to reward him......"

Hearing this, Su Buxing's face changed suddenly: "Your Majesty......"

The emperor smiled: "I know what you have to say, my body is still strong, but I have to think more about the crown prince, he is still young, and when he takes the Great Sui from my hands, I will have to leave him some usable people." I was troubled by the courtiers, and I did evil in private, and I originally planned to kill the prince again before he succeeded to the throne, so that the prince would be appeased after he succeeded to the throne, and the courtiers would be easy to obey. But the sixth didn't give me this chance, so I simply killed it, leaving the prince with a stable court. ”

"The chaos in the northwest is nothing in my opinion. When Chang'an is over, I will drive the expedition in person, can't I still fight back to those three places? Li Yuanshan and a few clowns jumped off the beam, but I really didn't pay attention to it. The instability of the imperial court is what I am worried about. I have been waiting for the sixth child to make a move, and I have been waiting for ten years...... If only he endured it for a few more years, then he would kill ......"

Su Buxing knelt down: "Your Majesty, don't think about things so far, the slave maid felt uncomfortable when she heard it." ”

The emperor smiled and waved his hand: "Don't say it, don't say it...... Let's go back to the palace, it's time to see the Queen Mother. ”

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Fang Xie found a few horses, and a few of them galloped all the way in the direction of Qingfeng Guan. Shen tilted fan behind him and asked, "What did the emperor say to you just now?" ”

Fang Xie said with a smile: "The emperor is a miser, and he is estimated to want to borrow the matter of the green cow to exempt all the rewards given to me." ”

"You promised?"

Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't help but ask.

Fang Xie laughed: "If the merit is exchanged for a reward, it will be worthless!" If you think about it, the emperor will not give me a reward, so I will be worried...... If he gives me a reward, he feels that he owes me nothing. Rather than that, it is better for him to feel that he owes me. can still save Xiang Qingniu, why not? ”

Shen Tianfan was stunned for a moment, and then scolded with a smile: "Why do you have so many reels in your head, more than anyone thinks!" ”

Fang Xie smiled: "What do you want to do?" When the Emperor said that, I understood what he meant. In fact, he didn't want to kill Xiang Qingniu, so he agreed to let me come. When the time comes, they will use me to plug the mouths of those courtiers, and say that I have exchanged my own merits for the life of Xiang Qingniu. If the emperor goes to do business, he will definitely be no worse than Wu Yi. ”

"So did you lose or gain?"

The big dog asked.

Fang Xie laughed: "If you make it, you will naturally make a lot of money!" ”