Chapter 41: The Capture of the Tiger Prison
The city of Luoyang was quiet for a few days. In fact www.biquge.info the quietness of these days is only on the surface. Whether it is the subordinates of the Western Wei Dynasty or the generals of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, their hearts are not so quiet. Anxiety is inevitable, and the battle situation waits for no one. And Gao Zhongmi is also particularly concerned about his future prospects.
Yu Jin saw that Yu Wentai's injuries had improved a little, and he was finally able to see people, and felt that he could let Gao Zhongmi come to see him at this time. The Western Wei army joined forces in one place, and it was almost cleaned up, and news was sent, and Li Hu, the general of the Zhu State, also came to the east with the commander Li Mu and other commanders, and they came to respond.
Luoyang City was already in decay earlier, although it has been slightly repaired in the past few years, so it is not too unpleasant, but in Gao Zhongmi's opinion, it is particularly emotional. At this time, Luoyang was still full of holes, and it could no longer be compared with the imperial capital in its heyday.
Gao Zhongmi walked through the courtyard of the official office, and his eyes were dazzled by the bright sunlight. But what you see in the sunlight is a ruined scene. This is still a barely passable official office, even better than the old palace, and I don't know how it was spared.
The old palace has long been ruined and deserted, and there may only be some city foxes and rats. Gao Zhongmi suddenly became sad, and he didn't know whether his move was right or wrong. In his heart, he didn't look down on the little boy who attached to the Bohai Gao family. But it wasn't until today that he discovered that Yuwen Black Otter was not necessarily easier to get along with than Gao Cheng.
Suddenly thought of the death of the emperor. I hadn't thought about it before, but at this time, I felt a chill on my spine.
"Why didn't Situ go in? Standing here? Yu Jin greeted him from the hall, with a smile on his face, and walked towards Gao Zhongmi, who was stunned in the courtyard. His attitude is friendly and willing to be close, but there is a sense of distance and proportion.
Gao Zhongmi thought, it is really like a person. Thinking about his time in Yecheng, the Son of Heaven and King Gao also respected him as a "high duke", and no one dared to treat him coldly in the same hall. I didn't want to switch to Yuwen Black Otter, but I still took an important pass like the Tiger Prison and helped Yu Sijing destroy the city, but he was given such a cold reception by Yuwentai.
Yuwen Black Otter had been in Luoyang for a few days, and only then did he remember to see him.
"Oh, General Sijing......" Gao Zhongmi came back to his senses, and there was a smile on his face. After all, this is not what it used to be, you have to get a snack. "The sun is so strong that it blinds the eyes, and I can't see anything for a while."
Yu Wentai waited impatiently in the hall. Mainly because of preconceived ideas, I don't have a good impression of Gao Zhongmi. I don't like him too much, and most importantly: traitors can be used, but they can never be trusted. Since it's not credible, it's natural to look down on it.
And this traitor, who he looked down on so much, actually refused to come to see him after being ordered, which touched the sensitive point of his heart even more.
When Yu Wentai was sitting in the hall and his heart was gradually dissatisfied, he heard the sound of talking, and there was a faint unfamiliar voice. Knowing that it was Yu Jin who went out to look for him just now, he and Gao Zhongmi came in together. Yu Wentai naturally sat still, and still maintained a posture of leaning on a few miles.
This place is dilapidated, there is not even a hidden sac, and it is easy to make people feel backache.
It was late autumn, and the sackcloth covered the window to keep out the cold. Naturally, during the day, the house is also dim and can only be illuminated by lights. There was no brazier in the house, and it was very cold. After all, the old capital is not as good as it used to be.
Yu Wentai watched the visitor follow Yu Jin in, but he couldn't see his face very clearly. I only felt that Gao Zhongmi was tall, but he just felt that he was stout and vulgar, not like some scheming and intelligent person, so he felt that this person had nothing to use, not to mention that the tiger prison was in his hands now. As long as Li Hu, Li Mu and others come, they can quickly order their own people to take over.
Gao Zhongmi paid a salute to Yuwentai, and said that he was a subordinate official, which was already very respectful and in line with the rules. However, Yuwentai's current position in the Western Wei Dynasty is the same as in front of the crown prince Yuanqin, not to mention that Gao Zhong is just a general.
Yuwentai didn't say goodbye, but just straightened up from a few miles, which was considered a return gift. Naturally, there was a smile on his face, and he said loudly, "Situ is coming, and the sky is in response to the time, the black otter is fortunate to be destined for heaven, and with Situ's help, it will naturally not be restored." β
It's all polite clichΓ©s. But he unconsciously thought that he was the destiny of heaven, which made Gao Zhongmi uncomfortable to hear. said with a smile, "The lower officials naturally know that the prime minister has the talent of the heavens and the earth, and the will of the whale to swallow the world, so he takes the tiger prison as a courtesy to show the sincerity of the lower officials." β
Yuwentai can be regarded as a pretend, so Yu Jin and Gao Zhongmi came to sit down. At this time, I saw Gao Zhongmi's face more clearly, and felt that his person looked really vulgar, like a mercenary person. It's just that he is still talking and smiling, and he can't see what is in his heart.
Gao Zhongmi sat close and saw Yuwentai's face clearly. I felt that this person was a little arrogant before, but after seeing it clearly, I felt that this person was even more scheming than Gao Huan, and I immediately regretted it in my heart. Thinking about it, Gao Huan no longer likes to be the emperor, and he won't kill him immediately. Yuwentai can force people like Yuan Xiu to kill themselves, and he doesn't have a reputation for killing kings, which is really no trace. Even if it is Gao Cheng, he is domineering, but he is not so ruthless.
He saw the faint scars on Yuwentai's face, and felt strange again. I don't know who dared to hurt him, or the scars left by the encounter with the Eastern Wei army before and today? Gao Zhongmi regretted a little that he was too rash.
Yu Jing listened to Gao Zhongmi's emphasis on the Tiger Prison Pass, which was to show his merit, so he made a round face for him and said with a smile, "Gao Situ has this great merit, and he will naturally be valued by the master." β
Yu Wentai smiled and said nothing.
The atmosphere in Heyin City is much brighter than in Luoyang City. Gao Cheng seemed to be in a good mood. Now that Heyin has been recovered, the pontoon bridge can be burned and rebuilt, as long as the materials are ready, this is not a difficult matter. After all, the passage is in your own hands, so you can dispatch troops.
On the head of the city of Wengcheng, the west wind hunts, and the cold is deep. The captive Zhao Gui was taken to the city. From a distance, he saw Gao Cheng's figure standing at the mouth of the city wall, which was particularly different and conspicuous.
Zhao Gui knew that since he had fallen into the hands of Gao Cheng and had previous grudges, it was estimated that he would inevitably die. Instead, he threw away the distractions in his heart, and he didn't even have any fear.
Gao Cheng heard the voice and turned around. Liu Taozhi beside him also stared at Zhao Gui with hatred, and subconsciously clenched the sword in his hand.
"Brother Yuan," Gao Cheng smiled first, "How are these days?" β
Zhao Gui also smiled and said, "My Great Wei reinforcements are coming, and the general is cowering in Heyin and does not dare to move, so he still has the heart to worry about Yuangui?" Yuan Gui really admires. He laughed loudly, and it was actually louder than Gao Cheng's voice. As if he really knew that his death was coming, he dared to say anything, and he didn't care about everything in front of him.
Liu Taozhi was so angry that he was about to draw his sword and step forward, Gao Cheng stretched out his hand to stop him, walked up and looked at Zhao Gui with two steps, and said with a smile, "Even if the reinforcements come, it has nothing to do with Brother Yuangui, Brother Yuangui doesn't care about his life and death, so he cares about his family and country, but he has more leisure than Zihui." β
Zhao Gui was not bound, he glanced around, and walked to the edge of the battlement to look into the distance, as if he really wanted to see the scene. didn't look at Gao Cheng, and said with a smile, "Yuan Gui has already escorted the prime minister out of danger, what is the difference between life and death, why care?" He turned his head, looked at Gao Cheng and smiled, "The general doesn't know, right?" On the day I was taken captive, my lord was in the midst of the rebellion. I just don't know, why did the tall general have no eyes, only captured Yuangui, but let my lord go? β
He was deliberately high-spirited, and what he said was his own pride, so his face was shining.
Gao Cheng was really shocked by these words. He would rather not believe it in his heart, but when he thought about it again, the more he thought about it, the more suspicious it became. If it weren't for the cover of Yuwentai's escape, why did Zhao Gui take the initiative to jump out by himself? Knowing that it was an enemy meeting, he still took the initiative to expose it?
The scene of the day flashed in front of him like lightning, Gao Cheng's face was uncertain, and he suddenly woke up, blurted out angrily, "Could it be him?" He stared at Zhao Gui like lightning and walked up.
Liu Taozhi followed behind Gao Cheng with a sword. Just waiting for the general to give an order, he chopped Zhao Gui with a sword.
Zhao Gui knew that Gao Cheng had guessed correctly, so he laughed proudly, "The general guessed well." β
Gao Cheng had already walked in front of Zhao Gui, staring at Zhao Gui's hair in a messy bun and dirty clothes, and suddenly smiled.
Liu Taozhi was extremely anxious when he saw that the general was delaying his order.
"I didn't expect my uncle to be willing to suffer this humiliation in order to save his life, which really made Zihui out of reach." Gao Cheng said with a smile. "Brother Yuan Gui is my uncle's confidant, how can he be away from him for too long? Since I can let him go, I can also catch him, and when he is captured, Brother Yuan and Lord Er live and die, so they can be willing, right? β
Zhao Gui laughed, "The general is really an idiot. He laughed almost breathlessly, and when he had laughed enough, he said, "The general has no choice but to say big things here, even the Gao clan has betrayed the general and defected to my lord, the general is not full of small favors, small letters are not enough, unsatisfactory, and delusional to have the day when my lord is captured?" Gao Zhongmi descended to my lord, and put the tiger prison with both hands, the counties of Henan will belong to my lord in a few days, and I am afraid that Hanoi will also be in danger, and the general will not wake up from his dream? β
No matter how elegant Gao Cheng is, he can't tolerate others scolding him to his face. Even if he scolded Yuan Shanjian, it was only in private. I don't want Zhao Gui to dare to scold him to his face. What's more, he is really not a person of elegance and elegance, and his face suddenly changed, and he hooked up the old and new hatreds together.
Gao Cheng grabbed Zhao Gui's collar and said angrily, "Since you are begging for death, I will fulfill your life and see if the black otter will mourn and cry for you." β
As he spoke, he threw Zhao Gui out.
Gao Cheng walked away a few steps and turned around.
Liu Taozhi went up and kicked Zhao Gui who hit the city wall and fell down a few times, and the refreshment in his heart was almost nothing that could be compared.
Zhao Gui was kicked and bleeding from his mouth and nose, and he still smiled.
"General!" At this time, I heard someone shouting.
Gao Cheng and Liu Taozhi both heard that it was Chen Yuankang, and they escaped from the prestige. Chen Yuankang had indeed come closer, and he was full of joy that he couldn't hide. Chen Yuankang is a calm person, and he rarely likes to be so colorful.
Chen Yuankang also saw Zhao Gui, he glanced at Zhao Gui, who was embarrassed, and he was not surprised at all. On that day, Gao Cheng almost died on his arrow. If you really want to kill him, that's really human nature. Of course, he would not intercede for Zhao Gui inexplicably.
"Congratulations to the General!" Chen Yuankang replied loudly and refreshedly, "The tiger prison has been restored, and it has returned to my Great Wei, and it is the magic of the general." β
"Really?" Gao Cheng immediately turned cloudy to sunny, smiling. Although he also knew that Chen Yuankang would not lie to him, he still couldn't believe it. He just ordered him to ask Gao Jishi to keep an eye on the Tiger Prison, but he didn't let him rush to capture the Tiger Prison, he thought that Gao Jishi didn't have this ability.
"Absolutely." Chen Yuankang replied.
Liu Taozhi also forgot to clean up Zhao Gui, but Zhao Gui no longer used him to clean up at this time, and his expression was already wilted. He couldn't believe it more than Gao Cheng, and he didn't understand why the Tiger Prison Pass was recovered by the East Thief overnight? That means that the defense of the pass is empty, and there is no effective general. Where did Gao Zhongmi go? It's complicated.
Gao Cheng suddenly turned around and glanced at Zhao Gui, and when he saw that his expression was similar to the two of them just now, his heart immediately felt so relieved that he couldn't get it anymore. The anger just now dissipated for a while. said with a smile, "If you kill Yuangui at this time, the black otter will not be heartbroken if you don't see it." I'll keep it, if the black otter pours in for it, I will kill it against his will, I don't know how the black otter hurts, it must be extremely interesting. β
Gao Cheng instructed Liu Taozhi to take Zhao Gui down, but he was still detained.
Chen Yuankang saw that they had gone down the city wall and disappeared, so he whispered back to Gao Cheng, "General, Gao Zitong is here with the remnants, crying and begging the general to make decisions for him." β
Gao Cheng was stunned. Gao Ji style is the history of Jeju assassination, the war in Henan has nothing to do with him for the time being, he doesn't stay in the prison, what is he doing in Heyin?
Without bothering to ask carefully, he went down the city wall, went out of the urn city, and went back to Heyin County.
Along the way, Chen Yuankang also said a few words. Gao Jishi knew that his brother was rebellious, but now the general didn't say anything, and he didn't know if he would be involved in the future. So he thought about turning the merits over, knowing that Gao Zhongmi left the Tiger Prison and went to Luoyang, so he wanted to take advantage of the situation to capture the Tiger Prison Pass to dedicate to Gao Cheng.
I didn't expect that he was not the only one who came up with this idea. When he arrived in Xingyang, he found that Hou Jing, the assassin of Yuzhou, had also led his troops. Hou Jing was ordered by King Gao to capture the rebel general Gao Zhongmi, and Gao Zhongmi and Yu Jin joined forces in Luoyang City.
Hou Jing thought, first, it is not easy to conquer Luoyang, and secondly, he has to face the Western Wei army, which is afraid that it will be difficult to complete the order of King Gao. So he thought of taking advantage of the tiger prison, which could be regarded as a mistake that could not capture Gao Zhongmi. In this way, he can not only avoid the conflict with Yuwentai head-on, but also win Gao Huan's favor, Gao Zhongmi has no tiger prison to rely on, but he is afraid that it will be difficult to gain a foothold in the Western Wei Dynasty, isn't this a triple win?
So Hou Jing led his troops away. When he met Gao Jishi in Xingyang, he knew that he was also here to take the Tiger Prison, so he was full of smiles and joined forces with Gao Jishi to recover the Tiger Prison. When he got the pass, he turned his face, did not allow Gao Ji to enter the pass, and kicked him out.
Gao Ji was angry, and he hated Hou Jing, so he didn't go back, and went straight to Heyin to complain to Gao Cheng. (To be continued.) )