Chapter Sixty-Seven: Gloomy Ecstasy
Wang Sizheng can be regarded as Gao Huan's nemesis. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
Gao Huan, the king of Bohai and the prime minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, may never have dreamed that the most resourceful and powerless part of his life was that he met Wang Sizheng in Yubi.
Wang Sizheng went west from Luoyang to Chang'an with Emperor Yuan Xiu, the emperor of filial piety. Knowing Gao Huan's covetousness for Guanzhong, in order to prevent the Jinyang army from going south, he stationed in Yubi to defend, and naturally became Gao Huan's great enemy in the south at this time.
The Battle of Bishan was fought from Henan Prefecture in the Eastern Wei Dynasty to Tongguan in the west. The general Gao Cheng was narrowly defeated several times, and several times turned the danger into a disaster, and finally recaptured the lost territory, held the fortress, and destroyed the main force of the Western Wei army, which can be regarded as a great victory. But the battle situation here in Yubi has been extremely stalemate.
Wang Sizheng had expected that if Gao Huan attacked from Jinyang, he would go south along the Fen River, reach Puhan, take Tongguan, and then go west into Chang'an. And the jade wall just chokes the entrance of the Fenshui into the Yellow River, controls the Cao Yun, and can cut off the water grain route of the Eastern Wei army.
Even if Gao Huan's army arrived in Pusaka, the military rations could not be transported, and they could not launch an offensive in the hinterland of the Western Wei Dynasty, and Chang'an would not have to worry about it.
Wang Sizheng held on, and Gao Huan's army camped in Pinglong.
Before the general Gao Cheng arrived at the Eastern Wei army camp in Pinglong, the fiercest time of the battle between the two sides had passed.
Prime Minister Gao Huan used all the methods he could think of to attack the city, but Wang Sizheng always had a relative strategy, and put his own people in his own way.
You set fire, and I cut off your fire; If you attack the city with weapons, I will try to confuse you in your direction, so that you cannot distinguish things; You dig trenches, and I burn your pathways; If you pile up mountains, I will build a tower, which is higher than you, and it is clear at a glance; If you destroy the city, I will build it while destroying it, and I will not let you succeed.
It was the middle of winter, the coldest time of the year, and the Eastern Wei army was completely unlucky, and it was invisibly that God helped Wang Sizheng and set up too serious obstacles for the prime minister Gao Huan.
Gao Huan was slightly ill before coming to Yubi, but he was often tired due to fatigue. Although he went to Yubi because he wanted to capture this city, another ulterior reason was also to avoid the demanding princess Yu Jiulu. But Yubi was more difficult to capture than he imagined, and the prime minister had a psychological burden invisibly.
It is inevitable that you will be injured if you risk the bow and arrow, and the most important thing is to become ill. When the mind is sluggish, the illness becomes more and more serious. After a long period of attack, the coach was injured, and the morale of the Eastern Wei army was extremely low.
The Eastern Wei army camp in Pinglong could not be seen at a glance. There was an unusual silence and depression in the camp. Since the arrival of the great general Gao Cheng, he finally gave a trace of fresh air to the Eastern Wei army, which seemed to bring a little hope.
The weather was already cold to the time when the water turned into ice, and the supply of materials in the Eastern Wei army was scarce, and people were even more lazy. Fortunately, the Western Wei army could not hold out in these days. There was no counterattack, and Yubi was cold.
Thinking about it, it has always been the ambition of the Eastern Wei Army. The great prime minister Gao Huan's all-encompassing siege method expressed his desire to capture the jade wall. The Western Wei Dynasty has always adhered to the principle of Wang Sizheng. The only time he went out of the city to pursue, Gao Huan, the prime minister of the Eastern Wei Dynasty who could not attack the city and retreated, was injured. This was also the beginning of the Eastern Wei army's rapid turnaround.
The night was so dark that it swallowed everything. Only the waning moon in the sky emitted a cold little light. The moon seems to be cut out of white paper and pasted in a black canopy, without any sense of agility and three-dimensionality. The night sky is very clear, full of stars, depicting a distant and mysterious world, and it seems to give people some kind of revelation.
Although there were lights in the big tent of the Chinese army, they were not lit. There was also only a small brazier in the tent, which was placed in the middle of the place. The brazier hardly serves as a heater, but the smoke is indispensable because of the poor quality of the charcoal. Although it does not choke people's cough, it obviously makes the air cloudy. There was some light, stronger than the lamp.
The few people sitting around the fire were all clearly reflected by the fire in the brazier, and no one spoke, and the atmosphere was heavy. In addition to Gao Cheng, there are also Chen Yuankang, Gao Yue, and Murong Shaozong, all of whom followed Gao Cheng from Tongguan.
Liu Taozhi stood at the door. There was no lamp, no fire, nothing could be seen in the shadows, and no one noticed him. He was always on the lookout for movement.
Prime Minister Gao Huan was seriously injured, and the guards in the camp were all Gao Huan's generals. The big tent of the Chinese army is full of people who followed Gao Cheng from Tongguan, although they may not be Gao Cheng's henchmen, but they are not people who have been following the prime minister to attack the city in Yubi.
Gao Cheng raised his head and glanced at a few people. Even though the tent was dim, he could see by the light in the brazier in front of him that he was much haggard. The corners of the eyes are tired, the skin looks a little rough, and even the mustache on the chin is so obvious that the head is exposed.
"This town can't be attacked for a long time......" Gao Cheng had just started when he was interrupted.
"King Gao can't attack it for a long time, and others may not be able to attack it." It's Murong Shaozong. The voice was not loud, and there was a very disapproving tone in his tone.
"Good tone!" Gao Yue immediately jumped up and glared at Murong Shaozong.
Murong Shaozong glanced at him, turned back to the fire, and said unhurriedly, "King Gao is too anxious, too ambitious to win." Don't you know that Wang Sizheng is more anxious than King Gao. If King Gao can calm down and hold on to him for a few months, I don't believe that Wang Sizheng can be so calm and calm? He glanced at Gao Yue again, "Wang Sizheng really wants to play, and he will lead Fenshui to flood the city in the next spring, so that he can have a good time." ā
Chen Yuankang didn't say anything, and saw Gao Cheng sit back with the body he had just owed, and glanced at the two generals coldly. Those two people still didn't know what you said and I said openly and sarcastically, and it seemed that they ignored the general. It shows that neither of the two people subconsciously took the general to heart. Chen Yuankang didn't believe it, if King Gao was here, would these two people dare to be so presumptuous?
Gao Yue and Murong Shaozong were in a hurry, and they quickly reflected it. The two of them stopped together, and they turned their heads to look at Gao Cheng together. Seeing that Gao Cheng was sitting still and Gao Yue didn't speak, Murong Shaozong called out uneasily, "General......"
I thought that Gao Cheng would be furious, but I didn't expect Gao Cheng to say lightly, "It's a good thing that Murong Xingtai has this thought, and it will always be useful one day." The Metropolitan Governor is also unconvinced, there will always be a day when Xikou will be destroyed in the future, and how the Metropolitan Governor will act at that time, Zihui will wait and see. ā
Chen Yuankang felt that although Gao Cheng's tone was light and his words were not harsh, there was a kind of deterrent. He glanced at the two men secretly, and they were all silent.
Murong Shaozong is happy and sincere to the general, but he is just a general by nature, and he doesn't have too deep thoughts.
Gao Yue's heart was really shaken. The most impressive thing in my heart was that a few years ago, because my brother Gao Guiyan said something that shouldn't be said, he accidentally let Gao Cheng hear it, and he was ordered by this hakama prince to be severely scolded in public. If that's considered a prestige, it's just a temper tantrum based on identity. So Gao Guiyan hated but was not afraid. But this time in the battle of Bishan, Gao Yue felt that the general was no longer as impulsive as before, and he couldn't control his temper, and he became more and more deep and scheming, more and more like his father King Gao. That kind of intimidating power doesn't have to be relied on by the stern voice.
"General," Gao Yue was a member of the Gao clan after all, and he was the younger brother of King Gao, but he still couldn't help but say, "King Gao has been in a stalemate with the Western Thieves in Yubi for a long time, and it has taken a lot of effort, especially King Gao is seriously ill, which is even more worrying. Even if it is according to Murong Xingtai's intentions, he can take the jade wall, but both will lose, and it will take several months, what is the benefit of getting the jade wall? Focusing on the overall situation, it is necessary to withdraw troops and return to the division first. ā
It is not unreasonable for Gao Yue to advocate withdrawing troops first for the time being. The battle of Bishan has come to an end, even if you work hard to take Yubi, there is no response, and you can't go south to Pusaka and take Chang'an, it is indeed useless.
But the matter of Gao Huan, the prime minister, who is seriously ill, is too important. If Gao Huan once abandons the world, this is a major event that will have an impact on the entire Eastern Wei Dynasty, and even the situation of confrontation between the east and the west.
Gao Yue thought of this in his heart, but he didn't dare to say it first, because he hadn't reached that step yet. Even if it does, it can't be said. In the end, he is still the confidant of Gao Yang, the Duke of Taiyuan, if King Gao and the general succeed their father and son, it will also have a major impact on the Duke of Taiyuan. What's more, Taiyuan Gong has some other thoughts, and he also understands it.
From any point of view, Gao Yue felt that it was time to withdraw his troops.
It was strange cold in the tent, and a little warmth from the small brazier was useless. When Gao Yue spoke, Gao Cheng didn't seem to be listening at all, looking at the brazier intently, and suddenly reached out curiously to approach the brazier, as if he wanted to test whether he would be burned.
When Gao Yue finished speaking, Gao Cheng raised his head, and the firelight reflected his green eyes. "The Governor has a point, but he doesn't have a vision. Why did King Gao do whatever it took to capture the Jade Wall, does the Metropolitan Governor really understand? ā
Gao Yue was too afraid to speak when asked. He may not know, but what he doesn't know is what Gao Cheng wants to ask.
"One day, the Great Wei will definitely destroy Xikou, and King Gao has never doubted this matter. Therefore, King Gao will do everything to capture the jade wall and plan in advance, why is the governor short-sighted? After Gao Cheng finished speaking, he ignored Gao Yue and turned back to sit down.
"King Gao is seriously ill, so naturally King Gao is the most important, so let's withdraw the troops on the same day. I sent King Gao back to Jinyang, and it was not too late to wait for King Gao to recover from his illness and then discuss the next step. It is only a matter of time before Xikou is destroyed, and there is no need to rush such a major event. Gao Cheng finally made his final decision.
At this point, no one was going to contradict him anymore.
In Chang'an City, there is a funeral first, and then an auspicious ceremony.
The dead emperor's ingot torch was given the nickname of Emperor Wen, but the funeral was really hasty. One is that there is no thought, and the other is that there is no financial resources.
Years of famine, years of war, and defeats, who still has the heart to really think about the honor behind this dead emperor? Just ask for a hasty burial, and finally settle the matter.
The mausoleum of Emperor Wen Yuan Bao Ju was built in Zuo Fengyi of Sanfu, which now belongs to Fuping of Beidi County. The funeral ceremony is only the parent, and the new emperor Yuan Qin is always sad.
The national strength weakened, and the mausoleum was sometimes constructed, sometimes stopped, and never completed. Looking at the rough and ugly tomb that was hastily completed in a short period of time, the new emperor Yuan Qin, who must personally send the official coffin to Ancuo, couldn't help but cry bitterly in the tomb, almost fainting from crying, unable to help himself.
The tomb road was not sealed, and it was a fine day that day, so there was no darkness in the extremely high tomb, and the sunlight kept shining in along the tomb road, shining on the lonely coffin of the ingots torch on the coffin bed. This man's life is thus sealed.
When he thought that his parents were finally buried in two places, thousands of miles apart, and they would be lonely in different places after death, Yuan Qin was in pain. Again, this is something that can never be said.
The great prime minister Yu Wentai didn't seem to know the long-cherished wish of Emperor Wen's Yuan Bao Torch at all, and he didn't mean to bury him with the abolished Yifu family.
finally persuaded the new emperor out of the tomb, and the tomb was about to be closed.
Yuan Qin saw that the tomb was sealed, and thought that it was finally pitch black inside, and it would be difficult to see the light of day, maybe no one would solve this loneliness for a hundred years, a thousand years, or even forever. And the person in the coffin will eventually be lost in the dust of time. He had no one to rely on. No one would fight for his life anymore. It's like a long road ahead, and I don't know where to go.
Chang'an in winter, so soon it will be dusk, so cold.
The auspicious ceremony of the emperor's accession to the throne was held in a state of decadence and slaughter, without a little festive and uplifting atmosphere. Yale, who originally sounded happy and high-pitched, looked a little weird against such a scene.
Not only did the courtiers have solemn faces, but even the new emperor Yuan Qin was also full of heavy faces. Only the prime minister Yu Wentai looked scorching, and his calm and calm eagle-like gaze scanned the audience. The emperor, who is too young, looks like a puppet.
The battle of Bishan has been settled. The Western Wei Dynasty suffered extremely heavy losses. Prime Minister Yu Wentai asked for demotion and abolition.
I don't know if it was because of fear or because of an invisible resistance, the new emperor Yuan Qingu refused to resign, and gave the prime minister the title of duke of Yuan County as the king of stability.
It's a sort of irony.
Prime Minister Yu Wentai is also stubborn.
The battle between the two Wei Dynasty and the mountains opened with the Eastern Wei traitor Gao Zhongmi's tiger prison, and no one ended with such an ending.
On the official road to Jinyang, the soldiers of the Great Wei guarded the ox cart on which the prime minister Gao Huan was riding.
The Fen River has frozen, and the official road is exceptionally quiet on a cold day like smoke. The sluggish winter makes the scenery on the outskirts of Jinyang look desolate and decadent.
The ox cart was rudimentary, cramped, and bumpy to travel. Although Jinyang City was in sight, only a few dozen miles away, the general Gao Cheng still ordered to rest here. He was afraid that his father would be uncomfortable for too long, not to mention injuries.
The march stopped, and the soldiers and others stopped in place. Gao Yue, the governor of the capital who opened the road in front, and Chen Yuankang, the right man behind the palace, all gathered towards Gao Huan's ox cart. Along the way, they never saw King Gao, and they didn't know what King Gao's injury was.
Fortunately, because of the personal escort of the general Gao Cheng, the morale of the soldiers was stable and not affected much. Chen Yuankang and Gao Yue are insiders, and of course they will not be as optimistic or indifferent as an ordinary soldier.
Gao Cheng got off his horse and got on the ox cart. Liu Taozhi, a cangtou slave, stood on the side of the ox cart. He looked so fierce that no one dared to approach him.
The space in the ox cart was small, and when Gao Cheng got into the cart, it was very cramped inside. As the ox cart shook as Gao Cheng got on the car because of the more force, Gao Huan, the prime minister who was lying in the car, opened his eyes.
Gao Huan's arms started in Huaishuo, from Weimo to Qingtian's ministers, basically there was no danger all the way. But I didn't expect to meet Wang Sizheng as a nemesis, so that I almost died in Yubi. This way up the Fen River, lying in the little ox cart, bumpy not to mention, and very cold, not a moment is comfortable.
Looking back on the past few months, it was like a dream, and he sighed in his heart.
"Grandpa......" Seeing Gao Huan open his eyes, Gao Cheng called softly.
"Have you arrived?" Gao Huan lay down and didn't move, he could only open his eyes and look at his son. blurted out this sentence, inadvertently revealing the state of mind that is anxious to return.
"Grandpa, don't worry, it's already on the outskirts of Jinyang City." Gao Cheng comforted him softly.
Gao Huan sighed deeply, and actually smiled, "I finally don't have to die outside." He said it in a very relaxed tone.
Gao Cheng's heart was heavy. "Grandpa is relieved." He seemed to complain.
"Anu is about to inherit his father's business, and even the Zheng family will return to you, what else is there to be unhappy about?" Gao Huan was in a relaxed mood and joked.
Cheng ...... The absurdity of the young son's behavior, how long ago it was. Gao Cheng didn't even know how to answer for a while.
"Anu, why are you worried?" Although Gao Huan is injured, he still has sharp eyes and can penetrate people's hearts.
"The foundation has not been completed, the previous change was too fast, if the big thing comes out quickly, my son is afraid that it will cause great changes in a hurry." Gao Cheng's words are more subtle, but they can be regarded as straightforward words and life and death.
Gao Huan's posthumous affairs were so directly placed in front of the father and son.
Gao Huan did not panic, there was no displeasure, and he was so calm that it made people feel terrible.
"Anu himself already knows that the change is too fast, and I still know Huairou before, so I don't have to worry anymore." He didn't offer any advice. I don't know if it's really reassuring or because it's more trust.
Gao Cheng looked at his father with complicated eyes. He never thought that the big thing would come so quickly, and he was actually not confident at this time. He even began to doubt himself. He had too many doubts. He will have too many opponents to face in the future.
Gao Huan seemed to see through his thoughts. "Go back to Yecheng quickly and stabilize the situation. Don't be too indulgent and willful, endure everything in your heart, wait for the opportunity, and never show it on the surface. Gao Huan's voice was low, and he was a little tired after talking for a long time. This earnest entrustment obviously still treats his son as that handsome young man. After a pause, he added, "Don't be in a hurry, remember to ......"
Gao Cheng pressed the back of his father's hand, "Grandpa rest assured......"
Gao Huan said again, "Order Sun Teng to come to Jinyang to see me...... There are no accidents in Jinyang...... Rest assured ......"
Gao Cheng didn't know why his father suddenly remembered Sun Teng. It's not to see his old friend Sima Ziru.
"Don't worry too much about acting...... Gao Huan's voice became weaker and weaker, "Hou Ni Yu ......"
He didn't finish speaking, always thinking that there was still a chance.
"Grandpa, don't worry too much, if it's my leave, I will treat it at the right time." Gao Cheng comforted his father.
In Chang'an City, the inner house of the Prime Minister's Mansion and the courtyard where Yun Jiang lived were busy and orderly.
It has been a day and a night since the beginning of the labor pain, Yun Jiang was tossed to death, but the child just didn't come out.
Everyone felt that this child had come at an inopportune time, and at this moment when the country was almost ruined, he had to come early. And such a big effort has long made people look unpleasant. Even the child's father, Prime Minister Yu Wentai, ignored him, as if he didn't know that his favorite concubine was struggling to give birth to an heir for him in danger.
Yu Wentai used to hope that Yun Jiang could give him a son, but now he has no intention of doing so.
Yun Jiang is originally a low-key, forbearant personality. I also told me not to be too publicistic for her business. She doesn't think it's any different to have children. When a woman has a child, she is called "good", which is the original meaning of the word "good", and she remembers it deeply in the words she has learned. If Destiny protects her, it will allow her to give birth to this child safely.
Finally, at dawn, at the same time as the sun was born, Xiao Langjun was born.
This made the servants, midwives and others who had been busy for a day and a night finally breathe a sigh of relief. After all, it was a good thing, and the atmosphere of joy soon enveloped this small courtyard. Even Nan Qiao, who was working hard, was relieved.
Soon, the newborn Xiao Langjun attracted everyone's attention. "Ah...... Yes...... Ah......h The child seemed to have a different sense of calmness, much like his mother. The sense of calm in his chest when his eyes are closed is very similar to that of his father.
In the beginning, the joy was only in this courtyard. The child's father did not come to see the newborn son. However, Xiao Langjun Mi Otu likes this newborn little brother very much, and he wants to come and see it every day.
By the time Yuwentai finally stepped into this courtyard, it had been more than ten days later.
He walked into the bed, and saw the plump Yun Jiang after giving birth, holding Xiaolang who had no name in his arms, and his eyes were immediately attracted by the little baby.
He thought the kid was familiar. Is it just because he is his own son and must look like him?
Yuwentai didn't show his thoughts, and took the child up and took a closer look.
This is surprising.
Nan Qiao remembered that even when his son Dharani was born, Lord Lang had never hugged him like this.
The ten-day-old child has changed a lot compared to when he was born. No longer so wrinkled, the child is already a white and chubby baby.
At the moment when Yuwentai picked up the child and looked at it carefully, the little baby also opened his eyes and looked at the stranger who was holding him. Two pairs of big black eyes met each other.
Yu Wentai shook the baby's gaze. But the little baby looked at him leisurely, neither crying nor moving, as if he had seen an old man, and as if everything was expected by him.
Yu Wentai's mind flickered like lightning for a while, and he stood up suddenly with the little baby in his arms, which startled Yun Jiang, and his face turned pale suddenly.
Nan Qiao and the other slaves and maids were nervous and overwhelmed on the side.
The ancient tomb of Bishan, the illusions he encountered, finally led him out of the boy of the dead realm! Yu Wentai was so shocked that he couldn't speak. He looked at him carefully with the baby in his arms, and he smiled at him as well.
Yu Wentai has not been so excited in his heart for a long time.
The Great Prime Minister's Mansion spread in a few days, and Lord Lang came to see the newborn baby, although he did not show special affection, but he also gave the child a milk name, called: You Luotu. (To be continued.) )