Volume 10 The First Sound of the Goryeo Drum Chapter 19 The Two Ends of the First Mouse
Xiao Miao's camp is located in the southwest corner of Chilonggang, about 20 miles away from the Wei army camp, and Du Fuwei's camp is in the northwest corner, also 20 miles away from the Wei camp, Xiao Du The two armies are each other's horns, echoing each other, the night is already very deep, a watch, Xiao Mo can not sleep, he wears a helmet through the armor, holds a horse lance, and rides a horse to inspect in the camp.
Xiao Mo was also nervous in his heart, his nervousness was not because of the coming of the big war, but because he was worried about his fate, and the moment to decide his fate was getting closer and closer.
He is different from Du Fuwei, Du Fuwei is just a bandit leader who seized Jiangnan, neither king nor emperor, he can get a good ending, but what about himself?
He Xiao milled the emperor, rebuilt the Liang Dynasty, since ancient times, it is a taboo for the superior to call the emperor without authorization, can he get a good death? Although Yang Yuanqing gave him a promise, could he believe Yang Yuanqing's promise? A year or two later, he died of a violent illness, and at that time, who would care about his life or death?
Xiao Miao's heart was full of contradictions and difficult to decide, at this time, a personal soldier rushed to the scene and knelt down on one knee to report: "Qi Xiao Gong, Li Mi's envoy asks to see him outside the camp!" β
Envoy Li Mi actually came at this critical juncture, which made Xiao Mi understand something, and he pondered for a moment and said, "Take him to my camp." β
It can be said that the arrival of Li Mi's envoy at this time just hit Xiao Mi's weakest side, and he should have killed Liwei, but he actually ordered someone to take the envoy to his big tent.
In the big tent, Zu Junyan lowered his head and thought about persuasion, his eloquence was not very good, but his insight was quite keen, when he entered the camp, he found that Xiao Liang's army was not ready to attack, and the soldiers were not at all nervous before the battle.
As the saying goes, a leaf can know autumn, from this point, he felt the hesitation and contradiction in Xiao Miao's heart, Xiao Mi was not very willing to cooperate with the Sui army, at least he still hid an idea of preserving his strength, which is exactly the case. Zu Junyan had another glimmer of hope in his heart.
Outside the tent came the sound of the war horse galloping, followed by a long neighing of the war horse, and someone asked in a low voice, "Is the messenger here?" β
"Qi Liang Gong, the messenger is in the big tent."
Zu Junyan pricked up his ears. From the pace of the war horse's running, it can be inferred that Xiao Miao's inner anxiety is impatient, and he changed his name to Liang Gong and removed the emperor name, which also shows that he is very aware of the consequences of being called emperor, Zu Junyan used his keen judgment to deduce Xiao Miao's state of mind at this time.
The curtain was lifted. A cold wind blew, and the chΕ«n day in February still carried a hint of late winter coolness, Xiao Mo walked in silently, his knife-like sharp gaze fell on Zu Junyan's thin body, Zu Junyan hurriedly got up and gave a deep salute, "See His Majesty the Emperor of the Liang Dynasty!" β
"There is no Emperor of the Liang Dynasty."
Xiao Mo frowned, and the title of 'His Majesty the Emperor' made him feel particularly harsh. He lengthened his voice a little unpleasantly, "Just call me Liang Gong." β
He glanced at Zu Junyan again, as if he didn't believe the thin figure in front of him. The guy who is not good-looking is the famous Zu Junyan, and he asked again, "Are you Zu Junyan?" β
"Back to Duke Liang, it is Zu Junyan below, and the Lord of Wei is in the army."
"Please be seated!"
Xiao Mo invited Zu Junyan to sit down, and ordered the sergeant to serve tea, and then asked lightly: "It's so late, is there anything wrong with Zu joining the army looking for me?" β
Zu Junyan hurriedly bowed and said, "I am here for the cooperation between the two armies of Wei and Liang. β
'The cooperation between the two armies of Wei and Liang', Xiao Mo couldn't help but sneer. "Zu joining the army is telling a joke!"
Zu Junyan shook his head, "I'm not joking, the destruction of the Wei army is also the time of the fall of the Liang army, the fate of our two armies is the same, why can't we share weal and bene." Get through the difficulties together, Liang Gong should understand what I mean. β
"Humph! This is different, you were destroyed by the Sui army, and I surrendered to the Sui army willingly, you can't equate the two. β
"But...... Liang Gong's own fate, will Yang Yuanqing spare Liang Gong? β
Zu Junyan's words poked Xiao Miao's sore spot like a knife, and he stood up and said angrily: "Come on, get me out!" β
Several burly soldiers rushed up, picked up Zu Junyan's thin body and walked out, Zu Junyan was so anxious that he shouted: "People are about to die, and their words are good, why didn't Liang Gong listen to my advice?" β
Xiao Mo looked at the big tent with his hands in his hands, motionless, and when Zu Junyan was about to be dragged out of the big tent, he said coldly: "Let him go!" β
Xiao Mo felt that he was extremely tired, and even Li Mi saw that he couldn't escape Yang Yuanqing's hands, so he sent Zu Junyan to persuade him, could he really not escape this catastrophe?
Zu Junyan saw a glimmer of hope, he stepped forward and gave a deep salute, "Please listen to Liang Gong"
"Say it! I listened. β
Zu Junyan shook his head and hurriedly said: "The Lord of Wei asked me to tell the Duke of Liang that as long as the two of us cooperate, the south will be governed by the two families, the west of Lujiang County will be ruled by the Liang Dynasty, and the east will be ruled by the Wei Dynasty, and the two families will work together to fight against the Sui and Tang Dynasties, and in order to show sincerity, the Lord of Wei is willing to share half of the treasures of the Jiangdu Palace to the Duke of Liang." β
"Red mouth and white teeth, how can I believe your words?" Xiao Miao's eyes narrowed.
Zu Junyan took out a letter from his bosom and presented it with both hands, "This is a handwritten letter from the Wei lord of my family, please take a look at Liang Gong." β
Xiao Mo opened the letter and read it, it was indeed Li Mi's handwritten letter, which was consistent with what Zu Junyan said, but after the letter, he swore to the sky that the promise would not be false at all.
Zu Junyan observed the words and saw that Xiao Mo was a little tempted, and continued to agitate: "There is no need for the Liang army to deal with the Sui army, as long as the Liang army suppresses Du Fuwei's army, the Sui army will be dealt with by us, and Yang Yuanqing will be exterminated, the Sui Dynasty will be shaken, and it will usher in a long-term confrontation, Liang Gong, this is an opportunity!" β
Xiao Mo pondered for a long time, "Let me think about this matter!" Zu joined the army, please return, before dawn, I will have a response. β
Zu Junyan knew that it was useless to say more, so he bowed deeply, "I am willing to listen to the good news of Liang Gong." β
Zu Junyan was sent out by his own soldiers, Xiao Mo fell into deep contemplation, and after a long time, he sighed and said, "Go and invite Cen Changshi!" ββ¦β¦
Outside the camp, more than 20 of Zu Junyan's entourage were waiting restlessly, when the camp gate opened, Zu Junyan walked out quickly, he turned back and arched his hand, "Please tell Liang Gong, thank him for his generous gift." β
The entourage greeted him, "It's okay for Zu to join the army!" β
Zu Junyan waved his hand, "Return to the barracks quickly!" β
Everyone turned over their horses, rode their horses and galloped towards the dark depths of the east, just when a group of cavalry walked away, a few people came out of the woods two hundred steps away from the barracks, and the leader was Wei Yunqi, he looked at the back of Zu Junyan, turned around and asked, "Do you see clearly?" Who is this person? β
Bing Yuanzhen sneered and said, "This person is Li Mi's secretary of the army, Zu Junyan, Li Mi's second strategist. β
"It turned out to be him, as I expected."
"Sima, let the lowly go after them." Xiao Yannian, the scout general who was guarding them behind him, said.
Wei Yunqi shook his head, "The fish on the chopping board, don't pay attention to it for the time being, let's go see Xiao Mo first." β
The people left the woods and ran towards the camp, and from afar the patrol sergeant shouted: "Stop! β
Wei Yunqi stepped forward and arched his hand: "Please tell Liang Gong, the Great Sui Honglu Temple, and the Great Sui Marching Sima Wei Yunqi asks to see!" β
When the sentry on duty rushed away, not long, the camp door was wide open, Cen Wenwen came out, he was in the back camp today to test the school food, I don't know about the arrival of Zu Junyan, and when Xiao Mo sent someone to find him, he knew that the situation had changed, Cen Wenwen had already seen that Xiao Mo had the intention of repenting and helping Wei, he was extremely nervous in his heart, Wei Yunqi's arrival was simply timely rain.
"Wei Sima, I've heard of it for a long time."
Cen Wenwen stepped forward and bowed deeply, "In Xia Cen text, it is the long history of Xiao Gongzuo. β
"Long admiration! Long admiration! β
Wei Yunqi heard Yang Yuanqing say that this Cen Wenwen was a pro-follower, and it was he who did his best to promote Xiao Mo's dispatch of troops this time, and Cen Wenwen's arrival made him confident again.
Cen Wenwen stepped forward and whispered: "Just now, Li Mi's secretary joined the army, and Zu Junyan came. β
Wei Yun nodded, "I've seen him, what is Gong Liang's attitude?" β
"He doesn't know what to do now. He seems to have been moved. β
Cen Wenwen sighed, "He decided that Yang Yuanqing would not spare him lightly and would kill him sooner or later." β
Wei Yunqi also knew that this was a key issue, and Yang Yuanqing had always been ambiguous on this issue, refusing to give a clear promise, but then again, even if it was promised, would Xiao Mo believe it?
The two walked into the camp, Bing Yuanzhen also followed, and after a while, everyone came to the big tent of the Chinese army, and Xiao Mo was already waiting in front of the big tent.
The arrival of the Sui envoy made him also a little nervous, as if he had done something bad and was seen through, he saw Wei Yunqi walking from a distance, he laughed dryly, "It's too late to welcome from afar, I neglected Wei Sima, please forgive me!" β
Wei Yunqi also stepped forward and smiled: "Don't dare!" Can't! I have heard the name of Liang Gong for a long time, and I have long wanted to meet, and now I am very happy to get my wish. β
"Wei Sima has passed the award, please discuss it in detail in the big tent."
"Please!"
Everyone walked into the big tent, the guests and hosts sat down, under the light, Xiao Mi saw Bing Yuanzhen clearly, Bing Yuanzhen had been to Xiao Liang twice in the past, and they were very familiar with each other, Xiao Mi was stunned for a moment, "You are not Bing ......"
Bing Yuanzhen bowed slightly and said: "Yuan Zhen has voted for the Ming Lord and is now a staff member of the King of Chu." β
Xiao Mi gasped, even Bing Yuanzhen surrendered to Yang Yuanqing, Li Mi said that he could defeat Yang Yuanqing, is it reliable? For a while, Xiao Mo was suddenly flustered, and he didn't know what to do.
Wei Yunqi smiled and said: "I have just come here for two things, one is to discuss the time for the two sides to send troops to attack Wei, and the second is about the king of Chu marrying Ling Yan, and the king of Chu has a clear answer. β
After all, Xiao Mo is a generation of heroes, and after a little fluster, he immediately stabilized his emotions, and he asked silently, "What did His Royal Highness the King of Chu say?" β
"The king of Chu is willing to marry Baoyue as a side concubine, and at the same time promises that after he ascends the throne in the future, he will canonize her as a concubine."
Speaking of this, Wei Yunqi took out a pair of jade bracelets, put them on the table, and pushed them to Xiao Miao, "This is the wedding token of His Royal Highness the King of Chu." β
Xiao Mo picked up this pair of unusually familiar bracelets, he took a closer look at them, and couldn't help but be stunned