Chapter 41: The Duanmu Brothers
The capital of David, located in the northernmost part of the city, is called "Anle Fang", in Anle Fang, no, it should be said that the entire Anle Fang, in fact, is an extremely huge mansion, its location is remote, far away from the downtown area, very quiet, the surrounding intersections are guarded by soldiers all year round, from the appearance, this is obviously an important place, in fact, this is not another place, it is the Emperor of His Majesty Duanmu Shuofeng, used to imprison his brothers and sisters who failed to ascend the throne of God.
Since Duanmu Shuofeng, who was supposed to be far away in Qilian Mountain, came back secretly, and then successfully forced the palace to ascend the throne with lightning speed, and then arrested these brothers into house arrest, Duanmu Pingyi and Duanmu Huayun spent all day in the room borrowing wine to drown their sorrows, and lived drunk and dreamed of death.
Because they couldn't understand why they were so defeated, there was no party strife, no open and secret fighting, and there was no need to show favor in front of their father and frame each other, it turned out that all this did not need to be done.
The difference between the two of them and Duanmu Shuofeng is that if they want to ascend to the throne smoothly, they have to plan a lot, and they have to take a lot of detours, even if it is a smooth road to the end, it can't compare to him, because Duanmu Shuofeng just jumped forward and reached the end.
He just ran back from Qilian City quietly, and then went to the temple of the palace to catch his father, forced the palace to take the throne, and everything was over, what a ridiculous thing, and what a terrible thing!
Even later, Duanmu Shuofeng soon left the capital and led the troops to expedition to Liangguo, they didn't think about making a comeback, because everything is meaningless now, Duanmu Shuofeng took away all the heritage of the country at one time, hundreds of years of accumulation, if he wins, then his prestige will inevitably reach an unprecedented height, he will become a god in the eyes of the patriots, they can't turn defeat into victory in this situation, and if Duanmu Shuofeng loses, it won't be the turn of the two of them to settle accounts with him.
And just now, someone brought them the latest news, David lost, and Duanmu Shuofeng, who took everything to the gambling table, lost!
Duanmu Huayun, who used to be the sixth prince, was obviously more eager for this sudden news, he propped up the table with both hands, and even leaned forward, shouting excitedly towards the opposite side: "Finally, finally, we can finally leave this ghost place, second brother!"
However, the second prince Duanmu Pingyi, who was sitting opposite him, had a very negative attitude towards this.
This is not because he was defeated by Duanmu Shuofeng from the bottom of his heart, so that he didn't even have the slightest intention of resisting the fate that Duanmu Shuofeng arranged for him, but because in his opinion, the meaning of the defeat on the front line, maybe this sixth brother has not understood it clearly, in other words, the other party doesn't know what it means at all, the other party just thinks that this is a good opportunity to help them get out of trouble.
But is this actually the meaning of defeat?
Not really.
He hung his head, looked at the pale cyan enamel wine jug in front of him, and muttered as if talking to himself: "Yes, defeated, defeated after all." β
They didn't want to doubt the authenticity of this news, firstly because the source of the news, or the person who delivered it to them, was someone they trusted very much, and secondly, because they had already explained the reason why the people of Liangguo would bring troops to attack their capital to defend the country.
"Second brother, why are you like this!" Duanmu Huayun couldn't help but say excitedly when he saw his negative appearance that he was completely uninterested, "That Duanmu Shuofeng imprisoned us here like prisoners, this is simply a great shame! In the past few days, I have wished that he would die suddenly every day! No matter what, I don't want to live secretly under his hands! I don't want to stay here for the rest of my life!"
Duanmu Pingyi quietly listened to his roar as if venting, and then slowly raised his head, he frowned, and asked the other party with an extremely sad expression: "Then, are you willing to survive under the hands of the people of Liangguo?"
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Duanmu Huayun, who finally shouted out the long-accumulated resentment in his heart, was speechless when he asked, and he finally came to his senses at this moment, yes, the front line was defeated, and this battle was won by the people of Liangguo, and what good is this for them, from the day the army was defeated, their Duanmu family is no longer a royal family, and they will no longer defend the country.
"If the remnants retreat to the defense line of Qilian Mountain, we can still do it, no, there is no such possibility. Duanmu Huayun was only halfway through his words, so he first vetoed this possibility, and he smiled bitterly, "If things are like that, then this Liangguo army that is now blocking us should have stopped outside Qilian Mountain, they can't and there is no need to run thousands of miles like this, desperately running here to find trouble for us." β
I have to say that under normal circumstances, his reasoning is actually very correct, but where could he have thought that in fact, at this moment, on the front line, that is, on the border of Liangzhou, Liangguo, the two sides have just begun the final decisive battle of earth-shattering, weeping ghosts and gods, but then again, if the front line is not defeated, then their current thinking is meaningless, so he doesn't need to think about that possibility.
Duanmu Pingyi listened, silently held the handle of the wine jug, poured himself a glass of amber-colored and fragrant wine, then raised the wine glass, looked at it, sighed, and finally raised his head and drank it all.
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"But the second brother. Duanmu Huayun turned his head suddenly, stared at Duanmu Pingyi with burning eyes, and said in a suppressed voice, "No matter what, we have to plan for ourselves now, right?"
After a few glasses of wine, Duanmu Pingyi, who was already full of sorrow and couldn't let go, opened a pair of eyes that were already a little confused, and asked slowly: "How to plan, what to plan, Do you still need to plan?"
Duanmu Huayun first subconsciously looked outside, then pursed his lips, hurriedly took a few steps forward, went around to Duanmu Pingyi's side, and then leaned down and whispered in his ear: "Do you think, second brother, our frontline soldiers have been defeated, then they Liangguo people directly fought all the way, but why is there such an army that came to us in advance? And the most important thing is that this time the other party's commander is calling himself the king of Hedong County!
Duanmu Pingyi was still a little absent-minded at the beginning, but when he heard the end, his originally cloudy eyes suddenly cleared, he turned his head, looked at this sixth brother and thought he had guessed everything, so his eyes were full of excitement, and he muttered: "What do you mean, is itγγγγγγ β
"That's right!" Duanmu Huayun clapped his hands lightly, then glanced left and right, and then continued to suppress his voice and said, "I guess, there must be someone on the side of Liangguo who wants to give this country-destroying achievement to this king of Hedong County, his title, his surname, he must be a child of the royal family of Liangguo, just like you and me! And what does this mean, didn't the second brother think of it at all?"
Duanmu Pingyi is not a fool, on the contrary, he can fight with Duanmu Shuofeng for so many years, even if he loses in the end, but his ability is actually far more than that, what Duanmu Huayun can think of, how can he not think of it, so he said: "He is the successor of the current Emperor Liang!"
First of all, it is no problem for them to speculate like this here, because at this time, suddenly a large number of Liangguo troops ran outside the capital of their defense, which means that there must be something wrong with the battle situation on the front line, otherwise even if these people go to attack the supply line, it will be more meaningful than coming here to find trouble for them.
If they want to besiege Wei to save Zhao, and relieve the siege of their Liang front line by attacking the hinterland of their defense, then they must also go to the place where the really important people of the defense are located, that is, the city where the emperor is located, otherwise who will let the soldiers and horses on the front line rush back to save the driver?
But the situation of the defense of the country is different from the situation in history, the emperor of their country, His Majesty Duanmu Shuofeng, is the emperor of the country, he followed the army, and he also took away the savings of the country for hundreds of years, the current defense of the country is actually an empty shell, otherwise, Gu Xuan would not have been able to fight all the way to the capital so smoothly.
So the capital of the country is actually a fart for Duanmu Shuofeng, he who grabbed everything and got to the gambling table, is the spiritual symbol of the country, where is he, where is the capital of the country, he doesn't need to think about whether there is a problem in the rear, he just needs to find a way to win the battle on the front line, don't worry about the rest at all, anyway, if he wins, he occupies the imperial capital of your Liang country, and if he loses, there will be nothing.
In the eyes of the two Duanmu Huayun brothers, what the Liangguo army was doing outside was completely meaningless if it was before the battle situation on the front line was clear, so they didn't need to consider another possibility, then under this premise, what he was thinking about was why at this time there was an army led by members of the Liangguo royal family who arrived outside the capital in advance, then there was only one possibility, someone wanted to give him this achievement of destroying the country, so he would let him come before everyone.
Even if this person didn't actually contribute a lot to the big battle on the front line, you can even say that he stole this credit, but it doesn't matter, because hundreds of years from now on, everyone will remember who first set foot on the enemy's capital, which will bring him indescribable great prestige, completely overpowering his competitors, even if the commander of the front line is also a prince, even if it is because of him that he won this difficult war, but except for the military itself, who else will know, who cares?
The person who contributes the most will never be the one who gains the most, this is an iron law!
As for those who can do this, who else can arrange this kind of thing, except for His Majesty the Emperor of their Liang Kingdom, who else can be?
Although all this is just speculation, although they have no actual evidence, but many things, if you don't speculate in advance, if you don't lay out in advance, how can you get a piece of the pie in the end, and Duanmu Shuofeng has already taught them a good lesson, this is what they learned from failure.
"That's right, my second brother!" Seeing that Duanmu Pingyi finally understood, Duanmu Huayun also breathed a sigh of relief, and then said, "So pleasing this person is good for us, and it is good for us Duanmu clan, although I am also sad, but second brother, the fall of David is a foregone conclusion, we have to find a way out for ourselves and these brothers and sisters!"
Duanmu Pingyi held the wine glass in his hand tightly, and said with a stunned expression: "You are right, very right, we, we must leave a fire for the Duanmu family!"
When a country is destroyed, the courtiers can be courtiers again, but the emperor is bound to be killed by the enemy.
Because in a country, the surname of the royal family is a symbol, and some people miss the old country, stirring up the wind and rain in secret, hoping to restore the country, not to mention other people, their royal children will think about it, anyway, they don't want people to believe it, so in order to put an end to this kind of thing, generally speaking, after the country is broken, the original royal family will not have a good end, most of them were slaughtered, and there is no survival, if they want to save their lives, they must take the initiative to attack and give them a big gift to the future emperor of Liangguo, in exchange for peace, and even the wealth of the second half of their lives, and they have to make sure that the other party is not a ruthless and unrighteous person, at least you have to be generous enough to accommodate their Duanmu family.
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