Chapter 40 Recruiting a Paper Messenger is Tempted
There is no vanity under the fame, An Guotai knows this truth very well, and all kinds of shocking deeds clearly tell him that Gu Jianping's strength and destructive power are comparable to the legendary immortals, and this is the case with the Jianmen Pass a few days ago. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info
"How in the end is good. Pinching the surrender letter with these words in his hand, An Guotai was anxious
On the one hand, the emperor's eldest son, King Jing, who came from the capital, and his five thousand flying cloud riders were the deterrence, and on the other hand, Gu Jianping's immortal-like strength and miraculous influence.
The dilemma of life and death, although An Guotai is loyal, he is not the kind of pedantic and loyal person, not to mention that he still has a large family to support, and he still wants to spend his old age in peace and enjoy a good life.
With this thought, he pondered and tried to find a solution that would have the best of both worlds. An Guotai's idea is not only him, at this time, in addition to him, the prefect of Yan'an, there are also those officials and local celebrities in Yan'an Mansion, they are thinking more about protecting themselves at this moment, rather than being loyal to the Tang court, which is being attacked internally and externally.
"His Royal Highness King Jing, the food is almost cold, you can eat a little. A servant said with a slight pleading
"Well, wait a little longer, until I finish reading this document. King Jing raised his head slightly, he was not yet forty years old, his temples already had a little gray hair, and the forehead lines were more profound, in the past few months, sitting in Yan'an Mansion, I thought that the prefects would handle the affairs of the big and small properly, as long as he and the army guarded the place and ensured stability, how did he expect that this group of officials, the enemy had not yet come to think about retreating, and the following affairs could not be decided by themselves, no matter how big or small, they were reported one after another, so that he had accumulated a small half of the room's official documents.
"Why, His Royal Highness King Jing hasn't eaten yet, isn't it unpalatable. A long-bearded old man came in slowly and said
"Hey, teacher, why are you here? Yanqing Mansion is hundreds of miles away from here, you have to come here, just talk to the local officials, and the government or my side will definitely arrange it. King Jing saw that Feng Tang, whose teacher had been educating him since he was a child and had retired as a Taifu, came over, and hurriedly got up to greet him.
"The court is troubled, how can you disturb the court again. Feng Tang said
"His Royal Highness King Jing, there is something to do, and the food must be eaten. Otherwise, those traitors will be happier if they are tired of their bodies,' Feng Tang said
"Yes, teacher, I'll go now, has the teacher eaten, why don't you eat together. King Jing said
"I just used the meal, I don't need it, I'll help you look at these official documents first. Feng Tang said
After eating, Feng Tang and King Jing held a small meeting, all the people in the seat were close to them, it was a matter of life and death, these people had serious faces, although they were apprehensive but still loyal, which made King Jing quite pleased.
"The rebellious surrender letter of the Holy Martial Alliance, you have all seen or received it. Feng Tang said slowly
"Taifu Feng, His Royal Highness King Jing, I burned the book of traitor's tricks after reading it, Zeng Tai is by no means a minister who betrays the lord. Zeng Tai said
"Yes, as soon as I saw the arrogant words of the traitor, I rushed to report to His Royal Highness King Jing. Another official said
"Well, yes, you are all loyal ministers of the court, and you are the good ministers of His Royal Highness King Jing, and your loyal court can see that the court is not treating you badly. Feng Tang said
"However, today's matter is not to discuss whether you are loyal or not, but to discuss countermeasures, and you also know the situation of the court, the traitor next to the emperor is in charge, and he has not established King Jing as the crown prince for a long time, alas, now in the face of this eternal change, traitors are everywhere, how can our courtiers not do their best. ”
"Now in Yan'an Mansion, because of the surrender letter, people's hearts are fluctuating, not to mention resisting rebellion, even if they don't take the initiative to surrender to the enemy, it's okay, what are your plans in the face of such a situation. Feng Tang said
It's not that Zeng Tai and these people are not smart enough, but the enemy is too strong, and in the face of such a situation, they really don't know what to do at this time, so they discussed for a long time just to come up with a mediocre strategy of standing still and standing by.
On the other hand, An Guotai and other officials who are ready to surrender are also discussing the future of life and death.
"Ladies and gentlemen, if there is any good plan, speak up quickly, otherwise when those people from the Holy Martial Alliance come over, it will be even more difficult to deal with, and when the time comes, they will fight with King Jing's army, whether they win or lose, we will not have a good result. An Guotai said
"Lord An, what I said is this, you are the prefect, you have been an official here for seven or eight years, you know the situation of Yan'an Mansion best, you know the terrain, troops, money and food well, we just follow you. A pot-bellied grain merchant said
"It's so easy for me to kill, I've already leaned in, isn't this the five thousand troops of His Royal Highness King Jing staying here. ”
"That's right, a few days ago, that Feng Tang Taifu came over, that old man is a veteran of the Three Dynasties, with great ability and fame, with him behind King Jing, these nearby prefectures and counties have been suppressed by them, and they don't dare to act rashly. ”
"If you want me to see, your methods are still not ruthless enough, Lord An, Liu Yuanwai, you are the leader here, right, okay, King Jing's 5,000 army and Old Man Feng Tang will be handed over to me, and I will give me 30% of the credit after surrendering. A tall, triangular-eyed businessman said
"Oh, are you sure? An Guotai asked
"Lord An, that's three successful labors. Liu Yuanwai said next to him
"I know, but did you do this? "Seeing that someone is doing this most dangerous thing, An Guotai doesn't care about these three successful efforts, what is a small businessman afraid of, he is the prefect, and he will definitely be promoted after surrendering.
"I'm 70% sure, but I need some small support from Ann. The triangular-eyed merchant began to think in his heart.
On this day, the torrential rain poured down, and thousands of rain curtains hung between the heavens and the earth, and the rain was so heavy that it was impossible to see the movements of people outside the rain curtains from three feet away.
King Jing's expected assassination did not happen, but an even more terrible thing happened to him and the army of five thousand, when he and the people around him were drowsy and had diarrhea, and when the deputy general of the military camp stumbled and clutched his stomach to report the situation, he understood that it was all over.
The wine was sad, and when he was about to die, King Jing smiled bitterly, and the wine jug shouted in the heavy rain, "The sky is unfair,"
Although the guards beside him were weakened by laxatives and secret medicines, how could they watch their lord practice themselves like this, just as they were about to save King Jing, a swordsman in Tsing Yi appeared outside King Jing.
The appearance of this swordsman was so strange and abrupt, he seemed to be there early in the morning, and it seemed to fall from the sky, but no matter what, the heavy rain could not reach his head at all, as if he had an invisible cover around him, this amazing scene clearly told everyone that this swordsman was at least a congenital master.
"It's him, it's Gu Jianping. "A guard who recognized him said in alarm
"Gu Jianping, haha, okay, this king is here, come and kill me. King Jing said frantically
"Hmm. Gu Jianping let out an unclear nasal sound
The guards were frightened when they saw this scene, but they still rushed up. The sword light lit up in the rain, and King Jing fell down with a bang.