General Gao Ming'an, the leader of the left army of the Bohai Kingdom, Wei Zhonglang, heard that the sergeant came to report that an envoy from the Tang Dynasty was knocking on the city. He couldn't help but feel strange. In his more than 20 years of life, he had never heard of an envoy from the Tang Dynasty coming to Bohai.
, some are just tribute missions from the Bohai Sea to Datang year after year. And since the Xi people and the Khitan people cut off the Yingzhou Road one after another, these tribute missions all came ashore from Dengzhou on the other side of the sea by sea ship, almost
I have never been to Chang'an by land from Zhengzhou. Only in the past few years, the Minister of Honglu Temple and Wang's brother Da Fengyi led a mission to Yingzhou Road and passed by Zhengzhou.
When the previous king Daxuanxi died, the new king Daweijing succeeded to the throne. According to the laws of the Bohai country, he had to be granted a title by the Emperor of the Tang Dynasty to be considered legitimate. There was no title of "Bohai County Prince" and "Captain of Huhan Prefecture" awarded by the Tang Dynasty.
"The official position can only be regarded as "the power to know the state affairs" - the head of the country who has no name and no status, and cannot get the support and recognition of the Bohai subjects. There is no way, who makes the Bohai country both a vassal state and a de facto state?
What about Jisu Prefecture in the Tang Dynasty? The great feudal descendants went to Chang'an just to obtain this edict.
At that time, Gao Ming'an was just a left-handed military officer who joined the army. He was young and held a low position. He only saw the prince's younger brother at reception banquets, and he was far away from him. He had no chance to go up to drink and greet him. But it was that time
During a banquet, the young Gao Mingan was deeply impressed by the vassal relationship between the Tang Dynasty and the Bohai Kingdom. So when he heard that an envoy from the Tang Dynasty was coming, he did not dare to be negligent and hurriedly went to the city of Zhengzhou.
He lay down at the crenel and looked down.
There were only ten carts and dozens of riders under the city, most of them were dressed as merchants and attendants. Only a young man in mink fur and golden fur was surrounded in the middle. He seemed to have a bit of luxury. He was very puzzled that there were no soldiers.
There was no official banner, and it looked more like a traveling trade group than a messenger. Moreover, the young man leading the group looked vaguely familiar. However, I couldn't remember where I had seen him before.
In these days of war and chaos, Zhengzhou is the front line against the enemy. It is only open for two hours a day. Now it has been closed. He did not dare to let people go casually, so he asked loudly at the top of the city: "Is this the Tang envoy below?
Now that the city gate is closed, it is not possible to open the city casually. Please ask your envoy to send the documents up. After checking, we can open the door to welcome you." After that, he ordered people to lower the hanging basket to the bottom of the city.
He was looking at Gao Mingbo, and Gao Mingbo was also looking at him. He couldn't recognize Gao Mingbo's identity. But Gao Mingbo had already recognized him, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Brother Ming'an, my brother is Mingbo! Come back, brother
Come on, second brother, please open the door quickly."
Gao Ming'an was stunned for a moment. Then he looked carefully and suddenly remembered, wasn't this Jiulang Gao Mingbo from his second uncle's family? No wonder he couldn't see it for a moment. There were many children in the Gao family. Gao Mingbo was also a commoner, and he had rituals in his family when he was young. Gao Ming'an
Bodu couldn't stand on the stage, unlike him, the legitimate son of his uncle's family. He was always in front of others and enjoyed endless glory.
After Gao Ming'an recognized Gao Mingbo, his heart tightened. He heard that this concubine was sent to Yan County to take care of the clan's livelihood. Later, Yan County was occupied by the Khitan people. It was expected that this concubine would probably not end well.
, why did he suddenly appear today and call himself Tang Envoy!
When he hesitated at the top of the city, Gao Mingbo thought that he still didn't recognize him, so he smiled helplessly. He understood that there were so many children in the clan, and he, a commoner, had always been an unknown person.
, it’s normal that he can’t recognize it. He immediately took out the two certificates issued by the Governor of the Ying Dynasty, the Caravan General Office, and the United Front Work Department of the Yingzhou Army Headquarters Yu Housi, and asked his entourage to put them in the basket.
After Gao Ming'an waited for the basket to be pulled up, he took two documents and looked at them carefully. They seemed to be genuine. He hesitated in his heart. After thinking for a long time, he gritted his teeth and said, "Open the door!"
The city gate opened, and Gao Ming'an personally welcomed him out, with a particularly affectionate appearance: "It is indeed Jiulang! I was far away just now, so I didn't recognize him clearly. I hope Jiulang is not weird. By the way, isn't Jiulang in Yan County? Why did he come back today?
Already?"
Gao Mingbo said: "Originally, I was in Yan County. Later, when the Khitans conquered Yan County, my brother fled to Liucheng and found a job in the Governor Shi's Mansion. Fortunately, he was promoted to a high official, so he mixed up his background and became an official.
Body." As he said this, he couldn't help but sigh, but there was also a sense of showing off.
Gao Ming'an hurriedly asked what happened, and Gao Mingbo told them one by one, but they concealed many things that were not open to outsiders. Gao Ming'an listened to Gao Mingbo's narrative at the city gate, and then he breathed a sigh of relief -
- It seems that this concubine didn't know the inside story of the family, but somehow he got lucky and became an official of the Tang Dynasty, which was considered a good fortune! He immediately lost his guard and signaled with his eyes that the sergeants on the left and right should not act rashly. Only then did he finally
He stepped forward, took Gao Mingbo's arm, and entered the city together.
While he was thinking about how to deal with it, he curiously asked Gao Mingbo about the situation in Yanjun, Liucheng and other places. As he spoke, he introduced Gao Mingbo to the government office and served wine. During the banquet, Gao Ming'an would also lead the army in Zhengzhou.
Gao Mingxiang was invited to accompany him for a drink. Gao Mingxiang was also a young nephew of Uncle Gao Mingbo. He was considered his cousin. After meeting, they became affectionate again.
Since the Yanjun and Huaiyuan military cities were captured by the Khitans, the Bohai Kingdom completely withdrew from Yingzhou, including several large cities in Liaodong. Naturally, it was not clear about the current situation in Yingzhou. Gao Mingbo planned this year
Gao Ming'an and Gao Mingxiang were dumbfounded when they talked about Li Chengzhong's recapture of Liucheng, Yan County and Huaiyuan Army City. They had fought against the Khitans with real swords and spears.
I have a deep understanding of the power of the Khitan soldiers. I didn't expect that the Tang Dynasty would resume its use of troops outside the pass, and that the Tang army was still so capable of fighting. I couldn't help but feel happy and worried at the same time. The happy thing is that the Khitan people were finally defeated, and they must have a great influence on the Bohai Sea.
The plunder and intrusion of the country will be reduced a lot; what is disturbing is that the Tang army actually took action outside the pass again. Doesn't this conflict with Prime Minister Zhu's policy of governing the country?
That night, Gao Mingbo was drunk. No matter how bad his uncle was to him when he was a child, no matter whether his uncle played a major role in his being sent to Yan County, Gao Mingbo did not intend to go into it. After all, we are all a family.
Now that he has achieved quite a lot, the wealthy Gao family must recognize him! Therefore, he drank a lot, and drank heavily in front of his two clan brothers.
It felt so good to go home, so Gao Mingbo slept peacefully, but while he slept comfortably, the two brothers Gao Ming'an and Gao Mingxiang did not feel so comfortable.
"Second brother, what should we do? I didn't expect Lao Jiu to become the envoy of the Tang Dynasty. If he goes to Xijing, things will be out of control!" Gao Mingxiang said anxiously.
"Then what do you think we should do? Stop him from going to Xijing? He is now an official of the Tang Dynasty, and he is under the orders of the governor Shifu, how can he stop him?" Gao Mingan frowned.
"He is from Yingzhou, not Qingzhou. My brother asked Zhao Lu before, our Bohai country is not under the jurisdiction of Yingzhou, what we respect is Pinglu Jiedu King Normal School, which is a custom-made certificate issued by the Tang Dynasty court
!" Before the banquet, Gao Mingxiang had approached the military officer Zhao Lushi. Zhao Lushi was an old scholar and was quite familiar with the legal system.
Gao Ming'an thought about it for a while, but still shook his head: "Lao Jiu was ordered to come here for nothing else. He is just the General Office of Trade in Yingzhou. It is said that he is only responsible for business contacts. This matter has nothing to do with the control of our Bohai State."
Gao Mingxiang said: "In any case, we can't let him go to Xijing..." As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said: "Let's just clean up here! He came from Yingzhou, and the road was in chaos and chaos..."
Gao Ming'an hesitated for a long time, and finally said: "Killing the Tang envoy without permission is not a heavy responsibility that you and I can bear! These matters should be left to the adults to decide. In this way, you..." He originally wanted Gao Mingxiang to
"Accompanying" Gao Mingbo back to Xijing, but when he saw the cruel look on his brother's face, he couldn't help but think of his character, and he was still worried after all. He simply said: "You are sitting in Zhengzhou, so you are looking after the house. Anyway, there is no movement from the Khitan people now."
, I heard from Lao Jiu that their courage was broken by the Tang army... Brother Wei personally escorted them to Xijing. As for how to deal with it, it depends on your wishes. After all, the matter is too big, and he still needs to make up his mind."
Gao Mingxiang wanted to persuade him again, but Gao Ming'an still refused. Gao Mingxiang had no choice but to sigh. That night, the two brothers wrote a letter and reported it to the Gaofu in Xijing urgently.
The next day, when Gao Mingbo woke up, it was already noon. Gao Ming'an originally wanted to persuade him to rest for two more days in Zhengzhou, but Gao Mingbo was eager to return home and eager to hit the road, so Gao Ming'an had no choice but to order two hundred sergeants to go with him.
When Gao Mingbo saw that his brother-in-law personally escorted him back to Xijing, he thought that the other party was treating him so favorably because of his status as an "ambassador of the Tang Dynasty", and he couldn't help but sigh with emotion.
Gao Ming'an stopped and walked along the way, deliberately slowing down his progress. Gao Mingbo urged him several times, but he just didn't want to go quickly. At this time, Gao Mingbo became alert. His true identity was from the Yingzhou Army Investigation and Statistics Bureau.
The spy leader, after six months of experience in affairs, has excellent eyesight. He didn't notice anything strange at first. He was just in a state of excitement when he returned to his hometown, but now he came back to his senses.
While staying at the inn beside the official road for the night, Zhang Xiaohua quietly came to Gao Mingbo's room.
"Gao Zhengzheng, something is not right." Zhang Xiaohua whispered. He came to Liu Ba from Youzhou, and then followed Liu Ba to work at the Yingzhou Army Station. He was an old man in the Bureau of Investigation and Statistics, and also an action officer.
A capable member of the department. This person's whereabouts were accidentally exposed during the Liucheng Incident, but it was later confirmed that the accident had nothing to do with him and was purely caused by the tracking target Yu Lai's amazing memory. This time I accompanied him to Bohai Country for preparation.
Use him to build the Xijing Intelligence Station and serve as the station's recorder.
"Did Zhang experience it too?" Gao Mingbo frowned and thought hard. He had an excellent sense of smell and had already noticed that there must be something strange in it, but he couldn't figure out where the problem was.
"General Gaolang is more suitable to be detained than to escort us. I noticed on the way that the Bohai Navy sergeants are always watching all of us and are always on guard against us. When we arranged the vigil just now, those officers were all
Our people are not allowed to go out. They say they are ensuring the safety of the mission, but in fact they have bad eyesight!"
Gao Mingbo nodded, but he couldn't think of a reason after much deliberation, so he could only tell Zhang Xiaohua: "Let everyone be more alert, keep someone in each room to keep vigil, and the weapons are not allowed to leave hands when everyone is sleeping!
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