It turns out that all this was arranged by the king. They just said, with what kind of status the king has, how could he be in danger alone and give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it.
Only for the sake of the overall situation and to lure the enemy, such a thing could happen. Fortunately, everyone actually believed that the king was seriously injured and was poisoned.
As soon as he said a word, everyone's momentum suddenly changed, and the morale of the army rose instantly. Zhongcheng Hou Shen Yunyi, who was lagging behind, had to sigh in his heart, his Ao'er had really grown up, and he had the means to control the situation. He is a man of great skill and has few enemies.
Everyone's hearts were quickly calmed down by Tang Ao's appearance, and then came the report on the current battle situation. When Tang Ao heard that Xuanjiawei sent 100,000 troops and went straight to Pingcheng, he did it without any hesitation. The decision was made, "Send someone to notify the field army brigade commander Zhou Qian and the deputy chief of staff Lu Tianchi, asking them to station the army in Jincheng and be prepared to defend the city with all their strength."
"What? Shou Jincheng, don't you want Pingcheng?" Ye Fan, the deputy chief of staff, was surprised after hearing this. But it also attracted an angry look from deputy chief Wei Chao, and then deputy chief Wei turned to a responsible person The staff officer who conveyed the news said: "Didn't you hear what the king said? Go and deliver the message quickly."
"Also, who is in Jicheng, Gongsun Wen or Cheng Zuofu?" After deciding on matters in the west, Tang Ao turned his attention to the north.
"Teacher, I took Zuo Fu back to Beidi, but Gongsun Wen is in Jicheng." Wei Chao stepped forward and answered.
"Very good, I will invite Chengzuo Fu over immediately. I want to see him." Tang Ao breathed a sigh of relief. He was worried that the people he was looking for were not in the city. In this case, it would take time to contact them. Now it's okay Well, as long as we can find people, Beidi's problem won't be too big.
Tang Ao gave the order, and the people below naturally did not dare to neglect it. In less than an hour, in the dark night, Gongsun Wen rode a carriage to a reception room outside the staff headquarters, where he saw a man in excellent mental condition. Tang Ao.
Rumors have spread that Tang Ao was seriously injured and poisoned. Gongsun Wen, who has been in Jicheng, saw with his own eyes many Jicheng people kneeling in front of their homes, burning incense and worshiping Buddha in the direction of Lingyin Temple.
For a time, there was not enough Buddhist incense on the market. Even though the manufacturers continued to produce, the supply was still in short supply, and the Buddhist incense from outside could not come in. I heard that on the way, it was sold out by other state capitals under the influence of King Ji. .
This shows how much influence Tang Ao has on the entire power of King Ji.
This once made Gongsun Wen envious, but at the same time he was also worried.
From the initial hostility to the current cooperation, Gongsun Wen's attitude towards Tang Ao has already undergone a qualitative change.
For no other reason, it is more comfortable to cooperate with Tang Ao than to be his enemy. Now the Gongsun family has used the money he earned to develop and become much stronger than before. If this continues, it will not take a few years for the Gongsun family to become the righteous one. It is not impossible for his family to suppress them.
It can be said that the future is bright and promising. But at this moment, Tang Ao fell. How can this not make Gongsun Wen worry?
Thinking that once something happened to Tang Ao, Ji Di would inevitably undergo great changes. If so, who else would he do business with, and where would he purchase goods and sell them back?
Why? Why didn’t Tang Ao get into trouble two years later?
From the perspective of the development of the Gongsun family, Gongsun Wen had this idea. And when he learned that Tang Ao wanted to see him late at night, he was also very surprised. He couldn't understand that Tang Ao was about to die at this time.
Why do you still want to see yourself? What do you want?
But until now, when he saw Tang Ao who was intact as before, he was completely relieved. But before he could ask a question about why the dignified Prince Ji was teasing others, Tang Ao spoke first. "
Mr. Gongsun, you Beidi are not authentic. I just wanted to give it a try, but you actually wanted to send troops to fight against our Jizhou Army. Do you want to give me an explanation?"
"Oh, what an injustice!"
When asked by Tang Ao like this, Gongsun Wen didn't dare to question anything. He quickly said aggrievedly, "I have been in Jicheng. I have no idea what happened in Dadi."
"I don't know, I will tell you then. Beidi is currently dispatching troops and generals, and is ready to go to war with my Jizhou Army." Tang Ao said in a fierce voice.
"This...this can't be possible. If this is really the case, my brother and the Cheng family will definitely object." Gongsun Wen said with a guilty conscience. In fact, he received a letter from his family today.
The news said that their Wang Yiquxiao had accepted Emperor Qianying's intention to unite and was ready to join forces for good fortune. My brother also wrote to ask him what to do?
Gongsun Wen was indeed a little shaken as to how to handle the matter. Now that Prince Ji’s life and death were unknown, it was too dangerous to do business with them. It would be better to step forward together with Prince Di and take advantage of the Tang Dynasty.
When Ao Jiang dies, he will gain some advantages here.
For this reason, Gongsun Wendu was already prepared to leave Jicheng tomorrow. But now, Tang Ao appeared in front of him like a lively and vigorous tiger, and his original thoughts would inevitably change because of this.
Can the Jizhou Army with Tang Ao be the same as the Jizhou Army without Tang Ao?
If we have to make an analogy, the former is like a piece of loose sand, which can be cleaned up no matter how you want. The latter is like a rock, which will remain unmoved no matter how strong the wind and waves are.
Since Tang Ao is fine, it can only prove that all this was done intentionally. How could the Jizhou Army not be prepared at all? And if they want to be enemies with him at this time, isn't his head broken or something?
When he thought about it, he almost fell into Tang Ao's trick of luring the snake out of the cave. Gongsun Wen couldn't help but shed layers of cold sweat on his head. "King Ji, I really don't know about this matter. If I knew about it, I would definitely know it."
The one who persuades my brother. Even if my brother cannot persuade our king, our Gongsun family will not follow our king to become the enemy of Jizhou Army."
Gongsun Wenshi expressed his stance quickly, as if he was afraid that if Tang Ao gave an order at night, a swordsman would rush out from nearby and take his life.
With such an expression, Tang Aowen felt relieved.
Although the Jizhou Army is quite powerful, after all, its foundation is poor and its development time is too short. It is unrealistic to want the north and the south to go to war at the same time. If Gongsun Wen has made up his mind, he will not be intimidated by himself, but
For the sake of the overall situation, Tang Ao would consider whether he could agree to the offer even if he threatened himself or even put forward some conditions that were not too excessive.
It's better now. The moment he said something, he scared the other person. He was frightened and he made a promise. Only then could Tang Ao let go of his heart.
From when he was assassinated and almost died, to when the Xuanjia Army sent troops, Beidi wanted to get involved. Looking at it now, all of this was planned in advance, and he was just playing the trick of taking advantage of his illness to kill himself. If it were Tang Aozhen
If he dies, Na Shao said, the next Jizhou Army will definitely be defeated by others, and all the states they captured will be lost.
But now, since he is fine, it is possible for all these conspiracies to be broken. Among them, it has become necessary for Beidi not to send troops, or to send fewer troops.
Only when the northern border is truly safe and Tang Ao can relax, can he free up his hands to deal with the Xuanjia Army that is reaching towards his territory.
This was the purpose of Tang Ao calling Gongsun Wen late at night. Now it seemed that the purpose had been achieved, which made him feel relieved. In the following time, Tang Ao had a deep chat with Gongsun Wen.
, during this period, he also deliberately opened up the quantity of some goods, so that the Gongsun family and the Chengjia family could make more money from it, which would ensure that they could stand on his side and greatly hinder Yi Qu Xiao's hindrance.
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During this period, Tang Ao also tried to test whether Gongsun Guang wanted to take over the Yiqu family and replace him. However, the other party avoided answering and passed on. Tang Ao knew that the time was not ripe yet, so he simply
He didn't even mention it, he just told Gongsun Guang to contact his family members as soon as possible and not to make irreparable mistakes with Yi Quxiao.
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The news that Tang Ao appeared at the staff headquarters intact was spreading as fast as a strong wind sweeping down fallen leaves.
All the soldiers or people who heard the news were excited and excited. King Ji was fine, and they had a backbone when they started doing things. Next, they only need to do what the king said, then
There is nothing wrong with that.
But in Pingcheng, the news that Tang Ao was safe and sound obviously could not reach here. In front of the South City Gate, the city gate had already been opened. Sun Fuhu, the general guarding the city and the commander of the Guiyi Army, was leading his two regiment commanders Si Bin and Bai Shan.
Waiting in line here.
Not far away is a mighty army of one hundred thousand Xuanjia troops.
Originally, the top leaders of the Guiyi Army were not only the three of them, but also Chief of Staff Rong Shao and two other generals Gan Li and Shi Dingtian. Just because they did not agree with Sun Fuhu's move to surrender to Emperor Wen, they have now been imprisoned.
Standing next to Sun Fuhu was Hou Dexing, who was sent by Wei Qian'er. At this time, his face was full of smiles. After seeing the Xuanjia Guards finally arriving, he could breathe a sigh of relief.
Although Sun Fuhu was persuaded and expressed his intention to surrender, before the army arrived, his heart had been high. Now that it was better, his army was about to enter the city, and all worries disappeared at this moment.
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Sun Fuhu had a straight face, and no emotion could be seen in his mood. Hou Dexing on the side could understand this. After all, he was a surrendering general, so he must be uneasy in his heart.
But for Sun Fuhu, the above meaning is to treat him well. It’s not for anything else, it’s just to set an example for others. Only in this way will more people choose to surrender without a fight.
It is precisely because of this that Sun Fuhu still has great autonomy, and even the 15,000-strong Guiyi Army is still under his command. Without his orders, others cannot mobilize them at all.