When you climb up to the Wangjiang Tower, you can see the Yangtze River rolling eastwards, which makes you feel relaxed and happy.
There was a private banquet taking place in the building. At the banquet, some people were talking loudly about state affairs, and they kept swearing without making any surprises.
“Did King Yong ever rebel?”
Wei Zichun said in a conclusive tone: "King Yong never raised an army to rebel and returned to Chang'an on the order of the Supreme Emperor. The reason why people spread rumors is because Dou Wenyang and other traitorous eunuchs knew they would die, so they slandered and framed King Yong."
Sitting opposite Wei Zichun was Yan Jingzhi, the prefect of Qi'an. After hearing these words, his already not so good face turned uglier and he said: "This is a national matter, and it is definitely not what you and I have the final say. The imperial court has already
After issuing the edict from King Qin, the counter-rebellion army has also arrived from the east, and it will arrive very soon. I advise you to take care of yourself."
"If the prefect is talking about the Guangling Army led by King Yong, I'm afraid they are the real rebels." Wei Zichun said, "King Yong followed the edict of the Supreme Emperor to eliminate traitors, but whose edict did King Yong follow?"
After hearing the sophistry, Yan Jingzhi didn't want to talk at all.
He actually knew that it was Wei Zichun who assassinated King Yong on the Yellow River, and it was probably because of this that King Yong was provoked.
The truth is unclear, the saints have already escaped from Chang'an, and no one knows what will happen in the future. Now regardless of right or wrong, he has only one appeal. Neither King Yong nor King Yong can govern him.
Fight next.
Yan Jingzhi stood up, walked a few steps towards the window, held on to the window sill and looked out.
The majestic Yangtze River water seemed to add a lot of spirit to him. His square face became serious and he began to behave himself.
"I have no control over the emperor's family affairs. As a minister of the Tang Dynasty and a pastor, I must be responsible for the people under my rule. Now whoever uses weapons under my rule, I will attack him!"
Wei Zichun couldn't persuade Yan Jingzhi to follow King Yong despite his earnest words for so long, so he couldn't help but be very disappointed.
In his opinion, King Yong would soon capture Chang'an, and the odds of winning were still very high. It was a pity that Yan Jingzhi gave up such a good opportunity to make a contribution to the dragon.
But then I thought about it, that’s fine too.
At least Yan Jingzhi will not help Xue Bailai attack Jiangling. This mission can be regarded as half of the goal.
"Wei admires the fact that the prefect puts people's lives first." Wei Zichun saluted and said, "Prince Yong just didn't want to see traitorous eunuchs exploiting the common people, so he was ordered to return to the capital to eliminate the traitors. He and the prefect are like-minded."
Yan Jingzhi refused to accept this trick and responded solemnly: "I only hope that the country will be stable and that no one will cause the disaster of war for their own selfishness."
Wei Zichun became more and more respectful and said: "Yes, King Yong must have done nothing wrong in Qiu. But if King Yong's soldiers come..."
Yan Jingzhi looked selfless and said loudly: "How I reply to you today will be how I reply to him tomorrow!"
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The waves are rolling, warships are moored on the river, and Huangzhou City in the distance can be seen across the river.
Xue Bai stood proudly on the bow of the ship, watching as the messenger from Huangzhou City rowed the boat to the side of the warship, climbed up the side, and handed over the name card of Yan Jingzhi, the governor of Qi'an County.
"Prefect Yan Yongwang claimed that he was ordered to eradicate traitors, and King Yong raised his troops to attack him. It was difficult for him to judge the emperor's family affairs. He only hoped that the people of Qi'an would not be affected by the scourge of war. Please give King Yong a detailed explanation in person. The prefect has prepared
Let's drink some wine and greet King Yong respectfully at Wangjiang Tower outside the city."
Xue Bai was still looking through the famous post. After hearing Yan Jingzhi's statement, the generals in Guangling became furious and cursed one after another.
"Bullshit doesn't help each other. He's cowardly and afraid of fighting!"
"King Yong can hold him accountable for the crime of rebellion!"
Li Zang frowned and rushed to Xue Bai immediately, saying: "Please ask King Yong to give three thousand soldiers to the last general. The last general will go into the city and take Yan Jingzhi's head to boost the morale of the army."
Xue Bai waved his hand and said, "Why are you so angry? Although Yan Jingzhi wanted to protect himself, what he said was good."
Li Zangyong said: "But if we go back to the river to quell the rebellion, how can we quell the rebellion of King Qin without the cooperation of Qi'an County?"
"Don't worry, I'll wait for him for a while."
Xue Bai appeased the generals and asked the messenger to report back to Yan Jingzhi. He even asked, "Can I take my family with me to the banquet at Wangjiang Tower?"
The messenger was stunned for a moment, feeling the peace and elegance of King Yong, and said quickly: "Of course, the prefect is hosting an elegant banquet."
Xue Bai seemed to have forgotten that he was going to quell the rebellion, and said: "Since it is an elegant banquet, I invite Brother Taibai to go too."
In the cabin, Yan Yan heard the shouting outside and had already gone to the window to peek at Xue Bai discussing with others.
When he came back, she couldn't help but ask: "You are so unreasonable. Governor Yan seems to be fair, but he clearly wants to protect himself when he sees King Yong's power. How come he is right in your mouth?"
Xue Bai said: "I wish all the officials in the world would stop taking sides and just say, 'This is a family matter for the emperor' and just stand by and let me fight for the throne. Therefore, when I encounter Yan Jingzhi's attitude, I should encourage him a lot."
Yan Yan asked again: "But if he stands aside and watches, how can you pacify King Yong?"
Xue Bai refused to answer and said: "Let's get off the boat and take you to eat something delicious."
Yan Yan was still mumbling that Xue Bai was being careless, but she and Qing Lan quickly changed their clothes and were ready to set off, unable to hide the joy in their eyes.
After sitting on the boat for many days, she was already bored and panicked.
The group of people packed up and left the cabin, and saw the generals waiting there, trying to dissuade Xue Bai.
"King Yong, if Yan Jingzhi behaves like this, he may have surrendered to King Yong. It is really dangerous to attend the banquet this time."
"It doesn't matter."
Xue Bai knew very well that if Li Lin's single victory could scare Yan Jingzhi, then his success in defeating powerful enemies would be even more likely to win Yan Jingzhi's support.
Li Zangyong had no choice but to say: "Please let the last general lead three hundred elites to escort King Yong."
"No need." Xue Bai pointed to the more than 20 guards led by the Diao brothers behind him and said, "They are enough."
"Can……"
"No need to say any more, this is just a small banquet, did you scare me?"
Xue Bai made bold words and got off the boat.
The soldiers who stayed on the warship were either worried or disappointed when they saw that King Yong went to the meeting so easily, and they were more uncertain about whether they could achieve success this time.
When the boat arrived at the shore, Yan Jingzhi was already waiting on the riverside with a very respectful attitude that made it impossible to fault anyone.
But when I met Li, he expressed his opinions very frankly.
"King Yong came with his troops. After all, he did not get the imperial edict. However, King Yong claimed that he had a secret edict from the Supreme Emperor. It is difficult to tell which one is right and which one is not. I only stick to my duty and ask for your forgiveness from King Yong."
Xue Bai said: "It is enough to abide by one's duty."
"Yes, please, King Yong."
The group of people boarded the Wangjiang Tower, Yan Jingzhi ordered people to serve the dishes, and the reception banquet began.
Because Xue Bai suddenly said that he would bring his family, the beautiful dancer originally arranged was withdrawn and replaced with an elegant musical instrument performance.
If you don't think about the fact that there are still places in the world that are in war, this reception banquet is actually very comfortable, and Yan Jingzhi entertained it very attentively.
"Prince Yong, please try this fish noodle dish. It is made from fresh Yangtze River fish, removes the fish bones, grinds the fish meat, mixes it with flour and rolls it. It has the freshness of the fish and the chewy texture of the noodles."
Xue Bai acted very comfortable. He sat behind the small counter next to Yan Yan and asked her in a low voice how the fish noodles tasted. She nodded and said it tasted very good.
After this relaxed atmosphere lasted for a while, Xue Bai just said: "This time, I was going to Yangzhou for sightseeing. If so, I am really in the mood to have a drink by the river with Governor Yan like this. Life is happy.
It’s a pity that the country’s affairs are not peaceful.”
Yan Jingzhi sighed: "Both King Yong and King Yong are close relatives of saints. They are descendants of the Li family. What misunderstanding cannot be solved?"
"Prefect Yan is asking you to recruit Li Lin?"
"If we can bring peace to the country without fighting, wouldn't it be a great good?"
Xue Bai nodded and said: "It makes sense. Governor Yan doesn't want the war to hit Huangzhou, and I actually have no intention of raising an army. Let's see who is in charge of Jiangling City now. I will write a personal letter to appease him."
If this can be done, there will be no need to start a war in Jiangling, and the disaster of the war will naturally not affect Huangzhou, which is in line with Yan Jingzhi's wishes.
But Yan Jingzhi knew that King Yong's generals were not so easy to persuade, and Xue Bai was actually asking him for information about Jiangling, and he might still have intentions of attacking Jiangling.
"The person currently guarding Jiangling is Gao Xianqi, King Yong's confidant. He has led 30,000 soldiers and horses to guard Jiangling, and there is no shortage of money, food and supplies. Previously, the Supreme Emperor was in Shu County, and all the money and food from Jianghuai were gathered in Jiangling. King Yong can try
I'm afraid it will be difficult to appease him, but to attack him by force."
Yan Jingzhi stroked his long beard and slowly talked about the situation of the Jiangling garrison, hoping to persuade Xue Bai to retreat and avoid dragging his rule into a protracted war.
After Xue Bai heard this, he immediately asked for pen, ink, paper and inkstone, and wrote a handwritten letter to Gao Xianqi.
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"ridiculous."
Wei Zichun watched the messenger heading west from a distance, with a hint of sarcasm on his lips.
Xue Bai wanted to recruit Gao Xianqi to surrender, which was of course impossible to succeed. On the contrary, he planned to kill Xue Bai in Huangzhou City, which greatly increased the possibility of this happening.
On the bank of the Yellow River, Wei Zichun had already carried out an assassination attempt. Unfortunately, Xue Bai himself was not on the carriage at that time, and the attempt failed.
But this time it was different, Xue Bai had already shown up, and all Wei Zichun had to do was to convince Yan Jingzhi.
For a court official like Yan Jingzhi to kill a prince is a matter of risking one's wealth and life, and it is almost impossible to do. But as long as everything goes according to the trend, there will naturally be a chance.
Wei Zichun is waiting.
He knew that the saint in Chang'an had fled, and that the Supreme Emperor supported King Yong, so he thought that very favorable news would be sent to him in a short time.
So, we waited for a few more days.
Every time Wei Zichun climbed up to the high-rise building and looked across the Yangtze River, he could feel the anxious soldiers from Guangling. Unfortunately, the news from his side arrived faster.
"gentlemen!"
A messenger hurriedly climbed upstairs, his footsteps making the stairs thump, and his voice was very excited.
Wei Zichun could feel that good news was coming, and quickly turned his head and said: "Say it quickly!"
The messenger panted, and then spoke carefully, "The faint master fled to Fengtian County. Faced with the request of the ministers to kill Dou Wenyang, he still protected the traitor."
"Of course he refuses to kill." Wei Zichun said, "Otherwise, it would be right to acknowledge King Yong."
"The Dark Lord issued an edict, and ordered all the soldiers and horses to work hard for the king. He also appointed Li Qian as the governor of Jianghuai. However, all the officials were extremely disappointed with the Dark Lord. Many officials took the Supreme Emperor's secret edict and defected to King Yong. The army entered Chang'an only
In the blink of an eye.”
Wei Zichun was overjoyed and quickly accepted the various documents sent by King Yong. From them, it can be seen that with Li Cong's loss of popularity, the situation in the world has been completely different.
Gao Xianqi's reply also arrived long ago, sternly rejecting Xue Bai's offer of surrender, scolding Li Cong for all his foolish actions, and promoting the orthodoxy of King Yong.
Wei Zichun took these and went to see Yan Jingzhi again.
"Yan Gong, it's time to make a choice!"
After breaking the situation into pieces and explaining it clearly to Yan Jingzhi, Wei Zichun added: "Among the princes of the Supreme Emperor, King Yong is the most virtuous. The country has been in turmoil for several years, and traitors are rampant. It is time to purge the government and the public. King Yong
We are about to take control of Chang'an. Yan Gong wants to achieve success, so he must make up his mind early on."
"well."
Seeing that Yan Jingzhi just sighed and did not answer, Wei Zichun continued to persuade: "Yan Gong has also seen in recent days that King Yong has a false name, but in fact he is a young man who likes to play and play. He only takes his wife and concubines to visit the mountains and rivers every day. He
Those so-called military exploits are nothing more than done by our soldiers of the Tang Dynasty. His identity is suspicious, do you want to watch a monarch who blindly believes in eunuchs hand over the foundation of the Tang Dynasty to him?"
"What do you want from me?"
After Wei Zichun paused briefly, he lowered his voice and whispered in Yan Jingzhi's ear: "We will kill him and make great contributions to King Yong and eliminate a disaster for the Tang Dynasty."
After hearing this, Yan Jingzhi didn't answer for a long time. Then he looked deeply at Wei Zichun and sighed: "Okay, you listen to my arrangement."
Wei Zichun nodded with a smile. This is the art of vertical and horizontal. With his sharp tongue, he has changed the general trend.
In just two days, Yan Jingzhi made arrangements to entertain Xue Bai again, this time on a large ship.
When Wei Zichun heard this arrangement, he clapped his hands and praised it. In a place like Louchuan, as long as the swordsmen and axemen were arranged, Xue Bai would not be able to escape at all.
He also brought more than thirty elite men, pretending to be servants, and boarded the ship early. The only worry was that Xue Bai did not come.
Fortunately, at noon, Xue Bai still came to the banquet with his family members and a few guards, and boarded the ship talking and laughing calmly.
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This is mid-April of the first year of the Yuan Dynasty, February of the lunar calendar, and the weather is just right.
Xue Bai wore no armor and wore a dark robe, which made him even more handsome. Next to him, Li Bai wore a white toga, looking unrestrained and unrestrained. He was chatting and laughing while boarding the ship.
"I have been staying in the north for the past few years. How could I see such a vast Yangtze River?"
"If Sanlang could put down his worldly duties, it would be great for you and me to travel around the world."
"Maybe it's just as Brother Taibai said."
Xue Bai looked relaxed, and while talking and laughing, he saw Yan Jingzhi coming up to greet him, and joked: "What kind of delicacies has Mr. Yan prepared today? We have been waiting with empty stomachs early in the morning."
Yan Jingzhi said: "Today I will fish and cook on the Yangtze River. The fish and shrimp are the most delicious..."
On the other side, Wei Zichun became increasingly nervous.
He frequently looked back at the shore. He could only feel at ease when the building boat was farther away from the shore so that Xue Bai could no longer escape.
Finally, the city on the river bank became farther and farther away, and the building boat gradually sailed towards the center of the river.
The river water lapped at the side of the ship, and the waves were heavy again and again.
Xue Bai, Yan Jingzhi, Li Bai and others were standing on the deck facing the wind, reciting poems and composing poems.
"The Tianmen interrupts the opening of the Chu River, and the clear water flows eastward until it returns here. The green mountains on both sides of the bank face each other, and the solitary sail is coming from the sun."
"Hahaha." Li Bailang laughed and said: "The old works are not worth mentioning, not worth mentioning... Back then I just went to the country with my sword, traveled around the world, and left Shu to be here. In the blink of an eye, it has become a waste."
"Then why not compose a new poem?"
"Come!"
Wei Zichun looked back and greeted the killers he brought with him.
The elite generals arranged by Yan Jingzhi have also surrounded Xue Bai, and the two groups are clearly hierarchical.
As if being infected by Li Bai's heroic and uninhibited poetry, Wei Zichun gradually showed a smile on his face, and finally clapped his hands and laughed loudly.
“What a poem!”
Li Bai was urging Xue Bai to compose a poem. He shook the jug in his hand and said, "If Sanlang can't compose it, I swear that I must drink this jug today..."
Halfway through his words, he was suddenly interrupted. Everyone turned around and looked at Wei Zichun.
"It seems that King Yong doesn't recognize me." Wei Zichun said, "It's no wonder that that day I assassinated King Yong on the bank of the Yellow River, but King Yong hid his head and tail and did not show up."
Xue Bai actually laughed and ignored him, turning to whisper to Yan Yan.
I don't know what he said, but Yan Yan smiled and said angrily: "You are the only one who knows how to pretend."
"How else can I be admired by others?"
Wei Zichun saw that the couple was muttering and not paying attention to him at all, so he couldn't help but raise his voice and said: "Prince Yong is about to die, but he is still so arrogant?!"
He wanted to kill someone, so he was too lazy to talk nonsense, but he had to say the most important thing, so he straightened his sleeves and raised his head slightly.
"So that you can die with peace of mind, the person who planned to kill King Yong today is Wei Zichun."
"Wei Zichun!"
Suddenly, a rough voice sounded from behind.
Wei Zichun turned around and saw a burly man, who must have been arranged by Yan Jingzhi in advance.
"What do you want me to do?" Wei Zichun said, "You still haven't started yet?!"
"I'll treat you to a meal."
The big man raised his head as he spoke, and someone lifted up the red cloth covering the main desk.
A human head suddenly appeared in front of Wei Zichun, with a ferocious face and wide-eyed eyes even when he died.
Wei Zichun recognized who the head belonged to. It was Jiangling guard Gao Xianqi.
He couldn't believe it and murmured: "This... when did you attack Jiangling?!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he realized that it was not just the waterway up the river that could attack Jiangling. There were many soldiers and horses in Sichuan, Shu, Henan, Jianghuai and other places who could attack Jiangling.
It's just that his attention has been falling on Xue Bai, but he ignored it.
"kill!"
The burly man shouted loudly and drew his sword to kill Wei Zichun's men.
"puff."
Blood flowed like a stream and splashed on the deck. Fortunately, the strong wind on the river quickly blew away the smell of blood.
Xue Bai held Yan Yan's back and turned around. He could see another warship on the river heading this way. It was the generals from Guangling who were worried about his safety and came here specially.
"Prefect Yan, I still used the knife under your rule, but if I only kill these few people, it will not affect the people under your rule."
"This man assassinated King Yong three times and twice. His crime is unforgivable and he deserves to be killed!" Yan Jingzhi responded loudly as he saluted.
Li Bai became calm and said: "Come on! Continue reciting poems and composing poems. It's Sanlang's turn."
"Okay, then let's show off our ugliness. I will share this feeling and scene with a song called "Niannujiao", which I will share with you all."
Xue Bai didn't hesitate, he put his hands behind his hands and looked at the majestic river, listening to the sound of the waves of the Yangtze River mixed with the killings and screams on the boat, and spoke.
"Go to the east of the Yangtze River, and the waves will be swept away, and you will be a romantic figure through the ages!"
"On the west side of the fortress, the way of humanity is, Chibi, Zhou Lang of the Three Kingdoms..."
Li Bai first opened his eyes wide, looking at the majesty of the heaven and earth, feeling the heroism in the words, and then closed his eyes and savored it carefully.
The river breeze blew by, making him feel that every pore was stretched, the blockage in his chest was gone, and all the depression and loss were left behind. Once personal troubles are put into the eternity, those troubles mean nothing.
Only heroism remains.
And, the pleasure of meeting your opponent in chess.
"puff."
Behind them, Wei Zichun had been beheaded to the ground.
It doesn't matter anymore. On this vast Yangtze River, in front of this majestic poetry, no one cares about the life or death of a clown anymore.
"Rocks pierced through the air, stormy waves crashed onto the shore, and thousands of piles of snow were rolled up."
Hearing this, Li Bai was suddenly inspired. Although he had never heard this poem before, he was able to read the next sentence at the same time as Xue Bai.
To him, the rhythm and artistic conception are so logical.
"The country is picturesque and there are so many heroes at one time!"
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"I remember Gong Jin when Xiao Qiao got married for the first time, and she looked majestic and handsome."
Xue Bai looked back at Yan Yan and unconsciously held her hand tightly.
In fact, Yan Yan couldn't blow the wind. Her body was weak, and she would always get a headache if the wind blew. But today, the wind was roaring, but she had completely forgotten all this, and she just felt happy. Although she and Xue Bai got married very early, but in those years he pitied her for her young age.
She is still young, and she is now married for the first time.
In addition, there was a hint of narrow-mindedness in her eyes, because she knew that Xue Bai's poem today had been premeditated.
Just to show off again in front of the generals and the people of the world.
As a man in this world, who doesn’t want to look majestic and attract the attention of the world?
"Feather fan and silk scarf, while talking and laughing, the oars and oars were turned into ashes and smoke."
Behind Xue Bai, Gao Xianqi's head was still there quietly.
On the opposite side, the officers and soldiers also saw the fighting on the boat, and Xue Bai, who was still standing on the bow of the boat without changing his expression and speaking out his poems, were all impressed.
The screams gradually subsided.
The killing finally stopped.
The big man covered in blood did not hear Xue Bai's words. After killing the last person, he saluted and shouted: "Report to King Yong! Tian Shengong has fulfilled his mission and has killed the assassin!"
Xue Bai turned around, glanced at Tian Shengong lightly, and nodded approvingly.
Wei Zichun was so self-righteous that he did not know that Xue Bai seemed to be leisurely, but in fact he had already sent a message to Sichuan and Shu, ordering Tian Shen to lead his troops down the river and go straight to Jiangling.
At that time, Gao Xianqi, who was ordered to guard Jiangling by Li Lin, had just received Xue Bai's letter of surrender. He sneered a few times, picked up his pen without hesitation, rejected it in a rude manner, and proudly said to his subordinates, "How can we go up the river?"
And what’s the reason for conquering Jiangling?”
Just as the letter was sent out, Tian Shengong had already entered the city and beheaded Gao Xianqi.
At this time, Yan Jingzhi, who was standing aside, glanced out of the corner of his eye and felt the tiger-wolf attitude. He was frightened and became more and more convinced that King Yong was determined to win the throne.
It was precisely because of fear of this ambition that he chose to surrender.
He actually didn't protect the orthodoxy of the clan that much, so he didn't help each other. But Xue Bai took a fancy to him, and after these days of coercion and inducement, he finally subdued him.
However, Xue Bai's next sentence seemed so open-minded, as if he had no intention of fighting for power, and would retire once he had cleaned up the broken country.
"My motherland wanders in my mind, and I should laugh at my sentimentality. I will be born early."
"Life is like a dream, one statue returns the moon in the river."