Fusheng in the late Tang Dynasty Chapter 60: Kaicheng (Additional update for the guard of the Governor-General’s Mansion, Diyue, the leader of the alliance)
Chapter 60: Kaicheng (Additional update for the guard of the Governor-General’s Mansion, Diyue, the leader of the alliance)
In late August, more and more soldiers and horses gathered in Xijing.
The Mohe infantry of the Luoyan Army, the Xiren infantry of the Pinglu Army, the infantry of the Longxiang and Youguo Second Army, the infantry of the Shengjie Army, and the armored cavalry of the Flying Bear Army totaled more than 40,000 people.
Yang, who was the most active in sending troops, also led more than 10,000 people to the meeting. Dong's troops were also arriving, totaling nearly 30,000 people.
On August 25, King Shao Mingyi of Yan led the cavalry and 6,000 infantry soldiers led by Yang Shihou and arrived at Yangjume.
At this point, the total strength of each army exceeded 80,000 - coincidentally, Xianyu Zhongtong, who was directly inserted into the Erhai Lake, also had this many troops.
On the 26th, Jianchuan Jiedushi envoy Zhao Cuozheng surrendered to the land - the jurisdiction of this town was originally the area around Lijiang and Nujiang in later Yunnan Province. After Nanzhao defeated Tubo, he also captured its Shenchuan Dudufu (today's Diqing), and Diqing took the land
enter.
On the same day, Zhao's soldiers and horses also came to meet him.
"Duan, are Gao not here?" Shao Mingyi asked after spending a day personally inspecting the entire Erhai Bazi.
Longwei City in the north of Yang's garrison - this is the barrier to the northern pass of Erhai Bazi.
The Dong family occupied Dali City, which served as the capital of Nanzhao for three years.
Zhao's troops were stationed outside Taihe City, with Luoyan Army and Pinglu Army stationed inside the city - this city served as the capital of Nanzhao for forty years.
"The Gao family has set out from Tuodong City, with no less than 50,000 soldiers." Ren Wan replied: "Your Highness, it is better to order them to attack Yinsheng Town."
Shao Mingyi was noncommittal and asked: "Who is guarding Longkou City?"
Longkou City is a barrier at the southern pass of Erhai Bazi.
The dragon's mouth and the dragon's tail, one in the south and one in the north, guard this mountainous plain. They were supposed to be guarded one by one, but Taihe City, which is at odds with Yang Jumei, can no longer guard it, and neither can the old capital Dali City.
If you keep it, what else can you say? Maybe it's not that Zheng Renmin doesn't want to keep it, but that he has lost control of the outside world and has been abandoned by the major families.
Nothing is more sad than this.
"Shao Zhiwei, the deputy envoy of Victory Army, led four thousand soldiers and stationed them there." Ren Wan replied.
"We can order them to attack Yinsheng Town instead." Shao Mingyi nodded and said, "Dali does not need so many soldiers and horses. This battle is not military."
"Yes." Ren Wan immediately sent someone to convey the order.
"Where's Duan?" Shao Mingyi asked again.
"It shouldn't be so stubborn." Ren Wan said, "Or there are different opinions internally?"
"If you don't come, send troops to destroy them." Shao Mingyi said: "Xi'er River does not need so many tribes."
After saying that, he returned to the camp.
Li Tangbin was discussing matters in the camp when he saw Shao Mingyi coming to greet each other.
The military academy in the tent also came forward to greet him.
Shao Mingyi smiled in return, and when he saw Wang Jiao and Li Lin, he talked for a while.
Both of them are in their prime, full of energy, excellent in martial arts, well-versed in strategies, rich in war experience, and have a very promising future.
"Your Highness!" After everyone took their seats in order, Yang Zhao suddenly jumped out and said mysteriously: "The general heard that the Duan clan summoned troops and horses, and it seems that he wants to confront the king."
Shao Mingyi frowned, is Duan really that stupid?
At this moment, a sergeant outside the tent reported: Duan Yixian, the Duan family's envoy, asked to see him.
Yang Zhao's face darkened, and he was confused and didn't know what to say.
Shao Mingyi glanced at him and said, "Let the envoy come in."
Li Tangbin didn't say anything. After all, King Yan was the coach, even though he was in name only.
Duan Yixian's forehead was covered with sweat. As soon as he entered the tent, he knelt on the ground and said: "Death penalty! Death penalty!"
"Envoy, please rise. What are you doing?" Shao Mingyi left the table and personally helped the envoy to his feet and asked.
"Mr. Duan is willing to return to your life." Duan Yixian stood up and said.
Shao Mingyi returned to the chair and asked: "General Wang has invited Duan to come to the alliance several times, but there has been no response. Why?"
"Back to Your Highness, Duan Yizong, an official of the Qing Dynasty, deceived the people with his evil words and urged the Duan family not to surrender. The stalemate has persisted to this day. The elders of the clan suddenly took action and imprisoned Duan Yizong's family, so they came to join the alliance." Duan Yixian said.
"Your Highness, this must be a false surrender." Yang Zhao said: "Duan Yizong, an old thief, usually talks about benevolence, righteousness and morality, but reading has ruined his brain. A bunch of disciples and grandsons of the Duan family mostly followed Duan Yizong. And the Duan family is from a wealthy family in the West Erhe River.
, I am definitely reluctant to part with that little bit of family property and don’t want to dedicate it to the imperial court. Please give your Majesty a clear warning."
"Shut up, you beast!" Duan Yixian was furious when he heard this, and said: "My family is a descendant of the Duan family in Guzang. Our ancestor is General Zhenyuan of the Later Han Dynasty, who led the northern governor of Nuxiang, Tinghou Duan Gongtan. Now that the king of the Central Plains is here, he is overjoyed.
How can I resist the heavenly soldiers when I work as a cow, drink wine, and sing and dance?"
Yang Zhao seemed to have heard some terrible joke. He wanted to laugh but didn't dare. He said with a dark face, "My family is also a descendant of the Hongnong Yang family!"
Duan Yixian sneered, took out a booklet from his arms and handed it over, saying: "Your Highness, please take a look."
Shao Mingyi took it curiously and looked at it carefully.
It turns out this is a genealogy.
The earliest traces can be traced back to Duan Zhen, the prefect of Wuwei, and then Duan Huizong, the governor of the Western Regions of the Later Han Dynasty, Duan Jue, the general of Zhenyuan, Duan Xuan, the general of Zhenyuan, Ding of the later Wei (Northern Wei Dynasty), Duan Rong, the governor of Qin Erzhou, and Duan Shao, the prime minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty.
, Duan Siyuan, the governor of Zhengzhou, Duan Ying, the secretary of Dali, etc., basically all the celebrities who can write have written it.
"Don't be the Xianbei Duan who was killed by Shihu, right?" Seeing Duan Yixian take out the family tree, Dong Jialuo secretly exclaimed that he had made a mistake, why didn't he think of it, so he couldn't help but sneered.
Duan Yixian glared at him.
Li Tangbin raised his head to look at it and said, "This genealogy is a bit new."
Duan Yixian blushed.
"It's true that the Huanghuang family has many officials." Shao Mingyi closed the family tree and handed it to Duan Yixian with his own hands, saying: "It's a pity that your family's hairpin family has been exiled here. But in the southern part of the world, it's a pity.
You have made a great contribution, and now you have sacrificed your land to surrender and return to the great country. When the saints hear about it, they will definitely be rewarded."
"There is a Duan family in Henan. I heard that they are descendants of Duan Wenchang, the prime minister during the reign of Emperor Mu Zong of the Tang Dynasty. They don't recognize their ancestors and return to their clan?" Li Tangbin asked.
Shao Mingyi coughed and said, "Duan Wenchang is a descendant of the Duan family in Xianbei."
"Oh..." Li Tangbin sat back and stopped talking.
"Your Highness, my family also has a genealogy." Seeing that Shao Mingyi had no doubts and accepted it directly, Dong Jialuo seemed to understand something and said immediately.
"Oh? General Dong is also a descendant of the Central Plains?" Shao Mingyi asked.
"Could he be a descendant of Dong Zhuo?" Yang Zhao scoffed with a dark face.
Dong Jialuo glanced at him disdainfully and said, "My ancestors are descendants of Dong Zhongshu, a doctor during the reign of Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty."
Fuck! Yang Zhao’s face turned darker, each one more outrageous than the last!
"Is General Yang also the Empress of Zhongliang?" Shao Mingyi looked at Yang Zhao and asked in a gentle tone.
"This - yes!" Yang Zhao thought quickly and said, "Actually, my family is the descendant of Yang Xi, the Marquis of Chiquan who killed Xiang Yu."
Shao Mingyi was in awe and said: "If you are a descendant of Zhongliang, can you have a family tree?"
"Yes... yes." Yang Zhao replied.
"They are all descendants of famous families in a great country. From now on, they should serve the imperial court in the central government. The saint also likes to appoint loyal and famous people." Shao Mingyi said: "Let's do it. I haven't recommended officials yet, so I will write a memorial in the past few days to recommend you.
How about becoming an official in Beijing? After you enter the court, you can also publicize it in Dali. The more people know about the happy event, the better. There are also descendants of the Duan, Yang, and Dong families in the Central Plains, and they can also visit relatives.
Build friendships and recognize our ancestors."
"Yes." Yang, Dong, and Duan responded in unison.
Li Tangbin watched the play for a long time, and he had a feeling that this King Yan was really a good son of a saint, black!
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In the city of Yangjumei, people are in panic.
There is no trace of soldiers and horses in the four towns of Jianchuan, Yinsheng, Lishui and Yongchang, and there is not much movement in Tokyo. Is the situation still unclear?
With the arrival of soldiers and horses from various large clans in Xi'er River, the last vestiges of the defenders' will to resist were disintegrated.
In the past few days, people have been coming out of the city to surrender to the Xia army.
Zheng Renmin wanted to go to court to discuss matters, but found that there were not many officials left, so he became more and more desperate and locked himself in the palace, drinking to drown his sorrows.
On the 28th, Zhao Shanzheng, an official of the Qing Dynasty, came to the palace to see him. The emperor and his ministers hugged each other and cried.
After crying, Zhao Shanzheng wiped away his tears and said hesitantly: "Piao Xin, the matter is over..."
"Are you trying to persuade me to surrender?" Zheng Renmin slammed the table, shouted, and asked.
The guards poked their heads outside and kept looking around.
Zhao Shanzheng's heart tightened and he quickly said: "Piao Xin misunderstood. I came here to advise Piao Xin to take care of the dragon's body. The state affairs are not at a point where nothing can be done. There are still more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in the city, and there is sufficient food and grass. As long as
If we stand firm and wait for reinforcements, the Xia people will surely escape the siege."
"Aren't you here to persuade me to surrender?" Zheng Renmin was dubious.
"Why did your Majesty misunderstand me?" Zhao Shanzheng cried: "If I want to surrender, I surrendered when I crossed the Dadu River. Why wait until today?"
He really came to persuade Zheng Renmin to surrender.
The Lord of Xia is not bloodthirsty. I heard from Duan Yizong that the Lord of Bohai is still alive and well. He is given money and food every month. If Piao Xin surrenders, he can still be a companion when he lives in Luoyang. Isn't it really good?
Want to die with the city?
But I just listened to Zheng Renmin's tone and found that he seemed unwilling to surrender. In order to avoid involving himself, I had to change his tone.
"Duan Yizong disappeared, and all the officials fled..." Zheng Renmin also cried: "In the end, Zhao Chang turned out to be the most loyal."
"When the late emperor passed away, he held my hand and entrusted the state affairs. Every time he thought about it, he was filled with sorrow." Zhao Shanzheng wiped his tears again and said: "Piao Xin must take care of the dragon body. After the Xia soldiers retreat, he will return to the dragon body."
I have to come out to take care of state affairs."
Zheng Renmin's mood improved slightly and he rekindled his confidence and said: "Yuan knew that he had done many wrong things before. If he can really force the Xia soldiers to retreat, he will definitely work hard to control it. Then Zhao Chang will be able to assist the left."
"With Piao Xin's ambition, there is hope for the great rejuvenation of the country," Zhao Shanzheng said happily.
What can he say? What else can he say? At this time, of course, I can only follow Zheng Renmin's words and pick out something pleasant to say.
The monarch and his ministers talked for a long time, involving many state affairs. It was not until noon that Zheng Renmin kept Zhao Shanzheng in the palace to finish his meal before letting him go.
After leaving the palace city, Zhao Shanzheng sighed, quietly called someone, and whispered: "Go find Chinu and let him open the city."
The attendant nodded slightly and left quietly.
Zhao Shanzheng walked slowly on Tianjie Street, looking at the empty streets quietly for a long time.
Since the Meng clan escaped from disaster and escaped from Ailao Mountain, and the Lord's edict to Mengshe began, the saints overcame obstacles and founded the Great Southern Kingdom. They once defeated the Tang Kingdom, repeatedly defeated Tubo, opened up territories, and refused to conquer, and forcibly fought against the Six Kingdoms.
The imperial edict was so prestigious that even Tubo and the Tang Dynasty did not dare to underestimate it.
The country of Dachanghe was inherited from Nanzhao and was showing a slight decline. I thought it was just a temporary decline, but I didn't expect that the country would be destroyed in one battle.
No matter what, no matter what! It can only be said that God’s will plays tricks on people, and there will be ups and downs in their own time.
Somehow, Zhao Shanzheng remembered the time when Yimou Xun, who was at the height of his power, defied all opinions and dedicated the sheath symbolizing destiny to the Tang Dynasty.
Perhaps, from that moment on, many things were already doomed.
With destiny gone, no matter how hard you try, it will be useless.