Yuan Huan held up the crane-mouthed pot, and the slightly yellow wine fell into the cup like a golden thread, splashing a layer of hops. Reflecting the light, the wine foam was colorful and colorful. In the blink of an eye, it disappeared one by one, like a phantom.
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"Don't worry, you are the most valuable alive. How could I harm you so easily?"
Yuan Huan sighed and pushed the wine cup forward, "If you are afraid, just drink more. As long as you are drunk, you will forget everything..."
"Forgot? Yuanhuan, do you think this is a dream? This is rebellion... You, the Yuan clan, have been favored by the emperor for generations. Just because you, Yuanhuan, are afraid of death, do you want to commit such a treasonous act?"
"Do you think I am willing to be a rebel? If I don't obey, I will only end up with the same fate as Hexingtai Mu Shao (the supervisor of Woye Town).
You know that I have no choice... Of course, if you accuse me of being greedy for life and afraid of death, and living an ignoble existence, that's not wrong..."
Yuan Huan picked up the wine cup and said with a hint of sarcasm, "If you weren't afraid of death, why didn't you even dare to draw the sword when Mu Shao persuaded you to die as a martyr?"
Yuan Yi was stunned for a moment, his eyes instantly red as blood.
Yes, who can not be afraid of death?
Not everyone is like Li Chengzhi, who dares to sacrifice for justice and be benevolent...
It's a pity that Mu Shao, and even more hateful Yuan Huan, was a dignified general who only knew how to make money. Lu Yan, a dog thief, used the cage for birds, and occupied the magpie's nest. Most of the leading generals under his command were replaced by Lu Yan's people, and they did not feel guilty.
Know?
No...he knows everything, he just pretends not to know.
Just because the next spring will come, he will have completed his three-year term. As expected, Lu Yan, who was demoted to Woye as deputy general for less than a year, will take over.
Moreover, because Lu Yan bribed him with a large amount of money and Yu Jing made peace with him, Yuan Huan gradually relaxed his vigilance.
Yuan Huan thought of everything, but he didn't expect that the Yue family would rebel after being favored by the emperor. He didn't expect that Lu Yan had already rebelled, and the reason why he was so respectful to him was just to wait for this day.
But it's too late to say anything now...
Yuan Yi shed tears and drank the wine in one gulp, feeling even more regretful in his heart.
Yuan Huan let down his guard, why didn't he?
Starting from Yuyi Town (the easternmost border town of the Northern Wei Dynasty, today's Chicheng, Hebei Province), the first six towns continued as usual, but when they reached the last fertile field, sudden changes occurred?
On the day he entered the city, there was such a clear moonlight breeze, so harmonious with the light. From Yuan Huan down, who wouldn’t compliment him in every possible way and show off his coquettishness?
But when it was time for the night banquet, swords and swords suddenly appeared. In less than a moment, all of his own brigade of guards and followers were beheaded.
Mu Shao, who was in Xingtai, Woye Town, rose up to resist and angrily scolded Lu Yan, but he was hit hard. When Yuan Huan saw this, he rebelled on the spot and wrote a proclamation to raise troops in public.
I regret not listening to Li Chengzhi’s words: Even if I don’t appease him, I shouldn’t give him an order, so as not to jump over the wall in a hurry.
Corruption is widespread in the six towns, and it has long been an open secret that such activities as smuggling war horses and iron materials to the Southern Dynasty, stealing food, grass, soldiers and armor from the town army, and then selling them to Rouran are close to treason.
If the warning is given, there is no guarantee that the generals and officers of the six towns will not mistakenly think that there is one emperor and one courtier. As soon as the emperor changes, the court is ready to settle old scores with them.
Lu Ting is the leading general of Woye Town who was bewitched by this...
But now, it's too late to say anything!
Hot tears burst out of his eyes like spring water. Yuan Yi felt his limbs were cold and his mouth and tongue were numb. After drinking the sweet wine, he could no longer taste even a trace of it...
"Don't be sad for the spring and sad for the autumn! Lu Yan has determined that you and I are both afraid of death and have no courage to die for justice, so he forces me to come to comfort you every day and persuade you to take action...
As far as I am concerned, there is no difference between whether you obey or not: Yu Zhong and Yu Jing are both my uncles and brothers, so Lu Yan doesn’t dare to push me too hard.
As far as you are concerned, just because you are His Majesty's biological father, you are a rare commodity. Even if you don't obey, your life will never be in danger, so there is nothing to be afraid of.
But now you and I are both caged birds, even if we turn gray with worry, it will be of no use. Therefore, it is better to get drunk and then rest, to save the boredom and sorrow..."
"Is it just depression and sorrow? Lu Yan, Yuan Huai's rebellion is undoubtedly like a mantis's arm, and there is no reason for luck. Not only will you die without a burial place, but you will also implicate your family and clan members. Why are you not afraid?"
Is there no reason for luck?
Not really.
It has been six days since the shocking incident at the night banquet. No matter how slow the Rouran people walked, they would have already entered Gaoque Pass. If it hadn't been hindered by the sudden heavy snow, the six towns would have been in chaos.
And God knows how many people like Lu Yan, who have long been rebellious, are hiding in Yuchaozhong, Yuzhou County, and Yubian Town?
If everyone rebels and rebels, the chaos will spread to most of the world. Even if the imperial court has three heads and six arms, it may not be able to put it out...
So is it because of the fear of death or the mentality of taking a gamble?
Even Yuanhuan himself can’t tell the difference.
He raised the jug and filled it for Yuan Yi. He sighed sadly: "What's the use of being afraid? At least I can live a few more days..."
Just to survive for a few more days, you will ignore your family and leave you with the reputation of being a rebellious official and a traitor?
Yuan Yi was about to rebuke angrily, but when the words came to his lips, he suddenly realized: If he was not afraid of death, how could he sit here and drink with Yuan Huan?
It’s just a hundred steps to laugh at fifty steps...
Yuan Yi felt as bitter as if he had eaten yellow lotus. He picked up the wine bowl and drank it all in one gulp.
Just like what Yuan Huan said: Since I had nothing to do, I simply got drunk. It also made me feel anxious and miserable...
Just like yesterday, the two of them drank wine from one cup and fell down on the other in a short time.
The maid did not wake Yuan Huan, but took off their robes and boots and helped them to the couch.
Until the sky becomes bright...
……
Lu Yan slept soundly.
He dreamed that the rebel army had captured Luoyang, and that he had dug up Jingling and found Yuan Ke's bones, and was peeing on Yuan Ke's head.
"Boom"!
Suddenly I heard a muffled sound, as if the bed was shaking.
Lu Yan suddenly woke up and asked urgently: "The earth dragon has turned over, or where has the wall collapsed?"
"Come and see!"
Just as the guard general outside the door responded, the gongs and drums rang loudly. It was fast and dense, like raindrops falling on the copper?
Enemy attack?
Could it be that the Rouran army has arrived...
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No, absolutely not!
The guards of the three cities on the left, right and center were all replaced by his confidants. They already knew that they had secretly communicated with Rouran. If friendly forces had arrived, they would never sound the gong to warn them.
Moreover, the news came only yesterday afternoon that the Rouran Cavalry will only arrive at Jinhaoguan tomorrow. No matter how fast it is, it will take two days to reach the town.
Is it really an enemy attack...where did it come from?
Lu Yan was startled and hurriedly put on his clothes. Then he shouted loudly: "Go and find out who is attacking..."
As soon as he finished speaking, several shouts came from the courtyard. The beetle leaves trembled and rustled, as if a general was rushing towards him.
In a moment, he saw his confidants rushing in, with panic on his face: "Suppress the army, a large army suddenly appeared outside the city..."
An army?
Lu Yanhai's hair stood on end: "How many?"
"The sky was too dark to see clearly. But everywhere I could see there were flashes of cold light, covering the mountains and plains..."
"Fart...Are you all blind and deaf, and you only realized it when someone touched you outside the city?"
"It's not that the general is incompetent in suppressing the army, it's because all the enemies who come are riding horses with bits and hoofs wrapped in cloth. They don't light a torch or lantern, and they march by the moonlight. Until the enemy has marched a hundred or ten paces outside the city, we
Only then could I vaguely hear the sound of stepping on the snow..."
No lights, just marching by moonlight?
Those who came are definitely not the town troops from Huaishuo and other towns, and they are even less likely to be soldiers from the nearby state.
The state soldiers do not have so many horses, let alone so many armors.
The town army had armor and horses, but most of them suffered from night blindness and could not march in the snow without lights and only by moonlight...
The Chinese army of the imperial court?
Just when I was surprised and suspicious, another army came to report: "Suppressing army, the coming general raised the flag, claiming to be the Duke of Anding, and rebelling against the governor Li Chengzhi, and ordered us to wait for the door to open..."
Against the governor Li Chengzhi?
It really is the Chinese Army...
It was as if all the energy and blood rushed into his mind. Lu Yan felt dizzy and almost fell over.
Two days ago, Yu Jingcai sent an urgent report, saying that the imperial court had sent troops, but the march was extremely slow. It took nearly half a month to get out of Sizhou. It would take at least one to two months to reach Liangzhou or Qinzhou. The earliest would not be until after New Year's Day.
, it’s the beginning of spring.
But only a few days had passed, and it was like a divine soldier descending from the sky, suddenly arriving at the foot of Woye City?
Besides, even the nearby Luo Jian didn’t know about it, so how could the Chinese army know that the fertile fields had changed?
Lu Yan was angry and frightened, and hurriedly put on his boots: "What's wrong? Don't panic. It's the Chinese army, and it's all men and horses. So what? Can you still ride a horse to break through the city wall?"
He drank and drank, and the soldiers put him in armor. As soon as he took the iron helmet, he suddenly felt a shake under his feet, as if the ground was shaking.
Lu Yan panicked, and the iron helmet in his hand fell to the ground and rolled a long way.
Then there was another explosion.
This sound was clearer than the one that woke him up just now, just like thunder.
Just as he was about to shout and ask, thunder rang out one after another, suppressing the sound of gongs and drums calling for soldiers in the city.
Lu Yan thought of a rumor and his face turned pale: There were rumors in the capital that Li's son was the reincarnation of a heavenly being, ignorant of everything, capable of everything. He was also good at attracting thunder from the sky...
ps: I'm sorry, I was very drunk last night and my condition is very bad today, so this chapter is shorter. I will adjust my anger tomorrow, including the chapter I missed yesterday, which I will make up for later.
I recommend a new book from a friend: "The Rebirth of the Three Kingdoms Starts with Raising Chickens". The protagonist is reborn as Zhang Fei, a tenant farmer. Book friends who like farming style can read it.
I took a quick glance and saw that the book review section was full of people asking whether chickens were serious or not...