Chapter 578: Making a sound in the east and attacking in the west
It is now mid-May, and the winter wheat in Henan (south of the Yellow River) has been harvested and put into warehouses, but the millet seedlings in Shanxi are less than a finger long.
Looking around, I saw tender green onions, dense and thin, as if a green carpet had been spread on the ground, and their growth was particularly gratifying.
Yuan Yi sighed subconsciously: This year's harvest in the North must be good.
Recall that at the beginning of spring, monks were still in chaos in the land of Jin and Yan, and the people were in dire straits and starved to death everywhere. But in just three months, there were signs of a good harvest?
Based on this section alone, we know that what Li Chengzhi said is true: Gao Zhao still has some merits.
He sighed secretly in his heart, and only then did Yuan Yi look away when he heard someone calling him.
Under the city gate, Gao Zhao was sitting on his horse, looking at him with a smile: "His Royal Highness King Qinghe, are you okay?"
Yuan Yi grinned and replied warmly: "Thanks to the Lieutenant!"
This sentence actually stunned Gao Zhao.
He had imagined that Yuan Yi might be furious and speak filthy words. Or he might be heartbroken and lifeless. But he never expected that Yuan Yi would greet him like an old friend?
Yuan Yi is confused, or is he scared to death?
Surprised in his heart, Gao Zhao's smile did not diminish, and he raised his hand to Yuan Yi in the car: "This is not a place to reminisce about the past, please enter the city first!"
Yuan Yi was obedient, nodded slightly, and lowered the car curtain.
Gao Zhao intentionally took a step behind and asked the general escorting Yuan Yi: "Did Yuan Yi ever get angry during this journey?"
"Lieutenant Bing, I haven't. Yuan Yi, on the other hand, is quite gentle and respectful, and does not boss around. He can eat and sleep well. If he encounters a pleasant place, he will let me stop and watch it for a moment or two..." So, does this guy think he is just touring the mountains and rivers?
What a joke!
Since Yuan Ke ascended the throne, the two have been on the same level as mortal enemies. If anyone in this world knows Yuan Yi best, it must be Gao Zhao.
What do you think, Yuan Yi shouldn’t be so relaxed?
When something goes wrong, there must be a monster!
Gao Zhao couldn't help but become suspicious.
The county town of Jinming is not big, and the county government is located in the city. It is not far from the north city, so it can be reached in a short time.
The carriage stopped, and the general wanted to help him out of the carriage, but Yuan Yi gave him a gentle push and jumped out of the carriage lightly.
Then he stood in front of the Yamen and looked around calmly.
It was the time of war, but there was no sound of golden drums or noisy shouts in the city, and neither the soldiers nor the people walking in the streets showed signs of panic. It can be seen that the war was not intense, and Gao Zhao and his subordinates must have
He was confident and not afraid of Xi Kangsheng and the rebel army, that's why he was so calm.
Was he right again?
Yuan Yi shook his head mockingly.
"Why does Your Highness sigh?"
Yuan Yi took a deep breath: "I said I regretted it, do you believe it or not?"
I don’t even call him an orphan anymore. It seems that Yuan Yi knows that he is a fish and I am a knife. If I dare to be rude again, my life will be at risk at any time...
Is it any wonder that he is out of character and no longer has the harsh words and cold expressions he used to have?
Gao Zhao guessed in his heart and replied smoothly: "You will know when you have gone astray and you will regret it when you look back. Even now it is not too late to wake up!"
After saying that, he bowed respectfully: "Your Highness, please go first!"
Seeing that his expression was as usual, but there was a hint of pride in his tone, Yuan Yi's lips curled up, like a sneer.
Summer insects talk about ice, cicadas don't know snow, this is what Gao Zhao said.
Are you scared to death of being alone?
He didn't bother to defend himself and just followed Gao Zhao into the Yamen.
The close confidant came to report first, so Gao Zhao prepared extremely well, including fine wines, delicacies, dried fruit pulp, and a dazzling array of things.
Xu Shi saw that Yuan Yi was respectful to him, and perhaps on a whim, he wanted to provoke Li Shixian. So Gao Zhao had a sudden idea and sent his trusted aide to summon Li Shixian to invite him to a banquet.
When Li Shixian arrived, Gao Zhao and Yuan Yi were already at the table. Yuan Yi had never seen Li Shixian before, so he didn't recognize him. He just thought he was a confidant that Gao Zhao had summoned to accompany him for a drink. Not to mention that he held his hands in greeting and didn't even raise his eyelids.
For a moment.
Not so with Lee Shi Hyun.
Although he has never met Yuan Yi, he has met Yuan Yue. Since he is so handsome and looks a lot like Yuan Yue, he immediately guessed it.
Taking a closer look, I saw that the tips of his hair were still wet, and there was a faint fragrance in the hall. It seemed that he had just washed and combed his hair, so he knew that he must have come from the original road, and he became even more sure.
This person was a guest, but he was sitting in the main seat. Gao Zhao was just sitting beside him, and he was so similar to Wang Yuanyue of Ruyang, so the answer was easy to come out.
Gao Zhao was smiling broadly, and just as he was about to introduce the two of them, Li Shixian asked first, "But His Royal Highness King Qinghe?"
Yuan Yi stared at him coldly: "It's Gu, who are you?"
Hearing his own admission, Li Shixian's expression changed. As if he had been hit by a thunderbolt, his body swayed violently: "Six towns...are also rebelling?"
He is the biological father of the emperor and the pillar of the country. Even if everyone in the world rebels, he will never rebel.
If the Six Towns had not rebelled, and had already rebelled against Gao Zhao, why would Yuan Yi, who was the Xuanfu envoy of the Six Towns, be here?
Hearing this sentence, Ren Gaozhao's heart was as deep as the sea, his city was as deep as the mountains, and there was a trace of unnaturalness on his face.
Knowing that Yuan Yi was here, it was not difficult to guess the sudden change in Beizhen. But Li Shixian guessed too quickly.
With this kind of acumen, he is by no means as careless as he usually displays.
Yuan Yi's hands trembled slightly and his eyes were like lightning: "Who are you?"
If he were Gao Zhao's confidant, he should first greet Gao Zhao. But when this person came in, his face was full of arrogance, his eyes were not sideways, he didn't even say anything, and he was not ordinary rude to Gao Zhao.
Then he asked "Six towns have rebelled", and they knew that they were definitely not close associates of the Gao family.
After a moment's thought, Yuan Yi guessed that this person was probably the same as himself, and was probably kidnapped by Gao Zhaoqiang.
He who dares to treat Gao Zhao as if he is nothing, and who is treated as a guest by Gao Zhao, must not be an unknown person. But why can't he find even the slightest impression after searching through his memory?
After taking a few glances, the more he looked, the more familiar he became. And like a blessing to the soul, Li Chengzhi's face suddenly appeared in his mind, and Yuan Yi perked up: "Li Shixian, Huaide Gong?"
"How dare you call yourself public in front of King Qinghe?"
Li Shixian Shi Shiran bowed down: "Now that I am a prisoner of the rank, Your Highness is laughing!"
"Hahaha..."
Yuan Yi actually laughed out loud. I don't know if he was gloating about his misfortune, but he looked extremely happy: "Li Chengzhi didn't save you?"
Li Shixian didn't let go at all. When he finally got up, there was a trace of anger on his face: "My son was killed by a traitor and was brutally raped. Why did your highness say this?"
Seeing him pretending and pretending to be so similar, Yuan Yi felt even more ridiculous and laughed a little louder.
Gao Zhao also stared at Li Shixian and smiled, meaning look, as long as he is not hopelessly stupid, no one will believe that Li Chengzhi is no longer alive.
"You claim... you claim that he died a brutal death, then treat him as... a brutal death... Mr. Huaide... Don't blame Mr. Huaide..."
Yuan Yi laughed so hard that he was out of breath, which made Li Shixian extremely embarrassed.
He could also imagine that Yuan Yi must know something, and he even concluded that Li Chengzhi was still alive and kicking, so he was so rude.
But he was still an old fox with some integrity. Li Shixian's expression remained sullen. He waved his long sleeves and angrily sat down opposite Gao Zhao.
In fact, he should just walk away, which is in line with his state of mind at this time. But he couldn't bear the oxygen, and he really wanted to know what the current situation in Liuxi was like, and he also wanted to know how Yuan Yi came here.
In addition, he also had a hint of intuition: With the traitor's nature, how could he turn a deaf ear and turn a blind eye if he knew that Gao Zhao would bring trouble to the six towns?
There will definitely be some arrangements. Apart from Li Feng and others, there is no guarantee that Yuan Yi will not be contacted secretly...
With random guesses in his mind, Li Shixian shamelessly sat down and was too lazy to be polite to these two people, so he grabbed a leg of lamb and ate it.
"Gong Huaide is so free and easy!"
Yuan Yi finally stopped laughing, raised his chopsticks and gestured towards Gao Zhao: "In that case, let's start the dinner!"
Without waiting for Gao Zhao to respond, he started eating on his own.
Gao Zhao just felt so weird.
Looking at these two people, they look like they are the guests.
He could only do as he pleased with the host, and called his close friends to ask them to add wine, change dishes, and remove the dishes to serve soup.
As the old saying goes, you don't speak when you eat and don't speak when you sleep. When Yuan Yi put down his chopsticks, Gao Zhaocai raised his wine glass.
"The bitter cold in the north is not as rich as Luojing, so if the hospitality is not good, I hope your highness will be considerate!"
"No matter how bitter the cold is, it is hundreds of times stronger than the six towns! And I have not known what meat is for the past few months!"
Gao Zhao lamented: "It's really unbelievable that we have reached such a situation..."
"Why should the Taiwei act so coquettishly?"
Yuan Yi seemed to be smiling but not smiling, "If it weren't for your secret plot, why would Beizhen be starving and full of wolf smoke?"
Gao Zhaodeng froze immediately, and the hand holding the wine cup shook imperceptibly.
I respected him with good intentions, but my wrists were sore, but this thief did nothing but ignore him, and even insulted him with words?
Looking at Yuan Yi again, there was still a smile on his face, but his eyes were full of deep contempt. It was clear that he was mocking him for being hypocritical, hypocritical and dirty.
Gao Zhao naturally thought of the past when he fought with Yuan Yi in Beijing during the time of Yuan Ke.
Every time he said something he didn't mean, or was trying to please the late emperor, Yuan Yi would have this face.
What a thief!
Is it in vain that I thought you had suddenly woken up and wanted to abandon the dark side and turn to the bright side?
Turns out he was teasing me...
Gao Zhao was not annoyed. He gently put down the wine cup and looked at Yuan Yi calmly: "Your Highness is not afraid of death?"
"If I were afraid of death, I would have returned to Beijing before March!"
Gao Zhao frowned and asked suspiciously: "Why is it before March?"
"Why do you ask, Lieutenant, knowingly? Before three months, you were like a bereaved dog, terrified all day long. You tried your best to escape to Xiazhou under the guise of patrolling for water hazards, and it took two decades to escape to Xiazhou. At that time, I knew that the six towns would be in chaos. It's a pity.
Heaven does not fulfill people's wishes, but I, Yuan Xuanren, have tried my best, but there is nothing I can do to save the day..."
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
He seems to be talking to himself, but also seems to be questioning Yuanyi, "You Yuanyi, can you predict the future? If you have some ability, how can you make someone like me become a powerful person?"
"Of course I can't, but there is someone who can. Even if I don't need to remind you, the Lieutenant knows who it is!"
Yuan Yifeng replied calmly, picked up the cup again, and raised his hand towards Li Shixian who was watching from the wall.
Li Shixian nodded with a smile, picked up the wine cup and drank it all in one gulp. After finishing the drink, he smacked his lips and said: "It doesn't taste very good, it's far worse than what the traitor brewed!"
Yuan Yi was suspected of sowing discord and adding fuel to the fire, but he didn't care.
Gao Zhao's past experiences have made Li and him irreconcilable, so there is nothing wrong with this.
And he knew better: the more powerful Li Chengzhi became, the more Gao Zhaodao did not dare to do anything to him!
Yuan Yi was surprised to see Li Shixian's pleasant expression. He smiled politely and then turned to look at Gao Zhao's face.
Sure enough, as stated in the letter, these three words Li Chengzhi have become Gao Zhao's Achilles heel.
Gao Zhao seemed to be as calm as a mountain, calm and calm, but he had been hostile to him for many years, and his words, deeds, and actions were all familiar to him. With just one glance, Yuan Yi knew that Gao Zhao had already believed him. He was even more surprised and doubtful in his heart.
He must be guessing what Li Chengzhi wants.
After a long silence, Gao Zhao asked in a deep voice: "If you had expected it, how could you have watched Zijian (Gao Zhi) and Dongsan Town strategize and make chaos in the Six Towns day by day? Nor should he throw himself into a trap and not be guarded by Wuchuan, but go to Fuming (one of the six towns) to recruit rebels, and be captured alive by Zijian?"
Yuan Yi sighed sadly: "It's not that Yuan is unwilling to turn the tide, but that he is unable to do what he wants. It's also my fault that Li Chengzhi didn't see your poisonous plan earlier. If you had warned me when you returned to Beijing last year, how could I have done it?"
Did you get your wish?"
"Hehehehe... Could it be that His Highness is confused?"
Li Shixian suddenly laughed, "It's not just when the Taiwei defeated Rouran and led the army back to the capital? Half a year before that morning, when the battle in Guanzhong was over and Rouran had not sent out troops, Chengzhi repeatedly warned that the Taiwei had already
I have a disloyal heart. As for the Queen Mother, all the princes in the court and His Highness Qinghe, have you ever believed in me?"
Yuan Yi stiffened so hard that his intestines almost turned green.
Not only did no one believe it, but Gao Zhao also manipulated and applauded him, thinking that Li Chengzhi was dissatisfied and was plotting against Gao Zhao.
"What's the point of talking about this now? Fortunately, it's not too late to make up for it!"
Yuan Yiqiang cheered up, "Now that the matter has come to an end, I am not afraid to let the captain know: because of Li Chengzhi's warning, I suddenly realized that I had fallen into your scheme, which caused excessive exploitation in the six towns and made the people miserable.
But I have no power to save myself, so I can only survive by cutting off my arms. That’s why I let Dongsan Town go, allowing the powerful to cause trouble and the hungry people to cause chaos..."
Survive with a broken arm and let things go?
Gao Zhao's pupils shrank: "You are going to Fuming on purpose!"
"Yes!"
Yuan Yi nodded heavily, "Although a certain person is not talented, he has a certain reputation. Therefore, as soon as he came to Fu Ming, he made Gao Zhi and other heroes feel like they were facing a formidable enemy. If not like this, how could the Taiwei just stare at him every day?
Dongsan Town, while ignoring Xisan Town and Guanzhong?"
"He paused for a moment, and a trace of pride appeared on his face: "It will take at most two or three days for the Taiwei to be informed of the rebellion. It's okay for me to tell you at this time: Two months ago, Shangshu Xi arrived at Guanzhong.
, has summoned an army of 100,000, and will march north soon. And a month ago, the imperial court had collected millions of stones of grain from the east of the river, and transported it to the fertile fields through Guanzhong, which has solved the urgent needs of Xisan Town..."
"Full of nonsense!"
Gao Zhao shouted sharply: "Xi Kangsheng is in Guanzhong and Cui Yanbo is also in Lishi. Who is leading the army under Yu Jinming City?"
Yuan Yi laughed: "The new general of Fujun is Xing Luan, the minister in the palace..."