It was already three months before the news of the palace change in Beijing reached Xihai.
Gao Ying was imprisoned in Jinyong City?
Li Chengzhi was in a trance for a while and was speechless for a long time.
Feeling sad for a long time, he couldn't help but think of the scene when he first met Gao Zhao when he first entered Luojing.
That night, Gao Zhao showed him a piece of yellowed letter paper. There were several divination words written on it:
Died young, leaving his heirs alone...
Then he went wrong and ended up regretting...
The son was born, the mother died, and she died before she was born...
Childless and helpless, alone in the palace...
No matter how noble you are on the stage, you will die without a complete body...
The first sentence predicts Yuan Ke's fate and life: He passed away before he was even thirty years old, so he naturally swore an oath at an early age. And the only bloodline was still in the Hu family's belly, and he didn't know whether he was a man or a woman.
Yuan Huai and Yu Zhong were harmed, so naturally he had no children or heirs.
Looking at it this way, what has been fulfilled cannot be fulfilled again?
The second sentence is Yuan Yu, and there is no deviation at all. The third sentence is Shun Queen Yu's family, which is accurate again and again.
These three heroes are no longer alive, and the only ones alive now are Gao Ying and Gao Zhao.
Since Gao Ying entered the palace as a concubine, she has always been afraid that the ancestral system of Yuan and Wei Dynasties of "the son will stand up and the mother will die" will fall on her, so she took every precaution. She and Yuan Ke were married for nearly ten years, but they did not have a son or a daughter.
As for the Gao family's rebellion, everyone fell down. Li Chengzhi, the only one who was related to him, has completely turned against her. Her husband's Yuan family has also turned against her, just waiting to add insult to injury. Therefore, this "childless and helpless" situation is half the story.
The writing is not bad
Now he is imprisoned in Jinyong City. If Li Chengzhi fails to do his best and there is no hope of conquering Luojing, Gao Ying's best fate will naturally be to die of old age in Jinyong City.
Looking at the last Gao Zhao, Li Chengzhi was also ready to sacrifice him to the flag. When the two were cut off, his head would definitely be passed on to the various states to show the great cause of raising troops in the West Sea.
Wouldn’t it mean that there is no whole body left?
In a daze, he recalled the sentence that predicted the life span of Empress Dowager Feng: Daodao is fifty, Tianyan is forty-nine, and Empress Dowager Feng indeed only lived forty-nine...
Li Chengzhi no longer knew, so was Geng Yan, the former Tai Shi Ling, really capable of calculating, or was it just a coincidence?
After thinking about it again, he smiled again.
If it was really calculated, why didn't Geng Yan tell Gao Zhao, so that he died without a complete body, and it was Li Chengzhi who caused chaos in the Yuan and Wei Dynasties?
It's just far-fetched.
If we take another 10,000 steps back, what if we can really calculate it?
The so-called man is determined to conquer nature, how can there be any immutable certainty?
If there is, just break it...
When he thought about it like this, he suddenly felt relieved and refreshed. He sighed leisurely and looked around again.
Spring is late, and the plants and trees are luxuriant. Now is the time when the grass is growing and the orioles are flying, and the greenery is refreshing.
The green mountains in the distance are like black daisy, and the green mountains are dripping in the distance. The sheep are like clouds, connecting to the sky and the ground with no end in sight. Countless carriages and horses are traveling along the ancient silk road, with no end in sight.
The so-called small boat is ready to turn around. As soon as the first month comes, the weather warms and the snow disappears, the migration to the West Sea begins. It has been more than two months, and nearly 100,000 households have been moved to Longxi and Qinliang Prefectures.
The remaining about 70,000 were left in Xihai, and the last remaining 50,000 were in front of us, all of which were placed in Weiwu and Zhangye counties.
The military and political ministries, as well as the six civilian and animal husbandry officers, also moved to Wuwei a month ago. Since the foundation was founded in a primitive way, they could only make do with what was in place and settle down the people and the army first.
I roughly sorted out some clues. It was supposed to be the time when the government offices were re-established and large-scale construction projects were carried out, but unexpectedly, the Hu people came to plow the grass and valleys?
It's like an agreement. Tuyuhun is in the south and Rouran is in the north. Should we both come together?
At this point, Cui Guang, Wei Zijian and others were even more impressed by Li Chengzhi.
Just because nothing exceeded Li Chengzhi's expectations, he said that the Hu people would definitely invade the border, but they actually did it?
"It's not that I have foresight, but whether it's Fu Lianchou or Chou Nu, they have been engaged in military warfare and conquests over the past few years. However, due to bad luck, every battle will be defeated...
Year after year, over time, these two Khan kings gradually lost their morale as a military force and even more so among the people. Coinciding with a natural disaster that had not happened in decades, the herdsmen in various tribes were even more hungry and had no clothes to wear. It was to the point where they could not survive without looting.
The extent...Seeing that civil strife was about to break out and a catastrophe was imminent, these two men had no choice but to turn the spearhead and turn the civil strife into a foreign war..."
Last winter, Li Chengzhi had said it once, and Cui Guang and Wei Zijian were all aware of it. However, at that time, Li Chengzhi was very confident in his promise, but they did not take it seriously and only thought it was "possible." But now it has become a reality, so they were amazed.
This time Li Chengzhi explained clearly from cause to effect. They suddenly realized that the Hu people are not like the Han people in the Central Plains, and there are completely different differences between the two.
For example, in the Yuan and Wei dynasties, most of the military and political power was in the hands of the emperor and the court. For example, if the emperor issued an order such as military conscription and grain levy, the state pastors and county guards would definitely obey it unless there was a serious reason.
However, the Hu people are different. Because of their characteristic of living in pursuit of water and grass, both Tuyuhun and Rouran are tribal systems, similar to the enfeoffment of princes during the Zhou Dynasty. Tribes are autonomous in peacetime and will be recruited during war.
Everything is provided by the soldiers themselves, including soldiers, horses, swords and bows, armor, and even cattle and sheep as rations. Therefore, whenever the Hu soldiers go on an expedition, they will have cattle and sheep with them.
The advantage is that the troops are self-sufficient, and the royal court only needs to bear the needs of its own troops. The disadvantage is that they only listen to propaganda during war and do their own thing in peacetime.
Just like the Du Lun tribe, if they say they want to invade six towns, they will invade six towns.
What's more important is that the various ministries mobilized troops and mobilized people, wasting lives and wasting money, not to contribute to the Khan.
The reward was naturally the food, grain, and armor robbed from the Han people.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned, and the two Hus had several wars in consecutive years. Not to mention taking advantage, the losers were almost naked.
Regardless of whether the enemy is too powerful or not, all the tribes can do is ask for explanation from the Khan who promised as many benefits as possible.
If it were in the past, the Khan's family had a great cause, and if they gritted their teeth and cut some flesh, they would be able to appease all the tribes. But every battle was a defeat, and the king's tribe, who was the main force in every battle, suffered even greater losses.
What's even more fatal is that the house leaked and it rained all night, causing a disaster that has not been seen in decades?
If we don't think of a way, this Khan King may be in trouble.
To put it more viciously, it doesn't matter whether you can grab the food or not, at least you will have to severely consume part of the strength of the unstable or large tribe.
Of course, it can also be seen as Tuyuhun and Rouran being eager for revenge.
After finally recruiting all the troops, they were defeated before they even reached the end of the field. All the rewards they received were robbed before they could warm them up. How could they swallow this sigh of relief?
Moreover, after all, the Hu people are not like the Han Dynasty. One hundred thousand and two hundred thousand elite cavalry cannot be organized by an organization. They cannot be disbanded on the spot just because they lost a battle. They must get back to their roots no matter what.
With the combination of several factors, Cui Guang and Wei Zijian started fighting a battle that both Cui Guang and Wei Zijian thought could not be fought...
Fortunately, Li Chengzhi saw the opportunity quickly. After the first heavy snowfall in winter, he ordered Huangfu Rang to immediately return to the defense. Starting from Wudu Town in the east and reaching Shandan Racecourse in the west, troops were stationed in Fancheng, Guan, County, and County.
And equipped with firearms.
In addition, two battalions of cavalry were prepared in Wuwei, Zhangye and Shanshan, each equipped with flying thunder.
In this way, I am afraid that Tuyuhun will not come back, but anyone who dares to cross the Qilian Mountains even half a step will be guaranteed to never come back.
As for Rouran, south of the royal court is the town of Dunhuang. He doesn't dare to show off his power like Li Song, who can defeat more with less like Huangfu Rang, and win a great victory, but at least he can contain Rouran for a while.
It doesn't take much. When Li Feng retreats and moves his army to the west, Rouran will be attacked from both sides.
Unfortunately, the ideal is very full, but the reality is very basic.
Misfortunes never come alone, and Li Chengzhi finally encountered one: the imperial court counterattacked...
At the beginning of winter, Li Chengzhi ordered Huangfu to negotiate with Li Feng and ordered Li Feng to withdraw his troops from Gaoping and join forces in Longxi first. Then he would mobilize 30,000 to 40,000 troops to defend the West Sea.
I just thought that everything would be smooth sailing and there would be no setbacks. But I didn’t expect that Xingluan, which had retreated three times in one day, would suddenly rise to prominence after running away in the face of the wind?
When Li Feng retreated a hundred miles, he advanced a hundred miles, just as he would not leave his wife after a thousand miles, pressing forward step by step and not sparing anyone when he gained the upper hand.
Xing Luan was naturally not so kind. He was waiting for an opportunity to pounce on Li Feng and take a bite when he was careless. If he could win the last game, Li Feng would be defeated, just like Huangfu Rang defeated Cui Yanbo last year.
It couldn't be better.
However, Li Feng had no chance to counterattack.
First, Li Chengzhi and Jin ordered him to withdraw his troops as soon as possible and stop fighting. Second, Xing Luan seemed to suddenly have an idea and actually started guerrilla warfare.
The troops that followed Li Feng were all cavalry, and they were light cavalry with extremely high mobility.
If Li Feng is stationed in the camp, the enemy's cavalry will also be stationed in the camp, no more, no less, but thirty miles away.
If Li Feng sent cavalry to pursue him, the enemy cavalry would run as far as he could. Even if Li Feng had only one elite cavalry guard, and there were nearly 20,000 cavalry following him, which was four times as many as Li Feng's, they would not be able to do so.
Engage in battle.
Just like this, stopping and going, it took nearly four months, and spring was already blooming, before Li Feng walked out of the Great Moraine and arrived near Juyan Lake.
Just when Li Chengzhi was planning to send Li Zhang to lead 30,000 new troops to set up an ambush by the lake, hoping to ambush Xing Luan's 20,000 cavalry with Li Feng, Xing Luan suddenly stopped chasing and stayed in the west of Daqi, even
We don’t even set up a big camp. When we are tired, we wrap ourselves up in felts and lie down on the ground. When we are hungry, we settle on horseback...
No matter how Li Chengzhi looked at it, he felt that Xing Luan deliberately delayed Li Feng's march in order to buy time for Rouran to send troops.
Coupled with Tuyuhun's sudden move south to invade Shanshan, Wudu, and Longxi, it's like the three parties who were originally separated suddenly became entangled again?
The speed of reintegration is so fast that Li Chengzhi would not believe it even to death.
Just when he was racking his brains and puzzled, news came from the capital: on December 26th, there was a sudden change in the palace. Yuan Yi quietly and without a trace attacked the Liangfeng Palace, the Empress Dowager's palace.
The queen mother was forced to swear an oath that she would never leave Jinyong City for the rest of her life, and would only be accompanied by green lanterns and Buddhist scriptures for the rest of her life.
It was really quiet, and the secrecy was extremely clever. Gao Ying did not go to court for two full months. He only said that he had caught the wind and cold, but there was no disturbance in the court, and no courtiers even asked him a word.
I don’t know whether Yuan Yi and others felt that the time had come and there was no need to hide it anymore. Or they just couldn’t hide it anymore. Anyway, just like a storm rising from the wind, there was a sudden spread in the capital: "The Queen Mother knows that she has sinned deeply and is afraid that she will be shameless after her death."
Seeing the late emperor and the ancestors of the Yuan family, I decided to leave the family in order to atone for my sins."
A few days later, the emperor announced an edict that Gao Ying's handwritten edict on sinners would be sent to the world...
By the time the secret report was sent to Li Chengzhi, more than three months had passed since the palace incident...
At this point, Li Chengzhi finally knew what the problem was...