With a city like this, we naturally can't expect too much from the buildings in the city. As the center of power in Liaodong, Gongsun Du's prefecture looks very shabby. But people who have been in and out of this mansion, even if they have seen the prosperity of the Central Plains, will
He will not feel contempt for his shabby performance.
It is in line with the famous saying of later generations: If the mountain is not high, it will be famous if there are immortals.
Today's Liaodong is no longer the barbaric land it once was. What the outside world knows is just fake news deliberately released by Gongsun Du. In fact, according to last year's statistics, the population of Liaodong County alone has exceeded ten
Ten thousand households! In addition to Le Lang, Dai Fang, and half a Xuantu under his control, Gongsun Du could pull out at least a hundred thousand armed men with a single call.
At a time when the world is in chaos, this is an extraordinary force. If Liaodong was not too far away from the Central Plains and the logistics supply could not keep up, Gongsun Du would also be a powerful force who is qualified to aspire to the top.
With such power in hand, what will happen no matter how simple the residence is? Anyone who underestimates Grand Administrator Gongsun because of this will only bring humiliation to himself.
Liu Yi paused for a moment in front of the door, then put away his emotions and hurried in.
"General Liu has come just in time. The Lord is waiting for you." Originally, it was necessary to inform him, but the guards had obviously received Gongsun Du's orders earlier. When they saw Liu Yi, they hurriedly greeted him and gave way to the mansion with a smile.
"Yeah." Liu Yi was too preoccupied to pay much attention to it. He nodded and walked in. He didn't even notice the sneers on the faces of the two guards after he left.
"Huh, the culprit who lured the wolf into the house is the grasshopper after the autumn. I don't know why he is so proud?" The smiley face changed quickly, and he spat angrily and sneered loudly.
"It's hard to make a conclusion. What if the peace talks are concluded? Wouldn't he be the hero?" The other person seemed to be defending Liu Yi, but the undisguised sarcasm in his tone revealed his true emotions.
"How can it be so easy to talk about? If national affairs can be discussed with just a few words, why do we need warriors? Isn't Karasuma Taton great? Even Xianbei's 100,000-strong army was repulsed, and he was able to escape unscathed.
With a crowd of tens of thousands, he is considered to be one of the most powerful people in Liaodong. What is the result?"
The guard who was welcoming the guest let out a deep breath and shouted: "Hey, they didn't even notice it. Please surrender. If you surrender all your troops, horses, and subordinates, you can only save one life! If it's us, then
I accept it, but who is Tadun? How can I just give up? I can’t say, I still have to see the truth under the sword. Fortunately, the person named Liu is still a well-educated person, and he doesn’t understand this."
"Who says it's not?" Another person echoed with sympathy: "However, the Qingzhou Army is well-deserved. It is so powerful, with one hundred thousand cavalry! Even General White Horse was seriously injured and was about to die, and he was killed unexpectedly.
We were repulsed by the Qingzhou Army, if we...can we win?" As he spoke, he also became worried.
"How can we say anything accurate about the danger of war? General Yang's words are the most reasonable. Only by fighting can we make peace..."
The voice became lower and lower, gradually turning into a whisper and no longer audible. However, it is not difficult to know the following, because the original author is making an impassioned speech in the conference hall.
"If you can fight, you can make peace!"
Gongsundu has recruited a lot of talents over the years, but not many of them are really recognized and used. Apart from his relatives, the three main ones are Liu Yi, Yang Yi and Li Min. The person who is making an impassioned speech now is the counselor in charge of military affairs.
Yangyi.
Unlike Liu Yi, who is very bookish, Yang Yi looks quite majestic, with a Chinese character face, two thick eyebrows, a pair of wide eyes, and black and white. When speaking, his voice is loud and combined with moderate body movements, which is very contagious and persuasive.
force.
"Although Qingzhou is powerful, we, Liaodong, are not easy to manipulate! Gongsun Bogui was careless and was defeated and surrounded. He relied entirely on Qingzhou for rescue. How can he be the same as Liaodong? In the future, my lord only needs to sit in peace in the city.
There is no need to express your attitude, let’s see how Wang Pengju makes his move.”
"It is safe to keep quiet, but it is not a missed opportunity. How majestic and majestic it is to think of the hussar general who joined the army with a weak title, fought all over the world, and was invincible? The heroes in the Central Plains are still afraid, let alone Liaodong? It is better to make plans early, which is more or less sincere. If
If we really get to the point of fighting each other, I'm afraid... Well, since there is a way out, why bother to burn everything?"
Li Min was in tit-for-tat opposition to Yang Yi and held completely opposite opinions.
Although this person is unknown, his qualifications are great. He once served as an official in the court and served as the governor of Hanoi. Later, because of avoiding trouble, his family fled to Liaodong and was won over by Gongsun Du to the shogunate. He played an important role in organizational coordination and civil affairs.
Quite an achievement.
"The soldiers and horses have not yet arrived, so they surrendered? Humph, you have lost your prestige!" Yang Yi snorted coldly: "I heard that General Hussar often said that face is given by others and lost by oneself. In this way,
It is the most appropriate word to describe Brother Xing. Sincerity? If sincerity is useful, why should we fight with each other?"
Li Min was not a good gentleman either. Hearing this, his face turned cold, and he retorted in a cold tone: "One general can make thousands of bones dry up. General Yang is so insistent on fighting, is he only thinking about his own fame and wealth?"
"You are slanderous!" Yang Yi was furious, got up and rushed up, as if he would take action if his words failed. Gongsun Kang, seeing that the situation was not good, hurriedly rushed forward and hugged him, saving the former from being in the meeting hall.
A full martial arts performance was performed in the middle.
Liu Yi and others were a little slow, but they quickly reacted. While stopping Yang Yi, they persuaded Li Min to keep quiet. It took a long time to calm down again.
"Are you done arguing? Enough?" Gongsun Du finally spoke, his tone was light, but everyone was filled with awe.
In Liaodong, no one dared to underestimate the self-proclaimed Marquis of Liaodong, Pingzhou Mu, and Liaodong Prefect appointed by the imperial court, especially the people around him. Back then, he recruited hundreds of powerful men into the house to ambush him in the name of a reception banquet.
He relied on ambushes, but he was the first to pick up the sword and killed more than twenty people with his own hands!
Before doing this, Gongsun Du also discussed with everyone how to solve the problem of powerful people in the country. At that time, everyone had different opinions and could not reach an agreement. Then, Gongsun Du asked the same question lightly, and then made a banquet and ambush.
decision.
The powerful people who were invited were all suspicious. In order to lure them into the palace, Gongsun Du only left less than fifty guards. However, those powerful people were all fierce characters who could draw a bow when mounted and wield a sword when dismounted. In addition,
The number of their entourage and escorts is completely disproportionate.
This ambush plan was extremely risky, but it succeeded in the end. But every time the participants at the time recalled it, they would always feel frightened and terrified. Now, Gongsun Du said this again, no matter what point of view he holds, there is always something in his heart.
How can we not be surprised?
"Enough noisy, let's talk about business." To the relief of the Liaodong generals, Gongsun Du did not make a too extreme decision this time. Instead, he waved his hand to signal that the military discussion had officially begun, and lightly dismissed the debate just now.
Passed by in one word.
"Zi Qiang, you have just met the envoy from Qingzhou, have you heard anything about it? Do you have any dissatisfaction with me?" Letting the aides discuss will only lead to quarrels, so Gongsun Du simply took the lead in the military discussion himself.
"My lord and ministers have asked several things, and the other party has responded...According to his statement, Xianbei was indeed defeated, and the defeat was extremely miserable. Those who could escape from the wall were only three or four out of ten..."
He hesitated for a moment before continuing: "As for the battle in Juyong City, Wang Qiaoqi's army did only have 20,000 troops..."
"Hahahaha..." Before she could finish her words, Yang Yi burst into laughter.
"Zi Qiang, Zi Qiang, you are so smart all your life, how could you be confused for a moment? Twenty thousand versus one hundred thousand, head-to-head confrontation, killing nearly fifty thousand enemies? Is what you are talking about a joke or a myth? Anyone with any brains knows that this is impossible!
The Xianbei people are not stupid. They can't run away even if they can't beat them. How could they run away after so many people died? As expected, half of the Qingzhou Army's majesty was blown out! Everyone said, isn't it..."
He didn't even finish what he said, because when he turned around to seek a response, he met Gongsun Du's gleaming eyes. He felt a chill in his heart and was frightened away from what he said later.
"Continue." Gongsun Du stared at Yang Yi and raised his hand to signal Liu Yi to continue.
"Here." Liu Yi bowed and said, "The Eastern Expedition is indeed imminent. It is said that General Hussar will not go to Youzhou in order to completely pacify... Northern Xinjiang." He took a peek at Gongsun Du's expression, and the latter's face was
The darkness was so dark that he couldn't see clearly, which made him even more worried: "It is said that the Hussars General has also drafted a strategy to pacify the North..."
"Apart from these?" Gongsun Du frowned, becoming impatient.
That's not what he wants to know. There are all kinds of news flying around. Some say that the Xianbei people just avoided the battle and ran away, not a disastrous defeat. Others say that after Qianman's death, the Xianbei people started fighting for the throne again and started internal strife. The Qingzhou army just
I picked a bargain, but in short, there are different opinions and no consensus.
Gongsun Du had no intention of getting to the bottom of the matter, nor would he carefully verify which news was false information released by Tadun, which was from Qingzhou, or what the truth was. Regardless of whether the Battle of Juyong was true or false, he only needed to know that the Xianbei people
Retreat, the news that the Qingzhou Army plans to march eastward is enough.
What determines the future of Liaodong is Wang Yu's attitude towards himself.
Liaodong is a foundation and cannot be let go easily, but if Wang Yu really doesn't take him seriously and insists on forcing him, he will not swallow his anger. Even if he fights to the death, he will still hurt his opponent.
He has such pride and is also confident.
Wang Yu's attitude can naturally be seen best from his envoy. The information the other party told him is insignificant. Gongsun Du has always admired Liu Yi's understanding of emotions and interests, but he didn't expect that the other party suddenly became confused today and couldn't say no for a long time.
Get to the point.
"I'm ashamed of myself." Liu Yi saw that Gongsun Du was annoyed and apologized quickly. When he looked up, he had a look of embarrassment on his face: "It's just my lord. The person who came this time claimed to be only responsible for maritime trade matters and did not negotiate with our army."
meaning."
"What?" Gongsun Du finally changed his expression. (To be continued. Please search Piao Tian Literature, the novel is better and updated faster!)