Across the Water Margin: Officials of Ximen

The Liao army was shocked, thinking that the retreat of the Song army in the daytime was a deliberate show of weakness, in order to lure its own army into Yizhou, which had set up an ambush.

This Liao army had been fighting hard for a day, and they were already exhausted. They did not dare to love fighting in the city of Yizhou, and fled northward in a hurry, returning to Yanjing City for emergency.

Gao Feng and the others saw that the Liao army had arrived at the city and did not ask to open the gate to enter the city, but suddenly ran north. Although they didn't understand the reason, they were relieved that there was no threat for the time being.

Therefore, Gao Feng sent people to the Xuanfu Division that had been set up in Xiongzhou again, and told Taiwei Tongguan that he had killed all the Khitan people in Yizhou City, and the Liao Army outside the city had also retreated, and asked the Song Army to take over as soon as possible. Yizhou.

At this point, although Liu Guangshi of the Song Army had lost the battle, but luckily, the Liao Army withdrew because they didn't know, and the guards of Yizhou City still came to vote.

What Song Jun didn't expect was that Yizhou surrendered, which caused a chain reaction again.After hearing that Yizhou surrendered to the Song Dynasty, Guo Yaoshi, who was in charge of the Changsheng Army and stayed behind in Zhuozhou, also moved to join the Song Army.

Guo Yaoshi was originally a general of the resentful army under Tianxi Emperor Yeluchun, and he had always been loyal to Yeluchun.

After the death of Emperor Yeluchun of Tianxi, the Khitan and Xi nobles supported Empress Dowager Xiao in power.

Guo Yaoshi, who was in Zhuozhou, heard that Empress Dowager Xiao conspired to disarm the Han army and massacre the Han people.

As a Han Chinese himself, Guo Yaoshi was terrified and angry about this, and felt resentful towards the small imperial court in Yanjing, secretly thinking about how to save the lives of himself and his brothers.

Hearing that Gao Feng, the magistrate of Yizhou, had rebelled and defected to the Song Dynasty, and when he was rewarded with an official promotion, Guo Yaoshi was also quite moved.

When Guo Yaoshi was weighing the pros and cons and was hesitating, he suddenly heard that Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, had left Yanjing City with an army and entered Zhuozhou.

Pharmacist Guo was shocked. Could it be that the imperial court really wanted to attack the Han people in Zhuozhou?

In fact, Xiao Qian suddenly led the army to Zhuozhou, not for the opposing Changsheng Army and Guo Yaoshi, but because he wanted to go to Yizhou to suppress the rebellion after learning that Gao Feng, the prefect of Yizhou, had rebelled.

Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, had no doubts about Guo Yaoshi, and entered Zhuozhou City with only a team of guards, leaving the army outside Zhuozhou City.

Guo Yaoshi hastily greeted himself, his old boss, to rest in the mansion.

Xiao Qian met Guo Yaoshi and told Guo Yaoshi that he led his army to Zhuozhou to rest for a while, and then went to the front line of Yizhou to fight against the Song army and suppress the rebellion in Yizhou city.

However, the situation in Yan was chaotic at this time, everyone in Hanchen was in danger, and Guo Yaoshi did not dare to risk his life.

After repeated weighing, Guo Yaoshi decided to go against it.

Behind Xiao Qian's back, Guo Yaoshi secretly gathered Zhen Wuchen, Zhao Heshou and others who were reliable subordinates of the Changsheng Army, and told them all his worries and thoughts.

Everyone dared not risk their lives to bet that the imperial court would not attack the Han people, so they all expressed their support for Guo Yaoshi's rebellion.

At this time, someone suggested that King Xiao Qian and Xiao are still in the city, what should we do?

Guo Yaoshi said to the generals, we brought him in the name of a banquet and had a showdown with him.

Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, didn't know that Guo Yaoshi and others had rebelled, so he was defenseless.

Hearing that Guo Yaoshi and the generals of Zhuozhou had arranged a reception banquet for him, Xiao Qian happily attended the meeting with only a few guards.

After the banquet began, Guo Yaoshi suddenly raised his glass to Xiao Qian and said that he was forced by the situation and prepared to rebel, and dedicated the city of Zhuozhou to the Song Dynasty.

Xiao Qian was shocked when he heard this, and questioned Guo Yaoshi, saying that the country had always treated him kindly, and he had a lot of trust in Guo Yaoshi and Chang Shengjun, so why did he betray the court and switch to the treacherous Song State.

Guo Yaoshi counted the situation that the Liao Kingdom was bound to fall, and told Xiao Qian that the 20 troops of the Song Army were overwhelming the border, and the Han people in Yandi voted for the Song Dynasty one after another. The Liao Army would surely be defeated, and the Song Army would surely win.

Guo Yaoshi made clear the situation to Xiao Qian and the generals at the banquet, and wanted to persuade Xiao Qian to vote for the Song Dynasty with him.

How could Xiao Qian be willing to vote for Song Dynasty?He sternly rejected Guo Yaoshi's invitation.

Seeing Xiao Qian's refusal, all the generals of the Ever Victorious Army became murderous.Someone secretly told Guo Yaoshi that it is better to kill Xiao Qian at the banquet to avoid future troubles.

Guo Yaoshi is a person who values ​​loyalty and nostalgia for old love. He thought of Xiao Qian who had saved his life, and he also has the kindness to know him, so he didn't want to do anything to Xiao Qian, but only treated Xiao Qian bitterly at the banquet. persuade.

Xiao Qian observed the emotions of the generals at the banquet, and saw that except Guo Yaoshi who was still sincere to him, the rest of the generals showed displeasure.

Xiao Qian was born and died many times in the wars with the Jin and Song armies, and he can be regarded as a famous Liao general who crawled out of the dead.For him personally, life and death have long been ignored, and he is not afraid of the generals of the ever-victorious army violently attacking him and killing himself.

However, Xiao Qian knew that the number of Liao troops brought outside the city of Zhuozhou could not compete with Guo Yaoshi's ever-victorious army. It will definitely be annexed and annihilated by the Ever Victorious Army.

Now the Liao Kingdom is in turmoil, and the strength of the Liao Army is not as good as before.Xiao Qian was reluctant to let the Liao army outside the city sacrifice their lives for nothing, and wanted to keep his useful body and continue to support the dying Yanjing court.

Since Guo Yaoshi's move of Changshengjun and Zhuozhou Chengtou Song could not be changed, Xiao Qian no longer argued with Guo Yaoshi and other generals. He pretended that the matter was serious and he still needed to think about it, so he got up and left.

Guo Yaoshi didn't want to harm Xiao Qian, so he didn't stop him, and silently sent him away from Zhuozhou City.

Guo Yaoshi's move is just a manifestation of his complex psychology.

From the heart, Guo Yaoshi is a Han from Liaodong, and he doesn't know the Song State in the south. In fact, he is unwilling to betray the Liao State and join the Song State.

This time, it was only because of rumors that Empress Dowager Xiao and Xiao Qian and others were going to get rid of the Han ministers and generals that he was cornered and had no choice but to surrender to Song.

Guo Yaoshi actually has feelings for Liao Kingdom's old rulers Tianzuo Emperor Yelu Yanxi, Tianxi Emperor Yeluchun, the old boss Fourth Army King Xiao Qian and others.

This time he betrayed the Liao Kingdom just to save his life, and asked him to kill Xiao Qian, but he couldn't do it.

Xiao Qian also saw the situation in front of him clearly, and knew that it was Guo Yaoshi who spared his life on his own.After Xiao Qian left the city, he did not lead his troops to attack Guo Yaoshi's Zhuozhou City, but quietly retreated back to Yanjing City with his troops.

Chapter 8 Thirteen: Tong Taiwei Double Happiness

After seeing Xiao Qian, the king of the Fourth Army, go away, Guo Yaoshi, who stayed behind in Zhuozhou, immediately summoned his troops in the school grounds in the city and announced that he would vote for the Song Dynasty.

Guo Yaoshi said to the soldiers of the Changsheng Army: "Brothers of the Changsheng Army, listen to me, Guo Yaoshi, today.

Now the world is in chaos, Emperor Tianzuo fled to Jiashan, Yanjing's puppet Empress Xiao is in power, and Jurchen Jin soldiers are suppressing the border, the Liao Kingdom will soon be defeated.

Under the overturned nest, there are no eggs?The brothers have fought against the Jurchens for many years, aren't you worried that after the fall of the Liao Kingdom, the Jurchens will retaliate against us?

Now we have a good chance to get out of trouble. The emperor of the Song Dynasty had the virtue of living well and sent heavy troops here to save us.

If we submit to the Song Dynasty, we will be rewarded by high-ranking officials and generous salaries, and each of our brothers will be able to share land, money and food, so that we can live and work here in peace and contentment.

If we don't see the situation clearly, blindly overestimate our capabilities, continue to confront the Jin and Song armies, it will be tantamount to our own destruction.

For the sake of my brothers' future, I, Guo Yaoshi, was willing to bear the infamy and betray Liao to Song Dynasty.

If there are brothers who do not want to vote for the Song Dynasty, you can leave Zhuozhou on your own, or you can tie me, Guo Yaoshi, to Yanjing City to ask for credit and reward.

Brothers, where are you going?Would you like to join me, Guo Yaoshi, in seeking refuge in the Song Dynasty? "

Guo Yaoshi's prestige in the Changsheng Army is already extremely high, and in addition, there are many rumors in Zhuozhou City that are unfavorable to the Han people and the Changsheng Army.The soldiers of the Ever Victorious Army have long been panicked and urgently need to find a way out.

At this time, after listening to Guo Yaoshi's sensible words, everyone in the school field expressed their willingness, and the whole army followed Guo Yaoshi on the road of defecting from Liao to Song Dynasty.

With the support of the soldiers, Guo Yaoshi immediately dispatched troops and ordered the generals to oversee the army. Xiao Yuqing and other Khitan people and Xi people were all arrested, sent them out of the city, and sent them back to Yanjing City.

Through this method, Guo Yaoshi peacefully eliminated dissidents who were pro-Liao in the army, and purified Zhuozhou City and the ranks of the Changsheng Army.

At the same time, Guo Yaoshi sent a training envoy, Zhao Heshou, to Xiongzhou to contact Tong Guan, Taiwei of the Great Song Dynasty, with a surrender letter.