Rebel

On this day, in front of the army to sacrifice to heaven, the Han army and Jiang Qu army lined up side by side, each with a general, Liao Qinghui presented the heads of the four Huben generals to Liao Quji, and Liao Quji took them over.On the high platform, Gu Ao and Liao Yong said: "This king once promised King Jiangqu that he would let Hu Ben pay blood for blood. Today, this king fulfilled the promise. What is the plan of King Jiangqu from now on?"

Liao Yong's hair was gray, and he was very old these days. Now he smiled desolately: "Thank you, King of Han. I'm getting old, and King of Han should discuss these matters with my son..."

Liao Quji and Liao Qinghui, as representatives of the Jiangqu army and the Han army, returned to Liao Yong and Gu Ao after completing the sacrificial activities.Liao Quji helped Liao Yong go down to rest first, and before leaving, he bowed to Gu Ao and said, "I hope the King of Han will forgive me for my father's indiscretions in recent days."

Gu Ao smiled: "No problem, let's go."

After Liao Quji and Liao Yong left, Gu Ao began to lecture the Jiangqu army and the Han army who participated in the sacrifice, talking about the immorality of the Huben march; Finally, he hoped that the imperial court would realize its immorality, carry out reforms and reforms, and conform to the public opinion of the world; in addition, it also mentioned the achievements of the northern land reform and the people's living and working conditions in peace and contentment.

After Gu Ao had finished speaking, he asked Liao Qinghui to speak with his own body. The Jiangqu army listened to them, and some of them thought: "We have never heard such a lecture from King Jiangqu. The king of Han led the troops, and he really did it himself. He explained clearly why he fought. Chu, it can be seen that the merits of conquest are not for nothing."

Some people also thought: "I didn't expect the Northland to be so particular about farming and warfare, judging nobility based on military merits rather than blood. Listening to it today is an eye-opener."

After sacrificing the oath master, they switched defenses with the front, and many sergeants once again stepped onto the front line to confront Huben.Liao Quji sent Liao Yong away, and he also came to the barracks. He was dressed in armor and his beard had been trimmed. He was very different from when he was down and down a few days ago.

Liao Quji found Gu Ao and asked, "Recently, you and I have joined forces to confront Hu Ben, what is the King of Han's plan?"

Gu Ao was looking at the map of the battlefield, and when he heard Liao Quji's words, he raised his eyes: "Jiangqu King told me this morning, it is up to you to decide where Jiangqu will go from now on. The Han army is the guest, and Jiangqu is the master. Since Jiangqu The king said so, and I also ask, what are your plans, son?"

Liao Quji shook his head and said with a wry smile: "Except for the first night when the King of Han came, Qinghui led his troops to attack the camp late at night and caught Huben's vanguard battalion by surprise. In the past few days, when fighting in the daytime, Huben was also very vigilant. , the two armies tested each other's actual fighting style, and after several fights, they can be considered clear. Now, although Huben has damaged the vanguard battalion, the rear is connected like a copper wall and iron wall, holding several important waterways in the river. There are no flaws anymore."

Speaking of this, Liao Quji paused, and said: "The cavalry of the King of Han is powerful, but the number is small, only 11. After counting the Jiangqu army, there are only 20 troops, and most of them are infantry, and a small part of them are sailors. Army. Although the advantage lies in the familiarity of the terrain, the road to transport food is short; but the main force of the tiger is still [-]..."

After Liao Quji finished speaking, Gu Ao glanced at Liao Quji and understood what Liao Quji meant.It seems that the Liao family was defeated, so they still wanted to preserve Jiangqu's strength.However, although there are still tens of thousands of Jiangqu troops, they are all remnants and weak generals left before sending troops. Jiangqu's real elites were all lost in the ambush in the battle of crossing the river. Otherwise, how could they fall to Yong Chi?Furthermore, Xun Yusheng was beheaded, and his hearts were scattered.Now that the tortoise is shrinking, people's hearts are afraid that they will lose faster.

Gu Ao slightly nodded to Liao Quji: "Brother Liao has a good opinion, I would like to hear more about it."

Sure enough, Liao Quji continued: "So in my opinion, since Jiang Qu has surrendered to the court, it is better to have a truce with Huben, and ask the King of Han to mediate. First, my father will not lose the title of King Jiangqu; second, Huben They are not allowed to enter the borders of Jiangqu, and thirdly, they are not allowed to interfere in Jiangqu's personnel affairs; everything will go back to the old days, and the king of Jiangqu will never be dissatisfied with the court. After the matter is completed, Jiangqu will donate [-] households to the king of Han."

Gu Ao smiled: "Why, do you think that the reason I traveled thousands of miles to help the rivers and quarts is to take care of your family's food?"

Liao Quji frowned: "King of Han, eight thousand households, why is it a little?"

Gu Ao said: "You let me mediate with Yongchi, you believe me. But whether Yongchi wants to stop the army is not up to me. If this is true, I don't want eight thousand households' food, but You have to make the decision to promise me another thing."

"What's the matter?" Liao Quji asked.

"I heard that you have a daughter... I happen to have a son." Gu Ao said slowly.

Liao Quji's eyes widened in an instant: "...I...my daughter has already promised someone else, and the whole Jiangqu knows that this is not acceptable! Besides, the world is not allowed to intermarry, I can't promise you...you say something else, I definitely agree."

Gu Ao raised his eyebrows and said: "Since that's the case, let me say one more thing. I've been in the Northland all year round. I miss my dead teacher and plan to build an ancestral hall for him. So I want to bring back some old things from the teacher in Shanyun Academy to the Northland."

Liao Quji breathed a sigh of relief: "I can make the decision, I promise you, you just take it when the time comes."

Gu Ao thanks.

On this day, Gu Ao came to the front of the two armies and called out to the Huben army where Yongchi was. After a while, Yongchi came out riding a black horse, still wearing a purple-red war robe, with a golden crown and a pale face. He was so beautiful, he saw Gu Ao from a distance, and laughed loudly: "...Why is the King of Han here again? Didn't you say the day before yesterday that you want to fight to the death with me? Why are you looking for me to talk today?"

Gu Ao confronted Yong Chi: "Your Majesty, I have something to say, do you know if I can say it or not?"

Seeing that Gu Ao came up and called him "Emperor", Yong Chi couldn't help laughing: "I allow you to speak."

Gu Ao said loudly: "King Jiangqu has already descended to the imperial court, and now people are dying and starving bones are everywhere. Why is the emperor doing this? Is it necessary to flatten Jiangqu before giving up? King Jiangqu just wants to keep his title and his trilogy, that's all. One thing, the emperor is still worried. Do you have to send Prince Jiangqu's son to Beijing as a hostage? A few days ago, I sent Prince Jiangqu's son back to Jiangqu, just to make sure there was no gap between the emperor and Prince Jiangqu. I hope your majesty will not misunderstand my painstaking efforts. Majesty, why don't we reconcile with each other like Yuejibei County, and each take a step back, the majesty returns to Shangjing, and I return to Yuyang, how about it?"

Yong Chi looked at Gu Ao, raised the corners of his mouth like a sneer, and thought, "...Gu Ao must have known about the burning of the Yuyang granary, otherwise why would he suddenly negotiate peace with me? He controlled Jiang Qu The arsenal and granary, without his intention, would King Jiangqu negotiate peace with me? Obviously, Gu Ao couldn’t keep it on his own, and wanted to go back to rescue Yuyang...but I would let him succeed so easily? I pretended to agree to him Request, wait for him to leave Jiangqu and walk halfway, and then attack suddenly."

After thinking about it, Yong Chi looked up to the sky with a smile, and said to Gu Ao: "Jiang Qu only lowered his name, but not his reality. What use is he? Liao Quji is my defeated general, how dare he negotiate terms with me? He himself Why don't you come out, let the King of Han come out? Is he too ashamed to come out?"

After all, Yong Chi rode his horse back to the camp, and Huben's war drums began to beat immediately.There were a large number of tiger and cardinal cavalry, and they rushed to kill the Jiangqu infantry battle formation several times. Gu Ao commanded the Han army cavalry to defend, and led the Jiangqu army to retreat while fighting.

Within a day, the Jiangqu army and the Han army retreated three li. That night, Yong Chi sent a letter to Liao Quji.The letter contained a long list of the names of the heads of the Jiangnan family. The letter said that as long as King Jiangqu sent these people out of Jiangqu to attend the state banquet held by the imperial court in Shangjing, Huben would withdraw his troops as agreed and bestow the honorary title of King Jiangqu.

After discussing with Liao Yong overnight, Liao Quji agreed to Yongchi's request.

Since then, the battle between Huben and Liao has come to an end.Gu Ao will also bid farewell to Jiangqu and head north back to Yuyang.Before leaving, Gu Ao went to the tomb of Yunying to pay homage, and saw Yunshan was green and misty.Gu Ao looked down, and the bluestone steps were moist, as if they contained countless youthful memories; Gu Ao looked up again, and saw the majestic scenery of Qingyuan Mountains, still remembering the lofty ambitions and youthful spirit of the year.

Yunying's tomb is in a valley full of mountain flowers, the willows are lifted, and the ancient walks are strolling, the windings lead to the secluded, the willows are dark and the flowers are bright, but there is already a figure from the side.Gu Ao looked carefully and found that it was Jian Pu.

"Master..." Approaching, Gu Ao called out.

Jian Pu seemed to have been waiting for a long time. He turned his head, glanced at Gu Ao, and said, "Mr. Yun has been a man of idle clouds and wild cranes since he was a child. He hated the rich and powerful the most in his life, so he was buried in a secluded valley. You came today, wearing cloth clothes and shoes, without any Wangfu cloud boots, it can be seen that he is sincere."

Gu Ao smiled wryly: "If he is still alive, seeing me today, I wonder if he will be like Master and hate me." As he said, Gu Ao put a prepared orchid on the cloud. In front of the tomb, I bowed three times.

Jian Pu sighed, and said: "I don't hate you... You are my enlightenment, I knew what you were like a long time ago, how could I hate you, hate you? It's just that that day, Senior Brother Wen Zhi went west, I For a moment... oh..."

"Master..." Gu Ao looked at Jian Pu.

Jian Pu said: "Come here, let me take a good look at you and talk to you a few words."

"Yes." Gu Ao replied, and he approached Jian Pu.

Gu Ao is already much taller than Jian Pu, Jian Pu raised his face, looked at Gu Ao, and smiled: "Grow up, grow up..." Jian Pu's voice faded away, and his face was full of sadness, he Sighed, shook his head, as if hesitating for a moment, finally said: "... Gu Ao, you asked people to remove all the things that the teacher lived in during his lifetime, as well as more than ten boxes of important books in the Chengyuan Palace. I can't do anything about it either. Tell me the truth, do you want to build another Shanyun Academy in the Northland?"

Gu Ao was slightly stunned: "...I can't hide it from my master, I really think so. When the academy was in the presence of Teacher Shan Yunzi, I wanted to move, but because the teacher was seriously ill, I couldn't do it. Today, the academy of the people of the world unexpectedly It has become the tutor of the Liao family's children, so I can't ignore it."

Jian Pu smiled wryly, and said: "...Don't talk about it, I don't know what you think? The Liao family has a strong foothold in Jiangqu, and one of them relies on the Jiangnan family. I'm afraid they will unite with them to besiege Yuyang, you have to be careful, this is the first one that the Liao family relies on. The second one that the Liao family relies on is a scholar, you are the closed disciple of Master Shan Yunzi, if you arrive in Beidi The academy was rebuilt again, and both emotions and reason are in harmony. From now on, there will be two academies in the world. This is a long-distance move. After you win the world, you can use the academy you own in the north to replace the Shanyun Academy in Jiangqu , isn’t it? It doesn’t cost a single soldier, and you don’t have to surround Shanyun Academy with soldiers like King Qin did back then, and Shanyun Academy will naturally become your pocket, am I right?”

Gu Ao fell silent, and after a while, Gu Ao said: "Master, you can't think of me like this. If you think like this, you won't be able to figure it out."

Jian Pu sighed: "I know, you have the world in your heart, and it's beyond what Master can think about. I just want to say that this time, Yong Chi's retreat is not in line with his personality. According to his temperament, the army has the upper hand. , how could you not kill King Jiangqu completely? Even if you are concerned about Yuyang and the cavalry of the Han army, it is not so easy to cancel your affairs with the Liao family. It is so strange... Listen to me, on the way back to Yuyang , Be very careful, Yong Chi may catch you off guard halfway. And those academy books you brought with you, if you march in a hurry, you may lose them.”

Gu Ao smiled and said: "Thank you, master, for thinking of me everywhere. I have already dragged the book to the shops of the prefect Yu to transfer it, and I will not carry it with the army..."

Jian Pu was taken aback: "That's good..." Then he came back to his senses and stared at Gu Ao: "You know that Yong Chi is going to attack you?" He attacked..." He murmured: "So... so... I also said that Yongchi built a high wall and accumulated a lot of grain in the capital, even if he spent a lot of it when he went south, he went to the capital to defend the city. There is still food, at least it can last for a year and a half... And this time the tiger and ben elite have not been exhausted, more than enough to defend the city... However, the edge of the Northern Army is in the cavalry... Therefore, the best way is to lure Yongchi to attack... ...It turns out that in your trip to Jiangqu, apart from gaining the hearts of Jiangnan, there is another more important thing, which is to use yourself as a bait to lure Yong Chi to attack Beidi...isn't it?"

Gu Ao said softly: "Master's guesses are all good. But there is one more thing that you didn't expect." Gu Ao said with a smile: "I won't say, you will understand later."