There was still endless debate in Puban City. The Jin army was like a magic weapon descending from the sky. The navy docked at Puban Wharf and there was no resistance at all. Yang Anxuan, Yang Anyuan, Lu Gui and others drove into the city. Guo Chun led his troops to surrender under Tang Ze's persuasion.
In the palace that had been converted from the prefect's mansion, Yao Yi was still waiting for news of reconciliation with the rebels. The general guarding the wall came in to report that the Jin army had entered the city. Standing on the wooden fence behind the wall, looking at the Jin flag flying high outside the palace gate, Yao Yi was heartbroken and regretful. Da Qin's last hope was ended in his own hands.
Shen Qingzhi rode his horse to twenty steps away and shouted loudly: "The victorious army led by Governor Yongyan Yang came to capture Puban. Open the door and surrender within half an hour, otherwise the mansion will be burned down."
Yao Hong was in Hongmen and the Daxia army was in Yiyang Township. Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses were burned to pieces by the Jin army. Yao Yi and others knew that the prefecture's mansion only covers an area of a few acres. If the Jin army set fire to it, they would be afraid. No one can survive to become an oven.
Yao Yi walked down the wooden fence in a daze. He stumbled when he got down the wooden steps and almost fell down. The people around him were all worried and thinking about their own fate, but no one paid attention to this "Emperor Qin".
Returning to the lobby like a zombie, Yao Yi lowered his head and said nothing. The civil and military ministers next to them looked at each other. They couldn't stand it any longer. They were going to burn down the mansion in half an hour. If they were delayed, why wouldn't they be killed along with Yao Yi?
The smarter ones didn't follow Yao Yi back at all. After seeing Yao Yi leave, they directly ordered the soldiers to put down their weapons and surrender to the Jin army. By this time, the Jin army had entered the mansion and began to occupy various places.
Everyone in the lobby was waiting anxiously, but they didn't know that the outside of the hall was controlled by the Jin army. The guarding soldiers put down their weapons and were escorted away. The entire prefecture except the lobby fell into the hands of the Jin army.
Time waits for no one, so everyone motioned to Sun Chang to ask him to persuade Yao Yi to surrender. Sun Chang cleared his throat and spoke cautiously: "Your Majesty, the rise and fall are determined by fate. Qin Zuo is dead. Your Majesty should obey the destiny and surrender as soon as possible."
Yao Yi raised his head blankly, and it took a long time for his eyes to focus on Sun Chang's face. He gritted his teeth and said, "Sun Chang, didn't you say that I am destined to be the master of the world?"
Sun Chang was forced to take a step back by Yao Yi's fierce gaze, and said in a low voice: "A humble minister who presumes destiny and misleads His Majesty is punishable by death."
If Sun Chang hadn't encouraged him to be self-reliant, and if he had led his army to rescue Chang'an, the situation might have been different. All of this was Sun Chang's fault. Yao Yi stood up suddenly, drew his sword and stabbed Sun Chang.
Sun Chang couldn't dodge and was stabbed through his lower abdomen. He covered his sword with both hands and said in pain: "I will go first and welcome His Majesty underground."
Everyone in the hall saw Yao Yi killing people and ran out of the hall. Yao Yi took out the sword from Sun Chang's belly, watched Sun Chang fall to the ground and convulsed, laughed wildly, returned the sword and killed himself.
Yang Anxuan stepped into the lobby surrounded by everyone. When he saw two corpses lying in a pool of blood, he sighed and asked for a good burial.
Puban City is located to the east of the Yellow River and is an important town in Hedong County. Its geographical location is very important. Now the Northern Wei Dynasty has occupied Anyi City and is attacking Yishi City. If the Northern Wei Dynasty is allowed to occupy Hedong County, then the east and north of the Yellow River will fall into the hands of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Directly threatening Tongguan and even Chang'an.
Yao Yi committed suicide, and all the civil and military men under his command surrendered. Yang Anxuan comforted him with kind words. He ordered the former Xiaoqi general Guo Guo to lead eight thousand soldiers and horses to Yishi City to rescue Yao Hedu and persuade him to submit to the Jin Dynasty. Seeing that Yang Anxuan trusted him so much, the kingdom generously agreed to persuade Yao Hedu to surrender to Jin and guard Yi's city.
Yang Anxuan led 3,000 soldiers and horses with Lu Gui to guard Puban City, and selected 10,000 soldiers from the rebel army to be led by Guo Chun and Tang Ze. He appointed Guo Chun as General Yingyang and Tang Ze as General Yanglie, and participated in the siege of Yao Yi. All eight of them were awarded the title of sixth-grade general, and no one knew that Tang Ze was a secret guard of the Jin army.
At night, Tang Ze secretly met with Yang Anxuan and reported the situation in Puban in detail, naming the unstable figures in the rebel army.
On the second day, Yang Anxuan and Yang Anyuan returned to Tongguan by boat, taking with them more than a hundred civil and military personnel under Yao Yi. Three of the eight sixth-rank generals accompanied them.
As the boat sailed in the river, Yang Anyuan said with concern: "The third brother asked the kingdom to lead the old Qin army to Yishi. What should we do if the kingdom and Yao Hedu conspired to counterattack Pu Ban? If they surrender to the Wei people and come to capture Pu Ban, How can Puban City resist with Lu Xiangqian's three thousand troops and more than ten thousand surrendered troops?"
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "How can we count the hearts of the people? If we fool Chang'an to destroy the Qin Dynasty, the Yao family may die or surrender. The kingdom is smart and people should know how to choose. Even if he leads his troops to rebel, the Yi family's isolated city will be destroyed sooner or later. Qin State It was difficult to relocate the surrendered troops, so they simply let the kingdom take them to Yishi City. The variables in Puban City were relatively small. Yu ordered Liu Zhong's navy to return to Puban City after arriving at Tongguan, and asked Chen Yu to lead the navy with 8,000 Yanzhou soldiers and horses to change defenses. , in case something changes, we only need to hold Puban City for seven days before reinforcements can arrive."
It only takes an hour to go down the river from Puban to Tongguan Zhanqiao. The shore of Tongguan is so steep that ships cannot dock at all. The only way is to build trestles where the water is gentle for ships to dock. In case of war, the trestles can be demolished.
Yang Anyuan followed Yang Anxuan to Puban. When he went to Puban, he mobilized a thousand soldiers and horses from Tongguan. Yang Anxuan urgently ordered the city guard to reinforce Tongguan, and at the same time asked Hongnong Chief Yang Sheng to organize three thousand troops to come.
After staying in Tongguan for two days, since Yang Anxuan became the governor of Yongzhou, the brothers spent less time together and more time apart. When talking about the past, they both felt sad, and the little fight back then also disappeared in the wine.
Eight hundred Dingcheng reinforcements and three thousand Hongnong garrison troops arrived at Tongguan one after another. The next day, Chen Yu's navy passed Tongguan and headed for Puban. Yang Anxuan breathed a sigh of relief. The worried situation did not happen.
When Liu Zhong led his navy back to Tongguan, he informed Yang An that the Xuan Kingdom was reinforcing Yishi City and persuaded Yao Hedu to surrender to the Jin Kingdom. When the Wei army saw the reinforcements coming from Yishi City and surrendered to the Jin State, they left Yishi City and headed north, visiting Wenxi, Linfen and Pingyang. Cao Hong, the rebel army in Pingyang City, heard that the Wei army had arrived and presented the city to surrender.
When Cao Hong offered Pingyang City to surrender to the Wei army, Yang Anxuan had already returned to Xiangyang City. When I left Xiangyang, the city was full of wind and snow, but when I returned, the flowers were in full bloom. People all over the city lined the streets to welcome the return of the governor. He had made unparalleled achievements in quelling the Qin State, and Hongnong Gong Yang Anxuan's reputation was at its peak.
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On May 12, the good news from Chang'an was delivered to Jiankang City. Langya King Sima Dewen couldn't believe his eyes. Yang Anxuan destroyed Da Qin and captured Chang'an City? This was like a dream. Sima Dewen pinched his right hand hard with his left hand and it really hurt.
There was an uproar in the court, and all the ministers were talking about it. No one could believe that the good news was true. In everyone’s impression, the Great Qin Empire was stronger than the Jin State, and it repeatedly sent troops to invade the border. Last year, Yang Anxuan reported that the Qin Army had invaded Shangluo County, and was preparing to send troops to resist. The resistance reached Chang’an City, and the Great Qin Empire was also Destroyed?
Danyang Yin Liu Muzhi's scalp exploded. He knew that Yang Anxuan could not lie about this matter. Yang Anxuan actually destroyed the Qin Dynasty and captured the city of Chang'an, and his contribution exceeded that of Liu Taiwei.
After resigning from the court, Liu Muzhi sent someone to Shixing County to report to Liu Yu, who was inspecting the administration of Nongsang officials, and asked him to return to Beijing quickly to take charge of the overall situation. Yang Anxuan has made great achievements in destroying Qin. The originally peaceful court will definitely stir up trouble, and someone will take the opportunity to cause trouble.
Liu Muzhi wanted to calm it down, but how could such a major event as the destruction of Qin be concealed from others? Less than an hour after the end of the dynasty, the entire officialdom was shocked by the news. In the evening, the news spread to the people, and Jiankang City was filled with joy.
On the Qinhuai River, boats are passing by, cups and glasses are mingling, people are singing and dancing.
"Qi You, Hong Nong Gong destroyed the Qin Dynasty and made immortal contributions. The imperial court will definitely give him a large reward. Qi You is a close confidant of Hong Nong Gong, and the imperial court will also be promoted." Cao Lang Tao Ping, the driving department, said with envy.
Tuntian Cheng Gan Yue nodded and said: "Yes, last year Hongnonggong Shangshu said that he would fight against the Qin army's invasion, but I was still worried that Hongnonggong was no match for the Qin army. Who expected Hongnonggong to destroy the entire Qin Dynasty? I was really worried. "
Everyone in the audience spoke in agreement and raised their glasses to toast Zeng An, who was already the internal historian of the Langya Palace. They wanted to get some inside information from him, and then show off to their colleagues and relatives to show that they had a close relationship with Hongnong Gong.
Zeng An has been in Beijing for more than three years, and he is still alone. He has not married or had children, but he often hangs out in romantic places. The girls on the Qinhuai River and the prostitutes all know this charming Zeng Neishi.
Those who proposed marriage to Zeng An gradually rose from humble small families to second-class families. Even Tao Ping and Gan Yue expressed their intention to marry to Zeng An, but Zeng An knew that he was sitting in the capital on behalf of his lord, even though he was a He is an inconspicuous little person, but he might have caught Liu Muzhi's eyes early. In the residence that the lord left for him in Xiao Changqian, the neighbors have changed. Uncle Yang secretly told himself that most of those people were spies from the Taiwei Mansion.
Living in a tiger's den, if you get married and have children, you will have more bonds. You are only in your thirties, and you can wait for your master to become the world leader before getting married and establishing a career. The prostitute next to her was leaning in her arms, and there was a faint fragrance filling her nose. Zeng An was a little dazed. The Lord was going to destroy the Qin Dynasty, and he was powerful in the world. He was one step closer to the day when he would start a family and start a career.
The beautiful image of Kong Miao flashed in his mind. Zeng An shook his head with a smile, raised his glass and drank it with everyone. Today is a happy day, so he should get drunk.
The underworld in Changping Lane, Ansi Hall. Yin Youqi, the minister of the ancestral temple, was playing chess with his relatives Sanqi Changshi and Wen Zhi.
The water in the clay pot on the clay stove began to boil, and Yinyou picked up the pot and poured water into the teapot. The aroma of tea suddenly spread with the water mist.
Wen Wenzhi twitched his nose and said, "Brother Yin, your tea is more fragrant than the tea given to Yu. Have you hidden all the good tea?"
Yin Youqi ignored Wen Zhi's teasing, put down the pottery pot, picked up the teapot and made tea, saying: "I don't care if I have two cups of tea. Brother Wen, please."
The light green tea in the white porcelain cup is clear and pleasing to the eye. Holding the cup gently and taking a deep sniff under the nose, he took a light sip and said with a smile: "Hong Nonggong said in "A Quiet Sentence from the Small Window" that 'drink good tea. People feel as if they are light and ready to fly. You must not deceive me."
The Yin friends took a sip of tea together, put down a piece on the chessboard, and said calmly: "Dong Hongnong has made a great contribution to annihilating Qin and retaking Chang'an this time. I wonder what reward the court will give?"
Wen Wenzhi sneered: "Now the court is controlled by Liu Taiwei's party. If Liu Taiwei does not return, the court cannot make any decision."
"The merit of destroying Qin is greater than that of destroying Yan. Brother Wen, do you think it is possible for Duke Hongnong to surpass Duke Yu Zhang?" Yinyou asked with a smile.
Wen Wenzhi slowly drank the tea and thought for a moment and said: "It's difficult. Liu Taiwei has firmly controlled the court. The king of Langya is the great Sima and Situ has his own name. Liu Taiwei is also the secretary of the imperial court and the governor of Yangzhou. ; Shangshu Zuo Pushe was left vacant after Xi Hui retired, and his right servant Liu Liu obeyed the orders of Liu Taiwei; Danyang Yin Liu Muzhi, Zhongshu Ling Yuan Zhan, Shizhong Chu Xiuzhi, the six ministers except Dong Shangshu of the Ministry of War and Brother Yin All of them are Liu Taiwei’s cronies.”
"In the past, the emperor and the aristocratic families ruled together in the imperial court. Nowadays, the talents of the clan have withered away. Wang Hong and Wang Dan of the Wang family; Land." Wen Zhi drank the tea in one gulp.
Yin Youqi poured the empty cup for Wen Zhi and said: "It all depends on people. There must be someone to say a few words for Hong Nong Gong in the court. Yu plans to petition King Langya to confer the title of Yizi Gong to Yang Anxuan during the court meeting."
Hongnong Gong has two characters. If he is granted the title of "Hongnong Gong", he will be like a prince who divides the territory and splits the land. Wen Zhi knew that the Yin family had a close relationship with the Yang family, and that his son-in-law Yin Dun and Yang Anxuan were sworn brothers. If Yang Anxuan could take the next step, Yin Dun would also have the opportunity to take the next step.
He raised his head and glanced at Yin Youqi, who was staring at the chessboard with his beard twitching, as if thinking about the next move.
He smiled softly and silently. This in-law of his was so scheming that he sent his daughter to the palace to be the crown prince's concubine, and was promoted along the way. The emperor and King Langya were demoted to Xunyang by Huanxuan. He followed them closely. When the emperor returned to the capital, he became the six ministers. Shangshu: This time Yang Anxuan made great achievements and he advocated for the title of Yizi Gong. Needless to say, he was betting on Yang Anxuan.
The fact that Yong Yan's soldiers and horses were able to defeat the Qin State shows that Yang Anxuan is strong. I think of Liu Yu's great military exploits in conquering the Yan State, destroying Lu Xun, and pacifying Jiangling. They are not inferior to Yang Anxuan. These two will fight in the future. I wonder who will win and who will lose?
No matter who wins or loses, the Sima family's empire may be at stake, and the situation of the family and the emperor co-ruling the world no longer exists. Wen Zhi became less interested, stretched out his hand to mess up the chess game, and said: "I have a headache today, so let Yin Brother, I’ll give you a round and come back for advice next time.”
Yin Youqi watched Wen Zhi's ox cart slowly drive away from the house, with a smile on his lips. The Wen family of Taiyuan was a high-ranking family and would not choose sides easily. In the past, Lieutenant Liu was able to control the sky with one hand, forcing the noble families to choose him. Now that An Xuan has destroyed the Qin State and is fighting against Liu Yu, it is time for these noble families to make bets on both sides.
Turning around to go back to the house, Yin Youqi walked easily. The Yin family had already bet on the Yang family. Both of his sons were governors under Yang Anxuan. Especially his daughter gave birth to two sons for Yang Anxuan. The Yin family and Yang Anxuan were inseparable.
Testing himself with gentle words, he wanted Dun'er to get promoted with the help of Yang Anxuan. The Yin friends all smiled and stroked their beards. There was no point in fighting. If Yang Anxuan could conquer the world, the Yin family could become a top family like Wang and Xie. Dun'er How could I stop at being a mere governor?
Yin Youqi strode towards the study. He was going to go to Emperor Shu to ask for a title for Yang Anxuan. When Yang Anxuan became a prince, he would be able to retire and return to Xinye to wait for it to happen.
