In Hanzhong City, the capital of Liangzhou, Suo Miao picked up Yang Anxuan's letter again. The content of the letter was already memorized, but he still couldn't help but read and think about it carefully. In the letter, Yang Anxuan invited Suo Miao to lead an army to attack Qin, and promised to appoint him as the governor of Liangzhou in the future.
Suo Miao remembered that this was the eighth time Yang Anxuan asked him to serve for him. Suo Miao read the murderous intention in this plain letter. If he refused again, I am afraid Yang Anxuan would not allow him to live.
For seven years, Suo Miao was ignored. Liangzhou officials did not come to report to him at all. The emperor could still sit in court symbolically, but Suo Miao's governor's hall was full of cobwebs.
Even so, Suo Miao never slacked off, practicing martial arts every day, and going out to the city from time to time to hunt and practice riding and shooting. He maintained his fighting spirit and looked forward to the day when the opportunity would change and he could return to the battlefield to kill the enemy again.
However, the news of Liu Yu's ascension to the throne reached Liangzhou a few days ago, and his name was not included in the series of lists. Suo Miao felt deeply disappointed. It seemed that the lord had forgotten him, or knew that Yang Anxuan would not let him go. Simply ignore it.
This made Suo Miao very sad, and he got drunk with several of his guards. He remained determined in Liangzhou for seven years, and finally ended up like this.
Stroking his gray beard with his hand, he looked up to the sky and sighed, saying: "In the past, Liu Bei lamented that his beard was reborn. I am afraid that it will be difficult for him to work hard again."
When Suo Miao came to Liangzhou to take office, he did not bring his family with him, and only a hundred personal guards accompanied him. Seven years have passed, and those personal guards have either died or dispersed, and only eight people are still with him. These eight people are truly like brothers to Suo Miao.
The clan nephew looked far away and felt lost, and said: "Uncle, the Emperor of Song Dynasty may have forgotten you a long time ago. Since Duke Yong intends to use you, why not take the opportunity to accept the promise."
Several other people also tried to persuade him, but Suo Miao was a little moved. He was born in the Suo family in Dunhuang, and moved to Hanzhong, Liangzhou with his family when he was young. Yang Anxuan promised to let him lead the army to capture Dunhuang in the future, and appointed him as the governor of Liangzhou.
It is human nature to return home in rich clothes and honor one's ancestors. Suo Miao thought about leading his family back to Dunhuang more than once. The promise given by Yang Anxuan really touched his heart.
Suo Miao had been in Hanzhong for many years and saw that Yang Anxuan promoted benevolent governance and people's livelihood, developed the economy, built water conservancy, cared about farming, sympathized with orphans and widows, promoted Confucianism, and the people of Liangzhou lived and worked in peace and contentment. Suo Miao secretly compared Liu Yu and Yang Anxuan, feeling that Yang Anxuan's ability to govern the country and the people was superior to Liu Yu's.
Living in Hanzhong, Suo Miao paid close attention to the dispute between Song and Yong. He sadly discovered that Yang Anxuan gradually became stronger than Liu Yu, and this advantage would become more and more obvious as time went by.
Since Yang Anxuan is a benevolent king and is very likely to defeat Liu Yu in the end, it would be ridiculous for him to stick to it blindly. If a man is born in the world but wants to make achievements, it is okay to follow Yang Anxuan.
After thinking about it again and again, Suo Miao sighed: "Go and ask Feng Bie to come."
When Feng Li learned that Suo Miao had sent someone to invite him, he smiled and said, "Suo Boyan has been trapped in Hanzhong for seven years and finally figured it out."
Although Feng Li was actually the governor of Liangzhou, Suo Miao's presence was always unfair. Since Suo Miao was willing to obey his lord's orders and lead an army to attack Qin, then the position of governor of Liangzhou would justifiably fall to Feng Li got it.
When Suo Miao saw Feng Li, he said directly: "Yonggong has called me again and again, and Suo is willing to obey his orders and serve. However, there are two things that I hope Yonggong will agree to. One is that Suo Miao once served as the emperor of Song Dynasty and is unwilling to fight with the Song army in the future." When soldiers meet, I hope Lord Yong will understand. Secondly, Suo's family members are still in Jiankang. If Lord Yong can help Yu return his family, Yu should drive for Lord Yong."
Half a month later, Yang Anxuan received Feng Li's letter and said with a smile: "Suo Boyan is a gentleman, and Yu agreed to both conditions. As long as he doesn't learn from Guan Yun's journey of traveling thousands of miles and ride alone, the northwest is vast enough for him to be useful." . As for wanting to go home to your family, it’s human nature and it’s a matter of course.”
Xin He said: "I'm afraid that Liu Yu will not let his family back after learning that Suo Miao is going to serve his lord."
Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Liu Deyu is a heroic figure. He has betrayed his justice first and will not embarrass the Miao family."
After thinking about it, Yang Anxuan said: "Just in case, we might as well exchange the bodies of the 400 Song soldiers captured by Jiangling and Liu Zhong for Suomiao's family members."
A month later, Liu Yu received a letter from Yang Anxuan offering prisoners of war and Liu Zhong's body in exchange for Miao's family, and he sighed: "Do you want to abandon me and serve Yang Anxuan?"
Shangshu's right servant shot Xu Xianzhi and said angrily: "Suo Miao cannot be loyal to the whole family and betrays his faith and wants to rebel. Your Majesty should kill his son and make his daughter and family slaves."
Liu Yu said sadly: "I can't help Boyan. Boyan has been trapped in Hanzhong for seven years and has exhausted his duties as a minister. When I came to the throne, I rewarded all the ministers, but I forgot about Boyan. No wonder Boyan abandoned me and left. Decree. , granted Boyan the titles of Marquis of Hanzhong and General Longxiang, and returned his family to his family, allowing them to do as they please."
All the ministers bowed in unison and said: "Your Majesty is kind and virtuous, and I can't repay you for being so devastated."
Yang Anxuan sharpened his sword and prepared to use troops against Qin. In addition to persuading Suo Miao, there is still a lot of preparation work to be done.
The soldiers and horses of Beiyongzhou began to move towards Tianshui County, and a large amount of baggage, grain, grass and gunpowder were transported to Ji County of Tianshui County. Kuai En ordered Peng Lihe, the surrender general, to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses as an advance, and entered Nan'an County in Qin's territory to burn, kill, loot and take captives. Go with the people.
Qifu Chipan learned that the Yong army was attacking, and immediately sent Qifu Tanda to Nan'an County to take charge. The Qin army had nearly 30,000 troops in Yuandao, Zhongtao, Xingxing and other cities to firmly prevent the Yong army from advancing westward. the way.
A large amount of grain baggage was transported to the northwest. Even ordinary people knew that the Yong army was preparing to use troops against the Qin State. Speaking of the Qin State's wolfish ambitions, he was on good terms with the Yong Army on the surface, but secretly colluded with the Xia State to seize Anding County. General Fu and many soldiers died in the battle.
The lord of Xia, Helian Bobo, was executed by Yong Gong, and the Xia Kingdom was divided into three parts. The revenge of General Fu and those dead soldiers was only half avenged. Now it is time to seek the other half of the blood revenge from the Qin people.
It has been three years since the Hun boy Jie Bohe came to Xiangyang with Gao Changqing, and he has grown into a heroic young man. Gao Changqing liked Jie Bohe's agility. He first took him as a servant and then let him study in a school.
As the right chief of staff, Gao Changqing often went to the military camp to inspect, and Jie Bohe often accompanied him. Yang Yi liked to hang out in the military camp. When Jie Bohe learned that the young man who was younger than him was Yang Yi, the second son of Duke Yong, he secretly paid attention.
Opportunities always come to those who are prepared. Once Yang Yi's horse was frightened, Jie Bohe rushed forward and reined in the horse, showing off his skillful horsemanship. Yang Yi was indeed attracted to him, and Jie Bohe was about the same age as him. From now on, every time he met him in the military camp, Yang Yi would ask Jie Bohe to ride horses and shoot arrows with him.
When Gao Changqing saw that Yang Yi liked Jie Bohe, he simply transferred Jie Bohe to Yang Yi as his personal attendant. Jie Bohe knew that the opportunity was rare and carefully served and looked after Yang Yi.
After learning from Yang Yi that Duke Yong intended to attack Qin, Jie Bohe began to think about it. When the Qin army captured Ji County, Tianshui County, Gao Changqing, the prefect of Tianshui, was in Roujiwu in the southeast of Ji County.
In order to regain Ji County, Gao Changqing came up with a way to recruit tribal warriors to join the war. Jie Bohe was attracted by the reward of ten stones of corn, and later changed his destiny with Gao Changqing. Jie Bohe's family still herded cattle in the Qishan area. Some of the tribal warriors who participated in the war became Yong soldiers, but many people still made a living by herding.
Yang Yi wanted to join the war, but he was rejected by Yang Anxuan several times. Yang Yi knew that Jie Bohe was from Tianshui County, so he discussed with him secretly going to Tianshui County to find Kuai En to join the war.
Jie Bohe smiled bitterly to himself. This Lord Yilang was really whimsical. There were countless spies from the Military Intelligence Department secretly protecting him. Let alone sneaking to Tianshui County, he would probably be captured by Duke Yong as soon as he left Xiangyang City.
However, Yang Yi discussed with him as a confidant. Of course Jie Bohe would not be stupid enough to inform Yang Anxuan.
After thinking about it, Jie Bohe advised tactfully: "Yi Langjun wants to share your worries with the lord, and the lord will be happy to know. However, since Yi Langjun is not yet an adult, the lord is definitely worried about his going to Tianshui. As for Yilang Jun's story about escaping, , absolutely not. Firstly, you can’t hide it from the lord, and secondly, the lord will definitely not be happy if he finds out."
Yang Yi sighed and said, "Who says it's not the case, but Yu Zhen wants to see the desert scenery in the northwest that his father mentioned."
Jie Bohe complained endlessly. Only those scribes who were full and had nothing to do would like the scenery of the desert, the wind and sand blowing thousands of miles away, and the shuo wind that made the rocks move. My parents and family work hard every day grazing cattle, and still lack food and clothing. How can I care to see the desert scenery?
"Jun Yilang, why don't you intercede with the lord through your mistress?" Jie Bohe suggested.
Yang Yi shook his head sadly and said, "If mother knew that Yu was going to Tianshui to fight, she would definitely not agree."
Jie Bohe smiled and said, "You have to try it before you know."
In the evening, Yin Huizhen mentioned to Yang Anxuan that Yang Yi wanted to go to Tianshui to participate in the war. Yang Anxuan looked at his hopeful son and said: "Swords and arrows have no eyes, and the battlefield is dangerous and unpredictable. It should not be played with."
Yang Yi said with emotion: "My Hongnong Yang family has been established in martial arts since my great-grandfather. My grandmother once told the child that my grandfather guarded Chenggu City and fought against the Qin army at the age of fourteen. The child is almost sixteen years old and should be an adult." Share the worries.”
Yin Huizhen looked at her son who wanted to go to Tianshui to fight, and sighed: "Xuan Lang, since Yi'er is willing to share your worries, let him go."
Yang Anxuan looked at Yang Yi who was full of expectations and said: "Well, since you are determined to be on the battlefield, my father will let you go. However, when you arrive in Ji County, you must obey the general's order. If you disobey the order, my father will not be able to save you."
Yang Yi pumped his fist excitedly and said with a grin, "Don't worry, sir, I know."
Yang Anxuan asked casually: "What are your plans to go to Tianshui?"
Unexpectedly, Yang Yi actually had an arrangement, saying: "There is a personal attendant beside the boy named Jie Bohe. He is from Tianshui County. He told the boy that there are many tribes living together in Tianshui County, and warriors can be recruited from the tribes to fight."
Yang Anxuan, the person around Yang Yi, naturally knew the origin of Jie Bohe. Yang Anxuan had met Jie Bohe several times and was impressed by this smart young man. Jie Bohe was by Yang Yi's side. Although he tried his best to please Yang Yi, he never did anything to harm Yang Yi, so Yang Anxuan tolerated his existence.
It is estimated that it was Jie Bohe's idea that Yang Yi asked his mother to come forward to plead with him. This person is not only clever but also aware of opportunities. He is a useful talent. It would be a good thing if he could do his best to help Yi'er.
Thinking of this, Yang Anxuan smiled and said: "Yi'er can let this Jie Bohe come forward to recruit warriors. The conditions may be more generous. If you can win over these people, they will be your help in the future."
Yang Yi said happily: "My child obeys."
