On the tenth day of July, after half a month of traveling, I finally saw Fengming Pass.
Entering this pass, you can enter Xiliang. If Ma Wei really returns to Xiliang with an army of 200,000, the dangers here are unknown.
"Mr. Song."
Song Che was walking on the road when he was suddenly stopped by a melon farmer on the roadside. He was wearing a sun hat and couldn't see clearly.
"Who are you?"
"It's me, Pang Wei."
Guanong pushed up his bamboo hat, revealing a familiar face. He was Pang Wei, who had previously served as a military advisor under Ma Guocheng.
"Commander Pang, why... why are you selling melons here?" Song Che was really confused.
Pang Wei lowered the brim of his hat again, took Song Che's horse and said, "Mr. Song, I pretended to be a melon farmer just here to wait for you. Please come with me quickly and wait until we leave the road!"
He must be so anxious, there must be something hidden.
After turning from the main road into a small path, Pang Wei took off his bamboo hat and said: "Mr. Song, you must not enter the pass, Master Ma will arrest you!"
Song Che frowned, saying it was unexpected, but actually it was expected.
"Why did Ma Wei suddenly lead his troops and leave?"
Pang Wei belongs to the Xiliang Army, and he must know a lot of inside information.
Pang Wei gently uttered two words: "King Qin!"
"King Qin?" Song Che was shocked: "Which king is Qin? Which king is Qin?"
"The Supreme Emperor Zhao Sui."
Pang Wei said: "Sir, you may not know it on the front line, but now everyone in the world knows that the Supreme Emperor and the captured ministers of the old dynasty have been returned to the country, and now they are in Chang'an City;
A month ago, as soon as the Xiliang army broke through Yumen Pass, Master Ma received an imperial edict from Chang'an, asking him to become King Qin of Chang'an;
The next day, Master Ma led an army of 200,000 people to leave the Hexi Corridor and marched all the way to Chang'an. Counting the days, it should be almost there by now;
General Ma Guocheng and I, as well as the guard of Fengming Pass Lu Defining, were ordered by Master Ma to stay at the pass and monitor Mr. Song's whereabouts at all times. Once we find you entering the pass, we will immediately arrest you and take you to Chang'an;
Mr. Song saved my life, General Ma, and thousands of people in Wengcheng. How can we be ungrateful? So I pretended to be a melon farmer and waited for you on the way to warn you of the danger in advance. "
After hearing these words, Song Che was so angry that he was shaking all over! What he worried about most happened.
Taking advantage of the army's westward expedition, Ma Wei rushed to seize Chang'an and supported the returning Zhao Sui to restore the throne. The spearhead was obviously directed at Liao Heng who was far away in Jinling.
Daliang mobilized almost all available troops for this western expedition. Jinling City currently only has 50,000 forbidden troops at most. If Ma Wei leads an army of 200,000 southward at this time, Jinling will be difficult to resist.
However, competing for the throne is only one of them.
Dijon will release Zhao Sui at this time, the purpose is to let the "two tigers compete for food" so that they can reap the benefits.
One is a legitimate emperor; the other is an emperor who was appointed in a critical situation. No matter who takes the throne in the end, it will cause a bloody storm.
"Boss, now that we can't enter, where should we go now?" Nangong Yue asked.
"Ha..." Song Che smiled bitterly from the bottom of his heart, "This world is really ironic. It's okay to be imprisoned by barbarians, but now the door to our home is so close but we can't get in."
He shook his head, with a trace of ferocity in his eyes, and said to Nangong Yue: "You rush back to Dadu, go to the Eagle Tribe with Jiang Yuntian to find Asler, and say that I will wait for him in Wengcheng and want to negotiate a big deal with him. Buy and sell.”
Nangong Yue took two female swordsmen and rode away.
"Commander Pang, it's thanks to your reminder that I didn't fall into the trap again today. I think the world is about to change. Where will you and General Ma go?" Song Che looked at the sky and asked softly.
Pang Wei bowed and bowed with a decisive attitude: "Since the incident in Wengcheng, General Ma and I have great admiration for Mr. Song. If Mr. Song does not give up, we are willing to follow him life and death!"
"Okay!" Song Che dismounted and held Pang Wei's hand tightly, and ordered: "The military advisor will temporarily return to the pass to explain the matter to General Ma. Don't move your melon stall. From now on, we will use this stall to exchange information. .”
"Let Mr. Song arrange everything!"
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Song Che took a special detour back to the main road, then turned around and returned to Wengcheng.
Three days later.
Jiang Yuntian hurried back to Wengcheng, and with him was a Hu man. He was an elder of the Eagle Tribe and a relative of Asler, named Bayar.
Song Che didn't sell any details, he went straight to the point——
Give up all captured Hu cities except for the Hexi Corridor, return all Hu prisoners of war to the Eagle Tribe, and ask the emperor to confer Asler as King of Hu. The two countries will establish diplomatic relations, which will last for a hundred years, and will never be invaded.
After Bayar heard these conditions, he couldn't believe his ears.
"And I only have one condition, and that is that after you rebuild the Hu Kingdom, you must launch an attack on the western part of Xiqiang as soon as possible!"
"Western Xiqiang? This..." Bayar was confused, "Mr. Song, isn't the western part of Xiqiang bordering your country's Yongxing Military Road? The border is extended and complicated, and the war is likely to reach your country. ah!"
"It's not good for you to ask too many questions." Song Che said lightly, and took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Bayar, "All the details are in this letter, please take it back to the Eagle Tribe and give it to ...Asl Khan."
Even the cover of the letter has the words "Asl Khan" written on it.
"Oh, it's just like a dream." Bayar took the envelope and smiled so happily.
Song Che turned around and waved his hand slightly, signaling for him to step back.
Bayar thanked him again and again and left the room.
"Damn it!" Jiang Yuntian punched the wall hard, angrily, "After half a year of fighting, so many brothers died, so much effort was expended, but in the end it was all in vain!"
Song Che slowly closed his eyes and hummed softly.
"Is there no other way?" Jiang Yuntian asked through gritted teeth.
Song Che shook his head. They currently have an army of 400,000 outside the pass. If they want to maintain their victory, they must leave at least 200,000. So how can the remaining 200,000 compete with Mawei's Xiliang army?
Sacrifice the car to protect the handsome, give up the small to protect the big, this is the only way at the moment.
"So what you mean is that our army is marching eastward to conquer Chang'an?" Jiang Yuntian asked again.
Song Che said: "Zhao Sui is the orthodox emperor after all. If he sends troops to attack Chang'an, it will be rebellion. But if he doesn't attack, the country will change hands. By then, not only me, you, Brother Liao, and the new ministers of the new dynasty will also Lose everything."
"The power struggle is really disgusting!" Jiang Yuntian said angrily: "Now that we have an army of 400,000, we might as well... we might as well become the emperor ourselves!"
"You take it?" Song Che squinted and smiled.
"You take it. If you stand up and say, 'I want to be the emperor,' I can guarantee that not a single soldier will disagree."
Jiang Yuntian is extremely serious, extremely serious.
"Then you don't want your Qin'er? Don't want your unborn daughter? And my whole family in Jiangnan?"
Song Che patted Jiang Yuntian on the shoulder and solemnly warned: "Brothers can complain about some things, but when it comes to the outside, it will still rot in the stomach."
After that, he walked to the window and gently opened it. The August autumn wind brought the fragrance of grass. He took a deep breath and said slowly:
"Although Brother Liao was appointed to proclaim himself emperor at a critical moment, after several years of strategic planning, the foundation of the new dynasty has long been solid and unshakable. If Zhao Sui wants to regain the throne, the civil servants and generals will not agree, and neither will the common people;
My only worry at the moment is that the Western Expedition to the Hu Kingdom has consumed too much national power. If we continue to fight for the throne, not only will the Li people suffer, but Dijon will also take advantage of it.
Therefore, I gave up the victory I had just obtained and gave it to Asler as a bargaining chip to let the barbarians attack Xiqiang, which borders the Yongxing military road;
The Western Qiang army is weak and the country is in decline. Facing the iron heel of the Hu people, they will inevitably seek help from the Jingzhao Mansion in Chang'an;
If the Jingzhao Prefecture provides reinforcements, they will divide their troops and go north, and Chang'an's military strength will weaken. At that time, we can unite with Jinling to attack from the left and right to recover it;
If the Jingzhao Prefecture does not provide assistance, the Hu State can let them go south directly after defeating the Western Qiang. We can then coordinate with the left and right sides of Jinling and besiege Chang'an City in three directions, and we can also recover it;
As for how to become a famous teacher, you can issue a proclamation saying that Ma Wei has taken the emperor to control the world, and has the intention to seek power and usurp the throne. In order to restore the unification, clean up the emperor's side, and eliminate treacherous traitors, Ma Wei will definitely become the target of public criticism;
Those who have attained the truth will receive much help, while those who have lost the truth will receive little help. When few help come, relatives will come by; when many help come, the world will obey - national humiliation begins with Zhao Sui, national prestige rises with Zhao Heng, Sui collapses but remains standing, this is the direction of the great road of heaven and earth! "
"Don't be a coward, just do it?"
"Yes, just do it!"
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"I've been too busy during this period, so there may be less updates. Also, I believe that brothers have already smelled the ending. Of course, this book will definitely end perfectly, so stay tuned!"
