Chapter 448: Capricious as an official
"Hahaha"
Yuan Chao laughed to the sky, feeling his chest felt stuffy, and he was wiped out.
It’s not his fault, he himself never expected that he would win such a big victory.
In front of him, Luo Fengxian and Da Xi Ke two defeated generals hugged each other and trembled, which made the thieves around Yuan Chao look disgusted and contemptuous.
"These two, one is Luo Fengxian, the other is full of courage, Xi Ke." A thief leader smiled and said to Yuan Chao: "Yuan Gong Yingwu, indeed, broke the city in one go, and captured these two wastes."
This was indeed a surprise attack. Yuan Chao wiped his beard, looked up at the gloomy sky, and sneered: "Two trash who don't know how they dared to fight me."
"The army of Doctor An has entered the Central Plains, and Ye Gong will station his army in Luoyang. I will see your first achievement sooner or later in Chang'an City."
Luo Fengxian and Da Xi Ke were holding a ball of face like earth. A small official next to them was bold and pointed at Yuan Chao and cursed.
The thief immediately pressed the minor official, and the minor official knelt on the ground and cursed himself. Yuan Chao stepped forward and pointed the minor official's chin with the tip of his boots.
"I like this kind of upright and strong person the most." Yuan Chao said with a smile.
Da Xike looked at him tremblingly, and then saw a white light flashing in front of him, followed by a click, and a red light hit his face, wet and hot and wet.
The strong smell of blood came, causing Da Xike and Luo Fengxian to scream loudly, and the head of the minor official rolled in front of them.
Carrying the knife that was still dripping blood, Yuan Chao arrived in front of the two of them, with a smile on his face: "Because this kind of person's neck is relatively hard, he will knock it down and it will be very crisp... I wonder if the necks of both of them are hard?"
"I surrender, I surrender, I am willing to surrender"
Luo Fengxian was still shaking there. He fled and fled. He had already escaped, but because he was unwilling to give in, he summoned Da Xike to guard Shangcai, but he never thought that Da Xike was even more unbearable than Cheng Qianli. The thief who had stopped and seemed to no longer advance north were so cunning, and he actually raided overnight. The two of them joined together 20,000 soldiers and horses were defeated by the thief alone. This time they didn't even have a chance to escape from the city.
At this time, he was so resentful to Da Xike, but he didn't expect that before he, the eunuch, had to surrender, Da Xike actually rushed to surrender first.
Luo Fengxian stared at Da Xike in a daze, and saw Da Xike lying on the ground, kowtowed repeatedly, and spoke quickly and anxiously. He was furious: Why is this guy so greedy and afraid of death?
A man is a real man, why should he be happy and afraid of death? How can he be so greedy for life and fear of death?
How could such a person who is not capable, courage, and has no luck be so greedy for life and death?
Thinking of this, Luo Fengxian frowned, opened his palms, and used force to push forward.
Then, he hugged Yuan Chao's legs tightly, pressed his face to the feet, and howled, "Duke Yuan, please listen to my words. I have never seen Yuan Gong's majesty with my own eyes. If I had seen this, I would not have escaped. Instead, I surrendered me to a year, and I wanted to be the king of the world and become emperor. In the harem of Yuan Gong, people who need to be well-behaved should serve the incomplete people. Only loyal and loyal, I would like to offer my loyalty to Yuan Gong to help Yuan Gong achieve the career of the emperor for thousands of years."
Da Xike, who was still begging for mercy, suddenly lost his voice. He widened his eyes and turned to look at Luo Fengxian in a daze.
He hated Luo Fengxian in his heart. If Luo Fengxian hadn't forced him, he would have stayed in Yancheng for good reason. How could he have run here to Shangcai and sent him to death if he hadn't been forced to do so.
He forgot at this time that he came to Shangcai to grab the credit. After learning from Minbao that An Lushan's army was heading south, he became lucky and thought that Yuan Chao would not dare to go north after learning the news. If he could arrive in Shangcai at this time, he could submit a report to the court, saying that he had forced Yuan Chao to retreat. In this way, no one would care about the little fortune in front of him who was afraid of the enemy and lost the city, and perhaps he would have cheated some military achievements.
Although he had a good plan, he had just arrived in Shangcai for a day. Before he could spread the news that Ye Chang and An Lushan's coalition forces went south, Yuan Chao launched a surprise attack on Shangcai, raiding nearly a hundred miles a day and night, completely defeating the officers and soldiers, and capturing him, Luo Fengxian.
He really doesn't want to die. He hasn't enjoyed enough of the glory and wealth of the world.
As soon as he thought of this, he immediately realized that Luo Fengxian, a dead eunuch, could serve Yuan Chao's harem, but he could not, unless he wanted to cut off the job.
If he is useless to Yuan Chao, wouldn’t it mean a dead end?
He also rushed up, hugged Yuan Chao's other leg, and shouted: "Duke Yuan, I have an emergency military report, there is a court...ah, no, there is a military report from the pseudo-dynasty."
Yuan Chao came to his senses at this time, and the followers and leaders of the riot army around him burst into laughter.
"Civil officials, eunuchs, and those military officers who become weak after picking up swords, guns, and feet... Hahaha, this is an official, an official, an official." Yuan Chao laughed loudly, but his face was no smile, his eyes were cold, and his murderous intent was terrifying.
"I have an urgent military situation. I can manage the common affairs of Duke Yuan and serve Yuan Gong." Da Xike howled: "An Lushan is here, and An Lushan is in charge of the commander of 100,000 border troops entering the Central Plains."
Yuan Chao originally wanted to kill the dog official and the dead eunuch, but when he heard this sentence, his scalp tightened.
What he was most worried about this time was Ye Chang and the army in the hands of An Lushan. He had been interested in inquiries from all over the years and knew that An Lushan had the most powerful and elite troops. He sent Yuan Ying to Hedu and the capital was in trouble. His original idea was to form a general trend before An Lushan went south and cut off An Lushan's food route, so that he could talk about conditions with this Hu general who might not be loyal to the Tang Dynasty.
Now that Yuan Ying was defeated and captured, this goal cannot be achieved. I can only hope that the court will be afraid of An Lushan and not allow him to lead the army into the Central Plains.
But I never thought that An Lushan would be here now
"What you said is true?" Yuan Chao asked sternly.
What else should Da Xike not say at this time? At that moment, Lianzhu said what he knew: "When I came, I received the news... An Lushan has personally led 100,000 border troops to go south. The news said that he had arrived in Jiangzhou."
While he said, he took out paper from his arms randomly, which was the "Minister's Daily".
An Lushan had already taken over the Hedong Jiedushi at this time. It is said that the court intended to let Li Guangbi take over him, but because of the chaos in the people, the matter was left unresolved. This time he entered the court this time, and did not go to Hebei Road, Henan Road, and Duji Road as before, but went directly to Hedong Road. Therefore, the marching speed was very fast. When Du Fu got the news to inquire, he had already arrived in Jiangzhou, not far from Fenglingdu.
"It's actually true. This guy An Lushan actually went south."
Looking at the newspaper, Yuan Chao took a breath of air conditioning and his heart was shaken.
"Ye Chang gathered 20,000 troops in Luoyang. He had an unpredictable opportunity to recruit young and strong soldiers at any time, and that soldier could still fight. Yuan Gong's brother was defeated by Ye Chang's trick and was defeated in Luokoucang... Yuan Gong could not advance north, so he could only go south, capture Huainan Road, and then pacify Jiangnan Road, with Huainan and Jiangnan Road, and look at the Central Plains, waiting for the changes in the Central Plains." Da Xi Ke said this and his voice became louder: "If I am old today, my life is only ten years old. Yuan Gong has been operating in Huainan Road and Jiangnan Road for ten years, and then unify the Central Plains..."
"Idiot, if that's the case, An Lushan and Ye Chang will definitely be big." Luo Fengxian next to him pushed Da Xi Ke away and made a creepy sharp laugh: "Great joy, Yuan Gong, it's so happy."
Yuan Chao stared at the eunuch with murderous intent on his face: "Where does the joy come from?"
What Da Xi Ke said just now made him feel a little moved. He was about to ask in detail, but at this time Luo Fengxian came to make trouble again, which made him extremely unhappy.
"An Lushan and Ye Chang must be incompatible." Luo Fengxian smiled sinisterly and said, "An Lushan must be the one who introduced Yang Guozhong to the court to divide Ye Chang's power. After he entered the capital, he would first fight with Ye Chang. If both sides suffered losses, the world would definitely be Yuan Gong."
"What?" Yuan Chao was a little puzzled.
Da Xike next to him slapped his head, how could he forget this?
After the commotion in Luoyang, Ye Chang and Yang Guozhong completely broke up. This time they must be incompatible with each other. If there was no way for the Yuan brothers to revolt, I was afraid that both of them would win and lose in the capital.
Originally, the two were evenly matched, but Ye Chang was successful in quelling the rebellion and had military power in his hands. Yang Guozhong had another handle in his hands, and was obviously at a disadvantage. However, Yang Guozhong attracted An Lushan, and with An Lushan's help, the two's forces restored balance.
But the showdown situation has already formed. As long as the two sides do not have an urgent foreign enemy, there will inevitably be internal struggles until the winner is decided.
"Is An Lushan an opponent of Ye Chang?" Yuan Chao said.
"It's different to the saint. Ye Chang's merits are too great and famous. This is already a way to die. The wise man of Zhou Gong is still inevitable to be the king, let alone Ye Chang?" Da Xi Ke took the opportunity to interrupt: "As long as you wait and see, there will inevitably be changes in Chang'an City."
Yuan Chao turned his hands behind his back and looked back at Da Xike and Luo Fengxian, with his face still hesitant.
His original arrangement was broken, and the main plotter, Ziad, was also arrested. It was indeed not easy to ask him to come up with a new strategy at this time. More importantly, he could not trust these two guys.
"I'm just waiting here?" he asked.
Luo Fengxian was trained by observing the beauty in the palace. He saw his true meaning from his expression. He shouted: "No, no, how can Duke Yuan watch this place here or be too close to Ye Chang. Duke Yuan is right beside the bed. Ye Chang and An Lushan will definitely work together, but if Duke Yuan can stay away from Duji Road, Ye Chang and An Lushan will definitely fight in the internal battle."
"Back to Huainan Road?" Yuan Chao asked again.
Da Xike heard that he was not willing to go back to Huainan Road. After thinking about it, he said, "You can go to Shandong East Road."
"oh?"
"Take the east road of Shannan and go west and west. If Ye Chang fights An Lushan in an internal battle, he will look for an opportunity to go out to Ziwu, or enter Hanzhong. If the situation changes, he can go south and cross the river and go to Jiangnan West Road." Da Xike thought for a while and guessed that Yuan Chao was from Taizhou. He wanted to return to his hometown after all. If things were not good, he would really rather go back to Jiangnan Road than stay in Huainan Road.
"This plan is very good." Several confidants and thief leaders next to him also interrupted at this time.
They all snatched money from the crowd. If they hadn't thought about living in the world, they would have wanted to go back to be a rich man. The so-called wealth and honor are like walking in brocade clothes at night, and everyone wants to go home to see it. The words of Xi Ke are just in line with everyone's wishes.
"You two really want to be my master?" Yuan Chao was also very moved. He did not plunder many civil servants along the way. He was worried that there were brave and warlike people under his command, but no civil servants could be promoted. After all, Da Xi Ke served as the Minister of Rites and was considered a famous figure in the court, so he could help him attract some people.
"I wish to be the Lord Yuan as the Lord." Da Xike did not speak out, and Luo Feng shouted first: "I have another plan."
"you say"
"Da Xi Dayin was the prefect of Henan Province. The court still did not know about the righteousness of our two people." Luo Fengxian's eyes showed a fierce look: "Duke Yuan can reach the name of Xi Dayin and order the counties to open the doors to welcome him. In this way, the nearby cities can be obtained without bloodshed."
"You" Da Xike was furious and his fingers pointed at Luo Fengxian were trembling.
No one knows about Yuan Chao's plans before. Even if Yuan Chao is defeated in the future, he can still evade the crime. However, if he really cheated the city for Yuan Chao and the news spread to Chang'an, he found that the head of Xi's family was not enough. Li Longji, who was extremely angry, cut off the blame.
Luo Feng was a eunuch first, and he had children and adopted him. Naturally, he did not take his family into consideration. Although Xi Ke's family was not large, he still had some concerns. If this happened, wouldn't it harm the family?
Luo Fengxian looked at him gloomyly and glanced at the corner of his mouth: "Why, Da Xi Dayin still wants to surrender to the court?"
Yuan Chao's eyes flashed suddenly, and Da Xike suddenly shrank his neck, looked up at Yuan Chao, and then said, "Where, where, although I am the prefect of Henan, now all Henan prefectures listen to Ye Chang, and my name may not work. It is not as good as the name of Luo Gong. Luo Gong is the military supervisor, and Cheng Qianli is dead. Even Ye Chang has to obey Luo Gong's orders. I am following the orders of Luo Gong and come to Shangcai from Yancheng... It is still the name of Luo Gong's name is easy to use."
Luo Fengxian's face suddenly twitched. Although he had no legitimate children, he still had some relatives. If this is true, his relatives would definitely be finished.
At this time, he remembered that he and Da Xike were grasshoppers tied to a rope.
Seeing the two of them staring at each other like a cockfight, Yuan Chao snorted, and then laughed: "This is a good plan, a good plan... Just like that, leave in the name of you two, summon the leaders of the families and let's discuss it."
He turned around and went out, and the guards followed him. There was only Da Xike and Luo Fengxian left in the room. They stared at each other for a long time. Da Xike sighed, "Mr. Luo, why do you harm me?"
"You just care about your own life, but don't care about me. How can you blame me?" Luo Fengxian said gritting his teeth and gritting his teeth.
Da Xi Ke curled his lips in annoyance. This dead eunuch is just a petty eunuch. When he begged for mercy, he didn't even know whether his life could be saved. How could he control him?
But at this time, it was not the time to settle the score. Seeing that there was no one around, Da Xi Ke whispered: "You and I are both surrendering. If you have different intentions, how can you gain a foothold by the thief... Mr. Yuan? You and I help each other, what does Mr. Luo think?"
Chapter completed!