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- on the square
Zuo Zhenwei's encirclement has become tighter and tighter, and Zuo Wuwei's soldiers have shrunk to defend in an increasingly smaller area. And Qingqi, who had lost his space for movement, could not still have that sharp knife-like aura. An hour after the battle started, the officers and soldiers of the brigade began to come to support, but Zuo Wuwei failed to kill the emperor in the shortest time. The longer the time, the more disadvantageous it was for them.
Yu Manlou has analyzed that this is a plan that should be successful. The army suddenly launched an attack during the review. No matter how many expert guards the emperor had, they could not stop tens of thousands of elite soldiers. He was a long-established general and had observed the topography of the square several times before the ceremony. He only brought more than 10,000 soldiers to participate in the troop deployment ceremony, and part of the other troops stayed in the camp. In fact, they were waiting for them to attack, and the remaining troops immediately came out to block the surrounding square.
But who would have thought that the men and horses left in the camp would be blocked by Xu Xiaogong's Youzhen Guards and unable to get out.
Without reinforcements, failure is a foregone conclusion.
"General!"
Peng Laishun, the tooth general with three arrow wounds on his body, ran over quickly, wiped the sweat from his forehead and said urgently: "General, we can't rush forward anymore. It may be too late to turn around and fight out now. The emperor's side As more and more people gather, our forces are suppressed and cannot be deployed. If we rush forward in batches, we will only die!"
Yu Manlou nodded, looking at the familiar subordinates around him with a sore nose.
"General Kang Hui hasn't arrived with his troops yet, and it is very likely that he has been trapped by the court's troops. Even if the troops asking for help have not been killed, I have told you that as soon as he takes action here, he will immediately lead his troops to blockade the surrounding areas of the square. Main Street, in fact, he hasn¡¯t arrived yet, so I already know that today is a defeat.¡±
Yu Manlou gave a wry smile: "But now you can see that your Majesty has long been suspicious of me. Prince Yi has been waiting for today, why is it that your Majesty is not waiting for today? Prince Yi asked the officials to recommend him to the Northwest Territory Soldiers, I'm sure the emperor will object. Then if people propose that I lead the army, the emperor will agree When His Majesty called me to Dongnuan Pavilion, I was ecstatic, thinking that Prince Yi's plan had come true. ¡Who could have known that His Majesty would use this trick to achieve his plan?¡±
"General, since you have already guessed that you will be defeated today, why do you still want to take action?"
Lieutenant General Mao Chunlei sighed.
Yu Manlou slowly shook his head: "I had been hesitating in my heart whether to follow Prince Yi in rebellion. Even before arriving at the square, I still had not made up my mind. But after arriving here, Kang Hui was not seen for a long time, and Kang Hui was not seen again. When half of the people were young and strong men, I decided to take action. "
He glanced at the dragon flag fluttering in the wind on the other side of the general stage, and said in a calm tone: "Because when I got here, I realized that your majesty has not trusted me for a long time. Even if you don't contradict me today, your majesty will do it tomorrow." Kill us all. Although I don't know His Majesty at all, I know that since he has doubts, he will not tolerate us Zuo Wuwei anymore, so let's just fight. The outcome will be the same anyway. Well, maybe we can get a better future for our brothers.¡±
"I know¡¡"
Yu Manlou rubbed his sore nose: "You will hate me, hate me for dragging you along a road of no return. The benefits I promised you are nothing but mirrors, visible and intangible But now , What else can we do besides fighting?¡±
"General, let's fight!"
Peng Laishun said loudly: "Everyone on the left and right will die, so it is better to die happily in battle!"
Mao Chunlei was silent for a while and then nodded and said: "General, rush out and don't attack the general's platform anymore. The reinforcements from the imperial court are gathering over there, and we have no chance."
"No¡¡"
Yu Manlou raised his head sharply and stared at the general platform: "There is no other way to go rush out? At this time, all the gates of Chang'an City are probably closed. Even if we fight our way out, I can¡¯t get out of the siege.¡±
"No matter where I go, I will always follow the general!"
Peng Laishun said excitedly: "Even if I die, I will die with the general."
"Peng Laishun you have been following me since you were young, and it has been more than 20 years now I know your temperament and your loyalty to me. Do you still remember the comments I gave you?"
"There is more than enough courage, but not enough wisdom."
Peng Laishun replied subconsciously.
Yu Manlou suddenly smiled: "Actually, I know you are not really stupid, but you have been too lazy to use your brain to think. You think that to follow me, you only need to rush forward in the direction pointed by my finger. And I The leader has to worry about every detail, and you are used to following orders. In fact, you are not stupid.We understand everything now, we are just thinking about the old relationship between us. "
"General"
Peng Laishun couldn't help but choked up, and Mao Chunlei's eyes turned red.
Yu Manlou adjusted his armor and said with a smile: "You all know that no matter whether you rush forward or backward, you will die today. Your only way to survive is not to charge but to surrender. Before I have always been unwilling to give up. I still want to fight even though I know there is no chance of winning. Now, I can¡¯t fight anymore. If I fight anymore, there won¡¯t be any one left.¡±
He looked at Mao Chunlei and said seriously: "If His Majesty decrees that all the soldiers of the Zuowu Guard be executed, just ask His Majesty to spare your lives. Anyway, you will die. It is better to have your heads chopped off in Chang'an City." Send him to the northwest and die in battle. Even if only half of Zuo Wuwei's men are left, the Meng Yuan barbarians will bleed like rivers. "
"General, no!"
Mao Chunlei reacted and reached out to pull the reins of Yu Manlou's horse to sit down, but was kicked away by Yu Manlou. The once invincible general on the battlefield rode forward alone.
"The guilty minister Yu Manlou is here to die!"
He shouted loudly and urged his horse forward.
On the general stage, the emperor looked at the man riding alone with a cold expression.
"At this time, you are thinking of exchanging your own life for the lives of soldiers like Zuo Wuwei Do you really think I can be bullied?"
He waved his hand a little tiredly: "Kill all the Zuowuwei people in the square today."
After saying this, he turned around and walked down from the general stage. Before stepping onto the royal chariot, he turned around and took another look at the killing in the square: "Let's go to Cishou Palace."
General Yu Manlou was captured by Zuo Zhenwei's soldiers. When he saw the emperor boarding the carriage and leaving, he couldn't help shouting to your majesty to stay, but why would the emperor care? The departing figure was so decisive that it was hard to shake.
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"Your Majesty"
Fang Jie, who was following the imperial chariot, shouted as he walked: "I beg your Majesty's permission, I want to leave for a while!"
Su Buwei looked down from the chariot and asked, "Your Majesty, I ask you, where are you going?"
Fang Jie said loudly: "I want to go to Qingfeng Temple!"
Su Buwei turned around and whispered to the emperor, then poked his head out and said, "Your Majesty said that if you insist on going to Qingfeng Temple, all the credit for today will be waived."
Fang Jie was stunned, thinking that I didn't have much merit today. He was thinking about Xiang Qingniu's life and death. He hesitated for a while and shouted loudly: "I thank your Majesty for your grace."
Then he turned around and ran out.
Su Buwei was startled. After returning to the emperor, he smiled and said, "As expected, your majesty, he went anyway."
The emperor hummed, seeming a little tired. He leaned on the spacious seat on the chariot, rubbed the corners of his eyebrows and said lightly: "Fang Jie is a person who values ??friendship and loyalty. I have clearly told him not to interfere in Wu Yiyi's affairs, but because Wu Yiyi is kind to him, , he still intervened. Just now you told him clearly that if all the credit for finding Xiang Qingniu today was waived, he would still go"
Su Buwei lowered his head and said, "I don't know how to appreciate it."
The emperor shook his head: "I asked you to say that on purpose Fang Jie has a very good temperament, and I like him very much. Only those who value friendship can be loyal. How can I trust someone who is ruthless and unjust? I know He will definitely go, so I asked you to tell him that if he goes, he will get rid of all the credit."
Su Buwei didn¡¯t understand, so he didn¡¯t answer.
The emperor said calmly: "Do you know why I want him to stay with me and not allowed to go anywhere?"
"I don't know, this slave."
"Because he is too young. It has only been a long time since he arrived in Chang'an from Fan Gu. He has already made a lot of contributions. All in all, it is not an exaggeration for me to give him an official of the fifth or sixth rank and reward him with a viscount." . But if I reward him generously now, he will be proud, complacent and frivolous. Young people will inevitably be impatient when they are young I know that he will definitely plead for Xiang Qingniu, although Xiang Qingniu did not participate in the conspiracy. It¡¯s against the law, but not reporting it after knowing it is also a capital crime. It¡¯s also for his own good that I can take away all the credit from Fang Jie by forgiving Xiang Qingniu.¡±
"He is a talent that can be made, and I will use it in the future. But he can't climb too high or too fast now. I have to leave a big enough favor to the prince, and let the prince reward him"
Hearing these words, Su Buwei's expression suddenly changed: "Your Majesty"
The emperor smiled: "I know what you are going to say. My body is still strong, but I have to think more about the prince. He is still young. When he takes the Sui Dynasty from my hand,?There must be some available people left for him. I let the courtiers make trouble and do evil in private. I originally planned to kill the prince again before he succeeded to the throne, so that I could appease the prince after he succeeded, so that the ministers would be more obedient. But Lao Liu didn't give me this chance, so I simply killed them all and left the prince with a stable court. "
"The chaos in the northwest is nothing to me. When things happen in Chang'an and I go on a personal expedition, won't I be able to bring back those three lands? I really don't pay attention to Li Yuanshan and the other clowns. The instability of the court is what worries me. I have been waiting for Lao Liu to take action for ten years It would be nice if he could just endure it for a few more years and then kill him"
Su Buwei knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, don't think so far ahead. This slave will feel uncomfortable after hearing this."
The emperor smiled and waved his hand: "No more, no more Let's go back to the palace. It's time to see the Queen Mother."
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Fang Jie found a few horses and galloped in the direction of Qingfeng Temple with Shen Qingshan and the others. Shen Qingfan fanned behind him and asked, "What did the emperor say to you just now?"
Fang Jie said with a smile: "The emperor is a stingy man. He probably wanted to borrow Xiang Qingniu and exempted me from all the rewards."
"You agreed?"
Mu Xiaoyao couldn't help but ask.
Fang Jie laughed loudly: "The reward is worthless if the credit is exchanged! Think about it, the emperor will only care about me if he doesn't give me a reward If he gives me a reward, he will feel that he doesn't owe me anything. Instead of that So, why not let him feel that he owes me if he can still save Xiang Qingniu?"
Shen Qing was stunned for a moment, then laughed and cursed: "Why do you have so many turning points in your mind? More than anyone can imagine!"
Fang Jie said with a smile: "What if you don't want to do it? When the emperor said that, I understood what he meant. In fact, he didn't want to kill Xiang Qingniu, so he agreed to my coming. Then use me to block those people The courtiers said that I exchanged my merits for Xiang Qingniu's life. If the emperor were to do business, he would be no worse than Wu Yiyi. "
"Then did you lose or make a profit?"
The big dog asked.
Fang Jie laughed: "If you make a profit, you will definitely make a big profit!" - Didn't finish reading? Add this book to your favoritesI'm a member and bookmarked this chapterCopy the address of this book and recommend it to your friends for pointsChapter error? Click here to report
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