The Legend of Shushan Xuanjian

Chapter 534

Misty and dangerous pavilions, laughing and talking alone on the thousand peaks.With whom to reward.Thousands of miles of smoke and waves.

When I get old, I still think about the end of the world.empty melancholy.Young and unrestrained.Don't learn from the old man.

—— "Dian Jiang Lip Shaoxing Yimao Dengjue Pavilion" Ye Mengde (Song)

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Guo Ziyi was exonerated and left unjustly; Li Guangbi made a strong appearance and ruled the army severely.This back and forth filled Shuofang's army with feelings of opposition and rejection from top to bottom.

As Bai Fu expected, Shuofang's army was unstable and the soldiers were dissatisfied, which almost sparked a mutiny.

The first to attack was Zhang Yongji, the left wing soldier of the Shuofang Army.

Zhang Yongji was a general that Guo Ziyi relied heavily on, and he made great contributions to the Shuofang Army:

In October Yichou, the second year of Suzong Zhide (757), Guo Ziyi sent Zhang Yongji, the left soldier and horse envoy, and Hun Shizhi, the right Wufeng envoy, to lead the army to attack Heyang and Hanoi.

After the victory in this battle, the rebel army Yan Zhuang surrendered, Yin Ziqi was executed, and the entire Chenliu County surrendered to the Tang army.

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After the defeat of Yecheng, Shuofang's army retreated to Quemen.The generals were terrified and wanted to abandon Luoyang and retreat to Puzhou and Shanzhou to protect themselves.

At the critical moment, Zhang Yongji, Marquis of Duyu, stood up and advised Guo Ziyi not to retreat, but to go to Heyang and stick to it.Afterwards, he personally led [-] infantrymen to Heyang and repelled the rebel general Zhou Zhi, so as to protect Heyang and prevent Luoyang from falling into the hands of the rebels.

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Zhang Yongji has always been worried about Guo Shuai's wrongful dismissal.Seeing that Li Guangbi changed his anti-palm seals at night and acted not very candidly, he was full of complaints.

Not long after, Li Guangbi ordered him to leave Heyang, where he was stationed, and meet him in Luoyang.Li Guangbi summoned him suddenly, Zhang Yongji was naturally suspicious.

Zhang Yongji suspected that Li Guangbi wanted to use himself as an example, so he decided to disobey.

Zhang Yongji immediately summoned all the generals, intending to organize elites to raid Luoyang, expel Li Guangbi, and welcome Guo Ziyi back.

Zhang Yongji is a martial artist, he is impulsive and daring.The Heyang elite quickly assembled, put on their armor and mounted their horses, ready to go.

Seeing that the Heyang army's mutiny was imminent, Shuofang knew that the envoy Pu Gu Huai'en came to Heyang in time and forced Zhang Yongji and his party down.

Pugu Huai'en persuaded: "Although the eunuch Yu Chaoen was mainly responsible for the defeat of Yecheng, it is true that Shuofang's army was defeated first. Guo Linggong was indeed to blame, so the court dismissed his military power.

Today, if you commit the following crimes and lead your troops to mutiny, even if you drive Li Guangbi out of the Shuofang army, you will forcibly welcome Guo Shuai back.But this move is prohibited by force, and it is regarded as treason! "

You Wufeng envoy Kang Yuanbao was less polite, he pointed at Zhang Yongji's nose, and cursed: "You dog-butcher, you launched a mutiny to invite Guo Linggong, the court must suspect that Guo Linggong was behind the scenes.

If you do this, it is tantamount to forcing the imperial court to kill Guo Linggong's nine clans!May I ask Mr. Zhang, how can the Guo family feel sorry for you, you want to borrow a knife to kill someone and put him to death? ! "

After implicating Guo Ziyi, Zhang Yongji finally changed his face, and then he gave up resentfully and ordered the three armies to return to the camp.

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After Bai Fu learned of this, he felt bad.He sighed to Tang Huan and others: "Zhang Yongji will die soon."

Tang Huan said: "Brother Bai, why did you say that? Even if Zhang Yongji acted recklessly, he is still an important general of the Shuofang Army. Li Guangbi will at most alienate him, and then slowly seize his military power. Just kill him?"

Bai Fu said: "It is precisely because Li Guangbi has not established a firm foothold and his foundation is not stable, Zhang Yongji's head is needed to sacrifice the flag to stand up and deter the three armies.

Li Guangbi is said to be well versed in the art of war, so how could he let go of this opportunity. "

After all, Bai Fu told the story of Tian Rangju, the great general of the Qi State, beheading Qi Jinggong's favorite minister, the supervisor Zhuang Jia, during the Spring and Autumn Qi Jinyan War.

Bai Fu said: "Since ancient times when famous generals sent troops, the first thing they did was to find trouble and kill people to establish their prestige. It is best to kill the emperor's cronies, those who think they have backing and background. The grandson of the soldier sage killed Wu Wang's favorite concubine in the same way.

Those who think they have backers and backgrounds are the most likely to be pulled out to sacrifice the flag when they are reforming and purging and going out to fight.The more you kill a person with high-profile and prominent status, the more prestige you can build.

What is the fate of Tian Rangju?

The army of the State of Qi returned triumphantly, Duke Jing of Qi appointed Tian Rangju as the Great Sima, and led a hundred officials to welcome him. How could he remember his favorite minister Zhuang Jia!

Since then, Tian Rangju has become the famous Sima Rangju.And Zhuang Jia became a laughing stock.

Sima Rangju's routine has been continuously borrowed and copied by others in history, but every time there are people who don't read and don't know what to do, send their own heads to the door, and make the other party famous! "

At the end, Bai Fu said: "Sun Tzu said: 'If you are thick, you can't force it. If you love it, you can't order it. If you are chaotic, you can't rule it. For example, if you are a proud son, you can't use it.'"

Tang Huan scratched his head and asked, "Brother Bai, what do you mean?"

Bai Fu glared at Tang Huan, and said, "To sum up, this sentence has one meaning: the chief is more terrifying than the enemy!"

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Although the mutiny of the Heyang army was stopped, how could Li Guangbi not know about Zhang Yongji's commotion.

A few days later, Li Guangbi left the Shuofang army camp with thousands of cavalry to patrol the troops along the way.Traveling to Sishui (now northwest of Xingyang City, Henan Province) and entering the territory under the jurisdiction of the Heyang Army, Zhang Yongji had to go to the camp to kowtow.

Without further ado, Li Guangbi ordered Zhang Yongji to be pushed out of the gate and beheaded on the pretext of disobeying the military order.

Just as Bai Fu expected, Li Guangbi used thunderbolts to kill Zhang Yongji, who was not guilty of death.

Knowing that Zhang Yongji was killed, Shuofang's army was shocked.

Pugu Huai'en's face was livid, as the number two figure in the Shuofang Army after Guo Ziyi, if he was not careful, his head would fall to the ground next.

After making some plans with his sons, Pugu Huai'en rode alone and came to the camp to meet Li Guangbi.

Li Guangbi was solemn and solemn, and listened to Pu Gu Huai'en's report on the military situation.

Not long after, Li Guangbi's soldiers panicked and went inside to report that there were [-] heavy armored Hu cavalry, fully armed, heading straight into the camp.

Li Guangbi's face suddenly changed, he knew who it was.

Pugu Huai'en glanced at Li Guangbi calmly, hurried out of the tent, pointed at the cavalry surrounding the Chinese army's big tent, and sternly reprimanded: "I have repeatedly warned you not to come, why didn't you obey the general's order?"

The leading Hu general clasped his fists and said: "We are worried that this is a Hongmen banquet, so we are here to pick up the general and return to the camp."

Pu Gu Huai'en whipped General Hu's face with a horsewhip, and shouted: "Nonsense, General Guangbi is the commander of the Shuofang Army, not an enemy army. How could it be against me? I think your head was kicked by a horse's hoof, right?" .

Come on, take it down for me, and deal with it by military law! "

With a smile on his face, Li Guangbi quietly watched Pugu Wynn and his men exaggerate their performance.

Li Guangbi knew well that this was Pugu Huaien's naked deterrence, in case he would kill others and turn Pugu Huaien into the second Zhang Yongji.

However, Pugu Wynn's heavy armored cavalry is the main force of the Shuofang army. Although the thousands of elites he brought this time are large, they are not powerful enough. Once they fight, they may not be opponents.

Seeing that the play was almost finished, Li Guangbi walked to Pugu Huai'en with a smile on his face, patted him on the shoulder, and said: "Soldiers are eager to protect the master, following the master to life and death is exactly the performance of a loyal and brave man. Have?!"

After all, he ordered people to bring out the wine and meat, and hosted a banquet in honor of Pu Gu Huai'en and his party.

During the banquet, Li Guangbi had an astonishing capacity for alcohol, and frequently drank alcohol to appease and comfort the five hundred Huqi.

Li Guangbi and Pugu Huai'en divided into two seats, toasting and toasting frequently.It seems that the chat and laughter are lively and the guests and the host are happy, but in fact they are testing each other, swords and swords, hidden murderous intentions, it is like two armies fighting in front of the battle, life and death are judged.

After a banquet, they found that each other's strengths were equal, and they were equal opponents.Harmony benefits both, while division harms both.

Both of them are well-versed and wily people who finally reached an agreement, shook hands and made peace, and cooperated with each other.

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Killing Zhang Yongji, subduing Pu Gu Huai'en, and Li Guangbi's kindness and power simultaneously, it didn't take much effort and time to win the hearts of Shuofang generals.

Although there are still many people who are not convinced, at least on the bright side, no one dares to disobey Li Guangbi's military orders casually under Li Guangbi's command and dispatch.

Seeing that Shuofang Army was captured by Li Guangbi in this way, Bai Fu knew that he had no objection to staying any longer, so he decided to set off and return to Chang'an.

After tidying up, everyone had just driven out of Luoyang City, when the Tang Sect flew pigeons to report that Master Xu was overworked and died of illness in Xiangyang.

Since the An Lushan Rebellion, Taifu Xu has been sitting in Xiangyang to ensure the transfer of grain and grass from the Jianghuai River to the Tang army camp on all roads. He has worked hard day and night.

After the defeat of Yecheng, several years of painstaking efforts were ruined. Xu Taifu was hit hard, heart failure and exhaustion, overworked and ill, he couldn't afford to be ill, and passed away.

After Bai Fu read the letter from the pigeon, he felt great pain in his heart, his throat felt sweet, he spurted out a mouthful of blood, and fainted on the spot.

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After everyone rescued him, Bai Fu woke up leisurely, knelt down by the side of the road, and burst into tears.

Thinking back to those years, when he first came here, the Taifu rescued himself from Li Linfu, took him by his side, and taught him well;

Every step that Bai Fu took in Chang'an was inseparable from the Taifu's help and care.Unexpectedly, the farewell back then was actually a forever farewell.

Today, Taifu's voice, appearance and appearance are still in front of my eyes, but Yin and Yang are separated, and people and ghosts have different paths.

God is jealous of talents.Whether it is the crown of talent in the capital or the fame of the world, it will eventually turn into a three-foot tomb mound and a handful of loess.

Master Zhongsi, Master Qingxuan, and Taifu, the three benefactors, are like a loving father and elder brother to Bai Fu.Now, the most respected and loved people in his life are leaving one by one, which makes Bai Fu heartbroken beyond measure.

Life is so fragile and short, passing away inadvertently, and even more regretful, only to find out that the last stop failed to say goodbye...

Bai Fu wiped away his tears, got on his horse, pulled the reins, turned the horse's head, and headed back to Luoyang against the cold wind.

Under the surprised eyes of everyone, Bai Fu shouted sharply: "Brothers, I want to return to Shuofang! I will not destroy the rebels, and I will not be a human being!"

　Notes:
　　Both Jin and Yan attacked Qi, and Qi was defeated.Qi Jinggong listened to Yan Ying's recommendation and appointed Tian Rangju as a general.Tian Yanju made a good idea and said to Qi Jinggong: "I came from a humble background. You promoted me directly from a commoner to a general. Everyone is not familiar with me, and they will not obey me. I can't hold back. Please send one of your most trusted ministers." Come to supervise the army." Qi Jinggong sent Zhuang Jia.

　　Tian Rangju and Zhuang Jia agreed to leave at noon the next day.The next day, the army was assembled, but Zhuang Jia and the ministers who saw him off did not come until the sun went down.Tian Rangju called the military judge, according to the military law, if he was late for the expedition, he would be beheaded!Immediately cut him off.Duke Jing of Qi received the report that Zhuang Jia was about to be beheaded, and hurriedly sent envoys to rescue him.Tian Rangju sentenced the envoy to the death penalty of whipping a horse galloping in the barracks.Nian was an envoy of the king, so he cut off the coachman and a horse on the left to avoid death.

　　This slash first shocked the enemy country. When the Jin army heard that such a ruthless character had arrived, they were so scared that they withdrew immediately before fighting.The Yan army also retreated, and Tian Rangju took advantage of the victory to pursue and regain all the lost ground.

　　


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