Dajin royal family

Chapter 524

To July, the fifth day of the Northern Jin siege.

Jin army camp.

He Fubo stood behind Jiang Chengxiao, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, both Wuguan and Tongguan have been captured."

Jiang Chengxiao nodded, turned his eyes to the 'Guanzhong Sand Table' in front of him, reached out and picked up two small flags, one on 'Tongguan' and the other on 'Wuguan'.Around Chang'an City, there are all Jiang Chengxiao's soldiers and horses.

It is not surprising that He Fubo was able to take Tongguan and Wuguan. Wei Guo has already wiped out all the soldiers. There are not many defenders at these two passes. They can be taken with a little bit of brain, not to mention not from the outside. Attack these two passes by force.

"Your Majesty, now we divide our forces to defend Tongguan, Pujin Pass, and Wuguan. There are still [-] soldiers left in the camp. It may not be easy to conquer Chang'an." Uncle He worried.

"Lonely knows."

Jiang Chengxiao looked away from Jingzhao County and landed on Fufeng County.There, the banner of "Jin" has been planted on "Dashanguan", and so is Xiaoguan.

Uncle He Fu was a little anxious, he didn't understand why the king was indifferent.Attacking Chang'an with their current strength, the success rate is actually not high.

Jiang Chengxiao didn't intend to attack the city, his keynote was 'surround but not attack', in other words, he was waiting for Li Yuan to break through.

According to his guess, Li Yuan's food and grass should not last long, and maybe he will break through in these two days.

At this moment, Nan Jiyun walked in.

"Your Majesty, Li Yuan's envoy has arrived."

"Huh?" Jiang Chengxiao frowned, "Who is here this time?"

What does Li Yuan mean? He even detained his eldest grandson Wuji, why did he send someone over here?

"Dugu Luo." Nan Jiyun replied.

"Just him?"

"Yes."

This is interesting.

Dugu Luo and Jiang Chengxiao were not familiar with each other before, and they could even be described as 'unfamiliar'.If it is said that Li Yuan sent his eldest grandson Wuji here in order to delay time, then this time Dugu Luo came here is worth pondering.

Dugu Luo was over forty years old at the time, and he was an official in another place during the first emperor's dynasty. Later, the Dugu family decided to support Li Yuan's rebellion, so he resigned his position and returned to the clan to help Dugu make contact with him.

Originally, Jiang Chengxiao didn't intend to meet Dugu Luo directly, but Dugu Luo said that he must negotiate with King Zhao, which made Jiang Chengxiao very interested. Could it be that Dugu Luo thought he had some leverage to persuade him to let Li Yuan go?
"Master Dugu looks very familiar." Jiang Chengxiao picked up the teacup and sized up Dugu Luo.

Dugu Luo leaned forward and said, "I haven't been in Chang'an for a long time, that's why."

"Well, if Master Dugu came here to persuade Gu to retreat, there is no need for him, Gu will not let any rebel go."

Dugu Luo said meaningfully: "Some people don't want to rebel, but Li Yuan is so powerful that he has to follow. Is His Royal Highness King Zhao willing to give these people a chance to reform?"

Gently rubbing the teacup with his palm, Dugu Luoxin lifted it up, he knew that King Zhao must understand what he meant.

Jiang Chengxiao rolled his eyelids, what he said was almost the same as "I have a friend".

"No one is perfect, and mistakes have to be corrected." Jiang Chengxiao put down the tea cup and said expressionlessly.

Jiang Chengxiao did understand what Dugu Luoqian meant, he didn't agree directly, but let the conversation continue, he wanted to see the sincerity of the Dugu family.

Dugu Luo breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately nodded and said: "The Dugu family has tens of thousands of hectares of fertile land in Guanzhong, and I would like to give [-]% of it to Your Highness. I hope His Highness will forgive the crimes of the Dugu family."

At this time, there was no need to play the game, he knew that King Zhao had already understood what he meant, and explained the purpose of coming very simply.Furthermore, the terms he offered thought he was very attractive.

Jiang Chengxiao was only a little surprised when he surrendered to the Dugu family. It seemed that the Dugu family also felt that Li Yuan was hopeless.

This bit of surprise refers to the fact that the Dugu family secretly contacted Li Yuan to change his family before he lost, but this is also in line with the style of these aristocratic families.Otherwise, when he enters Chang'an, everything in Dugu's family will be in vain.

"Who meant that?"

"Patriarch." Dugu Luo added: "After the matter is completed, the Patriarch is willing to follow His Highness to Taiyuan to retire."

Tsk, the Dugu family surrendered with all their money and huge will.

Jiang Chengxiao was dumbfounded, and had to admire Duguzheng, an old fox, for being very smart.He knew very well that he had murderous intentions towards him, so he put himself in a weak position, and at the same time showed his full will.

"Gold and silver can be kept, but all the fields must be handed over." Jiang Chengxiao said.

Dugu Luo hesitated a little, then nodded in agreement.When he came, Duguzheng told him that even if Jiang Chengxiao wanted all the assets of the Dugu family, he would agree.

"Thank you, Your Highness, for forgiving the Dugu family's mistakes." Dugu Luo's attitude was very humble.

He knew very well that King Zhao would be the master of the Dugu family for a long time to come.

"Your Highness, the Patriarch asked me to bring a letter, and I presented it to Your Highness."

After finishing speaking, Dugu Luo took out the letter from his sleeve and presented it with both hands.

Jiang Chengxiao took the letter and opened it to watch. Duguzheng called himself a "criminal minister" inside. He first confessed, and then showed that the Dugu family had discussed with the Dou family about surrendering, and at the same time brought an unexpected news, the specifics of Li Yuan's breakout. plan.

After closing the letter, Jiang Chengxiao said: "Based on the city's will, the Dugu family can keep [-]% of the land."

"Thank you, Your Highness." Dugu Luo quickly thanked.

Jiang Chengxiao waved his hand, and said with a half-smile: "Mr. Dugu and Mr. Dou know current affairs, and Gu will give them a chance to change their ways, but there is no Guanzhong family who signed the letter."

"I understand that life and death are in His Highness's hands." Dugu Luo cupped his hands.

When they came, the Dugu family also found many families, some of them agreed, and naturally some of them disagreed.Those who do not agree are nothing more than that they feel that the "City Idea" presented by Duguzheng is too huge, and they are unwilling to take it out.

Jiang Chengxiao said slowly: "I still have a question."

"Please, Your Highness, I will know everything and say everything."

"Why don't you break out with Li Yuan?"

Dugu Luo smiled bitterly and said, "The foundation of the Dugu family is in Guanzhong. If you go to Hanzhong or Bashu, the Dugu family is no longer the Dugu family. What's more, the general situation is in the hands of His Highness, and the Dugu family has no choice."

In front of King Zhao, Dugu Luo spoke very thoroughly.

Now that they have decided to surrender, the Dugu family will naturally put in [-]% of their efforts to make up for their previous mistakes.Half-hearted surrender, and finally suffered.

Jiang Chengxiao smiled and said: "The Dugu family made a smart decision. I can tell you that my general Li Yaoshi has led an army of [-] from Xiaoguan to Fufeng County, and Dashanguan has been captured."

Dugu Luo opened his mouth, his palms trembling slightly.

It turned out that it was impossible for Li Yuan to break through from the very beginning, no matter how perfect the plan was.Dasan Pass had already fallen into the hands of the Northern Jin Dynasty, and Li Yuan and the others had no way out.

"Your Highness is far-sighted, and I admire you."

Jiang Chengxiao said: "You should stay in the camp for the time being, lest you go back and expose your secrets."

"Everything is subject to His Highness's arrangement." Dugu Luo knew that Jiang Chengxiao hadn't fully believed in him yet, so he readily agreed.

The surrender of Dugu's family slightly interrupted his little plan. He originally planned to surround him all the time, and then borrowed a knife to kill people, trying to get Li Yuan to use his knife against the nobles in Guanzhong.

But now the Dugu family came to surrender and brought Li Yuan's plan, so he had to change his original plan a little bit.

At the beginning, Jiang Chengxiao didn't intend that the nobles in Guanzhong would surrender to him, so the purpose of "surrounding but not attacking" was to consume the nobles in Guanzhong, and then bloodlet them after entering the city to eradicate them completely.

However, the integrity of the aristocratic family surprised him again.

The obedient Guanzhong aristocrats are of great use to keep.

On the seventh day of the siege, Li Yuan really started the breakout plan according to the letter sent by Duguzheng.

Starting from the daytime, they first tried to break out of the siege one by one. At night, a large number of soldiers and horses poured out from the four gates at the same time, and fled desperately.

Jiang Chengxiao, who knew Li Yuan's plan in advance, consolidated his forces and mainly blocked them at the south gate.Because this place was the real route for Li Yuan to break out of the siege, the two sides broke out in a fierce battle at the South Gate, and Li Yuan, who had the upper hand in strength, abruptly broke through the encirclement of the Northern Jin Dynasty and rushed towards Fufeng County.

Jiang Chengxiao was also unambiguous, and ordered He Fubo to lead an army of [-] to chase and kill him.

"Your Majesty, is ten thousand soldiers not enough?"

The night wind was blowing, and Du Ruming was riding on the horse, looking at the hustle and bustle in the distance, he couldn't help but worry.

Jiang Chengxiao sneered, "Don't worry, we were still speculating that Li Yuan would pass through Wuguan and enter Nanyang, but now he is going through the Dasan Pass to throw himself into a trap. Xie Yingjing and Li Yaoshi have already led an army to wait for them in Fufeng County."

Du Ruming smiled and said, "That's it, no worries."

Jiang Chengxiao immediately said to Zu Yan: "You immediately lead the army to control Li Yuan's breakout army around Chang'an. If anyone refuses to surrender, he can be killed on the spot!"

"Yes!"

Zu Yan turned his horse's head and led his army away.

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