I will be the prince at the end of the Ming Dynasty

Chapter 46 Guilin Changes Hands
Zhu Cixuan and others came down from the hillside next to the official road, leaving [-] soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and went straight to Guilin.

After half an hour, the army arrived at the foot of Guilin city, and saw that the west gate of Guilin city had been occupied by Gao Wengui, Marquis of Guangchang, and a hundred households galloped to Zhu Cixuan's horse, got off the saddle, clasped their fists and saluted:
"His Royal Highness, the retreating Tartars abandoned the city and fled. Lord Hou sent five thousand cavalry to hunt down the fleeing Tartars."

"Where is Guangchanghou now?"

"Prince, Lord Hou is currently cleaning up the remaining Tartars in the city."

"Okay, you continue to guard the city gate. Mu Zhongliang, Zhang Qianhu, Gao Qianhu, and Cao Qianhu follow me into the city."

"Yes, Your Highness the Crown Prince." The four of them clasped their fists together and replied.

Gao Shun led 1000 soldiers from the trapped camp to enter the city first, Zhu Cixuan rode into Guilin City under the guard of Mu Zhongliang and Zhang Liao, and Cao Xing led [-] troops to the rear.

Entering the city gate, following the sound of "Ding Dong", two glittering cards appeared in Zhu Cixuan's mind. Zhu Cixuan concentrated his energy on one card, "Character card, Chen Gong and Chen Gongtai, the chief of Lu Bu's account. Adviser, from the period of the Three Kingdoms, may I summon you?"

Chen Gong?The chief strategist under Lv Bu's account was upright and resourceful. When he was young, he made friends with well-known people in China.

In 192 A.D., Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, died in battle during the crusade against the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou. Chen Gong and others advocated that Cao Cao should take over as Yanzhou Mu, so he was regarded by Cao Cao as his confidant.Later, Chen Gong lobbied Zhang Miao to betray Cao Cao and welcome Lu Bu to Yanzhou, assisting Lu Bu to attack Cao Cao and take Yanzhou and Xuzhou successively.

In Xiapi City, Lu Bu refused to listen to Chen Gong's plan to complement each other, so he failed.After Chen Gong's defeat, he was captured by Cao Cao along with Lu Bu and others. He refused Cao Cao's surrender and decided to die, but was killed by Cao Cao.

As for such a resourceful strategist, he was once under Cao Cao's command and advised him, why did he later betray Cao Cao and seek refuge with the brave and foolish Lu Bu.

Zhu Cixuan believed that it was mainly due to Chen Gong's personality. Chen Gong was upright and resourceful, and when he was young, he liked to make friends with well-known people in the country.

Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, died in battle against the Yellow Turban in Qingzhou. Chen Gong, who had become an official when Cao Cao was the governor of Dongjun, used diplomatic means to collect Yanzhou for Cao Cao.Moreover, he also won the support of Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei, who was also a celebrity.

However, because Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, was the adopted son of Cao Teng, a famous eunuch in the middle and late Eastern Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's eunuch background aroused criticism and discussion from many celebrities in Yanzhou at that time.

Cao Cao then ordered the execution of several celebrities in Bianrang and other Yanzhou, and Chen Gong had always been friends with the celebrities in Yanzhou, and even several of the celebrities who were ordered to be executed by Cao Cao were friends of Chen Gong.The gap between the two became deeper and deeper.

Later, when Cao Cao led the army to conquer Tao Qian, no chickens or dogs were left behind along the way, and countless civilians were killed or injured. Chen Gong saw Cao Cao's brutality, so he joined forces with Zhang Miao, Zhang Miao's younger brother Zhang Chao, and Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu at that time. Lang Xu Si and Wang Kai conspired to rebel, betrayed Cao to welcome Lu, and led Lu Bu into Yanzhou.

Life is too short to be so indulgent.Although Chen Gong is just a counselor who has read a lot of poetry and books, his mind and demeanor are like that of a general.Later, when Cao Cao planned to release Chen Gong, he was willing to follow Lu Bu to die generously.Such integrity is admirable!

So Zhu Cixuan didn't make any more excuses, and just silently called in his heart.Then he concentrated his mental power on another card, "The item card, the Xiuchun knife, was heat-treated by the knife casting master by applying soil and burning the blade. now."

"Existence." Zhu Cixuan murmured silently in his heart, and a black sandalwood scabbard, a simple and exquisite Xiuchun knife surfaced in the system space, and at the same time, various data of this Xiuchun knife also emerged one by one.

Overall length: 96cm, handle length: 20cm, blade length: 76cm, blade width: 3.8cm, blade thickness: 0.8cm, weight: 1.6kg without sheath, 2.4kg with sheath.

It's a good knife, Zhu Cixuan secretly praised it in his heart, but he didn't take it out for a closer look immediately, but stayed in the system space temporarily, because he had more important things to do, that is, go to the treasury of Guilin Mansion.

Guilin is the political, military, and economic center of Guangxi. The Tartars were quickly defeated by the Ming army, and the material Tartars in the treasury did not have time to transfer. It must have brought surprises to themselves.

At this moment, hundreds of Ming troops suddenly appeared in front of him, Marquis Gao Wengui of Guangchang came to Zhu Cixuan on a flying horse, he clasped his fists and saluted, "His Royal Highness, Guilin has been taken by our army, and all the Tartars in the city have been wiped out. "

"Okay, Marquis Guangchang has worked hard."

"It's not hard, Your Royal Highness, I will introduce you to a great talent. This is Chen Gongtai, Chen Gongtai. He persuaded the 4000 green battalion soldiers in the city to surrender just now, so that we can quickly occupy Guilin and reduce the casualties of our army."

Zhu Cixuan saw a 30-year-old scribe next to Gao Wengui, Marquis of Guangchang, with a long sword across his waist, bowed his hands and bowed: "Chen Gong, a grass-roots man, sees His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

"The public platform is free of courtesy, free of courtesy. You can persuade 4000 green battalion soldiers to surrender, so that my Ming Dynasty can reduce the casualties of soldiers. Are you willing to give in?"

When Chen Gong heard that the prince was going to appoint him as the prince's guest, he was shocked. You must know that the prince's guest is a member of the third rank, a minister of the East Palace, and one of the most important civil servants around the prince. He has a high position.

The prince handed over such an important position to himself, which shows the importance he attaches to himself.Immediately got off the horse, knelt down on both knees, kowtowed and said: "Thank you for your kindness, His Royal Highness, Cao Min is willing to serve His Royal Highness."

"Hahaha" Zhu Cixuan jumped off the horse amidst a hearty laugh, and stepped forward to help Chen Gong up, "Okay, that's really great, Gongtai, the Crown Prince, I'll introduce some acquaintances to you."

"Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Cao Xing, who do you think this is?"

Zhang Liao had already jumped off his horse, came to Chen Gong, stretched out his hand and hammered Chen Gong's chest, his eyes were red, he said, "Gongtai, I didn't expect that we would meet again one day."

Chen Gong looked at Zhang Liao in front of him, opened his mouth wide, opened his eyes wide, and said tremblingly:

"Wenyuan, you are Zhang Wenyuan, and you too..." Chen Gong stopped immediately after halfway speaking. Now that there are too many outsiders, Chen Gong understood that it is not easy to talk too much at this time, so he patted Zhang Liao's shoulder vigorously, his face beaming with joy.

"Gongtai, look who I am?" Cao and Gao Shun also squeezed over at this time.Cao Xing opened his mouth wide and giggled non-stop. Although Gao Shun was silent, he couldn't hide the joy in his eyes.

Zhu Cixuan looked at the crowd with a smile and said: "Guys, we went to the government office earlier, and you will get together later."

"Yes, yes, let's go to the government office first, and we can get together later." Knowing that the outside is not a place to talk in detail, Chen Gong said with a smile, his eyes flushed.

(End of this chapter)