At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 368
There is a famous saying that paper is expensive in Luoyang. In fact, as the economic, political and cultural center of the Sui Dynasty, Luoyang is not only expensive in paper, but houses are even more expensive.Although Gao Bufan has never seen the mansion of the King of Yue in Yujifang, he can imagine it with his toes. Even if the mansion under the prince's name is poor, how can it be so bad?At least it is worth more than a few thousand taels of silver, even tens of thousands of taels is also possible, how dare Gao Bufan ask for it?So he politely refused: "The king of Yue finally accepted his kindness, but this house in Yujifang will not be accepted at the end."

Yang Tong asked a little unhappy, "Why can't you accept it?"

Gao Bufan explained: "Although the final general has made some trivial contributions, His Royal Highness the King of Yue has already rewarded him for his meritorious deeds in Shangshu Province. Every crime is not punished twice, and every meritorious service is not rewarded twice. If the final general accepts His Highness the Yue King His house is neither public nor private."

Yang Tong frowned and said: "However, General Gao Lang's establishment was not a trivial achievement. General Gao Lang saved the lives of the king and Fan Shangshu, and also saved the entire Luoyang City people, not to mention just one house, even ten houses." What are eight seats worth?"

Obviously, Yang Tong wanted to give Gao Bufan a house just out of a simple child's mind, not to use material things to win over Gao Bufan. Children are like this. All the treasured good things are shared with you. If Yang Tong is just a child of an ordinary family, what he shares may be just a piece of candy, or a piece of biscuit, but he is a prince, so it is a house when he makes a move.

"But His Highness has already rewarded you, this house will really not be able to..."

Gao Bufan still wanted to decline, but the King of Yue waved his hand and interrupted domineeringly: "General Gao Lang doesn't need to talk about it, let's settle this matter like this, Dingtai, you also know that the king's house is in Yujifang, you can take General Gao Lang there later. Look, if you need anything to add, just tell Director Shi."

It is unreasonable for a child to be sexual, and if he refuses again, it will only make the little prince unhappy, so Gao Bufan had no choice but to bite the bullet and bow to thank him.

Seeing that Gao Bufan agreed to accept his house, Yang Tong turned his annoyance into joy, and said with a smile: "Gao Mujian actually doesn't have to worry about those ministers gossiping, if the emperor knows that you saved this king's life, let alone a mere house, give it to me." It is also possible for you to be a county food city."

Gao Bufan sweated secretly, it seems that this kid is actually quite smart, he expressed his concerns in one word, thinking that Yu Juluo returned to Beijing to report on his duties when he was the general manager of Fengzhou, and he just brought some souvenirs to the officials he had made friends with As a result, he was impeached by the imperial censor. It happened that Yang Guang was also afraid of all kinds of fish, so he found this reason to push him to the end. The nature of the house that he privately accepted as a gift from the prince was naturally much more serious than that of local specialties.

Of course, the king of Yue said so, so there must be no problem, let alone, don’t want it for nothing, even if you don’t live, you can keep it and give it away.At this time, a dignified and well-behaved image flashed in Gao Bufan's mind. Chang Wugou is still living in his uncle Gao Shilian's house, how is he doing now?

Seeing that Gao Bufan was distracted, Yang Tong thought that he was anxious to see the house, so he said with a smile: "Anyway, I have nothing to do now, so I might as well take Gao Lang to see the house, and take some time to relax. The day was caused by Yang Xuangan, the traitor, and I didn't sleep well!" After speaking, he yawned a long time!

Gao Bufan hurriedly said: "How dare you work hard for His Royal Highness the King of Yue, it is enough to have Dingtai lead the general to go!"

Su Dingtai also quickly persuaded: "Since the lord is sleepy, why don't you go back to your room and sleep in the cage? It's fine if one of your subordinates takes General Gao Lang to see the house!"

Yang Tong was obviously very sleepy, so he nodded and said, "That's fine, then I'll go back and catch up on sleep first!" After speaking, he yawned and went back to catch up on sleep.

Next, Su Dingtai brought Gao Bufan to Yujifang to see the house. Fortunately, after seeing the house, Gao Bufan finally breathed a sigh of relief, because this house did not have the local tyrants he imagined. Luoyang can only be regarded as an upper-middle family, but it fits the status of a fifth-rank official.

Su Dingtai smiled and asked: "Master Gao, is this house okay?"

Gao Bufan nodded and said, "Very good."

"This house was originally owned by a prisoner. After the incident, his family property was confiscated. Later, the emperor gave it to His Highness the King of Yue. No one lived in it. However, there was an old servant who stayed behind to clean it. Mr. Gao only needs to clean it up. Now that you have moved in, what else do you think you need to buy?" Su Dingtai asked.

Gao Bufan shook his head and said: "No need, there is nothing lacking here, just lacking some popularity, how about this, when Dingtai doesn't have to be on duty, find a few good friends to pick up a meal, it's right to be a party drink! "

Hearing the words, Su Dingtai naturally couldn't wait for it, and said with great joy: "That's kind, I'll go back and make arrangements, and those boys will definitely come to participate."

As the saying goes, many friends have many paths, not to mention that Su Dingtai took the risk of leaning forward and shooting arrows at the top of the city that day to help him. From that moment on, Gao Bufan believed that this son was worthy of a deep friendship, so he took advantage of the opportunity to treat him to dinner to enhance his relationship.

Not to mention how Gao Bufan treats guests to dinner, it is said that Yang Xuangan led the main force of the rebel army across the Yellow River from the east of Jijun, and marched mightily all the way to Luoyang, the eastern capital. The granaries were used to recruit soldiers, and the common people along the way, even some gentry and dignitaries, came to seek refuge one after another, such as Hu Sizheng, Minister of the Ministry of War, Li Zixiong, former minister of the Ministry of Civil Affairs, Han Shi'e, a general of the Ministry of Defense, and others.

So Yang Xuangan's momentum has grown stronger and stronger along the way. When the rebels entered Henan County, their strength exceeded 200,000 people. Of course, the real fighting force is only two to 30,000 people. .

But as the saying goes, there are so many people, the morale of the rebel army is high, the fighting spirit is high, and the momentum is like a broken bamboo all the way, killing the Fuwei army led by Hongce, the prime minister of Henan County, retreating steadily, and finally had to retreat into Luoyang City to hide.

Not long after Yang Qingruo and Pei Hongce led the remnant soldiers back into Luoyang City from Shangchun Gate, Yang Xuangan's main force also arrived soon after!

Yue Wang Yang Tong, Fan Zigai and other officials stood on the top of the city, looking at the rebels swarming from all over the mountains and plains outside the city, all of them were ashamed in horror, even Gao Bufan couldn't help breathing tight, his scalp bursting out numb!

It is said that Gao Bufan has experienced more than a dozen battles since he traveled to the Sui Dynasty, and it was the first time he saw an army of 200,000 marching. The aroused dust covered the sky and the sun!

As the so-called three days of freezing, it is not a one-day cold, Yang Xuangan just climbed up, and 200,000 troops are at his fingertips, is there any salvation for this great Sui country?
(End of this chapter)