At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 829 Gao Jian Returns
The spring sun is warm and warm, and the wind is gentle. The pink willows and green willows on the banks of Dongting Lake, the willows are soft, and the red apricots are full of pistils. It is so beautiful.Advisors such as Gao Bufan, Xu Shiji, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji, and Cui Jiuling strolled on Junshan Mountain in the lake, but Junshan Mountain in the Sui and Tang Dynasties was not called Junshan Mountain, but Dongting Island, and Dongting Lake got its name from it, um, Dongting The lake also has a name called Yunmengze.

Meng Haoran, a poet of the Tang Dynasty, had a poem that said: Qi evaporates into clouds and dreams, and waves shake Yueyang City.As the second largest freshwater lake in China, Dongting Lake is indeed vast and magnificent.

It is now the beginning of March in the second year of Tianbao. On the day of the Lantern Festival on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, Gao Bufan entered Yuzhang City and announced that Lin Shihong's forces had been wiped out. Just five days later, Xu Shiji also wiped out Xiao Xian's last branch in Dongting Lake. The navy beheaded Zhang Xiu, the king of Qi, and Dong Jingzhen, the king of Jin, and captured Xu Xuanche, the king of Yan. So far, only one of the seven kings under Xiao Mian's seat was Yang Daosheng, the king of Song.

Xiao Xian led the remnant soldiers to continue to flee south to Changsha County, and issued an edict ordering the local officials in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, and Jiaozhi to gather people to come to Changsha Qinwang.

Xu Shiji did not chase after him, but proceeded step by step. He leveled up Wuling County, Baling County, and Liyang County around Dongting Lake, and then stepped up arrangements to resume production. The spring of the year is spring, and spring is here, so we can't miss it farming season.

And a few days ago, Gao Bufan also led the main force from Yuzhang County to Baling, and joined forces with Xu Shiji at Dongting Lake. The combined strength of the two sides exceeded 20. It was the most luxurious event since the beginning of the country. There were so many counselors like clouds and stars like stars, which made Xiao Xian who was hiding in Changsha County tremble with fright.

Gao Bufan is wearing casual clothes today, with fast boots with arrow sleeves, sharp eyebrows, bright eyes, red lips and white teeth, handsome and extraordinary, a group of counselors surrounded him like stars and the moon, and the warm wind blowing head-on, Gao Bufan couldn't help feeling proud, recalling It reminds me of a poem by the Taizu of the later generation: Qia, a classmate, is a young man, in his prime, hits the water in the middle of the current, and the waves hold back the flying boat!

And at this moment, I am undoubtedly establishing a dynasty and opening a new era. Is it not just that there are great scholars with a smile, and there are no white people?Nowadays, all the people around me are famous masters in history, and these masters are all "working" for me now!

Gao Bufan took a deep breath of the fresh air blown from Dongting Lake, and said leisurely: "The two lakes are ripe, the world is full, we need to pay close attention to farming and mulberry, and don't miss the farming time."

Everyone's eyes lit up, and the accompanying historian immediately took out a small notebook and wrote down the phrase "two lakes are familiar, the world is full".

Xu Shiji smiled and said: "Don't worry, the emperor, I have already arranged it, and distributed free seeds and farm tools to the people who don't have the conditions, but it's the first time I've heard of the saying 'two lakes are ripe, the world is full'."

The saying "Two lakes are cooked, the world is enough" is derived from "Suhu is cooked, the world is enough", it only appeared in the Ming and Qing Dynasties. The two lakes refer to Dongting Lake and Poyang Lake, not Hunan and Hubei, so Xu Shiji and others have never heard of it. Also normal.

Gao Bufan said in amazement: "Haven't you heard of it? It may be fabricated by me."

Everyone couldn't help laughing, Du Ruhui stroked his beard and said: "Dongting Lake and the counties around Poyang Lake have fertile land and abundant water sources, and they are located in the south of the Yangtze River. They have two crops a year, and the grain output is huge. Your Majesty's statement is also true. There is no saying that the two lakes are familiar with the world, but from now on there will be.”

Changsun Wuji also smiled and said: "The emperor has a golden mouth and jade teeth, and he follows his words. From now on, the food in the Lianghu area will be famous all over the world."

Everyone couldn't help laughing, and continued to move forward.Looking at the beautiful scenery in front of him, Gao Bufan regretted sending Bai Yunshang back to Luoyang first, and he should take her for a tour.

It turned out that Bai Niu'er had recently started to show her pregnancy, and her lower abdomen was slightly swollen. Gao Bufan was afraid that she would be exhausted, so he sent a boat to take her back to Luoyang to rest. The Taoist leader Wang Yuanzhi also went to Luoyang with the boat. After Bai Yunshang gave birth smoothly and cleared the poison in her body, Wang Yuanzhi left.

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Let's talk about Liang Emperor Xiao Xian, since he fled to Changsha, he has been restless all day long, fearing that the Qi army will come to attack, and the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all over the country have not arrived for a long time. He is a native of Jingchu, and his willingness to flee south is not high. However, during the Sui and Tang Dynasties, Guangdong and Guangxi were still barren lands, where poisonous insects and beasts were rampant, miasma and swamps were everywhere, the population was sparse, and the living environment was quite harsh. To such wild places.

So under the repeated persuasion of his subordinates, Xiao Mian gave up the idea of ​​continuing to flee south, and could only rely on the soldiers and horses rescued by King Qin everywhere.

However, before Xiao Xian could wait for the soldiers and horses of King Qin from all over the country, the army of Qi State overwhelmed the border, and the [-] troops surrounded Changsha City tightly.

Xiao Xian climbed up to the top of the city and saw that there were Qi troops all over the mountains and plains outside the city, with banners covering the sky and the sun, swords and guns like forests, and the sun was cold, his legs were so frightened that he couldn't even stand firmly He was able to walk down the wall with the help of the guards.The morale of the defenders in the city was already low. Seeing that even the emperor was afraid of this, they lost all fighting spirit. They were all downcast and listless.

When Xiao Xian returned to the palace, he couldn't help sighing, and wept bitterly day and night, hugging his wife, children and concubines.Song Wang Yang Daosheng couldn't help persuading: "Your Majesty, don't worry too much. As long as you persist for a month or two, the army of King Qin from all over the country will definitely arrive, and the Qi army will be repelled by then."

Hearing the words, Xiao Xian couldn't help feeling hopeful, ordered to defend the city, and took out the treasures in the storehouse to reward the soldiers. As a result, the morale of the defenders rose slightly.

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In Hengshan County and Xiangtan County, a team of about 3 people was marching from south to north under the banner of Xiao Liang, obviously a team that was rushing to Changsha King Qin.

This team came from Jiaozhi County, the commander is Qiu He, the prefect of Jiaozhi County, and his deputy (Chang Shi) is known to everyone, he is the uncle of Changsun Wugou, Gao Bufan's uncle Gao Shilian .

It is said that Gao Shilian was implicated by Hu Sizheng at the beginning, and he was going to beheaded. Fortunately, Gao Bufan rescued him. In the end, Yang Guang made an exception and demoted Gao Shilian to Zhuyuan County, Jiaozhi County as the director. When he was in prison, he had made the decision and betrothed his eldest grandson Wugou to Gao Bufan.

Later, Gao Bufan and Changsun Wugou got married in Luoyang. Because the mountains were high and the road was far away, and Gao Shilian was guilty of a crime, he could not return to Beijing without Yang Guang's permission, so he did not attend their wedding, and Changsun Wuji only I sent a letter to tell Gao Shilian the news, but it was too far away, and there was no news for several years, and I don't know if Gao Shilian received the letter.

Let's talk about Gao Shilian's hard work and hardships, and finally arrived in Jiaozhi County. Before he took office, he was favored by Qiu He, the prefect of Jiaozhi County, and stayed with him to serve.Gao Shilian was full of talent and learning, made great achievements many times, and soon stood out, and was finally promoted by Qiu Taishou to be the chief of the prefect's house, equivalent to his deputy.

After Yang Guang's death, the Sui Dynasty perished, and the local lords split into separate regimes. Qiu He later chose to join Xiao Mian and sacrificed himself to rule Jiaozhi County. It is said that weaving people and horses to go north, but it is not known whether it is King Qin or not.

Let’s say that Gao Shilian and Qiu He led the team all the way northward. On the way, they met several Guangxi troops who also planned to go northward to Changsha Qinwang, so they joined forces. Just like that, when everyone reached the Xiangtan area, the troops had already More than thirty thousand.

There is still more than 100 miles from Xiangtan to Changsha. Gao Shilian and others encountered several King Qin soldiers and horses on the road, and the number of troops increased to about [-].

The army continued to march northward. On this day, it was finally [-] miles away from Changsha. Gao Shilian and Qiu He ordered to camp where they were, and then Gao Shilian went straight to the Qi army camp alone.

At this time, Changsha City was completely besieged by the Qi army, and Gao Shilian was captured by the Qi army's scouts as soon as he approached ten li. , is also the uncle of the empress."

The scouts were dubious, so they escorted Gao Shilian out of the imperial tent, and then went in to report: "Your Majesty, an enemy general has been captured in the south, but this man claims to be Gao Jian, a relative of the Emperor, and the uncle of the Empress! "

Gao Bufan was stunned for a moment, and then hurriedly said: "Bring it in quickly!"

The scouts hurriedly escorted them in. When Gao Bufan and Changsun Wuji saw them, they bounced excitedly, and blurted out: "Uncle Shilian (uncle)!"

"Quickly untie!" Gao Bufan said hastily.

The scout couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat, "My dear boy, this uncle who turned out to be the empress's mother quickly loosened the rope for Gao Shilian.

Gao Shilian flicked his sleeves, fell to his knees on the ground, and said in a loud voice: "Shi Gaojian, the prefect of Jiaozhi County, kowtow to the emperor!"

Gao Bufan quickly stepped forward to help him up, and said with a smile: "Uncle Shilian, don't be too polite, please get up quickly."

Gao Shilian stood up, and met his nephew and grandson Wuji's eyes, the circles of his eyes were slightly reddened, he was so sad!

"Uncle!" Changsun Wuji called with a choked voice.

"Wuji, I haven't seen you for so many years. You have grown taller and more mature and stable." Gao Shilian stretched out his hands excitedly, touched the shoulder of the eldest grandson Wuji, and asked, "Is your mother and aunt okay?" ?”

Changsun Wuji's eyes were moist, he nodded and said: "It's good, and Wugou, they are all very well, if you know that Uncle is back, you must be very happy!"

Gao Shilian's heart warmed and he was full of emotions. He betrothed his eldest grandson Wugou to Gao Bufan at the beginning, although he was optimistic about this son, but he didn't expect that Gao Bufan would be in the world in the future, and his niece and eldest grandson Wugou also changed suddenly and became The queen who became the mother of the world.

At this time, Gao Shilian also had to admire his brother-in-law eldest Sun Sheng's vicious vision, and even chose an emperor as his son-in-law.

(End of this chapter)