Reborn in the late Northern Wei Dynasty

Chapter 75
The high-ranking officers fought bravely with the rebels with swords in their hands, but they were outnumbered, so they could only fight and retreat.

The supporting sword had long been broken, Gao Gan relied on a long knife he had seized and led the crowd to defend an attic, struggling to hold on.

Seeing that it was too late to win, Yuan Quan in the courtyard ordered his troops to stop the offensive, trying to persuade them to surrender again:

"Gao Qianyong! You have been favored by Emperor Zhuang and raised the flag of righteousness to fight against Erzhu. You are a loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty. Why do you repeat yourself now and willingly become He Liuhun's servant! If you surrender today, I will never pursue your previous crimes."

Gao Gan's eyes swept over the faces of the house slaves one by one. They were all sons of the Bohai Gao family, they were sharp men in the army, and even more loyal servants at home.

Looking at the familiar faces, what Gao Gan was thinking about was his eldest son and three younger brothers who served under Gao Huan's command. He responded cruelly:

"King Gao punished Erzhu and welcomed the Son of Heaven, and this is how you, Yuan Dan, become as distinguished as you are today.

"And you, for your own selfishness, caused the country to fall into turmoil again, but now you are turning black and white, accusing me of being a repeated villain.

"It's useless to talk too much. Even if I die today, when King Gao goes south, the Yuan clan will sacrifice for me."

After all, Gao Gan glanced at Li Yuanzhong, and Li Yuanzhong was also looking at him, and the two looked at each other and smiled.

Both the leader of the Gao clan in Bohai Sea and the suzerain of the Li clan in Zhaojun did not want their family to be stained. Except for the traitors themselves, no one really thought they could make things happen.

Yuan Quan was furious when he heard the words, and urgently ordered his troops to storm the attic.

The high-ranking officer who had the will to die swung his knife and slashed, beheading several people in a row, and led the crowd to kill the thief back again. He was panting heavily, the long knife in his hand curled up, and his clothes were soaked in sweat.

Seeing that there has been no progress, Guangling Wang Yuanxin suggested:
"Gao Gan and the others stayed high and guarded, so they have been attacking for a long time without success. Why don't we set fire to the building? If they don't surrender, they will surely die in the sea of ​​flames."

"That's a good word!"

Yuan Quan immediately ordered the people to surround the attic heavily, and then assigned people to carry the firewood to the woodshed.

The offensive came to a halt again. Before Gao Gan could recover his strength, he heard someone exclaim:

"They're going to set fire!"

Everyone scrambled to look over the fence, and sure enough, a group of people came with firewood.

Gao Gan completely gave up his mind, he said to the slaves:

"You guys went downstairs and lowered Yuan Quan, don't follow me to die."

Some of the house slaves were unwilling to leave, and some asked senior officials to go with them.

Gao Gan shook his head and refused:

"I can't surrender."

And he said to his wives and concubines:
"You can go or stay, I won't force you."

His wife, Cui Shi, walked up to Gao Gan, leaned against him, and said with a smile:

"Let the concubine accompany my husband. The younger sisters must live well, and don't go to Huangquan to compete with me for favor."

Gao Gan tightly held Cui Shi's hand, his eyes were full of tenderness: it is worthwhile to be scolded for such a virtuous wife.

The concubines lowered their heads and wiped their tears with their handkerchiefs, but no one objected. They were young and didn't want to just be burned to death.

On the other side, after bidding farewell to his wives and concubines, Li Yuanzhong suddenly shouted at the senior officials:
"Gao Sikong, what kind of honor do you think King Gao will bestow on you and me? Will he be the founder of the country with me?"

When Gao Gan heard this, he looked proudly and said:

"If you can accept the founding Duke, then I should also be the county king."

Although he talked with Li Yuanzhong, he still held Cui's hand tightly.

Li Yuanzhong knew that after Gao Gan lost his position as servant, he had been brooding all the time, and deliberately ran on:

"Could it be that Gao Sikong has lost his mind? You are just a Sikong with a false title, but I am a servant with real power. If you want to pursue the title of prince, you can't avoid me."

Even though he looked down on life and death, Gao Gan still couldn't let go: how can there be such a person in this world, the minister resigned because of Ding You, but didn't keep him, how could he be so careless!
Cleaning up his mood, Gao Gan retorted:

"King Gao comes from the Gao family of Bohai. In the future, the Gao family of Bohai will be number one in terms of family status. Although the Li family of Zhaojun is well-known, it is still inferior in comparison. Li Shizhong must think about what to do." Explain to your ancestors why the Li family in Zhaojun is inferior to the Gao family in Bohai."

Li Yuanzhong's face darkened, and he was very unconvinced:

"The Gao family in Bohai is only supported by King Gao. Does Gao Sikong really think that he deserves more credit than me?"

"Li Shizhong, don't forget that it's Xindu where I welcome King Gao!"

"King Gao came to Hebei because of my persuasion!"

"My third younger brother Gao Aocao made a great contribution in cutting off Er Zhuzhao's trilogy in Han Ling!"

"I, the Li family of Zhaojun, also conquered Yinzhou for King Gao, so that the world can understand King Gao's determination to build righteousness!"

The two confronted each other and discussed their merits. At the moment when they refused to budge, Gao Gan suddenly laughed and said:

"I also have my fourth younger brother Gao Jishi who is always with the eldest son, and the favor received by the relatives will last at least two generations."

Li Yuanzhong was speechless for a moment. Looking at Gao Gan's face, he felt annoyed, and told his family members:
"If you can go back to Hebei, look for a widow in the clan for me, and marry your son as a concubine."

Gao Gan scolded with a smile:
"Well, you Li Yuanzhong, you actually behave like this."

"If you are not convinced, you can also find a concubine for the son of Gao in Bohai. I'm afraid you will mess up the ethics and be ridiculed by the world."

"If I had known that Li Shizhong was an interesting person, I should have had more contacts with you."

Gao Gan regretted.

Li Yuanzhong laughed out loud and said:
"Li has a wealth of knowledge, using books as a barrier, and Gao Sikong's talent and learning, I'm afraid he won't be able to cross it."

Gao Gan was not angry either, instead he said cheerfully:
"You should tell Ao Cao about this. Although I was absurd when I was young, I also read a lot of books. Otherwise, how could I turn into a civil servant."

There is a kind of open-mindedness in the words.

At this time, the house slave who was lying on the railing and watching turned around and shouted:
"The thieves are starting to pile up firewood!"

Gao Gan let out a long sigh, and finally let go of Cui Shi's hand. He exchanged a big knife from the house slave, and said to the concubine's room and the house slave:
"You go."

Gao Longzhi's wives, concubines and children were also going downstairs, but were stopped by Gao Gan:
"I can't let you be captured by Yuan Quan and put Gao Shizhong in a dilemma. I also ask you to follow me to die."

Li Yuanzhong stood side by side with him holding a knife, apparently having the same thoughts.

No matter how Gao Longzhi's family members cried and begged, the two were heartbroken and refused to back down.

Just as he was about to raise his sword to relieve Gao Longzhi's worries, there was a shout of killing from outside the attic. When everyone was surprised, they seemed to hear a woman shouting:

"Jinyang's army has arrived, you can't wait to drop quickly."

Immediately afterwards, Yuan Quan's exasperated voice:

"Don't be deceived by her, how could Gao Huan make a woman lead the army!"

People in the pavilion ran to the railing to watch, and it was Er Zhu Ying'e who rushed in with three hundred guards.

"Reinforcements have arrived, everyone follow me out of the attic!"

Gao Gan shouted, his voice did not conceal the excitement in his heart.

　I’ve changed myself to be numb. Well, I’m not satisfied. In the beginning, I didn’t write much about Gao Gan and Li Yuanzhong. The two of them are soy saucers. I thought about it this morning, why didn’t these two surrender? Why should I be so stubborn, I always have to tell everyone the reason, but after a while of revisions, it is all their roles, which is basically equivalent to a rewrite.

　　Let's update 2000 words first, I will reorganize in the afternoon, and update 3000 words at [-] o'clock in the evening.

　　Thanks to book friends Orange Loves Oranges, Stealth Mint, Deng Binyi, I don’t know why, book friends 20200505170938985 for their rewards.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)