I Xiaoxiong

Chapter 140
One hundred thousand troops approached the city, but there was not much panic in Jianye city.

"The king of Wu loves the people like his own son, and his army is here to seek rebellion"

This kind of voice is quite popular among the people in the city, even among the wealthy families.As a result, the business of painting boats on the Qinhuai River has not decreased.

The Xie Mansion in Wuyi Lane is known as "Jiangnan Jiadi", a family that has been passed down for hundreds of years. Since the Southern Qi Dynasty, there have been forty prime ministers, and there are countless other high-ranking officials such as Shangshu, Shilang, Jiuqing and so on.

Today, the Yanzitang, the main hall of Xie's family, can be regarded as full of guests, including the chiefs and elders of other big clans in Jianye City, such as Chen, Li, Zhu, Zhang, etc.

Sitting in the middle was of course the old head of the Xie family, Xie Run, who was already over seventy years old.

Xie Run was the uncle of Xie Qian, the Prime Minister of the current dynasty. He was unambiguous in Xie's family, and he was also known for his wit and scheming.

So everyone gathered together, hoping to have an idea with the old man, after all, King Wu was already outside the city.

"Xie Gong, now King Wu's army has arrived outside the city, and there are less than [-] soldiers in the city, and they are all the old troops of King Wu. Jianye, the tiger and wolf division of the King of Outer Wu, will surely fall, should we make some preparations earlier?"

Zhang Kejian, the patriarch of the Zhang family, was the most restless one, and he was also the youngest among all the patriarchs, who was just approaching age.

The appearance and the clothes are very elegant, but the anxiety in the complexion and eyes is a disadvantage.

However, the patriarchs of other big clans didn't have time to see how Zhang Kejian was doing, and now Yanzitang's eyes were all on Xie Run.

"What are you panicking about?"

The grey-haired but still energetic old man took a sip of tea slowly, blew on the hot air, then gently put the tea bowl on the coffee table, looked up at the crowd, and asked.

"You said to prepare early, what kind of preparation do you mean? Gather the servants and rush out to give the head to Li Shizhong?"

Everyone who said this frowned.

"Wait with peace of mind. Regardless of King Wu or whoever enters the city, we will stay at home honestly. We can discuss whatever they want, and we will always be able to use it. Don't be the first bird! Don't even think about offering the city." We all passed down the story of seizing the door through poems and books. There are some things we shouldn’t do, so don’t stick to them. Besides, the imperial army left today, so they won’t be able to come back tomorrow?”

After listening to the old man's words, everyone broke free from their restlessness.After careful consideration, I finally figured out that no matter the imperial court or the King of Wu, whoever enters Jianye City cannot do without them.

And when everyone left, the old man sighed and said: "These people are only counting private affairs on weekdays. Could it be that their spirits were taken away when their fathers and grandparents were put into the coffin?"

After finishing speaking, he looked at the young gentleman standing on his hands: "Anchi, pack up your things and prepare to cross the river and go to the Governor's Mansion in Yangzhou."

This gentleman's name is Xie Anchi, he looks about 25 and six feet tall, he is considered tall among the southerners, and he looks quite handsome, with sword eyebrows and starry eyes, he has the air of a son of an aristocratic family.

He is the grandson trained by Xie Run himself. He has always served by his side, always giving advice.Now that he heard that his grandfather asked him to cross the river, he was a little surprised.

"Ah Weng, why is this really? Although the King of Wu has said that Uncle Qi is one of the six thieves in his document, this is just a deception. Uncle Qi is the recommender of King Wu. If he is not counted among the six thieves I'm afraid Uncle Qi will be difficult to do in the court, and this move is reciprocated. And even if the king of Wu enters the city, he can use my Xie family. Why do you want me to go? Is it possible that he is going to the governor's mansion to serve as an in-law for the king of Wu? thin?"

Xie Run said with a smile: "Why, do you really think King Wu can accomplish anything?"

This sentence caught Xie Anchi's attention.

"Marquis Wu'an is the prince's confidant. If you go and vote in his shogunate, you will naturally have the opportunity to enter the center and show your ambition."

Xie Anchi said: "Grandfather, even if you can enter the center, it is still difficult for the southerners to stand out in the court."

Xie Run said with a smile: "Hehehe, don't worry, after the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River this time, the imperial court will understand that if some officials and powers are not given, the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River will continue."

Xie Anchi frowned, but said nothing.

Xie Run continued: "You just go to your own place, you don't need to worry about family affairs, if the north and south are separated for a long time, if you have anything to do, go find your seventh uncle."

After hearing this, Xie Anchi looked at his grandfather, then knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "Grandson is going now, Ah Weng take care."

"Go."

Looking at the back of his grandson going out, Xie Run sighed and said, "Although there is only a river across the north and south, I don't know if I can see it again."

On the top of the city, Li Shizhong was wearing armor, standing in the south city of Jianye, looking at the rebel camp outside the city, he couldn't help but admire: "Although the rebel army formed an army for a short period of time, its camps are criss-crossed, well-organized, and able to stand. He is already a famous general in the world if he has achieved this level of battalion. But I don’t know who is in charge of Wu Ni’s subordinates.”

Staff member Sun Liechen was in charge of some intelligence, thought for a while and then deduced: "I have never heard of Wu Ni Zhibing before, and among his generals, only Xue Julin, the former governor of Yuezhou, is considered a general of the court, and the rest are the highest. It's just Lu Qing's Hangzhou Sima, and Xue Julin used to be the deputy envoy of Longyou Jiedu, although he was demoted to the governor, but his use of troops is not bad. Now that the troops are together, he should be deploying the whole army."

When Li Shizhong heard Xue Julin's name, he also sighed together, "It's a pity for Xue Julin, if it wasn't for Xu Xingzong's failure of the country."

After hearing this, Sun Liechen didn't care about it. After all, what the Duke of the Kingdom said was right, but he alone could not say it.

The governor of the rebel army, Xue Julin, was from the great clan of Hedong. He was of the same family as Xue Gao and Xue Cong, and they joined the army at a young age. Vice envoy such a high position.

If the normal order of promotion is followed, Xue Julin may be able to achieve the position of Jiedushi. If he has the opportunity to make some contributions, he may be awarded a title, but some things are often unexpected.

In the 12th year of Xuanjia, Xu Xingzong, the Duke of Zhen, was appointed as the envoy of Longyou Jiedu. This Duke of the State was the first general of the Jin Dynasty, Wu Xun, after the famous founding general Xu Jingda. Fame, led the army to attack Qingtang. In the end, he was defeated by the famous Qingtang general Yeli Gonglu, and lost tens of thousands of horses. It was Xue Julin, as the deputy envoy of Jiedu, who responded in time to block the pursuers and saved the defeat. The situation in Longyou was out of control.

But after the war, Xu Xingzong made a statement to the imperial court, and Xu Xingzong shunned his responsibilities completely. However, the deputy envoy Jiedu who urged Xu Xingzong not to send troops before the war became the chief culprit in his mouth for inciting him to send troops. If you don't enter, you can't wait for rescue. As a result, Xue Julin was dismissed from his post and sent to prison.

Xue Julin lost his official position.He almost lost his life, and he was wronged later, and he had to ask an upright censor to see the doubts and write a letter to speak out.

And the culprit, the Duke of the State, was only reprimanded after the incident, fined his salary for one year, lost his position as Jiedushi, returned to Beijing to find a job, and within a few years found a new governor, and he was released. It is a high-ranking official.

Later, King Wu entrusted him with his relationship and transferred him to the south of the Yangtze River. At first, he was the governor of Runzhou, and later he was the governor of Yuezhou.

Later, he led the army to conquer Xuanzhou, Caishi, and Chen Bing built Yecheng.
Xue Julin led several personal guards and walked beside the camps to check whether the antlers and fences of each camp were strong, and whether the trenches were deep enough.

This is his habit, whenever he goes to a place, as long as the army sets up camp, he will personally check the camp.

He is eight feet tall, wearing a light armor without a pocket. He has a strong physique and a short beard. He looks like a man from the north, although most of his soldiers are from the south.

But there is no dissatisfaction with this general.Including the front, back, left, and right generals directly under King Wu.

The army is strictly governed and dispatched well.Wu Wang Zhao Deyu also had great trust in him, calling him "the current tiger official" and "my Yang Yan"

The first Fuguo Gong, Hongnong Wuning Wang Yangyan, the No.1 founding general.

Under Li Wenzhen, Xu Jingda, Fu Huanshan and other famous generals, Yang Yan is still the well-deserved No.1 general.

Among the eight founding dukes, Li Wenzhen had the merit of destroying the Southern Han Dynasty and expanding half of the south of the Yangtze River.Xu Jingda took over the Golden Tent in the north and seized Longyou.

Fu Huanshan is famous for his bravery, and the others, such as Feng Bi Kaishu and Tang Huchen Pingling Nan, also made great military exploits.

And Yang Yan was the number one hero who won the two imperial foundations of Hebei and Guanzhong for the Jin Dynasty.

Therefore, behind the praise of "My Yang Yan", Xue Julin also understood that it was Wu Wang Zhao Deyu's win over him and his expectations for him.

The King of Wu compares himself with the Taizu, and hopes that he will become an emperor for the King of Wu as Yang Yan.

Xue Julin, the deputy envoy of Shuofang Jiedu, would never be willing to do such a rebellious thing with King Wu.

But Xue Julin, the governor of Yuezhou who almost died in prison, was very willing.

"Great Governor." A year-old young general in armor saluted Xue Julin.

Seeing the other party, Xue Julin cupped his hands and said, "General Wang Yang."

"Great governor, the general wants to ask for advice."

"General, please speak."

"The governor didn't attack the city immediately when he arrived at Jianye City, but waited for three days, but in order to let the defenders in the city lose their fighting spirit?"

Wang Yang practiced martial arts since he was a child, and also experienced in the army. As a brave general, he is quite well-known in the southern army.

But it is far from enough to lead an army.He naturally admired Xue Julin's talent, so there were many things about the military that he would ask questions at any time if he didn't understand, sometimes he would ask Lu Qing, and sometimes he would ask Xue Julin.

Facing such a young man who is not ashamed to ask, both Xue Julin and Lu Qing are very happy to answer his doubts.

"The prince used to stay behind in Tokyo and lived in this city for several generations. The defenders in the city are all the prince's old troops. Many of them are grateful for the prince's kindness. If our army attacked the city as soon as it arrived at the city, these defenders would feel that the prince If we don't miss the old love, we will defend the city with all our strength. If our army delays attacking the city for a few days, these defenders will feel that the prince still misses the old love, and they will not fight desperately. This is also a heart attack. In addition, in the past two months, our army has conquered seven prefectures and dozens of counties, and the soldiers also need to be refreshed."

While Xue Julin was inspecting the battalions, he was talking about these military affairs with Wang Yang who was walking behind him.

Wang Yang also kept nodding his head, if he didn't understand the meaning, he would ask the bottom line.

"I'm going to follow the prince. To put it bluntly, [-]% of us won't succeed, but we still have to fight for this [-]% or even a smaller chance! Let the nobles in Beijing, let the Dukes of the Eight Kingdoms and Man Chaoxun Look at our majesty!"

"If I can't do it, you have to keep going. Anyway, if you go this way, there is no chance of turning back. Hahaha, why don't you fight him vigorously!"

Xue Julin's last words were very frank, which even made Wang Yang a little uncomfortable.But looking at the expression in the opponent's tiger eyes, he nodded vigorously.

"As for this city, one of the five capitals of the Great Jin Dynasty, Tokyo Jianye, the last time it fell was 100 years ago. If we take him down, we will defeat Li Shizhong, the Duke of Wei, the famous general of the Great Jin Dynasty!"

"The imperial court still has Feng Shenji, Duke of Dingguo, Wang Bi, Marquis of Dingyuan, Ma Wei, Marquis of Pingbei, and the 20-year-old Marquis of Wu'an, Fu Jinchuan!"

"Stamp all of them underfoot, and we will be able to break into Shangjing!"

"Take this world for the prince!"

(End of this chapter)