First Minister of the Tang Dynasty

Chapter 56

54. South Chen royal family Chen Shuda

Hearing what Pei Ji said, everyone looked at Chen Yanshou.

Gao Chong also secretly marveled in his heart, his father is really a blockbuster if he really doesn't make a name for himself. He used to be the deputy left guard in Jinyang and Wu Yalang when he was a general, but now he is showing his sharpness and making great achievements. The brightest star.

The matter was so important that Chen Yanshou didn't dare to delay. He took a sip of the tea handed over by Li Yuan's guard and hurriedly explained: "The person who persuaded him to surrender was not the county guard, but the general guard. The general guard of Jiang County is Chen Shuda. This person is from the royal family of Nanchen, and he is familiar with Gao Changshi, so he may be able to persuade him to surrender."

Tongshou is the deputy post of the county magistrate set up by Yang Guang, that is, the later state and county general judge, to assist the county magistrate in handling county affairs.

"Chen Shuda?" Li Yuan was startled, and then said with great joy: "If it is true that Jiang County can be saved from a sword attack, Gao Junya will take the lead."

Everyone was really envious when they heard the words. It seems that the rise of Gao Junya is unstoppable.

Gao Chong also murmured in his heart, before leaving, his father told him to keep a low profile and not cause trouble, but in the end, he himself reported success here and made meritorious deeds. For a while, Gao Chong didn't understand Gao Junya's intention .

And with Gao Junya's reassurance, Li Yuan and the others undoubtedly let go of the burden in their hearts, and rested outside Zhengping City with peace of mind.

On Zhengping City, the Sui army had a post every three steps and a sentry post every five steps, surrounding the city wall to guard against death.

Downstairs of the city gate, a group of elite Sui army guards were looking at the Tang army camp from the top of the city.

"Zicong, what do you think this Li Yuan is up to?" A dignified and dignified scribe was puzzled, "Yesterday he hurriedly marched to camp outside the city, but today there is no movement, which is really suspicious."

"Maybe it's recharging energy, I don't know." The other person shook his head when he heard the words, and stared at the Tang army camp with his hands behind his back and sighed leisurely, not knowing what to think.

I saw that this man was also handsome and elegant.

The person who asked the question earlier was Pei Shiqing, the governor of Jiangjun, and the other person was Chen Shuda, the governor of Jiangjun.

At this time, the two stood together, even though they were both over forty years old, they seemed to have an extraordinary bearing.

Pei Shiqing was born in the Pei family of Hedong, with a majestic appearance, elegant and dignified. For this reason, Yang Guang specially selected him as an envoy to Japanese pirates when he was in the third year of Daye, and he took a fancy to Pei Shiqing's demeanor of an envoy of a great country.

And Chen Shuda was born in the royal family of the Chen Dynasty in the south of the Yangtze River. His father Chen Xuandi Chen Xu, his brother Chen Empress Chen Shubao, and his mother Yuan Zhaorong were all "beautiful in appearance and appearance", and Chen Shuda was also "beautiful in appearance and outstanding in appearance" since childhood.

The two stood together, even if Song Yu and Pan An were present, it would be difficult to take away their grace.

Chen Shuda looked at the Tang Army camp, and then at the Sui Army soldiers on duty beside him, he hesitated to speak, but Pei Shiqing saw it, "Zicong has something to say."

"The sheriff thinks we can hold it?" Chen Shuda also said straightforwardly when he saw this.

If you want to say how loyal he is to the Great Sui Dynasty, not many people will believe it. After all, he belongs to the Southern Chen royal family, and the Jiangnan Chen Dynasty died in the Great Sui Dynasty.

When Pei Shiqing heard this, he was slightly taken aback, and looked at Chen Shuda with a pair of deep eyes, "What does Zi Cong mean by that?"

Chen Shuda looked at each other calmly, "I have no more than five thousand soldiers and no brave generals. Li Yuan has tens of thousands of soldiers and dozens of generals. How can you and me, weak men, resist?"

Pei Shiqing stared at Chen Shuda for a long time, then shook his head and sighed: "Do your best and obey the destiny, Zi Cong, I will eat Sui Lu and have a clear conscience", then turned and left.

Chen Shuda's eyes were inexplicable, and he looked into the distance, not knowing what he was thinking.

In the evening, Gao Junya led hundreds of horsemen and Yang Zichong came.

When the father and son reunited, Gao Chong was a little excited, and he stepped forward to give him a hug. Li Shimin and others couldn't stop laughing. Gao Junya was also a little dazed, and patted Gao Chong on the shoulder lightly.

"Aye, you...you are really a good general", Gao Chong wanted to say that you are awesome but felt that it was wrong, he held back for a long time, and came up with this sentence.

Gao Junya was startled, and slapped Gao Chong on the head. Gao Chong hurriedly said, "This is the original words of Mr. Tang."

In the big tent of the Chinese army, they waited for each other to meet and sit down, and served tea. Li Yuan asked directly: "Junya really gave us a big surprise, let's talk about how Wencheng County was captured in detail. Where is the horse now?"

Gao Junya heard the words and said calmly: "After the last general captured Yang Zichong alive and captured Lishi County, he took Yang Zichong and went straight to Jichang City (Wencheng County Government), and used Yang Zichong to open the gate of Jichang City by deceit, and captured the city in one fell swoop, and then took the This captures Xiangning and other cities.

Hearing that Tang Gong's army had broken Linfen County, I expected that the next step would be Jiang County. It happened that Chen Shuda, the general guard of Jiang County, was old, and he might be persuaded to surrender, so I ordered Duwei Yang Mao to garrison Lishi. Hurry up and meet here."

Hearing what Gao Junya said, even though it was a few words, everyone admired him. In just half a month, he went to two counties in succession. It was not just luck, it also needed to seize the opportunity and use strategy.

Li Yuan nodded, admiring him very much, and then asked: "How confident is Junya in persuading Chen Shuda to surrender?".

In fact, Li Yuan was very curious about how Gao Junya and Chen Shuda of Nanan Chen had friendship, not only Li Yuan, but also the other generals, including Gao Chong.

"In the ninth year of Emperor Kaihuang, Yang Guang was appointed Marshal Pingchen, and his uncle Zhaoxuan was the head of the Marshal's mansion at that time. After Yang Guang broke through Jiankang, he wanted to slaughter the southern Chen clan and occupy the harem of the empress Chen, the favorite concubine Zhang Lihua and others. My uncle tried his best to stop him.

I was seventeen years old, and I went to war with the army. On the order of my uncle, I went with my father to arrest the Nan Chen clan. The name was arrest, but it was protection. From this, I met Chen Shuda, who was the same age as me. Chen Shuda was very grateful to my Gao family. The two of us have had a close relationship ever since.”

Gao Junya drank a cup of tea, recalled and narrated, her tone inexplicably low.

At this time, Chen Yanshou beside him said in a low voice: "Gao Changshi's father was martyred at that time."

Hearing this, Li Yuan got down from his seat and sighed: "It's hard to be a gentleman, so let's take a rest and discuss the matter of persuading surrender tomorrow."

After the generals dispersed, Gao Chong went to Gao Junya's camp, and found his father sitting beside the lamp, quietly wiping the horse's handle.

Gao Chong knew that this horse spear was a relic of his grandfather whom he had never met, and it was also the weapon his father used today.

"Aye, the man has passed away, and the living are like this, so don't be sad," Gao Chong poured a cup of tea and handed it to him softly.

"The man is gone, the living is like this..." Gao Junya was startled, and thought about it, "These words are quite meaningful, where did they come from?"

Gao Chong was stunned, but before he could react, Gao Junya nodded to himself and said, "It seems to be somewhat related to the "The dead are like gentlemen, never giving up day and night" in the "Analects" of Zihan."

(End of this chapter)