Elegy of Tang Dynasty

Chapter 473: The Famous General’s Elegy (Part )
"You smell so good!"

In the darkness, Fang Zhongyong, lying on the bed, kissed Anaye's neck while touching her everywhere with his hands. Both of them were naked, and they started making love at night and didn't stop until late at night.

The emotions that had been suppressed for a long time were finally released.

Both of them felt extremely happy and it was beautiful beyond words.

"Ah Lang is so rude. You are going to break me."

Anaye murmured softly, turned around and continued to sleep with her back to Fang Zhongyong. She would occasionally wonder if she hadn't followed a strong general, would she have finished her sexual intercourse quickly every time.

"If it weren't for the thirty thousand Red Water Army, I wouldn't dare touch you, for I was afraid that I would be too busy enjoying myself with the beauty and miss out on important matters."

Fang Chongyong couldn't help but sigh.

In fact, doing that in bed is not a big deal, but the impact is a bit bad. When the generals under your command see that their leader is so profligate, they will definitely follow suit.

With only a few soldiers, they had to defend Taiyuan and even fight back. The pressure was huge. Any small mistake could lead to an avalanche.

"Ah Lang, am I the illegitimate daughter of Li Yi, the Prince of Xin'an?"

Anaye suddenly asked.

After a long silence, Fang Zhongyong sighed and said, "Indeed, it is. And it is a very sad story. It is better for you not to know it."

“Alas, it turns out that my blood is so lustful.

The princesses and princesses of the Tang Dynasty were all looking for lovers for no reason, and they had a very bad reputation in Hexi.

No wonder my father gets a weird look on his face every time he hears me calling those people bitches in private.”

Anaye couldn't help but complain, but she didn't seem to care too much.

Fang Chongyong knew that she had never had a good impression of Ji Ge and his gang, and she didn't want to have any relationship with the Li Tang royal family.

"Don't you want to recognize your ancestors or something?"

Fang Chongyong asked curiously.

"A biological father is not as good as an adopted father. Is there any need to explain this? Ah Lang, you are really alive again. What does the title of King Xin'an mean? You are still the King of Pingxi!

Isn't Princess Pingxi better than Prince Xin'an's illegitimate daughter?
I'm afraid the Xin'an family will think I'm going back to ask for my dowry! Who cares? "

Anaye became angrier and angrier as she spoke. In Fang Zhongyong's opinion, she must still be very bothered by being abandoned by her biological father, and it seemed that she had no intention of reconciling.

Just as the two were chatting, the sound of drums suddenly came from outside the window!

Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
Boom boom boom!
The sound was extremely loud, extremely penetrating, and the strikes were extremely steady!

"Oh no! Someone hit the drum!"

Fang Zhongyong, who was in the arms of a gentle woman just now, immediately got up from the bed, quickly lit the torch on the wall, and then got dressed at the speed of light!
"Ah Lang, are you anxious?"

Anaye asked, rubbing her eyes and pulling the blanket up to cover her fair skin.

"I'm not in a hurry, it's something serious! I'm the only one who has the right to beat the drum! Now that the drum is beating, it's not my order!
This person definitely has bad intentions!"

Fang Chongyong was so anxious that he was sweating profusely!

When he walked out of the courtyard, he found that He Changqi, Che Guangqian, Feng Changqing and others had gathered there, and everyone had a very ugly look on their face!

"Who's on duty today?"

Fang Zhongyong asked with a fierce face.

"General, it's Guan Chongsi. I'm afraid he's drunk again."

Che Guangqian said worriedly.

"Let's go to the government office!"

Fang Zhongyong's heart had sunk to the bottom. When they arrived at the government office, they found that Yan Zhenqing, Li Guangbi and others were all there, also not sitting in the main seats, but attending as observers.

The person sitting on the main seat surprised Fang Zhongyong greatly.

Brother Ji!

Next to Brother Ji was Gao Lishi, and the two of them were staring at him intently.

"Your humble servant pays respect to His Majesty."

Fang Zhongyong saluted to Brother Ji with his arms crossed.

"I have long heard that Guozhong is strict in managing his troops. It has only been five beats of the general's drum and Guozhong has already arrived at the government office. Not bad!
You are worthy of being the iron army under my command!"

Brother Ji said to Fang Chongyong with a smile on his face.

"I am very terrified, but this is all my duty!"

Fang Chongyong bowed humbly and did not dare to show any expression of arrogance.

"Is everyone here?"

Brother Ji looked around at everyone and asked.

But it was obvious that Fang Chongyong, who climbed out of Anaye's belly in the middle of the night, was naturally the last to arrive, or in other words, he and the generals of the Silver Spear Filial Piety Army were the last to arrive.

"Reply to Saint, everyone is here."

Yan Zhenqing bowed to Brother Ji and said.

"Well, then, I will announce it."

Brother Ji nodded slightly, not looking tired at all. On the contrary, Fang Zhongyong had been playing with Anaye on the bed for most of the night, and now he looked average and a little listless.

"Guo Zhong, I am worried about the military situation in Hedong. After coming to Taiyuan, I am also worried that there are bad guys causing trouble in Chang'an.

I now appoint you as the Defense Envoy of Guanzhong.

You will set off immediately, bringing the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army back to Chang'an, take over the defense of Chang'an and the surrounding areas, and control all the troops in Guanzhong!
My treasury, the royal family, the inner gardens of the imperial palace, and the elders of Guanzhong are all handed over to you."

Brother Ji’s first imperial decree was earth-shattering!

Everyone present looked at Brother Ji in disbelief, not knowing what Brother Ji was up to.

You said he came to seize power, but Chang'an's defense is extremely important, even far more than Hedong. To put it bluntly, if Fang Zhongyong is ruthless, the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army is enough to bloodbath Chang'an and exterminate the Li family clan. This kind of trust can be regarded as entrusting an orphan.

But if you want to say that he was here to "entrust an important task", beating the drum in the middle of the night to recruit generals is no different from Liu Bang's entry into Han Xin's camp to seize military power! Since he wanted to recruit Fang Chongyong to Chang'an to guard the palace, why did he go to such great lengths?
His behavior seems strange no matter how you look at it.

"Saint, Fang Guozhong is the pillar of Hedong's military affairs. Now is the time to leave Hedong and sweep across Hebei. Changing the commander in the middle of a battle will be disadvantageous to the army."

The person who stood up and spoke was none other than Yan Zhenqing!

In his opinion, Brother Ji's imperial edict was extremely inappropriate! And it was not even stamped by the Council of State!
Ji Ge waved his hand and said indifferently: "Wang Zhongsi is Fang Guozhong's father-in-law and will arrive in Taiyuan soon. My second imperial decree is to appoint Wang Zhongsi as the deputy marshal of the army and the governor of the four towns. His original military power will be replaced by An Zhongzhang, the deputy commander of the Chishui Army. I am the grand marshal of the army and will not be directly involved in military affairs."

Your father-in-law is going to take over your position. Will you give up your position or not?

The generals who originally wanted to speak up for Fang Chongyong, such as Li Guangbi and others, suddenly fell silent.

"Wei Chen accepts the order."

Fang Chongyong bowed and took the fish token and letter of appointment handed over by Gao Lishi.

At this point, he had nothing to say. He had to accept this imperial decree, at least now.

Otherwise, it will be a fight where both sides will perish.

Even Fang Zhongyong's subordinates He Changqi, Che Guangqian, Wang Nande and others were speechless at this moment. After all, this was a return to Chang'an.

Judging from the imperial edict, Fang Zhongyong had no reason to refuse it.

And he was face to face with Brother Ji, so he couldn’t even use the excuse of “the general is away”!
"Go, gather the troops and march now. If anything happens in Chang'an, I will fight to the death." Brother Ji instructed Fang Chongyong without any hesitation.

"Understood, I will set off immediately."

Fang Zhongyong saluted Ji Ge with his hands crossed, then turned and left. The Silver Spear Filial Piety Army followed him out in a line, and the government hall was immediately emptied of many people.

When they were about to leave the Hedong Jiedushi's office, He Changqi suddenly stepped forward and whispered to Fang Zhongyong in a low voice, "General Jiedushi, why do I feel like something is wrong?"

Even He Changqi could see that something was wrong, so how could Fang Chongyong not see it?
"Go to the main camp, gather the troops and prepare to march."

Fang Zhongyong gave the order calmly.

At this point, there is no point in saying more. When we return to Chang'an, we will have plenty of ways to deal with it!
He was holding back a rage in his heart. This bastard Emperor Ji always liked to make trouble. Now that the Tang Dynasty was in such a rotten state, he still wanted to make trouble!
Okay, just wait for me!

Fang Chongyong clenched his fists and secretly made up his mind that when he returned to Chang'an this time, he would make this dog emperor pay the price.

By the time all the units of the Silver Spear Filial Piety Army lined up and prepared to set out, the sky had already turned pale. Even Anaye had changed into her personal soldier's uniform and mounted her horse, ready to set off.

"Let's go back to Chang'an!"

Fang Zhongyong looked around at the generals and said.

He noticed that Che Guangqian seemed to have something to say, so he patted her on the shoulder and said, "Let's talk on the way."

……

There is only one road to return to Chang'an from Taiyuan, which is the famous "Hedong Road".

The terrain of Hedong is surrounded by mountains and rivers. During the Southern and Northern Dynasties, the wars between Eastern Wei, Western Wei, Northern Qi and Northern Zhou were basically fought around this road.

Fang Zhongyong led the Silver Spear Filial Piety Army and his party, starting from Taiyuan, marching towards the southwest. They planned to first pass through Qingyuan, Jiaocheng, Wenshui and other counties, replenish some food and fodder, and then arrive at Jiexiu, and then go south from Jiexiu and pass through Queshu Valley!

The previous journey is not worth mentioning. It is like marching in the Taiyuan Basin, as if walking on flat ground.

But Queshu Valley is different.

This is the junction of the Taiyuan Basin and the Linfen Basin. It is dozens of miles long, with narrow mountain roads and dangerous terrain.

It is the south gate of Taiyuan!

After a day's march, the Silver Spear Filial Piety Army had arrived near Jiexiu County, which was the entrance to Queshu Valley.

After Fang Chongyong ordered to set up camp on the spot, he sent some soldiers to Jiexiu County to seek supplies.

Che Guangqian quickly found him, and the two of them went to a secluded place where no one was around to have a secret talk.

Finding no one around, Che Guangqian said worriedly: "General, I think there is something wrong with the Saint's decree!"

"I know the problem is huge, but I just can't figure out the connection."

Fang Zhongyong frowned and said. He had been thinking along the way, but couldn't figure out what Brother Ji's intention was.

"General, think about it, Chang'an is such a vital place, it is the foundation of the Tang Dynasty. Not to mention the dignitaries, even the relatives of the saints and the descendants of the royal family all live there.

How could the saint entrust this place to such a suspicious person as the Marshal?

To put it bluntly, if the general joins forces with the prince and opens up Chang'an's defenses, how should the saint deal with it?

If we return to Chang'an, we will surely encounter a devastating disaster!

Please do not return to Chang'an, Marshal. This is definitely a conspiracy!"

Che Guangqian gave a very scary inference.

"So what do you think?"

Fang Zhongyong asked in a deep voice, he also realized that the problem had become very serious. Brother Ji asked him to serve as the "Guanzhong Defense Envoy", which was too strange and against human common sense.

"General, let's occupy Puzhou and cut off the food supply to Hedong! Block the food supply to Hedong.

Over time, the conspiracy can no longer be concealed! No matter what tricks that dog emperor uses, we are invincible!

If we don't provide them with food and fodder, let's see what those bastards will eat! There are 30,000 more mouths to feed in the Red Water Army. If they run out of food, let's see if they will resort to cannibalism!"

Che Guangqian had a ferocious look on his face and made a gesture as if he was wiping his neck.

"Let's go to Puzhou first. We can't go back to Chang'an anyway."

Fang Chongyong nodded slightly and said.

I have to say that Che Guangqian's inference makes sense.

"General, the governor of Jinzhou is Li Liangchen, who was originally responsible for ensuring the grain supply. We saved his life before.

Once we pass through Queshu Valley, bring Li Liangchen over! I will be your lobbyist!"

Che Guangqian asked for instructions.

Fang Zhongyong waved his hand and said, "Don't worry."

At this moment, his right eyelid was twitching like crazy, and he didn't know if it was a psychological effect. As the saying goes, "left eye twitching means good fortune, right eye twitching means disaster", which made Fang Zhongyong feel very bad.

That night, all the officers and soldiers in the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, including Fang Chongyong, slept very badly. This strange dispatch cast a shadow over everyone's heart.

As soon as the sky was getting light, Fang Chongyong ordered the entire army to eat some dry food and set off immediately.

After entering the Queshu Valley, they had to stand in pairs and use ropes to tie people together to prevent falling behind.

After walking for an hour, Che Guangqian suddenly asked Fang Chongyong to order the entire army to stop!
"General, Queshu Valley is an important road in Hedong. Although the terrain is dangerous, the road has been repaired continuously over the past hundred years. We have also seen along the way that although the terrain is dangerous, the road is not dangerous.

There is only one road from Chang'an to Taiyuan. How is it possible that we marched for an hour and saw no one on the road?"

The two were walking at the front of the team. After hearing this, Fang Chongyong suddenly became alert.

Yes, why are there no pedestrians coming from the other end of Queshu Valley?

At this moment, Fang Zhongyong saw the flag of the Tang army appear at the end of his field of vision! Those people were getting closer and closer, and on the oncoming flag, there was a huge word "king" written on it.

As this flag appeared, flags were raised one after another on the hills and in the woods on both sides.

Countless elite soldiers of the Tang army were holding crossbows and aiming their triggers at the silver-spear filial piety army soldiers who were at a loss on the mountain road.

The woods on the hills were densely packed with people, so many that they could not be counted!
The entire army was like one person, silent and without any noise. But the silence at this moment was terrifying, and even if you looked to the sides, you could feel the tearing of a thousand arrows piercing your heart.

"Fang Guozhong, surrender."

The oncoming army made way for each other, Wang Zhongsi rode his horse forward and said to Fang Chongyong.

"Wang Zhongsi, what crime have I committed?"

Fang Zhongyong drew out his phantom blade and pointed at Wang Zhongsi, questioning him, as if that man was not his father-in-law at all.

"Whether you are guilty or not, I don't know.

But the saint has issued an order that all the soldiers of the Silver Spear Xiaojie Army, from Fang Chongyong down, must be killed without mercy and beheaded immediately!

The emperor's order is hard to disobey. If you come back to Taiyuan with me, I will plead with the emperor on your behalf.

If you don't go with me to Taiyuan City, then... I will have to carry out the imperial decree."

Wang Zhongsi said calmly, drawing his sword and pointing it at Fang Chongyong.

The generals riding on horses around him included Gao Xianzhi, Li Siye, Wang Sili, Gai Jiayun, Geshu Han and others. They were all Fang Chongyong's former subordinates and even had a good relationship with him.

But at this moment, each of these people lowered their heads, too ashamed to even look at Fang Zhongyong.

A great battle is about to break out as soon as the messenger beside Wang Zhongsi waves the battle flag!

(End of this chapter)