A thousand-year-old family that began with the Battle of Makino

Chapter 943: Breaking through the Far Realm of Logic, Taiyuan Crisis Welcomes Baizi

Luo Hongxin turned around and saw that it was Ahn Sun Bin.

"General Luo Ya is planning to become the governor?"

"Otherwise, a man's words are as good as gold. I asked you to take the position, but you refused. I said I took the position, but you kept complaining. What? Are you here to tease me, Luo?"

Luo Hongxin certainly didn't want to be the governor, but now the post of governor was like a hot potato, no one was willing to take it over, and he had already been set up by everyone.

If they backed down today and were branded as cowardly and unfaithful, their Luo family's future in Wei Bo would be over.

"Everyone, listen to me."

An Xianbin did not argue with Luo Hongxin, but turned around and looked at everyone: "Since our town can't nominate a suitable candidate, why not take a long-term view."

After hearing this, some people immediately stood up to express their opposition:
"You are not talking about Le Congxun, right? Impossible, absolutely impossible. This guy is tyrannical and has never been a good person since he was in Weizhou."

"Although Wei Bo was founded on war, everyone present here is a gentleman who is well-read. Supporting such an unkind and unjust person will bring shame to Wei Bo's reputation. We must not do that."

An Xianbin smiled and said, "Brother Liu is wrong. It's not Le Congxun, but Hedong."

Seeing everyone's confusion, An Xianbin explained:

"Thirty years ago, the Neo-Confucian master Bai Bing passed by Weizhou and spread the great principles of Neo-Confucianism, educated our fathers, stopped the war, and prevented disasters. Weizhou prospered."

"Without Bai Gong's preaching, how could you all be so knowledgeable and clear about principles today? Wouldn't you be like those crude soldiers, reduced to killing and plundering, no different from animals?"

"The year before last, Meng Fangli abandoned Luzhou and went to Xingzhou, which caused resentment among the people of Luzhou. This caused Luzhou general An Jushou to invite Lord Li from Hedong to Luzhou. Meng Fangli fled and lost the three states of Lu, Xing and Ming."

"It has survived until now in Huaizhou and Mengzhou. The people of Lu recommended Li Gongkexiu as the governor of Zhaoyi Army, and he took charge of the area, and Luzhou was greatly governed."

"It can be seen that there are many trustworthy people and righteous men in Hedong."

"We can also select a believer from Hedong to live in Wei Bo. This will solve our worries of being without a leader, and we can also use him as a backup to solve the problem of Le Congxun."

Someone knew the current situation and said with a frown:

"And at the end of last year, Li Gongke of Hedong sent his general An Jinjun to attack Helianduo of Yunzhou. Li Kuangwei of Youzhou sent troops to rescue him. The three parties fought in Weizhou, and An Jinjun was defeated."

"Then Li Kuangwei, Helian Duo and Zhu Quanzhong jointly wrote a letter to the court, 'You can force Xizong to flee to Xingyuan, which is a crime that deserves death. Now that he has been defeated, we can attack him.'"

"Zhang Xianggong in the court thought it was a cry for help and advocated a campaign against it. Soon the court denounced Keyong as a traitor."

"Appoint Prime Minister Zhang Jun as the commander-in-chief of the troops in the four camps of Taiyuan, and Lieutenant Sun Kui of the Shen Ce Army as the deputy commander-in-chief, and lead the Shen Ce Army to the expedition."

"In addition, Han Jian, the governor of Huazhou, was appointed as the commander of the southern camp of Taiyuan, and Zhu Quanzhong, the commander of the Zhongwu Army, was appointed as the commander of the southeastern camp of Taiyuan."

"Wang Rong of Chengde Army is appointed as the Eastern Recruiting Envoy of Taiyuan, Li Kuangwei of Youzhou is appointed as the Northern Recruiting Envoy of Taiyuan, and Helian Duo, the Defense Envoy of Yunzhou, is appointed as the Deputy Envoy."

"This spring, Lord Zhaoyi Kexiu passed away, and his brother Kegong succeeded him as the governor of Zhaoyi. I heard that he was tyrannical and lawless, and the people of Lu all resented him."

"Generals An Jushou and Feng Ba rebelled, killed Ke Gong and presented him to the court. The Zhaoyi army surrendered to Prime Minister Zhang, and the southeast gate of Taiyuan was wide open."

"There is also an ally of yours who can be used. The governor of Hezhong, Wang Chongrong, died of illness, and his brother, Wang Chongying, succeeded him and was loyal to the court."

"Another ally, Bai Gongyi of the Xuanwu Army, has just arrived to pacify Xuzhou, but he is not strong enough to do so, and he is far away from us."

"At this critical moment, it is difficult for Hedong to protect itself, so how can we spare troops and manpower to Wei Bo?"

An Xianbin smiled mysteriously and said, "I admire your understanding of the situation, but the surrender of the Lu people does not mean the surrender of the Zhaoyi army."

"The deputy envoy of Zhaoyi Army, Bai Jian, is the grandson of Duke Bai and the son of Duke Xuanwu Yi. He was known for his benevolence and righteousness in Luzhou." "Although Kegong is dead, Gongzi Jian is safe and sound. As far as I know, Gongzi Jian is now gathering the defeated soldiers in Mingzhou and is recruiting troops to attack Lu."

"Mingzhou and Weizhou are close, and Gongzi Jian is well-known. He should be the lord of Weizhou. Do you agree?"

Luo Hongxin had never wanted to be the governor of Wei Bo, but when he heard someone choose to take the blame for him, he immediately spoke out in support:

"Master Bai Jian is the son of the Bai family. I have heard that Master Bai is known as an ancient gentleman. We, the soldiers of Wei Bo, have a gentleman by our side and welcome Master Bai into Wei. This is in accordance with the will of heaven."

"I think it's OK." Another person stood up and said, "The world is in chaos today, heroes from all sides are rising up, and Wei Bo is no exception."

"The Bai family is a thousand-year-old family, known for their integrity. Their descendants are all over the country, and they have Hedong and Xuanwu as their arms. If we bring in the descendants of the Bai family, Weizhou will be safe."

Most of those present were Bai Bing's disciples, although they were not as good as the students of Jin Bai and Bianliang Academy who studied Neo-Confucianism all day long.

But influenced by Bai Bing, he can be considered half a science student.

With the Bai family's thousand-year-old reputation as a foundation, no one doubted that introducing the Bai family's son would be like inviting a wolf into the house. Instead, they believed that the favor of the Bai family's son showed that Wei Bo was indeed kind and righteous, and that he thought highly of them and others.

As a result, almost 90% of the people present agreed to invite Bai Jian to stay in Weizhou to lead them to resist Le Congxun and revitalize Weizhou.

"But is Mr. Bai willing to come to Wei Bo?"

Although everyone's heart belongs to Bai's son, Bai's son is famous for his noble and righteous character. He cannot tolerate any grain of sand in his eyes and cannot stand the filth in this world.

Whenever the son of the Bai family held an official position, he would always serve the people and corrupt officials would be exposed.

It was An Xianbin who came out to reassure everyone again: "Don't worry, I wouldn't have been able to guarantee this thirty years ago, but now, Gongzi Jian will surely be happy to come to Wei to take up his post."

"Why?"

Hearing everyone's doubts, An Xianbin explained again

"Let alone the military garrisons of the world, only Wei Bo and Xuan Wu have established themselves as benevolent and righteous, without any evil deeds of oppressing the good."

"Besides, since the current Lord Bai succeeded to the throne, he has supported Keyong, established a separatist regime in Bian Song, sent troops to Hua Zheng, and pacified Xu Si, all of which show his desire to rule the world."

"Wei Bo is a powerful vassal state in the world. If we can respect the Bai family as our master, it will naturally strengthen their power. There is no reason for the Bai family not to accept us."

"Hedong is in danger now. Keyong is facing a catastrophe and urgently needs reinforcements. Looking at the whole world, where is more suitable than Wei Bo to be the vassal state on the flank of Hedong?"

After listening to An Xianbin's analysis, the soldiers of Wei Bo finally decided to welcome Bai into Wei.

That afternoon, he sent General Luo Hongxin to lead a hundred knights to break out of the siege and go to Mingzhou to welcome Bai Jian to Weizhou to preside over military and political affairs.

Le Congxun's troops who were besieging Weizhou were unprepared, and the Weizhou soldiers were so elite that Luo Hongxin attacked two of their camps in a row.

Only after most of the trained soldiers arrived did Luo Hongxin walk away laughing.

Looking at the Wei Bo cavalry going away, the deputy general beside Le Congxun said worriedly: "This man must have gone out to seek help."

Le Congxun didn't care and said:
"It doesn't matter. The situation is just a fight between trapped beasts. At present, the various vassal states in Hebei are attacking Taiyuan. Where can we find troops to fight them? It's just a desperate struggle."

Then he looked towards the tall Weizhou City, his eyes flashing with ferocity, and sneered:
"I have 30,000 troops, but there are only 3,000 in the city. We can kill them even if we pile them up."

"These ungrateful people ate my Le family's rice, but now they want to destroy my Le family's pot."

"Pass the order down. After the city is breached, do not put down your sword for three days. I will take the city of Weizhou as a sacrifice for my father. No one, young or old, will be spared."

(End of this chapter)