Great Zhou Empire: Kill Zhao Kuangyin at the beginning

Chapter 83 Grand Master Xiang Gong (Special thanks to book friends 2021...9305 for their monthly votes!)

After Xiang Gong received the imperial edict from Emperor Chai Zong, he headed to Luoyang on the 13th of November the next day.

Before leaving, Chai Zongxun told Xiang Gong:

"Xiang Aiqing, I am going to Luoyang this time to recruit Wang Quanbin to surrender. As long as he binds all the soldiers of Shu and surrenders with the city gates wide open, I can grant him leniency: I will only seize his military power and move his family to Bianjing."

He saluted to Gong and said:
"Reporting to your Majesty, I will do my best when I go to Luoyang.

However, Wang Ni is a rude warrior with a bad temper, greed for money and lust, and I am afraid that I will betray His Majesty's trust. "

Chai Zongxun smiled and said:

"Xiang Aiqing is Taizu's confidant and a veteran of three dynasties. He only has to do his best.

If things go wrong, I won't blame you. "

Xiang Xun bowed out of the main hall, mounted his horse together with the ten followers waiting outside the palace, and left the west gate of Bianjing to drive far away.

Xiang Gong is 52 years old this year. He was Wang Quanbin's immediate boss for more than a year during the Western Expedition to Shu, and the two had some friendship.

After five days of constantly changing mounts at the stations on the way, Xiang Gong and ten attendants arrived at the Han Hui "Longxiang Army" military camp outside Luoyang City.

Following the order from the camp gate, the soldiers went to the commander's tent. Along the way to Gong, he saw that all the Longxiang sergeants were in good health and had high morale. The camp was in order and relaxed. It was like no other army he had ever seen from various countries and armies. All there is.

Xiang Gongxin said:

"In the past, I often heard Prime Minister Li and Taifu Wang praise His Majesty for being smart and wise, and for being the first child prodigy emperor in history. At that time, I thought it was an exaggeration because Prime Minister Li and Taifu Wang were relying on His Majesty. Today I saw this "Dragon" created by His Majesty himself. "Xiangjun", only to realize that they are elites that I have never seen before!

His Majesty's ability is indeed worthy of being called the first child prodigy emperor in history. "

When they arrived in front of the commander's tent, Han Hui, the commander of the "Long Xiang Army", was already waiting for Xiang Gong in front of the tent.

Xiang Gong did not dare to rely on the veteran officials from three dynasties to support him, so he saluted Han Hui and said:
"Your Majesty, please see Commander Han!"

Xiang Gong and Han Hui both had official titles of the second rank, but Han Hui was a close and beloved general of the young emperor Chai Zongxun's personal army, the "Longxiang Army", while Xiang Gong was just a veteran who inherited the legacy of Taizu and Shizong, and had the false title of second rank. , Kaifeng Yin is a third-grade official.

Han Hui quickly returned the greeting and said:
"Grand Master is so humble, I am ashamed of myself! Grand Master, please come in."

The two of them walked into the handsome tent together, escorted by their attendants, and sat down in the chairs.

Han Hui introduced the current battle situation in Luoyang to Xiang Gong and said:
"Your Majesty has sent Cao Bin, the governor of Jingzhou, to send out 10,000 elite troops of the Imperial Guard to attack Jiedu Mansion in Kuizhou, Shu Kingdom, and to intimidate Shu Kingdom.

Governor Cao won both World War II and killed more than 13,000 enemies, which greatly increased the pressure on Meng Chang of Shu and he could no longer send troops to support Wang Ni.

Grand Master, it's just that Wang Quanbin is defending Luoyang, and it will be difficult for me to defeat him on Monday. Although we will defeat him after a long siege, the people in the city will suffer heavy casualties, which is not pleasing to Your Majesty.

The Grand Master was once the superior of Wang Quanbin, so I am reporting to Your Majesty, begging the Grand Master to go to Luoyang City to persuade Wang Quanbin to surrender. If he can succeed, it will be a great blessing to the people of Luoyang. "

Xiang Gong sighed and said:
"Although I once worked with Wang Ni, I am unruly and greedy for money. I can only do my best for Your Majesty and for me, the Great Zhou Dynasty."

Han Hui cupped his hands and said:
"Thank you, Grand Master!"

After resting for a day, the next day, on November 19th, the fourth year of Kaixi, Han Hui sent sergeants to shoot arrows and enter the city to express their intention to enter the city for negotiations.

Quanbin, the king of Luoyang City, had been guarding the city for several days. He knew that his situation was getting worse and worse, and his temper became more and more violent. He whipped his soldiers at every turn. Seeing that the person entering the city for negotiations written in the arrow book was his former superior in the army, Xiang Gonghou, Wang Quanbin's heart brightened, and he immediately ordered the sergeant at the top of the city to shout to the Long Xiang army below the city, agreeing to allow Xiang Gong to enter the city for negotiations.

After Xiang Gong straightened his clothes and said goodbye to Han Hui, he walked to the Luoyang city wall with a resolute face, sat in the big bamboo basket lowered from the city wall, and was hoisted into Luoyang city.

After the sergeants at the top of the city searched Xiang Gong's whole body, they escorted him down the city wall and went to see Wang Quanbin at the Jiedushi Palace in the city.

When they arrived at the gate of the Jiedushi Mansion, Wang Quanbin was already waiting for him. When he saw Xiang Gong approaching, he saluted and said:
"Master Xiang's presence here at this critical moment shows his affection for me, Marshal! Please come into the house quickly."

When Xiang Gong heard that Wang Quanbin called himself "marshal" instead of Jiedushi, his eyes flashed and he replied:
"Wang Jiedushi is indeed in danger.

Under the orders of His Majesty, I am here to show you a clear path! "

The two of them walked into the palace of the Governor of Heyang Jiedu together and sat down separately.

Two pretty maids in the palace served tea.

After exchanging a few words, Xiang Gong said:
"Wang Jiedushi, I haven't seen you for several years, but your temper is still so irritable.

Now His Majesty is carrying out the policy of reducing vassal vassals in our territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Among the Jiedushi Zhonglian, Wei Wang Fu Yanqing and Yiguo Gong Li Jun, who have the strongest military strength and the highest prestige, have laid down their military power and enjoy the glory and wealth given by Your Majesty.

Quan Bin, you are our veteran general of the Great Zhou Dynasty. I accept your majesty's title. What's wrong with moving your whole family to Bianjing to enjoy wealth and prosperity?
Why should we be instigated by an enemy country to destroy the loyalty of our loyal ministers in the Great Zhou Dynasty and commit treason for this? !

Fortunately, your majesty is magnanimous and puts the country first. Your majesty has said: as long as you capture the Shu troops in the city and open the door to surrender immediately, you will not be punished. Your whole family can move to Bianjing and enjoy wealth and prosperity. "

The blood rushed to Wang Quanbin's face and he said angrily:
"Grand Master, it's not me who doesn't know what's good or bad, it's the little emperor Guo Zongxun who went too far!

Fu Yanqing and I served Emperor Zhuangzong together when we were young. Later, we served in four dynasties, fought in all directions, and made great military exploits for the Great Zhou Dynasty.

Although Fu Yanqing defeated the Liao and Han kingdoms several times and had outstanding achievements, I also accompanied the late emperor in the northern expedition to Youzhou, the southern expedition to Huainan, and also accompanied the Grand Master to capture the Qin and Feng states of Shu!

However, Fu Yanqing was the King of Zhou and Wei, his second daughter was the Queen Mother Fu, and the little emperor was his grandson.

But what about me? He was just an envoy to Heyang, and there were only three state capitals!

We could have lived happily in the three states, but now the young emperor Guo Zongxun has no regard for the military exploits of us veterans, and wants to cut down the vassal!

The little bit of food that he, Guo Zongxun, granted him as marquis every year was not enough for the six months after my family moved to Bianjing. How could I live as happily as I did in Heyang Jiedu Mansion, far away from the sky and the emperor! "

Xiang Gong frowned and said:
"Quan Bin, even if you unite with Shu, you are no longer a match for the Longxiang Army of the Great Zhou Dynasty. To be honest, Luoyang will definitely be defeated!"

Your Majesty has been so merciful to you and does not care about your serious crime of rebellion. What else do you want to do? "

Wang Quanbin said angrily:

"If I want my commander to surrender, I will have to do it only if the young emperor Guo Zongxun agrees to make me king! And the city's population must not be less than Fu Yanqing's ten thousand households!"

Otherwise, I would rather be broken into pieces than to be intact!
Grand Master, please tell the young emperor Guo Zongxun: His biological grandfather Chai Shouli and his entire family are in my hands!

If you don't agree, I can guarantee that I will kill Chai Shouli and his family! "

(End of this chapter)