Unofficial History of the Sui and Tang Dynasties

Chapter 37

Qin Shubao abandoned Zheng and voted Tang Shubao, saying: "Maogong is really my business, and I have traveled all the way to do meritorious service. I am afraid of the king's treacherous schemes, so I hide behind the screen. Now that I have heard the words of the people, they are all devoted to each other. Tell each other the truth. Play tricks on you, don't get angry." So Junshi pressed his sword in his hand, and his anger died down.Shiji said: "I didn't come here for profit and wealth, but just for this purpose. I want to see the king and so on. Today's vows will be rewarded."

Seeing that everyone wanted to go to Zheng, Shubao published the book of the king of Qin, which made everyone watch it, and they were very happy.Shiji Gu Shubao said: "Have you ever heard about Xu Wenyuan?" Shubao said: "I really don't know about it." Shiji said: "Xu Wenyuan, a wise man, once came to Dongdu, saw him in Shichong, and worshiped him. Or People asked: "When you see Li Mi, you have a heart of arrogance. Why do you worship him first when you see Shichong?" Why don't I worship him first?' Wen Yuan's words are well known, why don't you make a big decision now, but fill in the ditch for women's love and death?

Today Liu Wuzhou's general, Yuchi Jingde, is an extremely hero, invincible in the world, and even a Tang general dare not take over a thousand miles of land from the Tang Dynasty within a month.I blatantly said in front of King Qin: Brother Chu is an opponent.Therefore, the king of Qin is looking forward to his next step, just like the former lord waiting for Kong Ming. "Shu Bao said: "The public praise is too much. Kong Ming is a military adviser. How dare I be it? " Shiji said: "If compared with Kong Ming, there is a difference. From my point of view, one step is too far away from Guan and Zhang Yuan.With such a talent, he did not abandon the secret and turned to the light, and returned to the Tang Dynasty to break Liu. People laughed at his feet because they were afraid of dying under the whip of Jingde, so they dared not go.The fruit is like this, if you go back to your hometown, cultivate the truth and support your life, why live in this chaotic country and be accompanied by thieves? "Shu Bao said: "I don't care if Yuchi Jingde is a brave and intrepid person. "

Shiji said: "If you are really not afraid, then go with me to hang the seal of the general manager, capture respect and virtue, and return to the old land of the Tang Dynasty. You must be above the princes, and your name will be immortal. Isn't it beautiful."

When Shubao heard this, he clapped his hands and said angrily: "I have made up my mind. I swear to kill this thief first to show my reputation. Qing Maogong replied to the King of Qin, and he will send troops to fight tomorrow. I have my own calculations. Ming people don't do secret things. I will say goodbye on the battlefield. Lord Zheng, I will return to the Tang Dynasty." After listening to Zhijie, everyone bowed and was willing to follow the whip and stirrup.After the discussion, Shiji bid farewell and went back. Shubao then ordered Li Junshi and Tian Liu'an to flee back to Luoyang, Xingye, and took five old and young families, pretending to be merchants, sneaking out of the city, and all went to the King of Qin.The two said goodbye and left.Li Quan's poem says: Multilingual and multilingual, as the saying goes, turn stubborn stones into gold.

It is not because of ingenious tricks to shift Qiongzhi, how can he win the heart of Emperor Jian.

Shiji returned to see the King of Qin, and said that Shubao would go to battle tomorrow and be separated from Zheng.Qin Wang said happily: "Uncle Bao is coming back, great things will be done, and I have nothing to worry about." Shiji said: "Your Highness should follow Han Gaozu's worship of Han Xin and treat him." Qin Wang said: "I respect the teachings, but I live on the throne , It is difficult to perform the ceremony of the emperor pushing the hub, how about treating him with the Taoyuan knot in the coming day?"

Shiji said: "This is very reasonable."

But Shubao and Zhijie discussed and decided on a plan, so they stood still.I saw that the king of Qin sent troops to form an array, which made people ask for a battle. Every time the pawn reported to Shichong, Shichong said, "Will you, Huangkou Ruzi, be my uncle?" Still ordered Shubao to lead the army to resist the enemy.I saw only one person with a jujube-colored face, round eyes and curly beard, a purple robe and a gold belt, and a simple chest. Everyone saw him as Su Wei, the grand master.Su Wei played forward and said, "today, Shubao insists on his resignation and sticks to it. He hesitates to advance, and he is afraid of something unexpected." Shichong said in surprise, "I treat Shubao well, so what's the matter?" Su Wei said, "a few days ago people reported Xu Shiji, a military advisor of the Tang Dynasty, went to Shubao's camp. He didn't know what to say, so he galloped away. For ten days, he saw that Shubao was standing still, and observed his movement. Could it be that there has been a change? Your Majesty will go personally to control the generals, and the outcome will be determined. Here is one action. Now that Zhu Can is invading the frontier, he intends to return to the army. If I win, I will make peace with the army and return to the army. If I lose, I will divide the army to set up doubts, guard my border, and withdraw the brigade and the division." OK, I swear to kill Tang Bing.

But it is said that the two generals, Shubao and Zhijie, led the troops forward and confronted Tang.To Youzhou Jiuqu, line up the battle.Shichong sent people to urge the battle, only to see the two generals leading the men and horses running westward, a hundred steps away, reining in their horses, rolling their saddles and getting off their horses. Entrusted with important tasks, non-subjects do not want to serve the master for the rest of their lives in order to repay great virtues. Because seeing Your Majesty's false benevolence and righteousness on the outside, many suspicions on the inside, listening to slander, murdering ministers, etc., I am afraid that the merits will not be rewarded. From now on, I will bid farewell to the other master, and I hope that your Majesty will not think of your ministers and others." Shi Chong was about to speak, and the two generals immediately got on their horses and rushed to the Tang formation.Shichong was furious, so he reined in his troops to chase him away.The king of Qin saw it in person immediately before the formation, so he held a two-color flag and mobilized the two formations to advance side by side.With two pincer attacks, Zheng's formation was in chaos, and each other was trampled on. Countless people died, and Shichong was defeated and returned to the formation.

But it is said that Shubao and Zhijie visited the king of Qin and bowed down to the ground.The King of Qin was overjoyed, and he lifted the two of them up with his hands to express their love for each other.The King of Qin said: "Recalling the time when Jinyong was released, the lotus was released, and I will never forget it. Every time I cherish virtue, there is no reason to meet it. Now I will pass on my care and comfort my life's hope." Shubao said: "In today's world , Not only the king chooses his ministers, but also the ministers choose their ears. Every time he felt ashamed that he could not serve His Highness, Gu Nai bowed his knees to Zheng. Sincerely, his naked eyes have no pupils, and he does not know his master. Suddenly he meets Mao Gong, and when he sees Hua Han, he knows His Highness There is the amount of generosity, the virtue of benevolence, and the care of ministers, so they do not think about themselves, and abandon the darkness and turn to the light with knowledge. In this world, rushing to return to Luoyang, losing the shares of ministers and others is not enough, and it will die soon. Liu Wuzhou and Jingde are powerful Rampant, the two of us are determined to capture and repay Your Highness' great virtue." Qin Wang said: "If this is true, wealth and honor will be shared with the monarch and his ministers." Zhijie said: "When I was in Wei, I knew that Your Highness is the true benevolent and wise master. But I can't go to worship. Now I see that Your Highness does not think about his old evils, and treats each other sincerely. I am willing to give you the rewards of dog and horse. Feast.

After several rounds of drinking, suddenly a dozen or so riders arrived outside the gate of Baoyuan.Everyone looked at it, and they saw a group of hunting men coming with light bows and short arrows. When they saw the King of Qin, they rolled off their horses and regarded them as Li Junshi and Tian Liu'an, who came suddenly to carry five families.The king of Qin came in with courtesy and met Shubao. Shubao asked, "How did Deming's family come here?"

During the discussion, there was another scholar outside the gate of Baoyuan, wearing a Confucian scarf and Taoist clothing. He was a good man, and he approached lightly.The king of Qin was very suspicious, so he asked people to come in and greet him with courtesy.

The king of Qin asked about his intentions, but before Deming could reply, Shubao told him, "This man is the teacher of Lord Zheng's second son, the King of Han. His surname is Lu and his name is Deming. A person who is one with his ministers sees that Shichong is not the real Lord. He often uses it It is all up to this man to plan to return the sons to the Tang Dynasty. The ministers first came to report, and this is the end." The King of Qin was astonished, holding Deming's hand and saying: "I have admired your name for a long time, and now I am lucky to see it.

I heard that all the people in Guizhou are willing to devote their hearts to Lord Zheng, so why do you only return to see someone in your heart? Deming said: "Fang is raging all over the world today, and the people are in dire straits."Deming is willing to be the Lord of benevolence and righteousness to secure the world, and he especially betrays the Wang family to vote for Ming Gong. "

The king of Qin was overjoyed, so he asked Deming to meet everyone.On this day, cows and horses are slaughtered, a banquet is held, and the story of Taoyuan's marriage is imitated, and they sit in different shifts.Shubao and Shiji are senior and occupy the first seat, followed by Zhijie and Deming, and Junshi and Liu'an sit on the left and right.The six people drank together, and the king of Qin hosted the main banquet himself, with staggered cups and drums and music.Shiji said: "His Royal Highness holds this banquet. It is the meeting of dragons and tigers, and the gathering of monarchs and ministers. It is a rare encounter in a thousand years." The King of Qin raised his glass and said: "Today's ability to learn one piece of literature and four martial arts all depends on the strength of Maogong. Drink it to the full. This cup." Mao Gong bowed and accepted it, and drank it all in one gulp.The next time I came to Shubao, the King of Qin said: "I have formed a life-and-death friendship with my step. Although I have different surnames and titles, I respect the virtue of my step. You are older than me, and I would like to worship you as a brother." Shubao said: "I have no arrows How dare you accept this merit?" Shiji said: "In the past, the emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty worshiped Han Xin as the marshal and offered him a vote to push the wheel. Han Xin felt his great kindness, and later he destroyed Xiang Dingliu in front of Jiuli Mountain and accomplished his great merit. It was 400 years since the Han Dynasty The foundation. Now my king worships you as a brother. I want to use it again. I am determined to restore the old place of the Tang Dynasty. Therefore, I will follow the Taoyuan incident and form a life-and-death friendship. Just like Guan and Zhang's incident Liu Bei, and Han Xin's incident with Gaozu. It is enough to pay for his virtue, so why should people come here?" Shu Bao said: "Since your highness treats you with brotherhood, you should answer your highness as a dog and a horse. Why do you have to do this!" King Qin only called him a brother .Liquan's poem says: Qin Qiong, who knows the festival, does not go secretly, and resigns before the battle to enter the Tang camp.

If it weren't for the world's achievements to seek sages, who would have peace with Gao Huang.

When Wang Shichong saw that the two generals voted for the Tang Dynasty and Lu Deming resigned, he knew that he was separated from each other. He also saw that Zhu Can's troops in Southern Chu were in an emergency.The king of Qin found out, so he decided to return to the west, leaving the general manager Zheng Shanguo to lead [-] troops to prevent the world from entering the bandits.Unknown how?
General comment: Shubao abandoned Zheng and turned to Tang Dynasty.The king of Qin followed Taoyuan's affairs and formed a life-and-death friendship. It is a rare encounter in a thousand years. How can Shubao be inferior to Guan and Zhang's affairs in Shu, and Han Xin's affairs in Han?But there are Zhijie and Deming generations who work together for a while, who can Shichong rely on for help, instead of retreating as a teacher?

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