On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 176 Whose house will the flower fall on?

In the past, Yang Guang always suppressed his true nature and played his role as a wise king.

In the eyes of the world, this King of Jin was not a womanizer and was polite to virtuous officials. Even Yang Jian and his wife were deceived by him.

But in fact, compared to his good friend Cui Che, who once confessed in front of Yang Jian that "I am lustful", Yang Guang's preference for women is no less generous.

It's just that he has deep ambitions in his heart and can restrain his desires.

But today, when I met Zhang Lihua who was a prisoner, I was still dazzled by the beauty.

Zhang Lihua is no longer young. She entered the palace at the age of ten and is now thirty-one years old.

But the seven-foot long hair was still as dark as lacquer, and the gleaming eyes were looking at Yang Guang pitifully at this moment.

Yang Guang's heart skipped a beat, and then the deer bumped into each other.

It's love!

As we all know, love at first sight is also known as love at first sight.

"Are you willing to be my king's concubine?"

Confused, Yang Guang actually asked Zhang Lihua in front of everyone. In an instant, the whole audience was shocked.

Without waiting for Zhang Lihua to answer, Gao Jiong strongly objected:

"King Wu of Zhou destroyed the Yin Shang Dynasty. He was not fooled by beauty and killed Daji. Now that the king has put down the Chen Dynasty, he should not marry Zhang Lihua!"

Otherwise, Cui Che would not want to be associated with a gentleman like Gao Jiong.

If it were Gao Qiong in his stead, not to mention Zhang Lihua, the queens Shen Wuhua, Gong Guifei, and Kong Guifei would all be recommended to Yang Guang, and then Chen Shubao's concubines would be left open to Yang Guang to choose from.

It can also make Yang Jian and his wife see clearly their lustful nature.

Yang Guang didn't expect Gao Jiong to disrupt the situation. He frowned and said:

"Gao Gong only knew that King Wu of Zhou had killed Daji. Could it be that he didn't know that Emperor Wen of Wei wanted to marry the Zhen family?"

At that time, Cao Pi, the second son of Cao Cao, entered Yecheng and married Zhen, the wife of Yuan Xi, the second son of Yuan Shao, who later became Empress Wen Zhaozhen and the biological mother of Cao Rui, Emperor Ming of Wei.

Gao Jiong retorted:

"How can the two be confused? Zhang Lihua seduces the king and brings trouble to the government. She is guilty of the same crime as Daji. How can she be equated with Empress Wen Zhao!"

Immediately ordered the execution of Zhang Lihua.

Two guards came to drag Zhang Lihua. Zhang Lihua struggled hard. She shouted at Yang Guang at the top of her lungs:

"Your Majesty, save me!"

Yang Guang was as anxious as an ant on a hot pot. Although he was the king of Jin and the commander-in-chief of the three armies, all matters big and small were controlled by Gao Jiong. Now Gao Jiong wanted to kill Zhang Lihua. There was no legitimate reason, and even he couldn't stop him.

In a panic, an idea suddenly appeared in his mind, and Yang Guangda shouted:

"Wait a minute!"

The two guards stopped, and everyone looked at Yang Guang with doubts. Even Gao Jiong stared at Yang Guang to see what he was saying.

Yang Guang said calmly:

"In the past, Duke Wucheng attacked the Turks from the north and made great achievements, but when he returned to the court, he declined his position. My father once said that after Chen was destroyed, he should be given a beautiful woman.

"I am friendly with Duke Wucheng. He once joked that Zhang Lihua, a beauty from the south of the Yangtze River, would like to beg this girl.

"What I just said was just a test on behalf of Lord Wucheng. How could I like women?"

What he said was true. Yang Guang planned to hide Zhang Lihua afterwards, find Cui Che, and ask him to give Zhang Lihua to him. At worst, he would find a few more beauties from these concubines to exchange with him.

Gao Jiao pondered for a moment, then waved his hand and asked the guard to let go of Zhang Lihua.

He knew that Yang Jian and his wife loved the king of Jin and alienated the prince. Now, as the commander-in-chief of the attack on Chen, the king of Jin had made great achievements and gained even more momentum.

Today, even if King Yang Jun of Qin, King Yang Xiu of Shu, and King Yang Liang of Han asked each other, he would agree.

It just so happened that Jin Wang Yang Guang was the perfect candidate for Yi Chu.

As a supporter of the crown prince, he should have allowed Yang Guangna to marry Zhang Lihua, but for the sake of the country, how could Gao Qiu allow a beauty like Zhang Lihua to marry into the Jin prince's palace.

As long as he didn't marry into the Jin Dynasty, Gao Jun would not insist on killing Zhang Lihua.

When the Northern Zhou Dynasty destroyed Qi, they did not kill Feng Xiaolian. Now that the Sui Dynasty destroyed Chen, there was no need for him to kill Zhang Lihua.

Yang Guang was overjoyed when he saw this, but Gao Jiong's next words made him feel cold.

"Send this girl to Hankou, kill or keep her, and hand her over to Duke Wucheng for disposal."

As a good brother who has known each other since childhood, Yang Guang knew Cui Che very well. If he really wanted to let his good brother see Zhang Lihua's beauty, he would not have any share in it. He would probably be eaten up by Cui Che.

“It’s better to wait until we return to Beijing.”

Before Yang Guang finished speaking, he was interrupted by Gao Jiong:

"The matter has been decided, Your Majesty, there is no need to say anything more."

After saying that, he waved his hands to the guards, and everyone hurriedly took Zhang Lihua out of the commander's tent and sent her to Hankou.

Yang Guang was so worried that he made an excuse to go out.

Gao Jiao looked at his hurried away figure, summoned a close aide, whispered a few words to him, and the aide took the order and left.

Soon, Yang Guang returned to the commander's tent, and Gao Jiongzheng instructed Chen Shubao to write a letter to persuade the generals in Nanchen to surrender.

Gao Jiong also sent people to collect the pictures and seal the treasury.

Shi Wenqing, Shen Keqing and others from Nanchenzhong Shushe, who had suppressed urgent documents at the border and made great contributions to the Sui Dynasty, were all executed.

It's not that they killed people and silenced them. These people were indeed not spies developed by the Sui Dynasty.

The real insiders, such as Pei Yun and others from the Wenxi Pei family, were protected early on.

At night, Yang Guang unexpectedly saw his entourage who had returned to his hometown.

"I didn't ask you to go to Hankou, why did you come back again!"

"Your Majesty, it was Gao Changshi who sent people to chase the servant back."

I am full of grievances.

Yang Guang was furious when he heard this. He kicked over the table and said through gritted teeth:

"Old thief! You bullied me too much!"

Yang Guang knew very well that Zhang Lihua was sent to Hankou. Cui Che didn't know the reason. He really thought it was a beauty gifted to him, so how could he refuse.

If they were really married, how could Yang Guang ask for it from Cui Che?

He didn't hate Cui Che. Brother Che was innocent, but Gao Jiong repeatedly ruined his good deeds and was the most important supporter of the prince. Yang Guang hated him deeply.

Let’s not mention the personal grievances between Yang Guang and Gao Jiong for now.

Before the Sui army from the lower reaches crossed south, Yang Su from the upper reaches had already defeated the Chen army at Yanzhou, Jingmen, smashed more than ten Nanchen warships and captured more than 2,000 people.

Lu Zhongsu fled alone. Gu Jue, the governor of Nanchen Xinzhou who was stationed on the south bank, was so frightened that he also abandoned the city and fled.

Upon seeing this, Chen Huiji, the governor of Jingzhou in the south, burned his grain reserves and led more than a thousand warships and 30,000 soldiers in an attempt to retreat to Jiankang.

However, more than 100,000 Sui troops from Shanyang Road were stationed in Hankou. Chen Huiji was unable to advance and was blocked to the west of Hankou.

Yang Su divided his troops and sent Liu Ren'en, the governor of Jingzhou in the Sui Dynasty, southward to Xiangzhou (governing Linxiang, today's Changsha, Hunan), while he led the main force to Hankou.

Liu Renen soon captured Xiangzhou and captured Chen Shushen, the king of Yueyang in the south of Chen Dynasty alive.

Yang Su's army marched all night and night, and after hard work, they finally arrived at Hankou and successfully joined forces with Yang Jun.

Regarding the behavior of more than 100,000 troops in Shanyang Road who stood aside and watched, Yang Su hesitated to say anything, but in any case, he blocked Chen Huiji to the west of the Han River and did not allow him to interfere in the Jiankang War.

At this time, Yang Su didn't know that the fighting downstream had already ended.

I brought the third chapter. It’s gone today. My cold is much better. I’ll guarantee three chapters tomorrow. I don’t know if there’s a fourth chapter.

(End of chapter)