On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 390 Zhaolie Incident

Yang Liang fled back to Jinyang in embarrassment. A huge defeat left him in shock. No matter who he looked at, he felt that the other party wanted to take his head to Daxing to collect the reward from his second brother.

Fang Yanzao, who had escaped with Yang Liang, was still fulfilling his mission faithfully. He persuaded:

"Your Highness the King of Han, now that the front line has been defeated and the people in Hedong are panicking, it is time to do something extraordinary to boost morale.

"The lower official, at the request of Duke Yan, asks the King of Han to comply with the destiny and people's will and ascend the throne today!"

Fang Yanzao is Fang Yanqian's younger brother and Fang Xuanling's uncle.

He has always been proud of his talent, but he also deeply felt that his talent was not appreciated, and he complained a lot about the court.

When Cui Che had a bad relationship with the court, Fang Yanqian summoned Fang Yanzao to Yandi with just a letter and followed him to work for Cui Che.

When Yang Liang heard this, he looked like he was crazy:

"Destiny is destiny?! If destiny were mine, how could I end up in this situation!"

However, before the defeat, Wang Kun, who had firmly stood against Fang Yanzao and repeatedly advised Yang Liang to postpone proclaiming himself emperor, suddenly changed his attitude. He said:

"Your Highness, if you want to achieve great things, how can you give up because of a temporary setback?

"Compared to the fact that Emperor Han Gaozu abandoned his wife and the humiliation His Highness suffered, it is nothing!

"Now that the envoy has asked for help from Yecheng, his lips are dead and his teeth are cold. Duke Yan will definitely send troops to help!

"As Mr. Fang said, for the current plan, the most important thing is to inspire people. I also ask His Highness to ascend the throne today to order the loyal ministers of the Sui Dynasty to fight against the puppet emperor of Guanzhong!"

Yang Liang hesitated, and another confidant Pei Wen'an said excitedly:

"Your Highness! The matter has come to this, why should we look forward and backward?

"We openly denounce Yang Guang for killing his father. If we are defeated, does Your Highness think that Yang Guang can still care about brotherhood and spare your life!

"Did His Highness forget what happened to the deposed prince Yang Yong?"

Yang Liang was awakened by Pei Wen'an's words. This time he raised his troops. After planning with Cui Che, he used the banner of Yang Guang's father-killing. Yang Guang must have hated himself to the bone.

If Yang Guang were to capture him alive, no matter whether he proclaimed himself emperor or not, he would not let him go. Since he was destined to die, why not live as an emperor for a few days?

Besides, what the staff said is indeed true. Ascension to the throne and proclaiming himself emperor can also boost people's hearts. If he really persists until Cui Che comes to his aid and fights off Yang Su, he might be able to sit on the throne for a long time.

"Okay! Could you please, gentlemen, prepare a ceremony for me!"

In the fourth year of Renshou, on November 23rd, Yang Liang, who had retreated from Guanzhong, ascended the throne of the emperor in Jinyang. Cui Che, the Duke of Yan, was promoted to the title of King of Yan and was granted the title of Governor of Hebei Province.

Fang Yanzao was sent as an envoy, originally just to ask for a governor of Hebei for Cui Che, but he didn't expect that Yang Liang suffered a great defeat, so in order to ask for help from Cui Che, he actually sent a prince.

After fully participating in Yang Liang's coronation ceremony, Fang Yanzao resigned and immediately left Jinyang and returned to Hebei to resume his duties.

Xiangzhou, Yecheng.

Cui Che had already learned that Yang Liang was defeated at the hands of Yang Su in Guanzhong, but this incident did not exceed his expectations.

If Yang Liang really defeated Guanzhong, Cui Che's jaw would be shocked.

But in any case, for Cui Che, Yang Liang's role has been demonstrated, which is to contain the imperial army so that they cannot hinder him from seizing Hebei, Qing, Qi and other places.

The news that Yang Liang proclaimed himself emperor also reached Yecheng. Cui Che got the post of Governor of Hebei as he wished, and the title of King Yan was an unexpected surprise.

Amidst the celebrations, Chang Shi Fang Xuanling came out and said:

"King Yan! Hedong is a great place, but the Lord cannot defend it. Now that Yang Liang has been defeated, he is asking for help from your Majesty. This is the gift of Hedong from God to your Majesty!

"If your Majesty can capture both the dangers of Hedong and the wealth of Hebei, this will be the foundation for your supremacy!

"Please also ask Duke Yan to follow Emperor Zhaolie of Ji Han's footsteps and enter Sichuan, and quickly send troops to rescue Hedong!"

Fang Xuanling asked Cui Che to follow Liu Bei's example. The focus was naturally not on saving Hedong, but on taking the opportunity to control Yang Liang and occupy Hedong.

Everyone stopped celebrating and asked Cui Che to send troops.

In fact, what Fang Xuanling said was exactly what Cui Che wanted.

Even if Yang Liang doesn't give him the title of King of Yan, Cui Che will still send troops to rescue him. After all, Yang Liang's flag cannot be down for the time being.

If Yang Liang was still there, the nature of this rebellion would be equivalent to the Yang brothers fighting for family property. He, Cui Che, just chose to support Yang Liang and fight against Yang Guang, who was suspected of patricide.

Such behavior did not live up to Yang Jian's past kindness to him, and it was difficult for the world to blame him.

Nowadays, places such as Hebei and Qingzhou are only initially included in the rule, but Cui Che has no time to digest it slowly.

In the fourth year of Renshou, on the third day of the twelfth lunar month, Cui Che sent his second son Cui Yanzong to guard Xiangzhou. Shi Fangxuanling, the chief minister of Prince Yan, and Sima Liu Fang were in charge of the military affairs of Xiangzhou. Lord Bo Wei Zheng accompanied the army and managed the army's logistics.

Before the recruitment, there were 10,000 Jiedian troops, 10,000 Silver Saddle Khitans, 40,000 cavalry from Qin Qiong's tribe, Cheng Yaojin's tribe, Liu Heita's tribe, and Dou Jiande's tribe, and 60,000 infantry including 20,000 Pishi troops.

The total number of soldiers is 100,000 infantry and cavalry.

And all the remaining 100,000 soldiers around Xiangzhou were distributed to various surrounding areas.

Among them, Xiangzhou only left 20,000 elite troops, not only to prevent Yang Guang from dispatching troops from the Central Plains, Jingzhou and other places to attack Hebei while he was rushing to aid Hedong, but also to prevent all military power from falling into Liu Fang's hands.

As the saying goes, before the three armies move, food and grass go first.

Before Cui Che's 100,000 cavalrymen rescuing Hedong set out, the grain transferred from Liyangcang was continuously transported from the newly built warehouse outside Xiangzhou City to Jingxing County in Jingzhou Prefecture.

Jingxing County controlled Jingxing, one of the eight passes in Taihang. In the end, they did not choose Fukouxing in Xiangzhou. Instead, they chose the distance and sent their troops northward, preparing to cross the Taihang Mountains via Jingxing.

The difference is naturally that if you take the Fukouxing route, you can only reach the Changzhi Basin, but if you take the Jingxing route, you can reach the Taiyuan Basin directly.

With a formidable enemy now, Cui Che would naturally not be in a hurry to control Yang Liang, but by going south from the Taiyuan Basin to resist Yang Su, he could also take the opportunity to figure out the defenses along the way. For Cui Che, who planned to imitate Emperor Zhaolie of the Ji Han Dynasty, going to Hedong via Jingxing was undoubtedly the best choice.

A more suitable route.

After more than two months of rest and a brief reunion with their families, the Yan army soldiers were fully ready for action.

After Mai Mengcai, the eldest son of Mai Tiezhang, married Cui Wenhui, the eldest daughter of Cui Che, Liu Tongren, the son of Liu Fang, married Cui Wenyan, the daughter of Cui Che.

Before Cui Che left, he made the decision for Cui Yanqing, the third son who guarded Liaodong, to marry Liu Fang's daughter.

For Cui Yanzong, the concubine who stayed in Xiangzhou, he betrothed Fang Xuanling's daughter as his wife.

At first, Cui Che wanted to betroth Fang Xuanling's daughter to his legitimate son Cui Yanqing, but Fang Xuanling chose Cui Che's concubine instead. Apparently, he was sure that the concubine would not have the right to inherit and would not have to be involved in possible concubines in the future.

After all, the cruelty of the Sui Dynasty's reserve position was obvious to everyone.

(End of chapter)