On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 432 Luoyang Change of Flags

When Sun Hong, the governor of Luozhou, saw the envoy coming on his own horse, he breathed a sigh of relief: Just talk if you can.

Not everyone cares about the situation of their relatives.

Now that Yu Zhongwen was defeated and Luoyang was unable to hold on, Changsun Hong was also planning for himself.

If you lose the city and lose the land, you can avoid being blamed, or you are a close confidant of the emperor, such as the former Qingzhou Governor and the current Shouzhou Governor to protect your son.

Or he was a minister of the humerus, such as Yang Su, the Duke of Yue.

How could his eldest grandson, Hong Hede, obtain Yang Guang's pardon after abandoning Luoyang?

Although Luoyang is not the capital, if it falls, its political impact will be second only to Cui Che's capture of Daxing.

Not to mention Sun Hong, the governor of Luozhou, even Yu Zhongwen, the commander-in-chief of the march in Henan Province, could not escape the blame. Therefore, Cui Che did not send anyone to pursue Yu Zhongwen who escaped with his bodyguards.

Changsun Hong shouted:

"No one is allowed to shoot arrows without my order!"

He was also afraid that someone would really lose his mind and destroy his possibility of negotiating with Cui Che with one arrow.

Fang Yanzao took the initiative to ask Cui Che to come as an envoy to persuade Changsun Hong to surrender. He was quite confident in his heart. Now that he heard Changsun Hong's cry from the tower clearly, he felt even more confident.

If he were really a loyal minister of Yang Guang, how could he order the soldiers not to fire arrows? They would just express their greetings with a hail of arrows without saying anything.

Fang Yanzao originally planned to stand outside the range of the arrows and shout, but now seeing that Chang Sun Hong did not allow the soldiers to fire arrows, he calmly came to the city gate, raised his head and shouted to Chang Sun Hong:

"The King of Yan's subordinate, Fang Yanzao from Licheng, is here to pay a visit to Duke Xue!"

Changsun Hong was the great-grandson of Changsun Zhi, the Taishi of the Northern Wei Dynasty and the king of Shangdang. His father, Changsun Lan, served in the Western Wei, Northern Zhou, and Sui dynasties. He was highly valued by Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty, Yuwen Yong, and was named Xue Guogong.

When Emperor Wu of the Zhou Dynasty was seriously ill, Changsun Lan was appointed as the Minister of Tuogu, and he was also friendly with Yang Jian.

After the death of Changsun Hong, his son Changsun Hong inherited the title of Duke Xue, so he was called Duke Xue by Fang Yanzao.

Not long after, a hanging basket was put down on the tower, but Fang Yanzao did not sit on it. He said loudly:

"I am the envoy of King Yan, please enter through the main entrance!"

When Changsun Hong saw that Fang Yanzao was coming alone and the Eastern Sui soldiers were not approaching, he ordered the city gate captain to open the city gate and welcome Fang Yanzao to the tower.

Fang Yanzao came to Changsun Hong, greeted him and said:

"His Royal Highness King Yan has heard about Duke Xue for a long time and specially ordered Fang to come and pay homage."

After Changsun Hong returned the gift, he invited Fang Yanzao to a wing on the tower. After taking a seat, he couldn't wait to ask:

"I don't know what the purpose of your envoy is."

Fang Yanzao smiled and said:

"Yu Zhongwen was defeated and fled, leaving Duke Xue alone to lead the old and weak to defend Luoyang. The city was very difficult to defend. Even if King Yan concentrated on attacking the city, it would be a matter of time before it fell.

"If Duke Xue resists in a corner, he may be guilty of King Yan.

"The King of Yan has many cavalry and pawns, one person and three horses, who can travel thousands of miles in a day. When the city is destroyed, Xue Gong can't escape with his wings.

"Xue Gong can also abandon the city in advance, but he will definitely be punished by Yang Guang.

"For the present plan, I can only offer the city to King Yan. I can protect my name and gain wealth. I hope Duke Xue will think twice."

Changsun Hong heard this, so he acted as follows:

"But my family members are all in Kansai"

Fang Yanzao interrupted and said angrily:

"What Mr. Xue said is so foolish. If you lose your wife and concubines, you can remarry them; if you lose your children, you can still have them again.

"As long as Mr. Xue survives, King Yan will invade Guanxi in the future, and there may be a day when they can meet again.

"But if Mr. Xue persists in his obsession today, he will be separated from his family by life and death, and will never see each other again!"

Changsun Hong was obviously moved by Fang Yanzao. He asked:

"If I return to Luoyang and surrender to King Yan, how will King Yan treat me?"

Fang Yanzao did not answer directly, but talked about Yu Zhe's two cavalrymen and Mai Zhongcai's suggestion to kill them afterwards, but was blocked by Cui Che.

Now the remaining one person has also received ten ingots of gold, and both of them were sent to Jinyang by Cui Che to enjoy a prosperous life.

Fang Yanzao continued:

"The king has never broken his old promise to kill his lord, let alone an elder like Duke Xue.

"Before Fang went out as an envoy, the king said that if Duke Xue surrenders, his title will still be respected.

"The king will also look for another state in Hebei and make Duke Xue the governor to govern the people for him. When he enters Guanzhong in the future, he will look for his wife and children for Duke Xue."

Changsun Hong was overjoyed when he heard this. What he cared about most was the title. As Fang Yanzao said, if his son is dead, he can regenerate and continue to pass on the title left to him by his father.

But if he fled back to Kansai, he would be removed from his official position and exonerated, or even die, the title of Duke Xue would definitely not be preserved.

In the eyes of the ancients, a hereditary and irreplaceable title was more important than life, as it represented the wealth of generations to come.

Now seeing Cui Che promising to keep his title of Duke Xue, and Fang Yanqian using Yu Zhe's two cavalry as an example, Changsun Hong no longer has any doubts.

In fact, as long as Changsun Hong surrenders, Cui Che must keep his title.

After all, Cui Che did not rebel against the Sui Dynasty. He held high the banner of the Eastern Sui Dynasty in the name of Yang Liang.

Now that Xue Guogong's eldest son, Sun Hong, has come to Luoyang to surrender, he has done great service to him, and it is impossible to abolish his title.

That is to say, the princes of the Sui Dynasty were not rewarded as excessively as they were in the Northern Wei Dynasty, otherwise it would have been postponed until the end of the Northern Wei Dynasty. Cui Che was even willing to promote his eldest son, Hongyou, to a higher level, and confer the title of county prince, as the bones of a thousand-mile horse.

The princes of the Northern Wei Dynasty were indeed worthless, but the princes of the Sui Dynasty had a different price tag.

Cui Che himself was just a king of Yan County, the only king with a different surname in the world, so naturally he would not easily let others rank with him in the Eastern Sui Dynasty.

With Cui Che's promise, Changsun Hong and Fang Yanzao quickly reached an agreement on the change of flag in Luoyang.

Fang Yanzao left the city happily and reported the good news to Cui Che.

That day, at dusk, Changsun Hong surrendered to Cui Che in Kaicheng and met Cui Che outside the city. After the two exchanged greetings, Cui Che held hands and said:

"Xue Gong is an elder that the king admires. If it were not that Dazhou could not give full play to Xue Gong's talents, I would like to appoint Xue Gong as the governor of Dingzhou. Is Xue Gong willing to go?"

Changsun Hong smiled bitterly in his heart, although Dingzhou is a big state, it is also the hometown of the Bolingcui family.

On the surface, he was not being treated badly by arranging him there, but there was no doubt that Chang Sun Hong would not be able to do as he pleased in Dingzhou.

But now that the matter has come to this, Changsun Hong has no choice but to thank Cui Che. At least Xue Guogong's title has been saved.

After Cui Che took control of Luoyang, he immediately reported his victory to Jinyang. Sun Hong, the former governor of Dingzhou, was removed as the governor of Dingzhou. Kong Yingda, the former governor of Dingzhou, was moved to the governor of Jizhou. Pei Xiu, the former governor of Jizhou, was recalled to the court.

Cui Che had previously received a letter from Jinyang and learned that his aunt Cui Zhaorong was ill, so he asked Pei Xiu to go back to Jinyang to serve.

After entering Luoyang, Cui Che ordered people to post notices to calm the people, and sent people to open the Luoyang treasury to reward the soldiers of the three armies.

(End of chapter)