On the occasion of rebirth Zhou Sui

Chapter 517: Determined to Die (Chapter 516: Wedding Night Under Review)

Although they had been mentally prepared before, when the incident actually happened, Gao Qiao and Yu Wenshu were filled with resentment.

At this time, the Kansai Governor-General Qi Wang Yang Jian, who had always been willing to be a tool man, saw that the situation was getting worse and worse, and finally found them.

Yang Jian did not hide anything, and directly expressed his feelings to the two of them:

"Qi Gong, Xu Gong, now that the situation has reached this point, Cui Ni has stationed troops in Weibei, and within one day, the troops will be at the gates of the city.

"Whether Daxing can hold on, please let me know.

"If Daxing cannot be defended, I would like you two to come up with an idea as to where to go."

Gao Jing immediately understood that Yang Jing was planning to flee in advance. Now that the war was imminent, as the governor of Kansai, how could he abandon the city and leave. He was about to persuade Yang Jing to stay when he heard Yu Wenshu say seriously:

“As the saying goes: ‘A gentleman does not stand under a dangerous wall’, let alone a prince.

"Please also ask your Majesty to retreat to Hanzhong. It is enough for me and Qi Gong to be in charge of the great prosperity."

Yang Jian was overjoyed, and without waiting for Gao Jiong's objection, he immediately went back to pack up his belongings and prepared to run away to Hanzhong to avoid the war.

Gao Jiao was so angry that he took his anger out on Yu Wenshu and asked:

"Could it be that Duke Xu doesn't know that King Qi's departure will definitely damage the morale of the defenders!"

Yuwenshu quickly comforted him and said:

"Qi Gong, please calm down. Now that the country is in a difficult situation, you should take better care of yourself."

As he spoke, he explained:

"I don't know the concerns of Duke Qi, but if the prince dies, who should inherit the throne?

"The saint has only two sons. The king of Qi is already strong, but the third son is still in his infancy.

"If we force King Qi to stay, not to mention making the king resentful, once King Qi makes a mistake here, you and I will be the sinners of the country, and we will have no face to see the saint."

Gao Jiong was not relieved and hummed:

"I have never thought about going to the south of the Yangtze River. I will live and die with the city."

The last one, Qu Tutong, who clamored to live and die with the city, is now actively making suggestions for Cui Che.

But Gao Jun was indeed determined to die. He would rather die than surrender to Cui Che.

Yu Wenshu also knew this very well. He sighed:

"Mr. Qi, has he forgotten that the king is the master, and you and I are just ministers?"

Gao Jiong was speechless. Yu Wen was right. They couldn't really control Yang Jian.

If Yang Zhen insists on leaving, no matter how much he objects, he cannot stop him.

Gao Jun looked up to the sky and sighed, with great sadness in his heart. He asked:

"When will Mr. Xu leave?"

Since Yu Wenshu was worried about not being able to see Yang Guang, he naturally had no intention of dying.

Yuwenshu subconsciously avoided Gao Jiong's gaze and said:

"Your Majesty has entrusted me with the Kansai military. No matter what, we must hold on until the city is broken."

With that said, he advised Gao Jiong:

"Now that the country is in crisis, it needs the help of capable officials. Qi Gong assisted the late emperor and ushered in the great Sui Dynasty. His hard work and achievements are well known to the world.

"I also ask Qi Gong not to be arrogant. When the city is destroyed, go south with me, continue to assist the saint, work hard to govern, reorganize the army, and launch a northern expedition in the future to regain the lost territory."

These words were spoken sincerely, and Gao Jiong knew that these were Yu Wenshu's innermost thoughts. He shook his head and said:

"I am in my old age and dying. I am afraid that I will not be able to go to the south of the Yangtze River. I should die as a martyr to let the world know that there are still people in the Sui Dynasty who will not succumb to Cui Ni's butcher knife."

Gao Jiong is now sixty-eight years old and has always been in poor health. Otherwise, if he had just questioned him, Yu Wenshu would not have hurriedly comforted him, for fear that something might happen to him.

At the same time, Cui Che, who was far away in Gaoling, immediately dispatched his most elite troops, the silver saddle Khitan Zhi, and the Boling cavalry, a total of 30,000 cavalry, to go westward to receive the supplies Qin Qiong transferred from Renshou Palace.

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Renshou Palace and Gaoling County are more than 400 miles apart by road. Messengers travel quickly and can be reached in one day and one night. However, it will take a lot of time to transport supplies.

Fortunately, Cui Che was not in a hurry. At this time, specific news about Xuzhou and Luoyang had come from Guandong.

Cui Qiji, the general manager of Xuzhou, led 30,000 elite infantry and cavalry, more than 100,000 soldiers from Qingzhou, Xuzhou and other places, and nearly 200,000 troops were stationed on the north bank of the Huaihe River.

The Western Sui soldiers on the south bank did not dare to cross the river easily and went north, and they were in a stalemate on both sides of the Huaihe River. There were occasional small-scale conflicts between the two sides, but no major war broke out.

And Li Jing, the governor of Luozhou, lived up to Cui Che's expectations. He led the troops from various states in the Central Plains to move to the Nanyang Basin. During the confrontation with the enemies of Jianghan, he took the enemy by surprise and divided his troops to attack Shangluo County (referring to Shangluo County, today's Shaanxi Province).

Shangzhou District, Shangluo City).

Now a document is being sent, asking Cui Che if he wants to rename Shangluo County to Shangzhou, and asking Cui Che to send officials to the post.

Naturally, the name had to be changed. As for the choice of the governor of Shangzhou, Cui Che did not hesitate much. He chose to conspire with Li Yuan and Pei Ji and seek refuge with his own Yongxian magistrate Liu Wenjing.

He also sent an envoy to Yong County to urgently summon Liu Wenjing.

The reason why he chose Liu Wenjing instead of Pei Ji, who had made great contributions to the Renshou Palace for himself, was simply because Liu Wenjing was good at both military and political affairs and was far more talented than Pei Ji.

In comparison, Pei Ji is just mediocre.

Shangzhou is located on the front line, and non-competent people are not allowed to be appointed. If Pei Ji is put here, there will definitely be trouble. Thinking about it carefully, Liu Wenjing is more suitable for this position.

When Cui Che summoned Liu Wenjing, he also did not forget to send people to Renshou Palace to appease Pei Ji, and told him to take care of Renshou Palace for his good life and be a good eunuch of Renshou Palace. After the war, he would be promoted and crowned.

Of course, a piece of news from the Changchun Palace also made Cui Che very happy. The Gao family sent a message to tell them that Guanyin had recovered and hoped to come to Gaoling to serve Cui Che.

Cui Che naturally would not refuse. He also promised to let Guanyin maid worship Changsun Sheng's tomb outside Daxing City.

At the same time, Cui Che also missed the Gao family a little bit in his heart.

Li Xiuning's body was weak and could not bear the favor for a long time, which made Cui Che unable to enjoy himself to the fullest.

Although she single-handedly raised an army of 70,000 in the chaotic times of the late Sui Dynasty in the original time and space, and established a huge territory for Li Yuan in Guanzhong before he entered the Pass, she is only a fourteen-year-old girl now.

After the initial passion, Li Xiuning felt a little depressed these days. Cui Che was curious and asked why, and found out that he was worried about his eldest brother Li Jiancheng, who was far away in Jiangnan.

Cui Che was helpless about this.

With Yang Guang's character, as soon as the news of Li Yuan's rebellion reached Jiangnan, he would kill Li Jiancheng to vent his anger.

There was no time for Cui Che to arrange for people to go to the rescue.

Cui Che reassured:

"Everyone has his own destiny. If your brother really encounters misfortune, I will definitely avenge him."

When Li Xiuning heard this, she felt very relieved.

Of course she knew that Cui Che was not to blame for this matter. It was her father Li Yuan who did not make arrangements in advance.

In fact, Li Yuan also acted in a hurry, so how could he care about Li Jiancheng who was far away in Jiangdu.

I'll take a rest now and wait for the review results tomorrow morning before revising them.

(End of chapter)