Summoning the world to be one

Chapter 677
Chapter 678: The Four Counties of Liaodong Submit
In the tenth year of Tiantong, on August [-]th, Xue Rengui led an army to the outside of Jinyang City, and Li Siye, Deng Zhong and others greeted him at the city gate in person.

"Welcome General!" Seeing Xue Rengui's arrival, a group of civil and military personnel headed by Li Siye saluted Xue Rengui in unison.

Xue Rengui walked up to the crowd with a smile on his face, and said: "Thanks for your hard work, generals, I will wait until I enter the city to speak."

After everyone entered the city, they came to Deng Jun's jinshi garrison in Jinyang City. Since Zhao Guojun and his subjects voluntarily surrendered, Deng Jun did not commit any crimes against the officials and people in Jinyang City, so Deng Jun's temporary garrison was It was placed in the Jinyang Order Office.

Xue Rengui sat on the main seat and said to Deng Zhong: "General Deng Zhong has contributed a lot to the successful end of the war this time. Your Majesty also praised General Deng Zhong in Luoyang."

"The general has won the prize!" Deng Zhong replied humbly after hearing the words: "If there were no generals and others to contain the main force of the Zhao army in Weijun and Shangdang counties, how could the last general and Wudangwei be able to go straight to Jinyang? ? The final general dare not claim credit!"

"General Deng Zhong, you don't need to be too humble, you are you!" Xue Rengui waved his hand, and then said: "When I was in Wei County, I heard that the Queen Mother Zhao sent people to Yuyang County and the four counties of Liaodong to call Qin Wang's soldiers. Now that the Zhao troops in Shangdang County and Wei County have all surrendered to our army, only Yuyang County and Liaodong County are left in the whole country of Zhao, as well as Zhao Jun’s soldiers, where are these soldiers now?”

"I'm about to part with the general!" Li Siye said: "About this time, after the last general arrived in Jinyang City, he also learned that when Wudangwei entered Jinyang City, Yuyang County Guard General Gu Tu led Thirty thousand soldiers and horses have passed through Yanmen County, and Liaodong Guard General Gongsun Lang led [-] soldiers and horses to Guangyang County. Later, when General Deng Zhong sent someone to deliver the Queen Mother Zhao's edict to the two hands, Gu Tu According to the Queen Mother Zhao's order, I asked our army to surrender, and now General Wudangwei Chang Mao led the army to guard him in Yangqu, but Gongsun Lang resolutely led the army back to Liaodong, I don't know what it means."

Hearing this, Xue Rengui frowned and said, "This Gongsun Lang didn't ask our army to surrender immediately, but led his army back to Liaodong. I'm afraid he has other plans. Can we find out Gongsun Lang's intention?"

Li Siye shook his head and said, "The last general is not clear."

At this time, Xue Rengui saw Zhong Xing, the former prime minister of Zhao Guo who was sitting at the bottom seat. Li Siye had introduced it to Xue Rengui when he entered the city. As the prime minister of Zhao Guo, Zhong Xing must have some understanding of Gongsun Lang's thoughts and said Not sure, so he asked: "Mr. Zhong Xing, what do you think Gongsun Lang intends to do by retreating to Liaodong?"

Originally, Zhong Xing, as a descendant of the Zhao Kingdom, should have accompanied Zhao Guo’s young emperor Zhang Yuan, the Queen Mother Meng, and a group of civil and military ministers to Luoyang, but since Deng Zhong first entered Jinyang City, he needed a prestigious person to help him stabilize his heart , so the clock line was kept.

And all along, Zhong Xing has been very low-key. Suddenly, as a small and transparent Zhong Xing, when he heard Xue Rengui asking himself, he was stunned for a while. After all, as a surrender, participating in such a meeting is basically just making up the numbers. I didn't expect Xue Rengui to ask his opinion.

Before Zhao Guo surrendered, Zhong Xing had always been the main fighter, but now that the demise of Zhao Guo has become a fait accompli, even if Zhong Xing is unwilling to accept it, it will not help. Heart, he knew, this was an opportunity.

So he cupped his hands and replied: "Back to the general, I think Gongsun Lang's move is for sale."

"Looking for a price? I hope Mr. Zhong can enlighten me!" Xue Rengui asked in confusion.

Zhong Xing replied: "General, since Li Rubing led the army to attack Canyan and took over the four counties of Liaodong, because the four counties of Liaodong were far away from Jinyang and were isolated, at that time Emperor Wei appointed General Zhao Xin on the suggestion of General Zhao Xin. The veteran Gongsun Jue guarded the four counties of Liaodong. Later, after Gongsun Jue died, due to the power struggle between the court and China, he had no time to take care of it, so the power of the four counties of Liaodong fell into the hands of Gongsun Xin, the son of Gongsun Jue. Since then, the Gongsun family has become After the death of Gongsun Xin, the emperor of the four counties of Liaodong, he was succeeded by Gongsun Lang. Twenty years have passed, and the people in the four counties of Liaodong only know the family of Gongsun, but not the court."

"According to what Mr. Zhong said, this Gongsun Lang intends to support his own strength and separate himself from Liaodong, and even wants to establish himself as king?" Xue Rengui asked with a bad face.

Zhong Xing shook his head, and said: "It is certain that you have self-respect in your army, but it is important to be a king yourself. Gongsun Lang is a man who knows himself. There are only [-] to [-] soldiers in the four counties of Liaodong. How can he be a millionaire? Where is the opponent of the army? From my point of view, Gongsun Lang just wants the court to promise him to continue to lead the four counties in Liaodong!"

"Hmph!" Li Siye on the side heard the words and sneered, "It's just wishful thinking. There are only 3 to [-] thousand people, and you want to negotiate terms with the imperial court? What a joke!"

Xue Rengui thought for a while, and then said: "So far, this matter is only our speculation. The most urgent thing is to find out Gongsun Lang's intention as soon as possible."

"General, I am not talented. I once met Gongsun Lang. I would like to be an envoy to persuade Gongsun Lang to surrender!" At this time, Zhong Xing took the initiative to ask Ying to go to Liaodong to persuade Gongsun Lang.

Seeing that Zhong Xing took the initiative to invite Ying, Xue Rengui was a little hesitant. After all, Zhong Xing was a surrender. To be honest, Xue Rengui had very limited trust in him, but after thinking about it, Zhong Xing was the best candidate.

First of all, Zhong Xing, as the prime minister of Zhao Guo, met Gongsun Lang, and they had a little love for each other. Second, everyone in Deng Jun's understanding of the four counties in Liaodong was far inferior to Zhong Xing, so after careful consideration, Xue Rengui decided to let Zhong Xing went forward.

So he said: "That's fine, so there will be Mr. Lao Zhong. I will temporarily appoint Mr. Zhong to join our army, and on behalf of the general, I will go to persuade Gongsun Lang and Li Pingzhang to surrender!"

"The last general is here!" Li Pingzhang, who was sitting on the side, came out to respond after hearing the words.

"The general ordered you to lead five hundred elite soldiers to Liaodong with Zhong Canjun, and protect Zhong Canjun along the way." Xue Rengui said.

"Here! The last general takes orders!" Li Pingzhang replied.

Seeing that Li Pingzhang agreed, Xue Rengui said to Zhong Xing again: "Mr. Zhong, General Li Pingzhang is the son of General Li Cunxiao, the number one general of our Great Deng. He can protect Mr. Zhong thoroughly."

"Thank you, General!" Zhong Xing was not dissatisfied with this. Zhong Xing also knew very well that he was just a surrender. It was not easy for Xue Rengui to let him go to Liaodong, and it was only natural to send someone to monitor him. .

"Okay, then I will wait for the good news from Mr. Zhong in Jinyang City. When Mr. Zhong returns from his achievements, I will personally ask for credit for him!" Xue Rengui said.

"Thank you General!" Zhong Xing thanked.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on August 24, at this time, Zhong Xing and Li Pingzhang were already on their way to Liaodong, and after Zhong Xing and Li Pingzhang left, Xue Rengui wrote a book about Liaodong and sent it back to Luoyang.

After Deng Sheng received Xue Rengui's copybook, he handed it to Deng Hao and Deng Huan. After Deng Hao and Deng Huan had read it, Deng Sheng asked them: "What do you think about the matter in Liaodong?"

Deng Hao said: "Returning to my father, my son thought that what General Xue conjectured was impossible. Gongsun Lang has occupied the four counties of Liaodong for [-] years and has a deep foundation. The people in Liaodong only know the Gongsun family. In the four counties of Liaodong, Gongsun Lang has Definitely rely on."

Deng Sheng nodded, then looked at Deng Huan, and asked, "Huan'er, let me ask you, Grandfather, if that Gongsun Lang really intends to separate Liaodong as Xue Rengui said, what should the court do?"

Deng Huan said: "Fight! Grandfather, although the four counties in Liaodong are isolated, their land was opened up bit by bit by our Chinese ancestors. Although the world is big, there is no useless land. If Gongsun Lang is really ignorant of the times, trying to separatize Liaodong, even if he surrenders in name, it is unacceptable."

Deng Sheng nodded in satisfaction, and praised: "Well said! Although Liaodong is small, it can support millions of people. If you let it go, it will become a serious problem for the court in the future. How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch? Someone sent an edict to Xue Rengui, if Gongsun Lang is obsessed with his obsession and is unwilling to hand over the four counties of Liaodong, he can just flatten the four counties of Liaodong without asking for instructions."

"Here!" Deng Hao responded.

After receiving Deng Sheng's edict, Xue Rengui personally led the three guards of Shencewei, Shenwuwei, and Yingyangwei to leave Jinyang City and march to the four counties of Liaodong. Once Zhong Xing could not persuade Gongsun Lang, he would He led the army of three guards to attack the four counties of Liaodong.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on the tenth day of September, Zhong Xing, Li Pingzhang and his party finally arrived at Linyu, where Gongsun Lang's army was stationed. Originally, after receiving the news of Jinyang City's surrender, Gongsun Lang planned to lead his army back to Xiangping, his old nest, but He was also very worried about the invasion of Deng Jun, so he stationed troops in Linyu to wait and see.

Knowing that Zhong Xing was coming, Gongsun Lang personally welcomed him into his residence.

"Master Zhong, Jinyang hurriedly bid farewell in the past, I really wanted to kill this general!" Gongsun Lang said with a smile.

"General Gongsun, the state of Zhao is dead, and Zhong Xing is no longer prime minister. Don't mention the title of Prime Minister Zhong anymore," Zhong Xing said.

"Forget it, I don't know why Mr. Zhong came here today?" Gongsun Lang asked.

Zhong Xing said: "General Gongsun is very clear about the reason why I came here. Let me ask General Gongsun. The Empress Dowager Meng has ordered all troops to surrender to Deng Jun. Why did General Gongsun lead the army instead of following the order of the Empress Dowager?" Returning to Liaodong, where is the garrison in Linyu?"

Gongsun Lang said: "Mr. Zhong misunderstood. It's not that he didn't follow the Queen Mother's order, but he brought all the soldiers and horses from the four counties of Liaodong to help Jinyang. When he received the Queen Mother's order, Liaodong sent an urgent According to the report, the Sushen people invaded the frontier, for the safety of the four counties in Liaodong, this general had no choice but to lead his army back to Liaodong, not long ago, this general repelled the Sushen people, and he planned to surrender in the near future, but unexpectedly, Mr.

The Sushen people are a branch of the Donghu people who have always lived in the Liaodong area, and have always been the confidants of the four counties of Liaodong.

Through the conversation with Gongsun Lang, Zhong Xing had seen Gongsun Lang's intentions, that is, it was okay to let him submit, but he would not hand over the military power of the four counties in Liaodong.

Zhong Xing said with a serious expression: "Since the general has repelled the Sushen people, then please go to Jinyang City with me, and pay a visit to General Xue!"

When Gongsun Lang heard the words, his expression became a little unnatural. If he was willing to go to Jinyang City, he would have gone already. Why did he lead his army back to Liaodong?Now that Zhong Xing asked him to go to Jinyang to meet Xue Rengui, how could Gongsun Lang be willing?

So he said: "Sir, it's not that the general is unwilling, it's just that Liaodong cannot do without the general. If the general goes to Jinyang with the gentleman, and the Sushen people invade the border again, what will the people of Liaodong do?"

Zhong Xingchao glanced at Gongsun Lang meaningfully, and then said to Li Pingzhang beside him, "General Li, can I have a private chat with General Gongsun?"

At this time, Gongsun Lang noticed Li Pingzhang who had been following Zhong Xing. At first Gongsun Lang thought it was Zhong Xing's entourage, but now it seems that it is not.

Li Pingzhang thought for a while, and said: "Okay, then I will go out first, and everything will be done by Mr. Lao."

"General Li, please rest assured!" Zhong Xing nodded and said.

After Li Pingzhang left, Gongsun Lang couldn't help asking Zhong Xing: "Sir, who is General Li?"

Zhong Xing said: "To tell you the truth, General Gongsun, this General Li's identity is not simple. He is a descendant of the Li family of the generals of the Deng Kingdom. Hand-picked his followers to come down to Liaodong."

"That's how it is!" Gongsun Lang suddenly realized, no wonder Zhong Xing respected Li Pingzhang so much. It turned out that Li Pingzhang's background was so great, and Li's Gongsun Lang had also heard of it. The mainstay of Deng's military.

Seeing that he and Gongsun Lang were the only ones around, Zhong Xing asked directly: "General Gongsun, you and I are old acquaintances. Tell me honestly, do you want to support yourself and separate the four counties of Liaodong?"

"How is it possible!" Hearing this, Gongsun Lang quickly denied it, and said, "I know how much my Gongsun Lang weighs. I know very well. Didn't I tell you about this general? I will submit myself soon."

Zhong Xing shook his head and said: "General Gongsun, what you need to know is that the people of Deng Guo don't just want your obedience, they want the soldiers and horses in your hands and the four counties of Liaodong. I know your thoughts, But let me tell you clearly, Deng Guo will not accept it, if the general persists in his obsession, I am afraid that Deng Guo's thousands of troops will come next time."

Hearing this, Gongsun Lang's face became very ugly. He didn't expect that Zhong Xing could see through his own thoughts. Since Zhong Xing could see it, it meant that Xue Rengui of Jinyang City also had this little thought of his own. Clearly.

So he said: "Mr. Zhong, is there really no room for negotiation? This general is not a very ambitious person. After the surrender, the officials of the four counties in Liaodong will go to Luoyang to arrange. This general only needs to retain military power. That's it."

"Hehe!" Zhong Xing shook his head and said, "Why doesn't General Gongsun understand the situation? Today, all the land and mountains in the world are within the territory of Deng State, and Liaodong Sui Sui is hanging outside, but how can Deng State let the general What about entrenched? Although the Gongsun family is deeply rooted in the four counties of Liaodong, the general only has [-] to [-] soldiers, while Deng Guo has an army of one million. For the sake of the Gongsun family, I hope the general will think twice!"

Having said that, but if you want Gongsun Lang to compromise on this, how can Gongsun Lang be reconciled?I think of him, Gongsun Lang, who has occupied Liaodong since his grandfather Gongsun Jue. In the past 20 years, the Gongsun family has flourished in Liaodong. There are people from the Gongsun family in the four counties of Liaodong. It is also trying to appease. Now Deng Guoren's words are like asking Gongsun Lang to give up the four counties of Liaodong that his family has run for 20 years. How is it possible?
But Zhong Xing was quite right. No matter how deep the foundation of the Gongsun family in the four counties of Liaodong was, there were only [-] to [-] soldiers. Once Deng's army invaded, the soldiers and horses of the four counties of Liaodong would not be able to withstand it no matter what. Yes, once Deng Jun invaded Xiangping City, the fate of Gongsun's family would definitely not be much better.

When Gongsun Lang was indecisive, his son Gongsun Chang hurried in and said to Gongsun Lang: "Father, the spies came to report that a large number of Deng troops appeared in Youbeiping, with a number of about 10,000+. They are now stationed in Tuyin City. The intention is unknown!"

"Deng Jun has arrived in Youbeiping? Do you know who is leading the army?" Gongsun Lang was shocked. He didn't expect Deng Jun to come so fast. Zhong Xing arrived in Linyu less than a day before Deng Jun's 10,000+ army arrived in Youbeiping. The speed is jaw-dropping.

Gongsun Chang replied: "According to the report from the spies, Deng Jun is playing under the banner of British Gongxue!"

"British public Xue? General Xue Rengui led the army in person!" Zhong Xing sighed. He thought that Xue Rengui would wait for his news in Jinyang City with peace of mind. Lead the army to Youbeiping.

"Mr. Zhong, you mean that Xue Rengui personally led the army to Youbeiping?" Gongsun Lang asked.

Zhong Xing nodded, and said: "There are not many generals surnamed Xue in the Deng Kingdom, and they are capable of commanding an army of 10,000+, and the only ones who can be crowned British dukes are General Xue Rengui and General Gongsun. Now it is imminent. If General Gongsun still doesn't make up his mind, I'm afraid General Xue Rengui's army will march into Liaoxi County."

Gongsun Lang sighed and said: "Oh...forget it, Liaodong is good, but it is no longer something that our Gongsun family can have. Since Deng Guo wants it, then give it to him. I will write a letter of descent on this, and I will leave it to you." Take it to Xue Rengui, and ask him to lead his army to come to Chongqing to surrender!"

"General wise!" Zhong Xing heaved a sigh of relief when he saw that Gongsun Lang finally gave up the unrealistic idea in his heart.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on September [-]th, Gongsun Lang sent his son Gongsun Chang to send a letter of surrender to Tuyin, and presented Xue Rengui in front of him.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on September [-]th, Xue Rengui led his army to Linyu City. Gongsun Lang led a group of civil and military soldiers out of the city to ask for surrender. Xue Rengui personally accepted Gongsun Lang's request to surrender, and then incorporated all the troops under Gongsun Lang's command.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on September [-]th, Xue Rengui led his army to Xiangping City, and the prefects of the four counties in Liaodong surrendered one after another. So far, the entire territory of Zhao State fell into the hands of Deng State.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on September 25th, after Xue Rengui left Zhang Liao and led Shence Guards to sit in the four counties of Liaodong, he led his army back to Jinyang City.

In the tenth year of Tiantong, on October [-]th, Xue Rengui returned to the court from Jinyang City.

(End of this chapter)