Northern Dynasties Imperial Industry

"The Qiang thieves are so outrageous!"

Hearing what Li Tai said, Duan Shao, Xue Guyan and other Northern Qi generals across the river valley stared and scolded.

However, Qi Master Gao Yang did not show much anger on his face. He just frowned slightly and stopped arguing on this topic. His eyes turned from Li Tai to the people behind him, especially when he saw Gong Cong. When Yuan Jing'an was standing behind Li Tai, his eyes suddenly froze, and he immediately raised his hand and pointed at Yuan Jing'an and said, "Are you my old minister Yuan Jing'an? He has been away from the West for several years, and now he has become Li's confidant."

Yuan Jing'an was captured in Jiuqu City, Yiyang in the first year of Tianbao when the Tang Dynasty sent troops to Heluo in cooperation with the Chinese Foreign Ministry's Eastern Expedition. He can be regarded as an old minister of the Northern Qi Dynasty. When he heard Gao Yang say this, he couldn't help but look a little embarrassed. Looking at Mr. Tang in a blink of an eye, he saw Mr. Tang nodded slightly, and then he slightly cupped his hands to Gao Yang, but he did not answer.

Gao Yang chuckled again at this moment, and first pointed at Li Tai and said: "Does Li know what rewards I gave to the soldiers when my army came south? Anyone who can kill and capture the leader of the thieves will be given the title of King of Longxi and the title of Bingzhou Governor, come and I will give it to you!”

At this point, without waiting for Li Tai to respond, Gao Yang looked at Yuan Jing'an and the others and said, "If you come here with this merit, you will be rewarded in the same way!"

As soon as these words came out, the expressions of the guards on this side of the river changed slightly. Several of them were selected by Tang Gong as personal guards to meet Lord Qi, so there is no doubt about their loyalty. Including Yuan Jing'an, who was a former minister of Qi, his family members were also sent to the Western Wei Dynasty when the Luoshui oath between the East and the West was made.

But the reward offered by Lord Qi was so tempting that even if these people would not betray Duke Tang themselves, they still doubted whether others could withstand the temptation, so they all moved slightly closer to Duke Tang. , and at the same time looked at his companions warily, the scene suddenly seemed a little subtle.

Li Tai was delighted when he heard that Gao Yang actually offered him such a reward price. He had briefly been crowned king in the Western Wei Dynasty before, but not now. He didn't expect that he could exchange for another throne in the Northern Qi Dynasty. It can be seen that awesome people do not need to complain about the environment, they themselves are the greatest capital.

It's just that the east and the west have their own national conditions. The gold content of the title of the Northern Qi Dynasty is really not high, especially in the middle and late period of the Northern Qi Dynasty, anyone can be crowned the king, and this title becomes more and more cheap.

As for the subtle atmosphere among his subordinates, he didn't take it to heart. He turned to Gao Yang and laughed and said: "Li's life and death are honorable and disgraceful, and I don't bother Master Qi to arrange it. On the contrary, Master Qi needs to be careful. If he is not in this formation, Jin General Yang probably won't take orders from your orphaned and widowed mother!

Hou Jing's story unfolds overnight, and the nest changes hands instantly! It is an extravagant hope for a son to inherit his father's business. I am afraid that Li will need to avenge you for destroying your family and taking your business! Whatever the superiors like, the subordinates will follow. If the master of Qi likes to do evil, the subordinates will be greedy and chaotic..."

"shut up!"

"presumptuous!"

"nonsense!"

"Thieves should die..."

Before Li Tai finished speaking, the Northern Qi soldiers who came from the south of the river mouth could not help but start shouting and cursing, trying to stop him from continuing to say this heart-wrenching words.

When it comes to bewitching and inciting, Li Tai is a professional. He relies on this skill to open up situations and achieve success in many things. If Gao Yang's use of excessive bounties to openly sow discord was a thunder, then Li Tai's words were no different than a storm.

After all, there are rules to follow when talking, and baseless insults, no matter how slanderous they are, are not as damaging as directly exposing someone's shortcomings.

Although Gao Yang's life is not yet in danger, there is no guarantee that some people have imagined how everyone will continue to live if the emperor really closes his account. Once some thoughts are born, what follows is a series of imaginations based on their own cognitive logic. Some couples can turn against each other because they imagine the lottery prizes will be unevenly divided, not to mention the monarchs and ministers who are themselves full of thorns!

Li Tai's behavior of scolding others and exposing his shortcomings was really a bit unscrupulous, so all the soldiers of the Northern Qi Dynasty were greatly angered. In addition to yelling and scolding loudly to drown out Li Tai's voice, some people reacted even more fiercely by beating their horses. Rush into the river and want to wade through and tear this broken mouth apart!

Zhang Shinu and others were shocked when they saw Tang Gong's words, which seemed to have stirred up a hornet's nest, causing everyone to react so violently. They hurriedly gathered around Tang Gong and retreated to their formation, and called for soldiers to retreat. Members came to help.

However, Li Tai waved his hand to indicate that they should not be so panicked. It was not that he was not afraid of death, but that he was outside the range of the crossbow, and there was a river more than ten feet long between them. , these Qi army officers were just making gestures, it was difficult to directly and truly hurt him. What they wanted in this pre-battle conversation was momentum. They acted mean-spiritedly and offended the other party, but then turned around and ran away. The momentum After all, it's still a bit inferior.

So instead of leaving, he grabbed his own bow, clasped the empty string and pulled it towards the opposite side, not to mention how arrogant he was. Not to mention the other officers and soldiers of the Qi army, even Duan Shao, who had always been steady and guarded himself in front of the emperor's horse, was filled with hatred when he saw this scene, wishing he could go in and fight.

After Qi Lord Gao Yang heard what Li Tai said, he was naturally angry. But in addition to the emotional anger, he could not help but be aroused by some thoughts.

At this time, the various shouts and curses from the soldiers around him felt a bit noisy to him, and he frowned and his face was as heavy as water. Normally when his emotions accumulate to this point, he can't help but burst out, but when he glanced at Li Tai across from him again, it seemed as if a ball of ice water poured down from the top of his head, suppressing the anger surging in his heart.

He stretched out his hand to hold a long horse pole, and then raised it high above his head. When the surrounding Qi army officers saw this, they all closed their mouths and stopped speaking. Then Gao Yang turned his head slightly, pointed at Li Tai on the other side of the river mouth, and shouted: "Qiang'er's thieves have tongues like knives, seriously. Sharp. However, our Qi soldiers have strong armor and swords, so we don’t need to rely on this trail! The thieves are so brave that they will dare to form a decisive battle at the mouth of the river in the future?"

After Li Tai heard this, he also sneered and said, "The Lord Qi's words are really ridiculous. Our army will break through the gate and enter the country for more than a thousand miles. It's not just because of his words! Hebei's righteousness has been in decline for a long time. Now our division and brigade are already here." To defend the road with righteousness, not only at the mouth of the river today, but also in Jinyang yesterday and Yecheng tomorrow, why fear a battle? "

After saying this, Li Tai raised his hand to give a brief greeting to Gao Yang on the opposite side, then reined in his horse and turned back, heading towards the rear where his own military formation was located.

At this time, some Qi army sergeants had already swam halfway through the Tongdan River. Some even tried to stand on horseback in the shallows of the river and draw their bows and shoot towards the opposite side. When they saw Li Boshan and his entourage riding away directly, they couldn't help but feel a little agitated. I was dumbfounded and stood in the river for a moment, not knowing whether to continue swimming forward or return.

At this time, Gao Yang's expression was also changing, and he was naturally too lazy to pay attention to the soldiers who were in a dilemma in the river. He looked at Li Tai who was walking further and further away, his eyes became deeper and deeper, and he was silent for a long time.

Duan Shao, who was standing next to the attendant, saw the emperor's thoughtful expression, and suddenly thought to himself that he was going to suffer. If he had known that Li Boshan was so shameless and blatantly fabricating right and wrong to shake people's hearts, he should have tried to prevent the emperor from arriving in the camp before. Come and meet the man!

"Your Majesty, the Qiang thieves are treacherous and cunning, and what they say are all false and slanderous words. There is no need to be disturbed by this..."

He said in a deep voice while observing the changes in the emperor's expression.

"How come I don't understand this? The Qiang thieves are my old enemies, so naturally they won't have any kind words to offer. Does the king think that I will be affected by this?"

After Gao Yang heard this, he shook his head and said with a smile. Immediately, his face suddenly darkened, and his tone became dangerous: "When we planned the revolution, it was not like the whole country followed my plan, even close relatives and heroes. Everyone has different opinions, so what now? I will capture this person alive in the future, and I will personally ask who is the corrupt person in our country!"

After Duan Shao heard the first half of the words, he just breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. But after hearing the second half, he couldn't help but drooped his eyelids and sighed in his heart. This mouth was about to settle old scores, but he still listened. If you are on top, you shouldn't come here and listen to Li Boshan's nonsense!

Gao Yang ignored Duan Shao. After he withdrew his sight from the other side of the river mouth, he began to look around the terrain of the area south of the river mouth. Holding a riding whip, he personally directed and arranged to build a fortification line nearby for future use here and the Western Wei Dynasty. The army launched an all-out battle.

Although he could no longer see any changes in mood or anger on the surface, Li Boshan's words just now were not ignored. Every byte seemed to turn into an invisible knife, provoking his nerves and piercing him. His defensiveness made him feel confused and complicated, and he was eager to make a powerful reversal in the war between the two sides!

Not to mention Gao Yang, who personally arranged the battle line and wanted to fight. After provoking the opponent, Li Tai left the soldiers to the north of the river mouth for the time being. He rode his horse back to the camp and summoned the generals above the hussars in the army to gather together. In the big tent, they discussed and explained the matters of fighting the Qi army in the future.