Former Qin Fengyun

Three days later, Fu Jian, who was discussing matters with his ministers in the Golden Palace, saw the reporter came in hurriedly, saluted and said, "Report to the Heavenly King, something is not right!"

Fu Jian immediately said: "Speak quickly!"

The reporter replied: "Zhang Tianxi has sent troops to capture the city of Chuanshu!"

Fu Jian stood up in surprise and said, "Is there such a thing?"

The reporter nodded and said, "It's absolutely true."

Just as Sun Bin and Quan Yi wanted to go out, Gao Bi stepped out first to salute and said, "I want to recommend someone, not only to promote Qin's prestige, but also to avenge Li Feng!"

Fu Jian hurriedly asked, "Who is it?"

Gao Bi replied, "Yao Chang, Yangwu General."

At this time, Lu Polou was about to go out to invite Ying, but Sun Bin shook his head slightly at him.Although Lu Polou didn't understand his meaning, he believed in his strategy, so he stopped talking.

Seeing that no one in the court objected, Fu Jian nodded and said, "General Yangwu."

Overjoyed, Yao Chang, who had not been reused for a long time, immediately went out to salute and said, "The end is here!"

Fu Jian said: "I order you to lead one hundred thousand troops to wipe out the Liang army."

At the same time, Sun Bin went out to salute and said: "Heavenly King, I am a humble minister, I am willing to lead troops to escort food and grass."

Fu Jian said to himself: "Sun Bin is a civil servant, how can he go to battle? But Liangguo has few soldiers, so it's okay to go." So he nodded and said, "I have Lao Aiqing leading [-] troops to escort food and grass."

Sun Bin saluted with satisfaction and said yes.

Knowing that this is the mantis catching the cicada and the oriole, Gao Bi saluted again and said: "I want to tell you, the king of heaven, when I was young, I lived in Liangguo and knew its geography well. Therefore, I would like to go with General Yangwu." .”

Fu Jian nodded and said, "That's very good."

Gao Bi saluted and thanked him, then turned around and met Sun Bin's eyes, his murderous aura penetrated deep into his bones.

After the court was over, Lu Polou asked Sun Bin in private, "I don't know why you stopped me just now, sir?"

Sun Bin replied: "Only when the general is in Chang'an for a day, the thieves dare not harm the king of heaven. However, please rest assured, the general. I will do my best to execute you and others."

Zhang Tianxi, who was in the royal palace, was pacing anxiously, when suddenly the reporter came in, saluted and said: "My lord, General Ma has broken through the Shroud City!"

Zhang Tianxi laughed loudly and said: "Come here, order Zhang Ju to send troops to Hongchi! The rest of you will follow me to Jinchang to help!"

After Yao Chang left Chang'an with his troops, Gao Bi whispered to him, "General, we should save food and grass during this trip."

Yao Chang asked puzzledly: "Why? There is enough food and grass in the rear..." He didn't finish speaking.

Gao Bi sneered, and then said: "General Murong was strong and strong back then, so there is no need to talk about how to use troops. Why did he lose so badly and almost lose his life?"

Yao Chang nodded and said, "The Yu family of Jin is not a strong general, and has not participated in the war for a long time. But the result is really unexpected."

Gao Bi replied: "There are two reasons. First, the [-] soldiers brought by General Murong are all old, weak and disabled soldiers. Second, Lu Po Building is called to escort grain and grass, but it is actually leading troops to cut grass and root out the roots. Now, Sun Bin is using Follow the plan of the year."

Yao Chang's face changed drastically when he heard this, and he asked anxiously: "The Heavenly King Yao Chang met in the early years, and he is not from Yan!" Yao Chang, who realized that this remark was inappropriate, immediately stopped speaking.

But Gao Bi said with a slight smile: "The general is the leader of the Qiang tribe. Only by eliminating dissidents can the throne be further stabilized. Otherwise, why didn't Wang Meng use generals and power wings when he was alive?"

When Yao Chang heard this, he said in fear: "Now that the arrow has left the string, how can the Heavenly King take back the imperial decree? Besides, Quan Yi has sincerely surrendered to Wang Meng and his like! In this case, there is no doubt that he will die!"

Gao Bi hurriedly shook his head and said, "The general still has a chance."

Yao Chang immediately saluted and said, "Please also give me some guidance, sir."

After Gao Bi helped him up, he said: "Although Sun Bin is staring at him, the general has one hundred thousand elite soldiers. Not only can he destroy the Liang Kingdom, but he can also return safely. Once he arrives at the city of Chanshu, he will be determined by others." count."

Yao Chang said gratefully: "Yao has always wondered why Mr. is a civil servant, but why he insists on going out with the army? It turns out that Mr. wants to protect Yao well. I don't want to thank you for my kindness. I will definitely remember this kindness in my heart. .Wait for another day, and I will surely repay you with the spring!" As he spoke, he knelt down and bowed to Gao Bi.

Gao Bi immediately lifted him up with both hands, and said: "General and General Murong are people of the same path, life is not easy in troubled times, and they should support each other to survive."

Yao Chang nodded again and again and said, "Everything is up to the master."

Gao Bi smiled with satisfaction.

At the same time, Ma Jian said to Vice General Zhou: "Accumulate more food and grass quickly, presumably the Qin army will surely use the method of siege to be trapped to death."

Vice General Zhou looked at him with a little fear.

Ma Jian said with a smile: "At that time, the king will definitely send troops to help, and the Qin army will be defeated if the inside and outside cooperate."

Only then did Deputy General Zhou nod his head in reassurance, saluted and said, "The last general obeys."

Two days later, Yao Chang led his troops to a place [-] miles away from the city.

Gao Bi said to Yao Chang: "General, there is no need to rush to surround the city. How about sending someone to investigate the battle ahead? What is the character of the enemy general?"

Yao Chang nodded, and then said to Wu Zhong, his confidant next to him, "You go and find out about this."

Wu Zhong saluted and said yes to go down.Then Yao Chang ordered the army to rest on the spot.

An hour later, Wu Zhong came back and reported, "General Qi, the one who guards the city is Ma Jian, the general of Liangguo Zhendian. Although this man is average in martial arts, he has a little knowledge of the art of war, and he respects his parents and is famous for his filial piety. Now, the general of the Liang Kingdom has led his troops to Hongchi, and the King of Liang has also arrived in Jinchang."

Yao Chang nodded and said, "I've heard of Ma Jian's name for a long time, but I never knew about it."

Gao Bi who was on the side immediately asked, "Do you want to find out the origin of the palm?"

Wu Zhong nodded and said: "This person is the elder brother of the beauty palm beside King Liang."

Gao Bi said softly, "So that's how it is."

Yao Chang looked at Gao Bi, and asked, "I don't know what clever plan Mister has?"

Gao Bi replied: "General, please select [-] elite soldiers and rush to Hongchi as soon as possible to capture it. General Wu Zhong led his troops to encircle the city without attacking it. Then send trustworthy people to tie up Ma Jian's parents Take this with you."

General Ma Jian, who was practicing martial arts, came in hurriedly, and said with a salute, "General Qi, the Qin army has surrounded the city."

But Ma Jian didn't stop. Instead, he practiced martial arts with a calm expression and said, "As expected, there is no need to panic. Just wait patiently for the reinforcements."

Vice General Zhou saluted and said yes.

Standing in Hongchi's palm, he heard the reporter come in, saluted and said: "General Qi, the Qin army has surrounded the city of Suoshu."

Zhang Ju immediately said: "Send the order down, send troops to rescue immediately!"

The reporter saluted and said yes to go down.

Zhang Ju, who was alone, smiled and said to himself: "If this battle is won, Zhang Ju will be the leader of Liang Guo's heroes. In addition, his sister has been favored by the palace for a long time, and Liang Guo will belong to the Zhang family!"

Just as Zhang Ju led his troops away from Hongchi, he was on his way to Chanshu City.Suddenly, I saw a narrow and long path with high mountains on both sides.Zhang Ju said to himself: "This place is not suitable for marching, but soldiers are very fast, so we should reach the city as soon as possible." Therefore, he did not take a detour, but continued to move forward.

But halfway through the march, countless boulders rolled down from the mountain, killing and injuring the Liang army countless times.There was no way to retreat, so he had no choice but to draw out the sword in his waist and shouted loudly: "Don't retreat! Go forward and kill the Qin army!"

But at this time, Yao Chang led the army to surround Liang's army.For a moment, the sound of shouting and killing pierced the sky, and the corpses were scattered all over the field, and blood flowed into rivers.Half an hour later, Yao Chang held the head of the palm in his hand and said happily: "Return to the Shrinking City!"

Yao Chang led his troops back to the Qin camp outside the city of Chanshuo, Wu Zhong and Gao Bi saluted him.Yao Chang excused the two of them and asked, "Is everything all right?"

Wu Zhong nodded and said, "Don't worry, General."

At this time, a soldier walked in from outside the tent, saluted and said: "General Qi, Ma Jian's parents have been brought back to the camp."

Gao Bi saluted and said: "Everything is ready, and Ma Jian can be subdued tomorrow."

Only then did Yao Chang understand the reason and said happily to Gao Bi: "In this way, we can take back the Shrinking City without wasting a single soldier!"

Gao Bi nodded and said: "It is the best policy to subdue the enemy without fighting. And we need to preserve our strength to prevent Sun Bin from causing trouble."

In the morning of the next day, Yao Chang led his troops to the city, first hung the head of the person in charge on a high pole, and then escorted Ma Jian's parents to the front of the battle.

Seeing this, the soldiers in the city hurriedly reported to Ma Jian.Ma Jian immediately led Vice General Zhou to the top of the city to find out.The first thing that caught Ma Jian's eyes was the head in charge.Ma Jian couldn't help being taken aback. Deputy General Zhou pointed at the city and said, "General, look!" Ma Jian took a look, and immediately shouted with wide eyes: "Father! Mother!"

At this time, Yao Chang raised his head and shouted loudly: "Ma Jian! If you go out of the city and surrender, I will spare the three of you and return home safely! If not..." He said, putting the sword in his hand on Ma Jian's father's neck superior.Ma Jian's father, who was unable to speak because his mouth was blocked, shook his head repeatedly.

Ma Jian grasped the city wall tightly with both hands, his eyes were bloodshot.

Yao Chang pointed to the head on the high pole, and said: "Liangguo's reinforcements are dead. If you don't surrender, you will die! It's up to you to decide where to go!"

Ma Jian stared at his parents intently, two lines of tears fell on the cold city wall.

Deputy General Zhou said anxiously: "General, the country of Liang is precarious, and loyalty and filial piety have been in dilemma since ancient times. Why don't you surrender?"

At this moment, Ma Jian nodded helplessly.

Not long after, the city gate opened wide, and the unarmored Liang army came out unarmed.Ma Jian and Vice General Zhou in civilian clothes came to Yao Chang.With a wave of Yao Chang's hand, several soldiers escorted Ma Jian's parents over.

Yao Chang said to Ma Jian, "Will you serve Daqin with me?"

Ma Jian smiled wryly, and said: "If you surrender like this, what face will you have to command the three armies in the future? I only hope that the general will keep his promise."

Yao Chang said regretfully, "Let him go!"

Several soldiers let go of their hands immediately, and Ma Jian and Deputy General Zhou immediately stepped forward to support the two old men, then turned and left.But Yao Chang raised his sword high and shouted: "All generals obey the order, follow this general to Jinchang, and capture Zhang Tianxi alive!"

When Zhang Tianxi in Jinchang City was playing with a beautiful woman in his arms, he suddenly saw the reporter ran in in a panic, saluted and said: "Report to the king, the big thing is not good. The Qin army won the victory and killed the general in charge, and the general Ma Jian Surrender the whole city!"

Zhang Tianxi was so frightened that he immediately got up and shouted, "Get out!"

The reporter saluted and asked, "I don't know what your Majesty is referring to?"

Zhang Tianxi said in a panic, "Gu Zang!"

When Yao Chang led the army to Jinchang, the Liang army had already left the building empty.Wu Zhong got off his horse and found an old man, bowed his hands and asked, "This old man, do you know where the Liang army is going?"

The old man returned the salute and said, "About two hours ago, I went to the west."

Yao Chang said: "Gu Zang! Hurry up!"

As soon as Zhang Tianxi led people into the city of Guzang, Yao Chang led his people there and ordered to surround the city.

Zhang Tianxi, who had never experienced any pain, wiped the sweat from his cheeks with his tired hands, and sat on the ground panting.

At this time, a general walked over with a sad face, saluted and said, "I want to report to your lord, the food and grass in the city are only enough for two days."

When Zhang Tianxi heard this, he immediately got up from the ground and asked, "Why is there so little food and grass? Where is the eunuch now?"

The general shook his head and said, "I have already escaped."

Zhang Tianxi said in despair: "God wants to kill me!"

The general couldn't bear it and said: "Your Majesty, why don't you beg the King of Qin, maybe there will be a turnaround?"

Zhang Tianxi nodded and said: "This statement is very reasonable. The Heavenly King is kind and cannot bear to kill all living beings. Go and get the white clothes!"

The general saluted and said yes to go down.

Yao Chang, who was eating, saw Wu Zhong walking in with a smile on his face, put down his chopsticks and asked, "What's the happy event?"

Wu Zhong saluted and said: "Zhang Tianxi is wearing white clothes, and he has brought people out of the city to surrender."

Yao Chang said: "This person almost hurt my life, so I can't keep him..." He didn't finish.

Gao Bi who was on the side said, "General, this is absolutely unacceptable."

Yao Chang said slightly dissatisfied: "Why?"

Gao Bi replied: "The King of Heaven doesn't like to kill. If the general kills him, he may offend the King of Heaven. Moreover, this move will also calm the hearts of the people and prevent rebellion."

Yao Chang nodded after listening.Then, he said: "Tie up Zhang Tianxi and other clan nobles, and return to Chang'an with the army!"

Wu Zhong nodded in salute and said yes.

Anxious Sun Bin saw the reporter coming in, and immediately asked, "How is the war going?"

The reporter saluted and said: "My lord, our army has won a big victory. Zhang Tianxi has left the city and surrendered."

Sun Bin hurriedly asked: "How about the casualties of our army?"

The reporter replied: "There are only a thousand people."

Sun Bin said disappointedly: "You underestimated Gao Bi." Then he said: "Immediately order people to send food and grass to the front line."

The reporter saluted and said yes to go down.

That night, Wu Zhong came to Yao Chang and Gao Bi who were talking, saluted and said, "General Qi, the food and grass have arrived."

Yao Chang said angrily: "If there is no guidance from the master, I would have starved to death in a foreign land!"

Gao Bi said with a smile, "Don't be angry, General, it's enough to return home safely."

Then Yao Chang got up, saluted solemnly and said: "Yao Chang thanked you, Mr., and is willing to serve General Murong without hesitation!"

Gao Bi hastily helped him up, and said: "The heart of a general can be learned from heaven and earth. Go back this time and plan big things together to protect yourself."

Yao Chang nodded excitedly.

Two days later, Yao Chang and others returned to Chang'an.Fu Jian on top of the Golden Palace was overjoyed to see the army returning in triumph.So, he said to His Royal Highness Yao Chang, Gao Bi, and Sun Bin: "Come here, each person will be rewarded with 500 taels, and a thousand pieces of silk and satin!" The three saluted and thanked them.

At this time, Yao Chang saluted and said: "Reporting to the king of heaven, Zhang Tianxi's deliberate rebellion is already a capital crime. Although the last general wants to kill him, he thinks that the king of heaven always tells us that we should treat others leniently, so wait for him to come back. Please respectfully The king of heaven has fallen."

Fu Jian still opened his mouth to speak, but Sun Bin immediately saluted and said: "Heavenly King, this person must not be kept! If you don't kill everyone, others may follow suit!"

Fu Jian, who liked to hear the words of praise, said, "Bring Zhang Tianxi to the Golden Palace."

A moment later, Zhang Tianxi, dressed in white, knelt and climbed into the hall, weeping bitterly and begging: "Heavenly King, please forgive me, Xiao Wang knows his mistake!"

Seeing this, Fu Jian said, "Knowing your mistakes can improve you a lot. I now entitle you as the Shangshu of the North, Marquis of Sien."

When Zhang Tianxi heard this, he was overjoyed and kowtowed to thank him again and again.

But Sun Bin saluted anxiously and said, "Heavenly King..." He hadn't finished speaking yet.

Fu Jian waved his hand and said, "No need to say more, step back."

Sun Bin was so angry that he stood aside with a livid face.And the other former officials of the Qin State in the Golden Palace were also unhappy.Because Fu Jian entertained outsiders too much, he rewarded senior executives at will, but he treated Qin's former ministers harshly.Therefore, everyone is dissatisfied.

After the dynasty was dispersed, after Sun Bin returned to the mansion, he immediately sent a letter of divorce to Fu Rong, Duke of Yangping who was stationed in Yandi.

Murong Chui, who ordered everyone to retreat, said to Gao Bi, "Mr. Lao is here this time."

Gao Bi saluted, looked at Murong Chui and said, "General, do you blame Gao Bi for killing Li Feng?"

Murong Chui shook his head and said, "If Li Feng didn't die, how could Zhang Tianxi rebel against Qin, let alone subdue Yao Chang and lead the charge for me."

Gao Bi said: "It was Gao Bi who told Li Feng on purpose that day, it wasn't that Gao Bi was greedy for life and afraid of death..." He didn't finish.

Murong Chui said: "In the future, there will be no Mr., how can we achieve great things? How can you not know Mr.'s heart?"

Gao Bi was moved to tears.

Fu Rong, Duke of Yangping, who was far away in Yandi, read the letter written by Sun Bin, and said angrily and anxiously: "How can the emperor be so confused!"