Rebel

The candles burned out, and the flames were extinguished in the night. Gu Ao, Yu Junfan, Huai Xin, and Chen Jiang pondered over and over in their tents. As for dawn, they finally made up their minds.

Hearing Gu Ao's proposition, Yu Junfan and Huai Xin looked at each other and said, "If this is the strategy, not only will the righteousness of the world be conquered, but it will also give Hanzhong a chance to survive. It is the best thing to do."

"...that's the only way to go." Gu Ao nodded helplessly—Zhu Yongchi, since Lu Mouzhong's death, he has been thinking about it day and night amid Lu Dequan's accusations of "cowarding and fleeing". thing.

Gu Ao didn't know that if Yong Chi was the leader of the family, if he died in his own hands, he would be able to fill everything he was looking for with a force that could shake the world.

In Gu Ao's heart, there was a surging undercurrent whispering in his ear.In the hidden darkness, the murmur sounded again and again, why didn't he want the world to be divided?He will gather refugees in the midst of war and pour them into the sea like water.When the Rong people took advantage of the emptiness of the capital and entered the battle with the aristocratic family, he led the crowd to rise in the grass...

But if that's the case, the disloyal notoriety of 'destroying the Great Wall of the Central Plains' and 'being an internal response to the soldiers' will definitely be with him for the rest of his life.Without the support of those from poor families and families with lofty ideals, even if he holds millions of exiles, he is nothing more than a mountain king, and the sons of the family, such as Yu Junfan, Huai Xin, etc., will leave him.

The sun rises outside again, and what awaits Gu Ao is the fight between Shangyong and the ancient roads at the gate of Hanzhong. Yesterday was bloody, and I don’t know what will happen today... I just hope that Qiu Mu will not disappoint the ardent hopes of the soldiers of the Northern Army, Tian Rong must not betray his promise.

The night gradually dissipated, and the darkness melted away... The daylight at dawn poured into the big tent, everyone stayed up all night, Huai Xin's body was a little weak and shaking, Gu Ao ordered Chen Jiang to send him back to the tent.Yu Junfan asked people to put on the king's clothes, and ordered them to change for Gu Ao.Gu Ao said to Yu Junfan, "If we want to capture Yongchi today, but don't humiliate him, it is really hard to settle the grievances of all the soldiers who died for him in Beidi and Hanzhong."

Yu Junfan said: "He has always been cautious and arrogant, are you not afraid that he will commit suicide?"

Gu Ao said: "He has the great ambition to join the family. Those who have the ambition will spare their lives."

Yu Junfan watched the waiter half-kneeling beside Gu Ao's waist, fastened his belt on Gu Ao, and said, "Be careful in everything."

Gu Ao said: "I know."

Now the very darkness of dawn has faded, and looking up, the sun is already rising.

At this moment, Gu Ao, Yong Chi, Liao Quji, and Qiu Mu were discussing matters in the tent, Tian Rong outside the tent looked at Chen Jiang's drafted "Appearance to the Court", and praised him endlessly.

The article starts with a sad pen, mentioning that the commander-in-chief of Hanzhong is willing to pour out all the troops of Hanzhong to resist the army. Unfortunately, the troops and horses have not yet been moved, and the granaries have not yet been prepared.The king of Han cherished the country, and he only wanted to destroy the land, and he didn't want to kill each other with the army of the Central Plains, so he couldn't use troops to remonstrate with the regent and discuss the state affairs together.

Several princes and kings also shared this feeling. Before the army was broken, the family was in chaos first, so they spoke together with the King of Han.

All the princes put forward several suggestions, and I hope the court will accept them:

First, the coalition troops were dispatched on the spot and withdrew immediately.

Second, the prince's son returned to the fiefdom and no longer lived in the capital, and the princes and kings did not have to visit the court every year.

Third, the imperial court took the King of Han as the commander-in-chief of the resistance, and went out of Tianshui to recover the northern land.The first-class food and grass are all provided by Hanzhong and Guizhou. The Hanwang joins the army, and all military affairs are taken care of by himself.

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The north wind was harsh and rustling, and on the flat plains, soldiers were lined up in dense rows, standing under a somewhat bleak sun. Behind them, there were several colored battle flags of Yong, Liao, Gu, and Yu, facing the battle flags. The wind whirred.

Under the attention of the three armies, Gu Ao, surrounded by seven dragons in the black forging, went up to the high platform. For the first time, he knelt down and put his hands above his head, accepting the edict from the imperial court. Under the stage, listen to the words of the emperor without missing a word.

In the imperial edict, the emperor announced two things:

First, officially seal Gu Ao as King of Han;

Second, formally rule the King of Han and manage all the military forces in Rongdi.

Gu Ao knelt down to receive the edict, only to hear the imperial envoy read aloud:

"I inherit the order of heaven, to be close to the sages, and to follow the sages. Those who are ancient, loyal to the country, wise, brave, benevolent and righteous, those who practice the courage and perseverance, pursue the righteousness of the sages, defend our country, and are promoted to the title of The King of Han is in command of Hanzhong's military and political power, and he is in charge of all military affairs in Rongdi."

Yong Chi and Liao Quji were standing together on the high platform at this time, and they were standing aside, watching this scene quietly. , showing bursts of luster, which is really eye-catching.The envoy from the imperial court had arrived, and Yong Chi swept away his former depression, and his brows and eyes seemed to have regained their previous cold and arrogant look, but it couldn't hide the dark and green look in his eyes.He tried to behave as he always had, as if the humiliation of being captured alive had never happened.

At this time, the corners of Yong Chi's mouth slightly curled up, watching Gu Ao kneeling three times and knocking nine times to receive the order, a sneer gradually appeared in his heart.

During these few days of negotiations, when the initial shock gradually subsided, Yong Chi settled down. The more calm he became, the more he felt that he was unruly and uncouth, and that Liao Quji was less intelligent, so he looked down on the two of them even more...

Gu Ao's proposal to have the imperial court confer the title of King of Han, and the matter of going north to fight against the army, are simply ridiculous!

The so-called "going north to resist the army" seems to be to fulfill the promise of wooing Qiu Mu at the beginning,

He also provided the accomplice Liao's family and the princes and kings who had waited and watched before, providing a Dunjia to stand in front of the Central Plains and Rong people, so as to attract their support.

But after paying so much price and planning all kinds of strategies, he was finally captured here, and in the end it was for the title of King of Han!

Yong Chi thought, is his life only worth the title of "King of Han"?

Regarding Gu Ao, maybe it was his own illusion, Yong Chi felt that he was really too high on him before.

With such a god-given opportunity, doesn't he want to compete in the world?

Gu Ao, who was in sight, had already carefully kneeled on the ground to receive the edict. Yong Chi saw him hold the edict in his hand as if he had found a treasure, and said: "I accept the edict..."

Gu Ao was dressed in royal clothes, at first glance, he was indeed heroic and extraordinary, and his handsome expression had a natural air; but no matter how luxurious the clothes were, he still couldn't get rid of the muddy skin in his heart!Thinking of this, Yong Chi couldn't help showing that half-smile look on his face again. He took a step forward and said, "Congratulations, King Han."

Gu Ao glanced at Yong Chi, but didn't speak.

Yes, how can a truly superior person understand a young man with muddy hands who climbed out of the lowest soil?

Yong Chi will never know...

When he was in Mount Mangdang, Gu Ao studied hard with his salary and paid a lot of money, thinking about three problems with all his might:

——How can we solve this troubled situation?

——How can we break through and then stand up?

——How can the world be reborn from Nirvana?

The answer Gu Ao got was to reform the rogues; he needed his team, which moved like the wind and flowed like water, but had strict discipline; Ding, however, neither steals nor robs, farms the land by himself, and farms with a soldier; he needs to "equalize the land" and be able to integrate the concept of common people advancing and retreating together, so as to have the capital to attract poor families and aspiring families to advance and retreat together.He needs to govern the government with sincerity, make his military discipline strict, and treat the people like relatives, so as to win the hearts of the people all over the world.

How many days and nights, Gu Ao spent long sleep in the Chengyuan Palace, studying the history of wars and chaos, and digging into the reasons for the failure of the predecessors...

Now that he is stepping into the chaotic world, how dare he forget his original intention for a day?

Only the combined energy of bandits and poor families can uproot the family and integrate all the soldiers, horses, money and food from all over the world...

But he, Gu Ao, came from a humble background and was a man of few words. What he lacked the most was a name.

Gu Ao needed this name, and held up the banner of doing justice for the heavens in a high-sounding manner, so that the world could not tell whether he was a king or a bandit.

This name is now in Gu Ao's hands, above the emperor's edict!

"Commander all the military forces against the army"

——Is there anything else that inspires those who serve the country more than a prince who resists the army?

Moreover, in order to be able to resist the army, this prince did not hesitate to admonish the regent!

In the eyes of the world, he did not seek wealth and honor, nor did he seek personal favors.

He risked the dissatisfaction of the world, not for wealth, but for taking risks!

Gu Ao is betting...

If you can't pacify the land, you can't rule the world.

If you can't rule the world, why should you complain about death?

And if it can be peaceful...

——Walk down to the south, and the world will be at your fingertips!

With one edict, it will be spread all over the world.

Only then did people with lofty ideals from all over the world really know that there was a Han king who resisted the army, who came from a poor family and was named Gu Ao.