Gui Yuan

Chapter 37 Dongyi

Wei Yao led the army to arrive in Gyeongju ten days later to join the northern army.Since the Southern Barbarians raided Xuanyu Pass, Jiazhou's garrison hastily responded to the battle, but due to the disparity in strength, they were defeated in just a few hours.At this point, Jiazhou fell, and the remaining Jiazhou garrison temporarily retreated to Gyeongju, a mountain away from Jiazhou, to recuperate.

I thought that the Southern Barbarian army was coming so fiercely this time, and they would take advantage of the morale to take advantage of the victory to pursue them. Who would have thought that they would stay in Jiazhou without any movement, as if they had fought such a big battle just for Jiazhou City.

Wei Yao discussed with Zhao Min and Tian Cheng after hearing the report from the commander of the Jiazhou garrison.

He asked: "In your opinion, why did the Nanman king do this?"

When they were in the northern border, they had heard about the feats of lewdness and pleasure of the Southern Barbarian king. He was a man with a higher heart than the sky.Zhao Min thought for a while and said, "The king of Nanman is impatient and does things regardless of the consequences. This is really not like what he did."

Tian Cheng also said: "Indeed, if he is so cautious, how could he rashly attack Jiazhou? It's really contradictory."

Wei Yao lowered his eyes, pointed to the location of Jiazhou on the map, and said, "If there are gold mines or saltpeter mines in Jiazhou, it's reasonable for him to do so, but the only profitable place in Jiazhou's backcountry is this. Excellent location."

He walked away a few steps and continued: "Jiazhou is surrounded by mountains, easy to defend and difficult to attack, but one will change the other. If you want to attack other places from Jiazhou, it will be equally difficult and dangerous. There are many mountains in southern Xinjiang. If you want to attack other places, you will have to It’s not something that can be won with tens of thousands of troops, if you don’t pay attention, you will be in danger of being attacked.”

Indeed, as Wei Yao said, the terrain in southern Xinjiang is the most difficult and dangerous, and the Nanman are not familiar with the terrain, so they have no advantage in fighting.

Zhao Min asked: "Then my subordinates don't understand, what is the purpose of Nanman's move?"

"The King of the Southern Barbarians will not be satisfied just by winning Jiazhou. He is just doing it for a while. Since the strong attack is inevitable, it is better to let the water flow slowly and wear it away. Jiazhou cannot be used for large-scale battles, so he will defend Jiazhou. , and take the opportunity to encroach on other cities in the future." Wei Yao turned around and said, "This is not a quick battle, it's just disgusting us."

Tian Cheng asked: "But if we spend time with him here, won't he make a mistake?"

"It's a made up mind that we won't waste with him. This is just a matter of a few cities. He knows that what we are most afraid of now is Beidi. How can we spend so much time with him for a long time. In the end we let go first, that's what he wants to see result."

Zhao Min suddenly realized: "Unexpectedly, the Nanman King looks like a wine bag and a rice bag, and there are still some schemes in his stomach." Wei Yao sneered: "This is not something that idiot can come up with. If he has such a scheme, he will not raid Xuanyu Pass. , This is just a bad idea, there are far better ways than this."

Zhao Min asked suspiciously: "It's not him, who is that?"

Wei Yao walked back to the map, moved his finger to the east, and landed on the word Dongyi.

Zhao Min was startled and said, "Dongyi? But, isn't the king of Dongyi the most peaceful among the four barbarians? Dongyi and Dawei still have business contacts, how could they tear themselves apart with us this time for Nanman?"

Tian Cheng walked up to him and said, "I seem to have heard that King Dongyi and the old Nanman King have a deep friendship."

Wei Yao nodded and said: "The king of Dongyi is a smart man, and he had a fateful friendship with the old Nanman king. He must have been unaware of the Nanman raid this time, otherwise he wouldn't let the Nanman king do such a stupid thing. I guess he regretted it when he saw that it was done. No way, I can only bite the bullet and think about it for the Nanman King."

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Nanban Royal Palace, Xuanwu Hall.

Xie Chuxuan replied: "Our army is currently stationed in Jiazhou, and General Qian Yue is in charge of military affairs in the Yamen of Jiazhou. A message has been sent saying that everything is going well."

Sitting on the throne, Sun Yin played with the tassels of the Tianhuang jade pendant in his hand, and replied: "Qian Yue is an important minister of the two dynasties, and I can trust him alone."

"Yes." Xie Chuxuan raised his head and glanced at the man sitting beside the desk.

Sun Yin said with a smile: "Okay, go down, and talk to King Dongyi alone."

Xie Chuxuan had been waiting for him to say this a long time ago, so he hurriedly led his life down, and his heart finally calmed down.As early as when the former king was alive, King Dongyi had a good relationship with Nanman, and he met several times.Dongyi King Mu Jing's virtue and ability are as good as those of the previous kings, and the two cherish each other as a life-and-death friendship. If this is not the case, how could Dongyi King be willing to step into the muddy water for the new king.

After Xie Chuxuan went down, Sun Yin got up and walked to King Dongyi with a flattering smile: "My nephew has worried my uncle this time, please forgive me."

King Dongyi was dressed in brocade robes, luxurious and deeply restrained, with a resolute face and a cold face, he glanced at him, then lowered his head and drank tea, and said, "I can't bear your uncle alone."

It was embarrassing for Sun Yin to be slapped down, but fortunately Mu Jing didn't slap him directly in front of his subjects. When he was the eldest son, his father and King Dongyi often admonished him. This time he took care of his face. .

Sun Yin was upset at being poured cold water on his enthusiasm, so he simply sat back on the chair, put the pendant aside, and said, "Maybe this raid on the Nanman was a little out of character. But Gu also wants to expand the territory and seek the well-being of the people? Gu is only 25, and he made some mistakes when he first ascended the throne, and it is understandable."

Mu Jing sneered, and asked, "Your father was only eighteen when he first came to the throne. Within three years, he built embankments to control floods, calmed down the wilderness and calmed the people, and maintained peace with his neighbors outside. How is it like you? Tuojiang's Spring and Autumn Dream."

Sun Yin was so angry that he didn't dare to speak. Although he forced him down, his tone was already very bad: "Isn't he also taking Jiazhou now? Didn't I just listen to your words and wait patiently? "

Mu Jing seemed to have heard something extremely absurd, and turned to look at him: "Do you think you can save Jiazhou by taking a surprise attack? Did you assume that there is no one in Wei? Wei Yao has already led troops to Qingzhou. With him With his ability, Jiazhou may be taken back at any time, if that's all, it's fine, if he takes advantage of the trend and enters Nanman from Xuanyu, what are you going to do?"

"Is Wei Yao such a god? It's just spreading rumors. Besides, he dared to enter the Nanman? The four countries are on the same boat. If something happened to the Nanman, can other countries let it go?"

If he had persuaded the late king to abolish this incompetent man, he would not have allowed such a person to ascend the throne after the late king passed away, ruining the foundation that the late king had worked so hard to accumulate.

Mu Jing laughed back angrily, and asked: "The former king once praised Wei Yao himself when he was here, saying that this son is extraordinary in terms of his bearing, military power, and military skills, and he is the No. Keep Jiazhou in such a hand?"

Mu Jing calmed down for a moment, glanced at him, closed his eyes and opened them again, and said helplessly: "If you listen to my advice, withdraw your troops as soon as possible when the momentum is not right, apologize to Emperor Wei, and then we Three Kingdoms will replace you If you turn around, this matter will be over, and the Emperor of Wei can't do anything about it."

Sun Yin smiled and said: "The king of Dongyi was overwhelmed. This time, he is confident. He has obtained a new batch of artillery, which is very powerful. It is difficult to be invincible, but it is more than enough to defend Jiazhou."

Mu Jing looked at him and really didn't know what to say about him.Rotten wood can't be carved, he has persuaded him, what can an idiot do if he doesn't listen?He should also be made to suffer a bit from his stumbles, otherwise Nanman will have a bright future to speak of.

Mu Jing stood up and said, "Since that's the case, you can decide for yourself."

Seeing that he was about to leave, Sun Yin stood up and saw him off, "If necessary, I will ask my uncle to please go slowly."

When no one could see the shadow, Sun Yin changed his face, grabbed Tian Huangyu pendant and threw it to the ground: "Take care of Gu everywhere, and treat Gu as the son of the past is inferior to him?"

The jade pendant rolled a few times on the ground, and a slender crack loomed under the candlelight.

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Ning Xiangfu, study room.

Li Meng handed some letters to Ning Kecheng and said, "These are letters from Du Yuan's mansion, the governor of Xuanzhou."

Ning Kecheng took the letter, the envelope was slightly yellow, and there was a special tiger stamp on the seal.He took the letter and illuminated it under the lamp, and it was clear. When he opened it, he found it was empty.

Li Meng panicked: "This..."

Ning Ke said: "I don't blame you, this letter is like this. Du Yuan did it on purpose."

Li Meng asked: "My lord, the clue that I have worked so hard to get is broken, what should I do now?"

Ning Kecheng thought for a while: "There must be a reason for Du Yuan to do this. You should go and find out who he used to communicate with when he was an official in Beijing, and this envelope, this stamp is very special, maybe it is specially made, you secretly Check it out."

Li Meng clasped his fists and said, "Yes."