The Summoning of the Troubled Times at the End of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 457 Exchange for the greatest benefit at the least cost
Chapter 450 The fifth is to exchange the smallest price for the greatest benefit
A few days later, Bai Qi also formally led the army back in triumph, returned to Yanmen Pass, and joined Qi Wang Gaoqi, although at this moment Wanyan Aguda personally led the army to chase outside the pass, feeling extremely angry.

I really want to take this opportunity to rush into the pass, completely seize the land of Yanmen, use this as a base, and gradually eat the Central Plains, but when he thought that the Qi army was still there, Wanyan Aguda instantly regained his senses and gave up his thoughts .

After all, Wanyan Aguda just sent an iron cavalry to infiltrate the pass, preparing to destroy its "Holy Land" Baishan Mountain, but Gao Qi took revenge in the blink of an eye, directly ignoring the danger of going deep into the hinterland of the grassland, and bloodbathed Altai, his most loyal tribe in one fell swoop. .

Therefore, at this time Wanyan Agu was really afraid of Gao Qi, and he didn't dare to enter the barrier at will to provoke him. He was deeply afraid of what kind of decision Gao Qi would make.

Therefore, after seeing that he could not catch up with the chase, Wanyan Aguda made a decisive decision and stagnated, and then began to slowly retreat to the hinterland, began to recuperate, and waited for the opportunity.

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In Guanzhong, after waiting for Bai Qi to return triumphantly, Gao Qi also officially put the return to the south on the agenda. After all, the counties and counties in Qi State are all over the south of the Yangtze River, and they cannot rely on Liu Bowen, Fang Xuanling and other ministers to govern for a long time.

As a monarch, he should also sit in the capital city and deter foreign invaders. This battle in northern Xinjiang lasted from the beginning of spring to the current summer. After several months, Gao Qi felt that it was time to return to Jiangling.

Returning by sea by boat, this plan was proposed by Changsun Wugou, and after thinking about it, Gao Qi also thought it was feasible, but most of the generals in the army were against it.

Therefore, when the two opinions were at a stalemate, a letter from Su Lie in Youzhou immediately resolved the matter like an urgent need, because the letter mentioned the problem of returning by sea.

It turned out that the news of the defeat of Anlu Mountain in Su Lie's Burning Cage Fire City came out. Cai Xide, who was trying his best to stick to the front line of Qianxi, knew that his defeat was inevitable, so he thought about it day and night, and then the next day In the early hours of the night, the Yan army was diverted away with a plan to attack the west.

Immediately, Cai Xide led his troops and horses to flee at a gallop, and galloped all the way east, from the Binhai Road straight to Liaodong, preparing to join Liu Bei who was entrenched in Liaodong.

Although Liu Bei's name is Liaodong Taishou, he is under Luo Yi's command, but Liu Bei has great ambitions and often secretly visits talents, and his heart is extremely hungry for talents.

In addition, he widely applied benevolent government in Liaodong, so that people in Liaodong lived and worked in peace and contentment. He also gathered a group of good generals who were good at fighting and many advisers under his command. His self-reliance is clearly revealed!
It was precisely because he had grasped Liu Bei's mind that Cai Xide went to seek refuge in person, but he did not arrive in Liaodong. When he passed through Linyu Pass, he was captured by Wu Sangui, the guard of Linyu Pass.

At this point, the entire Youzhou war was ignited, and the Anlushan rebels who had been in great prosperity for a while were destroyed, and Youzhou returned to peace.

Gao Qi slowly read the history of the battle in Youzhou, and then saw Luo Yi's handwritten letter: "Prince Qi personally wrote, this time the Beiping Palace of Yi was besieged by rebels, and the situation is critical. Fortunately, King Qi sent troops to help. "

"I, Dayan, can finally avoid the rebellion and keep the city of Youzhou. In order to repay King Qi's kindness, Yi specially donated hundreds of thousands of shi of rations and military equipment to your army. Like a door, build a monument and pray forever!"

"Finally, I also hope that King Qi can send a large army to Youzhou. Yi is willing to use the strength of the port in the territory to send the battleship to your army and return to the territory of Daqi by boat."

After Gao Qi read the whole long letter, he smiled in relief, and the cloud that appeared on his face disappeared immediately.

Originally, Gao Qi was still worried that his army had killed many soldiers in Youzhou in order to help Luo Yi. He was afraid that all the soldiers in the army would be angry and could not resolve the matter.

But at this moment, Luo Yi was willing to build a monument in the territory to commemorate the soldiers who died in battle. It has to be said that in ancient times, this move was indeed one of the good ways to win the hearts of the soldiers.

At that time, Gao Qi built a huge project in Yanmen—a monument. Although it was a waste of time and money, after it was completed, the benefits were endless. At least Gao Qi's popularity increased, and his prestige in the army also increased.

What's more, the soldiers of Qi State are all willing to die, because in their view, even if they die in battle, they don't have to worry about the family members behind them being left behind.

Because, Gao Qi will be fully prepared for the follow-up, and the soldiers who died in battle will be regarded as martyrs, which will be passed down in the hearts of the people forever and passed down from generation to generation.

Now that Luo Yidu had made the invitation, all the generals under his command did not object any more, and they all followed Gao Qi's order and were ready to go to Youzhou at any time and return to Jiangling by boat.

Just before returning, Gao Qi met a person in a secluded room, and saw that the location of the room was remote, the environment was secluded, and it was very secluded, but there was one person imprisoned in the room.

Walking into the room, Gao Qi called out slowly: "Yelu Abaoji, do you still recognize Gu?"

Yes, that's right, the prisoner here is the Khitan leader Yelu Abaoji who was captured by Su Lie during the previous battle with Khitan. At this moment, Gao Qi followed Jia Xu's plan and locked him here and handed him over to Yang It is a bargaining chip against the Khitan tribe.

At that time, Su Lie not only arrested Yelu Abaoji, but also captured his younger sister Xiao Yanyan. Jia Xu followed his plan and took advantage of the woman's heart to send her back to Khitan, so that he could reunite the disintegrated Khitan next time.

Because Yelu Abaoji had great prestige among the Khitan army and civilians, after Xiao Yanyan unified Khitan, she would definitely not launch an attack on Huaxia who held hostages, otherwise she would not know how she died.

Instead, Yang Ye could take advantage of the hostage Yelu Abaoji to control Xiao Yanyan, turning Khitan into a springboard and vassal of China on the grassland, for its use, targeting the Jinren and the Turks.

However, I have to say that Xiao Yanyan deserves to be the queen of the Liao Kingdom in history, and her political skills are not hidden. Originally, Yelu Chucai took the lead to lead the remnants back to Khitan, and planned to seize control of Khitan when the dragons were leaderless right.

Unfortunately, Xiao Yanyan was not expected to be released by the Qi army, but of course Yelu Chucai was unwilling to hand over the military power he had obtained, and the two fell into a fight.

But the final result was that Xiao Yanyan, together with the Khitan elders and others, secretly contacted the guards loyal to Yelu Abaoji, and finally defeated Yelu Chucai by capturing the thief and the king.

After this battle, Yelu Chucai's vitality was seriously injured, so he had to flee far away in Mobei and seek refuge in Xianbei who was far away on the Mobei Plateau. So far, Xiao Yanyan has taken control of Khitan and has great power in his hands!
It is only said that this woman who had just taken power showed her outstanding political talent in an instant. On the one hand, she implemented the tribal reform system, connecting the tribes into one, and guarding the royal court. The old aristocratic elder system.

Although, the first thing he used was the noble elder who assisted Yelu Chucai at that time, so as to kill chickens and monkeys, and reached the point of killing everything.

It is said that the new official took office as three fires, but Xiao Yanyan's actions at this time are no longer enough to describe it as three fires. At this time, Khitan has undergone Xiao Yanyan's Sinicization reform. It is conceivable that Khitan will definitely be stronger by then .

The reason why she thought of Sinicization reform was because Xiao Yanyan had truly seen the strength of the Han people during this expedition. If she didn't learn from them, she might be just a barbarian on the grassland for the rest of her life.

In fact, this is all based on facts. Looking at the past dynasties, almost as long as the Hu Kou entered the Central Plains, they would carry out Sinicization reforms. Generally, those who resolutely did not reform must not exist for a long time and will be wiped out soon. !
In other words, in history, it was precisely because of Xiao Yanyan's reforms that Liao's national power increased greatly, and it became stronger and stronger under the confrontation with neighboring countries.

Moreover, among them, Xiao Yanyan also did one more thing, that is, after unifying Khitan, Xiao Yanyan bought assassins and killers extensively, sneaked into Yanmen County, prepared to rescue Yelu Abaoji, and took the opportunity to break away from the restraint of the Han people.

However, the Khitan killers never returned, they were beheaded to death by the shadow members who were scattered around and imprisoned, and their bodies disappeared.

After several duels with Shadow, Xiao Yanyan completely stopped using Anbu to rescue Yelu Abaoji, because Shadow's strength is too strong, almost like a ghost of lightning.

"Yelu Abaoji, the environment here is so elegant, it must be very comfortable for recuperation, right?"

For a moment, Gao Qi couldn't help showing a cold smile and asked.

Hearing this, Yelu Abaoji didn't say a word, and continued to close his eyes and meditate, as if he didn't hear Gao Qi's question, but Gao Qi ignored it and didn't get angry.

However, Gao Qi could hold his breath, but Dian Wei beside him had a fiery temper. Seeing how rude he was, he couldn't help cursing: "Hu Kou, I, King Qi, condescend to talk to you, and you just ignore it."

"I think you are tired of living!"

All of a sudden, Dian Wei was furious, and he was ready to strike. As long as Gao Qi gave the order, it is not difficult to imagine that Yelu Abaoji would definitely die today!
At this time, Gao Qi said calmly: "Brother Dian, this person is also the leader of Khitan after all, he must have some dignity, so don't make things difficult for him, just show him something."

After some explanations, the conversation suddenly changed. Gao Qi smiled slyly with a cold expression on his face, and said slowly, "Yelu Abaoji, haven't you always wanted to see your sister?"

"Okay, even if you are isolated, you will meet each other!"

As soon as the words were finished, Gao Qi didn't do anything else, and clapped his palms twice in the blink of an eye, the sound of "papa" was heard instantly, and the door was suddenly opened.

Afterwards, several shadow members in black clothes and veils carried in some extremely tragic corpses, put them away according to Gao Qi's instructions, and then retreated, continuing to close the door.

At this time, Yelu Abaoji didn't know what it meant when he saw this, he couldn't help but frown, his eyes were puzzled, Gao Qi was very patient at the moment, and explained to him with a smile.

"Yelu Abaoji, let me tell you something about Gu Gu."

Immediately, Gao Qi found a mat and sat down, and said, "Have you seen these corpses covered in black veils? They are all here to rescue you, and they are here at the order of your sister."

"Well, it's just that their assassination and concealment skills are extremely low, and they only hid for a day before revealing their whereabouts, and then they lost their lives and were brutally killed!"

At this moment, although Gao Qi is called smiling, his expression is actually extremely cold, because when Gao Qi let Xiao Yanyan return, he wanted him to integrate the Khitan tribe and serve as his own army's pawns, as an outpost on the grassland. .

However, Xiao Yanyan didn't know good from bad, but insisted on going against her own side. Gao Qi felt that it was time to beat and beat.

After all, since Xiao Yanyan was able to bribe the killer to rescue him for the first time, there must be a follow-up plan. What if the killer succeeds in rescuing Yelu Abaoji one time?
It should be noted that it is precisely because of the chaos in the Central Plains that the Qi State still needs to calm down the princes of various places for a while, and its territory will not border on the outside of the Great Wall for a while, so there is no time to take care of this place.

After weighing the pros and cons, Gao Qi chose Jia Xu's poisonous plan at that time, and put Yelu Abaoji under house arrest as a bait, and let the Khitan army use it for himself!
In fact, to put it bluntly, this is a simplified version of the strategy of coercing the emperor to make the princes, after all, although it is Xiao Yanyan who is in charge now.

But after all, they are only women, Yelu Abaoji's prestige must still be among the Khitan soldiers and civilians, as long as Gao Qi gives orders according to Yelu Abaoji, Xiao Yanyan has no choice but to obey.
"Gao Qi, as the saying goes: if the two countries are at war, if you don't kill the envoy, how can you bully a weak woman?"

At this moment, Yelu Abaoji was furious, and directly yelled at him.

To death, Gao Qi was not in a hurry, and said slowly: "Haha, Yelu Abaoji, Guke let your sister back, let her return to Khitan, take over your throne, and govern the Khitan tribe in your place."

"Besides, your younger sister is extremely politically skilled, and she managed to control Khitan in a short period of time. In such a situation, why don't you thank me and blame Gu?"

Hearing this, Yelu Abaoji thought about it quietly in his mind, and then he knew Gao Qi's plan, and couldn't help but burst out the word "despicable."

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After meeting Yelu Abaoji, Gao Qi personally sent a handwritten letter to Xiao Yanyan in his name, asking him to lead an army to attack the Jinren and seize his city.

This is the advantage of coercing the emperor to make the princes. If this trick is used, the Khitan and the Jin people will surely become enemies. From then on, the conquests will continue, and the northern border of China will be peaceful.

It is only said that although Xiao Yanyan who received the handwriting knew that this was Gao Qi's strategy, the handwriting was written by Yelu Abaoji himself, which could not tolerate his disobedience, so he had to call all the generals to discuss the matter of attacking the Jinren.

At this moment, Gao Qi secretly ordered the local shadow members to keep Yelu Abaoji in custody at all times to prevent rescue, but then handed over the task of detaining Yelu Abaoji to Yang Ye and asked him to deal with Xiao Yanyan in the future.

Immediately afterwards, Gao Qi officially led the army and prepared to go to Youzhou. At a critical moment, Yang Ye suggested that Yang Zaixing and Yang Yanzhao follow him to the south and make contributions together.

Of course, Gao Qi was overjoyed in his heart, how could he refuse, you must know, these are two powerful generals, and Yang Yanzhao is also an excellent commander.

In fact, Gao Qi also knew Yang Ye's idea very well. After all, Yang Lin had already died in battle, and he was old, so he definitely wanted to leave a bloodline for himself so that he could pass on the family line and continue the incense.

After all, staying in northern Xinjiang and continuing to fight may cause death at any time, but what followed was a bad thing, that is Huang Zhong's request to stay here.

It turned out that Huang Zhong met Huang Feihu immediately after arriving at the Yin Mansion, and finally the father and son were finally reunited. At this time, according to Huang Zhong's explanation, his son Huang Feihu did not want to go south!

His adoptive father Yang Lin died under the arrow of General Hu Zhebie. Huang Feihu vowed to avenge him and refused to go south. Therefore, Huang Zhong was worried about his safety, so he also wanted to stay in northern Xinjiang.

After thinking about it for a while, in the end, although Gao Qi was full of reluctance, he had no choice but to sigh and said, "Oh, take care of Han Sheng!"

"I hope that you and my monarch will meet again someday."

"King Qi, don't worry, the last general Huang Zhong will swear to be loyal to Da Qi to the death. He has no second thoughts. As long as the dog's revenge is avenged, Zhong will immediately return to Qi State and continue to serve King Qi."

For a moment, Huang Zhong cupped his hands and swore, speaking firmly.

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Saying goodbye to this episode, Gao Qi also personally led the army out of Yanmen, headed north to Youzhou, and the battle of Northern Xinjiang that had lasted for several months came to an end!

Half a month later, the main force of the Qi army finally arrived outside the Beiping Prince's Mansion, and then Luo Yi personally sent the monarchs and ministers out of the city to greet them, and Su Lie led the army to join him formally.

Died of thirst, at this moment, an urgent military situation in the south came along with him, but Gao Qi had an ominous premonition in his mind.

Immediately, he couldn't help but immediately opened the information to watch. After reading, his complexion changed drastically, followed by endless anger in his eyes.

But suddenly, he fell to the ground and cried with his head in his arms!

What happened to make Gao Qi so disregarding his dignity?
　The Battle of Northern Xinjiang is over, and tomorrow will be a new volume.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)