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

Chapter 480 Zhu Yuanzhang, Let's Negotiate

Chapter 470 Zhu Yuanzhang, let's negotiate
"Xin Yue'e actually proposed marriage to Gao Siji whom I met for the first time."

This news was like a blow to the excited generals present, and they remained silent for a long time!

For a moment, all the generals were pondering to themselves, why such a beautiful woman didn't belong to him, but proposed marriage to Gao Sichi when they first met.

After all, since ancient times, men have been sad and left alone. It can be said that there are only a handful of people in this world who do not love beautiful women.

However, despite being shocked, Gao Qi also thought about it carefully for a while, and then he had an idea in his heart.

"Mother, since sister Yue'e is willing to marry Siji, in Yi'er's opinion, if Siji has no objection, then agree."

Hearing this, Gao's mother was also beaming, and her old-fashioned voice came out, saying: "Okay."

After this incident, Gao's mother's eyeballs were also wet, and her tears were all over her eyes.

Gao Siji is the son of Gao Shun, and the half brother of Gao Qi's father.

Gao's mother saw that such a woman with a charming figure, beautiful appearance, and strong martial arts took the initiative to propose marriage, so why not do it?

Yes, Xinyue'e is indeed highly skilled in martial arts. In Xingtang, she is the younger sister of Hongni Gatekeeper Xin Wenli.

When the Western Wei army invaded the pass, Luo Shixin, the god general of the Western Wei Dynasty, died under his golden darts and flying knives.

Who was Luo Shixin? He was a person who could confront Li Yuanba head-on with strength, but he was also killed by Xin Yue'e.

Although there are suspicions of tricks in it, it also reflects from the side that Xinyue'e's strength cannot be underestimated!

Immediately, Gao Qi smiled and said, "Siji, since Miss Yue'e values ​​you so much, she doesn't hesitate to destroy her own chastity and propose marriage."

"So, Siji, tell me, do you really like Miss Yue'e in your heart?"

As soon as the words were finished, Gao Siji suddenly felt a burst of fiery gazes, and all the generals were smiling and watching all this.

Suddenly, Gao Siji, the brave and invincible general on the battlefield, who is superb in martial arts and amazing in marksmanship, actually blushed at this moment.

Hearing this, Gao Siji was shy and stammered: "The last general... Xi... Xi... Huan."

These short four characters, like a thousand weights falling from a thousand weights, took a long time to spit out from Gao Siji's mouth.

"Okay, Miss Siji and Yue'e, you actually agree with each other, and you both have a good impression of her, so I will agree to your request to propose marriage."

"It's just that Miss Yue'e, your elder brother and sister-in-law are all generals under Cao Mengde's tent at this time."

"As the saying goes, when your parents are away, you should be like your elder brother as your father. You should inform them of such a big matter as your marriage?"

Unexpectedly, when Xin Wenli was mentioned, Xin Yue'e suddenly changed color, and said sharply: "King Qi, forgive Yue'e for being rude, and please don't mention this person again in the future."

"Yue'e is not like a brother who only saves his wife but ignores his sister's life and death."

Seeing Xin Yue'e's resentment towards Xin Wenli so much, Gao Qi also secretly speculated that there might be some misunderstanding between the two of them, so he stopped asking each other.

As for the relationship between Xin Wenli, brother and sister, according to "Xing Tang Biography", the relationship between the two is indeed not very good.

In Xingtang, Xin Wenli led the army to meet the enemy due to the Western Wei army's invasion of the pass, but was injured by Luo Shixin's arm.

As a result, the important task of guarding the gate was handed over to Xinyue'e. Indeed, Xinyue'e lived up to everyone's expectations, and she won the victory again and again.

However, when facing Uncle Wang, there was a feeling of admiration in his heart, and he insisted on surrendering himself and marrying Uncle Wang.

However, the final ending was not ideal. Xinyue'e had a dispute with her brother on the pass, and finally forced her brother and sister-in-law to death.

Immediately afterwards, Xinyue'e did successfully sacrifice, but her karma with Wang Bodang hadn't been developed yet, so she followed closely to her death.

It turned out that after offering the pass, Wang Bodang looked down on Xinyue'e, who was forcing his brother, and felt disgusted, so he directly stabbed Xinyue'e to death at the gate of the city.

As a result, the couple who are like-minded are separated by yin and yang, and the blood of the mandarin ducks is splashed on Hongniguan.

In the previous life, when Gao Qi was reading Xing Tang Biography, every time he saw this place, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

While feeling sorry for Xinyue'e, I can't help but feel wronged by her and feel worthless when she meets unkind people.

Regarding Wang Bodang's approach, Gao Qishi did not agree with it at all. After all, a woman can abandon her family for you, regardless of his opposition, and is willing to sacrifice.

Although his approach is a bit extreme, but repaying kindness with hatred, is this what a man does?
Even if you feel disgusted in your heart, it's fine if you don't agree to this marriage. Is it necessary to kill her?
It is worth mentioning that because of this matter, Wang Bodang was more loyal to Li Mi, and Li Mi also relied on him as his confidant.

Therefore, since Gao Qi met in this life, he also wanted to try his best to change Xinyue'e, so that she would no longer have the same encounter as before.

Therefore, it must be the right choice for him to marry Gao Siji, who is handsome Ling Ran and has a good personality, but he really likes Xinyue'e.

Immediately, Gao Qi also ordered to build a simple carriage to send Gao Mu back to Jiangling first.

Moreover, for his safety, Gao Qi personally escorted Gao Siji and Xinyue'e.

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After settling the matter of the children's affair, Gao Qi did not forget about state affairs, and set his sights on the map, discussing with the generals about the next step.

"Bai Qi, now Zhu Yuanzhang's general Xu Da is still going all out, leading his army to compete with our army for the Lujiang River."

"Do you think that Gu Ying should mobilize the army of the whole country to fight Zhu Yuanzhang in one fell swoop and destroy him first?"

Hearing this, Bai Qi was shocked for a moment, and hurriedly persuaded: "King Qi, this matter must never be done, must not be done!"

"Now is far from the time to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang."

"King Qi, think about it, if I, Da Qi, directly launched an army to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang, then Zhu Yuanzhang would definitely be unable to resist."

"Once this happens, Zhu Yuanzhang will definitely jump over the wall in a hurry and join forces everywhere. At that time, he will be Meng Haigong of Caozhou and Huangchao of Qijun."

"Even Guanlong and Li Tang don't want our army to unify the south of the Yangtze River and become more powerful, posing a threat to them, so they will definitely send troops to help."

"What's more, it will also arouse the vigilance of the princes in the south of the Yangtze River, and make them huddle together and go all out to fight against our army."

"As a result, I'm afraid our army's battle line will be stretched and there will be too many vertical grounds, which will lead to a worsening of the situation!"

Originally, Gao Qi had a whim at this time, since his next step was to unify the south of the Yangtze River, he might as well use a plan, so he first dispatched an army to destroy Zhu Yuanzhang, the most powerful man in the south of the Yangtze River.

However, with Bai Qi's efforts to dissuade him, his inner thoughts were dispelled in an instant.

The commander-in-chief has passed a hundred times, and Gao Qi knows that this is definitely not scaremongering or making wild guesses.

Hearing this, all the generals could not help agreeing with Bai Qi's analysis, Gao Qi asked: "Since this is the case, Bai Qi, where do you think my Da Qi should destroy first?"

"Lingnan Taiping Heavenly Kingdom."

As soon as the voice fell, Bai Qi barely had any time to think about it, so he blurted out with a resolute expression.

"Tell me your reason!"

For a while, Gao Qi didn't immediately agree, but wanted to hear Bai Qi's plan to destroy Hong Xiuquan first.

Hearing this, Bai Qi knew that this was Gao Qi's consideration, and it was related to whether he could be independent in the future.

Thinking through this, Bai Qi took a deep breath, thought for a while, and clasped his hands to explain: "King Qi, all generals."

"At this moment, the situation in the south of the Yangtze River can be described as a mess. Not only are there many anti-kings from all walks of life, but all the powerful and wealthy in various places are local snakes and do not obey orders."

"Our army's attack on the south of the Yangtze River at this time will definitely break this balance, and let them join forces to fight against our army."

"Since that's the case, why don't our army temporarily let go of the Jiangnan war and let them compete with each other. Our army can see the right time and benefit from the fisherman?"

"Immediately, our army targeted the Taiping tribes in Lingnan. Although Lingnan is located at the southernmost tip of China, its economy and population are not that rich."

"However, its land has played an important role in our great Qi's unification of Jiangnan, and the strength of the Taiping Army is relatively weak, and it is easier to destroy."

"King of Qi, now our Great Qi occupies the entire territory of Jingxiang and Bashu, and is adjacent to Cangwu in the south. With such a terrain, we are in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River."

"Given some time, as long as our large Qi navy trains vigorously and goes straight down the river, the land in the south of the Yangtze River will be peaceful, and it will be just around the corner!"

"Furthermore, King Qi, if I conquer the Lingnan region, I can send infantry from the south to the north by land."

"Such water and land are advancing side by side, how can you be afraid of the injustice in the south of the Yangtze River?"

Suddenly, Bai Qi told all the benefits of destroying the Taiping Army entrenched in the Lingnan area first.

This move also won the unanimous approval of Zhang Xian and other generals.

Hearing this, Gao Qi expressed his opinion: "What Bai Qi said is very in line with Gu Xin!"

"That being the case, our army will go to Lujiang to confront the Huaixi Army and force Zhu Yuanzhang to negotiate peace."

After Bai Qi's reminder, Gao Qi's reaction was extremely quick, and he reacted in an instant.

Immediately afterwards, the Qi army cavalry galloped southward, turned their horses around, and headed towards Shucheng on the Lujiang River.

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Hefei City, due to its geographical proximity to the south bank of the Yangtze River, is separated by Chaohu Lake.

At this moment, the Qi army is based in Hefei and is in the west of Chaohu Lake. As for the Huaixi Army led by Xu Da, it is based in Chao County and occupies the east of Hefei.

The two armies have held each other for more than a hundred days, and because they are equally strong, neither can do anything to the other.

Therefore, in the end Zhu Yuanzhang would adopt the strategy of self-defeating, taking Gao's mother as a hostage and coercing the Qi army to withdraw.

In the city of Hefei, after receiving the news that Gao Qi had returned in triumph, his chief general Zhou Yu led other generals to line up outside the city to welcome him.

After waiting for a long time, I saw the Qi army cavalry in the distance looming between the outlines. Seeing this, all the generals were overjoyed.

This time, Gao Qi led the army to go north to fight against Hu. This move can be said to have won the hearts of scholars all over the world.

After all, in the world, there are not many anti-kings who have such a righteous heart and lead the army to the north to fight against Hu.

Walking closer, Zhou Yu bowed his hands in salute on behalf of the generals, and said, "My minister, Zhou Yu, and all the generals welcome King Qi's triumphant return."

Hearing this, Gao Qi dismounted as well, held Zhou Yu's hands, and said solemnly: "Gong Jin, it is thanks to you for guarding Lujiang during this period of going to the lonely north to fight against Hu."

"If you hadn't stood firm on the land, I'm afraid Lujiang would have been captured by Huaixi thieves."

After some polite words, the two came together and entered the treasury in the city.

In the days that followed, Gao Qi continued to implement Zhou Yu's previous strategy and insisted on not fighting.

The reason why he continued to insist on not fighting was that Gao Qi was waiting for Li Jing's arrival.

At this moment, Gao Qi already had in his heart the best candidate to stick to Jiangbei.

However, when Zhu Yuanzhang found out that the hostage had been rescued by Gao Qi, he couldn't help but suddenly became angry from embarrassment.

Immediately afterwards, Zhu Yuanzhang continued to send additional troops to take command in person, approaching the Lujiang River, and then ordered his nephew Zhu Wenzheng to cross the Yangtze River south and go to Danyang County to defend himself.

Immediately afterwards, he ordered Chang Yuchun to lead the army northward, and the governor Shouchun, Jiangdu and other strategic places to defend against Cao Cao in the north.

For a time, the Huaixi army became fierce and abnormal with Zhu Yuanzhang's personal arrival.

The first battle between Gao Qi and Zhu Yuanzhang is finally here!
Immediately afterwards, with the arrival of Zhu Yuanzhang, Xu Da personally ordered that the whole army move forward and attack Hefei City.

However, due to Gao Qi's strict order to prohibit going out of the city, Hefei City has long been reinforced by Zhou Yu.

Although Xu Da's ability to command troops is outstanding, how can he break through the strong city defended by the Qi army in a short period of time?
Huaixi Barracks, in the main tent
"General, Wu Tianxi is willing to fight against the generals of the Qi army."

After Li Zitong died, Zhu Yuanzhang did not stand on his own in order to stabilize the land of Huaixi.

Instead, he followed Zuo Shanchang's suggestion and appointed Li Zitong's son as king, while he himself proclaimed himself a great general. In the name of Li Zitong's son being young, he took the opportunity to control the power, control the government, and have great power in his hands.

Therefore, Wu Tianxi is now called a general when he asks for a fight.

After hearing Xu Dajiu's unstoppable words, Zhu Yuanzhang felt a little troublesome, and said slowly: "Oh, Gao Qi is not very old, but his thoughts are extremely meticulous!"

"It's no wonder that Nuo Da's foundation can be laid down by virtue of his body in a few years."

Indeed, Gao Qi can also be regarded as white body, except for the title of a royal descendant on his head, there is no help at all.

If it weren't for Gao Qi fighting against Hu in northern Xinjiang with one sword and one gun, and gaining popular popularity, how could Da Qi be created?
After thinking for a long time, in order to attract the Qi army, Zhu Yuanzhang rejected all opinions and agreed to Wu Tianxi's challenge.

Outside the city of Hefei, Huaixi sergeants lined up to meet the enemy, followed closely by Wu Tianxi, riding a good horse, holding a gold-plated boring machine, and went straight to the city of Hefei, and began to call for battle.

"Listen, General Qi in the city, I am Wu Tianxi, the general under the command of the great general."

"Don't you Qi generals claim to be highly skilled in martial arts? Come out quickly and get off your horse to die, and fight to the death with your grandpa Tianxi."

As Wu Tianxi yelled and shouted under the city, the news was immediately reported to the military mansion in the city.

Hearing this, Gao Qi immediately summoned all the generals to gather at the top of the city. For a while, Zishou was the first to dislike Wu Tianxi's bravado below the city, so he immediately clasped his fists and asked for a fight.

Seeing this, I saw that for a while the rest of the generals were all trying to get out of the city to fight.

For a while, Gao Qi waved his hand and stopped him, saying: "Everyone, be safe and don't be impatient!"

"Pass the Gu order, the whole army sticks to the city and does not go out to fight!"

All of a sudden, all the generals didn't know why, and secretly speculated why the King of Qi refused to let him fight.

Among those present, only Zhou Yu's heart was like a mirror, and he knew that this was a strategy for exhausting soldiers.

However, due to the harsh military orders, the generals had no choice but to restrain their inner desire for war and wait quietly.

(End of this chapter)