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

Chapter 500 Attack of the Taiping Army

"Report, report to the king of Qi, and come to the servant to see me."

In the palace, the imperial study room, the personal guard Dianwei is presenting his hand to Gao Qi who is dealing with government affairs.

Lai Shilang is Lai Junchen, Bao Zheng is the minister of the Ministry of Punishment, and Lai Junchen belongs to the department under the Ministry of Punishment.

Lai Junchen is the servant of the supervision department, and he is in charge of detaining and examining prisoners on weekdays.

"Quickly declare it in!"

Hearing this, Gao Qi raised his head immediately and asked Dian Wei to announce his entry.

In fact, at this moment, upon hearing that Junchen is coming, Gao Qi can figure out the purpose of Junchen's visit with his toes.

Some time ago, during the imperial examination, there was an assassination incident among scholars. At that time, Gao Qi will hand over the leader of the assassins headed by Lai Junchen for interrogation.

Obviously, this must be because Lai Junchen had examined it clearly and came to report the real reason to Gao Qi.

After all, it is not surprising that some new methods of inspection have been invented since the methods of Junchen and cruel officials!

Under the leadership of Dian Wei, Lai Junchen walked slowly to the center of the palace, and first bowed his hands in salute.

"Report to King Qi, I have already checked clearly and learned the origin of this assassin."

Seeing that there was no difference from what he guessed, Gao Qi didn't show any expression, and said indifferently: "In that case, let's tell Gu the specific situation."

Hearing this, the sword eyebrows condensed, Lai Junchen organized the words, and said tightly: "King Qi, according to the assassin's leader's confession."

"They are dead soldiers raised by the Li family, a wealthy family in Liaocheng. The mission they were sent out this time is to try to sneak in and assassinate the king of Qi when Daqi holds the autumn imperial examination."

For a moment, Li Cunxiao, who was guarding at the side, couldn't help being furious, and immediately said: "This group of guys who eat inside and outside are so ignorant of praise!"

"I will remember, when the King of Qi was attacking the old Yuwen thief, how did he ever treat the family in the city badly?"

"Before leaving, King Qi personally appointed Hu Yi, the head of the Hu family in the city, as Liaocheng order."

"With such an honor, these families are not grateful, and they are so rebellious, trying to assassinate the king?"

After shouting angrily, Li Cunxiao immediately asked Gao Qi beside him to fight, and said, "King Qi, please approve the final general to fight."

"At the end of this time, I will definitely go to the north to take off the dog's head of the head of the Li family, and come to meet the king, so as to eliminate your only hatred!"

"Hehe!" Seeing this, Gao Qi just sneered twice, and then waved his hand to signal: "Cun Xiao, please be safe and don't be impatient!"

"Let's step back for now."

Although Li Cunxiao was impatient, but because of Gao Qi's order, he had no choice but to suppress his anger, and retreated to the side without saying a word.

"Lai Junchen, do you have any other clues?"

Immediately following, Gao Qi was not in a hurry, asking him for other clues.

Because, Gao Qi really has a deep hatred for the nobles in Liaocheng.

It must be known that Zhan Zhao was ordered by Gao Qi to sneak into the city, waiting for an opportunity to instigate a mass rebellion in the city, creating chaos, and the Qi army took the opportunity to break through the city.

However, in the end Zhan Zhao used the lives of Patriarch Li's son and Hu Yi's son as bait to blame Yu Wenhuaji, angering his family and causing him to rebel.

So, from this point of view, Gao Qi still has hatred with him.

Hearing this, Lai Junchen told the truth: "There is nothing else. After the leader of the dead soldier confessed these clues, he died suddenly due to excessive blood loss."

"Since that's the case, step back and dispose of the corpse, and you don't have to get involved in this matter."

From Junchen's mouth, Gao Qi learned that the leader of the dead man lost too much blood and died suddenly. From this, it can be seen that it is really not easy to pry the dead man's mouth open.

Even a cruel official like Lai Junchen had to make the dead man dying before he managed to pry his mouth open.

It is conceivable that the will of the dead is indeed terrible.

Following Lai Junchen's resignation, Gao Qi ordered Dian Wei to inform the shadow commander Zhan Zhao to come.

Of course, this matter is not over yet, the Li family wants to end it after dispatching the dead soldier Gao Qi, how is this possible?

According to Gao Qi's temperament, how could he be so resigned to letting go, how could he be worthy of the status of the king of a country if he didn't investigate to find out the truth.

"When the emperor was angry, he laid down millions of corpses!"

This sentence is not just said casually.

After Zhan Zhao arrived, Gao Qiping retreated everyone in the mansion, and then quietly gave Zhan Zhao a secret order.

Immediately afterwards, Zhan Zhaocai left quietly, took a group of Shadow members with him, quietly left Jiangling City, and headed northward without anyone knowing.

"Hu Yi, Hu Yi, although Gu owes his son a debt of life for the sake of the overall situation, but Gu also appointed you as Liaocheng Order as compensation to your family."

"Since you don't appreciate it now, let's speak with your strength!"

At this time, Gao Qi showed a ruthless expression, his eyes only had endless killings, and he regarded all living beings as ants.

After a long period of tempering, Gao Qi has matured now, and is no longer the pitiful young general he was back then.

At this moment, as long as it is threatening Daqi or his own life, Gao Qi is determined not to show mercy.

Indeed, the environment can change a person and cast a person, which is an eternal truth.

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After a few days, Jiangling City was awakened from the peaceful silence by a piece of news that came along with it.

In the city, in the palace, when Gao Qi got the news, he suddenly summoned all the civil and military ministers to discuss.

"Dear dear friends, I just received an urgent report from Lingnan Governor Wang Xuance, who informed the Taiping Army in the direction of Lingnan that there has been movement."

"At this time, Yang Xiuqing, the king of the East who is firmly guarding the southern part of the Lingnan, lightly mentions the [-] Taiping army galloping towards the hinterland of Daqi."

"Due to insufficient strength, Wang Xuance sent an urgent report, requesting Gu to send reinforcements to help."

For a while, after watching the meeting of the ministers, Gao Qi did not hesitate, and immediately informed the ministers of his most urgent thoughts.

After all, now time is waiting for no one, if you delay for a moment, maybe Wang Xuance's situation will become more critical.

According to the information provided by Gao Qi's shadow forces stationed in the Lingnan area, in recent years, since the Taiping army was attacked by the Qi army, they have been defeated repeatedly.

During this period of time, Hong Xiuquan accepted the dying order of the Southern King Feng Yunshan, which set off a wave of military training in the territory.

After Yingying's report, Gao Qi knew that the current Taiping Army is not what it used to be!

Hearing this, the general Huo Qubing suddenly stood up and said, "King Qi, the bandits are rampant, and the last general is ordered to lead the army to quell the rebellion."

"This time, the Taiping rebels will be wiped out in one fell swoop, and our Daqi battle flag will be planted throughout Lingnan."

After the imperial examination ended, Gao Qi also promoted Huo Qubing separately from the personal guard camp and listed him as a general.

Therefore, at this time, Huo Qubing learned that there was a powerful enemy attacking, and he was eager to make a contribution, so he urgently called for a fight.

In addition to the fact that Huo Qubing is just a fledgling, there is quite a trend that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

Therefore, there is no fear in the fight against rebellion!

However, considering that Huo Qubing was at a weak age in history, he went out to attack the Huns many times and achieved good results.

Therefore, Gao Qi did not have a big blow to him.

Seeing this, the young general Xue Dingshan, who was also eager to try beside him, retorted: "General Huo, don't be so confident."

"It should be noted that this time the Taiping Army is an army of [-], numbered [-], don't underestimate the enemy!"

"Otherwise, if we attack rashly, our army will suffer a lot."

Hearing this, all the civil and military people at this time all looked at Xue Dingshan, the champion of the new military examination, with admiration.

Obviously, it can be seen from this that there is a certain gap between Xue Dingshan and Huo Qubing.

"Hey, the summoning stone is broken, otherwise Gu must test the abilities of the two generals Xue and Huo."

For a moment, seeing the performance of the two, Gao Qi couldn't help muttering to himself.

Indeed, with the ability and style shown by the second general at this time, it is obvious that Xue Dingshan has a calm personality and is not impetuous. After several years of experience, he must be a new handsome talent.

However, Gao Qi vaguely remembered that Huo Qubing's commander-in-chief was higher than Xue Dingshan, so what happened?
"I remember that Summoning Stone said at the time that the five-dimensional data is only for reference, and it is not static."

"This should be in the database. Huo Qubing's record has added points to him, but in fact there is no such a high-ranking commander, right?"

Since the Summoning Stone was broken, Gao Qi could only speculate in his heart, otherwise he would have no other reasonable guesses.

Seeing this, Gao Qi stopped the argument between the two, and said: "Stop arguing, this war with the rebels will definitely be protracted."

"It won't end so easily. The rebel army has lived in Lingnan for a long time, so it's time to attack across the board and recover the Lingnan area in one fell swoop, completely avoiding Daqi's future troubles."

"At first, Gu didn't know what excuse to use to regain Lingnan, but he didn't expect the rebels to attack on their own initiative!"

For a moment, following Gao Qi's few words, all the officials in the ranks realized that Qi Wang Gao Qi was going to be serious this time.

It seems that it is not just Qi's self-defense battle, but an active attack to calm down Lingnan.

This is the truest thought in the hearts of all the civil and military ministers at this time.

Just to say, at this time, Liu Bowen, who was the head of the hundred officials, couldn't help but stand up first and said: "King Qi, do you really want to pacify the Lingnan area first?"

"According to Weichen's understanding, the forest in Lingnan almost runs through it, and the forest is almost in the original deep forest."

"Not only is the road blocked by thorns, but there are also many poisonous snakes, beasts and other beasts."

"The most important thing is that because the Lingnan area is located at the southernmost tip of China, its economy is extremely depressed, but our army's capture will be of any benefit to the pacification of Jiangnan!"

"Therefore, I suggested that our Daqi should focus on defense against Lingnan first, and after we pacify Jiangnan, we should mobilize an army to pacify Lingnan in one fell swoop."

Originally, the ministers were not very clear about the terrain of Lingnan, but following Liu Bowen's explanation.

The ministers also felt how harsh the terrain of the Lingnan area was.

The key here is still like a chicken rib, tasteless to eat and a pity to discard!
Immediately, all the civil and military ministers couldn't help admonishing them one after another, and they all echoed Liu Ji's proposal, focusing on calming Jiangnan first.

"Haha!" Seeing this, Gao Qi couldn't help laughing again and again, and then slowly explained: "Zhu Aiqing, please forgive me!"

"My dear friends, all of you have just seen the difficulties and dangers in the Pinglingnan area."

"But why don't you think about it in reverse, what advantages does Pingding Lingnan have?"

All of a sudden, Gao Qi didn't express his thoughts immediately, but pointed out his martial arts step by step.

Hearing Gao Qi's words, all the ministers couldn't help but fell into doubt for a moment, and they all began to think.

"Advantages, what advantages does Pingding Lingnan have? Isn't it tasteless to Qi, why is there an advantage?"

This is the truest portrayal of the hearts of the ministers today, and most of them don't know what advantages they have.

In fact, this is the current situation that limits their imagination.

They must have never imagined that the Lingnan area, in later generations, can be said to have created a great economy for China, and it is also the first choice for foreign businessmen to invest in China.

Moreover, many areas in Lingnan were developed into tourist areas in later generations, providing China with a lot of economic income every year.

Not to mention far away, after the pacification of Lingnan, as long as the Qi army wantonly expands the road, it will be when Yangzhou is pacified.

The Qi army stationed in Lingnan can take the opportunity to go north and echo the main force in Pingjiangnan. In this way, the Jiangdong anti-king will be caught off guard!

After pondering for a long time, Liu Rengui, who was born in a new department, couldn't help standing up, cupped his hands and said: "King Qi, I have come up with some ideas, I wonder if I can bring them up?"

Hearing this, Gao Qi suddenly beamed with joy, and said: "Of course, the lonely Da Qi speaks freely, and if he has a good opinion, he must put it forward. All my dear ministers are counselors together, is there any reason why you are not allowed to speak?"

For a moment, with Gao Qi's approval, Liu Rengui was a little excited, and wanted to put forward his own opinion after some small-scale preparations.

"Your Majesty, all ministers, just now, after thinking about it slowly, I understand the benefits of our army's pacification of Lingnan."

"Actually, pacifying Lingnan is still relatively speaking, and there are still certain benefits."

"Because Lingnan is located in the south, after our army wiped out the Pang rebels and put them down, this place can form the rear of our army."

"This move will not only eliminate the threat of our army's rear, but also liberate more elites and bring them to the forefront to calm Jiangnan."

"In addition, due to the lush forests around Lingnan, there will be no more threats."

"Since Lingnan can support all the expenses of the rebel army for several years, let's imagine that after our army has settled down and vigorously develops, Lingnan is very likely to become a food and grass supply place like Bashu?"

Suddenly, Liu Rengui's words surprised all the ministers present.

For a moment, even Liu Ji, who raised objections, was at a loss for words and did not object immediately.

However, Liu Rengui's proposal also led to a new way of thinking for everyone, and then, everyone's thinking diverged again.

Among them, after some thought, Fan Zhongyan said slowly: "King Qi, please add something to General Liu's foundation."

"That's why our army will definitely need to garrison here after pacifying Lingnan."

"As far as Yan knows, Longchuan County in the east of Lingnan is adjacent to Jian'an County in Yangzhou."

"Since this is the case, when our army launches the unification of Jiangdong, the Lingnan direction can also lead the army northward, and attack Yangzhou in the north to join the main force of our army."

"This move can be regarded as opening up a new front. At that time, under the siege of Daqi, we will unify Jiangdong, and it will definitely be like a broken bamboo!"

As the saying goes: a hero has three gangs, and a fence has three stakes.

Now it seems that this is indeed the truth, Liu Rengui first put forward his own opinion.

Following the analysis of this line of thought, Fan Zhongyan also discovered the benefits of it.

It can be seen from this that as a monarch, the helmsman not only needs to be wise and powerful, but also to be good at giving full play to the enthusiasm of the people under his command, which is really advisable.

Following Liu Rengui's and Fan Zhongyan's proposals, the rest of the ministers made suggestions one after another, adding new ideas for attacking Lingnan.

Afterwards, Gao Qi was in a good mood, and he couldn't help saying slowly: "Berwen, now you have heard the benefits of calming Lingnan first, right?"

"What do you think about the matter now?"

It's just that Liu Bowen didn't have any other opinions at this time, but Fang Xuanling, the Minister of the Ministry of War, raised a question.

"King Qi, General Liu's thinking is indeed clear, and this is indeed a good plan."

"However, the problem now is that the rebels have lived in Lingnan for a long time, and they must have gotten used to the local climate and environment."

"But our army has no resistance to the climate and geographical environment of the Lingnan area."

"I'm afraid to attack rashly. Our army is not defeated by military strength, but by climate."

Suddenly, Fang Xuanling raised a new problem.

Indeed, the climate in the Lingnan area is indeed a big problem. Throughout the ages, how many Central Plains armies have failed in their southern expeditions.

It is almost not a military problem, but the local geographical environment, as well as factors that do not adapt to the climate and the soil and water.

However, if this is replaced by someone else, I am afraid it will be really difficult.

But who is Gao Qi? He is a time traveler. This problem has been solved long before the imperial examination.

Hearing this, Gao Qi said slowly: "Ministers, don't worry, I already have a solution to Fang Shangshu's problem."

"This Southern Expedition, Great Qi will surely win!"

For a moment, Gao Qi was full of spirit, and directly asserted that his army would win.

Facing the harsh Lingnan region, what is Gao Qi's solution?

(End of this chapter)