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Fan Cun rode his horse and returned with Liu Fa.

From the south bank of the Yellow River to the capital, it took a full ten days this time.

After all, after two consecutive chases before, they only slept one night for six whole days, and almost all the soldiers were exhausted to the limit.

Returning to the capital now, naturally there is no need to go so fast.

Even Fan Cun, after driving the Jin man down the Yellow River, fell asleep for two days before waking up.

All the faces of the soldiers were filled with happy smiles.

When has such a big victory been fought?

Along the way, their gold-killers were a little numb, not only the hand holding the knife was numb, but even their own senses were dulled. So much so that in retrospect until now, I still feel a little like living in a dream.

The invincible golden man was defeated by us like this?

More than 100,000 troops, and finally ran back 30,000?

So cool!

Few of these soldiers in the previous Qi Dynasty really wanted to fight.

After all, if he wins the battle, the reward belongs to the officials above, so he basically has no share, and if he loses, he may lose his head. How could he be willing to fight?

Not to mention that losing is a high probability event.

But now, not only have they won the battle, but they can also receive a huge amount of rewards, and their enthusiasm has suddenly risen.

As for Liu Fa, he was even more respectful to the new emperor.

He never expected that battles could be fought like this!

Now he understands a little bit why the new emperor told him that the most important thing in war is power.

According to Liu Fa and Zhong Pingyuan's initial thoughts, it was nothing more than that after the Western Army fought fiercely with the Jin soldiers, the Jin soldiers retreated calmly. Although it seemed that the siege of the capital had been lifted, the main force of the Jin people was not damaged, and within a year or so, they would go south again.

At that time, they have no choice but to keep fighting.

Too passive.

And this new emperor's style of play is very risky, but at the same time, the benefits are huge!

Grasping the two key points of the Jin people's contempt for the combat power of the Qi Dynasty army and their reluctance to loot the property and luggage, they set the noose step by step.

First, the Western Army was used to confront the enemy and show weakness to the enemy, which made the Jin people feel that the Western Army would be defeated in a field battle, and they were reluctant to retreat. Taking advantage of this window period, while rectifying the government affairs in the city and taking over the power of the government, on the other hand, he issued an edict to let King Qin's army come.

Immediately afterwards, after the Jin people realized the strength of the Western Army, they took advantage of their contempt for King Qin's army to set up an encirclement circle and let the noose gradually die.

And when the golden man really came back to his senses and realized that he had fallen into a desperate situation, he used thunderous means to chase all the way to the south bank of the Yellow River to maximize the results of the battle.

This battle is not for the gain or loss of one city or one place, but for the elimination of the vital forces of the Jinren!

Liu Fa also knew that the Jin people relied on a small number of military nobles to raise their troops.

These military aristocrats headed by Wan Yansheng made great contributions in the process of establishing the Jin Kingdom. Except for these elite golden soldiers, the others are all signed troops from all walks of life. They are used as cannon fodder and have little combat effectiveness.

And the biggest lifeblood of the golden people has always been the lack of people.

This battle decimated the elite Jin soldiers, so the next question is not whether the Jin people will invade the south, but whether the Jin people can maintain effective rule.

After all, they haven't even digested the land to the north of Yanyun, and there are still various forces and ethnic groups who are constantly making rebellions.

And the big defeat in the battle of attacking Qi will make the conflicts within the Jinren erupt in an instant.

Even the Qi Dynasty doesn't need to attack again, the Jin people can get into chaos by themselves.

In short, although this battle took a huge risk, the details are intertwined. It can be said that since the establishment of the Qi Dynasty, there has never been a great victory!

This also made Liu Fa admire the new emperor, and felt that his understanding of the art of war seemed to have improved to a higher level.

At this time, during the boring march, Fan Cun was chatting with Sheng Taizu.

Sheng Taizu said with some disdain: "Your body is still too weak. You have only been chasing for three days, and you are so emaciated."

Fan Cun was a little helpless: "Your Majesty, not everyone is the Emperor of the Liver like you! He has been chasing and hacking people for three days without sleep, even an iron man can't stand it!

"If you do this kind of thing a few times, you will lose your life!"

Sheng Taizu thought for a while, then nodded slightly: "Yes, that's right. Thinking about it this way, Liang Taizong, who was 'heroic and powerful', died at the age of fifty-two, perhaps because he fought too much when he was young."

Fan Cun was a little surprised.

Hey, you liver emperor actually has a side that is considerate of ordinary people?

The Liang Taizong mentioned by Sheng Taizu is naturally recognized as the strongest emperor through the ages. Not only does he fight like cheating, but he also runs the country like cheating. In short, as long as he is alive, most of the things he does seem to be cheating.

Except for being a little confused on a few issues such as establishing a prince, other aspects can be said to be the ultimate of an emperor.

As for the famous emperor through the ages, Sheng Taizu can undoubtedly sit on the top of five and look at the third. From a comprehensive evaluation, he is still not as good as Liang Taizong. But there is only one thing that Sheng Taizu can be said to have won completely, and that is lifespan.

Liang Taizong only lived to be fifty-two years old, while Sheng Taizu lived to be more than seventy years old.

Moreover, Sheng Taizu was not superstitious about longevity and elixir in his later years, and he was not arrogant, lustful, and tyrannical. In addition to killing many important officials who might threaten the dynasty because of the early death of the prince, it can be said that he basically maintained the image of a wise king until his death. evening festival.

This is of course due to Sheng Taizu's extraordinary talent and physical fitness, but another very important reason lies in the difference in military style between the two.

In general, Sheng Taizu was a more reasonable person who valued long-term planning when using troops.

Since he started in the army, his individual combat ability is definitely not weak. But after the power gradually developed, he almost no longer commanded the troops personally, but left all the matters of commanding the troops to fight in the hands of those trusted generals, such as General Gu Yuan.

Later, when he personally conquered the Northern Man, he couldn't find a suitable candidate, and this battle was too important, so he decided to leave the crown prince to oversee the country and personally conquer.

But in general, Sheng Taizu paid more attention to power when using troops.

Just like in the process of destroying the northern barbarians, he did not attack the capital rashly after he opened up Shandong. Instead, he decided to make a detour first, "cut off the wings" and wipe out all the remaining forces around the capital. Only then did they take the capital in one fell swoop and destroy the northern barbarians.

Like the style of play this time, the overall trend is still based on the general trend. The general trend has already been achieved, and there is only three days of desperate pursuit without disarming.

It's just that Sheng Taizu didn't often do such desperate things.

If it weren't for the fact that this battle was too important and it was necessary to kill and injure as many Jinren's vital forces as possible, Sheng Taizu would not have personally fought.

Although Sheng Taizu looks very liver, but his liver is mainly in the court. Moreover, his work is more particular about methods and methods, and he is still working hard to ensure the daily rest time.

This is also one of the reasons why Sheng Taizu was able to live a long life.

But Liang Taizong is different. Such an operation of "not disarming for three days", and chasing the enemy for three days and three nights is simply basic practice for Liang Taizong, and he does it almost every time. .

Perhaps it was also for this reason that his body deteriorated after middle age, and he died at the age of fifty-two.

It can only be said that there is a difference between hanging up and hanging up.

Some people's hangers are force hangers, which are unparalleled after opening, but they are easy to collapse after being used too much; while some people's hangers are long-lasting hangers, which may start slowly after opening, but the endurance will make officials in the DPRK and China suspicious. Life.

...

The gates of the capital city were opened, and the common people lined up to welcome them.

No matter how excited the people were, they were unable to express their emotions about the triumphant return of His Majesty the Emperor.

This is simply a savior from heaven!

Originally, the entire capital was already in jeopardy, and the hundreds of thousands of residents in the capital would become fish under the knife of the golden man, but the arrival of King Yun not only relieved the siege of the capital, but also made the possible shame of Jingping become The victory of Jingping was achieved.

A few days ago, the news of the Jingping victory came, and the common people were overjoyed when they heard that the Jin people had died and injured Yingye.

For several days in a row, the middle of the capital was decorated with lanterns and festoons, full of joy.

And now that the emperor's imperial conquest came back in person, he would be warmly supported and welcomed by the people.

Fan Cun returned to the palace and issued several edicts one after another.

First of all, for those captured Jin soldiers, all Jin people will be beheaded in the downtown area of ​​the capital, in stages and in batches, so that the people of the capital can enjoy themselves. If it is a signing army that is coerced by the golden soldiers, find a way to reform, train and incorporate into the army.

It also happened to take this opportunity to carry out an in-depth reform of the military system of the entire Qi Dynasty.

It is said that killing and surrendering is unknown, but Fan Cun doesn't care about this. Besides, there are fewer killings and surrenders of these golden men? They are all diehards and must be killed.

Moreover, didn't I leave some signers unkilled? That's not killing.

Secondly, the news was released that Qi Yingzong was lost among the rebellious army and his whereabouts are unknown.

In fact, the Qi army found Qi Yingzong's body, but Fan Cun thought that if he really collected his body, then he was also the emperor of the Qi Dynasty after all, and he had to make a big fuss.

Not good, he doesn't deserve it.

Therefore, simply say that Qi Yingzong was lost among the rebellious army, and no one was alive or dead, then it cannot be said arbitrarily that he is dead, and the matter of national mourning can be ignored.

What? You said that since you are missing, you have to look for it?

No problem, I have already sent the Western Army to look for it, but I can't blame me if I can't find it.

Find someone who has been around for ten or eight years, and no one will remember this matter by then.

In the end, after returning to the palace, he once again took over Wu Desi from Zhong Pingyuan, and began to settle old scores.

In fact, there are still many forces of Qi Huizong and Qi Yingzong in the court.

After all, with such a big court, it is impossible to overthrow everything all at once, and you have to go step by step. Before the golden soldiers came to the city, all the things Sheng Taizu did was just to allow himself to grasp the government affairs of the court, and the things he got rid of were more in the way.

And after this imperial conquest, more officials who needed to be killed began to surface.

During this period of time, the news of the emperor's personal conquest and the confrontation between the Western Army and the Jin people also spread among the senior officials of the imperial court.

And the emperor was not in the court, and many people's minds naturally became active.

On the one hand, it was because they did not believe that the emperor could really defeat the golden soldiers in a field battle. On the other hand, it was also because the emperor really made them feel uncomfortable. Whenever they had the opportunity, they naturally wanted to do something.

Imagine, what if the golden man won this battle?

The emperor personally marched, but lost his teacher and humiliated the country. In the field battle, the Western Army was defeated and suffered heavy casualties.

Then the Jinren will inevitably chase and kill them logically, and then they will wipe out all the surrounding King Qin's army. In the end, they will use this to mobilize the teacher and continue to extort more money.

For those old ministers of Qi Yingzong, especially the old ministers of the Zhuhe faction, there are many things they can do.

For example, you can help Qi Huizong restore, or collude with the Jinren to force the current official to go back to the old path of seeking peace.

All in all, the only value of their existence as officials is to negotiate peace with the Jin people, rely on the support of the Jin people to betray the country, and seek benefits for themselves.

Therefore, there is definitely not only one Qin Huizhi in the Qi Dynasty.

There are many officials who are willing to do what Qin Huizhi does, including Wang Shiyong and Zhang Jingbang. It's just that Qin Huizhi did too well and his reputation was too stinky, so the "grace" of these people was all overshadowed in the history books.

Therefore, Sheng Taizu's departure from the capital just happened to give these people a space to move and operate.

Although the outcome of the Western Army and the Jinren has not yet been decided, these officials want to do these things, whether it is to help Qi Huizong, Qi Yingzong or any other prince to restore, or to prepare in advance to collude with the Jinren, A lot of preparatory work is required.

For example, visit officials who have common interests with them to discuss in private; inquire about wars outside the city through their own channels;

As for these, Fan Cun had already agreed with Zhong Pingyuan in advance according to Sheng Taizu's wishes, and asked Wu Desi to keep an eye on them.

And now, it's almost time to close the net.

Of course, there is no way to convict someone based on these alone. After all, a court official just visited other officials' homes. Even if they knew what the two were plotting, it was impossible to use this reason to convict them.

However, for the emperor, it is always easy to convict someone. With so many articles and so many models, there is always one that is suitable.

...

In the swaying prison car, Wang Shiyong, who was in shackles and chains, turned his head with difficulty, and looked at Zhang Jingbang, who was also escorted to the downtown area with him to be executed.

At this time, the moods of the two brothers and sisters were roughly similar.

Looking back on the time when His Majesty the Emperor returned to the capital after his personal conquest, we can only describe it in four words: "a sudden change in the situation".

The people rejoiced and lined the road to welcome.

Immediately afterwards, the emperor ordered that he beheaded the gold soldiers in the downtown area. Hundreds of Jin soldiers were killed every day, and a total of thousands of Jin soldiers were captured, and the killing would last for two months.

The downtown area was overwhelmed by killings.

The common people scrambled to watch, crowds of people crowded, and every time someone was killed, they clapped their hands and cheered.

But what Baiguan didn't expect was that this was just the beginning, not the end.

Immediately afterwards, Yushitai began to impeach the officials of the DPRK and China, including those who had been dismissed or removed from office, and they were not spared.

Wang Shiyong knew that many of these officials secretly connected with other officials during His Majesty's personal conquest, and wanted to wait for the emperor to lose the war, then set up a new king or plot peace talks with the Jin people.

From the point of view at this time, the behavior of these officials is very stupid, which is tantamount to courting death.

But from the perspective of these officials, this move is inevitable.

First, they feel that it doesn't matter if they do some small tricks. If the emperor wins, they will do nothing, and the emperor will not go into it;

It's just that they didn't seem to expect that the emperor was not so generous.

These people were questioned and beheaded for various reasons, from corruption and bribery to cheating in imperial examinations, from overstaffing to misconduct... In short, if the crime is not enough, add a few more crimes, and the actual punishment must match the nominal crime.

In a sense, they were all murdered unjustly.

But... among those good officials who were squeezed out in the political struggles of the Qi Dynasty in the past, who were not wronged?

Discussing grievances or not grievances in political struggles... This in itself is a very naive behavior.

As for Wang Shiyong, he, the Minister of the Ministry of Officials, has indeed roughly completed the tasks assigned by the emperor conscientiously.

Whether it is to get rid of Enyin or improve the official position, His Majesty has given a very clear plan today, and he has no choice but to recruit.

It's just that even so, he still failed to escape death, and was eventually imprisoned for questioning.

However, he and Zhang Jingbang, compared to other officials, were considered extrajudicial favors.

Only one of them was beheaded, and he was not like other diehards who were beheaded all over the house, or even seriously injured.

This... It is hard to say whether it is a kind of luck or misfortune.

On the execution ground, an official had disheveled hair, while the executioner had already raised his butcher knife, waiting for the time.

Wang Shiyong, who was queuing behind, recognized it as Geng Xidao.

This one is also a heavyweight.

Tang Qin and Zhang Jingbang are two high-ranking ministers in the Zhuhe faction, while Geng Xidao is often ignored because of his slightly lower official position. But in fact, he did a lot of "good things".

Geng Xidao was an out-and-out man from the capital. He was born as a Jinshi, served as a local official in many places, and gradually served in the central government. Later, he served as the prince's teacher in the East Palace for ten years, so he was reused immediately after Qi Yingzong came to the throne. It can be said that he is Qi Yingzong's old team.

However, since this Geng Xidao was promoted to be Shangshu Zuocheng and Menxia Shilang, he has not done many personnel affairs.

First, he insisted on ceding Taiyuan and other three towns in order to seek peace; then he repeatedly demolished Li Boxi and kept pushing him out, causing Li Boxi to be kicked out of the capital; He was also rejected by him on the grounds that "if the Jin army does not come, the huge military expenses will be wasted"; and just a few days after the first Jin army retreated after the siege, he bewitched the emperor to order the disbandment of the Qin Wang army, directly As a result, no one was available when the Jin army besieged the city...

In short, although the status of this guy is slightly lower than that of the two peacemakers, but the destructive power it exerts is especially high. It can be said that it is a fighter among the trash.

In the real history, he was fortunate enough to avoid the fate of being caught in the Golden Camp by accident.

Even the later Qi Gaozong hated him to the bone, but he was only demoted, not killed.

Just in this historical slice, the situation is completely different.

During the current emperor's personal conquest, this Geng Xidao was the one who danced the most, so he was naturally the most punished. All the men in the family were asked to beheaded.

At this time, Geng Xidao was shouting loudly on the execution platform.

"I share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats! The emperor is cruel! How could he kill himself!

"I wait for the minister to serve the country wholeheartedly, but His Majesty wants to kill me unjustly! Alas! Wrong!"

As a result, he hadn't shouted a few words, and the people below were already furious and cursed.

"Dog thief! Traitorous ministers who have wronged the country, have the face to say that they share the world?"

"Officer Dog, it would be cruel to the people to keep you! If it weren't for you, how could Mr. Li be dismissed?"

"If it weren't for your majesty's wisdom and martial arts, the Jinren would have already broken the city under your cooperation!"

"Kill, kill! I can't stand it for a moment!"

All kinds of rotten eggs and rotten vegetables were thrown onto the execution platform like raindrops, hitting Geng Xidao all over his head and face.

The foul-smelling juice dripped down his face, and Geng Xidao closed his mouth blankly.

He realized that it seemed that the common people would not be on his side...

There was another round of heads rolling.

This scene is a bit bloody.

But the scene of the people being plundered and killed by the Jin people, exploited and starved to death by corrupt officials, isn't it ten times more bloody than this scene?

Wang Shiyong looked at Zhang Jingbang, and it won't be long before it will be their turn.

At this time, Wang Shiyong regretted it a little.

At the beginning, if he hadn't been so active in searching for gold, silver, treasures and women in the city for the Jin people, if he had kept his own heart, would his fate have been different after the new emperor entered the city?

He could tell himself that what he did at the beginning was to protect himself, but in the end he still couldn't deceive his heart.

Because these officials are the ruling class in the court.

The Qi Dynasty's "share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats" is not empty talk.

And this also means that they always have a choice, whether it is to speak up for justice, or to be alone and not cooperate, this is their choice. Under the circumstances at that time, at most, he would be demoted like Li Boxi, and the possibility of being beheaded was not high.

But they still became the accomplices of Qi Yingzong and the Jinren for their own self-interest.

Now, the retribution is not good.

Since sharing the world with the scholar-bureaucrats cannot save Daqi, then... there will naturally be an emperor who does not share the world with the scholar-bureaucrats, to let them know that it doesn't really matter if you have you or not.

Wang Shiyong closed his eyes dejectedly.

There was a chill on the neck, and then I only felt that the world was spinning, and everything was over.

...

In Fan Cun's field of vision, scenes passed by like a revolving lantern.

After winning the Jingping victory, his mission to play the role of King Yun has actually been fulfilled.

Next, the entire history slice will naturally develop in a new direction.

The Jin people lost their elite in the Jingping victory, and rebellions broke out in the rear. Wan Yansheng took the remaining Jin army elite to fight the fire. But soon, Wan Yansheng was also held accountable for the defeat of Qi Qi. All the military nobles wanted to replace him, and the court of the Kingdom of Jin fell into chaos.

As for the Qi Dynasty, a vigorous rectification has begun.

The new emperor, who won the gold man shortly after ascending the throne, first cleaned up the moths in the court, and then promoted available talents from the Taixue.

Liu Fa, Zhong Pingyuan and other generals of the Western Army were all reused.

He is not afraid that the military generals will not lose their tails, because these generals are not his opponents tied together.

Under the thunderous means of the new emperor, the originally lifeless Qi Dynasty was aroused. Liu Fa and Zhong Pingyuan led the Northern Expedition in two ways. Recovered from civil strife.

After that, it will continue to expand the territory, lay down many golden cities, and establish Liaodong Road.

He died at the age of fifty-four, and the temple name is Qi Shizu.

...

In Fan Cun's vision, the mist gradually filled.

Then, a line of system prompts appears.

[Trial Illusion: Eight Thousand Miles of Clouds and Moon]

【Clearance! 】

Like Chu Ge, this customs clearance evaluation is not a comment or a poem, but a summary of a character's life.

[Qi Shizu, the tenth emperor of the Qi Dynasty, the lord of Zhongxing, the third son of Qi Huizong, and his mother is Wang Guifei. 】

[In the eighth year of Zhenghe, he won the number one scholar in the imperial examination, and was granted the title of King of Yun in the same year. 】

[Expedition to Xixia with Tong Daofu, at the critical moment, we tried our best to protect Liu Fa, win the victory of Tong'an City, and eliminate Xixia Kingdom. He was granted the title of Grand Marshal of the Northwest Army and Horses, and commanded the Western Army. 】

[During the Jingping period, he led the Western Army to break the siege of Taiyuan, and then entered Jingqin King, ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor. 】

[Abolish the Zaizhi, do everything by yourself, and take over the power of the government. 】

[The decisive battle with the Jinren was under the city of the capital, and the King Qin army was mobilized to surround the Jinren for more than a month. In the end, the bloody battle lasted for six days, and he went straight to the south bank of the Yellow River. He killed the enemy Yingye. 】

[The former emperor Qi Yingzong was in the chaos of the army, but he couldn't find it. 】

[During his tenure, he made great efforts to govern, appointed Liu Fa and Zhong Pingyuan to start the Northern Expedition, recovered Yanyun, and set up the Liaodong Road, so that the territory of the Qi Dynasty reached the largest and the national power reached its peak. 】

[He died at the age of fifty-four, and the temple name is Shizu. On the day of national mourning, everyone in the capital wept bitterly, as if weeping for their dearest relatives. 】

[There are unofficial rumors that Qi Yingzong was in the Jinren camp in Moutuogang that day, and Emperor Shizu shot him to death with random arrows with a bow of the god arm, which is not credible. 】

[Comment: Compared with General Han Fuyue who turned the tide and helped the building to collapse, King Yun is more like a limited-edition plug-in. At the crossroads of desperation, he completely changed the fate of the Qi Dynasty! 】

Seeing this comment, Fan Cun's first reaction was emotion.

"Sure enough, not everyone has a fate as powerful as Taizu Sheng..."

This King Yun was actually fought by Fan Cun and Sheng Taizu. Among them, Sheng Taizu was mainly responsible for the governance and strategy, while Fan Cun controlled his body to charge.

Therefore, his work intensity is similar to Sheng Taizu's.

However, Sheng Taizu insisted on living to be more than seventy, and this buddy collapsed at fifty-four.

It can be seen that this kind of non-human work intensity is indeed not something that ordinary people can withstand.

So sometimes, the feudal monarchy will have such a paradox.

Those emperors who devoted themselves to state affairs and worked hard often died young due to overwork. It's good to live to fifty years old, some wise emperors died in their 20s and 30s, which often makes people sigh.

If they had lived a few more years, perhaps a lot of history would have been different.

On the contrary, those emperors who eat, drink, have fun and indulge in sensuality every day, because they don't need to be burdened by government affairs, live a carefree life every day and pay attention to health preservation, they can often live for a long time, until they are seventy or eighty years old.

And their destruction of the entire government is even more poisonous and far-reaching.

It can only be said that this is an unsolvable problem.

"Although this journey basically relies on Sheng Taizu's limited edition plug-in...

"But it's quite cool to experience the possibility of 'Sheng Taizu's soul passing through the Qi Dynasty'!"

Fan Cun didn't expect the first pass or a too high score, because he knew that the route he took was definitely not the fastest way to pass the level, and if he used Sheng Taizu's official cheat for the whole process, he would definitely not get a too high score.

But the whole process still made him feel happy. The high blood pressure in the first stage of the previous dungeon has been completely cured.

"I don't know the general's line, how is it?"