Volume 1 Chapter 61 Betrayal of the Dynasty
"Besides, you are talking to me. Is it possible that I can stop this war?"
"Hey, General Tu, you are wrong!" Li Xiao said with a smile, "To be honest, I came here to persuade General Tu to give up his evil ways and become the general of the Mahayana Kingdom!"
Tu Hei slammed the table and said angrily: "Li Xiao, you are so bold that you dare to say such a treasonous thing in my General Zhengxi's mansion. Aren't you afraid that I will chop off your head!"
Li Xiao was not frightened by this, and still had a smiling face. He just picked up a big red treasure box from the side and put it on the table, and said with a smile: "General Tu, don't rush to refuse. Let's see the sincerity of the Mahayana Treasure Country first, then talk about it, how about it?"
As Li Xiao spoke, he slowly opened the big red treasure chest on the table, and saw that inside was a box full of gold ingots.
"Here are three thousand taels of gold. They are gifts from the Mahayana Treasure Country to General Tu. Regardless of whether General Tu agrees with this or not, these golds belong to General Tu."
Li Xiao added: "If General Tu is willing to surrender, as long as he can persuade the generals of the other three passes to open the gates together and let the army of the Great Cheng Kingdom enter, then General Tu will be given the title of Great General of the Great Cheng Kingdom and be granted the title of Pingri Hou!"
Tu Hei heard this and said in a cold voice: "Now I am a general of the third rank of the Great Sun Dynasty. If I am charged with treason, I will be stabbed in the back by thousands of people and my ancestors will be cursed. It is too uneconomical to sacrifice such a heavy price just to get a marquisate."
Li Xiao said without comment: "General Tu, for me, just opening a closed door has given me such a generous reward. The sincerity of the Mahayana Treasure Country is already very generous.
Furthermore, General Tu was unwilling to surrender. Did he really think that the mere 300,000 troops at Jiuquan Pass could resist the 3 million troops of the Mahayana Kingdom?
Whether General Tu was willing to surrender or not, the fall of Jiuquan Pass was already inevitable. It was just a matter of time and the number of casualties.
Once Jiuquan Pass is breached, how will General Tu deal with himself? If General Tu wants to surrender at that time, he will not have such good conditions. "
Tu Hei fell into silence, his brows furrowed tightly, and he didn't speak for a long time.
Li Xiao smiled and stood up, bowed and said goodbye: "I have already delivered the message. These golds will be given to General Tu. When the Mahayana Treasure Kingdom's troops come to the city, if General Tu has made up his mind, the conditions I mentioned today will still be valid. Farewell!"
Li Xiao turned around and left without any hesitation. Just as he was about to leave the reception hall, Tu Hei immediately said, "Boss Li, wait a minute!"
Li Xiao was delighted when he heard this, and turned around and said with a smile: "General Tu, have you made up your mind?"
Tu Hei frowned and was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "The position of Marquis is too low. How about we add some more chips?"
Li Xiaowen smiled and said, "I'm all ears!"
Tu Hei said in a deep voice: "I can offer the head of the emperor of the Great Sun Dynasty, but this general wants to exchange this head for a throne!"
That’s right, Tu Hei wants to be crowned king. With the throne, he will have fiefdoms and can develop his own private army. If the Mahayana Kingdom can agree to this condition, then it will be worth it for this country to rebel!
If he stayed in the Great Sun Dynasty, he would never be crowned king in his lifetime, because he had heard that the new emperor hated old ministers and liked to use new people.
It can be seen from the fact that His Majesty the Emperor personally led the army this time that the Emperor does not trust these old generals at all, otherwise why didn't he let him take charge!
How could you possibly get ahead working under such an emperor?
Li Xiao's eyes lit up, and then he was silent for a while before replying: "This matter is of great importance, and I don't have the right to make the decision. I will report it after I go back, and then reply to General Tu!"
Ten days later, in the northern desert city
Jiang Yue's health miraculously began to recover slowly these days, and he was able to get out of bed and walk slowly these two days.
This surprised the old military doctor who had previously asserted that Jiang Yue would not survive. He came to see Jiang Yue at least three times a day to check his body inside and out.
Although Jiang Yue was no longer seriously injured, his face was still very pale. It was obvious that he was still very weak. Especially after waking up, his mood had not been very good.
The war in the northern border was over, but he did not play any role in this war.
It would have been fine if he had not been able to help, but he also fell ill and became a burden to everyone, which made Jiang Yue blame himself extremely.
Moreover, he had failed His Majesty's high hopes... What made Jiang Yue even more sad was that he had not achieved any military merit, so he could not be promoted, and he also lost the opportunity to marry Zhen Yueling, the eldest daughter of the Zhen family.
What made Jiang Yue even more sad was his younger brother Jiang Fei!
Ever since Jiang Fei served as the vanguard officer and won the battle, he led his troops deep into the heartland of the Sand Barbarians. Until now, no news has been sent back. I'm afraid that something bad has happened.
Jiang Yue began to feel scared. As an older brother, he failed to protect his younger brother and he didn't know how to explain to his parents.
Originally, he only placed Jiang Fei in the Xuanjia Army as a logistics soldier. His life would not be in danger no matter what. This was why Jiang Yue felt at ease bringing his brother to the army.
But now everything is beyond his control.
With so many sad and desperate things piled up in his life, it would be strange if he could be in a good mood these days.
That evening, Jiang Yue staggered out of the tent, looking towards the north, hoping that his brother would return safely.
At this time, Qin Su, wearing armor, came over with a brocade box and whispered, "His Majesty was very worried when he heard that you were seriously injured, so he ordered people to rush to deliver these precious medicinal herbs that are hundreds of years old. You can ask your men to boil them later. After taking them, your injuries will heal faster."
Jiang Yue's body trembled, and he slowly took the brocade box filled with precious medicinal materials, and said in a deep voice: "I, your humble servant, am ashamed of your majesty's kindness!"
"As long as you can survive safely, it will be the best reward for the emperor." Qin Su said and turned away.
In Qin Su's opinion, Jiang Yue is a mature person, and too many tender words of comfort are of little significance. The best thing to do is to wait for Jiang Yue to figure it out himself.
Qin Su has been very busy these days. The city wall of Mo City collapsed, which is no small matter.
Although the main army of the Sand Barbarians was defeated by them, there were still many stragglers. If hundreds or thousands of small armies of the Sand Barbarians turned back, the Mo City without city walls would be difficult to resist.
Therefore, building the city wall became the top priority. Qin Su Ke mobilized a lot of people for this matter and supervised on site every day. He must put an end to cutting corners and build a more solid city wall.
She had already sent people to report the battle in the northern border back to the capital. The next steps for these northern border troops would be decided by the emperor alone.
In fact, Qin Su is now eager to go home. She wishes she could go back to the capital immediately, throw herself into Xiang Yun's arms, and have a good time with him to vent her lovesickness for many days.
Another month passed, and Xiang Yun in the marching team was almost bored to death.
Because the northern border was often attacked by the Sand Barbarians, the capital of the Great Sun Dynasty was established near the northern border, so it should not be too far from the western border.
Even with the official road and the forced march ordered by Xiang Yun, there is still less than half a month's journey left.
When Xiang Yun set out, he was high-spirited and full of confidence, but he almost vomited these days because the carriage was so shaken.
There was no city along the way, only mountain roads. The unchanging scenery for more than a month had caused Xiang Yun to suffer from extremely severe visual fatigue, and his depression was even worse.
"Oh, this speed is too slow. I really miss the days when we had motorcycles and cars. The speed was so fast that it would take off!"
Xiang Yun, who was sitting in the carriage, became more and more upset and immediately shouted, "Stop!"
Little Guazi poked his head in from outside and asked with a smile, "Your Majesty, what do you want me to do?"
"It's too uncomfortable in this carriage. I want to go out for some fresh air!" Xiang Yun pretended to get off the carriage. He had to ride a horse for a while outside. Although it was a bit of a loss to his dignity as an emperor, Xiang Yun could not care less.
He had gone out several times in the past few days, but this time, Xiao Guazi stopped him and said anxiously, "Your Majesty, you can't do that. General Fengchen just reported that there are bandits rampant in this area. If Your Majesty goes out, you will be in danger."
"How dare you! In this Great Sun Dynasty, is there anything I need to fear?" Xiang Yun cursed, then thought for a moment and said, "Ask General Fengchen to come see me!"
General Fengchen's real name is Linghu Feng. He is one of the few generals of the second rank in the Great Sun Dynasty and the highest-ranking military officer in the dynasty.
Originally, there was a General who was above Linghu Feng, but he was directly implicated by Xiang Yun because of Sun Shang's memorial, and is still sitting in the Sky Prison.
Although these military generals held high positions, they were not provincial governors. They were stationed in the capital and had no military power at all. They were just empty figures, so it was easy for Xiang Yun to deal with them.
And this General Linghu Feng was personally named by Xiang Yun to accompany the army into the battle this time. Although Xiang Yun himself was the marshal of the three armies, he still left some tedious matters such as commanding the troops and management to Linghu Feng.
The reason is simple, because this person was not implicated, which means that his behavior is pretty decent.
Xiang Yun has too few military generals. If this person had some talent, he might be able to take power!
Not long after, Linghu Feng came outside to ask for a meeting. Upon hearing this, Xiang Yun immediately said, "Come in!"
Linghu Feng got on the carriage. He was almost fifty years old, with some gray hair on his hair, but he was still in good health.
But he had been marching rapidly these days, so he was mentally exhausted and looked somewhat lonely and haggard.
Xiang Yun saw him and asked him to sit aside, then smiled and said, "General Linghu, tell me what kind of bandit troubles there are in this area that require my 700,000 troops to be vigilant. Could it be that there are bandits who can defeat the army?"
Linghu Feng smiled bitterly and said, "Your Majesty, this area is called Qingfeng Mountain. There is a group of bandits on the mountain called the White Tiger Hall. The leader of the hall is called Qiu Baihu, who is in charge of nearly 100,000 people!
They are strong and familiar with the terrain of this area. If they plan to attack us, I cannot guarantee that I can handle it if the enemy is in the dark and we are in the light."
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