Contract Prince

Chapter 190 Dust

After two days of recuperation, Tao Ce and others were in a much better mental state than before, not only for them, but also for their soldiers.

That night, before their duel with Liangren in Hexi, their army experienced another very brutal battle.After Luo Dong asked people to report the news, Yu Wenyan came with 1 Southern Chu soldiers. He divided 9000 troops into two teams, 1000 troops stayed outside, and the remaining [-] troops were led by himself and entered from the trail. .Taking advantage of the thick night, come to steal food and grass.

It's just that their calculations were wrong.

Tao Ce and others knew Luo Dong's intentions in advance, and the real food and grass had already been taken care of by another group of people, and they were transported away by detour.So when Yu Wenyan took a lot of trouble to rob food and grass, he opened the tied sack, it didn't matter if he didn't look at it, but he was shocked when he saw it.

"Where is the food? Why are there all broken skins, dead leaves, and stones?"

Gritting his teeth, Yu Wenyan was very annoyed, and drew out his sword to stab the other bound sack.The same goes for every sack.

"Bastard, how dare you tease the king of this country! You bastard! Where is this bastard? Where did he die? Tell him to come over and see me!"

As he finished speaking, he saw countless torches lit up outside the tent, lighting up the night, and the glowing red torches reflected against the white snow city, making it a very special sight.

"Hahahaha! Yu Wenyan, you idiot, you know you've been fooled by now, we have already transported away the grain and grass, and deliberately lured you out with tricks!"

Tao Ce said loudly, "Nan Chupifu, why don't you come out and die?"

Yu Wenyan kicked all these sacks away, and the broken leaves inside rustled to the ground.

"Bastard, bastard, scum! You son of a bitch, how dare you plot against me!"

Yu Wenyan had no education at all, so he yelled and cursed out the most ugly words.Now he finally understands why the people of Xiao Country would choose such a low-lying place to store grain regardless of the soaking in blood.It's all just a conspiracy!

Tao Ce ordered his men: "Since they refuse to come out obediently, then we have no choice but to shoot arrows. All the soldiers follow orders and shoot arrows!"

Yu Wenyan knew that he was in an extremely dangerous situation right now, and it seemed that he could only fight to the death.He took out the unique signal flare used by the Southern Chu army in combat, ignited it, and let people throw it out of the camp.

Tao Ce looked at the fireworks hovering in the sky, and said with a smile: These fireworks are very beautiful, but they are used in the wrong place.Yu Wenyan, the [-] soldiers you deployed outside have already been captured by us.Don't try to play any tricks now, I give you two ways, one is to surrender obediently, and the other is to be shot into a sieve. "

"As long as you obediently surrender to my country Xiao, although I, Tao Ce, cannot guarantee that you will have glory and wealth, I will definitely keep you alive."

Tao Ce said this very skillfully.Because he could keep Yu Wenyan alive and imprison this Southern Chu bandit in Xiao Guo's prison without taking his life.

Yu Wenyan took a sip, how could he be insulted by Tao Ce's words as a majestic Southern Chu army.

"Kill, brothers, rush out! If we rush out, we can survive. If we surrender, we will die. How could the people of Xiao Kingdom let us go!"

"Yes, Monarch!"

Yu Wenyan led the crowd out of the tent.

Although these people in Nanchu are brave and good at fighting, they are indeed at a disadvantage now because they have been surrounded by groups and are facing a situation of being besieged on all sides.

Tao Ce gave an order, and tens of thousands of sharp arrows were shot out.Yu Wenyan's men were killed and injured countless times, and only a hundred people remained in the team of more than a thousand people.

What Yu Wenyan and the others were facing, apart from tens of thousands of cold arrows attacking them, they had already unconsciously entered the encirclement.Tao Ce cherishes every soldier's strength, knowing that the bandit Yu Wenyan is very capable of fighting, and will not let his soldiers take risks.Therefore, dozens of large nets were prepared for them in advance.

As soon as the net was cast, the remaining one hundred people all fell into the net.

Han Jun smiled at Tao Ce: "Good one, catch a turtle in the urn!"

"It's still flattering him to say that he is caught in a urn. This rascal is not as good as a bastard! These years, Nanchu has grown day by day, and it has brought tremendous pressure on my country Xiao. Paying tribute, not thinking of bowing your head and proclaiming yourself a minister. To actually have a different heart, collude with treacherous ministers, and want to put our Xiao Kingdom's army to death, it is simply hateful and hateful!"

"You still harbored evil intentions towards the sixth princess back then. You are like a toad wanting to eat swan meat. You deserve death!"

Tao Ce accused Yu Wenyan of ten crimes in a row. He didn't want to waste time, so he swung his sword and chopped off Yu Wenyan's head.

The life of a generation of hero Yu Wenyan came to an end.Tao Ce carried the bloody head, and Shangguan Lan rode their horses and led the army to the Southern Chu territory.

Yu Wenyan's head hung high outside, and the soldiers of Southern Chu were all shocked when they saw it. They were very angry and wanted to fight to the death with Xiao Guo's army.

Because of the loss of the commander in chief, although their team is strong, they have no discipline at all. How can they resist Xiao Guo's army with just a reckless energy?Shangguan Lan used the formation and soon trapped the remaining Southern Chu soldiers.

Tao Ce asked sharply: "Are you going to surrender or not? Now that Yu Wenyan is dead and you Nanchu has been defeated, what's the point of supporting yourself all the time? If you surrender now, Tao Ce swears to God that I will treat you well!" "

"You have always lived in a remote and bitterly cold place, and you have never seen the richness and vastness of my Central Plains. As long as you are willing to surrender, I will integrate you Southern Chu soldiers with the army of the Xiao Kingdom. Military salary."

"Your parents, wives and children, I, Xiao Guo, will treat them generously!"

"If you are stubborn, then death is waiting for you! How about it? You are all men, so make a decision quickly. I hate mother-in-law and mother-in-law the most. You can choose two paths!"

Although these soldiers are hot-blooded men, but now the situation is in front of them, they must be aware of current affairs.Someone asked Tao Ce in a low voice: "Is what you said true? What if you go back on your word?"

"Hahahaha, I, Tao Ce, is also the noble son of the Xuan Dynasty. If a man makes a word, it is hard to follow. How can he go back on his word? You don't have to think about it? If you want to kill you, you can do it now, why wait until later? I I respect that you are all men, and I want to give you a chance to redeem your sins and choose the master again."

"My time is limited, I will give you a little time to think about it!"

Tao Ce showed such courage in front of the big situation, and Han Jun admired him very much. He firmly believed that Tao Ce would definitely be a general in the future, but this piece of jade in the rough had never had a chance to shine.

"Tao Ce, from now on I want to look at you with admiration. You really have the air of a general!"

Tao Ce secretly clung to Han Jun's ear, and whispered a few words: "After this battle is over, let's find our sisters and sisters and have a quick drink."

Han Jun: "..."

This man really can't stand the praise.

The soldiers of Nanchu are not fools. With such good conditions in front of them, it is impossible not to choose.After a stick of incense time passed, many soldiers shouted in unison and knelt down.

"I am willing to surrender to the Xiao Kingdom, and I will obey the orders of the Emperor Xiao Kingdom from now on, without any second thoughts!"

"Okay!" Tao Ce said proudly, "But you are from Southern Chu after all, so I can't believe it all of a sudden, right? You have to do something to let me see. Right now, I, Xiao Guo, are fighting with people from Xiliang. In the dark, if you can go to the front to help Xiao Guo wipe out the enemy, then I believe you are sincere!"

Tao Ce cupped his hands: "After the Xiliang people are wiped out, I will ask Your Majesty to reward you well! Are you willing to seize this opportunity to redeem yourself!"

Southern Chu soldiers shouted: "I will wait!"

Four days later, the sky cleared.

Tao Ce and others led the army to speed up and arrived at Gu Wei's barracks within two days.

After Marshal Gu heard the good news, he came out to greet everyone in person regardless of his serious injuries.Tao Ce hadn't seen Gu Wei for a long time, and after seeing the hero in his heart, his eyes couldn't help getting moist.

"Uncle Gu..." In front of many soldiers, Tao Ce knew that he still had to pay attention to military discipline, so he immediately changed his words and bowed his hands: "The last general Tao Ce pays his respects to the commander in chief!"

"Free, get up quickly!"

All the soldiers knelt down at the moment: "See the Marshal!"

Gu Wei asked everyone to stand up, he focused his attention on Tao Ce, and noticed another person, Shang Guanlan.

"Senior Shangguan, you have come from afar, and Gu will welcome you from afar."

Shangguan Lan didn't like politeness, he just waved his hands and said, "Master Hou, it's a pleasure to meet you.

Looking at Gu Wei's thin and pale face with sunken eye sockets, he suddenly felt bad.He whispered to Gu Wei: "Master Hou, I have something to say to you alone."

"it is good!"

Although Tao Ce really wanted to have a heart-to-heart talk with his Uncle Gu, he knew that Gu Wei was not in good health, and Shang Guanlan came here to treat him, so he stopped bothering Gu Wei now.

Shangguan Lan and Gu Wei walked into the tent.

"Master Hou, your body... Hey, even I don't know, I don't know if I'm sure... The delay is too long."

Now that Gu Wei sees that the reinforcements have arrived, he has no regrets in his heart, even in the face of death, he is calm and calm, the only one who is worried about it is Gu Yunjing.

He said slightly: "It doesn't matter, life and death are determined by God. As long as I can defeat the Xiliang people, I, Gu Wei, will have no regrets in this life. By the way, how is the situation at Yunjing's side?"

Shangguan Lan said truthfully: "I am much more optimistic than Lord Hou. Although she is thin and weak, my wife and daughter are staying with Yun Jing and taking good care of her. I believe there is nothing serious."

Gu Wei asked again: "Yun Jing married the sixth princess? Is he getting along well with the princess? Will His Majesty blame him for my sake? Is the situation in the court still stable?"

Although Shangguan Lan was unwilling to discuss the affairs of the imperial court with others, he admired Gu Wei very much in his heart.For such a scarred person, the first thing he considered was not to let him heal his injuries, but to ask about various matters in court.

Shangguan Lan patiently told Gu Wei what happened in the court in detail.Of course, he erased all kinds of dangerous situations that happened to Gu Yunjing.

Gu Wei was relieved when he heard the words, and smiled: "This child Yun Jing is really lucky to marry such a good wife as the Sixth Princess. Now there is the Third Prince presiding over the court, I believe nothing will go wrong."

"Master Hou, after you have finished caring about your family, country, and world, it's time to take care of your own body. Although I can't save you, I can indeed administer medicine to delay your pain."

"I'm sorry, senior Shangguan."

The morale of Xiao Guo's army, which was struggling outside Shimen Pass, soared after receiving reinforcements.

Gu Wei originally wanted to use alienation tactics before, but now there is no need to, because he has enough resources to fight against Xiliang people.Although he is not in good health, with Tao Ce and Shangguan Lan in charge, Xiao Guo will definitely win.

Marshal Gu issued an order to let the soldiers fight with all their might, and the people of Xiliang surrendered one month later.The three-year battle finally came to an end.

Huo Xiao died in the battle, and the king of Xiliang committed suicide.

The news of the defeat of the enemy is so exciting, but Gu Wei is already dying.The marshal who fought in the South and the North has been exhausted, the last oil lamp in his life.

On the third day after the army's victory, Gu Shuai passed away. He passed away with a smile on his face.Before he died, he wrote another letter and asked Shangguan Lan to hand it over to Gu Yunjing after returning to Beijing.

The star fell outside Shimen Pass, and the soldiers fell to the ground and wailed for the loss of the marshal.

"Uncle Gu, Uncle Gu... I haven't had time to ask you how to use marksmanship? Uncle Gu, you're gone, what do you want Yun Jing to do? What do you want the hundreds of thousands of soldiers from the Xiao Kingdom to do?"

Tao Ce was in tears.

Sima Qun was also very sad: "Marshal!"

Han Jun cried bitterly: "Marshal Gu..."

Shangguan Lan quietly walked out of the tent, exhaled lightly, and said in a low voice: "Gu Wei, you have a good journey, my junior sister is waiting for you in heaven."

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God Bless 25 years, December 27.At night, Chao Wang Xiaocong launched a mutiny and led more than [-] men to besiege the palace.

"kill!"

The sound of slaughter permeated the entire capital of the Xiao Kingdom that night, Xiao Cong thought he had a chance of winning, but he never thought that countless soldiers of King Yi would be killed on the way.

Xiao Cong and Qin She failed in their conspiracy and were both arrested.

Xiao Zhan issued an order condescendingly on the Kowloon Terrace: "Xiao Cong and Qin She intend to rebel, and they should be punished according to the law of effect!"

Looking at these besieged soldiers, he felt a tinge of pity: "You are all citizens of my country Xiao, and the reason why you chose to raise troops is nothing more than being bewitched by traitors. This king can't bear to kill you, so he decided to send you to a remote place. to reclaim the pastoral land.”

The news of Xiao Cong's defeat reached Huangfu Yun's ears, Concubine De was at a loss because they didn't know that Xiao Zhan was so capable that he was able to wipe out all the rebels overnight.

"My lord, do you think Xiao Zhan will find us here?"

Huangfu Yun didn't expect Xiao Zhan's side to go so smoothly, "Probably not. The people I sent out were extremely careful, and it was impossible for anyone to find out their whereabouts. But to avoid the limelight, I'd better hide for a while, so as not to hurt you. "

Huangfu Yun wanted to withdraw, but how could he withdraw?Because Gu Yunjing had sent many soldiers to surround Kang Wang's mansion.As soon as he walked out of the door, he ran into the son-in-law bringing people over.

Gu Yunjing looked at the thin man wearing a bamboo hat, and asked, "Where do you want to go? Do you want to leave just because you've stirred up blood and blood in this imperial city?"

"I don't know what you're talking about. I'm just a mountain farmer who refines medicine. Madam Debi is not feeling well, so she specially asked me to come here to refine medicine for her. What bloody storm? Why did you leave?"

"Take it away! Go to the prison and explain to King An slowly."

"Prince Kang Xiao Lian colluded with the rebel party and sealed up Prince Kang's mansion. Take Xiao Lian and Concubine De away!"

"What's going on with all this? Son-in-law, when did we become a chaotic party? Did you make a mistake?"

Gu Yunjing replied: "You can ask Empress Debi."

Xiao Lian turned to look at his mother: "Mother, what happened?"

"Lian'er...Mother Concubine was wronged."

On December 28th, the weather was fine. Last night, the capital city of Xiao Kingdom, which experienced a bloody storm, ushered in a brilliant sun.

With the help of Gu Yunjing and others, the third prince Xiao Zhan ascended the throne smoothly.Changed the name of the country to Yuanshun, Xiao Zhan amnesty the world, and implemented the New Deal.

Xiao Zhan and Gu Yunjing came to the prison and asked Debi: "That day, but you poisoned my mother?"

De Concubine said: "Your Highness... No, Your Majesty, I am really wronged. I am a woman who did not participate in the political struggle at all. How could I harm the Emperor... How could I harm the Queen Mother? I hope Your Majesty can find out everything and pay me back." Be fair with Lian'er."

Gu Yunjing laughed: "Miss Debi, haven't you pleaded guilty even now? You colluded with Huang Fuyun, the remnant of Wanchun Tower, to murder the Queen Mother!"

"No, I didn't do that."

Gu Yunjing said: "You haven't done it, but Mr. Huangfuyun next to you has done it."

Immediately afterwards, she spoke out all the analysis.

Before there was any evidence, Debi pleaded not guilty until his death: "No, this is just your guess, you have no evidence at all."

Gu Yunjing snorted coldly: "I will let you see the evidence, I never wrong anyone!"

Huangfuyun was locked in another part of the prison, a woman came in slowly, this woman was none other than Shangguanlan's wife Yu Qingyou.

He is closing his eyes.Even after hearing footsteps, he didn't open his eyes.

Yu Qingyou said slowly: "Huangfuyun, I didn't expect that when we meet again, we will be in this prison."

After hearing the familiar voice, Huangfuyun instantly opened his eyes, and turned to look at the beautiful Yu Qingyou: "Yu... why are you here?"

"You and I are teachers, why don't I come to visit you?"

"You go!" Huangfu Yun has always regarded himself as a successful person, and he didn't want Yu Qingyou to see himself so downcast.

"You don't need to chase me away. I'll leave when I speak clearly." Yu Qingyou said, "Now I finally understand that you have planned and arranged everything for what? For the throne? Are you the former Sixteenth Prince?"

Huangfuyun was about to deny it, but Yu Qingyou slowly took out a jade pendant: "This is what you left in Wangyou Valley back then, I showed it to His Majesty, and he immediately recognized that it belonged to the sixteenth A token of the prince."

"Hey, when is the time for revenge? The past is over, so why are you so persistent?"

Seeing that he had been recognized by Yu Qingyou, Huangfu Yun no longer denied it, and said contemptuously: "What do you mean it's already passed? Back then, my father was supposed to belong to me, and I was the master of the world. Later, I was tricked by Xiao Guan Take away the throne! Instead of accusing Xiao Guan, you came here to question me instead?"

"Is the throne so important? The sixteenth prince was so handsome and famous in the country of Xiao. He was a young man dressed in brocade clothes. Unexpectedly, he would lose his mind and forget his nature for things other than the mundane, so that he became a A murderous monster."

"Oh, what a pity!"

Yu Qingyou took out a letter and handed it to Huangfu Yun, "This is what His Majesty asked me to hand over to you. You can take it out and read it, and you will know the whole story."

Huangfuyun took the letter with disapproval, and when he opened it and saw the letter above, he was shocked.

"No, it's impossible! How could the father treat me like this? No, no!" Huangfu Yun was a little mad.

It turns out that the former abolished prince was indeed the one who rebelled first, and was captured by Xiao Guan's army.Xiao Guan back then was not a fatuous person, he admired the talent of the sixteenth brother very much, and wanted to save his life, but it was the first emperor who ordered him to kill the sixteenth prince.

The reason why he and Qu Feiqing were able to live was that Xiao Guan's subordinates deliberately let them go.

Later, this matter was discovered by the first emperor, who knew the talent of his sixth son, and worried that he would seek revenge on Xiao Guan in the future, so he specially wrote such a letter in blood before he died.

"Xiao Guan, I'm sorry! I have misunderstood you all this time!"

Huangfu Yun knelt down on the ground, excruciatingly painful. This feeling was like a thousand arrows piercing his heart.

Before Yu Qingyou left, she said, "Think about it yourself."

"Ah! Ah!" Huangfu Yun's headache was about to split, and he felt like he was about to explode.

"Wait a minute, Qu Feiqing, the former boss of Wanchunlou, is the daughter of the former deposed prince. She is now my apprentice. Under my orders, she has been doing various things against the imperial court. Now she is recruiting troops in Yizhou. Go help I advise her."

Huangfu Yun tore off the clothes on his body, bit his finger, and wrote blood on it.

"Here, Senior Sister Yu, show her this."

"I have a request. Everything is caused by me. I deserve death. But she is innocent. She has been deceived by me since she was a child, and she was instilled with all kinds of revenge thoughts by me. That's why she did so many wrong things. She She is an extremely smart woman, I hope His Majesty can forgive her and give Concubine a chance to reform herself."

Yu Qingyou is a kind-hearted person. Although she and Huangfu Yun have all kinds of entanglements, seeing how pitiful her junior brother looks, she suddenly softened her heart and nodded in agreement: "Okay."

With tears in his eyes, Huangfu offered the elixir to heal the emperor and empress.

After Yu Qingyou left, he bumped himself against the wall.

"Senior Sister Yu... I still have one thing I didn't tell you... I like you... Sincerely..."

It's just that it's impossible for Yu Qingyou to hear his words in this life.

After Yu Qingyou walked out of the dungeon, she told Gu Yunjing about Qu Feiqing, but Gu Yunjing secretly thought it was bad.In order to prevent the people in Yizhou from suffering innocent disasters, she asked Xiao Mian to leave immediately, take down the blood book written by Huangfuyun before his death, and return to Yizhou quickly.

Concubine Qu didn't know that such earth-shaking changes had taken place in the imperial capital. She was just about to carry out the plague disaster, but she didn't realize that King Yi had found her trace and brought such a blood letter that shocked her extremely.

"Master!" Qu Feiqing said after reading the blood book, her heart and soul trembling, she fell to the ground and cried bitterly.She and Huangfuyun had been dependent on each other for many years, and now that her master left her, she felt as if a knife were piercing her heart.

Xiao Mian said: "Your master's wish before he died is to hope that you can live well."

As soon as he finished speaking, Concubine Qu drew her sword and killed herself.

"Hey." King Yi gave a long sigh and ordered people to bury Concubine Qu.

Half a month later, the news of the army's great victory came, and Gu Yunjing's people were extremely excited.

One month later, when the army returned to the court, Tao Ce helped Gu Wei's coffin back to the capital.

"Father!" Gu Yunjing almost cried to death after seeing Gu Wei's coffin, and passed out directly.

Shangguan Lan hurriedly helped Gu Yunjing who was fainted, and immediately healed her. She saw that Gu Yunjing's pulse was very disordered, but luckily he came back in time and he was able to heal her.

When Gu Yunjing woke up, Xiao Muxue kept consoling her: "Death is inherent in a person, and it may be heavier than Mount Tai, or lighter than a feather. Father's death is heavier than Mount Tai. You don't have to be sad, Yunjing, take good care of your body, remember Father's words."

"Yes." Gu Yunjing said weakly, "I hope father and mother can be reunited in heaven."

Xiao Zhan was so sad that he buried Gu Wei with the ceremony of a prince, and all the officials kowtowed.

After Xiao Guan and his wife took Huangfuyun's elixir, they soon regained consciousness.

Xiao Guan understands a lot, sees through a lot, and feels guilty for what he has done.

He took the initiative to hold Zhao's hand for the first time, and said with a smile: "Over the years, you mother and son have suffered a lot. Zhan'er has a great talent and strategy, and he is indeed the best candidate for the king. From now on, we will be happy to see his son rule the world. I'm old and confused, I'm not suitable to be the emperor, I'll take care of my grandson in the future."

It is another year of spring and March, and the spring is deep in Taicheng.

Gu Yunjing and Xiao Muxue walked in the bamboo forest.

"Yunjing, wherever you want to go for fun in the future, I will accompany you there."

"Okay, let's go wandering around the world. The first half of our life was wasted too much time by all kinds of trivial things, and the rest of our life is very short. Enjoy the fun of the mountains."