Tiantang Splendid

Chapter 4182 Test each other
Liu Renzhuo stands on the battleship platform, and looks at both sides of the canal (those who are familiar with this sentence are not young).

At this time, the sky was not yet bright, and the willows were lined on both sides of the river bank, dimly like two black belts.

The battleship was built by the Jiangnan Shipyard according to the drawings left over from the previous Sui Dynasty, and was specially used for navigating within the rivers.The ship is three stories high, with sails on five sides. With the sails that can be adjusted at will against the river wind, the warship zigzags forward on the river surface at an extremely fast speed.

Behind him, dozens of warships of various types also opened their sails and advanced at full speed. The mighty fleet carrying thousands of sailors and soldiers went north along the canal all the way to Tongguan.

This time to attack Tongguan, Liu Rengui can be said to be complacent.

Although he was not from a high background, and his family was in the middle of the road when he was young, he was known for his great ambition. When he went to Fang Jun, his fate changed abruptly, and he embarked on a road to Qingyun. In these years, he has been abroad to seek countless merits and achievements, and he has a great ambition in his heart. Getting more excited.

However, to this day, the vast sea and frontier can no longer carry his ambitions. Entering the center and taking charge of the court are the goals he strives for.

In the woods by the river, there are birds flying.

Liu Rengui's eyes were like electricity, he pointed to the row of poplar trees on the left bank, and sneered: "I don't know what kind of thief on the road, but he dares to block the car with his arms? Come on, order the scouts to exterminate the thieves hidden in the dense forest, as an example!"

"Here!"

The lieutenant behind him got the order, turned around and ordered someone to light the candle, and then reflected the firelight with a mirror, shining it several times toward the left front.

After a short while, I heard the sound of horses' hooves, which shattered the silence on both sides of the river bank. A scout team of more than ten people flanked back from the front left, and then a burst of bean-popping "ping ping ping pong pong" gunshots sounded. There were several screams in the middle, and it returned to calm in an instant.

Liu Rengui didn't care, looked at the sky, and ordered: "The scouts on the shore go [-] miles ahead, closely monitor the situation on both sides of the canal, and the fleet is advancing at full speed!"

At this time, the fleet has passed Bianzhou, and will arrive at Banzhu tomorrow night. In the first year of Daye in the former Sui Dynasty, the Yellow River water was diverted from Banzhu to the southeast to the Huai River, which is Tongji Canal, and Banzhu is the starting point of Tongji Canal. , the fleet upstream, will enter the Yellow River from this.

Banzhu is an ancient ferry, extending in all directions, and this place is not far from Xingyang, it is the territory of the Zheng family of Xingyang.After the Jiangnan private army was defeated, the private army formed by the Shandong family was not affected. Instead, it accelerated the speed of recruiting soldiers and baggage, and went all out to support Tongguan to support the Jin King rebels. Tongguan threatens the army to cross the river?

Therefore, in Liu Rengui's view, Banzhu would have a battle, but he didn't take it to heart.

At this moment, the number of troops traveling north with the fleet is only [-]. If he faces the elite troops of the Sixteen Guards, he will be afraid and cautious, but even if the Xingyang Zheng clan will hoard heavy troops to intercept them in Banzhu, the mere clan’s private army, How could it be placed in his eyes?
Of course, underestimating the enemy will never happen to him...

The sky is getting brighter, the morning wind is blowing, the sails are full and bulging, and the speed is getting faster and faster.

Along the way, they continued to receive news from the scouts in front. When they reached the north of Bianzhou twenty miles, they had already received specific news from Banzhu. Sure enough, there were no more than [-] soldiers guarding the sluices along both sides of the river.

The commanders of the army are the Great General of Youwuwei, the Governor of Lingyan Two Prefectures, Shangzhu Kingdom, Tongan County Duke, Zheng Rentai!

……

Banzhu has been the ferry port of the Yellow River since ancient times. In the first year of the Great Sui Dynasty, the embankment was dug to divert the Yellow River water to the southeast into the Huaihe River, connecting the north and the south. .

Xingyang to the south of the ferry is where the ancestral temple of the Zheng clan is located, so from Luoyang down to Bianzhou, all of them are the sphere of influence of the Zheng clan in Xingyang.

Zheng Rentai, wearing a helmet and wearing armor, sat in the tent on the river bank, drinking tea with Dugu Yanyun opposite. Dugu Yanyun was in his [-]s, with a handsome face and a sales figure. His words were witty and interesting, cheerful and chatty, and the atmosphere was very good.

Outside the tent, the river Yincang is lined with huge warehouses, the water of the canal is rolling, the locks are tightly surrounded by countless boats and naval forces, the horses neighing on the land, the flags are fluttering, and more than ten thousand elite soldiers guard the canal hub. No gaps.

Inside the tent, Zheng Rentai had a sloppy face and a dignified bearing, sitting with a big horse and a golden sword, holding a pot to pour tea for Dugu Yanyun, and said with emotion: "Time flies, it has been nearly twenty years in a short time, and that's when we follow His Majesty's side. Cut a bloody path from the Jedi to create a great cause, and now His Majesty is still gone, although we are still living, but we are getting old, and our pride is not there. After the end of his life, if he can be buried with him in Zhaoling, then he will have no regrets in this life.”

Dugu Yanyun took a sip of his tea, his eyes narrowed slightly, showing a look of nostalgia, and he sighed: "Who said no? I think everyone thought that Qin Wang's mansion was a mortal situation, and the result... Hey! His Majesty took us from Xuanwu Gate to the Imperial Palace, and then swept the entire Chang'an City, and actually gave the throne to me, so far I am still confused, and I don't know how it was accomplished."

In the ninth year of Wude, Prince Li Jiancheng and King Qi Li Yuanji felt threatened by the increasingly large Tiance Mansion, and plotted to assassinate the King of Qin.Zhangsun Wuji and Yuchi Jingde and others advised Qin Wang to start first and be strong. Qin Wang accepted the advice and ordered Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui to strategize and direct outside the palace. , Yuchi Jingde, Hou Junji, Zhang Gongjin, Liu Shili, Gongsun Wuda, Dugu Yanyun, Du Junchuo, Zheng Rentai, Li Mengchang and other nine people entered the Xuanwu Gate to ambush and killed the Prince and King Qi in one fell swoop. Taking advantage of the trend, he invaded the palace city, put Emperor Gaozu under house arrest, and finally usurped and settled the great cause.

This was not only a turning point in His Majesty Li Er's career, but also the splendid culmination of the generals under the command of the Tiance Mansion.

Before that, he had been guarding the Changchun Palace, the base camp of the King of Qin, all the year round...

Both of them are the humerus of His Majesty Li Er, and they have a lot of trust and responsibility, and they are naturally more loyal to His Majesty Li Er.

When people are old, naturally they often feel the past, recall the past, and like to be immersed in it...

After a long time, the roar of horseshoes passing by the cavalry woke them up, Dugu Yanyun said with a smile: "Originally, His Majesty promised that when he was alive, the monarch and his ministers would enjoy wealth and honor together, and when they died in the future, the old brothers would be buried together with Zhao. Mausoleum, continue to follow His Majesty in the underground... but now that His Majesty has died suddenly and has not left a will, I am afraid that this wish will not be realized."

The emperor's mausoleum is an important place in the country. If there is no edict before the emperor's death, it is impossible for anyone to be buried within the mausoleum without authorization...

Hearing this, Zheng Rentai snorted coldly: "Who said there is no edict? King Jin has the edict of the first emperor in his hand!"

Dugu Yanyun said: "Come on, who can tell whether that thing is true or false?"

That's what he said, but looking at his expression, he didn't believe it at all.

Zheng Rentai frowned, and the eyes under the thick eyebrows were sharp, and they were close to Dugu Yanyun. The King of Jin is really reasonable, I wonder why you idiots don't believe it? Your Dugu family is in the Guanlong line, and now the Guanlong clan and the prince of the East Palace are in a rift, and the hatred is deep like the sea, why do you want to help the prince speak? "

Dugu Yanyun was not angry, but said indifferently: "At this time and another, Zhao Guogong committed suicide, and Guanlong has no leaders and fights each other. How can he be a mere Yuwen scholar who can rectify the whole and lead the group? This matter is put aside. Let’s not mention it, just talking about Yi Chu, you and I both know that His Majesty wanted to think about Yi Chu several times back then, but why didn’t he reach that point?”

Zheng Rentai was expressionless as he looked at Dugu Yanyun and said, "I thought that you came today to appease me with King Jin, but I didn't want to act as a lobbyist for the prince... Back then, when I fought side by side with His Majesty, the love of Pao Ze Don't let it or forget it; after that, His Majesty believed in me more and more, and the righteousness of the monarch and his ministers was as firm as a stone! Since you have forgotten these things and are willing to stand on the side of the prince, what is there to say? I don't want to treat you harshly in the past, please."

Actually sent off the guest without speculation.

Dugu Yanyun sat still, shook his head and said, "I'm not a lobbyist, I just want to warn you not to invest too much in the broken ship of Shandong Gate, so as not to sink too deep when the ship sinks in the future. Your Majesty is alive. At that time, it was not easy to save due to various concerns, so how could he leave a legacy edict at the end of his life, leaving endless disasters for the eldest empire he created? However, because it is in your interests to ascend the throne of the King of Jin, you turn a blind eye to the truth, and would rather provoke a national war and cause the empire to fall apart than the prince's orthodox position. To put it badly, you are national thieves!"

"presumptuous!"

Zheng Rentai slapped the table a few times, glared angrily, and cursed with his halberd finger: "How can a villain like you understand my loyalty to Your Majesty? It's convenient to leave Lao Tzu's place honestly, if you don't leave , don't blame me for not sharing the past!"

The valiant champion of the three armies and the commander-in-chief, who once had hundreds of thousands of soldiers under his command, was in full swing at this moment. He was really furious and aggressive. It seemed that as long as Dugu Yanyun spoke a little more, he would order his own soldiers to drag him out of the account. Military law is engaged!

But how could Dugu Yanyun be afraid of him?

Sitting firmly like a mountain, with a sneering expression on his face, he said sarcastically, "I'll just sit here and see how much bravery you still have in the past, as a lackey of a clique who doesn't care about right and wrong and ignores righteousness?"

Dugu's family is not a cat or a dog. Today, if he, Dugu Yanyun, did not die here but was only humiliated, both the prince and the King of Jin would take note of this matter, and whether Zheng Rentai or the Xingyang Zheng clan behind him would all take care of him. suffer unpredictable losses.

Zheng Rentai's momentum was stagnant, his eyes rolled, and he had to sit down again with a gloomy face. Dugu Yanyun didn't say anything sarcastic. He held a pot and poured tea for him. Zheng Rentai took a sip from the teacup and spit it out. With a tone of voice, he said, "I'm a son of the Zheng family in Xingyang, part of the Shandong aristocratic family. Even if I have objections in my heart, but the general situation is like this, what can I do?"

The previous ones were actually just a test...

(End of this chapter)