Standalone Northern and Southern Dynasties

Chapter 427 Don’t care

The Heba family and the Yuwen family were old friends. After hearing that the brothers Yuwen Luosheng and Yuwen Tai were captured, the Heba brothers immediately went to Erzhu Rong. They praised Yuwen Luosheng highly and asked Erzhu Rong to forgive his crimes and recruit him under his command.

Erzhu Rong did not make any comment. After the Heba brothers left, he called Gao Huan over.

Erzhu Rong sat upright on Ge Rong's throne. After the Battle of Fukou, Erzhu Rong's prestige in the entire group reached a new level. Gao Huan felt like he was being watched by a ferocious beast and was extremely cautious not to make any mistakes.

"You are the one who captured Yuwen Luosheng. What do you want to say about how to deal with him?"

Gao Huan calculated carefully. He did not understand Erzhu Rong's thoughts, so he said tentatively:

"Brother Yuwen enjoys great prestige among the people of the Six Towns."

After hearing this, Erzhu Rong seemed a little unhappy and said:

"Brother Heba just came here to plead for Yuwen Luosheng. He Liuhun, you are also from Liuzhen. What do you think?"

Gao Huan probably understood Erzhu Rong's thoughts now, and he immediately said:
"I think that in order to win over the hearts of the six rebels, Yuwen Luosheng should be kept."

Gao Huan lowered his head after he finished speaking, but he was still feeling the atmosphere in the hall.

Gao Huan also had his own thoughts.

The largest force under Erzhu Rong was naturally a group of direct descendants of the Erzhu family.

In addition, there are also people from the Six Garrisons who were reorganized and gathered by Erzhu Rong over the years.

Among the people of the Six Garrisons, there were naturally two factions: the Wuchuan Faction and the Huaishuo Faction.

The leaders of the Wuchuan faction were naturally the three Heba brothers. All three brothers were fierce generals and were highly valued by Erzhu Rong. Heba Duba was a loyal and righteous man who had assassinated Wei Kegu in the past and had a high prestige among the people of the Six Garrisons.

Yuwen Gong was a comrade-in-arms of Heba Duba, and they were both from Wuchuan. If Yuwen Luosheng also joined Erzhu Rong's army, the Wuchuan faction would be completely suppressed by the Huaishuo people.

This is also what Sima Ziru reminded Gao Huan.

Therefore, when Gao Huan met Erzhu Rong, he knew that Yuwen Luosheng had great prestige among the rebels.

Gao Huan continued:

"General, Yuwen Luosheng has a high prestige in Ge Rong's army. When I captured him, there were hundreds of guards willing to die for him. If he had not surrendered voluntarily, I'm afraid there would have been another bloody battle."

"It would be better to spare Yuwen Luosheng's life, so as to win the hearts of the people in the six towns."

Gao Huan already knew Erzhu Rong's character very well.

Everyone says that Erzhu Rong is unruly, but Gao Huan knows that Erzhu Rong is not unruly.

Erzhu Rong simply looked down on everyone equally. The only people in the world who could meet his needs were his two sworn brothers.

It’s not that Erzhu Rong doesn’t like talents, but the prerequisite is that this talent is the one Erzhu Rong needs.

If this person interferes with his plan, he will kill him without hesitation.

Because Erzhu Rong didn't care.

Ge Rong is such an example.

Erzhu Rong doesn't care about what the Hebei rebels think. If Ge Rong surrenders, he will be killed. If the remaining Hebei rebels rebel again because of Ge Rong's killing, then we will suppress them again!

When Gao Huan continued to explain Yuwen Luosheng's prestige among the people of Wuchuan, Erzhu Rong became even more determined to kill him.

"I see. You and Yuwen Luosheng have a past, right? You should visit him more often in the next few days."

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Erzhu Rong did not abuse the Yuwen brothers. Instead, he treated them very well. Every day, many of Erzhu Rong's old men from Wuchuan came to visit them in prison. Even the Heba brothers came several times.

The Heba brothers kept persuading Yuwen Luosheng to join Erzhu Rong's army and told him many stories about Erzhu Rong.

Yuwen Luosheng finally recovered from the mental shock. He had accepted the result of Ge Rong's killing and gradually accepted the persuasion of the Heba brothers. If Erzhu Rong really wanted to surrender him, he would be willing to surrender to Erzhu Rong.

After all, no one from the Six Garrisons could refuse a lord like Erzhu Rong.

Yuwen Tai and Yuwen Luosheng were imprisoned together, but when he saw his brother gradually recovering, Yuwen Tai looked worried.

Seeing Yuwen Tai's expression, Yuwen Luosheng said, "Heita, Brother Heba has already said that if he can continue to serve under the general in the future, it will not be considered a disgrace to the martial arts passed down by his father and brother. Why are you still worried?"

Yuwen Tai sighed and said:
"I'm worried about you, brother."

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"The more the Heba brothers praise their elder brother, the more dangerous his elder brother becomes."

Yuwen Luosheng really had no political talent and did not understand what his brother meant. At this time, the jailer came to report again that Gao Huan also came to visit Yuwen Luosheng and his brothers with wine and meat.

Yuwen Luosheng was very happy. After Gao Huan put down the wine and meat, he said to Yuwen Luosheng: "Yuwen, I also spoke a few good words for you in front of the general yesterday, and mentioned the old story of Uncle Yuwen. The general also praised the courage of you and your son."

Hearing this, Yuwen Luosheng said gratefully:
"Thank you Gao Lang for your help!"

The two men drank and reminisced about the past, talking about many old stories of the Six Garrisons and expressing their feelings, but Yuwen Tai just sat there without saying a word and did not speak to Gao Huan.

But after Gao Huan left, Yuwen Tai suddenly burst into tears and said:

"Brother, Gao Huan wants to harm you!"

Yuwen Luosheng said in surprise:
"If it wasn't for He Liuhun, we would have died on the battlefield. Today, he spoke for my brother in front of General Erzhu. Why did he say that?"

Yuwen Tai said:
"Brother Heba praised my elder brother, that's because the Heba family has a history with our Yuwen family. Gao Huan, a Huaishuo native, also praised my elder brother, this is flattering my elder brother to death. General Erzhu wants to win over the hearts of the Six Garrisons, how can he tolerate my elder brother?"

Yuwen Luosheng said:
"Black Otter, He Liuhun is not such a person."

Yuwen Tai sighed and said, "People change. When Gao Huan was under your majesty's command, your brother never showed him any favor."

Yuwen Luosheng was skeptical, but now that he was in prison, he could only wait for Erzhu Rong's decision.

Yuwen Tai's words turned out to be prophetic. In the evening, Erzhu Rong's personal guards came to the prison cell with a military order. Erzhu Rong ordered the execution of Yuwen Luosheng!

Yuwen Luosheng was shocked, but his personal guards brought another military order, pardoning Yuwen Luosheng's younger brother Yuwen Tai, and other members of the Yuwen family would not be implicated.

Yuwen Luosheng recovered. Facing Yuwen Tai who was weeping and kowtowing to him, he said:
"I regret not listening to Black Otter's advice. I will leave the Yuwen family to you now."

Having said this, Yuwen Luosheng lived up to the reputation of being a hero of the Six Garrisons. He calmly followed the envoy out of the prison and accepted his execution.

Yuwen Tai cried in prison for half a day until the jailer sent him out of the prison, and then he wiped away his tears.

Since the Rebellion of the Six Garrisons, the once prosperous Yuwen family now has only a few people left.

His eldest brother Yuwen Hao died in battle protecting his father, his father Yuwen Gong and second brother Yuwen Lian also died in battle, and Yuwen Luosheng was executed by Erzhu Rong. Thinking of this, Yuwen Tai was overwhelmed with grief again.

At this time, Yuwen Tai saw Yuwen Hu, who was wearing mourning clothes. He saw that Yuwen Hu's little face was full of tears, but when he saw Yuwen Tai, he still pretended to be resolute.

Yuwen Tai looked at his nephew, took his hand and said:
"Ahu, you and I are the only ones left in the Yuwen family."

Yuwen Hu seemed to have grown up overnight. He comforted Yuwen Tai and said:
"Uncle Yao, as long as the Yuwen family bloodline is not cut off, the blood of our ancestors will not be shed in vain!"

When Yuwen Tai heard his nephew say this, he quickly cheered up and said to Yuwen Hu:
"Take me to Brother Heba's house. I want to ask the general to allow me to collect my brother's remains and mourn for him in Yecheng."
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Xi Yi, who was fleeing with the emperor and Empress Dowager Hu, received good news and bad news.

The good news is that Erzhu Rong defeated Ge Rong and has marched into Yecheng, so Hebei is already in his possession.

The bad news was that Yuan Tianmu's camp in Ji County was attacked at night by Xing Gao, and rumors spread in the army that Luoyang had been lost. Yuan Tianmu was defeated and had fled back to Hanoi, where he was about to meet up with Xi Yi.

During his escape, Xi Yi had a good relationship with Emperor Yuan Ziyou. Xi Yi took these two pieces of news and discussed them with Yuan Ziyou.

Yuan Ziyou did not show much expression when hearing the news of the victory and the defeat, which made Xi Yi admire the young emperor somewhat. He did not expect that this hastily established emperor actually had a bit of the demeanor of an emperor.

"Your Majesty, the positions of all parties in Hanoi are unclear now. Please decide what we should do next."

"Lord Xi, I don't understand these things. The general entrusted me to you before he went to war. You must be able to protect my safety. I will listen to you."

Xi Yi developed a favorable impression of Yuan Ziyou again. After some discussion, the two decided to bypass those powerful people in Hanoi and go directly to meet up with Yuan Tianmu, and then wait for orders from Erzhu Rong.

At this time, the envoys sent by Emperor Yuan Hao of Southern Liang from Luoyang City also arrived in the Hanoi area.

These envoys were all Yuan Hao's close ministers. They were always arrogant and domineering, and they blackmailed the local people when they arrived in Hanoi.

Among them, the largest force in Hanoi was Prince Yuan Xin of Pei.

After Yuan Xin welcomed Luoyang, he asked his men, "Yuan Hao is Yuan Ziyou's cousin. If he becomes emperor, it can barely be considered as stability of the country. I observe the current situation and think it is better to surrender to Yuan Hao first. What do you think?"

Everyone present was shocked when they heard this.

Cui Guangshao, a subordinate of Yuan Xin and a member of the Hedong Cui clan, immediately expressed his opposition:

"Yuan Hao relied on the Southern Liang Dynasty to make his fortune. If we follow him, it would be like following a traitor! If Your Majesty insists on following Yuan Hao, please forgive us for not following you!"

The Cui family had deep influence in the Hanoi area, and Yuan Xin did not dare to risk opposition from his subordinates to join Yuan Hao, so he could only imprison Yuan Hao's envoy first.

When the news came that Erzhu Rong had defeated Ge Rong in one battle, Yuan Xin was glad that he had listened to his subordinates and did not surrender to the Luoyang court.

He immediately beheaded Yuan Hao's envoy, indicating that he was irreconcilable with the Luoyang court.

Erzhu Rong in Yecheng also learned the news of Yuan Tianmu's defeat in Ji County, and sent Gao Huan with 2,000 cavalry to the south to support Yuan Tianmu and attack Ji County again.

(End of this chapter)