Chapter 515 Returning Home
Chongzhou.
The moon is sparse and the stars are shining, the cold wind is howling, and the branches in Prince Chong's Mansion are covered with flowers and grass. Under the blowing of the cold wind, the wind blows on the grass and the shadows of the branches are whirling.
The lights were still on in the study, and several slender figures were illuminated by the lights, and their shadows were cast on the window paper.
"Crunch."
The window suddenly opened, and the biting cold wind poured into the study through the window, blowing all the papers on the desk to the ground. Facing the cold wind, King Chong put down the letter in his hand, and his mind cleared. Quite a few.
"I never expected that King Huai, who was once arrogant and commanded all the princes in the world, would now be in a situation where everyone is shouting for beatings."
King Chong turned around, handed the letter in his hand to the staff below, and said: "King Huai wants to take refuge with me, and hopes that I will take him in. What do you think of this matter?"
I saw an old man with gray hair, but a tall and straight figure, who looked full of energy, and whose face was full of traces of time, took a step forward. His eyes seemed to hide endless light and wisdom, and said: "Your Majesty, when it comes to family ties, You and Prince Huai are both clan members of the Song Dynasty, brothers.
In terms of interests, there is Lu Sheng in Luonan who leads the emperor to command the princes and has more than 100,000 troops. In the north, Chen Mo is chasing Jin Xia and is occupying the entire north. His power and ambition are very likely to subvert the country and the country of the Song Dynasty. However, these two forces are not something that the prince can contend with at the moment. If the prince does not want the country and the country to fall, If you want to save the tall building from falling into the hands of others, you must unite with King Huai to strengthen your own strength to defend against foreign enemies. "
After saying this, he was naturally opposed by others, saying:
"My subordinates believe that what Mr. Liang said is inappropriate. King Huai took advantage of Chen Mo's attack on Jinxia to raid Huaizhou. Such a villain's actions have lost the righteousness and lost people's hearts. This is all. The result The raid also failed, causing the Huai army to suffer heavy losses, and even there was a crisis of trust internally.
The second attack resulted in the death of Chu Ce and the destruction of the army. Even the Xiao family defected to the Chen army, which showed that his subordinates were unknown. Now the imperial court has issued an imperial edict to conquer the king of Huai, and all the princes in the world have responded. Now he is unable to protect himself, like a rat crossing the street, everyone is shouting to beat him.
If we take him in now, we will undoubtedly arouse Chen Mo's wrath. Chen Mo has just destroyed Jinxia's East Route Army and fought all the way to Haiyan Pass. He has won consecutive battles. His army is mighty and his morale is high. If the King of Huai is captured, he may be tempted to raise troops to attack him. I hope the prince will think twice. "
The person he called the head of the Liang family was Liang Mu, the head of the Liang family, one of the seven famous families. When he heard the objection, he immediately yelled:
"Guo Wei, the prince and Prince Huai are relatives of the Song Dynasty. They have been advancing and retreating together before. In the eyes of the people of the world, the two of them are one. Now that Prince Huai is in trouble, the prince refuses to save him. How will this be viewed by the people of the world? Your Majesty, aren't you trapping your Majesty in an unjust place?
What's more, Chen Mo is a wolf with great ambitions and great ambitions. Now he is sitting on the entire north and wants to subvert our Song Dynasty. Even if the prince does not take in Prince Huai, Guo Wei, can you dare to guarantee that Chen Mo will not attack the prince? "
Liang Mu's words silenced Guo Weiqian. Now everyone in the world knows that Chen Mo now controls the entire north and will definitely not be satisfied with this. If he wants to go further, King Chong will become Chen Mo's enemy sooner or later.
But he still said stiffly: "But General Gongsun has not returned yet. At present, we do not want to be enemies with him, but because we first avoid his sharp edges, entrust him to the virtual snake, and then slowly plan for him."
In response, Liang Mu snorted coldly, raised his hands and said to King Chong: "Your Majesty, although King Huai's army has been destroyed, there are still thousands of his own troops, which is a considerable force, and King Huai is rooted in Huaizhou. For decades, I have a lot of background. Even if Huaizhou is robbed by Chen Mo, the centipede will not die. If the prince takes in Prince Huai, he will definitely be able to provide a lot of help to the prince. "
Guo Wei wanted to say more, but a quick voice sounded outside the study, and then the housekeeper's words rang out: "Your Majesty, General Gongsun is back."
When Gongsun Yan decided to cross the Wuhang Mountains, Wanyan Xiaji happened to know about the eastern front. In addition to the danger of the Wuhang Mountains, they did not send troops to chase Gongsun Yan, allowing the latter to successfully enter the Wuhang Mountains.
However, the dangers of the Wuhang Mountains still almost caused Gongsun Yan to get lost. After losing nearly a thousand soldiers, he only rushed back to Chongzhou now.
When he learned that Gongsun Yan was back, King Chong was very happy and hurriedly received Gongsun Yan.
But Gongsun Yan brought some bad news to King Chong.
First of all, it was to assist Longyou, which caused the loss of nearly half of Chong's army.
Secondly, Yue Ruyan led her army south to join Chen Mo.
Finally, the property compensation given by Yue Ruyan was lost a lot when crossing the Wuhang Mountains because the mountain road was too steep and the property was too heavy.
The summary is one sentence. This time King Chong sent troops to assist Longyou. Not only did he get nothing, but he also suffered heavy losses.
After hearing this, King Chong's heart sank immediately, but he still pretended to be calm and squeezed out a few smiles: "General Gongsun is fine."
After speaking, he asked Gongsun Yan what he thought of taking in King Huai.
Gongsun Yan thought for a while and said: "We can accept King Huai. Jin Xia's Western Route Army has all gone towards Yuzhou, and even Chen Mo's squadron has no time to take care of us."
The news of Wanyan Xiaji's withdrawal has not reached Chongzhou yet. Even King Chong doesn't know about it, and Gongsun Yan doesn't even know about it.
After some consideration, King Chong said: "Liang Situ, you can lead people to greet King Huai."
Although Liang Mu's Situ had long been dismissed by the court, King Chong still called Liang Mu as Situ.
Liang Mugong said: "No."
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In the second year of Yong'an, January 9th.
Linzhou, Xiangyang City.
It was still a cold day, and the weather was getting colder. There were few pedestrians on the streets in the city, but the restaurants and teahouses were full. Groups of three or five held a wine pot, drinking and eating hot pot, talking and laughing enthusiastically.
Because today was the day when Chen Mo returned to Xiangyang.
Chen Mo returned to Linzhou from Yuzhou, and the post stations in various places passed the news layer by layer, and the people of Xiangyang knew it.
Some people came to the city gate spontaneously to greet him. Some of them were relatives of Chen’s soldiers. They were worried about their relatives who were away on the expedition, and they had to see them come back with their own eyes to feel at ease.
At this moment, on the north gate tower of Xiangyang City, umbrellas and flags were raised one by one, and there were screens around them. Chen Mo’s wife was under the umbrella. Inside the screen, even Wu Mi and Han Anniang, who were pregnant, were looking forward to it through the gap between the screens with their big bellies.
At this moment, a horse was pulled up at the end of the official road, raising a cloud of dust. The knight of the Cavalry Guard, who was wearing bright light armor, quickly reined in his horse and shouted loudly, "Duke Anguo, return to the army."