Chapter 315: Response

On July 21st, Gao Yuan returned to Fufeng City in western Liaoning safe and sound, and entered the city where he had been away for more than half a year amidst the cheers of thousands of local soldiers and civilians.

On the first day of August, Gao Yuanzheng East General's Mansion was opened and the teeth were built. Under the General's Mansion, there were Governors of the Left Army, Governors of the Right Army, Governors of the Central Army, Shi of the Army Commander, and Sima of the Army. , Sun Xiao became the commander of the Chinese army, Cao Tian became the commander of the army, and originally wanted to recruit Wu Kai as the commander of the army, but Wu Kai refused to do anything, preferring to be his county magistrate. The main focus is still on your own business.

On the eighth day of August, General Zhengdong’s Mansion held a grand military parade under Fufeng City. The governors of the three armies each led their troops and horses to accept the review by Gao Yuan, the new General Zhengdong.

Shocking news one after another, spread to all directions of Dayan through Fufeng, and at the same time, spread to every corner of this continent. But everyone who received the news reacted differently.

Zhang Shouyue of Liaoxi County, listening to the messenger's return, was surprised but seemed to be expected. After thinking for a while, he ordered Gu Changwei, the commander of the personal guards, to prepare a gift. He wanted to go to Fufeng in person to congratulate Gao Yuan. Zhang Shubao was in Fufeng He didn't come back at all, but after Zhang Junbao got the news, his face turned livid, he locked himself in the study, and didn't go out for a whole day.

In Langya County, Ye Tiannan, who had just returned here not long ago, looked up to the sky and laughed, and then sent his general, Ye Zhen, to Fufeng with a letter written by himself and Ye Jinger.

Yan Shenghao of Hejian County, when he got the news, he was facing the corpse of Chen Ying, his trusted general, which his subordinates managed to find from the grassland. The weather was so hot that the corpse was already rotting, and the stench was so strong that it was almost impossible to distinguish Chen Ying's face. After hearing the messenger's report, he let out a long sigh and ordered his subordinates to prepare a generous gift and send it to Fufeng to express their congratulations to Gaoyuan's founding of the mansion.

In Yuyang County, the reactions of Jiang Dawei and his son Jiang Xinliang were completely opposite. One was furious. During this day, I don’t know how many servants in the mansion suffered. Celebrated lavishly.

In Jicheng, King of Yan Ji Ping heard that Gao Yuan was officially opening a mansion in Fufeng, and with a smile on his face, he ordered General Zhengdong to send a letter of ceremonial flag to Fufeng on horseback. The officials said: "Gao Yuan came from a humble background, so I'm afraid he doesn't know much about these etiquettes, but General Zhengdong is one of the eight generals of my Yan Dynasty. He has a high position and authority, so you should not ignore it. Your Excellency, Chunyu, you are the one who worked hard Let’s go, go to Fufeng yourself.”

Chunyu Yan, Yan's domestic historian, bowed to salute: "I will obey the king's order!" When he got up, he glanced at Taiwei Zhou Yuan and Yushi doctor Ning Zecheng, but there was a hint of joking in his eyes, but he couldn't get rid of it.

In the evening, in Xianyun Building, Zhou Yuan and Ning Zecheng sat facing each other. Compared to Zhou Yuan's fury, Ning Zecheng seemed quite indifferent.

"The king rewarded Gao Yuan with a thousand sets of armor and all kinds of money worth tens of thousands. What does he want to do?" He put the teacup in his hand on the table heavily. The color is calm and looks extremely anxious.

"Duke Zhou, stay safe and don't get bored!" Ning Zecheng tapped on the table lightly, "Are you in the court today, are you afraid that others will not know that you were the one who assassinated Gao Yuan in Jicheng?"

Zhou Yuan was startled when he heard the words, "Even if we don't say anything, don't they know that it was you and me?" He suddenly laughed grinningly, "Master Ning, do you think you can still escape? Your Majesty's move is clearly a warning. You and I, it seems that he has become suspicious of us."

Ning Zecheng's face remained unchanged, "So what? Zhou Gong, even if Gao Yuan returned to Fufeng alive, what can he do with you and me? General Zhengdong, ha, there are eight generals in Yan State, and he is just one of them. But you and I are the only ones. Since there is something wrong, I should take it easy. But I hope that when you make a move next time, you can be sure, instead of being anticlimactic like this time. Under the circumstances, Gao Yuan was actually allowed to escape, so that bad results were planted."

Zhou Yuan said dejectedly: "Such a death situation can allow him to escape, if I had known this, I should have tried to put him to death in front of the Yuyang army."

"If we kill him in Yuyang, how can we bring down Ye Tiannan?" Ning Zecheng shook his head, "Compared to Gao Yuan, Ye Tiannan is more dangerous."

"I'm worried about raising the tiger. This time, we let the tiger go back to the mountain. It will be difficult to have such an opportunity in the future." Zhou Yuan sighed, his disappointment was beyond words.

"Not necessarily, as long as you put your heart into it, there will always be opportunities." Ning Zecheng said with a smile.

"You already have a solution?" Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up.

"There is a way, but this time it will take some time and effort, and the time is right, but let's see, if Gao Yuan has only reached this point, then it doesn't matter, if he can really move forward step by step, then No way, we have to deal with him." Ning Zecheng took a sip of tea lightly, "Duke Zhou, just wait. Right now, I, Dayan, are preparing to launch a big war against Donghu, you'd better spend more time on it , if you can win Donghu, you will be a great success, as long as you do this step, are you still afraid of a mere Gaoyuan?"

Zhou Yuan laughed, "You're right, always attack Donghu, whether Gao Yuan wants to or not, he has to return to my command, and there are plenty of opportunities."

Ning Zecheng shook his head, "Gao Yuan is not Gao Yuan at this time, it is impossible to calculate him easily, but there is always a way."

"What do you mean?"

"This matter must fall on western Liaoning!" Zhang Shouyue dipped his finger in the tea and wrote a name on the table, "I have already sent someone to contact him, and he must be very willing."

Seeing this rather unfamiliar name, Zhou Yuan was slightly taken aback. After thinking for a moment, he remembered who this person was, and stared at Ning Zecheng with wide eyes, "Master Ning is really powerful, and he actually came up with this idea."

"Heaven knows this matter, you know me, it's not enough for outsiders to know, if it succeeds, it won't kill two birds with one stone, but kill three birds with one stone." Ning Zecheng laughed. In the past, you always had to do your best to save face. Gao Yuan set up a government office and served as General Zhengdong. You, the Taiwei who is in charge of Dayan's troops and horses, have to show something. If you want to take it, you must give it first. Of."

Zhou Yuan nodded again and again. "Making an attitude of reconciliation, to slow down the vigilance in this son's heart, will definitely help you and me to succeed in our plans."

After more than ten days, the news finally reached Zhao State. King Zhao Zhao Wuji just glanced at it and threw the secret report into the wastebasket. To him, this personnel change in Yan State was fundamentally important. It's just a trivial matter. Although General Zhengdong is already a high-ranking general of the Yan State, this person is deep in the border of the East and Hu, and has no effect on the Zhao State for a while. There are too many things that make him anxious now. , how can I care about the promotion of a general of Yan State.

In the battle between Yan and Zhao, the country of Yan was defeated, and someone needed to be responsible for it. He had to belittle Zhao Qi, which greatly reduced his control over the government. However, with the rise and fall, the prime minister of the state, Zi Lan, was on the rise. He was furious at the growing calls to return to the prime minister. He responded forcefully.

In the battle between Qin and Zhao, it seems that Qin State lost the generals, but in the long run, Zhao State lost a lot. Although we know that Zhao Mu is the pillar of the country, but under the oppression of Qin State, we have to belittle him. Zhao Mu, not to mention that Zhao Mu and Zilan are close friends, punishing Zhao Mu this time is also a warning to Zilan's family. Zilan can no longer stay in Handan, let him go back to Daijun, Daijun Now that the loss is heavy, there is no chance of turning over in decades, and the next possible attack by the Qin army will leave Zilan with no time to take care of other things.

Zhao Guo's political arena was constantly shaken. First, Zhao Qi was demoted, then Zhao Mu was demoted, and then Guo Xiang Zi Lan was dismissed. None of the three important figures to Zhao was spared.

Prince Shang Dafu was appointed Minister of State, Zhou Changshou, the former General of Zhao Mu, served as the head of the Hedong Camp, and Zhao Guang, a general of Zhao's standing army, was appointed as the deputy general to guard against the Qin army.

Zhao Mu and Zi Lan sat opposite each other in Zhao Guoguo's mansion. Compared with Zhao Mu's tired and old face, Zi Lan looked energetic.

"General Zhao, this battle is not your crime, but that we lost before the battle started. The defeat on the battlefield is just a continuation of this incident. Although the king demoted you, But it's just to deal with the Qin State, just look at the leader of the Hedong camp, Zhou Changshou, and you can understand that if something happens, you will recover. You have worked hard for so many years, so just take this opportunity to take a good rest." Zi Lan An Wei looked at Zhao Mu with a downcast expression.

"That being said, from now on, compared with Qin's army, we must be restrained in every way and fall into a disadvantage every step of the way. How can we not make people worry?" Zhao Mu sighed.

"Fortune is for misfortune, and misfortune is for blessing. Although my country, Zhao, was at a disadvantage this time, it also allowed other countries to see Qin's plan clearly. Maybe if we make more maneuvers, there will be no such big consequences." Resistance, maybe this is also the prelude to the decline of Qin from prosperity, don't always think about the worst!" Zilan laughed.

"You are lenient." Zhao Mu laughed, "But this time, you have fulfilled your wish. Except for the Prime Minister, you will return to Dai County, and you will no longer be in Handan. You must be very satisfied with the Heart Sutra, Daijun."

"Why don't you just say that Daijun is a waste of time, and Qin Jun, will you let me stop?" Zilan's smile disappeared immediately when Daijun was mentioned.

The two of them were relatively speechless, they both sighed and said nothing, the state affairs are like this, what can the husband say? It's just hard support.

"Dong Weng!" Pan Hong walked gently into the small hall, "Just now the tiger and leopard rider sent a message."

"Oh, what's the news?" Zi Lan nodded slightly, "I'm quite surprised by your appearance?"

"Dong Weng, it's about the Yan State. The Yan State County Wei Gaoyuan you have been paying close attention to has been promoted to General Zhengdong. He established a government in Fufeng, western Liaoning, and officially took office." Pan Hong said.

Zi Lan was slightly stunned, "It's so, the news came some time ago, I thought this person had been plotted to death by Zhou Yuan and others, but I didn't expect it to be so bright, this person is really a character." After pondering for a moment, Zi Lan said: "Pan Hong, let Feng Fayong go, just say that I congratulate him on his promotion, um, as a gift, let Feng Fayong bring over one hundred thousand taels of silver notes. It's not easy to send other things, or Money is convenient, presumably he is now building a family, the worst thing is money!"

Hearing Zilan's order, Zhao Mu couldn't help being stunned, "Brother Zilan, why are you so interested in this person? Such a big deal?"

Zi Lan laughed, but did not explain to Zhao Mu.