Chapter 555: Goodbye Zhou Yuan

The Niulanshan camp is large enough, and the five thousand returning Yan troops occupy a corner of the camp alone. Surrounding them are soldiers from the Eastern Expedition Army who are fully armed and guarding. These Yan troops who have just returned from Donghu are extremely emotionally unstable and must be guarded against .

"I didn't expect you to pick me up in person?" Zhou Yuan looked at Gao Yuan opposite and said with a wry smile. Returning to the Niulanshan camp, he took a shower again. Zhou Yuan's somewhat decadent spirit was slightly lifted, but the embarrassment and suffering in his heart were not reduced by half. If he had a choice, he would rather Gao Yuan refused to accept his arrival. Don't ask, ignore it. "I originally thought it would be Chun Yuyan coming."

Gao Yuan smiled and said, "In any case, you were once the Taiwei of the Yan State, and I was the General of the Yan State's expedition to the east. Regardless of the superior-subordinate relationship, there is always a comradeship."

Hearing the words "former Taiwei", Zhou Yuan's eyes flashed, "Don't you remember grudges against me?"

"What do you think?" Gao Yuan chuckled.

Zhou Yuan nodded, "This is the right thing, but Gao Yuan, I look at you even more highly now. You can clearly tell the difference between public and private."

"There's nothing to disagree with. The Donghu people sent you back today and hit me, Dayan, in the face. I should retaliate."

Zhou Yuan was silent for a moment, "Although I am in charge of Donghu, I also know a lot of information about you. Do you still consider yourself a minister of Great Yan?"

"Why don't you admit it?" Gao Yuan laughed: "I am also from Yan. But I am a little strange, Captain Zhou, why do you always plot against me? Whether it was in Jicheng before or this time in the Eastern Expedition, Why do you have to put me to death?"

Zhou Yuan chuckled, "General Gao, my goal has always been to subdue Ye Tiannan in Jicheng. It was just to pull him down. But in the battle of Donghu, I didn't want Ye Tiannan to own a wealthy place like Langya County. Finally, there is a general with military power like you out there, so dealing with you is just a casual matter. But now it seems that I have put the cart before the horse, and Ye Tiannan is the biggest threat. . If I could go back in time, when I was in Yuyang County, I would definitely find a way to get rid of you directly instead of letting you grow up step by step. "

He sighed, "Now it seems that the biggest threat to the Yan Kingdom is not Donghu, but you. Gao Yuan, you don't need to cover up. There is no need for clever excuses. Some things cannot be hidden from the discerning person. Your goal It has always been about overthrowing the Yan Dynasty. If the Donghu people are just bandits who robbed their houses, you are the murderers who want to disembowel their bodies and gouge out their hearts."

"Lieutenant Zhou is now in this situation. Are you still thinking about these useless things?" Gao Yuan sneered. Indeed, things have reached this point. In the eyes of people like Zhou Yuan, there is no need to hide it, and there is no way to hide it. "I'm afraid Lieutenant Zhou is not very clear about the current situation of Yan State, right?"

"I was about to ask for advice.

"Zhou Yuan nodded, "I'm in Donghu, and they will only tell me what they want me to know. I really don't know much about the current political situation in Dayan. "

"Now Zhou Yu is serving as the Taiwei of the Yan Kingdom, and Tan Feng is serving as the imperial censor and commanding the Yan Lingwei. They are doing their best to assist the King of Yan in regaining the territories entrusted to the nobles. Now in the Yan Kingdom, except for Yuyang, Hejian, and Liaoxi In addition, all of them have been taken back by the King of Yan. The Yan State has officially begun to implement the system of counties and counties where the king centralized power. Your territory, Doctor Ning's territory, has been divided into more than a dozen directly governed counties. "Gao Yuan gloated. Authentic: "Lieutenant Zhou, you have nothing."

"Is it still calm?" Zhou Yuan asked, "There is no opposition in the country to such a big move?"

"Objection?" Gao Yuan laughed: "With the full cooperation of your proud disciple Zhou Yu, who controls the only remaining army of Yan, those who dare to oppose have now been wiped out. Now only the area under my control and the powerful fishermen are left. Yang County and other noble territories no longer exist, and Yuyang County may not be able to sustain it for long. "

Zhou Yuan took a deep breath and said, "If this can make the Yan Kingdom stronger, I have nothing to say. I hope they have done nothing wrong and will not plunge the Yan Kingdom into a state of eternal disaster."

"You are broad-minded." Gao Yuan chuckled, "It seems that you have gained a lot from this trip to Donghu, but Ning Zecheng will soon be punished by King Yan Mingzhengdian. I wonder what Taiwei Zhou thinks?"

Zhou Yuan raised his head sharply, his eyes full of surprise, "Ning Zecheng? Ming Zhengdian punishment? Kill him?"

"Of course!" Gao Yuan nodded and said, "We have already issued an edict to the world."

Zhou Yuan fell silent for a moment.

"Now you should know why I came to pick you up, but Chun Yuyan, who was supposed to be here, disappeared?" Gao Yuan asked, staring at Zhou Yuan.

"They want to kill me too?"

"To be more precise, they don't want you to return to Jicheng alive." Gao Yuan said: "You are different from Ning Zecheng. You have a great influence in the army and have many disciples in the army. Ning Zecheng cannot compare to this. The Yan Ling Guards controlled by Ning Zecheng have been completely controlled by Tan Feng, but Zhou Yu cannot fully control the army. After all, the size of the army is not comparable to that of the Yan Ling Guards. Therefore, you cannot be punished by Ming Zhengdian. If you want to kill me, you can only use some evil tricks. If I predict correctly, they will definitely find a way to let you die in our Liaoxi territory, so that you can put some shit on my head. "

"Is this why you came to pick me up?"

"Although I also want you to die, I don't want you to die in Liaoxi." Gao Yuan made no secret of his disgust for Zhou Yuan, "So I must come in person, because this time it is Li Yuncong who came to Liaoxi to preside over this matter."

"Li Yuncong?" Zhou Yuan was surprised and asked.

"Yes, this person has taken refuge with Tan Feng. I think Taiwei Zhou also knows his abilities. As soon as this person arrived in western Liaoning, he assassinated me and another senior Zhengdong official, and he almost succeeded." Gao Long way.

Zhou Yuan sneered, "Even if I'm in despair now, not a few assassins can get close to me?"

"I know that the personal guards around Zhou Taiwei are not ordinary people!" Gao Yuan said: "But what if there are unreliable people among your personal guards?"

"This is impossible!" Zhou Yuan denied.

"Nothing is impossible. Have you ever thought that Zhou Yu would stab you in the back and fight back?" Gao Yuan was not afraid to sprinkle a handful of salt on Zhou Yuan's wounds. "So Lieutenant Zhou, I will be solely responsible for your safety in Western Liaoning. Your personal guards will be excluded. Once you leave Western Liaoning, I will have nothing to do with you."

Zhou Yuan suddenly felt a sense of powerlessness all over his body and sighed silently. The past was different from the past. Although Gao Yuan wanted to protect his own life, his actions were full of malice. But he couldn't refuse, and it was impossible for him to refuse.

"When people are under the eaves, they have to bow their heads. It's up to you!" He sighed secretly in his heart, but Zhou Yuan was a military commander after all, so he could let it go.

"Okay, I hope I can have a great time meeting Zhou Taiwei during this time." Gao Yuan clapped his hands and said with a smile: "Putting this matter aside, Zhou Taiwei, I saw that among the generals who followed you back, General Xiong Ben was missing. ?”

"Xiong Ben doesn't want to return to China. He wants to stay in Donghu. He will come back when the last batch of captured Yan troops are released and returned to China." Zhou Yuan was a little melancholy, but he knew in his heart that Xiong Ben had completely parted ways with him. In the last battle with Donghu, in order to allow Zhou Yu to escape and return, he ordered Xiong Ben, who did not know the inside story on the front line, to lead his troops to launch a battle at any cost. Xiong Ben's men suffered heavy casualties, and there were not even one or two stops left in the ten stops. .

"I can't tell that General Kumamoto is still a man. He is much more courageous than the generals who followed you back." Gao Yuan sighed: "Xiongmoto, Hu Yanchao, Zhou Yu, and Taiwei have so many talents under their command. It's a pity that the battle ended like this. Lieutenant Commander, you have been staying in Donghu for a few months. I wonder if you have anything special to tell me?"

Zhou Yuan looked at Gao Yuan for a moment and nodded: "I think you and Dong Hu will start a war next. Considering this, I am willing to admit it frankly. If you can really defeat Dong Hu, it will be regarded as revenge for me."

"It's not about defeating them, it's about completely destroying them!" Gao Yuan said with a smile.

Zhou Yuan shook his head, he didn't believe Gao Yuan could do this.

"I am not restricted in Helin and can move around at will. The political situation in Donghu is undergoing violent turmoil. What Thorpe is doing now is similar to Jiling. The tribal power has been sharply weakened. The palace of Donghu Royal Court is The guard army is expanding rapidly. It is conceivable that in the next few years, the originally scattered tribal alliance will become a highly unified central government." Zhou Yuan said: "If Donghu is allowed to form such a system, I am afraid that it will happen. Become a formidable enemy."

He looked at Gao Yuan and suddenly laughed, "So I really hope you can fight Dong Hu for a few more years, so that Dayan can have enough time to strengthen himself again. Gao Yuan, you have to support it for a few more years."

Gao Yuan laughed, "It's not a waste of time, Captain."

"Thorpe relies on his reputation for defeating Dayan this time, and with the strength of Agu and other tribes severely damaged, there is almost no resistance when he does this. This is why I am optimistic that he can succeed."

"This man is indeed talented and strategist, no less powerful than Miranda!" Gao Yuan nodded, not despising his opponent just because he had suffered defeat at his hands. "This man is planning a major change in the entire Donghu, from nomadic to farming. Although the final effect I don’t know how, but it’s admirable to dare to do this.”

"By the way, there is one more thing you need to pay attention to!" Zhou Yuan suddenly said, "Although there are rich mineral deposits in Donghu, their level of iron smelting is low. It was not a concern at first, but I saw it in Helin. There are a large number of craftsmen from Qi State, as well as a large number of Qi State people. Although they try their best to hide it, it can be seen at a glance that they are soldiers. If my prediction is correct, Qi State and Donghu are already in cahoots. "

Gao Yuan sat up straight all of a sudden. This matter was worthy of his attention. (To be continued...)