Feng Pingcheng
Like Qingyuan City, after Nanyan Murong Yongduo was defeated and the He people were slaughtered, Feng Ping sealed the border, and no one was allowed to enter or leave. Even merchants who lived on the world were not allowed to go north. Just a cut word. Perhaps it is precisely because of the war in which the great merchants perished that Zhu Bingtian is one of the few Nanyan courtiers who knows the Sui army very well.
Therefore, his attitude was more correct than Fu Zhengnan's.
Even though the big merchants were corrupt back then, at least they still had a well-equipped army of one million and countless generals with real talents. Zhu Bingtian had thought countless times that if the merchant army had persisted on the south bank of the Yangtze River for a while, even if it had been blocked for a month, he would not have delayed returning to Yongzhou. Because the Shang army was defeated so quickly and thoroughly, Zhu Chengtian knew that even if he led his troops back, he would not be able to recover.
What's more, the emperor of the Shang Kingdom at that time suddenly realized that most of his subordinates were unreliable in the crisis of destroying the country, so he began to prepare to take back his military power. If Zhu Bingtian went back, nine times out of ten the emperor of the Shang Kingdom would take back all his troops.
Under the circumstances that the Shang Kingdom could no longer withstand the offensive of the Great Sui Dynasty, Zhu Chengtian chose to resist the imperial edict without much hesitation.
In troubled times, there is nothing more reassuring than having an army in your hands.
Decades have passed, but Zhu Bingtian still has not forgotten that war. He knew that Sui was also in chaos now, but he also knew that Sui's army was still strong. Compared with the Nanyan army, the domineering arrogance of the Sui people on the battlefield is still there.
It's just that, at the beginning, this kind of domineering was against foreign enemies, but now, it's them fighting each other.
Fang Jie's troops were able to sweep the combined forces of Murong Yongduo and Tuhunduo in Pingshang Road, which proved that the strength of the Sui army was still unrivaled. Under such circumstances, Zhu Chengtian immediately decided not to go out of the city to fight. He has been in Fengping for decades, a few years longer than Luo Yao has been running Yongzhou. This is his nest, the fortress he has built with all his strength. He is confident that as long as he does not go out, no one can Come in easily.
The city defense was handed over to the young man who signed the letter. The reason why Zhu Chengtian made such a decision was because he knew that this young man had an unconvinced spirit in his bones and knew how to endure. If it wasn't because he was cautious and decisive enough, he wouldn't have had the chance to escape when his family was punished after being involved in Prince Yi Yang Yin's conspiracy in Chang'an.
Moreover, this person was taught by his father himself since he was a child, and he is very insightful in the art of war and strategy. After all, his father was once one of the most famous generals among the Sixteen Guards of the Sui Dynasty. When the Sui army went south to destroy the merchants, Zhu Bingtian had heard of his father's name, and wrote a letter to his father for self-protection.
A few years ago, the general resumed contact with him and kept exchanging letters. At that time, Zhu Chengtian was still wondering why the general who was in charge of one of the six armies of the Emperor of the Sui Dynasty suddenly thought of himself. Later, when the young man came to Feng Ping after fleeing from disaster, Zhu Chen suddenly realized that those letters were not written by the general at all, but by this young man.
This person's scheming is evident.
Zhu Chengtian guessed that when the young man knew that his father might rebel, he began to prepare for himself. He must have checked out all the people who had contacts with his father, and selected people who he could rely on to remember. He would not choose the Sui people, because once his father was defeated, the situation would be overwhelming and no one would dare to take him in. So he chose Zhu Chengtian, so, a few years ago, he began to write letters to Zhu Chengtian in the name of his father.
Zhu Bingtian guessed this, but didn't point it out.
How could a young man who had begun to prepare for his future a few years ago be a simple character? What's more, this person was one of the famous four talents in Chang'an City. If it weren't for Fang Jie's brilliant performance in the Yanwu Academy entrance examination, he would be the most outstanding person.
After this person arrived in Fengping City, Zhu Chengtian specially sent someone to Chang'an City to find out about him. The people who came back told Zhu Bingtian that this young man had a lot of friends when he was in Chang'an. He not only got along well with the children of the aristocratic family, but also flirted with many people in the market. When he was in Yanwuyuan, he clearly regarded Fang Xie as an opponent, and Fang Xie was also the biggest obstacle for him to make his debut, but he was very close to Fang Xie on the surface, and he was one of the few children in the family who had a relationship with Fang Xie One of the nice ones.
It was precisely because of his friendship that he had many friends in Chang'an who were not on the table, and he was able to escape when the Sui court was cleaning up the rebellion. Then he did not seek refuge with any relatives and friends in the Sui Dynasty, and went straight to Nanyan after coming out of Chang'an.
How many people can do this kind of decisiveness
Santo's Mansion
study
"Master, do you really plan to hand over all the military power to that person?"
Yu Mingli, Zhu Chengtian's confidant, was a little puzzled and unwilling. He had been with Zhu Chengtian for twenty years, and it seemed that the boy who had only been in Fengpingcheng for two years was taken more seriously. It took him twenty years to climb to the position of one of the six generals under the command of the city lord, but that kid climbed up in two years and was called the seventh master.
Now it seems that this Seventh Master is more popular than the first six of them.
"You are dissatisfied."
Zhu Chengtian put down the Chunqiu in his hand and glanced at Yu Mingli, he pointed to the yellowed book and asked: "I have read this book for decades, if I hadn't kept it so well, it would have been taken away long ago." It's broken. But now, why don't I get a new one? It's not an isolated copy, and the nine volumes of Spring and Autumn can be bought at any bookstore, and it doesn't cost a few dollars."
"Subordinates... don't understand."
Yu Mingli shook his head, but what was on his mind was why the city lord would suddenly say such irrelevant words
"Because I'm nostalgic."
Zhu Chengtian smiled and said: "I always like familiar things, such as my armor, which has been worn for decades and repaired dozens of times, but I still haven't replaced it. For example, the wooden comb I use to comb my hair, I have already lost seven or eight teeth, but I still haven’t lost it. For example, the chair I’m sitting on now is no younger than you, and it’s already loose, but I still like to sit on it.”
Yu Mingli's expression changed, he understood.
"The subordinate understands!"
"These old objects are lost or damaged. I still feel distressed, let alone you old subordinates who have been with me for decades? The war is imminent. If you lead the army, you will go to battle. Cold arrows have no eyes. If you hurt you, I feel bad. Destined to have a wild mind, he is in Fengping, but he is not in Fengping. In other words, you treat me as your master, but he only treats me as a backer. When he is full-fledged, my backer will no longer be It's important."
"So, leave the fight to him."
Yu Mingli said: "However, since you are worried about this man, you can hand over the military power to him, in case he..."
"He's not stupid, and he's smarter than most people. He knows that he doesn't have the strength to leave me and still rely on me, so he doesn't dare to make mistakes. In the past two years, he has made friends with young generals in private. He's not blind, he's hooking up with my people in my house, I can't see it? He doesn't try to win you over because he knows he can't win you over... You guys were brought out by me, and he doesn't dare to provoke you. Those young generals felt that they should have less respect for me, so they were more courageous. But he forgot that this is my territory after all."
"He doesn't have enough strength yet, and he can't do without Feng Ping, so he will try his best to defend here. So you can rest assured that the soldiers I handed over to him will be used to defend the city well. Besides, even if he wants to Transfer my soldiers to do some nasty things, are my soldiers so easy to fool?"
"Master, you understand it in your heart, and your subordinates can rest assured."
Yu Mingli bowed his head and said.
"I'm old."
Zhu Chengtian smiled and said: "But I'm not too old to be confused. People say that the older the fox, the more cunning, and the older the tree, the tougher. These words are not unreasonable. Mingli, you go back and talk to the five of them, tell them, In my heart, the weight of the six of you has not changed at all."
"Grandfather!"
Yu Mingli leaned over: "The few of us will follow you to the death!"
"Go."
Zhu Chengtian said: "I handed over the east gate to Dingcheng, and you guys take turns guarding the other three gates. Don't slack off. If you lose to the young man, it's not easy for me to favor you on the surface, right?"
"Here!"
Yu Mingli said: "Master, don't worry, no matter how stupid we are, we were trained by you, how could we lose to others?"
"Ha ha."
Zhu Chengtian laughed and said: "It's good to have this confidence. I will go back to the south to retire sooner or later. If Feng Ping is kept, I will choose one of the six of you to inherit it. This is what I said many years ago. Yes, it still counts. Although Zhu Ding was sent by the family, he has the intention of letting him take over the seat of the city lord, but he doesn't have the ability. Young people, it is inevitable that you will be impatient. If you don't really want the six of you Danger, I will not leave it to him to lead the troops to Qingyuan City this time. You are not young anymore. Fighting, going into battle, killing people, these things are left to those young men in their prime of life. You just move around behind If you can't learn this by using your brain and talking, how can you take care of Feng Ping for me?"
Yu Mingli was moved in his heart, and there was hot liquid swirling in his eye sockets.
Just as he was about to say something, he heard a soldier from outside rushing over and shouting eagerly: "Master! Zhu Ding has returned with thousands of defeated soldiers! He was about to come in outside the city gate, but General Yu gave an order not to let him in." Opening the city gate means not letting General Zhu's troops in!"
Yu Mingli's complexion changed: "This white-eyed wolf who is not familiar with me! Normally, Zhu Ding has the best relationship with him, but now that Zhu Ding is back, he actually prevents him from entering the city! If there are pursuers behind, why are they so helpless?" Are you watching!"
"be quiet!"
Zhu Bingtian's expression was not good, he was silent for a while and said: "Follow me to the city wall to have a look, don't open the city gate before I arrive! Even if Dingcheng has wild thoughts, there is no reason to stop Zhu Ding from coming in. There must be something strange about this matter!"
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Feng Pingcheng
outside the east gate
Zhu Ding twisted his body uneasily, feeling the coldness of the knife point on his waist. It didn't feel good at all, the muscles all over his body were tense, lest he was not careful, the knife would stab in from the back.
"Keep calling!"
Chen Xiaoru loosened the knife forward, piercing the destined skin.
"Definitely submit!"
Zhu Ding was taken aback, and hurriedly continued to shout: "You are so unreasonable! I was attacked and defeated in the valley, and the pursuers were right behind. You and I have a good relationship in normal times, why don't you open the city gate!"
The young general standing on the tower frowned, put down his clairvoyance and shouted: "General Zhu! It's not that I don't open the city gate, but that the Lord has issued a death order. No one is allowed to open the gate without his old man's order. You Wait, Grandpa will be here soon!"
"You're too damn deceitful!"
Zhu Ding also got angry, pointing at the man and yelling: "When I enter the door, I will see you! Without my Zhu family taking you in, you are just a lost dog! A Sui man who came here for his life is my Zhu family. I gave you asylum! You actually stop me now?! What fucking qualifications do you have!"
Fang Jie, who was standing in the back line, was suddenly moved and couldn't help but look at the city wall. He wanted to see clearly who the Sui man Zhu Ding was talking about was fleeing for his life!