Feng Yue, his confidant, went directly to the residence of General Li Yuan, the highest commander in Jingzhou at that time, within half an hour after receiving the letter from Zhou Shide on the street.

The reason why Li Yuan gained the emperor's trust was because the Queen of Southern Zhou Dynasty was surnamed Li. Li Yuan was the queen's biological brother. He was quite capable, but in Feng Yue's eyes, he was not even worthy of carrying the prince's shoes.

It can be said that here Zhou Shide has officially made his objections clear, and his subordinates are very happy, and they act vigorously and resolutely. After killing Li Yuan, Feng Yue immediately ordered his troops. However, he was also worried about Daqi breaking through the border, so he still left nearly 100,000 defense troops instead of taking everyone away at once. Jingzhou is the most important foundation of the prince. There is no room for error. However, the number of soldiers listed was less than the 300,000 soldiers requested by You Hongyin, and there was still a gap of 50,000 soldiers. This gap was finally persuaded by the commander of another important border defense town of Fei Wangye's faction, and he lent 50,000 soldiers. horse.

Then these soldiers and horses did not travel by land, but by water. The naval force of the Southern Zhou Dynasty was actually pretty good. After all, a long section of the defense line was covered by water, so we could only vigorously develop the naval force and build river ships. In this way, 300,000 troops were divided into two groups and went upstream from the Yangtze River to the middle of Shu. After landing, they dispersed and marched forward. Finally, they met in Wucheng and gave the remaining Xifan army the final blow, making a successful victory. fisherman.

The battle to overwhelm the Qi army caused heavy losses to both Xifan and Southern Zhou. Not only did Xifan's Yingcheng garrison be wiped out, but the Wucheng garrison that participated in the battle was also inexplicably destroyed.

At this moment, three of the six most powerful military towns in Xifan have fallen into the hands of the enemy. Yingcheng has been flooded, so let’s not talk about it. Pingcheng has been devastated by war and is riddled with holes. Daqi, who first took over Pingcheng, left behind the garrison. I'm afraid it's too much for people The Southern Zhou Dynasty was consumed a few times; but the defenders of Wucheng were completely wiped out, and the facilities, buildings, and even the people in the city were still there. In this case, almost none of them were damaged. It was simply a miracle. Wucheng was worth far more Much higher than the other two cities.

The allied forces that destroyed the Vatican before the Southern Zhou Dynasty also suffered heavy losses, but You Hongyin didn't feel bad. Not everyone in this group of soldiers will agree with Prince Duan's approach. The smaller the number, the easier it will be to control.

You Hongyin first broke the silence: "I have never understood why the prince's personal army is called 'Rui Zijun'. Isn't the prince's title 'Duan'?"

"That is an old thing." Zhou Shide said: "When the late emperor was in power, I was not a prince yet, because the late emperor also had many misunderstandings about me, and deprived me of the title of 'Rui' given to me by my late father, and changed it to 'Duan'. ', instead he named the second brother 'Rui'. But the Rui Zi Army was established when the king was young, and he couldn't change his words for a while. After the emperor's nephew ascended the throne, the matter was over. "

You Hongyin said: "I didn't expect that there are so many twists and turns in it."

"When I returned to Bianliang this time, I always felt that there were some things I didn't want to face." Zhou Shide said, looking up at the moon.

"It is natural for the prince to feel guilty, but there are some things that must be done even if he is burdened with guilt." You Hongyin said: "Most of Xifan has fallen into our hands in the Southern Zhou Dynasty, and only the Xi family is stationed. Golden Palace, Golden Palace Acropolis, Qingcheng Terrace, Taibai Palace, and isolated islands Wangxian City is still struggling to hold on. They are already isolated and helpless. We don't need to fight to the death. We first ask General Feng to lead a force of 250,000 to deter the siege for a period of time. Maybe there will be a chance for a peaceful solution. Xifan As far as I know, the king is not a very courageous person.”

"It would be best if we could defeat others without fighting and lose fewer people." Zhou Shide said.

"But all this can only become operational after the prince can ascend to the throne of God and take charge of what he can do." You Hongyin said: "The prince has never trusted me too much before. Although he adopted a strategy, he did not introduce the prince in detail. I don’t know the details about the forces around me and the situation between the DPRK and China. Now, it’s time to trust me.”

Zhou Shide smiled slightly: "Feihong is extremely wise and brave, and he has far-reaching ambitions. I have already placed my trust in you. Otherwise, how could I have listened to you and risked my life to accompany you." Then he paused and said, "According to my observation, the court is Minister who supports me There should be quite a few, but their status and power are not very high. Maybe, among the high-ranking people, only two of them are leaning towards me. It is also possible that they just see clearly that I am an indispensable chess piece in suppressing the border, so Only the past can protect me.”

You Hongyin said: "There are roughly four types of civil servants who oppose the prince's ascension to the throne. Either they are fools who only see benefits. They have no position, and things like integrity can be changed at any time. Or they are fools who cannot see the situation clearly. , their opinions have no reference value and can be ignored, or they are stubborn smart people. Even if they know that it would be better for you to sit on the throne, but they will not accept it, they will inevitably resign and go into seclusion. Or they are flexible and smart people. They would object to the emperor's change before, but they will accept it after it becomes an established fact. They will also work hard for the prince, this is the backbone that the prince needs to grasp, and they are also the most useful group of people. "

"So, Feihong chose the cavalry to attack Bianliang directly?" Zhou Shide said.

"There are still 20,000 cavalry left as bait that I brought with me. In addition, the prince has 30,000, which is enough." You Hongyin said, "We have deceived Da Qi's 450,000 troops and swallowed up the West." Most of Vatican's territory is now under attack from both sides, so conventional methods cannot be adopted, and the only way to deal with it is to fight quickly. The problem is the clan. "

"I also have such worries. After all, I am a member of the Zhou family and enjoy the incense of the Ancestral Temple."

"Now, the biggest advantage is that the prince has no heirs." You Hongyin said: "As long as the prince promises to choose a successor from among the Zhou clan, I am afraid that no one in the clan will help the one sitting in the current position. "

Zhou Shide was shocked. He didn't expect that his biggest shortcoming would become an advantage with this magical move.

But You Hongyin leaned against the side of the boat and thought, what is Bianliang like?

In the early years of Shengxian's reign, Zhou Shide ascended the throne as emperor, named Emperor Ruide.

It didn't take much effort for You Hongyin to force the palace. The vigilance among Bianliang people was really poor. Li Yuan, who was hacked to death by Feng Yue, had not received a memorial for nearly two months. The emperor actually did not feel that anything was abnormal. You Hongyin wasted his time. With the cavalry, they marched thousands of miles a day to attack Bianliang to prevent There was King Qin's division to protect Bianliang, but in fact, a lot of Forbidden Army troops were mobilized to attack Xifan's Bianliang. It was like paper. The city gates did not play any role at all, and they were attacked by You Hongyin. , and the combat effectiveness of the royal guards in the palace can be ignored.

You Hongyin sent soldiers to besiege the officials and clan members in their homes. Within three days, the situation was completely under control.

After that, Zhou Shide arrived immediately, and without paying much attention to it, he immediately ascended the throne as emperor. Even the enthronement ceremony was kept simple. One month after he ascended the throne, he began to deal with the affairs of Xifan and Daqi.

Da Qi was naturally furious at the loss of 400,000 elite soldiers. The envoy soon arrived at Bianliang and was driven out by Zhou Shide. If Buza hadn't come here to envoy him, he might have killed the person. The faces are all torn. At this time, either you or I will die in the two countries, so why bother to do these face-saving efforts anymore.

In the third year of Shengxian's reign, the leader of the Xifan Kingdom surrendered, was granted the title of King An, and lived in Bianliang. Princess Qingman of Xifan married the son of Zhou Shide's fifth brother, indicating that the Southern Zhou Dynasty and the Xifan royal family were connected by blood and would no longer be separated from each other.

You Hongyin, who had made an outstanding contribution in persuading surrender, was promoted to the rank of privy envoy, granted the title of Grand Attendant, and was fully responsible for the final decisive battle with Da Qi.

In the eighth year of Shengxian's reign, the five-year war between Zhou and Qi finally came to an end. At this moment, the Southern Zhou Dynasty is no longer the Southern Zhou Dynasty it once was. There will no longer be people who laugh at the Southerners for not being men, and no one will ridicule the 'little court'. This The country that was once in turmoil, suffering from internal and external troubles, finally achieved a longer period of national prosperity with the concerted efforts of its monarchs and ministers.

"Sir," Fuzhou Shaoyin respectfully invited You Hongyin into the government office: "I never thought that you and I are from the same hometown."

Today, You Hongyin is a popular figure around the emperor, and he is also a powerful general. Naturally, he would not dare to offend a small official like him.

"Master Xu, you don't need to be polite. I haven't returned home for many years, but now I can't find my parents. I have to come here to check the household registration directory."

"Ah, that's it." Xu Fuyin immediately led people to the Fuzhou Yamen archives, and said as he walked: "The world has been fighting for a long time, and it is common for relatives to lose contact with each other. Sir, there is no need to be anxious. The Fuzhou household registration archives have never been released. Errors should be readable.”

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"Master Yan, there is no need to be polite."

In addition to the government office, You Hongyin got on his horse, and the soldiers around him immediately sealed the people and ventilated them. One of them, a young boy, said: "Sir, why don't you just send us here for anything? Nowadays, everyone is The remnants of Qi's evil have not been eliminated, and they all hate you. They have not stopped assassinating you every year, so you can't be too careful!"

Then the young man was patted on the head by the person next to him: "You talk too much, of course adults know it. Moreover, your little arms and legs are really in danger. It is the adults who protect you, or you who protect the adults."

"You look down on me and won't talk to you anymore." The young man was a little angry, but then he lowered his head in frustration. He took his brother's place and joined You Hongyin's 'Dragon Tooth Guard', saying that they were getting married. Wei, in fact, it was his brother who died to save the Lord, and the Lord placed his younger brother in the Dragon Tooth Guard out of concern for him.

"Okay, don't bully him." You Hongyin said with a smile: "Uncle Zheng, your temper has not changed at all after so many years." Now that Uncle Zheng is old and no longer a personal guard, he still follows You all year round. Next to Hongyin, for him, Yan Xingyun is his only relative in the world.

Finally, he finally found his parents who had moved away. You Hongyin brought the two of them to Kyoto. In the early spring of this year, Zhou State moved its capital. The capital was Jinling instead of Bianliang. Two old men who thought their sons were dead moved into Feihong Garden given to You Hongyin by the emperor with dreamy faces.

"It seems that I have never thought about the parents of this body." Yan Xingyun said with some guilt. Over the years, he has been convinced by watching You Hongyin fight in the south and the north, and he has gradually overcome the confusion of the past. Coming out, today's Yanxingyun is no longer what it was before.

"You were in a special situation at that time. I can't think of it. By borrowing the body of the original owner, you naturally owe a share of karma. It is natural to take good care of the old man for him." You Hongyin said: "Do you still have resentment now?"

"I just didn't expect that Qingman was not a spy of Daqi, but Princess Xifan. No wonder she was not willing to be rescued by me at that time. I always thought it was because of her low self-esteem and shyness." Unexpectedly, the country was ruined and the family was destroyed. , you managed to escape from the tiger's mouth by blending in among the refugees, but you were stopped. Facing the enemies of the subjugated country, you were stabbed in the back? It's already a good temper that he didn't chop you into pieces and feed you to the dogs: "This matter is everyone's fault, it's just that she and I have no connection. Of course there is no resentment, I just feel that I was really stupid in the past. "

In the 16th year of Shengxian, Emperor Reide passed away, and Yan Xingyun, the Grand Commandant of Yan, was heartbroken and withdrew from the court on the grounds of poor health, and no longer asked about the affairs of the court. As for the competition between Wei, Di, and Che, it was the new emperor's concern.

Basically, in the following years, except for the urging of marriage by the two elders of the Yan family, You Hongyin lived a very comfortable life. He did not get involved in things and had a high reputation. The new emperor would not touch him, and even occasionally asked for his opinions on some difficult problems.

After the two elders passed away, he still did not marry, but some rumors spread, saying a lot of "two or three things that must be said between Grand Commandant Yan and Emperor Reide", but You Hongyin just regarded such things as jokes and just laughed it off.

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"Among the ten great generals in ancient times, the Grand Commandant of the Great Zhou, Yan Xingyun, is definitely on the list. Whether it was flooding Yingcheng and successfully capturing the city without a single soldier, or attacking Feiyuan Pass at night and sending a surprise force from the sky, or the huge and broad macro perspective of war shown in the Battle of Wucheng, or the precise calculation ability shown in the battle between the Qi and Zhou Yangtze River navies, all of these show that this person was very imaginative in the use of strategies and tactics, and was a genius. The only drawback is that Yan Xingyun did not leave any calligraphy, and his military law experience also became an unsolved mystery with his death. Therefore, Yan Xingyun will be ranked after Sun Tzu,

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