The Mingyu of Prehistoric Times

Chapter 433: Deng Miao returns to Zhou

Deng Kun saw that Nezha had three heads and eight arms, and looked strange. He was so frightened that he fled immediately. He also issued an order to pay gold and withdraw his troops. The generals who were fighting all prepared their weapons. It's exactly this: People say that Ji sent her to Yao and Shun, and the clouds gathered together to assist the sage.

Deng Kun withdrew his troops and returned to Guanli. He sat down in front of the palace. Ouyang Chun, Bian Ji and others said that Jiang Shang had good military skills and a brave general. There were also a large number of Taoist priests from three mountains and five mountains under his sect. It was difficult to defeat them, so they all said Everyone sighed. Ouyang Chun entertained the generals with wine and drank until midnight before they each returned to their bedrooms to rest. Deng Kun couldn't fall asleep until late at night, thinking to himself, "Now that the fortune has returned to the Lord of Zhou, King Zhou will be dissolute and immoral, and he will not be able to stay in power for too long, not to mention that Huang Feihu is his second uncle." , I am stuck in the city and I am worried about it. What should I do?

In addition, King Wu's merits are growing day by day, with the appearance of a dragon and a phoenix, and the appearance of the sky and the sun. He is really a king who rises to the occasion. Ziya was also good at using soldiers. With so many Taoist disciples under his sect, how could Linyu hold on for a long time? It would be better to submit to the Lord of Zhou and comply with Yao's fate. I'm afraid Miao Ji won't listen, what should I do? Tomorrow I will try to provoke him with some words to see what his attitude is, and then I will think about it. "

I thought about it in the middle of the night. Not to mention that Deng Kun had the idea of ​​​​submitting to the Lord of Zhou, in fact, since Miao Ji met King Wu on the battlefield and retreated to the pass, although he was drinking at the banquet, he was also thinking secretly in his heart: "People say that King Wu is virtuous, and it turns out that His temperament is different. Ziya is good at using soldiers, and his disciples are all strange. Today, Lord Zhou has already won two points. How can he hold on to this point and surrender? If you get the other party, you can avoid the pain of war. But I don’t know what Deng Kun is thinking. I will know the truth after I slowly probe him with words. "

In this way, the two generals already had their own thoughts of returning to Zhou Dynasty. The next day, the two opened the hall and sat down again. After the generals came to pay homage, Deng Kun said: "There are few generals in Guanli and the troops are weak. On the battlefield yesterday, it turned out that Jiang Shang was skillful in using troops and assisted his people." Most of them are Taoists. The country is in trouble, what should we do?"

Bian Ji said: "The prosperity of the country will naturally have heroes to help it. It doesn't matter how many people there are but how few people there are!" Deng Kun said: "Although the general is right, the situation at hand is difficult to cope with. What do you think we should do?" Ji said: "There is still this flag outside the pass, blocking Zhou's soldiers. It is expected that Jiang Shang will not be able to pass here." "

Miao Ji listened to the conversation between the two of them and thought to himself: "Deng Kun seems to have the heart to surrender to the Lord of Zhou." Unconsciously, it was evening, and after drinking a few glasses of wine, they dispersed. Deng Kun ordered his confidants to secretly invite Miao Ji to his residence for a drink. Bingji came happily after hearing this. The two marquises held hands and reached the secret room. The attendants around them lit the lamps, and they clinked glasses and talked face to face.

This is exactly what it is: The second prince intends to return to Allah, and a master will send a letter.

Leaving aside the fact that the two marquis were drinking in a secret room and wanted to talk about their thoughts, in fact it was inconvenient for both of them to speak without permission. Besides, Ziya was planning to attack the key point in the camp. Because there was an extra flag and it was blocked on the road, it was not suitable to attack it directly. He wanted to find other ways, but he didn't know the actual situation in their camp. The whereabouts of Huang Feihu and others were unknown. When I was thinking about it, I suddenly thought of Tu Xingsun again. So he called Tu Xingsun and told him: "Go to the prison tonight, and do some research. Don't make any mistakes."

Tu Xingsun got the order and cheered up. At the first watch, he went directly to the pass. He first went to the prison to see Nangong Shi and the other three people. When Tu Xingsun saw that the guard was still asleep, he did not dare to act rashly. Instead, he walked elsewhere. Unknowingly, he arrived under Deng Kun's private room and heard that the two Marquises Deng and Miao were drinking there.

Tu Xingsun hid underground, wanting to hear what they were talking about. I saw Deng Kun asking the people around him to retreat, and said to Bingji with a smile: "Brother Xian, let's talk about a joke. Do you think it will be the Lord of Zhou who will become prosperous in the future, or King Zhou will rise again? You and I will talk in private, and each of us will show his own attitude. Don’t hide your opinions, no one else knows.”

Miao Ji also smiled and said: "Brother asked me like this, how dare I tell you everything? If it's about my knowledge, I don't dare, and if the answer is vague, my brother will laugh at me. It's useless." Thing, aren’t you here to embarrass my little brother?”

Deng Kun said with a smile: "Although you and I don't have the same surname, we are of the same flesh and blood. Now the words come from your mouth and are heard by my ears. What's in your heart that you can't say? You don't have to, dear brother." suspicious."

Miao Ji said: "Since a man talks about world affairs with friends who are of the same mind, if he doesn't express his feelings blatantly, how can he take on the world's major affairs and become a hero who understands current affairs? According to my humble opinion, between you and me, Although we have been ordered to cooperate in guarding the gate, we are just forcibly disobeying the will of God and are definitely not what the people want. Today, the monarch has lost his virtue, the world has collapsed, the princes have rebelled, and people miss the wise monarch. You can know what is going on in the world. Moreover, the benevolence of King Wu of Zhou spreads all over the world. Jiang Shang is both virtuous and capable, assisting in state affairs, and has Taoist scholars from three mountains and five mountains as their assistants. It can be seen that the Zhou Dynasty is getting stronger and stronger, while the Shang Dynasty is declining, and will succeed the Shang Dynasty in the future. Who is the man who conquers the world if he is not Zhou Wu? The scale and magnanimity of the last battle are different at first glance. But we have received great favor from the country, so we can only repay it with death and do our best. I asked, so I dared to express my actual thoughts. I don’t know anything else.”

Deng Kun said with a smile: "This discussion by my dear brother is enough to show your foresight and far-sightedness. No one else can match it. It's just a pity that I was born at the wrong time and did not meet a wise master. In the future, King Zhou will Being captured by Zhou Wu, you and I will die in vain. Of course, I should die with the grass and trees. It's a pity that a wise brother cannot follow the ancients' example: "A good bird chooses a tree to live in, and a good minister chooses his master to serve." Come show your talents.”

After saying that, he sighed. Miao Ji smiled and said: "I think your wish is that you already have the intention to submit to the Zhou Dynasty, so you are just using words to test me. The younger brother has had such thoughts for a long time. If the elder brother really wants to submit to the Zhou Dynasty, I am willing to follow Zhou Dynasty’s wish.”

Deng Kun stood up in a hurry and consoled him: "It's not that I dare to hide my disloyalty to the emperor. It's just that after examining the destiny of the people, I found that it is not a good sign. What is the use of dying in vain? Since my dear brother also has such intention , It can be said that 'two people are of the same mind, and their sharpness can break metal', but we can't understand the meaning, what should we do?"

Miao Ji said: "Think slowly and take advantage of the opportunity." The two were discussing, and Tu Xingsun heard them clearly from underground. He was very happy and thought to himself: "Why don't you take this opportunity to see them? What's not allowed? It's also an achievement to bring two marquises back to the Zhou Dynasty through such a visit. "It's just that everything in the world is led to the return of the wise princes to King Wu."

At that time, Tu Xingsun got out of the darkness, showed his body, stepped forward and said, "I have invited the two Jiahou. They want to submit to King Wu, and I will introduce them to the virtuous princes." After saying that, Deng and Bing were invited. The two marquis were so frightened that they could not speak for a long time. Tu Xingsun said: "Don't be alarmed, you two. I am Tu Xingsun, the second grain inspector under Marshal Jiang."

After listening to this, Deng Kun and Miao Ji felt relieved, and asked, "General, why did you come here late at night?" Tu Xingsun said, "To tell you the truth, I came to the pass specially to find out the truth on the order of Marshal Jiang. . Just now I heard that the two wise princes wanted to submit to the Zhou Dynasty, but they were worried about not introducing them, so I took the courage to offend you. I hope you won't be guilty. If you sincerely submit to the Zhou Dynasty, I can do it. Introduced for you. Our marshal always treats the corporal with humility and will never let down the kindness of the two marquises. "

Deng Kun and Miaoji were very happy after hearing this. He hurriedly stepped forward to salute and said, "I didn't know that the general would come, so I didn't come to greet him. I hope he won't be blamed." Deng Kun took Tu Xingsun's hand again. , sighed and said: "Because King Wu is a benevolent sage, he has a group of talented people like you to assist him. The two of us were on the battlefield yesterday and saw that King Wu and Marshal Jiang are both virtuous people, and the world will soon be restored." Zhou Chao, I returned to Guanli today to discuss with Brother Bingji, but I didn’t expect that the general heard me. It’s really a blessing for the two of us.”

Tu Xingsun said: "Without further delay, the general can write a letter. I will report it to Marshal Jiang first, and then wait for the general to find an opportunity to dedicate this pass so that we can respond." Deng Kun hurriedly wrote a letter under the lamp He handed the letter to Tu Xingsun and said, "Please report to Marshal Jiang and find a way to clear the border. Sooner or later, you will come to the border for discussion."

After Tu Xingsun received the order, he shook his body and disappeared. When the two marquis saw it, they were stunned and sighed. There is a poem praising it:

When Tusunxing returned to the central military camp, it happened to be the time of the Five Drums. Ziya was still sitting in the back tent, waiting for news from Tu Xingsun. Suddenly Tu Xingsun was standing in front of him. Ziya hurriedly asked him about the situation of entering the prison. Tu Xingsun said: "My disciples were ordered to go to the pass. The two generals were still in prison. Because the guards had not fallen asleep, they did not dare to take action. When I walked to the secret room of Deng and Yin, I happened to meet them. The two of them discussed joining the Zhou Dynasty, but they were worried that no one would introduce him, so they showed up to see them. The two marquis were very happy and wrote you a letter. "

Ziya took the letter and read it under the lamp. He was overjoyed and said, "This is really a great blessing from the emperor. Let's wait and see what news there is and then think of a solution." He also asked Tu Xingsun to go back to his tent to rest.

The next day, Deng Kun and Bingji went to the palace to sit down, and the generals came to pay their respects. Deng Kun said: "The two of us were ordered to work together to guard the pass and repel the Zhou soldiers. Yesterday's battle did not show any difference. This is not what we generals have to do. We will organize it tomorrow and we must defeat the Zhou soldiers in one battle. , I will send my troops to report to the king as soon as possible. This is what I want to do." Ouyang Chun said, "What the wise prince said is right."

The troops and horses were reorganized that day until night. The next day, Deng Kun checked and counted the soldiers, fired the cannon, walked out of the gate, and went to Zhou camp to challenge. Deng Kun saw ghost bones standing in the middle of the road, so he deliberately took advantage of it and ordered Bian Ji to take the flag away.

Bian Ji was greatly surprised and said, "Your Excellency, this flag is a priceless treasure. It relies on it to stop the Zhou army. If this flag is taken away, Linyu Pass will be doomed." Miao Ji said, "I am from the imperial court. The imperial envoy walked on a small road instead. You are a partial general and walking in the middle of the road. It is really indecent. Even if you win the battle, you should remove this flag."

Bian Ji thought to himself: "If I don't have this flag, I'm afraid I won't be able to defeat the enemy; if I don't pull it out, he is the general, how can I fight against him? Since I am avenging my father today, it is a pity to have this talisman." So he immediately bowed and said, "There is no need for the two wise princes to remove this flag. Please go back to Guanli to discuss it, so that they can travel without hindrance."

Deng Kun and Miao Ji both entered the pass. Bian Ji hurriedly drew three talismans, one for Xu Dengkun and one for Huang Ji, and put them in the turban, and one for Ouyang Chun, put them in the helmet, and then came out again. The horse passed under the flag as if nothing had happened. The two marquis were very happy. When they arrived in front of the Zhou camp, they said to the general in charge of military affairs: "Report it to your general and ask him to come out and talk." General Tanma reported the news to the central military camp, and Ziya hurriedly led the generals Out of the camp.

Deng Kun shouted loudly: "Jiang Ziya, today I want to fight with you." He whipped his horse and rushed into the formation. I saw two horses, Huang Feibiao and Huang Feibao, rushing out from behind Ziya. They caught Deng Kun and Bingji and fought together. The four horses were entangled together and engaged in a fierce battle. Bian Ji couldn't see through it and shouted: "I'm here to help in the battle. There is no need to be afraid of the two marquises."

Here Wu Ji also rushed into the formation and caught Bian Ji to fight. Bian Ji turned around and rushed towards the flag, but Wu Ji did not pursue him. Ziya saw that only Deng and Miao were fighting. He was afraid of hurting them, so he hurriedly ordered Jin Jin, and both sides withdrew their troops. Ziya was very hesitant when he saw Deng Kun, Miao Ji and other four generals passing directly under the flag. He went into the camp and sat down, thinking deeply: "A few days ago, only Bian Ji could walk across. The others They are all unconscious. Why did the four of them walk under this flag today?"

Tu Xingsun said: "The marshal hesitated here, is it because the four of them can walk under that flag?" Ziya said: "That's right." Tu Xingsun said: "What's the difficulty in this? , I will know the details when I go to Guanli again today."

Ziya was very happy and said, "Things should be done quickly." At the beginning of the night, Tu Xingsun entered the pass and came to Deng Kun and Miao Ji's secret room. When the two marquises saw Tu Xingsun coming, they were very happy and said: "We are waiting for you to come. There is no other way to cure the flag called Ghost Bone Spreading. Today, if we two make things difficult for him, he will." Each of us gave us a talisman, put it on our heads, and walked under the flag as usual. It's okay. You can present this talisman to Marshal Jiang and rush into the army. We will naturally find a way to offer it. ”

Tu Xingsun got the magic talisman, said goodbye to the two marquis, and returned to the camp to see Jiang Ziya, describing the past events in detail. Ziya was very happy. He took the talisman and took a look. He recognized the secret in the talisman. He took some cinnabar rice and wrote some talismans on it, and went to summon the generals.

After Ziya drew all the talismans to be used, he ordered the military and political officials to beat the drums and summoned the generals to the central military camp to see them. Ziya said: "You generals should each get a talisman and hide it in their helmets or in their hair. When the two sides fight tomorrow, when he is defeated and flees, everyone will catch up first and snatch his bones. Then attack his pass."

After saying that, the generals all came up to receive the talisman, and they were very happy. The next day, Ziya's large group of troops walked out of the barracks and challenged the city from a distance. Tan Ma reported the news to Deng Kun and Miao Ji, and they ordered Bian Ji to fight. Bian Ji was ordered to leave the border.

Bian Ji rode his horse to the outside of the pass, walked directly to the flag, and shouted: "I must catch you today." He drove his horse, shook his halberd, and rushed directly to Ziya. A group of generals, big and small, around Ziya also rushed over and surrounded Bian Ji. The gongs and drums were blaring, shouts were everywhere, and only the dust rose high. Bian Ji was surrounded by the generals and could not break out, so he had to stab Wu Ji suddenly. Wu Ji was hit by a halberd in the shoulder socket, and he hurriedly got out of the way. Bian Ji Taking advantage of the gap, he jumped out of the formation and fled directly under the flag.

A group of generals from the Zhou camp followed closely. Little did Bian Ji know that he had secretly leaked the secret, and he was still trying to capture the other party. After Bian Ji passed the flag, he turned back to his horse and ordered his flag-guarding generals to take the men. I saw a few members of Zhou Jiang rushing past the banner and rushing directly to kill.

Bian Ji was shocked: "Isn't this the Shezhai of the Shang Dynasty? How come this magic weapon doesn't work?" He didn't dare to continue the fight, so he retreated to the pass, closed the city gate, and never came out. Ziya did not pursue him, but ordered the generals to put away the flag first. Wei Hu went to retrieve the Demon-Conquering Tree, and also took back Lei Zhenzi's golden stick, and returned to the camp beating the drum.

Besides, Bian Ji returned to Guanli to see the two generals Deng and Miao. Unexpectedly, Deng Kun and Miao Ji had secretly surrendered to the Western Zhou Dynasty, and they were looking for trouble to deal with Bian Ji. When Bian Ji returned to the customs and walked to the steps of the commander's mansion, he met Bingji's guard and asked hurriedly: "How many Zhou generals did General Bian capture today?"

Bian Ji said: "Today I went to fight with them. More than ten generals rushed out of the Zhou camp and surrounded me. I stabbed one of their generals and escaped while I was in the air. I wanted to lead them to the banner. , I caught a few, but for some unknown reason, the generals over there rushed forward and passed under the flag sail. This was really a blessing to the Shang Dynasty, and it cannot be blamed on my inability to fight. A victory."

Miao Ji smiled and said: "The day before yesterday, we captured three enemy generals, and this flag became effective. Why is the flag not working today?" Deng Kun said, "There is no need to say anything else." He Seeing that the generals in the pass were few and weak, and the Zhou soldiers were too powerful, they allowed their generals to swarm in in order to sacrifice the pass.

Fortunately, the sergeant guarding the gate immediately closed the city gate tightly and prevented the treacherous plot from succeeding. Otherwise, all of us would have become prisoners. Keeping such a traitor here will be a disaster in the end. So he loudly ordered the swordsmen and axemen on both sides: "Take it down and behead it in public."

Bian Ji didn't have time to explain, he was already arrested by the left and right, pushed outside the commander's mansion, beheaded on the spot, and cut off the head to show to the public. Ouyang Chun didn't know the secret. When he heard that Bian Ji was killed, he was stunned and didn't know what to do. good.