Chapter 940 The only way out
The room became quiet, and the official who had finished reporting stepped aside, and everyone looked at Yun Zhao who was tasting tea.
With a tingling sound, Yun Zhao closed the lid of the bowl, placed the teacup on the table, and smiled and said, "So, Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu have been completely destroyed?"
"Yes!" The official who had just stepped down took a step forward and said with a smile: "After General Guo's order, he will carry out this action specifically, to destroy his majesty and ensure their lives. These two men, who were once majestic, are now like skinny dogs. I can guarantee that the prince will throw a bone over now, and the two will immediately lie on the ground and pick it up with their mouths!"
Yun Zhao laughed, "You're exaggerating. Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu are also nobles of aristocratic families and generals who commanded the army. How could they be so unbearable?"
Guo Feng smiled and said, "Your Majesty, you don't know this. If you were really those old generals, these methods would probably not have any effect. These children of aristocratic families have no shortage of skills, but they inevitably lack a little backbone. They have never suffered any hardship since childhood. They knocked them out of the high clouds at once, and destroyed not only their bodies, but also their will and their spirits."
"So, I really want to see Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu now!" Yun Zhao said with a smile.
"I have sent someone to mention them. The prince will see these two people in a while!" Guo Feng smiled, "I hear it, but I see it, and I have seen these two people now. The prince will definitely have a new understanding of these children of aristocratic families."
Yun Zhao nodded slightly, "Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu are still very concise in the war. They are not useless people. If both of them are so unbearable, then I will be more confident in our plan to attack the South."
"These aristocratic families are not worth worrying about. It is the kindness that deserves our care!" Guo Feng sighed: "Prince, we have obtained information. After Qin Rounniang regained power, she valued the kindness and transferred the kindness to Tongzhou and led the defense of Tongzhou."
With a dinging sound, Yun Zhao lifted up the teacup lid, closed it heavily, and sneered: "The big road is about to be in peace, and he can help others with anything. In short, he cares about his head and butts. Even if Guan Pengju is reborn and Feng Congyi is reborn, he cannot save Dayue's decline. Congliang comes to Tongzhou, but he has relieved the siege of Park Demeng Guizhou. Without Congliang's plan, Park Demeng will breathe a lot of relief. Su Can, Park Demeng can still deal with it."
Guo Feng nodded and said, "Your Majesty is right, I just feel a little emotional. The late winter in the past few months has given him an excellent opportunity to restructure his defense line, gather the morale of the army, and with his ability, it is not difficult to take down all the mountains in Tongzhou in a few months. If we fight again after the start of the hūn, it will inevitably cause us a lot of trouble."
Yun Zhaoha said, "Guo Feng, are you questioning my decision not to pursue me? Just say that there is no need to make such a turn. We are old brothers, when will you become so hesitant when you speak?"
Guo Feng smiled awkwardly. He was indeed an old brother, but he was in Guo Feng's position, and he was more sensitive than other generals. With Yun Zhao's position, his prestige and prestige were very powerful. Now he was very impressed.
"Guo Feng, you are just running around and rarely settled in Xingling. You don't care about things outside the official department. You don't know that in the North now, your family's fortune is almost gone!" Yun Zhao smiled bitterly. "It's not that I don't want to fight, but I can't afford it. The consumption of troops in this season is far more common. Without sufficient logistics subsidies, what should we do? You know, our Northern Army relies on logistics more than the Southern Army."
"Why are your family going to be empty?" Guo Feng asked in surprise.
"How can we not be empty?" Yun Zhao sighed: "We have been fighting for wars, but we have never stopped. After conquering the Mongolians, although we have some savings, a severe drought in the north has caused us to lose a lot. This year's war is not what we want to fight, but we are forced to fight!"
"Xiao Yi's defeat did put us in trouble at that time, but now isn't everything gone?" Guo Feng said in confusion, "The current form is even better than that time!"
"Guo Feng, we fought a war that we didn't want to go on immediately. Although we won a good victory, we lost the ability to continue attacking, so we have to stop now. If this war could be delayed until after next autumn, we would be able to fight to the capital in one go. This is the reason for the so-called "shocking the snake." Yun Zhao sighed,
"It seems that Xiao Yi's defeat was really a big deal!" Guo Feng said angrily.
"Who said no?" Yun Zhao said: "Otherwise, I saw Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu, I can't sit idly by and watch the congregation of the Liang Dynasty in Tongzhou to purify dissidents, put everyone together, and even add some sand to him. In the next period of time, you will be busy with Fangshi."
"Guo Feng understands that next, the rank of the ranks will do his best to rebel, destroy, and assassinate in Tongzhou. In short, we cannot let Congliang be idle." Guo Feng said.
"This battle may be delayed until after next autumn!" Yun Zhao touched his chin, "There is no food at home, and he feels panicked!"
"Prince, it should be no problem for us to mobilize and mobilize in the North, and we should collect some food and grass. I believe that the people in the North should have stored grain at home." Guo Feng said: 'At least, as far as I know, the people in the North are afraid of fighting in wars over the years, and every household has hidden a lot of food."
"Guo Feng, why do you think the people in the north have to follow us to fight?" Yun Zhao asked with a smile.
"Because the prince defeated the Meng people, letting everyone have a house, clothes, and food, so they will no longer be in danger, but can live a safe life." Guo Feng thought for a while and said with a smile.
"Yes, there is food, but everyone finally has some food in stock, so you think you want to get it over. Will they still believe you? Can you still support us like before? We have mobilized once last time. I believe that the people in the north have not much food in stock. This is their reassurance, and this is also our reassurance in the north. We can't move."
"Guo Feng understands!" Guo Feng nodded.
"It's better to be slower than to shake our roots." Yun Zhaozheng said, "Da Yue is at the end of his strength, and we are rising to the sun, so we don't have to hurry and we can lay a firmer foundation. We have already hurt our opponents in the military. Next, maybe we can try it in politics."
"But the prince, what Yang Qing said before is exactly the key point. Our governance foundation is in conflict with the foundation of the aristocratic families!" Guo Feng said.
"What I want is land, not the wealth of these aristocratic families. Letting these aristocratic families have wealth is my biggest concession. Between life and land, they must make a choice. There are no big landlords in our northern land, but there are many rich people and many ways to make a fortune." Yun Zhao sneered, "But they can't do they want land."
The sound of horse hooves came from outside the inn, and Guo Feng stood up, "Prince, they must be here." Before he finished speaking, the captain who led the team to appeared at the entrance of the lobby. He walked to Yun Zhao in a hurry and knelt down on one knee, "Prince, Bei Zhi was ordered to bring two prisoners to."
"Let them come in!" Yun Zhao waved his hand and said.
Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu were escorted here anxiously. Seeing the stairs outside the inn, both of them were ecstatic. It seemed that some big shots finally remembered them.
The two tried their best to show their past poses, but their only dignity had been polished out in the life of prisoners these days. When the captain's archer knelt down, the two knelt down with a loud bang, and supported their hands on the ground, touching the ground with their foreheads.
Looking at the two ragged clothes and trembling on the ground, Yun Zhao couldn't help but squint. It was hard to believe that these two people had commanded tens of thousands of troops to compete with him before. It seemed that Guo Feng's judgment was correct, and these people did have some things missing from their core.
Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu knelt on the ground for a while, without hearing any movement. They raised their heads in surprise and saw Yun Zhao sitting under the lamp at the table, wearing casual clothes. They naturally recognized Yun Zhao, and were unforgettable.
The two stared at Yun Zhao, and Yun Zhao also looked at them. The eyes of both sides collided in the air for a moment, and Zhao Huang and the others finally lowered their heads in humiliation.
"I have seen the Prince of Zhenbei!" the two swallowed and said.
"Are you good, two generals?" Yun Zhao asked knowingly, even with a hint of malicious intention, "Are you still used to it in my north?"
Zhao Pu swallowed up and down his throat a few times. After all, he still needs some face. Although life is worse than death, he still hardened his scalp when he heard Yun Zhao's question, "It's okay!"
Yun Zhao laughed, stood up, clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I passed by here and suddenly remembered my old friend, so I came to meet him. Since you are a good person, you are used to it, Yun Zhao was relieved. Come on, please come back."
The captain at the door answered loudly, waved his hand, and several soldiers walked in, pulled Zhao Pu and Huang Tianwu up, and walked out.
Zhao Pu didn't expect this to be the case. Could it be that Yun Zhao was really just to see them? Looking at the smile on each other's face, Zhao Pu suddenly panicked. If he left here, he would have no chance to see Yun Zhao again. Under the whip of the man and under the big feet of ordinary soldiers, how many days could he last? I was afraid that death would be in an instant.
When he thought of this, the little bit of dignity that Zhao Pu had had completely disappeared. He was about to be pulled out of the door. He struggled desperately, but in the soldiers' iron-plied hands, he could break free. His strength was exhausted between constantly cleaning the snow and hammering the ice.
"Prince, please spare me. I have something to say, I have something to say!" Zhao Pu shouted.
When he started to scream, Huang Xuanwu also opened his throat and started screaming.
A trace of sarcasm flashed in Yun Zhao's eyes, "Let them go and let them in."
As soon as the soldiers let go, Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu's strength disappeared in an instant, collapsed on the ground, gasping for breath, and tears fell down.
"Get in!" Seeing their cowardly appearance, the captain looked at them contemptuously, and kicked them out, "Your Majesty asked you to go in, didn't you hear me?"
The two of them were unable to stand up, and they actually crawled in on all four feet.
"Prince, please spare me!" The two crawled into the lobby and wanted to climb to Yun Zhao's side, but immediately a soldier took a step forward and stopped them.
"I didn't take your life!" Yun Zhao picked up the teacup, took a sip, and asked, "Didn't you just say you were doing well here?"
"Prince Mingjian, if the villain stays here for a few days, he will definitely die!" Zhao Pu cried and said, "The villain doesn't want to die yet!"
Yun Zhao sneered, "Don't want to die? There are so many people who die every day. Can I control it?"
"You can control it, you can control it!" Zhao Pu knocked repeatedly, "The villain is still useful to the prince!"
"You are still useful to me?" Yun Zhao laughed, "When you are leading tens of thousands of troops, it may be useful to me. Now, what are you useful to me? Here to help me sweep the snow and shovel the ice?"
"No, no!" Zhao Pu shouted, "I can help the prince take down Tongzhou. My Zhao family and their Huang family are the largest families in Tongzhou. With our help, we can help the prince easily take down Tongzhou, advance to Weizhou, and take down Shangjing."
Huang Xuanwu also shouted loudly on the side: "Prince, we can help you take Tongzhou and Tongzhou!"
"Take Tongzhou?" Yun Zhao bent down, looked at the two of them, and said, "Who do you think you are, the head of the Zhao Huang family? You are not, can you be the head of the Zhao Huang family?"
The two saw hope in Yun Zhao's tone, and Zhao Pu quickly said, "Prince, although we are not the heads of the family, we speak very heavily in the family. Otherwise, we would not have been able to come out with the family's military team. If we are the prince, we will be the prince's leader. The Zhao family and the Huang family will definitely follow the leader."
Yun Zhao smiled, turned around and walked back, sat down, looked at the two of them, and slowly said, "Do you know how to behave?"
"The villain has heard of him."
"He has arrived in Tongzhou and is in charge of the military and political affairs of Tongzhou. How much trouble do you think you can cause under the leadership of good deeds?" Yun Zhao said lightly: "The Zhao and Huang families may have been considered as the Tongzhou family, but you two defeated the family of Jingrui in one day. Now the Cao family, Wang family and other big families in the capital have entered Tongzhou. Do you think you two can still make a decision in Tongzhou?"
Zhao and Huang were suddenly stunned and looked extremely desperate. Compared with the families of King Cao, the Zhao Huang family was nothing, especially now that the soldiers of the Zhao Huang family either died on the battlefield or swept snow and ice in the north. I am afraid that the Zhao and Huang families are already in great difficulty now.
Guo Feng on the side smiled and said, "I can send you some news to you, from Liang to Tongzhou, form a combat corps, and win over the military teams of major families to form a unified combat force. This does not include your two families, and their families have now completely become logistics suppliers of these military teams."
The so-called logistics provider is naturally the object of blackmail.
"Now the Zhao and Huang families are losing money and avoiding disasters. However, I heard some rumors that I am not very satisfied with the contributions of Zhao and Huang families. The Cao and Wang families are now very interested in the wealth of Zhao and Wang families in Tongzhou!"
"I, we..." Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu were extremely desperate. Big fish eat small fish, small fish eat shrimp, take advantage of people's illness and kill people. They used to play this trick. The wealth of the aristocratic families gathered like this, but now it was their turn. The Zhao and Huang families lost all the hands of the Northern Army, and the old nest in Tongzhou was extremely empty. Now Tongzhou has gathered countless tigers and wolves. Faced with such delicious food, there is no reason not to sip. I am afraid that it will not take long to go to the Zhao and Huang families in Tongzhou will be swallowed and chewed to the point of not being left.
"Please give the Zhao and Huang families a way out!" Zhao Pu looked at Yun Zhao, and seemed to have suddenly opened his mind, kneeled on the ground, and kowtowed repeatedly.
"The way of living is earned by oneself, not rewarded by others!" Yun Zhao said lightly, "If you want to earn, I am willing to give you a chance. Seeing that your Zhao and Huang families have made contributions to sweeping snow and ice in my north, I am willing to give you a chance, and see if you want it."
"Yes, we want it!" Zhao Pu and Huang Xuanwu shouted.
"Guo Feng, you talk to them. I'm tired and want to go and take a break!" After looking at the two of them, Yun Zhao left directly.
Guo Feng walked over with a smile, "Come on, help the two generals get up and sit here."
The soldiers stepped forward, held up the two of them and pressed them on the bench.
Guo Feng took out two rolls from his body and patted them on the table, "The two generals, we will sign this one first, and we will start talking about the next cooperation."
"What is this?" Zhao Pu asked in a trembling voice.
"This is the case of joining our official position. The two signed their own names and will be part of our official position. In that case, you will be my brothers. If you are a knife for the brothers, your family's affairs will naturally be the business of our official position. Of course, we will do our best." Guo Feng smiled maliciously.
Zhao Pu's hand holding the pen was trembling constantly. Of course, they knew the power of Zhifangsi. Once they signed, they would never be able to get rid of Zhifangsi's control again.
"Sign it. After signing, we will let you two go home." Guo Feng crossed his legs and was tempted by the side, "Otherwise, you two should follow them back?"
Zhao Pu looked up at the vicious captain leaning against the door, gritted his teeth and signed his name. Seeing that Zhao Pu signed, Huang Xuanwu also signed it.
Guo Feng laughed and put away the two pieces, "Okay, okay, now you are our brothers. When you are going to raise them for a few days, we will send them back. Of course, these two pieces will also arrive in Tongzhou at the same time. If you repent at that time, these two pieces will appear on the desks of some people. I think those people will be very happy to get this thing, because they can deal with your Zhao Huang family with justification, right?"
Zhao and Huang looked at Guo Feng powerlessly. At this time, they had no idea of resentment in their hearts.
Chapter completed!