Late Yuan Dynasty: I am the true emperor

Chapter 88 It’s not your turn to sell Heyang! (Subscribe)

Hearing Bai Guangtai mention Fan Meng on his own initiative, Bao Yu immediately poured him another glass of wine and then continued.

"Brother Guangtai, the world is different now than it was 12 years ago. Aren't there enough 'Fan Meng' now? From far away there are Liu Futong, Du Zundao, Zhima Li, Xu Shouhui, and from nearby there is also Marshal Lu of Luzhou.

"The Red Turbans now control half of the country, with a total of nearly one million soldiers. Brother Guangtai, do you think that the court under the rule of the Tartars can really wipe out these Fan and Meng?"

Bai Guangtai was stunned when he heard this. He suddenly felt that something was wrong. What Tartars, what Fan Meng, is this something he can talk about? He immediately laughed and pretended to be stupid.

"Haha, haha, Mr. Sui is joking. Fan Meng is just a clown. Everyone knows what happened to him. Does the imperial court need to eliminate such a person?"

Indeed, although Fan Meng did some great things, it was still a little short of what he had done, and his ending was not very good.

Twelve years ago, at the end of 12, Fan Meng forged an imperial edict and killed all the senior officials of Henan Jiangbei Province, and then said that this was the emperor's order to execute these treacherous officials.

Because he and his accomplices had done enough foreplay, and they had an official horse and a wax ball of secret letter, and he also had the cooperation of Fan Meng, an insider of the government, he was not suspected at all.

So they continued to forge imperial edicts, conferring official titles on themselves, and made Fan Meng the Prime Minister of Henan and Jiangbei Provinces.

Then he led Huo Bashi to collect seals and seize power everywhere. He kept those who were willing to obey him and killed those who were unwilling to obey him.

Then he forged a tiger talisman to mobilize troops and assembled the imperial army from the entire Henan and Jiangbei provinces, ordering them to assemble in Bianliang Road and wait for orders, ready to formally raise the flag of rebellion!

Now comes the funny part.

Perhaps it was because he had finally turned his life around and done something great after being in a cowardly situation for more than twenty years, Fan Meng was a little too excited. He actually went to his ancestors' graves as soon as possible to tell them the good news.

After returning, he held a grand banquet, invited people to eat and drink, and prepared to make an anti-Yuan speech and formally rebel.

However, he took advantage of others' drunkenness to beat a number of high officials to death, and he also got drunk at a banquet and let the cat out of the bag. Finally, someone else learned a similar method and also pretended to be an imperial envoy to beat Fan Meng to death.
During the whole process, the culprit had been executed before the central government of the court could react. The emperor and the prime minister both found it a little unbelievable when they received the news.

What did you say? A petty official killed all the high-ranking officials in Henan and Jiangbei provinces? You must be kidding, right?

Afterwards, the imperial court sent a real imperial envoy to investigate the matter. After receiving a positive reply, Bayan, who was originally an anti-Han man, became even more furious and prepared to carry out a large-scale purge and massacre the Han people.

Emperor, please take a look. I told you that these Han people cannot be trusted. They are just minor officials, but they can do such things. If they become officials, what will happen? We must strike hard!

Boyan's defenses were completely broken, and he acted more and more crazy. Not only did he have great power in the court, he also had a long-term affair with the pretty widow, the Empress Dowager, who was in her 30s. Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty had long disliked him and was worried that he would not have the opportunity to deal with him.

Then there is the sentence in the history of the Yuan Dynasty: "Bo Yan requested to kill the Han people with the surnames Zhang, Wang, Liu, Li, and Zhao, but the emperor refused."

Another person who disliked him was Toghto, who was a member of the Qiexue Imperial Guard at the time. Toghto was Boyan's nephew, and he told his family about it.

[Tuotuo: "My uncle is too arrogant. If the emperor gets angry, our clan will be destroyed." - "History of Yuan Dynasty"

So Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty cooperated with Tuotuo, and three months later, they launched the Yuan Dynasty version of "Gaopingling Incident". They took advantage of Boyan's absence from the city to hunt, closed the city gates, and drove this crazy man who had been in power for eight years off the stage.
On the same day that Boyan stepped down, Emperor Shun of Yuan Dynasty, Xiao Tieguo, publicly issued two imperial edicts. One was to exile Boyan to Yangjiang, Guangdong, which was not far from the Battle of Yashan. The other was to prohibit the expansion of the scope of the crackdown on the Fan Meng incident, and to put the overall situation first.

A year later, Tuotuo, who helped Emperor Shundi of Yuan Dynasty to take power and made great contributions in the "reversal of prime minister" campaign, was successfully appointed as prime minister.

In the whole incident, Fan Mengzhen was like a clown. He made Emperor Shun of Yuan and Tuotuo happy with his death, but he gained nothing except venting his anger.

Fan Meng was still too anxious, and he even forged the tiger talisman in an attempt to mobilize the imperial troops to rebel against the court. Isn't this nonsense?

How could he and Huo Bashi's cronies control the imperial army? Why? Just relying on a fake tiger talisman? Not to mention a fake tiger talisman, even if it was a real tiger talisman, could it be more important than the emperor's edict?
So there is really nothing wrong with Bai Guangtai saying that Fan Meng is a clown.

At this moment, Cao Liangchen suddenly walked in with a big man in iron armor, which surprised Bai Guangtai.

"Brother Cao? Didn't you take the yamen runners to check on the city gate? How did you get here? Who is guarding the city defense when you are here?"

Cao Liangchen immediately smiled and said, "General Bai, don't worry about the city defense. The commander is afraid that the city defense will be empty, so he transferred Commander Yang to help us defend the city. You can just relax and enjoy your drink."

"Oh? Commander Yang? Why haven't I heard of him? How many soldiers do you have?" Bai Guangtai's eyes widened with confusion, as if he was trying to recall carefully who Commander Yang was.

Yang Jing immediately said, "Not many, not many, only about 4,000 people, but it should be enough to help General Bai defend the city."

With a bang, Bai Guangtai slapped the table and said happily.

"Great! The commander only left me 2,000 men to defend the city, and I was worried about something unexpected happening. Now I have your 4,000 men. Together we have 6,000 troops, which is enough to defend Heyang like a rock!"

Upon hearing this, Yang Jing immediately smiled and said, "That's right, that's right. With me here, I can ensure that there will be no mistakes in the city defense. General Bai, just continue drinking. I'll go inspect the city defense right away."

Bai Guangtai stopped him immediately, "Hey, Brother Yang, don't go. There are so many soldiers. Let them patrol the city defense. Sit down and have a drink with us. Tell me, where are you from? Why haven't I heard of you before? How did you get this position?"

Yang Jing glanced at Bao Yu and saw him nod, so he sat down with a smile.

"Well, then, have a few drinks with Brother Bai. What were you talking about just now? I seemed to hear you talking about clowns."

Bao Yu immediately said, "Oh, General Bai just said that Fan Meng 12 years ago was a clown. This is a true insight. Fan Meng didn't even have his own troops, and he wanted to use the court's troops to rebel against the court. Isn't it ridiculous?

"But now the Red Turbans are different. They have real soldiers and horses, unlike Fan Mengke. In my opinion, it will be difficult for the court to wipe out all the Red Turbans."

Bai Guangtai still had a trace of rationality left. When he saw Bao Yu suddenly say this in front of Yang Jing, he immediately became anxious.

"Mr. Sui has drunk too much. Hahahaha, sir, what you said is wrong. Hiccup, the commander-in-chief is leading his troops to fight against bandits. If you say something like this, it will only boost the bandits' morale and destroy your own prestige. Be careful not to let others hear it."

Yang Jing suddenly said, "I don't think Kang Maocai can win!"

Bai Guangtai was stunned, "Why?" Yang Jing pointed his finger and said, "First, Kang Maocai has few soldiers. He can only muster 10,000 soldiers with all his strength, while Luzhou has 30,000 soldiers.

"Secondly, the Art of War says that only by knowing both yourself and the enemy can you win every battle. Kang Maocai didn't even know the deployment of Luzhou's troops, and he didn't even know where Luzhou's 30,000 troops were. He rashly attacked Chao County with all his strength. Wasn't he afraid of being surrounded by Luzhou from all sides?
"Third, he underestimated his opponent. He had no idea about Luzhou's military deployment, but Luzhou had already planted spies around him. Luzhou knew everything Kang Maocai did, and even his plan of when to send out troops was made by Luzhou's spies.

"How do you think Kang Maocai can win? How can he defeat the Marshal?"

Upon hearing this, Bai Guangtai instantly broke out in a cold sweat and even sobered up half way. He squinted his eyes, carefully digested the huge amount of information in these words, and asked in confusion.

"Which commander is this that Brother Yang is talking about?"

Yang Jing immediately bowed towards Luzhou in the west, "Of course it's Luzhou's Shengwu Army Marshal, Marshal Lu."

Fine beads of sweat appeared on Bai Guangtai's forehead and his mouth felt dry. He picked up the cup and gulped down a mouthful of wine, then asked in confusion.

"Brother Yang, how did you know that there were spies from Luzhou around the Marshal?"

Bao Yu smiled when he heard this and pointed at himself, "Because I am the spy!"

Bai Guangtai: “???!!”

"What about Brother Yang?"

Yang Jing clasped his fists and said, "I am Yang Jing. I am a humble man, but I am highly regarded by the Marshal. I am honored to be the commander of the Fourth Regiment of the Shengwu Army. I am here on the Marshal's orders to capture Heyang and cut off Kang Maocai's escape route!

"Kang Maocai will definitely die in this battle!"

Gollum—

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Bai Guangtai swallowed his saliva, stood up suddenly, and overturned the stool behind him.

At this moment, Cao Liangchen's voice suddenly came from behind him.

Bai Guangtai turned around and saw Cao Liangchen, dressed as a scholar, holding an iron bone flower from the government arsenal, appearing behind him.
"General Bai, you'd better calm down and don't act rashly. Your wife and children are still in the city. If you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family, right?

"A man who knows the current situation is a hero. General Bai is a Han scholar. Why would he work for the dying Tartar?
"If you are willing to cooperate, abandon the dark and join the light, and surrender to the Marshal, you will still have a bright future.

"If you don't know the current situation, I might have to follow Fan Meng's example today."

As Cao Liangchen spoke, he waved the Iron Bone Sword in his hand a few times.

Gollum—

Bai Guangtai swallowed his saliva again. Now his family members were captured, the rebels were standing behind him with weapons in hand, the person in front of him who was most trusted by the envoy was actually a spy for the enemy, and a commander of the rebels had already entered the city.

Bai Guangtai suddenly felt powerless. What else could he do if he didn't surrender?
"If I cooperate and offer the city."

Before he could finish his words, Bao Yu interrupted.

"General Bai, it is not your turn to offer Heyang City. I have already let the Marshal's army in. Do you think you can still get a share of the credit for offering the city?"

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Bai Guangtai was about to cry, and immediately said, "Then how do you want me to cooperate? Since you have already captured the city, you can kill me or chop me up as you please. Just don't make things difficult for my wife and children."

Yang Jing interrupted again, "We don't want to embarrass General Bai. Although you don't have to surrender the city, you still have the Jiangfang Water Defense Division. You should know what we want!"

Bai Guangtai suddenly realized that he still had value! He still had a chance to survive! At worst, he would just have to change his lord.

So Bai Guangtai immediately said, "I am willing to offer my navy, but I wonder how I can cooperate with you?"

Bao Yu immediately smiled and said, "That's easy. I have prepared wine and meat for the navy soldiers. General Bai just needs to call them ashore."

"I will certainly cooperate, and I hope you will not make things difficult for my family."

"Stop talking nonsense. If you can get this matter done, maybe we can still be brothers drinking together in the future. How could I make things difficult for your family?" Cao Liangchen said immediately.

"Yes, yes, yes, I was too narrow-minded. I will go and summon the navy to go ashore."

Yang Jing also said to the messenger beside him, "Send a message to Pu Ying and Wu Fu immediately, and ask them to take two battalions to take over Hezhou Port, find those shipbuilding craftsmen, and take over the navy ships."

When Bai Guangtai heard this, he immediately said, "I know those shipbuilding craftsmen. I will gather them together and wait for Yang's command to decide their fate."

"Hahahaha, it seems that General Bai is very aware of the current situation." Yang Jing smiled with satisfaction.

After Bai Guangtai was taken away, Yang Jing gave another order to Cao Liangchen.

"Send a fast horse to the commander-in-chief and ask him to mobilize the Chaohu navy to help. How can a bunch of us landlubbers get on a boat?"

"Yes!"

(End of this chapter)