bookcurios Chapter 184: Persuading the border generals to march into Yuenan Kingdom and become a famous general
Chapter 184: Persuading the border generals to march into Yuenan Kingdom and become a famous general
a few days later.
Wang Zheng's army reached a plain between Qiongzhou and Zhenyuan City.
"Report! General, we have spotted an army ahead of us. There are about several hundred of them, and they are galloping towards us!"
A scout rode a fast horse and rushed to Wang Zheng and reported loudly.
"What? Hundreds of people? Could it be the Seventh Prince's forces?"
Wang Zheng frowned, and a sense of vigilance suddenly arose in his heart.
"Pass the order down, all troops on alert!"
Wang Zheng did not dare to delay and gave the order immediately.
"promise!"
As Wang Zheng's order was issued, the army, which was originally somewhat lazy, instantly entered a combat state, swords and spears were unsheathed, bows and crossbows were strung, and a murderous atmosphere filled the air.
Soon.
The team of hundreds of people appeared in the sight of Wang Zheng's army.
I saw a huge word "Chu" embroidered on the flag of this team!
"It turns out to be the Seventh Prince's men!"
Seeing this, Wang Zheng became more certain of his guess.
"General Wang, please stay!"
At this moment, the leading rider suddenly shouted loudly.
Wang Zheng took a closer look and saw the man wearing silver armor, a black cloak, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, with an imposing heroic air. Who else could it be but Chu Yang?
"Your Highness, Seventh Prince?"
Wang Zheng was startled, and quickly dismounted, bowed to Chu Yang and said, "What can I do for you, Your Highness?"
Chu Yang rode on his horse, looking down at Wang Zheng with a playful smile on his face.
"Don't panic, General Wang. I came here today with no ill intentions. I just have a great piece of good news to tell you, General!"
"happy event?"
Wang Zheng was confused and thought to himself, "The Seventh Prince can't even protect himself, how can there be any happy event?"
But after thinking it over, I decided to ask, "I wonder what happy event Your Highness is talking about..."
Chu Yang dismounted, walked up to Wang Zheng, patted him on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "General Wang, I am no longer a traitor!"
"what?"
When Wang Zheng heard this, he was stunned and his face was full of disbelief.
“Your Highness, what do you mean by that?” Wang Zheng was confused and had no idea what Chu Yang was up to.
"Hahaha……"
Chu Yang laughed loudly a few times, then slowly said, "General Wang, I'll tell you the truth. I have already recovered Yuenan Kingdom, and now Yuenan Kingdom is a vassal state of my Great Zhou!"
"What?! Yuenan Kingdom was recaptured by His Highness?"
When Wang Zheng heard this, he was struck by lightning and stood there in a daze.
He couldn't believe that Chu Yang actually recovered Yuenan Kingdom!
The information he learned was nothing more than trade with the Yuenan Kingdom, and even some military exchanges.
How come it was suddenly recovered?
"Your Highness, this matter is of great importance. Please forgive me for not being able to believe it!"
Wang Zheng took a deep breath, tried to calm himself down, and said in a deep voice, "Does Your Highness have any evidence?"
Chu Yang seemed to have expected Wang Zheng to ask this question. He smiled slightly, took out a golden token from his arms and handed it to Wang Zheng.
"General Wang, please take a look. This is the token of the King of Yuenan. It is in my hand now. Do you think I have recovered Yuenan?"
Chu Yang looked at Wang Zheng with a half-smile, his eyes full of confidence.
Wang Zheng took the token and looked at it carefully, and found that the token was indeed a token of the King of Yuenan Kingdom. It was well-made and definitely not an ordinary item.
"This……"
Wang Zheng was suddenly speechless and didn't know how to answer.
"General Wang, I know you still have doubts in your heart, but it doesn't matter. I came here today to read out an imperial decree!"
As Chu Yang spoke, he took out a bright yellow imperial edict from his arms and slowly unfolded it.
"By the will of Heaven: His Highness the Seventh Prince Chu Yang is a man of both civil and military skills, wise and brave. This time he led his army on an overseas expedition and recovered Yuenan Kingdom in one fell swoop, making great contributions to our Great Zhou!"
"I hereby appoint His Highness the Seventh Prince Chu Yang as the General of the Southern Expedition, commanding the three armies and sending him to the border immediately to guard the southern border! I decree this!"
Chu Yang's voice was loud and majestic, and it echoed over the army for a long time.
After hearing the contents of the imperial edict, Wang Zheng's face suddenly changed!
Questioning: "Is your highness's edict true?"
"You'll know if it's true or not once you see it."
Having said that, Chu Yang decisively handed over the imperial edict.
Wang Zheng took the imperial edict with both hands and felt it was smooth and silky. This touch... was wrong!
He has been leading troops in battles for many years and has no knowledge of gold, silver and treasures, but this imperial edict was made of the finest silk, and the texture was clearly... fake!
His heart skipped a beat and he thought to himself, "There is something wrong with this Seventh Prince. He even dared to forge an imperial edict!"
But the matter was of great importance, so he did not dare to jump to conclusion. He could only pretend to be calm and carefully check the contents of the imperial edict.
"General Wang, you are worrying too much. I know what you are worried about, but this is absolutely true. Take a look at this jade seal!"
Chu Yang seemed to see through his thoughts and pointed at the bright red seal on the imperial edict.
Wang Zheng sneered in his heart. No matter how similar the seal is, what difference does it make?
He has been a soldier for half his life. Could it be that he can't even tell the difference between a real imperial edict and a fake one?
However, he took a look at Chu Yang who was full of vigor and vitality in front of him, and began to hesitate again.
Seeing that he remained silent, Chu Yang continued.
"General Wang, I will send you to guard Yuenan Kingdom and recover some remaining forces."
"In this way, you will become a famous general of the Great Zhou, and a famous general who will recover Yuenan Kingdom!"
"This is an achievement that will go down in history!"
When Wang Zheng heard this, his heart was suddenly in turmoil.
He knew that what Chu Yang said was right. If he could really pacify Yuenan, it would definitely be a great achievement. By then, promotion to a higher position, titles for his wife and children would be no problem!
But this imperial edict is fake!
He had a myriad of thoughts in his mind. If he said the imperial edict was false, then Chu Yang would be guilty of deceiving the emperor, and he would not be able to escape the blame either.
But if I don't tell him, and just blindly lead the army to attack Yuenan, if the matter is exposed, it will be a death penalty for all nine generations of my clan!
"General Wang, what are you still hesitating about? Don't you want to make contributions to the Great Zhou?"
Seeing that he was slow to speak, Chu Yang's tone became a little impatient.
Wang Zheng thought for a moment, then made up his mind and said to himself, "Forget it! Fortune and wealth are achieved through risk! Even if this imperial edict is fake, as long as I can capture Yuenan, by then the matter will be settled, and even if the emperor blames me, he can't do anything to me!"
Thinking of this, he took a deep breath, knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said.
"I am willing to go! I will definitely conquer the rebels of Yuenan Kingdom and live up to your highness's expectations!"
When Chu Yang saw that he agreed, a satisfied smile immediately appeared on his face and he helped him up.
"Good! General Wang is indeed a straightforward person! I knew you wouldn't let me down!"
"By the way, General Wang, don't worry. I have already made arrangements. After you lead your army into Yuenan, General Zhang Liao will cooperate with you from inside and outside to capture all the cities of Yuenan in one fell swoop!"
Chu Yang said, lowering his voice again: "As for the main force of Yuenan Kingdom, I will stop them all at sea, so you can go and recover the lost territory in peace!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Zheng was immediately impressed by Chu Yang's tactics and thought to himself, "It seems that this Seventh Prince is not a simple character. He can actually come up with such a thorough plan!"
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I will definitely live up to your trust!"
Wang Zheng clasped his fists again and spoke in a firm tone.
"Okay! Then I will wait for good news!"