Jizhou, Xindu.

The tall city wall stretched as far as the eye could see, and many birds suddenly flew out of the woods outside the city.

I saw the trees screaming and then falling down one by one.

The dense forest that was once lush and green is being continuously cut down, exposing a large amount of land to the sun.

The soldiers carried the wood onto their vehicles, and some drove away quickly.

Everyone is extremely busy.

The city gate is wide open.

There were knights coming in and out frequently. When they entered the city gate, they saw many warriors. They were selecting young men from house to house and forcibly taking them away.

The whole city was noisy, and every place was occupied by knights and infantry, arresting people, delivering letters, and grabbing food.

Inside the state government office.

Gao Guiyan was wearing armor and sitting in the upper position.

His face was particularly solemn, and there was no trace of alcohol anymore. His whole person seemed to be back to the time when he was fighting with King Gao, and he was particularly majestic.

He looked at the many officials kneeling in front of him.

There were many soldiers standing around the lobby. At this moment, they were all holding sharp swords and staring at these officials.

The officials were trembling with fear at this moment.

They are all officials from Jizhou up and down, and they are the prefects, county lieutenants, county magistrates, etc. of each county.

There are also some officials from the state government offices, such as Chang Shi, Biejia, Sima, etc.

Gao Guiyan looked at the people in front of him one by one, with murderous intent in his eyes. Everyone lowered their heads and did not dare to speak.

As soon as Gao Guiyan arrived in Xindu, he summoned officials from all over the country to come and pay homage. Logically speaking, this is normal. When the chief official of a place takes office, the officials should come to pay homage. However, as soon as they arrived, they were immediately detained.

After arriving at the government office, Gao Guiyan immediately sent people to seize the military power in various places and mobilized local troops to come to his side. At the same time, he opened warehouses to stock up on grain, recruited troops, cut down trees, and manufactured ordnance.

In short, in just four or five days, he wrote the words "I want to rebel" directly on his face, and he really didn't hide it at all.

The detained officials were frightened and had been restless for the past few days.

Gao Guiyan looked at them and said: "When Emperor Xiaozhao passed away, he told me that the prince was young and asked me to choose a wise man from the clan to inherit the throne. I thought that King Changguang was worthy and let him inherit the throne.

Big seat."

"I never thought that King Changguang had only been on the throne for less than half a year, but he had committed many evil deeds. He occupied Queen Wenxuan, fornicated the harem, promoted He Shikai, Gao Anagong and other villains. He also intended to cause trouble to the border troops and neglected important ministers. He was really useless.

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"At this moment, King Changguang is preparing to leave Yecheng and go to Jinyang to perform sacrifices. I am going to send troops to Yecheng to support the prince of Yecheng, Gao Baibai, and to protect our Daqi State."

"What do you think?"

When Gao Guiyan asked, his cronies immediately said, "We are willing to follow the king!!"

Gao Guiyan did not look at them, but looked at the officials.

The officials looked pale, looked at each other, and dared not speak.

Gao Guiyan sneered and asked: "Yuwen Changshi, you are the chief official of the state, what do you think?"

Chief Shi Yuwen Zhongluan's face was as pale as paper. He quickly saluted and said, "Your Majesty, I think this is absolutely impossible."

"Although Your Majesty has misdeeds, you can reuse King Pengcheng to equalize the land and issue edicts to exempt various places from miscellaneous taxes. This cannot be considered mediocre. Besides, the king is a veteran of the clan. If he raises troops at this time, I am afraid that it will be a fake Zhou wedding dress."

, please your Majesty think twice!!”

Gao Guiyan narrowed his eyes and looked at Zhou Sima Li Zuyi again.

"Do you think so too?!"

Li Zuyi hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, Jizhou today is just a local army, not large in number and not sophisticated enough. You want to attack Yecheng with a large army. I think this matter cannot be concealed. If the temple is to use a large army in front of

Come to attack, how can these people resist?"

"Please, Your Majesty, please do not do such a disobedient thing!"

Gao Guiyan laughed immediately.

"Disobedient?? I am disobedient??"

"How many things have I done for the emperor's great cause? How much contribution have I made before and after? He once told me that after I succeed, he will let me become the prime minister!"

"But what now? You threw me here, obviously to force me to death!"

"How can I tolerate this?!"

Gao Guiyan stood up suddenly and said, "Here comes someone."

Just when he was about to convey the military order, a scout rushed into the room in a panic and knelt in front of Gao Guiyan, "Your Majesty! Hurry!"

Gao Guiyan was stunned for a moment, realized something, and immediately asked the soldiers to take all the officials away, while the cronies stayed behind.

Gao Guiyan quickly took the document sent by the scout, looked at it for a few times, and became furious.

"How dare you betray me!! Lu Sili reported what I was going to do to the emperor!!"

All the confidants on the left and right were shocked.

Gao Guiyan dared to lead the local army to attack Yecheng because he had many friends in Yecheng. He believed that as soon as his army arrived, the flags in the city would change and the people in the city would come out to greet him. However, the confidants he contacted in advance

At this moment, Gao Guiyan suddenly turned against him, catching Gao Guiyan off guard.

"Gao Zhan has sent troops."

The confidant quickly asked: "Who did you send?"

"General Duan Shao."

"Former Army Lou Rui."

At this moment, the confidants were even more panicked and at a loss. Gao Guiyan forcibly calmed down and said, "Don't be afraid! Duan Shao and Lou Rui are both battle-hardened warriors. They should not be underestimated or attack lightly."

"Kill those officials who are unwilling to obey, then close the city gates and defend with all your strength!"

"I have my own way to defeat the enemy!!"

Gao Guiyan asked everyone to go out to make preparations, leaving only one confidant behind. This person was called Gao Qi, and he had always been loyal to Gao Guiyan.

When everyone went out, Gao Guiyan suddenly lost his strength and almost fell to the ground. Gao Tie supported him and said extremely worriedly, "Your Majesty."

Gao Guiyan gasped, his hands trembling slightly.

Duan Shao, Lou Rui.

Two warriors who followed King Gao all the way to fight.

Gao Guiyan looked at Gao Chi who was standing aside, "Chi, I have a big thing that I need you to complete."

"I am willing to die for the king!!"

"I will write a letter later. You take the letter and go to Shuozhou as quickly as possible, find Liu Taozi and give it to him."

"Only by joining forces with him can we have a chance to survive."

Yecheng.

He Shikai stood outside the palace, and Gao Zhan yawned and walked out of Queen Wenxuan's palace.

He Shikai hurried forward, put clothes on him, and ordered someone to bring him potion.

Gao Zhan took the medicine and his expression improved a little. He immediately asked: "How is it? Did Duan Shao win?"

He Shikai's eyes widened, "Your Majesty, it has only been six days since he sent out troops."

"Oh, then send someone to urge Yi Er to quickly put down the rebellion!"

"only."

Gao Zhan took a few steps forward and suddenly asked: "Isn't Zu Jue back yet?!"

He Shikai hurriedly narrowed his eyes and said: "Your Majesty, I heard that Zu Jue defected to General Anxi and is now being reused by General Anxi."

Hearing these words, Gao Zhan was furious. He grabbed He Shikai's sleeves and asked angrily: "He said that his mother was seriously ill, so I allowed him to resign and go back, but he went to join the rebels."

Thief?!"

"It doesn't make sense! It doesn't make sense!"

"Give Liu Taozi an order to send Zu Jue to me!"

"only!"

He Shikai quickly agreed.

Gao Zhan led He Shikai towards the main hall. When the two arrived at the main hall, several important ministers were already waiting for him. They quickly stood up and saluted. Gao Zhan returned the salute with a smile, and then they began to discuss today's plans.

Important things.

There are not many ministers sitting here, but they are all Gao Zhan's confidants and core ministers of the temple.

Including Gao Zhan's two elder brothers, Gao Yan and Gao Yun, as well as his cronies Gao Rui, Gao Yuanhai, Gao Gan, Gao Xiaoyu and others.

Except for He Shikai, Gao Zhan's important ministers all bear the surname Gao. Compared with the nobility and the rich family, Gao Zhan prefers to use the clan name. This is also the consistent tradition of the Northern Qi Dynasty.

He looked at his family members on the left and right, and said seriously: "I treated Gao Guiyan so well, but he dared to rebel. It really makes me heartbroken. Now I have sent King Pingyuan and King Dong'an to lead the crusade, but I am worried that he will contact other people."

People are plotting rebellion together, what do you think?"

Everyone was deep in thought, and no one was in a hurry to speak.

Gao Guiyan's matter is actually not too critical.
To be continued...