Chapter 644 A failed act of filial piety

Gao Baoxu was still hesitant. When he closed his eyes, he couldn't help but recall the love his father Gao Congjie had for him.

Li Duan, the commander of the Navy Flying Tiger Army, encouraged him to immediately place Gao Congjie under house arrest to seize power, and then ask for help from Meng Shu and the Southern Tang Dynasty. Gao Baoxu was very moved.

But he was a little hesitant about whether to launch a coup and put his father, Gao Congjie, under house arrest.

The reason why Gao Baoxu became the person the Gao family was least willing to seek refuge with was because of Gao Congjie's excessive love for him.

During these years, when Gao Congjie was ill all year round, Gao Baoxu had actually mastered most of Nanping's strength. More than 60% of the senior generals in the small Nanping army were aligned with Gao Baoxu.

This is the case in history. After the death of Gao Congjie, his successor Gao Baorong was completely ignored. All matters in the country were decided by Gao Baoxu.

After Gao Baorong's death, Gao Baoxu continued to be the lord of Nanping for several years.

However, Zhang Gao's strong rise blocked Gao Baoxu's dream.

If the Gao family now dedicates the three states of Nanping to the imperial court, then the imperial court, especially the emperor, would trust his brother Gao Baorong.

The star of hope for the future of the Gao family is Gao Baoying, the fourteenth younger brother who became the brother-in-law of Yumenhou Luo Shande and joined the Zhongshu Province to follow the emperor.

As for his high security, there are no benefits at all. He may even be feared by the emperor because he controls the Nanping army. The best outcome is to be under surveillance and live in Tokyo.

Therefore, if Gao Baoxu did not want to lose everything, he could only stop his father, Gao Conghao, from devoting soil.

‘Clang!’

The door was suddenly opened. Gao Baoxu looked up and saw his trusted guard, who was also his uncle, rushing in.

"Jun Shilang is in trouble. That piece of shit Zhang Shaodi sold us! General Ma Chu suddenly rushed out of the city and went to seek refuge with the imperial court."

Gao Baoxu suddenly stood up, and all the blood in his body seemed to have gathered at the top of his head. He shook twice, then rushed forward and grabbed his uncle's collar.

"Didn't you say that Zhang Shaodi was absolutely reliable? Didn't you say that when Zhang Shaodi was in Chu, he was the one who suggested that Ma Xifan make Ma Xihe the lord of Ma Chu?"

The eldest uncle was shaken violently by Gao Bao Xu and fell to the ground. He said with a sad face.

"The servant is right! Zhang Shaodi was indeed the one who advocated the establishment of Ma Xi'e back then. This time he took the initiative to find the servant, saying that he wanted to cooperate with me in order to return to Ma Chu."

At this point, Gao Baoxu had no choice, because Zhang Shaodi knew all his plans. As long as he told the emperor, Gao Baoxu would definitely die, and even the Gao family would be in big trouble.

"Quick! Assemble the warriors in the mansion and send people to notify Li Duan and others to lead the Flying Tiger Army to start an uprising immediately."

Gao Baoxu glanced at the Jing Palace in the distance, "Sir, my child is still filial. This is all for the Gao family. As long as you are willing to abdicate, nothing will happen."

It's just that Gao Congjie knew all the actions of his filial son before he even started to act for Gao Baoxu's sake.

Ginger is still old and hot. Gao Congjie has been in charge of Nanping for twenty years and has managed this small country with great success, which cannot be compared with the fledgling Gao Baoxu.

This filial son and more than a hundred warriors had just arrived at the gate of King Jing's Palace when they saw that the palace was under martial law.

From the time when Gao Jixing was still called Gao Jichang, he had followed the Gao family's Yiyongdu warriors, wearing armor and holding guns, ready for defense.

When Gao Baoxu saw this, he didn't dare to attack, so he turned around and left.

Halfway through, he bumped into the navy commander Li Duan. Gao Baoxu looked carefully and saw that there were only a hundred people behind Li Duan.

Before Gao Baoxu could ask questions, Li Duan said with great embarrassment: "The Song family and the Liang family suddenly launched an attack. That bitch Wei Lin changed his mind. They have already entered the military camp first and controlled most of the soldiers."

Gao Baoxu almost fainted, and when he was encouraged to start a fight, everyone made a loud noise, but as soon as he moved, one after another, he pulled his crotch in a competition style.

Li Duan had been in charge of the Navy and Flying Tiger Army for five years, and he was able to control most of the soldiers when someone entered the camp.

Well! Gao Baoxu has been planning since he wanted to inherit the throne of Nanping. Until now, only two or three hundred people around him are left. Gao Baoxu didn't know what to do for a while.

"Jun Shilang, someone's brother-in-law is in the military camp, and he also has a hundred and ten capable men. For this plan, it is better to seize the warship and go down the river to Ezhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty."

The eldest brother-in-law who rarely expressed his opinions suddenly spoke up, but Gao Baoxu was a little confused. Why go to Southern Tang Dynasty now that he is desperate?

If Jiangling was still there, if we went to the Southern Tang Dynasty to ask for reinforcements, the Southern Tang Dynasty might dare to take action. Now that Jiangling is gone, what is the use of going to the Southern Tang Dynasty?

Facing Gao Baoxu's doubts, his uncle said loudly: "He Jingzhu, the military commander of Wuchang Army in Ezhou in the Southern Tang Dynasty, was always brave. He was not angry with the Tang lord for bending his knees and always wanted to take advantage of the navy to defeat the Zhou army. So we went to Ezhou

, you will definitely be treated as a distinguished guest.

The people of Nanping have been favored by the Gao family for decades, and there are no loyal people in An Neng. If we can establish a foothold in Ezhou and wait until the Zhou army returns north, we can use the power of the Tang Dynasty to fight back."

"Yes! Yes! Lord Juro, I can also mobilize several large ships. If the Tang State does not want the Zhou State to go down the river and destroy them, we must be useful." Li Duan's eyes lit up and he began to persuade Gao Bao.

Xu.

So the filial son wore leather armor and carried a horizontal knife, and he was surrounded by people in a daze and ran towards the water city by the river.

Li Duan may have thought that there was still a chance of being reused in the Southern Tang Dynasty. After all, Commander Li was not very clear about politics, but his ability to command operations was still good.

In the past, when An Congjin rebelled in Xiangyang, his Shannan Dongdao navy was beaten to a crawl by the Nanping navy commanded by Li Duan.

As for the uncle Gao Baoxu who suddenly became fanatical, who knows what he thinks?

....

Gao Congjie stood on the tower of Jingwang Palace, watching Gao Baorong and others gradually go away. He moved his mouth a few times and was about to give an order when Gao Baorong suddenly knelt down.

"Sir, please let Juro go. If he doesn't leave, he will die."

After listening to Gao Baorong's words, Gao Congyi raised his hand and slowly lowered it. He looked into the distance and sighed a few times.

"I thought Juro was smart, but I didn't expect it was all just cleverness!

Zhang Shaodi is the mainstay of Chu, who can he recruit as a newborn?

They want to cause a palace coup, but they don’t know how to win over Yi Yongdu. Although Li Duan is brave, how can he defeat hundreds of soldiers when the navy comes ashore?"

After saying that, Gao Congjie, who was smiling wryly, looked back at Gao Baorong, "Seal the treasury, open the city gate, prepare the household registration album, let me and my son put on their formal clothes, and lead the officials to welcome the imperial army into the city!"

....

Gao Congjie was right. The only person in Ma Chu who can be called a great talent today is Zhang Shaodi. This man is the son of Zhang Ji, an important figure in the founding of Ma Chu.

Ma Yin Jianchu, there is an allusion called Longxiang pioneer, Sima pushed the boss, Longxiang refers to Liu Jianfeng, Sima is Zhang Ji.

Originally, Liu Jianfeng, Zhang Ji, and Ma Yin all served Sun Ru. After Sun Ru's defeat, the three fled to Hunan, with Liu Jianfeng as the leader, Zhang Ji as the second, and Ma Yin as the last.

Later, Liu Jianfeng failed to cultivate his moral character and was killed by his generals. Everyone recommended Zhang Ji to take over, but when Zhang Ji went to take over, he fell off his horse and was unable to move.

Zhang Ji then thought that God had warned him, and it was possible that he sensed the danger. This was the fifth generation. If he was injured and unable to walk at this critical moment, Ma Yin must have been unable to suppress him.

So Zhang Ji simply gave up his position to Ma Yin. Ma Yin was generous and able to employ people. After taking the throne, he quickly pacified Hunan. He always respected Zhang Ji. The state of Chu often used the harmony of the three to praise Ma Yin.

The position is assigned by destiny.

Zhang Ji was one of the few Confucian generals in the Five Dynasties who passed the Ming Dynasty. Therefore, he was very good at educating his children. Zhang Shaodi was also very discerning in both civil and military affairs. He was a rare minister with both civil and military skills in Ma and Chu.

In the past, when Ma Xifan was critically ill, Zhang Shaodi urged Ma Xifan to become Ma Xihe.

He believed that Ma Xi'e was in Langzhou and had won the hearts of Langzhou's Wuping army and Xidong barbarians. If Ma Xiguang was established, the Chu state would be in chaos, and because Ma Xiguang had not returned to the Central Plains, he would also give the Central Plains court an excuse.

However, Li Honggao and others, who were the 18th bachelor of Tiance Mansion, refused. They believed that Ma Xi'e was the son of an old maid and was born as a concubine. It was not as good as Ma Xiguang, who was a direct descendant and could never be established.

Zhang Shaodi knew that he could not defeat Li Honggao and others, so he suggested that if Ma Xiguang was to be killed immediately, Ma Xie should be lured to Tanzhou for house arrest or even executed on the grounds that Ma Xifan was seriously ill.

Li Honggao and others began to hesitate again. They felt that such a major matter as killing Ma Xi'e should be decided by Ma Xiguang himself after he returned.

When Zhang Shaodi heard this, he immediately closed the door and said only that great chaos in Chu State was coming.

In the end, just as Zhang Shaodi expected, Ma Xihe directly raised troops in Langzhou and took advantage of Tanzhou being ownerless to attack.

Zhang Shaodi originally wanted to surrender to Ma Xihe, but he saw that Ma Xihe could not even control his soldiers, and Tanzhou quickly fell into blood and fire.

So he contacted Li Yanwen, Liu Yantao and other generals, and fled overnight with hundreds of people.

As for Gao Baoxu's wooing, haha! How could someone like Zhang Shaodi get on Gao Baoxu's ship?

The current situation in Nanping cannot be saved even by Gao Jixing, the founder of Nanping, let alone a young boy like Gao Baoxu.

As for Ma Chu, Zhang Shaodi also knew clearly that he was definitely gone. Even Ma Xiguang would never be able to rule Tanzhou again.

The reason why he went north this time was to seek refuge with the imperial court and preserve the wealth of the Zhang family.

As for taking the initiative to contact Gao Baoxu, Zhang Shaodi was simply using him as a stepping stone.

So Zhang Shaodi and his gang suddenly ran out of the small town north of Jiangling City where they were under surveillance in Nanping. After seeing Ma Zhaoyuan, they immediately sold Gao Baoxu.

Ma Zhaoyuan was furious. He sent a message on Pegasus to Yin Zhengqi, who was more than 20 miles away from Jiangling City, and prepared to attack.

However, not long after the messenger set off, the gate of Jiangling City opened by itself, and Gao Congjie, dragging his sick body, brought Gao Baorong, Gao Baoyin, and Gao Baoshen to ask Ma Yaozi to surrender.

Jiangling, which the Gao family had controlled for 40 years, and Nanping, which had been founded for 24 years, came to its end in history.

....

When Gao Congjie asked for surrender, Zhang Gao had just arrived at Xiangyang Prefecture.

After getting the news, Zhang Zhang personally led 500 Hanshandu cavalry. Under the escort of Zhang Zhaojiu (Dunzhu), Zhang Zhaozhong (Man Xiong), and Zhang Zhaojie (Qiongre Duojin), they headed south along the Han River at starry night.

Arriving at Jiangling City.

In Jiangling City, Yin Zhengqi Yin Yaozi has sealed off the Nanping treasury, and all the generals above the Nanping Du Yuhou have been detained in Jiangling Mansion Yamen.

The Gao clan members were moved out of the Jing Palace and resettled. In the huge palace, only Gao Congjie and Gao Baorong, their father and son, were left.

Zhang Hao arrived at Jing Palace without stopping, only to see Gao Baorong kneeling on the ground with a bed next to him.

On Hu's bed was a haggard old man who looked seriously ill, half lying on his back. It was Gao Congjie.
To be continued...