Chapter 41 Chapter 41 Expectation
Huyan Aobo and Li Jiyun in Longyou are fighting fiercely in Cuttazhai, and Su Erman also stopped in front of Mingsha City. Generals Yang Jiye and Cheng Shixiong went to Lingzhou and Xiakou to sit in town. The flames of war have not yet spread to Xingzhou. But the atmosphere of war here is already very strong.
Every day, countless people flood into the city, including local merchants and gentry, some people who have fled their homes, and some big families who originally settled in other cities but feel that the local city is not as reliable as Xingzhou, and Xingzhou City is overcrowded for a while .
"I always feel that something is not quite right." Li Jitan said worriedly.
Sitting opposite him are Tuoba Cangmu and Li Tianlun. As the core members of the Tuoba family, since the three publicly expressed their support for Yang Hao's policy strategy against the Weiwu tribe in the Golden Palace, they have been attracted by many Tuoba members. The people of the Ba clan regarded it as a thorn in their side. Under their exclusion, the three of them got closer and closer, forming a small group of their own. Things between the government and the opposition.
Tuoba Cangmu was the oldest, and he seemed to be playing the role of the big brother in the trio. He took a sip of his wine, stared and said, "What's wrong, don't hesitate, just speak up if you have something to say."
Li Jitan said: "Since the execution of Tuoba Han Chan and Tuoba Heshao in the majesty's court, and forcing Li Zhiyi away, the attitudes of the leaders of the Tuoba clan towards the majesty are quite different from the past. Say something."
Tuoba Cangmu said bluntly: "So you are worried about this."
He stroked his beard and said, "Actually...as the leader of a tribe, I don't want the king to break up the tribes and get to the bottom of it. Do you care what it says? With this hereditary system, even if my children and grandchildren do not live up to expectations, they can still become the leader of the Cangshi tribe. It will not be defeated. But if the hereditary system is lost, once the descendants do not live up to their expectations, cannot enter the court to be an official, and cannot retreat to own a clan, then the decline will be inevitable."
He laughed at himself, and said again: "However... I can see the determination of the king, and I know that this cannot be changed. Since you can't be an enemy of the king, then you have to follow the king's wishes. In the future... go to him The future of the empress, the life under the nose is not going well, who cares about the future? In the future, the great-grandson of Xuanzi, who will remember my ancestor? If they have the ability, they will eat popular food and drink spicy food. If they have no ability, they will go away His mother's egg, I can't control it."
Li Jitan chuckled, and said, "Brother Cangmu can take it easy, but those bosses may not take it easy."
Tuoba Cangmu stared and said: "So what if you can't see it? Those cowards dare to rebel?"
Li Tianlun, who had been silent all this time, said with a sullen face, "I suspect...that's what they have in mind."
Tuoba Cangmu said in surprise: "What did you say? Where did you see it?"
Li Tianlun said: "Brother Cangmu, when Li Guangrui was here, he fought against Tubo people, Huihe people, Dangxiang Qishi, Zhe Jixun and Yang Chongxun from the two prefectures of Linfu, and even our king later. There have also been times when people invaded their jurisdiction and became passive, no matter which time, did these tribal leaders rush to take their families into Xiazhou City for refuge?"
Tuoba Cangmu said: "Of course not, what's the matter, could it be...?"
Li Jitan said: "That's right. This time, these headmen have chosen this method by coincidence. Their family members come in an endless stream, and they go to the city every day."
Tuoba Cangmu thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "This is also normal. Your Majesty beheaded Tuoba Hanchan and divided the Weiwu Tribe. They are dissatisfied and wish to see a joke from your Majesty. Maybe they are pretending to be idiots. In case Su Erman, Li Jiyun and the others press in, their tribe will bear the brunt, even if they don’t want to, they have to go through life and death to serve the king.”
Li Jitan sneered and said: "Brother Cangmu, you are thinking too simply. Now there are no less than 150 tribal leaders in Xingzhou, and everyone brings their family members close to the city. Family members and retinues, every family has no fewer than 150 people." Two hundred people, just this force alone, is a total of 20,000 people, plus their family members and guards who had stayed in Xingzhou, the total force is about to catch up with the total number of Xingzhou palace guards and city guards. This force really has the intention to make trouble, what do you think will happen?"
Tuoba Cangmu changed color when he heard that, finally sensed the danger, and quickly said: "This is not a good thing, you should report it to the king immediately."
Li Tianlun spread his hands and said: "How should we explain it? We are already in the same situation as them, Your Majesty knows this well, will he think that we are soliciting rumors and waiting for an opportunity to retaliate? Besides, if they don't turn back for a day, we have no proof, even if Tell the king, what can the king do? Could it be that the chiefs sent their families to Xingzhou to escape danger, and the king wanted to find an excuse to cut off their heads? Isn't that forcing all the tribes to rebel?"
Li Jitan glanced at him and said: "Brother Cangmu, I will remind the king that it is best if the king can raise caution. Passive. But if the king is prepared, he may not be able to take advantage of it.
However, even if some of these leaders just want to wait and see, if someone really has bad intentions, they will be dragged into the water.What's more, we can't tell who has malicious intentions and who is just a grasshopper. The palace guards and city guards have limited numbers of soldiers and horses, and Yang Shangshu of the Ministry of War has gone to Lingzhou in person. This limited force has to defend the city, defend the palace, and monitor these leaders Trends are not enough, how will our family members be safe?Your Majesty has an inner city, what about us? "
Tuoba Cangmu was stunned: "Us?" Suddenly, he suddenly realized: "If those leaders really want to rebel, they will naturally not only attack the palace, many ministers in the court will be their targets, don't If there is no big threat, no one will touch them for the time being, but the three of them, those hated leaders, don't kill all the old, young, women and children in their families."
Tuoba Cangmu broke out in a cold sweat "shua": "No, no matter whether they really have objections or not, we have to prepare early, and we must not be caught off guard by others. Jitan, Tianlun, we are here There are quite a few clansmen in Xingzhou, so we should gather them together, um... Now that the population of Xingzhou is increasing, lodging and food are problems, so let’s use this excuse, as the head of the clan, let’s take care of our clansmen It’s only natural, right? Then secretly concentrate the young and strong among them, in case of emergency.”
Li Jitan said: "Brother Cangsen, that's exactly what I mean by looking for you today."
Tuoba Cangmu worried and asked again: "Well, thank you for reminding me, otherwise the steel knife rested on my neck, and I would still be asleep. Tianlun, you have to be careful too, continue talking, you With a military position in your body and a certain amount of soldiers and horses in your hands to mobilize, you have to cheer up these days, our wealth and lives are all on your body."
Li Jitan nodded solemnly: "Little brother understands."
Li Tianlun said: "With us alone, I'm afraid it will be difficult to protect ourselves. Let's continue talking, you have to talk about it with Your Majesty. It's always good for Your Majesty to be more vigilant."
Li Jitan took a deep breath and promised, "I will."
Tuoba Cangmu took a deep breath and said: "Well, my son Haofeng is a person who has a military position, I will also talk to him about this matter, and let him also go to the king's side to blow the wind. Li Jiyun attracted a group of Tubo people, and that woman of Aguli led a group of Huihe people to make trouble, his mother, how did it get to the point where it is today!"
Yang Hao said angrily: "Well, Feiyu Suifeng has already reported the news, and the king is sending people to watch them, hmph! I want to see how brave these rats are and how much trouble they can stir up!" Li Jitan said: "This...is just my minister's worry. Maybe...they don't have that intention. They just want to take advantage of the danger of the king to take advantage of their own status. Please be careful. After all...they are all I, the Tuoba family, if Mao Qi kills me, the honor to the king..." Yang Hao smiled and said appreciatively: "Li Qing is commendable for his loyalty. This king will save me, and I will definitely not do something that would be punished without teaching." "Yes, yes, since that's the case, the minister...resigned." "Ok." After Li Jitan Shili retired and watched him go away, Yang Hao said to Ding Chengzong: "It's really strange to say, it seems that the world is full of conspiracies, usurping the throne and seizing power. , the fight was only for the throne of Ninety-five Supreme Beings. In the Liao Kingdom, there was also a case where instead of being a good prince, he would become a traitor and a traitor, and he would end up with no descendants." Ding Chengzong smiled faintly: "The prosperity of the world is all for profit. In fact, it is not only the throne of the world, but also the people's families. How many such things are happening every day? If you don't talk about it, let's talk about us..." Ding Chengzong's cheeks twitched, and he didn't say any more. The two brothers fell silent for a while.After a long time, Yang Hao suddenly stretched his arms, and cheered up: "It's a mediocrity not to be envied by others. If you don't want to be a mediocre, you have to have great power. If you want to have great power, how can you not be envied by others? No matter who wants to be I stabbed a knife in the back, then come on, I will take the move!" Ding Chengzong also smiled: "It's my two brothers, accept the move!" Yang Hao nodded heavily, held his hand and said, "That's right, brothers are of the same heart, and their strength cuts through gold. No matter what kind of monster it is, let's beat him to reveal his true form!" Arrows and shooting stars, people fell down like grass under the sickle, and the sword was swung, the sun was cold, and blood was splashed in the sword.Heads rolled to the ground, broken limbs flew, shouts, roars, horses neighing, dogs barking, cows mooing, camels roaring, flocks of sheep fled in all directions, and the killings dyed the entire city of Mingsha red. Zhang Pu stood on a sand dune expressionlessly, watching the battle ahead, and seven or eight guards holding large shields stood upright.The main formation of the Yanling Formation had been loosened under the continuous attack of Suleman's army. At this moment, the enemy army rushed over from the two wings like two sharp knives, trampling on horseshoes and flying arrows. When the soldiers were handed over, blood and flesh flew all over the place. With the vigor of a short-distance sprint, the enemy cavalry stabbed fiercely into the left and right flanks for nearly 300 meters like two sharp knives, and then stopped advancing as if pierced to the bone. Unable to maintain a well-defined formation, the two sides looked for their opponents and started a knife and gun fight. Er Wei Shusheng watched the scene of the handover of the two armies nervously, swallowed hard, and said to Zhang Pu: "General, I'm afraid we can't hold back the enemy, if we don't withdraw the troops, the whole army will be divided and wiped out by the Huihe people. " Zhang Pu pursed his lips and slowly raised his hand... As the sound of gold mingling sounded, Zhang Pu's commander-in-chief flag began to slowly move in the middle of the army formation. The Xixia army, which was already at a disadvantage, saw the commander Mingjin, and the commander-in-chief's flag retreated, and their morale was greatly depressed.One ebbs and another grows, but the Huihe people are like a rainbow, constantly charging, cutting off, encircling, and compressing. The Xixia army began to retreat from an orderly retreat to a chaotic retreat. Once it turns into a big rout like falling flowers and flowing water, all orders are useless, and the comparison is only who has more horsepower and escapes faster.Erwei Shusheng noticed that the 20,000 elite soldiers in Zhang Pu's main formation did not go into battle from the beginning to the end. They were real elite soldiers, the most well-equipped, well-trained, and brave iron army, and they were also Zhang Pu's direct troops.If Zhang Pu can put this army into battle in time, it is likely that the situation of the battle will be completely reversed, but he chose to give up Mingsha and retreat to the mouth of the gorge. The corner of Erwei Shusheng's mouth could not help showing a gloomy and complacent smile. His words have worked. He has planted a seed in Zhang Pu's heart. This seed will soon take root and grow vigorously until it bears fruit. He told Zhang Pu that defeat is worse than victory, and retreat is worse than advance.Because Zhong Fang's weight in the king's heart is obviously much heavier than his, even when he was in his prime, he was not an opponent of Zhong Fang.Now, he has been demoted as a defense envoy, even if he makes great contributions, how much future will he have?Once the battle is won, wouldn't it prove that the king is wise and wise?What's more, if the external enemy is strong and the internal is unstable, the chances of victory are not great. Under such circumstances, it is better to take the initiative to withdraw troops to preserve strength, cooperate with Tuoba and other leaders to exert pressure on the court through the defeat of the war, and force the king to depose Zhongfang and other ministers who are aggressive and stubbornly insist on pursuing the ruling strategy of the Central Plains dynasty. Elevate him to the position of the commander-in-chief of the five armies again, and devote all his efforts to help him defeat the foreign enemies. At that time, his position in the court will no longer be shaken by anyone. It now appears that these words have taken effect. Since ancient times, a hero is like a beautiful woman. Once she submits to others for the first time, will she be pure and cool next time? Thinking of this, Erwei Shusheng smiled complacently. People shouted and horses neighed, and the defeated army was like a tide. Erwei Shusheng gave his close confidant Hu Luantuo a wink, Hu Luantuo understood, immediately turned the horse's head and ran diagonally.On the chaotic battlefield, those who fall behind, those who run away, those who kill each other, anything can happen, who would pay attention to the whereabouts of such a small person. Erwei Shusheng smiled again: "Over there in Xingzhou, it's time to do something!" He slammed the horse's belly hard, and followed Zhang Pu closely.
Yang Hao said angrily: "Well, Feiyu Suifeng has already reported the news, and the king is sending people to watch them, hmph! I want to see how brave these rats are and how much trouble they can stir up!" Li Jitan said: "This...is just my minister's worry. Maybe...they don't have that intention. They just want to take advantage of the danger of the king to take advantage of their own status. Please be careful. After all...they are all I, the Tuoba family, if Mao Qi kills me, the honor to the king..." Yang Hao smiled and said appreciatively: "Li Qing is commendable for his loyalty. This king will save me, and I will definitely not do something that would be punished without teaching." "Yes, yes, since that's the case, the minister...resigned." "Ok." After Li Jitan Shili retired and watched him go away, Yang Hao said to Ding Chengzong: "It's really strange to say, it seems that the world is full of conspiracies, usurping the throne and seizing power. , the fight was only for the throne of Ninety-five Supreme Beings. In the Liao Kingdom, there was also a case where instead of being a good prince, he would become a traitor and a traitor, and he would end up with no descendants." Ding Chengzong smiled faintly: "The prosperity of the world is all for profit. In fact, it is not only the throne of the world, but also the people's families. How many such things are happening every day? If you don't talk about it, let's talk about us..." Ding Chengzong's cheeks twitched, and he didn't say any more. The two brothers fell silent for a while.After a long time, Yang Hao suddenly stretched his arms, and cheered up: "It's a mediocrity not to be envied by others. If you don't want to be a mediocre, you have to have great power. If you want to have great power, how can you not be envied by others? No matter who wants to be I stabbed a knife in the back, then come on, I will take the move!" Ding Chengzong also smiled: "It's my two brothers, accept the move!" Yang Hao nodded heavily, held his hand and said, "That's right, brothers are of the same heart, and their strength cuts through gold. No matter what kind of monster it is, let's beat him to reveal his true form!" Arrows and shooting stars, people fell down like grass under the sickle, and the sword was swung, the sun was cold, and blood was splashed in the sword.Heads rolled to the ground, broken limbs flew, shouts, roars, horses neighing, dogs barking, cows mooing, camels roaring, flocks of sheep fled in all directions, and the killings dyed the entire city of Mingsha red. Zhang Pu stood on a sand dune expressionlessly, watching the battle ahead, and seven or eight guards holding large shields stood upright.The main formation of the Yanling Formation had been loosened under the continuous attack of Suleman's army. At this moment, the enemy army rushed over from the two wings like two sharp knives, trampling on horseshoes and flying arrows. When the soldiers were handed over, blood and flesh flew all over the place. With the vigor of a short-distance sprint, the enemy cavalry stabbed fiercely into the left and right flanks for nearly 300 meters like two sharp knives, and then stopped advancing as if pierced to the bone. Unable to maintain a well-defined formation, the two sides looked for their opponents and started a knife and gun fight. Er Wei Shusheng watched the scene of the handover of the two armies nervously, swallowed hard, and said to Zhang Pu: "General, I'm afraid we can't hold back the enemy, if we don't withdraw the troops, the whole army will be divided and wiped out by the Huihe people. " Zhang Pu pursed his lips and slowly raised his hand... As the sound of gold mingling sounded, Zhang Pu's commander-in-chief flag began to slowly move in the middle of the army formation. The Xixia army, which was already at a disadvantage, saw the commander Mingjin, and the commander-in-chief's flag retreated, and their morale was greatly depressed.One ebbs and another grows, but the Huihe people are like a rainbow, constantly charging, cutting off, encircling, and compressing. The Xixia army began to retreat from an orderly retreat to a chaotic retreat. Once it turns into a big rout like falling flowers and flowing water, all orders are useless, and the comparison is only who has more horsepower and escapes faster.Erwei Shusheng noticed that the 20,000 elite soldiers in Zhang Pu's main formation did not go into battle from the beginning to the end. They were real elite soldiers, the most well-equipped, well-trained, and brave iron army, and they were also Zhang Pu's direct troops.If Zhang Pu can put this army into battle in time, it is likely that the situation of the battle will be completely reversed, but he chose to give up Mingsha and retreat to the mouth of the gorge. The corner of Erwei Shusheng's mouth could not help showing a gloomy and complacent smile. His words have worked. He has planted a seed in Zhang Pu's heart. This seed will soon take root and grow vigorously until it bears fruit. He told Zhang Pu that defeat is worse than victory, and retreat is worse than advance.Because Zhong Fang's weight in the king's heart is obviously much heavier than his, even when he was in his prime, he was not an opponent of Zhong Fang.Now, he has been demoted as a defense envoy, even if he makes great contributions, how much future will he have?Once the battle is won, wouldn't it prove that the king is wise and wise?What's more, if the external enemy is strong and the internal is unstable, the chances of victory are not great. Under such circumstances, it is better to take the initiative to withdraw troops to preserve strength, cooperate with Tuoba and other leaders to exert pressure on the court through the defeat of the war, and force the king to depose Zhongfang and other ministers who are aggressive and stubbornly insist on pursuing the ruling strategy of the Central Plains dynasty. Elevate him to the position of the commander-in-chief of the five armies again, and devote all his efforts to help him defeat the foreign enemies. At that time, his position in the court will no longer be shaken by anyone. It now appears that these words have taken effect. Since ancient times, a hero is like a beautiful woman. Once she submits to others for the first time, will she be pure and cool next time? Thinking of this, Erwei Shusheng smiled complacently. People shouted and horses neighed, and the defeated army was like a tide. Erwei Shusheng gave his close confidant Hu Luantuo a wink, Hu Luantuo understood, immediately turned the horse's head and ran diagonally.On the chaotic battlefield, those who fall behind, those who run away, those who kill each other, anything can happen, who would pay attention to the whereabouts of such a small person. Erwei Shusheng smiled again: "Over there in Xingzhou, it's time to do something!" He slammed the horse's belly hard, and followed Zhang Pu closely.