Knowing that Tuoba Tao had come to the Hua family half a month ago, He Mulan immediately breathed a sigh of relief. She knew that with the strength around Tuoba Tao, it was impossible for him to fall into the water, and it was very likely that Tuoba Tao did not go to Beiyan at all, or found someone to be a stand-in, or returned to the capital immediately after going to Beiyan, but he was still in the process of conquest to the outside world.

The biggest possibility is that after Tuoba Tao met the flooded city, he immediately left with the Su Guard, and made arrangements before leaving, and Kumoti's disappearance may be Tuoba Tao's arrangement. They turned light into darkness, but the army remained in Beiyan and handed over to King Leping, the battle situation in Beiyan has been decided, as long as King Leping is not stupid, at least he can continue to besiege the city for a few months.

What Tuoba Tao wants to do in the past few months is not something that He Mulan can understand, but he turned a corner and told her that he was not actually dead, which shows that Tuoba Tao did not treat her as an outsider, which made He Mulan's heart warm.

In contrast, although Mrs. He's matter shocked He Mulan, it was very logical to connect it with the anomalies that Tuoba Tao and Tuoba Huang's father and son had before.

To tell the truth, He Mullan is very disgusted with the Xianbei people's system of "the death of the son and the mother", but he is powerless to resist and change, this belongs to the "rules" of the emperor's family, unless the emperor wants to change and has the strength to change, he can only give in to it.

Now that Mrs. He is safe and sound, even if He Mulan is hiding her and risking great danger, she feels that it is worth it.

Not to mention that Mrs. He is a very beautiful woman.

"General Hua, I'm sorry for your trouble." The woman, who was a little weak after giving birth, leaned back on the bed, smiled and continued: "I am so grateful that you have a comfortable 'bed' and a convenient stool and chair. ”

He Mulan told the flower mother before that she wanted to talk to Du Shou's concubine alone, and the flower mother went to tell a maid about topics such as "ten things that a woman in confinement can't do".

"It's nothing, I don't like the cold on the ground to spread to my body, so I did this......" He Mulan lightly brought the problem of the bed, "I just came back from the palace, your eldest man is doing very well now, very good, Xiao Langjun was taken to live in the East Palace by Da Langjun, and Xiao Langjun personally took care of ......"

He Mulan saw that tears suddenly welled up in Mrs. He's eyes, and hurriedly comforted: "Why are you crying?" General Du Shou arranged for you to come to live in my house, and I will definitely bring the child out to you often! ”

"It's easier said than done." Mrs. He wiped her tears, "It's already difficult to survive a life, what else can I pray for, Da Lang has been well-behaved and obedient since he was a child, Your Majesty...... Du Lang is a generous person, it shouldn't be difficult for father and son to get along, but my youngest son, I don't know what kind of character he will be in the future, in case it's a stubborn ......"

He Mulan rubbed her hands helplessly, she didn't know how to deal with this kind of topic between "women". If she gets along with a woman with a cheerful personality like her friends in her previous life, she can still pick up the conversation.

Fortunately, Mrs. He is a strong woman, and after the momentary weakness passed, she smiled apologetically: "Let you see you laugh, I can't cry in confinement, I can't help it." When I left the house, Du Lang had already instructed me that when I got better, I would help the second elder of the Hua family take care of the general's mansion and be a qualified housekeeper. ”

When she was at home, she also learned how to communicate and how to be a good housewife in the family, but when she entered the palace, she didn't have much to use.

Majesty said that Mulan was actually a woman, although she was surprised, she knew what she should do and what she should not do, since Majesty Xià wanted to hide her identity, then she would help her.

It's just that......

Mrs. He glanced at He Mulan, who was standing as tall as a green pine, and couldn't help but sigh in her heart that it was not easy for He Mulan. It seems that the flower father and mother are very ordinary old people, so He Mulan is so maverick, I am afraid it is her own personality.

A woman can be so strong that it is enough to make a woman like them living in a harem wake up.

Mrs. He's food, clothing, housing and transportation have been arranged by Tuoba Tao, and several of the men serving in the courtyard are even eunuchs, but it doesn't seem obvious, the flower mother is a warm-hearted person, and every day fresh vegetables and fruits, chickens, ducks and fish are constantly sent to the yard of this "lady", and often go to visit and take care of her confinement, so that Mrs. He is very grateful.

According to Hua Mu's words, the life of Huafu is really boring, Hua Mutuo doesn't know how long it will take to marry his daughter-in-law, and his daughter's confinement is also far away.

At least Mrs. He is a very knowledgeable woman, and she comes from a noble family, and the flower mother sometimes chats with Mrs. He, and many things that she couldn't figure out before are suddenly enlightened, and even that kind of twisting and cowardice are a lot less.

Mrs. He's matter can't set off too much turmoil, and the thing He Mulan has to care about at the moment is that Rouran is ready to move, and what Tuoba Tao is guarding against.

Su Hejun is not in Beijing, several people are not in Beijing, Di Yefei is not in Beijing, He Mulan has to act alone, and there is no one to inquire about the news in Beijing in the past few months.

In addition, the situation in Beiliang is too chaotic, Beiliang because of Su Hejun and Yuan Poqiang, Di Yefei's plan is smooth, it has been a frequent good news, although Tuoba Tao is not in Beijing, but the prince and Cui Hao of the prison country have already rewarded the three of them many times, and everyone believes that as soon as Gu Zang takes it, these three people will at least be crowned.

In contrast, He Mulan, who had captured Queen Meng and recovered Princess Xingping's dowry, was inexplicably embarrassed because Tuoba Tao asked her to return to China early.

If Bei Liang is now going in the direction of Wei's hope for development without He Mulan's credit, then no one will accept it, but she did have mistakes halfway, and Tuoba Tao's attitude was not clear, so some officials and generals were watching and did not dare to express too much enthusiasm to her.

This is the reality of power, once you are deeply trusted by the emperor and invincible, you will be the darling of everyone, the object of pursuit and flattery, even if you are not used to it, you will be polite to you.

But once you lose trust, even if there is a point of fault, others will see it as ten.

Fortunately, He Mulan is an open-minded person, otherwise he was in the market before, but now he is full of people, and ordinary people really can't adjust it.

"Come on, prepare the horses ......"

He Mulan thought about it, and felt that it was not a matter for him to wait in the General's Mansion, so it was better to take the initiative to contact Lu Bi.

"Go to Lubi Mansion!"

***

He Mulan and Lu Bi have no personal relationship, since Lu Bi found out that Di Yefei is a man, that unbearable embarrassment made him spontaneously avoid He Mulan and Di Yefei and others.

So when he knew that He Mulan had quietly come to the door to ask for a meeting, Lu Bi was very surprised. But he also knew what He Mulan was, and he still invited someone to come in.

Now that Rouran has been extinguished, Di Yefei is making meritorious contributions, Lu Bi received a "Shangshu", this Shangshu is different from the six Shangshu in later generations, it is an idle errand, and it is only used part-time, and there is no Yulu in the Northern Wei Dynasty, no matter how many official positions you have, you will not get any benefits at all without real power.

He led the general of Zhengdong and Shang Shushi, and his subordinates nominally had Rouran soldiers and horses that originally belonged to him, but Tuoba Tao didn't need it, and he could only let the men and horses be abandoned day by day.

Leading troops to fight is not the same as civilian governance, once you don't fight all year round, no matter how good the soldiers are, no matter how good the horses are, they will be fat, so every military general is eager for the battlefield.

Lu Bi was noble and good at management when he was in Rouran, and after he was annexed to the Wei State, many former Rouran slave owners depended on him for survival. Wei went north to Rouran, I don't know how many Rouran slave owners were greatly reduced, some of the tribesmen were captured, cattle and sheep were plundered, and the warriors were killed and wounded, and they fell to the extreme, but they were unwilling to graze in Monan for a living, so they attached themselves to several nobles who had already surrendered in Wei, and became a general with the remaining family wealth and people.

Such a force of men and horses, even in the Wei State, is considered to be good, at least not worse than those generals of other countries who returned to Shun during the Sixteen Kingdoms period, but Tuoba Tao does not need to fight with Rouran people.

It is precisely because of his dissatisfaction that Lu Bi is a young man, and occasionally when he hunts with the old ministers of Rouran and drinks feasts, he can't help but bring out some nostalgic talents and the cold attitude of the Wei State.

At the beginning of the year, Wu Ti, the son of the Great Khan of Rouran and the prince of Zuoxian, committed suicide in Pingcheng, and Tuoba Tao did not even give him the vacant position of "Great Khan" after his death, making it clear that he no longer thought that the Rouran Kingdom still existed, and there was no need for any Great Khan.

In addition, Rouran and the Northern Wei Dynasty have fought for so many years, the grievances are too deep, almost every Xianbei family has a son who died at the hands of the Rouran people, and Rouran is about the same, for so many years, you call me "Worm", I call you "Southern Pig", it is even more difficult to change this situation all at once, since Rouran was destroyed a few years ago, I don't know how much friction has happened, and there is constant turmoil in Monan, and the more it is suppressed, the more chaotic it is.

Rouran had descended to the Wei State many times in the past few years, and reversed many times, even if this time the vitality was greatly damaged, Tuoba Tao accepted Wu Ti's sister as Youzhaoyi, and the Rouran people did not necessarily obey.

Because Lu Biduo was dissatisfied and powerful, a Rouran nobleman finally came to the door around the corner and wanted to invite him to do a big thing together.

When He Mulan saw Lu Bi, he didn't talk nonsense, and directly explained his intentions. She now has less than 3,000 tiger troops, but she is still a rare fierce general in Wei, Lu Bi wants to retreat safely after doing the internal response, so naturally the help of this general is indispensable.

He was also a man of bending and stretching, and when he knew that Hermulan might take him later, he began to talk to her about the current situation.

"At the beginning, Da Tan Khan led all the people in the king's tent to flee west, and some of the Yu Jiu Lu clan relatives who had long been dissatisfied with him took the opportunity to take the people and horses to stand on their own, and went west first, without following the big army of Da Tan. After Wu Ti was captured in Pingcheng, this group of Rouran people already thought that Wu Ti had lost the glory of Rouran, so they no longer regarded Wu Ti as the crown prince, but set up my cousin Yu Jiulu to be listed as the king and prince of Zuoxian, and when the country was restored, he would ascend the throne as Khan......"

Lu Bi told what he knew.

"Yu Jiulu is not outstanding in force, but he was our Rouran's 'Mo Fu' before, responsible for managing the affairs of the royal account, and he went to Beiliang several times, and had a good relationship with Liang, so he went all the way west and fled to the border between Beiliang and Rouran, which Wei could not control. When you sent an envoy to Northern Liang, he contacted me, hoping that I would help him incite the people in Wei to rebel, and then flee to Rouran all the way to the west, plundering a large part of the territory of Northern Liang for the purpose of recovering the country. I thought it was nonsense and turned him down......"

In fact, no one can know whether there is a temptation or not.

Maybe Lu Bi just didn't want to make a wedding dress for someone else.

"When was that?"

He Mullan had some foreboding in his heart.

"When exactly will I contact you?"

"Huh? What's the use of asking? ”

No one had asked Lu Bi this question before, and when he secretly handed out the news to the palace, he was very vague because he was afraid that people would explain the news.

Not two days after the news spread, Hermulan came, and many things were not detailed.

"Well, probably a month before your mission encountered a sandstorm...... At that time, I only felt that the envoy he sent spoke in too loud tone, not to mention the obstacles that escaped from Mo Nan to Rouran, even if he returned to Rouran, Bei Liang is not a fool, and the border towns will let you attack lightly? At that time, they swore that they would take the initiative to find them again when I knew the details of Beiliang, and now that I think about it, I am afraid that they would have known that this envoy would not go well......"

Lu Bi gave He Mulan a little mention and sold it well.

"Is there any collusion between Lu Qiliegui and Queen Meng?" He Mulan muttered to himself, "No, what good is the accident in Beiliang to Queen Meng?" The Meng family is still in Beiliang, and once there is a war, they will ......"

Thinking of this, He Mulan's eyes widened in amazement.

Oh, my God! If there is an agreement between Rouran and Queen Meng, then Queen Meng hopes that Rouran can come in!

Once the war starts on the border, no matter how strict she does, she will not dare to touch the Meng family, because most of the Meng family's army is guarding the border pass! The northernmost part connected to Rouran is the place where the Meng family army is stationed the most, and it is also the base camp of Baimayi and Baimaqiang.

Since Queen Meng has made up her mind to leave, and Fuqu Bodhi is also missing, with the city of Fuqu Mengxun, it is likely to take action against the Meng family to stabilize the situation, there are not many generals in Beiliang who can fight well, and several veteran generals of the Meng family are the real backbone as soon as they arrive at war!

And now?

Hermulan was deeply worried.

If Queen Meng has contact with the rest of Rouran and the Meng family's army, but Su Hejun doesn't know at all, it is likely that these Rouran people will become a hidden disaster!

But the news is too slow, even if you write a letter to warn now, it will take more than 20 days to reach Beiliang, and more than 20 days is enough for many people to happen!

"It's been a few months, why are you only talking about it now!"

He Mulan took a deep breath and suppressed his anger, "There are so many things happening in Beiliang, and you haven't leaked any news......

"General Hua, please consider my situation as well. My status in Pingcheng is embarrassing, when those people find me, I am only afraid that trouble will cause trouble, and after refusing, I immediately drove them away, I still can't avoid them, why splash dirty water on myself? In addition, I didn't cooperate with them at that time, they didn't know anything, and I didn't guess the meaning of many things until after Bei Liang's accident, and it was too late to say anything at this time! ”

Lu Bi's face was also ugly.

"There are tens of thousands of people behind me, and we must be cautious and cautious in doing things."

If it weren't for the fact that these people threatened his family's safety, he wouldn't even care.

Wei wants to fight with Bei Liang, Rouran, and Beiyan, what does it matter to him? He was not ordered to go into battle, and the Wei people treated them as outsiders, why did they dig out their hearts and lungs?

He Mulan was anxious about the safety of Beiliang, and because the yang energy was too strong, he couldn't help his feelings for a while, and after Lu Bi's bad attitude, He Mulan remembered that he was here to cooperate this time, and immediately restrained his feelings and arched his hand to Lu Bi.

"It's that what I thought was too simple, General Lu, don't blame me."

Lu Bi also knew that it was not interesting to fall out with He Mulan at this time, he was sent by the little prince, and he couldn't report the matter when he went back, once he complained a little, he could exaggerate a few points when he got to the prince.

Thinking about it this way, Lu Bi also followed a few polite words before the conversation could continue.

"Last month I went hunting, and by chance I met several of my subordinates sneakily discussing something together, and then I sent my henchmen to investigate, and found that they united a lot of old ministers of Rouran, met in private, and often gathered in the Tuqi Mountain outside Beijing in the name of hunting, these people were all Rouran was broken and defected to my subordinates, I was worried that they would bring trouble for me, so I pretended to be dissatisfied with His Majesty in front of them several times in private, and sure enough, I led the beggar to persuade me......"

He pursed his lips amusedly.

"This time, the price will be higher, and he promised me that as long as I am willing to cooperate, he will let me be the Zuoxian King of Rouran New Kingdom."

"What's the plan?"

He Mullan was curious.

Although there are tens of thousands of people in Lubi, most of them are grazing in the south of the six towns, unless Tuoba Tao allows him to send troops to fight, otherwise these people will be herdsmen for the rest of their lives.

In Beijing, there are just a few hundred elites and generals he raises.

What's the use of these hundreds?

Lu Bi pulled his face, and his expression became even stranger.

"That's why I sent the news to the palace, they actually asked me to find a way to capture His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

……

He Mulan deeply felt that the Rouran people were crazy.

"If it's not that they're crazy, it's something else." He Mullan frowned. "How did they find you, can you catch them? What do they want you to do next? ”

"These people have always been in unilateral contact with me, sometimes letters under my saddle, sometimes in my room. I suspect that there are some of their house slaves in my house, but my house slaves are all brought back from Rouran, and those who can follow me to Pingcheng are confidants, and none of them can find any suspicions......"

Lu Bi sighed, "To be honest, I hope to catch these people more than you, my mother and sister are in Pingcheng, if anything happens to me, I'm afraid that something will happen to them......"

He Mullan nodded.

"I understand."

"They told me to pay attention to the West Gate, I don't know what they mean, I often go to the West Gate, and I haven't seen anything ......unusual," Lu Bi continued, "I can tell you the name of the subordinate general who has moved, and you can send the Egret Officer to keep an eye on it, and you can always find out that something is wrong." That's all I know. ”

After finishing speaking, he reported a large list of names, all of which were Rouran's names, and He Mulan couldn't remember them, so he asked for a pen and paper to write them down and put them in his arms, so that he could remember them clearly.

"Then I'll leave first, I'll quietly go back over the wall, don't send someone to send me."

When He Mulan came, he hid his eyes and ears, dressed as a soft nobleman, and was even more careful when he left, to ensure that few people saw it.

But since there may be an internal response, maybe she can't escape their attention when she comes here.

Tuqi Mountain, West Gate, Lubi Mansion may have some internal responses, and the Rouran people knew early that something might happen to Beiliang......

Could it be that the trajectories of history will gradually coincide?

He Mulan's face darkened.

Lu Bi must have had selfish intentions before, but the price Rouran gave was not enough for him to take that risk, or it was really for his mother and sister, so he finally chose to stand on the side of Wei.

But the news was already too slow, he didn't leak the news until almost the most critical moment, it was not enough time to give them tracking and thorough investigation, and in order for him not to rebel, he had to be kept safe and give him some benefits.

It turns out that this dilapidated aristocrat, who has always been inconspicuous, is also a powerful politician.

With all sorts of thoughts in her mind, she hurried towards the city.

After He Mullan left, a cabinet against the wall in Lubi's study was quietly removed, and a middle-aged man with a goatee came out of the cat's waist.

"Mr. Yang, do you think Mulan will believe it? Will they believe it? ”

Lu Bi asked his husband Yang Zhe with some trepidation.

"They have to believe it or not, and we didn't reveal it until this time, and they don't have time left." Yang Zhe sighed: "The beggars are too careful, the people sent out are irrelevant, and they can't be trusted with any evidence, I only hope that if they move faster, the Wei State can pay attention to you." ”

"I'm just curious how it is so certain that Qiliegui will make it south. Coming from Yinshan can't bypass Wuchuan Town, even if the Buddha has taken away a large number of soldiers and the defense of Pingcheng is empty, but the soldiers and horses of the six towns will not be ......" Lu Bi felt that his heart was beating too fast.

"I'm worried about something big going to happen in Heijo. If I bet on the wrong side ......"

"Now that you've chosen, don't think about it." Yang Zhe looked at Lu Bi kindly, "How can there be a good thing that is both rich and noble, and there is no risk." That majesty Xià walked so simply......"

"The hosts! Master! ”

Someone outside the study suddenly spoke in a low voice.

"It's rumored outside now, saying that something happened to the Great Khan......"

"What?"

"Something?"

Yang Zhe and Lu Bi glanced at each other, and Lu Bi immediately called people into the house.

As soon as he entered the door, he rushed to the feet of Lu Bi, knelt down and reported: "The news from the north, when the Great Khan of Wei led his army into Changli City, he met Beiyan digging a dam to release water to flood the city, he was crossing the moat, the suspension bridge was broken, the elite of the Su Guard and the Great Khan were nowhere to be seen, Kumoti went into the water to save people, and was also washed away...... Their whereabouts are unknown. ”

Hearing such news, Mo said that the people of Wei State, even Lu Bi did not doubt it.

Tuoba Tao likes to drive in person, and loves to take the lead, like this to defeat the enemy and enter the city gloriously, he must be the first to walk in front, not to mention being washed away, which day Tuoba Tao dies in front of the battle, everyone will not be shocked.

But this timing was too coincidental, so coincidental that Yang Zhe and Lu Bi were in a state of confusion.

"Mr. Yang, you ...... Do you think I'm betting right now? ”

Lu Bi smiled bitterly.

The crown prince of the prison country is only five years old, the Empress Dowager Dou is a woman, and the Han ministers and Xianbei ministers led by Cui Hao have always had contradictions, and it is difficult to work together from top to bottom......

Thinking that Pingcheng's location was so close to the side plug, Lu Bi's face was even more pale.

Yang Zhe was also frightened by this news.

"Are you sure?"

"After the flooding of Changli County, many people also suffered, and there were also people who fled from the north to flee the war and fled south, and the news has long spread throughout the north. Jingzhong should have received the news a long time ago, and the Great Khan's battle report every three days has not been sent back for a long time, and there have already been ministers talking about it, and this news cannot be hidden. ”

The cronie raised his head, looked at Lu Bi and persuaded: "Master, it's too late to change your mind now......

"It's too late."

Lu Bitie gritted his teeth with a blue face and said, "It's too late, my news has already been sent." ”

Yang Zhe closed his eyes, as if he couldn't understand why the emperor of Wei could disappear so painfully.

Now the weather is already very cold, and if you fall into the water, even if you don't drown, you will freeze to death after a long time.

"Now, I can only pray for the Buddha's life!"