When Qiyun returned to the Dragon City of the Yellow Dragon Kingdom for most of the day, the world was full of heroes, and the situation changed.

After the Xia King Helianchang was captured, the Xia State led the Situ Plains King Helianding to collect tens of thousands of remnants of the Xia army, and ran all the way to Pingliang, the emperor's throne, and ordered a general amnesty, and changed the year name to Shengguang.

In the first battle of Tianshui, Tuoba Tao rewarded and punished clearly, and appointed An Jie, who captured Helianchang, as the general of Jianjie and was named the Duke of Xiping; The lieutenant was the general of Ningbei, and Jin named him the Duke of Yuyang.

And the king of Yicheng and Sikong Xijin thought that he was the boss, and the credit for capturing Helian Chang was not on him, so he was deeply ashamed. Therefore, he did not listen to the dissuasion of his subordinates, and ordered the army to bring three days of food to attack Pingliang, which Helian Ding was holding. At that time, Eqing wanted to advance along the water source, but Xi Jin refused, and followed the north road to intercept Helianding's retreat. After Helianding learned that Xi Jin was short of food and water, he sent troops to intercept Xi Jin's army before and after. As a result, Xi Jin's army was defeated, and Xi Jin, Eqing, Liu Ba and other generals were captured.

In this battle, Helian repelled the Wei army and captured famous Northern Wei generals such as Xi Jin and Eqing, and his reputation was greatly enhanced.

Unlucky is also one of the mound piles on the right, who, like Xi Jin, is an old minister of the Three Dynasties. Dissatisfied with the credit for capturing Helianchang was obtained by the young An Jie and the lieutenants, unwilling to be ambushed by Lao Ji, he attacked Helianding with Xi Jin. When Xi Jin attacked Helian timingly, the mound was left behind to guard the baggage. When he heard that Xi Jin and others were captured by Helian Ding, Qiu Dui abandoned his armor and fled to Chang'an.

Tuoba Tao was furious when he heard the news, and according to military law, Qiu Dui's crime was unforgivable. After thinking about it again and again, Tuoba Tao ordered the Xiping Public Security Jie Jian to behead the mound pile, and issued an edict: "The mound dui, the heart of the country, honors the first dynasty, and the western expedition mourns the division, so he follows the military law." The country is exterminated, and I have great mercy on it. He can give his son the Marquis of Huailing, and the general of Anyuan. ”

For the rewards and punishments of soldiers, Tuoba Tao did not care about qualifications and backgrounds, but attached importance to character and merit, which made the ministry more convincing.

In March, Helianchang, the king of Xia, was escorted to Pingcheng, and Tuoba Tao arranged a guest house for Helianchang in the West Palace, treated him with imperial courtesy, and the daily utensils in the palace were the same as those used by the emperor, and married his sister Princess Shiping to him, gave him the title of General Changzhong, and was named the Duke of Huiji.

Tuoba Tao often let Helian Chang's attendants be at his side, and the two hunted alone, chasing the elk with two horses, and went deep into the mountains and valleys. Helian Chang had always enjoyed a reputation for bravery, and the generals under Tuoba Tao believed that Tuoba Tao could not do this. Tuoba Tao shook his head and said, "The destiny of heaven has its own certainty, what is there to fear!" "I'm still close to Helian Chang, just like I was at the beginning. In this way, the Xia clan and courtiers who surrendered were enveloped. Relying on military strikes and marrying together to co-opt countries, these practices have caused quite a shock to the small border countries.

After Tuoba Tao captured Tongwancheng, after resting his sergeants for half a year, he launched a large-scale crusade against the Rouran Khanate on the beginning of October, divided into five routes of soldiers and horses, and marched at the same time. Situ Chang Sun Han and others sent troops to Hei Mo from the East Road; Ting Weiqing, Sun Daosheng and others sent troops between the white desert and the black desert; Tuoba Tao personally led the army and went straight from the middle; After several armies arrived in Monan, they abandoned their baggage and changed to light cavalry, each carrying fifteen days' dry rations and attacking deep into the desert. The tribes of Rouran were taken aback, and all retreated, fleeing north. The Wei army swept away the Rouran tribe within a range of 5,000 miles wide from east to west and 3,000 miles deep from north to south.

Because the Wei army galloped through the grassland, the division of troops to search, the momentum was huge, and the scope was vast. If the protracted period continues, the Rouran cavalry will not be able to hold on, and they may be wiped out. So, Shan Yu asked Princess Le Lang to come forward and go to Dragon City, one could ask for help from Huanglongguo, and the other wanted to ask Qiyun to help through the relationship between Qiyun and Tuoba Tao to relieve Rouran's predicament.

Knowing the intention of Princess Le Lang, Qiyun smiled faintly: "Rouran's predicament, Sister Le Lang's difficulty, Zhuohua knows the pain very well. It's just that such military affairs are not something that you and I can intervene in, please forgive Zhuohua for not being able to do anything. ”

When Princess Le Lang heard this, her face was disappointed, and she persuaded unwillingly: "Sister, although we are women and cannot intervene in the war, when the foundation of the Wei lord Tuoba Tao has just ascended the throne is unstable, and the first battle is soft, it was you who designed to tempt Yu Zhijin in front of the battle, Tuoba Tao hit him with an arrow, the commander was shot, and the Rouran cavalry was defeated and retreated. It is said that when the Wei State attacked Tongwan, Zhuohua's sister had been serving the Lord of Wei as Yunqing, the civil and military prince of the Chaoying Palace. Since my sister can assist Lord Wei, how can she say that she can't do anything about the current war? ”

Qiyun, as Yunqing, the civil and military prince of Chaoying Palace, went out with Tuoba Tao to conquer the Xia Kingdom, and even few ministers of the Wei State knew the truth, how could Princess Le Lang know so clearly? Qiyun muttered in her heart, puzzled. At this moment, she faced Le Lang's reasoned questioning, and she didn't know how to answer at once, who had always been witty.

At this time, Feng Ba trembled and stretched out his finger to point at Qiyun, and said with a lack of breath: "Zhuohua, everything Le Lang said is true?" He has been the emperor for a long time, and although he is sick at the moment, he still has a lot of power, which makes people feel oppressed.

Qiyun was helpless, so she had to kneel down and say: "Uncle Qiqi, before Yun'er helped Lord Wei Tuoba Tao shoot Yu Zhijin, it was because he thought that although Rouran was friendly with my Huanglong Kingdom, he was a foreign race after all. Nomads can only herd horses and sheep on the grasslands, but cannot farm, and if they want to survive, they will send troops south to plunder. The Wei State resisted the Rouran cavalry, which can be said to be the barrier of all Central Plains regimes. If Tuoba Tao had not blocked the offensive of the Rouran cavalry, then it would have been all over the Central Plains that would have suffered, not just Wei.

Yun'er assisted the Wei State in fighting the summer in order to gain the opportunity for the Yellow Dragon Kingdom to develop and grow. What's more, the Helian clan of the Xia State was good at conquest, cruel and tyrannical, and once the Helian clan crossed the Yellow River eastward, the Wei State was defeated and collapsed. The lips are dead and the teeth are cold, and the time of the fall of the Yellow Dragon Kingdom will not be far from at that time. Yun'er didn't want to see the Central Plains countries such as Huanglongguo settle down a little, but there was smoke again, and the people were caught in the flames of war. ”

After Qiyun finished speaking, she changed her mind and continued: "This is also the last wish of the mother concubine before her death. Everything Yun'er did was just acting on her mother's orders. ”

Feng Ba coughed twice, his face was gloomy, and he mocked: "It's hard for you to think long-term for my Huanglong Kingdom. However, no matter how high-sounding you say and how much you have the heart to serve the country, it can't change the fact that you are pretending to assist Lord Wei. Now, under the rule of Tuoba Tao, the Wei State is growing in prestige, and the threat posed to our Huanglong Kingdom is even worse. If you refuse to go to the desert to help Rouran, that is betrayal. ”

He paused for a moment, his tone softening, "Even if you look like a cigarette and act on her orders, I will detain you." ”

Qiyun heard him talk about his mother's name in front of others, and he seemed to have a sense of intimacy, and he was even more puzzled in his heart.

At this time, two palace attendants responded to Feng Ba's order, stepped forward to hold her left and right, and said expressionlessly: "Lord Zhuohua, please." Qiyun glanced at Feng Ba, and saw that he turned his face away, as if he couldn't bear it. After only a moment, he closed his eyes and waved his sleeves to let her go down.