Chapter 33: Hesitation

In the second year of Yongyuan, Dou Xian sent Yan Long, the deputy lieutenant, to lead more than 2,000 cavalry to attack the defenders of the Northern Xiongnu in Yiwu and reoccupy the place. The edict announced that Dou Xian would be crowned as the champion, Dou Du as the Hou of Yun, and Dou Jing as the Xia Yang Hou, and the only Dou Xian refused to accept the title.

The Autumn Committee, July B, Dou Xian went out of Beijing and stationed in Liangzhou. In the order, Deng Die acted as the general of Zhengxi and acted as the deputy commander.

The actions of the Han Dynasty made the wavering Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu a little frightened, because the previous time the Han Dynasty sent back his younger brother to be a hostage, it said that he did not accept his submission. In September, Shan Yu again sent an envoy to Biansai to express his submission and asked to meet him in Beijing.

In winter, in October, Dou Xian decided to send Ban Gu and Liang Wei to meet him.

In this way, the Northern Xiongnu had shown complete submission, but at this time, the Southern Xiongnu committed another crime.

The Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu once again asked for the elimination of the Northern Xiongnu royal court, and as soon as this book was published, Dou Xian changed his mind again. When Dou Xian sent Ban Gu and Liang Wei to meet the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu, the Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu sent Zuo Gu Liwang Shizi and others to lead the left and right two 8,000 cavalry out of the chicken and deer stop, and the Zhonglang General Geng Tan sent him to act as a supervisor to attack the Northern Xiongnu Shan Yu.

After the army came to Zhuo Evil Mountain, they left their baggage and divided into two parts, each leading the lightly armed troops to attack in two ways. The left part passed north through the West Sea to the north of Heyun, and the left part bypassed the Tianshan Mountains from the west side of the Xiongnu River and crossed the Ganwei River to the south.

In order to achieve the effect by surprise, the Southern Xiongnu army surrounded the Northern Hun at night.

The Northern Xiongnu were shocked and immediately led more than 1,000 elite soldiers to fight.

However, two fists were invincible to four hands, and the Northern Xiongnu army soon failed, and Shan Yu was also injured and fell off his horse. He could only climb on his horse in hatred and flee with dozens of cavalry, leaving women, children, cattle and sheep on the battlefield.

The Southern Xiongnu Shan Yu obtained the jade seal of the Northern Shan Yu, captured the Ban clan and his five sons and daughters, killed 8,000 people, and captured several thousand.

The Han Dynasty was once again victorious, and Dou Xian once again exerted his command and military talents.

Li He put his hands behind his back, looking at the first snow floating again outside the window, boiling, with a hint of cold, he didn't close the door, let the wind blow up his sleeves, and his delicate face had a contemplative look.

Gan Ying entered the room with two family members, placed a stove in the center, and closed the door. put on a winter coat for Li He.

Li He looked at Gan Ying, he followed Liu Qing, and he seemed to be much more energetic, the navy blue linen clothes, the lining was as white as snow, and he was even more handsome. It's just that he goes in and out decently, but he doesn't seem overkill, he still treats people very kindly, and he respects this teacher as before.

It has been almost a year since Li He came to Beijing, and in this year, Emperor He has only been here three times, and the first time he just came to see it and left in a hurry, without even having time to say hello. The second time I just had a secret conversation with Liu Qing, and when I left, I met him, and I was extremely polite, which seemed a little fake, which was very different from the image of the intelligent and ambitious monarch in his mind.

The third time, Emperor He called him to the main house, personally poured wine for him, and respectfully gave the teacher a salute, and judged the two of them before and after.

In a year, no one asks him about it, but he uses the best food and clothing. He spent a thousand taels of silver a month, but he did not take a penny, and sealed it all in his room. But Li He didn't show the slightest urgency, he knew that Emperor He was also waiting for the opportunity, and this time was the time when he was really needed.

But this time is a bit of a long wait, and it makes people's hearts as sad as a flame. Gan Ying saw that he had been silent, and asked softly, "Teacher, it's almost time to eat, are you in the room or going to dine with the prince?" ”

Li He waved his hand, "You don't have to go, the prince has his own royal style, and I, a person in cloth, can't eat together." ”

Gan Ying didn't dare to answer, so she answered, bowed down and slowly retreated, leaving Li He alone in the room.

There was a trace of sadness on his delicate face, there were too many things that had happened in the past year, and he had sorted it out in his heart many times, but the emperor had not asked a plan, but he was more indulgent than ever with the Dou clan.

Tonight's weather is gloomy, there is no stargazing, Li He took a book, put it on the desk, and read it carefully.

At this time, the door opened silently, rolling up some snowflakes and drifting in, but the cool breeze mixed with it made Li He's heart feel refreshed. He greedily took a breath of fresh air, and felt that his depressed heart had become clearer.

A pretty figure appeared in the doorway, dressed in a pale green curved deep coat, a wide-sleeved tight-fitting skirted deep coat, which turned several times and went around behind her, and then tied it with a dark blue ribbon. It seems more and more that her posture is like a willow, and she has the cowardice of Feiyan in the wind. She combed the very popular double-ringed snake bun, and only used two silver hairpins inlaid with agate stones, which looked pure and lovely.

Her face is extremely beautiful, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with faintly drawn eyebrows, and a pair of autumn eyes mixed with a wisp of unease, shyness and cowardice, which makes people's hearts move. Her nose is small, and her pale red lips are like a cloud at sunset, even in the winter dusk, it still makes people feel that they have seen a clear lotus in the pond, like a dream, and the beauty makes people feel distressed.

Li He moved his lips slightly, and in the midst of the snowflakes, the sudden appearance of such a beautiful woman made him really incomprehensible, but he was addicted to it and couldn't bear to destroy it.

The girl entered the room lightly, holding a large food box in her hand, which looked slightly difficult, her brows were slightly furrowed, and there was an inexplicable beauty.

She placed the dishes in the food box on the table one by one, took out a pot of wine, and then gently opened her lips, and her voice was pleasant, "Sir, dinner is ready, sir, please use it." ”

The first time Li He saw this girl, Gan Ying used to serve him, so he felt very interested.

"Who are you?" Li He took a sip of wine, his face slowly flushed, and his pupils shone with crystal light under the lamp.

"The slave maid Zuo Da'e is a maid who only entered the palace from the palace." The girl lowered her head slightly and said shyly.

"Zuo Da'e? So there is still a Zuo Xiao'e? Li He took a bite of the dish and said casually.

Zuo Da'e was slightly stunned, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes, "Sir, the slave does have a younger sister, and her name is indeed Zuo Xiao'e." ”

Saying this, Li He was stunned, and said with a dumb smile: "This is indeed a coincidence!" He turned his head and glanced at her, under the light, the beauty was like jade, and said with a smile: "Then, it was given to King Qinghe by His Majesty!" ”

Zuo Da'e's pink face rose like a pigeon's blood-red gem, and she lowered her head in shame: "Sir, this matter is indeed because of my little sister." ”

"Oh?" There was nothing to do, and Li He was happy to talk to her, so he asked tepidly, "What's the reason?" ”

Zuo Da'e said: "The little girl and her sister were originally the daughters of the Yanguan Zuo Sheng, and her father was killed for impeaching the Dou family, and my brother doesn't know where he is. The two of us sisters were sent to the palace and became palace maids. My sister Zuo Xiao'e is very beautiful, and she is well-versed in history books, and she likes to resign, but somehow her majesty knew about it, so she specially rushed to see Xiao'e. ”

Speaking of this, she paused, and when she saw that Li He had listened carefully, she continued: "Your Majesty was shocked when he saw his sister, and asked her name and life experience. The younger sister refused to tell the truth, and His Majesty sighed: "What happened to the two of you is so miserable, it is my fault. ”

When His Majesty saw that we had no father, he remembered that the king of Qinghe had no mother, and later the first emperor died again, and felt that we were sick and sympathetic to the prince, so he sent our two sisters to the palace of Qinghe. ”

When Zuo Da'e said this, she sighed faintly, her eyes looking at the candle flame as if she was in deep thought.

When Li He heard this, he already knew what the emperor meant, so he took a closer look at the girl's eyebrows, although she was thin, she had an indescribably expensive face, so she nodded and said, "You two sisters, serve the prince of Qinghe well, and the blessings will be endless!" ”

After speaking, he concentrated on eating and didn't talk to Zuo Da'e again. Seeing that he was silent, Zuo Da'e secretly went to look at him, and felt that Li He under the light had a melancholy temperament, which was very exciting.

But he did not dare to speak, and when he had finished eating, he packed up his things, gave a light salute, and stepped back and walked out of the door.

Li He's face was as cold as ice, and he smiled dryly, he understood that Liu Qing really sent Zuo Da'e to serve him. It's just that this woman's bearing is not something he can bear with a cloth coat. picked up the book again, but his heart was in turmoil, so he had to put his hands down, stepped out, and walked in the courtyard, but saw Liu Qing and Gan Ying walking towards him.

Liu Qing saw him standing in the snow with his hands in his hands, hurriedly ran a few steps, and said lightly: "Sir, why don't you wear a piece of clothing, on such a cold day, beware of the wind chill in your heart." ”

Li He smiled: "Okay, my body bones are not enough." What's the matter, when the prince came to the villain at this time, is there something wrong? ”

Gan Ying said: "Sir's guess is right, we did get a little news, and we came to discuss with Mr." ”

Li He pointed to a pavilion in the courtyard, "If the prince is interested, we might as well go to the court to drink, watch the snow, and talk in detail." ”

Liu Qing laughed, "Mr. has such a Yaxing, Liu Qing will definitely follow." Gan Ying go and prepare! ”

After Gan Ying left, the two walked into the pavilion, Liu Qing dusted off the snow on his body, and wanted to help Li He go to the dust, but Li He waved his hand, "No need, Lord Wang, what's the news?" ”

Liu Qingdao: "Just now Your Majesty came with news from the palace that Dou Xian won another big victory, Your Majesty wants to ask Mr. whether to let Dou Xian's class return to the dynasty, or continue the Northern Expedition and completely drive the Northern Xiongnu out of Mobei." ”

Li He looked at the snowflakes flying in the sky with his hands, and was speechless for a long time, until Gan Ying came with a food box, and then pointed to Gan Ying and said, "What do you think?" ”

Gan Ying was stunned for a moment, but immediately understood, and when she saw her teacher asking her opinion, the heat rushed to the top of her head, and she was so excited that her words trembled a little. "The apprentice thinks that he should return to the dynasty with his teacher, the last Northern Expedition, Dou Xian won, has made all the courtiers worse than dead, and let him make war exploits, then the world of the Han Dynasty will not become his Dou family!"

Liu Qing also said: "Yes, it is difficult for Your Majesty to make a decision, so let me ask Mr." ”

Li He smiled bitterly and shook his head: "No! ”

Liu Qing was shocked and said: "Why not, what Mr. means, is it to want Dou Xian to continue to pursue the Hun army?" In this way, the Dou family is even more powerful, who else in the court can beat him? ”

Li He sighed coldly, looked at the sparse plum blossoms in the garden, and said in a low voice: "At this time, the army is in its prime, and it is just the time to defeat the Northern Xiongnu in one fell swoop, and eliminate the future troubles forever, how can you retreat halfway." If you withdraw from the army at this time, it is equivalent to returning to the mountain again, if there is a war, you will have to work and lose money, and the gains outweigh the losses! Even if he gritted his teeth, he had to let Dou Xian continue to attack, and he must not stop. ”

Gan Ying had already put down the wine and food, Liu Qing sat on the stone chair, his face was cloudy, he took a sip of the wine handed over by Gan Ying, and said with a sigh of relief: "Sir, the Dou Jing clan is lawless in the court now, I'm really worried, Your Majesty won't be -" After that, he sighed.

Li He's voice sounded like it came from the depths of the ground, "Come on, come on, let them clowns toss on the stage of history again, things will be reversed, wait for the opportunity, the time to really clean them up, not at this time, but after the complete victory of the Northern Expedition." ”

He looked at Liu Qing, who bowed his head and was silent, with a melancholy expression, "Dou Xian is like a child, no matter how powerful he is, he is just a willful child, the Han Dynasty is like his parents, his parents can spoil him, but he is so naughty, there is always a way to clean him up." ”