Tang Ai asked everyone to get up, looked at them, and didn't find the person he wanted to see, so he asked, "Where is Xuanwei?" ”

One of the current officials of Xuanwei General Tian Ju. Tian Ju currently holds two official positions, General Xuanwei is a military position, and Tang Xing Taishou is a civilian.

As the hometown of Koji Shuang and the elder history of Koji Shuang, Tian Ju is the most trusted person of Koji Shuang, since his successor Koji Shuo took the position of "Tang Xing Taishou", he has been quite the agent of Koji Shuang in the eight southeastern counties, this time attacking Nan'an County, the three thousand foot cavalry transferred from the eight southeastern counties, that is, he served as the main general.

Beigong Yue and others came to greet Tang Ai, and Tian Ju, the chief general of 3,000 soldiers and horses in the eight southeastern counties, was not in the team to greet him, so it was no wonder that Tang Ai was surprised. However, Tian Ju did not come to welcome Tang Ai, which is actually reasonable.

Tian Ju's eyes are too high to the top, Tang Ai is free and uninhibited, and the two have incompatible personalities and are quite resistant. In the early years, when the two of them attacked Ranxing from Koji Shuang, Tang Ai also overturned Tianju's couch in the public, making Tianju very embarrassed. The old hatred is hard to get rid of, how can Tian Ju be willing to come to welcome him!

Beigong Yue and the others knew that Tian Ju did not come to greet Tang Ai, but they didn't expect that the second sentence when Tang Ai got off the car was "Where is Xuanwei"? Among the officials present to greet him, Beigong Yue had the highest official position, so he hurriedly replied: "Tian Xuanwei said that he had a foot disease, because he couldn't greet the general. ”

Tang Ai smiled slightly and said, "Is your foot sick?" ”

"Yes."

Beigong Yue and the others did not come to greet Tang Ai, and Tang Ai, as a party, did not know, so he didn't say anything.

The autumn sun is at the head, there are no clouds, although it has entered autumn, but as the saying goes, "autumn tiger", the weather in the afternoon is still hotter.

Standing on the grass on the side of the road for a while, Tang Ai's forehead was already sweating, he looked up at the sky, covered the sun with a fan, and said to Beigong Yue: "Let's not stay here to bask in the sun." Lao Fujun and others led the way, and when they arrived at the county government, they invited Xuanwei, and I told you about the strategy for entering the battle set by the general himself. If you have no objection, we will follow it. ”

Beigong Yuexin said: "I heard that Jianwei and Xuanwei are not on good terms, and Xuanwei refuses to come to greet him, will Jianwei be angry because of this?" He just got out of the car, and in three sentences, he mentioned Xuanwei twice in a row! I can't help but be a little worried about this, Pu Qin's troops in Nan'an, Tianshui and other places are more than the troops in Dingxi to attack Nan'an.

With worries, Beigong Yue and the officials received the order, first invited Tang Ai back into the car, and then each got into his own car.

The group avoided the fields and avenues where the marching party was walking, and headed towards the county of Wushi County.

Wushi County is an overseas Chinese county, and the land under its jurisdiction is separated from Longxi County, with only two counties in total, one of which was newly established later. Because the jurisdiction is not large, it is not far from the county boundary with the county rule.

Soon, everyone arrived outside the county, more than 100 horsemen and more than 10 official cars hugged each other, Tang Ai's ox cart was very conspicuous, attracting the frequent attention of passers-by. The rider and the chariot drove straight in, entered the city gate, and walked along the main street to the county capital.

Tang Ai had been to this county before, and after entering the city, he lifted the curtain and looked out, and saw the streets and alleys in the county, which were no different from the last time he came, the only difference was the people.

Compared with the last time he came, there seemed to be a lot more Qiang people, Huns, and Xianbei people with different hair ornaments and different clothing colors along the street.

- For the sake of this, Tang Ai knows.

The increase in the proportion of Qiang, Xiongnu, Zahu and Xianbei people in the people of this county is mainly due to two reasons.

One is that in order to stabilize Yinping and Wudu, the two hometowns of Ranxing, and the new counties of Dingxi, the Taishou Beigong Yue and Zhang Daochong of the two counties were ordered to migrate part of the Qianghao and Qiang people in these two counties to the eight southeastern counties.

Wushi County is one of the eight counties in the southeast, of course, it will also be assigned some, because it is on the streets of the county, and the number of Qiang people has increased.

One is to consider that the Qiang people of Yinping and Wudu counties are newly attached, and the original familiar Qiang of the eight counties in the southeast are not the same, and they are quite unruly, when Pu Qin settled Qinzhou in the west, there was no shortage of rebellion in the Qiang Hao of these two counties, and they were forcibly moved to the eight counties in the southeast in batches, which certainly alleviated the difficulties of Beigong Yue and Zhang Daochong respectively in governing their own counties, but it may bring some trouble to the governance of the eight southeastern counties. The Xianbei tribes of Beishan also moved some to the eight counties in the southeast and gave them pastures, and the treatment was preferential.

Like the Qiang people who received and resettled Yinping and Wudu, Wushi County also received a lot of Lushui Zahu, Zhuye Zezahu and Beishan Xianbei, which is the reason why there are more Zahu and Xianbei people on the county governance street.

One moved north, the other moved south, plus the old local Qiang in the eight southeastern counties, and now along the Huangshui and Taoshui coasts, the composition of the Hu people can be said to be quite complex, and the sources of the tribes are varied, but the more complicated, to a certain extent, or the cloud "uses Hu to control Hu", or to put it more bluntly, to put it clearly, it is to "make them contain each other", but the more conducive it is to determine the management of the local officials.

Speaking of "making them contain each other", in other words, it is actually "sowing discord", which is the consistent method of border officials to govern the Hu people from the former Qin Dynasty to the present. Reality has educated him, and he now understands that "faithfulness" is indeed necessary, but "provocation" is also essential.

Like Qu Yuanguang, who has his own "ambition", does not accept your goodness, regards you as an enemy, and then "treats him with faith"? If you don't know how to adapt, you are afraid that it will be passed on to future generations, and you will be laughed at by future generations as "the second Song Xianggong". This kind of Chief Hu and Hu Hao have to use other means.

But said that Tang Ai waited until the county government, and more than 100 horsemen from Tang Ai and more than 10 cars from everyone were left outside the gate of the mansion, Tang Ai was not polite and hypocritical, nor did he wait for Beigong Yue to wait for a respectful invitation, so he stepped on the clogs and waved the fan, and went first, Beigong Yue and others followed, and everyone entered the mansion.

Sit down.

Tang Ai didn't say anything, Gu looked at Wei Xian, who was standing beside his couch, and ordered first: "Go and invite Xuanwei." ”

This is the third time Tang Ai has mentioned Tian Ju. From his arrival in Wushi County, to now, there has not been an hour, and he has only said a few words in total, and Tian Ju has been mentioned by him three times.

Beigong Yue, who was already worried that Tang Ai had given birth to Tian Juqi, was even more worried at this time.

Tian Ju did not live in a camp outside the county, his family is in Xiping, he is a native of the eight southeastern counties, and there are many relatives and friends in the eight counties, and he lives in the house of one of his friends, and he is now in the county. Led forward by a big official in this county, Wei Xian went out to look for him.

Waiting for Wei Xian to go out, Beigong Yue sat on Tang Ai's hand, taking advantage of the convenience closest to Tang Ai, he peeked at Tang Ai's expression, but saw Tang Ai leaning on a few sides, shaking the fan unhurriedly, with a calm expression on his face, as if there was no shame.

The hall was quiet for a while, and the Taishou of Wushi County broke the silence, did his duty as a landlord, and exchanged pleasantries with Tang Ai.

Driven by him, Beigong Yue, Wang Shuwang and others also spoke one after another.

After chatting for a long time, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became lively.

There is a clerk of this county, who is good friends with Tian Ju, at this time he saw that although Tang Ai was talking to the officials, his eyes were looking out of the hall from time to time, looking absent-minded, obviously waiting for Tian Ju's arrival, and couldn't help but think of it with Beigong Yue, for fear that Tang Ai would use the power of "fake festival" to dispose of Tian Ju who did not welcome him, so he pretended to joke, but actually explained to Tian Ju in a roundabout way, and said: "General, what is the battle strategy set by Xin Gong, the lower officials are foolish, and it seems that there is no need to wait for Xuanwei to come and then show it to the lower officials." ”

Tang Ai asked, "Why?" ”

"I'm afraid that the lower officials won't be able to wait until nightfall, and Xuanwei may not be able to arrive."

"Oh? What do you mean by that? ”

"The general should know that many years ago, when Xuanwei was ordered to resist Qin Lu and invade my southeast border, he suffered an arrow wound in his right foot, which injured the meridians, and because of the sequelae, he would attack from time to time. This time the attack was quite severe, and I couldn't walk the road. Xuanwei is the martial artist who brought troops to the county the day before yesterday, after he arrived in the county, the widow set up a banquet to wash the dust for him, and the lower officials accompanied him to the last seat, and the general guessed what? The widow and the subordinate waited for him for an hour! From the evening, until nightfall, I saw him coming. ”

"Widow monarch" is the honorific title of the subordinate to the sovereign.

At that time, the people still had the legacy of the former Qin Dynasty and regarded the county as the country, so this official called the Wushi county guard as the "widow monarch".

Tang Ai seemed to smile and asked, "Can't you walk with your feet, can't you ride in a car?" The gentlemen of your county have been waiting for Xuanwei for an hour, I think, it's not that Xuanwei is not good, it's that Xuanwei is manipulating, right? ”

What Tang Ai said was the real reason why Tian Ju was late for the banquet, and the official who explained to Tian Ju and Tang Ai met for the first time, but he didn't expect him to speak so straightforwardly, he didn't pretend to be "confused" at all, and he didn't know how to speak, and he was speechless.

When the atmosphere in the hall was awkward, Wei Xian returned.

There was a person behind him, wrapped in a big curtain, wearing footsteps, walking slowly with a cane, but it was not Tianju!

Tang Ai saw that he was smiling, and immediately got up, walked through the hall, walked quickly to the door of the hall, bowed down to greet him, and said, "Jianwei greets Xuanwei." ”

As soon as this move and this sentence came out, the hearts of all the officials in the hall jumped.

Beigong Yuexin said: "It's over!" ”

Tian Ju was also shocked, and said in his heart: "You are higher than me, and you are the main general of this battle, but what did you say to meet me?" Is this irony? Even though it was difficult to eliminate the old hatred for Tang Ai, he couldn't help but be afraid of Tang Ai's authority of the "fake festival", made a calm gesture, held the cane with both hands, bowed in return, and said, "How dare you accept this gift from the general, and the official should visit the general." Then, he explained to himself and said, "The subordinate has a foot disease and the pain is unbearable, so he cannot greet the general, and I ask the general for forgiveness." ”

Tang Ai straightened up, helped Tian Ju up, snatched his crutches away, threw them to Wei Xian, grabbed his arm, pulled him into the hall, and said with a smile as he walked: "You can stand my gift!" After all, in this attack on Nan'an, you are the main general! ”

As soon as these words came out, Beigong Yue and the others were at a loss and didn't understand, and Tian Ju was also inexplicable.

The holy decree issued by the Ming Dynasty ordered Tang Ai to be the main general of this attack on Nan'an County, but how did Tang Ai say that Tian Ju was the main general?

Beigong Yue asked, "Dare to ask the general, but has the will of the imperial court changed?" ”

Tang Ai asked, "What will?" ”

Beigong Yue said: "The lower officials and others received the imperial court order to bring troops to Wushi County, waiting for the holy decree of the general to lead the Taima and other battalions, and clearly said that the general is the main general in this attack on Nan'an, and ordered the officials to strictly obey the general's military order and transfer, but what did the general ......say? ”

"Oh, you said this, this hasn't changed. The General Xuanwei I am talking about is the chief general of our army, but this is another matter. ”

Beigong Yue asked, "Dare to ask the general, what is the other thing?" ”

Tang Ai pulled Tian Ju to the side of the couch left for him, sat down according to him, returned to the main seat, and sat down, looked around at the people in the hall, shook the feather fan gently, and said with a smile: "Tian Xuanwei is my famous general in Dingxi, and his reputation is outside, the year before last, Baishi Mountain, birds and mice fought two battles in the same cave mountain, and fought Qin Lu Ming, Yao Tao and other tribes, which can be described as a threat to the enemy country, therefore, this time with troops in Nan'an, although the court is not stupid to Ai, because of the love of Xin Gong, he appointed Ai as the main general, but in order to strengthen the momentum of our army, externally, we don't have to mention me, It is only said that the main general of this attack on Nan'an is Tian Xuanwei! …… In this way, isn't Xuanwei the commander of our army? ”

After speaking, Tang Ai's eyes fell on Tian Ju's face.

I saw Tian Ju stunned for a moment at first, and then his face was blue, red, and white, as if he had opened a paint shop, and in the end, it turned into a color of shame.

He slapped the case suddenly, jumped up,—— his vigorous movements, but he didn't have any foot disease at all, glared at Tang Ai, and said, "Tang Qianli, are you insulting me?" ”

Baishi Mountain, birds and mice fought in the same cave mountain, where was Tian Ju beating Lu Ming and Yao Tao? Everyone present didn't know that it was he Tianju who was not only blocked by Lu Ming and Yao Tao's two Qin soldiers between the two mountains, and he couldn't pass for a long time, but also suffered a big defeat, and Pingluo, the eldest son of Xin Eryi's brother Ba Ruoneng, was also seriously injured because of this, and almost couldn't be saved, it was he who was beaten by Lu Ming and Tian Ju!

It's no wonder that Tian Ju thinks that Tang Ai is saying such a counter-argument, obviously avenging himself for not welcoming him, and insulting himself.

Beigong Yue and others think the same.

In the face of Tian Ju's anger, Tang Ai was calm and peaceful, and affectionately called Tian Ju's small characters, shook his fan and smiled: "Barbarian! You're as human as your name suggests, brutal enough! The enemy is now, and the big war is imminent, how can I have the heart to insult you? What I say is all agreed by Xin Gong! He Beigong Yue and the others said, "Didn't I say that when Xuanwei arrived, he would show the battle strategy set by Xin Gong to you?" Claiming that Xuanwei is the main general of our army in this battle is the first in the strategy. He took the fan, pressed it down, motioned to Tian Ju, and said, "You sit down first, and let me tell you and the monarchs in detail about the battle strategy set by Gong Xin." ”

Tian Ju sat down hatefully.

Tang Ai put away his smiling face, put the fan on his kneeling lap, and said: "Fiction and reality, the way of the art of war, claiming to the outside world that Tian Xuanwei is the main general of our army in this battle, and concealing my name, this is not only agreed by Xin Gong, Xin Gong also has a warrant." He asked Wei Xian, who had already stood on the side of his couch, "Why hasn't Zishan arrived yet?" ”

Zishan is Guo Daoqing's character. Because of this attack on Nan'an, in order to wash away the stains of the war in the two mountains and give him a chance to make meritorious contributions, Lu Shuang insisted that he be the chief general of the soldiers and horses of the eight southeastern counties, Tang Ai and the others had contradictions, so Xin Er temporarily transferred Guo Daoqing from the middle of his current official and made Tang Ai a deputy to play a role in reconciliation. On the march, Guo Daoqing and Tang Ai were not together, and when the troops arrived at the stationing place, someone had to explain and arrange the construction of the camp, so he had not yet arrived.

Wei Xian replied: "It should be almost there, the villain went out to find him?" ”

"No need." Tang Ai continued to say to Tian Ju, Beigong Yue and others, "Duke Xin's order to declare Xuanwei as the main general is in Zishan, and when he arrives later, he will show it to you and others." Next, I'll give you a detailed explanation of the specific plan for this battle! ”

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