Changan.

In an ordinary courtyard, two young people brewed tea and drank each other.

"Is Minghou okay?" The older young man has an elegant temperament, wearing a robe, a little shy, holding a tea cup in one hand, and smiling very naturally.

"The lord has just returned from the expedition to Nanzhong, and he is in good health!"

The other young man looked a little more feminine, he seemed a little more respectful, and replied softly.

"Minghou can think of me, a person who is idle at home, and he is also content!" The elegant young man is called Wei Qi, the head of the Wei family in Hedong.

"The lord never forgets the love of the master of the Wei family back then!"

The feminine young man is Zhao Xin, the commander of the right division of the Jingwu Division, the spy leader of the Minghou Mansion and Tan Zong, the right division he is in charge of, what is more than the left division, even if it is Tan Zong, he can't figure out how many people there are in the right division and what chess pieces there are.

"This time, he spent so much effort and resources to get me from Hedong to Chang'an, what is the so-called?" Wei Qi asked suddenly.

"The lord hopes that the head of the Wei family can have a place in the imperial court!"

Zhao Xin replied.

"The Imperial Court?" Wei Qi smiled, and his smile was a little sarcastic: "The current imperial court has almost become unrecognizable to me, some people, some things, have become too fast to adapt!" ”

After a pause, he said, "You have spent a lot of effort to get me a position of holding the gold and the throne, but I can't think of what the use of this is!" ”

"The lord just hopes that Hedong will not stay out!"

Zhao Xin said calmly.

"After all, you can't avoid it!" Wei Qi smiled bitterly: "But Minghou's calculations are becoming more and more invisible, back then in the capital, I could still figure out a thing or two, but now, the depth of his thoughts, I feel very strange!" ”

"The lord is still the lord!"

Zhao Xin said softly: "Now it depends on whether the Wei family master trusts the lord as always!" ”

In the defeat of the Mu clan in that year, the first emperor Liu Wei burned in the Changqiu Palace, the Empress Dowager He and Xiangguo Mushan, both died, the pastoral party lost support at once, and was also positioned as a traitor by the new emperor.

Most of the loyal ministers who can stay are even the Mu army breaking through to the south, and now it is the high seat of the Mu clan.

But there are also some that remain.

For example, Wei Qi.

Wei Qi said that he was loyal to the Mu family, but he trusted Mu Jing more than others, even if Mu Jing was in a desperate place, he never rebelled, retreated to Hedong, and did not want to become a pawn for others to deal with Mu Jing.

The Hedong Wei clan was originally a member of the Guan Sergeant clan.

In recent years, the Wei family has also been marginalized because of Wei Qi's loyalty to the Mu family, but Wei Qi endured it alone, and did not choose to go to the Chang'an Imperial Court, and gave up his position, which is a friendship.

"Trust?"

Wei Qi smiled: "To be honest, I should have killed Minghou, my brother was planted in his hands, back then, our Wei family was also forced to be helpless, if it weren't for the Baibo Rebellion, I wouldn't have taken refuge in the Shepherd Party, these years, I also think that I have done my best to Mu Longtu!" ”

"The lord told me a word, if it weren't for the fact that the head of the Wei family had no ambition in his heart, the head of the Wei family would not be able to sit in the east of the river!"

Zhao Xin said in a deep voice.

"He's still so shrewd!" Two rays of essence burst out of Wei Qi's eyes, and the breath of the whole person became even sharper, hidden for many years, and one move broke out, like a sword out of the sheath, the edge was unmatched.

"The lord also told me one thing, everything in Chang'an respects the order of the Wei family master, we can fully cooperate, all resources are allowed to be transferred by the Wei family master, regardless of the reason or the result!"

"Is he buying people's hearts, or is he ......" Wei Qi said calmly: "You really trust me so much, why, I am the head of the Hedong Wei clan and a member of the Guan Sergeant clan?" ”

Time can change a lot of things.

Even Wei Qi himself didn't dare to say that he could still have a heart with Mu Long.

But Mu Longtu did this, and it really made the balance in his heart begin to topple.

"The lord trusts a person, he doesn't need to look at his background, and there is no reason!" Zhao Xin said with a smile: "He said, Wei Bo is a smart person, he will not be limited by his family and position!" ”

"It's still buying people's hearts!"

Wei Qi opened his mouth lightly, but what he thought in his heart was unknown.

"If you don't make such a big effort to get me to Chang'an, it means that your strength in the Chang'an court is insufficient, let's say, what kind of goal do you want to achieve recently?" Wei Qi asked Zhao Xin.

"Lately?"

Zhao Xin thought for a while: "The lord has nothing to explain to the master of the Wei family, but I have a task, let me instigate the emotions of the Son of Heaven, force the anti-Emperor Fu Song, and let Chang'an cut off his arm!" ”

"The Imperial Protector and Xiliang are on the same page!"

Wei Qi is also a person who knows the affairs of the world without going out, he squinted slightly, and his voice was faint: "But these royalist ministers, for more than a year, they have been demolished by the Taishi Mansion, and all that can be preserved are only people with a mouth, and the only one who can have an impact on Xiliang is Huangfu Song!" ”

"This Huangfu Song, loyal to the imperial court, but not pedantic, he has troops in Nanyang to respect himself, just to deter the Xiliang army, don't go too far, these royalist ministers of the imperial court can be preserved, a large part of it is because of the influence of the Guanzhong army under his command!"

"But Xiliang has been recruiting soldiers recently!"

"Obviously, there is a big move, so if it is according to the idea of the outside and the inside, his first target must be Huangfu Song!"

"It's just that Huangfu Song looks a lot more sleek, and he does things without leakage, even the Taishi Mansion can't help him, so he is directly forced against him, and the Taishi Mansion is a little reluctant, after all, Huangfu Song and the Guanzhong Army have too much influence, once they turn back, they will even make Guanzhong chaotic!"

Wei Qi's analysis of the current situation is not bad at all in Zhao's confidence.

Zhao Xin said at this time: "Xiliang and my Yizhou have long been on the same page, and when they are with my Mu clan today, they are also as deep as the sea, and Yizhou needs to recuperate, so this matter can expand its influence and delay the time for Xiliang's conscription!" ”

"What about Huangfu Song?" Wei Qi asked: "Does Minghou have the intention of recruiting?" ”

"The lord said, except for the imperial court, no one in the world can recruit Huangfu Song!" Zhao Xin said: "He is a loyal minister of the Han court, no matter what his means are, he is more loyal than anyone else, and will not submit to any princes, except the Son of Heaven, which is why Xiliang can't tolerate Huangfu Song!" ”

"It's not like there's no way around it!"

Wei Qi stood up, paced back and forth, thought about it, and suddenly said: "If you want to force the anti-Emperor Fu Song, the key is the attitude of the Son of Heaven!" ”

"But my people can't reach the Son of Heaven, and Zhao Zhong's people are looking for me everywhere, even if my people can sneak into Weiyang Palace, they can't reach the Son of Heaven, if you want to influence the Son of Heaven, it's difficult!"

"It doesn't need to be that complicated!" Wei Qi shook his head.

"What do you mean?"

"Your mind is turned into the ditch and you can't get out!" Wei Qi said: "Remember, we only need to let Huangfu Song understand the intention of the Son of Heaven, we don't need the Son of Heaven to think or do, the key is on Huangfu Song's side, understand!" ”

"That's right!"

Zhao Xin is also a smart person, he suddenly took the case, and said: "As long as we find a person who makes Huangfu Song believe that this is the person who can represent the identity of the Son of Heaven, we will be able to complete this task!" ”

"Is there a candidate?" Wei asked.

"This ......" Zhao Xin couldn't think of it for a while.

"I've got a hint for you!" Wei Qi smiled and said, "Sergeant Guan! ”

"Sergeant Guan?"

Zhao Xin thought for a while: "Hongnong Yang Clan, impossible, Hanoi Wei Clan, it is also difficult to do it, these people in the big family who are ordinary children, Huangfu Song will not trust, but the high-level decision-making identity of the person, it is not good to rebel, Jingzhao ......"

He had a flash of inspiration: "Wei Duan! ”

"Jingzhao Huangfu and Jingzhao Wei have always been in-laws!" Wei Qi said.

………………………………………………………………

Shang Cai Cheng.

The Guanzhong army has just conquered this fortified city, the Runan army of 8,000, all of which are the elite of the Yuan family, defending Shangcai, the Guanzhong army attacked seven times in five days, and the left and right vanguards attracted the enemy, and finally used the night attack to break the city.

However, after this battle, the Guanzhong army suffered more than 3,000 losses.

This is a very painful loss for the Guanzhong Army.

The Guanzhong army is very strong, Guanzhong has always produced elite soldiers, Guanzhong Erlang is brave and not afraid of death, plus Huangfu Song is good at training, over the years, the Guanzhong army has also been on the battlefield for a long time, and the generals in the army are all veterans.

In addition, now that the Guanzhong Army is suspended outside Guanzhong, it is not so convenient to replenish the troops, and the young and strong recruited in Nanyang can set up a battalion, which is not of great use.

The losses in this battle were too great.

So the generals in the Guanzhong Army have some resentment.

"General, Xiliang is treating us as a daring assault army!"

"We have lost so much in the first battle, and the sons are really angry!"

"If we continue to fight like this, I'm afraid that the bigger we get, the harder it will be to support it!"

"In this battle, we lost more than 3,000 Erlang, and next, it will be even more difficult to gnaw down the bones, and when we fight to Shouchun, I will be Guanzhong Erlang, how much can I have left!"

“……”

In the makeshift camp, the generals complained.

After removing his armor, Huangfu Song put on a robe and knelt on top of the head, his expression calm and his eyes were peaceful, as if he was not in the slightest disturbed by the questions of these generals.

Wait until everyone has spoken.

He was silent for a long time, his eyes flashed, looking at the faces, these familiar faces were the people he could rely on the most, and finally a smile appeared on his face, and he slowly spoke: "This is the order of the imperial court, we are the soldiers and horses of the imperial court, and the military order is like a mountain, don't you know?" ”

"If it is a military order of the imperial court, we should obey it, and we will die without complaint!"

A young lieutenant, angry and bloody, rushed very much, he stood up and said to Huangfu Song: "But general, this is simply Xiliang's party and the same enemy, in order to realize their ambition of monopolizing the power of the court, this is pushing us to death!" ”

This is the captain of the third battalion of the Guanzhong Army, and he is also the nephew of Huangfu Song, Huangfu Li.

Huangfu Li has been taught by Huangfu Song since he was a child, although he has a temper, but he is elite in military law and military strategy, and he is young and can take on the position of captain, not just because of Huangfu Song's relationship.

In the army, he has always been good at charging.

Compared with Huangfu Song's own son Huangfu Jianshou, he is less calm, a little more domineering, invincible on the battlefield, invincible in attack, invincible, and a rare warrior.

"Smack!"

When Huang Fu Song heard this, he slapped the table with his palm, and the wooden case was not broken, but his hand left a palm print on it, which is enough to show that Huang Fu Song, who is not visible, is also a martial arts master.

His gloomy eyes swept over, and he drank coldly: "Huangfu Li, can you say this casually, my Guanzhong army is loyal to the imperial court, has its own achievements, the name of loyalty and bravery, and is famous in the world, but this can support the army and be self-respecting, domineering and unkind, and even ignore the laws of the court, disregard the majesty of His Majesty, and slander the imperial master, how many heads do you have!" ”

"Uncle ......"

Huangfu Li trembled, but he was a little unwilling, gritted his teeth, and wanted to continue to plead.

"Shut up!" Huangfu Song's tiger eyes were round, and his breath was cold.

"Brother!"

Huangfu Jianshou hurriedly pulled the corner of Huangfu Li's clothes, and said in a low voice: "Don't annoy your father at this time, sit down!" ”

Huang Fu Li is not a fool, he knows Huang Fu Song's temperament.

Huangfu Song is not only a master of strategy, but also a master of command on the battlefield, he can command every soldier like an arm, which is not something that can be done overnight, but the infrastructure and his prestige in the Guanzhong army.

He would never turn a blind eye to military regulations and military law because of the people of the Huangfu family, if he was really tough, he would have to eat at least a military battle today, so he sat down indignantly.

"All of you remember one sentence, we Guanzhong Erlang have never fought for a certain person, but for the court, for the Han, a military order is a military order, as long as the court gives a military order, no one can question it!"

Huangfu Song stood up, and there was a cold aura in his tall body that suppressed the audience, making all the generals shiver a little.

"Yes!"

The generals hurriedly saluted.

In the Guanzhong Army, Huangfu Song's prestige is not allowed to be questioned by anyone, even if some people disagree with him in their hearts, they will not refute him, this is where his personality charms.

Not only because of Huangfu Song's ability, but also because of his character, which made all the generals respect.

"Let's all go down to rectify the queue, deal with the aftermath of the dead in battle, appease the morale of the army, and rest the combat effectiveness as soon as possible!" Huangfu Song waved his hand and said indifferently.

"No!"

The generals received the order and rushed out.

Only Huangfu Jianshou remained, he looked at his father's tall figure, and he stopped talking.

"What do you want to say?" Huangfu Song said lightly.

"Dad, in fact, my brother is not wrong, we fought for the imperial court and died without complaint, but this is obviously Dong Thief who wants to take this opportunity to get rid of our Guanzhong army, and the army is stationed in Yuzhou and does not come out, doesn't he just want to wait until we and the Yuan soldiers and horses are both defeated, kill them and deal with us!"

Huangfu Jianshou was a little worried: "I'm afraid that the result of this battle will be like this, and we won't be able to go back to Nanyang!" ”

"If you didn't say this in front of the generals just now, it means that you have grown!"

Huangfu Song said lightly: "You can see it, and you can see it as a father, but there are some things that must be done, Yuan Shu is the emperor, contemptuous of the imperial court, and openly anti-Han, no matter whose order it is, I must send troops to maintain the law and majesty of the imperial court!" ”

"The father is loyal to His Majesty, and the son knows, but is the father willing, looking at these Guanzhong sons, and finally dying in the hands of his own people, I dare to guarantee that the day we set foot on Shouchun is the day when Xiliang captures Nanyang, at that time, I am afraid that it will be difficult for us to survive a single person!"

Huangfu Jianshou Road.

"Jianshou, don't say anything until the end, you have always been mentally stable, more mindful than your brother who only knows how to charge into battle, but your vision of looking at problems needs to be enhanced, remember, look at any problem the same, and understand the overall situation to understand yourself!"

Huangfu Song said calmly: "I, Huangfu Song, am loyal to Your Majesty and the court, but I am not a person who can sit back and wait to be killed!" ”