Outside the palace, three or four Tang officials wearing pleated hakama leather belts were waiting for Meng Lang.

These people are all Meng Lang's cronies.

Everyone greeted Meng Lang, and the stars held the moon as if they were accompanying him back to Meng's house.

Sitting down in the hall of the house, Meng Lang roughly informed them of the content of the conversation with Pu Mao, and instructed them: "At most, the soldiers and horses of each county will flock to the capital, and the military supply will have its own preparations for the DPRK and China, and you must make preparations for the security of Gyeonggi in advance. ”

Among the staff, there was a man named Xiang Red Axe.

The Red Axe, the name of the Gu Immortals. Xiang believed in Taoism, so his father gave him such a name. But Xiang Chiaxe, this person, has a restrained personality and follows the rules, but he does not have the elegance and uninhibition of a famous man at all, and his resourcefulness is not high-class, but he is loyal and reliable, and his deceased father and Meng Lang are old classmates, so he is especially trusted by Meng Lang.

When attacking Zhao Yanli, Gou Xiong once returned to the camp with a negative spirit, beating drums and gathering troops, wanting to merge with Meng Lang. At that time, it was this Xiang Red Axe that ran between the two camps of Gou and Meng, and sent a message to Gou Xiong for Meng Lang.

After listening to Meng Lang's order, there were no outsiders on the side, Xiang Chiaxe looked puzzled, and asked bluntly: "Duke Ming, last night the Duke and we discussed the things that Yao Guo came to commit, Shang Yun and I have been doing good governance in recent years, and the people are attached to it, and Yao Guo's soldiers have been defeated and lost here, and they have come here to borrow food and capture Wei, and send people under the fence, such as duckweed without roots, even if their people have a good reputation, it is difficult to become a danger to our country, and they can be calmed down at their fingertips; The only thing to worry about is Dingxi. Why is it that today, he exaggerates the strength of Yao's troops to the king, and mobilizes the troops and horses of the counties like this? ”

The rest of the staff didn't understand the reason.

Meng Lang said calmly: "You didn't meet with the court today, and you didn't see the situation in the palace. When the king asked the ministers for advice, Pu Duhuo, Shi Junnu, Lei Xiaofang and other Pu Ying henchmen looked suspicious, obviously with ghosts, as I expected, they must have taken the opportunity to cause chaos. I have admonished the king several times, please punish Puying, and the king is lenient, but he is not allowed. If you don't punish Puying, you will eventually become a heart problem. Therefore, I simply changed course and deliberately exaggerated the military strength of Yao State, and the so-called transfer of soldiers and horses from various counties really wanted to see the changes of Puying. ”

It was a bold decision.

All the staff, you look at me, I look at you, and a worry floats in their minds.

Xiang Chiaxe asked: "Ming Gong's policy, it is true that it is strange, but Ming Gong, if the puying really changes, when the time comes, there is Yao in the east, Dingxi in the west, and there is the danying rebellion in the country, in case there is a bad response, but what should I do?" ”

Meng Lang's eyes were shining, his short and thin figure sat like a tiger, and he said with a smile: "The king's virtue in the country is rising, and the people of Tang and Hu have been benefited by the king's new policy, and most of them have returned to their hearts; Gou Xiong, the king's family, Shi Ping and Zhishenjin, as early as the time of the king's dragon dive, were the king's henchmen, the three of them were in charge of elite soldiers, and the tigers and wolves were also; Pu Badger Sun, Pu Luo Gu, the brother of the king, the town of important places.

"I have these three in hand, and the enemy is in the light, and I am in the dark, so why worry?"

Behind the bold decision is a meticulous analysis and a confident grasp of the current situation in the country.

Meng Lang thought in his heart: "Even if there is a short-term turmoil in the country because of this, as long as you can wipe out the remnants of Pu Ying and other Pu Changsheng, it is best to kill Zhao Yanli as well, it will be a good thing for the king and the future of my Great Qin!" ”

At that moment, Meng Lang picked two witty staff members and ordered them to closely monitor the movements of Pu Duhuo and the others from today onwards.

……

The eastern border of Puqin, outside Binh Duong County.

On a high ground, there were more than a dozen people standing.

From this highland, you can see the Fenshui in the west, and you can see the Fenshui in the north, south, and east, all of which are vast fields.

At this time, more than a dozen large camps were set up in the fields near the highlands.

Each camp was separated by a mile or two from each other.

The big battalion has barracks, and there are private people.

In the barracks, flags are unfurled, golden drums are occasionally heard, and infantry cavalrymen wearing helmets and armor are seen entering and exiting from time to time.

In the private sector, the sound is boiling, and the people in rough clothes, men and women, are in groups, helping the old and the young to dig wild vegetables in the surrounding area, fetch water and chop firewood.

There were several people on the high ground, including those dressed in Tang people's clothes, those who braided or draped their hair like Rong people, those who wore pigtails, and a monk.

Among them, there is a twenty-year-old Phi Fa Rong man who is particularly tall, eight feet five inches long, converted into the length unit of the world, more than two meters, one or two heads taller than other people, even half a body, big shoulders and round waist, arms hanging over the knees, very majestic and majestic, no need to do anything else, only his appearance, can make people daunting, this person is Yao Guo.

The rest are important civil and military cadres in Yao's army.

There are two well-dressed Tang people, one is Wang Cheng, the long history of Yao State, and the other is Xue Bai, a member of Yao State.

These two are fellow villagers, and their ancestral homes are in Taiyuan County.

There are also two people with braided hair, one is called Fu Zi'an, and the other is called Qiangduo, which is divided into left and rear handsome, and their ancestral homes are all in Luoyang County.

The Qiang people with the most hair are numerous, and there are seven.

Three are the brothers of Yao Guo, and the remaining four are strategists and generals under Yao Guo's account, these four people, one is called Wang Zi, one is called Luochuan Laibin, one is called Lian Ping Lao, and the other is called Quan Rang, which is divided into the left general, Sima, the right marshal and the army. Wang Zi, Luochuan guests and Lian Pinglao, the same as Yao Guo, their ancestral homes are in Nan'an County; Quan Rang is a retired official of the Qiang people, and his ancestral home is in Tianshui County.

There is only one person with a small braid, this person is called Wang Liang, who is a Tu of the Huns, and his ancestral home is in Luoyang County.

The monk shaved his head, he couldn't see the race, his Dharma name was called Fatong, because his master was from Tianzhu, and Tang's surname was Zhu, so he followed the practice of Buddhists now, and took his teacher's surname as his own surname after becoming a monk, and his full name was called Zhu Fatong.

The three counties of Nan'an, Luoyang and Tianshui are adjacent to each other, all in the west of Guanzhong, lined up along Weishui, Nan'an is in the westernmost part and Luoyang is in the easternmost place. Further west of Nan'an County is Longxi County; To the east of Lyoyang County is Fufeng County. The three counties are bordered by Ranxing in the south and Longshan in the north.

It can be seen from the ancestral homes and ethnicities of these important ministers under Yao that they are not a military group with a simple "tribe" as the core, but a group with "region" as the link. It's just that, in addition to this, two Tang people from Taiyuan were added.

Wang Cheng and Xue Bai both moved south to Jiangzuo during the turmoil in the Central Plains. Although Wang Cheng's surname is Wang, he is not the same as Taiyuan Wang. He and Xue Bai's family are not high, and their fathers and grandparents have never held high positions in Jiangzuo, and they are only floating in six or seven grades, so because of the name of Mu Yao Guo, the two of them have invested in Yao Guo's account. Both of them are talented and are reused by Yao Guo.

Looking at the Fenshui in the west for a while, Yao Guo said: "The letter of returning to his hometown by the way, Lord Qin should have received it now. I don't think he's going to borrow from us. All in all, if you want to enter the customs, you still have to fight! ”

A young Qiang man said: "Brother, Wang Changshi's suggestion, the more my brother thinks about it, the more he thinks it is right. Why do we have to fight back in Guanzhong? At present, the Wei lord is not only old, but also said that he also contracted a serious illness last winter, and has not recovered so far, and his sons are fighting for power, and there is a lot of trouble. This is a good opportunity for us to take advantage of the situation! Why not abandon Guanzhong and capture Hebei? Although Guanzhong has the solidity of mountains and rivers and is surrounded by enemies on all sides, where can it compare to Hebei? Hebei, the foundation of the king! ”

The Qiang man who spoke was named Yao Tao, and among the many younger brothers of Yao Guo, he was the best one, and he was deeply loved by Yao Guo. - Yao Guo's father lived to be over 70 years old, and he had a group of wives and concubines before his death, and he gave birth to more than 40 sons alone, but either because of early death or because he was killed by Jiang Zuo, there are only about a dozen still alive. Yao Guo ranked fifth, and Yao Tao ranked twenty-fourth.

Yao Guo lowered his head, glanced at Yao Tao, turned to look at Wang Cheng, and said with a smile: "What Wang Changshi discussed, it is indeed a good strategy." ”

Yao Tao asked, "If it's a good strategy, why don't you use it?" ”

"If we are the same as Wang Changshi and Xue joining the army, our ancestral home is in Taiyuan, and Wang Changshi's strategy is naturally advisable. Anu, the ancestral land of the generals and soldiers in our army, but half of Thailand is in Guanzhong, in the three counties of Nan'an, Luoyang, and Tianshui, how can we abandon Guanzhong and attack Hebei? Yao Guoxiao said to Wang Cheng, "The strategy of long history, I don't need it, it's really useless!" My suffering, do you want to be able to understand it for a long time? ”

Yao Guo said it very frankly, but with his tone and laughter, it did not make people feel unpleasant.

Wang Cheng is a weak scholar, these days, following Yao Guo to fight non-stop, sleeping in the open air, his body is a little unbearable, his face is pale, he coughed twice, and said: "The general's hardships can be understood." ”

Yao Guo raised his eyes to look around, looked at the scenery near and far, and said: "Guanzhong is really our ancestral land!" When living in Huainan, low-lying and damp, I often have a feeling of stuffiness, which has not yet penetrated into Guanzhong, the blue sky is scarce, the loess is vast, I feel refreshed. Looking around at Fu Zi'an, Qiang Duo, Wang Zi, Luochuan guests, Lian Pinglao, Quan Rang, Wang Liang and other generals, he asked, "Do you feel this way?" ”

All the generals said: "We feel the same as the general!" ”

Yao Guo sighed: "This land is connected with us by blood!" ”

He said heroically, "Pu Mao usurped the throne, and the clan of Qin was disobedient; Meng Lang severely punished the law, and the Qiang and Di nobles of Qin were resentful. I have used Wang Changshi's strategy to send people to infiltrate the Qin realm, and go to contact Pu Changsheng's brother Pu Ying, saying that I am willing to serve him as the master; Shangjun is too guarded by Yang Man, Nan'an Qiang people, his family is old and my family in-law, after Pu Mao usurped the throne, Meng Lang was in charge, Yang Man's brother was killed by Meng Lang in Xianyang City, he is expected to hate Meng Lang, I have also sent people to Shangjun, and he is about brothers.

"Just like Anu said, the capture of Weigu is an internal and external trouble, and in my opinion, the same is true of the capture of Qin! It's not hard to break! ”

The generals were encouraged by his words, and they all fought hard to show their might, and they all responded: "In the coming day, please break Qin, please drive forward for the general!" ”

Yao Guo said to Yao Tao: "Anu, you told me last year that you had a dream the night before. I dreamed that I was dressed in my garments, ascended to the throne, and all the chiefs were standing, but the strange thing was that I did not sit in the north facing south, but sitting in the west facing east. ”

Yao Tao was stunned for a moment, and said in her heart: "When did I have this dream?" He replied, "yes, that's weird." ”

Yao Guo raised his horsewhip, pointed in the direction of Xianyang, hundreds of miles to the southwest, and said: "From this point of view, this dream of yours is not strange at all. ”

"Oh?"

"Look, isn't this Xianyang in the west?" Yao Guo looked back, pointed to the east again, and continued, "Isn't Wei in the east? This dream of yours is a sign that I will first take Guanzhong, then wave my army to the east, and then take Hebei! ”

Yao Tao took the lead in bowing down and said, "Brother is ignorant, God has already revealed it, but he is still ignorant. Fortunately, Brother is wise and martial, and he knows the will of heaven! Brother is ordered by the sky, Guanzhong, Hebei, not enough to be sure! Brother for Brother Congratulations! ”

Wang Cheng and others also bowed down one after another, and they all congratulated Yao Guo.

Yao Guo struck while the iron was hot, and immediately assigned generals to deploy the next military action while Pu Qin was not fully prepared for war.

"Fu Shuai, lead your troops to the south to disturb Hedong County and contain its soldiers. General Wang, lead your troops north to the border of Shangjun, if Yang Manru does not send troops, you will not fight. Honest and handsome, strong and handsome, lead your two troops and horses into Pingyang County, attack the city and conquer the city, and gather Qianghu from all over the country! ”

Several of the people whose names were called answered the order.

A chirp rang into the ears of everyone on the high ground.

Everyone looked up and saw that it was an eagle, passing over the high clouds, flying over the Fenshui, and swooping to the west.

……

The east bank of Fenshui, which was garrisoned by Yao Guo and others, went all the way to the northwest, passed through the vast northern border of Puqin, and traveled about 16,700 miles, which was the Wangcheng Guyin in Dingxi.

The middle city of the five cities of Guyin, in the governor's mansion.

The courtyard is lush and sunny.

In the hall, a Yingxiushi man wrapped in a crane and holding a feather fan was talking.

This person is not Tang Ai.

I only heard him say: "Ming Gong, Yao Guo took advantage of the passage to capture Qin, and the war on both sides is about to start, so I will take the opportunity to take Ran!" ”