Seeing that his henchman and strategist used his body to block a fatal arrow for himself, Dou Jiande's eyes widened, and he hurriedly ran forward to help Ling Jing up, shouting, "Sacrificial wine, how are you?" ”

Ling Jing grabbed Dou Jiande's hand with great difficulty, and shouted with his last strength, "King, you go quickly." Where there is life, there is hope. Evacuate! ”

After saying that, his neck was crooked and he lost his breath.

Dou Jiande left tears of grief in his eyes, gritted his teeth and shouted: "Pass the order and withdraw to Xingyang!" ”

Seeing that Dou Jiande's handsome flag had moved backwards, Xue Rengui, who was not far away, reluctantly put down his sky-shaking bow, and after missing an arrow, Dou Jiande's personal guards had strengthened their vigilance, and even if they caught up, they couldn't take Dou Jiande's life.

But the next moment, Xue Rengui's eyes were full of excitement, although Dou Jiande ran, but when he ran, the hundreds of thousands of troops who were fighting hard in front of him would definitely collapse on all fronts, and this battle was already in hand.

Sure enough, after seeing Dou Jiande running away, the Xia soldiers, who were still fighting bloodily, fled to Xingyang with Dou Jiande's handsome banner. The Sui army pursued and killed all the way, killing the corpses of the Xia army all over the field, and countless people knelt on the ground and surrendered. Fortunately, Li Wenzhong and Pang Shigu led 40,000 elite cavalry to return in time to help, which preserved the last trace of vitality of the Xia army.

In this battle, more than 40,000 Xia troops were killed, more than 40,000 people were captured, and a large number of attacking equipment also fell into the hands of the Sui army. Xingyang City was harassed by Gao Zhong and Zhang Dingbian for a while, and nearly 50,000 stones, grains and grass were destroyed.

However, in order to win this battle, the Sui army also paid a heavy price. The general Lin Chong was killed, the Sui army guarding the camp was killed nearly 20,000 people, and many of the military supplies stored in the camp were also destroyed in the war.

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Jiangdu City, Pei Mansion.

Duan Yi, the eunuch who had just been reprimanded by Yang Gao during the day, sat on the chair with a dissatisfied face, and kept complaining to Pei Ju, who was sitting at the top: "Master Pei, what you handed over to me is really not a good thing. Today I told Your Majesty that General Xue Rengui has too many soldiers and horses, and before I finished speaking, His Majesty was already furious and drove me out of the imperial study... ”

Before Duan Yi finished speaking, Pei Ju had already said to his grandson Pei Ning behind him with a smile: "Ning'er, go to the account room and get three hundred taels of gold and give it to Duan's father-in-law." ”

Duan Yi was secretly happy when he heard this, but he waved his hands again and again: "Master Pei is too polite, this is absolutely unacceptable!" ”

Pei Ju smiled slightly: "Father-in-law Duan doesn't have to be polite, you were punished by His Majesty only for helping me do things, and I, Pei Ju, will never treat you badly." ”

As he spoke, Pei Ning had already lifted a plate of gold in front of Duan Yi. Looking at the yellow, orange and orange gold in front of him, Duan Yi's eyes were almost straight.

Pei Ju smiled and stuffed the gold into Duan Yi's hand, "A little tea money is not a tribute, Duan Gonggong must give me Pei Ju's face!" ”

Duan Yi pretended to shirk it a few more times, and finally accepted it happily and went back to the palace happily.

Seeing Duan Yi walking away, Pei Ning, who was originally speechless, suddenly spoke: "Why should grandfather ignore such traitors, according to his grandson, Your Majesty is wise and martial, and such traitors will definitely die sooner or later!" ”

Pei Ju also put away his smile and said with a solemn face: "Ning'er, do you think that grandfather and I are willing to deal with such a person?" It's really forced by the situation. I originally thought that the Guanlong nobles opposed the Great Sui, and I supported Your Majesty to make the Pei family the number one clan in the Great Sui Dynasty. But I didn't expect His Majesty to employ people only based on ability, not background. In addition, in recent years, the children of the Pei family have indeed been a little unlucky, except for Xuanji as Taichang Shaoqing and Xuanman as the county guard of Yuzhang County, there is no Pei family member from the high-ranking officials above the third grade! ”

"But why did my grandfather bribe a villain like Duan Yi to maliciously slander General Xue Rengui in front of His Majesty. General Xue is an important minister of the country, holding an army of 200,000. In case he is forced to rebel by his grandfather, the Great Sui is in danger! Pei Ning still said dissatisfied.

Pei Ju shook his head and said, "How could the 200,000 army in the Central Plains be decided by Xue Rengui alone? Pharmacist Li, Chang Yuchun, and Yang Ye are all generals personally promoted by His Majesty, and they are loyal to His Majesty. If Xue Rengui really dared to rebel, without His Majesty's action, these deputy marshals would tie him up and return to Jiangdu. The reason why my grandfather slandered him was because he didn't want us to be behind the Xue clan in Hedong. ”

Pei Ning opened his mouth wide and said: "But, grandfather, although General Xue is a person from Hedong, he is from a poor family, and he has nothing to do with the Xue clan in Hedong!" ”

Pei Ju let out a long sigh, "Silly boy, don't think too simple about people's hearts. Xue Rengui is now a first-class official of the dynasty, a general, and a secretary of the military department, and his daughter and niece have both entered the palace. Especially his daughter Xue Baochai, this daughter is quite virtuous and virtuous, and even if she is not the queen in the future, she will definitely be one of the three concubines. With such a noble identity and a Hedong clan, can the Hedong Xue clan not fight his idea? At that time, as long as Xue Rengui nods and agrees, it will not be easy to fabricate the identity of a partial brother! ”

Pei Ju lowered his voice again as he spoke: "Do you think that His Majesty Emperor Wen was a member of the Hongnong Yang clan before he ascended the throne?" ”

Pei Ning couldn't help but tremble violently when he heard this, "Father, what do you mean by this, could it be that the first emperor was not born in the Hongnong Yang family?" ”

Pei Ju sneered, "If His Majesty Emperor Wen is the Hongnong Yang family, then why is Yang Su, who has made great contributions to the Great Sui, only a prince and not a prince until his death?" When Yang Xuangan, the son of Yang Su, was quelled, what affection did His Majesty Emperor Wu have for Hongnong Yang when dealing with the rebellion? ”

"What is the origin of His Majesty Emperor Nawen?"

Pei Ju waved his hand and said: "This is how many years ago, the people who know the truth of the matter have long since died, and my grandfather is just reasoning based on some clues." Grandfather said that this is not to let you explore the bloodline of the royal family, but to tell you a truth, a big family often pays the most attention to interests. Xue Rengui can bring enough benefits to the Hedong Xue family, and sooner or later, Xue Rengui will definitely become a member of the Hedong Xue family! ”

Pei Ning nodded as if he didn't understand, "That's why my grandfather bribed Duan Yi and let him slander Xue Rengui in front of His Majesty, in fact, the real purpose is to maintain the status of the Pei family." ”

Pei Ju nodded with some regret, "It's just that I didn't expect His Majesty to trust Xue Rengui so much, and this strength is indeed far better than his father." If His Majesty Emperor Wu could have this kind of strength and be able to fully trust Yang Yichen, Lai Hu'er, Zhang Xutuo, and Yujuluo, the world would not be as chaotic as it is now! ”

Pei Ning nodded and said, "Your Majesty's strength is indeed comparable to that of the Eternal Mingjun. Grandfather, what do you think we should do for the future of the Pei family? ”

Pei Ju said lightly: "It is no longer feasible to divide the relationship between Xue Rengui and His Majesty, so we can only start from other aspects, it seems that our Pei family also has to find a gentle and virtuous woman to enter the palace." ”

(Only, there are some things that should never be taken seriously!) ）