Chapter Fifty-Eight: Diverting the Tiger from the Mountain and Counterplotting

Wei Ming Linggong led the Western Xia soldiers to hold on to Helan Mountain and fought a war of attrition with Mongolia. The supply of Western Xia soldiers and horses on the mountain was endless, and the Mongolian soldiers and horses under the mountain had long been stretched thin in food, grass and food. If you don't go up to the mountains, there is no hunting in the Tengger Desert, and the soldiers gnaw dry cakes for a meal a day, and their fighting spirit is depressed. Genghis Khan frowned, he originally planned to take the capital of Western Xia in three months, but now it has been more than three months, and he is still blocked at the foot of Helan Mountain. The serious thing is that there is no forage for the horses and no food for the soldiers, and the consequences of this situation are unimaginable. If you can't attack, you can't retreat, how can you be unwilling?

Mu Huali saw Genghis Khan's frowns, and offered a plan: "Don't be dry, since ancient times, Helan Mountain is a natural barrier for soldiers to fight, and he met the famous Linggong who is well versed in military books, he can't get out of danger, once and for all, exhausting our army, the intention is to wait for our army to run out of food and grass, and retreat without a fight." ”

Genghis Khan said: "Yes, Wei Ming Linggong is a rare general, and we can't attack him with him." Now we have little food and grass left, and if we don't withdraw, I'm afraid we won't be able to last a few days, if Wei Ming Linggong doesn't go down the mountain again, the army will be difficult to advance and retreat here. ”

Mu Huali said with a smile: "What would happen if the Western Xia Emperor replaced the Emperor of Wei Ming and put someone else in command?" ”

Genghis Khan exclaimed: "You, you are a good Mu Huali, haha, you are using a counter-strategy!" ”

Mu Huali nodded and said, "Yes, I have sent someone to send Luo Yukun what he wants, and he is also about to borrow our sword to get rid of Wei Ming Linggong." Now we can leave a small part of the soldiers and horses of Subutai at the foot of the mountain, withdraw the main forces and hide in Alxa, and make a detour to the Jin State, claiming to attack the Jin State first, and then attack the Western Xia. ”

Genghis Khan said: "Don't hurt the name of the prince." After conquering Western Xia, I will reuse this person. ”

Mu Huali said: "Wei Ming Linggong has an in-law relationship with Xiangzong Li An'an, as long as he hands over the military power, he will definitely not hurt his surname." ”

The Luo father and daughter of the Western Xia Kingdom were plotting against Wei Ming Linggong, and the Mongolian envoy infiltrated Luo Yukun's official arrival, sent 10,000 taels of gold, and brought Mu Huali's handwriting. The idea of the Mongols is in Luo Yukun's heart, not to mention that there are heavy gifts and promises, as long as he can get rid of Wei Ming, even if he asks him to post 10,000 taels of gold, he will do it.

So, Luo's father and daughter gave Wei Linggong eye medicine bricks in front of Xiangzong Li An'an.

Since the Mongol army was held back at the foot of Helan Mountain, the Western Xia Emperor Li An'an reverted to his usual arrogance and extravagance. Queen Luo Qi dragged Li An'an to her bedroom all day long. When Li An'an was in high spirits, Luo Qi muttered: "Now, the government and the opposition are talking about the emperor and the famous generals. ”

Xiangzong gasped at Luo Qi and said, "That, of course." This time, if the Mongolian army is coming, if there is no general like Wei Mingling Gong, my Western Xia Kingdom will be in danger! ”

Luo Qi kept changing his posture to cater to Li An'an, who was like a wild horse, and kept saying coquettishly: "Who says it's not, Wei Mingling Gong is really a rare talent, a pillar of the Western Xia Kingdom, no wonder the ministers say that he has the appearance of an emperor?" ”

Hearing this, Xiangzong pushed Luo Qi away, and said with a solemn face: "This is the relationship between someone who separates me and Wei Ming, you must not listen to it, and don't talk nonsense!" ”

Queen Luo was so annoyed when she saw that Li An'an was so important, since the topic was involved, she might as well say it more seriously, leaned to the side, shrugged her soft shoulders and sobbed: "How dare the concubine say anything, there are discussions inside and outside the palace, the general's mansion is like a city, and the ministers are likely to return to the famous family." No one dared to say these words to the emperor, and my father advised the concubine many times not to upset the emperor, not to say these words that annoyed the emperor. It seems that what the father said is that the emperor blamed him before he spoke, and the concubine will not talk more in the future. ”

In fact, Xiangzong has long been worried that the prestige of the Ming Ling will cover the master, but at present, no one in the Western Xia can take on the task of resisting the Mongol invasion, and the Li family still has to rely on the Wei famous family to protect it. Worry is definitely important compared to the country, and worry is just your own suspicion, which doesn't mean anything. The words that came out of the queen's mouth also proved that her worries were not out of nowhere. However, the suspicion of the general is only an unspeakable thing, and even if it is true, whoever says it will lose his head. Fortunately, it was his beloved queen who was worried about her own change of country, so she said it openly, and she was really distressed when she looked wronged, and hugged the queen and said: "Okay, baby, I don't blame you, I know that you are thinking about my country." At present, the Western Xia Kingdom is struggling, in the midst of wind and rain, can not withstand any wind and waves, your hearts and minds are very clear, many things can only be decided after the Mongols are driven away. ”

Empress Luo Qi's devotion to the beginning of the results, at least she knew that Li An'an was also worried about the strength of the famous family, so she said happily: "The country is the country of the Li family, my worries are superfluous, as long as the emperor knows in his heart, don't let the villains take advantage of the loophole, and the concubine has a person to rely on." In the future, the concubine will concentrate on taking care of the affairs of the harem, and will not cause chaos to the emperor. ”

Li An'an held Luo Qijiao's tender face and kissed wildly for a while: "I don't blame you, and I understand your worries, you helped me take the country, of course you are worried that it will be robbed by others again." Don't worry, baby, no matter how capable the famous Linggong is, he is also my courtier, forgive him and dare not take away my country, it is not a big deal to let him occupy some scenery, if he has a rebellion, it is not a matter of my words. ”

Empress Luo saw that the seed of suspicion was buried deep in Xiangzong's heart, and only waited for her father to borrow external forces to give birth, this small seed would swell, and then you would be a famous person...... When Empress Luo thought of this, she arched into Li An'an's arms like a piglet with joy, and murmured: "What a benevolent emperor, I hope that the courtiers of the world will live up to the emperor's bodhisattva heart." ”

According to Luo Yukun's plan, the bewitching emperor Li An'an was suspicious of the famous family, and it was easily achieved by Empress Luo's pillow wind. The next step is to take advantage of the situation to fan the flames and give birth to the seed of suspicion in Li An'an's heart.

The Mongol army besieged Helan Mountain for several months and did not retreat, although it did not attack Western Xia for half a step, but there was a male lion with a bloody mouth lying beside him, Li An'an could not feel safe, he had no intention of doing politics or having fun, and he was sad all day long. Seeing that the time had come, Luo Yukun said to Li An'an: "Your Majesty, the minister has heartfelt words, and he has been bored for a long time, I don't know whether to talk about it or not?" ”

Li An'an was sullen, and when he saw his father-in-law talking, he said in his heart: What should be said should not be said, when you have a time, you can talk about it, and if you don't talk about it, you can't talk about it. When is it, it's still tucked and hidden, there are farts to release quickly, and there are things to say quickly. But after all, he is the national ruler, and he still gives enough face, so he said politely: "Aiqing is the minister of my Xixia country, and it doesn't hurt to say it if you have something." ”

Luo Guozhang leaned into Li An'an and whispered: "According to the information I have obtained, the Mongolian army has not been able to attack Helan Mountain for several months, and the grain and grass are not enough, and they have no confidence to attack our Western Xia again, so they have turned to attack the Jin State, and now only a small number of soldiers and horses are left under the mountain, the purpose is to contain us from supporting the Jin State to resist Mongolia." ”

"Oh? There is such a thing, which means that the safety of my Western Xia has been resolved? Li Anru jumped up from the dragon chair and grabbed Luo Yukun's hand.

"Exactly!" Luo Guozhang said, "This is the emperor's majesty." ”

Li An'an was overjoyed, and then his face sank and said, "Since the main force of the Mongolian army has withdrawn, why didn't Wei Ming report the battle situation?" ”

Seeing that Li An'an was angry, Luo Guozhang was surprised, and pretended to be cautious and said: "Weichen doesn't dare to say anything. ”

Li An'an let go of Luo Guozhang's hand, which was holding tightly, and said, "You are an important minister of the Xiangguo, what is there to say." ”

Luo Guozhang swallowed slowly, but the words were particularly clear and powerful: "General Weiming, are you waiting for all the Mongolian soldiers and horses to retreat, and then return to the dynasty to restore your life?" ”

"Haha...... This name is to surprise me. Li An'an raised his voice an octave and shouted, "Okay, then let Wei Ming go down the mountain, kill all the soldiers and horses left by Mongolia under the mountain, relieve the hatred in my heart, and shame the snow country." ”

What he wanted was this sentence, Luo Guozhang happily arched his hand and said, "The minister obeys the order!" Immediately send an order to Wei Ming, order the prince to go down the mountain and destroy the Mongolian army! ”

According to the calculation, the main force of the Mongol army retreated during the day, and then quietly returned in two ways at night. One way is hidden in Alxa Town, and the other road arrives in the ravine at the foot of Helan Mountain. Less than 10,000 people were left behind to guard the three passes, and only some soldiers and horses were left in the other passes.

On Helan Mountain, when Wei Mingling Gong and his deputy general Gao Qi patrolled the camp, they found that the Mongol army had retreated in large numbers, leaving more than 10,000 people stationed at the Sanguan Pass, and only a few soldiers and horses in the rest of the passes, and they were puzzled. He sent someone to pretend to be a sheep herding officer and went down the mountain to find out the truth. The spies reported that the Mongol army retreated to attack the Jin Kingdom, leaving only 10,000 men to camp and wait for supplies from the Jin Kingdom to attack the Western Xia Kingdom.

When the soldiers of Western Xia saw that most of the Mongol soldiers and horses had withdrawn, they had already held their breath and shouted that they were going to go down the mountain and kill the Mongols who were left. The deputy general Gao Qi has always advocated going down the mountain to fight, but because of Wei Ming's death order that he was not allowed to go down the mountain, he didn't dare to act rashly, but he had an opinion on Wei Ming in his heart. At this time, it is an excellent fighter, urging Wei Mingdao:

"General, the Mongolian army has not been able to attack our position for a long time, and has been afraid of my Western Xia, and now most of the soldiers and horses have withdrawn, leaving only 10,000 people, if these 10,000 people flee again, I am afraid that none of our Mongolian soldiers will be able to catch them. Don't miss the opportunity, go down the mountain, kill these Mongolian soldiers to raise the prestige of our country and save face for the emperor. ”

Wei Ming stands like a statue on the mountain peak, and he does not move when he hears the wind. But his heart was like a tidal wave. After observing the movements of the Mongolian army for two consecutive days and judging the true purpose of the Mongols, I couldn't help but laugh secretly, this kind of carving insect trick can deceive others, and the general will not be out of danger, or you will have to obediently roll back to your steppe in a few days.

Gao Qi and others repeatedly asked for battle, and the name was not allowed. Gao Qi instigated the generals to break into the tent, and they had to go down the mountain, and some people even scolded Wei Ming for being cowardly like a mouse and misleading the country and the people. Wei Mingling Gong gathered all the generals and reprimanded sternly: "Our task is to guard the pass and ensure the safety of the border, not to destroy the Mongol army, and then kill those who go down the mountain!" ”

The generals didn't dare to speak anymore, and the deputy general Gao Qi left the tent angrily and sent someone to report to Luo Xiangguo the enemy situation and the situation of not fighting.

Subutai was stationed outside the Sanguan Pass for three consecutive days, and if he really didn't see the Western Xia soldiers coming down the mountain, he repaired a book according to Mu Huali's plan and shot into the Western Xia array.

Wei Ming Linggong received the letter sent by the soldier, which read: "I dare not go out of the dormitory, but the woman is also!" ”

The name of the public sneered, this tartar was provoked by a woman, so he wrote a line in the face of the letter: "Invade the neighbors and plunder the wealth, women are not as good as women!" "Shoot back to the Monte camp.

Subutai gritted his teeth angrily when he received the reply, and shot another one: The thing in the cave is a turtle with a shrunken head!

Wei Ming laughed and replied: The desert is strange, and the turtle sticks out its head!

In this way, letters were exchanged several days ago, and the words changed from soft to hard, from literary remarks to invective, and a literary war began. The name of the Lord is tired of the enemy; Subutai is tired of attacking the enemy with a guest. In fact, this is a strategy of Mu Huali's discordant plan.

The letters between the two sides were beaten like badminton, and Gao Qi, the deputy marshal who wanted to pick out the bones in the eggs, could not let go of such important information, and had already reported the correspondence between Wei Ming and Mongolia before the battle to Luo Xiangguo.

Luo Xiangguo not only did not carry out the emperor's order to go down the mountain to attack the Mongol soldiers, but kept writing letters with the enemy generals every day, and also killed the soldiers of the main battle, and reported to Xiangzong Li in one go.

Li An'an was furious, so he ordered Wei Ming to go down the mountain to exterminate the Mongolian army. The reinstatement of the name reported the current situation of the enemy and us, stating that the Mongols were deceitful and using a strategy to divert the tiger from the mountain. He also judged the situation and discussed the strategy of defeating the battle and consolidating and winning.

It's a pity that at this time, Wei Ming's battle report could not be sent to Li An'an, but was suppressed by Luo Xiangguo. Li An'an couldn't receive the report of Wei Ming for a long time, and he was very annoyed, Luo Xiangguo gave Wei Ming a brick in front of the hundreds of officials and said: "Wei Ming, if you don't fight, I'm afraid you have a different heart, you are leaving a way back for yourself, right?" ”

Li An'an was suspicious and sent several holy decrees to send troops, but they were all detained by Luo Xiangguo. There was still no movement on the mountain, and Li Anyou had to believe Luo Xiangguo's words a little. So he asked Luo Yukun to send someone with a tiger talisman to supervise the battle. Wei Ming didn't know the inside story, and thought to himself that I had already reported very clearly, the Mongolian army was luring the snake out of the hole, the battle would be defeated, and it would be won, so why did it come to supervise the war again? This is clearly a blind command, and I can't joke about the safety of the country. This battle could not be fought in any case, so he refused to go down the mountain on the grounds that the general would not be able to accept the orders of the foreign king.

This is exactly what Luo Xiangguo wants, and he said to Li An'an: "The famous soldiers are in power, and they have high merits, and they don't take the emperor in their eyes at all, which is also understandable." However, if he has a different heart, occupies the important place of Helan Mountain and conspires with the Mongolian army to force the emperor to give up the throne, and then the country will change people, it will be terrible, and the emperor has to guard against it? ”

The foxy Queen Luo also cried and cried on the side: "That's the case, the country is ruined, what can I do with the emperor, woo woo......"

At this time, the seed of suspicion buried in Xiangzong Li An'an's heart was frightened by the Luo father and daughter singing and harmonizing, and it swelled. Li An'an was furious and said: "The name is hateful, he really has different intentions, how to deal with it?" ”

At this time, Luo Yukun saw that the time was ripe, and completely tore off the disguise, and the two faint old eyes emitted a wolf-like green light, as if he saw the name of the gallows, and the miserable scene of trembling. Said proudly: "When you are constantly interrupted, you will suffer from it." The emperor wanted to personally summon Wei Ming at the foot of Helan Mountain, cut off the military power, put him in prison, and let the deputy general Gao Qi be the general, and lead the troops down the mountain to attack the enemy. In this way, the Mongolian army was eliminated, and the thieves were eliminated, and the country and the people were safe, and the country was forever solid. ”

The emperor Li An'an, who had no master of the six gods, looked at Empress Luo, and Luo Qi nodded frequently: "Your Majesty, what Luo Xiangguo said is that it is necessary to make a decision immediately." ”

"Good! According to Aiqing's wishes, I came to Helan Mountain in person, and Luo Xiangguo acted on the order. ”

Accompanied by Luo Xiangguo, Emperor Li An'an came to Pingjibao Town under Lanshan to set up camp, and ordered Wei Ming Linggong to go down the mountain to meet the emperor.

Wei Ming was taken aback when he received the holy decree, and at this time, the emperor came to the front line in person, and it seemed that Xingshi was here to ask for guilt. It is better to explain the current situation to the emperor in person, for the safety of Western Xia, it is not possible to launch an attack. Wei Ming handed over the handsome seal to the deputy general Gao Qi, and repeatedly instructed that those who violated the order should not be killed!

After arranging the defense on the mountain, Wei Ming went down the mountain alone to visit Emperor Li An'an of Pingjibao in the tent of the emperor of Pingjibao, which was less than ten miles away.

Someone had already come to report that the famous general rode down the mountain and galloped to the emperor. Luo Xiangguo had already been greeted outside the tent, and when he saw the majestic and majestic general dismounting, he walked over and greeted him and said: "The general is empty, and it is really rare to be able to deign to go down the mountain." ”

Wei Ming knew that Luo Yukun had always been yin and yang, and he didn't care about his inappropriate words, since he was a minister who accompanied the emperor and Xiangguo, although he looked down on this kind of villain in his heart, but when the current national disaster was not a theory, he bowed his hand and said: "I have seen Luo Xiangguo, the emperor came to the front line in person, I don't know why I summoned Wei Ming?" Please teach one or two. ”

Luo Yukun said with a smile: "How can the emperor's will be speculated by the courtiers, as soon as I meet the emperor's generals!" ”

Wei Ming knew that Luo Xiangguo would not tell the emperor what he was coming, so he straightened his clothes and wanted to enter the account, but the palace guards stopped him and said: "Please keep the weapon here for the time being!" ”

Wei Ming looked at Luo Yukun inexplicably and said, "What's going on?" ”

As a hereditary general, he was allowed to bring a knife into the account. Today, he suddenly wanted to put down the weapon he was carrying, his face was gloomy, and he glanced at Luo Yukun unhappily.

Luo Yukun knew that Wei Ming's kung fu could not be stopped, so he smiled and said: "The general doesn't have to mind, this is the emperor's will, in extraordinary times, all the civil and military officials in the camp before the formation will be removed from their weapons!" ”

Wei Ming knows the emperor's temperament very well, but it is not enough to break the ancestral system, unless he is suspicious of Wei Ming. Fortunately, I will see the emperor immediately and make a defense. So, he took off the war knife and waist knife and handed them to the guards, and followed Luo Yukun into the big tent.

Wei Ming entered the emperor's camp tent, and there was no shadow of the emperor, only simple facilities. Wei Ming was about to ask a question, but Luo Yukun smiled and said: "Please wait here for the general, the emperor and the queen will rest in the back tent, and wait for the official to report." Yan Biluo Yukun left through the side door in a flash.

Wei Ming was originally a military general, and so far he didn't find anything wrong, but he was a little impatient, when did he come to the front line, and he still took women to lust. Wei Ming was angry, and suddenly dozens of palace guards broke in and surrounded Wei Ming in the middle.

After all, Wei Ming Linggong is a general who has experienced a hundred battles, and he was not shocked when he suddenly changed, and looked around and said: "What do you want to do, I am the general Wei Ming, and I am ordered to see the emperor, do you want to rebel?" ”

As soon as Wei Ming drank like this, the guards were already afraid of Wei Ming, and they were so frightened that they took a few steps back. At this time, Luo Yukun came in from the side door, as if he had changed a person, and looked at Wei Ming arrogantly and shouted: "The emperor's decree will take down the rebel general Wei Minggong!" ”