In the middle of July of the second year of Wei Yongan (the third year of Liang Datong), Luozhong and even the boundaries of Henan were all pacified, and Wei Ting took a breath, but unexpectedly, Shanhu in the north made trouble again, and even connected with many six towns that moved into Shanxi, killing officials and rebelling, and the momentum was not small.

It is said that there is also Mobei Worm Hidden behind him secretly supporting, Er Zhurong did not dare to slack off, and he was already intolerant of Luo heat stroke, so he immediately led his troops back to Jinyang. Er Zhuzhao, Liu Lingzhu, He Bayue, Yu Wentai, Hou Mochen brothers, Li Hu, Zhao Gui and other subordinates will accompany him.

Yuan Tianmu and Zhu Shilong still presided over the affairs of Beijing. He Batsheng, Dugu Xin and Yang Zhong have been transferred to Yuan Tianmu's subordinates, and they should stay in Luoyang, so they have no choice but to say goodbye to their brothers. In addition, Sun Teng, Liu Gui and Sima Ziru and others will also stay in Beijing to assist Yuan Tianmu and Er Zhu Shilong.

Er Zhurong has not yet reached Jinyang, the news came, the anti-thief Wan Qian ugly slave called the emperor Guanzhong, with Xiao Baoyin as the Taifu to win over the Han family clan Haoqiang, the thief became a big fire, and even captured the East Qinzhou (the central part of the state, now Yijun County, Tongchuan City, Shaanxi Province), killed the East Qinzhou assassin Shi Gao Zilang, and then approached Chang'an.

Yongzhou Thorn History, Xidao Xingtai, and Changsun Zhi, the general of the Che Cavalry, fought several battles, all of which were defeated, and Chang'an was in danger. When the news spread, the Wei State was shocked.

The eldest grandson is a well-known imperial party, Er Zhurong does not like it for a long time, and he has long had the intention of including Guanzhong under his rule, and he immediately thought about it when he heard the news.

So as soon as Er Zhurong arrived in Jinyang, he played the court, and his words were fierce, and he asked Yuan Tianmu to put pressure on the court. Emperor Yuanzi had no choice but to dismiss the eldest grandson Zhi Yongzhou Assassin Shi and the West Road Xingtai, recall Luoyang, and even issued an edict that Er Zhurong was fully responsible for the affairs of the Western Expedition to Ten Thousand Ugly Slaves.

At that time, Shanxi was in turmoil frequently, and there was a tendency to intensify. This is an old nest, how can it be lost? Er Zhurong took the errand of Guanzhong, but found that there was no way to pour his main force to the west, and in desperation, he had to sit in Jinyang on his own, only split an army, and went to receive Chang'an first.

Erzhu Zhao was originally the best candidate for the main general of the Western Expedition, but unfortunately his injury was not healed, so he had to give up. Er Zhurong looked around at the generals under the tent, thoughtfully, and finally stretched out his hand and named He Bayue as the commander of the Western Expedition. He Bayue did not refuse, and there was a lot of discussion in the tent.

In the evening, Yuwentai sneaked into Hebayue's tent. When He Bayue saw Yuwentai, he immediately smiled and said, "The black otter came just in time. Today, great joy! ”

Yu Wentai seemed to smile: "What a joy? ”

"Tianzhu has already given birth to a jealousy of my brother, which is a big taboo." He Bayue's eyebrows danced: "Now I have the task of going west, haha, God really helps me." When I enter the customs, won't my brother swim in the sea and the eagle soar in the air? ”

Yuwentai turned pale and said coldly: "Adouni, you are confused!" ”

He Bayue was stunned: "What do you mean by this?" ”

"Tianzhu is already jealous of my brothers, how can this matter be so simple?" Yuwentai took a step forward and lowered his voice and said: "That ten thousand ugly slaves have been in trouble for a long time, and they are really fierce enemies. My brother has only 2,000 soldiers and horses in hand, and if he enters the pass, if he does not succeed, it goes without saying that the responsibility will come immediately; Even if he wins by luck, it will be full of slander, and the more jealous he becomes. ”

"The black otter reminds you very much!" He Bayue was shocked, patted his head and said: "No wonder Tianzhu named me handsome today, but for some reason, there was a lot of discussion in the tent. ”

"What's more?" Yu Wentai nodded and sneered: "Ah Dou Ni, when you took over the post of the Western Expedition today, I secretly glanced at Tianzhu's face, hehe, it's really not good-looking." ”

He Batyue's face became more and more solemn, and he asked in a deep voice, "What should I do now?" You can't just resign from the post of the Western Expedition, first, it's a joke, and second, it's always good to go to Guanzhong and leave Jinyang as soon as possible. ”

Yuwentai Zhengse said: "It's better to play the Tianzhu, please take the Erzhu clan as the handsome, and Adou Ni as your deputy, then the Tianzhu will definitely be wary, and we can also go smoothly and enter the customs as soon as possible." ”

"Good plan!" He Bayue nodded again and again: "I will go to the Heavenly Pillar early tomorrow morning to ask for a play." In the Erzhu clan, Erzhu Tianguang has always had a good relationship with me, so it is better to recommend him, and my brother will be able to live more smoothly in the future. ”

"Good!"

The next morning, He Bayue hurriedly ran to Er Zhurong, saying that his merits were insufficient and his talents were limited, and implored Er Zhurong to take back his life and take Erzhu Tianguang as the commander of the Western Expedition.

Er Zhurong narrowed his phoenix eyes and stared at He Bayue for a long time. He Bayue's face did not change and stood straight.

Later, Er Zhu Rong laughed, stepped forward to caress He Bayue's back, and even called "A Dou Ni has a heart", and immediately ordered that Bai Erzhu Tianguang was the envoy, the governor of Yongqi and the two states of the military, and the Yongzhou assassin history, and was the commander of the Western Expedition; He Bayue and Hou Mo Chen Yue are the governors of the left and right capitals, and they are the deputy marshals.

After the Yuanhao Rebellion, the soldiers and horses were tired, the grain and grass were exhausted, and he had to suppress the chaos in Shanxi, and even deal with the worms in the north, Er Zhurong was really unable to support a large-scale westward expedition, so he only sent 3,000 men and horses, and 2,000 Wuchuan troops, a total of 5,000 soldiers and horses, and set out on a certain day.

A wave has not settled, and another wave has risen.

Hearing the chaos in Shanxi and Guanzhong, Han Lou, who was entrenched in Youyan, was suddenly ready to move again, and successively sent troops to harass Hebei Prefecture and County, and everywhere was in an emergency.

Er Zhurong was unable to take care of Hebei at this time, remembering that Gao Huan was reorganizing the army in Qingzhou, and it was said that he had quite a lot of troops under his command, so he took his henchman Liu Lingzhu, the Marquis of Yanjun, as the four states of You, Yan, Ying, and An, and went to Qingzhou to unify the army, and Gao Huan was supplemented to discuss Han Lou.

When Liu Lingzhu arrived in Qingzhou, Gao Huan flattered him, and the beauties were sent into Liu Lingzhu's mansion like money, and he was respectful and respectful on weekdays, and he must be called "Liu Gong".

Liu Lingzhu was very happy, and he was just a shaman, and he didn't know anything about military and political affairs at all, so he obeyed Gao Huan's words, although he was called "Xingtai", in fact, the military and political power was in Gao Huan's hands.

Soon Gao Huan left Qingzhou and sent troops to Hebei, with Liu Ling's help, and asked Duan Rong to get the post of Qingzhou Assassin and Zhenwu General from Sipin, so Qingzhou was still under Gao Huan's control.

When he arrived in Hebei, Gao Huan showed weakness first, deliberately fought a few defeats, and asked Peng Le to lead a group of soldiers and horses to surrender. Han Lou was proud, not suspected of fraud, and under Peng Le's bewitchment, he led the main force into the depths of Hebei.

As a result, Gao Huan and Dou Tai were ambushed, and Hou Jing, the assassin of Dingzhou, and the father and son of Hu Lujin, the assassin of Yingzhou, also led the soldiers and horses in the state and came to help the battle.

The four-way army was attacked, and Han Lou was defeated. Peng Le "rebelled" and cut off Han Lou's head on the spot, and the thieves all surrendered.

Gao Huan kept going, took down Jicheng, Youyan spread all over the place, and Han Lou was flat.

After the reward, Liu Lingzhu added Shangshu to the left servant, entered the Jueyan County Duke, and became a veritable "Liu Gong". He believed in divination, and thus trusted Gao Huan more and more. Soon, Er Zhurong took Liu Lingzhu as the host of the platform, and concurrently the history of Xiangzhou (Zhou Zhiyecheng), and sat in the whole area of Hebei for the Erzhu clan.

Gao Huan was promoted from the general of Sanpin Wuwei to the history of Jizhou (state governance of Xindu). Xindu, the big city of the world, and Yecheng are the heart of Hebei. Gao Huan was able to get this important position, although he had the credit for destroying Han Lou, mainly because Liu Lingzhu did not live in front of Er Zhurong and praised him for his "loyalty, courage and reliability". Er Zhurong listened to it, so he reused Gao Huan and replaced Shi Yuanfu, the former Jizhou assassin who was loyal to the royal family.

Dou Tai was awarded the fifth rank of General Ningyuan with merit, and he became the assassin of Youzhou (Zhou Zhijicheng).

Peng Le was awarded the fifth rank of the general of Yanglie, and he became the assassin of Yanzhou (Zhouzhi Zhuolu).

Er Zhurong's original intention was to take Liu Lingzhu as the leader, Gao Huan and others as auxiliaries, and together control Hebei, Youyan, and even Qingqi for his Erzhu clan. But I don't know that the generals of the states are actually all Gao Huan's henchmen, where is Liu Ling's help? It's just that Gao Huan has done too well, and even Liu Lingzhu himself feels that the big guys are all in his heart "Liu Gong", so he has always reported good news and not bad news, and Er Zhurong was at ease.

Gao Huan Zhen Jizhou, Dou Tai Lingyouzhou, Peng Le Yanzhou, Duan Rong Deqingzhou, plus Hou Jing's Dingzhou, and Yingzhou, where Hu Lujin's father and son are located, unconsciously, on the eastern territory of the Great Wei Kingdom, a large part of the territory has been surnamed "Gao". And the six towns that were displaced in Hebei at the beginning, including the rebels in Qidi, half of Thailand were under the rule of Gao Huan, and if there was a need, these cadres were all ready-made soldiers.

Gao Huan is diligent in governing the army, his strength has increased sharply, and he is very ambitious. These are all afterwords, not pressed.