However, it was said that after being stimulated by Hu Lu Hengjia that day, he saw that the morale of the army was low, so he began to send troops to attack Bishan, hoping to boost the morale of the army, strike at the Qi army, and take Luoyang as soon as possible.

After some deployment, Wei Chijiong left 20,000 troops to garrison outside Luoyang City, and led 80,000 troops to Pishan. Gao Changgong and his entourage had already prepared, and sent secret posts at various passes in Pishan, and when they saw the Zhou army coming, they immediately released carrier pigeons to notify the Qi army to come to meet the enemy.

So the two armies of Zhou and Qi fought in Pishan, and the Qi army pretended to retreat and fled according to the plan, luring the Zhou army to chase after Taihe Valley. Watching the cavalry of the Qi army go up the mountain, Wei Chijiong had doubts, but Hu Luguang and Duan Shao kept spitting on the Zhou State for being ungrateful, and if they broke the contract to attack the Qi State, they would be punished by heaven, and 100,000 Zhou troops would die here. Wei Chijiong was enraged and ordered the Zhou army to attack the Qi army from the foot of the mountain. The Zhou army had many infantry, and it was very physically demanding to go up the mountain, while the Qi army had many cavalry. Halfway up the mountain, the Zhou army was exhausted, and the Qi army still had the strength to spare, so they dismounted and killed from the mountain. The Zhou army was not physically strong, and it was at a geographical disadvantage below, and they were knocked down into the valley below the mountain, and the screams came and went, and they were defeated one after another. Wei Chijiong knew the plan, committed the taboo of going up the mountain to fight against the war, and hurriedly ordered a retreat, but at this time the Zhou army was disheartened, the army was in chaos, and they did not listen to the command at all.

Seeing the defeat of the Zhou army, Gao Changgong led 500 elite cavalry to rush all the way to Jin Yong City in the northwest corner of Luoyang City, shouting the news of the defeat of the Zhou army, shaking the heart of the Zhou army guarding outside Luoyang City, and taking advantage of the wavering heart of the enemy army to break into the encirclement. Gao Changgong was brave and good at fighting, and the cavalry he led was brave and ferocious, invincible, and even fought all the way out of the encirclement and reached the foot of Kim Yong City.

Dugu Yongye, the general defending the city in Kim Yong City, was reluctant to open the city gates, not believing that this strong cavalry army could break through the enemy's encirclement, and thought it was a trick of the enemy army, pretending to be the king of Lanling. It wasn't until Gao Changgong uncovered the armor on his face and confirmed his identity that he was surprised and happy to open the city gate, and led the army in the city to join forces with Gao Changgong inside and outside, and worked together to beat the Zhou army outside the city and fled.

In the first battle of Bishan, the Zhou army was defeated, and the army lost its armor all the way and retreated from Luoyang. Gao Changgong, Hu Luguang, and Duan Shao worked together to solve Luoyang's predicament. Because of the critical situation in Luoyang, Emperor Gao Zhan personally led tens of thousands of troops to aid Luoyang, and when he arrived in Luoyang, he found that the predicament of Luoyang had been solved, and he couldn't help but be overjoyed, and held a grand celebration banquet in Luoyang City, and the edict was rewarded: Duan Shao took the position of Dazai, Hu Lvguang carried the Tai Lieutenant, Gao Changgong carried the Shang Book Order, and Hu Lv Hengjia carried the middle guard.

I couldn't bathe in the barracks for a few days, my body was itchy, and when I entered Luoyang City, I was finally able to prepare hot water to wash off the dust of my body, and the whole person was much refreshed.

I tilted my head, held a green cloth to wipe the wet hair from my ears, and when it was dry, I picked up a wooden comb and combed my hair, but I couldn't find a mirror.

Ah Sleeve smiled and took the wooden comb to help me comb my hair, the fine tooth comb slowly slid over my head and hair, and the soft touch of the woman's white fingers caressing the ends of the hair, and on top was Ah Sleeve's cheerful chuckle, "Sister's hair is so beautiful!" The sweet voice, listening to it in my heart, is like taking a bite of a crisp lotus root.

After combing, I took the wooden comb to comb the hair of Ah Sleeve, who had just washed her hair, and the smooth tooth comb passed through her long black hair, Ah Sleeve smiled contentedly, and said, "Sister, when we arrive in Yecheng, we will quickly separate from the Lanling King." ”

I paused the wooden comb in my hand and asked, "Why?" ”

Ah Sleeve said with some childishness on his face: "I don't like the way he looks at his sister." I want to be with my sister, it's just the two of us. Gao Changgong, Yu Wenyong, Mo Ziwei, I don't like them at all. ”

There was a tingling in the tip of his heart, and that stinging pain extended to his fingertips, and the wooden comb in his hand was almost falling off.

"What's wrong, sister?" Sensing that something was wrong, Ah Sleeve turned his head and asked me.

Some people, after all, are not so easy to forget. No matter how much I restrained myself from thinking about it, the moment I heard his name, I still couldn't help it, and my heart hurt.

I smiled lightly, and in order to hide my strange appearance, I proposed to go outside the house with Ah Sleeve, and go back to the house when my hair was dry.

The cold wind blows, the ground is silent, and the thin bamboo in the corner of the wall shivers against the cold wind, and a few yellowish bamboo leaves fall. The sound of the wind is blowing, the sound of bamboo is slight, and the flying leaves are quickly annihilated in the cold night with the cold light of the floating. Ah Sleeve and I looked up at the sky, listened to the sound of the wind and bamboo, smiled and held each other's hands, and warmed each other. In this cold night, we feel warm because we have each other's company.

"Hey, there's someone here!" An unfamiliar voice disrupted the warmth.

Ah Sleeve and I followed the prestige, only to see two men walking crookedly with a strong sense of wine. I saw that they were dressed in good clothes, and I guessed that they might be the officials at the celebration tonight, but they must have been drunk and gone to the wrong place.

"Still two beauties!"

The two men approached and let out a soft laugh, and I frowned slightly, pulling Ah Sleeve to avoid it.

Who knew that a hand grabbed my hand at once, and I raised my hand to wave it away, and my ears were **naked teasing, "The eyebrows are like green feathers, the muscles are like snow, the waist is like bundles, and the teeth are like braided shells." The ancients did not deceive me. ”

I saw him sweep over me, and I was furious, "Let go! ”

I didn't expect that the drunken manpower was so big that he couldn't shake it off.

"Sister!"

Ah Sleeve wanted to come over and help me, but was dragged by another person.

The man grabbed me and said, "Girl, you and I are destined to meet here, so don't live up to the good fate, you and I will go to the good night together." ”

I was about to smash my fist in the face of him, and I was about to throw it in his face, when a force suddenly separated me from him, and the man was thrown to the ground.

"Bastard!" Gao Changgong protected me behind him, kicked away the person who was entangled with Ah Sleeve again, and said, "Miss Wang, are you all right?" ”

I shook my head, my eyes turned to the two people rolling on the ground, these two disciples stood up with each other's support, and the people who were beaten also sobered up a lot, and after seeing the people clearly, they hesitated: "King Lanling? ”

"It's lonely." Gao Changgong reprimanded angrily, "Zu Ting, Luo Ti, as Taichang Shaoqing, Yitong Sansi, and officials, do not benefit the people and uphold morality, but use their power to bully others, and do this shameless and obscene act, it is really in vain for a man!" ”

The two of them were scolded so red and angry that their eyes were angry, but soon one of them calmed down and said with a smile: "I'm afraid that the prince has misunderstood, the two of us have no offense to the two girls, but they are just drunk, and they are dazzled and recognize the wrong person for a while, and the next official will definitely pay attention next time." ”

Gao Changgong smiled coldly, "Don't give this king this set, you don't know what kind of virtue you are?" On weekdays, relying on His Majesty's favor to be a blessing, today I dare to be presumptuous here, bullying the head of the lonely person, you look at the lonely is a vegetarian! ”

The man smiled lightly: "The prince has to think like this, and there is no way for the lower officials." After coming out for such a long time, the lower officials should also go back, so as not to make a lot of poetry at the banquet and find no one to compose poems. Xiaguan - resigned. ”

Gao Changgong didn't give him a good color, and said: "There will be a next time, Lone will not be spared, get out quickly!" ”

After the two left, Gao Changgong told me that Zuting was a talented person, good at writing poetry and literature, excellent Danqing, and Gongyin rhythm, understanding the language of Siyi, and good at divination, and proficient in medical skills. The emperor was amazed, cherished his talents, and loved him very much. It's a pity that his private conduct is bad and despised. Luo Ti is the son of Lu Xuan (2), the prince's nurse, and is also very favored by the emperor and the prince. These two were greedy for lust and lust, and often relied on the emperor's favor to do evil. Gao Changgong told me and Ah Sleeve to be careful these days, and follow him every step of the way, as long as he is there, Zu Ting and Luo Ti will not be able to do anything to us.

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After the complete defeat in the first battle of Bishan, the Zhou army was shaken and demoralized, and soon withdrew its troops and retreated to Tongguan. Emperor Qi only stayed in Luoyang City for five days, and after instructing the local officials to do a good job of rectifying the affairs, he returned to the court, accompanied by Gao Changgong and his party.

Ah Sleeve and I sat on the horse, and felt two eager gazes from time to time, but Gao Changgong's cold eyes narrowed, and the annoying gaze shrank back. I smiled to myself, these days have been guarded by Gao Changgong, and those two really don't dare to come to find trouble.

Coming to Yecheng, I raised my eyes and looked around, Yecheng, which is the capital of Qi State, really lives up to its reputation, the rows of buildings and pavilions, the continuous dense white walls and green tiles, the Qiang tube is leisurely, the market is full of people, the end is rich and prosperous, and the scenery is pleasant.

The sky is cold, the clattering horse's hooves walk through the bluestone ancient road to the evening, there is a group of people standing in front of the simple and elegant Lanling Palace, and when they get off the horse, they hear a light and gentle female voice, "Lord Wang!" There was a faint joy in his voice.

When the smiling woman saw me behind Gao Changgong, the smile on her face froze suddenly, "Lord Wang, this is ......"

The woman in front of her is like a lotus, gentle and elegant, and her beautiful eyes are as clear as the spring moon, which is very moving. Looking at her extraordinary clothes and decorations, and the servants around her looked respectful to her, she must be Princess Lanling.

Gao Changgong looked at her lightly, glanced at me and Ah Sleeve and said, "These two are lonely friends, and they want to come to the palace to live for a while." Princess, you order someone to arrange the room, and don't be lazy. ”

"Yes." The princess's frozen smile floated up her cheeks again, and her gentle smile perfectly hid the faint sense of loss, "The two girls are both friends of the prince and my friends. Don't worry, I will definitely ask someone to arrange it properly, and I will never let them be wronged. ”

After that, he smiled at me kindly: "The two sisters are tired, come with me, and I will take you to rest." ”

Ah Sleeve and I stayed in the palace for the time being.

At night, I leaned comfortably on the red lacquer railing, but Ah Sleeve kept pacing in the verandah, "Sister, why do we want to live in Lanling Palace, I don't like him, I don't want to live here." ”

I slowly persuaded her, "Ah Sleeve, we don't have much money, and we are new to Yecheng, where can we go if we are not familiar with life?" Living in the Lanling Palace, with the protection of the Lanling King, we can save a lot of trouble, not to mention, but also ensure our safety and will not be bullied. ”

Ah Sleeve said unhappily: "Then how long are we going to live in Er'er?" ”

"It won't be long, and when we find a place to live, we'll leave the palace." I shook Ah Sleeve's hand and soothed her uneasiness.

Ah Sleeve said impatiently: "Then we will look for it tomorrow, the sooner the better." ”

My eyes moved slightly, obviously Gao Changgong has always treated Ah Sleeve politely, and he has never been reluctant, and I don't know where Ah Sleeve's resistance to Gao Changgong comes from, why do you dislike him so much?

"The prince has never brought a woman to the house, and I don't know what tricks those two foxes used to bewitch the prince. Princess, you have worked hard to wait for the prince at the gate of the mansion, from morning to night, it is easy to look forward to the return of the prince, the prince just ignores you, and let those two foxes anger you! "An indignant voice suddenly sounded in the empty courtyard, disrupting my thoughts.

I followed the sound, but saw two figures coming out of the archway, the princess and her maids, walking towards the blue brick path a few meters apart from the verandah.

Hearing the maid's insulting words, Ah Sleeve was angry, and he was about to rush out to theorize. I grabbed her, motioned for her not to move, and listened quietly.

The gentle princess in the day said sternly at this time: "Shuyu, don't talk nonsense!" Miss Aqing is a distinguished guest in the house, a friend of the prince, and everyone in the house should be treated with courtesy. But you are so disrespectful, have you forgotten the rules of the house! ”

The maid called Shuyu hurriedly bowed her head and admitted her mistake, "Shuyu knows her mistake, and the princess forgives her sins!" ”

The princess sighed and said, "In the future, you must not be rude to the two distinguished guests, otherwise, you will be dealt with according to the rules of the house!" ”

Although Shuyu was afraid and afraid, she still couldn't help but feel unhappy, "Shuyu just can't get used to it, you have always been the only hostess in the house, but now two people have popped out for no reason, and they have taken away the prince's concern for you, and Shuyu has wronged you for you." ”

The princess smiled lightly: "What grievances do I have, those two girls are not the kind of people you think, not to mention, if the prince really likes them, what's the matter?" The prince is the prince of Daqi, so he naturally likes whoever he wants. It's not something you and I can interfere with, you just have to do your own thing. ”

After listening to these words, I suddenly understood, it is strange that a few maids in the mansion today are talking to me in a strange way, so it is.

Exegesis:

(1) The title comes from the Song Dynasty Yan Jidao's "Sauvignon Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc" "If you want to say who Acacia looks like, you don't know." ”

(2) Lu Xuan: formerly known as Lu Lingxuan, a female official of the Northern Qi court, Gao Wei's nurse, leaning towards the government and the opposition, interfering in government politics, excluding dissidents, and causing chaos in the Qi country.