One of them burst out laughing, causing everyone else to stop it.

"Hahaha······" Everyone burst out laughing.

Hedoro is also the prince of Dongjun, the general of the Yulin Army, and now he is laughed at by these ministers of civil and military affairs, which can be described as a loss of face, he shouted angrily: "Don't laugh, don't laugh, whoever laughs at me Hedoro will be in a hurry!" ”

Naturally, people with low official positions don't dare to laugh anymore, for fear of being retaliated against by him, and they still smile selflessly when they know what he is virtuous when they are older than him.

Seeing that it didn't work, He Duoluo immediately knelt down to Tuoba Jian and cried: "Your Majesty, this Hua Mulan relies on her own ability and is a woman, she actually insults Wei Chen so much, please Your Majesty is the master of the minister!" ”

"Ahem!" Tuoba Jian couldn't help laughing and raised his hand: "Aiqing get up first!" ”

As soon as Hedora got up first, he listened to Tuoba Jian ask, "How do you want me to make decisions for you?" Removed her from her official position and title? Put her in jail? ”

"This ······" He Duoluo was a little hesitant, he couldn't understand the emperor's attitude.

Tuoba Jian's tone changed: "Look at me, you deserve it!" What are you going to do to provoke her? Don't say she's a woman, even if it's a man, if you make this kind of joke, people will fight with you, Mulan has a hand, if it's me, I'll beat you to death, who made you talk without knowing the severity? If these words reach Zhao Junsheng's ears, how do you let them get along with each other? Is this joke just random? ”

Hedora opened his mouth, unable to speak, and hung his head.

"The minister knows that he is wrong, please forgive your majesty!"

Tuoba Jian waved his hand: "You shouldn't tell me this, you should go and tell General Hua, what you said just now hurt people's self-esteem, do you know?" Okay, you sit back first, you made a good celebration banquet like this! Come on, Zhuqing, let's continue! ”

The Pingcheng Imperial Palace is brightly lit, and the attendants and palace maids who are waiting inside and outside the main hall are panicked, as if Tuoba Jian has led people to fight outside Pingcheng.

Tuoba Pi was like an ant on a hot pot, wearing a dragon robe, he walked back and forth under the throne with his hands behind his back, and the ministers and generals stood on both sides of the main hall, all thinking about their hearts, and they didn't know whether they hoped that Tuoba Jian would come over quickly or that they would soon escape from Pingcheng.

At this time, a messenger quickly ran into the main hall, and Tuoba Pi immediately asked, "Is there any news from the captain's side?" ”

"Your Majesty, the East and South Zhonglang generals have rushed to the East Camp with their men and horses, and only the North Zhonglang General has not yet arrived with troops!"

Tuoba Pi thought it was news from the captain's side, but he didn't expect it to be the news that General Lang led the army to arrive in this record, but this is good news anyway, which shows that he still has someone to support.

Tuoba Pi immediately asked, "How many men did they each bring?" ”

"Back to Your Majesty, there are about 3,000 people!"

"This means that there are 6,000 people in total, plus the Tiger Ben Army and the Zongzi Army, it is only 10,000, which is still a little less!" Tuoba Pi couldn't help but be a little discouraged.

"Kitakaro will ······" Someone couldn't help but ask.

Ba Ba Song said: "It's not this time and hasn't come yet, and General Bei Zhonglang Chi Yandong is afraid that he won't come!" ”

Tuoba Pi gritted his teeth, secretly remembering the name of Wei Chi Yandong in his heart, thinking that if he defeated Tuoba Jian in the future, he would definitely kill this person to vent his anger.

At this time, another messenger shouted and ran in to pay respects: "Your Majesty, General Wei led the army to fight with the puppet emperor, was attacked from both sides, the army was scattered, only hundreds of people fled back, and the rest are missing!" ”

"Ahh

These people are all supporters of Tuoba Pi, if Tuoba Jian kills them into Pingcheng and captures them, how will they be spared?

Tuobapi's face turned pale, his body staggered, and he almost fell.

At this time, Liu Jie stood up and arched his hand and said loudly: "Your Majesty, don't panic, the puppet emperor is just a temporary victory, and now Pingcheng can't be defended, and the minister suggests that the imperial driver immediately patrol Hebei and move the capital to Beiping County!" There are still many local officials and town guards in Hebei who support Your Majesty, and there are also many local officials and town guards who still maintain a neutral wait-and-see attitude, as long as Your Majesty patrols the land of Hebei, we can win the support of these local officials and generals before the puppet emperor! ”

Li Shun also stood up and said to Tuoba Pi: "Your Majesty, Shang Shuling's words are very reasonable, now the local officials and town guards in the Great Wei are waiting, although the situation is a temporary defeat for Your Majesty, but it does not mean anything, as long as Your Majesty patrols the land of Hebei, we can get the support of the officials and people of Hebei as quickly as possible, and then hold the various passes where the state enters the land of Hebei, it is not easy for the puppet emperor to attack Hebei!" In this way, Your Majesty can gain a firm foothold in the land of Hebei, and with the population and land wealth of the land of Hebei, it will only take a year or two to launch a counterattack against the puppet emperor! ”

In the past, Tuoba Tao had many advisers, but there were only two of the most famous, the first was Cui Hao, and the second was this Li Shun.

Tuoba Pi was persuaded, in fact, when he heard the news of the defeat of Wei Sui, he had already had the idea of retreating to Hebei, and at this time, he was advised by Liu Jie and Li Shun together and immediately made a decision.

"Decree, tonight, all the ministers and generals of the imperial court and their families will withdraw to Dongdaying with the imperial driver, and then retreat east to Hebei!"

All the courtiers looked at each other, stood up together, and shouted, "The courtiers obey the order!" ”

Liu Jie, Li Shun and others also knew that Tuoba Jian's army would definitely come to Pingcheng soon, so they asked all the ministers and generals to bring only a change of clothes and important money, and they were not allowed to bring anything heavier.

In the middle of the night, the whole Pingcheng was in chaos, the court ministers, generals and nobles were busy moving and evacuating, the army protected these nobles and retreated to the east camp outside the city, there was no one to maintain order, some of the ruffians and hidden Jiangyang thieves on weekdays ran out to rob houses, kill people and set fires.

Soon after Tuoba Pi walked out of Pingcheng in a royal car under the escort of the ministers and generals, and looked back in the direction of Pingcheng, he saw that the night sky of Pingcheng was already blazing.

It turned out that Liu Jie and Li Shun had ordered all the grain and grass that could not be taken away to be burned, and hundreds of thousands of stone grain and grass were burned in this way, so that Tuoba Jian could not get grain and grass, and Tuoba Jian's army did not dare to chase too closely if he did not have enough grain and grass, as long as he held the critical pass, Tuoba Jian could be blocked in the west of Taihang Mountain.

When they arrived at the East Camp, the courtiers and their families arrived one after another, not counting the army, these ministers, family members and maids added up to only tens of thousands, and the army guarding them was less than 10,000.

"Your Majesty, everything is ready, it's time to go!" Liu Jie walked over and reported to Tuoba Pi.

Tuoba Pi looked at the direction of Pingcheng after all, and he was a little reluctant to give the order to set off for a long time.

"Your Majesty, we will fight back sooner or later!" Li Shun said.

"Hey—" Tuoba Pi sighed and waved his hand: "Let's go!" ”

"Yes!"

As the will was delivered, the team slowly set off.

When the army marched to the Li Min, Tuoba Qi, Marquis of Fuyang, came to report to Tuoba Pi and said: "Your Majesty, at this marching speed, I am afraid that Tuoba Jian's soldiers and horses will soon catch up!" ”

Tuoba Pi was also worried, and asked, "I don't know what Aiqing suggests?" ”

Tuoba Qi immediately said: "The minister thinks that all the family members should be allowed to abandon some burdens, but all the things that hinder the way are all abandoned, and move forward as fast as possible, and when they reach Hebei, what if there is nothing?" Now I'm running for my life, not a tour! ”

"In addition, the minister suggested that two soldiers and horses should be sent to take over the Flying Fox and Puyin, as long as these two dangerous passes are held, Tuoba Jian's soldiers and horses will not be able to enter Hebei for the time being, and he will need to raise grain and grass after arriving in Pingcheng, and he needs to gather the hearts of the people of the state, and we can take advantage of this time to gather the hearts of the people of Hebei and fight against Tuoba Jian!"

Tuoba Pi Long Yan Dayue: "Great goodness! ”

So Tuoba Pi immediately sent two generals with 500 men each to take over the Flying Fox and Puyin respectively, and blocked the passage into Hebei from the northern part of Bingzhou.

The next day, in the afternoon, the army under the command of Tuoba Jian arrived in Pingcheng, but what he saw was a scene full of devastation, Pingcheng was no longer prosperous, the streets were full of tatters and corpses, and countless houses were burned.

Many of those who were killed were Xianbei people, and there were many Han people, most of the Xianbei people who were killed were retaliated to death, just because they did a lot of evil on weekdays, after Tuoba Pi withdrew last night, the order of Pingcheng was completely chaotic, and the Han people who were bullied by the Xianbei people on weekdays could no longer hold back and began to take crazy revenge.

Immediately after the arrival of Tuoba Jian's army, he sent troops into the city to maintain order, extinguish the fire that was still burning, and arrest those who were throwing them in chaos and danger.

Tuoba Jian walked into the palace and looked at it, and said to the ministers and generals who accompanied him: "My second brother finally has a little conscience and has not burned this palace!" ”

Taishi ordered Zhang Yuan to hurriedly walk in and salute Tuoba Jian and said: "Your Majesty, the minister is looking for someone to inquire, the puppet emperor fled last night, and the direction of escape is east, they should be going to Hebei!" ”

"Oh?" Tuoba Jian looked back, "They have only been walking for less than a day, and they have many family members, so they shouldn't be able to go fast, so they can catch up with them by sending troops to pursue at this time, right?" ”

"Your Majesty, sending a light cavalry should be able to catch up, and the minister asks for orders to lead the army to pursue!" Hedoro stood up and clenched his fists and said.

Tuoba Jian was also not able to discourage Hedoro's enthusiasm, and said to him: "In that case, I will gather the rout troops that have been gathered in the past two days and hand them over to you for the time being, and you will lead the team to pursue!" ”

Before He Duoluo could agree, Hua Mulan walked into the main hall with her sword and hugged her fists and said: "Your Majesty, the Taicang granary has been burned, and the grain particles are gone. Now the most important thing for us is not to pursue the puppet emperor, but how to survive the next food shortage, otherwise we will collapse first without the puppet emperor fighting back! ”