After the imperial meeting, Zhao Junsheng returned to the inner palace.

Hua Mulan was doing needlework, and when she saw Zhao Junsheng coming in, she put down her needlework, got up, poured a cup of tea, handed it over, and asked, "I heard that Gao Jinzhi won a battle and killed Wu Ti to the point of losing his armor?" ”

Zhao Junsheng smiled and asked, "You knew so quickly?" Yes, it was a great victory, Wu Ti brought 20,000 men, and when he fled, there were only more than 2,000! ”

Seeing Zhao Junsheng's expression, Hua Mulan couldn't help but ask: "This is a great thing, you should be happy, I look at your smile a little reluctantly?" Could it be that you are still jealous of the generals below? ”

Zhao Junsheng was stunned when he heard this, shook his head and smiled bitterly: "You think so?" No matter how poor my Zhao Junsheng is, I will not be jealous of the talent of my generals, I only hope that the more talented the ministers and generals are, the better, so that I will be much easier, and I can have more time to accompany you and the children! ”

Mulan listened sweetly, "Then why don't you look happy?" ”

Zhao Junsheng said: "I'm happy, how can I not be happy, I'm just a little embarrassed about Gao Jinzhi's reward!" ”

"What's so hard about that? You can reward him as much as he wants, is it because he is a general of the Southern Dynasty that he should suppress him? I don't think it's right for you to do this, and it's a big mistake! ”

Zhao Junsheng groaned, sighed and said, "It's not what you think." Previously, I ordered Gao Jinzhi to lead 3,000 troops to Wuchuan for reinforcements, which was controlled by Sima Chu. In other words, Gao Jinzhi should still be Sima Chuzhi's subordinate at this moment, but he crossed Sima Chuzhi and reported directly to the imperial court, what does this mean? ”

Hua Mulan immediately understood: "You mean that Sima Chuzhi and Gao Jinzhi have deep contradictions?" Otherwise, Gao Jinzhi would not have bypassed Sima Chuzhi and reported directly to the imperial court? ”

Zhao Junsheng spread his hands: "Isn't this obvious?" Gao Jinzhi only went to reinforce, but Sima Chuzhi transferred 7,000 soldiers and horses from other towns to Gao Jinzhi, and asked Gao Jinzhi to fight Wu Ti! You have to know that the soldiers and horses on the defense line of the six towns in the north and the Pingcheng garrison are not a system, those soldiers and horses transferred to Gao Jinzhi's men will never be willing to obey orders, Gao Jinzhi will be restrained when he commands, and he is absolutely at a disadvantage in command and troops, and the probability of winning is very small, I don't know what Sima Chuzhi thinks, and I will not spend the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain, judging from Gao Jinzhi's approach, the contradictions between the two of them are only afraid that they will not be able to reconcile for a while! ”

"I'm thinking about how to reward Gao Jinzhi to what extent so as not to deepen the contradiction between them, if you care about Sima Chuzhi's face and don't reward Gao Jinzhi, it's a bit difficult to do!"

Hua Mulan had a different opinion, "I think you're a little too worried about it, it can't be a ball of harmony between the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, right?" It's normal for courtiers and generals to have disagreements with each other, after all, there are different political views! ”

Zhao Junsheng shook his head: "This thing is different from others, do you think, if ······ I mean, if Sima Chuzhi is a communiqué personal vendetta, and he deliberately sent Gao Jinzhi to death because of his position, this matter will be serious, then it is 10,000 elite cavalry, could it be that they were all buried because of personal grudges? It is indeed normal for ministers and generals to have suspicions among themselves, but they cannot ignore the interests of the imperial court because of their suspicions and contradictions. ”

Hua Mulan said very seriously: "But the fact is that Sima Chuzhi is very discerning, he sent Gao Jinzhi with 10,000 cavalry to deal with Wu Ti's 20,000 horses, Gao Jinzhi defeated Wu Ti, and beat Wu Ti to the point of losing his armor, this is a classic example of winning more with less, defeating the strong with the weak, can you say that Sima Chuzhi is ready to let Gao Jinzhi die?" Why do you say that Sima Chuzhi let Gao Jinzhi lead the army to deal with Wu Ti is a communiqué personal vendetta? ”

“······” Zhao Junsheng was speechless.

Two days later, Zhao Junsheng ordered Gao Jinzhi to be a class teacher, and came to Qianjing to report on his work, and at the same time issued an order to canonize Sima Chuzhi as the general of Shizhong and Youweiwei, and transferred him to Qianjing to take up his post, which is equivalent to the revocation of Sima Chuzhi's position as the governor of the northern military, and the northern towns are directly responsible to the imperial court.

This is also normal, the governor of the northern armies is a temporary official position, the imperial court thinks that this position is set up for the sake of the unified command of the soldiers and horses on the northern defense line, but now that the Rouran people have been defeated and lost, this official position can be canceled, and it is also to prevent the military power in the hands of a certain military general from being too heavy.

Although Zhao Junsheng removed Sima Chuzhi's official position, he transferred him to Qianjing, and was also named the general of Shizhong and Right Weiwei, which was also promoted, and he was not treated badly.

Zhao Junsheng's decision to let Gao Jinzhi be the class teacher and return to Qianjing to report on his work was not unexpected by the courtiers, Gao Jinzhi made a great contribution, and such a credit really needs to be transferred back to Qianjing to be rewarded.

Just when Gao Jinzhi led the army to return to Wuchuan, the two nephews of Mu Liyan, the king of Tuyuhun, Shiyin and Le Liyang, fled to Jincheng, and they rushed to Liangzhou to see Cao Jiao after a short rest.

Cao Jiao met with Shi Yin and Le Liyang in the official office in Guzang City.

"General Shiyin (Leliyan) meets!" The two brothers saluted Cao Jiao.

Cao Jiao raised his hand: "You don't have to be polite, I don't know why you came to see this general?" ”

Shi Yin asked: "I wonder if the general knows about the civil strife in Tuyuhun?" ”

"What? There was a civil strife in Tuyuhun, Shiyin, what's going on? Cao Jiao asked knowingly.

Shi Yin immediately described the incident in the most concise language, and then said: "General, Uncle Mu Liyan killed Wei Dai, the most qualified person to inherit the throne of Tuyuhun, he is our brother, according to my Tuyuhun throne inheritance, Uncle Mu Liyan is not right to do this, it is against the regulations set by the kings of Tuyuhun in previous dynasties, and I also ask the general to uphold justice for our brother, send troops to attack Muliyan, and avenge our brother Wei Dai!" ”

Cao Jiao took a deep breath and said: "What you said is too sudden, General Ben needs time to think about it, so let's do it, you stay here for a few days first, and General Ben will reply to you in a few days, and General Ben will arrange accommodation for you!" ”

Shi Yin and Le Liyang saluted Cao Jiao: "Thank you so much to the general, and please make a decision as soon as possible!" ”

Three days passed, and Cao Jiao's side did not move, and he never gave Shi Yin and Le Liyang an answer, and the two brothers couldn't stay anymore and asked to see Cao Jiao again.

Cao Jiao met with them after two more days, and said to them: "General Ben is about to send someone to invite you over, since you are here yourself, it is also saved that General Ben sent someone to invite, a few days ago you asked General Ben to send troops to attack Mu Liyan, General Ben has thought about it, General Ben can't promise you, Mu Liyan is the king of Tuyuhun, is my minister of the Great Qian, Tuyuhun is my Daqian vassal country, this general can not take the initiative to send troops to attack without the imperial edict!" ”

"This matter, the general has sent someone to verify, it is indeed true, the general will write to the court to clarify the truth, the two of you can go to Qianjing to sue the emperor, the court should not let this matter go!"

The two brothers, Shiyin and Leliyang, looked at each other and had no choice but to say, "In this way, please ask the general to say a few more kind words for our brothers when he writes the book, we are grateful!" After two days, we will pack up and rush to Qianjing to meet His Majesty the Emperor, if the imperial court issues an edict to administer justice for our brother, our brother will definitely thank the general again after the matter is completed! ”

Cao Jiao smiled and said, "General Ben is just doing what should be done, Xian Kunzhong doesn't need to thank me!" ”

Within a few days of the departure from Liangzhou, Cao Jiao led his army westward to attack Zhangye County.

After Guzang surrendered to Qianguo with the Minister of Civil and Military Affairs of Northern Liang, Fuqu Muqian's younger brother Fuqu Xinian guarded Zhangye County, Fuqu Wufu guarded Jiuquan, and his cousin Fuqu Tang'er guarded Dunhuang.

Frustrated Qu Xi Nian launched the whole city of Zhangye to defend Zhangye, Cao Jiao lacked heavy siege equipment, the attack on Zhangye City was intermittent, and the attack failed to make progress for half a month, so he had to temporarily retreat to Guzang to make another calculation.

It took more than a month for the brothers Shiyin and Leliyang to arrive in Qianjing from Liangzhou and write a letter requesting an audience.

Zhao Junsheng received him at the Taiji Hall, and dozens of Chinese military ministers were present.

Before the two brothers Shiyin and Leliyang arrived in Qianjing, Zhao Junsheng had already received a report sent by Cao Jiao's fast horse, and learned of the changes in Tuyuhun, and after discussing with the ministers, he decided to suppress the matter.

"Your Majesty Tuyuhun, the eighth generation of the lord of the country, Shu Luogan's sons, Shi Yin and Le Liyang, pay a visit to His Majesty the Emperor of Daqian!" The two brothers saluted respectfully.

Zhao Junsheng raised his hand and said, "Shiyin and Le Li, what are the two of you brothers who came to Qianjing from Tuyuhun, thousands of miles away, to see what happened?" ”

Shi Yin immediately recounted the civil strife that occurred in Tuyuhun in detail, and asked Zhao Junsheng to uphold justice for their brother and send troops to attack Mu Liyan.

After hearing this, Zhao Junsheng said: "I already know about this matter, your brother will live in the post house first, I will definitely give your brother an explanation after thinking about it!" ”

Shi Yin and Le Liyang saluted: "Thank you, Your Majesty, Your Majesty is waiting for Your Majesty's decision!" ”

At dinner that day, Mulan asked Zhao Junsheng, "How do you plan to deal with this matter?" Although there is a reason for Mu Liyan to kill Wei Dai, the brothers Shiyin and Leliyang came all the way to Qianjing to meet and ask the court to uphold justice, if the court does not help them, it seems that it will not be reasonable, and Mu Liyan is not without fault in this matter, Wei Dai did not use force to seize power! ”

Zhao Junsheng stopped his chopsticks and said: "For us, there is no need to get to the bottom of it, no matter which of them is at fault, this time is an opportunity for me to solve Tuyuhun, but now there is a problem, Cao Jiao is attacking the remnants of Beiliang, we can't fight on two fronts, only solve the remnants of Beiliang first and then deal with Tuyuhun matter!" So I can only appease the two brothers and drag this matter down! ”