Chapter 21 The Prime Minister's Chamber
The sun is shining, and in the palace of the Prime Minister's Mansion, the usual Yuwentai is always wearing a green robe, a beard, quite bookish, although he has a gold belt, but this is for the needs of his identity, but Yuwentai is very thrifty.
At this time, Yuwentai was wearing a military uniform, sitting in the middle hall of the council hall, the door of the main hall was open, although it was summer, but the gloomy hall seemed quite empty, and it was also very cool, the case table in the middle hall was placed on the military map, Yuwentai was looking at it attentively, his left hand was constantly pointing back and forth on the military map, and the index finger of his right hand was constantly knocking on the case, which was a unique habit of thinking since the long-term conquest.
This time to attack Hongnong in the east, not only for survival, but also to test the defense loopholes of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, since the founding of the Western Wei Dynasty for the first time to take the initiative to attack, must be cautious and cautious, the guard Cai You is beside him to tie armor and press the sword to wait.
I saw that the index finger of Yuwentai's right hand suddenly stopped tapping on the case, so he said to the guard Cai You: "Chengxian, immediately send a herald to send the five major governors, General Yang Zhong, General Da Xiwu, General Wang De, General Li Yuan, and General Liu Liang to the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss the military aircraft. ”
Cai You held his hand and saluted: "No! Lord! So he hurried out of the main hall.
Yuwentai looked at the disappearing figure of the guard Cai You, frowned and looked around the empty hall, falling into deep thought.
Outside the moat gate of Chang'an City, the heralds in black helmets and black armor rushed in different directions, and everywhere they passed, they were dusty.
Outside the door of the Prime Minister's Mansion, a man with a small beard, Eguanbo sneakily walked into the Prime Minister's Mansion with a person wearing court clothes, and the guards of the Prime Minister's Mansion all held their hands and saluted, but this person looked very arrogant and turned a blind eye, only to see this person walk to the courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, looked at the Parliamentary Hall but did not stay, directly bypassed the Parliamentary Palace, went to the back hall, came to the room of the eldest princess Feng Yi, knocked on the door and said: "Eldest Princess, I am Yuan Xin!" “
I saw that the door slowly opened, and the sect Yuan Xin walked in, while the maid Bi'er of the eldest princess Feng Yi was waiting outside the door.
Since protecting the Wei Emperor's ingots torch in Weiyang Palace, Yuwentai regarded the inner hall as a forbidden place and did not enter through the door, and the eldest princess Feng Yi (Yuan Shu) also felt quite cold, because she deeply hurt the heart of Yuwentai who loved her.
Yuan Xin came to the room, looked around, and saw the eldest princess Feng Yi (Yuan Shu) sitting in front of the dresser in a daze, Yuan Xin took three steps and made two steps to the dresser and said, "Sister Shu, how are you doing?" "Yuan Xin and Emperor Xiaowu are brothers of the same generation, and they are in their 30s at this time, and they fled to Chang'an with Emperor Xiaowu.
The eldest princess Feng Yi got up, turned her head and glanced at Yuan Xin and said coldly: "Why is my cousin here, rare, since I fled to Chang'an together, this is the first time you have come to see me, am I okay, cousin doesn't know?" “
Yuan Xin was directly pushed back by the eldest princess Feng Yi, and said very embarrassedly: "Look at you, my cousin is worried about you, I came to see you, Emperor Xianxiaowu originally hoped that you would marry Yuwentai, and it was to restore the Great Wei Sheji, but you are good, openly protect Your Majesty, Your Majesty is a child after all, now I see that you have lost Yuwentai, what face do you have to see the first emperor?" ”
The angry Princess Feng Yi replied: "Is my cousin here here to be accountable, or is he here to see me laughing?" ”
Yuan Xin ignored the eldest princess Feng Yi at this time, sat directly on the chair by the middle hall, widened his court clothes and said: "Look at you, where did you come from such great hostility, I didn't offend you, what is good about you, although Your Majesty has the intention to commit adultery, but after all, you are young, you have lost Yuwentai's trust, and the gains outweigh the losses, my cousin advises you, in the current situation, you have to serve the prime minister well, at least he really loves you!" As for anything else, you don't have to worry about it! “
Feng Yi's eldest princess Yuan Shu's tears were already rolling in her eyes at this time, so she sat back in front of the dresser with her back to Yuan Xin, because she didn't want Yuan Xin to see her vulnerability, and said sadly: "Cousin, don't say secret words in front of the Mingren, what is the purpose of you coming to see me so kindly today?" ”
Yuan Xin looked at the eldest princess Feng Yi in front of the dresser, and said slowly: "Shumei is Changliang, I came today, one is to persuade you, at this critical time, you have to distinguish the severity, after all, you are the prime minister's wife, and he now holds the real power in the court, you don't care about Your Majesty first, don't do anything, and lose the trust of the prime minister, the gains outweigh the losses, these two are to ask you that the prime minister recently sent a special envoy to Rouran and kiss, what is its purpose?" ”
The sad Princess Feng Yi wiped the tears on her face, looked at Yuan Xin in the bronze mirror and said, "Cousin is unprofitable and can't afford to be early, and kiss?" I have no way of knowing, what do you want to do? "Although Princess Feng Yi hurt Yuwentai, she still loves this man very much in her heart, and she doesn't allow anyone to hurt him.
Yuan Xin also looked at the eldest princess Feng Yi in the bronze mirror, stroked her beard, and said slowly: "Look at Shumei thinking about her cousin, and she is afraid that her cousin will murder the prime minister, how can my cousin have that guts, since the death of Emperor Xiaowu, I have also tasted some taste of the clan, cousin, I have been very idle recently, I want to find something to do, the prime minister only trusts the cronies around him now, and the fat is given to others, I don't need any other clans, you also feel sorry for your cousin, for a long time, there is no place in the court, there is less money and food, how can I feed my family!" ”
Yuan Xin's intentions were buried very deeply, and they were all hidden by his absurd words and deeds, and the eldest princess Feng Yi did not notice Yuan Xin's sinister at all, so she said slowly without thinking: "Since the Weiyang Palace incident that day, the prime minister has not taken half a step for many days, I don't know much, I heard that he is going to take the initiative to attack the Eastern Wei Dynasty!" “
At this time, Yuan Xin immediately stood up, paced back and forth for two steps, stopped and thought for a while, and said slowly: "I will represent my dozens of people, thank you Shumei for the Great Wei clan, if there is anything in the future, just open your mouth, they are all a family, oh, by the way, those pets I have at home have not been taken care of yet, I have to go first!" You're going to be good! ”
After saying that, he opened the door and walked out. Feng Yi's eldest princess Yuan Shu didn't say a word, just stared blankly at the copper mirror on the dresser.
The maid Bi'er glanced at the back of Yuan Xin, who had left, so after going back to the room and closing the door, she came to the dresser and said sharply: "Eldest princess, Bi'er has heard it, she has nothing to do, she is either a traitor or a thief!" ”
Feng Yi's eldest princess Yuan Shu looked at herself in the bronze mirror at this moment, and said slowly: "His words have some truth, but who can understand my suffering, why did God let me be born in the Great Wei clan, everything is so powerless, what should come will always come, what should go will always go, what can people do?" ”
The maid Bi'er said anxiously: "Eldest princess, the prime minister has been living in Mrs. Yao's place these days, and the slave maid can see that the prime minister cares about the eldest princess very much, although she is at Mrs. Yao's place, but her heart is on the eldest princess!" ”
Eldest Princess Feng Yi burst out of her eyes with tears in her eyes, and said slowly: "I don't know that he is the one who really cares about me, and he blames me for being too selfish and hurting a hot and sincere heart!" Before I knew it, tears had fallen down my cheeks.
The maid Bi'er stared at the eldest princess Yuan Shu of Feng Yi in the bronze mirror and fell into deep thought, while the eldest princess Feng Yi kept crying.
The next day, at this time, Yu Wentai, who was sitting in the middle hall of the council hall, was waiting for him, and the five governors and the five generals who had been summoned before slowly walked into the hall in two rows.
Yuwentai got up, bypassed the desk, came to the main hall, looked around at the generals and said: "Governors, generals, the servants hurriedly transferred you back to discuss the attack on Hongnong, what suggestions do you have, but it doesn't matter!" After speaking, he went straight back to the middle hall and sat down.
I saw Dugu Xin's governor come out of the ranks, and saluted Yuwentai in the middle hall: "Lord, this is the first strategic offensive of our army, and the minister thinks that the whole army should be dispatched, quickly take Hongnong, and then quickly return to defense!" ”
Li Bi also came out and said: "The minister thinks that this time is different from the past, our army is still too weak compared to the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and the minister thinks that the battle of the surprise attack should be based on less and fine, after all, the rear disasters are frequent and need to be defended!" ”
Dugu Xin retorted: "The minister does not agree, if we do not dispatch all the main forces of our Western Wei, once we fall into a stalemate, our army will be in danger!" ”
Li Bi glanced at Dugu Xin, and said slowly: "Brother Dugu is too cautious, the minister thinks that he can't put his eggs in the same basket, because the generals are not wide but brave, and the soldiers are not many but fine, the established strategic purpose of our army this time is only to take the Changping granary of Hongnong County to solve the shortage of my Guanzhong Sanfu, as Brother Dugu said, do my best to get rid of the three armies of the Western Wei Dynasty, first of all, the supply of our army's grain is a big problem!" “
At this time, Yu Wentai, who was in the middle hall, kept tapping on the desk with his right hand and thinking, just watching quietly without saying a word.
Dugu Xin said at this time: "I think that when Qin Shi Huang destroyed the Six Kingdoms, the Chu State had already declined, and Qin Shi Huang asked the generals how many troops could destroy the Chu State?" The young general Li Xin said 200,000, and the veteran Wang Jian said 600,000, but Qin Shi Huang abandoned the veteran Wang Jian and used Li Xin, and the result was a big defeat. “
At this time, Yu Jin Dadu Governor came out of the ranks, bowed his hand, and said slowly: "Lord, at present, my Western Wei is in turmoil, our army will send troops along Tongguan, Hangu Pass east, Hangu Pass east terrain is dangerous, is the only way for my West Wei East out, when the Three Kingdoms Wei Emperor Cao Cao went west to conquer Ma Chao is the retrograde Hangu Pass line, because of the danger of Hangu Pass, the difficulty is unimaginable to ordinary people, Cuihan is solid, the road is narrow, the car can not be tracked, the horse can not be bridled, if as Dugu Metropolitan Governor said, out of the three armies, in case with Henan Province Hou Jing, High and stalemate, our army will be defeated, so the minister agreed with Li Bi Dadu Governor said that the primary strategic purpose of our army's trip is to attack Hongnong County, in order to solve the danger of food shortages in the three auxiliaries of Guanzhong, to quickly return to defense, quickly fight and harvest, mobile response to the enemy is the best policy! “
At this time, all the generals in the hall nodded in agreement.
The chief secretary Lu Wei came out at this time and said: "Lord, the doubts of the generals are the question of how many troops to send, the minister thinks that only the lord and his relatives need to lead 10,000 elite soldiers is enough, and the governor of Dadu has come to see it thoughtfully, the strategic purpose of our army's trip is to attack Hongnong, the core area of Hongnong County is the line of Hangu Pass and Tongguan, the Eastern Wei Dynasty forces can not extend to Hongnong, and the army besieges the anti-nest force. “
At this time, Governor Zhao Gui interrupted impatiently: "Master book, say it quickly!" All the generals, including Yuwentai in the middle hall, were listening attentively.
The chief bookkeeper Lu Wei paused, and said slowly: "Before the Qin King attacked Qianyan, with a mere 60,000 troops, he defeated Qianyan, and Murong Ping of 400,000 troops, and the result was to win more with less, and achieved a great victory in Luchuan, so the soldiers are not many but fine, all the generals are heroes in the world, it is reported that Hou Jing has returned to Jinyang, once our army takes Hongnong, once Gao Ao Cao of the Eastern Wei Dynasty sends troops to besiege it, with the courage of the generals, can not take a small Gao Ao Cao?" “
After listening to the words of the chief bookkeeper, Lu Wei, the general was convinced.
General Yang Zhong came out at this time, bowed to Yuwentai in the middle hall, and said firmly: "Lord, Hongnong is the hometown of the minister, and the minister will guarantee to take Hongnong!" With this as a strategic place, you can arbitrarily conquer the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and the Eastern Wei Dynasty wants to lock my Western Wei Dynasty's way out of the East! ”
All the generals were silent at this time, but they all threw themselves at their commander Yu Wentai.
I saw that Yu Wentai's right hand in the middle hall stopped tapping on the case, and quickly got up and said: "Generals, the main book and what Yu Dudu said will be whipped into the inside, and three points into the wood, with a force of 10,000 is enough, everyone go back and prepare, and send troops tomorrow!" ”
At this time, Yuwentai actually had considerations, with the capital of 10,000 elite soldiers to attack the Eastern Wei Dynasty, even if it failed, the rear foundation was solid, if it won a big victory, it could be famous, at least the courtiers of the Western Wei temple would no longer question its authority, and it also fully showed the heart of its gamblers.
All the generals bowed and said in unison: "No! The generals hurried out of the council hall.
At this time, Yu Wentai, who was in the middle hall, hurriedly shouted: "The main bookkeeper Lu Wei stays!" ”
I saw that at this time, the chief bookkeeper Lu Wei turned around and walked to the side of Yuwentai in the middle hall, held his hand and saluted: "Lord, what do you command!" ”
Yuwentai walked down the middle hall, and the chief bookkeeper Lu Wei also followed closely behind, Yuwentai frowned and said to Lu Wen: "The army is about to be dispatched, and the undercurrent in Chang'an City is surging, so it will be fine!" ”
The chief bookkeeper Lu Wei replied as he walked: "The lord has no worries, the ministers and the left servants are all in the city, the rear is worry-free, and the lord can rest assured that he will go on the expedition!" ”
Yuwentai suddenly stopped, pondered for a while, and ordered: "I will transfer the general Yuwendao back to Chang'an to sit in the town, and the guide is brave and strategic, there should be no problem!" ”
The chief bookkeeper Lu Wei said at this time: "The lord is thoughtful, so that Chang'an can be worry-free, the minister goes down first, and the minister has to prepare the grain and grass for the army to go out!" Yu Wentai frowned and nodded, and Lu Wei, the master of the book, hurriedly retreated.
The war is about to break out, everyone is looking forward to the initiative of the Western Wei Dynasty, but Yuwentai has always been worried, because the lack of troops is something he is deeply worried about, but now the drought is raging, the victims are everywhere, the three armies have no food, the situation is precarious, and they have to gamble once, and they have to wait for death, but in all fairness, it is indeed quite bold to cut down the country in the year of famine.
Predict what will happen next, and see how it will be broken down next time!