Chapter 2 Chasing the Deer (Part I)

It was already the middle of the night, but Dou Jiande was not sleepy at all. \()Fast Update/

He didn't dare to close his eyes. As soon as he closed his eyes, the Youzhou Iron Cavalry, whose body was wrapped in battle armor, would rush towards him from his sleep, and in front of this torrent of iron, the human body seemed so fragile. The front battalion was flattened, the middle battalion was also flattened, and the loyal soldiers rushed forward to intercept them, and they became a mass of flesh and blood under the enemy's horses. The civil officials are on the run, the generals are on the run, and the superintendent team is actually on the run! The soldiers who can't find the soldiers will turn the entire camp into a Shura hell.

At the critical moment, only Wang Fubao led a thousand people to meet him, and blocked the torrent of iron with his flesh and blood. At the critical moment, only Cheng Mingzhen's Zhaozhou battalion still maintained the queue and rushed to a river of blood to open a way out for everyone.

Wang Ermao came, Du Juan came, and Hao Wuye, who was so sick that he only had half a life left, also came. Behind them, they all carried a wave of Zhaozhou disciples to kill the enemy troops who stood in the way and fled in disarray. That's 20,000 enemy troops, which is more than the number of people in the Battle of Yixian and the Boling Army and Youzhou Army combined......

"Woo ......!" Dou Jiande let out a long breath and stretched out his dry fingers to rub his throbbing eyelids. He knew why he was having nightmares these days, not only because of the shadow left by the defeat, but also because of his instinct for potential danger. In the battle of the Northern Expedition, Cheng Mingzhen single-handedly kept the supply of the army. It was also Cheng Mingzhen who single-handedly defeated Chai Shao and smashed the enemy's three-way encirclement plot to secure the passage for the army to retreat south. However, the Zhaozhou battalion has always claimed that there are only 5,000 soldiers and horses, and in the battle of the Weishui River, some people witnessed that the Zhaozhou battalion dispatched at least 30,000 troops.

Even if Shi Zhan's 10,000 brothers and observation errors were deducted, and if he wanted to force Zuo Yiwei's general Chai Shao to lead his troops to retreat in a hurry, the battalion would at least have to mobilize 10,000 to 15,000 people. Therefore, the 5,000 children who Cheng Mingzhen has insisted on reporting are just covering their ears and stealing the bell! Fifteen thousand men and horses, and all of them are elite soldiers, what does he Cheng Mingzhen want to do?

It's not that Dou is suspicious. He has witnessed too many catastrophes over the years. If it weren't for him, Dou Someone, who has always had an intuition that ordinary people can reach for the danger coming from him, he himself would have become a handful of dry bones in the bean gang. At present, the Dou family's army was newly defeated, and the morale was low, and the Wagang army took the opportunity to cross the Yellow River and seize the Liaocheng Palace in one fell swoop. At such an embarrassing moment, who can guarantee that the dependent people of the Zhaozhou camp will not give birth to two hearts?

Thinking of Wagang Jun's behavior, Dou Jiande's temples jumped suddenly. He calculated everything, and even took into account the situation that he might be defeated, but he didn't expect Li Mi to take the opportunity to shoot behind his back. Isn't that self-defeating? The west side is fighting with Wang Shichong in full swing, the south is fighting endlessly with Yu Wenhua, and the north side is reaching out to Dou Jiajun again, he Li Mi really thinks that he can easily deal with threats from all sides with three heads and six arms? ! What if the Wagang Army is strong? How strong can the Tang army of Li Laoyu go? People are now sitting on the three provinces of Hedong, Longyou, Shannan, and Luo Yi's Youzhou Army, Li Zhongjian's Boling Army, sacrificing their lives to help. If the other princes don't deal with it, sooner or later they will die in the hands of Mrs. Li!

Regarding the general trend of the world, Dou Jiande can see himself more clearly than anyone else. This time, he only tried his best to resist public opinion, and insisted on the Northern Expedition when the conditions were not ripe, on the one hand, in order to plot the anointing land of the six counties of Boling, and on the other hand, he saw the strong potential of the Li family in Hedong. If it is not allowed to take advantage of the fact that its internal integration is not completed now, it will show its momentum and contain its generals, and the leaders of the world will definitely face an enemy that is almost impossible to resist. It's a pity that the Northern Expedition failed this time. It's a pity that Li Mi is blindless, and he actually destroyed the entire Lianheng strategy for the sake of the small profits in front of him.

"Big brother is late at night!" Cao's voice sounded from behind, interrupting Dou Jiande's thoughts fluttering in the sky. Looking back, he saw a pair of concerned eyes. Only these eyes will never betray themselves, no matter whether they are rich or poor, they will always pursue their own figures.

"Let's talk about the rest tomorrow, you haven't closed your eyes for three days!" Without waiting for Dou Jiande to respond, Cao gently stepped forward and reached out to sort out the bookcase for him. "I can't do it today, I'll do it tomorrow. No one is iron-clad ......"

In the past, she chattered so much, Dou Jiande would definitely stand up with a smile and go back with her to rest. But today, this trick suddenly failed. Dou Jiande gently pressed her hand and said perfunctorily with a smile: "You go and rest first!" I'll go right away. Don't be busy, I'll let Neshi clean up after a while! ”

"Big brother!" Cao Shi gently raised his eyes to meet Dou Jiande's gaze. In her husband's eyes, she clearly saw a strong sense of exhaustion and anxiety. Even when he was trapped in the bean hill, his husband's face was not as haggard as it is now. He was wounded too deeply in this battle, and it is estimated that it will be difficult to slow down in less than a year and a half.

"Go to sleep, don't wait for me! Men are eating and women are sleeping! Dou Jiande pretended to say a joke lightly, let go of his hand, and motioned for his wife to leave. It's time to sleep, how dare you snooze again? There was no news from Cao Dan, who was in charge of the break, and it was not clear whether Li Zhongjian and Luo Yi would take the opportunity to go south! Tens of thousands of newly defeated troops need to be pacified as soon as possible, and the troops that are resisting the Wagang army in the south need to be sent as soon as possible. There are also a large number of civil and military officials and a large number of official families who were "gifted" out of Liaocheng by the Wagang Army, where did they put them? Where is the new capital of the Dou Jiajun? None of them are imminent.

"Hmm!" Cao didn't dare to disobey her husband's wishes, and slowly stood up. Before leaving, her eyes suddenly lit up, and she suggested in a low voice: "Either the concubine will order someone to invite Mr. Song here." Didn't you say that Mr. Song is the smartest person here? ”

"Hmm!" Dou Jiande nodded lightly, then shook his head with a smile: "You go down, I will order someone to call him myself." Otherwise, he will say that the harem will interfere in politics with a straight face. ”

Cao smiled and turned to leave. Seeing his wife's back disappear behind the screen, Dou Jiande shook his head and sighed softly. It would be nice if the wife was a man, so that she could use her as her right-hand man. Although she may not have a long-term vision, at least she is true to herself. And what I need most now is not a smart person, but unreserved loyalty.

Before opening a new book, he sighed again and shouted outside: "Someone is here, invite Kong Shilang, and you need to discuss something with him!" ”

"No!" Dou Heng, the handwriter on duty, agreed loudly but did not leave immediately. Instead, he staggered into the lobby. Dou Jiande heard the footsteps of this kid, raised his head, and scolded in a low voice: "Why don't you go into the lobby quickly?" ”

"My lord!" In terms of seniority, Dou Heng is Dou Jiande's nephew, and he has been used to calling the other party's uncle since he was a child, and he is not used to changing to the main father-in-law, "Just now my aunt suggested ......"

"Get out!" Dou Jiande grabbed a piece of bronze paperweight and was about to smash it.

"The lord is angry, the lord is angry!" I had never seen Dou Jiande so angry with himself, Dou Heng was so frightened that he turned around and fled out with a roll. This panicked appearance made Dou Jiande's heart even more angry, and he aimed the paperweight at his nephew's heel, dropped it, and then scolded loudly: "Do whatever you want to do?" When it's your turn to intervene in militaristic affairs! ”

"Alas! Alas! The last general will know that he is wrong, and the Lord will be angry! While running, Dou Heng apologized to his uncle. He didn't dare to go back and run straight to the place where the civil officials were temporarily resting. At the same time, he scolded in his heart: "Damn Song Zhengben, how did you offend Uncle Seven, so that Lao Tzu followed you to eat and hang." Fortunately, Lao Tzu was clever and didn't hit Uncle Seven, otherwise, he wouldn't be able to get up for three days! ”

Dou Jiande is helpless about this lazy junior. Because of the early time of the uprising, his close relatives were almost cut down by the government except for a few who escaped and were born. So in his heart, he attaches great importance to family affection. Sometimes, knowing that this will make some people pampered, they don't want to change it. Because this is what he Dou Jiande owes to his family, he must be compensated in this life.

For this reason, he connived at his sister Red Line, who was willful and messing around, preferring to stay at home as an old girl rather than marry Wang Fubao. For the same reason, he has always trusted Cao Dan and Wang Fubao, and the best soldiers and best weapons are all allocated to them. looks forward to the two of them being able to become their own Han Xin and Le Yi. But in the First Battle of the Northern Expedition, Dou Jiande shook his head while thinking. There is still a lack of talent under his command, and there is no handsome talent who can take the lead. Wang Fubao is barely usable, but he always gives himself eye medicine at critical moments......

Zhengxin Ma thought that Kong Deshao had been ordered to arrive. In the center of the hall, he shouted emotionally: "The ministers are incapable of harming the lord, and they are not allowed to rest late at night. Capital crime, capital crime! ”

Knowing that the other party's affection was all pretended, Dou Jiande still felt a trace of warmth in his tired heart, raised his hand, and commanded with a smile: "Kong Shilang, don't be polite." Lone is also a person who is bored and panicked, so he sent someone to call you. Hope it didn't disturb your rest! Sit down, someone will pour tea for Kong Shilang! ”

"Don't dare, don't dare. It is a blessing for the Lord to have a calling. Even if Kong has three more guts, he won't dare to continue to snooze! "The words that came out of Kong Deshao's mouth after being worthy of being a great Confucian are deafening.

Dou Jiande watched Kong Deshao sit down, took a few sips of the tea cup in front of him, and then asked with a smile: "How is your family, was Liaocheng affected when it fell?" ”

Kong Deshao immediately stood up and thanked him: "Lord Lao is concerned." They're all on their way. When Liaocheng fell, the thieves were afraid of the lord's prestige and did not dare to hurt the minister's family! ”

"Sit down and talk!" Dou Jiande smiled and ordered: "It's good that no one is hurt." Otherwise, Lone really doesn't know how to face you! ”

"The Lord is serious!" Kong Deshaw bowed down again: "Since the minister promises the state minister's family, it is also his duty to die in state affairs. How dare you resent the lord in your heart! ”

"Sit down and talk, sit down and talk!" Hearing Kong Deshao respond to himself like this, Dou Jiande was in a good mood, and waved his hand again and again to order the other party not to be polite, "As the master of a land, I can't even protect my subordinates' wives and children, it's really ashamed to say." Alas, it's all to blame for this visionary Li Mi! When Gu eases his breath, he must be asked to repay tenfold! ”

"If you do many acts of injustice, you will be killed! The lord no longer needs to worry about the dying man! Kong Deshao cursed Li Mi in a low voice, and then sat back in his place.

Dou Jiande smiled and nodded, agreeing very much with Kong Deshao's prediction of Li Mi's future. "Lonely, the newly defeated army is unstable, and for the time being, Li Mi can't help it. I came to you today to ask about the relocation of the capital. Liaocheng was stolen by Wagang thieves and will not come back for the time being. So Lone moved the capital to ......"

"Move the capital ......," Kong Deshao's face suddenly turned cold, and he stood up again and said. Why did the lord say this, where did the lord come from before he established a country? ”

"Hmm......" Dou Jiande frowned at the question and looked into Kong Deshao's eyes. The reason why he invited Kong Deshao to come to discuss the matter today instead of inviting Song Zhengben was that Kong Deshao had a soft temperament and would not embarrass himself at every turn like Song Zhengben. But he never expected that Kong Deshao would also turn his face when he turned his face, and what he said still made people unable to get off the stage.

Kong Deshao wants this kind of feeling, and he straightens his clothes and gives a salute, "The lord of Qiqi, Kong Mou, steals that Liaocheng is just a place where the lord is temporarily stationed, not the capital. The lord was originally called Changle and was the king of Changle under the rule of the Great Sui Emperor. Now the Emperor of the Great Sui has been victimized by traitors. It is to establish the country as soon as possible to comfort the hopes of the soldiers and the people of Hebei! ”

"Establish a country?" Dou Jiande was confused, frowned, and repeated. From the expression on Kong Deshao's expression, he could see that the other party did not just want to make himself angry. But the matter of establishing a country has never been prepared in his heart. It was a little difficult to adapt to being suddenly brought up by the other party.

"Don't hesitate anymore, my lord!" Kong Deshao nodded, and continued to admonish: "The lord was originally the king of Changle in the Great Sui. And now that the Great Sui Emperor of Chang'an has been forced to Zen, the two emperors located in Li Yuan, Luoyang and Jiangdu will also be replaced by others at any time. If the lord doesn't pick out the banner, when will he wait to fight for the world? ”

"But what does this have to do with moving the capital?" Dou Jiande was confused by Kong Deshao and asked in a daze.

"Listen to my explanation!" Kong Deshao was ready to smile and explain his advice to Dou Jiande one by one. "The lord was originally the king of Changle of the Great Sui Dynasty, and he didn't have a fixed capital at all, so if he lost the Liaocheng Palace, he couldn't be regarded as a lost capital."

"Hmm!" Dou Jiande nodded, and finally understood Kong Deshao's good intentions, "You go on!" Listen alone! ”

"Since there is no loss, there is no need to move it. And after the establishment of the country, it is necessary to choose a place as the capital. In the future, whether the lord will compete in the world, whether he will continue to move forward and become the Son of Heaven, he can use this city as the base! Kong Deshaw smiled and continued to talk. In fact, this is not his idea alone, but the unanimous opinion of many readers around him. Everyone believes that the current situation requires Dou Jiande to come up with some practical measures to boost people's morale. And after the founding of the country, it was just enough to add officials to everyone, and the people's hearts were naturally high. Of course, it is inevitable that everyone will establish a position of support and rise with the tide. The mouth of the heart does not need to be declared.

"Promoted to the Son of Heaven. Lone still wants to wait! Half of Hebei has not yet been taken down, and at this time, he will establish himself as the Son of Heaven, and he will only fall into a laughing stock! Although Kong Deshao said that his blood was boiling, Dou Jiande still maintained a trace of clarity at the Lingtai. It is a good idea to give up Liaocheng for the time being, and to set the capital elsewhere by virtue of the founding of the country. It can boost morale, or it can make a killing move of the Wagang army fall in the empty place, and Li Mi will be angry to death. But immediately promoted to the Son of Heaven, there is no need for others, and Mrs. Li forced Yang Yu to abdicate because he had strength. His strength is not so strong for the time being, and there is no need to attract the attention of all the people in the world.

"The powerful enemy surrounded the courtiers and did not approve of the lord's premature ascension to the throne of the Son of Heaven. But the ministers ask the lord to make up his mind to establish a country to boost the hearts of the army and the people! Condesau stepped forward and repeated loudly.

"Hmm!" At this time, the confusion in Dou Jiande's heart was swept away. Secretly thought to himself: *** is still a scholar, smart and a country, why didn't he think of such a good reason before. After the founding of the country, everyone can be promoted, and naturally they will no longer think about defeat. After the founding of the country, the capital was reset, and no one would pay attention to the loss of Liaocheng anymore. As long as you let Gu sigh this breath, what he has lost today will be regained tenfold and hundredfold one day!

"Minister, here's a joint list, please take a look at it!" lest Dou Jiande hesitate again, Kong Deshao took out a book from his sleeve and held it above his head with both hands.

"Oh?" Dou Jiande was slightly stunned. He came to Kong Deshao today just to discuss the location of the capital, but he didn't expect so many things to be involved. The joint list is naturally not the meaning of Condesau alone. It seems that although he has just been defeated, he has not completely lost the confidence of the group.

Thinking of this, he was in a good mood, personally stepped forward to take the fold, took a rough look, and then praised with a smile: "Kong Shilang has a heart!" If the courtiers are all like you, why do you have to stay up until the fourth watch every day. I'll see who thought of going with you, Zhang Zhushu, Wang Jiangzao, Wu Shilang, well, very good. Very good......"

Kong Deshao listened quietly, smug in his heart, but his face did not dare to show it. As a Wenchen who was subdued by Dou Jiande during the same period, his status has always been under Song Zhengben. And Song Zhengben recently fell out of favor because of his opposition to the Northern Expedition, and he just seized the opportunity. This persuasion form is the brick of my own promotion. I believe that after accepting the persuasion of the ministers, his weight in Dou Jiande's heart will definitely not be inferior to Song Nayan.

"Good!" Dou Jiande excitedly said more than a dozen good words one after another before he raised his head from the fold: "Almost two-thirds of the civil officials suggested that Gu should establish the country as soon as possible, how could Gu be able to brush off the wishes of the ministers." What about Song Nayan? Why is there no name on it? ”