When Bai Cang and the others rushed to the City Lord's Mansion, they saw Gongsun Dubai kneeling on the ground in the hall, Gongsun Yan's face was full of sorrow and his brows were furrowed, and the sergeants and generals on both sides were nervous and silent.

Gongsun Yan saw Bai Cang and everyone coming in, his face softened slightly, and he said in a deep voice: "Ding Shao is here, please sit down, does Mr. Fu know what happened?" ”。

Bai Cang and the others gave a salute and sat down and didn't say much, only came to Gongsun Yan's side and looked at everyone's expressions, and then glanced at Gongsun Du who was kneeling on the ground, and nodded with some conjecture in his heart, "I probably know something, I don't know how the specific damage is?" Seeing that Gongsun Du came back safely without any damage, it was expected that it should be fine.

"Of the three hundred cavalry guards, only half of them have returned, and less than a third of them can continue to stay, so it can be said that my guards that have been cultivated for many years are finished," Gongsun Yan shook his head and sighed.

When he heard this, he was suddenly surprised, he originally thought that it might be a few dozen people who were injured, and the pursuit was unsuccessful and he retreated with only a small injury, but he didn't expect that he was almost wiped out, but such a loss was not within the expectations of Fu Zhu, if General Huangfu heard about it, I was afraid that at most it would be a tribulation.

"Well~~~~~ what is this ~~~~ General going to do with this?" If there is a small defeat and a small loss, it can be said that it is a command error, and the person who leads the team is punished with some military staffs, and even this can be saved if he doesn't want to pursue it, but such a large casualty is not something he can call the shots, even Gongsun Yan may be implicated, Huangfu Song's strict governance of the army is famous in the world, and his own son can break his legs, let alone others.

"One person does things and one person is responsible, my father doesn't have to be embarrassed, it's all the fault of the child, where is the general Huangfu, tell me to confess the guilt" At this time, Gongsun Du, who was kneeling below, said in a low voice, he also knew that although his father was the commander-in-chief, the power of life and death was still in the hands of Huangfu Song.

"Fart, what are you guilty of? What else do you have besides your little life, stay honest with me" Gongsun Yan immediately shouted angrily when he heard this, if he really asked him to go to Huangfu Song Na by himself, I am afraid that this son will confess.

After scolding, Gongsun Du took a breath and asked Xiang Fu, "This pursuit of the thief is our own initiative, and we deserve such a loss, but after all, this time I am all following my personal guards, and I have not hurt the root of General Huang Huangfu, I don't think the general should be angry" Gongsun Yan didn't know the bottom in his heart, so he could only guess.

Fu Zhu pondered for a while and said, "Although General Gongsun lost his own guards in this pursuit, but the morale of our army was greatly damaged in this battle, if it is judged according to military law, I am only afraid that there will be more evil and less auspicious" There are still some things he has not said, Huangfu Song has always been a little jealous of the power of the Gongsun family, if he makes some fuss about this matter, even if he does not bring Gongsun Du to justice, he may be suppressed in military power, and he doesn't know how long it will take to turn over when he wants to turn over.

These are all means for the generals, the official positions of his subordinates are too high and the credit is too great, and they have a tendency to overshadow themselves, so they have to find a way to suppress it, and of course Huangfu Song is not exempt from vulgarity, but the article can be big or small, it depends on how Gongsun Yan deals with it.

Fu Zhu didn't know what to say, Gongsun Yan has been an official for many years, and naturally understands the reason, but the matter has come to this point, so naturally he can only ask people, "I also know the criminal law of the Han Dynasty, but after all, it is General Huangfu who has the final say, and there is no way for Mr. Fu to make this matter smaller."

"Well~~ It's not impossible to solve this matter, there is a person who can help the general right now, if this person comes forward, General Huangfu will sell some affection, right?" Frustrated Professor hesitated for a moment and said in a deep voice, but he still didn't know the bottom in his heart.

As soon as Gongsun Yan heard this, he immediately looked at Bai Cang and the others, and he had already made it very clear that who else could sell his face at present except Ding Yuan's son, and hurriedly smiled at Bai Cang, "Hehe, Ding Shao, the old man has always been reluctant to ask for help, but this time it is really a last resort, and he wants Ding Shao to sell the old man a favor, and he has to help him say anything about this matter, but in the future, as long as the old man can do it, he will never shirk."

Having already made the words clear, Bai Cang naturally couldn't pretend not to hear it, nodded and said, "General Gongsun is serious, I think General Huangfu shouldn't be an unreasonable person, this battle is just a slight defeat in the pursuit, since that's the case, I'll talk about it, I hope I can help some."

Gao Shun was anxious on the side, and said in his heart, "How can such a big thing be easily involved, it is too late for others to avoid it, you still have to drill into it, it's really stupid" But the look in the eyes made the urgency fast, but Bai Cang said it, since he agreed, he had to try it hard.

Gongsun Yan smiled and said, "Then thank you Ding Shao, the last general will reorganize the soldiers and horses to appease the people, Ding Shaoke can rush to Yanmen at any time, and find me directly if there is a need along the way, there is no problem."

Bai Cang politely said a few words, got up and retreated, and the group returned to the inn, Gao Shun sighed and said, "We really shouldn't take this trouble when we first arrived, if it is done, it is okay, if it can't be done, I am afraid that this Gongsun family will also complain about us, and the gains outweigh the losses."

"Gao Jiaotou didn't see that I have to take it or not today, I can't help myself, try it if I become a favor to his grandson's family, if it doesn't work, I won't come back, hide from him from a distance, but if you don't agree, I'm afraid I'll offend him immediately, and then we'll be in a dilemma" Bai Cang replied with a wry smile, in fact, he was helpless in his heart.

Gao Shun suddenly realized when he heard it, "Oh, I see, I really didn't think it through, this frustrated professor had a good conversation with us just now, I didn't expect how to stab a knife in the back in time, it's really insidious."

"I can't blame him, there is only one way in his position, there is nothing wrong with him planning for others, and besides, he and we are not friends, so there is naturally no psychological burden to come up with this idea."

Everyone discussed for a while, since they decided to rush to Yanmen Pass, the sooner the better, after cleaning up, they set off immediately, and before leaving, they asked Gongsun Yan for more than a dozen good horses and a team of 100 people to accompany them, and they should be used as compensation.

A group of people came to Yanmen Pass, no more than last time, this time it can be said that all the staff arrived, the hardships along the way finally disappeared, looking at the towering city of Yanmen Pass is really mixed feelings.

In the city lord's mansion, Emperor Fu Song and a group of generals and strategists were discussing the military, and someone came to report that "Ding Thorn Shi Gongzi and several generals asked to see".

"Oh, this Young Master Ding is back, didn't he say that he went to Chiwan to save people together, and he came back so soon?" Huangfu Song hesitated for a moment and said in surprise.

Yan Zhong, the strategist next to him, smiled slightly, "I guess I'm here to be a lobbyist."

"Huh? What do you mean by that? Huangfu Song was even more puzzled, where is this, how can they come to talk about it as a guest.

Yan Zhong stroked his beard and said slowly, "The day before yesterday, I heard that Chi Wanguan won a big victory, and General Gongsun broke the city to drive away the thieves in all directions, and then that Gongsun Du proposed to lead troops to pursue the thieves, in my opinion, I am afraid that the pursuit will not succeed and be defeated and return, General Gongsun Yan is afraid that he will not dare to say it himself, so I ask this Ding Shao to be a lobbyist, and the general will have to think about it carefully."

"Is that really the case? Chi Wan's destruction of the city is a great achievement, his grandson Yan has no reason to report it so far, it turns out that there is such a strange thing in it, uh-huh~~~~ So should I sell this feeling? Huangfu Song asked hesitantly.

"This Gongsun family has become a little bigger in recent years, except for the general who doesn't take us seriously at all, I'm afraid that no one will be able to suppress him if it goes on like this, the general can take this opportunity to cut down his military power and weaken his power, so that they can settle down for three years and five years, and their hearts will be more steady" Yan Zhong made a strategy.

Huangfu Song was secretly happy in his heart, knowing that this plan was feasible, he had always wanted to weaken the power of the Gongsun family, how could he not seize this opportunity now, but this Bai Cang really embarrassed him, "This Young Master Ding is the son of my best friend, it doesn't hurt to sell a favor, according to your opinion, who is more important and who is lighter?" "Of course, the question is which is more important than Ding Yuan or the Gongsun family.

Yan Zhong pondered for a while, and said firmly, "The Gongsun family is in front of you, and the history of Ding Thorn is far away in the sky, and the light and heavy generals can be distinguished."

"Okay, tell them to come up," Huangfu Song waved his hand, and he made up his mind and shouted.

After a while, Bai Cang and the others were brought up, and after the salute was completed, they retreated aside, and Huangfu Song asked with a smile, "The virtuous nephew should be fine when he comes back this time, this journey is very hard, I have ordered someone to prepare the house, you can go to recuperate for a while, and it is not too late to wait for a slow time to come to my tent to hone under my account."

"Thank you, General Huangfu, but I still have a little thing I want to talk to the general about when I come back this time," Bai Cang said with thanks.

"Oh, what's the matter? But it doesn't hurt to say", "That's the case, this time our army broke through the pool and repelled the thieves, but there was a slight loss in the process of pursuit, and General Gongsun was responsible for appeasing the people, so I could only report to General Huangfu when I came back" This remark is very clever, only the focus of the big victory is proposed, and the defeat in the pursuit is passed by, if Huangfu Song is vague about the past, it will be over.

Who would have thought that Huangfu Song hadn't spoken yet, Yan Zhongque next to him snorted coldly and said, "Ding Shao, don't say good things for others, in fact, I have received a secret report, Gongsun Du was ambushed in the old Yellow Forest in pursuit of the thief, and the whole army was almost completely wiped out, how can such a big defeat be fooled by a slight loss, Ding Shao won't know about it, right?" ”。

Huangfu Song's face suddenly sank and asked, "Oh? But is that really the case? You must know that lying about the military is also a serious crime, but I remember that you are a newcomer and do not know the military, and if you admit that you do not know about it, I will not pursue it."

Bai Cang was shocked in his heart and said secretly, "It seems that Huangfu Song already knows about this, this is going to be used to make a fuss, whether he can say it or not, I really don't know the bottom of my heart."