Just as it is a truth that you don't need a reason to like someone, you don't need a reason to hate someone. Yuan Xi didn't deal with Gao Ran, and he was quite disgusted with each other. This time, if it weren't for the lack of generals around him, Yuan Xi would say that he would not have transferred Gao Ran back from the North. It's just that Gao Ran didn't understand Yuan Xi's "difficulty", and he was still the same.

If you want to say that the contradiction between Gao Ran and Yuan Xi has been going on for a long time, if you want to count it, it has to start from the time when Xianbei sent troops to invade Bingzhou. Bingzhou was originally controlled by Hebei, and Gao Gan was Yuan Xi's cousin. The Xianbei people united with the Huns to occupy Bingzhou in the south, and Gao Ran immediately asked Yuan Xi for war and asked for troops to recapture Bingzhou. It's just that at that time, Yuan Xi did not agree out of various considerations, but on the contrary, in order to prevent the war from burning to Youyou and Hebei, he ordered the then Huguan guards to guard against Huguan with open jaws, and did not allow the people of Jizhou to flee into Jizhou.

Gao Ran's temper was hot, and he couldn't help but be furious after hearing the news, and questioned Yuan Xi in public, so that Yuan Xi couldn't get off the stage at that time, his face was ugly, and the festival between the two ended at that time. Later, Gao Ran and Zhu Ling sent troops without authorization to assist the imperial court in cutting off the retreat of the Xianbei people, which made Yuan Xi more and more dissatisfied with Gao Lan. It's just that Gao Ran's actions have been supported by many people, and Yuan Xi is not good at dealing with it publicly, but since then, Gao Ran has begun to sit on the cold bench, and unless it is a last resort, Gao Ran can only be idle at home.

The monarch and the ministers disagreed, Tian Feng, as the mastermind, of course saw it in his eyes and was anxious in his heart, and he also persuaded Yuan Xi and Gao Ran in private, but both of them were a little tempered, Tian Feng's persuasion did not work at all, and Yuan Xi and Gao Ran never reconciled. This time he decided to send troops, Gao Ran was ordered to go out with the army, and it sounded like a general in Hebei, but Gao Ran did not have many soldiers and horses in his hands, and it was not too much to say that he was a widowed general.

Being treated so unfairly, Gao Ran was dissatisfied in his heart, and when he borrowed wine to drown his sorrows, he inevitably complained to the people around him, but there is no impermeable wall in this world, and Yuan Xi, who couldn't find a reason to deal with Gao Lan, could be regarded as grasping Gao Lan's handle.

Yuan Xi didn't think about Gao Lan's life, and he was a general in Hebei, so it was a pity to kill him. What Yuan Xi wants is for Gao Ran to bow to himself, but Gao Ran doesn't know the current affairs, so he refuses to bow his head to Yuan Xi and admit his mistakes. As a result, when the two armies faced each other, Gao Ran was left in the camp, and Cao Zhang wanted to find Gao Ran to fight the winner, so he had to wait until he attacked the camp of Yuan's army to have a chance to meet it.

"Jingzhi, at the moment of the great enemy, when the Lord is just employing people, why can't you temporarily let go of the pride in your heart and have to resist the Lord to the end?" Tian Feng couldn't help but complain about Gao Landao.

"Mr. Tian, it's not that Gao Ran doesn't know the current affairs, but Gao Ran asked himself that he was born and died for the great cause of his Yuan family, and he didn't do anything wrong from beginning to end, what do you want to admit your mistakes and apologize?"

“…… Are you right? You ask yourself, have you ever regarded the second son as the lord? ”

"Mr. Tian, if I didn't regard the second son as the lord, why would I stay in Hebei? I don't even have this amount of tolerance, so why should I be the lord of my high view. ”

"You...... The second son is the lord, and if you are not in harmony with the lord, won't outsiders laugh at it. ”

"Is it because I don't want to be at peace with my lord? It's the lord who doesn't want to see me. Mr. Tian, although Gao Ran is vulgar, he is not a fool either. At the beginning, I sent troops with Zhu Wenbo to intercept the Xianbei people from entering Youzhou, was it wrong? That Xianbei man killed my compatriots and robbed me of my people's wealth, isn't it my enemy in Hebei? Just because I didn't obey Zhu Wenbo's orders, I felt that we were not of the same mind with him, so I beware of us, wouldn't it be chilling for the lord to do this? Mr. Tian, you are the most trusted person around the lord, can you tell me, did Zhu Wenbo and I intercept the Xianbei people right or wrong? ”

"If you don't obey the order, you are wrong. But you are not wrong to send troops for the sake of the nation. Jingzhi, don't you think that the lord was idle at that time, you were embarrassed to wait for you, do you know how many people asked the lord to punish you and Zhu Wenbo at that time, it was the lord who suppressed those voices, and you can live to this day. ”

“…… Mr. Tian, what does this mean? Gao Lan heard that there was such a thing, and asked curiously.

"Hmph, you and Zhu Wenbo sent troops without authorization, don't you know the consequences of this move? Those who do not obey the order will be beheaded! You think it's just casual talk? If it weren't for the lord's efforts to protect the two of you at that time, do you think you and Zhu Wenbo would still be alive today? You can still use your broken mouth to talk about the lord everywhere, right? Tian Feng knew that there were some things that could not be hidden from Zhu Ling, so he snorted coldly and told the secret that was unknown back then.

“…… Who wants to kill me and Zhu Wenbo? ”

"Who else? Since you are the people of those big families in Hebei, they want to infiltrate their forces into the army, and you and Zhang Jaw, Zhu Ling, and Zhao Zhao are not children of the family, so they naturally have to find a way to get rid of you so that you can be replaced by their own people. I won't hide some things from you, Jingzhi, you really misunderstood the lord for a long time. ”

“…… Why didn't the lord tell me after that? ”

"The lord also has a temper, and he paid a huge price to keep you and Zhu Ling. As a result, you are good, when you meet, the nose is not the nose and the eye is not the eye, who is not angry? ”

“…… Is what Mr. Tian said true? ”

"Can the old man still lie to you?" Tian Feng was angry and asked Gao Randao.

"Uh...... Mr. Tian's character is naturally not problematic...... So what should Gao Lan do now? ”

“…… Hold the camp and ...... Wait...... Let me think about it. Tian Feng suddenly stopped in the middle of speaking, as if he had thought of something important. Seeing this, Gao Ran opened his mouth and wanted to ask, but before he could speak, he saw that Tian Feng had already waved his hand at him, "Don't talk yet, let me think about it." ”

Seeing Tian Feng thoughtfully, Gao Ran just shut up and waited for Tian Feng to take the initiative to speak. After waiting for a long time, just when Gao Ran was about to fall asleep, Tian Feng finally thought about it and said to Gao Ran: "Jingzhi, there is a big thing that you need to do right now, I don't know if you are willing?" ”

"What?"

"Surrender."

"Huh? Fraud? To whom? ”

"Confused, naturally it is to surrender to the imperial court that is the enemy of my Hebei at this time."

“…… Mr. Tian, you're not sick, are you? Gao Ran asked tentatively.

"How can I be sick, and listen to me slowly."

Gao Ran saw that Tian Feng looked determined, and he didn't dare to stimulate Tian Feng at this time, so he followed Tian Feng's words and said: "Then Gao Ran listens to Mr. Tian's high opinion." ”

"The art of war has clouds, with the right fit, with the odd victory. At present, the strength of my Hebei and the imperial court is only between Zhong Bo, and if I want to defeat the army led by the Son of Heaven before the imperial court ends the grassland people, only by making a surprise can we defeat the enemy. And respecting your deception is the key to this battle. ”

"Mr. Tian, if Gao Ran wants to pour cold water on you, it's okay for me to cheat and surrender, but the key is whether the imperial court can believe it?"

"Huh...... Don't worry about that. The disagreement between the lord and the respect may also reach the ears of today's son at this time, and with today's temper, it is impossible for him to let go of this great opportunity that can cause internal strife in the Hebei army. I believe it won't be long before he sends someone to contact you. ”

"Really? Then I just have to wait? ”

"Of course not, instead of passively accepting, it is better to take the initiative to attack. Because we must race against time to end the present war before the army left in the steppe by the imperial court rushes back. ”

"What is Mr. Natian's idea?"

"The idea is to be wronged and respectful, and suffer some flesh and skin." Tian Feng said this, and glanced at Gao Yan with some hesitation. Gao Ran doesn't care, he is a military general, injuries are commonplace, and a little pain is not unbearable. It's just that the question is whether this flesh and skin suffering is worth it?

"A little bit of flesh and skin pain is not a problem, please ask Mr. Tian to make it clear."

"I want you to use a bitter trick to win the trust of the imperial court, and then cooperate with our army to defeat the imperial army in one fell swoop. What do you think? ”

“…… Don't know exactly how to do it? ”

"Come with your ears."

……

Yuan Xi's mood was a little bad, he was almost defeated in today's battle, if it wasn't for Zhu Ling leading the army to reinforce and stabilize his position in time, maybe his Chinese army would be able to disperse the imperial court. I thought that the famous generals of the imperial court were not there, and I could take advantage of them, but I didn't want this to be so bad luck today, Cao Zhang, Guan Ping, and the little-known young generals all have the qualifications of fierce generals, although they are not as famous as those fierce generals who have been famous for a long time, but it is difficult to deal with the leading troops to rush and kill.

Today's battle, on the battlefield Yuan Xi is particularly impressed by Cao Zhang, Guan Ping, Cao Zhang is holding a Fang Tian halberd, crotch a red charcoal fire dragon horse, the costume can be mistaken for young Lu Bu, and Guan Ping is a parrot green robe, a green dragon knife in his hand, like a small Guan Yu, the two led the army to rush to kill, almost no generals under his hands, the front army of the Yuan army will be defeated by the Han army, these two people are indispensable.

The court is full of talents, the older generation is still crisscrossing the field, and the younger generation has also begun to emerge. On the other hand, looking at his own Hebei, Yuan Xi couldn't help but feel a little envious and jealous of Liu Xie. In order to gain the support of the family, Yuan Xi gave preferential treatment to the family families in Hebei, and almost half of the civil officials in Hebei were born in the family, but even so, the family members in Hebei were not satisfied, and they tried every means to take more benefits from Yuan Xi.

When you're in a bad mood, you feel awkward to see anything. Yuan Xi was in a depressed mood, and Gao Lan, who had never been treated well by him, came to ask for a meeting at this time. Yuan Xi didn't want to see Gao Ran's face at this time, lest he impulsively ask someone to cut off his head, but Gao Ran was not interested, and when he saw Yuan Xi saying that he was tired and wanted to rest, he simply broke into the tent directly.

"Gao Guan! Do you still have a little humility! Yuan Xi asked angrily.

"The Lord is angry, and there will be no words to spit out and be unhappy."

“…… Okay, you say, when I'm done, I'll see how I clean you up! Yuan Xi laughed angrily and glared at Gao Randao.

"Thank you lord, lord, the last general thinks that the court is invincible, rather than being a prisoner in the future, it is better to be a handsome man who understands current affairs."

"Gao Guan! You want to join the enemy! Yuan Xi asked angrily.

"The Lord is wise, and the one who knows the times is the ...... of Junjie"

"Shut up! Come on, and I will drag this greedy man out and cut him down! Yuan Xi interrupted Gao Lan's words and ordered loudly.

Immediately, a small colonel outside the tent rushed in to tie Gao Ran's rope, but Gao Ran didn't resist, but just exhorted Yuan Xi loudly: "Lord, the one who knows the times is Junjie, the court is invincible, and now surrender, you can still keep the ...... of the Yuan family" The voice spread farther and farther, but Yuan Xi was already so angry that his lungs were blown up.

Gao Ran, as the general of Yuan Jun, was suddenly going to be beheaded for public display, and Tian Feng certainly had to ask about such a big matter. When he hurried to Yuan Xi's tent, Yuan Xi was still on the fire.

"The lord is angry, and he also asks the lord to allow Gao to make meritorious contributions."

"Mr. Tian, that high view has no respect and humility for a long time, and today he persuaded me to return to the court as soon as possible, what is the use of such arrogant people staying?" Yuan Xi explained to Tian Feng with patience.

"Lord, I have been born and died in Hebei for many years in Gaolan, and I have no merit and hard work, and I ask the lord to spare him this time." Tian Feng simply knelt down and pleaded with Yuan Xi.

Tian Feng knelt down to people only a handful of times, even Yuan Xi never asked Tian Feng to kneel to himself. Seeing Tian Feng kneeling down to intercede for Gao Ran, Yuan Xi couldn't help but be a little moved, stepped forward and stretched out his hand to help Tian Feng and said, "Mr. Tian, your temperament has always been upright, why do you want to intercede for Gao Ran so much today?" ”

“…… Because the arrogant words that Gao Ran said today were all instructed by Tian Feng. Tian Feng saw that there was no one else in the tent, so he whispered to Yuan Xi.

"Huh?!" Yuan Xi was shocked when he heard this, but before he could feel sad, he listened to Tian Feng explain: "Don't misunderstand, Tian Feng will instruct Gao Ran to do this not for his own glory and wealth, but so that Hebei can defeat the current imperial court." ”

“…… I also asked Mr. Tian to solve Yuan Xi's doubts. ”

"My lord, the court is powerful, you can only outwit, not attack. If you want to defeat the current imperial court, the only way to do it is to combine the inside and the outside. Gao Ran and the lord have always been at odds, and this matter must have been known to the imperial court, so Tian Feng wanted to make a plan, let Gao Ran surrender to the imperial court, blend into the imperial army, and when the time is ripe, he can win the battle. He also asked the lord to forgive him, in order to let Gao Ran eliminate the misunderstanding of the lord, Tian Feng had informed him of the fact that the lord had compromised and made concessions to the Hebei family in order to protect Gao Ran and Zhu Ling. ”

“…… Mr. Tian, I don't know how sure this plan is? Of course, Yuan Xi wouldn't blame Tian Feng for being talkative, but he was just concerned about whether Tian Feng's deception could deceive Liu Xie on the other side.

"If you want to succeed in the deception, you have to make a bitter trick first."

Yuan Xi completely understood now, now that he understood the whole story, his resentment against Gao Ran naturally dissipated a lot, and it just so happened that he was also trying to take this opportunity to clean up Gao Lan, so he readily agreed to Tian Feng's suggestion, and on the grounds that the death penalty crime could be avoided and the living crime was unforgivable, he let Gao Ran beat Gao Ran with eighty spines.

Thanks to Gao Ran's strong body, an ordinary person can die if he can't fight eighty, but even so, Gao Ran is so painful that he dies and loses half of his life.

Being carried back to his camp, Gao Ran lay on the bed and applied medicine to himself by the soldiers around him, while gritting his teeth and said: "I am loyal to his Yuan family, I don't want to get this result in exchange, what do you mean to protect him?" ”

"General, what are you going to do?" The soldiers are Gao Ran's own family, and they are also full of resentment about Gao Ran's beating, and they immediately asked when they heard Gao Ran's words.

“…… You will leave the camp while there is no one......" Gao Ran motioned for his soldiers to approach, and whispered in his own ears.

In the middle of the night, the soldiers who had been instructed by Gao Ran quietly left the Yuan army camp and went straight to the Han army camp located twenty miles southwest of the Yuan army camp. However, compared with the scouts of the Yuan army, the scouts arranged by the Han army outside the camp were more elite, and the soldiers were discovered before they got close to the Han army camp and captured alive.

"Don't kill me, I have an urgent military situation to meet the saint." The soldiers did not dare to resist, and hurriedly shouted after being pushed to the ground.

Since the captive said so, the scout naturally did not take his life rashly, but brought him back to the army, and then reported it layer by layer, sending the news to Liu Xie. Liu Xie had fallen asleep at this time, and after being woken up and listening to the report of his subordinates, he couldn't help but feel puzzled, so he asked people to invite Jia Xu, and ordered Cao Zhang and Guan Ping to lead the crowd to ambush nearby, and then ordered someone to bring the prisoner who claimed to have an urgent military situation into the camp.

"Villain Gundam, meet the Holy One." When the pro-soldier Gundam came in, he immediately knelt down and bowed to Liu Xie.

"Excuse me, you said you had an urgent military situation to meet me, and now that you have seen me, let's talk about what an urgent military situation is." Liu Xie motioned to Cao Zhang and Guan Ping on the side to prepare for the sudden outbreak of this self-proclaimed Gundam person, and asked.

"Yes. The villain is a personal soldier beside General Gao Langao, and this time he came to ask to see the saint, and he brought a message from my general. ”

"Oh? Gao Ran, what did he ask you to bring to me? Liu Xie asked himself if he was not familiar with Gao Ran, and he didn't understand what he had to say to himself when he suddenly sent someone to see him.

"My general said that the Yuan family has no way, he intends to obey the mandate of heaven and surrender to the imperial court, but I don't know if the saint is willing to accept it?" Gundam replied.

Liu Xie and Jia Xu glanced at each other, and their eyes were a little puzzled, this Gao Lan can be regarded as the elder of the Yuan family for two generations, why did he choose to surrender himself at this time?

"What grievances did your general suffer from Yuan Xi?" Liu Xie asked tentatively.

"Exactly. My general had disobeyed the lord's orders in the past to assist the imperial court in blocking the Xianbei people, and since then, the lord has been wary of my general. Today's battle is to leave my general in the camp and not allowed to fight. My general was not convinced, so he argued a few words, maybe what he said was not in tune, which angered the lord and wanted to behead my general, but fortunately, he got Mr. Tian's intercession, so he changed the beheading to a spine cane, but the eighty spine cane also beat my general's skin and flesh open...... "Seeing Liu Xie's question, Gao Gao recited the words that he had discussed with Gao Ran in advance.

After Gundam finished speaking, Liu Xie understood the whole story, but I don't know what happened, Liu Xie always had a sense of déjà vu, and he couldn't remember the specific source for a while, but he always felt that he had an impression.

"My lord, beware of deception." Jia Xu reminded Liu Xiedao in a low voice.

Liu Xie nodded slightly when he heard this, and said to Gao Gao: "Go back and tell your general that the door of the imperial court will always be open to him." As long as he is willing to come, say hello in advance, and I will order someone to answer him. ”