Walking along the riverbank for a while, waiting for the sunset to fall, before turning the horse's head, the afterglow of the sunset was fiery red, reflecting the blood on the grassland, countless corpses were placed in the narrow grassland corridor, several wild dogs competed to eat, two soldiers of the Dingguo Army roared with guns, and it was enough to whine a few times, and scattered in all directions. The soldiers of the Dingguo Army cleaned up the battlefield, and in the general's mansion, there was a woman kneeling in the hall.

Zhao Yougong sat on the main seat, and the generals sat in two rows, only Xiao Zhiyun knelt on the ground with heavy eyebrows, because she let go of Yelu Dashi. According to military law, it is a serious crime to kill the head of the enemy general by secretly releasing it, not to mention that it is the generalissimo of Xijing who is released.

Somehow, at this time, the generals of the Dingguo Army didn't seem to be as angry as before, and even Yang Zaixing sat quietly in his chair. Why is this happening? This is Dongfang Jin's credit, there are some things that Zhao Yougong is inconvenient to say, but Dongfang Jin still says it. Dongfang Jin had never understood why Zhao Yougong wanted Xiao Zhiyun to occupy Ningwu Pass, but when the news of Xiao Zhiyun's private release of Yelu Dashi came, he figured it all out. If you think about it carefully, it seems that you really can't kill Yelu Dashi. Now the Jurchens are strong and strong, and it is only a matter of time before they capture the Dading Mansion in Zhongjing, and after the Jurchens capture the Dading Mansion, they will definitely go west, and the one who can fight with the Jurchens in the territory of the Liao State is Yelu Dashi. Today's Dingguo Army is still too weak, and it is far from reaching the Cheng dù of fighting hard with the Jurchens, so wouldn't it be good to let Yelu Dashi guard the east for the Dingguo Army, and also leave a buffer for himself?

Just half an hour ago, Dongfang Jin told Han Shizhong his thoughts, Han Shizhong was already a smart person, and then nodded to the generals. Only then did he appease the anger of the generals. Now Xiao Zhiyun knelt on the ground to receive the punishment. It's mostly a walk-around formality. Where is His Royal Highness Zhao willing to punish her? Therefore, Han Shizhong stood up and arched his hand very interestingly, "Your Highness, Xiao Shuai let Yelu Dashi pass the customs, which is also benevolent and righteous, but I can understand it, and I hope that His Royal Highness will look at Xiao Shuai's past feelings and be extrajudicial and gracious." ”

Listen to Han Shizhong's words. Wu Jue's brows jumped, and the corners of his mouth darkened, this Han Liangchen talked nonsense, and he was still so serious. With Han Shizhong taking the lead, the other generals also hurriedly got up and echoed, in short, everything was said, as if His Royal Highness Zhao was going to punish Xiao Zhiyun, and King Zhao Xiaojun was a mediocre and incompetent person. Zhao Yougong still had a tense face, and Xiao Zhiyun, who was kneeling on the ground, was full of slander, and it was okay to pretend. Why is it not over yet? Mei's eyes lifted slightly, and a cold shot out in an instant. Zhao Yougong saw that Xiao Meiren was angry, and he didn't dare to stand up, so he hurriedly got off the donkey down the slope and said, "If it weren't for the generals to intercede for you, this king will punish you heavily." ”

"Your Highness Xie Kaien" As he spoke, Xiao Zhiyun had already stood up consciously, and King Zhao Xiaojun smiled awkwardly, because he felt a thick resentment.

There is nothing important to discuss this time, as soon as Xiao Zhiyun's problem passes, the generals will disperse, after all, the war has just ended, and there are still many things to deal with. The Dingguo army was full of joy, but it was a different situation in Shuozhou City, a hundred miles away, and they insisted all the way from Ningwuguan, but Yelu Dashi still fell ill. The 120,000 army, plus Xiao Sixian's soldiers and horses who fled before and Xiao Yue, who led the troops to withdraw, survived less than 20,000 people, so that's it, and also lost the Bianguan and Ningwu Pass, and after the first battle, all the advantages of the southwest of Daliao were gone. Jerodashi did not dare to fall asleep, because when he closed his eyes, he would see a fire and the rumbling explosion.

Yelu Dashi was seriously ill and could not be a director, so the temporary director was replaced by Xi Wang Xiao Gan, and there were only six people sitting in Shuozhou Mansion. These six people are also all the generals who survived, and the other generals were all trapped outside Wuzhou City, after this battle, there were more than 50,000 soldiers and horses left in Xijing, and the generals were even more pitiful, which was really a big injury.

Xiao Gan frowned, he was not only sad because of the defeat, but more worried about the things that would follow, how should this defeat be reported to Shangjing? said that the state government was still discussing how to report to Yelu Hongji, and in Hongzhou, there were already several fast horses heading towards Shangjing. After Xiao Si fled to Hongzhou first, he settled down, he didn't dare to continue to return to the east, he was really afraid that His Majesty would blame him, and this escape from the battlefield was a capital crime. But when he heard that Yelu Dashi's 60,000 troops were defeated outside Wuzhou City, he secretly laughed to himself, so he hurriedly repaired a letter and sent it to Linhuang Mansion in Shangjing.

On the sixteenth day of May, in the rejuvenation courtyard of the palace of Linhuang Mansion in Beijing, an elegant piano sound came out slowly, and a woman in a red gauze shirt sat in front of the desk. The woman is about twenty-seven or eighteen years old, her hair is pulled up, a jasper phoenix hairpin is unusually warm, she has a face that charms all beings, light eyebrows, charming eyes, small pink lips are as thin as cicada wings, tight skin and snow, beautiful as a palace. She is extremely beautiful, but she looks like Xiao Zhiyun ten years later, the same beauty and nobility, but between her eyebrows, she is a little less heroic than Xiao Zhiyun, but that little weakness makes men cherish it more.

Who is this woman who has captivated the country and the city? She is the most beautiful pearl of the Yaolin tribe in the past hundred years, Xiao Guanyin, the goddess of Heluo. Her beauty, like the wind on the horizon, makes people intoxicated at a glance. Her beauty, like an autumn chrysanthemum, chases the sun. Her beauty is like the snow of distant mountains, elegant and cannot be blasphemed. The flawless figure, enchanting and colorful, the pink jade neck is like a touch of white satin. Bright eyes, every move, every smile, are the most moving scenery in the world.

There was a man kneeling next to Xiao Guanyin, the man was in his early twenties, his posture was tall, his starry eyes were bright, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and he was holding a beautiful man, but he looked weak. This person is the official Zhao Weiyi, this person is proficient in music, especially good at the qin, Xiao Guanyin is obsessed with music, so he ordered Zhao Weiyi to enter the palace to teach. After talking about the song, Xiao Guanyin withdrew his hand and smiled, "How about this song?" ”

"Niangniang is very talented, she is excellent, if this finger is lighter, the song will be much better!" Zhao Wei's words were euphemistic, Xiao Guanyin is also a smart person, is his fingers too stiff?

Xiao Guanyin and Zhao Wei talked and laughed, but she didn't know that this qiē angered a woman, this is the palace maid Shan Deng of the Rejuvenation Courtyard. Shan Dengben was the imperial uncle, the world's generalissimo of soldiers and horses Yelu Chongyuan's mansion on the top of the maid, after Yelu Chongyuan's death, he entered the palace to serve. Shan Deng is proficient in music and rhythm, and he also wants to rely on the relationship with Queen Xiao Guanyin in the Rejuvenation Courtyard, so as to enter the sight of His Majesty, but somehow. Xiao Guanyin just can't look down on Shan Deng. I would rather invite the official Zhao Wei to enter the palace. Nor did he ask her for advice. Shan Deng has been ambitious since she entered the palace, and her heart is extremely ruthless, once she holds a grudge against someone, she will definitely not forget it.

But Xiao Guanyin didn't know about this, where did she think that her life would be ruined at the hands of a little palace maid?

In the Rejuvenation Courtyard, Xiao Guanyin was waiting for Yelu Hongji to come, but he failed to do so. I heard that there is another newcomer in the palace. I think I came to rest there, right? Usually, Xiao Guanyin would not be wrong to think so, but this time, she thought wrong, before the time passed, a eunuch came to report, saying that His Majesty was angry in the imperial study, Xiao Guanyin got up and went to the imperial study.

At this time, in the imperial study, only Yelu Hongji, and the others were all driven out by him. The sound of ping-pong kept ringing, and it was obvious that Yelu Hongji was smashing things. Xiao Guanyin's heart sank. His Majesty is rarely so angry, pushing the door in, but unfortunately the celadon horse has been flying and falling directly under his feet and becoming shattered. Xiao Guanyin's ruddy face turned pale with fright, and Yelu Hongji was also stunned, and said worriedly, "Qingluo, why are you here?" Why don't you say it, what if it hits you? ”

Xiao Guanyin took two steps, held Yelu Hongji's arm, shook his head and frowned, "Your Majesty, the slave family is fine, what's wrong with you, why did you make such a big fire?" Listen to the persuasion of the slave family, everything is precious to the dragon body! ”

"Hey, how do you know" After Yelu Hongji saw Xiao Guanyin, the anger in his heart was much less, he took a letter from the case, and said with a bitter face, "Take a look for yourself." ”

This is a letter written by Xiao Sixian himself, in which Xiao Sixian cried in every possible way, accusing Yelu Dashi of not knowing about military affairs, leading to the defeat of Wuzhou, and more than 100,000 casualties. If it weren't for him Xiao Si seeing that the situation was not right, he would lead people to retreat to the southeast first, maybe these thousands of soldiers and horses in Beijing would also be lost.

After reading this letter, Xiao Guanyin's eyebrows were frowned, and there was a look of disbelief in his eyes. More than 100,000 casualties? How is this possible? If you say who is the most capable of fighting in Daliao, who else can there be besides Yelu Dashi? The Xijing garrison is strong and strong, the strong generals are like rain, and the three generals Yelusha, Pang He, and Han Dexiang are guarded, even if they are defeated, how can they be defeated so badly?

"Your Majesty, this letter is untrue, and it needs to be confirmed" Xiao Guanyin knows what kind of characters Xiao Fengxian's brothers are, they have long been thinking about seizing the military power of Xijing, those few people are ambitious and talented, if they are really in charge of Xijing soldiers and horses, wouldn't it be a catastrophe for Da Liao? Therefore, at this time, it is no longer important whether the defeat is true or false, the most important thing is to keep Yelu Dashi.

Xiao Guanyin had the intention to delay for Yelu Dashi, and it was good to wait for Yelu Dashi's documents to be sent, but Yelu Hongji didn't seem to listen at all, he opened his mouth and sneered, "No need to confirm, just now there was a fast horse back to Beijing, saying that Wuzhou was defeated, and the situation was not much different from what Xiao Sixian wrote." Hehe, an army of more than 100,000 was defeated and lost by less than 40,000 Han people, with more than 100,000 casualties, haha more than 100,000, what kind of Cheng dù does he have to be incompetent to bury more than 100,000 Daliao warriors? ”

These days, Yelu Hongji has not been very good, the Great Song Xingbing in the south has just been defeated, and a Zhao Yougong has emerged in the southwest, not to mention the land in Fuzhong, and also occupies the city of Wuzhou in Daliao. That's it, and the Jurchens also began to move, planning to fight and go down to the city of Tokyo. has been accumulating a belly of anger, and now that Wuzhou has failed miserably, this evil fire has completely exploded.

It's true? Are the casualties really so heavy? The shock in Xiao Guanyin's heart can be imagined, but she still helped Yelu Hongji to sit down, "Your Majesty, you think that Yelu Dashi has led the army for many years, and he is well versed in the art of war and strategy, how can he be easily defeated by the Han people." The slave family thought, there must be something strange about this matter, it is better to find out, if it is a hasty cure of Yelu Dashi's sin, wouldn't it be self-cutting off his arm? ”

Listening to Xiao Guanyin's words, although Yelu Hongji was a little reluctant to admit it, he had to calm down. Thinking about it carefully, Yelu Dashi is really too important to Da Liao, if there is no him, how much prestige does the royal clan still have in the army? Thinking like this, Yelu Hongji already had a preliminary plan in his heart.

On 17 May, the Linhuang Mansion held a grand court meeting, and at this time, the news of the Wuzhou fiasco had reached Shangjing, and the ministers of civil and military affairs had already known what had happened. At the beginning of the court meeting, the prime minister Zhang Lin, the king of the Southern Courtyard Yelu Yixin, the governor Zhang Xiaojie, the privy council envoy Xiao Fengxian and others led the civil and military forces to severely punish Yelu Dashi. However, a few people such as Yelu Yujian and Xiao Yu said that there was a reason for the incident and should be treated with caution. However, in the end, Yelu Yixin was powerful, and the voice of severely punishing Yelu Dashi quickly took over.

And Yelu Hongji also has his own ideas, seeing that so many people in the DPRK are in a hurry to impeach Yelu Dashi, this time the army was defeated, and countless crimes were also listed, such as embezzling Huangzhuang, embezzling military salaries, and robbing people's daughters, all the charges jumped out, but the more so, the more firm Yelu Hongji's mind to keep Yelu Dashi. Yelu Hongji is not a Ming Jun, he is lustful and does not know about military affairs, but he has an advantage, that is, he knows a little about the way of a king. I remember that when the imperial uncle was dying, he said that in the future, the military affairs will be handed over to Yelu Dashi, and the political affairs will be entrusted to Yelu Yujian. Yeluhonki has been doing this all these years. (To be continued......)