finally returned to the house and went to bed, Ah Jiao watched Yuan Zhonghua sit down and lean on a few days, this is the moment of the day that can really relax. The room was lit up, of course, it was not as bright as during the day, only the silver-red clothes worn by Yuan Zhonghua looked more shiny under the lamp, lining the whole room.

Yuan Zhonghua leaned on the table, his elbows rested on the table, his hands on his forehead, and his eyes closed. Ah Jia felt that her eyebrows were frowning. It's no wonder that on this day, Mrs. still doesn't know how to go up and down. From before the general set out on the expedition, the two of them were awkward. As soon as the general went to the west, for so many days, there was not a day when the princess did not look forward to his return soon.

Later, I learned that the general was defeated in Shayuan and was injured, so I was even more worried. Finally looking forward to the return of the general, there is such a thing in the palace today, no wonder the princess is suspenseful. It's okay to meet, but Lord Lang didn't return home when he returned to Yecheng. In fact, there is no need to ask, Ah Jiao also understands where Lord Lang has gone.

Thinking of this, Ah Jiao glanced at the princess again. Yuan Zhonghua's cuffs drooped to completely expose a section of his forearm, and his skin looked delicate and moisturized under the light. Ah Jiao glanced at Yuan Zhonghua who seemed to be asleep again. In her eyes, the princess is not a beautiful woman who captivates the country and the city, but she has a kind of unearthly fairy spirit. It's just that the princess is really not the kind of general likes.

"Ahh Yuan Zhonghua called her, opened his eyes, and looked up at her, "You know where the general is." She wasn't in a questioning tone, she was in an affirmative tone.

Ah Jiao had never seen Yuan Zhonghua's stern and reproachful eyes, so she quickly knelt down and looked at Yuan Zhonghua, her heart was indeed confused for a moment, but she finally replied, "The general is in Dongbai Hall." ”

Yuan Zhonghua exhaled a long breath, as if a stone in his heart had fallen to the ground. "I think ......," she seemed to blurt out, but stopped before she could finish her sentence.

In fact, there is no need for Yuan Zhonghua to finish speaking, Ah Jiao also knows what she wants to say. The princess even thought that she would go to Dongbai Hall to find the general at this moment, and she must have been extremely confused. But one is already this hour, and the time is not right; Second, her identity can't do what she says she does, and she can't be so capricious.

"Maybe Lord Lang has something important to do, and it's inconvenient to discuss politics in the mansion." Ah Jiao persuaded.

Yuan Zhonghua's thoughts were dispelled. Ah Jiao does have a point, if you want to discuss things with Chen Yuankang, Cui Jishu and others, it is indeed convenient in Dongbai Hall. Yuan Zhonghua didn't speak again, but he was a little envious of the dancing girl he had never met. In Dongbaitang, her husband belongs to her, and she belongs alone.

Ah Jiao looked at Yuan Zhonghua, who was silent and obviously disappointed, and thought to herself, even if the prince doesn't return home tonight, he should come back tomorrow, right?

In the greenhouse of Dongbai Hall, Chen Yuankang, Cui Jishu, Cui Xian, and Yang Yu have been waiting for a while. But none of the four of them spoke to anyone, obviously each with their own thoughts.

Chen Yuankang was ordered by the general to send the other three people to Dongbai Hall to wait, and those three people naturally did not dare to slack off. Originally, the deliberations were all in Minghe Hall, but who knew that it actually broke the general's good deeds. It's not broken, it's broken, although I didn't see anything, and I didn't dare to look at it, but the sound inside was clearly heard outside. The prince had no intention of avoiding them, nor was he afraid that they would know. Of course, they all know who the prince is, but after all, such a crash is still a little embarrassing. It's them who are embarrassed, not the sons of the world.

For this, the prince actually drove them all to the greenhouse. The greenhouse is cramped, and it is not as comfortable as the Narumusen. In the past, the meeting was in the Minghe Hall, and I rarely went to the greenhouse. Isn't that obviously for that dancing girl? The most dissatisfied is Cui Xian, who always wants to take the opportunity to persuade the general to move this dancing girl out of Dongbai Hall.

But because the idea was originally made by his uncle Cui Jishu, and secondly, he was afraid of the general's willfulness, so he hadn't figured out how to persuade him to be more effective. I didn't expect the general to toss even more out of line. He is not afraid that the general will have an outer room and be spoiled too much, what he is most afraid of is that the general does not distinguish between inside and outside, and because of a little dancing girl, he will mess up his temperament and then become stupid.

No one else thinks as much as Cui Xian thinks. Chen Yuankang and Cui Jishu are both very confident in Shizi. Chen Yuankang doesn't discuss the private affairs of the prince, and Cui Jishu is actually not surprised, because he has seen too much. Yang Su was the most calm, and he could still smile on his face, waiting for the general without hurry.

Everyone thought that the general must be in low spirits when he came in, so no one expected to have a long talk tonight. Obviously, the general is injured and has just been overworked, and needs to rest to recover his injuries and strength. Whether it's with the emperor or pampering the dancing girl, it's a very energy-consuming and physical thing. But unexpectedly, as soon as the general came in, the four of them all denied their thoughts in an instant.

Gao Cheng was injured and had to change into clean clothes. The red robe was neatly dressed, and the hooked and dropped bands were tied with a copper ribbon. Maybe because of the big sleeves, the more the waist looks very thin and looks very energetic. The hair is also meticulously tied and decorated with a small crown of purple jade. Especially in the light background, a pair of green eyes are deep and keen. The whole person does not look a little sluggish. On the contrary, he is more energetic than these few people who are preoccupied.

Cui Xian originally wanted to use the words of persuasion but finally did not say it.

Chen Yuankang secretly breathed a sigh of relief, thinking in his heart that Shizi's injury probably didn't matter for the time being.

Only Cui Jishu stared at a few bruises on Shizi's cheeks, thinking that if he saw it in the daytime, he wouldn't know how shocking it would be. He suddenly felt that the prince's reluctance to return to the house might be because he was worried and worried that the princess would see it. The prince's skin is like clotted fat, such traces are too obvious, and it is impossible for the princess not to notice it.

Several people reflected after a moment of surprise and paid their respects. Gao Cheng had already sat down, "No need to be polite. As he commanded, he motioned to a few men who had straightened up, asking them all to sit down and talk. He glanced at a few people and got straight to the point, "In the battle of Shayuan, Yuwen Black Otter won a big victory, and sooner or later it is inevitable to fight again." It's better to wait for the rabbit than to strike first, what do you think? ”

Several people looked at the general as if they had no idea and asked, and they were all cautious in their hearts.

"General, in the Battle of Tongguan, Yuwen Black Otter defeated the strong with the weak, and at that time, the Western Thieves regarded the famine as invincible, let alone the strength to resist me. In the battle of Shayuan, Yuwen Black Otter took the initiative to offend first, with no soldiers and no food, and he was able to defeat my hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen, isn't it a strange thing? Cui Xian is not very polite when he opens his mouth, he is not a military general, and he does not understand warfare, but he only knows what to say about the time, place, and people. In this case, I'm afraid that no one will dare to talk to Gao Cheng except Cui Xian.

"Choi Siam! Lord Lang let you make up your mind, but didn't hold you accountable! Cui Jishu couldn't help but scold his nephew.

Gao Cheng's eyes swept over Cui Jishu like electricity, and Cui Jishu immediately shut up.

"Forgive me, uncle, don't blame me, I don't know where I lost, let alone fight again in the future? Is it that we are willing to make a truce, Yuwen Black Otter is willing? Cui Xian was unceremonious, seemingly respectful, but in fact tough. But he does have a point.

"Yuwen Black Otter is just a fluke. The traitors, full of conspiracies, are all the strategies of some invisible people, and the lord of Lang fell for him. If you do deceit, how can it last? Cui Jishu glanced at Gao Cheng and retorted to his nephew.

"Yuwen Black Otter is a ......" said that it was talking about the war, but when it came to Yuwentai, Yang Su smiled and persuaded, "It seems inappropriate to say that it is a traitor and conspirator." It's just ......" Yang Su looked at Gao Cheng with a smile, "He is indeed different from the general. ”

Gao Cheng was not in a hurry or angry, and looked at Yang Su with interest, "What's the difference?" Let's talk about the long history. I want to hear from Tsumihiko to tell the truth. "Sounds very generous.

Several other people were also interested in the topic, but no one dared to talk about it so blatantly.

"Yuwen Black Otter is good at waiting for opportunities, and will never let go of opportunities when they have them. Because he was young and had many disasters and disobedience in everything, he knew that the opportunity was not easy to come by, and since he came, he must seize it. The black otter was able to enter the Fuyue army when Guanzhong was changing, and then subdue Guanlong, and then destroyed Hou Mo Chen Yue in one go, and lowered Lingzhou Cao Ni is the best proof. Although the prince is generous, he should not talk about strategy and morality with people like the black otter, if he was really ruthless at that time, he took advantage of his unstable foothold to exterminate the black otter with a desperate victory, and there would be no such things later. Yang Su was really bold, and he began to count the past events back to his roots.

Cui Jishu was afraid that Gao Cheng would be displeased, and besides, he didn't think there was any point in bringing these things out again, so he interjected, "Don't say what happened, don't tell what happened, and now Changshi still counts the old things, isn't it too meaningless?" He glanced at Gao Cheng, and there were still some words that he didn't say again, and then looked at Yang Su, and secretly thought, do you really want to hold on to the past, criticize the scales, and anger the prince?

Gao Cheng didn't mind, and said with a smile, "Everyone sees what they see, but it doesn't hurt to say it." He didn't necessarily agree with Yang Su, but he could still listen to such words.

"The general is not as vicious as the black otter." Yang Su said, "When the emperor was in the old capital of Luoyang on the day of his departure, he favored Hu Sichun and other ministers, and insisted on resisting King Gao and the generals everywhere. The emperor is not for the public heart of the society, but is really dissatisfied with the selfishness of the king and the general. The emperor's temperament is indignant, as long as the government comes from the king and the general, the emperor will do the opposite, and he will not ask whether it is right or wrong. What virtues can such people have for the Emperor of Great Wei? It's not an exaggeration to say that it's disgusting. Both King Gao and the Great General have always tolerated it. Yuwen Black Otter was never soft and harmed the emperor's life. Although it has the name of killing the monarch, it has avoided the aftermath of the chaos of the monarch. The general generously spared Yuwen's black otter life several times. Try to see Cao Ni, descended and rebelled, Yuwen Black Otter attacked the city, flooded the city with water, never left a single living mouth, and completely wiped out the trouble. ”

Gao Cheng didn't expect this. It's not that he can't be vicious, it's just that he never thought to be so vicious.

"Changshi wants the son of the world to become a vicious person?" Cui Xian asked disdainfully.

"Wisdom, faith, benevolence, courage, and strictness." Yang Su smiled indifferently, "If there is no husband's decision, only the kindness of a woman, what is the use?" Yuwen Black Otter is a general who seeks the country, not a woman and child in the house. If you are not ruthless to the enemy, you are not responsible for yourself, what is there to praise? I don't want the son of the world to learn from Yuwen Black Otter, and I am not a long-tongued woman, the long night is long, and I have to spend it by talking about things and people's strengths and weaknesses. ”

"Ji Lun, you might as well learn from Yuwen Black Otter, and those who should not be tolerated will never be tolerated." Gao Cheng suddenly looked at Cui Xian and ordered meaningfully.

The meaning in these words was very deep, and several other people couldn't help but look at Cui Xian, not quite understanding what Shizi meant.

Cui Xian was full of teaching, and said respectfully, "The general's instructions Ji Lunlao keep in mind. ”

"Changshi thinks I'm inferior to Yuwen Black Otter everywhere, right?" Gao Cheng ignored others and looked at Yang Su half-jokingly.

"Of course not." Yang Yu replied calmly, "The general is both a king and a domineering, and the victory of the Yuwen Black Otter is just a villain's act, and it will be defeated by the general in the long run." ”

Cui Jishu couldn't help but glance at Yang Su in admiration.

"Shayuan doesn't need to be mentioned again." Gao Cheng was inevitably a little depressed, and made it clear that he was not allowed to mention the defeat of Shayuan again, and of course the defeat of Tongguan naturally did not need to be mentioned again. "Sooner or later, it is inevitable to fight again, rather than waiting, it is better to plan in advance." That's what he wants to talk about today.

"Why should the general be in a hurry? Someone is more anxious than the general. Yang Su smiled.

Gao Cheng was stunned at first, but he understood it in an instant. Hou Jing lost the land of Henan, how could he not seek to recover it?

"His person cannot be trusted, and the general cannot be fully committed to him." Chen Yuankang, who had not spoken, suddenly said. Obviously, he also understood what Yang Su meant.

Cui Jishu and Cui Xian are both smart people, of course they don't need to be reminded, otherwise how can they be Gao Cheng's henchmen and think tanks?

"How is Gao Aocao?" Gao Cheng no longer had any scruples, and simply asked bluntly.

"Shizi Takami." Cui Jishu said with a smile. Tie up Hou Jing and Gao Aocao together, it's really a clever strategy, Gao Aocao can not only suppress Hou Jing, but also Gao Aocao is a wanderer, he wants to kill people, he wants to set fire to him, even King Gao has to rely on him, not to mention Hou Jing?

"The prince might as well let the Metropolitan Governor and Situ rule the tiger prison together, and wait for the opportunity." Chen Yuankang cautiously made a suggestion.

Gao Cheng listened carefully to what Chen Yuankang said and did not respond. In fact, he responded in his heart, and he knew each other very well, and he didn't need to respond with words. is already tacit, Chen Yuankang also understands what the prince means.

"Changshi is right, I am not the same person as the black otter," Gao Cheng had already turned his gaze to Yang Su. "I'm not going to learn to be a black otter either. Today, Chuan'er and others are indeed not here to discuss people's strengths and weaknesses, nor are they eager to take revenge for a momentary defeat. Gao Cheng leaned on the table a little lazily, but his sharp eyes slowly swept over the four people one by one. The defeat of the sand garden can afford to lose,"

He himself mentioned the matter of Shayuan, and none of the four dared to respond. Because the four of them didn't understand in their hearts, can this matter be mentioned or not? I just said that I wouldn't let me mention it, and I took the initiative to mention it first. Only Cui Jishu secretly laughed at Lord Lang in his heart, he was really a monk who couldn't touch me. But no one dared to oppose him.

"It doesn't matter if you lose the cities of Hebei and the counties of Henan, but they are all vassals of the wind, who can betray me today and the black otter tomorrow. Even if the black otter won these many cities and counties, it might not have the strength to defend it. I advise the princes to take a long-term view, and the important thing is to hold the passages and fortresses, which are not only conducive to my travel between the east and the west, but also to defend and choke the road of the black otter in danger and prevent them from coming and going freely. Gao Cheng sat up straight as he spoke, swept away the laziness just now, and was full of energy, turned slightly sideways and pointed to the map hanging on his side.