In the Prime Minister's Mansion in Chang'an, there was such a scene.

The eldest princess Yuan Yuying, the wife of the prime minister and the eldest princess who has always lived in the house, has her hair tied up like a man today, and she is wearing two crotch armor, which is not at all dignified and well-mannered. She made an exception in the main hall of the mansion and listened to the partial general who sent the military newspaper to tell how Situ Gao Ao Cao of the Eastern Wei Dynasty captured Wuguan and broke Shangluo and had reached Lantian Pass.

Rouran's son Bald Tujia was watching from outside the hall. He saw that Yuan Yuying didn't say a word when he listened to the report, and his expression was as usual, not like the current enemy, but quite a bit of the Han people's said that Mount Tai collapsed in front of him and his color remained unchanged. Yuan Yuying has no fat powder on her face, no hairpin ring on her head, and she has washed away the lead and retreated from luxury to show her heroic nature. It even gave Bald Tujia the illusion that he was a shrewd and resolute young man in front of him rather than a lonely and depressed deep woman.

After listening to the report, Bald Tujia thought to himself that his father's head soldier Khan Anagou would definitely not miss such a good opportunity. For the Rouran Division, it doesn't matter who wins or loses, what matters is to win the maximum benefit for themselves. Father must have begun to try his hand at the border between the two Wei Dynasty, ready to make a surprise attack with cavalry that comes and goes like the clouds and the wind. And the target of this raid may be both the Eastern Wei border and the Western Wei border, and the purpose is both: the Rouran Department wants to strengthen itself.

Seeing that the mistress was calm, all kinds of people in the house, who were already a little chaotic, slowly calmed down. Yuan Yuying instructed everyone to do their own thing, there is no need to panic, the more this time is the more tightly guarded, and the more trouble is not caused by chaos. After clearing out the idle people, he asked if he had reported the news to the emperor in the palace. Presumably, her husband Junyu Wentai already knew that he would definitely try his best to save Chang'an, and at the same time protect his saint and wife. Yuan Yuying did not have the slightest doubt about this.

After asking, Yuan Yuying instructed Nan Qiao to prepare and immediately enter the palace to face the saint. Waiting for Nan Qiao to take the order and leave, Bald Tujia slowly paced in.

"Madame wants to enter the palace, can you take me with you?" He asked, as if chattering.

Yuan Yuying glanced at Bald Tujia, and she could read distrust in her eyes. Bald Tujia looked at her, thinking that she was going to be rejected, and was thinking about how to convince her, but she didn't expect Yuan Yuying to suddenly say, "It's okay." "This was a bit of a surprise to Bald Jia. But before he could say anything, he suddenly saw Nan Qiao, who had just gone, coming in a hurry.

"Madam, Your Majesty's holy car has come and has already entered the mansion." Nan Qiao's tone was full of surprise.

Yuan Yuying was also stunned, but quickly reflected, her expression returned to normal, she got up and glanced at Bald Tujia and walked outside. The man had already walked out and threw a sentence over, "Come with me to greet the holy driver." ”

The main hall is not far from the gate of the mansion, and the emperor must have come out to visit the prime minister's mansion privately, and he came in a hurry. As soon as he took a few steps out of Yuan Yuying's welcome, he saw a young man in black hakama and two-crotch armor striding towards him as if no one was around. The man looked young, with an extraordinary bearing, like a brave general. Bald Tujia took a closer look, it was actually the emperor's ingots torch, he didn't know the ingots torch, but he just didn't recognize it.

Bald Tujia never believed that this heroic man between his eyebrows was actually the Yuan Bao Torch of the Western Wei Emperor who was still weak and weak when he met him a few days ago. This made him very interested in this man. After the prostration, he silently stepped aside.

Yuan Baoju didn't seem to pay too much attention to Bald Tujia, and went straight to Yuan Yuying, and asked directly, "Gao Aocao has broken through Shangluo and arrived at Lantian Pass, and the prime minister is in Guangyang, I don't know how Dou Tai of Tongguan and Gao Cheng of Pusaka are doing now, what countermeasures does Madame have?" ”

Bald Tujia suddenly felt funny again. It turned out that the emperor was dressed like this, and he seemed to be looking at the world, but he came straight to the prime minister's mansion, but he pretended to be here, and he actually came to ask a deep lady for advice. Looking at the conversation between this pair of clan brothers and sisters, who were completely different from their usual outfits, he didn't even think that this scene was real.

At this time, Yuan Yuying's armor was not deliberately obsessed with etiquette, and he replied thoughtfully, "Your Majesty, Gao Aocao has not yet captured Lantian Pass, and Chang'an is not in a hurry, so it is better to wait and see what happens, and be prepared to hold on for a long time." Besides, I don't know what the situation is when Dacheng gets along, and it may not be a really uncontrollable situation. Even if Chang'an is in an emergency, if Dacheng wins, he will definitely return to his master to save him. There are also Wuxing and Qiuchi, and you can also return to the division to defend the national capital. Your Majesty need not be overly anxious. ”

Don't act rashly, Bald Tujia felt that what Yuan Yuying said was completely reasonable. I felt that I really underestimated this prime minister's wife in the past. It's just that I didn't expect this emperor to be so calm just after a small defeat, and I want to see how panicked he will be.

Yuan Yuju didn't notice the bald Tujia who was watching at all, and smiled at Yuan Yuying and said, "Madam and Gu Xiang are slightly the same." Mrs. only lives in the mansion, and if there is a slight accident in the relationship, Lone will immediately lead the palace guards out of Chang'an to rescue the prime minister. ”

Bald Tujia didn't expect Yuan Bao Ju to say such a thing, it turned out that he actually thought so.

"Your Majesty, never." Yuan Yuying lost her voice. has already lost a Yuan Xiu, if the Son of Heaven is killed again, will the Great Wei Sheji still be able to withstand such a tragic change? "It is a disgrace to the ministers to protect the holy chariot with their lives, so that the lord has such worries." Yuan Yuying almost wept, but she looked directly at the emperor with pride, and her tears did not fall.

"Madame doesn't have to be like this, lonely and prime minister share weal and woe. Dongkou doesn't recognize Gu as the Son of Heaven of the Great Wei, if Gu's life can be exchanged for Guanzhong to rest the war and support the people, why not? "The ingot torch seems to be breezy and light, and it is as light as if it were not his life at all.

Bald Tujia's heart suddenly lit up, and she took advantage of this stall to say, "Your Majesty and Madame don't have to worry. I can send a letter to my Khan's father now, and ask the cavalry of the Rouran Division to take the border of the Eastern Wei Dynasty to confuse its square inches and make it impossible for him to concentrate on Guanzhong, which must also be useful. ”

This is actually a good idea for Rou Ran to kill two birds with one stone, which can not only make the Western Wei appreciate the feelings, but also take advantage of the situation to reap the benefits from the Eastern Wei, and maybe take the opportunity to blackmail the Eastern Wei. Anyway, there are only benefits and no disadvantages, Bald Tujia thought to herself, this is a logical reason to give Father Khan.

Yuan Baoju and Yuan Yuying turned their heads together to look at Bald Tujia.

The northerly winds, which had been blowing for several days, finally stopped. The night was clear, the night was full of stars, and a bright moon was in his hands. Yu Wentai and Yu Jin, who have been under house arrest for several days, seem to be sitting still, but in fact they are waiting to see what happens. But what they never expected was that the person who came to release them was actually Hou He, the general of Wuwei.

Hou He's injuries are not all healed, but since Gao Cheng was rude to him, his whole personality has changed greatly.

Yuwentai and Yu Jin don't really need someone to deliberately let them go. If you really want to go, although it takes a lot of effort, you will definitely be able to walk.

Hou He took a few people, easily solved the sentry guards, and released Yuwentai and Yu Jin. This surprised both Yu Wentai and Yu Jin. At the same time, the three of them seemed to have a tacit understanding with each other, no one said a word, and their actions were extremely cooperative.

"General Wuwei is not afraid that the general will know that you let us go?" Yu Jin rarely had a curiosity.

"The prince of Puyang County is an old friend of the prime minister, how can he not save it?" Hou He mentioned his father Hou Jing. But obviously he is not because of his father Hou Jing, this is something that all three of them understand in their hearts.

But it seems that father and son are finally in touch. Hou Jingben is a person who leaves a way around, maybe the friendship is not sincere, but the critical moment is also the way out.

It really made Gao Cheng right, and he was not stupid to return, and Hou He was indeed not stupid. It's just that he has never met someone like Gao Cheng who doesn't give him face and dares to insult him in public.

Unexpectedly, the journey was extremely smooth, until he crossed the river from the pontoon bridge built by Gao Cheng to the west bank, and Yu Jindu had been wondering if this was the general's strategy. But whether it was a ploy or not, it was time for them to come back. If this is the case, it will not be a bad thing to arouse the suspicion and overthrow of the Eastern Wei army.

Yu Wentai looked at the lights on the east bank by the Yellow River, and couldn't help but sigh, "Gao Zihui is so desperate for his life, the sentry guard is useless, and this person will suffer from it in the future." ”

The news came quickly, and one after another.

The Eastern Wei Doutai Army crossed the Yellow River from Fengling, and Yuwentai was in the Gaocheng camp at this time, but the Western Wei Army concentrated all its superior forces, and the Hussar General Zhao Gui led the army to Tongguan day and night. Zhao Gui went out of Tongguan and then east to Xiaoguan, and chose a place where Muze was ambushed on all sides, only waiting for the brave Eastern Wei army pioneer and governor Dou Tai to arrive, and then introduced it into the quagmire of Muze.

When he was embattled, Dou Tai found that it was already surrounded by the Western Wei army, and tens of thousands of iron horsemen were stuck in the quagmire and could not break through. When the Western Wei army fired thousands of crossbows in unison, coupled with the panic of self-crowding and stampede, Dou Tai's iron cavalry had been killed and wounded. The governor Dou Tai was hit by several arrows in his body, knowing that he could not get out of the encirclement, Dou Tai finally raised his sword and killed himself, saving face. When he was dying, he regretted that he should not have listened to the letter sent to him by the general Gao Cheng a few days ago, asking him not to underestimate the enemy's reckless advance.

Dou Tai and the King of Bohai and the Prime Minister Gao Huan are each other's friends and sons-in-law, and his wife Lou is the sister of Gao Cheng's mother Concubine Lou, and Dou Tai is also Gao Cheng's maternal uncle. Since Huaishuo, Dou Tai has been following Gao Huan, the two of them are also from the town soldiers, and they have been fighting the world with their own hands, and it is not easy to do it today. It was only because of arrogance and contempt for the enemy that he died today. And because of Dou Tai's death, the battle between the Eastern and Western Wei was doomed.

By the time Gao Cheng knew that Dou Tai was dead, and received a report from the sergeant, Yu Wentai, the prime minister of the Western Wei Dynasty, and Yu Jin, the general of the Che Cavalry, who had been placed under house arrest, had long since disappeared. You can guess that Yuwentai must have crossed the river to the west. Moreover, it is a pontoon bridge built by Gao Cheng. As for finding out who let Yuwentai and Yu Jin go at this time, and giving them such a great convenience, it is no longer meaningful.

When Gao Cheng connected to a few reports, he was already panicking. He knew what kind of blow Dou Tai's defeat and Dou Tai's death would be to his father, King Bohai and Prime Minister Gao Huan, or not just to Gao Huan, this blow was to the entire Eastern Wei Dynasty. He couldn't stop there.

The Eastern Wei military camp seemed to be stable on the surface, but in fact, the military spirit was scattered. The general Gao Cheng gathered all the men and horses and went straight to the pontoon bridge built by the Yellow River. Gao Cheng said that he couldn't be reconciled to anything, at least he had to cross the river to fight with the Western Wei army on the west bank, and he still had a little fantasy in his heart, maybe he could save the defeat.

Who knew that as soon as he left the camp, he saw Chen Yuankang, who had gone to check the news first, leading his troops back, and Chen Yuankang hurriedly stopped Gao Cheng's horse.

"General, the Yuwen Black Otter has led Xikou across the river from the west bank, and he will soon come to my camp." Chen Yuankang didn't want to appear too flustered and worry about the army. He reached out and grabbed the reins around Gao Cheng's neck and whispered. Cui Jishu and Cui Xian, who were following Gao Cheng, both watched with blank eyes, but they couldn't hear very clearly. Only Hou He, who is farther away, is calm.

"So what? Just in time to fight this shaft. Gao Cheng was furious in his heart. Unexpectedly, a few days ago, Yuwentai entered the enemy camp alone, stayed for a few days, and said so many words, it turned out that they were all posturing, all to cover Zhao Gui, who was going to surprise attack Xiaoguan. Is there still a little bit of brotherhood between them? Although they were all deceiving each other, he was deceived by Yuwentai in the end.

"The general must not be rash at this time." Chen Yuankang didn't dare to anger Gao Cheng too much, so he could only slow down his tone and persuade, "Zhao Gui defeated Dou Xingtai in Xiaoguan, and he has returned to his division to come to Pusaka. It is better for the general to withdraw his troops first, and wait until the time is ripe in the future to attack Xikou, and not to make a hasty decision at this time to prevent further accidents. ”

Chen Yuankang's words have been said very softly. Dou Tai is dead, and this matter is a foregone conclusion. If you stop the loss at this point, you can also save your strength. Seeing that Zhao Guilai and Yuwentai converged, if they waited until the two sides attacked, Gao Cheng's army would basically be defeated, and the losses would be even greater. In case there is another mistake by the prince, it will not only be a military loss, but even the Gao family will have to suffer a huge change. Moreover, if Dou Tai and Gao Cheng are defeated, even if Gao Aocao breaks through Lantian Pass, he will be surrounded on all sides by then, and there will be no prospects.