Chapter 199: Situ Gong lobbied to enter Tongguan (5)
"The general is a good plan!" Gao Aocao suddenly hit the case and appreciated.
Gao Cheng was not in a hurry, did not urge, and stared at Hou Jing motionlessly with only a pair of green eyes, and he was still holding the folding fan in his hand. Because the folding fan covered half of his face, Hou Jing couldn't see his expression at this time, let alone guess his thoughts. And this made his green eyes even more scorching, and Hou Jing almost didn't dare to look at it directly.
Hou Jing had long thought about it, and he was actually more concerned about this matter than anyone else. If Yuwentai gains momentum for a while, he will drive straight in, occupy the important land in Henan, and firmly control the control of Henan, not to mention that this is a great threat to Yecheng, and the Western Wei Dynasty will form a trend of unifying the world, which is also a great threat to himself.
Hou Jing is the assassin of Yuzhou, and has been operating in Henan for many years, but once he lost his place in Yuwentai, he became a person who had nothing to rely on. In this way, not only did his weight become lighter in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, but it also lost its value in the eyes of Yuwentai. Therefore, he must rely on King Gao, or even the prince, to return the land of Henan to the Eastern Wei Dynasty, so that his Yuzhou assassin history is not in name only.
In that case, let's just say it nicely. Hou Jingzhi knelt down and said solemnly to Gao Cheng, "Sheji is in danger, King Gao and the prince can value the ministers so much, and the ministers are grateful." I am willing to be loyal to the society with my meager strength, and serve the king and the prince, even if I lose my life. ”
Gao Cheng didn't expect Hou Jing to agree so happily, and he couldn't believe it for a while. originally thought that Hou Jing would not want to see Yuwentai, his bottom line was to let Hou Jing enter Tongguan to explore Yuwentai's reality, and then Hou Jing came back, and then he made a decision on whether to fight in Tongguan. Before Hou Jingzhen arrived, he decided to enter the customs, wanting to lure Yuwentai out of the customs to fight. In fact, it's okay, as long as Yuwentai gets out of the customs, the danger of Tongguan can't protect him.
"Situ Gong really knows the general situation." Gao Cheng put down the fan in his hand, finally showed his face, and smiled at Hou Jing.
Hou He glanced at his father, and then at Gao Cheng, not a taste in his heart.
Chen Yuankang, who had never said a word, frowned.
In the evening, the rain that had been raining for several days and nights finally stopped. After the rain, the first sunny day, a round of the last quarter moon hangs quietly in the night. It was late at night, and the Eastern Wei military camp was slowly quiet. Outside the sleeping tent of the great general Gao Cheng, a figure wandered under the moon for a while, stopping from time to time to look at the sleeping tent. In the end, he decided to walk towards the tent, and the sergeants guarding outside the general's tent did not stop him.
Chen Yuankang entered the sleeping tent. The tent wasn't very big, and it was very unsophisticated. On one side are several cases, piled up with books and documents, piled up like a mountain and disorganized. On one side is a bed, and there is not even a bed tent, which is where the general Gao Cheng sleeps.
When Chen Yuankang came in, Gao Cheng was reclining on the couch and reading the scroll. Hearing someone coming in, he looked away from his book and looked at the door.
Seeing that it was Chen Yuankang, Gao Cheng was not surprised, of course, his sleeping tent was not something that anyone could break into at will. put down the "Liutao" in his hand, but still leaned on the couch and didn't move, watching Chen Yuankang walk in front of him. He wears a black shirt, which makes him look like he's not the very thin type. The hair was scattered and draped casually over the back of the shoulders. Dressed in black and with black hair, the skin is snow-white, and the green eyes are even more strange.
"Hasn't the general slept yet?" Chen Yuankang has never been so speechless.
"Zihui didn't dare to sleep in peace, so he deliberately waited for Brother Changyou." Gao Cheng knew that he had something to say, so he simply gave him a step down.
"The prince shouldn't let Hou Situ lobby Yuwen Black Otter." Since this is the case, Chen Yuankang no longer has to scruple and simply speaks bluntly.
"What is Brother Changyou afraid of?" Gao Cheng sat up straight at this time, pointed to the side again, and motioned for Chen Yuankang to sit down and speak.
"Why is the prince in a hurry to fight the black otter?" Chen Yuankang only said one sentence and looked at Gao Cheng. He didn't go deeper. He did not say a word in the big tent of the Chinese army today, and did not openly raise objections to the general. Because he saw that the general was determined to win, he knew that he was anxious.
"Brother Changyou has something to say." Gao Cheng knew that Chen Yuankang must have a reason, looked at him and asked.
"Shizi, Yuwen Black Otter is a person who has a deep city, but this time he is willing to take the risk, which shows that he is in a deep predicament, and it should be Yuwen Black Otter who is eager for a decisive battle. The prince should take a long-term view, so why worry? The prince only needs to wait here, so that Murong Shaozong will not move, and after a few days, Yuwen Black Otter will naturally have a heavy burden in his heart. When Mai Qiu arrives, his people should starve to death, and Yuwen Black Otter will go deeper into a desperate situation. Chen Yuankang analyzed it clearly, this is an obvious truth, and he believes that the general will not not understand.
"Brother Changyou, you said this, but if you let him die, how can you be able to capture him alive and be happy?" Chen Yuankang is reasonable, but Gao Cheng has another idea, he is also full of confidence in his heart, and he doesn't want to rely on time to consume Yuwentai's strength and then leave him to fend for himself.
"That son shouldn't believe Hou Jing either." Chen Yuankang said sadly.
"I don't believe Hou Jing." Gao Cheng said frankly, "Could it be that Brother Changyou has something to hide from me?" His eyes sharpened and he looked at Chen Yuankang.
"The minister just knows that Hou Jing has bad intentions towards the prince." Chen Yuankang endured it, but he still didn't tell Hou Jing about harming the prince several times before. He understands the temper of the prince, if he really knows that Hou Jing has done it to him several times and wants to put him to death, can he still bear to pretend to be indifferent to Hou Jing?
Since Hou Jing's entry into Tongguan to lobby Yuwentai is a foregone conclusion, the prince knows some of the truth about the past at this time, and deepens the contradiction with Hou Jing, at this critical moment, wouldn't he push Hou Jing to Yuwentai's side? This is a great disadvantage to the son.
Chen Yuankang knew that Yuwentai was more mature and sophisticated than the prince. The prince of the world is eager to fight, but Yuwentai can plan and wait for the prince to make a mistake. So at this time, it's better not to cause the prince to lose his temper. Otherwise, the entire Eastern Wei army will be affected.
"Brother Changyou, Hou Jing doesn't dare to do anything even if he goes to Tongguan, unless he wants to have a country and not return, and he doesn't have a home. But how could he not understand the suffering of living in Chang'an, how could he compare to the emperor? He is a smart man and would not do such a thing that he will inevitably regret. I'll just see how he convinces Yuwen Black Otter to get out of the battle. Gao Cheng in turn comforted Chen Yuankang.
"The prince must not let his son Hou He accompany him." Now, Chen Yuankang can only come up with this idea as a way to fill in the gaps.
"Brother Changyou, you care about Hou He, Hou Jing may not care about this son." Gao Cheng smiled, with a little angry and funny.
When Yu Wentai was discussing with Yu Jin, Li Bi and others in the big tent of the Chinese army in the camp in the Guannei, he heard the sergeant who came in to report that Situ of the Eastern Wei Dynasty, the Assassin of Yuzhou, and the Marquis Jing of Puyang County were invited to enter the customs to see him, and he thought for a while that he had heard it wrong. Hou Jing is a person who spares his life, how could he rashly make such a decision and ask to enter Tongguan to meet?
The governors saw that Yuwentai was silent in thought, and they didn't dare to speak much, and they all looked at the prime minister and waited for the following. Yu Wentai thought that if Hou Jing was not confident, then he must be forced to be helpless. From this, it can be seen that most of them were Gao Cheng who forced Hou Jing to explore the truth and reality. This is an opportunity to take advantage of.
Hou Jing, who was waiting outside the pass, rode lightly from Jian Cong, and waited for a long time before he saw a group of Western Wei troops come out, and the leader looked familiar, and Hou Jing recognized this person after careful identification. This person is the current Western Wei Che Cavalry General Yu Jin. Before the Great Wei Tianxi, Yu Jin was transferred to Luoyang and served as the governor of the cabinet, and at that time, he was very important to Emperor Yuanxiu, and Hou Jing naturally did not know him.
"The prince of Puyang County is here, the prime minister is waiting in the big tent of the Chinese army, and the prince of the county is invited to enter the customs first." Yu Jin is a delicate person, he went out of the customs and saw that Hou Jing only brought a few people, wandering outside Tongguan, and observed his expression, and immediately judged in his heart that Hou Jing did not come willingly, and it was likely that he was forced to come by Gao Cheng as the prime minister Yu Wentai thought.
Hou Jing couldn't help but sneer, quite a bit self-deprecating. He could also see that Yu Jin was polite, but he didn't have the respect that a subordinate should have. Yu Jin's attitude is Yuwentai's attitude, and it must be no better to see Yuwentai's scene after entering the customs.
"General Lao is tired of taking me to see the prime minister," Hou Jing didn't have any extra words. He also knew that there was no need to argue with Yu Jin, and he would wait until he saw Yu Wentai.
Yu Jin naturally didn't say much, leading Hou Jing inside.
Hou Jing sat on the horse and looked around, sighing in his heart, Yuwen Black Otter is really blessed. He, Gao Huan, Gao Cheng and his son worked hard to calculate He Bayue's life, just to cut off the trouble in Guanzhong and return it to himself. I don't want to let Yuwentai fishermen benefit.
Since then, he has gained the remaining momentum of He Bayue, and he can induce the first emperor Yuan to cultivate the west, and since then he has achieved today's situation. Look at yourself again, under the residual power of Gao Huan, Gao Cheng's father and son, trembling and unrelieved. King Gao also counts, after all, the Quartet is pacified to establish a dynasty, and the world knows its might. But now even Gao Cheng'er is a rich and powerful family to him, and he is arrogant, which makes him really unhappy.
For the sake of the two of them fighting for Henan, he was caught in the middle and embarrassed. was pushed out by Gao Cheng, a humble child, and wanted to see Yuwentai's face again. Thinking of this, Hou Jing's heart suddenly moved. Gao Cheng and Yu Wentai fought for the control of the Henan counties. Why fight for control of Henan? Isn't it because the east and west will fight sooner or later, and they will be unified? If anyone controls Henan, he can control the passage and grain route between the east and the west, and only then can he have the certainty of victory. If this is the case, then whether it is Gao Cheng or Yu Wentai, they should treat him as a guest, after all, he has been operating in Henan for many years and has a deep foundation. So how could it be that he went to look at other people's faces? It should be someone else looking at his face.
Thinking of this, Hou Jing's mind suddenly became excited.
In the big tent of the Chinese army, Yuwen Tai'an sat on it, and Li Bi, Zhao Gui and others were on the side. Although Yu Wentai couldn't fully understand Hou Jing's intentions in his heart, he probably understood that Gao Cheng ordered him to explore the truth. He really wanted to use this opportunity to induce Gao Cheng with Li Bi's strategy, if he could let Gao Cheng relieve the siege of Tongguan and guide Gao Cheng to the decisive battle location he had chosen in advance, then he would be sure to win.
Hou Jing entered Tongguan and entered the camp of the Western Wei army. Yu Jin knew that this Puyang County Duke was a shrewd and sinister person, so he was silent along the way, so as not to lose too many words. He didn't dare to let Hou Jing stop and walk around the camp, lest he see something that he shouldn't see.
Hou Jing entered the Western Wei military camp all the way, and saw the swords, guns, swords, halberds, and mountains of grain and grass piled up, he couldn't help but laugh secretly, and he was more sure in his heart. Yu Jin introduced him into the big tent of the Chinese army, and Hou Jing saw Yuwentai sitting on the throne at a glance, and he didn't care, but took the lead.
Hou Jing was actually a little surprised in his heart. He may not have seen Yuwentai for a long time, the last time they met was a few years ago, when Yuwentai had just entered the main guanzhong, and it was just when the blood was just now. Therefore, it is domineering, but it is a little reluctant to be outside, and there is no prestige of the minister. This goodbye, Hou Jing, who has read countless people, can see at a glance that this real powerful minister of the Western Wei Dynasty has become a perfect old man, and he is a scheming person who is as formalistic as Gao Huan, but is invisible and calculating. To say this, the prince Gao Cheng really fell behind.
Yu Wentai looked at Hou Jing and bowed, he seemed respectful, and he looked like he was in his chest, which was really a bit unexpected to him, but thinking about Hou Jing as a person, it was actually reasonable. He didn't care, and said with a smile, "County Lord, don't come to harm?" ”
Hou Jing also smiled, "Is the prime minister okay?" ”
As soon as the title of "Great Prime Minister" came out, Yu Wentai understood it better.
"I really can't imagine that I will meet my husband one day." Yuwentai saw that someone set up a seat for Hou Jing, and Hou Jing did not push him to sit openly, "The public came from afar, and it is such a situation, it is not easy to meet each other, is it good to have a friendship with the public after saying goodbye today?" Yu Wenyan smiled.
"Good, good, good." Hou Jing did not object, and praised repeatedly. Listening to Yuwentai means only talking about personal feelings, not about war. If Yuwentai is not in a hurry, then he is not in a hurry.
Li Bi and the others originally had serious faces and stood on the side. Yu Wentai smiled, and ordered the governors to greet the public of Puyang County. The governors will obey the orders of the prime minister, be courteous and respectful, and Hou Jing understands the majesty of Yuwentai in charge of a country at this time. I saw it with my own eyes, and I felt it in my heart.
Seeing that the lord and the prince of Puyang County, who had long heard of his reputation, laughed and drank countless wines all night, Yu Jin, Zhao Gui, Li Bi and other governors watched coldly, listened carefully, and what they said was just the past, almost a joke, no serious words. It wasn't until late at night that the tiring feast came to an end.
Hou Jing got up and said goodbye, "The prime minister is busy with military affairs, and it is really rare to talk about the relationship at this time, I don't dare to have too much fun, and it is not appropriate, it is better to leave here, I hope the prime minister will take care and see you again in the future." ”
"The county prince has gone all the way." Yuwentai also got up and smiled, "I don't know when we will see each other in the future." He actually got up and walked out with Hou Jing, as if he wanted to send Hou Jing out.