"King Gao's words sound reasonable, but the minister still doesn't quite understand, His Royal Highness King Gao's reasoning, does it mean that let him take what he wants, and we just need to sit and watch what happens?" King Yuanhui of Jibei looked at the emperor Yuan Shanjian on the throne, and then stared at Gao Huan and asked.

This sounded like he was specifically provocative, and Gao Huan didn't bother to pay attention to him. But Hou Jing was shocked when he heard this. Although he couldn't help but speak, he couldn't help but subconsciously look at the prime minister Gao Huan. It was a matter of concern to him, and he couldn't afford not to care.

Emperor Yuan Shanjian didn't seem to hear the words of King Yuanhui of Jibei at all, but he was actually deliberately provocative, and then asked in a very puzzled tone, "Please make it clear to King Gao, do you really sit back and watch the changes?" Lone also has the same worries as the king of Jibei. ”

At this time, Gao Cheng turned around slightly, raised his head and stared at Emperor Yuan Shanjian on the throne. From Lin Xingren, who was behind the emperor, it seemed that this general was staring at the emperor like this, without any awe, and even with disdain, which was too rude.

Emperor Yuan Shanjian didn't seem to notice it at all, and asked Gao Cheng very gently, "What does the general have to say?" ”

Gao Cheng glanced at his father Gao Huan, and exchanged opinions between father and son in an instant. Gao Cheng replied, "Chen Cheng returned to the lord, since Xikou came, he naturally wanted to lead troops to meet the battle, and he would not let him do anything." ”

Gao Cheng replied hastily, it was natural for him to use troops in his heart, but this was not a casual matter, and he also felt that there was no need to tell Emperor Yuan Shanjian all the strategies he thought of at this moment, and Yuan Hui was here. In his heart, this was not something to be told to them. It is enough for Yuan Shanjian and Yuan Wei to know that they must be fighting.

Emperor Yuan Shanjian didn't ask any more questions, looked at Gao Huan and then at Gao Cheng, his face was full of dependence, "Sheji has entrusted King Gao and the general." ”

Gao Huan, Gao Cheng's father and son are courteous, and they only respond.

Wang Yuanhui of Jibei glanced at Gao Huan, Gao Cheng and his son, and said, "The Lord entrusts him with the weight of the society, and the general will not be lazy." It's just the death of the dead, the depreciation of the depreciation, the people who can be used, and the people who can make the generals blue-eyed, I don't know who else is there? ”

Yuan Hui didn't dare to point directly at Gao Huan, so he came to Gao Cheng again. The implication is that Gao Cheng's bent on punishing corruption and redemption is actually disrupting the court of Yecheng, and he is deliberately pretentious in order to establish his authority, and there is not even a person available when things come. The deeper meaning is to ridicule Gao Cheng's defeat in the last battle of Tongguan.

Emperor Yuan Shanjian heard that it was nothing, and he was indeed worried about the society in his heart. But Lin Xingren, who was standing behind Yuan Shanjian, lowered his head deeply, and his shoulders moved slightly. He hated Gao Cheng to the extreme, and when he heard the words of Wang Yuanhui of Jibei, he was extremely happy, and he couldn't help but laugh secretly at such a critical time.

He forgot that none of the people in the Zhaotai Hall in front of him were shrewd and sophisticated, not to mention that he was standing in such a conspicuous position. I'm afraid that he is the only one who does not know that he has fallen into the eyes of others.

Hou Jing glanced at Gao Huan.

Gao Huan stared at the void in front of him expressionlessly, completely unable to know what the prime minister was thinking, and he didn't even bother to listen to what Yuan Hui said.

"General......" Emperor Yuan Shanjian also looked at Gao Cheng after hearing the words of King Yuanhui of Jibei, obviously concerned about this issue, but in the end he stopped talking.

Gao Cheng glanced at Hou Jing, who was standing opposite him, and replied to Emperor Yuan Shanjian, "The Lord doesn't have to worry, the fault of each person is his own party." Those who invade the community and disturb the king's heart, depending on their safety, know that they have no social society, and how can they rely on such people to be loyal to protect the society? ”

Although it does not directly refer to Yuan Hui, the meaning of it hits the nail on the head, and it really chokes Yuan Hui speechless.

At this time, Hou Jing saw the opportunity, stepped forward a few steps and knelt down to Emperor Yuan Shanjian and asked, "The minister Hou Jing is willing to protect the society for His Majesty, and serve King Gao and the general." ”

Emperor Yuan Shanjian nodded and smiled, "Very good, very good...... He smiled as he looked at Gao Huan and then at Gao Cheng. It seems to be waiting for the Gao father and son to make a decision.

Hou Jing also turned around and looked at the Gao father and son eagerly. I really hope that they will express their attitude immediately.

Gao Huan and Gao Cheng didn't speak.

Out of the palace, it was already completely dark. Yuan Hui naturally will not be with the Gao father and son. Later, Hou Jing deliberately caught up and said eagerly, "King Gao, Altay begged King Gao for help." "Talking is to the end.

This is an exaggeration, even if Yuwentai occupies all the land in Henan, it is not certain whether it can be defended. Not to mention that it hasn't gotten there yet.

Gao Huan picked up Hou Jing with his own hands, "Why should Wanjing be like this, if you have something to say, speak slowly." As he spoke, he glanced at his son Gao Cheng.

Gao Cheng understood and persuaded, "Puyang Gong, Yuwen Black Otter can't come so quickly, why is Gong so afraid?" What's more, the county prince is brave and good at fighting, and Yuwen Black Otter may not be your opponent. Henan is a place where the public works hard, there must be a foundation, and it is not easy for Yuwen Black Otter to return to the old capital for the time being, right? Saying that, he glanced at Hou Jing with great attention, and said meaningfully, "What's more, Yuwen Black Otter and the county lord have a mutual affection in the old days, even if he comes, with the county prince and his affection, everything can always be negotiated." ”

Hou Jing was frightened by Gao Cheng's words, and hurriedly excused, "The general's words are wrong. If I have an old relationship with Yuwen Black Otter, how can I be as good as the general and his brotherhood? In Tongguan, he didn't even give the face of the general, how could he save face for me. This is not a matter of saving face, if he really seizes the old capital, and then takes advantage of the situation to occupy the tiger prison, won't the general be afraid of endless troubles? ”

Hou Jing did everything to stimulate Gao Cheng. Luoyang is the old capital of the Great Wei Dynasty, the place where the Zongmiao mausoleum is located, if it really falls into the hands of the Western Wei Dynasty, it will be clear who is the orthodoxy of the Great Wei Dynasty. Tiger Prison Pass is the most dangerous pass in the world, if it really falls into the hands of Yuwentai, it is not alarmist to say that Yecheng will be in danger from now on, and Sheji will almost overturn.

Gao Cheng smiled and said, "With the county prince here, why should the community worry, and why should I worry?" ”

Hou Jingyi said, "Altay only knows how to obey the dispatch of King Gao and the general. If you are fortunate to protect Sheji, it is also the success of King Gao and the general. "He doesn't take the slightest responsibility.

It was dark, and the night was getting deeper. In the inner house of the General's Mansion, the princess Yuan Zhonghua has been wandering under the privet tree in the courtyard. The spring night is drunk, and the spring breeze carries the relief after the cold winter and the yearning for the summer future. Yuan Zhonghua thought that there were too many noisy people in the courtyard, so he sent all the slaves and maids out. Only Ah Jiao knows the princess's mind best, and has been guarding the gate of the courtyard, looking forward to the slave maid waiting for the news at the gate of the house for the princess to come back to report the good news.

But as soon as the slave and maid were gone, they were never heard from again. Seeing that it was quiet in the dead of night, Ah Jiao had to persuade the princess to go to bed first. Yuan Zhonghua hurriedly entered, and when he was about to enter, he glanced back, and saw through the courtyard wall that a little light flashed in front of his eyes in front of him, and he could no longer see the light. Suddenly, I felt that the huge General's Mansion seemed to be much more deserted than before, especially in the dead of night, there was no sound at all.

Ah Jiao saw that the princess stopped on the stone steps under the eaves and looked back, and refused to go in for a long time, so she persuaded, "Madame, let's go to bed first, Lord Lang must have something important, and maybe he will discuss politics in Dongbai Hall." ”

Yuan Zhonghua didn't speak, and Ah Jiao's words diverted her attention. "Dongbaitang", she silently recited these three words in her heart, and suddenly felt that for a long time, more than half of her husband would stay in this Dongbaitang and not return home. But when did this begin?

Yuan Zhonghua entered the inner bed and sat down, not in a hurry to order someone to come in to serve, and asked thoughtfully, "Ah Jiao, do you think that the prince is in Dongbai Hall more than in the mansion?" She didn't hide her thoughts, so she asked what she wanted.

The princess of the world asked this question because of her thoughts, but Ah Jiao was asked so much that her heart jumped suddenly. The princess realized later, I am afraid that only the princess does not know about the fact that the prince has a foreign wife in Dongbaitang. I don't know if I should tell the princess about this. What will happen if you say it? It's not appropriate to hide it from the princess like this, wouldn't it be even more sad when she found out that everyone knew that only she didn't know?

The key is that I don't know what the prince means, and I don't know if the prince himself wants to hide it from the princess. The prince did not shy away from mentioning the favored foreign woman in the mansion, but he also did not mention this person to the princess himself.

"You think, don't you?" Yuan Zhonghua saw that Ah Jiao didn't answer, and her face was blue and red, and she looked very embarrassed, thinking that she thought the same way, but it was inconvenient to say it directly. Yuan Zhonghua suddenly thought of the words she overheard Gao Cheng and Cui Jishu say in the study last time, and now both her brother and husband are gradually estranged from her, which makes her feel even more uneasy.

"Madam......" Ah Jiao was also very entangled in her heart, she had always been a person from the Bohai Palace, and since the prince Gao Cheng married Princess Feng Yi as a concubine, she has always been the princess and the concubine. At that time, Yuan Zhonghua was only five years old, and she watched her grow up to the present, and experienced everything with her.

Yuan Zhonghua knows why she is worried now, it stands to reason that she is already a confidant of the princess, and she should tell the truth about the fact that the prince has a foreign wife in Dongbaitang.

"You don't have to comfort me." Yuan Zhonghua suddenly saw the jade flute placed on the side of the couch, and reached out to pick it up. Since the last time the jade flute was broken by Gao Cheng, he sent this one later. Yuan Zhonghua took the jade flute in his hand and gently swiped his fingers over its delicate grease surface while taking a closer look. "You go out, I want to be alone for a while."

Ah Jiao had to suppress what she had finally mustered up the courage to say, and then retreated. When Ah Jiao walked to the door, she heard Yuan Zhonghua instruct again, "Don't come in anyone, let me stay alone for a while." ”

In the exquisitely arranged dormitory of Dongbaitang Mulan Fang, the dancing girl Yuan Yuyi was originally asleep, but for some reason she suddenly woke up from her dream. Lying motionless on the couch, she just opened her eyes, it was pitch black in the bedchamber, she couldn't see anything, and she listened carefully to the sounds outside.

There was no sound outside, Yuan Yuyi patiently and carefully identified and searched, and sure enough, after a while, she heard the sound of the door opening and closing, and the sound of small and deliberately lightened footsteps. The footsteps stopped in front of her bed and were still again. Yuan Yuyi was still lying motionless, she knew that the person outside the tent was not Gao Cheng, just a slave. She could make out that his footsteps were different from others.

She hadn't seen him in days. The matter of the general being roded in the Taifu Mansion caused a sensation in the Yecheng court, not to mention that this matter has nothing to do with Wang Yuanhui of Jibei, she can naturally know. It's just that the general only ordered a personal servant to deliver the news, saying that she was recuperating from her wounds in the mansion, and that she might not be able to come to see her for several days.

It's just a message, or an understatement, neither to say much about the reason, nor to see the comfort and worry about her. Yuan Yuyi also knew in her heart that it was rare for the prince to be able to let people come to deliver the news, and she was still thinking about her in her heart. She was just his grandmother, with no name and no share, and if he really left her aside and ignored her, her fate would not even be comparable to his concubine's room.

"Lady." Through the bird-patterned tent, the slave and maid whispered.

Yuan Yuyi still didn't speak or move.

"Lady, the general is here." Outside the tent, the slave whispered.

Yuan Yuyi didn't get up immediately, but subconsciously tightened the quilt with her fingers, and her heart jumped wildly. She asked as smoothly as she could, "Has the general come in?" Her voice and body trembled, even though she was already trying her best to hide it.

Without warning, the tent was lifted by the slave and maid, who whispered back in front of the bed, "The general is in the greenhouse and has not come in." Not only the general, but also General Chen Yuankang and the squire Cui Jishu, the official Lang Cui Xian, and the Langzhong Yang Su. ”

"Got it," Yuan Yuyi, who was already half-propped up, lay back again, feeling that she was in a hurry, closed her eyes again, and ordered, "Go back to the general on my behalf, just say that I am suffering from the wind and cold and cannot serve, please forgive the general." ”

The slave and maid put down their bedding tents and agreed. In fact, the slave maid knew in her heart that the general was obviously here to discuss matters, just to find a place where she was clean and didn't have to scruple to speak. The general hadn't asked the lady since she came in, so she didn't follow Yuan Yuyi's instructions to go back. The slave and maid knew very well in their hearts that no matter who the general was discussing the government, the guards and slaves were not allowed to approach.

The layout of the greenhouse is much simpler than that of the Crane Hall. Minghetang is the general's study, which is relatively private and not accessible to ordinary people. The greenhouses are more business-like, not as elaborate and chic as the Tsurudo, but more suitable for talking about boring political affairs.

The greenhouse was originally smaller than the Minghe Hall, and at this time, so many people were in it, and it was slightly crowded. Gao Cheng ordered people to close the door and close the door, and the people inside sat down one by one, naturally no one dared to approach outside, and the people inside were all close to each other, but they sat around and sat so quiet that there was no sound at all.