Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Feast of the Hung Gate
"Secret order?"
Ju Yiya admitted to going to Datang, and everyone was more concerned about the so-called secret order.
"Gaochang was originally a subject country of the Tang Dynasty, and has always been protected and rewarded by the Tang Dynasty, and the king of Gaochang was so mediocre that the people of Gaochang were miserable, and in recent years, they have clinged to the Turks, regardless of the safety of the people of Gaochang. This time, I went to Chang'an to congratulate His Majesty the Heavenly Khan on his birthday, and secondly, to present the matter of Gaochang to His Majesty the Heavenly Khan. ”
"I don't know what secret order the Heavenly Khan has?" Mora asked.
Ju Yiya said: "King Gaochang repeatedly connived at his subordinates to invade the Tang Border Zhentian, which angered the Tang Dynasty, and all the generals of the Tang Dynasty wanted to raise an army to level my Gaochang. ”
"This ...... This ......"
Don't look at these generals just now, they all looked like they couldn't be beaten, they all became nervous when they heard that the Tang Dynasty wanted to raise an army and Ping Gaochang became nervous, Gaochang could fight with Yanqi, but it was not enough to see it in front of the Tang Heavenly Army, in the past, Li Jing could lead the Tang army to kill three in and three out in the Turks, and Gaochang was just a small place, and I am afraid that the country would have been destroyed long ago.
Ju Yiya looked at the panicked generals below and shook her head in disappointment, the so-called Gao Chang brave generals are just relying on the power of the Turkic fox and the fake tiger, bullying the weak.
"Fortunately, His Majesty Tian Khan remembered that the people of Gaochang were innocent, and the repeated offenders of the Tang Dynasty were all because of the faintness of the King of Gaochang, so His Majesty the Heavenly Khan did not order to raise troops to levy Gaochang, but only ordered to seize the title of King of Gaochang and take my father as the King of Gaochang."
Azatu was still worried about what to do if the Tang Dynasty raised troops to levy Gaochang just now, and when he heard that the Tang Emperor did not order the levy of Gaochang, he was Ju Wentai's person, and Ju Wentai put him in Xizhou to contain Ju Wenya. Previously, Ju Wentai had told him that there were Turks in the future, and the Tang Dynasty would not easily send troops to Gaochang. Now it seems that the Tang Emperor really has some concerns.
Thinking of this, he said: "It is said that it is a secret order, which means that there is no evidence at all?" Besides, our Gaochang has long been out of Datang. What qualifications does the Tang Emperor have to win the title of King of Gaochang, I am afraid that the King of Xizhou has long wanted to be the King of Gaochang. ”
Without waiting for Ju Yiya to speak, Mora stood up and said: "Gaochang has always been attached to the Tang Dynasty and rewarded by the protection of the Tang Dynasty, the Datang caravan and my Gaochang have communicated with each other, which is of great benefit to our Gaochang people, who knows that the king of Gaochang is afraid of the Turkic soldiers, strong horses, treacherous defection to the Turks, and has robbed the Tang caravan many times, so that no caravan is willing to come to our Gaochang now, except for Xizhou, you look at what Gaochang has become now!" The people suffered, and King Gaochang's half-hearted approach made the surrounding countries look down on us Gaochang. What qualifications does such a person have to be the king of Gaochang? ”
"You are trying to rebel!" Azatu clapped his hands.
There was tension in the hall for a while, and the atmosphere suddenly became tense, and Aqinu stepped forward to guard in front of Ju Yiya, her eyes shining with a cold light.
At this time, the following generals had been divided into three camps, one was the general led by Azathu who supported King Gaochang to send troops to attack Yanqi, the other was the general led by Mora who only obeyed the king of Xizhou, and the other side had only a few wavering generals.
At this time, there was no need for the so-called deliberations to continue, Ju Yiya stood up and rubbed her forehead and said, "I'm a little tired, so it's up to the generals to decide on this matter." ”
Azinu hurriedly stepped forward and helped Ju Yiya to turn back to the back hall.
Mora opened her mouth but didn't know what to say, a princess who never asked about things had done enough today. Seeing Ju Yiya retreat, a triumphant smile appeared on Azatu's face. The words of the king of Xizhou who are not Ju Yiya have the most weight, and if she insists on opposing the attack on Yanqi, it will really be a troublesome matter. But now she's gone, so ......
Just when he thought that the general trend had been decided, Ju Yiya's figure had just disappeared into the back hall, and a murderous aura like a substance suddenly surrounded the entire hall.
"Not good, there is an ambush!"
These generals have all fought on the battlefield, and they are particularly sensitive to murderous aura, and this murderous aura is too strong.
"Poof! Scold! Scold! ”
Without waiting for them to react, the sergeants who had been lurking around them came out one after another to surround them, and the generals of Gaochang were shocked, they had never thought about such a thing as the Hongmen Banquet, and they really couldn't believe that a princess who never asked about things was so amazing as soon as she made a move, and she actually wanted to wipe out the generals in Xizhou.
Not to mention that they didn't bring swords when they came to the palace, even if they brought swords, they couldn't resist in the face of so many soldiers who were waiting for them.
When the situation in the hall stabilized, Akinu came out of the back hall again: "General Mora, the princess invites you to the back hall to discuss matters." ”
Mora looked at the cold-looking Aqinu in disbelief, many of the soldiers surrounding them were Han soldiers!
"What does the princess want to do!" Azatu asked aloud in anger.
"Some people seem to have forgotten the rules of Xizhou, the king of Xizhou is not there, the princess is the king of Xizhou, and disrespect to the princess is disrespectful to the king of Xizhou."
"I'm ......" Feeling the murderous aura gathering on him, Azatu suddenly broke out in a cold sweat and said with a forced smile: "I'm just a rough person, and I don't mean to be disrespectful to the princess." ”
"In that case, General Azathu is waiting here." After Aqinu finished speaking, he ignored the others and motioned for Mora to enter the back hall, and the sergeants around him made a way out, and Mora took a deep breath and followed Akinu into the back hall.
Seeing that the eldest grandson Wuji Mora who was sitting with Ju Yiya seemed to understand something, he smiled bitterly and said, "This is the Hongmen banquet that you Han people say, right?" ”
The eldest grandson Wuji got up and laughed: "For people with bad intentions, this is a Hongmen banquet, but for people like General Mora who are loyal to the king of Xizhou, it is naturally not a Hongmen banquet." "He had long known from Juia and Akinu that Mora was a completely trustworthy general.
"Grandpa Mora, I'm ......"
Ju Yiya looked at Mora apologetically.
"Haha." Mora smiled heartily and looked at Ju Yiya dotingly: "You girl, I didn't expect to grow up so much after coming back from a trip to Datang, you did a good job today." ”
"Grandpa Mora, don't you blame me?"
Mora shook his head and said, "Azatu, they are already preparing to lead troops to attack Yanqi, and if it is too late, Xizhou will really be killed by them." ”
Seeing that Mora really didn't blame himself Ju Yiya was relieved, Ju Yiya still has great respect for this old general in Xizhou, Mora is a veteran of the Xizhou Royal Mansion and is loyal to Ju Wenya, and has watched Ju Yiya grow up since he was a child, and Ju Yiya's martial arts are still taught by Mora himself.
"I wonder who this adult is?"
The eldest grandson Wuji arched his hand and said: "The old man, the eldest grandson Wuji, is an envoy sent by His Majesty the Tang Emperor to Xizhou, and it is really a last resort to invite the old general to come in this way today, and I hope the old general will forgive me." ”
It is shameless to call himself an old man in front of an old general with gray hair. Wang Xiang couldn't help but despise in his heart.
The eldest grandson Wuji's great name Mora had naturally heard of it, and he really didn't expect the Tang Emperor to send such an important person over. The eldest grandson Wuji introduced Wang Xiang, Zhang Kuishan, Cheng Chuliang and others, and Mora felt more and more that Datang attached great importance to this matter.
The generals led by Azatu and those who wavered were all controlled, and Ju Wentai soon got the news, and he had a bad premonition in his heart.
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In Huaiyuan Town, after learning the news that Gaochang sent troops to attack Yanqi, Hou Jun trembled with anger, and this news reached His Majesty Chang'an will definitely raise a large army to come, only hating that the news was more than ten days later than the news of the assassination of Changsun Wuji, and as a result, he could only lead 800 cavalry to come.
"Rest in the town for a day today, and rush to Xizhou with me tomorrow!" (To be continued......)