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Two months later, in the Bliss Villa in Daxing City, Wang Shichong was in the underground secret room in the Xiaoyao Building, fidgeting, and Pei Shiju on the side was also solemn, a pot of tea in the secret room had reached three boils, Pei Shiju scooped a spoonful into the tea bowl in front of him, picked it up and blew gently, put the bowl down again, and said to Wang Shichong: "Xingman, it's rare to see you so excited." As for it? ”

Wang Shichong waved his hand: "It's different, today is the first time Gao Servant has come to me, Hongdae, if you are me, can you treat it normally?" ”

Pei Shiju smiled slightly: "Actually, he has always valued you very much, and today's secret meeting is also a matter of time, but this time the Eastern Expedition to Goguryeo has made all this a few years in advance. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head firmly: "Everything else can depend on you, but this thing can't work, Hongdae, I know that you are not easy to turn back now, but I still want to advise you, don't fall too deep, although this time the high servant shot is considered to be passed, but next time, it may not be." ”

As the two spoke, there was a noise in the direction of the door of the secret room, and the two of them stood up in unison, their expressions becoming more serious.

The iron door slowly opened, and the four burly guards walked into the secret room, holding their knives and forks by the door, standing left and right, Gao Xi was dressed in civilian clothes, silk cloth and square scarves, and walked in steadily from the secret passage, with gestures and awe-inspiring momentum.

The wind passing through the secret passage made the candle flame in this room shake for a while, and Wang Shichong hurriedly stepped forward, arching his hand and smiling: "The high servant is here." It really adds to my villa! ”

Gao Xi said coldly: "No matter how light there is, it is only in this secret room where there is no daylight. Wang Yuanwai. I'm afraid that this light will not be able to see people. ”

Wang Shichong smiled "hehe": "As long as the high servants are willing to come, there will be light everywhere." Please! As he spoke, he welcomed Gao Xi to the main seat, while he and Pei Shiju sat on the guest seat at the lower head.

Gao Xi was not polite, sat on the rosewood high-backed chair, twisted and said to the guards: "You all go down, guard outside the door, and you will not be allowed to enter without my orders!" ”

As a few people withdrew from the iron gate, Gao Servant looked at Wang Shichong. He said in a deep voice: "Xingman, after returning from the Liaodong campaign this time, we haven't communicated yet, do you have anything to say?" ”

Wang Shichong sighed: "This expedition to Liaodong, our army was defeated, returned in vain, it can be described as the heaviest defeat since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Zhou Luohu's naval army was wiped out, 5,000 cavalry plus 2,000 sailors, only one Fenglun survived." And Zhou Luohu's army also turned back halfway.

As for the road in Liaodong, it was even worse, and His Royal Highness the King of Han did not care about supplies. Led an army of 100,000 to forcibly cross Liaoshui, but the support was not enough, and the troops were forced to retreat after the food was exhausted, and on the way back, they encountered heavy rain, the epidemic was rampant, and the army was scattered a lot in the middle, less than one-fifth of the 200,000 troops returned to Liucheng, and even the King of Han and General Yu Zhongwen almost couldn't come back.

Gao Servant, with all due respect, have you gone too far this time, if His Royal Highness the King of Han is really folded in Liaodong this time, I am afraid that the emperor will also investigate this matter strictly. ”

Gao Xi's eyes became gloomy, and he sighed: "This matter is also beyond the old man's expectations, originally when I sent a messenger to send a message to them, I had already hinted that their military rations were not enough, let them act, and I was also ready to let the messenger spread rumors in the camp that the military rations were insufficient and that they were about to retire, but I didn't expect that the king of Han was eager for quick success, first the king beheaded the messenger, and then the king of Han personally led an army of 100,000 to cross the Liaoshui, his nonsense and madness exceeded my expectations, and even Yu Zhongwen did not listen to the advice of the army several times later, resulting in this defeat." ”

Pei Shiju shook his head: "Teacher, the student thinks that this expedition to Goguryeo cannot be said to be a complete failure, after all, the king of Goguryeo was frightened, and he pleaded guilty and claimed to be the minister of Liaodong Dung, the student thought that although our army did not conquer the city on the battlefield, it could force the king of Goguryeo to claim peace and at least half of the goal." Isn't it also for this reason that the emperor rewarded you this time? ”

Gao Xi shook his head: "Hongdae, you think too simply, the emperor's reward is just for the world to see, and he is about to fight with the Turks, at this time, since he doesn't plan to change me, he has to show favor to me first, the reason why I came so late today is because Yang Liang, the king of Han, also went to the emperor today, and when he saw the emperor and the queen, he cried loudly, saying that he was killed by me, and he almost couldn't see his father and mother alive!" The second saint didn't say a word, hugged him and cried, Hongdae, do you really think I passed this time? ”

Pei Shiju gasped: "How can this be?" The king of Han himself violated the order first, and the wicked person sued first, it is too much, teacher, you should immediately enter the palace to face the saint, and explain to the emperor the matter of the king of Han's violation of the order to march in the last time. ”

Wang Shichong shook his head: "Hongdae, this matter must not be allowed, the reason why the last time Gao Servant shot in the military report did not mention the march of the King of Han, it was just that it was raining heavily and the road was difficult to travel, so the army turned back halfway, and even the loss of more than 100,000 people was only a passing pass, and most of them were reported missing, this is to give His Royal Highness the King of Han a face, but also to give the emperor a face." If the old matter is brought up again at this time, then you will first fall into the crime of defrauding the king, which will do all kinds of harm but not benefit. ”

Pei Shiju sighed: "Then what should I do now, can I only let King Han scold like this and not return the favor?" ”

Gao Xi smiled: "Xingman, you are right, at this time, you can only take the responsibility on yourself, so that the emperor can dissipate his anger, before coming to you, I have already entered the palace to ask the emperor for guilt, but the emperor didn't say anything, just encouraged me to worry about state affairs next, what do you think of the emperor's words?" ”

Wang Shichong smiled slightly, the excitement and excitement before seeing Gao Xi just now had completely calmed down at this moment, and his thoughts began to spin rapidly: "In my opinion, the emperor's words are puns, one is to let Gao Servant shoot not to think about the battle of Liaodong, and then carefully prepare for the big war with the Turks, and the other is to warn you not to get involved in the battle for the crown prince in the future, because that is the emperor's family affair, not a state affair." ”

Gao Xi's face sank: "The line is full, the position of the crown prince is related to the country, is it the emperor's family matter?" The old man is not looking at the relationship with the prince's children to protect him, if the precedent of abolishing the long and young, the young sons of each generation of emperors in the future will have a bad thought, and the tragedy of the rebellion of the eight kings at the end of the Jin Dynasty is not far away! ”

Wang Shichong knew that Lu Dao and Gao Xi would never be able to reach a consensus on this matter, so he could only smile: "Gao Shi is worried about state affairs, and he is ashamed. ”

Gao Xi sighed: "The old man also knows that there is no way out now, no matter what the result is, he can only firmly support the prince to the end, as for you, the old man respects your choice, and does not force you in this matter." Let's talk about today's topic.

This morning received an urgent report from the border pass, the Turkic situation there suddenly changed, Dulan Khan and Datou Khan with 400,000 soldiers, in the north of the state of the white wolf plug and Dye Gan Department of the battle, Dye Gan defeated and lost, subordinates either died or surrendered, even Dye Gan's wife and children were all captured by Dulan Khan, his sons and nephews a total of more than 30 people, all were killed by Dulan Khan, only three sons escaped with their lives, with him with more than 100 cronies in exile, now Dye Gan, has become a lost dog, I have to prepare for a decisive battle with the Turks. ”

Wang Shichong gasped, and after glancing at Pei Shiju, who was also shocked, he said in unison: "How can this be?!" In their hearts, although they had long expected that Dye Gan would be unable to resist the joint attack of Dulan Khan and Datou Khan, they never thought that Dye Cadre would be so vulnerable, and in less than a month, he would actually lose to the commander of the light pole.

Gao Xi shook his head: "In the final analysis, it is still the desire of the people, Dye Gan does not have the talent of the Great Khan, only relying on the support of our Great Sui, married the princess of my Great Sui, and occupied the land of Monan near my border, so that he can gain a foothold, but in the eyes of the Turks, he is just a national scum who is self-respecting with Sui, this time Dulan Khan and Datou Khan have 400,000 soldiers, and the momentum is moving, and the tribes in the area of Mo Nan have surrendered, and there are more than 100,000 troops in Dye Gan, but there are less than 30,000 men at the time of the decisive battle, Naturally, it was defeated in a war. (To be continued......)