Chapter 779: The Forgotten Man

The remnant sun is like blood, and the wind and sand cover the sky.

The soldiers cleaned the battlefield inside and outside the ruined fort, gathered up the corpses, whether they were enemy or robes, and soon the corpses inside the fort were piled up high. The corpse was divided into two places, one was the remains of the soldiers of the Yanyun Army, and the other was the corpses of the soldiers of the Xia Army.

When it was dark, the battlefield was barely cleaned.

Because of the limited space in the fort, the corpses had to be piled up. It was the middle of winter, and the ground was very strong. It took a lot of effort for the soldiers of the Yan Yun Army to dig out a small soil pit. It was obviously difficult to bury more than 20,000 corpses, and after the following generals consulted them, the soldiers began to carry the corpses to the dilapidated houses in the fort.

That's right, more than 20,000 corpses. The prisoners of war were all beheaded, which was something that His Royal Highness King Yan rarely did. Everyone knows that the reason why King Yan gave such an order was to avenge Wei County and the soldiers who died in the past few days.

After the team leaves, the place is to be burned.

The Han people in the Central Plains pay attention to entering the soil for safety, but it is impossible to guarantee this kind of thing on the battlefield. After a fire, dust returns to dust, and dust returns to earth, although it is sad but helpless.

"Humble Cui Qian, meet the lord."

Cui Qian, whose face still hadn't regained his calm, knelt down on one knee and greeted Li Xian with a military salute. It was the first time he had seen Li Xian, so he was inevitably a little excited. Especially when the war was the most difficult before, it was His Royal Highness King Yan who appeared with his elite cavalry like a divine soldier descending from the sky to save everyone. The joy and excitement of the aftermath of the catastrophe were intertwined, and his voice trembled a little when he spoke.

He is the head of the Cui family, and he is not a person who has not seen the world.

When he was in Zhuo County, Emperor Yang Guang followed him on his three expeditions to the east. After returning from the second expedition to Goguryeo, Yang Guang also deliberately stayed in Boling County for a few days. The Cui family offered 200,000 pieces of meat, and exchanged three townsmen and two county uncles. Even today, the Cui family still hangs a plaque inscribed by Yang Guang.

Cui Qian also met Dou Jiande, and Dou Jiande personally went to Boling to invite Cui Qian. Cui Qian rejected Dou Jiande in the name of filial piety, but also took out a huge sum of 100,000 yuan to give to Dou Jiande.

He is a person who has seen the emperor, so it stands to reason that he should not be nervous when he sees Li Xian. But in fact, when he knew that His Royal Highness King Yan personally led the army to defeat the enemy, his nervous palms were even sweaty. Although in terms of age, Li Xian is nearly twenty years younger than him. I don't know why, Cui Qian always felt that the young man standing in front of him was like a mountain, and he could only look up.

"Get up."

Li Xian stretched out his hand to help Cui Qian up, and after glancing around, he couldn't help but ask, "Why would you lead the army to fight the Xia army in this place?" It is far away from the busy water, and it is not close to Yaocheng, which is the middle of the two places...... Did the war in Wei County spread so far? ”

Cui Qian hurriedly told the story and tried to be as concise as possible.

After listening to this, Li Xian nodded, and couldn't help but smile: "There is a little gap with Gu's calculations, when I heard the report of the Military Inspection Office, Gu Ye really thought that Xue Wanche was going to play a big game of chess and trap Wang Fubao's hundreds of thousands of horses in Wei County." But speaking of which, if it weren't for Lone's thoughts, I wouldn't have saved you today. ”

"Who came up with this scheme?"

Li Xian couldn't help but ask.

"It's a method that General Xue came up with after consulting with his ministers."

Cui Qian replied respectfully.

"That's your idea...... Very good. ”

Li Xian smiled, turned to look at the busy soldiers in the fortress and said softly: "I took thousands of infantry for more than a thousand miles, and walked back and forth for a few times...... Pretty! Your soldiers should be glad that they have a great general. ”

"The minister is terrified."

"You don't have a military rank on you yet?"

Li Xian asked.

"Not yet."

Cui Qian replied truthfully.

"Let's start with the long history of Xue Wanche's army, I know that you have a national duke title from Yang Guangfeng and a national duke from Dou Jiandefeng...... But Lone can't give such a lord now. Du Ruhui's song has seen it, you sent someone to Chang'an a year ago, a huge fortune of 300,000 yuan, and Gu didn't have time to say thank you. ”

"I dare not be ashamed."

Cui Qian hurriedly lowered his head.

"Dezheng...... Tell me, what is the best strategy for winning this battle? ”

Cui Qian knew that His Royal Highness King Yan was studying himself, and compared to the 300,000 huge riches sent to Chang'an, perhaps today's problem would have a greater effect. If he answers well, the Cui family will really stabilize a position in this new empire.

The man standing in front of him was at the helm of this new empire. Although he is not yet the emperor, there is no doubt that the emperor in Chang'an City is a puppet at all. If King Yan is willing, he can replace the emperor who is imprisoned in the deep palace and cannot be freed at any time.

"The strategy of the handsome Xu Shiji is the best way in the eyes of the minister. The army is moving forward steadily, laying down a city, stabilizing a city, being upright, marching with authority, and practicing the law strictly, and within half a year, Hebei will inevitably be pacified. ”

"Hmm"

Li Xian nodded, and he didn't seem to be very satisfied with Cui Qian's decent answer.

"But ......"

Cui Qianfeng changed his words and said: "If you can make Xia civil unrest, maybe you can destroy Dou Jiande in less than three months." ”

"Oh?"

Li Xian glanced at Cui Qian, smiled and asked, "How to make it internally unstable?" ”

"Greed, suspicion"

Cui Qian stretched out two fingers and said seriously: "Only these two points are enough to mess up people's hearts." The minister was willing to offer a sum of money to buy off the ministers of the Xia State. ”

Li Xian nodded again, with a little more appreciation in his eyes. He turned his gaze into the distance, in the direction of Zhouzhou. I couldn't help but feel a little worried, and the two most important people in my life didn't tell him at all and ran to Zhaozhou on their own. One of them slipped away from the camp and rushed to Zhaozhou to be a flower messenger.

"There are so many people in the Military Inspectorate, what are you two going to do?"

Li Xian said something in his heart, his eyes were a little fluttering.

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Aozhou

Wang Fubao's mansion seems to be peaceful, but as long as a little careful person takes a closer look, he can find that since a carriage of the Wang family entered the mansion a few days ago, there have been many unfamiliar faces around this big mansion. Among them, there are also officials of the state government, and even the palace forbidden army.

In the past few days, officials of the imperial court have come and gone every day. Among them, there are many court officials dressed in purple, that is, when Wang Fubao was in Zhaozhou, this house has never been so lively. The family members in the mansion are all veterans under Wang Fubao. These people are loyal to Wang Fubao, and there are too many unusual things in the past few days, and they can vaguely guess something. Therefore, the atmosphere in the house has been a little tense in recent days, and the family even brought a hard bow when they visited the hospital.

Miyagi

In the lavishly decorated dormitory, sandalwood fluttered up and quickly dissipated into the air. But the refreshing smell is like getting into the nose, and the smell makes people feel very comfortable both physically and mentally.

Empress Cao, who was dressed in palace clothes, waved her hand and motioned for the palace maid who served the tea to retreat.

"Master, I asked the criminal department squire Lang Ge Li to go to see that Wang Roar for a few days in a row, but that little thing has been unwilling to compromise, and Ge Li replied that if he does not use the punishment, he is afraid that Wang Roar will be difficult to do something unfavorable to Wang Fubao. But now His Majesty is also staring at this matter, and it is not easy for Goli to do it without permission. ”

"Not a word?"

Dao Gu, who was sitting next to Empress Cao, frowned slightly and asked.

"Don't look at it!"

Empress Cao nodded and said.

She looked at the beautiful Taoist aunt and said with some pleading tones: "When I first met the master in Da'an Temple that day, I knew that the master must be the noble person of my life. If I hadn't met you by chance, I wouldn't have died of illness in Da'an Temple that day. Since the mage can save my life, he can help me solve this trouble, right? ”

"The queen is not impatient."

Dao Gu suddenly smiled and said: "Actually, the reason is very simple, that Wang Roar is already very illustrative without saying a word." If Wang Yan didn't have a ghost in his heart, how could he not say a word? He will certainly defend himself and speak for his father-in-law. But he didn't, which means that he is also very uncomfortable in his heart. The reason why he hasn't said it yet...... Maybe it's not Wang Fubao who is worried, but his own safety. ”

"Oh?"

Empress Cao's eyes lit up: "What does the mage mean...... Wang roared that if he said it, he would be affected? ”

"Ninety percent of that is."

Dao Gu bowed her head, shook the dust in her hand and said: "Lord Lang Ge Li of the Criminal Department is naturally an expert in trying cases, but when I think about it, the words are mostly intimidation and intimidation. Wang Yan was worried that he would accompany Wang Fubao to the funeral, how could he say it? It is better for the queen to make a will herself, or to ask for a will from Your Majesty to forgive the king's sins...... If he is allowed to be honored with Houlu, will he still refuse to say it? ”

Dao Gu thought for a while and said, "If he still refuses to speak, I will go myself." It's just that although it is easy for him to tell the truth with Dao magic techniques, it is against the Dao of Heaven and people, and I am afraid that he will be punished by God. ”

"If the mage can help me avenge my brother's murder, I'll ...... The mage just said, "If I can do it, I won't treat you badly." ”

"I am a cultivator, without desire or desire."

Dao Gu smiled and said: "It's just that fate and the queen have this fate, and they can't get out of it." ”

"That's it"

Dao Gu shook off the dust and said: "If Lord Lang Geli, the squire of the Criminal Department, can't ask anything today, I will go to Wang Fubao's mansion early tomorrow morning." ”

"Thank you, Mage!"

Empress Cao stood up and saluted solemnly.

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The Imperial Study

Dou Jiande, who was wearing a black dragon embroidered robe, frowned deeply, and he couldn't help but shake his head as he looked at the thick stack of folds on the table. Nine out of ten of the recent memorandas were for the impeachment of generalissimo Wang Fubao. And behind these officials who participated in Wang Fubao, there is more or less the shadow of the queen.

As the emperor of Great Xia, it is impossible for Dou Jiande not to be aware of this matter at all. But Dou Jiande was also a little hesitant, and the reason why he didn't approve these twists and turns was because of the recent rumors. Although it is difficult to determine whether it is true or not, the rumor itself makes people suspicious.

Rumor has it that the reason why the general Cao Dan was defeated and captured in Luoyang, and then escorted to Chang'an, was beheaded at the entrance of the vegetable market...... It was because someone betrayed him and leaked the whereabouts of his army to Yan Yunjun. And this person who betrayed Cao Dan is the current generalissimo Wang Fubao.

The reason why the rumors are accepted by most people is because there is a reason why people have to believe a little.

Wang Fubao was not trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, although he led an army to resist Daxi Changru. But it is extremely difficult to restore his prestige in the army, unless something unexpected happens. And if Cao Dan is dead, there will be no one available under His Majesty the Emperor! In this way, Wang Fubao can easily return to command.

Su Dingfang, Yin Qiu, Shi Zan, Liu Heimin, these generals are all dead, and although Cao Dan is not a general, he is absolutely loyal to Dou Jiande and is also dead. Only Wang Fubao can use it.

So many people believe in this rumor, and even Dou Jiande believes it a little.

"It's all from King Fubao."

Dou Jiande glanced at the people sitting below, and his tone was a little helpless: "But don't these people want to think about it, if I really do Wang Fubao, who will lead the troops to fight the enemy for me?" ”

Sitting below is Nayan Pei Ju. This person is very capable, he was very favored when he was in Yang Guang's court, and he was appointed as a waiter in the Yellow Gate, and everything in the court was decided by him and Yu Shiji. Later, he followed Yu Wenhua, and then demoted Dou Jiande, and he was appointed as Nayan, the head of the hundred officials in the court.

"Actually...... The DPRK and China are not unavailable. ”

Pei Ju thought for a while, bowed down and said, "The minister can go to the battlefield if he lifts one person." With this person as the deputy marshal, he can not only divide Wang Fubao's military power, but also resist the Tang army's northward advance. ”

"Who?"

Dou Jiande asked with some eagerness.

"Prince Bo of Anguo"

Pei Ju said: "It can be a heavy responsibility." ”

"I forgot about him......"

Dou Jiande thought about it, then nodded and said, "Then let him go, and keep an eye on Wang Fubao." If he is really opposed, Wang Bo will lead the army to resist Li Tang on behalf of me! ”