One hundred and eighty-eight, on meritorious deeds

Why is Cui Hao reused by Tuoba Tao?

Because even though Liu Jie and Cui Hao are well-known political enemies, Cui Hao still reminds Tuoba Tao that the reaction of the other 59 DPRK and Chinese officials must be considered when dealing with Liu Jie.

He stood on the point of Tuobatao's interests to make suggestions. Only such a pure minister can be reused by the emperor.

Tuoba Tao also understood that disposing of Liu Jie at this moment would only fulfill his virtuous name of directly admonishing the king. So he only thought about it slightly and said, "Liu Jie's matter will be put aside for a while, and there will naturally be a chance for him to learn some lessons in the future." Now I am in a hurry to pursue the remnants of Rouran, and I don't have time to deal with Liu Jie and others. ”

"Your Majesty, this must not be done." Cui Hao hurriedly dissuaded, "The New Year is approaching, and the courtiers are still waiting for His Majesty to go back and worship the sky." Moreover, the grassland is difficult to supply in winter, and if you rashly lead your troops in pursuit, it is very likely that you will fall into danger. ”

Of course, Cui Hao knew what he said, but he was really unwilling. The words of the old shaman Rouran before he died came to his mind like a curse from time to time.

"Your Majesty," Cui Hao saw Tuoba Tao hesitate, and continued to persuade, "The son of a daughter, you can't sit down." Your Majesty is the foundation of the country, and you must not take risks lightly. Now that the Rouran people have fled to the far north, and they will not be able to recover in a short time, instead of raising your army and moving north, it is better to unify Jiangbei as soon as possible to never suffer in the future. ”

Cui Hao's words were right in Tuobatao's thoughts. The reason why Tuoba Tao wanted to attack Rouran was that when he unified the northern countries, he would not be attacked from both sides. Now that Rouran is fleeing north, isn't it the best time?

Although Tuoba Tao has a knot in his heart, he is a person who focuses on the overall situation, and after thinking about it, he immediately waved his hand, "Prepare for the class to return to the court." ”

Cui Hao's face was happy, "Your Majesty is wise." ”

The news of Tuoba Tao's order to return to the dynasty soon spread throughout the barracks. The crowd rejoiced.

Being able to return to my hometown for the New Year, even in the barracks, is better than chasing the Rouran people in the ice and snow.

For a while, the entire barracks became in full swing. Everyone began to talk about this Northern Expedition, how many military merits they have won, and what kind of rewards they can receive.

As the soldiers talked, they talked about Mulan.

Hua Mulan was originally considered a leader among the recruits in the fifth battalion, but she had a turn of military merit in half a year.

But this military feat is not uncommon in the entire military camp.

Who would have thought that this time to pursue the remnants of Rouran, Mulan was taken by Tuoba Tao by mistake. His Majesty the Emperor of Wei has always taken the lead, and wherever there are many enemies, he will rush wherever there are!

Hua Mulan has never seen such a general, and generally the leading generals are in the middle and rear to supervise the formation, but the main general she followed has always regarded herself as a vanguard army.

In order to protect Tuoba Tao, Mulan also killed the red eye, and in the end, she didn't know how many enemy troops she had captured.

Her posture of blocking and killing gods, and Buddha blocking and killing Buddhas entered Tuoba Tao's eyes, and as soon as the war ended, she praised Mulan in front of everyone.

It's a step to the top.

Everyone said, time, life. If Mulan hadn't been recommended by Xianji, even if she killed twice as many enemy soldiers, I am afraid that Tuoba Tao would not have known about it.

Everyone was puzzled, Mulan was so ordinary, where did she get Xianji's blue eyes?

And what is also puzzled is Tan Invite Rain.

She couldn't understand why the people who had been prostrating outside her tent had suddenly become arrogant. It's like a rooster with its tail cocked, dangling in front of the tent that invites rain from time to time.

Saibuza of the fifth battalion relied on his handsomeness, and under the encouragement of the same fire, he dressed in colorful clothes and danced a horse riding dance outside the rain tent.

"What's going on?" Tan Invite Yu only felt inexplicable.

Mo Yao covered his mouth and snickered, "I heard that Your Majesty has handed over a battalion of troops to Mulan for training. When he returns to Pingcheng to discuss meritorious deeds, the commander of the first battalion of Mulan will definitely not be able to run. These people probably envy Mulan for being favored by Xian Ji, so they came here to swagger through the market. If they knew that if they wanted to be favored by Xianji, they had to reincarnate first, and they probably wouldn't be so confident. ”

When Invite Yu heard this, he was furious, did they think they were waiting for a pheasant to be bred! I even used dancing as a trick!

Invite Yu instructed Mo Yao with a dark face, "You go find a wooden sign, write on it, 'If you want to practice this skill, you must first go from the palace', and stand outside the tent!" ”

Mo Yao was happy when he heard this, and he went to find a wooden sign and set it up in front of the tent.

The effect of this sign was immediate, and all the people who were originally circling around the tent disappeared in an instant.

When everyone talks about Mulan later, they will have a trace of sympathy and schadenfreude.

Even after Tuoba Tao heard about this, he specially invited Hua Mulan and comforted her in vague words. As a result, only Hua Mulan looked at everyone's regretful and sympathetic gaze, looking at a loss.

When Tuoba Tao's army waved its flag and returned to Pingcheng in a mighty manner, the entire Pingcheng was empty.

The people rushed to their knees to bow down to the young king who had returned triumphantly. Tuoba Tao can be regarded as a famous battle, so that those old ministers who were not optimistic about him at the beginning had to shut up.

Just when everyone was cheering and screaming for Tuobatao, everyone found that Tuobatao was surprisingly silent and calm. This surprised the courtiers, but they were also more satisfied.

Even the Queen Mother couldn't help but boast to the wives, "Although Your Majesty is young, it is rare to be able to be calm and self-controlled." ”

The fact is that Tuoba Tao's voice is still in the period of voice change, and has not fully recovered. In order not to lose face, he could only hide his ecstatic mood at the moment with silence.

The New Year's celebration and the triumph of the army were two happy events that filled the whole city with a jubilant atmosphere. The imperial court even lifted the curfew from the 30th to the 7th night of the Chinese New Year's Eve for the first time, allowing everyone to celebrate Dadan in an unprecedented way.

After Tuoba Tao returned to Pingcheng, he became busier than when he led his troops into battle. The music that has accumulated in the past few months, the snow disaster in the north, the New Year's sacrifice, and the worship of hundreds of officials. By the time he came back to his senses, it was already the third day of the Lunar New Year.

However, the matter is not over, and the main event after the big victory is here.

Award people according to their contributions.

The leading generals of the Zhenxi Army have won a lot of rewards, and they are very angry when they see the eyes of other armies. But that's not the point, the most striking are the two special rewards.

One was given to Mulan. Tuoba Tao gave her the title of centurion, although it was a little worse than the thousand-captain that everyone had predicted at the beginning. Ke Tuoba Tao also crowned her a military and political counselor, and asked her to coordinate the training of soldiers in the army.

This centurion's officer does the errand of leading the general. When Mulan accumulates enough qualifications, it is only a matter of time before the merits are made.

When Invite Yu heard about this, she couldn't help but sigh a little, maybe it is a great thing to be promoted to the rank in the eyes of others, but for Mulan, it only means taking greater risks.

The general who Tuoba Tao reused was a woman in the end. I really don't know what kind of expression Tuoba Tao will have when he knows the truth.

Whether it's a blessing or a curse is too early to tell.

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