After returning to the palace, Ying'e personally led Gao Qian's wife Cui Fengqin to live in the west side hall, because her maid was dead, she arranged for the palace maid Qi Xia to serve first.

Qi Yu held a bowl of shocking tea to Mrs. Gao, only to see that her face was pale, still frightened, and she drank the tea with trembling hands. Ying'e was afraid that she would be restrained, so she instructed Qixia a few words, and then took Qihua back to her palace to settle.

The rain gradually tightened, Qihua held up the paper umbrella and walked slowly with Ying'e's steps, "Niangniang, it's been a day, the slave has already ordered the bath soup to be prepared, Sai Wan went to the flower room to specially select the best chrysanthemums, and then with ginseng, Ganoderma lucidum, angelica, angelica, motherwort, pearls made of medicine bags, the most beautiful relief." ”

Ying'e smiled faintly, "This time Sai Wan came back, your relationship is much better than before, have you forgotten how she bullied you back then?" ”

The umbrella held by Qiwan shook a little, and found that Ying'e didn't notice it, so she replied calmly, "Niangniang, the slave maid is not a person who holds grudges, she also paid the price for her choice, the slave maid saw that she was pitiful, so she wanted to help." ”

As he was talking, he raised his eyes and saw Sai Jian moving the drunken hibiscus that she had moved a few days ago to the eaves of the porch in the rain, but there was no one to help, and her face was covered with mud and rain. Seeing Ying'e stop, Qi Wan said again, "She has been much more diligent in serving Niangniang again, she used to bully people, but now she has changed." There are so many potted flowers, and no one is going to help, what do you say? ”

Ying'e didn't stop, only said lightly, "What should I do, you are in charge, there has never been a wronged slave in this Jiafu Palace." ”

Qi Ju comprehended, and said to the two little palace maids standing behind him, "What are you still stunned about, the flowers of the mother are important." ”

The two little palace maids wanted to go forward with an umbrella, but when they saw Qi Wan's fierce eyes, they froze for a moment, shrunk their necks and rushed into the rain, and worked hard to carry the flowers with Sai Wan. Sai Xuan, who had been working hard, cast a grateful look at Qihua when she was about to enter the hall, but Qihua didn't see it, put down the curtain, and went in to wait for Ying'e to bathe.

On the second day, Yuan Ziyou sent Zhang Gaosong to pick up Cui Fengqin out of the palace, Ying'e came out to see him off, and asked Zhang Gaosong, "Has the emperor found out?" Is it safe for Mrs. Gao to leave the palace at this time? ”

Zhang Gaosong replied to Ying'e softly, "The queen should ask the emperor in person, the slave will do what he wants." ”

Ying'e didn't say anything more, and asked Qihua to take out a pair of jasper bracelets and give them to Mrs. Gao, "You left in a hurry, and the palace didn't have time to prepare any gifts, this pair of bracelets was given to you by the emperor first." When your husband comes to Beijing and the mansion is settled, the emperor and the palace will have rewards, and I only hope that your husband will wholeheartedly assist the emperor in the future and stabilize the country. ”

Mrs. Gao's Cui received the thanksgiving, and left with Zhang Gaosong in the sedan chair.

Ying'e had no doubts in her heart, and went straight to the study of the Taiji Hall to meet Yuan Ziyou, and went straight to the point, "Your Majesty, the concubine has something I want to ask the emperor." ”

Yuan Ziyou heard her use the self-title of concubine for the first time when they were together in private, and she understood in her heart, got up and took her hand and sat down on the couch, "The queen wants to ask about the assassination of Mrs. Gao yesterday?" ”

"Your Majesty, what the concubine wants to ask is, was the assassination done by the concubine's father?"

Yuan Ziyou was silent, withdrew the hand holding Ying'e, looked at Ying'e's eager gaze, nodded and said, "I understand that this matter has nothing to do with the queen, and the affairs of the previous dynasty will not affect the relationship between me and the queen." ”

Ying'e originally wanted to get another answer from Yuan Ziyou's mouth, although she had guessed it last night, she hurriedly knelt down and confessed, "Your Majesty, the concubine's father thought that he was instigated by someone, but such a vain attempt to damage the emperor's face is a crime that deserves death." Please ask the emperor's quasi-ministers and concubines to write a letter to advise their father not to disagree with the emperor again, and to act with the emperor first in the future. ”

Yuan Ziyou stretched out his right hand for Ying'e to stand up and pull her back to his side, "My father-in-law led seven thousand light cavalry to hold on to Ge Rong's million-strong army on the front line, and I recruited two of Ge Rong's generals at this time, and my father-in-law probably thought that I didn't trust him, so there was this misunderstanding. If the queen wants to write a letter to her father-in-law, she also agrees with my thoughts, hoping that the queen can explain this misunderstanding to her father-in-law clearly. Yuan Ziyou deliberately accentuated the word father-in-law, and the love for Ying'e in those eyes made Ying'e feel ashamed, and she didn't want to delay, so she immediately wrote a letter to Yuan Ziyou and sent it to Erzhurong camp.

In September 528 AD, Er Zhurong, who was preparing to fight Ge Rong at Fukou, traveled for days with 7,000 light horsemen, and finally arrived ten days later. At this moment, the soldiers were tired, and the deputy horses they brought were half exhausted, and Er Zhurong deliberately buried these dead horses and discarded them directly along the road. After setting up the military tent, Er Zhurong took Murong Shaozong, Hou Jing and Gao Huan to survey the surrounding terrain, and stood on the high peak of Fushan Mountain, where he could overlook the tight defense of Ge Rong's army. I saw that the flags were on the top of the city, and the weapons illuminated by the sun illuminated half of the city.

Er Zhurong pointed to the city with disdain and asked, "Ge Rong's house claims to be a million, but General Ben doesn't think so, according to the spies, there are about 600,000 soldiers in the city, can you tell us that we can win this battle?" ”

Hou Jing took Murong Shaozong as his teacher and asked for advice on the art of war, but now that Murong Shaozong was present, it was inconvenient for him to speak in front of the teacher. Since Gao Huan gave Gu Ronghua to Er Zhurong, he has gradually become more important to Er Zhurong, and Er Zhurong listened to Gu Ronghua's pillow wind this time, and left Er Zhu Zhao to guard in Jinyang, bringing Gao Huan who took the initiative to ask for battle. Gao Huan knew that this battle was of great significance to him, but he was still humbly asking for advice in front of his predecessor Murong Shaozong, and it was inconvenient to speak first.

Er Zhurong saw that neither of them spoke, so he pointed at Murong Shaozong and said, "Shaozong, let's just say it, if you don't speak, these two juniors will not dare to speak." ”

Murong Shaozong smiled slightly, pointing to the valley at the foot of the mountain, "Yecheng is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and the autumn harvest is approaching, so there is plenty of food. If the army is besieged, it will not be able to be captured in a year and a half. The general came to meet the battle with 7,000 men and horses, and for Ge Rong, we were undoubtedly just hitting a stone with an egg and sending him to death. When this Ge Rong underestimated the enemy, we hid in this mountain in a fearful posture, and he was so happy that he would definitely fight. The valley ahead can be used as an ambush. ”

Hou Jing saw that Murong Shaozong signaled to him after he finished speaking, so he boldly added, "The general abandoned the tired bones of the deputy horse in the wilderness to make Ge Rong think that we had come from a long journey, and the people were sleepy and the horses needed to be repaired urgently, and he could not judge the number of our army. Now Ge Rong is arrogant and arrogant with these hundreds of thousands of horses, no one in his eyes, and he looks down on thousands of men and horses in our area, and the arrogant army will be defeated, and with the command of the general, our army will win. ”

Er Zhurong clapped his hands and shouted, "Okay, hahaha, that's right, General Ben is happy to hear it." ”

Seeing that Gao Huan didn't say a word, he called him by his nickname and said dissatisfiedly, "He Liuhun, you don't say a word, do you think we will lose?" ”

Gao Huan then spoke, "Although the number of our army in this battle is small, they are all elites, although Ge Rong is numerous, most of them are homeless and wandering, and this Ge Rong only has the brute force of conquest, but has no talent to govern the army and the country." Every time after the siege of the city, is a large-scale slaughter of the city, the recent Cangzhou he slaughtered the people in the city only one-twelve, adultery and plundering everything, how to defend the city without the people's heart, the people are looking forward to the court to recover, so the general will be victorious in this trip. It's just that the last general still has some immature ideas and wants to hear the general's opinion. ”

"Oh, let's listen to it, and let the other two generals refer to it together."

Gao Huan first clasped his fists and saluted, "Yes, General." The last general thought that the general's previous plan was perfect, and used a bluff to make the enemy not check the exact number of our troops. It's just a melee in the valley, after all, the space is small, and there are many constraints when swords are slashing, not as flexible as sticks. The general ordered all the officers and men of the army to prepare a wooden stick, place it on the side of the horse, and kill it with the stick when the enemy approached. In the previous battles of our army, the merits of the soldiers are based on the number of heads, and our soldiers are few in this campaign, and we need to fight quickly, and the general can not promulgate battlefield discipline at the same time, stipulating that the war does not take the cutting of grades as the merit, so as not to mess up the formation during the battle. ”

Er Zhurong was silent, and Murong Shaozong was unconsciously admired, "General Gao's idea is really good, and the general can adopt it." General Gao had previously served in Du Luo Zhou and followed Ge Rong, and was familiar with the generals of Ge Rong's army. ”

Gao Huan heard Murong Shaozong say that he was even the third lord of Yi, and he was unhappy, but it was not convenient to argue, so he could only confess his determination again, "General, Du Luo Zhou and Ge Rong are not far-sighted and ambitious masters, and the last general is really disgusted with them burning, killing and looting, what is the difference between this and the bandits who occupy the mountain as the king?" Fortunately, the general took in the last general, and only then did he give the last general the opportunity to serve the Ming Lord, and the general's tactics and strategies and courage were all learned by the general for the rest of his life, and the last general only recognized the general for the rest of his life, and obeyed the general's dispatch. The last general has some old acquaintances with Ge Rong's army, and they have long been dissatisfied with Ge Rong, and the last general is willing to persuade him to surrender single-handedly, even if he is killed, he must also complete the mission assigned by the general. ”

Er Zhurong shouted, "Okay, you are worthy of my Er Zhurong's general, and I will work hard for you." It's not early, so we'll wait and settle first, and lure the enemy deep tomorrow morning to annihilate Ge Rong in one fell swoop. This king wants to drink a good jar tonight, and tomorrow he will not get drunk with Ge Rong's head. Hahahaha..."

In September 528 AD, Ge Rong was full of contempt for Er Zhurong hiding in the mountains, and saw that Er Zhurong sent more than ten horsemen to provoke in front of the city gate, and he did not know the art of war, regardless of the advice of his subordinates, insisted on attacking the whole army, and lined up dozens of miles north of Yecheng, preparing to outflank Er Zhurong's troops. Ge Rong tied a long rope around his waist, and shouted at Er Zhurong, who was hiding in the mouth, to tie him with this rope. The army approached, the dust and the sky were dyed yellow, the banner was black and oppressive, the 200,000 war horses were followed by about 500,000 infantry, the swords and spears were like a forest, the earth-shattering war drums could be heard for hundreds of miles, and the birds in the valley were so frightened that they flew into the air, but because of the dust and fog in the sky, they could not distinguish between north and south, and they were scattered and collided.

Entering the valley mouth, I saw Gao Huan riding alone, standing on the high ground of the valley mouth and shouting to Ge Rong's troops to surrender, "Ge Rongjun's brothers, I, Gao Huan, have been Ge Rong's subordinates like you. I know that I surrendered to the imperial court, many of you are unhappy when you see me, and think that I am a traitor to seek glory, but I want to talk about why I want to surrender to the imperial court today. As we all know, Ge Rong, a farmer in the mountains and wilderness, made a living from recklessness, and initially gathered as exiles, but it was just because we lacked food to eat. The reason why the Six Towns Rebellion occurred was because the former monarch was immoral, women sat in the world, and the chickens were in chaos. Now that the new emperor has ascended the throne, all kinds of waste are waiting to be revived, and the martial arts of the general of the Zhu State are world-famous, and he treats his subordinates with generosity and never treats them harshly. And Ge Rong, you follow him, don't you tremble one day, maybe you just finished your last bite of food in the morning, that is the last bite of food in your life, he kills people all by rising, when did he follow the law? How many comrades-in-arms we once knew were not at fault, but they were killed by him with his own hands! He has no ambition and is extremely tyrannical, and after the city is captured, he slaughters the city, brothers, do you dare to say that there are no relatives or friends in these cities? Don't you deplore the death of your sisters in adultery, and the burning of young children by firewood? Can such a person follow him to fight the world? Can such a person stabilize the world? Since he is completely virtuous, talentless, and incompetent, sooner or later, you who follow such a person will either be killed by him or exterminated by the imperial court, and we will revolt and resist just for a bite to eat? Now that the court is willing to surrender us and promise stability, we will do everything for him! ”

Gao Huan's impassioned words touched the hearts of the former army soldiers, and more than 10,000 soldiers from the seven kings of Ge Rongjun surrendered. Ge Rong was furious when he heard the news, and led his army into the valley. Random arrows shot at Gao Huan, so frightened that Gao Huan hurriedly looked for cover and hidden. At this time, Er Zhurong in the valley had already ordered Murong Shaozong to hide part of his troops in the valley, as a surprise soldier, and the governor would take the above three people as a group, each group of hundreds of cavalry, and make noise everywhere, bluffing, Ge Rong's spies couldn't tell how many people and horses, and the numbers reported to Ge Rong were varied. When Ge Rong's heart was anxious, suddenly thousands of Wei cavalry in front of him leaped out of the valley, instantly divided into several teams, and launched a fierce attack on his army, and the fierce posture frightened these rangers first. I saw Er Zhurong wearing a soapy black beast head chain armor, holding a solid wooden wolf tooth lance in his hand, and his legs crossed the black wind and blue moon BMW, and roared and rushed into the enemy formation first, slashing left and right, but he didn't think about fighting for half a minute, just to kill a bloody road, and rushed straight into the rear of the enemy formation. The elite of his subordinates were all brave, and the shouts of killing shook the sky like thunder, and only flesh and blood flew at the sword, which shocked Ge Rong's army to retreat.

Soon, Erzhurong's troops were inserted into the back of Ge Rong's army, and launched a fierce attack with lightning speed, and the ferocity and skill of the Qihu and the Qian's people were undoubtedly revealed in this battle, and hundreds of thousands of troops were so mantis in the face of a few thousand men and horses that they were powerless to fight back. Er Zhu Rong suddenly broke the wolf's tooth lance, jumped up from the horse, and rushed straight to Ge Rong's middle car, and after knocking down a few guards with the spikes of the solid wood, he stabbed straight into Ge Rong's left shoulder, kicking him under the car, he struggled to get up, but in an instant, Hou Jing led several steel knives to his neck.

Hou Jing roared, "Your boss was captured, do you dare to resist?" ”

Seeing this scene, the remnants of Ge Rong's defeated generals put down their weapons and surrendered to Er Zhurong. Faced with hundreds of thousands of surrendered troops, Er Zhurong listened to Gao Huan's advice, and he first ordered Sergeant Ge Rong to disband on the spot, and if there were relatives in the army, they could leave together. After these stragglers bravely walked out of the hundred miles, they could not gather again in a scattered manner, and Er Zhurong sent the officers to wait at various intersections, and gathered the soldiers who were willing to follow Er Zhurong separately, and placed them separately, and recruited the people who had been generals and included them in his command to continue to serve. Later, Er Zhurong sent people to send Ge Rong to Luoyang in a prisoner car to be executed, and the five prefectures of Ji, Ding, Cang, Ying, and Yin were finally pacified.

Soon this battle was reported to Yuan Ziyou, looking at this good news, he could no longer pretend to be calm, he decided to seize the time to deploy, can no longer let Er Zhurong sit big, he ordered him to quickly quell the Xinggao rebellion, and he continued to gather and strengthen his own power, and began to give up an inch of land above the court.