On the side of Daxing City, the empress finally waited for Lu Gongyou, and even the empress felt that if Lu Gongyou did not return to the court, then the people who had gathered at the gate of Xicheng in the past two days would also scold the street.

When the big banner of Lu Zi was inserted diagonally into the sky, and Lu Gongyou, dressed in a green shirt, led the army of tigers and wolves to appear, the empress's breathing became tight.

I didn't think there was anything in Taiping Fashion before, but judging from the current scene of Sui Yang dancing with demons, Lu Gongyou is undoubtedly the backbone of the entire Sui Yang and the heart booster of the entire Sui Yang.

Why is the empress already at such a disadvantage, but there are few courtiers who secretly communicate with Zhao Sui?

In addition to the batch of wall grasses that were cut off by the empress, the biggest reason is that everyone believes that Zhao Sui cannot be Lu Gongyou's opponent.

Lu is invincible, Lu is invincible, you have not been in direct contact with him on the battlefield, and you will never know what these three words represent.

That's an invincible fighting spirit, that's an invincible momentum.

So much so that when Lu Gongyou appeared, tens of thousands of people chanted Lu Wuyou's name, and even the empress personally went down to the city tower and waited in front of the city gate to greet Lu Gongyou.

On the official road thirty miles from the West City Gate, there are tens of thousands of people in the Liedao, they are all loyal admirers of Lu Gongyou, although most of them are little ladies, but their enthusiasm for Lu Gongyou is absolutely fanatical.

Lu Gongyou stopped at a distance from the city gate, turned over and dismounted, patted the dust on his body, and then walked to the city gate, plopped, knelt in front of the empress, and shouted: "Minister, Lu Gongyou, long live my emperor, long live long live." ”

The empress smiled, hurriedly helped Lu Gongyou up, and said: "Lu Gong went far away to pacify Yongliang, and he made great contributions, he should worship Gong, how can he worship me." ”

The empress's words were very sincere, so much so that after listening to the empress's words, Lu Gongyou was ashamed and didn't dare to be: "Your Majesty said that you laughed, how can there be a reason for a king to worship his ministers since ancient times?" ”

The empress smiled, stretched out her hand and pulled Lu Gongyou up, and walked in the direction of the palace.

The people on both sides looked at the harmonious monarch and ministers, smiling happily.

After returning to the palace and taking their seats in batches, Lu Gongyou went straight to the topic and asked the empress: "Your Majesty, what is the current situation in Tongguan?" ”

At this time, that is, Lu Gongyou can ask this, do you change anyone, see if he dares?

Hearing Lu Gongyou's words, the empress snorted with a gloomy face: "It's still feasible, Ning Shiguang sent me a battle report yesterday, saying that there is a subordinate of Xiao Laizi named Xian Jingyu, two days ago at night, led the crossbow troops to Tongguan and repelled the attacking Zhao Sui, right now, that army and Ning Shiguang are guarding Tongguan together, and there is no big problem for the time being." ”

When Lu Gongyou heard this, he frowned: "Ning Shiguang? ”

The empress said in a loud voice: "Earlier, Xiao Laizi pleaded with me, and I sold him a few thin noodles, released Ning Shiguang, and let him go to Tongguan to resist Zhao Sui. ”

Lu Gongyou got up when he heard this: "Your Majesty Shengming, although Ning Shiguang is upright, he is a loyal and upright person, and what Sui Yang needs right now is this kind of talent." ”

The empress nodded: "I also thought about this, so I let Ning Shiguang go, otherwise, let alone Xiao Laizi pleading, you can't change anyone." ”

Lu Gongyou snorted, and then said: "The minister has already heard when he conquered Yongliang, that Zhao Sui's rebels have been marching all the way, and have successively killed Sun Poyu, Zhou Jinglian, Zhao Yuanche and other generals, Your Majesty, but is it true?" ”

The empress hesitated for a moment, then hummed softly.

Lu Gongyou got up and said: "Weichen is brave and leads the troops to Tongguan to remove this evil obstacle for His Majesty." ”

Before the empress wanted to speak, Liu Maolin hurriedly got up and came over: "Gong You, you have just returned from the conquest, and you are physically and mentally exhausted, it is better to raise it for a few days for the time being, and then discuss the matter of requisition, anyway, Tongguan is now as stable as Mount Tai, and Zhao Sui can't take it down for a while." ”

In fact, the empress also means this, if at the beginning, Ning Shiguang's battle report did not say that Xian Jingyu and the two thousand crossbowmen participated in the battle, maybe the empress agreed to Lu Gongyou's request just now, but isn't it different now, out of consideration for Lu Gongyou's body, the empress still plans to let him rest for a few days, not only Lu Gongyou, but even the tens of thousands of Wangcheng guards who fought together, they also have to rest.

Who knows, Lu Gongyou just shook his head: "The old minister has the beauty of the country, Gongyou has it, however, now is the critical moment of the country, how can Gongyou, as the Marquis of Suiyang, shirk?" For the generals, if they can't relieve the worries of the Lord, won't they eat a lot of money in vain? ”

Lu Gong's lobbying was all heartfelt words, but in the ears of some people, it was so unpleasant.

In particular, the Wei general Li Xian, who had previously instigated the empress to withdraw his troops from the north to return to quell the rebellion.

No, after listening to Lu Gongyou's call, I couldn't raise my head in shame.

"It's difficult for Duke Lu to have a heart, that's good, I'm not hypocritical, you and I each take a step back, don't say more, two days, just two days of repair time, as soon as the time passes, immediately open to Tongguan, how about it?" The empress put on a consultative tone.

Lu Gongyou hissed, and just wanted to say no, but the empress stopped him: "Duke Lu doesn't need to prevaricate anymore, this is a matter of life and death related to Sui Yang, can Duke Lu bear to make me feel uneasy?" ”

When the empress said this, Lu Gongyou had no other way, so he had to clench his fists: "In this case, obey the holy decree." ”

The empress nodded with satisfaction: "Since it is all decided, then I will immediately select another 30,000 elite soldiers from the urn city to hand over to Lu Gong, in addition, I will also draw some elite soldiers from the troops of King Qin from all over the country, and match the soldiers and horses of Lu Gong's headquarters to make up a whole number of 100,000, so that Lu Gong can break the enemy." ”

It's too late for ordinary people to agree immediately after hearing these words, who knows, Lu Gongyou refused after thinking about it.

"Because of the rebellion of Zhao Sui, the roads of the Qinwang troops in various places are blocked, and it is uncertain when they will be able to reach Daxing City, and in the urn city, there are only 40,000 soldiers left guarding Daxing City, and it is not appropriate to move again, otherwise, the foundation of Sui Yang will be unstable."

The empress was just curious when she heard Lu Gong's words: "Could it be that Lu Gong wants to rely on your own army to defeat Zhao Sui?" ”

Lu Gongyou nodded and snorted: "To deal with Zhao Sui, this is enough." ”

The empress hissed: "But this army has been fighting with Lu Gong for three months, and it is a tired army, using such an army to deal with Zhao Sui, isn't it a bit too child's play." ”

Lu Gongyou said: "Your Majesty relaxes, Weichen is sure enough to take Zhao Sui." ”

"Lu Gong, war is not child's play." The empress also tried to make Lu Gongyou clear about the seriousness of the matter.

Lu Gongyou nodded and said, "This truth, Wei Chen understood it twenty years ago. ”

Empress: "···"

"Okay, since that's the case, then I will allow Lu Gong to bring the original army and horses to battle, and the number will remain the same, but I only have one request." Empress Dao.

Lu Gongyou looked up at the empress.

The empress said: "Duke Lu, your subordinates have removed 4,000 wounded soldiers, and there are 32,600 people who can fight, and my plan is to draw the same number from the urn city to replace the sergeants under Duke Lu and replenish their combat strength. ”

Lu Gongyou thought about it carefully, and then shook his head: "No." ”

The empress was stunned and didn't understand what was going on.

I saw Lu Gongyou and said with a smile: "Your Majesty, the army of Wengcheng has been in a battle formation for a long time, and it has been rushed into the battlefield, I am afraid that it will delay the big event, and the minister's department has been on the battlefield with the minister for three months, and the hand is not as rusty as before, and it is easy to use." ”

"But in this case, I am afraid that the sergeants below will have the heart to fight slowly, and they will also give the rebels a chance."

Lu Gongyou said: "No, right now, Suiyang urgently needs a radical cure with fierce medicine, correspondingly, using familiar subordinates is more suitable for the current situation in Suiyang." ”

Lu Gongyou said so, and the empress had nothing else to say, so she had to nod: "Since this is the case, then do what Lu Gong said." ”

"Your Majesty."

The empress cleared her throat: "Narcissus." ”

Narcissus, who had been looking at his father-in-law with adoring eyes during the period, immediately clenched his fists and came out: "Your Majesty, the minister is here." ”

"In the two days before Duke Lu set out on the expedition, you don't have to come to the palace to be on duty, I want you to guard Duke Lu day and night, so that you can supervise Duke Lu's rest."