The senators in the hall are all old and respected famous generals, and it is still a little abrupt for such a young man to suddenly come out and speak. Moreover, this young man was not a minister sitting in the hall, but an attendant officer standing on the side of the hall, and it was surprising that he suddenly stepped out of class.

However, after seeing the appearance of this young man, the displeasure in everyone's eyes was slightly restrained, because although this young man was only among the attendants, his identity was not surprising, but he was Gao Changgong, the concubine of Emperor Wenxiang.

Emperor Wenxiang Gao Cheng, as the eldest son of Emperor Shenwu, had an extraordinary status in the Eastern Wei Dynasty, but unfortunately he died unexpectedly, and finally failed to complete the great cause of usurping Wei and self-reliance, leaving this work to the current emperor to complete.

Gao Cheng has a total of six sons, although they lost their father's protection, but after entering Qi, they all enjoyed proper support, and all of them grew up healthy and strong. Gao Changgong is not too outstanding among the brothers, he is the same year as Gao Cheng's son-in-law Gao Xiaowan, because Gao Xiaowan is a descendant, Gao Changgong is called the fourth son.

Last year, Gao Chang was appointed as a squire of the Tongzhi Scattered Cavalry, but unlike his brothers who had already been knighted, he still has no knighthood. Although he was not treated well among the clans, he was mostly appreciated by Duan Shao, the king of the plains, and repeatedly praised him among his relatives and friends, so the nobles of the Jin Dynasty also knew a little about him.

At this time, hearing Gao Changgong's speech emphasizing the importance of the Bird Mouse Valley and the Thousand Miles Path, and taking the initiative to ask Ying to go to the battle, everyone present also praised his words, and spoke up slightly.

When Gao Yang heard this, he also smiled and said: "The weight of the soldier, how can the soldier not know?" The former discussed all the military affairs, and there was no time to talk about this strength, so that the child had the opportunity to sell his wisdom. But I have my own heroic ministers in the palace to be used, and I don't have to rely on Xiao'er Bo Yong to succeed, you return to class, don't stop talking about things! ”

Gao Changgong also weighed it again and again before going out to ask for his life, but when he heard that although the emperor adopted his opinion, he did not intend to let him lead the troops to attack, and he couldn't help but feel disappointed for a while, and he was about to open his mouth to fight for it, but he saw that the emperor was already a little tired under the smile on his face, and he couldn't help but feel a pang in his heart, and he was busy and bowed his head to retire from work.

After drinking Gao Changgong back, Gao Yang looked at the people in the hall and asked, "Who wants to do this?" ”

At this time, Mo Chenxiang, the prince of Baishui, stood up and bowed and said with an indignant expression: "The courtier is not talented, he fought with the thief but was not in the battle, the country and the family hate, and the thief swore an oath!" Now the thief is coming to invade the realm, please attack and refuse, and the thief will be sad in the Bird Mouse Valley! ”

Hou Mo Chen Xiang's son Hou Mo Chen Guile in the battle of Heluo in the sixth year of Tianbao, once followed Hu Lujin to fight together, but died directly on the battlefield, when talking about this matter, Hou Mo Chen Xiang also had a face of regret and hatred, hoping to take this opportunity to kill more enemies, so as to avenge his son.

Hearing Hou Mo Chen Xiang say this, Gao Yang ordered his people to lead 5,000 elite cavalry south to defend this Fenjin road, so as to wait for the Zhulu army to assemble and attack the enemy in the south.

When the meeting was over, the members took their own leave and went about their business. His Majesty the Emperor also wanted to enter the inner palace to rest, so all the attendants and officials in the palace also dispersed.

"Fourth brother, fourth brother, I'm here!"

Gao Changgong withdrew from the hall and walked not far away, when he heard a shout from the side, and saw a fat white and strong young man in his teenage years standing under the palace corridor on the other side waving to him and greeting him, he couldn't help but smile and turned to walk towards the young man.

The boy's name is Gao Yanzong, the fifth son of Emperor Wenxiang Gao Cheng, who was adopted by his uncle Gao Yang in the palace because his father was still young when he died. The relationship between people is really wonderful, Gao Cheng and Gao Yang, the brothers, are still so-so, but they are quite fond of this nephew, and a few years ago he was named King Ande, even if Gao Yanzong is already a teenager, he is forbidden to enter and leave the palace.

The sons of Wenxiang are also quite friendly, and they can even be used as a model of Gao's family affection. Gao Chang looked at his brother, raised his hand and patted him on the shoulder and smiled: "I haven't seen you for a few months, but I have become more and more solid!" ”

"Brother, you are here this time, I heard that the Qiang thieves are going to invade Jinyang again, you have always been eager to make contributions, why don't you take this opportunity to ask Uncle for battle?"

Although Gao Yanzong is not very old, his physique is not inferior to his brother, because he knows Gao Changgong's ambition, he asked after meeting.

After Gao Changgong heard this, his expression couldn't help but be gloomy, and he was silent for a moment before he said softly: "Before the discussion in the palace, I had an invitation to go out to play, but I still didn't get the Supreme Handpick, and I still didn't have the opportunity to fight. ”

"Uncle thinks it's because I'm worried about the fourth brother, you are young and weak, and you are too short to take responsibility, but my brother is not a very human being, how can he look at me from the eyes of a layman! Brother, you don't have to be disappointed first, I will enter the palace today to ask for peace, and then I will fight for you, but you have to use it, life and death are up to heaven, how can you abandon people without trying? ”

Gao Yanzong saw his brother's lonely face, and immediately patted his chest and said.

Seeing this, Gao Changgong was grateful and worried: "It's okay for you to ask for my life for Gorou, but remember not to anger the Supreme." If that doesn't work, I keep waiting for the right time. ”

Gao Yanzong waved his hand and continued to walk towards the inner palace, when he came to the emperor's dormitory, he saw the guards standing outside, stepped forward and grabbed a cane, and then asked for a bag of straps on his head, and shouted loudly in front of the palace: "Everyone lives in peace, there are ministers and guards on duty in front of the palace, and all evils are difficult to invade!" ”

In the dormitory, Gao Yang was having a headache and irritability because of the abstinence from alcohol for several days, and the waiters in the hall were silent, when he heard this slightly abrupt voice, Gao Yang frowned at first, and then laughed loudly and scolded: "There are thousands of warriors under the palace, how can you need your little guards to sleep peacefully, why don't you get in quickly!" ”

"Come on!"

After Gao Yanzong heard this, when he stepped into the hall, he threw down the cane in his hand, and really rolled around the screen into the hall.

Gao Yang laughed again when he saw this, and his eyebrows and eyes were also happy. His personality is biased towards yin owls, and in recent years, he has turned manic, and he has little warmth for people, including his own son, and even the prince Gao Yin is quite dissatisfied because he is too weak, and the rest of the sons are too young to see what the quality is, but he sincerely loves the fifth son of his brother Gao Cheng.

As the emperor's temperament has become more and more irritable in recent years, the ministers, including his family, must also be cautious and cautious when facing Gao Yang, but Gao Yanzong has no taboos in and out of the bed, and can even be so intimate that he throws himself into his arms to pull his uncle's beard. And Gao Yang will only be like a kind elder who enjoys the joy of family at this time, pretending to be a stern but actually pampering nephew.

When Gao Yanzong took the opportunity to talk about sending his brother Gao Changgong to fight, Gao Yang still couldn't help frowning, but he still relented under Gao Yanzong's repeated begging: "Young and vigorous, I always think that if I cultivate a little intelligence, I will underestimate my talents, and I am anxious to publicize them. In addition, the governor of Kuzhidu, the consul left and right, when the army of Japan fights, he will enter the battle to kill the enemy! ”

After Gao Yanzong heard this, although he also mentioned that his brother was a little dissatisfied, he also understood that this uncle had given in, and if he didn't give up, he was afraid that there would be no good results, so he thanked him again and again and then withdrew, and went to find his brother Gao Changgong to inform him of this harvest.

Gao Yang looked at the departing Gao Yanzong, the smile on his face gradually faded, and the handsome and beautiful appearance and heroic temperament of Gao Changgong's nephew appeared in his mind, but this image gradually mixed and overlapped with the image of the brother who buried his memory. ”

After accepting the military order, Mo Chenxiang, the prince of Baishui, led the five thousand elite soldiers who were fully armed and went directly to the south.

In the south of Jinyang, there is Nanshuo Prefecture in Jiexiu City, which is a state established by Shuozhou soldiers during the Eastern Wei Dynasty, and it also belongs to the traditional residential area of Jinyang soldiers. Before the Jinyang soldiers went to Heyang, the soldiers of Nanshuo Prefecture were also in the requisition, so there were not many young and strong people in the territory, mainly the families of the soldiers stayed behind.

A short distance south of Jiexiu Castle, you will arrive at the northern exit of the Bird Mouse Valley, where the mountains are rugged, the water is winding, and the terrain is very complicated. From here, the nearly 100-mile-long Bird Mouse Valley is full of rugged and difficult roads.

Hou Mo Chen Xiang took a short rest after arriving at Jiexiu City, and even though he learned that there were still soldiers in the city who had fled from the southern part of the Bird Mouse Valley, he gathered these defeated soldiers and questioned them.

When he learned that the enemy army had entered the Bird Mouse Valley, Hou Mo Chen Xiang's heart suddenly sank. Although it is said that the Bird Mouse Valley has always belonged to their Northern Qi, if it is occupied by the Wei army, the rugged and difficult mountain and water passage will not be unhindered because they are Qi troops, and it will be very difficult to attack and recapture it.

"King Changle is really a pig and a dog, and it is difficult to stop the enemy from sitting on a big city, so that my land is easily stolen by thieves!"

After learning this, Hou Mo Chen Xiang was indignant in his heart, and while scolding Changle Wang Wei Cang, he hurriedly arranged for his guards to investigate the Bird Mouse Valley, and prepared to open up the recovery channel.

Soon after the Qi scouts entered the valley road, they found the traces of the enemy, and saw the fence barracks that had been erected on both sides of the river valley.

After Hou Mo Chen heard the news, his face also sank, he didn't expect that the enemy army had already entered here and occupied almost the entire entire territory of the Bird Mouse Valley, so he didn't have time to think about it, and even if he ordered to attack the enemy fence.