Chapters 66-70

I couldn't help but regret it, no, how can this benefit be given to others in vain. What's more, I'm afraid that Sima Yi will be like this, what will the courtiers think of me, will they say that our majesty is a coward, and they will be frightened when they hear Sima Yi's name.

I was secretly angry with myself, but I endured. I said to myself, don't think highly of yourself, and I can't be too careful about Sima Yi. Finally, I got the news at the end of the year that Sima Yi had once again been seized of military power and returned to Yecheng. And Sima Zhao was declared a traitor to Cao Wei, and a bounty of a thousand taels was hunted down.

I asked someone to tell Sima Zhao the news. Sima Zhao was stupid, he cried loudly: "I didn't surrender, why is this happening!" ”

When I heard about it, I was so proud that I didn't think about it. Sima Zhao, Sima Zhao, you also have this newspaper.

Thinking of Northern Xinjiang, I made an order again at the moment that the interests of Northern Xinjiang should continue to be fought for, so that Kebi can spit out the interests in the clouds, even if he does not vomit all of them, at least half of them. Of course, negotiating with them still has to be prepared with both hands, not by force, and the strength of Kebineng is not what Ji Han's troops in the northern Xinjiang can deal with, and the point is, of course, to rely on mouth. I immediately sent Deng Zhi out to show him righteousness and let him understand that if he eats too much, he will have indigestion. He has gotten too much at the moment, and he should show a little bit of sincerity, otherwise, who would dare to cooperate with him?

Xu Ling'er sent a piece of music, which mentioned that if she wants to settle the northern Xinjiang, she has ten strategies, and when I opened it to read, every word was really written in my heart. She completely refined my ethnic policy in the light of the reality of northern Xinjiang, and many of the contents were not published by me, which hit the nail on the head and hit the nail on the head. She began by saying: "Since ancient times, emperors have all been noble in China, and they are cheap, and Your Majesty should obey the orders of heaven and love them as one." Then, she used a paragraph of nearly 1,000 words to say to me, this "one" is not two, neither can pay more attention to the Han than the Yi, let alone pay too much attention to the Yi people, and give too much preferential treatment to the Han people.

The Yi people can be preferentially resettled, but they cannot be oversupplied; You can come and go freely, but you must manage it to a certain extent so that there is no chaos; It can be lightly taxed, but it cannot be lower than that of the Han people, which causes dissatisfaction among the Han people; It is possible to set up a mutual market, but it is necessary to strengthen the control of critical materials and not arbitrarily fund the enemy; It is possible to confer official positions, but it is necessary to minimize hereditary succession, so as not to make it difficult for the court to restrain the central government. She thinks that the people of Yidi are resentful if they are far away, and they are not inferior if they are near, and they are poor in the north, so rebellions are frequent. It is necessary to assimilate them from all sides......

After reading it, I couldn't help but say, "It's really my Tanhualang, who can write such a piece of music if it weren't for her?" ”

However, among the various statements played by Xu Ling'er, only one of the slave bans to free Han slaves made me hesitate. At present, whether it is Xianbei or the Huns, they are all practicing slavery, and the lords and patriarchs of all departments have countless slaves under them, and if they ban slaves, they will definitely be unwilling. However, as soon as this decree is issued, tens of thousands of Han slaves will immediately be restored to their freedom in the land under my jurisdiction, and these people will be my loyal people, and they will go to the trouble for Ji Han.

Does it do more harm than good, or does it do more harm than good?

I was a little unsure, so I summoned the ministers to consult and asked them to consult the gentleman. In the end, it was decided that the ban on slavery would be implemented in Shuofang first, and the five originals could be partially enforced, and as for the Han slaves who could be dealt with by the Xiongnu and Kebi, it was better to solve it quietly through diplomatic channels. Although they have greater common interests, the relationship between them is still only allies after all, especially Ke Bineng, he is no longer the Xianbei Lord who thinks he is a handsome man in the frontier, maybe he also has the dream of the emperor in his heart, such a person, when he is in a hurry, he turns his face and does not recognize people.

At the end of this year, there was a happy thing, that is, Wang Jun returned by order and married my sister-in-law Xingyi. In the past two years, Xingyi has become more and more glamorous and moving, but also simple and lively, and endearing. Xingcai cherished this sister very much, loved and protected her, and said to me all day long: "Your Majesty, you have to tell Wang Jun well, let him not bully my sister, otherwise, I will not spare him." ”

I couldn't help laughing: "Who is Wang Jun?" Can you be threatened? ”

That being said, before Wang Jun's wedding, I still met him alone. Expelled the palace people, and got drunk in the Xuan room with him, I haven't been like this for several years, I forgot my identity, and you and I chatted.

"Ah Tong (Wang Jun's nickname), I heard that this time you are in southern Xinjiang, and you also made a cameo appearance as an assassin and killed all the three knots of the golden ring, okay, you are good at your skills." My tongue is a bit big.

"Of course, Adou--no, young master, no--oh, by the way, Your Majesty, my ability is not comparable to that of few people. Hey, if it weren't for the four generals hiding their secrets from me, my martial arts would never be worse than Jiang Wei's. Of course, he will be there soon, and he will go to the water's edge, and I can't kill him. "Apparently Wang Jun has more than me.

"Hahaha, don't brag, compare with Jiang Wei watery, why don't you embroider with Xing Yibi? But this time, we got some information from Cao Wei on the construction of the ship. They couldn't beat Sun Wu on the water, so they planned to build a kind of big boat, three stories high, and shoot arrows from high to low to defeat the small boat of Eastern Wu. ”

"Yes, I've always wanted to build this kind of ship, but I didn't expect Cao Wei to think like this. Did they succeed? Wang Jun seemed to be sober all of a sudden, and his eyes were brighter. Did you lie to me just now?

"It didn't work, but he shot Cao Wei's Shangshu servant, and he was left behind, and the Marquis of Fengle Pavilion Du Ji Du Bohou was drowned."

"Drowned? Doesn't he know water? It's really amazing, this kind of dangerous thing, you can't get on the boat without water, it's really not an ordinary cow person. The brightness in Wang Jun's eyes darkened again.

"Don't be sloppy, I don't believe you don't know the danger, that kind of big ship can carry thousands of people, if it sinks, it can form a huge vortex, and when it comes to the critical time, no matter how good the water is, you can't run, you give me a little care, I still expect to use you to fight the world."

"There is no water in the world that can drown my king. But don't worry, can I not value myself? I've just gotten married, and I still want to hold my grandson. ”

"Go, your son doesn't know where he is, but he misses his grandson. Are I satisfied with your new mansion? ”

"Not spacious enough...... No, no, no, I mean, it's okay. My family also had officials of 2,000 stone in the previous generation, so it is also considered an official family, and when I was a child, I thought that I must be stronger than my ancestors. But my people always laughed at me and thought I was bragging. I thought at the time, how can this old thief know the ambition of the wild goose. As a result, all of a sudden, my fate changed, I met His Majesty, worshiped Mr. Zhuge and Mr. Zhao, and then went to the army, made military achievements, and now it has risen to two thousand stones...... It's a pity that I only dragged my mother to Ji Han, she can see it alone, those fellow clansmen are still in Hongnong, across Tongguan, and they can't see my majesty. I really want to go to them at this time and see what their expressions are. Your Majesty, I'm going to get married, and you don't say that you will beat Hongnong down to me as a congratulatory gift. ”

"Hehe, little one. Are you so good at fighting? It's not easy to be beautiful. How old are you, less than twenty years old, in the future, you will be promoted to a general, a general, a shepherd, a living in eight seats, open a government and build a mansion, at that time I will give you your hometown, so that you can be beautiful. Think about what it looks like when you become a Hongnong Taishou? ”

Wang Jun smiled: "That's what I said, if the villain really goes home with the ambition, wouldn't he become an ambitious Chu overlord, and he wants to return to his hometown when he is in the limelight?" The eldest husband stands in the world, when he carries a seven-foot sword, ascends to the rank of the Son of Heaven, supports the Ming Lord, and stays for a hundred generations, how can he be so stingy, and it is not interesting to be wide in front of a group of fellow villagers. ”

"Well, I'll take it seriously."

"Do I often tell lies?"

"It's not very often, there are always seven or eight out of ten sentences."

"You look at me like that."

"Of course, don't look at Zhuge Qiao's mantle of inheriting Mr., resourceful, and also calling God calculate, Jiang Wei has won all battles, and is known as the tiger general, but in normal times, when did they fool you?"

"I said boss, don't laugh at people. On the battlefield, I'm not afraid of the two of them. It's like I'm good for nothing but my usual dim sum eyes. However, I do seem to be a little more tidy. At that time, in Zhang's Mansion, not only Zhang Bao avoided me from time to time, but even the general didn't dare to touch the wine jar in front of my eyes. At that time, I thought that I had been ordered by you to ask the general to ban alcohol, but the general could choke enough. In the future, with Xingyi, he will be considered an adult, and he can't do anything arbitrarily. Otherwise, when the old man thinks of the old evils, I will be miserable. ”

I nodded with satisfaction: "You have really grown up." ”

Wang Jun laughed: "I have grown up a long time ago, Your Majesty, have you just seen this?" He whispered to me: "People say that there is no general in the eyes of the soldiers, because he is too close to the general, so he sees only an ordinary person." Me too. Your Majesty, let me see if your little hands are still swollen? ”

"Begging for a beating." I pretended to be angry. When I was a child, I studied with Mr. Shuijing with Zhuge Qiao, Jiang Wei, and Wang Jun, and I learned slowly and couldn't remember, Mr. Shuijing treated everyone equally, and my little hands were swollen like steamed buns all day long. "Alas, in the blink of an eye, we're all so old, and it's going so fast. Let's go hand by hand together, break into Hanzhong together, go to Dongwu together, and make trouble in Jingzhou together, just like yesterday. ”

"Yes, among the four of us, the two of us who are younger have married first. How are the two of them? ”

Zhuge Qiao kept dragging it. But this time it couldn't be delayed. After his uncle Zhuge Jin (actually his father) fought with him this time, he helped him get the birthday of Lu Xun Lu Boyan's daughter in Dongwu. ”

"Hehe, I didn't expect it. Lu Xun is a great person, the battle he fought in Jingzhou, I read it, just one word, serve. Give me the same soldiers and horses, and I can't fight like that. To put it mildly, even Mr. may not be able to surpass him. ”

"Perhaps. But you're still young, and you can't match him right now, and he won't be your match in a few years. ”

"Let this be put aside for now, and I will take it as an encouragement. How is Jiang Wei's marriage? I was in the south, and I always heard all kinds of rumors in my ears, saying that he got along with a subordinate in Xiliang, and later it was rumored that he had a crush on a woman from the military academy, what was the truth? ”

"The truth, the truth is simple, even Jiang Wei is about to get married!"

"Ah, really?"

I immediately told me about the twists and turns between Xu Linger and Jiang Wei, from Xu Ling'er going to Xiliang for Jiang Wei to Xu Ling'er to explore flowers in the examination, and then to Jiang Wei's marriage since childhood, until the three-year appointment I made with Jiang's mother. From the second year of Jianxing to the present, it will be three years soon. In fact, this matter has been recognized from Jiang's mother to Jiang Wei.

"Unexpectedly, such a legendary woman actually bumped into Jiang Boyo, which makes people jealous and can't stand it, can't stand it, hahahaha!"

"Get out, you're going to marry my sister-in-law and say this, I'm not afraid that I'll kill you. By the way, your eldest sister said that you are not allowed to bully her sister, otherwise, she will not spare you. ”

"Obey orders, you can not listen to the words of others, and dare not disobey the words of the eldest sister." Wang Jun laughed.

Due to the situation in Hedong and northern Xinjiang, I dare not take it lightly, so the original wedding scale is still smaller. But my third uncle and I attended in person, which added a lot to this wedding. Wang Jun is dressed in a new auspicious dress, which is more and more heroic. It seems that the name of the most beautiful man in this Ji Han is not something that others can fight for. At my suggestion, a group of little brothers stepped forward and poured Wang Jun too much, giving me a sigh of relief, and dare to say that my little hands are fat?

In the years that followed, the tide of the war changed further. There was news from the state that Liang Xi was critically ill and could no longer serve as a director. And Sima Yi was completely deprived of military power, and there are legends that he was arrested because of Sima Zhao's affairs. He was replaced by Cao Pi's younger brother Cao Yu. Cao Yuqi was a person who played in Weinan and did not have any outstanding performances. I thought.

Anyway, I can be completely relieved.

Jiang Wei's marriage is on the agenda. Although he and Ling'er were on the front line, I went to Jiang's mansion. Mrs. Jiang kept her promise, and we said that if we couldn't find Jiang Wei's original fiancée's family for three years, I would make the decision and let Jiang Wei and Ling'er get married. In the past three years, I have been seriously inspected, but there is no news at all, some people say that they were robbed by the Xiqiang people, and some people say that they are dying of epidemics. All clues are broken. What's more, Jiang Wei is famous all over the world right now, if his fiancée is still alive, it is impossible not to know the news, if he knows the news, he will definitely find a way to contact him, there has been no news for so long, then it must be that his fiancée's family is gone.

Under my auspices, Mrs. Jiang exchanged Wending with Xu Ling'er's father, Xu Qin, and this family affair was completed. Xu Qin originally broke off the father-daughter relationship with her in anger because of her daughter's runaway from home, and it didn't get better until she became a tanhua. This time, I personally went out on the horse, and naturally Xu Qin was happy to push the boat along the water. For Jiang Wei's son-in-law, he is actually very satisfied. I wrote to Jiang Wei, you kid don't have to sigh all day long, the family you set when you were a child is now countless, if you really love Xu Ling'er, just love it.

Jiang Wei, this guy, is a little righteous gentleman, full of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, obviously loves Ling'er, but he doesn't dare to say it, which makes both of them very painful. is still Wang Jun generous, if he has anything to say directly, although he is a little shocking, but at least he gets his own happiness. If Jiang Wei was in the General's Mansion, as a white-clothed person, he would not dare to have anything to do with the young lady in the mansion, let alone directly tell the emperor that he had taken a fancy to her.

As soon as I let go of Sima Yi, I felt that my whole body was relaxed, and I didn't even urge my husband to come back. Anyway, he said he would be back by this fall. In history, this year he was on the list, and next year he led the army to the first Northern Expedition, which shook the entire Cao Wei. At present, the power of the three states of Ji Han Yiyi, Yong, and Liang, plus half of Sizhou, half of the state and one of the Western Regions, is completely different from this year in history, and I believe that Mr. will definitely be able to play a completely different situation.

In the spring, Cao Wei actually sent troops.

Cao Yu, the newly appointed military and horse governor of Youhe and the two states, personally commanded 50,000 elite soldiers to counterattack Ji Han, which I really didn't expect. Liang Xi's serious illness and Sima Yi's departure, Youzhou and Zhou suddenly lost their leader, and suddenly a newcomer came up, and he was not familiar with the situation, so he led troops west, is this too hasty? But no matter what, the elite soldiers under the command of Cao Yu are not the county soldiers, they are Cao Wei's Chinese army, although they may not be able to surpass Ji Han's new army, but they are not much worse than them. In particular, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which is a unit that selects 100 people as small soldiers, is so strong that it is not at all what ordinary people can imagine. This time, Cao Yu's troops set out from Yanmen County and attacked westward, killing and angry along the way.

As soon as the Wei army arrived, he immediately retreated into the desert and waited for the opponent's sharp spirit to disappear before attacking. The Hu people are all wolves, they have very little concept of land, and only victory is what they want. In this way, Cao Wei only has Wei Yan, Li Yu and Liu Bao on the way forward. Liu Bao was also a Hu man, and he also retreated across the Yellow River and did not engage the enemy. In this way, only Wei Yan and Li Yu were left to directly confront the enemy.

Wei Yan and Li Yu are both active and aggressive talents, and blindly retreating is not their style. The two of them took advantage of the enemy's army to move, and before the encirclement was completed, they suddenly attacked, crossed the Great Wall and blitzked Wuzhou, and defeated one of them. Li Yu even went into battle in person, killed Su Yu, the first general of the enemy's army, and won a great victory. Then the two of them retreated a hundred miles and set up an ambush in advance of Raccoon County, but this time it was Cao Zhao and Xiahou Ba who came, these two people's skills were much stronger than the one at the beginning, Cao Zhao found Wei Yan's traces in advance, and then pretended to stay, stopped, but secretly divided his troops to attack the Ji Han rear army. Wei Yan didn't expect Wei Jun to be so cunning, he almost fell into the scheme, and hurriedly led the army to avoid each other, and the four of them clashed, and they had the feeling of meeting their opponents in chess.

When I got the news, I was slightly surprised, judging from the time of the battle and the situation of the battle, Cao Yu did have two brushes. It is indeed extraordinary to control the troops in such a short period of time, form combat power, and draw with famous generals like Wei Yan and Li Yu. And the two people he sent, Xiahou Ba and Cao Zhao, are really quite weighty. However, I have a good impression of these two people from my heart, one admires the fourth uncle, and the other is my future general of the chariot cavalry, who will help me fight the world with Jiang Wei. If they have passed the move, they will pass the move, and they will be used as a training soldier. Anyway, with the skills of the two of them, they can't hurt Wei Yan and Li Yu. Moreover, at a critical time, Kebi Neng and Liu Bao will suddenly kill, even if Xiahou Ba and Cao Zhao have the ability, they will not be able to resist these two strange soldiers.

I don't know how wrong I am.

At this time, I was laughing heartily in Chang'an City. This is a family matter, Wang Guiren gave birth to my eldest son Liu Xuan.

I couldn't be happier holding this little guy like a dough. Although I know that in history, except for my seven sons, most of the rest are kind to cowardly little sheep, but how can I still think about that at this moment. The happiness of being a first-time father had already made me dizzy, and I held my son in a circle, startling Xingcai and Wang Guiren to scream, afraid that I would fall him.

With a son, I feel different immediately, as if Pingkong has grown a few years older. I deeply understood the reason why Cao Pi has been fighting non-stop for the past two years, looking at this pink-like son, how can he leave the danger to him, even if it is just for him, I must wipe out all the enemies and give him a peaceful world.

I think that if nothing else, in a few months, Cao Pi will die of illness, and Sima Yi will also be robbed of military power, and there are few people who can really resist Mr. Cao Wei. At that time, I will personally command the army, go east with Mr., hold high the banner of Ji Han, first take Luoyang, and then attack Yecheng, sweep Cao Wei within three years, and take the world in my hands. Then slowly discuss the matter of the southeast with Sun Quan, if he does not agree, I will wait for him for more than ten years, and when he is old and begins to kill tyrannically, it is not too late to start.

Looking at my son, I was reminded of my own childhood. I think of those painful and unbearable dreams, and I think of the scolding of Adou who you can't support. I think that if I meet my father, I can finally be proud to say that his son has not failed his life.

I was full of ambition and began to prepare to make a plan to continue to attack Cao Wei, now Hedong County, Xihe County, and Wuyuan County have formed a line, and the three battlefields can support each other. As long as Cao Yu attacks again, Liu Bao of Xihe County will attack north, and Kebineng has also promised that as long as Ji Han drags Cao Wei's men and horses, he will attack when the time is right. In this way, there is no need to worry about the affairs of northern Xinjiang. I am now beginning to prepare additional troops, food and grass, and I can launch an attack on Cao Wei in May and June, when Cao Pi dies and Cao Rui succeeds to the throne, and the turmoil will give Ji Han the greatest opportunity. Moreover, if Sun Quan is not stupid, he will definitely lead the army north to fight for his interests. In any case, this year will be the year that will change the situation in the world.

With a wave of my hand, the picture of Dayu Dingding that Cui Zhouping had taught me appeared so clearly in front of my eyes.

"Your Majesty."

I looked up from a large pile of official documents, saw that it was Liao Li, and hurriedly greeted: "Ah, Gongyuan, you came just in time, sit down, and wait for me to finish this recital." ”

"Your Majesty, urgent military affairs." Liao Li's voice was a little wrong.

"How?" I raised my head and saw Liao Li's face pale, "What's wrong?" ”

"Shuofang County was raided by the enemy, Xu Ling'er, the lord of Yixiang County, was killed in battle, and the whereabouts of Guan Feng, the princess of Xingshuo Fang, were unknown......"

Bang, the pen in his hand fell to the ground, the ink was dripping, and the ink flowed like blood, surging. I feel my head buzzing. Ling'er died in battle, Feng'er's whereabouts are unknown? Liao Li's figure in front of him swayed back and forth.

"Your Majesty......" Liao Li's anxious voice seemed to come from afar, buzzing with an echo, "Are you okay?" ”

"Is the message accurate?" My voice was dry, hoarse, and didn't seem like my own. Now I fully understand my father's feelings after learning about his second uncle. Shocked, annoyed, anguish...... I don't believe it, they stay in the rear, stay in Shuofang City, Shuofang is not a military important place to attack Ji Han, Shuofang does not have rich property and materials, what is the use of attacking Shuofang? Why did they attack them? It was a remote place, it was a bitter cold place outside the Saiwai, how many years had the Xianbei people occupied Shuofang, and Cao Wei didn't snatch Shuofang back, could it be that they now attach importance to this place? It doesn't make sense......

Why? Why? Why!

Liao Li said: "It is the news sent back by Zhiwen, the person who delivered the letter was seriously injured, and he died after releasing the carrier pigeon. "He brought me the blood-stained piece of linen paper, a small piece of paper, but it weighed a thousand pounds, and I couldn't bear it. There are only a few simple lines on it.

"On the fourth day of the first month of March, thieves invaded Xi'anyang. Princess Xie Wei went on a northern expedition and did not return at night. On the fifth day of the first month, thieves surrounded Xi'anyang. The lord of Yixiang County took the remnants of the Han nationality to cross the river south to Shuofang City. The people traveled ten miles a day, and the county lord of Yixiang crossed the river to protect the people, and died at the crossing of the Yellow River. ”

Thousands of thieves! Who is it? Is it the Xianbei tribe? Or Cao Wei people? Or is it someone else?

Xu Ling'er died, and she died at the crossing of the Yellow River in order to save the people. Is this true? My hands were shaking.

Xu Ling'er, the simple and lively Xu Ling'er who is called a sister and sister with Xingcai; the Xu Ling'er who searched for Jiang Wei and acted willfully; Xu Ling'er, who made up and joined the army, fought thousands of miles, and won every battle; the deeply struck, sad, and wandering alone Xu Ling'er; Xu Ling'er, who quietly entered the examination room, bravely defeated the crowd, and explored flowers in high school; that and Guan Feng crisscrossed the Military Academy, Xu Ling'er, who was brilliant and peerless; On the long causeway, with the moon, Xu Ling'er rolled in the muddy water; Xu Ling'er, who stood out in the north and ruled Shuofang County; That Xu Ling'er, who guarded the ferry alone and died in battle to protect the people......

This must be Budugen, he is the lord of Xianbei in the west, Feng'er and Ling'er killed his younger brother Zhimujian, he wanted to revenge the enemy who killed his brother, so he led the army to attack Shuofang, he is not familiar with the terrain, it is impossible for others to easily bypass Wei Yan and Li Yu's defense line, and suddenly appear there; Perhaps, Kebineng also helped, yes, Kebineng must want to be the overlord of the grassland, now Cao Wei and our Ji Han attack each other, he must be very happy to see it, moreover, Ling'er proposed that the liberation of Han slaves is a great threat to them, isn't it, they regard people as the most valuable property, Han slaves can help them fish, herd sheep, milk, give birth to children, make their tribe strong; So, what role did the handsome Putou play in the western Xianbei who surrendered to us? Yes, I sealed Yunzhong to him, and later because of Sima Yi, in order to have a good relationship with Kebineng, we gave up Yunzhong again, will he be dissatisfied because of this? However, what are you doing Wei Yan and Li Yu? When the enemy army is in your rear, how can you not know anything about it? Did you get the title of a famous general by sleepwalking?

My heart was beating wildly, my brain was pounding, and in the blink of an eye, everyone in the northern Xinjiang was suspicious and hated. But what about myself? It's actually my fault. I am the real commander-in-chief, and I personally arrange all the affairs of Northern Xinjiang. Because of me, Ling'er is dead, and Feng'er is missing. How do I explain to Jiang Wei? How to explain to the Guan family?

"My greatest wish is to sacrifice my life for the country with my beloved." At that time, Ling'er had said such childish things to me with a smile.

Who would have thought that it would become a prophecy!

If you are homeless, you can have a family. I am reminded of Ling'er's verses. The bright smile that appeared in front of me when I first saw Ling'er, it was a smile that the enemy was reluctant to end! Did you just go quietly?

Do you know that Mother Jiang agrees to your marriage? Did you know that Beryo is waiting for your return? Did you know that I'm going to give you a big wedding myself? Did you know that your family, which had severed ties with you, is now proud of you? DID YOU KNOW......

"If you have no home, you can have a family!" I whispered Ling'er's poem, but I couldn't stop crying, "Ling'er, you ask for kindness and get kindness, and die well." But how do I explain this to Beryo? ”

I'm angry, I'm furious, I'm going to kill! I will personally lead the troops to the northern frontier, rescue Feng'er, and kill all the enemies who have killed Ling'er!

I've never been so angry in my life, I've never wanted to kill someone like this. Shuofang County lost most of it, the whereabouts of the princess are unknown, and the county lord died unexpectedly, since the establishment of Ji Han, how could he have suffered this kind of humiliation!

I drew my sword, cut off the table with a sword, and made an oath to avenge this, to wash away this humiliation, to let the world know that when the Son of Heaven is angry, he will ambush millions of corpses and bleed for thousands of miles!

"Liao Li, you inform Wang Ping, Liao Hua, and Yang Ren of the Northern Army (originally Zhang Lu's generals, and later returned to Ji Han. In history, he fought with Xiahou Yuan fifty times, and was beheaded by the dragging knife) The three generals immediately reorganized the army, followed me to the north, leveled Cao Yu's men and horses, and killed all those who dared to attack Shuofang! ”

"Your Majesty!" Liao Li fell to his knees, "Your Majesty think twice!" ”

"Think twice, you still have to think twice! The princess of a dignified country was captured, and the county lord was killed! The whereabouts of my second uncle's only daughter are unknown, and Taifu's granddaughter died unexpectedly! You have to think twice! I can't afford to lose this face! Ji Han can't afford to lose this face! ”

"Your Majesty, the lord of a nation, how can you be angry with this. Although Princess Xie Wu and the county lord of Yixiang are women, they are military generals when they go to the battlefield, and death and life are all mandated by heaven. At present, General Zhang and General Zhao are leading troops outside, and His Majesty will personally conquer again, won't he want to shake the country's foundation, how to deal with Cao Wei's frontal attack, and how to deal with the future war! ”

How, how! When I think of Ling'er's death, I am already remorseful, and when I think of the possible encounter of a woman in Feng'er falling into the hands of the enemy, I don't even dare to think about it.

"Your Majesty, although the county lord of Yixiang is dead, she covers all the people to flee to Shuofang City. Shuofang City is the largest city in Shuofang County, there is the Yellow River in the north, the city is high and the pond is deep, or it can be supported for a while, even if it can't be supported, the gains and losses of a city and a place, Your Majesty does not need to take it to heart, that place outside the plug, has nothing to do with the overall situation. ”

"What do you say? The land outside the plug is not the land of my Jihan? The people outside the Seychelles are not the people of my Ji Han? ”

That's not what the minister meant. The minister said that Chang'an is far away, and it is too late for His Majesty to rush there......"

"Yes, the distance is too far, so I will give an order and let Li Yu lead the army forward, he is the closest to Shuofang. Feng'er is his fiancée again. ”

"Your Majesty, Li Yu is fighting fiercely with Cao Wei, and he is temporarily transferred, but I am afraid ......that it will be inappropriate."

"What's wrong, if he leaves, I can let Liu Bao go up."

"Your Majesty, if Liu Bao goes up at this time, it will make Xihe County empty, and the middle of the battlefield between Hedong and Northern Xinjiang will be broken, and they will not be able to take care of each other."

"Sima Yi lost his official position, Liang Xi is seriously ill, a Cao Yu, what the hell can he do? Do they dare to send troops in a few ways? ”

"Report, Your Majesty, know the latest battle report." The Yellow Gate Officer rushed in. Due to the extremely important affairs in northern Xinjiang, Liao Li informed the Zhiwen Office before he saw me, and all the situation was reported directly to the palace. This is a new battle report.

My heart pounded again, for fear of another terrible news. There were only three names on that piece of paper, three names that led the army to destroy the city and kill people. They are:

"Bu Dugen, Sima Wang, Yan Huan."

My heart was twitching. Sima Wang and Yan Huan actually appeared here! Yan Huan is the son of Yan Yan of Jincheng, and he has not heard from him for several years, so he did not expect that he had already joined Cao Wei and mixed with the general who led the army. Bu Dugen and Yan Huan are fine, both of them have a grudge against Ji Han, but Sima Wang, you shouldn't be here, we used to read books together, play games together, and you stole oranges on the street for me to eat. How can you do that? These Han slaves did not die in the hands of the Xianbei people, they finally escaped, but they died in your hands, you are still human!

My mouth was full of bitterness.

"Sima Wang, I'm going to kill you!" I hate. In fact, I know better than anyone what Sima Wang and Yan Huan can do together. This time I broke Sima Zhao's internal network in Chang'an, and I got a lot of news from that year. I returned from Jincheng and helped Sima Wang plan to attack us, and there was Yan Huan. Later, the sneak attack on Chang'an was also done by Yan Huan and Sima Wang. In order to take revenge, Yan Huan colluded with Cao Wei on the one hand and took refuge in the Sima clan, and on the other hand, he actively co-opted and supported underground forces, colluded with bandits and horse thieves, and carried out assassination, sabotage and other activities. Half of Sima Yi's network of 3,000 dead soldiers was built by him. And the dead assassin Guo Xiu was Yan Huan's junior disciple, and he was trained by Yan Yan himself.

"Your Majesty, it seems that the minister's idea is right, Shuofang County cannot be rushed at the moment, the enemy army is large, and it is not good to attack strongly."

"That's enough, you let me stay here and do nothing!"

"Report, Your Majesty, know the latest battle report." Another Yellow Gate official rushed in.

When I unfolded it, this time it was the twists and turns of Li Yu and Wei Yan. When they learned that Guan Feng was missing, Li Yu was furious, remembering the promise he made to Guan Feng in Chang'an that day, he was furious, he handed over the troops to Wei Yan, and he took a thousand light horsemen to save Guan Feng. Because of Li Yu's identity, Wei Yan could not forcibly control it, and he only took away a thousand light horsemen and handed over most of the men and horses to Wei Yan, which was also considered to take into account the overall situation.

"Oops! Young man, why are you so breathless. He put down the people, how did Wei Yan command the spirit? Liao Li sighed. It seems to be saying that Li Yu abandoned the army for personal reasons, and it seems to be saying that I was too impulsive.

I glanced at Liao Li dissatisfied, but praised loudly: "What a Li Li!" I didn't misread him, and I can rest assured that I will entrust Feng'er to him! Reply to the book, let Wei Yan fully support Li Pleiades, even if he loses some battlefield interests, he must rescue the princess first! ”

"Your Majesty, the matter of the pro-conquest ......"

"The matter of pro-conquest remains the same! This time things in Northern Xinjiang are really weird, the situation everywhere is weird and inexplicable, Ji Han has too few people in Northern Xinjiang! You also go with me, if you don't cripple Cao Yu, if you don't rescue Princess Jiewu, I will never withdraw my troops! ”

"Your Majesty, do you want to write to the prime minister to ask?"

"Huh?" didn't want me to send troops, so he actually used this trick. Back then, the prime minister humiliated Sima Yi with a woman's clothes, and Sima Yi was forced by the generals, so he used this hand, and wrote back to Cao Rui to ask for an order to send troops, and sure enough, Cao Rui did not agree to send troops and gave Sima Yi face. I looked up at Liao Li, "When the prime minister agrees, I'm afraid it's next year." Don't wait, this time I will send troops, I will make a single decision! ”

I was really angry about the Shuofang fiasco this time. On the battlefield, I have never encountered such a defeat, I must take revenge, I want to let those who dare to provoke me know, if you provoke me, I will fight hard!

Liao Li saw that he really persuaded me not to move, and sighed secretly: "Your Majesty's temperament is really the same as the first emperor!" ”

I was stunned, like a basin of cold water poured on my head.

Am I just like my father? I remembered my father's reaction when my second uncle died in Jingzhou, and I remembered the fiasco that ruined the fate of the entire Ji Han during my father's Eastern Expedition in history.

But I have to go north!

When the news came, the entire Chang'an was shocked. Mrs. Xu of the Guan Mansion and Mrs. Taifu of the Xu Mansion came to the palace with their two daughters-in-law, and they didn't dare to look for me directly, but they went to find the Queen Mother and the Queen to cry. In the city of Chang'an, young generals and soldiers poured into the streets, demanding that troops be sent to fight. Someone wrote on the street: "Those who dare to offend strong men will be punished even if they are far away!" ”

I said to the ministers from the tower, "The military spirit is available!" Popular hearts are available! Except for Liao Li, everyone else nodded yes.

I left Liu Ba to deal with daily political affairs in Chang'an, with Li Yan and Liao Li accompanying Dong to supervise military and political affairs, Wang Ping as the vanguard, Liao Hua as the Chinese army, and Yang as the superintendent of the rear army. In the meantime, Mrs. Xu came to look for me and asked Guan Suo to follow him to find his sister. I looked at Mrs. Xu's face full of tears, and my heart was like a knife for a while. I don't know if this was Guan Suo's idea or Mrs. Xu's intention, but I was moved, and I said, "Don't worry, if I can come back, I can bring Guan Suo and Guan Feng back safely." "My heart throbbed when I said this, can Feng'er come back safely? She's a girl. But no matter what happens to her, I'm going to get her back!

Bu Dugen, Cao Wei, you dare to hurt my royal sister, I will make you pay the price of blood!

Since he wants to go north, he can't be like Cao Pi who is greedy for enjoyment, riding Luan, riding a dragon boat, traveling ten miles a day, playing in the water and mountains. I'm not literati, and I don't have any poetic feelings. I think that in the army, the emperor is no different from the soldier. The soldiers are fast, and I want to rush to the battlefield in northern Xinjiang as quickly as possible. Along the way, Li Yan was still okay, and Liao Li's feet were bleeding from the grinding of horses, and later he had to sit in the car to work.

At the same time, I issued a document asking Wei Yan to further withdraw his troops and retreat to the west of the Yellow River, so that Liu Bao took the initiative to show favor to Cao Wei, pretending to waver, delaying, asking for conditions, pretending to surrender to them, appeasing Cao Yu, and when I arrived, the whole army would attack, and it would be necessary to complete the battle in one battle.

I am convinced that the unit I am leading will change the situation on the battlefield in northern Xinjiang. After all, my number is there, and Cao Yu is by no means as many as me.

On April 3, after receiving news from the front, Cao Yu agreed that Liu Bao would surrender to Cheng, and that he would cross the river to attack Wei Yan and let Liu Bao answer. Liu Bao was overjoyed and decided that in this case, he could attack halfway and defeat Cao Jun with Wei Yan. I sent a message to him, asking him to let the enemy cross the Yellow River, not to attack, and to ask Wei Yan to continue to retreat, abandon Jiling and Shanan, and retreat to Manbai, the seat of General Duliao. After all, Cao's army has 50,000 people, and it is not something they can encircle and annihilate, even if it is attacked halfway, it will only be a small setback to the enemy army, and it will become a stalemate, and let them go across the Yellow River, and when I arrive, we can use superior forces to destroy the enemy.

On 5 April, the Wei army began to arrange river crossings, and the flags on the east bank of the Yellow River fluttered and were very lively.

On the same day, Wang Ping led his men and horses to quietly cross the Yellow River, advance along the route east of the Yellow River, and wait for the enemy to cross the river and block the crossing to block the enemy on the west bank of the Yellow River. And I continued to move north quickly, out of Shang County, into the territory of Xihe County.

Part 2 Chapter 70 The crisis is lurking early

The horses came galloping from afar, like an arrow, raising a cloud of dust. The knight on the horse held high the command flag, passed through the cascading antlers, the gate of the giant wood, and came to the bottom of the big banner with the word "Cao" hanging high.

This is the camp of the governor of the two states.

"Governor, report from the front." The Chinese army took the battle report from the knight and hurried into the tent. Cao Cao's youngest son, Cao Yu, the king of Yan, was sitting upright in the big tent and looking at a scroll of documents.

Cao Yu took the battle report, flipped through it slightly, nodded, and waved his hand to let the Chinese army go down. He stood up, bypassed the screen, opened a secret door, and passed through the back camp to a small, heavily guarded tent at the back.

Cao Yu rolled the blinds into the account.

There was a small lamp lit in the tent, and a man with a vague face was sitting there, drawing something on a large wooden drawing.

"Governor." Cao Yu gave a half-salute. If outsiders come here, they will definitely be surprised, isn't Cao Yu the governor of the governor and the military governor of the two states, so who is he calling the governor?

"Ah, it's the prince here." But the man was not surprised, but returned the salute and said, "Sit." Kebineng has already led Li Yu into the depths of the desert, right? ”

"Yes."

"Ah Wang and Yan Huan are coming back safely?"

"They're already on their way back."

"So, are the Hu people who stayed behind still harassing Shuofang County?"

"yes. Naturally, these fools don't want to give up the fat they have in their hands, and they want to rob it. However, Ji Han was about to return to the army to deal with them. ”

The man nodded: "This time it finally made Ji Han a little painful." Last year, Liu Adou was too crazy, taking Shuofang and taking Wuyuan to Hedong, so that my Great Wei Quartet was on fire and smoke in eight places, facing four battlefields at the same time, taking care of one and losing the other. As a result, the most important Hedong County was taken by them, the two generals of Ji and Han were based on a Tongguan in Hedong, Luoyang was in danger, Guo Huai was shocked in Tongguan three times a day, for fear of cutting off the back road, and several reports asked to retreat east to Hangu Pass and give up Hongnong County. Moreover, they formed a line of defense from south to north, like long snakes, supporting each other, and moving the whole body with one shot, so that it was difficult for my Great Wei to take advantage of it. What's more, they have repeatedly harmed me, if I don't take revenge, won't I be sorry for his attention! ”

"Exactly. This time, he was asking for hardship and was found on the horse's feet. If Liu Adou knew that the governor was still leading the army, he wouldn't dare to be so arrogant for fear of being scared to death. This time the governor of this move can be called wonderful, I didn't expect to attack Shuofang, you know, Shuofang has no strategic value, and there is a tribe of Xianbei people in the middle, across the desert, far from the main point of attack, Ji Han can give up completely, how do you know that Du Du is a little smart, it actually disrupted Ji Han's entire front, directly causing Li Yu to leave, the Xiongnu to the north, and the Hedong battlefield can not echo the northern Xinjiang at all. The Governor is really a talented man in the world, and he is accessible to extraordinary people. ”

"Ji Han's actions are often unexpected, and this time he sent two girls to attack Shuo. Originally, Shuofang County was far away from the battlefield and located in the wilderness, and it had nothing to do with the overall situation of attacking or not, but these two girls had a special identity and lax defense, and there were only a thousand people in the whole county, not to mention that they wantonly rescued Han Nu and offended the Hu people, which gave us a good opportunity to start. Hehe, kindness, it's not something that can be used casually. It is precisely because Shuofang is not important, and Shuofang is separated from us by Xianbei and the desert, and we have to attack in a very large circle, so they will not pay attention to it. But they ignore that allies are always the most unsafe people, let alone Xianbei people. They only see interests, and if they harm their interests, then allies are no longer allies. Kebineng's departure gave us a chance. Budugen's personal departure and Putou's rebellion are all guarantees of our success. Sure enough, under my strategy, Guan Feng was light and unprepared, and was captured by Ah Wang, and the entire north of the Yellow River fell into my hands. But as you said, Shuofang is not important to us. However, these two people are important, and they can attract Ji Han's forces and break Ji Han's overall situation. ”

"Our army has followed the order of the governor, and quickly returned to the division after capturing Shuofang, leaving the Hu people to cause chaos in the same place, so that Kebi Neng pretended to take Guan Feng deep into the desert, set up an ambush in the depths of the desert, and killed Li Yu. At this time, Ah Wang was rushing back with Guan Feng, and it would not take a few days to arrive at the camp. Xiahou Ba colluded with Liu Bao, pretending to attack, bluffing on the edge of the Yellow River, but the main force quietly retreated under the leadership of Cao Zhao, went south with the governor, broke away from the battlefield in northern Xinjiang, went straight to Hedong, and took advantage of Zhang Bao's unpreparedness in Huoshan to suddenly attack and recover Hedong County. Hmph, it's ridiculous that Liu Bao thought that we would cross the Yellow River and be busy setting traps there. When the time comes, you won't be able to see us, but I'm afraid it's too late to cry. ”

"How's the situation in Chang'an?"

That's what makes it even more ridiculous. Liu Adou actually personally led the army north. Thousands of miles to attack, but also lost his energy. It seems that Kong Ming is not there, he is already dizzy. Now that we are attacking Hedong, Zhang Fei has no reinforcements now. ”

"Liu Adou has personally conquered?" The man couldn't suppress his surprise and amusement, "For two women? This is really the destruction of Ji Han. ”

"Exactly, we are just heading south to Hedong. Leave them an empty northern frontier, let them toss at will, let's capture Hedong, kill Zhang Fei, kill Jiang Wei, and avenge with one arrow. ”

"No!" "I changed my mind." Zhang Fei and Jiang Qi are both famous generals in the world, although I am sure to snatch back Hedong, but I am not sure to kill Zhang Fei and Jiang Wei, besides, no matter how important Hedong is, how important is it compared to Liu Adou's life. Kill him, and Ji Han will be self-defeating. The troops stopped, this time, I want to have a big fight with Ji Han. ”

"However, in northern Xinjiang, we do not have an advantage, the Huns plus the Han army, the number is not less than ours, not to mention Liu Adou's troops. It's a good opportunity to take Hedong right now. ”

"No, you're wrong. There is Liu Adou and me in northern Xinjiang, which is our biggest advantage! His voice was not loud, but it exuded incomparable confidence, "Liu Adou left the Great Wall, like a tiger leaving the forest, if you don't kill him at this time, when will you stay?" If Zhuge Liang returns to Chang'an in a few months, Liu Adou will not go out again, and it will be difficult to deal with him. At present, my network in Chang'an is completely destroyed, Zhao'er's whereabouts are unknown, Guanzhong is as stable as Mount Tai, and the opportunity is lost, and it is beyond the reach of chasing and destroying. ”

"Who in the world can reach the power of the governor?"

"Kong Ming's wisdom is not under me, and the prince will not forget the battle of Weinan. But this time Liu Adou suffered by himself, he got Zhuge Liang to Yizhou, and saw who could help him survive this catastrophe now! The man laughed and looked up, and in the light of the light was a hawkish face.

On 5 April, Wei Yan and Liu Bao entered the position, but found that the Wei army had only made ghosts on the other side of the river and had not crossed the river to attack. On April 6, the Han army crossing the river found that the other side of the river was empty, and the Wei army had disappeared without a trace. After careful investigation, it was learned that as early as the beginning of April, Cao Jun had returned to the fortress of Lou Fu.

I got the news, and I was shocked and angry. At that time, Wei Yan was ordered to ignore Cao Wei's army, quickly lead the army north, recover Shuofang City, and cooperate with Li Yu to rescue Guan Feng.

On the north bank of the Yellow River, the cities of Xi'anyang and Chengyi have been destroyed by the thieves, and all those who did not have time to escape have been killed, and all the houses have been burned. If it weren't for Ling'er's several blockades, those Han slaves who were rescued with great difficulty would have died in this battle.

"Your Majesty, Cao Wei's men and horses have left, should we continue to move forward?" Liao Li asked.

"Yes, I want to go to Shuofang, I want to see the place where the county lord of Yixiang died, I want to rescue Princess Xie Wu, and I want to completely wipe out those who dare to hurt Ji Han!"

Liao Li wanted to persuade me to do something, but in the end there was no exit, so he answered: "Yes." ”

Yes, I want to see the place where Ling'er died, how she used hundreds of men and horses to stop the wolf-like thief army for three days in a row, so that the people could cross the river safely, I want to see how Sima Wang, Bu Dugen and Yan Huan plagued my people in Ji Han, I want to catch them with my own hands and break them to pieces. What's more, there is Guan Feng who has no news.

Thinking like this, there is a kind of uneasiness lingering in my heart. Faintly, it seems that some great risk is coming.

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The yellow sand is long. The April sun burns like fire overhead. Li Yu waved his hand to stop the centaur, put his finger in his mouth and sucked it, and then took it out and put it in the air.

He looked back: "The Black Storm is coming!" A black storm that can engulf cities and camels is about to rise! ”

The army stood silently, and not a single one of them made a sound, as if cast of iron.

"Are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!"

"Why?"

"We are the iron cavalry of the Li family, the iron warriors forged by the soul of the Han Dynasty and the blood of the Huns! We follow the lord, not afraid of swords, mountains and fires! It will not damage the prestige of the Lord Iron Rider King! "The roar was like thunder!

"Good! You are my Li family's relatives for generations, some are Huns, some are Han, but you have a common name, you are the Li family's iron horse! I am your lord, the only head of the Li family in this generation! Now, your mistress has been robbed, do you have the confidence to help me snatch her back! Li Yu unceremoniously regarded himself as Ji Han's concubine.

"Follow the lord until death!"

"Okay, follow me to the north at once, and get to the sand partridge in front before dark to avoid the black storm. The thief army will rest in the crescent green state ten miles north of the sand partridge, and after the wind stops, we will kill the crescent green state and destroy them before they retreat to the depths of the desert! ”

Behind him, the knights replied in unison: "Yes! ”

A thousand light horsemen flew without hesitation, skillfully harnessing the horses, and rushed into the depths of the desert with Li Yu. The sky began to change color, from a clear blue to a vast yellow, and then to a rich black. The wind began to howl, the sand began to flow, and the iron army covered its mouth and nose with its cloak and galloped forward against the wind. The most terrible storm in the desert is not their enemy, but their assistants, because they are the masters of the desert, they know when the wind rises and when it rests, and they know how to prevent it and how to avoid it. At the moment when the Black Storm really swept wildly, they stopped at the Sand Partridge Tuo.

Gather your horses in a circle and take shelter from the hard earth cliffs, where the storm has blown the whole desert into a devilish world. The knights were in their places, each performing their duties, and no one spoke loudly, but they all rested quietly in the storm.

The wind stopped in the middle of the night. Li Hao Ran stood up: "Order, a quarter of an hour to eat and drink, and solve all personal problems." After that, the whole army set off and headed for the Crescent Oasis. No matter how many enemies there are, kill them all for me, and leave no one behind! He drew his sword and swung it slightly, its sword trembling in the air with a hint of a dragon's groan.

He raised his head to the sky and said in a low, but firm voice: "Feng'er, wait for me to save you back!" ”