Chapter Seventy-Two: Counting is Counting

"Mu'er, you go down and rest. In a moment, I will go with you to Shuofang City. Someone, pass on Lord Liao. ”

Liao Li came in with a happy face: "Your Majesty, the prime minister has written a letter." ”

"Take it to me." I took the letter, and when I opened it, there was only one word on it: "Steady."

Liao Lidao: "The prime minister and the minister think the same, and they both think that it is unwise for His Majesty to move his body lightly because of the defeat of a county, and to come to the county in the north. The prime minister said steadily, and asked His Majesty not to move lightly. ”

I smiled: "Lord Liao, I think Cheng wants to be exactly the same as what I think, and his stable word can be regarded as a word." ”

Liao Liqi said: "Why did Your Majesty say this? This is the Prime Minister's request that His Majesty not act arbitrarily, how can this stable word be the same as His Majesty's thoughts? ”

I motioned to sit down, sat down myself, picked up the tea set, poured a cup for Liao Li, and then poured another cup for myself, and said slowly: "You said that I am too much like the first emperor." ”

"The subject is a capital offense, but it is true."

"Indeed, because of the defeat of his second uncle, the first emperor also wanted to send troops to rescue him overnight. When I went north this time, everyone would probably think the same way, Your Majesty was too emotional, impulsive, and did this misleading act. Then I came to ask you, Lord Liao, if I don't send troops, with the current situation in northern Xinjiang, can Shuo Fang still take it back? ”

"Your Majesty can send a general to lead the army to rescue, why do you need to go north in person? Can it be recovered? This land is dispensable after all, and it is really unwise for His Majesty to shake the foundation of the country because of this. ”

"My stay in the Sifang City of Chang'an is to strengthen the country's foundation, and if I leave one day, it will shake the country's foundation? Fallacy! The first emperor fought all his life, and how many days did he stay in the capital? There are only three differences between me and you: first, you think that I only want to take revenge and lose my mind; The second is that you think that the land of northern Xinjiang is dispensable, and the loss of Shuofang is even more insignificant; From the above two points, you think that I should not be in charge.

"I value feelings, but have I missed state affairs because of feelings? These failures, though painful, can still be endured, and they are not yet enough to make me lose my mind. The third uncle has lost Xiaopei, lost Xuzhou, and the second uncle has lost the billet and Jingzhou, which are all the land of the Central Plains and the state of prosperity. What's more, my father is related, Zhang, Zhao's peerless hero, Zhuge Kongming's life's hero, and he was also defeated in Xinye, crossed the river with the people, and was killed and wounded. In contrast, this time Cao Wei highlighted the strange soldiers, the more Xianbei realm, the desert, thousands of miles of sneak attack, wisdom to earn Guan Feng, its situation is similar to Xinye, Xu Linger with hundreds of soldiers, meet the crowd of tens of thousands, with a strange scheme, fire attack, defeat several times the enemy, and then build a wooden poppy, cross the Yellow River, protect the safety of 100,000 people, although half of the crossing, the arrow died, but the ancient name will be just like that. This time Ji Han is indeed defeated, with mental calculation or unintentional, with a lightning blow, whoever will be defeated. However, defeat can be defeated like this, and it can also be proud for a while, and this is done by a heroine among women? It's true that I'm sad, but it's not necessarily when I lose my mind. The more angry I am, the calmer I become, and the more isolated I am, the calmer I become. When General Huang Lao died in battle, I was furious and defended the city alone, dragging Meng Jian and Yan Yan to death; Zhao Zheng died to protect me, and in my anger, I personally used it as bait, saw through Yan Xie's plan, and shot the thief with my own hands. This time, you advised me not to send troops, because you were afraid that I would be angry and command the troops indiscriminately, but there would be changes. You just have to rest assured about this, I still have self-knowledge, and the troops have you and Li Yan here, how to fight, I will not command randomly.

As for your belief that the topography of Shuofang and other counties is not important, the resources are not abundant, and the gains and losses have nothing to do with it, it is because what you see is only a small situation, in your eyes, only Cao Wei is the opponent, Cao Wei is the trouble of the henchmen, and the border land is the disease of scabies, and it is okay to give up, not only you, but also many ministers in the DPRK and the central government think so. But what I see is the overall situation, the whole world, there are no border lands and capitals, the people of the world, there are no border people and citizens, if my Han Dynasty is not against the Qiang people, causing a hundred years of war in the western Xinjiang, how can I be so weak? Usurped by the Yellow Turbans and Rebellious Ministers? In my eyes, the gains and losses of the four northern counties are related to the stability of the entire Mobei, the trend of the Xianbei and Xiongnu tribes, and whether the hundreds of thousands of Han people in the four northern counties can return to their hearts. It is related to whether Ji Han can gain a foothold in Northern Xinjiang in the future.

Therefore, this time in the northern Xinjiang, I have to come, as you said, Li Yu went north, Wei Yan's strength was insufficient, and Liu Bao was not Han after all, his heart was unpredictable, if there was a change, the entire northern Xinjiang would be eroded. At that time, the Hu people will become Cao Wei's biggest helper, and we will have to fight on two fronts. I can't take that risk. As for what you said about sending a general, Wei Yan is already here, what kind of general do you want to send? What kind of general can decide the policy with Xianbei like me? Can I make them believe it? ”

But in this way, Liu Bao went north, and the connection between Hedong and northern Xinjiang was cut off. If Hedong is attacked, Chang'an will have no reinforcements......"

"Then what role do you think Wang Ping's troops played in crossing the Yellow River eastward?"

"Yes, Wang Ping is in Xihe County, the north can support the northern Xinjiang, and the south can support the east of the Hedong, he is much more reliable than the Huns."

"Besides, I was in the northern frontier, so I attracted Cao Yu's attention, and he would think that I was angry with the two women and raised an army, and he would think that I was stupid and rashly advanced. As for Wang Ping, his reputation is not good, and he will not put it in his eyes, so he will pay attention to me, and the first line of Tongguan in Hedong seems to be dangerous, and there are two generals Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun personally guarding it, which is as solid as an iron bucket. I had agreed with the prime minister at the beginning of the year that he would return to Chang'an by the end of May at the latest. As long as he comes back, Chang'an, Tongguan, and Hedong will be as safe as Mount Tai, and if Cao Wei does not come to attack us at that time, we will also take the initiative to attack Cao Wei. ”

"Why May? I remember that His Majesty was also planning to send troops in May when he prepared the military horses. ”

"Because in May, Cao Wei will have a big change."

"How did Your Majesty know?"

"Hehe, I'm not the only one who knows and hears information."

Liao Li was persuaded by me, thought about it, and said, "What does the prime minister mean by the word "stable?" ”

"In the world, stillness is not necessarily stable, and movement is not necessarily unstable. If I don't react, then there will be changes in both Hedong and Northern Xinjiang. I suddenly moved, Cao Wei must not have thought of why, this world, on the contrary, is stable. ”

Liao Li smiled bitterly: "Not only did Cao Wei not expect it, but even the ministers didn't expect that you had deceived the world." His Majesty arranged it so carefully, but he refused to tell the minister, which made the minister worried. ”

"It's not that I can't trust you, if it weren't for your anxious efforts to stop me. How can the enemy be fooled? ”

"Your Majesty thinks there are still enemies working on it?"

"It's always good to be careful."

"If this is the case, our army is actually invincible, Your Majesty is here in person, then the Huns Liu Bao is determined to the ground, there will be no side moves, Kebi Neng will also understand that Ji Han attaches great importance to the northern Xinjiang, and there will be concerns about acting, with Your Majesty alone, the northern Xinjiang can still maintain the momentum of the three sides attacking Cao Wei. His Majesty's prestige and credibility are incomparable to others. As long as Your Majesty is not in danger, there is no need to worry too much. However, the minister still felt that His Majesty had always been adventurous and loved to use himself as bait. Sima Wang is cunning, Yan Huan is invincible, these two are used to thousands of miles of surprise attacks, and it is really difficult to prevent them. Your Majesty is in the imperial camp, and you must not leave easily. ”

"Don't try to lock me up, I didn't come to the north to guard the tent. I heard that Li Pleiades had a very high prestige among the Xiongnu, and his tribe was also extremely strong in combat, but he refused to obey anyone except him, which is why you said that Li Pleiades was young, and after he left, Wei Yan could not command. ”

"Yes, the Li family is still one of the Xiongnu royal families because of the fact that they are still single to the princess for generations, and people call him the king of iron horses. However, due to the background of the Li family, they refused to fight with the Han Dynasty, and the Huns had always guarded against their strength, and rarely used them for conquest, so they rarely established meritorious deeds. However, although the name of the Xiongnu Iron Cavalry King is not known in the Han Dynasty, it is still extremely prestigious in the Hu people. ”

"I see. When I learned that he had led a thousand troops north to attack Budugen, I was very worried about him, and there were too few others. And Yan Huan's 100-step piercing Yang arrow method is obviously far above his father and brothers, and Sima Wang is too cunning. ”

"Your Majesty, do you think Sima Wang and the others are still in the great desert north of Shuofang?"

"What do you mean......"

"Weichen thought that the two of them were afraid that they had already left."

"Left?" I thought for a moment, "If you leave, then Feng'er should be sent to the east of the Yellow River, in the Cao Wei army." I have sent Deng Zhi to contact Kebineng to make an alliance with him. I took an army of 50,000 and declared 150,000 to the outside world, such a formation, I came in person, I don't believe that Kebi can not see the direction of the wind clearly. I asked him to block Sima Wang and Yan Huan's back path and rescue Princess Xie Wu. Hopefully, it's still too late. ”

"Your Majesty, Kebi can repeat himself, and he can't believe it, the minister thinks that it may be possible for him to save the princess, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to hand it over quickly, maybe he will put forward more conditions when he meets the alliance."

"In any case, it's better than the princess falling into the hands of Cao Wei. If Feng'er arrives in Hedong, it will be troublesome to rescue, they have at least four generals, Xiahou Ba, Cao Zhao, Sima Wang and Yan Huan, and their strength cannot be underestimated. It's a pity that it wasn't Sima Yi who led the troops, otherwise I could consider exchanging Sima Zhao for her. However, Sima Zhao's weight is far less than that of the princess of a country, and Sima Yi is famous for having no family affection, so whether Sima Yi can agree is still between the two. In addition, you sent the Zhiwen Institute to increase its efforts to find out how many people Cao Wei had, what their goals were, what their main generals were, and whether the next step was to continue to confront us or have other plans. Originally, they were going to trick them into crossing the Yellow River for a decisive battle, but it seems that they will not fall into this trap and will have to find another way. At the same time, the Zhiwen Institute made every effort to listen to the news of the princess and find a way to organize a rescue. ”

"Yes. Your Majesty, I would like to ask a question. ”

"Speak."

"If Cao Wei proposes to exchange the princess for a county in Hedong, how should Your Majesty answer?"

I was stunned for a moment, how can I answer this situation?

"Let's talk about it then, if that's the case...... Alas, I can only be sorry for the second uncle. ”

"Where is Your Majesty going?"

"I went to Shuofang City once. If I don't go there to see it myself, I can't feel at ease. ”

"Your Majesty!"

"I've made up my mind, don't say it anymore. It won't take more than a few days to get back and forth quickly, and if the army escorts me north, I won't be able to get there without half a month, not only will I not be able to achieve the early advantage, but I will also be exposed to the direction of my actions. At this time, the army was dispatched, and no one could have imagined that I would not be in the army. Don't worry, I have my own body, I will guarantee that I will bring the Fafa, Hesse and Li brothers, even if he really meets Yan Huan, he can't help it, not to mention that Yan Huan has not grown wings, and he is still halfway back to Wei Ying. ”

After speaking, I called Li Yan, told him the words, and gave him a thrift to control the army. I took my escort that night and went to Shuofang City with Liu Mu'er.

Although you know that the battlefield is the most ruthless, regardless of your gender whether you are male or female, and whether your status is noble or practiced, in the face of death, all opportunities are equal. However, I still didn't expect Ling'er to die so young. On the night when Jiang's mother and Xu Qin exchanged Wending, I smiled and said to Xingcai: "Jiang Wei is my attendant, your righteous sister and Jiang Wei are married, and their children will also be our attendants." Xingcai laughed, "What if they give birth to a girl?" I laughed: "Stupid, that's not easier, a crown princess's hat doesn't wronged her." ”

Everything is in vain now.

I didn't open the coffin to look at her face again, although Liu Mu'er said that she went with a smile as before. But my heart still can't bear to look at this last look. The people in Shuofang City only knew that I was a person sent by the emperor himself, and did not know my true identity, but they still cried and crouched in front of the horse's head, begging me to send troops to recover the old county and avenge the county lord. One by one, the Han slaves who fell into the hands of the Hu people and suffered so much show us the terrible scars on their bodies and tell us about the pain they have experienced. On the bright street, it suddenly became terrifying and poignant. Liu Mu'er organized people to evacuate, anxiously shouting something. Pfranhesse and others were also guarding carefully. But I felt that I had withdrawn from the matter and flew into the air, and my eyes flashed the map of the four northern counties, the map of the north of the desert, that was Xianbei, that was Buyeo...... On the map, it's the blood that flows, and the fire burns......

Xu Ling'er's body was cremated, and when it was cremated, 100,000 people in Shuofang City saw them off, and their cries moved the sky.

On that day, the sky was dripping with light rain, the Yellow River was whimpering, and after the rain, a rainbow hung in the eastern sky.

I looked at the sky and prayed silently: Ling'er, my Tanhualang, you are in heaven, is everything okay?