Chapter 31: The War
In the royal tent of the king of Beidi.
His Royal Highness the Prince of Ji Dynasty, dressed in a dark dress, sat opposite King Beidi, and although there was no tension between the two of them a few days ago, they were not very happy with each other.
On the contrary, Lu Yunyan, the former princess of Beidi and the current queen mother regent of Beidi, who sat on the throne, smiled and seemed to be the only person who was happy to see the scene in front of him.
The reason why Lu Yun was in such a happy mood today was because she had just met her own nephew Lu Bingxi last night. Lu Yun couldn't help but sigh in his heart, after so many years, his father was still strategizing as always.
Originally, Lu Yun's life outside the country for many years had long erased her sense of belonging to the Fan Yang Lu family in her heart. However, what was sent today was not the father who induced her to marry into the Beidi royal court back then, nor the fourth brother who had more than enough success, or even the eldest brother who had the best relationship with him back then but didn't know what had changed over the years.
is the innocent and frank nephew in front of him, his character may not be suitable for entering the court as an official, but as a friendly signal to Lu Yun, it is very suitable.
Because Lu Bingxi is innocent, pure, enthusiastic and sincere, even if Lu Yun has complaints about his father and Fan Yang's Lu family, it is difficult to be angry with this child. Because there is a light that is almost sincere in him.
And Lu Yun has always been the same kind of person as his father Lu Zhi, they are good at scheming, but it is difficult to resist sincerity and purity. With Lu Bingxi as the lubrication of both sides, and Wang Jian, who is so clever, to plot, there is a situation where the two sides sit down and speak openly and honestly today.
"His Royal Highness the King of Beidi, the minister is a subordinate official of the East Palace of His Royal Highness the Prince, Pei Jian. We have come to the Northland to conquer the Khan of Hulu who has offended me and Chaotianwei. The Ji Dynasty and the Beidi have a friendship of mutual assistance, you may wish to join me in the Ji Dynasty to fight against the Hulu Khan. ”
Although the king of Beidi was young, he already had the air of a king, and when he heard this, he calmly asked, "This king can watch your Ji Dynasty and Hulu Khan fight each other, and then send troops to collect Hulu Khan's forces after Hulu Khan's army is defeated." Wouldn't it be more cost-effective to work with you? ”
Lu Yun, who was sitting on the upper hand, reprimanded his son lightly, "Shut up, don't be rude." This is His Royal Highness the Prince of the Ji Dynasty, the prince of the Ji Dynasty, and the future Emperor of the Ji Dynasty. ”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't think it was wrong, "King Beidi can say this, which shows that his knowledge is extraordinary." However, the Pig Capital tribe in the north is all living with bamboo and water plants, if the water and grass are abundant that year, the natural things are abundant. But if the heavens don't make a beautiful ...... that year"
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince means that Beidi also needs the Ji Dynasty, not the Ji Dynasty unilaterally seeking Beidi. It's just that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has always understood the truth up to the point, so he didn't continue.
King Beidi was still not convinced, and wanted to say something, but was stopped by his mother's eyes. As the regent of Beidi, Lu Han said with a smile, "What my son said is reasonable, and what His Royal Highness the Crown Prince said is also reasonable." ”
As a matter of fact, both sides present here know very well that today's alliance is a foregone conclusion, and the two sides have already tried back and forth in private, and the conditions and interests of the alliance have been discussed similarly.
It's just that he doesn't want to fight for more interests, so as to show that he is not the more humble side in this alliance. Sure enough, after testing each other to no avail, the two sides quickly reached a cooperation.
That night, bonfires were lit in the royal court of Beidi and cattle and sheep were slaughtered to celebrate the alliance.
The next day, with the help of the king of Beidi, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince used his troops like a god and ordered the team to move forward at full speed, so as to catch Hulu Khan by surprise. Where could Hulu Khan resist such an offensive, even if he escaped from the large army, he only led a small team and left his clansmen and relatives and fled for his life alone.
But what Hulu Khan didn't expect was that just two days later, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't know how to find Hulu Khan's lair like a god. At this time, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only led an army of 3,000 light cavalry, which became the nightmare of Hulu Khan's life.
On that day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince sat on top of the sweat and blood horse from the Western Regions, wearing a light armor glowing with silver light in the night of the grassland, as if shrouded in a layer of clear frost, just like this, the cold moonlight came from the ground, reminiscent of the legendary handsome and cruel killing god.
And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince did not let people light torches, and even his subordinates did not know how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince accurately found Hulu Khan on the vast grassland. But this did not prevent His Royal Highness the Crown Prince from becoming a legend in the army from then on, and a god that countless people wanted to follow.
"Hu Lu, you disturb the border between me and the DPRK, kidnap me and the women and children of the DPRK, and plunder the money of me and the DPRK, are you guilty?"
was detained on the ground, and at this moment, he was forced to look up to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, and a disdainful reprimand sounded in his nose, "The king is defeated, and the weak eat the strong." You Han people are just helping us guard the storehouses of grain, grass, treasures, and women. If you have the ability, you will rob it, what is wrong is that you are weak and unable to protect your own food, grass, treasures and women.
Now that Lao Tzu is in your hands, it is Lao Tzu's bad luck that Lao Tzu admits planting. You can only be a prince by casting a good tire, and you are more noble than Lao Tzu. Less there to educate Lao Tzu. ”
When the soldiers around him heard this, they kicked him hard, and a mouthful of blood spurted out of Hulu Khan's mouth, but he still mocked without admitting defeat, "How long do you think you can be noble?" How long is the scenery? Lao Tzu knows from afar outside the Saiwai that your brother is going to replace you a long time ago, you go back to Beijing this time, do you think you can still go back alive?
Hahaha, Lao Tzu's background is not as good as you, and I admit it if I lose. But you, a person who doesn't know how much stronger than Lao Tzu from a background, will lose everything sooner or later, and Lao Tzu will not lose. ”
Before he died, his mouth was still arrogant, and His Royal Highness the Prince, who listened to all this, did not change at all, but raised his chin and lightly signaled to Wen Cheng, "Don't talk nonsense with him, just kill him directly." ”
Since that raid of Xuanhua City, it has made a name for itself in the Northland, and Hulu Khan, who has been active on the border for more than ten years, died under the prince's sword.
And His Royal Highness the Crown Prince looked calm, as if he didn't know that the purpose of his imperial expedition had ended.
On the second day, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince led the group of light cavalry and the head of Hulu Khan back to the camp. Pei Jian had been waiting in the tent for a long time, and God knew how anxious he was when His Royal Highness the Crown Prince proposed that he take 3,000 light cavalry troops to pursue Hulu Khan.
Poor Kou Mo chased these words and almost was rotten by him, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince returned safely so quickly, and brought the head of the target of this imperial expedition.
Even Pei Jian, who has always had a deep understanding of His Royal Highness the Prince's wisdom and martial arts, couldn't help but be dumbfounded at this moment.
"Your Royal Highness, this is really Hulu Khan, and your three thousand light cavalry soldiers have beheaded him?" Pei Jian couldn't believe it, but everything in front of him clearly told him that this was the truth.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince was extremely calm, as if such a feats were not worth boasting about, he didn't say much, just said lightly that he was tired and wanted to rest, and then went back to his camp. Then, after a simple wash, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really lay down and rested.
Pei Jian was even more shocked, but at the moment, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince obviously didn't want to say anything, and he didn't have the courage to surround His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and let him say it, so he could only put his mind on Wen Cheng, who was on the expedition with His Royal Highness the Prince.
"Lord Wen, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is really wise and powerful, can you tell me about the capture of Hulu Khan in one fell swoop?"
Wen Cheng didn't want to pay attention to him, this kind of battle feat sounded prestigious, but in fact, he was really tired to the point of exhaustion after running for two days and two nights without sleep.
Wen Cheng turned around and wanted to leave, when he heard Pei Jian say, "The crown princess's brother, Lord Lu, has been in our camp for the past few days, and I heard that he has to send a letter back every half a month. You say, if I go and carefully describe His Royal Highness the Prince's exploits in detail and send it to His Royal Highness the Crown Princess, will His Royal Highness the Crown Prince agree? ”
Wen Cheng turned around and came back again, and Pei Jian got his wish to know that this time His Royal Highness the Crown Prince captured Hulu Khan. Of course, Pei Jian also kept his promise and went to Lu Bingxi's account to tell him about it.
Since the envoy met with the army of the imperial driver, Lu Bingxi's favor towards His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has been increasing, and now that he has heard of Pei Jian's request, he should accept it.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince slept for a full day and a night before he recovered, and the first thing he did after waking up was to gather military advisers to discuss how to return to Beijing. That's right, it's how to get back to the capital.
If his guess was correct, his father would not have been able to tolerate him for a long time. In the eyes of his father, this imperial expedition is an opportunity for him, the prince, to die a dignified death, and then it is estimated that he can also posthumously have a good reputation of dying on the battlefield.
And if he refuses to die on the battlefield as his father wishes, then the most likely opportunity for his father to do so is on the way back to Beijing.
In other words, the killing of Hulu Khan was only the beginning, and the subsequent return to Beijing was the real difficulty he was really facing.
As soon as this speculation was spoken, all the military advisors present gasped. There is no father and son in the heavenly family, and their group of military advisors know it, but the father can no longer tolerate his son to the point where he wants him to die, which is still greatly unexpected to them.
"Your Highness, is this true? If the matter of intercepting and killing the team of the royal driver is leaked out, I am afraid that it will become the laughing stock of the whole world, Your Majesty will really be like this? ”
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince remained calm as usual, as if he had been lukewarm and unresponsive to the outside world since the news of the royal expedition came. He said coldly, "What about the laughing stock of the whole world? You don't think that His Majesty still cares about these things. ”
Thinking that at this juncture of the imperial conquest, the fact that the palace actually wanted to select folk beauties to enter the palace had already become the laughing stock of the whole world, and this group of military advisors suddenly found that it seemed that His Majesty had indeed acted debauched, as if there was nothing she cared about anymore.
Under this premise, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince doesn't care about him as his son, and it's not impossible.