The night breeze was blowing, and the night sky was clear outside the window.

"Chanjuan......" Pei Yuxue said in a low voice, stretched out his hand, his palm was full of moonlight, he subconsciously pressed his fingers to hold it, but this Qinghui seemed to fly in all directions, through his fingers and fell below, he was stunned for a moment, slowly withdrew his hand, and whispered, "Chanjuan." ”

The moon was silent.

"Chanjuan." Pei Yuxue called again in a very low tone, and then thought in her heart, "You didn't answer me." It's okay if you don't answer, I don't miss you very much, I just ...... All in all, I don't miss you very much. ”

He wanted to close the window and go back to sleep, his fingers on the window lattice, but he couldn't help but pause, reluctant to isolate this ray of clear light, stared at it for a long time before coming back to his senses, and after a long time, silently said to himself: "...... That's it, allow me to think about her for half an hour today. ”

But the king's affairs in the world (3)

Chapter 106

After the death of Tuoba Baby, the various tribes in the north heard the news and were in turmoil, and for a time the heroes rose up together, attacking each other, and there was a letter to send the four princesses Tuoba Han.

At that time, Tuoba Han was attacking Xilin, and he was in a stalemate with the third sister's old department. When she heard the news, she first laughed heartily, then slowly stopped, and her face gradually became solemn.

The third sister is dead...... That Xue Yuxiao......

Tuoba Han immediately returned to the camp to consult with the people. Some strategists suggested that Youzhou be returned to the Eastern Qi - Youzhou was also the last land that the Qi people never recovered, and the land was vast and rich, which showed sincerity. In exchange for Xue Yuxiao's truce, the two sides reconciled.

Of course, there are many people who refuse to refute this suggestion and are desperately willing to fight for it. Even Tuoba Han himself was very resistant, and everyone was deadlocked.

After Xue Yuxiao retrieved Yandu, he scattered the remnants of Tuoba Ying in the city into various armies and reorganized them, and the military salaries were issued according to the slightest, without the slightest harshness, and the Hu army with six gods and no owners in the city should surrender in response to the general trend. However, several of the generals were martyred on the spot, along with Tuoba Baby.

To get so many loyal generals who died for it is not in vain to fight for Tuoba Ying.

Subsequently, Xue Yuxiao sent letters to the northern ministries, pocketing several counties along the way, and took Xilin directly.

The Xilin League had only defended the attack of the Four Imperial Maidens Tuoba Han, and now they heard that the Third Highness had passed away, and the city was in chaos.

One sunny day when the soldiers were approaching the city, Xue Yuxiao sent a message to Tuoba Han, persuading her to surrender so as to avoid the war. Tuoba Han was furious and tore up the post, put aside old grudges, and summoned the tribal leaders and Murong Yun, the general of the Xilin League, to go to a small county near Xilin to discuss plans to defend against foreign enemies.

Unfortunately, some people in the tribe she gathered had already surrendered to Xue Yuxiao, and this letter was naturally passed to her.

On February 24, the second year of Taishi, Tuoba Han met with all the generals and generals in Xijun.

The western county is gentle and has abundant grain and grass. In order to show his sincerity, Tuoba Han left his army in the adjacent city and brought a thousand guards here. Many tribes in the north sent people there, either the elders of the tribe who were respected by the tribes, or the commanders who led the troops.

When everyone met, they all saw a sense of silence and depression on each other's faces. Murong Yun, who was guarding Xilin, had red circles in his eyes, and it was difficult to hide his grief and indignation, and his whole body was full of Xiao Su's anger, and he looked at everyone present full of grievances.

Tuoba Han sat down, and there was no hypocritical greeting, and he got straight to the point: "Generals, we have offended a lot of people by taking power and profit, and our positions are different. Now that the strong enemy is on the side, Xue Yuxiao came all the way, seized Xinzhou, Xiashuozhou, recaptured Yanjing, and forced the third sister to death. ”

The crowd was mostly silent. Murong Yun, who was attacked by her some time ago, gritted her teeth and said coldly: "The Fourth Highness has such a compassionate face, some time ago, he raided and besieged Xilin, and he didn't help my lord, but he actually backhanded outsiders to provoke and kill each other. Don't you know the truth of intimacy? How can he be lured by outsiders because of the seizure of the throne of the Khan! ”

What Tuoba Han did before was indeed a loss in virtue. But the battlefield expedition was originally an opportunity to act, not to mention that the third sister had also killed her because of the battle for the throne.

Tuoba Han snorted coldly: "Inseparable? Although she is her own sister, she killed me for the throne, slandered me as a thief, and united everyone to crusade against me. She feasted Xue Yuxiao that day, but she didn't kill her, making her a big trouble, and now that she is dead, can this account be written off! ”

"You!" Murong Yun held his sword when he heard this.

Yuwen Xia, the commander stationed in Yulin on her side, pressed her shoulder and reminded: "The general must think about the tens of thousands of soldiers and people in the Xilin League. ”

Murong Yun endured it again and again, and then let go of his hand and sat down depressedly.

Tuoba Han turned his gaze and asked Yu Wenxia: "Is Dutong willing to send troops?" ”

Although Yu Wenxia persuaded her, she herself was not optimistic about this battle. The world lies in the hearts of the people, Xue Yuxiao came all the way, neither slaughtered the city nor plundered the city, nor disturbed the people, his sergeants were strictly disciplined, plus all the way to collect and surrender the army, recruited on the spot, there were more than 200,000 horses. Now that Tuoba Infant is dead, I'm afraid that half of you here are unwilling to face such a majestic master with your own strength.

They are sitting here now just to observe the movements of other people, and to be honest in their righteousness.

Yu Wenxia was silent for a moment and said, "What is the chance that the wolf lord will win on this?" ”

Tuoba Han calculated in his heart and said: "Although my third sister died, she was calculated and died by Xue Yuxiao, and she refused to return to Xilin for a while, so she died early." If it were me, I would naturally advance when I advanced, and retreat when I retreated, and if everyone here was willing to send troops to help me and use it for my use, the odds of victory would naturally be more than 50%. ”

Everyone looked at each other, afraid that they would send troops to help, but they were used by Tuoba Han without pity, and once the soldiers' military strength was lost, their voice among the northern ethnic groups would also decline.

In the silence, no one spoke. Tuoba Han was a little anxious, and hurriedly urged: "What do you think?" If they don't unite, they will really be broken by Xue Yuxiao one by one. The lifeblood of Great Xia is at stake, is it possible to really worship Qi Dynasty?! ”

She urged again and again, and finally someone said: "Your Highness, I have a plan, maybe I can retreat from the enemy." ”

Tuoba Han said: "Hurry up, please speak." ”

The strategist said: "I heard that His Royal Highness has taken in Dugu Wuwei, General Dugu is the number one marksman in Great Xia, we just need to pretend to surrender, enshrine the Great Xia National Seal in front of Xilin City, ask Xue Yuxiao to come and surrender, and then order General Dugu to hide behind the banner of the city tower and shoot him with a heavy bow." As long as she hits, this person will definitely die on the spot - as soon as she dies, the Qi army will be in chaos, and we will be able to suffer a heavy defeat in battle. ”

Tuoba Han's face froze.

Everyone nodded secretly. Although this plan is immoral, it can be assassinated if it advances, it can be handed over when it retreats, and it can defend Xilin if it can't be defeated - it's just that Tuoba Han, who pretended to surrender, took a risk, which is very in line with everyone's wishes.

Tuoba Han's complexion changed and changed, and he squeezed out a sentence for a while: "General Dugu has left." ”

"Gone?" The strategist was shocked.

"She killed my subordinates and fled!" Tuoba Han said, "When I went to recruit soldiers and horses, she had already killed my generals in the night and fled to the place where Xue Yuxiao was stationed. This person was spared his life by the lord of Qi back then, and the two had an old relationship. ”

"This ......"

"I've heard about it......"

"Lonely but not like that kind of person......"

There was a lot of talking. The strategist sighed, hesitated for a moment, and said, "There is another plan for the humble position, but this plan is too vicious and unpopular. ”

Tuoba Han couldn't care about people's hearts and minds, and asked: "Ji Fu said, please don't hide your secrets." ”

The strategist said: "We still have Youzhou in our hands now, and there are more than half of the Qi people in the main city of Youzhou. As long as His Royal Highness abandons the four counties of Qingzhou, hoards all his troops in Youzhou, and then advertises the world, he makes it clear to Xue Yuxiao that he will return her to the four counties of Qingzhou, and order her to retreat and stop, and return to the court, otherwise he will kill all the Qi people in Youzhou. His Royal Highness has heavy soldiers, and the people are powerless to do the opposite. Xue Yuxiao thought about the people's hearts and naturally withdrew. ”

Tuoba Han was stunned.

Not only her, but everyone here was also sluggish. Half of the people were thoughtful, and some were like Yu Wenxia and Murong Yun who were extremely surprised, and then looked at each other angrily.

"Your Highness, no! Youzhou is still under our control, even if we give up this place, we can't do such a hurtful thing. ”

"There are 400,000 Han people in the city!"

"Didn't you come up with such an idea to let us stink for thousands of years? The previous dynasty burned the city with fire, and the poison of the strategy hurt the heavens and the peace, so it was finally defeated! Today's strategy is to blackmail the benevolent lord with human life, which is more cruel than fire attack, and when we go underground, how do we go to see the old lord! ”

"Hmph." Tuoba Han suddenly said, "Old country lord? My mother died in the third sister's strategy, you have followed my third sister for many years, why do you remember the ancestor at this time? Hypocrisy! ”

She was slightly moved in her heart and said, "Why don't we ...... it"

Before the words fell, a voice suddenly came from outside the door.

"Are you going to bring about your own destruction?"

The gate suddenly opened, the soldiers guarding the door were tied up and pressed down, the brilliance poured out, Xue Yuxiao, who was dressed in white and armor, stood at the door against the light, accompanied by the guards on his side, and the general was also accompanied by the rear. She took the words, looked around in all directions, pointed to a location, and the attendant immediately put a chair.

She dusted off her sleeves, stood like a jade, sat down calmly, raised her head and looked at Tuoba Han: "Your Royal Highness's words really make me feel cold." ”

Tuoba Han pressed the table and subconsciously stood up half-up. She immediately grabbed the handle of the knife at her waist and said coldly, "How did you get in!" ...... patrolling outside"

"Your Royal Highness, don't worry, I just asked someone to send a false order to lure them away, and the soldiers guarding there are only besieging and capturing, and they will not hurt their lives. Besides, I came uninvited to attend a banquet and discuss, not to kill. Xue Yuxiao said.

Please?!

Tuoba Han immediately swept towards everyone suspiciously, and without her questioning too much, Yu Wenxia got up from her seat, walked over and bowed down to Xue Yuxiao's knees, and half-knelt back: "The last general will observe the general trend of the world, and he is unwilling to help the abuse and mutilation of living beings, and please treat the people of the tribe under my command kindly, Yu Wenxia is willing to serve the dead!" ”

With that, he kowtowed head-on.

Xue Yuxiao raised his hand to help her up, and said, "General, please get up." ”

"You traitor!" Seeing this, Tuoba Han's head was hot, and he scolded, "You betrayed Great Xia and betrayed me, I will take your head now!" ”

The sword in her hand suddenly came out of its sheath.

Xue Yuxiao glanced at her, unmoving: "Although Youzhou is the old land of Daqi, it has also been run by you for so many years, I can actually hear the poisonous plan of slaughtering the city here, it is really cruel and ruthless." Could it be that all the generals here have this intention? ”

No one replied.

Tuoba Han held the knife and argued: "When the two armies fight, there is no permanent law, and the winner comes first!" Isn't it ridiculous that you restrain your enemies with benevolence, righteousness and morality?! ”

Xue Yuxiao smiled when he heard this, and said softly to her: "The wolf lord doesn't know, if I don't have a benevolent heart, you are now in a different place, and there is no place to bury you." ”

Although her words were soft, Tuoba Han and everyone present had a chill down their spines, and their hearts beat wildly.

All eyes were on her. In this meeting hall, the commanders, generals, and leaders attending the banquet all had only two personal guards on their sides. And after Xue Yuxiao entered, there were only Li Qingchou and Wei Qingyan behind him, and everyone seemed to be the same as each other, but in fact they were not.

Behind the closed door, it was not clear to everyone what the situation was. There are pro-troops from various tribes stationed outside, and the number of them is more or less - Xue Yuxiao can enter here, which means that she has actually controlled the situation, maybe when she walks out of this gate, it will be ten thousand troops in front of each other, and arrows will be fired together.

Everyone looked at Yu Wenxia angrily. Yu Wenxia just brushed her braids and held the halberd in her hand tightly.

"Xue Yuxiao." Tuoba Han was a little breathless, and subconsciously rubbed the scabbard with his hand, "You said you came for discussion...... What does this mean? ”

Xue Yuxiao saw her soften her tone, and her attitude was much tougher. She said, "Naturally, it is to convince you to submit to me. ”

"Ridiculous!" One humane, "How can our Great Xia be submissive to a retreating party-"

"The general hasn't seen the situation clearly." Xue Yuxiao said with emotion, "It's not me who is losing and retreating now. ”

The other party was speechless for a while.

"Current events have changed, and now they are not what they used to be." Xue Yuxiao continued, "Are you just sincerely submitting to this mediocre lord now? Tuoba Ying has still been defeated at my hands, and your men and horses are handed over to this person, can you really rest assured? ”

The people present looked tentatively at each other, but none of them immediately spoke.

"You also know that I have not treated the people of Hu people harshly all the way here, and I love the people like women and treat them as clansmen. The north is cold, from the north of Xilin is inaccessible, crops are scarce, and when you arrive in your old capital of Ulan, the climate is even more bitter cold, and the four sides are closed. If everyone is sincere, I am willing to build trade routes, communicate with each other, and teach the skills of the Central Plains. Secondly, you will be made marquis for all the generals, and your situation will only be better, not worse. ”

Her tone was calm, seductive one by one. Let's take my own past as an example, and then hit the main point in one sentence - building roads and commerce. This is a very tempting thing to do, and once the trade routes are opened, the benefits are innumerable.

And the feudal marquis guarding the border ensures their own power and safety.

"Since I take the name of benevolence and righteousness, I will naturally not break my promise." Xue Yuxiao leaned back slightly, his posture was gentle and casual, "Compared to a cruel lord like your wolf lord, isn't it several times better?" Please not think about yourself, but also for the sake of the herdsmen and people under your protection. ”

The crowd was silent.

This silence is terrifying.

Tuoba Han was furious, and she clearly realized that she couldn't let Xue Yuxiao talk anymore. If she continues, she will definitely be defeated. With this intuition, she stepped forward with a knife, stepped over the small case while everyone was hesitating and pondering, and rushed forward, swinging the knife straight at Xue Yuxiao.

Xue Yuxiao's old injuries have not healed, and although he is wearing armor, his arms are actually not very mobile. That's why she sits and talks – try to keep her movements as small as possible.

She remained motionless, watching the oncoming sword light fold out like ice and snow. The light fell, and was stopped by a long sword in the middle. The blade of the sword blocked the blade, and then with a twist of the wrist, the blade violently shook the blade open.

The blade stabbed straight away, picking her fingers open and running through her wrist from the center. Tuoba Han was caught off guard, screamed, and the blood-stained blade was suddenly pulled out again, against her throat.

Li Qingchou only used one hand, and the other hand was still behind him. She held the sword in one hand, blocking the attack smoothly, her phoenix eyes narrowed slightly, with a hint of a smile on her lips, but her voice was extremely cold: "Who are you waving the sword against, Your Majesty?" ”

Iron Horse Glacier fell asleep