No. 1 Girl in the Imperial City

Chapter 488 He Ruoqiu's Predicament
Gao Yu's soldiers and horses were flanked by the Jianling City defenders and Gu Jue's reinforcements. Gao Yu's barbed wire soldiers were fine, but the original Yanzhou army who followed Wu Yi to join Gao Yu's people collapsed thousands of miles in an instant.

Some fled in all directions, and some simply lay down on the ground and surrendered on the spot.There are also some who are still with Gao Yuren, but they are of no use, on the contrary, most of them are hindering.

Coupled with what happened in the early morning, Gao Yu's soldiers and horses have no fighting spirit, so how can they fight again?
In the end, He Ruomuti and Jamuka could only retreat to the southeast in a hurry with their soldiers and horses.

Dasheng's soldiers and horses chased him for more than ten miles, but they couldn't catch up with Gao Yu's people, so they had to withdraw their troops and return to the city.

After repelling the Gaoyu people and looking forward to the arrival of reinforcements, the whole city of Jianling cheered with joy.

"The last general, Gu Jue, greets the princess!"

Luo Jun shook his head and said with a smile: "General Gu, you don't need to be polite, I haven't seen you for a while, how is the general?"

Gu Jue said with a smile: "Concubine Lao is worried, everything will be fine in the end. The future will be late, the princess and the generals have worked hard these days to stick to Jianling City."

Jiang Yandao: "Wangfei said that General Gu will arrive in three days, and it is exactly three days, whether it is early or late, how can it be considered late?"

Jiang Guanmu also smiled and said, "What General Jiang said is true."

Luo Junyao looked at Gu Jue curiously, "General Gu, did you come from Chixia Pass?" It seemed that there was no other place to pass tens of thousands of soldiers in that direction except Chixia Pass.

Gu Jue smiled and said, "Exactly."

Luo Jun shook his head and said: "So... you first landed from outside the Chixia Pass by boat, and then broke through the Chixia Pass?"

She really hadn't considered this possibility, mainly because it was really difficult to move troops these days.

It is even more difficult to transport troops by sea. Even a sea overlord like the Fang family will spend a lot of effort and time building a special ship.

But she forgot that difficult is not impossible.

Although Dasheng's navy is a bit out of the picture now, and a few giant ships are all in the south, they have just captured Yingzhou.

The Fang family in Yingzhou has a lot of ships, even if the Fang family's ships are not enough, there are still so many sea merchants and pirates who are forced to stay in Yingzhou.

Their ships can also be requisitioned when necessary.

"Exactly. The prince has long ordered the reinforcements to wait to board the ship along the coast of Huizhou, and then land not far from Chixia Pass." Gu Jue laughed.

Luo Junyao sincerely expressed his admiration, she really couldn't be a general.

When the news of the defeat of Gaoyu in Jianling City reached Pingshan Fort, He Ruoqiuti was drinking wine bored.

Hearing the news, he spit out a sip of wine and coughed several times.

With a blushing face, He Ruoqiu raised his head and said to the people beside him, "Quick! Beg Huabutila and Naiyan to come here! And Wu Yi!"

The guard at the door hesitated for a moment, and said, "The Second Prince, General Wu Yi is not in the army."

He Ruoqiuti's face darkened, he stood up and said angrily, "Not here again?!"

The guard said: "General Wu Yi has the special permission of the eldest prince, so he does not need to be sent by the second prince."

"Bastard!" He Ruoqiu gritted his teeth, and sneered again when he suddenly thought of something, "Wu is not good at assisting in the siege of Jianling, and he can't help at all here, and I don't know if the elder brother asked him to do it." What!"

This time his elder brother fell into a big stumble, I don't know what he will do in the future?
"Let Naiyan and Huabutila come here first," He Ruoqiu said.

"Yes."

Not long after, two confidantes hurried into the room.

He Ruoqiu didn't bother to greet them, "Do you all know the news about Jianling?"

The expressions of the two were also a little dignified, and they answered in unison.

He Ruoqiuti sighed and said: "Dasheng people are too cunning, they even thought of breaking in from Chixia Pass. What should we do now?" Once Chixia Pass is occupied by Dasheng people, they will be trapped In the middle, you can neither advance nor retreat.

Nai Yan said: "Second prince don't have to worry, Gu Jue will not be able to bring too many soldiers when he comes from the sea. What's more, although the eldest prince's side was defeated, the whole army was not wiped out, so we may not be able to occupy the lower part in terms of strength. .There are now two options."

He Ruoqiu looked at him, "Say it."

"First, it is natural to go east and retreat outside the pass. Now that Yanzhou's reinforcements have not arrived, if we want to rush out of the pass, the defenders of Jianling may not stop it. Second, go south, with the prince and Qingzhou going north. The rebel army is converging. It only needs to be rectified, and it may not be impossible to recapture the Chixia Pass. It's just..."

"Just what?"

Nai Yan said: "After all, the Cao family is not of one mind with us, and with the eldest prince's command, although there are enough soldiers and horses, but when the time comes, I'm afraid things will not be up to us to decide."

Huabutila next to him instantly understood what Naiyan meant, and after all, he had no confidence in He Ruoqiuti.

He Ruoqiuti is not the brave and foolhardy dandy that many people in Gaoyu think, but his resourcefulness is indeed rather limited.

At least he can't play with He Ruo Muti, although there is King Gao Yu's eccentricity, but if He Ruo Qiu Ti has He Ruo Mu Ti's scheming and strategy, the nobles of Gao Yu will support him without hesitation.

He Ruoqiuti was a little irritable, and he also knew that he was not He Ruoqiu's opponent.

But now, if he just withdraws and leaves He Ruomuti and other Gao Yu soldiers in the pass, his father will never make him feel better.

"What do you think?" He Ruoqiu asked.

Naiyan and Huabutila looked at each other, and Huabutila said: "For the time being, we may have to evacuate from Pingshan Fort first. It would be really bad if Xie Yan and Gu Jue blocked us here. As for the future How... why don't we retreat to the vicinity of Chixia Pass first, and then make plans according to the situation?"

He Ruoqiu frowned and thought for a long time before he nodded and said, "That's the only way to go."

"Second Prince, someone sent you a letter." The guard came in from the outside, holding a letter in his hand, and said respectfully.

He Ruoqiu asked impatiently: "Whose letter? He Ruoqiu?"

The guard didn't answer, but just presented the letter to He Ruoqiuti.

Seeing the imprint on the envelope, He Ruoqiuti suddenly opened his eyes wide.

Naiyan and Huabutila who were standing aside also saw the mark, the room was silent for a moment, Huabutira came over and asked, "Did anyone see it?"

The guard shook his head and said, "The envelope was just nailed to the pillar outside. The man came and went without a trace, and no outsiders saw it."

"Go on." He Ruoqiuti took the letter and said in a deep voice.

After the guards saluted and went out, He Ruoqiuti opened the seal of the letterhead, and said with a sneer, "Xie Yan? What is he writing to this prince at this time? Could it be to persuade him to surrender?"

Gao Yu only has warriors who died in battle, not cowards who surrendered.

Xie Yan would be delusional if he thought that they could force him to surrender with a small victory.

Xie Yan's handwriting is majestic and vigorous.

The content is also concise and powerful, and even the polite words and sentences that ordinary people communicate with each other are omitted.

"If you want to take the throne of Gaoyu, at midnight tonight, there will be a rocky slope five miles below the mountain." It is really very concise.

He Ruoqiuti stared at the brief letter for a while, then suddenly sneered and threw the letter on the table casually, saying, "Making it a mystery!"

Huabutila walked over to pick it up and took a look, her expression also changed.

"What does the second prince think?" Huabutila asked.

He Ruoqiu said: "What do you think? It's just Xie Yan's plan to sow discord, a trick commonly used by the people of the Central Plains. I didn't expect that Xie Yan, a generation of famous generals, would use these unsightly tricks. "

Huabutila and Naiyan looked at each other with wry smiles.

His Royal Highness, the second prince, is really too simple.

As the saying goes, war is the continuation of politics.

Who wants to go to war if problems can be solved by peaceful means?
Xie Yan is not only a famous general of Dasheng, but also the regent of Dasheng.

What was even more alarming was that he was clearly a military commander, but he was able to see through Gao Yu's biggest internal contradiction very quickly.

But their prince is not as clear as an outsider.

He Ruoqiu looked at the expressions of the two of them, frowned and said, "What are you thinking? If the king knows that we have secretly contacted Xie Yan, none of us will have good fruit to eat."

Huabutila sighed and said, "Second Prince, do you think... Your Majesty, do you intend to give everyone good fruit?"

"What do you mean?" He Ruoqiu was puzzled.

Nai Yan said: "The second prince thinks that the great king simply dotes on the eldest prince and wants to pass on the throne to him, so that's why he suppressed you and your mother clan?"

He Ruoqiu didn't answer, he really thought so.

Many times he also felt aggrieved and felt that his father was unfair.

He is obviously not that interested in Gao Yu's throne, but he still has to bear the expectations of his mother and the family behind him.Sometimes I can't help but think, my father just wants to pass the throne to He Ruomuti, if he doesn't fight, can everyone live a good life?
Nai Yan said: "The eldest prince is indeed excellent, but the most important reason why the king prefers the eldest prince is...his biological mother is not a daughter of any rich family in Gao Yu. She is a fox from the Western Regions who has nothing but beauty. Female."

"What kind of reason is this? Didn't the queens of Gaoyu in the past were all chosen from various big families?" Huang He Ruoqiuti felt a little funny.

The major tribes have always been Gao Yu's most important or even almost all power. They all have a lot of wealth, soldiers and population, and when wars break out, they will also give their soldiers, children, and even money to serve Gao Yu .

The Gaoyu royal family, in the final analysis, is the largest of these tribes, and was elected as the co-lord by each tribe.

Therefore, the Gaoyu royal family in all dynasties had to marry other Gaoyu clans to ensure the stability of this relationship.

Even He Ruomuti also married the daughter of the Gao Yu family as the prince and concubine, and gave birth to a legitimate son.

Otherwise, no matter how much the father favors him, the other tribes will not accept it.

Hua Buti said: "However, this is not the case in the Central Plains. When the people of the Central Plains founded the country, perhaps the emperor would choose to marry some influential big families, but this situation will become less and less in the later stages. Moreover, even those Influential big families rarely really influence the decision-making of the Central Plains emperor."

Of course, there are those who have real power over the government and the opposition, that is either the courtiers kill the king and become the throne himself, or the king kills the courtiers and kills all the families.

The emperor of the Central Plains would not share his power with others, and the power of King Gaoyu itself came from the major tribes.

He Ruoqiu was stunned for a moment, and it took him a while to react: "You mean, father...want to imitate the emperor of the Central Plains. That...is called, cutting the feudal clan?"

It's not quite as accurate, but it doesn't seem to be a problem.

Huabutila sighed: "Otherwise, why do you think father and aunt are so anxious? Is it really just because you are worried that you will not be the king of Gaoyu? Even if you are not the king of Gaoyu, with Gele's status in Gaoyu, you can It can keep you safe for the rest of your life. My aunt's queen, the queen mother's position will not be shaken. Cousin, the king wants our lives."

He Ruoqiuti's face was a bit ugly, he frowned and thought.

Naiyan and Hua didn't worry about tila, leaving him time to think quietly.

I don't know how long it took before He Ruoqiu raised his head and said, "Father wouldn't do this, it's impossible for him..."

Hua Butila interrupted him forcefully, and said: "He Ruomuti's concubine and the Gele family are feuds. The moment they married their daughter to He Ruomuti, it was already decided. You and the eldest prince It is impossible to live in peace. Haven't you discovered all these years? The king personally divided the tribes of Gao Yu into two factions. Everyone is waiting for a certain day to erupt and destroy the other side. And...even if He Ruomuti finally Inheriting the throne, his future heir will not be the current heir. The eldest prince and concubine may have been stunned by the eldest prince."

King Gao Yu wanted to centralize power, why didn't He Ruomuti not want to?

Half of his foreign blood has a weak foundation, and he will only be more afraid of these powerful Gaoyu clans.

He Ruoqiu said: "So, what does cousin mean, we cooperate with Xie Yan? What if he sells us back?"

Hua Buti shook his head and said, "No, Dasheng is facing constant internal and external troubles. Xie Yan may not want to fight Gao Yu. Otherwise, he wouldn't contact us at this time."

He Ruoqiu said nothing, but he still felt a little unacceptable.

In his opinion, meeting Xie Yan was a betrayal of Gao Yu and his father.

But he always thought that his cousin and mother clan who were loyal to Gao Yu didn't seem to care.

He is not stupid, such an important matter cannot be easily decided by his cousin alone.Perhaps before his cousin entered the customs with him, Geleshi had already planned this.

Seeing He Ruoqiu's silent appearance, Huabutila sighed softly and said, "I won't force you, you should think about it yourself." After speaking, she bowed her hands and left.

Naiyan, who was a step behind, looked at He Ruoqiuti with a dignified expression, and said, "Second prince, no one wants to betray Gao Yu and the king, but... everyone wants to live. You might as well think about it carefully. If the eldest prince succeeds to the throne in the future, what are the chances for Geleshi and you to escape unscathed."

After finishing speaking, he bowed his hands respectfully to him and backed out.

He Ruoqiuti was the only one in the room quietly, and he sat on the side in a daze.

After an unknown amount of time, his gaze slowly moved to the letter on the table.

On the paper, those strong handwriting seemed to hurt his eyes for a moment.

(End of this chapter)