At the end of the Sui Dynasty

Chapter 844 Battle of Hangu Pass
Pei Xingyan brought a war horse to Cheng Yaojin, laughed and said, "Old Cheng, why are you in such a mess."

Cheng Yaojin patted the dust on his body, and said disapprovingly: "There is always a price to be paid for poking a hornet's nest. If you come to pass on the message, Xiao Pei, you may be even more embarrassed than my old Cheng."

Pei Xingyan smiled and said: "As the saying goes, it is better to tear down ten temples than ruin a marriage. You are good at this kind of immoral and dirty work."

Cheng Yaojin rolled his eyes strangely and said: "Who do you say is wicked? The emperor came up with this idea. If you have the guts, go to the emperor and say it, or I can say it for you."

Pei Xingyan immediately laughed and said: "Don't, don't, don't, it's just a joke, old Cheng, don't take it seriously, look, I even specially asked the emperor for the best royal horse to send to you, old Cheng. Interesting enough?"

Cheng Yaojin glanced at the steed that Pei Xingyan was leading, and laughed so hard that he couldn't see his teeth, nodded and said, "It's not too bad."

I saw that this imperial horse's hair was black and bright, except for its four hooves which were white and eye-catching. All the generals in the army were very greedy.

Cheng Yaojin got on the saddle, stroked the mane of the steed lovingly, cast a glance at Pei Xingyan and said, "This horse is really begged from the emperor, Xiao Pei, did you not lie to me?"

Pei Xingyan coughed lightly and said, "Almost!"

Cheng Yaojin immediately said vigilantly: "What do you mean almost? You can't steal it from me, don't you harm me."

Pei Xingyan laughed and said: "Don't panic, in fact, this BMW was given to you as compensation by the emperor, and it will be your mount from now on."

Cheng Yaojin was overjoyed: "Really?"

Pei Xingyan asked back: "I dare to talk nonsense about this kind of thing. If you don't want it, old Cheng, you can leave it to me."

"Go away, I traded my life for this." Cheng Yaojin was so happy that he couldn't see his teeth, he said: "It's really worth my old Cheng to take the risk, but it's a pity for my old man. "

Although Cheng Yaojin managed to withdraw, his bay red horse was turned into a hedgehog by random arrows.

Pei Xingyan shook his head and said: "It's not a pity, it's not a pity, you have to bring a dowry gift to match the emperor."

Cheng Yaojin laughed and said, "But it didn't work out."

Pei Xingyan patted Cheng Yaojin's shoulder and said: "It's okay, it's okay, just let Chai Shao and his wife have a rift, Princess Pingyang is a character, it's difficult to deal with, but Chai Shao is mediocre and incompetent, if there is no Princess Pingyang in charge, Hangu must be Guan will be easier to win."

Cheng Yaojin said with regret: "It's a pity that the emperor's plan doesn't seem to work. The couple's relationship is stronger than Jin Jian's, and they almost joined hands to kill my old Cheng."

Pei Xingyan smiled and said: "Old Cheng, you were only concerned about running for your life, but I saw it clearly from behind. Princess Pingyang slapped Chai Shao across the face."

Cheng Yaojin immediately rounded Mung Dou's eyes and said, "Is it true?"

Pei Xingyan pointed to his own eyes, and said firmly: "This pair of tricks can penetrate Yang with a hundred steps, but now that I have witnessed it with my own eyes, can it be false?"

Cheng Yaojin's expression was wonderful, and he laughed loudly and said, "That is to say, my old Cheng has successfully provoked the relationship between Chai Shao and his wife?"

Pei Xingyan nodded and said: "It's almost inseparable, but I don't know if the couple will fall out completely in the end, but it's not enough, that boy Chai Shao was slapped by his wife in full view, and he must be embarrassed .”

Cheng Yaojin clicked his tongue and said: "I thought that no one would be fooled by such a clumsy solicitation trick. I didn't expect that idiot Chai Shao would actually be fooled. The emperor is wise."

Pei Xingyan said hesitantly: "There is no distinction between good and bad strategies, there are only effective ones and ineffective ones. Ben and Chai Shao held the post of Qianniu in the palace back then, so I know this person quite well. Chai Shao is very face-saving. , and regards Li Xiuning, the Princess of Pingyang, as a treasure and forbidden, as long as Li Xiuning talks to other men, he will be suspicious, and because of this, he has fought with many people."

Cheng Yaojin suddenly said: "It's rare for a man to be so jealous, no wonder he fell into the trap."

Pei Xingyan said: "Or do you think the emperor will let Lao Cheng take risks for you to do useless things?"

Cheng Yaojin was convinced: "It's true!"

"Come on, let's go back to the camp and report to the emperor." Pei Xingyan turned the horse's head, Cheng Yaojin also clamped the horse's belly lightly, and the two generals went back to the Qi army's camp together.

In the imperial tent, Pei Xingyan and Cheng Yaojin reported the process of this operation, and Gao Bufan, Du Ruhui, Changsun Wuji and others couldn't help but smile, it seems that the plan has worked.

Changsun Wuji stroked the short beard under his jaw and said: "Princess Pingyang actually slapped Chai Shao in the face in public, so it can be seen that Chai Shao must have said something that was too hurtful, otherwise, with Li Xiuning's temperament, it is absolutely impossible to let her husband face in public. Impossible."

"The idiot Chai Shao must have believed in Lao Cheng's nonsense, thinking that Princess Pingyang really had an affair with the emperor, so he became very jealous." Liu Heita complimented: "Now the end of the day, I will not know the cleverness of the emperor's plan. where."

Gao Bufan sweated secretly, in fact, he did not come up with such a sinister idea, but Changsun Wuji first proposed it.

It is said that Changsun Wuji, Li Shimin, and Chai Shao all played together since they were young, and they grew up together, so they naturally understand each other very well.Changsun Wuji knew Chai Shao's temperament very well, and he also knew Li Xiuning's position in Chai Shao's heart, so he suggested Gao Bufan to use the strategy of sowing discord.

Gao Bufan thought this idea was a bit of a joke, but he was idle, so he ordered Cheng Yaojin to spread the word with the heart of a try. The soldiers are not tired of cheating. Anyway, he has nothing to lose. Unexpectedly, it really worked. Princess Li Xiuning of Pingyang She slapped her husband in public, which shows that the husband and wife still had a lot of trouble.

At this time, Du Ruhui smiled and said: "Chai Shao is a mediocre person, and he is easy to make mistakes. If Princess Pingyang leaves in anger, it will undoubtedly be a good thing for us."

Although the artillery bombardment in the past few days has caused some damage to the city defense of Hangu Pass, the terrain of this pass is dangerous after all, and there are a large number of Tang troops guarding the pass. It is conservatively estimated that it is more than [-]. Under the circumstances, the price paid by the Qi army will be very heavy, so if it can be outsmarted, it will definitely not be able to match.

Cheng Yaojin and Mung Dou turned his eyes and said, "Since that's the case, why don't we provoke Chai Shao and lure him out to fight in the field?"

Everyone nodded to show that it was possible. Taking advantage of Chai Shao's bad mood and anger, if he was stimulated again, this person might really go out of the customs to face the battle desperately.

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Let's talk about Chai Shao, in order to preserve his dignity as a man, after Princess Pingyang ran down the city in anger, he continued to patrol around as if nothing had happened, and then sneaked back to the General's Mansion in the city.In order to avoid being embarrassed by his subordinates, he took off his armor and walked alone without even riding a horse.

Since Chai Shao didn't ride a horse, and he didn't have any personal soldiers behind him, it wasn't until he stepped into the gate that the servant in charge of the gate recognized him, and quickly saluted: "The general is back, princess..."

Chai Shao didn't wait for the servant to finish speaking, so he entered the front yard with a dark face. Seeing this, the servant naturally didn't dare to make trouble again, so he decisively shut up and backed away, not saying any more words, so as not to get burned.

Chai Shao entered the front yard of the General's Mansion, glanced left and right, and found that there was no one there. He couldn't help but frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then walked towards the back yard.

The two old ladies were cleaning the corridor, chatting quietly, but they didn't even notice that Chai Shao approached.

I only heard one of the women say: "The princess came back crying from outside not long ago. As soon as she entered the door, she ordered people to pack and pack her luggage, saying that she was going back to the capital. I don't know what happened."

Another mother-in-law said in a secret way: "What else can I do, I'm having trouble with the son-in-law."

"The princess and the son-in-law haven't even blushed since they got married. They have always been affectionate. Why are they so awkward at this time?"

Another woman said in a low voice: "I heard from the boy in front that there are rumors that the princess is having an affair with the Emperor Daqi, and today the Emperor Daqi specially sent an envoy to the city to express his love for the princess. Well, the son-in-law was very angry, and he didn't know what he said, which made the princess anxious, and he slapped the son-in-law in public."

"Oh my god, there is this matter, tsk tsk, the emperor Gao Changqing of Qi is too bad, he robbed Li Erlang... no no, it's fine to rob the emperor's fiancée, the eldest grandson, and now he's planning on our princess, Really shameless."

"No, but I heard that Gao Changqing was born extremely handsome, with both civil and military skills, and wrote excellent poems. He was a general who came down to earth. He fought very well, and he was never defeated. It's no wonder that the eldest grandson will marry him in the end. Will our princess really..."

"Shh, don't talk nonsense, be careful that walls have ears!"

Chai Shao couldn't hold back anymore, and flashed out from behind the pillar, his face was as gloomy as the bottom of a pot, and the two old women rolled their eyes in fright, and passed out directly.

Filled with anger, Chai Shao kicked the two old women several times, but the two old women could bear it, so they kept silent and continued to pretend to be dizzy.

"I don't want to die, let me pretend to be dead!" Chai Shao started ruthlessly, clicked twice, and broke a calf bone of the two old women, causing them to scream in pain.

Chai Shao left two wailing old ladies behind and rushed to the backyard angrily. When he found his wife Li Xiuning was really packing her bags, he became even more angry and asked in a deep voice, "What are you going to do?"

"Go back to the capital, we can't stay here anymore!" Li Xiuning said with a cool face.

Chai Shao sternly shouted: "Don't come back when you leave!" After speaking, he flicked his sleeves and strode away.

Li Xiuning was stunned for a moment, then her eyes turned red and she burst into tears. She was packing her luggage to pretend that she wanted to force her husband to apologize and coax her. Unexpectedly, Chai Shao just heard the private discussion of the two wives because of jealousy. Not only did he not persuade her, but he also said harsh words.

For a moment, Princess Pingyang felt all hope was lost, she really packed her luggage and left Hangu Pass with a group of women soldiers.

(End of this chapter)