Wei Ni

It was the end of June in midsummer, and the sun was so painful that it was nearly noon.

Although the Wei army located their camp on the banks of the Sanggan River in order to ensure water sources, they could not change the dryness and sultry heat brought by the strong wind blowing from the grasslands to the north.

Xia Houhui, who was waiting for Qin Lang under the scorching sun, was sweating profusely after only standing there for a moment.

But he had long been accustomed to the sun-drenched military life. He casually pulled off the small water bag at his waist and drank calmly. On the contrary, Qin Lang's retinue felt a little embarrassed.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, with a lot of sweat dripping from his hair, he put on a smile and pointed to the shade of the military tent not far away and said, "My general may be delayed by something, if not , General Xiahou, why don't you go over there to enjoy the cool air first? I'll go back and urge you."

"No problem."

Xia Houhui, who subconsciously wanted to reject the kindness out loud, stopped talking when he saw the look of embarrassment on the servant's face, nodded with a smile, turned around and left, "That's good, I'm done."

Another quarter of an hour passed.

Xia Houhui, who was bored in the shade with a grass root in his mouth, finally became impatient.

The so-called no desire is strong.

He had long since given up on making achievements in this battle. He had no need to please Qin Lang, and naturally he would not be obedient to him, so he planned to go to Qin Lang and ask what exactly he was waiting for.

But he had just taken a few steps, but he shrank back again.

He saw Qin Lang's military tent opened from the inside, and Cao Shuang, who was quite bulky, was striding out. His vaguely impatient pace seemed a little unwilling.

Could it be that Qin Lang warned something about his words just now?

Just because of his character of never helping each other and staying out of things, why is it different today?
It seems that I have gained nothing by staying safe and advising him these days.
Drooping his eyelids, Xia Houhui put his hand on his three-inch-long beard and stroked it, a smile appearing at the corner of his mouth.

Qin Lang, who followed Cao Shuang, was leading the way to him. Before Xia Houhui could say anything, he took the lead and apologized for his late arrival. Long wait."

Without waiting for Xia Houhui to answer, he stretched out his hand again and said, "If nothing else happens, Zhiquan should be planning to go privately to find Prefect Tian and ask about the unfinished questions just now, right? Just follow me and wait for Prefect Tian to patrol the camp. That’s all, he will come to the Xiaoqi camp to look for me and won’t delay Zhiquan’s affairs.”

uh~
Wait until Shimoda Yuhui comes to look for you?

So, just now Cao Shuang left angrily, because you sent him away?
Xia Houhui raised his eyebrows slightly, said "Okay" with a smile, and walked side by side with him.

And Qin Lang did not surprise him. He said directly before taking a few steps, "I asked Uncle Zhao to supervise the front and assist Prefect Tian in preparing for the battle. Well, Uncle Zhao just acted on his own initiative, so don't pay attention to Zhi Quan. The enemy is a big enemy. At present, you and I are being punished by His Majesty with troops, so we should put national affairs first and refrain from doing anything that would cause internal discord and make the border troops laugh."

In the upcoming war, everyone's responsibilities have been clearly divided.

Tian Yu, the frontline commander who was familiar with border affairs, was on the front line to command the vehicle formation to defeat the enemy. Qin Lang was in charge of the central army and commanded all the cavalry, waiting for the time when he could lead the cavalry to defeat the enemy. As the supervisor of the army, Cao Shuang should be with Qin Lang. The Chinese army was stationed in the camp so that Qin Lang could stay in the camp and take care of the food and supplies after his attack.

Now Qin Lang has sent him to serve as Tian Yu's deputy. It's no wonder that he looked a little angry just now.

After all, after he went to the front of the chariot formation, who had never been in a battle, what confidence and qualifications did he have to dare to say something to Tian Yu's command?The best help is to keep it as a decoration.

"Yuan Ming is the commander-in-chief. He can manage the war as he wishes. There is no need to inform me. I have no right to comment and will not interfere."

With a chuckle, Xia Houhui replied slowly, "As for Yuan Ming not to argue with Uncle Zhao, Yuan Ming doesn't need to tell you. Although I am a man of lang, I dare not harm the country for my own personal gain."

After saying that, he paused for a moment, and spread his hands with helplessness on his face, "But I still don't know why Uncle Zhao resented me so deeply. Although I once recommended Du Wubo and refuted the late great uncle Sima conquered Shu, but this is a state matter, and they just have political differences, so why should he be upset about it?"

"Ah~"

Unexpectedly, Qin Lang listened and asked in surprise, "The reason for being resented by Uncle Zhao is that Zhiquan doesn't know the evil!"

what do i know~
Apart from these two things, I have never had any interaction with Cao Shuang!
Xia Houhui, who was asked the question in return, was also a little surprised. After turning his head and seeing that the expression on Qin Lang's face didn't seem to be fake, he raised his hand and asked, "I'd like to hear the details."

Qin Lang would not refuse.

Even after he explained it in detail, Xia Houhui was speechless.

It turned out that Cao Shuang actually blamed Cao Zhen's death on him!
Because after Cao Zhen's defeat in the expedition to Shu, when he returned to Luoyang and was recuperating, he often recited Xia Houhui's old retort that "for the country, it is undefeated but defeated", and often blamed himself for letting the clan's prestige fall to the bottom. It was precisely because of this guilt that he eventually died as the medicine failed to work.

But what no one expected was that Cao Shuang, as the son of a man, felt that if it weren't for Xia Houhui's words, Cao Zhen would not be so guilty that he would die on his bed - even if it is normal for people to get sick as they grow old, he felt that if Without Xia Houhui's Shangshu, Cao Zhen would not have died so early!
Therefore, after Cao Zhen died of illness, he often warned his brothers to remember this hatred.

He also claimed in private many times to people close to him that Xia Houhui was the culprit that caused his father's early death.

Even after these words reached the ears of Emperor Cao Rui, Cao Rui ordered him not to anger others for no reason, but the resentment in his heart deepened.

Xia Houhui, who was still working in Huainan at that time, did not know about this.

However, Qin Lang, Cao Zhao, Xia Houxian and others who had been accompanying him in Luoyang Palace all year round knew it well, and they also chose not to help each other in Cao Shuang's unprovoked anger.

They did not have a good impression of Xia Houhui, but they were not indifferent to right from wrong.More importantly, they are not on good terms with Cao Shuang.

Among the many clan members who were selected by Emperor Cao Rui to serve in the palace for future promotion, Qin Lang, Xia Houxian and Cao Zhao were all talented, but Cao Shuang was praised for his modest conduct.

Only a person who cannot find any other advantages will be praised by others for his character.

The so-called like attracts like.

It is not surprising that Qin Lang, Xia Houxian and others have close friendship with Cao Shuang.

Not to mention, Cao Shuang was also very close to everyone in the Vanity Case because of his relationship with Xia Houxuan.

The three Yus in "Four Clevers and Eight Reaching Three Yus" refer to Liu Xi, the son of Liu Fang, the supervisor of the Zhongshu, Sun Mi, the son of Sun Zi, the Zhongshu Ling, and Wei Lie, the son of Wei Zhen.Due to their status, Qin Lang, Xia Houxian and others had long been dissatisfied with the dictatorship of Liu Fang and Sun Zi.

Cao Shuang ignored his identity as a descendant of the clan and actually became friends with Liu Fang and Sun Zi's son. How could they be friendly with each other if they were so different from each other?
Therefore, Qin Lang, who was just explaining, expressed relief when he saw Xia Houhui's speechless face.

"Justice is in the heart of the people. Uncle Zhao's actions are biased, and His Majesty has already ordered him not to express his anger at you for no reason, so you don't have to take it to heart."

Take it to heart?

Just him?

Oh, he's not qualified yet.
But Yuan Ming, you behaved very well today~
Knowing that Cao Shuang has deep resentment towards me, but when he slandered me, he was sent to the front as a display. Are you afraid that he will resent you too in the future?
Moreover, you, who have always been wise to protect yourself, have actually done something to take sides. You must be trying to do something for me, right?

It's just that the backbone camp that is nominally affiliated with me is under your control. What else can I do for you to plot now?

In an instant, Xia Houhui's mind was full of thoughts.

He also replied lightly, "As Yuan Ming said, I will just ignore it." Then he quietly waited for Qin Lang to see him.

But Qin Lang also seemed very patient.

On the way to the Xiaoqi camp, they didn't say anything else, just chatting.

It wasn't until after inspecting the Xiaoqi battalion and the storage place where the army's grain and supplies were stored, and returning to the military tent that they were seated in the primary and secondary positions, he said with a gurgling smile, "Previously I planned to let the juvenile authority supervise the leopard cavalry. Chief Kebi Neng raised his troops to go south but gave up. Does Zhiquan have any regrets?"

Well, he was referring to the strategy decided before the army marched north.

In order to force Kebineng and Budugen to come for a decisive battle, the decision was made that Tian Yu himself would lead the cavalry and divide them into several groups to go deep into the north of Daijun and Shanggujun to invade the tribal pastures in Kebineng's territory.

Xia Houhui, who was skilled in bow and horse, was also a good choice for the cavalry war commander, so he also went together.

And because Zhang Hu, the cavalry supervisor of the backbone camp, had already led eight hundred cavalry to kill the tiger's mouth, Qin Lang handed over the leopard cavalry to his leadership.

When he came to Bingzhou this time, Emperor Cao Rui also sent a thousand tiger and leopard cavalry to accompany him.

Three hundred of them were tiger cavalry with heavy armor, and seven hundred were light armored leopard cavalry.

The Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, which is already the emperor's personal army, naturally has to be qualified to supervise the clan or Qiao Pei Yuanxun. When he cannot go there in person and is not optimistic about Cao Shuang, it is normal for Qin Lang to let Xia Houhui temporarily supervise them.

However, Qin Lang mentioned it again at this time, obviously with ulterior motives.

You didn't hesitate to offend Cao Shuang and sent him to the front, just to get me to agree to lead the Tiger Riding Formation?Or maybe the Leopard Cavalry will follow you by your side, protecting you when you lead the Xiao Cavalry Battalion to attack?

Xia Houhui, who heard the elegant meaning of Xiange, raised his eyebrows and smiled suddenly, "Yuan Ming seems to have a purpose in asking this question~"

"Hahaha~ I knew I couldn't hide it from Zhiquan."

Zhanxu laughed for a while, and then Qin Lang calmed down and asked, "In the past, when Zhiquan was in Huainan to punish the traitor descendants, he once said, 'Two hundred versus two thousand, I have the advantage.' It was inspiring! Now if we attack with four thousand cavalry, With [-] Xianbei barbarians, can the young Quan still have such heroic words?"

Four thousand riders? !

Except for the [-] Wuhuan cavalry and the [-] backbone camp cavalry who went to kill Hukou and set up an ambush, as well as the Southern Huns rangers who were only willing to serve as scouts, there are less than [-] cavalry in the army. You actually plan to use [-] cavalry. Leave it to me to supervise? !
When did you have such courage?
Furthermore, before we left the fortress, you were worried that I would act arbitrarily and would not hesitate to seize the command of the backbone camp as the general, but now you plan to entrust me with four thousand cavalry.
What happened that made you completely opposite?

Xia Houhui, who was quite astonished in his heart, did not answer immediately, but stared at Qin Lang for a long time, then bowed his hands solemnly and said, "I am from Qiao, and it is my duty to fight for the country. Yuan and Ming don't need to test it with words." Yes. If you are asked to do anything, please speak up."

"good!"

Suddenly, Qin Lang raised his palms and praised.

Xuan Ji sighed again, "Well, if Zhiquan asked about the suspicion of Prefect Tian, ​​the traitor Ke Bi Neng went south in a big way, so he came well prepared. Last night, when the Southern Huns' cavalry scouts came to report, Shang There is news from another scout. Well, have Zhiquan heard about Baima's obedience?" (End of Chapter)