Will Ming

Chapter 770 IX The Forgotten Person

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Soldiers cleaned the battlefield inside and outside the dilapidated fortress, gathering up the corpses, no matter they were from the enemy or from Paoze. Soon, the corpses in the fortress piled up very high.The corpses were discharged in two places, one was the remains of soldiers from the Yanyun Army, and the other was the corpses of soldiers from the Xia Army.

When it got dark, the battlefield was barely cleaned.

Because of the limited space in the fort, the bodies had to be piled up.It was the middle of winter, and the ground was extremely frozen.It took a lot of effort for the soldiers of the Yanyun Army to dig out a small pit.It is obviously difficult to bury more than 2 corpses. After the generals below asked for instructions, the soldiers began to move the corpses to the dilapidated houses in the fortress.

That's right, more than 2 corpses.All prisoners of war were beheaded, which is something His Royal Highness Yan Wang rarely did.Everyone knows that the reason why King Yan ordered this is to avenge Wei County and the soldiers who died in the battle in the past few days.

After the team leaves, it will be burned here.

The Han people in the Central Plains pay attention to burial, but it is impossible to guarantee this kind of thing on the battlefield.After a fire, ashes to ashes, dust to dust, although sad but also helpless.

"Humble position Cui Qian, pay homage to the lord."

Cui Qian, whose face still hadn't regained his composure, knelt down on one knee and met Li Xian with a military salute.It was the first time he saw Li Xian, so he was inevitably a little excited.Especially in the most difficult time of the previous battle, it was His Royal Highness King Yan who appeared like a divine soldier descending from the sky with his fine cavalry and saved everyone.The joy and excitement of the rest of his life mixed together, making his voice tremble a little when he spoke.

He is the head of the Cui family, and he is not someone who has not seen the world.

When he was in Zhuojun, he followed Daye Emperor Yang Guang's three eastward expeditions.Returning from the second expedition to Goguryeo, Yang Guang deliberately stayed in Boling County for a few days.The Cui family donated 20 pieces of meat, and exchanged three township marquises and two county uncles.Even today, the Cui family still has a plaque inscribed by Yang Guang himself.

Cui Qian also met Dou Jiande, and Dou Jiande personally went to Boling to invite Cui Qian to become an official.Cui Qian rejected Dou Jiande in the name of keeping filial piety, but also dedicated a huge fortune of [-] guan to Dou Jiande.

He was someone who had met the emperor, so he shouldn't be nervous when he saw Li Xian.But in fact, when he knew that it was His Royal Highness King Yan who personally led the army to defeat the enemy, even his nervous hands were covered with sweat.Although in terms of age, Li Xian is nearly 20 years younger than him.But for some reason, Cui Qian always felt that the young man standing in front of him was like a mountain, and he could only look up. [ ]

"stand up."

Li Xian stretched out his hand to help Cui Qian up. After scanning around, he couldn't help asking: "Why did you lead the army to fight the Xia army in this place? This place is far away from Fanshui and not close to Yaocheng. The distance between the two places is in the middle... Could it be that the war in Wei County has spread so far?"

Cui Qian hurriedly told what happened, trying to be as concise as possible.

After listening to it, Li Xian nodded and couldn't help but smile: "There is a gap between Gu's calculation and Gu's calculation. When I heard the report from the Military Inspection Office, Gu also really thought that Xue Wanche was going to play a big game of chess and beat Wang Fubao's 10,000 yuan. + People and horses are trapped in Wei County. But speaking of it, if I didn't think so, I wouldn't have just saved you today."

"Who came up with this plan?"

Li Xian couldn't help asking.

"It's a solution that General Xue came up with after discussing with the minister."

Cui Qian replied respectfully.

"That was your idea...very good."

Li Xian smiled, turned to look at the busy soldiers in the fortress and said softly: "Traveling thousands of miles with thousands of infantry, walking back and forth several times... beautiful! The soldiers under your command should be thankful that they have An excellent general."

"I am frightened."

"You don't have a military job yet?"

Li Xian asked.

"not yet."

Cui Qian replied truthfully.

"First of all, for the long history of Xue Wanche's army, I know that you have a duke title granted by Yang Guang, and a duke title granted by Dou Jiande...but I can't give you such a prominent duke right now. Du Ruhui's memorial sees you However, you sent people to Chang'an a year ago to send a huge fortune of 30 guan, and I haven't had time to say thank you."

"The minister is ashamed and dare not take it."

Cui Qian quickly bowed his head and said.

"Dezheng... tell me, if you want to win this battle, what is the best strategy?"

Cui Qian knew that His Royal Highness King Yan was thinking about himself. Compared with the 30 million rich man who was sent to Chang'an, perhaps this question today will have a greater effect.If he answered correctly, the Cui family will truly stabilize their position in this new empire.

The man standing in front of him is the helm of this new empire.Although he was not yet an emperor, there was no doubt that the emperor in Chang'an City was simply a puppet.If King Yan is willing, he can replace the emperor who was imprisoned in the deep palace at any time. [ ]

"Marshal Xu Shiji's strategy, in my opinion, is the best method. The army marches forward steadily, takes down a city, stabilizes a city, is upright, acts with prestige, and enforces the law with strictness. Within half a year, it will surely conquer Hebei is pacified."

"Um"

Li Xian nodded, and seemed not very satisfied with Cui Qian's well-regulated answer.

"but……"

Cui Qian changed the subject and said, "If we can cause civil turmoil in Xia, perhaps Dou Jiande can be wiped out within three months."

"Oh?"

Li Xian glanced at Cui Qian, and asked with a smile, "How can we cause internal turmoil?"

"greed, jealousy"

Cui Qian stretched out two fingers, and said seriously: "Only these two points are enough to disturb people's hearts. I am willing to donate a sum of money to buy Xia Guoquan officials."

Li Xian nodded again, with a little more appreciation in his eyes.He turned his gaze to the distance, in the direction of Mingzhou.I couldn't help but feel a little worried. The two very important people in my life ran to Mingzhou on their own initiative without telling him.One of them slipped away from the camp and went to Mingzhou to be a flower protector.

"There are so many people in the military inspection office, what are you two doing?"

Li Xian said something in his heart, his eyes were a little erratic.

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Mingzhou

Wang Fubao's mansion seems to be peaceful and unremarkable, but as long as someone who is a little careful observes carefully, he can find that since a carriage from the Wang family entered the mansion a few days ago, there have been many strange faces around this mansion.Among them were the government servants of Mingzhou Prefecture, and even the imperial guards.

In the past few days, officials from the imperial court came in and out every day.Among them were many court officials in purple clothes, even when Wang Fubao was in Mingzhou, the house had never been so lively.The servants in the mansion are all veterans of Wang Fubao's subordinates.These people are loyal to Wang Fubao, there are too many unusual things these days, they can vaguely guess something.So the atmosphere in the mansion has been a little tense in recent days, and the family even brought a hard bow when they patrolled the courtyard.

Miyagi

In the luxuriously decorated bedroom, sandalwood incense floats up and quickly dissipates in the air.But the refreshing smell is like getting into the nose, which makes people feel very comfortable physically and mentally.

Empress Cao, who was dressed in palace attire, waved her hand, signaling the maid serving tea to retreat.

"Master, I asked Ge Li, the servant of the criminal department, to see Wang Pao for a few days, but that little thing refused to compromise. Ge Li replied that it would be difficult for Wang Pao to do anything unfavorable to Wang Fubao if he didn't go to prison. Come on. But now His Majesty is also watching this matter, and it is not easy for Ge Li to do it himself."

"Not saying a word?"

The Taoist nun sitting next to Empress Cao frowned slightly and asked.

"Not at a glance!"

Empress Cao nodded.

She looked at the beautiful Taoist nun and said pleadingly: "When I first met the master in Da'an Temple that day, I knew that the master must be the noble person I was destined for. If I hadn't met you by chance, maybe I would have been in Da'an Temple that day. I died from the disease. Since the mage can save my life, he can also help me solve this trouble, right?"

"Queen, don't be impatient."

Taoist nun suddenly smiled and said: "Actually, the reason is very simple. That Wang Pao's silence is enough to explain the problem. If Wang Pao didn't have a ghost in his heart, why would he keep silent? He will definitely have to defend himself, to defend him." His adoptive father spoke. But he didn't, which shows that he was also very sad. The reason why he didn't say anything... Maybe he was not worried about Wang Fubao, but his own safety."

"Oh?"

Empress Cao's eyes lit up: "Master, what does the mage mean...Wang Pao is afraid that if he says something, he will be implicated?"

"Ninety percent of them are like that."

The Taoist nun nodded, flicked the whisk in her hand and said, "Sir Ge Li, the servant of the criminal department, is naturally good at judging cases, but his words are mostly intimidating. Wang Pao was worried that he would be buried with Wang Fubao, so how could he say that? Why don't the queen do it herself?" A decree, or a decree from His Majesty, to pardon Wang Pao's crimes... and promise to be a rich man, why is he still unwilling to say it?"

The nun thought for a while and said: "If he still refuses to tell, I will go there myself. It's just that although it is easy for him to tell the truth with Taoism and magic, it is against the harmony of heaven and man. I am afraid that I will be punished by heaven." .”

"If the mage can help me avenge the murder of my brother, I... the mage just say, as long as I can do it, I will naturally not treat you badly."

"I am a person who cultivates the Tao, and I have no desires or desires."

The Taoist nun smiled and said, "It's just that there is a fate between fate and the queen, and we can't get away from it."

"Forget it"

The nun flicked her whisk and said, "If Mr. Ge Li, the servant of the Ministry of Punishment, can't ask any more questions today, I'll go to Wang Fubao's mansion tomorrow morning."

"Thank you Mage!"

Empress Cao stood up and saluted solemnly.

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royal room

Dou Jiande, who was wearing a black tuanlong embroidered robe, frowned deeply. He looked at the thick stack of memorials on the table and couldn't help shaking his head.Nine out of ten of the recent memorials are for the impeachment of Generalissimo Wang Fubao.Behind these officials who played Wang Fubao, there is more or less the shadow of the queen.

As the emperor of Great Xia, it is impossible for Dou Jiande to be unaware of this incident.But Dou Jiande was also a little hesitant, the reason why he didn't approve these memorials was because of the recent rumors.Although it is difficult to determine the truth or falsehood, the rumor itself makes people suspicious.

It is rumored that the reason why General Cao Dan was defeated and captured in Luoyang, then escorted to Chang'an, and had his head beheaded at Caishikou... was because someone betrayed him and leaked the whereabouts of his army to Yan Yunjun.And the person who betrayed Cao Dan is Wang Fubao, Generalissimo of the Army and Horses.

The reason why the rumors are accepted by most people is because there is a reason why people have to believe them.

Wang Fubao was not trusted by His Majesty the Emperor, although he alone led an army against Daxi Changru.But it is extremely difficult to restore his prestige in the army, unless something unexpected happens.And if Cao Dan is dead, His Majesty the Emperor will have no one available!In this way, Wang Fubao can easily regain command of the army.

Generals such as Su Dingfang, Yin Qiu, Shi Zan, and Liu Heita are all dead. Although Cao Dan was not considered a general but was absolutely loyal to Dou Jiande, he also died.The only one who can use it is Wang Fubao.

So many people believed this rumor a little bit, even Dou Jiande believed it a little bit.

"They all belong to Shenwang Fubao."

Dou Jiande glanced at the people sitting below, and said in a helpless tone: "But don't these people think about it, if I really kill Wang Fubao, who will lead the army to fight against the enemy for me?"

Sitting below is Nayan Peiju.This man is very capable, and he was favored very much when he was in Yang Guang's court. He was appointed as the servant of the Huangmen, and all affairs in the court were decided by him and Yu Shiji.Later, he followed Yu Wenhuaji, and then Dou Jiande was demoted, and they were all appointed as Nayan, the head of all officials in the court.

"Actually...the court is not unavailable."

Pei Ju thought for a while, then bowed and said, "I recommend one person to go to the battlefield. With this person as the deputy commander, he can not only take away Wang Fubao's military power, but also resist the Tang army going north."

"Who?"

Dou Jiande asked eagerly.

"Prince Bo of Anguo"

Pei Ju said: "It can be an important task."

"I forgot about him..."

Dou Jiande thought for a while, then nodded and said: "Then let him go and watch Wang Fubao for me. If he is really rebellious, Wang Bo will lead an army for me to fight against Li Tang!"