Prime Minister dare not be

Chapter 41

The generals Zhang Zhao and Xun Zhuo naturally took strict precautions against King Changsha's soldiers and horses, and sent troops to attack the Murong Dynasty's rear several times to prevent them from joining, and the army chasing Sima Qi did not hesitate.But Sima Qi is now at a time of life and death, and the soldiers under him are naturally tenacious, and the soldiers and horses of the two sides finally joined together.

In order to avoid the front and back attacks, the coalition forces of both sides marched northward, occupying the northern part of Ningzhou, with their backs against Tuyuhun, and confronted the Jin army.

Now Sima Qi has changed from a rebellion to a flagrant treason. The common people despise him, even a three-year-old child despises him.

When Wei Yizhi arrived in Ningzhou, he crossed his horse and inspected himself without taking a break.Sima Qi has more than 30 soldiers and horses, and there are still 10,000+ in Ningzhou, plus Murong Chao's soldiers and horses, so don't take it lightly.

He returned to the camp, sat in the tent and thought for a long time, then called Zhang Zhao, and asked him to send spies to Tuyuhun to inquire about the news, to find out what the Tuyuhun king meant.At present, Murong Chao's troops are not much, maybe the king is just testing, and doesn't want to tear his face rashly.

Zhang Zhao took the order to do it, so he had time to rest.

The soldiers brought in hot water, he washed his face, and walked out of the tent.Ningzhou is in the rainy season at this time, and it is still a bit cool. It is a completely different world from Jiankang, which has entered the midsummer.

With such weather and such a cunning opponent, this battle will not be easy.

Fu Xuan was one step behind him. He had just arrived from Jiankang, covered in rain, and walked over and said, "The king of the county left in a hurry, and the madam is upset again, so I asked my subordinates to bring me a message to ask you to write letters home often, so that she won't have to deal with her." Miss Mu is worried."

"Understood, did the Prime Minister say anything?"

Fu Xuan muttered awkwardly: "No, no."

Wei Yizhi nodded, lowered his eyebrows and closed his eyes, turned around and walked back into the tent, and looked at the map after a while, his expression returned to seriousness.

He is still the general who commands thousands of troops.

The spies sent to Tuyuhun hadn't sent any news, but the Jin army found several Han people dressed in Tuyuhun at the border, and they were taken to the camp because they were suspected of spying.

When Wei Yizhi heard about this, he asked them in person, and found that one of them looked very familiar. When he came closer, he recognized Chu Lian.

"What's going on here? What are you doing here?"

Chu Lian deliberately covered it up, with a disheveled face and extremely embarrassed: "Back to the King of Wuling, the Prime Minister issued a statement a while ago to reprimand Murong Chao for leaving Wuming as a teacher. He is narrow-minded, and he wanted to kill us, the Jin Kingdom, in order to show his severance from the Jin Kingdom. The actors who were sent. The Lord Tuyuhun was reluctant to give up, and the lives of the villains were saved, but everyone was afraid because of this, so they finally decided to escape together, but unfortunately some people failed to escape."

Wei Yizhi understood, and then became worried: "It seems that Tuyuhun really wants to break with Dajin."

Chu Lian nodded and said, "The gates of Tuyuhun Kingdom are closed. It is obvious that they have taken more precautions. When Murong Chao and King Changsha reunited and retreated, the situation was chaotic, and the villains ran out. Some of the companions were seriously injured."

After Wei Yizhi heard this, he immediately ordered someone to untie them, and sent the injured to the military medical office for treatment.

Before the processing was finished, suddenly a soldier hurried in to report that the enemy army was attacking.

Wei Yizhi originally thought that Sima Qi would take a rest when he was tired, but he didn't expect to make a move so soon.He immediately ordered Xun Zhuo to lead the troops to meet the enemy. Chu Lian didn't make any arrangements here, so he said directly: "You can stay in the king's tent for the time being." After speaking, he put on his armor and left the camp.

Chu Lian saw that he was treating him with more courtesy, and his previous suspicions about him faded away a lot.

King Wuling must be a good person.

The weather in Jiankang City was fine, and the cicadas on the branches were noisy.

Xie Ran came to look for Xie Shu, and saw her sitting in the waterside pavilion feeding the fish, her white shirt dragging the floor, the jade on her hair bun shining brightly in the sun, but it was nothing compared to her side face with creamy skin.She lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes moved slightly, her lips were tightly pressed, she held the lacquer box in one hand, and twisted the fish food in the other, her movements were repetitive and monotonous.

It was not the first time Xie Ran saw Xie Shu, and he thought she was very handsome in the past, but he had never seen her look like this, so he was fascinated for a moment.

He put his hands on his lips and coughed, and stepped into the water pavilion: "I heard that the prime minister handed over the soldiers and horses united by the family to Xie Yun?"

Xie Shu sat up straight: "Well, although the King of Changsha fled to Ningzhou, he has not been eliminated for a day. This army should still be used to guard Jiankang, so that no one will take the opportunity to make trouble."

Xie Ran observed her expression: "I'm here today, and I have something to say to the prime minister."

"You said."

"I can understand that the Prime Minister is close to the King of Wuling. After all, he has a large army in his hands. What the Xie family lacks most is military power, but there is no need to be with Wang Taifu, right?"

Xie Shu raised his eyes to look at him, first he was astonished, then amused, it turned out that this is how he viewed her relationship with Wei Yizhi, no wonder he disapproved of her friendship with Wang Jingzhi, it was not profitable.

"Where did you think it was? I joined hands with Wang Jingzhi secretly before, and we have only gotten closer during this period of time."

Xie Ran looked at the gold-dotted water surface, and was also depressed: "The prime minister is always worried about me, and he never told me about many things."

Xie Shu felt more and more funny, and it happened that Mubai hurried into the water pavilion, and handed over the letter in his hand: "Young master, Ningzhou battle report."

Xie Shu put down the lacquer box, took it over and opened it, and cursed angrily after reading it: "This group of robbers take advantage of the fire!"

Xie Ran turned his head: "What's wrong?"

"Ningzhou has already started a war, and Qin State has assembled a heavy army to press towards the border!"

"So that's how it is." Xie Ran took the lacquer box and fed the fish for her, intentionally or unintentionally said: "The pressure from three parties, I wonder if King Wuling can resist this time."

The letter paper in Xie Shu's hand was pulled into a ball.

There was heavy rain in Ningzhou, and fighting in this weather was a great test for both men and horses.

In the first battle, Sima Qi was just probing. Seeing that Wei Yizhi responded immediately, he quickly backed away without hesitation.

Murong Chao was figuring out the plan in the big tent, and said to Sima Qi: "I have fought against Wei Yizhi, but I can't figure out what he is thinking, this is the most difficult thing to do, you are from Jin, you should know him well, right? "

Sima Qi snorted coldly: "How does this king understand him? Speaking of which, he is still my nephew, but his mother is upright and rarely supports his relatives. The rise of their family depends entirely on his ability, how can we underestimate him?"

Murong Chao was about to speak when a small soldier ran in and reported that the mountain behind the barracks had collapsed and injured many soldiers.

"It's really unlucky, at this time, God has come to help Wei Yizhi."

Sima Qi raised his hand to interrupt Murong Chao, and said to the soldier, "Take me to have a look."

Ningzhou is mountainous and majestic. The recent heavy rains have made the mountains unbearable to be eroded, and there will be landslides from time to time, commonly known as collapsed mountains.

Sima Qi rode on his horse and looked at the messy mountain road from a distance, and suddenly came up with an idea, and said to Murong Chao who was beside him: "I don't think God is here to help Wei Yizhi, but it seems to be here to help us .”

Murong Chao wiped the rain from his face: "How do you say?"

Sima Qi leaned closer and whispered something in his ear.

Murong Zhao's eyes lit up, and he said yes repeatedly.

Wei Yizhi also deployed the battle plan in the account.Murong Chao is cunning, but he has more than bravery but not enough strategy, he still understands it.Sima Qi is a low-key person, delicate in mind and not aggressive, Wei Yi's main thing is to guard against him.

But at this time, Qin Guo came to intervene again.

His subordinate Mo Rong was good at attacking the city and fought steadily. He was sent by him to guard the border and guard against the Qin army closely.Xun Zhuo is a vanguard, good at quick combat, and is best used for surprise attacks.Zhang Zhao led the infantry and cavalry as the main force.

At present, Ningzhou's military strength is only enough to deal with Murong Chao's side. After Sima Qi joined, he was reluctant, and he ordered Yang Qiao to mobilize 10 troops from the troops stationed in Changsha County to support them.

The continuous heavy rain finally stopped overnight, and the moon even appeared in the sky.

Wei Yizhi stood by the tent door and looked up for a while, then suddenly said to Chu Lian who was making tea in the tent, "Your Zhuke is by my side, let's play a song for my king."

Chu Lian said yes, and got up to fetch the building: "What does King Wuling want to hear?"

"casual."

Chu Lian thought for a while, and sang an exciting military formation song.

Wei Yizhi stood for a long time, then turned his head and said, "Good song, thank you sir."

Chu Lian hurriedly bowed down: "The villain is just an actor, how can he be worthy of being a gentleman like the king of the county?"

"You are kind, you saved people from fire and water, and even helped me, you are absolutely worthy of it."

Chu Lian looked up at him, feeling respect for the first time in so many years, and felt a little sore in his heart.

It began to rain again in the afternoon of the second day, blocking people's sight like a thick fog.Wei Yizhi looked at the sky, based on his experience, there should be heavy rain for several days in a row.

As expected, the heavy rain continued afterwards, and the entire barracks seemed to be submerged in water.Xun Zhuo led the troops to patrol the front line, but did not return for a long time.Wei Yizhi was about to send someone to check the situation, when a soldier came to report, the enemy suddenly attacked and had already fought with Xun Zhuo.

Wei Yizhi looked at the heavy rain outside the tent, and guessed that Sima Qi was cheating, so he called Zhang Zhao and asked him to lead the army to support Xun Zhuo, and retreated when he saw the right opportunity, not wanting to fight.

It was only a moment before Zhang Zhao led the troops out of the camp, when suddenly there were shouts of killing outside the camp.The soldiers rushed into the tent in a panic: "Your Majesty, the enemy has attacked the camp!"

When Wei Yizhi heard this, he immediately put on his helmet and went out to command the battle with his sword in hand.

The enemy cavalry was on a rampage, and the heavy rain did not hinder them at all, because they killed everyone they saw.

Wei Yizhi immediately commanded, and finally the general's heart stabilized, but he failed to gain the upper hand.The enemy army suddenly dispersed, and a large group of war horses rushed in from behind them, rushing towards people like crazy.Several camps were rushed open, and many soldiers were trampled with limbs broken.

There were also two big sheepskin bags on the horse's back. When the soldiers resisted, they poked them open, but they were full of mud.These sheepskin bags were obviously tampered with, and even if they weren’t punctured, they split open not long after, and the mud spilled out. Some of them were poured on the soldiers, and they were very heavy attached to the armor. The muddy camp turned into a swamp in an instant.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Fu Xuan suggested to Wei Yizhi to retreat.

Wei Yizhi made a prompt decision and ordered to pull out the camp and retreat.

News came early this morning that Qin Jun was about to move, and Mo Rong was of course watching their movements.Here Xun Zhuo and Zhang Zhao were dragged back and haven't come back yet.Now that the enemy army is in hot pursuit, Wei Yizhi can see that it is a trick to divert the tiger away from the mountain, but he is outnumbered, so he can only order to retreat and join Mo Rong.

Walking halfway, soldiers who explored the way came back to report that there were ambushes ahead, and the number was several times larger than the enemy troops who attacked the camp.

"Your Majesty, there is a mountain road here, let's avoid them from here!" Fu Xuan covered the rain on his forehead with one hand and shouted at Wei Yizhi.

Wei Yizhi looked sideways, and there was indeed a mountain path.

No one would set up an ambush in such an easy-to-escape place, there must be fraud in it.He rode his horse and observed closely. The mountain road was narrow, and there were cracks around the mountains on one side. The trees were swaying here and there.

It turned out to be the case.

Fu Xuan stepped forward and reported: "Young King, the ambushes are advancing here, and the pursuers are coming soon."

With a calm face, Wei Yi pointed to the mountain road: "Then go from here, but you must obey the king's orders, and no one can rush in."

"Yes!"

The soldiers withdrew in an orderly manner, Wei Yizhi turned his head, squinted his eyes to see through the rain curtain the actors who were staying with the Huotou army, he rode forward, and asked Chu Lian, "Do you want to go back to Jiankang?"

Chu Lian looked at him in surprise and nodded quickly.

Midsummer night in Jiankang city.

Zhongshu Supervisor Yuan Lin has just drafted the letter of credence to the Lord Tuyuhun.Xie Shu sat under the lamp, propped his forehead with one hand, and carefully looked up the credentials with the other.

She has already received the news that Murong Chao is going to kill the Jin actor.The ruler of Tuyuhun is a person who loves happiness and becomes obsessed, and he couldn't bear to save their lives, but his power has gradually been emptied in the past two years. What happened, it can be seen that his prestige is not enough, and he may not be able to win Murong Chao who holds the military power.

But those actors ran out of the palace unexpectedly, Xie Shu even suspected that the king let them go on purpose, otherwise how could they get out of the deep palace with their identities.

After she finished reading it, she instructed Yuan Lin to add this matter, accusing Murong Chao of being intolerant, even actors.

Since even innocent actors are not spared, how are they willing to let those who stand in his way?Xie Shu intended to accuse Murong Chao of having unruly intentions and sowing discord between the monarch and his ministers.

After dealing with this matter, Mubai sent the latest battle report.She quickly took the torn book, her face became serious, she suddenly got up and said: "Quickly prepare the car, I want to enter the palace."

Mubai was stunned: "My lord still wants to enter the palace at such a late hour?"

"That's right, go!"

The emperor had been ill for a long time, and his vitality was seriously injured. During this time, he was recuperating in peace and went to bed early every night.

Xie Shu entered the palace in a hurry, begging to see him regardless, thinking something important happened, so he got up quickly even though he was tired, and asked after being supported by Eunuch Xiang to sit on the table, "Is there something wrong with King Changsha? "

Xie Shu shook her head, she came in a hurry and didn't even change into her court clothes: "Your Majesty, King Wuling is missing."

The emperor was shocked: "What did you say?"

Xie Shu submitted the battle report.

"This..." the emperor pinched the battle report, speechless.

There are not many generals in the Jin Dynasty, and there are only a handful of capable generals, otherwise they would not be often harassed by the enemy.The existence of Wei Yizhi can be said to be closely related to the rise and fall of the Great Jin Dynasty.How many enemies didn't rush forward because of him?How many enemy troops retreated because of his figure?Now he actually disappeared?

The emperor felt nervous as if the barrier collapsed suddenly, as if he saw Qin's cavalry in front of him.

"Can Xiang Xie have a countermeasure?"

Xie Shu said: "On the way here, I have ordered Yang Qiao's entire army to go to Ningzhou to support the search. I have no right to dispatch the Xuzhou military camp, and I ask your Majesty to issue an order."

The emperor immediately ordered Mr. Xiang to grind the ink and write the imperial edict himself.

"I still have something to play," Xie Shu lowered his head, "Please send someone to inform Mrs. Xiang."

The emperor sighed and nodded: "I ask the queen mother to come forward and tell you."

Xie Shu thanked him and left the palace gate.

In the dead of night, the full moon is in the sky.

He has walked this road countless times with him, but now he is alone.

Covered by landslide rocks, or fell off a broken wall and captured by the enemy, in short he disappeared.

He is obviously the invincible King Wuling, how could he be in such a catastrophe?Xie Shu's mind kept popping up the words "more bad luck than good luck", but he deliberately pressed down and didn't think about it.

It wasn't until this moment, when I walked alone and my composure faded away, that little bit of fear grew from the bottom of my heart.

Murong Chao was about to congratulate Sima Qi when the soldiers came in to report, but the body of King Wuling was still not found, and there were not many soldiers' bodies covered by rocks.

"What?" Murong Chao looked at Sima Qi: "Didn't he be buried by the collapsed mountain? Then where did he and the army go? We have ambushes waiting up and down, so it's impossible for him to disappear out of thin air, right?"

Sima Qi frowned: "Wei Yizhi has been guarding the border here for many years, so he must be very familiar with the terrain of this place. Now that the heavy rain is pouring, the footprints will be washed away soon. Even if he is fine, it will be difficult for us to find him."

"Damn it!" Murong Chao violently lifted the desk.

"However, we can force him out."

"Oh?" Murong Chao's expression became brighter again: "What is the king of Changsha's plan?"

Sima Qi said: "Great Jin civil servant Xie Shu and general Wei Yizhi are difficult characters to deal with. If we can take this opportunity to remove them together, it will be easy."

Murong Chao was most annoyed by the half-spoken behavior of the Han people, but it was not easy to attack him: "The king of Changsha can say what he wants to say."

"What this king means is that we now have the upper hand and offered to negotiate a peace, saying that King Wuling was captured by us, and asked Xie Shu to come to Ningzhou to negotiate peace with us. If Wei Yizhi hides, he will never be at a disadvantage in the Jin Dynasty He will definitely show up on his own initiative. If he doesn’t show up, he’s dead, we’ll kill Xie Shu, and then go all the way into Jiankang.”

"A brilliant plan, a brilliant plan!" Murong Chao immediately ordered the table to be set up, and he wanted to share three cups with him.

Sima Qi stroked the sword at his waist and looked at him with a smile, waiting for Yi Di, and waiting for this king to win the country, and then take your head.

Before the peace letter was delivered, an unexpected visitor came to the prime minister's mansion.

Xie Shu waited in the side hall, watching Mubai leading people in through a screen to see him.

"The villain Chu Lian pays his respects to the prime minister."

"Excuse me." Xie Shu tried his best to speak as calmly as possible: "You said you brought the token of King Wuling to hand over to the truth. What is it?"

Chu Lian took out a brocade pouch from his bosom, and handed it to Mu Bai next to him.

(End of this chapter)