How can he keep Tuoba Sigong in Guanzhong? Taking over Hetao is an important part of Zhu Li and his team's plan. Hetao can support countless soldiers and civilians, and it will be an important base for Zhu Li's army in the future. He has to consider it carefully.
Before he could think it over, Yuchi Jin changed his clothes, and a scholar with fair cheeks, red lips and white teeth appeared in Zhu Li's eyes. His appearance and beauty were no less than Wang Yueyao, and he even had more heroic spirit than Wang Yueyao.
"What are you looking at? Aren't you tired of looking at that girl Wang Yueyao all day long?" Seeing Zhu Li's eyes that seemed to show him getting to know her again, Yuchi Jin glared at him and said unhappily.
"It's not what you think. She is just a poor person. I will take you to meet my Alang and Aniang." Zhu Li made a casual excuse and prepared to take Yuchi Jin to meet Zhu Chun and his wife.
Yuchi Jin thought about it for a moment and nodded.
Zhu Chun and his wife lived in a corner of the barracks, which was relatively secluded and the innermost part, so they were safe.
The couple could tell at a glance that Yuchi Jin was a young lady, and her appearance and figure were no less than Wang Yueyao, who had always taken care of them, which made them look at Zhu Li with even more satisfaction.
The next day.
When Zhu Li was thinking about how to deal with the current situation and complete Guo Qizuo's instructions, two pretty scholars walked into his tent. Seeing these two people, Zhou Dewei, Meng Juehai and Shi Yan tactfully ran away.
Although Yuchi Jin had only arrived at the military camp for one night, they had seen her and Wang Yueyao's constant confrontation and fighting.
Let alone others, for Zhou Dewei and Shi Yan, they had heard of Yuchi Jin a long time ago. It was rumored that this person might very likely become their mistress in the future. How could they dare to offend her? It would be better for them to leave as soon as possible to avoid being implicated.
Although Meng Juehai was not very smart, he felt something was wrong when he saw Zhou Dewei and Shi Yan suddenly looked strange and left in a hurry, so he quickly followed them out.
As soon as Yuchi Jin and Wang Yueyao entered the tent, they found that Zhu Li had a solemn expression, and there seemed to be a sense of sadness between his brows. The two immediately gave up their original intention of fighting. Yuchi Jin quickly asked, "What's wrong? Did you encounter anything?"
Zhu Li looked up at them, hesitated, and asked, "How far has Gao Su's attack on Hetao progressed?"
After hearing this, Yuchi Jin thought for a moment and said, "I don't know the specific situation, but Shengzhou, Yinzhou, and Suizhou have been controlled by him. Now he should be plotting to take Xiazhou. After all, if we want to take over the entire Hetao, we must also capture Youzhou to the west of Xiazhou. That is the home of the Dangxiang people. If we don't take Youzhou and Xiazhou, the Hetao region cannot be truly in our hands."
Zhu Li's expression eased a little after hearing this, and he said frankly, "Mr. Guo wrote to me, asking me to try to keep Tuoba Sigong and prevent him from returning to Youzhou. It would be best if I could get rid of him, but Tuoba Sigong and I are serving the king, so what reason can I have to take him down?"
Upon hearing this, Yuchi Jin frowned and responded, "That's right. If we are not careful, we will be accused of rebellion and attacked by other military governors, which will be difficult to deal with."
"Humph, how difficult is that?" A cold snort sounded, Wang Yueyao glanced at the two of them, and said calmly: "As long as we use a little trick to trap him in the hands of the grass army, won't the problem be solved?"
"It's easy for you to say that. Tuoba Sigong's subordinates are all Tangut warriors, with countless Yue cavalry and guards like rain. Now he and Zhu Li are comrades on the same front. If Zhu Li really does this,
I'm afraid he will never be able to take off the hat of putting his comrades in danger in this lifetime. If he loses his credibility, who will dare to join forces with him in the future?" Yuchi Jin said unhappily.
Guo Qizuo originally planned to capture Hetao because he had his eyes on this fertile land. Based on the impression from later generations, Zhu Li knew that even if he did not capture Hetao now, this fertile land would eventually fall into the hands of the Khitans. After all, according to historical records, the Dangxiang people in Youzhou were eventually destroyed by the Khitans, so he agreed.
But now, Zhu Li happened to be in the same camp as Tuoba Sigong. Things became difficult and he was in a situation where he could not back down.
"Rather than letting him get trapped in Cao's army, I think it's better to let him fight against other Jiedushi." Yuchi Jin thought for a moment and said again, "I heard that Yan Jiedushi Li Xiaochang is not on good terms with Tuoba Sigong. Why not try this aspect?"
"Continue to sow discord between Li Xiaochang and Tuoba Sigong? Do you want to kill us?" Wang Yueyao looked at Yuchi Jin with disdain and said dissatisfiedly, "Now it's winter, although the Cao army is not suitable for a large-scale attack on the city, if there is a riot in the city, I think Zhu Wen and Meng Kai will not mind taking advantage of the opportunity to enter. This is one reason."
"Secondly, Li Xiaochang is now alone and powerless. Let alone whether he dares to fight to the death with the Tanguts, even if he has the courage, with the strength in his hands, can he deal with Wang Chongying and Tuoba Sigong?"
"Huh." Yuchi Jin also snorted coldly after hearing this. "My lady, what you said seems to make sense, but the Jiedushis hate each other and when they confront each other, they don't necessarily have to rely on their own armies. You can see this obvious situation clearly, and I believe they themselves are not so stupid as not to see it at all."
“As a governor of a region, he not only has a large army, but also guards and assassins. Under the general trend, Li Xiaochang will not be stupid enough to use a large army to fight to the death with the enemy, but he can send assassins to assassinate.” Yuchi Jin had a look of showing off, saying, “What a little knowledge you have,” which instantly made Wang Yueyao’s pretty face turn purple.
Wang Yueyao was born in a merchant family, so she naturally did not think of this. Li Xiaochang is clearly in a weak position now. If he wants to fight to the death with Tuoba Sigong, he will certainly not choose to do it forcefully, but that will not prevent him from taking action secretly.
“In today’s era, which local official doesn’t have secret assassins under his command? Even the imperial court has assassins hidden in the Shen Ce Army, not to mention the military governors of various places?” Yuchi Jin raised her beautiful face and looked at Wang Yueyao.
Obviously, Wang Yueyao was slightly inferior to Yuchi Jin in understanding the power structure of the bigwigs from all sides and the dark side of officialdom, which is why Yuchi Jin left her speechless.
"Then how can we make Li Xiaochang and Tuoba Sigong fight secretly?" After asking this, Zhu Li couldn't help but look at Wang Yueyao, this charming and demon-like woman, who almost triggered a big fight some time ago.
Seeing Zhu Li looking over, Wang Yueyao became happy again and said confidently: "It's easy to make them fight. I just need to use a little trick and ask Alang to invite one of them to come over and it will be done."
"Is it that simple?" Zhu Li was suspicious.
"It's that simple. You should have heard of the idiom 'suspect someone of stealing an axe'. Just make one of them suspected by the other, or both of them. Doing too much will make mistakes more likely. Too much is as bad as too little." Wang Yueyao was full of confidence.
"Hmph, kitsch." Seeing Wang Yueyao so complacent, Yuchi Jin muttered with disdain.
"Haha, lady, if you are willing to put on girls' clothes and walk in front of these three people, perhaps you will become what you call vulgar." Wang Yueyao was not willing to be outdone.
, and immediately retorted.
Although Wang Yueyao had only seen Yuchi Jin in military uniform and with a scholarly look, she could still tell that Yuchi Jin was definitely a young lady whose beauty was not inferior to her, which was why she said this.
She did not intentionally seduce others. The reason she caused such a big commotion was that she was forced to protect herself. The first time was because she was afraid that adults would be in danger, and the second time was because she didn't want to be robbed like a robber.
Sometimes, the secret fights between warlords are more dangerous than real battles on the battlefield. If you are not careful, you can die in it. Never underestimate the secret fights. During the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms period, the most famous secret war was that Li Keyong was almost killed by Zhu Wen, which led to the incompatibility between Later Liang and Later Tang until the demise of Later Liang.
The plan was decided, and Wang Yueyao immediately sent someone to pass the news to her father.
The next day, the head of the Wang family, in accordance with Wang Yueyao's request, invited Tuoba Sigong to visit the palace with great fanfare. Tuoba Sigong was naturally very happy to accept the invitation and went to the palace, and did not return until very late.
However, just as he left, news came out that the head of the Wang family was probably interested in Tuoba Sigong and wanted to match this Dangxiang leader with his daughter. As soon as this news came out, it suddenly triggered terrible consequences.
Jealous and vicious, sometimes a jealous man is more terrifying than a woman.
Not only did Li Xiaochang make some small moves, but even Wang Chongying, who had always acted gentle, had murderous intentions towards Tuoba Sigong and also took actions. There was no doubt that these two people were targeting Tuoba Sigong.
In the winter of the first year of Zhonghe, Fuping was destined to be uneasy. First, Tuoba Sizhong, the third brother of Tuoba Sigong, was stabbed to death in a woman's belly while having fun in a music house.
Subsequently, Tuoba Sijing and Tuoba Sixiao were both killed in their own homes, one was killed by a maid while taking a bath, and the other was strangled to death by a servant while using the toilet.
Except for Zhu Li, Tuoba Sigong, Li Xiaochang and Wang Chongying did not live in the military camp. Instead, they each forcibly occupied a large house in the city, which provided convenience for the assassins to attack.
Of course, it was not just Tuoba Sigong who suffered the loss. Li Xiaochang's newly bought concubine and his personal army general were also killed. The two were hung naked on the plaque in front of the gate of Li's mansion.
When the governor of the state, Wang Chongying, was going out, someone shot him in the head with a military crossbow. If his son Wang Gong had not rescued him in time, he would have been killed on the spot.
It was also in this month that Yuchi Jin quietly returned to Shuozhou with Zhu Chun and his wife, as well as Cao Shixiong and Li Chongba who had just surrendered to Zhu Li. In addition to more than a thousand soldiers of Yuchi's family, there were nearly seven thousand seriously disabled soldiers. Among these people, nearly five thousand were patients with the Cao army epidemic, and the remaining two thousand were disabled soldiers in Zhu Li's army.
If they were allowed to go back, it would add a burden to their families. Wu Dao happened to be promoting a policy of intermarriage between the Han and the Hu people in the twenty-four states under the jurisdiction of the Shanyu Protectorate. Zhu Li handed this group of remnant soldiers over to him for arrangement. With Wu Dao's love for the guards, they would definitely have a good future. Of course, they could not escape their fate as studs.
In addition to these people, there were also main members of the Wang family and death warriors. They all dressed up as Yuchi family soldiers and mixed in the team. The entire returning army had more than ten carriages, of which only two were for people, and the rest were all Wang family's belongings.
Zhu Li sent Meng Juehai with his own soldiers to escort people out of Guanzhong and then to the border of the state. As long as Yuchi Jin took these people through Yanzhou, he could reach Suizhou controlled by Gao Su. The reason for choosing this route was also for safety reasons.