Lu Pi returned to his king's tent in an uncertain mood. It happened that Princess Lelang was chatting with Mr. Yang Zhe. Seeing his dejected appearance, he was immediately stunned and hurriedly asked.
Among Rouran's tribes, now only the tribe he belongs to is not damaged. In several battles, he has preserved his strength by withdrawing from affairs. Therefore, among the many Rouran subordinates, Lu Pi is also the most highly regarded. Yes, even Princess Lelang and her daughter got the attention of Wei State. Not only did they send military slaves to take care of them, but Tuoba Tao also met them specially and rewarded them with many jewels.
Lu Pi is also very busy, Rouran's destruction is a foregone conclusion, and how to fight for the status and power of Rouran's surrender has become what they have to do every time they unite.
He got revenge for his great revenge. Many princes such as Wu Ti and Bomen were placed under house arrest, and it was impossible to see a good end. In this life, he was at most An Leweng, and his heart for belonging to Rouran had long been in conflict with each other. And the indifference in the infighting, it is better to be a general in Wei State than to be the king of a defeated country and bow his head to the subject.
Therefore, since he returned to Tuoba Tao, his mood can be said to be excellent. His followers are like clouds, and he has Tuoba Tao's attention and rewards. He has never looked so dejected.
Lu Pi didn't hide anything from his mother, even if he encountered such an encounter, he still told her one by one. It was Yang Zhe who saw that he was older, and he was no different from his own child. Speaking of his embarrassing experience, he didn't feel embarrassed at all.
Princess Lelang's life was full of ups and downs, and Yang Zhe was also a person with a big mountain in his chest. With such a pair of elders by his side, Lu Pi was much worse than the Song Guoguojun and Weiguoguojun in the same period.
Da Tan has never been afraid of him, because of this.
Lu Pi told him what Di Yefei told him, and said with a sad face: "It's ridiculous that my son thinks that she is not bad, he is really good everywhere..."
"It's a man."
Rao is Princess Lelang who has experienced a lot in her life, and she couldn't help but be stunned when she heard such a strange thing. When she heard Di Yefei ask Lu Pi "why is Rouran fighting?" They all said "ah".
Le Lang and Yang Zhe naturally don't regard Rouran as their homeland. Even Beiyan, after the King of Beiyan killed Dendrobium and married Le Lang to Datan, didn't necessarily love them much. People are people who really have no idea of family and country.
But even so, she has been married to Rouran for so many years, and she has seen so many tragedies, so many wives and divorces, and of course there is a lot of unbearable in her heart.
Princess Lelang was stunned for a moment, and then held her son's hand.
"Fortunately, Di Yefei is a man. Although my son is good, he is not worthy of such a person. If she is really a woman, you might get burned."
"What do you mean, mother!" Lu Pi exclaimed in disbelief: "It was obviously that Di Yefei who deceived me first, but you talked about his goodness!"
Yang Zhe and Princess Lelang looked at each other helplessly, and seeing that Lu Pi was still angry, they had no choice but to stop talking about this topic.
Lu Pi was full of anger in his stomach, and he came here to relieve it. After talking to Princess Lelang, the tightness in his chest suddenly eased, and he discussed the captured Wu Ti and others before leaving.
"The princess doesn't need to say what you said just now. He is young and vigorous. The more you praise Di Yefei, the more you slap him in the face."
Yang Zhe waited for Lu Pi to walk away before speaking.
"God blesses Wei, whether it is Hua Mulan, who took the head of the enemy chief among the ten thousand people, or Di Yefei, who made a secret mission to Gao Cha and returned successfully, they are all young and handsome. I heard that the prince of Nanliang was bald and broke. Now he is also serving under the command of Foli, and seeing the successors of famous generals such as Changsun Han, the Wei Kingdom will be strong for at least another 20 years..."
"That's why I'm worried that Hao'er has a knot with Wei because of Di Yefei's affairs. Now that Rouran is gone, Beiyan can't go there anyway. Except for Wei, the rest of the northern countries are left behind. Candle. Liu Song insists on being pure Han, forming an alliance is fine, but I am afraid there is no good way out of surrender..."
Princess Lelang was worried. "It seems that only in the Wei Kingdom can we protect our family."
"His love is just beginning, and he is encountering such a wrong thing. It is normal for him to be angry for a while. When he meets the girl he likes again, he will see it."
Yang Zhe's lips rose because Princess Lelang regarded himself as a "family".
"Princess, what do you think Emperor Wei proposed..."
"Crescent Moon is only four years old, the prince has just been born, and the marriage is scheduled now..." Princess Lelang felt a little funny.
"Xianbei people get married early, so they can't be like this..."
There are too many dirty things in the palace, what if you die early
If her daughter has to bear the reputation of "killing the prince", her life will be ruined.
"What's more, I can't help myself, and I'm really unwilling to let my own children suffer such a fate again. Mr. Yang, you are always resourceful, please help me, drag it on first... "
When Princess Lelang thought of her lovely daughter Yuxue, her heart softened.
"...I'll think of a way."
Yang Zhe stared at Princess Lelang's frowning brows, and nodded thoughtfully.
I'll always do what you ask for it.
****
Di Yefei received a sturdy punch from Lu Pi on the face, and his cheeks were swollen and tall, which belonged to "improper appearance", and he was not allowed to see the emperor and ministers.
But Su Hejun knew Tuoba Tao's character and knew that Di Yefei was not a frivolous person, so they signaled him to try his best not to be rude, and led him into the big tent.
The head of Rouran Khan Datan was cut off in public, the princes were captured, and the surrender of Rouran's tribes was already equivalent to proclaiming Rouran's demise. Now that there are too many people attached to Rouran and Gaoche, the tent can't accommodate it. Tuoba Tao never wanted to retreat, and slapped his thigh:
- "Keep going north!"
To the north of Rouran are Mobei Gaoche and Mobei's Rouran tribes. The pastures and cattle and sheep where the royal court is located are the best, but there are also many tribes in the north. Mobei Gaoche alone has a population of hundreds of thousands. There are countless cattle, sheep and horses.
Because the Gaoche in the south is easy to surrender, the ministers still wanted to join the Gaoche people in the north to meet the Rouran remnants in Mobei, and specially called Di Yefei and several Gaoche patriarchs to understand the north situation.
Di Yefei didn't know much about the North, but he was the messenger of Gaoche. Out of respect, Tuoba Tao also ordered him. Cui Hao is the "Gaoche envoy", and he will be responsible for the future affairs of Gaoche, so he also attends this event. As for the other ministers, most of them were in charge of internal affairs and had to make arrangements for so many new populations and cattle and sheep.
No matter how daring Di Yefei is, he is nothing but a centurion in the Montenegro camp, not to mention seeing the emperor, even a general like Kumoti is not qualified to see him on weekdays. After he was introduced into the big tent by Su Hejun, he saw a room full of dignitaries, important officials and famous generals.
At this time, the patriarchs of Gaoche had not come yet. Tuoba Tao, Cui Hao and others looked at Di Yefei curiously, especially Tuoba Tao. He had heard about him from He Mulan before. More hearts, goodbye Di Yefei kneeling with his head bowed, and immediately said:
"You look up, you are a hero, you don't have to kneel to speak."
Di Yefei thanked him and stood up. When everyone saw his face, they suddenly cried out in pity.
In this room, in terms of appearance, the best one is naturally Cui Hao. Although Di Yefei is beautiful, Cui Hao's temperament is far from what Di Yefei can match today.
But Cui Hao grew a beard as soon as he reached his thirteenth year, and he was a man at first glance, so he was not as conspicuous as Di Yefei came. Such a beautiful young general has obvious signs of being beaten on his face, how can he not let others feel pity
Biquge
Really go for it!
"What's wrong with your face?" Tuoba Tao's eyes widened, "Did you fight with someone?"
Fighting each other in the army is a serious crime, so Di Yefei shook his head in fright.
"It's not a fight, it's that the commander was careless..."
"Who accidentally hit you?"
Tuoba Tao broke the casserole and asked to the end.
Di Yefei complained secretly, saying, it would be a shame to throw it at the emperor's house; if you don't say it, you will be a dumb loser;
He just lowered his head: "Your Majesty, this is a long story, and it has something to do with my high-speed mission."
"Then keep your story short." Tuoba Tao called Di Ye Fei to hear what he had seen along the way. "The patriarchs haven't arrived yet. If you have time, talk about it."
Di Yefei was worried that Lu Pi would have a grudge with Wei because of this matter. At this time, Tuoba Tao inquired about it, and began to talk about his own mission.
Many of the ministers in the big tent had the experience of envoys, but where did they experience such a strange thing: a man who was actually regarded as a woman by a high-ranking official of the enemy country, and even digging his heart to give convenience, in the end, the enemy country The high-ranking officials turned out to be allies of their own country, and they couldn't get out of it.
As for how he robbed Helianding's horse and killed the messenger, everyone in the tent was fascinated by the thrilling content. When they heard how Helianding broke out of the siege, some people even shouted "good".
"This Helianding is indeed a very resilient person." Tuoba Tao never thought that his journey back to China would be so difficult, so he couldn't help but love his talents.
"Anyway, I must conquer this man!"
Di Yefei didn't know how powerful Helianding was or what Helianding was doing now. Seeing what Tuoba Tao said, he just glanced at him suspiciously and continued to talk about the battle of Jinshan.
When it was said that He Mulan led Hu Ben to ride a thousand miles to rescue, and finally scared Rouran away, many people's hearts were relieved.
"You said that unburned coal will be poisonous?" Cui Hao was concerned about other things. "Will the Takahashi refine this poisonous coal?"
"This... I'm not too sure. When the patriarchs arrive, you can ask."
Di Yefei has been in awe of learned people since he was a child. Seeing this Gao Che surnamed Cui with a white face and a slight beard, he has an air of grace that is different from others, so he respectfully said: "But it is better to say that it is not so much refined. There is no complete refining, so it is dangerous, to refine this, we must waste a lot of coal."
"Cui Taichang never says useless words. What do you mean when you ask about poisonous coal?" Gu Bi and Cui Hao, who were officials from the same dynasty, asked each other.
Cui Hao stroked his beard and said with a smile, "I was thinking, if I could use some jar to pack that poisonous coal, and use a sling to throw it into the enemy's camp when attacking the enemy, with the poisonous smoke, wouldn't we be able to kill the enemy without bloodshed? won?"
No one else had seen the poisonous smoke, but Di Yefei had. Seeing that Cui Hao actually used such a smiling tone to talk about such a terrifying thing, he couldn't help but shuddered, and felt even more awe of this Hanchen in his heart. .
"No, although the poisonous smoke is effective, winning in this way is a bit incompetent. Besides, if the wind is not right, and the poisonous smoke accidentally hurts one's own people, isn't it a joke of the nations?"
Tuoba Tao denied Cui Hao's statement.
"If Cui Taichang is interested, you can ask the craftsman to study it, but don't indulge in this crooked way."
Tuoba Tao is a typical martial artist, and he doesn't like these little tricks very much.
Occasionally it can be used as a trick, but if it is really used as a pre-war dependency, he is the first to disagree.
Fortunately, He Mulan was not there. If she heard that Cui Hao was thinking of creating an ancient large-scale chemical weapon, she would be shocked.
After a while, several patriarchs of the Gaoche clan came. Tuoba Tao met them and introduced Cui Hao. They had met this "Gao Che envoy" before, knowing that the future fate of Gao Che people was in the hands of the dignitaries in this tent, and their attitudes could not help but be more humble.
Later, when they talked about wanting to attack the Gaoche tribes in Mobei, both Hulu and Di's patriarch volunteered to bring their clansmen to persuade them to surrender, because the Gaoche tribes in Monan and Mobei were all of the same ethnicity, but because of different regions. They were divided into north and south by Rouran. They had just returned to Wei and had never experienced a war, so they were eager to make contributions.
This matter was in the favor of both parties, so all afternoon, everyone was discussing the details of continuing the Northern Expedition, and even Di Yefei was caught and asked a lot of questions.
After getting an errand, Tuoba Tao promised that the Gaoche tribes would be able to graze in Monan in the future. These Gaoche people happily called Tuoba Tao "Great Khan" and were willing to accept his drive.
Tuoba Tao was happy in his heart, and his hands were loose, and now he was rewarded with another sum of money. Gu Bi was anxious and jumped and blew his beard. He wished he could cover Tuoba Tao's face.
When the atmosphere in the tent was very good, Tuoba Tao saw Di Yefei kneeling there again, thinking of the hard work of "Di Hua Mulan", and thinking that the Hu Ben general Hua Mulan whom he admired had praised him over and over again, he couldn't help laughing. ask him:
"Di Yefei, you have made great contributions to the Gaoche tribe as an ambassador, and you intercepted Helianding's warhorse on the road, and captured Rouran's Zuo Xian Wang Wu Ti alive. These are all meritorious feats. After my army returns to the dynasty, You will definitely be rewarded heavily. Apart from the reward you deserve, what else do you wish for, let’s talk about it…”
He was about to say "I've accepted it", but heard Gu Bi's "cough cough", interrupting him.
This is Tuoba Tao's old problem. When He Mulan rescued him from thousands of miles before, Tuoba Tao also said this, and it was the second brother of several people who signaled to He Mulan that he didn't dare to ask for anything.
Gu Bi and other ministers were accustomed to Tuoba Tao's casual character, and Gu Bi often interrupted his excitement. Poor Tuoba Tao said "I agree" before he could say it, and he was suddenly chilled by the crowd of ministers. He shrank back with a choked cough, and had to look at Di Yefei pitifully, his eyes seemed to say, "Look, I can't help it, but I want to be generous."
No matter how stupid Di Yefei was, he could understand when he heard the coughing sound, and of course he didn't dare to say something like "You make me a Marquis of Bowang". In fact, although he has ambitions in his heart, he is still ignorant. If you really want to ask him what he wants, he can't say it.
"Since Your Majesty has promised you to fulfill your wish, as long as it is not too outrageous, it is naturally acceptable." Gu Bi is also not good at showing Tuoba Tao's face. Di Yefei has indeed made great contributions to this mission, and nothing else. It was said that holding Gao Cheren down would be equivalent to letting Rouran's arm break, and the lack of countless young men to participate in the battle.
This kind of credit, if it is a harmless wish, it can be considered a good story to agree.
Gu Bi said "it's not too outrageous" a bit more serious, and when Di Yefei heard it, he couldn't help but sigh.
These ordinary soldiers naturally see the "Great Khan" as bigger than the sky on weekdays. In their imagination, as long as the emperor wants to do something, no one can stop it. But the fact is right in front of you. It turns out that even the emperor does not do what he wants.
The emperor is still unable to do whatever he wants. If he is a miscellaneous chariot who has made meritorious deeds, if he really thinks something wrong, then it will be self-inflicted humiliation.
For a time, countless wishes flashed in his mind, but no matter which one he thought of, it seemed that it was not what he wanted most in his heart.
Suddenly, Di Yefei thought of what he had seen and felt in Rouran, and thought of things that he had never understood. Thinking of Huochang writing letters for his companions late at night, and thinking of the embarrassment that Lu Pi sent an envoy to deliver the letter, but he couldn't understand it...
He was wondering why he had so many things he didn't understand, so powerless, so many things he wanted, but he didn't know what he really wanted.
Apart from his appearance, apart from his not-so-top martial arts, he is really a mediocre person. If he didn't have this opportunity, he might spend his whole life in the army, mixed with a small and medium position, and be despised by others.
Di Yefei was thinking, the people in the tent were all well-mannered bigwigs, so naturally they would not urge him. Tuoba Tao and a few ministers who love talent saw that Di Yefei thought so carefully about his "wish", and naturally began to wonder what he would want.
Di Yefei knew that this was probably the most important choice in his life, and it was also a rare opportunity in the future, so he thought more and more carefully.
'What's the difference between me and these big men? '
He meditated and smiled bitterly, and out of the corner of the eye swept over the adults with extraordinary temperament.
'How do I get to the answers I want to find? '
Lu Pi's dazedness flashed before Di Yefei's eyes.
'I... I... what am I missing... '
What finally appeared in his mind was the appearance of Fire Chief and several people holding military books and talking comfortably.
Finally, Di Yefei bowed down and said sincerely to everyone, "The last general is illiterate, and since he was sent to envoy Rouran, he has been trapped by him. There are too few literate people in the army, and the last general will look for him even if he wants to learn. There is no chance, and now His Majesty asks what will be your wish..."
"At the end of the day, I want to learn to read and write."
He knocked on the ground with his head and said his request heavily.
What is he missing
Maybe no one in the world can answer him.
But he will find it himself.
- Let's start with literacy.
***
I don't know where Di Yefei moved Cui Hao, maybe it was his appearance, maybe it was his tenacity that he refused to give in as an ordinary military household, maybe it was his attitude of seeking knowledge and learning, so he got a great reputation. The opportunity, this opportunity, is even greater than the credit for his high-profile mission.
What he got was what people valued most in this world without imperial examinations, and it was something that ordinary military households could not get even if they struggled in the army - "birth".
The Cui Clan of Qinghe where Cui Hao is located is the first clan in the north, but the young patriarch accepted Di Yefei as a closed disciple and wanted to teach him knowledge.
Of course, such an important minister who is in charge of daily affairs will naturally not open up for Di Yefei himself, but Cui Hao is surrounded by many outstanding children of the clan. In the famous place, Di Yefei wants to learn, Cui Hao wants to teach, naturally there are countless people who can teach him.
Even Di Yefei himself was stunned by the good deeds in the world, so much so that he giggled all day. Cui Hao promised him that after the class teacher returned to the court, Di Yefei would receive teachings by his side and assist him in dealing with high-vehicle matters until he could read and break words.
Apart from the few people who were accepted by Gu Bi as attendants, this was already the second young man in He Mulan's fire who had reached the sky and got the opportunity.
"Pfft! I said, can you stop laughing, it looks so creepy..."
He Mulan was served by Helian Pearl and Peanut to eat, and when she saw Di Yefei's smirk, she couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of gruel.
Di Yefei was originally beautiful, so when he laughed, he was naturally thrilling, but now his cheeks are blue and purple, and he looks very weird, and when he laughs, it makes people uncomfortable.
It's like a peerless painting that has been splashed with strange dyes.
"But, I'm so happy, Huo Chang."
When Di Yefei heard He Mulan's words, his green eyes became even deeper.
"I'm so happy..."
"Laugh when you're happy, don't be like that..."
"Huo Chang! Huo Chang! It's hot, do you have enough pants? Can I change your clothes for you?"
Before He Mulan could finish speaking, several people plunged into the tent and took some trousers.
"I gave my brother's new pants... eh..."
Several people saw the situation in the tent and blinked their eyes.
"What's wrong with Di Yefei? Is it evil?"