He Mulan has never believed that a person's political talent comes from heredity, but the facts tell her that no one who can play politics calmly comes from an ordinary family.
Not to mention Yuan Fang, he was born in the Yuan clan of Chen Jun, and his ancestors did not know how many politicians, not to mention Cui Hao and Gu Bi, and this Huya general Yuan Poqiang, who looked more muscular than his brain, actually used it. The identity of a military general conceals the skills of a brilliant politician.
The same is true for Kumoti, no matter how high his status in the army and his superb martial arts are, most of the time, he can always figure out exactly what he wants to achieve behind one thing.
This is the unique talent of politicians. It is a pity that He Mulan does not have it, nor does Hua Mulan, so they can only serve Wei Guo as a qualified military general.
Yuan Po Qiang's proposal is very good. He has even found enough money to impress Bei Liang's situation. With just a nod from He Mulan and no need for Tuoba Tao's troubles, they can use the Northern Liang of Nuoda as a tribute. to their great khan.
The question is, does Tuoba Tao want this kind of surrender
Can things go so smoothly as he says they do
Can the human heart really count
He Mulan took a deep breath and said to Yuan Po Qiang: "Your plan is very good, but we are from the Wei country after all, and we are not familiar with Bei Liang, let alone the complicated relationship between them. You say that we rely on money. It can corrode the minds of Bei Liang generals, but what if you meet someone who can't be bought with money?"
"What's more, it's a bit like seeking skin with a tiger. Queen Meng and the ministers of Beiliang are not so easy to talk to. If you are not careful, they will make wedding dresses for others."
Yuan Po Qiang didn't expect He Mulan to be so savage, even if what he said was so provocative, he was not excited, his heart sank, and he asked unhappily, "Then what do you think? Waiting here until there is news from Pingcheng? Then we have completely lost the initiative!"
"Li Shijun is dead, and I am the head of the mission now. I don't think it's the best way to cooperate with Queen Meng. What I should do now is to collect information as much as possible and contact the officials of Qinhan City and Bailu officials. The news of Juqu Mengxun's death will soon spread all over the world..."
He Mulan answered Yuan Po Qiang calmly.
"What we need to do now is wait and see."
"You're the head of Yumu! You just want to avenge the Hu Ben army, so you don't want to cooperate with Queen Meng!" Yuan Po Qiang saw that a once-in-a-century opportunity was decisively rejected by He Mulan, and he couldn't help but red. Closing his eyes, he exclaimed without grace:
"This is the best way for Wei State! You should consider the interests of our country!"
"I don't think the people who are recruited with money will be of any use, and from the current situation, Queen Meng doesn't care about her own death, how can you control her to obey you? If she gets it Centaurs, brought Bodhi into Guzang, but finally chose to kick us away?"
He Mulan thought very practical.
"I disagree."
"You'll agree!" Yuan Po Qiang did not convince He Mulan, and took out a bag of things from his arms, "What if you add this?"
He Mulan inexplicably looked at Yuan Po Qiang who opened the packet, and asked in confusion, "What is this?"
A mess of sawdust and debris? Not like sawdust, but rather like thorns.
"This is a pack of hedgehog thorns, and the thorns are covered with the blood of a leopard." Yuan Poqiang looked at He Mulan in a threatening tone, trying to find clues from him.
"This is what Li Shun's family found me and gave it to me. It should have been collected from Li Shun's clothes. On the day he was attacked by the leopard, someone sprinkled it near Li Shun's room, so the mother leopard Only attacked Li Shun, bit him, and even killed him."
"What? Li Shun was designed to die?"
He Mulan's eyes widened.
"Who would do that?"
Yuan Po Qiang felt that he really underestimated this Huwei General, look at her innocent eyes, and listen to her innocent tone that day, if it weren't for Li Shun's family's assertiveness, Chen Jie and Zheng Zong arrested a lot of things that day. A hedgehog, maybe even Yuan Po Qiang would feel that his suspicions were wrong.
Maybe Li Shun himself was a little unclean, so Gai Wu was chased by the leopard to Hua Mulan, but Hua Mulan's methods were not clean, and Li Shun's death was really wrong.
"That day, many people saw Chen Jie and Zheng Zong catching the hedgehog, and there were rumors in the Hu Ben army that it was the general you liked young hedgehogs the most..." Yuan Po Qiang half-smiled, "The heroic general Hua actually Like this kind of stuff? Who will believe it? Unless you need a hedgehog for something..."
He Mulan's breath was almost stuck in her throat, unable to relax for a long time.
What the hell is her favorite little hedgehog!
She just showed some nostalgic eyes for the little hedgehog and the little white mouse, and then she was misunderstood by Chen Jie and Zheng Zong, so she just made the move to catch the little hedgehog to please her!
And those hedgehogs had long been ordered to be thrown away by her, and none of them were left behind, which turned out to be a trick to frame the blame.
Who is so scary
To be able to get in touch with Li Shun up close, he must be a high-ranking envoy in the mission, and he knows every move of her and Li Shun very well.
Are the clans behind Wang Jin taking revenge
Or do you simply want to exclude yourself from others and slap yourself down
He Mulan's face became ugly, and the more he thought about it, the more complicated it became. Yuan Po Qiang originally thought that he had guessed wrong. Goodbye to He Mulan's face was not good, and he strengthened his confidence that this matter had something to do with He Mulan.
He Mulan was a popular man beside the Emperor. If it wasn't for nothing, Yuan Po Qiang didn't want to offend him. He never offended anyone in Dawei.
But now there is no other way, he wants to make achievements too much, and the battle of Beizheng Rouran was originally the best time for him to make achievements, but because of the emergence of Hua Mulan, the light of these young generals has become darkened. And this time on the mission to Bei Liang, I don't know why His Majesty let her serve as the deputy and the leader. Obviously, it is more suitable for me who is familiar with the terrain...
The flame of Yuan Po Qiang's desire for fame and fame was burning. At this time, He Mulan seemed to be a hindrance to him from winning territory for the Great Wei. , can't beat He Mulan, so now he can't act rashly, just want to use Li Shun's affairs to blackmail her.
"If General Hua agrees to plan Beiliang, I will never divide your credit. The first credit is still yours. I will pretend not to know this pack of hedgehogs and give it to you." Yuan Po Qiang Rang His words seemed more sincere, "If you are worried about Queen Meng, I can negotiate in person. She is a smart person and knows what is best for her and her son."
"I act with integrity. What you said about the hedgehog is purely conjecture. I am doing it right. Even if you bring that thing to His Majesty, I don't know!" He Mulan saw Yuan Po Qiang actually threatened her. Here, thinking that he had calculated her every time before, and then sent a bunch of things to appease her. It was exactly the same as the current situation, and I couldn't help but be more irritable.
"I don't want any credit! I just want to bring these tiger Ben army back to Pingcheng safely!"
"Then, is everyone willing to return to Pingcheng with you like this? You have lost your son, lost your princess, and so many people have died, and the reason is just because of your gullibility! You think you will not be punished by returning to Pingcheng like this. Punishment? Will the Hu Ben army get the honor and reward it deserves? Once you return to Pingcheng, you will face shame and endless abuse!"
Yuan Po Qiang sneered: "Not only you, but also the envoys on this mission, they failed their mission and let Juqu Muqian ascend to the throne, the reason is because something happened in the desert, Don't think about going further in this life, even if General Hua doesn't think about the Hu Ben army, he must think about these envoys."
"You don't have to worry about this. General Yuan is back from a long way, so let's go and rest."
He Mulan was impatient with Yuan Po Qiang, and began to call Chen Jie: "Chen Jie, send General Yuan to rest and wash!"
Chen Jie and the other guards were guarding far away outside the tent, and when they heard He Mulan shouting in the tent, they immediately got in and asked Yuan Po Qiang to go out.
Yuan Po Qiang didn't expect that He Mulan would still shut him up and take the hedgehog's thorns for nothing. Obviously, he had no fear in his heart. "Even if His Majesty thinks the evidence is insufficient, the Li family will not let anyone who might be the murderer let go. I hope General Hua can be so 'frank' all the time!"
After saying that, he walked away with an angry face.
Chen Jie sent Yuan Po Qiang all the way to the camp on the right of Hu Ben's army, and then returned to He Mulan's tent. Hearing that He Mulan was instructing Na Luo Hun not to let Yuan Po Qiang approach Queen Meng's tent, he felt in his heart. Even more strange.
"General, what did General Yuan say about His Majesty's suspicion, what is the Li family?" Chen Jie was even more surprised when Yuan Fang was also there, "Master Yuan, haven't you slept so late at night?"
Yuan Fang accompanied the envoys to receive the envoys from Beiliang for one night. By this time, he should have gone to bed. Since a large number of people in the envoy died, Yuan Fang has done a lot of things as a master bookkeeper. Cao officials and documents are not spared, and has become another backbone of the Hu Ben army.
"I asked him to come, and I have something to discuss with him." He Mulan answered Chen Jie casually, "It's still up to you guys, what I like about little hedgehogs is known to everyone, General Yuan just now. He even threatened me with a pack of hedgehog thorns, and faintly accused me of murdering Li Shun! It's absurd!"
She rubbed her forehead, and seemed very irritated by Yuan Po Qiang's sudden hostility.
"What hedgehog?"
Yuan Xin, who knew what Zheng Zong had done, was taken aback and asked He Mulan casually.
"These will be discussed later, let's talk about the important things first..." He Mulan skipped this festival and began to talk about Yuanyuan Po Qiang's hope that he would be able to recruit people with wealth and silk, and escort Queen Meng and Juqu Puti back to Aunt to seize the throne.
Once Juqu Bodhi got the throne, Juqu Mujian became the man who killed his father and seized the throne. From then on, he could not turn the tide and the country of Liang could become Liangzhou, just like the current Xia kingdom.
Not to mention, Yuan Fang, who didn't want Yuan Poqiang and He Mulan to tear their faces apart, was a little guilty about Li Shun's affairs, and even Na Luo Hun and Chen Jie, who were listening on the side, had bright expressions on their faces, and they cheered loudly.
"This is really clever! You can take Bei Liang without a single soldier!"
"I really want to see Juqu Muqian's protruding eyes! General, why don't we agree!"
Seeing that both Na Luohun and Chen Jie had the same attitude, He Mulan felt a little uneasy in her heart.
Yuan Po Qiang's words are really heartwarming, but for any man who wants to make a contribution in his heart, there is no one who doesn't want to get such a feat.
The upper troops attacked the plot, the second attacked the Jiaotong, the second attacked the soldiers, and the lower attacked the city.
The most important thing for Yuan Po Qiang to be able to do it is to rely on the armed forces. It is also because of this that Yuan Po Qiang wants to discuss with He Mulan.
With the ability of everyone in the Hu Ben army to easily become a centurion, most of the remaining elites can quickly lead a centenary team composed of recruits, pretending to be Queen Meng's "crusade team" to conquer aunts.
If enough people are recruited, they can even shake Bei Liang's army and attack Guzang with integrity.
Yuan Fang even tried his best to persuade He Mulan: "I know that General, you hate Queen Meng to the core, which of us doesn't hate it? Just for the sake of the son of Juqu Bodhi, we have lost thousands of us, and even the two countries of Wei and Liang have made good friends. The possibility also came to nothing, but because of this, we can't let them get their wish..."
"It's best for the country of Liang to have turmoil at this time. Only if the country of Liang continues to be in chaos will it be beneficial to us. I believe that even if His Majesty and Tai Cui are here, they will choose to temporarily let go of their prejudices."
"You think I disagree because of hatred for Queen Meng?"
He Mulan looked at Yuan Fang, Na Luohun and the others in disbelief.
"Am I so reckless?"
This was the first time that people around her had such a big disagreement with her.
This made He Mulan a little sad.
Yuan Fang, Na Luohun and the others straightened their expressions uneasily, and shook their heads: "No, it is because the general is too cautious that we are worried that the general will miss this opportunity. When a country is in turmoil, the opportunity is the best. In good times, if Juqu Muqian is ready, we won't even have this advantage."
Na Luo Hun thought about it for a while, and said in agreement: "I heard Yanzi say before that Lao Sangtou always wanted to take out a huge treasure in Dunhuang. It is said that he used to be the most trusted person in the Tiantai Army and Tiantai Army. , together to send this treasure to a safe place in Dunhuang. After the Tiantai Army collapsed, Lao Sangtou wanted to take out this treasure to improve the lives of the tribe. I think about it now, this is too coincidental, maybe General Yuan Yuan The wealth that was taken out of Dunhuang was this sum of money…”
The people of Lu Shuihu were poor. Even if Gaitiantai's mercenary business was doing well back then, the commission for thousands of people was not much, but it was only considered wealthy.
If it is really the treasure of the Lushuihu people, how can the old Sangtou, who is a confidant, get it? The only possibility is that the money was hired and escorted to hide there, and it was not the money of the Lushuihu people at all, so Lao Sangtou was injured and escaped, and even his fingers were cut off.
It is very likely that the money is actually the treasure of the Nanliang royal family.
"If it's a relic of the whole country, maybe it can attract a lot of people..." Yuan Fang looked at He Mulan with an expectant expression, "The people in the northwest are sturdy, and many people are willing to take risks for gold. General Yuan's plan may really succeed. …”
"Calm down! Go back to rest first!"
Seeing that both of them were stunned, He Mulan repeatedly reprimanded them.
"Let's talk about this later, the messenger of Bei Liang is still in our camp!"
Seeing that He Mulan didn't listen at all, Yuan Fang, Na Luohun and the others couldn't help shaking their heads. They didn't dare to say anything, but left the camp with a pity expression.
***
This dispute seems to have broken up, but in fact it has developed into a very dire situation.
As He Mulan thought, if this matter is planned, the benefits Wei Guo will get is really amazing, and what they spend is just a sum of money, not to mention that the money in Fengcheng is cold. The treasures mentioned by Yuan Po Qiang are also the relics of Nanliang. These losses can be made up for when Beiliang enters the middle school. With Beiliang's wealth, future taxes can also continuously supplement Wei's insufficiency.
They have Queen Meng in their hands, staggering treasures, and local snake swallows who are familiar with the local situation, making it easy to recruit troops.
The generals behind Queen Meng can form a rebel army at any time, let alone a recruiting team with elites as the core.
The envoys of Wei really hoped to get some credit to make up for their mistakes in this line, and Yuan Po Qiang's words gave them a chance to show their abilities.
So before He Mulan was aware of it, the envoys of Wei State had already made a move in private with Yuan Poqiang, and there was a surging tide between the two parties. Yuan Poqiang was also a powerful politician with his own five hundred Private soldiers, so on a certain early morning, when He Mulan led the Hu Ben army out of the oasis to welcome the treasure brought back from Fengcheng, a mutiny broke out in the camp.
The envoys of Wei State followed Yuan Po Qiang, killed the envoys who had been left in Bei Liang to "stabilize the people of Wei State", and successfully broke through the large tent guarding Queen Meng and captured Queen Meng.
Liu Zhen was an egret official, and he was controlled by Yuan Po Qiang from the beginning. He couldn't even get the news out. The Wei envoys made a noise in the camp of the envoys from Beiliang to lead the guards away from the camp when the tigers were leaving the mountain. The left guard led Na Luo Hun and part of the Hu Ben army, Yuan Po Qiang led his own private soldiers, and hundreds of Lushui Hu people, snatched Queen Meng out and fled into the desert.
When Yuan Po Qiang joined the mission in the oasis this time, he did not take the old Xianbei ministry he recruited, nor did he bring his huge wealth, obviously he still had some precautions in his heart.
At this time, he took the Lushuihu people, the envoys, and his own private soldiers. I am afraid that he took them to join those Xianbei tribes, so as to plan the "big event" that he wanted to discuss with He Mulan the day before yesterday. ".
When He Mulan, who was escorting a large dowry back to the oasis, saw that the entire camp was in chaos and the Hu Ben army was running in a hurry, her whole body began to tremble with anger.
***
"What the hell is going on! Why didn't you guard the camp well!" He Mulan knew that horse thieves were rampant in the desert, so every time the Hu Ben army took out the dowry from Fengcheng, he would personally lead a group of people to escort the treasure back from Fengcheng. oasis.
This process has been back and forth many times, and there has never been a mistake. The camp in the oasis was not big, and Luo Hun was not a fool. The distance between the two places was less than a day. Even if there was a real danger, it would be fine. Who knew that He Mulan returned to the camp with his men and horses, but got the Such news!
"Why did your Lushui Hu people actually go with Yuan Po Qiang? Not to mention that you also want that treasure, and were temporarily hired by Yuan Po Qiang! You have already accepted my employment before, and you want to escort us back Up to Pingcheng!"
When he thought that Lu Shuihu, where his apprentice was, was also involved in this matter, He Mulan was going crazy.
If it wasn't for Gai Wu being with her all day today, she might have thought that Gai Wu had also taken refuge in Yuanpo Qiang. After all, Gai Wu has been obsessed with restoring the former majesty of the Tiantai Army.
"what happened?"
Gai Wu also asked the old Tiantai Army who had not left with an ugly face, "Why did Luna Luo follow Yuan Po Qiang? Are you employed?"
The Tiantai Army keeps its promise and will never betray customers casually. Although Gai Wu is not the leader of the Tiantai Army, he has always been respected by the Tiantai Army because of his identity as the son of Gai Tiantai.
Most of the Lu Shuihu who stayed and didn't leave were injured, or loyal to Gai Wu and unwilling to leave, and it was even possible that Lu Naluo had instructed him to stay and spread the word on purpose.
"Young Master, it's not that we are perfidious, but General Yuan holding the Tiantai flag and ordering us to assist him in escorting Queen Meng from the oasis..." The Lu Shuihu people were helpless, "Seeing the Tiantai flag is like seeing the leader, you are not Tiantai yet. The leader of the army, after Lunaruo has verified the authenticity of the flag, he can only obey the command of the Tiantai flag."
"Rooftop flag? Why is the third Tiantai flag in the hands of Yuan Po Qiang!"
Gai Wu took a deep breath. From the time he was dispatched to the present, Yuan Po Qiang had never had the slightest difference between him and the Tiantai Army, nor had he personally contacted him. Who knew that the Tiantai flag commanding the Tiantai Army was in his hand. inside
Yes, today's Tiantai Army is no longer his father's time. The Tiantai soldiers in the days of Qin Tianwang and Yao Tianwang were tens of thousands, whistling everywhere, and a Tiantai flag was equivalent to getting an army of tens of thousands of people.
And now the Tiantai Army is in disarray, and the biggest ones have also become unimportant mercenaries, doing some unspeakable business.
Yuan Po Qiang himself is not alone, why should he contact the Tiantai Army, which has already been destroyed
But now...
The number of Tiantai troops left behind was about two or three hundred, and some of them heard Gai Wu's question and answered him: "It is said that the former king of Nanliang once rescued the Tiantai army from the hands of Yao Tianwang, the great leader. In order to express his gratitude, he sent a Tiantai flag. Lao Sangtou said that the treasure of Dunhuang was entrusted by the leader of Nanliang to seal up. The general is the son of the lord of Nanliang, and it is normal to take out the Tiantai flag at the same time as the gold."
It was only then that Gai Wu remembered that the two uncles seemed to have said before that they had done a big business before, pretending to be a sand thief to steal some treasure, and then hid it. It is a pity that there are many organs there, and there is absolutely no way to get the treasure without the key to close the organ, and there are generals who have guarded it for generations. Otherwise, if the money is taken out, the Tiantai Army will soon be restored to its original size.
"Where's Old Sangtou? Was it taken away too?"
"No, Lunaruo said that Lao Sangtou was a sinner of Lu Shuihu, and he was not allowed to pretend to be the Tiantai Army, so he didn't take it away, we took care of him."
The Lushuihu people hurriedly shook their heads.
The dead Gaitiantai was obviously a man of both wisdom and courage. Of the three Tiantai flags he left behind, none of them were given to ordinary people, one was given to Helianchang and Helianding, who were still princes at the time, one was given to the lord of Nanliang, and the other was given to ordinary people. It should be given to Buddhism. These three forces are all forces that have greatly helped the lives of Lu Shuihu people, and can lend a helping hand after Lu Shuihu is in trouble.
In this way, even if the Tiantai Army is broken, with the incense love that once helped them, under the care of Buddhism, in the Xingcheng of Qin State, and if they can't get along, they can get a place to breathe. .
It's just that this rooftop flag appears at an inopportune time!
"The messenger is dead, and Queen Meng is no longer there. Feng Heng returned to Qinhan City to report the news of Juqu Mengxun's death. In addition to the dowry we took out from these windy cities, there are more than 2,000 tigers left." Yuan Fanghe He Mulan left the oasis together, and seeing this situation now, she couldn't help but tut her tongue.
"I didn't expect this General Yuan to look like a nice person, but he's actually a ruthless person."
"If it's not cruel, how can he escape to Wei State?" He Mulan's face was already extremely ugly, "Now that most of Fengcheng's dowry has been taken out, now it's like this, the situation is out of our control, we It's better to gather the troops, go back to Qinhan City, and find an egret official to send back the news."
"Where's Liu Zhen?"
"It was taken away."
Naruto's face was ugly.
"If General Yuan doesn't want to rebel, then he wants Guan Bailu and Beijing to spread the news, and Guan Bailu needs to prove his innocence. I hope he is the latter."
If Yuan Po Qiang planned everything in order to get Guzang City, then Tuoba Tao would have been furious and directly launched an army to break through the country of Beiliang.
If Yuan Po Qiang was really for the Wei Kingdom, then it would be terrifying to be loyal, and it would be good news.
It's just that if he spent so much thought and money, even the Tiantai flag and Nanliang's relics were used, but it allowed Wei to gain a large area of territory, which would make people doubt his motives.
After all, he is the prince of Nanliang. Hasn't he thought about restoring the country at all
He Mulan thought about the same as Na Luohun. Yuan Fang was also worried about what would happen after Queen Meng was kidnapped. The 5,000-strong Hu Ben army could go anywhere, but now there were only 2,000 people left.
Now the Hu Ben army is sick, disabled, old and weak back to Qinhan City, and Feng Heng is not there. Once the connection between Qinhan City and the oasis is cut off, more than 2,000 Hu Ben army will starve to death here even if they are sitting on the oasis.
We can only hurry back to Qinhan City to prevent Yuan Po Qiang from being a rebellion, and directly destroy all the Hu Ben army here.
"The army is leaving, and the other dowry is not needed. The envoys from Beiliang have arrived, and the men and horses of Beiliang must not be far away. Once it is found that the envoys have not returned, there may be twists and turns."
With a dark face, He Mulan ordered the remaining Hu Ben army.
"Withdraw Qinhan City!"