Everyone has selfishness, and Kou Qianzhi is no exception. He Mulan does not think Kou Qianzhi is a living god who is unconditional. The previous life Kou Tianshi and this world's Kou Tianshi would help her with such perseverance. I am afraid there are many unknowns. s reason.
Three Lives and Three Worlds, He Mulan has obtained many things that even Hua Mulan never got. If she wanted to sacrifice Wei's future in exchange for her own life, then her long life and perseverance had become a joke.
The same is true of Yin and Yang. There is no difference between sex without love and beasts. He Mulan admits that she has some moral and cleanliness. If she really wants to find a man she doesn't know for her life, xxoo is just to survive, then she might as well just die.
At least when I look back on my past life, I don't want to die again in disgust.
In He Mulan's view, the cooperation between Buddhism and Daoism is unlikely. Whether it is without prophecy or Kou Qianzhi, He Mulan believes that they are both great virtues who can accept cooperation, but the problem is that many times, They don't just represent themselves, water can carry a boat and capsize it, how they are respected, and after a compromise, they will be cast aside in the same way.
"Thinking about it this way, I seem to be dying..." He Mulan shook her head and regained her spirits. "It's more important to deal with the business first."
Because of He Mulan's advice, Hu Benjun seemed to be resting and relaxing these days, but in fact, he was loose on the outside and tight on the inside. Every morning, He Mulan would take Chen Jie and Na Luohun to inspect the Huben army camp, and then return to the city to report the day's situation like the prince in the palace.
"Anti-God Evil God"
This is no different from the previous life in Pingcheng, the difference is that it has changed from reporting to Tuoba Tao to Tuoba Huang.
The prince, who just turned five years old, does not express his own opinions many times. Whether it is in the court or in government, he is quiet and quiet, but he has his own thinking. Pay attention, especially Hanchen.
Tuoba Huang's respect for the Han people and his interest in Han culture have already excited and encouraged the civil servants led by Cui Hao. For the Xianbei people, Tuoba Huang, who was only five years old, was already able to ride a horse and shoot arrows. Although his strength and martial arts were not very good, they were very satisfied with not forgetting his ancestors.
When He Mulan entered the East Palace, Tuoba Huang was practicing swordsmanship with a famous swordsman in the palace. The prince, who is almost fifty years old, is very respected by the royal family.
The little Tuoba Huang carried the wooden sword and practiced basic moves such as "chopping, chopping, and stabbing" under his guidance. If other boys encountered such boring things, they would have already run away, but Tuoba Huang had been Keep repeating, even if you are sweating, continue to persevere.
"Keep your back straight, use your dantian to inhale, don't gasp!"
After the old swordsman picked off Tuoba Huang's wooden sword with the scabbard in his hand, he couldn't help but sighed: "Your Highness should use a sword instead, swordsmanship is a test of a person's talent and understanding. Whoever kills the enemy in battle is better off with a sword..."
He didn't say that Tuoba Huang really had no talent in martial arts. Not only did he not have Tuoba Tao's sturdy physique and keen reaction speed, he might not even be able to reach Tuoba Tao's nephews.
Swordsmanship is difficult to learn and difficult to master, not as fast as swordsmanship.
"The sword is the king of a hundred soldiers. As the prince, I naturally have to learn from the sword." Little Tuoba Huang looked at the wooden sword in his hand with a stern face.
"A knife is a weapon for killing, how can it be compared with a sword?"
"Swords are all weapons for killing people, there is no difference."
He Mulan originally stood at the door waiting for the Donggong family to pass the message, but she was too good at hearing. Hearing the conversation between Tuoba Huang and the old swordsman, He Mulan couldn't help but opened her mouth, which alarmed the prince inside.
"General Flower!"
Tuoba Huang heard He Mulan's voice coming from behind the wall, and when he saw Donggong Sheren approaching in a hurry, he immediately waved his hand without hesitation.
"Don't tell me anything, next time General Hua enters the palace, let him come in directly!"
The Prince of Donggong replied before he even said a word. He could only run back with envy and hatred in his heart, and respectfully invited He Mulan to enter the school grounds of Donggong.
Although the swordsman was "enshrined" in the palace, he did not hold an official position. He Mulan immediately saluted when he saw He Mulan. He Mulan first saluted Tuoba Huang as a courtier, and then he picked up the old swordsman.
This is a true swordsman, just standing there like a sword unsheathed. His beard and hair are all white. Although he is old, he is not old. The sharpness in his eyes is hidden in respect, like a famous sword hidden in a sword box, just waiting for the day when someone opens the box to take the sword.
It was the second time that He Mulan felt the "sword qi" on a human body. The first time was in the Crying Sand Field. once.
The Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon in the Wei Palace is true.
Knowing that He Mulan had entered the palace to find something, Tuoba Huang had communicated with the old swordsman a few words and then invited him back, and then sent someone to invite Cui Hao and the master of the East Palace, Gao Yun.
Cui Hao was ordered to assist the crown prince in supervising the country, and spent most of the day in the palace handling government affairs, so he came quickly, and Gao Yun lived in the East Palace, even faster than Cui Hao.
He Mulan had only heard the name of this Zhongshu Shilang before, but had never seen him in person. After Gao Yun came, he couldn't help but take a look.
Gao Yun is already in his forties. In this era, he can be Tuoba Huang's grandfather. He looks relatively old, his eyes are a little concave, and the deep nasolabial lines on his face show that he is a stern person with a temperament like He Mulan's former teaching director, so he is quite uncomfortable.
Gao Yun and He Mulan were both restrained people. After sizing up each other, they bowed their hands and didn't talk much.
After Tuoba Huang settled in the East Palace, Tuoba Tao selected several officials from the East Palace for Tuoba Huang to teach him knowledge and assist him. Although Cui Hao was the Prince Taibao, he was in a high position, and he didn't have much time to teach Tuoba Huang the way of the emperor in person. The academic instruction was entrusted to the middle school servant Gao Yun and the middle book doctor You Ya.
You Ya taught knowledge, but did not live in the East Palace, and Gao Yun was the servant in the East Palace appointed by Tuoba Tao, and lived in the East Palace every day, and had to take a rest every five days.
Gao Yun's personality is more upright than Gu Bi. He was once promoted by Tuoba Tao's uncle Wang Du Chao of Yangping. He is good at law, has a strict personality, and is not partial to his duties. Tuoba Tao trusted him so much that he let him Responsible for correcting Tuoba Huang's words and deeds.
Not to mention that Tuoba Huang was only five years old, even if he became a young prince, very few people liked an official like the "internal servant". The chief of the house is responsible for mentioning the prince's words and deeds. If there is anything inappropriate, he must report it to the emperor. Usually, he has the responsibility of persuading. Many chiefs of the house have nothing to do after the crown prince of the East Palace is enthroned, so everyone is afraid of it. Like a tiger, unwilling to act.
Gao Yun was also distressed when he learned that he had been appointed as the chief of the chambermaid and the prince's grandfather. His character was not kind, and he looked very serious. His son and nephew still ran away when they saw him. It was no wonder that the prince could have a good impression of him.
But the strange thing is that there may be such a thing as "fate" in this world. As soon as Gao Yun entered the East Palace, Tuoba Huang respected him very much. . Gao Yun is from Bohai Sea and likes to eat pickled food. Tuoba Huang even arranged a cook for him, specializing in pickled fish, bacon and other specialties.
For these, Gao Yun always thought that it was arranged by Dowager Dowager. After all, the Queen Mother never found anything wrong with her actions, and she was well-informed. As a result, when he ran into the cook once, only then did he know that he was specially ordered by Tuoba Huang. It was transferred from the imperial kitchen clerk, and my heart was immediately ironed.
In addition, Tuoba Huang is very well-behaved, neither arrogant nor maverick. Many things that made Gao Yun worry did not happen. Teaching him knowledge is also inferring other things from one point of view, which makes Gao Yun think that this prince is a descendant from heaven to let Wei Wei go. The more powerful man of destiny in the country is simply assisting him with heart and soul.
One king and one minister, the two sides respected and loved each other, and soon there was a tacit understanding. Tuoba Huang did not hide anything from him, and he would call him for advice if there were any problems. taboo.
Even Cui Hao and Empress Dowager did not expect that the crown prince would trust Gao Yun so much. Because Gao Yun was famous, his father was the prime minister, Gao Tao, who joined the army. Everyone is happy to see it.
In contrast, You Ya is more like a teacher than a minister in the East Palace.
"General Hua has any news from Lu Pi?" Cui Hao asked He Mulan straight to the point: "When are the Rouran people going to fight?"
He Mulan shook his head.
"Lu Pi knows very little. Rouran had contacted him before. He was worried that if he was involved with them, he would cause trouble, so he didn't pay any attention to them. Although they cooperated this time, the other party didn't trust him and just told him something. In just a few words, I promised the benefits of Rouran Zuo Xianwang..."
She took out a piece of paper from her bosom: "This is the name of the general who Lu Pi asked me to bring back, and there has been a change in Rouran's old officials. It is said that the one who contacted him was Wu Ti's cousin Qi Liegui, who was in Rouran. However, Xijing tried to restore the country and got the support of Beiliang. I am worried that the battle situation of Beiliang will be affected by these Rouran people. "
Cui Hao took the paper and asked He Mulan in detail about what he had seen in Lupi Mansion, with a worried look on his face.
"If Bei Liang had made a covenant with Rouran, he should have acted long ago, just like Gao Li rescued Longcheng, why hasn't he moved now?"
Go Yoon was more worried than Choi Ho.
"How many Rouran people are there near Pingcheng? I'm afraid there are hundreds of thousands?"
Cui Hao, who was in charge of Tianfu, immediately reported: "There are 80,000 Rouran households in the fields around Pingcheng, about 300,000 people. This does not include the grazing around Six Towns and Monan..."
He thought about it for a while, and then added: "But most of these flat and soft households live together, and they are supervised by 'adults' at the local level. It is not so simple to think about it. I am afraid that there will be unscrupulous people hiding in them. question."
"In addition to the tens of thousands of people in Mu Shou's hands, the 3,000-strong Hu Ben army, and the more than 7,000 city guards guarding Pingcheng..." Tuoba Huang calculated the men and horses he could use, "The military hall has 5,000 people and only Listening to the dispatch of the tiger talisman, even if the guards in the palace use it, it will not be less than 40,000."
Once the turmoil is real, the Rouran people near Pingcheng are likely to revolt, and a large number of troops will be needed to suppress it, but there are really not many regular troops available to Pingcheng.
"Forty thousand people..."
Both Gao Yun and Cui Hao were silent.
It sounds like a lot, but Pingcheng is too big, and there are many places to defend. In addition, you have to worry about the Rouran people fleeing north in the chaos, and you need to send troops to do "stability maintenance", and there are simply not enough manpower.
"You are missing one place." He Mulan's voice came calmly: "You forgot the Gaoche workshop north of Pingcheng. There is a lot of iron, coal, and weapons manufacturing there. If the Rouran people go south, Maybe it will pass through the hunting ground where Gaocheren is. Now we must send someone to transfer the blast furnace and all the weapons, otherwise we will get a lot of sharp weapons for the Rouran people in vain. "
As soon as He Mulan's words came out, Cui Hao immediately said "ah" and nodded solemnly: "It's true, we all forgot about that!"
Tuoba Huang was in charge of supervising the country, and all the letters were in the East Palace. Hearing this, he immediately prepared to write an edict. Cui Hao wrote the writing in person, Gao Yun polished the ink, and wanted to mobilize the troops of the Pingcheng Army Hall to protect the craftsman workshop of Gao Cheren.
He Mulan lowered her eyes and thought about what she didn't expect, but when she heard the horn suddenly blowing in the palace, she was shocked and trembled.
Horn from the North!
Cui Hao was writing the last sentence, and when he heard the sound, he stopped writing and raised his head. Gao Yun was so shocked that his hand on the sleeve shook. Raise your brows.
Tuoba Huang didn't even bother to seal it. He didn't even open the seal box and put it back in the library. He raised his pace and ran to the Taiji Hall where he usually met. Cui Hao and Gao Yun were also normal.
Tuoba walked a few steps, and found that his calf was short and he couldn't run fast. He shouted directly to He Mulan: "General Hua, pick me up! You take me with you!"
Gao Yun and Cui Hao were both civil servants. Of course, He Mulan did her part in this matter, and she didn't talk too much. She bent down and picked up Tuoba Huang, and hurried to Taiji Hall with great strides.
The last time I heard the horn, it was Beiyan Kumoti who was trapped and the Beiliang mission missing. This time it was the north side. Is it Beiyan or Rouran
Only a small number of people know about Tuoba Tao's disappearance in Beiyan, and very few people know about Rouran. No matter which one is exposed, the world will be in chaos!
As if it wasn't bad enough, after the horns came from the military hall in the north, the military hall in the north lit up with wolf smoke again. , pressed the faces of Cui Hao and others into pitch black, and almost didn't swear.
The most worrying thing happened at the same time!
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It took less than half an hour from the rise of the wolf smoke in the north, the sound of the horn, and the arrival of civil and military officials in the Taiji Hall. However, every official who stepped into the Taiji Hall had an ugly expression on his face.
Some of them came from outside the palace, and some came from the city. Naturally, they knew what the people of Pingcheng had become in panic. The homes of some military commanders and dignitaries are fine, because there are private soldiers and family generals, just guarding the door, and some civilians have begun to run into the inner city like crazy.
The last time there was a big smog in the north, it was the death of the late emperor Tuoba Si, and the great Rouran Khan Datan led an army of 60,000 to the south.
That time was even more chaotic than this time. Most of the people in Pingcheng fled. Tuoba Tao was not yet fifteen years old when he ascended the throne. Seeing that the people did not believe in himself so much, he simply took all the troops he could use and led his troops north to resist. Rouran's attack, the nation's last stand.
Battle in the Clouds The Rouran people killed and plundered the officials and people, and captured Shengle, the old capital before Wei State. Datan lived in Shengle Palace, surrounded Tuoba Tao and his subordinates who came to defend them. Killing morale plummeted before withdrawing from the army.
In the Battle of Clouds, more than 400,000 people died, eight times as many as the Rouran people. Most of them were old and weak women and children, and military households who died defending the city. At that time, the national mourning and the family mourning had not seen other colors for three years. .
Since then, Tuoba Tao began to use offense instead of defense. Every time there was a war in various places, he would lead his army out before the army could reach Pingcheng, and keep the enemy away from the country. It was all because the population of Wei was too small and the land was barren. , The reason why I would rather die military households can't kill the common people.
Once the people were killed and wounded, the famine was not far away.
But this also led to the fact that once the war started, the people near Pingcheng began to flee south. Pingcheng was too close to both Rouran and Xia. They were used to fleeing to the hinterland of the Central Plains first, waiting for their majesty to settle the war before moving back.
In order to preserve his strength, Tuoba Tao also allowed various places to migrate to each other, and even there was no such thing as a "road guide" in Wei State, just in order to facilitate the gathering of refugees from other countries who were separated due to wars and settled in Wei State.
The horn sounded, and I don't know how many people began to pack up. Only ten years have passed since the Battle of the Clouds, and the shadow of that time still shrouded the hearts of many people, like the shadow of a cup and a bow and a snake.
"His Royal Highness is here! The Queen Mother is here!"
The ceremonial officer announced loudly, and all the civil and military officials immediately stopped talking and stepped into the position where they stood.
Monk Mu Shou ordered Liu Jie to be in charge of defending the city and stood at the front of the main hall. The military newspaper had already been passed to Su Hejun's deputy through his own channels. He waited for the prince and the queen to take their seats, and immediately read the words in his hand with a grim expression. Military newspaper.
"The urgent report of King Leping of Yan Kingdom, Beiyan built a dike to store water and flooded the city of Changli. It happened that His Majesty crossed the bridge and entered the city, and was washed into the moat. His whereabouts are unknown. King Leping searched the north for half a month and still had no results. Goryeo has entered the Dragon City, and King Leping is afraid that he will continue to search and delay the fighter plane, so he asks His Royal Highness to order..."
The egret official had a struggling face.
"The King of Leping wants to ask, whether to withdraw the army or continue to besiege the city..."
With the addition of Goryeo's 30,000 soldiers and horses now, Longcheng will not be a problem to defend it for another year, but it will soon enter the deep winter, and the place in the north will be so cold that the nose will fall. Prepare winter clothes that can make tens of thousands of troops spend the winter, otherwise there is no need to surround them, and people will freeze to death.
The defenders in the city can bake fire, wrap in thick furs and eat hot food, but the army outside the city has to endure the cold and starve, and maybe there will be a disease.
No wonder King Leping was willing to reveal the matter of Tuoba Tao's disappearance and asked Beijing to give a clear instruction. If these tens of thousands of troops were lost in Beiyan, King Leping would not be able to take responsibility at all. Maybe even the disappearance of Tuoba Tao. It's all about his incompetence.
At that time, his team will be completely defeated.
Of course, the Queen Mother Dou understood why King Leping did this, and most of the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty could guess King Leping's mind, so she couldn't help but secretly look at Tuoba Huang.
Hearing the news of Tuoba Tao's disappearance, the crown prince just gritted his teeth and trembled, which was much better than crying or panicking on the spot. Many old officials couldn't help but nodded.
In any case, even if His Majesty really has an emergency, with such a prince, after a good help, it may not be Mingjun.
Just a hero like your majesty...
Many ministers' feelings for Tuoba Tao were really experienced between life and death. Some of them were very emotional, and they wiped away tears on the spot.
"Why are you crying! Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, the great Khan of the Xianbei people, there is a day to protect each other, and nothing will happen!" Seeing one or two of them being depressed, sad or angry, the Queen Mother couldn't help but scolded: "The army I'm still in Beiyan now, whether to fight or return, there must be an idea!"
She patted the wooden case in front of her again and again, and it could be seen that she was starting to get impatient.
"Where's the wolf smoke? What happened to the wolf smoke?"
Chief Secretary Sun Daosheng straightened up and asked Tuoba Huang directly.
"His Royal Highness, where did the war start?"
Tuoba Huang clenched his fists and said with hatred:
"Changsun Sikong, Rouran has turned against him again!"
"Is it the other way around? Is it the flat soft household near Six Towns?"
The eldest grandson Daosheng had a solemn expression on his face.
"The news that Wuchuan is coming, the attacking men and horses are fighting the king's flag of the crawling king's tent. There are 40,000 people, but they have gathered a lot of Rouran slaves and civilians along the road. They have passed Wuchuan and are about to reach Tuyi Mountain. ."
It was Empress Dou who spoke, and she was more convincing than Tuoba Huang's words.
"I don't know whether the coerced crawling was coerced, or whether he had already wanted to rebel."
"what?"
"I knew only these brazen crawlies could do such a thing!"
"If I had known that I had killed them all in Mobei, Your Majesty was too generous!"
A group of generals who had grievances with Zongwei started to curse. There were many Rouran people who had surrendered during the time of the late emperor, as well as old Rouran officials like Lu Pi. After hearing these foul words, they looked angry, and some had a violent temper. Start moving!
This is also where Tuoba Huang and the Empress Dowager Dou are in custody. If Tuoba Tao was here, most people wouldn't even dare to fart, so they would rush to fight.
Tuoba Huang's small body knelt behind the table and was almost blocked by the dragon case. He was shaking with anger at the seat next to the throne. Together, I couldn't help jumping up and shouting:
"Where is Mulan! Throw them all out to me!"
He Mulan originally thought it was too embarrassing to be in a group like this, but both of them were big and powerful people, and the two had friction before, so they could only stand behind the head of He Lai's family and worry. Tuoba Huang's shrill childish voice suddenly rang, and he immediately took a few steps forward in a conditioned reflex, and stretched out his hand to block the two.
"Bang!"
"Boom!"
The fists of Chief Hao and General Rouran were separated by He Mulan's arm, and they all stared at He Mulan.
She pursed her lips and said apologetically, "I'm sorry, I'm offended by following orders!"
At the moment, he lifted the smaller Rouran first, dragged him all the way out of the hall, and threw him out "gently".
"General, it's better to be quiet outside first. You are in a very awkward seat now. Maybe it's better outside."
She whispered to her ear, and then she cupped her hands again, seeing the other person thinking about it, she breathed a sigh of relief and entered the hall.
Seeing that his old enemy was "thrown" out by He Mulan, the Xianbei noble chief was greatly relieved. Goodbye He Mulan was about to stretch out his hand again, and quickly adjusted his clothes and shouted, "Don't drag me! I'll go by myself! "
He Mulan was stunned for a moment, and the hero immediately raised his chest and stepped out like a victorious general, until he could hear the sound of him laughing at the other party being thrown out like a chicken outside the hall.
Tuoba Huang was angry, Hua Mulan took action, and then the noble chief with a large number of people came out of the temple himself. Although there was no major movement, it already made people understand that the little doll sitting on the throne was not a clay figurine with no temper at all. Son…
His Majesty's blood is flowing in his body!
He Mulan finished the work of the thugs, and just wanted to return to the column, she saw that Tuoba Huang had already stood up, no longer knelt behind the desk, and stepped onto the imperial steps step by step, her expression said. Unbelievably solemn.
Captured by such solemnity, the ministers all fell silent.
The minister ordered Liu Jie to stand in the front row, seeing that this little prince already had an adult's character, there was a gloom in his eyes, some of the other clans were relieved, some frowned, and they didn't know what they were thinking.
"Mulan, you stand in front of me."
Tuoba Huang's crisp childish voice echoed in the hall more clearly than adults.
"The order will be followed."
He Mulan felt a little uneasy in her heart, but this was definitely not the time to lose face to Tuoba Huang, so she strode under the imperial steps.
"Now that the situation is urgent, all the Aiqings should work together. That kind of thing is definitely not what my father wants to see."
Tuoba Huang vaguely threatened those gaffe ministers, with the subtext "I will really sue", then glanced at His Highness He Mulan, and continued:
"I'm short, and I'm afraid of noise. From now on, who wants to make noise again..."
He smiled like an ignorant child.
"I will order General Hua to throw him out!"