A five-year-old child, whose strength is not as strong as an adult's, his height is not as high as an adult's, his voice is not as loud as an adult's, and even his knowledge is not as good as a normal adult, what can he do
Only take advantage.
Tuoba Huang clearly knew that these adults would respect him, but not him. Just like his wise and martial father, not everyone in the court believed him.
If his father was sitting on the throne this time, then the group of people should discuss who should lead the army to go out, or the specific preparations for the father to lead the army.
Others are small talkers, you can only find someone who is not afraid of offending others to protect yourself, and then you can slowly listen to everyone's opinions.
He understood a truth from his father's side, that is, when everyone is talking, you can't hear anything useful, and for everyone to hear your voice, you need everyone else to shut up.
Maybe he was able to make such a decision at such a young age, or maybe many people thought that his father had an accident or maybe he was the future king. A scrutinizing gaze.
Tuoba Huang took a deep breath and looked at the Empress Dowager next to him.
She made an approving look at him, not even intending to speak now, and gave him all the control.
This is the result of Xianbei's "going to the mother". After all, the Empress Dowager Dou is not a real empress dowager. Once the prince shows his willingness to participate in politics, most of the empress dowagers will retreat behind the scenes, even if the prince is just an ignorant child.
"Report! The Rouran people have already attacked Tuyi Mountain and are stationed near Tuyi Mountain. The people along the way suffered heavy casualties, and a large number of cattle, sheep and horses were looted!"
It was the sound of hooves again, and the messenger's battle report went straight to the hall. The courtiers of the Wei Dynasty seemed to have seen the sound of killing in the distance. Tens of thousands of Rouran people suddenly went south, and the towns along the way were ruthlessly trampled by iron hoofs. Humiliated, the strong and children were taken captive, the old and the weak were slaughtered, the cattle, sheep and horses that the herdsmen had worked so hard to fatten for a year were snatched away, unable to survive this tragic winter...
"These beasts..."
The young generals of the Dugu family were crunching their teeth. The direction of Wuchuan Town was where their territory was located. Wei State lacked everything except cattle and sheep, so Tuoba Tao rewarded ministers and cronies every time. Reward cattle and sheep, these cattle and sheep can not be sold or eaten, most of them buy pastures or give them to the tribes to graze, almost every big family and military households are like this.
The biggest problem for the Rouran people to attack Wei is supplies. If the supplies in the Rouran territory can still be obtained from other places, then it will be extremely difficult to reach the Wei realm. From their looting all the way to the south without saving time, it can be seen that they There is no material.
But now that the supplies are available, the Rouran people, who mainly eat meat, get a lot of cattle and sheep.
Tula Mountain is only a hundred miles away from Pingcheng. Tuoba Huang’s heart is suddenly pounding, and there is a look of thinking on his tender face, but in the eyes of all those who don’t know why, it seems like a child encountering difficulties after pretending to be an adult. Confused and helpless.
For a time, many old people remembered the same situation ten years ago, when the first emperor died, the new emperor ascended the throne, Rouran went south, and Tuoba Tao turned the tide.
It's just that the current Tuoba Huang is only five years old, and he doesn't have the conditions of his father's ability to fight well. Can a five-year-old child really reproduce the miracle of Tuoba Tao
Doubt, worry, and fear looked at Tuoba Huang, and Mu Shou, who was left behind by Tuoba Tao, was even more anxious in his heart.
His cold sweat had already soaked his back!
Because when Tuoba Tao was leaving, he had foreseen that the Rouran people who had been destroyed by the country would take the opportunity to rise up, leaving 10,000 elite soldiers for him, and arranged for him to deploy defenses along the way, so as not to be killed by the Rouran people without hindrance.
It was he who was worried about losing the chance to "build a new emperor" after hearing the news of Tuoba Tao's disappearance, so he hurried back to Beijing.
In his heart, he didn't believe that the beaten Rouran who couldn't recover would take the initiative to provoke trouble!
'What the hell? '
Mu Shou desperately thought about ways to make up for it.
'If the Rouran people are really allowed to come in, something has happened to the crown prince, and His Majesty wants to come back safely, and Qiu Muling's family may be executed by the angry His Majesty's clan. But I am going to resist the Rouran people now. I don't know if 10,000 people are enough to resist foreign enemies...'
He looked at the faces in the hall, and said goodbye to Cui Hao and Liu Jie and others who expressed their opinions there, and suddenly knelt down and said:
"Your Majesty is missing, His Royal Highness's status is precious and cannot be lost. The Queen Mother still needs to assist Her Royal Highness to supervise the country. I invite Her Royal Highness and the Queen Mother to go to the Nanshan Bie Palace for temporary shelter, and I will wait for the minister to defeat the foreign enemy before returning to Pingcheng!"
Mu Shou's words touched the hearts of many people. No matter how mature Tuoba Huang was, after all, he was only five years old. Even if Hua Mulan stood by his side and stood up for him, he was only a subordinate of less than three thousand. , A general from humble beginnings.
As a result, many ministers crawled down immediately, crying and begging the prince and the empress dowager to temporarily avoid the Nanshan Palace to prevent the Rouran slaves near Pingcheng from taking the opportunity to cause chaos.
This is indeed the most imminent crisis. Just now, Gao Yun, Cui Hao and others were still worried about the hundreds of thousands of Rouran households that were plundered from Rouran near Pingcheng. These are the scourges of instability.
Mu Shou and his party cried and begged for "avoidance", Gao Yun stood up with a dark face and scolded: "The monarch humiliates the minister to death! If the Rouran people really hit the city of Pingcheng, it is our incompetence. "From the founding of our country to the present, there has been no invasion from other places and the prince who has retreated from the three houses, do you want to destroy the foundation of my great Wei and ruin the reputation of His Royal Highness?"
Cui Hao also shook his head and smiled: "Let's not say that Rouran is not good at attacking the city, even if it does attack Pingcheng, the people in Pingcheng will be killed by one stone and one person. Today's Pingcheng is no longer the Pingcheng of the past, with hills and hills. You are too timid!"
"Cui Hao, Your Majesty entrusts the prince to you, and you should guarantee the prince's safety. How can you say such a thing! If the Rouran people are really taken down, the army in Beijing is not enough to defend the city, how can you stay away from the prince!" Mu Shou Bending down again, he knelt down and asked:
"The surefire way is to go to Nanshan with your Highness and the Queen Mother! Nanshan is easy to defend and difficult to attack. I personally lead 5,000 elite soldiers to defend it. Even if Rouran people really attack Pingcheng, they can still be safe!"
"His Royal Highness supervises the country and is an example of the country, how can you leave the palace casually!"
Gao Yun scrunched his neck.
"Look at our palace wall in Pingcheng! It hasn't been built an inch in height for decades, and a palace wall that can be climbed in by moving a ladder can be defended!"
Mu Shou's saliva spurted out, splashing all the way.
"It's not as high as the walls of other palaces!"
After all, the other palace was built later!
For some unknown reason, as soon as Mu Shou's words came out, the court made several "puchi" inappropriately. This is almost a public joke of Pingcheng. It is about Tuoba Shao's rebellion, and he brought a dozen people to the palace and killed his father Tuoba Gui.
When Tuoba Tao first ascended the throne, the country was too poor, and Rouran repeatedly violated the borders. The palace city was too late to rebuild, and only a few other palaces were built.
Therefore, the Han courtiers always did not forget to move the capital to Luoyang or Chang'an. After all, Chang'an or Luoyang at least have the atmosphere of a royal capital. Pingcheng is too inappropriate for this small place.
After everyone pouted, Empress Dowager couldn't sit still.
"Since King Yidu thinks that the palace is not grand enough, he should remember what His Majesty once said." Empress Dowager Dou stood up and said loudly: "The city walls of the Xia Kingdom are towering into the sky, and the Summer Palace is so magnificent that Helian Bobo used steam People built the city with earth, and killed countless craftsmen. The city wall of the Xia king's capital was as strong as iron and stone, and the wall of the palace was several feet high, but it was still destroyed by our country. The question is not whether the city wall is strong or not..."
"The Queen Mother is wise..."
Cui Hao sighed and nodded.
Empress Dowager Dou looked directly at Mu Shou and spoke word by word.
"King of Yidu, defending the country is only in the hearts of the people, not in danger."
Mu Shou knew that the empress dowager had a tiger talisman in his hand, but he didn't know how many people could be used in the capital.
"This time and the other. If His Majesty was here, this minister would never make such a suggestion, and the minister would even go into battle with His Majesty, but now His Majesty is missing, His Royal Highness is the current Crown Prince, the future Great Khan..."
"So, after all, is it because I'm young?"
Tuoba shook his body and his face became flushed.
Tuoba Huang's clear child's voice sounded so suddenly, he hardly made a sound before, just stood there listening to the advice of the minister headed by Mu Shou, and now he heard that Mu Shou almost took Wei's state because of Tuoba Tao's disappearance. The crisis was rendered infinitely large, and screamed on the spot.
Gao Yun saw that His Royal Highness the Prince had lost his temper and showed a somewhat surprised expression. He was about to step forward to comfort him, but saw that Tuoba Huang actually pulled out a dagger from his arms and held it up high!
"His Royal Highness!"
"Oh my God! His Royal Highness cannot be reckless!"
"Who gave His Highness the sharp blade! Damn it!"
He Mulan was the closest. Seeing how the situation was developing so strangely, he quickly reached out to prevent Tuoba Huang from injuring himself by fluttering his weapon, but saw Tuoba Huang point the dagger down and stab him sideways into the dragon's case. superior.
The dagger is an excellent dagger, it sinks into the wood, like melting in the dragon case. Holding the dagger, Tuoba Huang shook with excitement and shouted loudly:
"My father, the emperor, has always been in charge of the battle, personally risking arrows and stones, and this is how my Tuoba family was conquered! As a descendant of Tuoba Xianbei, how can I shame my ancestors! Whoever advises me to retreat to Nanshan, or wait I'll wipe my neck with a dagger, or I just wipe my neck here!"
"I have made up my mind."
He looked around the panicked ministers in the hall and took a deep breath.
"If you don't want me to die, then think about how to keep foreign enemies out of the country!"
He Mulan breathed a sigh of relief, looking at the five-year-old child unexpectedly, and suspicion crept into his heart.
At the same time, she was as frightened and frightened as she was, and I don't know how many.
It is rare for a five-year-old child to be able to speak in an orderly manner, let alone such a decision. When an ordinary child encounters such a thing, even if he does not cry, he is eager to find an adult to discuss how to run away.
Mu Shou probably also felt that at the age of the prince, he would definitely not dare to stay in the palace at this time, so he secretly pointed out that the palace was not safe, and wanted Tuoba Huang to say that he wanted to leave.
He Mulan knew that ancient children were precocious, but she didn't know they could be so precocious. Thinking about Hua Mulan's stupid younger brother, and thinking about A Danzhuo who was older than the prince, He Mulan couldn't help shaking his head.
It's really like comparing people, comparing dead people, comparing goods, goods have to be thrown away.
Mu Shou's face suddenly turned into a pig liver color, and the whole person was shaking with anger.
This five year old is hitting him in the face!
Because Tuoba Huang's performance was so good, many ministers didn't think it was his own idea, and thought that before Tuoba Huang came, he had summoned Cui Hao and Hua Mulan to discuss matters, and Gao Yun and other officials from the East Palace were there. Many ministers They all wondered silently whether Tuoba Huang had already received the news of His Majesty's disappearance and Rouran's coming south, and he had already made preparations in private with the empress dowager, Cui Hao and other important officials. It's just acting.
Thinking that all this was arranged by Tuoba Huang in advance, and maybe what he said and did were rehearsed countless times, the fear of Tuoba Huang's "wisdom" in these people's hearts disappeared a lot, but even if In this way, their gaze on Tuoba Huang became more intriguing.
"I will swear to protect the safety of His Highness to the death!" It was Tuoba Xianbei's royal family, the king of Chenliu, Tuoba Chong.
"As long as the minister does not die, His Highness will be safe!"
"My minister, please order to lead the army to Tuyi Mountain!"
"The last commander please!"
"Please defend the palace!"
For a while, Bi Xin's voice kept coming out, and the Empress Dowager Dou had a smile on her face. Seeing the sudden shock in morale, Cui Hao couldn't help but sigh in his heart, "The future generations are terrible", but he knew that he didn't teach the prince these things, only I thought it was taught by the Queen Mother Dou.
Empress Dowager Dou thought it was Cui Hao and Gao Yunjiao, and she had already made up her mind to reward them when the enemy troops retreated. They already knew about Tuoba Tao's disappearance, but they kept covering it up and didn't say it. King Leping was worried about taking responsibility. Maybe it was too crowded and couldn't hide it. The news of Tuoba Tao's disappearance came out, which made Jingzhong fall into a passive state.
If it wasn't for Tuoba Huang's calmness today, a catastrophe would be just around the corner!
He Mulan's heart was also about to move when he heard the generals asking for battle one after another. From Hua Mulan in the past life to He Mulan in this life, it seems that resisting Rouran people has become an instinct.
Most of the people invited to fight were generals with distinguished status. He Mulan knew that he was not enough to be the leader, and it was impossible to compete with them for the status of the head coach. , allowing himself to be a vanguard.
Unexpectedly, when Tuoba Huang saw He Mulan's plea for battle, he turned his head and looked at the Queen Mother Dou with a look of help.
Empress Dowager Dou knew that the relationship between Beijing and China was complicated, and if one did not choose well, he would offend many people. Now Tuoba Huang was just when he needed all the ministers to stand up, so he did not shy away from taking the blame for this selection.
"You are the good sons of my great Wei! With all the ministers here, why worry about the Rouran people making trouble?" Empress Dowager Dou laughed and said, "If the Rouran people really come to the city, the old lady, I will wave my sword on the city wall and set an example. !"
The ministers repeatedly praised Empress Dowager Dou's bravery and continued to look at her with burning eyes.
The talisman is with her!
Waiting for her to release the military power!
Empress Dowager Dowager pondered for a while, and named Daosheng, the eldest grandson of the military rank of 12, who was the head of the military attache at the time, as the chief general of the military and Zhuguo at the time.
The eldest grandson, Daosheng, is now sixty-three years old. A few years ago, he had followed Tuoba Tao personally as the head coach of the Western Front to fight for Rouran, and his body was very tough. But just because he is old, he is not as good as other strong generals in front of the battle, and he appears as a coach more often.
Tuoba Tao once commented that "as intelligent as Cui Hao, as honest as Daosheng", he is indeed an old minister who has no selfishness, is respected by everyone, and has a prominent position. Therefore, the Queen Mother Dou was the eldest grandson of Daosheng, and everyone else kept their mouths shut. Think he deserves it.
"Dare to ask, Your Highness, is the general to defend Qijie Mountain and Tuli Mountain, is it assigned by Beijing, or is His Highness hand-picked?" The eldest grandson Daosheng didn't think there was anything to worry about the ten thousand or twenty thousand Rouran people, and immediately began to perform his duties.
Tuoba Huang looked at Cui Hao: "What does Cui Taichang think?"
Cui Hao has accompanied the army many times and is Tuoba Tao's military adviser and think tank. This time Tuoba Tao did not bring him along with Gu Bi. He knew that there must be other reasons. At this time, it was the time when he needed to cooperate with the eldest grandson Daosheng. He was happy to show his favor: "The general has been in the army for more than 40 years, and he knows the situation in the army best. Even if it is assigned by His Highness, it is still necessary to seek his opinion. I think it will be better for General Changsun to order."
Tuoba Huang nodded.
"Since even Cui Taichang said the same, then please ask the eldest Sun Sikong to accept his fate in the hall."
All the generals in Beijing are here.
The eldest grandson Daosheng was already thinking about the candidates. Hearing that Tuoba Huang gave him the power, he immediately called in court: "Changle Wang Jijing!"
Ji Jing stood up cheerfully when he heard the point to him.
"exist!"
He is the son of Tuoba Tao's aunt, Princess Huayin. Princess Huayin shares the same mother as the late emperor Tuoba's heir. The status and status of the family are extremely prominent. With him in the army, the descendants immediately silenced.
"Jianning King Tuoba Chong!"
"exist!"
Tuoba Chong is the son of King Chenliu, not the descendant of the late emperor, but among the clansmen left in Beijing, he is the most skilled in fighting.
At the last general, the eldest grandson Daosheng's eyes swept across the military generals in the hall, and began to figure out which Xianbei noble to send.
No matter who he chooses, the others will not be convinced, and his house will be trampled, unless it is someone who will not be controversial...
He looked at Dugu's family, then at He Lai's family and Yuchi's family, and finally turned his eyes to He Mulan who was standing like a pine under the prince.
'Hua Mulan and the youngest son of the Dugu family are good friends, and they are valued by the He Lai family. I heard that the daughter of the Yuchi family is arguing every day that non-Hua Mulan will not marry...'
The veteran muttered in his heart for a while, then said:
"Hua Mulan… "
As soon as He Mulan heard that it was herself, she immediately became happy, and was about to say "Yes", but was choked by the voice of the person behind her.
"Others can, but not Hua Mulan!"
Tuoba Huang suddenly shook his head, preventing the eldest grandson Daosheng from ordering He Mulan.
"His Royal Highness, Hua Mulan's current military achievements are tenth, and most of them come to fight in Montenegro. His Hu Ben army is all the elite of the Montenegrin army, and he understands Rouran's tactics, so he is the most suitable candidate. The most important thing is Yes, he once took Datan's head, which has a great deterrent effect on the Rouran people!"
The eldest grandson Daosheng intuition that Mulan is the most suitable candidate.
Just now, he had come up with the best strategy.
He was going to let Ji Jing and Jianning Wang Tuoba Chong lead the troops to attack the side of the Rouran people, so there must be a general in front of them to hold the Rouran people's coach, at least to make the other party afraid to divide the troops without authorization.
If the Rouran people go south, not all of them will go south. There must be armies and the rest of Rouran in the northern towns confronting each other. As long as they flank on both sides, and then order the northern towns to pursue them together, they can wrap these Rouran people around like a pocket. go in.
But just because the general who led his troops to resist the Tuxi Mountain pass must not give in an inch, he must be a fierce general.
However, Tuoba Huang did not allow it!
Cui Hao and Empress Dowager looked at Tuoba Huang together, and the other ministers also thought it was incredible.
This is a good opportunity to defend against foreign enemies and gain fame. Even if the risk is great, many people will give it a shot. The eldest grandson Daosheng wants to support Hua Mulan, this is a perfect opportunity, why should Tuoba Huang stop it
Even He Mulan herself was stunned, not knowing what she did wrong, making Tuoba Huang so dissatisfied.
In the eyes of many people, this is simply the unreasonable trouble of this five-year-old child!
Just because he was too adult-like just now, many people forgot that he was still a child.
Thinking of this, several people in the hall who had other ideas in their hearts breathed a sigh of relief.
"Hua Mulan's Hu Ben army has just returned to Beijing, and it is exhausted, and I also ordered to send a lot of wine and meat to the Hu Ben army to let them relax for a few days. I am afraid that they are already drunk, and I don't think I can immediately join the battlefield. "
Tuoba Huang was arrogant.
"And his number is too small, I'm not at ease. I will send a new army to him temporarily. He has never led a new army, and he must not have been properly commanded by the Hu Ben army."
Tuoba Huang was plausible.
"Sikong, change someone."
Empress Dowager Dou originally planned to stop Tuoba Huang, but when he heard him say so much, his heart moved slightly.
This child is not a willful child, why is he unwilling to leave Hua Mulan
Could it be that before His Majesty left, what had been arranged for him
Thinking of this, the Empress Dowager did not want to intervene.
The eldest grandson Daosheng was a seasoned person. Seeing that the Queen Mother Dou did not speak, and Tuoba Huang was reluctant to leave Hua Mulan, he thought about it and ordered Mu Shou to lead the elite soldiers to resist.
Mu Shou is also a fierce general, and there are people left behind by Tuoba Tao, and he is also the master of the southern Xianbei. He will definitely bring many minions and families to the war.
It was just that, Hua Mulan had no chance to show her face. Daosheng, the eldest grandson who liked to help his younger generation, couldn't help but look at He Mulan with regret.
And He Mulan stood there, receiving all the gloating, regretful, thoughtful gazes of the ministers, and couldn't help feeling a little embarrassed. She was stiff for a long time, not knowing whether to cry or laugh.
If the Hu Ben army did not suffer heavy losses, was she the one who went there this time
If Tuoba Tao is sitting here, is she the one who went there this time
Inevitably, He Mulan's mind came up with such and such problems, and felt a little wronged for a while, and also felt a little sad that his ambitions were unreachable and the famous sword was hidden in a box.
The next court meeting will naturally discuss the deployment of troops for the expedition tomorrow, documents sent to various states, battle reports, etc. As for Tuoba Tao's "disappearance", it seems that it was deliberately forgotten by everyone and not on the bright side. , Only after going down to court, Cui Hao and more than a dozen adults were summoned by the Queen Mother Dou, and they discussed it behind closed doors in the palace for a long time before leaving the palace in a hurry.
At this time, He Mulan, following the Prince's gesture, sent him back to the East Palace.
It was already early winter, and the palace city was bleak, full of dead branches and leaves, and with the atmosphere that the mountains and rain were coming, even the walking palace servants shrank their necks and did not dare to make a sound, looking like they wanted to fly out with their wings. .
He Mulan didn't know what to say to Tuoba Huang. The good atmosphere of entering the East Palace when he just practiced swords was gone. He Mulan knew that he shouldn't blame Tuoba Huang, but because his life was approaching, he was in Beijing. Wasted and had some unwillingness.
Tuoba Huang seemed to sense He Mulan's unease, and his slow walking steps suddenly stopped.
He didn't like to ride chariots in the palace, nor did he like to be carried by others, but because he was too small to walk slowly, many palace people were miserable and could only follow slowly like a turtle.
Seeing that Tuoba Huang, who was walking in front of him, suddenly stopped, He Mulan hurriedly stopped, almost hitting the back of the person in front of him.
"General Hua, I'm walking too slowly, I'm a little impatient, you carry me and go."
Tuoba Huang suddenly requested this.
"Yes!"
He Mulan bowed slightly, hugged Tuoba Huang, and let him sit on her arm.
A five-year-old child, no matter how big or small, even if an adult man was holding it all the time, it would be very difficult for He Mulan to walk as if there was no weight on his arms, causing Tuoba Huang to keep pinching He Mulan's arm exuded the exclamation that only a child of his age would exude.
Biquge
"Ah, such strong arms! General Hua looks thin, but he is actually very powerful! Where do you get your strength from, in your bones?"
"General Hua, do you want me to hug your neck? Is it tiring to hug you like this? I can also hug your neck!"
"General Hua, you are so dark, isn't the sun in the west very big? Look at you holding me, one black and one white, it's really interesting!"
Tuoba Huang said a lot of innocent words, and He Mulan's body trembled while pinching, and the latter finally couldn't help but said, "Your Highness, stop touching it, it's very itchy."
The tone was full of "helplessness" in the face of the bear child.
She didn't like children at all.
"General Hua, are you not angry anymore?" Tuoba Huang suddenly hugged her neck and asked in her ear, "I thought you would be angry if I didn't let you go on the expedition."
"His Royal Highness is the Crown Prince, and there must be a reason for His Highness not to let his ministers fight."
He Mulan replied stubbornly.
"When you say that, it means you're still angry." Tuoba suddenly squeezed He Mulan's earlobe with his soft hands. When he realized that there was no pierced ear, he glanced curiously.
"I really don't want to let you go..."
He lay down and whispered in He Mulan's ear, "I don't believe many people in Pingcheng, since I was established as the crown prince, many people thought they could manipulate me and used various means to make me believe in them... "
He Mulan resisted the urge to drop the child holding the ear, and said curiously, "With the Queen Mother Dou protecting you, what are you worried about?"
Disloyal people will not be sent to Tuoba Huang at all!
"I know why my father called you back. He wants you to protect me."
'… and my mother. '
Tuoba Huang added in his heart.
"I believe that the eldest grandson Sikong will be able to turn those squirming flowers into flowing water."
He looked enviously at He Mulan, who didn't even sweat a single drop, couldn't help pinching his little muscles, remembering what the swordsman told him that he didn't have any talent for learning martial arts.
He Mulan looked at Tuoba Huang curiously.
"You are not afraid?"
Tuoba Huang was about to straighten up and say "I'm not afraid" as if facing up to the ministers, but he gradually shrank in He Mulan's worried eyes, and buried his face in He Mulan's eyes. by the neck.
"I really want to say I'm not afraid. But I'm keeping General Hua because..."
His soft and waxy breath blew across He Mulan's neck.
"I'm so scared."
He Mulan's heart softened suddenly.