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Emperor Xiaowen's troops were defeated, and Gao Huan's pursuers followed. My garrison sent a letter to Gao Huan, and I never expected that Gao Huan would retreat like this, but he did not retreat completely, leaving Xue Yu to guard Tongguan and Di Wen to guard the tomb.
I don't know what medicine is sold in Gao Huan's gourd. With Kannai's current strength, to deal with Gao Huan, I dare not say that I will definitely win. Moreover, Tongguan was controlled by Gao Huan, which made me very uncomfortable, very uncomfortable. You must know that Tongguan is the "East Gate" of Guanlong.
Just as I was sitting on a needle felt, Gao Huan actually withdrew and went directly back to Luoyang. What's going on here? I stood on a high place, looking at the enemy in the distance, and fell into contemplation.
Gao Huan is cunning and changeable, is this retreat deliberately confusing our side?
During the period of caution, I still let the whole army wait in a strict position to prevent Gao Huan from going and returning. And sent a large number of spies to investigate Gao Huan's movements.
However, for several days in a row, there was no news of Gao Huan's army at all. This feeling scares me. It was as if on an empty plain, he could feel that the enemy was watching him not far away, but he did not even know where the enemy was, and he was insecure.
The longer this went on, the tighter my nerves became.
A few days later, a piece of good news came back, and a piece of bad news. The good news made me lighten my breath, Gao Huan really returned to Luoyang, and would not invade Guannei for the time being.
The bad news is that Gao Huan, on the grounds that "the country cannot be without a monarch for a day", established the son of Yuan Qi, the king of Qinghe, and Yuan Shanjian as emperor, and called him Emperor Xiaojing. In this way, Gao Huan was not a rebel, but instead became a minister who supported the new monarch's humerus. Emperor Xiaowu became the "emperor" who deviated from the Wei chamber.
Northern Wei was thus divided into two: Emperor Xiaojing of Eastern Wei and Emperor Xiaowu of Western Wei (Eastern Wei called emperor Out).
Gao Huan established another person as emperor, which was both unexpected and unexpected.
This is expected because the establishment of a new monarch is too common, far from it. Starting from Erzhu Rong's support for Yuan Ziyou, Yuan Ye, Yuan Gong, Yuen Long, and all the way to the current Yuan Xiu (Emperor Xiaowu), which one is not for the needs of others, saying that it is abolished is abolished, and it is said that it is established?
If Gao Huan did not establish another monarch, then the hat of "chaotic courtiers and thieves" could not be shaken off. Therefore, Gao Huan's actions were expected.
But unexpectedly, he actually established Yuan Shanjian as emperor. According to the law, no matter what, it should be Li Yuan as emperor. Later, I thought about it again, it should be that Gao Huan had a lesson from the past (embracing Yuan Xiu as emperor), and he hated that Yuan Qi was older and inconvenient to control, so he changed to Li Yuan's good view.
Gao Huan was busy with his own "big things", which just gave me time to deal with my "small things". So I was not polite, and immediately sent troops to rush to the "East Gate" of my home, Tongguan.
At this time, the Tongguan general Xue Yu was not well known, and he was a decent general. However, in front of my Guan Long Iron Horse, I was still vulnerable. It didn't take much effort to attack Tongguan, and by the way, xue yu was beheaded, and more than 7,000 gao huan soldiers were captured.
By the way, take Huazhou again. After this operation was completed, he was satisfied and returned to Chang'an with a large army.
Triumphant. When Emperor Xiaowu fought with Gao Huan, after so many defeats, he finally won a big victory, and he seemed extremely happy. Immediately made me a prime minister.
Beggar, under one man, above ten thousand people. It seems that this Yuan Xiu is still quite sensible. I was overjoyed.
Chao Bi, just when I wanted to retreat from the dynasty, the eunuch outside the door pulled me aside, and the god mysteriously said, Emperor Xiaowu invited me to the Runaway Garden.
I was taken aback at that time, and the first thing that came to my mind was that not long ago, Erzhu Rong was killed by Emperor Xiaozhuang when he was single, and He Bayue was killed by Hou Mo Chen Yue when he fell single. This time Emperor Xiaowu made an appointment with me alone, did he also want to kill me?
However, I quickly thought again that it was unlikely that Yuan Xiu would kill me. First of all, at present, there is no conflict between me and Yuan Xiu, and he has no reason to kill me. Second, Yuan Xiu had only been in Guanxi for a month, and his foundation was unstable, if he could really kill me in my territory, then he would not be bullied by Gao Huan and flee to Guannei. Third, at present, for Yuan Xiu, the biggest enemy is Gao Huan, if he kills me, then Gao Huan will definitely take advantage of this opportunity to capture Guan Long. Now Gao Huan has established a new lord and fought against Yuan Xiu. Without me, Yuan Xiu would only have a dead end.
After figuring out the key to this, I couldn't help but secretly taunt myself: Yuwen Tai, Yuwen Tai, you are really more and more timid the more you live.
Immediately, DaFang followed the eunuch into the Getaway Garden.
In the garden, Yuan Xiu saw me coming and got up to greet me. I hurried up and knelt down. Before I could kneel, Yuan Xiu held me up and said, "Donkey (Yuan Xiu gave his eldest sister Princess Feng Yi to Yuwen Tai, but the two were not married at this time), you are Yuan's family and a state minister, so why do you need more courtesy." ”
"Fortunately, the Lord is sympathetic to the ministers, and he has been fighting for many years, and the old waist of the subjects, hey, is almost about to lose face in front of the Lord." I said in agreement. In fact, I have my own plan in my heart, and I am reluctant to kneel down to this emperor who has a low hand. Now that Yuan Xiu has built a shelf, why don't I climb up?
When Yuan Xiu heard this, he immediately understood what I meant, didn't care at all, and said, "Ai Qing Gong is in Sheji, it is the body of a hundred battles, and it is clear." He Nai's flesh was not cast of gold and stone, and some of the pain was normal. In the future, when Yuwen Cheng meets him, he does not have to perform the ritual, but needs to give a seat. ”
After the order, I accompanied Yuan Xiu into the pavilion and sat down. Yuan Xiu was the first to say, "Black Otter (Yuwen Tai's character), there is more than one month in the month of entering the Guan, and you have more than a month to block Gao Huan outside, it is really hard for you." ”
"Why hard work, this is the duty of a courtier." I made a polite remark.
Yuan Xiu nodded and continued, "Ai Qing's loyalty is known to the whole world. However, although Aiqing's official affairs are important, private affairs cannot be ignored. ”
"Lord?" I have some doubts.
Without waiting for me to ask a question, Yuan Xiu continued, "In the land of Guanlong, Chu Ping, Shuo once paired his eldest sister Xu with Aiqing. It is only the knot of the soldiers and the disaster, and the matter has been shelved, and now that the overall situation has been decided, this marriage should also be knotted. ”
It turned out that he had summoned me for my marriage. The previous doubts were dispelled, and I became a little more relaxed. He said, "I heard that the eldest princess, Zi Jia Shuxian." When the lord's general, the eldest princess, was given to his subjects, and the subjects secretly rejoiced for a long time. Helplessly, Gao Huan was in trouble, and the matter was postponed again and again. Now that the Lord has spoken of this, he is willing to obey the Lord's command. ”
"So good, he ordered someone to go down and manipulate the marriage given by the princess to Aiqing."
"Thank you Lord Long."
Yuan Xiu looked at me, and the words turned and said, "Minister, this private matter is over, and I still want to talk to Qing about official affairs." ”
It was not the right thing to do with this summons before I dared to do so. What kind of medicine is sold in this Yuan Xiu gourd? I muttered in my heart.
"In addition to relying on the timely dispatch of troops by the minister, it is also dependent on the people who follow the decay to sacrifice their lives all the way." Only then did he save the lives of Princess Feng Yi, Princess Pingyuan (Yuan Mingyue) and other family members. Thanks. So I want to reward these people. ”
"It's nature."
"He also wanted to seal Hu Sichun as the Yongzhou Assassin." After saying that, Yuan Xiu did not lift his head, but just supported his sleeve, looking like a light breeze, as if this was just an insignificant and trivial matter.
But I was like a lightning strike. The history of thorns is the military administrator of a place, and Chang'an belongs to Yongzhou, so whoever becomes the history of yongzhou is in charge of the army and administration of the Yongzhou area, including Chang'an. Therefore, the History of Yongzhou became extremely sensitive, and it was generally the responsibility of the emperor's close confidants.
The former Yongzhou assassin Shi Jia Xiandu, because after Yuan Xiu entered the pass, his brother Jia Xianzhi defected to Gao Huan, and Yuan Xiu killed Jia Xiandu in a rage. So during this time, yongzhou thorn history has been idle. Originally, I wanted to arrange for my close associates in Guannei to take up this post, but who thought that Yuan Xiu would actually put it forward at this time, what idea was he playing?
So I straightened out my train of thought and said, "Lord, the subject heard that because Huo Sichun and Yuan Bin were at odds, the Tiger Prison Pass was lost. It was also because of the loss of the Tiger Prison Pass that the Lord quickly lost to Gao Huan's hands. Just imagine, if Huo Sichun could hold out at Tiger Prison Pass for a few more days, and wait for the arrival of our Guannei army and the Jingzhou army, Gao Huan would be defeated by the hands of the coalition army. Because of personal grievances and losing the overall situation, such a person, how can He De come to serve as the Assassin of Yongzhou? ”
Yuan Xiu frowned slightly when he heard this, and continued, "But Yuan Xiu personally promised these people that they would be rewarded." No joke. ”
"Lord, it is the duty of a courtier to protect the safety of the Lord, and it is the duty of rewarding the love and not rewarding the duty. Moreover, if the Lord rewards such a defeated general, the minister is worried that my general in Guannei will not be convinced. If there is a mutiny because of this, and it is taken advantage of by Gao Huan, will it not be worth the loss? ”
At this time, Yuan Xiu no longer spoke, and his head was lowered to see no expression. After half a day, a voice came from a leisurely voice: "The meaning of the prime minister, I understand." Just do it according to the idea of the prime minister. After saying that, he lifted the teacup in front of him.
See what I mean? What does that mean? My heart clattered. Seeing that Yuan Xiu had the intention of sending guests, he got up and retreated.
Out of the Getaway Garden, I carefully pondered what Yuan Xiu had just said, and thought of Yuan Xiu's attitude towards Gao Huan before. Subconsciously, I thought that just now Yuan Xiu proposed to let Hu Sichun serve as the Yongzhou Assassin, but after I refuted it, I did not insist. It should be a temptation for me. So what is Yuan Xiu trying to do? Testing me if I would treat him like Gao Huan as a puppet? If I treated him like Gao Huan as a puppet, how would he treat me?
I didn't dare to think any further. It seems that this meta repair is not easy to control. I have to make some means to do it.
Due to the arrival of Yuan Xiu, coupled with the need to pay attention to Gao Huan's movements, the following days became unusually busy. I stepped up my hands to watch Yuan Xiu in case he did something unfavorable to me.
But to my surprise, Yuan Xiu did not make any unusual moves, staying in the palace all day, almost not coming out, it seemed to be tired of the power struggle, indulging his unbridled pleasures.
But the more Yuan Xiu did this, the more uneasy it made me feel. Emperor Xiaozhuang to Erzhu Rong, Hou Mo Chen Yue to He Bayue, before they did anything, which one did not obey the latter's words and create the illusion of being intimate with each other? In order to get rid of Gao Huan's control and in order to let his guard down, Yuan Xiu also used the name of the garden to observe his own army drills.
So is the current Yuan Xiu really "put down", or is there something else to plan?
After a while, the people who were monitoring Yuan Xiu reported to me that Yuan Xiu often summoned people who followed him into the Garden of Escape in the name of having fun.
Play the same old trick? It seems that it is time to take a shot and let Yuan Xiu "stop and stop".
When Yuan Xiu was still in Luoyang, there were three "favorite concubines", Yuan Mingyue (Princess Pingyuan), Princess Ande, and Yuan Qingquan, all of whom were Yuan Xiu's cousins. Yuan Xiu was defeated by Gao Huan, and in a hurry, he only brought Yuan Mingyue into the customs. Tribulus terrestris was depressed and committed suicide. I plan to take Yuan Mingyue and warn Yuan Xiu.
However, Yuan Mingyue was a clan princess after all, and Yuan Xiu was the secret of the palace, and there was no action to disturb Chao Gang. It's not so easy to get rid of her.
After thinking about it, I decided to summon the other kings of the clan to discuss the matter. Soon, the other kings, led by Yuan Baoju, tricked Yuan Mingyue out of the palace and handed it over to me. From the first generation of red faces died in heaven, when he was twenty-seven years old.
When Yuan Xiu heard about Yuan Mingyue's death, he was furious, scolding the street and lifting the table. After that, like a changed person, he often bent his bow to shoot and muttered to himself. Inside the Getaway Garden, Yuan Xiu also began to frequently summon his cronies.
But none of this escaped my eyes. Yuan Xiu, Yuan Xiu, is it not good for you to obediently be an obedient emperor, what do you have to do to seek your own death? ay.
On this night, Yuan Xiu returned to the palace from the Runaway Garden, and when he approached the back door, his mount seemed to have a spiritual nature, and he even stopped moving. After a good reassurance, he returned to the palace. At this time, a eunuch was waiting for Yuan Xiu, holding a pot of wine in his hand, and handed it to Yuan Xiu and said, "Your Majesty, this wine was specially ordered by the Minister to be sent to His Majesty, and I hope that Your Majesty will drink it." ”
Yuan Xiu looked at him and didn't say a word, wanting to pass by his side. The eunuch's eyes were fast, and he once again stopped in front of Yuan Xiu's body and said, "Confess to the minister, be sure to let Your Majesty drink this wine with your own eyes, please don't embarrass Your Majesty." ”
Yuan Xiu stared at the eunuch for a long time, and suddenly wanted to go to Yuan Mingyue, who had died not long ago, and for a moment all his thoughts were gray. Yang Tian smiled, "Yuan Xiu, Yuan Xiu, you still ended up at such a point after all." If you know today, why did you come to the west in the first place? Bright Moon, Bright Moon, finally failed you. "Say it, grab the wine glass, and take a sip."
Yongxi was three years old, leap December, Emperor Xiaowu collapsed, and was twenty-five years old.
After Emperor Xiaowu's death, I did not proclaim Yuan Zan, the son of Yuan Xiu's brother, as emperor, but instead made Yuan Xiu's cousin Yuan Baoju emperor.
Postscript: The wonderful confrontation between Gao Huan of Eastern Wei and Yuwen Tai of Western Wei is about to begin. For more information, stay tuned.