Gui Yuan

Chapter 35 Enemy Attack

The next day, Feng Yu came to Anguo Duke's Mansion to read out the decree of confinement, and when he left, he sent someone to lock the gate. The sky was bright and bright, who could not see such a big battle?Within half an hour, the news that "An Guogong offended the emperor" spread throughout the imperial capital.The civil servants in the imperial court who were usually dissatisfied with Wei Yao were overjoyed that he was punished, and the faction of military officials had some connection with the Wei family, so naturally they would not comment, but their hearts were more or less towards Wei Yao.

Wei Yao, who is on the cusp of the storm, is happy to be at ease, not being able to hear the gossip outside.Sometimes walking the garden with Treading Snow, and sometimes supervising Ning Qing's martial arts practice, it's not boring.It's just that Ning Qing suffers, and he strides for half an hour every day. In the first few days, his legs and feet are sore and weak, and he can't move when he rests.

At first he also wanted to give up, but after hearing about Fei Tian's misfortune being repaired by Zhao Min in the school yard, he was relieved.I thought it would be more comfortable for Fei Tian to follow Zhao Min, but in the end it was similar to the people they grounded.

Repeatedly, after more than half a month, Ning Qing got used to it.After waking up in the morning, without Wei Yao urging him, he consciously walked to the yard to take a horse-stretch.Wei Yao then taught him boxing again, not for defending against enemies, but for strengthening his body, and Ning Qing also got some fun from it.

Early in the morning, Ning Qing went to the stable to feed Ta Xue.During these days of confinement, there are very few recreational things, so he often provokes Texue.He didn't go in vain, and he would feed it a basket of tender bamboo shoots every time after teasing it. Taxue refused to eat it at first, but the tender bamboo shoots just dug from the back mountain were too fresh. Chewing with mouth tilted.

After feeding the horses, Ning Qing went back to the yard with a bamboo basket, just as Wei Yao was sitting at the stone table in the courtyard playing chess, he walked over and took a look: "Zhao Zhuo, it seems that you are proficient in all six arts?"

"I learned a little bit of superficiality in the past, so I just have nothing to do when I have nothing to do." He separated the black and white pieces on the chessboard, and picked them back into the chess box one by one.

Ning Qing put the bamboo basket on the ground, sat next to him, supported his head to watch him put away all the chess pieces, and said: "I heard that the prisoners from Xingchuan were executed a few days ago, so the fever might spread. , burn the corpses."

Wei Yao said indifferently: "You are still so well-informed with the news."

Ning Qing smiled: "Don't you know everything in your heart? The prince sent a letter."

"Ah."

"I always feel that something is wrong." Ning Qing said, "The Luoxialing party probably has something to do with the Nanman army. It took us a while to solve this case. Now that the man is dead, the Nanman side may find out. "

The Wei Yao he was talking about naturally understood that Sun Yin, the king of the Southern Barbarians, had not long since inherited the throne, and he was reckless and ambitious without any concealment.Such a person is difficult to guess according to common sense, maybe if he touches a string of him, he will go crazy and bite people.

"They are the ones who crossed the line first. If you don't teach them a lesson, they will only make progress, and there will be no end." Wei Yao stood up and said, "There will be a battle in the end, it's just the difference between sooner and later."

Having said that, Shii is a grasshopper on a rope, fighting one is okay, but if they are twisted into a rope, they will be powerless to deal with.

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Southern barbarians.

Xie Chuxuan received the secret letter in the evening, and regardless of the night, he took the waist card and entered the palace. Sun Yin was about to rest on the bed when he heard the announcement from the servant. He put on his clothes helplessly and walked to the main hall to meet him.

Sun Yin sat down and said angrily, "What's the matter? I don't know it's getting late, do you want to rest?"

"I know I was wrong, but there is one fact that is urgent, and I have to report it to the king immediately."

Sun Yin just glanced at him and asked, "What's the matter?"

"The minister received a secret letter, which said that the people who were arranged in Xingchuan were surrounded by Wei Yao before, and they were all taken to the imperial capital and executed secretly."

"What?" Sun Yin jumped up against the case, and asked, "What is Wei Yao going to Xingchuan for?"

Xie Chuxuan glanced at him, and immediately lowered his head: "That's right, I just went to check the grain draft."

"It's useless!" Sun Yin was so angry that he raised his cup and threw it on the ground, walked back and forth a few steps, pointed at him and asked, "Why didn't there be any news before such a thing happened?"

"The group of people in Xingchuan wrote a secret letter in a month or two, and it is difficult for us to find out about this sudden incident..."

Sun Yinyun took a few breaths, and the more he thought about it, the more difficult it was to calm down his anger: "Emperor Wei was also powerful, and he executed him without saying a word. Is it true that the whole world belongs to his family?"

Xie Chuxuan knelt on the ground and dared not make a sound.

"Okay, you go down first."

After Xie Chuxuan left, Sun Yin went to the desk, took a pen and wrote a few lines on the paper, rolled up the paper and tied it with a red string.He opened the drawer on the left side, took out a wooden box, opened the lid, and found a lifelike wooden kite. He put the note into the wooden kite and let it fly towards the window.

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Two months have passed in a blink of an eye, and it will be the Dragon Boat Festival in two days.During the one-month confinement, Zhu Yu also mentioned the lifting of the ban, but Emperor Xiangfeng prevaricated him. At first, a few people pleaded for Wei Yao, but seeing that the crown prince couldn't speak well, they understood that the holy will had been decided, so they stopped asking for it. It's boring to rush to upset His Majesty.

In the Anqing Palace, Emperor Xiangfeng put down the notebook, took a sip from the teacup and put it down again, talking to Feng Yu: "Is Wei Yao still peaceful these days?"

"The people below report that An Guogong is very peaceful, but Zuo is practicing swords in the mansion in a muffled voice, and he can only talk to Mr. Ning Xiang." Feng Yu didn't know what he meant when he suddenly mentioned Wei Yao, and he was cautious. to answer.

"Practicing swords is not slack at all." Emperor Xiangfeng hooked up the corner of his mouth, not like the contempt of the winner, but rather helpless, as if he was hurt by something.

"Feng Yu, do you know why I decided to imprison him for three months?"

Feng Yu panicked and said: "The servant dare not speculate on the holy meaning."

Emperor Xiangfeng closed his eyes weakly, as if he was explaining to himself more like: "Bian is contemptible, Wei Yao needs someone like Wei Yao. You see, he can be so calm and relaxed. I'm sure." I won't really touch him. As the king of a country, I decide life and death, but as long as Wei Yao doesn't turn against him, and he is still fighting for the reunion of Wei, I can't do anything to him."

Feng Yu was a little moved when he heard the words, who would have thought that even the emperor would have constraints.He said with relief: "Your Majesty's important situation is to endure humiliation for the country and the people."

"I can only be relieved by a non-painful method like grounding my feet." He opened his mouth and sighed silently.

Feng Yu didn't know what to say, so when he saw that the tea was cold, he changed it for him.As Emperor Xiangfeng took over, someone shouted outside the hall: "Your Majesty! Meng Xun, Minister of the Ministry of War, has something important to report!"

Emperor Xiangfeng winked, Feng Yu waved the floating dust, walked to the gate of the palace and said, "Master Meng, let's go in."

Meng Xun entered the hall like a gust of wind, and knelt down in front of Emperor Xiangfeng, making quite a commotion.He shouted: "Your Majesty! Jiazhou urgent report! The Southern Barbarian Army raided Xuanyu Pass at the moment of cock crowing. General Cao Xu of the Frontier Army led [-] troops to the battle. Unfortunately, the enemy was too numerous. Unfortunately, he died in battle."

...

Three hours ago, Xuanyu Pass.

When the cock crowed, everyone fell into a dream. The camp was silent as usual, and the tents were flapping with the slightest wind.Cao Xu was awakened by the sound of the wind. It was an ordinary thing, but Wei Yao's warning had played a role. He couldn't calm down.

After tossing and turning, he still put on his clothes and went out of the tent, and climbed up to the beacon tower to blow the air and chat to soothe his mind.After standing for a while, he found that something was wrong. The beacon tower was built on the top of the mountain, and there was a large forest under the mountain, which was dark and hidden in the dark night, but he always felt that there was movement in the forest.The noise in the woods gradually became louder, Cao Xu knew something was wrong, so he hurriedly rang the bell.

"Enemy attack! Hurry up!"

The rapid ringing of the bell broke the original tranquility, the tents were lit up one by one, and the noise of all the rustlings became louder.After a while, more than 1000 people gathered in the open space in front of the camp, ready to go.

Cao Xu stood on the stone pier in front and said condescendingly: "I don't know how many troops the enemy has, so don't act rashly."

"Yes!" More than 1000 people replied in unison.

Cao Xu asked his subordinates to push out a few cannons, put them on the crenels of the city wall, and waited quietly for the movement below.

After half a stick of incense, the enemy army finally appeared in everyone's field of vision. They were sent along the city wall in a dense mass, with a roughly estimated strength of [-] troops.

The leader of the Southern Barbarian army, the general on the horse, waved his hand, and the people below started to move, one group shot arrows, and the other group threw stones.Immediately Cao Xu gave an order, and the garrison had the advantage of condescending, and the arrows falling from the sky were in front of them in an instant, making people overwhelmed. Coupled with the bombardment of artillery, a group of enemy troops fell down quickly.

The momentum of the garrison is booming, but Cao Xu's heart is full of doubts.Xuanyu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack. The Nanban has been peaceful for more than ten years and has never crossed the thunder pool. Why did they make a surprise attack at this time?The Nanman general didn't seem in a hurry, and he didn't retreat half a step even when he suffered heavy losses. It's really weird, but what made him have such confidence?

After a while, Cao Xu finally understood what was wrong.No matter how many people fell down, the rear continued to replenish troops, and the total number was more than five thousand. I am afraid that there are countless reinforcements hidden in the woods.

It seems that they want to win by numbers.

Cao Xu took the torch from the side, boarded the beacon tower and lit the beacon fire, and within half an hour Jiazhou would send people to help.Although there are many soldiers in the Southern Barbarians, they can still hold a stalemate for a while due to their geographical advantages.

Suddenly, a loud bang resounded through the sky, followed by a scream. Cao Xu turned his head to look, and his subordinates fell to the ground one by one, with a hole pierced through their bodies, bloody and bloody.He walked to the city wall in a daze and looked out.

Nanban rolled out a row of artillery, which was different from ordinary artillery, and he had never seen it before.A cannon rang and hit the city wall, causing the ground to vibrate slightly.Cao Xu's mind went blank for a while, and suddenly, he remembered what Wei Yao had said to him.

"Cao Xu, you are already on your own. There are more than 1000 soldiers behind you, and their wealth and lives are tied to you."

Cao Xu woke up like a dream, propped himself up with a long sword, and walked towards the soldiers, step by step, heavy and determined.

"Brothers! Today we are going to shed blood for Da Wei, are you afraid?"

"Don't be afraid!" The soldiers shouted in unison.

"Okay!" Cao Xu gave a long laugh, looked at the city, and said loudly: "We will last a while, Jiazhou will last a while, and Da Wei will last a while!"

The soldiers replied: "I will die without regret!"

Cao Xu raised his head and smiled, his tearful eyes reflected raging fire.

A series of shelling pierced the night sky, and the smell of gunpowder was everywhere.

...

After hearing Meng Xun's report, Emperor Xiangfeng shook his hands unconsciously, and the spilled tea splashed on the dragon robe.He settled down, put the teacup aside, and called out: "Feng Yu, go and invite Wei Yao into the palace, and go immediately."

"Yes!" Feng Yu hurriedly saluted and walked out.

In An Guogong's mansion, Ning Qing was drinking tea in the courtyard, watching Lin Rong and the cook learn how to wrap corn millet, spooning in one hand and leaves in the other, and the bags always fell apart.His unscrupulous ridicule aroused Lin Rong's fighting spirit and strengthened his determination to never stop until the package was completed. It seemed that he would fight against a pot of rice forever.

Wei Yao came in from the backyard and smiled when he saw the battle.He walked up to Lin Rong, picked up the leaves, and moved his fingers dexterously to wrap one out.

Lin Rong was right next to him, but he didn't know how he made it, and said in shock, "What, what? How did you make it, my lord?"

Wei Yao stood up indifferently, and turned his head to leave him a word: "Enlighten yourself."

"So stingy." Lin Rong complained in a low voice, then bowed his head again.

Seeing him coming, Ning Qing joked, "Would you still pack this?"

"In the past in northern Xinjiang, I used to pack this in the army during the Dragon Boat Festival."

Ning Qing raised his eyebrows, nodded and said, "You really are versatile."

"My lord, my lord!" Feng Yu ran all the way from outside the corridor in a panic.

How could Feng Yu come to him at this time?Wei Yao already guessed in his heart that something might have happened.

Feng Yu went to him and bowed, and said a little more calmly: "Grandpa, Jiazhou has lit a beacon! An urgent report from the front, the Nanman raided Xuanyu Pass last night!"

Ning Qing got up slowly when he heard the words, Lin Rong and the others saw that the atmosphere was not right, so they also stopped what they were doing.

Wei Yao asked, "Where's the garrison at Xuanyu Pass?"

Feng Yu hesitated to speak, raised his head and said sadly: "There are too many enemy troops, and the garrison was too weak to resist and suffered heavy casualties. General Cao Xu fought the enemy bravely, unfortunately... he died."

Ning Qing was shocked and turned to look at Wei Yao.It was the first time he saw Wei Yao like this, his eyes were filled with disbelief, and he froze on the spot without saying a word.

Feng Yu wondered: "My lord, Your Majesty called you into the palace to discuss this matter."

Wei Yao regained his composure, his face became silent, and said: "I will enter the palace immediately."