Chapter 197 Guessed her identity and sent troops to Luoyang City
Xiao Jinyu repeated to Xie Yuxuan what the envoys of Zhou State said in the Taiji Hall, but Xie Yuxuan did not hear anything wrong and only said: "This is a good thing! His Majesty the Zhou State was willing to trade two counties for Ah Sister, this will be a great help to my reputation! What are you worried about?"
Xiao Jinyu said: "I'm afraid that someone will take advantage of the topic and deliberately cause trouble. Your Majesty rejected the conditions proposed by the Zhou Envoy. If..."
Xie Yuxuan reacted and her expression darkened: "Are you afraid that they will use this as an excuse to send troops to attack Qi? Use you as a cover?"
Xiao Jinyu nodded: "That's why I asked if this was His Majesty Zhou's intention or Yu Wenhu's intention?"
"Sister, I can guarantee you that Yu Wenyong is really just looking for talents and has no intention of harming you!
Of course, he also has selfish motives, he just wants your help to deal with Yu Wenhu. After all, you told Governor Wei that Yu Wenhu’s time is running out..."
Xiao Jinyu then smiled and said: "I know, Ah Xuan still has a great crush on Yu Wenyong!"
Xie Yuxuan's expression turned pale: "Sister, don't get me wrong. I once had a crush on him and was in love with him, but that's all in the past. I won't force things that are impossible. Now, the most important thing for me is The people are you and my fifth brother.”
After a pause, she added, "If Yu Wenyong really does harm to Sister in the future, I will definitely stand by Sister and will not let him go!"
"Silly Xuan, it's not that I don't believe you! I also said that I won't stop you from doing anything you want to do! It's a good thing that you have someone you like. You can't just live alone all your life... …”
Xie Yuxuan's eyes were hazy after hearing this, and she seemed to have the urge to cry again. She finally held back the tears and said with a smile: "Sister, I let it go, I really let it go!"
"But if you are really so afraid that I won't get married, then you can decide on my marriage from now on, or you can find a son-in-law for me!" At this point, she actually added as if enlightened, "Oh yes. , If you don’t want to get married, you’ll find a son-in-law! Now that my family is not prosperous, it’s up to me to develop it!”
Xiao Jinyu was also amused by her serious expression and said hello.
At this time, Ling Ye hurried over to report: "Girl, Anu's mother and sister, our people have been rescued from Fengyue Tower!"
"Okay! Then let Anu meet her relatives!"
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In the Taiji Hall, the Zhou envoy proposed that the two counties be exchanged for Xie Zhen, which once again set off huge waves in Ye City, so that there was an endless stream of scholars who came here in admiration, almost crossing the threshold of the "Xie Mansion".
Gao Zhan did fulfill Xiao Jinyu's wish and gave her a house adjacent to the Lanling Palace, which he called Xie's Mansion.
But most of the time, this Xie Mansion is empty. Only occasionally, in order to cover up people's eyes when someone is following him, Xiao Jinyu will enter the manor in the name of Xie Zhen and stay for a while.
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At the same time, when the news reached the Lu Mansion, Mutipo was so angry that she gritted her teeth: "I didn't expect that even His Majesty the Zhou Kingdom would have such high regard for this Xie Zhen that he would not hesitate to offer two counties in exchange for talents?"
"The Yan family has returned to the Zhou Kingdom. Not only that, Xie Zhen also released Duguluo, who was originally imprisoned in the Beigong.
Mother, the peace talks are over. Not only did the peace talks fail to discredit Xie Zhen, but the words of the envoy Zhou made him even more famous. Scholars all over the world respect him!
His Majesty also favors him even more, and it seems that we can no longer do anything to him! "
Lu Lingxuan squinted her eyes, suddenly raised the corners of her lips, and burst into laughter. Mutiva was so frightened that she thought she was crazy, and asked quickly: "Mother, why are you laughing?"
"Who says we can't do anything to him? This is an excellent opportunity. Since His Majesty has rejected the Zhou envoy's proposal, then the Zhou Kingdom has enough reason to send troops to Qi to ask for Xie Zhen!"
"Not only that, we can also say that this Xie Zhen had already committed himself to the State of Zhou during the peace talks with Wei Xiaokuan in Yubi City. He was a spy sent by the State of Zhou, so His Majesty the State of Zhou wanted to take him back!
Otherwise, why would he let Duguluo go? "
Speaking of this, Mutipo's eyes lit up.
"Pass it, just pass it!"
"At the same time, send another letter to the Turkic Khan!"
"yes!"
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After the Zhou envoy returned to Chang'an, Dou Yi immediately went to the Hanren Hall where the emperor and his ministers discussed matters, reported to Yuwen Yong all the things he encountered during his mission to Qi, and at the same time ordered Yan Ji to be sent back to the Duke of Jin. Mansion.
After learning that the Lord of Qi was unwilling to exchange Xie Zhen, Yu Wenyong sighed with regret. However, the conversation with Dou Yi had not lasted long when Yu Wenhu rushed to the hall in a fierce manner and asked the emperor:
"Your Majesty, since the Lord of Qi refuses to hand over Xie Zhen, why don't we send troops to attack Qi? Anyway, the emperor of Qi's debauched and tyrannical rule has long made the people of Qi extremely dissatisfied. To destroy Qi is to do justice to heaven!"
Yu Wenyong was very surprised after hearing this: "Qi State has just returned Otsuka Zai's mother, and we, Zhou State, are going to tear up the alliance and send troops to attack Qi. Isn't it too treacherous?"
Yu Wenhu then smiled and said: "Your Majesty, Lord Qi Gao Zhan is not a person who can keep his promises, so what if he breaks the alliance? Making an alliance is just a strategy to defeat the enemy. When the time is right, the most important thing we should do is to implement the plan of the Eastern Expedition. matter!"
After that, he took out a letter and continued,
"Moreover, the Turkic Mugan Khan has sent a letter of alliance, and wants to increase his troops by 50,000 to help the Zhou Kingdom attack Qi together! If we cannot abide by the covenant with the Turks, there will inevitably be border troubles. By then, our enemies will not only be There will be strong Turkic troops in Qi, Chen, Goguryeo, please think carefully!"
Yu Wenhu spoke in a very heavy and strong tone that did not allow for refutation. In fact, he was just informing Yu Wenyong. As for whether the puppet emperor agreed or not, he did not need to care.
But after Yu Wenhu made this decision, he soon received a letter from Wei Xiaokuan.
Wei Xiaokuan said in the letter that it was not a wise move to attack Qi at this time. The long letter contained no less than 10,000 words, all analyzing the reasons why it was not the right time to attack Qi.
After Yu Wenhu finished reading, he tore the letter into pieces with anger and disdain. He raised his hand and sneered: "Old man, you don't want to send troops, but you treat yourself as your lord and command me!"
"Come here, recruit me troops, whether they are the imperial soldiers in Guanzhong or the imperial guards on the left and right wings, all of them are recruited for me. I want to mobilize 200,000 troops to defeat the Turks together!"
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Hearing the news that Yu Wenhu was going to unite with the Turks to conquer Qi, Dugu Luo, who had just returned to the Dugu family's general residence, was very uneasy and frightened. After hesitating for a long time, he came to the study room of his father, Dugu Xin, who was still unfamiliar to him, and knocked on the door. .
After Dugu Xin let him in, he pursed his lips and said:
"Father, Yu Wenhu sent troops on the grounds that His Majesty begged Xie Zhen. My son felt that it was inappropriate. What does this matter have to do with Xie Zhen? It was just something the envoy of Zhou said at the banquet. This will make Xie Zhen Put yourself in a dangerous situation!
In Qi State, Minister Xie is the only person who has ever been kind to me. I...I don't want anything to happen to him! Can his father help him? "
Dugu Xin sighed.
"You are a child who knows how to repay kindness, but we are each our own masters. Even if I want to help, how can I help when we are thousands of miles apart?"
"Can't we persuade Otsuka Zai not to attack Qi?" Duguluo asked cautiously.
"You are too naive to ask this. If my father could persuade me, Yuwen Hu would not have killed three emperors in a row. My father and Yuwen Hu were unrelenting political enemies."
Duguluo heard the sound and looked around, and saw a very beautiful woman with a sense of confidence and arrogance in her beauty walking towards Duguxin's study. Standing side by side with her was a handsome and powerful man.
"Come on, Luo Er, this is your sister Jia Luo!" Dugu Xin pointed at this beautiful woman and introduced, then pointed at the man beside her, "This is your brother-in-law Yang Jian." Dugu Jia Luo was born when he was fourteen years old. Married to Yang Jian, the two of them played the piano and played the piano in harmony as a young couple, and they almost became a model couple that was envied by many girls in Chang'an City.
Dugu Luo called out awkwardly: "Sister, brother-in-law!"
"Brother."
Dugu Jialuo noticed that he was holding something tightly in his hand and seemed to attach great importance to it, so he asked, "What is that in your hand?"
Duguluo said: "This is a gift given to me by Xie Shilang when I returned to Zhou with the envoy."
"Can you lend it to me to take a look at?"
Duguluo was a little reluctant, but at the request of this powerful sister, he still handed the jade pendant to her.
Dugu Jialuo looked at the jade pendant carefully. She looked at it very seriously, as if she didn't miss every inch of the jade pendant. After looking at it for a long time, she suddenly asked: "How does this Minister Xie look like? How does he usually treat others?" How are you doing?"
Duguluo quickly replied: "He is very handsome and has a slender figure, but he is still shorter than me. His waist is very thin and his legs are very long. He has the forest style of Jiangzuo scholars. He is friendly and kind to others, but not forceful." people.
The first time he went to the small courtyard where I lived to release me, I didn't want to come out, but he said he would give me some gold, silver and silk and let me buy a house, food and clothing. I thought he was a good person, so Came out with him.
But he is very smart, very smart. Lord Lu of Qi tried to harm him many times, but he dodged and even fought back. However, I heard this from others and did not see it with my own eyes.
In short, he is a good man and the only one who is kind to me! "
"Then have you ever thought about why he wanted to let you out, or even let you go back to Zhou? Why should he be nice to you?"
"Maybe you feel pity for me!"
"There are so many pitiful people in the world. Do you think he has so much money to help one by one and so much energy to save one by one?" Dugu Jialuo said, "No one will do anything that is selfless and has no benefit to themselves. , he is no exception. He only let you out because you are the son of our father Dugu Xin. According to your description and this jade pendant, it can be seen that this Minister Xie is a person with a delicate mind and a trace of womanly kindness.
I guess he is probably a woman! "
This conclusion surprised Dugu Luo, Dugu Xin and even Yang Jian.
"You said that the world-famous Xie Zhen is a woman? Jia Luo, you have never even seen him, how can you see him?" Dugu Xin asked.
Dugu Jialuo said: "This piece of Hetian jade has a warm texture and symbolizes beautiful love and family harmony. This is the most sincere and simple blessing for the eldest brother. The engraved words on it are even more popular with women. Few men can do it." He is so gentle and delicate, combined with the appearance and the way he handles things that the elder brother just described, so my daughter guessed that he must be a woman pretending to be him. "
"Furthermore, Wei Gong Yu Wenzhi once revealed to me that when he was famous on Fahua Mountain in the Southern Dynasty, both King Lanling and Emperor Chen Xu of the Southern Dynasty had an unusually special affection for Xie Zhen. This was not for ordinary scholars. Appreciation is like admiration for someone you like.”
"Of course there is love between gentlemen now, and it is not surprising that the friendship between gentlemen is broken sleeves, but King Lanling loves his princess so deeply, why would he rather abandon his princess in Yecheng than accompany Xie Zhen Going to Yubi City for peace talks, isn't he afraid that his princess will be in danger in Ye City? "
Having said this, she asked Duguluo: "Brother, have you seen Princess Lanling in Yecheng?"
Duguluo shook his head: "I've never seen it before!"
"I heard that she is a very beautiful woman, and she is proficient in medical skills and painting. She is also a talented woman. It is a pity that you have never seen her."
Seeing what Dugu Jialuo meant, Yang Jian continued: "Does Jialuo suspect that this Xie Zhen is Princess Lanling?"
Dugu Jialuo nodded.
Dugu Luo looked at Dugu Jialuo in even more shock, and his eyes fell on the jade pendant extremely uneasily. After slowly calming down the unbelievable surprise in his heart, he suddenly knelt down and said to Dugu: "I don't care about him. Whether she is a man or a woman, I beg her father and brother-in-law to save her life when we meet on the battlefield, as a way of repaying her kindness for my son. "
Dugu Jialuo then pulled Dugu Luo up and said with a smile: "Brother, I admire such a person of extraordinary intelligence. If she is really a woman, her identity will be exposed and she will definitely arouse the dissatisfaction of the dignitaries of Qi. If she has nowhere to go, , we can take her to Zhou Kingdom."
"Jialuo, no, sister, please don't tell me about this yet, okay?"
"Of course, I won't talk nonsense, I'm just curious about such a strange woman!" As he said, he raised the Hetian jade again, "But you have to lend me this jade for a few days, I always feel She gave you this jade pendant, there must be a deeper meaning, I want to study it further. "
Duguluo looked at the jade pendant, showing great reluctance to part with it.
"Don't worry, I just want to see what the words she carved on it mean, that's all. It will be returned to its original owner in three days."
"Okay!" Duguluo nodded.
Yang Jian turned to Dugu Xin and said: "Yu Wenhu has already torn up the letter sent by Governor Wei from Yubi City. This time he is determined to conquer Qi State eastward, and is now recruiting a large number of soldiers and imperial guards. Sergeant, if you think about it, hundreds of thousands of troops can be recruited in less than ten days, and there are also Qiang and Hu people who have surrendered. The total number should be at least 200,000.
Father-in-law, our Yang family this time..."
"Why don't we send out troops? Let Yu Wenhu deal with it on his own!" Lonely Xin continued.
Duguluo was very happy, but soon his face was filled with sadness.
It was Dugu Jialuo who said: "Brother, if there is any news about Minister Xie from Qi, we will inform you, so don't worry."
Duguluo was very happy, looked at Dugujialuo with great gratitude and said: "Thank you sister!"
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The news that Yu Wenhu was recruiting troops to attack Qi was quickly transmitted to Xie Yuxuan through the flying pigeon of the spy. Xie Yuxuan immediately informed Xiao Jinyu of the matter and said angrily: "The princess's prediction is absolutely right. Yuwen Hu is really right." He is a treacherous and capricious villain. As soon as he got his mother, he immediately recruited troops to attack Qi. It seems that he couldn't wait to make military achievements, and then he would be given a royal title and force the emperor of Zhou to abdicate! "
Axiu also said with great fear: "There are also rumors outside that because His Majesty rejected the Zhou State's request for peace talks and did not exchange Xie Zhen to the Zhou State, Yu Wenhu wanted to send troops to attack Qi..."
"Princess, what should we do now? If Your Majesty listens to these rumors and agrees to Yu Wenhu's request, you will..."
"Then let's take this opportunity to go to Luoyang! Luoyang is not far from Jinyang, and Chang Gong is there."
As soon as he said this, an edict came from the chamberlain, saying that Your Majesty wanted to express his gratitude to the chamberlain for entering the palace.
Xiao Jinyu immediately changed into official uniform and followed the chamberlain to Zhaoyang Palace. Before entering the palace gate, she heard the voice of a monk saying:
"Your Majesty, no matter how talented Minister Xie is, can it be more important than the safety of the people of Qi State? Since Yu Wenhu wants him, why not just give him to Yu Wenhu, which can also stop the war. This is also a great achievement for Mr. Xie. The winter moon is approaching now, and the New Year’s Day will not be long. Will we also have to fight against the Zhou army during the New Year’s Day this year? "
Gao Yuanhai also said: "Yes, and the rumors outside are also extremely unfavorable to Shilang Xie. If he cannot prove his innocence, he is really no different from a spy of the Zhou Kingdom. After all, no one knows about the peace talks in Yubi City between him and Wei Xiaokuan What did you say?"
Gao Zhan looked uncertain after hearing this, and suddenly saw "Xie Zhen" arriving outside the palace door, so he immediately called him in.
Xiao Jinyu entered Zhaoyang Hall, walked straight to Gao Zhan, suddenly kneeled on the ground, raised her hand and said:
"Your Majesty, then send me to Luoyang City. Luoyang is a strategic location. If the Zhou army attacks Qi, they will attack Luoyang first. I am willing to resist the Zhou army to prove my innocence!"
"But you are a civil servant and not a military general. How can you resist the Zhou army?" Gao Zhan said as if he couldn't bear it.
Xiao Jinyu then said: "Then let King Ande Gao Yanzong go with me. Although I am a civil servant, I also know how to use troops. As long as your majesty trusts me, I am willing to defend Luoyang to the end!"
(End of chapter)