Zhang Xuan hurriedly returned to the barracks, and at the same time asked his own soldiers to invite Fang Xuanling.

In fact, Zhang Xuan had long known that the Turkic alliance was a trap, so he also reminded Pei Ju that the Turkic army had ambushed the Sui Dynasty caravan in Fuqibo.

Historically, Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty was indeed captured alive by the Turkic army in Yanmen County, and that battle was a major turning point in the political situation of the Sui Dynasty, that is, after that war, the imperial court could no longer control the local government.

Today, Xin Yu once again brought a message from her father, dozens of Turkic cavalry have been mobilized, as the great chief of the Baye Gukulun Department, his intelligence is of course accurate, but the question is, does he Zhang Xuan want to change this history?

At this time, a soldier reported outside the door, "Boss, the Fang military division is here." ”

"Let him in!"

Footsteps sounded, Fang Xuanling walked into the room quickly, and said with a smile: "It's so late, is there anything urgent for the envoy?" ”

"I'm sorry to disturb the rest of the military division!"

"It's okay, I happened to be on duty in the barracks tonight, and I was reading a book in my room, envoy, what happened?"

Zhang Xuan sighed, "This time the Son of Heaven went north to make an alliance with the Turks, I'm afraid he will fall into the trap of the Turks." ”

"How does the envoy know?"

"I know the Grand Chief of the Ancient Department of Baye Tule in the steppe, and he has sent someone to deliver a message to me today, the Turkic Khan has mobilized hundreds of thousands of troops and is preparing to ambush the Son of Heaven."

Fang Xuanling's face changed slightly, and he pondered for a moment and said, "Does the general think that the Son of Heaven will listen to our advice and not go to the alliance?" ”

Zhang Xuan shook his head, "This is what troubles me, I'm afraid that the Turkic Khan has already made two preparations, if the Son of Heaven goes to the Alliance, he will ambush the Son of Heaven, if the Son of Heaven does not go." Then he used this as an excuse to invade the Sui Dynasty on a large scale, hundreds of thousands of iron horsemen, I am afraid that the north of the Yellow River will be ruined. ”

Fang Xuanling sighed softly, "The general is right, the Great Sui State was the most powerful and powerful back then, and the Turks could not be destroyed at the time when they were the strongest, with today's weak body. It is even more difficult to match the Turks, this time the Turks have been planning for a long time, and it is definitely not good. ”

Zhang Xuan took a few steps with his hands in his hands, frowned, and said, "I think the Son of Heaven also seems to feel the threat of the Turks, so he went to meet the Turkic chieftain with a humiliating low profile, didn't the military advisor feel it?" Originally, it was supposed to be the Turkic Khan who came to the capital to make a pilgrimage to the Son of Heaven, just like the Qimin Khan back then, but now it is good, and the Khan has an edict. The Son of Heaven of the Great Sui went north, and it was a great shame! ”

"What are you going to do?"

"I want to lead my army north"

"You can't go north!"

Without waiting for Zhang Xuan to finish speaking, Fang Xuanling categorically objected, "Although the envoy wants to fulfill the responsibility of a courtier, but without the will of the Son of Heaven, he rashly went north, I am afraid that instead of saving the driver, he has the intention of rebellion." ”

Perhaps because he felt that his tone was too heavy, Fang Xuanling softened his tone and said: "The envoy can warn the Son of Heaven through the important ministers of the imperial court. At least let the Son of Heaven know about the Turkic intentions, like this. The Xiaoguo army can also be prepared in advance. ”

After a pause, Fang Xuanling said again: "The subordinates can understand the general's desire to expel Hu Lu, but this matter is very important, we must be cautious, we can deal with it positively, but we can't act recklessly." The general could not send troops, but he could send cavalry north to the Central Plains under the pretext of clearing the remnants of Meng Haigong, and once the edict of the Son of Heaven was issued, the cavalry could be the vanguard. At the same time, scouts were sent to Mayi County to find out the situation there. ”

At this time, Zhang Xuan had calmed down, he was silent for a moment, and nodded, "The military advisor is right, this matter really needs to be done carefully!" ”

Zhang Xuan immediately said to the soldiers outside the tent: "Quickly order Pei Xingyan and Shen Guang to come to see me!" ”

It was two o'clock in the middle of the night when Zhang Xuan returned to the mansion, and as soon as he entered the courtyard, Lu Qing, who was waiting in front of the courtyard, greeted him.

"It's late, why haven't you slept yet?" Jang Hyun asked with concern.

Lu Qing's face was full of anxiety, and he stepped forward and said, "Husband, Wu Niang is gone." ”

"Where did you go?" Jaung Hyun asked puzzled.

"I don't know, her sword and horses are gone, I have seen her room, her dress and softness are gone, and not a letter has been left."

Zhang Xuan was stunned, this is obviously Zhang Chuchen saying goodbye, what happened here? He looked at Lu Qing suspiciously.

Lu Qing sighed softly, "Maybe those words I said hurt her." ”

"What did you say?"

Lu Qing shook his head, "Forget it, maybe I misunderstood her, so don't ask." ”

Seeing that his wife was depressed, Zhang Xuan gently hugged her shoulders and said with a smile: "Maybe she will go to worship her father-in-law, according to custom, she should go to visit the tomb on New Year's Day." ”

Lu Qing smiled bitterly, if he really went to sweep the tomb, how could he not tell himself, it was clearly what he said.

Lu Qing sighed secretly in her heart, she implicitly told Zhang Chuchen that she was willing to accept her as her sister, hoping that she could become a family with her.

Zhang Chuchen didn't say a word, but he didn't expect her to say goodbye, could it really be that he misunderstood her feelings? She doesn't have a sense of belonging to her husband?

Thinking of this, Lu Qing couldn't help but sigh lowly.

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When the New Year comes, Taiyuan has also become a snowy world, Sui Emperor Yang Guang stayed in Taiyuan Jinyang Palace, he will stay in Taiyuan for more than a month, and then continue to go north to inspect when the ice and snow melt.

Li Yuan spent nearly half a year preparing for the arrival of the Son of Heaven, and for this northern tour of Taiyuan, Li Yuan can be said to have exhausted himself, mobilizing almost all the resources that can be mobilized, not only so that the Son of Heaven can live in Jinyang Palace with peace of mind, but also built a hundred official mansions, so that all ministers above the fourth rank have a comfortable house to live in.

Li Yuan's hard work was not in vain, both the Son of Heaven and the important ministers of civil and military affairs were very satisfied with Li Yuan's careful preparation, and everyone said good things about Li Yuan in front of the Son of Heaven, so that the treasury of Taiyuan was sharply reduced, and Yang Guang did not blame Li Yuan for being extravagant and wasteful, but praised Li Yuan for his good understanding of the holy will.

Today is the first day of the first lunar month, early in the morning, the Son of Heaven Yang Guang held a New Year's dynasty in Jinyang Palace, to celebrate the arrival of the 12th year of the great cause, and then feasted in the Deyang Hall of Jinyang Palace.

In front of a newly repaired mansion near the north gate of Taiyuan City, a carriage slowly stopped in front of the steps under the escort of eight entourages, and Pei Xingjian, who was waiting in front of the gate of the mansion, ran up and supported Pei Ju, the head of the family who came out of the carriage.

This mansion is Li Yuan specially built for Pei Ju Taiyuan Mansion, covering an area of about five acres, the area is not large, but the layout is very elegant, Pei Ju lives very well here, this time Pei Ju accompanied the Son of Heaven Yang Guang to the north, in addition to the eight henchmen, there is also the grandson Pei Xingjian followed, all the way to take care of Pei Ju's living.

Today, Pei Ju drank twice as much at the court banquet, and because of his advanced age, his body was really a little unbearable, and he was anxious to go back to his study to rest for a while.

Pei Xingjian hesitated, he originally had something important to report to his grandfather, but his grandfather seemed to be unwell, so he had to help Pei Ju to the study and sit down with his entourage.

At this time, a maid served a cup of hot tea, Pei Ju drank two sips of hot tea, and felt a lot more comfortable, he saw that Pei Xingjian was very hesitant, so he asked with a smile: "On the first day of the Lunar New Year, is there anything to say?" ”

"Back to my grandfather, Zhang Xuan sent someone to deliver the letter, saying that there was urgent information."

Pei Ju's drunkenness suddenly woke up for seven or eight minutes, he drank a few more sips of hot tea, and ordered, "Bring the messenger up." ”

After a while, Pei Xingjian brought a young man in, and the young man knelt down on one knee and saluted: "The humble position is the scout brigade commander Liu Xin, who has come to deliver a letter to Pei Ge Lao on the order of the commander of my family." ”

He took out a letter from his bosom and held it high and presented it to Pei Ju, who took the letter and asked, "Does General Zhang have any other message for me?" ”

"All that is to be said is in faith, and there is no more message."

Pei Ju nodded, and instructed Pei Xingjian, "Take this little general down, treat him well, and reward ten taels of gold." ”

"Thank you Pei Ge for your kindness!"

The letter scout followed Pei Xingjian, Pei Ju unfolded Zhang Xuan's letter and read it for a moment, he smiled and shook his head, was the urgent information sent by Zhang Xuan thousands of miles away? Pei Ju suddenly lost interest, a wave of fatigue hit, Pei Ju lay on the couch and fell asleep.

I slept until dusk before waking up, and the maid hurriedly sent hot water to wash my face and rinse my mouth, Pei Ju was completely awake, and then he found the letter shaft that fell next to the charcoal basin.

He picked up the letter axis again and read it again, Zhang Xuan said in the letter that the Turkic Khan had gathered hundreds of thousands of troops from various parts of the steppe near the tooth tent, and this was the preparation for a large-scale expedition, and the northward movement of the Son of Heaven was likely to be a trap for sudden people.

This time, Pei Ju saw at the end of the letter that the source was the Grand Chief of Baye Gutule, and he couldn't help frowning, if it was Thule's news, why didn't Thule send someone to deliver the letter to him? You must know that Thule has always been the eyes and ears of the Great Sui on the grassland, and he is connected by himself.

At this time, Pei Xingjian reported outside the door, "Grandfather Qiqi, Li Yuanjun, who stayed in Taiyuan, came to visit!" ”

This is Li Yuan coming, Pei Ju nodded and said, "Let him come in!" ”

After a while, Li Yuan hurriedly walked into the study, this time receiving the northern tour of the Son of Heaven, Li Yuan was unanimously praised from top to bottom, it seemed that he was extraordinarily high-spirited, full of red light, he stepped forward and gave a deep salute, "Humble Li Yuan see Pei Gong!" ”

Pei Ju waved his hand and smiled: "Shude doesn't have to be polite, please sit down!"

Li Yuan sat down at the bottom and said with a smile: "I saw Pei Gong drink a few more steps at the court banquet, and I was a little worried about Pei Gong's body, so I came to greet him!" ”

Pei Ju nodded and praised: "Shude is really a caring person, but I'm fine, just drink more drinks and sleep by chance, but today the saint praised Shude twice, and Shude has a bright future!" ”

"Humble duty is just due diligence, favored by the saints, and humble duty is really ashamed!"

"What a dutiful one!"

Pei Ju sighed softly: "This is the key, now there are few magistrates who are willing to do their duties as Shude, and the saint is also deeply touched, and said to me that Shude is a person who can be used, and the saint also mentioned that he wants to give Shude a little military power." ”

Li Yuan was overjoyed in his heart, this was his real intention when he came to Pei Ju, he also heard that the Holy Lord was going to give him military power, which made him unbelievable, so he came to Pei Ju to confirm.

He asked cautiously: "There are many rumors about military power, and the lowly position is worried that someone is framing the lowly position, so I have come to ask Pei Gong, what should the lowly position do?" ”

Pei Ju smiled and said: "Ming people don't say secret words, Shude really doesn't know the reason for this?" (To be continued.) )