Three hundred miles north of Yanmen County, in the camp of Xianbei Fuyi Wang Kebineng, the commander-in-chief Fuyi Wang Kebineng was promoting his tent and gathering generals to discuss the matter of going south.
In the big tent, a middle-aged man who was as powerful as a bear, with a tiger's back and a wolf's waist, a face full of beard, and eyes like a wolf, was sitting on a tiger-skin chair in the center of the big tent.
This was no one else. It was Ke Bineng, the Xianbei king who had often paid tribute to the Central Plains in the early years in exchange for the title of Fuyi King from the Central Plains. In fact, he secretly recruited troops and horses in an ambitious attempt to unify the grasslands.
On both sides of the seat, sat the Xianbei Lord Xiegui Ni, Xianbei East King Suli, Suli's younger brother Chenglugui, the Lords Mijia, Queji, Kebineng's younger brother Juluohou, and Wuhuan Guiyi. Hou Wangtong, Wang Ji, Kebineng's general Suonu and others.
Kebi Neng saw that everyone had arrived, so he raised his voice like a bear and said:
"Now that everyone has arrived, I will make arrangements directly! Marquis Juluo, the two feudal lords, you will lead the tribe's 60,000 wolf cavalry to find out the enemy's situation. After Master Su Li starts to attack Youzhou, we will separate immediately. Go straight to Yanmen and Jingxingkou!"
"yes!"
Marquis Juluo and Wuhuan Fuyihou Wang Tong and Wang Ji, who came to help, gave a loud shout and accepted the king's order.
After Kebineng finished arranging the tasks of the second king and his brother Juluohou, he continued to arrange the next step:
"Suli, Mika, Queji, Chenglugui, your tribe is far away in Youzhou. Now when you go south, you will lead your tribe's 50,000 cavalry and attack Youzhou with all your strength!"
"Take orders."
A Xianbei leader who looked quite shrewd accepted Ke Bineng's order with a slightly unconvincing tone. This man is none other than Suli, the king of the eastern Xianbei tribe. Suliben was the leader of the former Great Khan and his company.
After He Lian's death, Kuitou and Qian Man competed for the throne. After Bu Dugen succeeded to the throne, he saw the opportunity and led the Xianbei independent party in the east, occupying the counties of Youzhou, Liaoxi, Youbeiping, and Yuyangsai. Part of the grassland became the Dongdawang of Xianbei. Suli has always been in harmony with Ke Bineng's Northern Xianbei tribe, as well as Bu Dugen's so-called orthodox Xianbei tribe in Bingzhou who surrendered to the Wei state. The reason why they chose to cooperate with Ke Bineng this time was to 'bury the hatchet'. It’s just to get an extra piece of the pie.
After Kebineng saw Su Li's rather dissatisfied face, although he was filled with anger, he still did not break out. After all, he finally persuaded Su Li this time, and only Su Li successfully restrained You. State, and let the elite troops from Bingzhou rush to support, then your goal will be achieved.
"Xie Gui Ni, Suo Nu, you follow me and lead my 100,000 wolf cavalry, day and night, south along the river to the Xihe River. After breaking through the Xihe River, immediately march eastward, go straight to Taiyuan, and capture Bingzhou!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!"
Master Xianbei Xiegui Ni, and Kebineng's most trusted general Suonu shouted loudly and accepted the order.
Speaking of Xie Gui Ni, he was the nephew of the former Xianbei Great Khan Helian and the son of Fu Luohan. It turned out that Fu Luohan's eldest brother, Chief Tou, was the heir to the Great Khan Helian. But after Kuai Tou took power for more than ten years, He Lian's son Qian Man grew up and wanted to take back the throne of his father He Lian. Therefore, he had a conflict with his cousin Kui Tou and attacked each other. Death of head and body.
After Kuitou's death, his third brother, Bu Dugen, the Guiyi king who now surrendered to the Wei Dynasty and guarded the border for the Wei Dynasty, became the new leader of Xianbei. Bu Dugen's second brother Fulohan also became the leader of Xianbei. second in command.
But the good times didn't last long. Among the Xianbei adults, there emerged a popular leader who was good at riding and shooting, who is now the King of Fuyi, Kebineng. Kebineng tried to compete with Bu Dugen for the throne of Khan, and drove away the orthodox Great Khan. Bu Dugen also killed Bu Dugen's second brother and Xie Gui Ni's father, Fu Luohan.
In order to survive, Xie Guini had no choice but to surrender and pretend to lead his men to submit to Ke Bineng. Kebineng was also worried that killing Xie Guini would lead to the separation of tens of thousands of his subordinates, so he always treated Xie Guini with courtesy.
But what Ke Bineng didn't know was that the hatred in Xie Guini's heart did not fade with the passage of time, but instead became stronger day by day.
Fuyi Wang Kebineng, who had arranged everything, had a sinister smile on his face. This time, Wei Guo should not have expected that he would put his main force in Xihe!
In the early morning of the next day, Suli, Mijia, Queji and other leaders of the eastern Xianbei tribe rushed to the north of Youzhou to arrange the attack.
The Marquis of Juluo from Kebineng's headquarters, as well as the two Wuhuan feudal lords Wang Tong and Wang Ji, immediately returned to the Yanmen North Camp and began to mobilize soldiers to boost morale and prepare to go south.
Xianbei King Kebineng, Suo Nu, and Xie Guini immediately led their 100,000 wolf riders and ran towards Xihe County.
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Bingzhou, Taiyuan.
Wu Zhi, the commander-in-chief of You Bing and the Zhenwei general, was discussing the defense of Bingzhou with Bu Dugen, King of Xianbei Guiyi.
"King Guiyi, I heard that this time your brother Fu Luohan's son, Xie Gui Ni, also invaded the army south of Kebineng."
When a middle-aged Xianbei leader who looked domineering and restrained in Han royal attire heard these words, his eyes suddenly lit up:
"Captain Wu, are you serious about this?"
Wu Zhi lightly twirled his mustache and smiled slightly:
"King Guiyi may not know yet, but when His Majesty made me the governor of Youbing, he specially gave me a hundred elite school officials. School spies are known to be accurate. Therefore, I feel that this news should not be missed. It will be a holiday."
After hearing this, Bu Dugen suddenly became excited. He immediately volunteered:
"When the Governor confirms the whereabouts of Xiao Wang's nephew, he must inform Xiao Wang. Xiao Wang will immediately go to persuade his nephew and discipline him to abandon the dark side and surrender to the bright side!"
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The emperor's dragon boat traveled for several days and finally went north and entered Jishui.
And after traveling north along Jishui River for three days, we arrived at the must-pass point, the border of Licheng County.
Cao Pi was thoughtful. He got up early and was looking into the distance in the morning mist. My great country will finally be completely wiped out. Thinking of this, he finally felt a little relieved in his originally slightly sad heart.
"Your Majesty." Chang Attendant Bian Lan came to the dragon boat plywood next to Emperor Cao Pi: "We are only three days away from Licheng. There is news from the south of Xuzhou that Lu Shijun and the king are leaving, and the deployment has been secretly arranged. . News came from the school affairs office in Luoyang that there was nothing unusual about Zang Ba, who was in charge of the Jin Dynasty. After His Royal Highness King Pingyuan learned that his majesty might be assassinated in Licheng, he immediately dispatched Zhu Yancai, the leader of the army, to mobilize the infantry battalion and the Tunqi battalion. Thousands of people rushed to Licheng to protect His Majesty, and we should arrive at Licheng in three days' journey."
Cao Pi's eyes felt warm at first, and then cold again. A terrible thought flashed through his mind just now, that is, the 20,000 forbidden troops sent by Cao Rui were not here to protect him, but in collusion with Zang Ba. Taking advantage of the situation to force the palace. However, this idea is just a ridiculous idea.
After all, the school affairs office would not deceive him. After all, Yan would not harm him. After all, although Qingxu Haoba was hateful, Zang Ba had not had any dissatisfaction in these years.
After all... After all, Rui'er should still have him as his father in his heart.
"Your Majesty, what's wrong with you..."
Bian Lan noticed something was wrong with the emperor, so he asked cautiously.
Cao Pi rubbed his somewhat swollen temples, shook his head gently and said:
"It's nothing, I just remembered a nightmare."
"Then, do you want me to summon Qin Tianjian to come and interpret the dream?"
Cao Pi shook his head again and said, "No need. Do you have anything else to report?"
When Bian Lan saw the emperor's question, he immediately replied:
"Your Majesty, there is something indeed. Xu Zhi, the governor of Licheng County, seems not to know about Qingxu's rebellion. Do you want to remind Governor Xu in advance to avoid..."
Before Bian Lan finished speaking, Cao Pi interrupted him.
"Xu Zhi has done nothing for many years and has repeatedly failed to observe. This time he cannot save himself. Why should I save such an incompetent person like him?"
When Bian Lan saw that the emperor had said this, he stopped talking.
"Wang Xiang, is his illness getting better?"
Cao Pi asked this question inadvertently. Since forcing Yang Jun to death, Wang Xiang has been sick, and his symptoms of seasickness have intensified a lot. Wang Xiang originally had a small appetite, but now he often vomits and gets seasick. If he continues like this, it may be dangerous.
Of course Bian Lan didn't dare to say that.
"Your Majesty, the king is always waiting for him. Although he has not recovered yet, he is still able to eat and drink, but... it is just that in recent days, the symptoms of vomiting have worsened."
After hearing this, Cao Pi just nodded slightly and said nothing.
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Luoyang, the residence of Dongxiang Hou Cao Zhen.
After recovering from his illness, Cao Xi was finally able to leave his mansion and go out for fun in the past few days.
He had been in good health since he was a child, but he had some bad luck these past few years, falling ill every few days.
After shooting arrows in the backyard, Cao Xi called his fourth brother Cao Xun, fifth brother Cao Yan, and sixth brother Cao Ze to go to Huang Gong's wine bar. Since today is the doctor's holiday, none of them need to go to Taiyuan University.
As for the eldest brother Cao Shuang, His Royal Highness King Pingyuan is very busy every day, so he naturally has no time to spare. Not to mention drinking with the Cao Xi brothers.
"I don't know how Ah Xuan and the others are doing now. If I hadn't happened to be sick this time, I would have accompanied Ah Xuan to Bingzhou."
"Third brother, you also said that with your current body and strength, it is already good enough to go out for a drink without telling your mother, and you are still thinking of traveling far away!"
"That's right, third brother, today, fourth brother and I can naturally get drunk. As for you, you'd better drink two drinks less."
Several people were chatting and laughing, and unknowingly arrived at Qingqingyuan, which is under the attic of Lichun Courtyard.
Cao Xi glanced around inadvertently and saw Master Sima who had just left here!
"Master Sima!"
Cao Xi turned his head and realized that he had read it right. At this moment, he was filled with anger. Master Sima had obviously married Hui'er, and Hui'er was still pregnant at this time, but how could Master Sima!
Cao Xi was furious and stepped forward to fight Sima Shi without any explanation.
Master Sima didn't notice who was coming. He only knew that someone was suddenly attacking him, so he subconsciously used his heavy hand to resist. If Cao Xi was not sick and disaster-free, he might still be able to fight with Master Sima, but Cao Xi At this moment, Xi was recovering from a serious illness and his body was weak. Therefore, he was knocked to the ground by Sima Shi with only two or three hands.
"Master Xi!"
When Master Sima saw that it was Cao Xi, Hui'er's cousin, he immediately felt guilty. He wanted to step forward to help Cao Xi up, but Cao Xi fiercely threw his hand away.
"Don't touch me!"
Seeing Cao Xi being so excited, Master Sima already knew in his heart why Cao Xi was so angry. When he was about to explain, a voice suddenly came from the street corner:
"Brother Xi! What's wrong with you!"
When Cao Xi raised his eyes, he realized it was Wei Yuan. At this moment, he was knocked to the ground and was in such a state of embarrassment that he just wanted to find a hole and crawl into it.
When Wei Yuan helped Cao Xi up, Master Sima, before he could apologize, saw Xun Can who was passing by and planned to get drunk with Zhuge Dan, who had finally taken a break.
Teacher and student Sima were afraid that the matter would get darker and darker, so they did not dare to stay for a long time, so they turned around and left this place of right and wrong. It seems that I need to write an apology to Cao Xi afterwards and explain it separately.
Cao Xi had not recovered yet. At this moment, he was angry and injured, so he passed out again.
Zhuge Dan, Xun Can, Wei Yuan, Cao Xun, Cao Ze, and Cao Yan immediately sent Cao Xi to the Dongxiang Hou Mansion, and went to ask for a doctor.
