As night fell, in the bedroom of the Sheriff's Mansion, the dim candlelight swayed, casting a few dark shadows on the wall.
On the bed, a pale-faced Dou Jiande lay straight on it, unconscious. Wang Fubao, Ling Jing, Cao Dan, Fan Yuan, Song Zhengben and other civil and military officials from Hebei gathered around the bed anxiously, their faces full of anxiety.
As for Meng Jiigong, Zhu Wen, Gao Tansheng and others, in the end they were just using their relationship with Dou Jiande, so Hebei civil and military officials did not allow them to come in to visit Dou Jiande. If anything happens to Dou Jiande, it would be bad if they have evil intentions.
"Cough cough cough..."
Suddenly there was a violent cough on the bed, and Dou Jiande slowly opened his eyes.
"Wake up, wake up, the king is awake."
When a group of Hebei generals saw Dou Jiande waking up, they celebrated loudly and ecstatically.
"Shh-"
Ling Jing glared at the generals with dissatisfaction, put his hand on his lips to silence, and whispered: "Your Majesty, you need to be quiet now."
When the generals heard this, they immediately closed their mouths and quickly stepped forward to help Dou Jiande up.
Dou Jiande struggled to sit up with the help of his subordinates, and said with a tired face: "Did that shameless kid Yang Gao say anything after Gu passed out? How is Xian Niang doing now?"
When Ling Jing heard this, his expression was tangled. He gritted his teeth and raised his hands and said, "Your Majesty, Yang Gao'er said that your Majesty should keep his promise and return to Hebei. Otherwise, otherwise..."
"That's it? Say it quickly." Dou Jiande started coughing violently again because of his excitement.
Ling Jing sighed helplessly: "Yang Gao said that if the lord does not retreat, even if the princess is released in the future, she will definitely bring a fat grandson back to the king."
After Dou Jiande heard this, he became furious, stood up and shouted angrily: "You bastard, Yang Gao, I'm going to cut you into pieces. Come here, give me the order, and the whole army will go out of the city to fight the Sui army. I'm going to cut you into pieces alive." Yang Gao'er."
Ling Jing, Song Zhengben and other counselors were all shocked when they heard this. They knelt down and admonished: "Your Majesty, you must not act on your own initiative. The Sui army is not inferior to our army in strength. Meng Jiigong, Gao Tansheng and others who have recently surrendered to us Even Zhu and Wen are not of the same mind as us, so this is definitely not the best time for a decisive battle with the Sui army!"
General Wang Fubao also knelt on one knee and admonished: "Your Majesty, what Mr. Ling said is absolutely true. A general cannot be upset and go to war. I hope your Majesty will put the overall situation first."
Several counselors and chief generals gave advice, and Dou Jiande calmed down a little. Taking a deep breath, he said in a deep voice: "Then what can you do? Xian Niang is the apple of Gu's eye, Gu must save her!"
"Your Majesty, why don't you agree to Yang Gao'er's conditions and withdraw your troops back to Hebei. In this way, Xian Niang may come back safely." General Cao Dan is the younger brother of Dou Jiande's wife Cao, who is also Dou Xian Niang's uncle. He is very interested in Dou Xian Niang. She also loved her only niece very much, and immediately suggested retreating to the Central Plains for Dou Xianniang's safety.
"No!"
Ling Jing said loudly: "This march into the Central Plains is our first step towards unifying the world in Daxia. How can we give up halfway like this!"
Cao Dan said displeasedly: "What about Line Mother? If the king goes against his wishes, he will definitely be angry with Line Mother. Do you have the heart to let Line Mother, a seventeen-year-old child, suffer all the humiliation in the enemy camp?"
Ling Jing said sternly: "How can we be emotional in the fight for world hegemony? Right now, Zhu Yuanzhang is leading his army to sneak attack on Luoyang. As long as he succeeds in the sneak attack on Luoyang, the pattern of the Central Plains will change drastically. This golden opportunity must not be missed by the king!"
Dou Jiande looked at Cao Dan and Ling Jing, who were getting more and more noisy, and frowned in silence.
Ling Jing wanted to help Dou Jiande achieve great things, so he naturally did not want Dou Jiande to give up this opportunity to enter the Central Plains. He advised Dou Jiande earnestly: "Your Majesty, although Yang Gao'er says he is powerful, it is just a threat to the king. As long as the king is stronger than Yang Gao'er, he will never dare to have anything against the princess. I think so. On the other hand, if the king is weak, even if the king begs in every possible way, he will not let the princess back."
Dou Jiande was convinced by Ling Jing. He was heartbroken and gritted his teeth and said: "Ling Jijiu, what you said makes sense. Yang Guang is a villain who doesn't keep his word, and his son will not be a good person." ! If Gu really retreats from the Central Plains, the little thief will only push forward and use Xian Niang to continue to threaten Gu. Only by doing the opposite, beating him up and frightening him, and fearing Gu from the bottom of his heart, will Xian Niang be safe. "
Seeing that Dou Jiande had been persuaded, Ling Jing secretly breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty is wise!"
. . . . . . . . . .
But he said that Yue Fei, Lu Junyi, Dai Zong, Yue Yun and other people set out from Danyin County and rushed to the Central Plains at night to join Yang Gao. However, because Qi King Li Yuanji issued a sea arrest document, he searched for Yue Yun and others in Hanoi County, and set up a large number of roadblocks along the way to strictly check passers-by.
In order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Yue Fei and others had no choice but to take a detour to Luoyang and take a long way to the Central Plains.
A few people had to eat and sleep in the open air along the way, and the cold winter was approaching again. Yue Fei and other martial arts practitioners didn't have to worry about it, but Yue Yinping's body was weak and he accidentally fell ill after running around for days.
Since they had been walking in the mountains and forests far away from the county seat, Yue Fei and others could not find a doctor to treat Yue Yinping. Fortunately, one of them, Yue Fei, had some medical skills and took Yue Yinping's pulse. Knowing her condition, he went out with Yue Yun to collect some herbs for Yue Yinping.
The father and son were collecting medicine for Yue Yinping, when suddenly they heard the neighing of war horses, and the father and son quickly hid in the woods. The sound of horses was heard getting closer and closer. Two Xia sergeants who looked like scouts were riding horses and passed by the forest. They were talking and laughing. They didn't notice Yue Fei and his son hiding in the forest at all, and they walked slowly into the distance.
"What's going on? Why are there Dou Jiande's scouts in a place like this?"
Yue Fei was suspicious, so he immediately handed the collected herbs to Yue Yun and asked him to rush back to brew medicine for Yue Yinping. He secretly followed the two Xia army scouts, chasing them three miles away, and ran to a hill. Looking down, Yue Fei couldn't help but take a breath of air.
I saw that a large-scale military camp had been set up on the open ground three miles behind the hills. In the center of the camp was a towering flagpole, and a large flag with the word "Zhu" written high on it was fluttering in the wind.
Yue Fei roughly counted the number of tents in the Xia Army camp, and said in horror: "Oh my God! What does the traitor Dou Jiande want to do? His Majesty now has the advantage in the Central Plains. Shouldn't he use all his strength to resist His Majesty's attack? Why? And you sent 30,000 troops here?"
