Princess [rebirth]

Chapter 102 Slander

The soldiers and horses of the Beiting Jiedu envoy came towards Yuncheng, and Dou Heng took Du Rufei out of the city to meet them before the opponent's army arrived.The two armies met twenty miles southwest of Yuncheng.Beiting Jiedushi did not come in person, but sent his subordinate Yunzhou Governor.

The Cheng family originally sat on the seat of governor of Yunzhou, but after Cheng Rou entered the palace, the late emperor recalled the Cheng family back to the capital, and the position of governor of Yunzhou fell to the Beiting Jiedushi's group.Since the governor of Yunzhou was promoted by the Beiting Jiedu envoy, he was the only one who followed suit. This time the Hu people suddenly invaded, the Beiting Jiedu envoy suppressed the military situation and did not send troops to assist Yuncheng and other counties. The governor of the state was anxious, but he did not dare to disobey the wishes of the Jiedushi of Beiting.

The governor of Yunzhou is naturally anxious. After all, the counties that fell before and the Yuncheng that is struggling now belong to Yunzhou. They are the counties under his jurisdiction. Standing on the sidelines, feeling very frustrated, finally the Jiedu Envoy finally spoke and ordered him to lead [-] elite soldiers to Yuncheng.

Yuncheng can be regarded as a fairly large-scale county town among the nearby states, with a population of about 5 people, and there are many caravans on weekdays. The surrounding fields are rich and vast, so the residents live a prosperous and healthy life. It can be said to be a lively county.When Dou Wan first arrived in Yuncheng, she couldn't help being grateful to the saint in her heart. Even though the saint didn't treat her warmly, the Tang Muyi that the saint gave her was very good. Although it was not as good as Jiangnan and other places, it was enough for her to chew for a lifetime.

Kuang Shengren originally wanted to send Fu Jue to the northwest. Yuncheng is considered to be the best county in the northwest area. It was worse than the original one, even if the sage gave her the most affluent piece of land in the north to compensate them for the face of his son-in-law, after all, they got the benefits, and they were naturally grateful.

But now because of the Hu people's invasion of the border, most of the people in Yuncheng have fled. The originally bustling county town has suddenly become desolate and quiet, and there are no people on the streets anymore. A total of 5, the population of more than [-] is only less than [-].Encountering the [-] army brought by the governor of Yunzhou is no different from blocking the car with a mantis arm. Of course, except for Fu Jue and others, the recruiters in Yuncheng thought that the governor of Yunzhou was here to support them, but they didn't know that the other party was attacking. With the idea of ​​attacking back and forth with the barbarians, he wanted to quickly capture Yuncheng.

Dou Heng brought six of the sixteen guards, the left and right guards, the left and right Xiao guards, and the left and right Jinwu guards, plus the soldiers from other prefectures outside the capital. There were a total of about [-] troops, so he sent half of the army Staying behind in Yuncheng, he led the other half to face the [-] elite soldiers of the governor of Yunzhou.

The governor of Yunzhou saw the flags of the Great Zhou army fluttering from a distance. The two sides stopped when they were one mile away from each other, and then each sent a soldier to shout. Said, Fu Jue should be waiting for reinforcements, if he saw him coming, it would be too late to welcome him, why would he send troops to fight him now?Could it be that the other party has already seen through his intentions?

He made up his mind and comforted himself in his heart. Fu Jue should not know his purpose of coming, that is, he was summoned by the Jiedu envoy to instruct him carefully on the eve of the expedition. Fu Jue is thousands of miles away, so it is absolutely impossible for him to know about Jiedu. Make the plan.Presumably they were just being more cautious, after all, now is an extraordinary period, with a large army approaching Yuncheng, Fu Jue would naturally be more vigilant.

But just as he finished comforting himself, the soldiers on the other side said that Mrs. Jiedushi is in their hands, if they don't retreat, they will wait to collect the body of Mrs. Jiedushi.

The governor of Yunzhou trembled, and suddenly recalled the explanation of the Jiedu envoy. Before he set off, he got the secret order of the Jiedu envoy: If the wife falls into the hands of the enemy, don't worry about it.It turned out that the Jiedu envoy knew the whereabouts of his wife long ago, and he also expected that the other party would definitely push her out, so he made this confession.Although the governor of Yunzhou couldn't bear it, he also conveyed the meaning of Jiedushi. ...

At the same time, Fu Jue, the son-in-law of the eldest princess of Huyang, led the rebellion. First, he joined forces with the barbarians to occupy Yuncheng, and then captured Jiedushi's wife as a hostage, threatening the Jiedushi to retreat. The news spread instantly. And it was sent back to Kyoto soon.It didn't take long for the news that even Dou Heng, the son of Jin Wang, seemed to be instigated by Fu Jue and joined Fu Jue's camp.

The news one after another is like a stone stirring up a thousand waves, more shocking than the news of the fall of the North and Northwest. Unexpectedly, the son-in-law actually rebelled. The purge of the Fu family at the beginning of the year was affected. At this time, the news that Fu Jue led the army to rebel When it was reported back to Kyoto, the situation of the Fu family was even more difficult.

In the palace, the sage did not respond to the news, and all the courtiers exchanged secret glances in the early morning. Unexpectedly, the sage never mentioned Fu Jue's rebellion until he retired from the court.

After the early dynasty ended, the ministers gathered together in twos and threes. Shangshuling, Shizhong, Zhongshuling and others frowned deeply. The three of them were responsible for Shangshuxing, Menxiaxing and Zhongshuxing. The sudden invasion of the Hu people, coupled with the suspected rebellion of the eldest princess consort and the prince of the Jin Dynasty, the three of them were busy, and at the same time they had to ponder the mind of the saint, which can be said to have broken their hearts.

In fact, Shang Shuling said that he did not believe that Fu Jue and Dou Heng would turn against each other, but the rumors were rampant in the market, and there had been no military news from Yuncheng for many days. I am afraid that the news of Fu Jue was intercepted halfway. If so, the person who slandered Fu Jue and intercepted the news should be the same person.

Shang Shuling explained the conjecture again, and Shizhong and Zhongshu Ling agreed very much. It seems that Fu Jue and Dou Heng are being targeted by someone. Some people are fighting for the national crisis and want to pull these two people down. Such a vicious His thoughts are really frightening, and now that the barbarians' army is coming in menacingly, people don't want to unite with the enemy to fight against the outside world, but start internal strife. Such a courtier, even if he has knowledge, can't be reused.

The conversation between the three of Shang Shuling was reported to Dou Chun by someone himself. At this time, Dou Chun and Zhuo Jingfan were reading Fu Jue's secret report in the study.For Fu Jue being splashed with dirty water, Dou Chun is naturally angry. After all, Fu Jue is his son-in-law bestowed on him personally. While the people behind him are slandering Fu Jue, they are implying that he has no vision. what?Furthermore, Dou Heng was personally appointed as the Generalissimo of the Army and Horses. If something happened to Dou Heng, wouldn't his fault of blindness and incomprehension be confirmed?

"It seems that the Jiedu Envoy of Beiting still has some brains." Zhuo Jingfan said indifferently, the person who spread these alarming and false news behind his back was naturally Jiedu Envoy of Beiting with wolfish ambitions.While forcing people to suppress Yuncheng to spread the military sentiment back to the capital, he sent many people to spread the news that Fu Jue and Dou Heng had rebelled, in order to hit the hearts of the people and at the same time arouse the masses' dissatisfaction with the saint. Let’s not talk about Fu Jue first, let’s say that Dou Heng is the Grand Marshal personally selected and appointed by the sage. At this time, they found that the Marshal’s virtues are lacking. Although everyone dare not say it, they are afraid that the sage is not as wise as the former emperor.

Moreover, the Beiting Jiedu envoy first slandered Fu Jue for colluding with the Hu people. If Fu Jue was not Dou Chun's confidant, it is hard to guarantee that Dou Chun would not believe this rumor in the long run. At that time, Dou Chun would withdraw the reinforcements to Yuncheng in a fit of anger. Fu Jue's fate is either death or resignation.

It's okay to die, but after surrendering, the rumors that he colluded with the Hu people were confirmed. It can be said that this trick is really vicious. Yes, it can be said that he has covered the sky with one hand. Several state capitals under his jurisdiction near Tongzhou are all under his control, and the news that comes out is naturally what he likes to say.

Even Dou Chun had to admit that the Beiting Jiedu made this timing really well, and one link after another, remembering that his wife went to Yuncheng earlier, made Dou Chun have to wonder if it was his wife at the beginning? It is a bait.It would be fine if Du Rufei could really hold Dou Wan hostage, even if she failed, she would not be afraid, the Jiedu envoy of Beiting had other tricks waiting for her.

"It's very possible. Otherwise, how could such a majestic wife of the Jiedu envoy use such indecent tricks? I'm afraid that the Jiedu envoy used her as an abandoned child from the very beginning." Zhuo Jingfan nodded, rather Agreeing with Dou Chun's guess, when he first saw Fu Jue's secret report saying that Mrs. Jiedu Shi had put Dou Wan under house arrest, he was very puzzled.

After all, Jiedushi can be regarded as a third-rank official, and the wife of Jiedushi is a third-rank county lady. She must know how serious the crime of holding a princess under house arrest is, but she still lowered her status.And after her failure, Beiting Jiedu envoys ignored her and let her be imprisoned in Yuncheng. Even if the barbarians attacked the city, they didn't even think of going to rescue her. You know, if Fu Jue couldn't keep it, the festival The speed puts the wife in danger.

But these Jiedu envoys didn't care, and he didn't start to make any moves until Dou Heng's reinforcements arrived.In this way, Zhuo Jingfan doesn't believe in the deepest affection he has for Du Rufei. A person who can use his wife as a pawn is supposed to be a cruel person, so cruel and merciless, if he stays, it will cause future troubles.

But just when they were planning to attack Beiting Jiedu, the news of Jiedushi's wife's murder came first.

It turned out that when Dou Heng led the army to fight against the governor of Yunzhou, the governor of Yunzhou didn't care about Du Rufei's life and death, and even shot Du Rufei to death when Dou Heng asked for negotiations.As soon as Du Rufei died, the governor of Yunzhou in turn shouted to catch the thief, and people spread the news that Dou Heng brutally killed the wife of Jiedushi. In just a few days, Fu Jue and Dou Heng were portrayed as two vicious, cruel and cold-blooded Traitor.

In the court, there was a burst of voices criticizing Fu Jue and Dou Heng. Under such circumstances, the King of Jin claimed that he was sick and could not go to the court. People who were close to the Fu family or the King of Jin in the past also began to distance themselves from them.Then someone mentioned that now that Dou Heng has been confirmed to be in collusion with Fu Jue, he should be deprived of the status of the other party's military marshal, and the barbarians are coming fiercely, so the sage should appoint a more suitable person to go out.

Sitting on the dragon chair, Dou Chun said calmly: "Then, who do you think is the most suitable?" His eyes glanced at the first minister who stood up to propose, and the few people behind that minister who seconded the proposal. Courtier.

The few ministers were caught by his eyes, and their hearts were slightly chilled, but they stood firm and did not flinch, saying high-sounding truths in their mouths. In short, the prince of Jin is a traitor, and the saint hurriedly lifted the title of King Jin The only way to arrest and imprison their family is to get Dou Heng's title as son of the eldest son and the title of Marshal of the Army and Horses, even the Fu family can't let it go.

Oh, and the eldest princess of Huyang, even though she is the sister of a sage, but her son-in-law rebelled, she cannot escape the punishment. She should be deprived of the title and honor of the eldest princess and demoted to a commoner.

All in all, the ministers wanted the sage to deal with it quickly, and Fu Jue and Dou Heng could not be allowed to roam free. As for the barbarian army, what is it?The ministers were only focused on intrigue, and they still remembered the army of barbarians who were staring at Yuncheng outside.Dou Chun could see what they were thinking, he had been on fire earlier, these ministers had no eyesight to see, if they insisted on bumping into each other, it would be impossible for Dou Chun not to deal with them.

Several ministers looked at each other, and they all had candidates they wanted to recommend in their hearts. Seeing their eyes flickering, Dou Chun sneered in his heart, and he was not in a hurry. He just sat on it leisurely and waited for the ministers to recommend.

In the end, the minister who was the first to propose gritted his teeth, stepped forward and saluted, and said, "Sage, please tell me, I think Yu Sanlang of E State Duke's Mansion can take on this important task." As soon as this remark came out, the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty began to whisper.

"Yu Sanlang from the Duke's Mansion of E State?" Dou Chun raised his eyebrows, and thought about the situation of the Duke of E's Mansion in his mind. After the Duke of the State attacked the Duke, the Duke of E went to the frontier, and several younger brothers took charge of the Duke's mansion.

Among them, Yu Erlang, the younger brother of Duke E and his mother, was weak and sick since he was a child, and passed away a few years ago. Therefore, it can be said that Yu Sanlang is in charge of Duke E's mansion now. After all, Duke E is stationed on the frontier and is away all year round. In Kyoto, the Duke's Mansion naturally needs a gentleman to sit in charge.After Yu Erlang left, Yu Sanlang changed from his previous low-key, mediocre and honest, and began to show his talent. At this time, Mrs. Yu realized that she had misunderstood this bastard, and it was too late.

Only Dou Chun didn't expect to hear Yu Sanlang's name at this time.He looked at the proposed minister blankly, until he was in a cold sweat, and then slowly said: "Lin Aiqing, if I remember correctly, Yu Sanlang is your son-in-law?"

"Back to the sage, Yu Sanlang is indeed the son-in-law of the humble minister." The minister surnamed Lin replied respectfully.

"Seeking a future for your son-in-law is understandable. It's a big deal to go out to fight against chaos. Isn't it too childish for you to recommend a literati who has never been on the battlefield?!" Dou Chun said, his tone became more and more serious. It became more and more condensed, and finally it was angrily shouting.

"The sage calm down, I dare to say something more, the famous generals in the Duke of E's mansion for generations, Yu Sanlang has been raised under the knees of the old Duke of E since he was a child, and if the sage is kind enough to give Sanlang a chance, Sanlang will definitely take it for the sage. Going back to the northwest, I'll let go of the previous shame." The minister surnamed Lin immediately knelt down and praised Yu Sanlang impassionedly.

"Sage Rong, Lin Shangshu's words are wrong. Everyone knows that Mr. Sanlang of the Yu Mansion likes poetry, song and fu more than martial arts. When the old Duke E was still there, he once said that only Yu Dalang resembled his father. Many years have passed, but Yu Sanlang has become a true biography?" As soon as Lin Shangshu's voice fell, another minister came out and said, with a strong sense of irony in his tone.

Lin Shangshu blushed when he heard the words, this was out of anger, he hurriedly explained again, everyone didn't mean to blame the saint when they saw the saint, but just listened to Lin Shangshu and the other with an unfathomable expression. The minister argued, and seeing that Lin Shangshu spared no effort in recommending his own son-in-law, he hurriedly stepped forward to recommend candidates he liked, and at the same time, he did not forget to discredit the candidates proposed by others.For a while in the early morning court, I only heard all the ministers criticize the person recommended by the other party, exposing each other's shortcomings, one said that the hand could not be lifted, the other said that this was inflexible and too dull. In the end, everyone has shortcomings. Saburo is said to be an exaggerated playboy.

Later, Dou Chun finally got tired of it, and gave Lu Fu a wink, and Lu Fu hurriedly shouted to stop the noise of the ministers, and the ministers came to their senses, and hurriedly huffed and knelt down to plead guilty, Dou Chun didn't cry out, but just said lightly: "I understand what you dear friends mean, since you are so disdainful of people recommended by others, that's fine, you can go on your own."

The ministers kneeling below were shocked when they heard the words, what does the saint mean by this?Before they figured it out, Dou Chun said in a cold voice: "Lin Shangshu, Zuo Shilang, and Xu Shaoqing listen to the order. I order you three to lead troops to support the Beiting Jiedu envoy to recover Yuncheng. There must be no delay in the departure today. , Retire." Yu Bi stood up, flicked his sleeves and left, only the remaining ministers knelt on the spot, and the three ministers who were named were limp on the ground.

Zhuo Jingfan soon heard about the commotion in the early morning, and when Dou Chun came back to the study angrily, Zhuo Jingfan had already prepared clear tea and waited for him.

"Have a sip of tea to rest your breath. It's not like you don't know the thoughts of those ministers. How about annoying them?" Zhuo Jingfan pulled Dou Chun to sit behind the desk, poured a cup of tea for him, and then pushed him to the table. Said with a smile in front of the other party.

"What time is it now, and they still only fight against their own people! Fu Jue is struggling to support in Yuncheng, and all the officials in the court don't say they trust him, but they are so insulting and believe in rumors, why don't I get angry?" Dou Chun said angrily.

"Three people became tigers. The Jiedu envoy of Beiting intercepted the news of Yuncheng. The capital has no way of knowing what's going on outside, so people will believe what others say." Zhuo Jingfan has always known the power of rumors. It is a common problem of most people to follow what others say. It is not that there are no people who can see the truth through the surface, but very few.

Kuang Yuncheng is thousands of miles away, and no one can see the truth, so how can they tell the truth of the rumors.The Jiedushi of Beiting took advantage of this to spread rumors so unscrupulously. ...

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Fu Jue, who was far away in Yuncheng, didn't know that there was already a quarrel between Dou Heng and Dou Heng in the capital. The negotiation between Dou Heng and the governor of Yunzhou broke down that day, and the two armies fought fiercely. In the end, Dou Heng won. However, when Dou Heng's victory was reported back to the capital, all the ministers couldn't laugh.After all, in the eyes of all the ministers, Dou Heng is already a traitor. The governor of Yunzhou fought with Dou Heng. This was a crusade against the rebels. If he won, he would quell the chaos. If he lost, the governor would not be able to win any favors, but Dou Heng must have been more wrong. big.

And the battle between the governor of Yunzhou and Dou Heng seemed to prove that Dou Heng had turned his back on him. Otherwise, the governor of Yunzhou was obviously going to support him, so why would Dou Heng beat the opponent to death?Besides, the governor of Yunzhou represents the Great Zhou, and Dou Heng is fighting to the death with the army of the Great Zhou. Doesn't it mean that he no longer has the Great Zhou in his heart?

Even the ministers who had some doubts about the treachery of Fu Jue and Dou Heng before, after this battle, they believed it even if they didn't believe it.

At this moment, a letter from Dou Wan was sent to Yuncheng. After Fu Jue read it, he realized that Beiting Jiedu envoy was so despicable. He found He Zheng and Dou Heng and gave the letter to them. Look, He Zheng slapped the book table angrily after reading, "What a barbarian lackey! He poured this basin of dirty water on our heads!"

"It's strange that the governor of Yunzhou was merciless on that day. My son just pushed Mrs. Du out, and the other party shot an arrow, killing her." Dou Heng shrugged and said with a half-smile.

"So cruel and merciless, he and Hu Gou are indeed the same breed." Fu Jue said with a sneer.

On the other hand, He Zheng was sullen, holding back the murderous intent in his heart. Compared with Fu Jue and Dou Heng, he hated Beiting Jiedushi and the barbarians more deeply because of the He family's hatred of destroying the family. And the fall of the Northwest, he can be said to wish he could drink his blood and eat his flesh.

"Whether Yuncheng is lost or not is very important now. I dare to assure you that it is because of fear of us that the Beiting Jiedu envoy will stand still. If Yuncheng is not lost, he will not dare to do so." Go directly to the south." Fu Jue stroked his chin, suddenly changed his voice, and started talking about something else.

"Well, let's not talk about the government soldiers in each prefecture, that is, there are sixteen guards in the capital, not to mention the Beiya Imperial Army in the palace. As long as the Beiting Jiedu envoy has a normal mind, he will not act impulsively. If we don't get rid of us first, then we and Jingdu will surround him." Dou Heng said with a sneer on his lips.

"It's just that I'm worried that the barbarians will jump over the wall in a hurry if they can't attack for a long time. They still have a lot of gunpowder in their hands. We have to find a way." Fu Jue looked at the defense map beside him, his expression a little dignified.The Hu people had gunpowder, on the day He Zheng and Dou Heng first arrived in Yuncheng, he told them that they had listened. These days, they thought that the Hu people would use gunpowder to attack the city, but they waited and waited, but they never stopped. Not seeing the other party using it made the three of Fu Jue dare not take it lightly. ...

At this time, outside the city where the Hu people camped, in the camp of General Hu Guo, the general was discussing with several other generals, while the military adviser was sitting aside, listening to everyone's conversation with lowered eyes.

After the general gave orders, several generals left the general's tent, the general turned his head and saw the silent military adviser, he said politely: "I wonder if the military adviser thinks the general's plan just now is feasible? "

"Very good." The military adviser didn't raise his head, but just said indifferently, but just two words lifted the general's spirit, and his face showed pride and joy, "It is my honor to be praised by the military adviser." A trace of disdain flashed in the military adviser's eyes, and he continued to compliment him, until the soldiers outside the tent reported that King Hu had news, and the general got up to meet the envoy sent by King Hu.

After the general left, the military adviser slowly raised his head, his face was full of sarcasm, he stretched himself, got up and left the general's tent, the soldiers outside the tent were very respectful when they saw him, he walked away calmly In the camp, he gradually walked towards the tent where the food and grass were placed.

The soldiers standing in front of the camp saw him and hurriedly greeted him. With a gentle smile on his face, the military commander said in a warm voice, "You have worked hard, the general has given an account, and I will prepare a banquet to reward you all tonight." He was very happy when he saw it, but the military division stood aside and looked at the soldiers with flickering eyes.