Chapter 17 Chapter 4 A Blessing in Misfortune

boom! Sima Daozi slapped the small table next to him with his palm, and cursed: I, Sima Daozi, the first hero, why did you give birth to you, a useless and useless idiot?Don't you know how many catties you have?How dare he compete with Xie An to be jealous.Don't say that he just cut off the hands of two servants, even if he cut off your hand, I have nothing to say. Sima Yuanxian had tears of humiliation in his eyes, and he tried his best not to let the tears flow down. He only hated that the two lines of tears still fell uncontrollably. Sima Daozi's Langya Prince's Mansion is outside the Da Sima Gate of Jianku Palace, with multiple buildings and pavilions in the mansion.This morning, he and his confidants Yuan Yuezhi, Wang Guobao, Yue Ya, and Gu Qianqiu went back to the mansion to discuss matters. During the discussion in the main hall, Sima Yuanxian came in to complain to Naifu about what happened at the Qinhuai Tower last night. He was scolded bloody by Sima Daozi.

Wang Guobao, who was sitting on the right seat, couldn't help but help Yuan Xian: Mr. Yuan Xian is still young, sometimes he can't be sure, it's understandable.but!Hey!The so-called don't look at the monk's face to look at the Buddha's face. Although the Zhongshu Supervisor is my father-in-law, he has gone too far today! Yuan Yuezhi on the other side also snorted coldly: "It's no wonder that he suddenly holds military and political power, and he can't help but show some color. From my point of view, he wants to show us his power." However, Sima Daozi didn't seem to hear the two of them talking, and he didn't seem to see Yue Ya and Gu Qianqiu nodding in agreement, staring hard at Sima who still didn't dare to look up and could only secretly thank Wang and Yuan for their kind words. Yuan Xian said slowly, word by word: Overthinking one's own strength, taking one's own humiliation.I will punish you not to step out of the gate of the mansion for ten days, so you can practice your sword well.roll!

After Sima Yuanxian left with an aggrieved face, Sima Daozi shook his head and said with a smile: Ha!Good one Xie An!What a Song Beifeng!Yue Ya probed in a low voice: Is the lord planning to let this matter go? Sima Daozi shot his eyes at Yueya, and said calmly: "What do you think I should do?"Now that the Fu Qin army is coming south, whether we can tide over the difficulties is still unknown, and the emperor brother also has to rely on Xie An, what can I do with him? Wang Guobao suggested: "We can at least let the emperor know about this matter. Xie Anfu won the military power, so he indulged the evil servants and did not leave any room for Mr. Yuan Xian. After the emperor learned about it, wouldn't he be wary of him?"

He only heard him calling Xie An's name directly, and came up with such a despicable and poisonous plan, it can be seen that he no longer has any respect and affection for Xie An, hates him to the bone, and is willing to put him to death. A look of hesitation appeared on Sima Daozi's face. Yuan Yuezhi understood his intention by appreciating his appearance and color, and said: Since this matter has something to do with the prince, the prince should not tell the emperor. If Chen Shuyuan can relay it to the emperor's Long Er, it will be more convincing. Everyone including Sima Daozi showed ambiguous smiles, but Wang Guobao's smile was a bit awkward.

It turned out that Jin Emperor Sima Yao's favorite imperial concubine was Chen Shuyuan. Shuyuan was a class of imperial concubine, the highest imperial concubine.And Chen Shuyuan's close friend, Nun Miaoyin, who is known as the pretty nun, has an ulterior relationship with Wang Guobao. Yuan Yuezhi said so, and when Ruojiao Wang Guobao sent Chen Shuyuan to speak ill of Xie An to Sima Yao through Miaoyin.There are not many people who know the relationship between Wang Guobao and Miaoyin, and it just so happens that everyone present is an insider, so they smile ambiguously, while Wang Guobao looks embarrassed.

Everyone's eyes fell on Sima Daozi, watching his decision. Sima Daozi said happily: "Let's do it first." Wang Guobao and others understood, Sima Daozi blamed Sima Yuanxian, not because he didn't want to bring down Xie An, but he couldn't use this matter to provoke Xie An, because the timing was not suitable, so he suppressed Sima Yuanxian's desire for revenge. Yuan Yuezhi sighed lightly and said: According to the news from the palace, the emperor's love for Chen Shuyuan is not as good as before. If the two princes were not born by her, the emperor might have thrown her into the cold palace and dismissed her.

Jin Emperor Sima Yao's original queen, Wang Fahui, came from a well-known Taiyuan Wang family. She was elected to the palace at the age of sixteen. Unexpectedly, she had a bad habit of drinking, was arrogant and jealous, and died at the age of twenty-one. .Chen Shuyuan, formerly known as Chen Guinu, is the daughter of Chen Guang, who was born beautiful and good at singing and dancing. Sima Yao loves her, but she is weak and sick, and it is difficult to have fun with Sima Yao every day. Of course, Sima Yao, who has always been addicted to wine and sex, will not be satisfied. He keeps looking for new pets, and his love for her is not as good as before.

Sima Daozi smiled wryly and said: The emperor's mind is unpredictable, no one can do anything about this kind of thing. Gu Qianqiu said: "If we can find a beautiful woman who is charming and charming, who knows how to cater to the emperor, and is willing to listen to the teachings, it is not impossible. Sima Daozi cheered up and said: Hearing what Qianqiu said, it should be that this girl has already been found. Gu Qianqiu walked forward on his knees, approached Sima Daozi, and whispered in his ear mysteriously. The joy on Sima Daozi's face couldn't help turning brighter when he heard it, and finally sighed a few times: "Qianqiu immediately proceed to this matter, Xie An!"Regardless of success or failure in this battle, your time is running out, how long will you be able to run wild with pride?

The sound of the iron wok falling to the ground and cracking came from above. It was thrilling, showing that Qin Bing was conducting a thorough search of the first floor, even the stove. It was beyond their expectation that the enemy came here so quickly, and they only hated that they had nothing to do.If the enemy is determined to leak every inch of the ground, looking for a hidden basement, they will have nowhere to hide. Yan Fei cast his gaze to An Yuqing's hidden corner, and the beauty seemed to accept her fate like them, without any movement. There was a sudden silence above, and the voices of people subsided.

The three of you looked at each other, Liu Yu's hand was already on the handle of the knife, Tuoba Gui had just slowly untied the two halberds from his back, no matter how slim the chance was, they had to try their best to break through. However, Yan Fei had that strange feeling of being at a loss and not knowing where he was, which was both familiar and strange.Everything in front of him seems to have nothing to do with him, but it seems to have been deeply involved.This situation of being both a participant and a bystander is like an experience in a dream. What happens around you is always between unreal and real.

He'd felt that way from time to time since his mother's death.The death of his mother made him realize the absoluteness and cruelty of death. In fact, everyone is waiting for death after birth, so he can only choose to put it behind him, as if death does not exist.But one day, he will inevitably face it.Even if death may be the beginning of another life? boom!boom! Two loud bangs of shattering bricks and stones came from above. Before Yan Fei was fully awake, Tuobagui had already bounced up in front of his eyes, rushing up the stone steps, followed by Liu Yu. Time seemed to slow down suddenly, he could clearly see every detail of their actions, but for a moment he neither knew the purpose of their actions nor what happened. When the two rushed up the stone steps one after another, boom!Another note was thunderous, much more real and urgent than the previous one, the shock erupted at the end of the stone steps, and sand and stones fell. Yan Fei woke up suddenly, grasping what happened before him as if returning to the world. The enemy is using hammers to destroy the stoves in the dining room on the first floor above, including the stoves at the entrance of the tunnel. If the stoves are destroyed, the entrance will naturally be revealed, and they will have no luck. Yan Fei looked up and saw that Tuoba Gui was holding the entrance with his back and backhand, and Liu Yu also squeezed to his side, following the law.Seeing this, Yan Fei rushed up the stone steps, stretched out his hands to block the sand and stones, and the three of them huddled together. This is the only possible solution, and it is to prevent the bricks and stones from rolling down the stone steps and revealing the entrance. Since there are eight stoves, the enemy may ignore them. Fragments of bricks and stones kept collapsing on the backs and palms of the three of them, and those who slipped through the net rolled down the stone steps. The sound of hammers hitting the stone stove was endless, and each hit deeply struck the hearts of the three of them, making them feel like they were in a In a seemingly endless nightmare.The only thing they could do was try their best to prevent the bottom of the stove from breaking, but the voices and hammering sounds on the ground had become closer and clearer, making them feel the enemy's approach and pressure even more. boom! The heads and faces of the three of them were covered in dust, and when the sand and stones went straight into their necks, the bombardment finally stopped.They could imagine that the bottom of the stove had turned into a pile of broken bricks and mud powder, and a pile of them was all supported by their flesh and blood, otherwise the wine storehouse would be exposed to the eyes of the enemy. Begging Fu Guoren's voice came from above and asked: Where are they hiding?It's not on the first floor, we've searched every inch, how strange! Another rough voice said: I said it's better to set a fire to burn down this ghost building, and see where else they can hide? Another human said: According to Monson, there may be other tunnels to escape from the city, or underground secret rooms, but they are definitely not in the first floor. The top went silent again. After a while, a voice calmly said: If there is a secret room, it would be a headache.Burning the first floor will not help the matter at all. Now that the king of heaven has arrived outside the set, he can enter the set at any time.As long as we reinforce the guard post while the search continues.The enemy has worked so hard to sneak into Bianhuangji with only one purpose, which is to try to assassinate the King of Heaven beyond their means. We have made detailed arrangements for this point, what else can they do? Although the three of them didn't recognize his voice, but hearing his tone of command, it was definitely Fu Rong. After a short pause, Fu Rong continued: "Guo Ren is in charge of searching for the enemy. All idlers, especially those from the Four Gangs, are not allowed to join the gathering."We changed the password at the same time, and anyone who doesn't know the password will be treated as an enemy.I am now going out to meet the king of heaven, and everything is proceeding according to the established plan. Begging Fu Guoren said: "Please Fu Shuai give me the password." The password is a common method used by the security guards in the military camp to distinguish the enemy from ourselves and prevent people from sneaking into the camp in disguise. Fu Rong said: "It's just that Jin people are incompetent and vulnerable!" He uttered these two sentences in Di language, so that the three people below, who did not dare to move at all, understood that when Fu Jian entered the frontier desert, all the soldiers from the headquarters of the Di tribe would stay behind. Then came the sound of the enemy leaving. In the pure darkness, the three of them exchanged their eyes, secretly calling for luck. They wanted to get a blessing in disguise, but instead learned the enemy's secret password. Tuobagui said in a low voice: Wooden frame! Of course Yan Fei understood what he meant, but hated that both hands were not idle, holding the fragments of gravel at the two corners, and said with a wry smile: We can only ask our Miss An to help. Xie Xuan climbed to the city wall of Shouyang, accompanied by Hu Bin and Liu Laozhi, to observe the situation. Feishui flows from the north, first pours into Huai River, then goes southward, bypasses the northeast of Shouyang City, and goes south between Bagong Mountain and Shouyang. Huai River is half a mile away from the north of the city.The section of Yingshui from Bianhuangji to Huaishui is roughly parallel to Feishui. The distance between the two rivers is more than ten miles. One is upstream and the other is downstream, separated by less than ten miles. Hu Bin tentatively said: Shouyang is close to Yingkou, the hub where the Gorge, Rock and Three Rivers meet. As long as Shouyang can be preserved for a day, the enemy will never go south. Xie Xuan's gaze was inspecting the section of the Feishui River. The situation in the gorge was dangerous, with many rapids and turbulent rocks. After leaving the gorge, the water flow slowed down. Especially in the section of the river in the northeast of Shouyang and Bagong Mountain, the water was shallow and wide, clearly visible. At the end, people and horses can wade across the water without building a bridge. As long as there is no heavy rain from God, the Fu Qin army can indeed cross the river quickly.It can be seen that Fu Qin chose this early winter season to attack, after careful consideration.Otherwise, if it is a rainy season in spring and summer, it will add a lot of variables. Although Liu Laozhi didn't speak, Xie Xuan could guess that he actually agreed with Hu Bin's opinion. It's a pity to give up such a crucial fortress in vain. Xie Xuan said lightly: "Fu Jian claims that his army has millions of soldiers, is General Hu sure that he can defend Shouyang?" Hu Bin's face was filled with excitement, and he said: "The subordinates will fight to the last, and they must defend Shouyang for Xuanshuai, so as not to let the Qin army go south." Xie Xuan nodded and said: Good!But this time I want to fight a beautiful victory, and I want a quick victory, not a protracted offensive and defensive battle with the enemy.Once Shouyang becomes an isolated city, ten days is not bad, we will become completely passive, and we will have to guess which route the enemy will take to go south.With our weak military strength, under such circumstances, it is impossible to resist Fu Jian, so Shouyang has to give up. Then he smiled, and said in an affirmative and confident tone: But when Shouyang falls into the hands of the enemy, the enemy will change from no trace to trace, and lose the initiative. At that time, as long as we rest on Bagong Mountain, Fu Jian How dare you cross Feishui for half a step? Hu Bin said worriedly: "Fu Jian is a man who knows how to fight. Although the main force came along the Yingshui River and crossed the Huai River to attack Shouyang, we will have to divide our troops to cross the Huai River up and down the Yingkou River and respond to each other. By then we will be enemies." , the situation is not good. Liu Laozhi nodded and said, "If I were Fu Jian, I would at least divide into two armies. One army would cross the Huai River in the upper reaches of the Yingshui River and force the river directly. I would teach Sima Huan not to act rashly."The other army crossed the Huai River in the lower reaches of Shouyang, stationed in Luokou, and built a strong defensive camp to echo the main force occupying Shouyang. Xie Xuan's smile widened, and he said happily: "This is the key to victory or defeat. The enemy came from an expedition, and because he believed that his troops were ten times stronger than mine, he underestimated the enemy. It was even more unexpected that we would take the initiative to attack and underestimate the enemy. So as long as we use it well Raiders, the odds of winning this battle are extremely high. Hu Bin and Liu Laozhi, who didn't know that Xie Xuan had a plan in mind, said in unison: "Xuanshuai, please show me!" Xie Xuan's eyes were bright, he stared at the field on the east bank of Feishui, and said in a deep voice: We need twelve hours to monitor the movement on the north bank of Huai River, especially Luokou is the key point.As long as the enemy comes here, we can use surprise troops to attack when their position is not stable.If we can break it, Fu Jian's main force will be forced to stay on the west bank of Feishui River, and it will be a good time for us to fight a tough battle with Fu Jian. Liu Laozhi's spirit was lifted up when he heard this, and he said, "I wish to lead this army." Xie Xuan shook his head and said: I need you to lead the navy to cut off the main waterway of the Qin people after they cross the Huai River. Liu Laozhi and Hu Bin nodded yes. For a long time, the Hu people in the north are good at fighting with horses, while the people in the south are good at fighting with water.Fighting on the rivers and rivers, the northern barbarians never failed to suffer.Four years ago when the Hu people committed crimes in the south, they were defeated and returned because they were cut off from the water supply road. This time, although the enemy has been strengthened by more than ten times, there is still no difference in terms of the strength of the navy. Regardless of the ship-handling technology and the quality equipment of warships, the south is far superior to the north, and Jiangnan is the most famous shipbuilding town in the world.Liu Laozhi was proficient in water warfare, and with him in charge, Fu Jian would never have imagined that he could carry troops through waterways at will, especially under the watchful eyes of the elite navy of Beifu. Xie Xuandao: He Qian is leading his troops on the way. General Hu can send me an order to order him to select 5,000 elites and leave the team to sneak to a hidden place near Luokou, waiting for the arrival of the enemy's Eastern Front vanguard.As long as the enemy shows up, he can decide on his own, watch for the right moment, and attack with all his strength, without any mistakes. Hu Bin suddenly agreed and took the order. Xie Xuan laughed and said: What a Uncle An, now that I am here, I can understand how insightful your old man's words of quick battle and quick victory are. Hearing Xie An's name, Liu Laozhi was in awe. Xie Xuan affectionately inspected this great river and mountain that will soon become the key to the survival of the Southern Jin Dynasty, and said softly: Uncle An!Xie Xuan will never disappoint you.