Chapter 426 Jinyang Palace

The setting sun slowly sets, reflecting the majestic outline of a palace city. Jinyang Palace always stands silently, overlooking Taiyuan City and even the entire dynasty that prospered because of it.

The government office is relatively smaller, but not as deserted as Jinyang Palace. Before nightfall, a beautiful maid walked into the study and lit the lampstands.

The candlelight woke up Wang Chengye who was lying there. He was tall and tall, with a big rosacea on his face. He was not ashamed of this nose. Instead, he thought it was a kind of beauty that could only be possessed by a true noble.

He squinted and saw a slim figure and a beautiful face. The grace of that beautiful maid was rare to see.

"I've woken you up." She stepped forward with a small step, saying "Blessings", and softly apologized.

Wang Chengye raised his hand, held her catkin, and pulled the soft body into his arms. He took a deep breath and smelled the refreshing fragrance.

"Master Fu, no."

The soft voice of resistance made Wang Chengye excited. He took off her clothes in one fell swoop and pressed this beautiful maid under him like a hungry tiger pouncing on its prey.

Hum hum hum, after an unknown amount of time, the sounds in the study gradually stopped.

There was probably someone standing outside the door. When he heard that there was no movement, he opened his mouth and reported: "Master Fu, Li Guangbi is here."

"No," Wang Chengye said.

"But he said that there are urgent matters to report."

"That's not seen either."

"Master Fu, he is coming with troops."

Wang Chengye got up with a "humph", without dressing properly. He put on his robe and casually took a belt to tie it, which showed off his broad and strong chest. He put on his shoes and walked out. He had the majesty of a general and the dignity of a general.

It has the character of the Wei and Jin Dynasties.

When they arrived at the hall, Li Guangbi and a group of generals were all wearing armor. Due to the hot weather, their foreheads were covered with sweat, and Wang Chengye's cool attire gave off a sense of superiority.

"Why did General Li come to visit late at night? Could it be that Shiling Pass was breached?" Wang Chengye asked.

To be honest, he is not just a "general who sends salary" as outsiders say. Facing Cai Xide's offensive, he performed admirably. Firstly, he did not fall into Cai Xide's plan to lure the enemy. Secondly, when the rebels pressed the enemy, he

He was very calm and composed under the circumstances, and did what he had to do, unlike some officials or supervisors who were startled.

Therefore, Li Guangbi still had some respect for Wang Chengye and said with a salute: "Don't worry, Mr. Fu, Shiling Pass is still there. In the future, I would like to introduce someone to Mr. Fu."

"who?"

Li Guangbi then turned sideways and gave way to one person.

This was a young man, wearing armor and dusty from all the travels. He had obviously just arrived after a long day of work, but even though he was tired, his eyes were still very bright. Wang Chengye bullied him as a young man, and still maintained his airs, saying calmly: "This is

who?"

"Xue Bai, the prefect of Changshan, has met the prince."

"So it's you." Wang Chengye raised his arrogance even higher and said with a straight face: "Do you know that it is a serious crime for you to be away from your post to defend the city and to leave your post without permission?"

Facing Xue Bai, his official tone was louder than that of Li Linfu, Yang Guozhong, and An Lushan.

Xue Bai understood his arrogance and said: "The rebels went south, and hundreds of thousands of troops often passed through the mountains and counties..."

"Then you abandoned the city and fled?!"

"I'm here to convey military information." Xue Bai said: "I have two things, please take a look at them."

Li Guangbi waved his hand, and two sergeants immediately came forward with a wooden box in their hands, opened it, and found two heads inside.

Wang Chengye personally took the candlestick and looked at it carefully. He could see the ferocity in the other person's eyes and expression.

"This is the rebel general Li Qincuo, Gao Miao."

Xue Bai roughly told Yuan Luqian's plan and what happened to Dugu Wensu and Li Shiyu among the rebels, and asked Wang Chengye to send troops to Changshan.

This was the first time we met, and he spoke from a very objective point of view, without any added jealousy.

While listening, Wang Chengye sat down on the chair, crossed his legs, and his legs covered with black hair were exposed from under his robe, shaking constantly. He was thinking about this matter.

Until Xue Bai finished speaking, the shaking of his foot had not stopped. After a short moment of silence, Wang Chengye suddenly reached out and slapped the table.

"Xue Bai, the governor of Changshan, abandoned the city and fled. Take it! The rest of the matter will be discussed after I find out!"

"Fu Jun?"

"Take it!" Wang Chengye looked at Li Guangbi with burning eyes, forcing him with the dignity of an official.

Li Guangbi then asked his soldiers to take Xue Bai down first, while he stayed in the hall and asked, "What are you doing, Mr. Fu?"

"Military affairs are nothing to play with. What he said is too strange and may not be credible. We will wait to find out more before discussing." Wang Chengye said: "This young man relies on his talent and is arrogant. He has no eyes for the imperial court. He wants to kill him."

He judged people accurately. Although Xue Bai was not necessarily arrogant, it was true that he did not see the imperial court in his eyes. Even Li Guangbi could feel this. In addition, Wang Chengye was arrogant and did not cover up. He said he wanted to kill Xue Bai.

With Bai's majesty, Xue Bai would not be killed.

But Li Guangbi still said: "Now is the special season. Xue Bai is young and passionate, and he is running and fighting to suppress the rebellion. What if his ambition is dampened, and he will feel resentful towards the emperor?"

"A Changshan prefect fled to the border of Hedong. Doesn't it make sense for me to capture him? If he is really capable, guarding Changshan and sending a messenger to deliver the message is enough." Wang Chengye shouted: "Also, if I really deal with him, I won't

It will fall into your hands, why don't you just let it go now if you want?!"

Li Guangbi had no choice but to point to the head in the box and said: "The enemy general's head is here. How can the military situation be false?"

Wang Chengye pondered, touched his chin and asked slowly: "How is your relationship with Gao Xianzhi?"

The topic suddenly turned to Gao Xianzhi. Li Guangbi was stunned for a moment, and then he understood.

If we follow the usual practice, the report of Gao Xianzhi's battle to destroy Xiaobolu Kingdom should be that under the wise leadership of Jiedushifu Meng Lingcha and the cooperation of the generals, Gao Xianzhi received the military order and ran thousands of miles to capture Xiaobolu King. In this way

In the future, the rewards Gao Xianzhi will receive will not be reduced. The great power of throwing the sky will still be enough for him to eat and drink for several lifetimes, and he can also gain many connections.

But Gao Xianzhi didn't do that, deliberately showing that Fu Meng Lingcha was a useless person who had nothing to do with his body. He was the only one in the four towns of Anxi who had the courage and knowledge to dare to do what others didn't do. Therefore, when everyone thought that Gao Xianzhi had broken the rules,

The saint still transferred Fumeng Lingcha because he was dissatisfied with Fumeng Lingcha's incompetence.

Now let’s look at the incident in front of us. After the rebellion in Anlu Mountain, Hebei fell in just over ten days. And Jingxingkou is the most critical place to suppress the rebellion. It is the main road connecting Shanxi and Hebei. If the war goes well.

, the Battle of Tumenguan was the turning point in countering the rebellion.

When Wang Chengye thought about it, for such a great achievement, according to custom, the first credit should belong to the highest-ranking official, that is, the Hedong Jiedushi. How could it be a prefect who abandoned the city and fled, a long history who surrendered to the rebels, and two servants?

A bastard thief?

After understanding this truth, Li Guangbi said tentatively: "Xue Bai is young and has little knowledge and does not know the rules. Regarding the battle report of the Tumenguan battle, how about asking the emperor to write another one?"

The reason why Wang Chengye asked him to take Xue Bai into custody was not only to give him a warning, but also to discuss the matter with him alone so that he could test Xue Bai's attitude.

Since Li Guangbi understood what was going on, Wang Chengye nodded.

~~

Xue Bai was not treated too harshly and was imprisoned in a posthouse in Taiyuan City.

The handyman gave him hot water and let it cool down in a wooden bucket, but Xue Bai buried his head in the papers and forgot to wash them in the end.

When Li Guangbi arrived, he had already marked a military situation map.

In the early stages of such a war, the number of people in the world who can grasp the intentions of the rebels, the distribution of their forces, and how to counter the rebellion can be counted on one hand. In other words, such a map is extremely precious.

Xue Bai put down his pen, rubbed his eyes, handed the military situation diagram to Li Guangbi, and said with a smile: "I, the prisoner, confessed, and this is a confession."

"Xue Lang, please don't mind. Although Wang Chengye is a bit arrogant, he has no ill intentions towards you."

"It doesn't matter, as long as we can send troops."

Li Guangbi hesitated slightly, then spoke, trying to express Wang Chengye's intention as tactfully as possible, saying: "Xue Lang knows that there are certain rules and regulations for reporting merit to the court..."

"Okay." Xue Bai understood and agreed happily.

If the tragedy of Yan Gaoqing's family being slaughtered due to "the traitor's failure to save" was because Yan Gaoqing had a problem with the report he wrote and made the same mistake as Gao Xianzhi, then Xue Bai can follow Wang Chengye's instructions this time.

meaning to write.

"real?"

"As long as we can send troops to Changshan County, we can write the battle report according to Wang Chengye's wishes." Xue Bai answered simply, while observing Li Guangbi carefully.

Li Guangbi did not feel Xue Bai's scrutinizing gaze, and he wanted to advance the counter-insurgency matter as soon as possible, saying: "I will reply to the prince right now, Xue Lang is waiting for my good news."

Xue Bai said: "Why not go together? In this way, when Wang Chengye agrees, we can discuss the matter of sending troops as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he pointed to the strategic map in Li Guangbi's hand.

~~

This was the second time the two of them went to see Wang Chengye. After a lot of trouble, it was already broad daylight.

Riding his horse to reach the Taiyuan Yamen Office, he suddenly heard someone shouting from behind: "Is this Governor Xue in front of you?"

Xue Bai turned around and saw a group of Taiyuan soldiers bringing a few dusty-looking people over. He recognized a few of them, including Zhai Wande, the steward of Yuan Luqian's family, and Zhang Tongyou, the magistrate of Zhending County.

"Prefect."

"How did you get here?"

"Alang learned the news about Tumen Pass and ordered us to come here overnight." Zhai Wande limped forward and said: "The Lord heard that the rebels have crossed the Yellow River by chance and are in urgent need of attacking Luoyang. The situation is urgent. We have already

Raise the flag anyway and send a message to all the counties in Hebei."
To be continued...