After rebirth, I made the princes cry

In order for Jiang Tai to realize his strategic plan, the first step is to persuade Ran Zhugu to lead his two thousand soldiers out of Wuguan to join the eight thousand troops led by Ran Qiji. It is unknown how long these ten thousand soldiers will have to "guerrilla" outside the border. It is best to lobby Dongyu for support for the food and grass supplies they need. If the emperor of Dongyu is willing to provide direct reinforcements, taking Wancheng is the best strategy. However, whether Dongyu can provide assistance and how much assistance to provide is of course not determined by Ran Zhugu. Therefore, Yingshu also participated in this pre-war meeting. Jiang Tai seemed particularly courteous, but he knew very well that Dongyu would at most provide some food and grass support, and would never get involved in the "friction" between Han and Zhao.

Of course, Yingshu only agreed to write the Qin chapter to make a remonstrance.

He was then respectfully escorted back to the Baoguang Hall and no longer attended the meeting.

Ran Zhugu did not immediately agree to accept this mission which sounded extremely dangerous.

Northern Zhao already had a large number of troops stationed in Wancheng. It was a pipe dream for Ran Zhugu to capture Wancheng with only 10,000 troops. At most, he could launch a feint attack to let Northern Zhao know that Tongguan was in danger. However, Qiang and Han not only did not neglect Wuguan, they even sent Ran Zhugu to lead his troops to take the initiative to fight. If Northern Zhao sent troops from Wancheng to attack Wuguan, it would most likely be ambushed by the Qiang.

Although Jiang Tai called himself the Emperor of Han, in the eyes of the six kingdoms including Dayu, they only recognized him as the ruler of Northern Han. He did not have the ability to command the world. Even within Northern Han, although he was the monarch and Ran Zhugu was the minister, Ran Zhugu did not necessarily have to obey his monarch's orders. Of course, if Ran Zhugu disobeyed the orders, Jiang Tai still had the ability to execute him.

But what happens after Ran Zhugu is executed?

Not all of Ran Zhugu's clansmen and descendants are in Chang'an City, waiting to be captured by Jiang Tai. If the Ran army is forced to rebel, Jiang Tai will be hit by internal and external troubles at this time, and the country will definitely be destroyed.

Ran Zhugu said nothing, so Jiang Tai had to "softly" force him.

"In fact, many ministers have advised that if the Lord of Shenyuan Palace is executed, peace can be negotiated with Northern Zhao..." As he said this, Jiang Tai glanced at Jiang Baiji.

Jiang Baiji certainly didn't want to be used by Queen Mother Yao, but at this time he was still willing to follow Jiang Tai. After all, he had already chosen Jiang Tai's camp. If he retreated to the position of changing with the wind, wouldn't the risk he had taken in the past be in vain? He certainly didn't want Jiang Mo to turn defeat into victory and lose all the benefits he had already obtained, so he quickly cooperated.

"Your Majesty is concerned about the safety of King Zhenyuan and will not kill the Lord of Shenyuan Palace no matter what. So we can only fight against Northern Zhao. Your Majesty has decided to lead the battle in person. Although the responsibility of going out to contain the Wancheng tribe is both dangerous and heavy, now we have no choice but to entrust it to the Duke of Ganzhou."

Ran Zhugu's fief was in Ganzhou, so his real title was actually Duke of Ganzhou.

"If Your Majesty allows me to mobilize 20,000 troops from Ganzhou, I will sign a military order. Even if we cannot capture Wancheng, we will ensure that Wuguan is not lost." Ran Zhugu finally spoke.

Jiang Tai gritted his teeth.

He knew that Ran Zhugu would take advantage of the chaos and plot evil. Ran Zhugu held Wuguan and could attack Chang'an or flee to Dongyu. His intention to rebel was known to everyone, but he could not execute the traitor just because he had the intention to rebel.

"I have decided to appoint Da Shangchen as the commander of Wuguan Pass. According to the suggestions of Duke Jincheng, Da Shangchen and other ministers, excluding the 10,000 guards led by Duke Ran, there are still 140,000 guards, which is enough to take care of both Tongguan and Wuguan Pass. If we mobilize troops from various vassal states to help, it will increase the burden of military supplies and food, and it will not be conducive to timely completion of military deployment. In addition, there have always been many scattered Xiongnu tribes outside Xiaoguan Pass. In the past 20 years, the main conflicts between our Han Dynasty and Northern Zhao and Northern Jin have been concentrated inside and outside Xiaoguan Pass. The defense of Xiaoguan Pass cannot be lost. All vassal states must be ready to support Xiaoguan at any time."

Of course, Jiang Tai would not make his plan of "escape" public. Except for his two brothers and Da Shangchen, even Jiang Baiji was kept in the dark.

At this time, seeing that Ran Zhugu was still hesitant, Da Shangchen also joined the ranks of persuading him: "Northern Zhao's vanguard, with a total of 30,000 troops, has arrived at Hangu Pass. According to reports, they had already launched a tentative battle yesterday. The situation is very critical. I hope that the Duke of Ganzhou will put the overall situation first."

Many officials of the Wen clan also echoed this, and Ran Zhugucai seemed to be forced to obey the order.

Immediately afterwards, Jiang Tai, of course, announced his decision to have all the tribes hand over their Beijing guards first, and incorporate them into the Imperial Guards, and obey the transfer orders. There was no need for Ran Zhugu to question this. Except for those tribes who had already surrendered to Jiang Tai, many neutral tribes were reluctant - these Beijing guards under their command, to put it bluntly, were actually their palace soldiers. Not to mention that they were all elite and trusted men, the Northern Han court had never distributed food and money to them, and they had to rely on themselves to support the soldiers. If they were all handed over at once and obeyed the orders of Jiang Tai and the Great Shangchen, not to mention whether these personal soldiers could be recalled, the key was that they would most likely be used by Jiang Tai as "vanguards", causing heavy casualties. They would bear the losses themselves, and all the credit would go to Jiang Tai!

How can there be such a good thing in the world!

The clamor was overwhelming, and Jiang Tai was helpless and had to back off. Each chief was still in charge of his own guards, but each chief had to obey orders. In this way, Jiang Tai could not let the guards who were not disbanded and incorporated into the imperial guards stay in Chang'an awaiting orders. However, in time of war, Chang'an City had to be closed, and the number of guards left behind must be sufficient. Jiang Tai once again fell into the dilemma of a good cook being unable to cook without rice.

Therefore, it was natural that the idea came to mind of recalling the garrison troops guarding Hanzhong.

Ran Zhugu was filled with alarm and immediately raised an objection. He believed that there were a total of 140,000 guards in the capital, and 30,000 were more than enough to defend the city. 20,000 could be transferred to Wuguan and 50,000 to Tongguan, and the remaining 40,000 could be temporarily left in the city to provide support to the two passes, which would be enough to resist the military action initiated by Northern Zhao.

But what Jiang Tai was worried about was that if he left 40,000 soldiers as a mobile force, the capital would be in danger - if he transferred all his 50,000 personal soldiers, it would be equivalent to handing Chang'an to Jiang Mo. But if he led the army in person this time, most of the troops he led would be a "mob", and once there was a mutiny in the army, he would be afraid that his life would be in danger and he would be killed by the rebels.

There must be enough armed forces loyal to him to intimidate the guards of various departments!

Ran Zhugu was anxious. He had now realized the core of Jiang Gaofan's scheme. The person who helped him was definitely not Jiang Mo. His purpose was to help Dongyu seize Hanzhong. However, Jiang Gaofan did not propose to mobilize the garrison in Hanzhong. It was Jiang Tai who was stubborn. If he exposed Jiang Gaofan's intention at this time, not to mention Jiang Tai, even Jiang Baiji, the Wen clan, and those neutral clans would not believe him.

Of course, if he admitted that Jiang Mo and Jiang Gaofan had already colluded, and even that Northern Zhao's attack on Han was a plan of the two, King Zhenyuan would have no chance of survival, and the Ran clan would have become prey to the chopping boards of others. Not to mention saving Hanzhong, the Qiang and Han would probably be in immediate disaster.

Even though they lost Hanzhong, Qiang Han would not be destroyed, and Jiang Gaofan, this scourge, would never be able to control Qiang Han's military and political affairs again.

Hanzhong is the benefit that Dongyu demanded from the Qiang and Han people.

That evening, in Baoguang Palace, dinner had just ended. The Lord of Shenyuan Palace had already cheered up and was still playing chess with Liang Hui in the pavilion. Sikong Yuehu went to the corridor bridge and sat alone to drink tea. Yingshu was under the corridor, teasing Wenji, surrounded by Hongtao and Baili. Yingshu teased Wenji while talking about the customs and habits of Jiankang. Hongtao and Baili were naturally full of curiosity about the "new world" they were about to go to, but they did not have any melancholy about leaving their hometown.

The Qiang people used to live wherever there was water and grass, so their home was not in a fixed place. Especially since they were born as slaves, they had never had a fixed place to live. What they considered to be "home" was never a certain place, but Lady Wei. Only with Lady Wei around could they live and work in peace and contentment.

Chang'an is like a cage, and Weiyang Palace is even more like a prison. They have never even dreamed of a stable residence, no longer having to tread on thin ice and be cautious at every step, and no longer having to worry about life and death, hunger and cold. The distant Jiankang, the capital of Dayu, is extremely unfamiliar, but for them it is a ray of hope, a paradise that is completely separated from the present.

The Left Deputy Envoy even said that when they arrived in Jiankang, there was no need to hide the fact that they were Qiang people. The people of Dayu would not care whether they were foreigners or not. Although they could not obtain freedom for a while, even if they became slaves, the Left Deputy Envoy guaranteed that Xu Yi would be safe.

"I don't want to get married." Bai Li said.

In fact, she has recently been considering this major life event of marriage. She now knows that common people in Dayu are not allowed to take concubines. After the death of their husbands, widows will not be forced to remarry, and it is even less likely that their property will become "inheritance" and be taken away by their husbands' brothers. However, she still does not want to get married.

"As long as I can follow my wife, I will be satisfied. No man can treat me better than my wife."

"Don't say it too early. What if you meet your ideal person?" Hong Tao laughed at Bai Li.

"I won't."

"What do you mean by no?" Hong Tao was surprised. "In the past, we were just trying to save our lives step by step, and we didn't have time to think about so many things other than saving our lives. But after getting out of here, we don't have to worry about saving our lives anymore. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by Deputy Envoy Zuo. I admire Deputy Commander Liang very much. When I see him, my heart starts pounding.

But of course I won't have any delusions. I can see that Deputy Commander Liang has a special affection for Dianjun, but I am sure that after I go to Jiankang, I will meet my destined person. I must not miss it again. Bai Li, how can you guarantee that I won't?"

Yingshu just listened without expressing any opinion.

"I'm very resistant to men." Bai Li was also very frank: "Many people think that your majesty has been very good to Madam, but I have always hated your majesty. Your majesty has long known that Madam's family, parents, brothers and sisters-in-law were all killed by lechers, and the queen mother had also abused Madam, but your majesty has always been indifferent. He himself also thinks that these are all the disasters and abuses that Madam should endure.

Although I know that not all men are like Your Majesty, I don't trust men. Instead of taking risks, it is better to live a stable life. My idea is very simple. From now on, I will not use my brain if I can. I don't have to worry about food and clothing. Why bother to judge the authenticity of others? "

"Aren't you afraid of being lonely? After all, my wife may meet a good man, and I can't always be with you!"

"Married people are lonely." Bai Li said with a smile, "After getting married and becoming a mother, you have to put your husband and children first. In fact, you are also in a dilemma. Of course, those who are willing to enter the dilemma will not feel lonely, but I don't want to enter the dilemma again. Even if my wife meets a good man and doesn't need my company anymore, I won't worry about having no one to accompany me. At worst, I can learn from the left deputy envoy and raise a bird like Wenji, or a civet cat, no matter what kind of pet. Besides, Hongtao, even if you get married, do you have to break up with me? We can see each other from time to time, why do we need to worry about loneliness?"

As soon as he finished speaking, Bai Li stood up.

She saw Mrs. Wei coming over here.

"The plan has worked." Mrs. Wei looked very happy.

Yingshu waved her hand and flew away. She danced around the Lord of Shenyuan Palace for a while and then "invited" the Lord to come over. Liang Hui followed her, of course. Hongtao and Baili quickly moved two chessboards from the hall. They were of course delighted that their plan had come true. They had been looking forward to a bright future and were eager to leave.

Queen Mother Yao gave birth to three sons. In addition to Jiang Tai, there were Jiang Cang and Jiang Yan. These three sons were all "burdens" to Jiang Xiongying. However, in the current situation, Jiang Cang and Jiang Yan undoubtedly became Jiang Tai's most trusted arms. Jiang Cang and Jiang Tai personally led the expedition to Tongguan. After Jiang Tai escaped, he became the main general guarding Tongguan, while Jiang Yan was responsible for guarding Chang'an City.

Yingshu only has a preliminary understanding of Jiang Cang and Jiang Yan.

When Queen Mother Yao "remarried" Jiang Xiongying, Jiang Cang had just been able to walk steadily and Jiang Yang had just learned to "crawl". In fact, in terms of practical experience, they were not even as good as Jiang Mo. After all, Jiang Xiongying had always treated them like pigs. Although Queen Mother Yao would not give up on training them, given that she herself had a pig's head, she did not have the ability to train her two sons into outstanding talents.

It was not until now that Mrs. Wei told Yingshu in detail about Jiang Tai and his two stupid teammates.

"Although Jiang Cang and Jiang Yan are both useless people who were raised in a pile of splendor, Jiang Cang is better in terms of his strong opinions and deep scheming. To be honest, this is due to the help of King Zhenyuan. At that time, Wen saw Yao treating Jiang Cang and Jiang Yan like pigs and was happy to stand by and watch. Unexpectedly, when Jiang Mo was enlightened, she became very close to Jiang Cang and dragged Jiang Cang to learn with him.

In this way, Jiang Cang can still play a certain role in Jiang Tai's battle to seize the throne. Jiang Tai plans to escape, and he can only feel at ease if he hands Tongguan to Jiang Cang.

Deputy Envoy Zuo, what kind of character do you think Jiang Yan is?"

Yingshu had never dealt with Jiang Yan, but she had met with Jiang Yan's wife Qiu several times. Qiu even complained to her directly that Jiang Yan "favored his concubine and ignored his wife."

Now, Yingshu heard Madam Wei say: "The concubine that Qiu family calls is actually a daughter of the royal family, also surnamed Jiang. In terms of blood relationship, she is even more distantly related to Jiang Baiji's daughter. The father of the concubine is Jiang Xiongying's half-brother."

This favorite concubine was now also conferred the rank of Madam, and Empress Dowager Yao bestowed on her the title "Xianshu", so she was called Madam Xianshu in the Northern Han Dynasty.

Yingshu could never have imagined that Madam Xianshu was actually a legitimate member of the royal family of Northern Han!