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In this way, Bai Tangzhi became a member of the prince's family in a daze, but after inquiring, Bai Tangzhi learned that the prince's position did not seem to be secure, and the emperor had argued with his ministers about deposing the prince a few years ago.

It's just that at that time, because the crown prince had just been established, rashly deposing it might destabilize the court, and even cause the royal family to fight. Based on these considerations, the emperor temporarily spared the crown prince.

But recently there were rumors in the palace that the emperor planned to appoint another crown prince, the rumors were rumors after all, after more than half a month, there was no movement in the capital, so Bai Tangzhi gradually forgot about it.

The current Bai Tangzhi is studying with Cheng Dan wholeheartedly. Although this person looks ordinary, in terms of talent and learning, there is really no one in the world who can compare with Cheng Dan.

Cheng Dan has always served the royal family. The current emperor and prince are all his students. Even when the emperor himself came, he would respectfully call him sir. Later, for some reason, Cheng Dan never Did not stay in the palace.

It's just that there are rumors that Cheng Dan left. As for why he left and where he went, it has become a secret that no one knows, but who would have thought that the former royal lecturer is now living in a corner of the capital like a beggar .

Bai Tangzhi once asked the reason, but Cheng Dan didn't answer him, just told him to endorse the book.

In fact, the number one scholar of Baitang should be appointed by an official no matter what, but he didn't give Prime Minister Li Sheng face, so he hasn't been officially appointed yet, so he has to hang around behind Cheng Dan every day.

Hou Xiqiao hasn't been here since he left last time, but Hou Xiqiao has found a place for Bai Tangzhi and Cheng Dan to live.

Hou Xiqiao came and went without a trace, when Bai Tangzhi was reading, Hou Xiqiao appeared in the house like a ghost, first he bowed to Cheng Dan to salute, and then turned to look at Bai Tangzhi.

Bai Tangzhi was also looking at Hou Xiqiao, because this time Hou Xiqiao didn't come alone, there was a young man beside him, he looked a bit extravagant, but I don't know if he would Like the Houxi Bridge, it is made of ice.

Before Bai Tangzhi asked, the young man spoke first:

"Presumably this is Baitangzhi, the number one scholar today, and I'm Sima Hong."

Bai Tangzhi straightened up and stood up, and no matter who this person was, the surname Sima alone had enough weight, and Sima was the surname of the royal family.

Hou Xiqiao looked at Bai Tangzhi who was at a loss, and didn't know what this person was thinking.

He told Bai Tangzhi that Sima Hong is the current crown prince, and he came here for two things today, one is to visit his teacher Cheng Dan, and the other is to have a look at the current number one scholar.

After Sima Hong said some courteous words, he proposed to go to Hu Yulou for dinner. Bai Tangzhi's eyes lit up when he heard the word Hu Yulou. Well, it can be called the place where every man dreams of going.

Sexy prostitutes are like fire, and if they are not careful, they will burn themselves. For decades, I don’t know how many people have spent their wealth in Hu Yulou just to get a smile from a beautiful woman. Bai Tangzhi has never been there, but he yearns for it Well, there are not many men in the world who can refuse such an invitation.

Although Cheng Dan seemed somewhat resistant, he also agreed to go together. The four of them walked together. The moment they got into the carriage, an urgent shout blocked their way forward.

Sima Hong opened the door curtain and asked the attendant what happened, the attendant reported back that there was a sergeant who was urgently seeking to see the prince, and it was extremely urgent and must not be delayed.When Sima Hong heard this, he got out of the car immediately.

After Sima Hong came back, Bai Tangzhi saw that Sima Hong's face was full of seriousness. As for the smile before he left, he didn't know where he went. The thing that can make even the prince of the court worry is that this world It's going to be uneven.

"It seems that I can't go to Hu Yulou this time. I have to go to the palace to meet the emperor first. Brother Bai should come with me. No matter how you say it, you are the number one scholar. You have to listen to the important affairs of the country."

After hearing this, Hou Xiqiao still didn't say a word, but Baitang felt more flustered in his heart.

Because I learned from Sima Hong just now that the border is in chaos now, and the Xianbei Dynasty in the north has long been ready to move. Just a few days ago, it suddenly attacked the border and broke the border in one fell swoop.

Huang Sheng, the chief general of the frontier, fled without a fight, resulting in a [-] army without a leader. They were all wiped out by the opponent in a blink of an eye.

In the face of a national crisis, the emperor urgently summoned a group of ministers into the palace to discuss matters, and no matter what, foreigners should not be allowed to invade.

Now that Sima Hong invited Bai Tangzhi into the palace, Bai Tangzhi was not sure whether to go or not, after all, he still had an old friend in a high position, if he went, he would inevitably be targeted.

His rejection of Prime Minister Li Sheng can be said to be unprecedented.

But Baitangzhi can't decide whether to go or not, because there is a Houxi Bridge standing behind him, and he is staring at Baitangzhi now, Baitangzhi is a little scared by him, so he has to follow obediently Sima Hong entered the palace.

On the court hall, the emperor sits high on the dragon chair, with the majesty of Ni Tianxia, ​​but now that the country has fallen into the hands of others, the emperor probably will not be very happy in his heart. He glanced at the princes and ministers in the court hall, and said, speak slowly:

"My dear friends, the border is in great chaos, and my thousands of people are in dire straits. This court meeting has only one purpose, and that is to discuss a perfect plan to save the country and the people!"

At this moment, the officials were arguing endlessly. The princeling party headed by the prince advocated fighting against the enemy, while Prime Minister Li Sheng advocated a peace negotiation.

The emperor looked upset, and when he was about to speak to mediate, Li Sheng suddenly asked, who would be the main general if there was a war, and now Huang Sheng, the main general of the border gate, has been imprisoned and is waiting to be dealt with.

Among the many generals today, there is no one who can take the lead. All of them are afraid of fighting with Xianbei's army. The prince replied neither humble nor overbearing:

"I have one person available. If I fail to repel Xianbei, I am willing to take full responsibility, voluntarily plead guilty, and willing to give up the crown prince!"

As soon as this remark came out, even the emperor himself was shocked. When the crown prince was deposed, Sima Hong was not so willing. For the crown prince, his teacher Cheng Dan could have given up.

But now for an unknown person, he is willing to bet on the crown prince. Who is this person worthy of Sima Hong?

The emperor asked who could take on this important task, and Sima Hong replied, Hou Xiqiao.

At this moment Li Sheng spoke up suddenly, and his meaning was very clear, since the crown prince has already made such a decision, it is better to let him try.

At the final stage of making a decision, Li Sheng said that this year's No. [-] Scholar has no official position yet. The current army is going to war, and there is a shortage of the post of supervisor. Why not let the No. [-] Scholar Bai Tang go out with the army, which can be regarded as a bit of experience.

The emperor didn't care about these things at all, he agreed immediately after hearing what Li Sheng said, the crown prince stood aside silently, he wanted Bai Tangzhi to be the Minister of War, but he didn't expect to be swayed by Li Sheng.

The emperor was impatient, Sima Hong was helpless no matter how unwilling he was. Seeing that the matter had been settled, the emperor immediately announced his withdrawal from the court.

The emperor didn't bother to ask these things, his mind was all on those beauties in the harem, if it wasn't for the pressure of the officials, he wouldn't care about it at all, he couldn't care about the common people.

The Ministry of War only allocated 5 horses to Hou Xiqiao, and only half of the full amount of food and pay. The Ministry of War told Hou Xiqiao that the remaining half would not be allowed to be distributed until Hou Xiqiao led the army to the front line.

Hou Xiqiao didn't care about these things. Although he had been under the prince's family for a long time, he had almost never done anything to lead the army to fight, but there was no way. Since the prince pushed him to this position, he naturally had his consideration.

Back then, without the appreciation of the prince, there would be no Houxi Bridge today. Before the army set off, the prince personally came to see him off, and Bai Tangzhi watched from the side. Now he is being kicked around by various forces, and he can't help himself.

This time I went to the front line, I am afraid that I will never return, but fortunately, I have Hou Xiqiao with me, so I have a little sense of security.

After the army marched to the border, Bai Tangzhi saw the cruelty of war for the first time. Originally, there were prosperous trading places and a large number of residents at the border. This time the border was broken. Yanliu has long since ceased to exist.

The closer you get to the border, the more devastated you will be. There are people starved to death along the road.

Xianbei is a nation that lives on horseback, and has always used plunder as its survival capital. Whenever resources are scarce, they will gather warriors from other tribes to come to the Central Plains to plunder resources.

Later, Cheng Dan insisted that the two sides make peace, and ended hundreds of years of strife by means of mutual trade, so that the border can restore peace.

But this time Xianbei destroyed hundreds of miles of border city for no reason. After breaking through the city, he even ordered the massacre of the city for three days, even the babies who were still in their infancy.

Baitang's eyes were full of ruins, the burned houses and the stumps cut off by sabers were piled up together. Looking around, there was not a single part of the entire border that was intact.

Bai Tangzhi, who has been reading poetry since he was a child, was shocked by the scene in front of him. He thought that the war was like a golden weapon, but he didn't realize the cruelty of the war.

Once the success is complete, the ten thousand bones are not only the soldiers who took the lead, but also the civilians who failed to escape after the city was broken. They were once a living life.

Hou Xiqiao set up camp at the border. These [-] soldiers were actually the prince's private soldiers. Some of them were trained dead soldiers, and the rest were Jianghu people who the prince had asked Hou Xiqiao to recruit over the years.

These people have always been under the command of Hou Xiqiao. Although they have never been on the battlefield, but in terms of combat effectiveness alone, they are not helpless against the Xianbei army.