Rebirth of the Firstborn Daughter: Life is like a Dream

How could his trusted confidant, who had been hiding in obscurity in the lush green Cangshan Mountains and had been training hard for more than a thousand days and nights, and who was a wise minister who had just helped him defend his country and suppress the rebellion, betray the Tang Dynasty after only a few months of fighting?

If Wei Dongbi had not betrayed the Tang Dynasty, who ordered the tower to be opened? Who led the Rongdi lion to run into the city and slaughter the people?

The emperor immediately dispatched people to the border to investigate the facts, and asked the officials who were preparing to escort food and fodder to Wei Dongbi to stop briefly and make a decision after investigating everything.

"Your Majesty, the supply of food and fodder must not be slowed down. Once there is not enough food and fodder in the front, we will not be able to compete with the Rongdi lion." Li Yuyan opposed his majesty's decision. He did not believe that Wei Dongbi would turn against him, so he felt that the delivery of food and fodder to the front should not be slowed down.

"Your Majesty, Wei Dongbi has colluded with the enemy and committed treason. His previous request for the court to export grain and fodder may not have been right. You must not get into trouble." A minister immediately said.

"The best strategy is to attack the enemy's plan. No one knows the real situation ahead. If this is a cunning plot by the Rongdi people, and they are deliberately spreading rumors to slander General Wei, then it will put the lion ahead in danger." Li Yuyan retorted fiercely.

"His Majesty……"

"His Majesty……"

In the court, three factions of ministers were discussing fiercely. One faction, led by Li Debing, gritted their teeth and insisted that this was a cunning plot of the Rongdi Kingdom. Another faction believed that Wei Dongbi had already betrayed them and that they must immediately elect a powerful commander to take the lead. The third faction was sitting on the fence and just waited and saw.

The emperor sat on the throne, listening to everyone talking, and his head began to ache.

"Is there any news about General Wei?" His Majesty asked.

With such a big thing happening, Wei Dongbi should have sent back a memorial long ago. The news of the defeat has been delivered, so his memorial should have arrived by then.

All the ministers looked at each other in dismay, and even Li Yuyan's face looked extremely bad.

No one knew where Wei Dongbi had gone, and no one knew anything about him. It felt as if he had disappeared from the world without a trace.

His Majesty's face turned serious. "Where are the generals who led the troops beside him?"

"One of the two generals was killed in battle, and the other has also disappeared without a trace," a minister replied.

On the surface, Wei Dongbi seemed to be very suspicious. The emperor bowed his head and pondered over and over again. After experiencing the incident of the fourth prince forcing the emperor to abdicate, he no longer had the courage to trust others.

Even though this person was trained by him.

Li Yuyan was anxious and irritable, looking at the emperor anxiously.

"I'm thinking about this matter. Let's adjourn the court first." The emperor raised his hands tiredly. With no way out, he had no choice but to adjourn the court.

If you still think about it, it means you already have suspicions!

Li Yuyan felt a chill in his heart and started to worry about Wei Dongbi at the front line of the border.

After the court was dismissed, Li Yuyan immediately appeared at the Wei family to look for the old man. Knowing that his youngest son was missing at the frontier, the old man Wei's wise eyes flashed slightly, "What does your majesty say?"

"The Emperor didn't say anything." Li Yuyan replied.

Old Master Wei put down the small copper stove in his hand, took a sip of the strong tea on the table, and said, "Is there no news from the frontier?"

"I haven't gone to inquire yet." Li Yuyan said softly, "Grandpa, I want Your Majesty to accept my trip to the northern border."

"Are you afraid that your third uncle will get into trouble?" Old Master Wei brought out the suspicion that Li Yuyan had been speculating in his mind but had not dared to say out loud.

Li Yuyan said: "Gullit is a sinister and cunning person with a vicious heart. I am indeed a little worried."

Old Master Wei hesitated for a while, "No news is good news, wait two more days."

"Your Majesty..." Li Yuyan hesitated whether he should speak out. He looked at Old Master Wei, "Do you think Your Majesty will believe Third Uncle?"

"Whether Your Majesty believes it or not is one thing, and whether you are willing to believe it is another." Old Master Wei said without comment. After he finished speaking, he slowly closed his eyes, and his desolate face seemed to have become much more vicissitudes of life.

Two days later, before Li Yuyan had time to enter the palace to ask His Majesty to allow him to visit the northern border, news of Wei Dongbi finally arrived.

Wei Dongbi and his five hundred guards all died in Paoguagou.

Half a month ago, Wei Dongbi discussed with two generals how to deal with the enemy soldiers.

The place where they are stationing their soldiers now is called Chigang City, which is easy to defend but difficult to attack. The Rongdi lion is more violent than they imagined, and it is not as unplanned as previously described.

At the beginning, they were careless and almost suffered a loss at the hands of Rongdi.

"Our spies just reported that the food and fodder to be delivered to the enemy is already on the way. If we can cut off their grains and rice, our chances of winning will be much greater when we attack." These words were spoken by one of Wei Dongbi's lieutenant generals, whose surname was Hu.

"Are you sure they will go to Paoguagou?" Wei Dongbi asked.

Hu Tongbing's lieutenant nodded affirmatively, "The news cannot be wrong."

Another general named Fei said, "The soldiers transporting food and fodder must be soldiers and horses. I'm afraid they will be difficult to deal with."

After these days of confrontation between the two armies, they clearly understood that the other side was a group of bold and ferocious barbarians, who were strong and muscular, much stronger than the Tang Dynasty soldiers. The most terrifying thing was that their awe-inspiring commander also had strategies and did not just fight fast.

"I will lead the army to launch a surprise attack, and you stay in the camp and try your best to defend Chigang City." Wei Dongbi hesitated for a while and spoke to Hu's general.

The two generals in charge of the troops were Wei Dongbi's confidants and had been following him closely since five years ago, so he trusted them. However, a sudden attack on the Rongdi army that was exporting food and fodder was no joke and only success was allowed, so he had to go there in person to feel at ease.

"General, let your subordinates go." Fei's deputy general immediately said.

"You two stay here." Wei Dongbi said.

Wei Dongbi left the military tent with five hundred soldiers in the dead of night, leaving behind two generals to defend the city.

The day after Wei Dongbi left, the Rongdi Lion suddenly launched a wave of attacks.

"What's going on? Are the Rongdi people preparing to fight us to the death?" Fei's deputy general stood on the sturdy city wall, looking at the dark crowd and torches with a grim face.

Hu Tongbing's lieutenant looked at the torches that were getting closer and closer with indifference, and the vibrations could be felt on the ground.

"General Fei, there is a problem with the food we received today. No one has the energy to wield a sharp sword." A soldier came running to ask for instructions. In the entire Chigang City, except for the soldiers on the sturdy city walls, everyone felt weak tonight and did not have their usual courage.