The days when I pretended to be a cat in the Forbidden City[Comprehensive]

After asking this question, Xia Anran was so annoyed that she wanted to swallow back what she just blurted out.

He actually asked such a question, did he actually have a love brain?Xia Anran hurriedly waved his hand to signal Dou Wan not to answer, he had a moment of self-reflection, and when he felt calm, he sat down and coughed dryly, after the little king tried his best to urge his brain to start functioning, he changed the topic to serious, "When are you leaving? "

"I'll leave in two days." Dou Wan replied, "In a few days, the Xiongnu envoys will return to the grassland, and the border gates should be on guard. Now is the time when they are short of people."

"Are you going with your own identity?" Xia Anran pondered for a while, "Am I here to help you hide from the general?"

"It doesn't matter from my father's side." The corner of Dou Wan's lips flashed, "When the time comes, Chang'an will send someone, His Highness only needs to say that Wan is going to Chang'an."

Doesn't your conscience ache?The little king stared round and condemned him.

But Dou Wan shook his head, "Father is smart, such a trick can't fool him, it just lets him know Wan Zhi's determination."

I can't quite understand the thinking of you Western Han people. Do you all communicate with ideas like this?The slander belongs to the slander, Xia Anran confirmed with him again that it's okay, then nodded and said that he would do it.After hesitating for a while, he finally couldn't hold back and asked, "You, which army are you going to vote for?"

"Yuyang or Shanggu, it's close to the left of the Huns, and the defense is weak. If Wan is the Huns, they will focus on attacking there." Dou Wan sat down beside him, talking about the analysis of the battlefield with high spirits and confidence.He used his fingers to roughly draw the border of the Han Dynasty on the mat, focusing on the right wing of the Han Dynasty, which is the area of ​​Zhongshan Kingdom. That's quick."

"Wanhui chose to enter from the flanks, Rao to the south of Daijun, attack from south to north, and then go north and go back to the grassland."

Xia Anran then recalled the maps of these two places, and nodded in agreement. If you can't break through the front, then come from the back. There are many such examples in history.He leaned closer to Dou Wan's side, and thought seriously after subtracting the little gap left by Dou Wan.

The location of Yuyang and Shanggu is actually close to modern Beijing. In Shanggu County, there is the famous Juyongguan in later generations. During the Spring and Autumn and Warring States period, Yan State already used Juyongguan to control nomads, and this pass has been used until modern hot weapons. era.Juyongguan can become one of the four major passes, but it mainly depends on the terrain.

Juyongguan is located at the end of the Taihang Mountains, and it is connected to the Lulong Mountains in the east. It is precisely the middle of the two mountains, surrounded by mountains and mountains. For the nomads, there is almost no other way except to break through.

Relatively speaking, the defense of Yuyang is weaker, because the terrain of Taihang Mountain is almost flat, and the only defense facility under the flat river is the Great Wall.

The Badaling Great Wall belt around Juyongguan that people visited later was a product of the Ming Dynasty.For Yuyang, what they used was the Yan Great Wall built when the Yan State was strong and prosperous. This was also part of the Great Wall that Qin Shihuang repaired and linked the Great Walls of other countries.It has a long history and is still a rammed earth building.

The advantage is that the Great Wall separates the Xiongnu and Yuyang County, and the distance is relatively far. Even if there is a problem in a small area, as long as the defenders can make up for it in time, it will not directly impact Yuyang County. The long plain distance is enough for the Huns to lift their horses at a high speed.

In the era of cold weapons, once the cavalry speeds up, the damage to infantry is much higher than that at low speed, and the impact force is not a level.

and so……

Xia Anran made a judgment: "You will go to Yuyang."

Dou Wan slowly smiled when he heard the words, "Your Highness can't hide it."

Yuyang, Shanggu, and Daijun are all the northern passes of Zhongshan.Dai County is directly connected to Zhongshan Kingdom, but it does not mean that the destruction of the other two counties will not affect Zhongshan. Even if the Huns cavalry will not come here, refugees and deserters will definitely hit Zhongshan Kingdom.

The governor of Daijun was Li Guang. Shanggu County had the advantage of the terrain and was easy to defend but difficult to attack. Only Yuyang was the most difficult to defend.Therefore, Dou Wan will go to Yuyang.

With his acknowledgment, Xia Anran felt a little uncomfortable. He lowered his eyes and didn't know what to say for a moment.He felt a little despicable at this moment, because at this moment, he actually wanted to tell Dou Wan that nothing would happen to Zhongshan Country, so it is better to go to Shanggu, which is safer.

But he couldn't say that.

If he said it, he would undoubtedly be insulting Dou Wan, he squeezed his palms, feeling that he was extremely contradictory.

But at this moment Dou Wan got up and walked in front of him. The young man knelt down with a military salute, his back straightened and his eyes darkened, looking straight at him as if he could see into the depths of his heart. Little by little, he smoothed out the folds: "Your Highness, guarding the country and Anbang, the duty of a soldier, Wan wants to protect His Highness, but wants to protect my Han family children even more."

"Furthermore, although Yuyang County is difficult to defend, it is easy to attack. Wan did not plan to stay within the Great Wall forever. One day, Wan decided to command an army to attack the Great Wall and enter the grassland. Yuyang is the most likely possibility in Wan's opinion. The place to leave the army."

Xia Anran was silent for a while, but shook her head, "If you want to break into the grassland, then you should never go to where the Huns left."

"The place controlled by the left side of the Xiongnu is the northeast of our country of Han. Most of the area there is a plain. It is indeed easy for you to attack, but it is also fast to be recaptured, unless you fight a war of attrition." Xia Anran moved her finger to the On the left side of the straw mat, a circle was drawn on Gansu Yiyi where the map that Dou Wan had just drawn was "If you really want to attack the Xiongnu in the north, I suggest you attack the right side of the Xiongnu."

"The mountains there are undulating. Although it is difficult to attack, it is easy to defend. Moreover, if you take it down, you can cut off the Huns' foreign trade channels. The most important thing is that you can take horses..."

The little king thought for a moment, and then vetoed his own idea, "No, it's too early to go out now, Ah Wan, let's find a way to take back the land on the south bank of the Yellow River. This is where the Xiongnu took Chang'an hostage. At that time, a fortress will be built relying on the natural moat of the Yellow River, and then look west when it is stable."

The more he talked, the more excited he became, but Dou Wan gently suppressed him, "Your Highness, this is the birthplace of the Xiongnu, if you really take this place, you will declare war on the Xiongnu, then the Xiongnu will rush at all costs. If we fail to defend it, it will definitely go straight to Chang'an."

"His Majesty's strategy is correct, but now is not the time, His Majesty will not allow it."

Dou Wan's soft words were poured down like a basin of cold water. Xia Anran, who was still talking eloquently just now, was stunned for a moment, then turned her hands and pinched herself quietly behind her back to let her concentrate on thinking, but after a while, he raised his eyes again, The panic and haste in his eyes faded away, and he said in the tone of a bystander: "The key is horses and information."

In fact, the Zhongshan Kingdom has purchased some horses from the grassland one after another in the past few years, but the grassland horses themselves belong to Mongolian horses, and strictly speaking, they are also short-to-medium in size, and the big Han started late, so no matter how you raise them, they can’t compare with the horses of the Huns With a large number, what the Han army can compete with the Xiongnu is the number of troops.

This is fine when defending, but this advantage is gone when attacking.People's horses have long legs and fast speed, and they run away when they see the situation is not good. If your Han army can't catch up, it means returning without success.

Therefore, he still had to find a way to break through the Xiongnu's blockade between Dahan and Dawan, and he didn't have to go to Dawan, as long as he attracted horses from West Asia.

If West Asia is not available, then Qinghai horses should be introduced first. Although Tibetan horses are not tall, they have strong stamina, and there is no gap between the Han and Qinghai, but it is not easy to walk across.

This problem cannot be solved by caravans, and the national route must be followed.If it doesn't work, just throw money at it, there must be a brave man under the heavy reward, as long as you have money, you can always tear a chain of interests from it.

As for information, the only source of information in the Han Kingdom is Nangong. Apart from Nangong, there are sporadic caravans bringing back news that may be true or false.

From ancient times to the present, warfare has been information warfare.

He had to think of a way, Xia Anran squeezed his fist, but his clenched fist was covered by Dou Wan's hand.The young man tilted his head slightly, looking at the little king with gentle and sincere eyes, "Your Highness, this matter cannot be rushed."

"I know." Xia Anran took a deep breath, and thoughts were surging in his heart. Dou Wan did have an influence on him. As a man, he also had a desire to protect his lover, and this strange feeling did affect his rationality, " I'll take my time."

"Your Highness, it doesn't matter if you take your time," Dou Wan smiled at this time, he took His Highness's tightly clenched hand and pressed it to his lips gently, but his eyes looked at His Highness from bottom to top, Soft into a wave of light, "Wan is very happy."

Contrary to him, Xia Anran was not happy at all.

The boyfriend who has just established a relationship is going to go out to fight, and he feels that if he is not careful, he will become a watchman, but he can't stop him from leaving.It's okay if you can't stop it, and you can't help, it's too unpleasant.

The first time someone fell in love was a freshman on campus, why is it that the first time he fell in love was that he might die anytime and anywhere, the difficulty was too high, right?

Xia Anran held Dou Wan's hand with her backhand, pulled him up and sat beside her, and even gritted her teeth for a while, looking at this man's beautiful and well-proportioned hand, she wanted to take a bite.

If the person hadn't said it before, and he didn't realize it, it's over when it's over.It's just that Dou Wan pierced the paper on the window, and now he was completely passive.

He doesn't know that in this era where the average life expectancy is too short, men and women don't have much time for you to talk about love, and if you have a good impression of each other, you will invite a matchmaker to come to your door.And like Dou Wan who expressed his affection directly in person, in fact, he embraced great courage, and almost spread his self-esteem in front of the other party and let it be trampled on.

But, fortunately, His Highness really liked him.Dou Wan's hand was still being kneaded by His Highness, with his intelligence and understanding of His Highness, he naturally knew what His Highness was thinking.

He was indeed selfish, and he did use his scheming to His Royal Highness at this time.But so what?

Dou Wan turned his head sideways, his eyes fell on the little highness who was pretending to observe the passers-by under the window frame, just looking at people like this, he felt the corners of his lips could not help but rise.

When he met his little highness, it was the time when he was most confused.At that time, he had just been brought up by his father. At that time, he had just learned about the fate of the Dou family and the responsibilities he was about to bear, so he was brought out by his father.

The Dou family relied on the Empress Dowager Dou to start their business, and they themselves were poor, otherwise they would not have sent Dou Yi, who was a young girl at that time, into the palace.The Dou family has no background, and the population is very thin. When the Empress Dowager Dou was still a queen, she was cautious in her words and deeds. It was Emperor Wen who took care of the queen's family at that time to find the Dou family.

Even so, the courtiers who were deeply hurt by Empress Lu's family at that time were still afraid that Empress Dou would become the second Empress Lu, and they generally suppressed the Dou family.If not, Queen Mother Dou would not tolerate Dou Ying, who once refuted her.

Dou Ying's branch is the line of the Empress Dowager Dou's cousin. At that time, the court was afraid that the Dou family would become the second Lu family and Bo family, and because the family was born in a poor family, they sent a large number of educated and talented people to educate them. .Therefore, the second and third generations of the Dou family received far better education than the first generation.

This is how Dou Ying came into being.

But after the death of Emperor Wen and the establishment of Emperor Jing, the status of the Dou family became particularly embarrassing from the empress's family to the empress dowager's family.

The Bo family, who is also the empress dowager and the queen's natal family, will not easily hand over their own interests, but the Dou family also has Emperor Jing's support behind them. From the day the new emperor ascends the throne, the Dou family and the Bo family will be on the verge of life and death. The power of the Bo family was wiped out by the Empress Dowager Bo.

The power of the Bo family was gradually swallowed up by the Dou family. From the perspective of outsiders, the power of the Dou family was enormous. Only the Dou family knew that all of the Dou family was built on the bestowal of Emperor Jing, and their foundation was too shallow.If the Dou family wants to go on, they must break away from their status as relatives and cultivate more Dou family members.

But the premise of all this is based on Emperor Jing's willingness to let the Dou family be independent. If Emperor Jing is not willing, then when the Empress Dowager Dou collapses, the Dou family will also suffer a devastating blow.

Therefore, Dou Wan, as the chosen kindling, was kept in Zhongshan Kingdom.

Is Dou Wan willing to be the kindling seed?No, he doesn't want to.

He has his ambitions, he wants to drive the Huns to the north and barbarians to the south, from the day he picked up the knife, he knew that what he wanted was not just this martial arts arena.

He couldn't bear to be a successor, and everything was just for the sake of perfection.

When a man is born in the world, he should carry a three-foot sword to make invincible achievements. If not, what joy is there in life, and why not in death?

However, the word "responsibility" is firmly on his shoulders.

And later, he met his highness.

He just felt that there was a reason for all the hardships, depression, and struggles before.

——In order to meet him.

If he wasn't the best child in the Dou family, he wouldn't be brought here; if he wasn't good enough, he wouldn't be able to stay with His Highness; if he didn't work hard enough, he wouldn't be able to attract His Highness's attention.

Sometimes as long as she thinks about it like this, Dou Wan will feel uncontrollable joy in her heart.

He clasped His Highness's hand with his backhand, and his fingertips passed through Xia Anran's five fingers, and the hands of the two turned into ten fingers intertwined, blood rushing, and heartbeats synchronized.

This moment is the closest distance between them.

Xia Anran, who thought she was not innocent, blushed because of this, and felt that she couldn't resist this person's tricks.He stared at him, is it really okay to hold hands like this on the first day of dating?

What about the conservative ancients?

However, when he met Shang Dou Wan's beautiful smiling face, Xia Anran's heart suddenly beat a beat faster. He wanted to withdraw his hand at this moment, but felt that his heartbeat was going to pass through the clasped fingers.However, Dou Wan held it tightly, the little king tried to twitch, but he didn't twitch.

He pursed his lips and was about to say something when he suddenly heard the music next door stop and the voice became noisy, as if someone was arguing.

"Okay, something happened next door, let's go and have a look!" He hurriedly got up and pulled Dou Wan up by the way.

Ever since he started talking about friends, Dou Wan seemed to have turned on some terrible switch. He would never let go of his excuses. He stood up, and adjusted the clothes and hair accessories for the little king, and then pushed the door open first.

As soon as any of them opened the door, they met a pair of beautiful eyes burning with anger.

Dou Wan: ...

Dou Wan took a step back, trying to block Xia Anran behind him, but at this moment, the little king who didn't know it had already stepped out, so it was inevitable to avoid it.

Xia Anran made eye contact with Chen Jiao, who was dressed in men's clothes, and a trace of guilt flashed across their faces.But the little king had a thicker skin after all, he immediately adjusted himself, and glared at his sister with round eyes.

Chen Jiaojiao!You tell me why are you here?Also dressed in men's clothing!

Is this what you said you went out to play by yourself?That's how you play!

Chen Jiao felt guilty for a moment, but soon became righteous.

Brother, what qualifications do you have to say about me!Didn't you also play the white dragon fish suit, and you brought a Dou Wan, and the other waiters didn't bring any, how much safer are you than me?

"Brother Xi, be careful!"

When the brothers and sisters glared at each other, there was a big man from Kongwu holding a hammer coming in front of him, but before he arrived, he smelled of alcohol, and the man went straight to Chen Jiao, cursing and babbling in some local dialect.

A young man rushed forward, trying to stop the big man, but Dou Wan took the lead.

The young man's long knife was out of its sheath, and the blade's edge flashed a cold light in the air, and the tip of the knife was firmly in front of the big man's neck.The big man was frightened and stopped suddenly, he only felt the cold in his throat, and he was half awake from the wine; if he missed one more step, his throat would be pierced by the knife, and even Bian Que would be hard to save by then.

Just when Dou Wan made a move, Xia Anran also stood in front of Chen Jiao with a tacit understanding, and the four of them immediately stood in a straight line.

Almost at the same time, the young general that Xia Anran had seen before stopped in his tracks, he firmly restrained the big man, his movements were only a little slower than Dou Wan's, obviously he also had some skills.

That person was Chen Jiao's classmate, that is, Brother Tang.Seeing that Chen Jiao was fine, he turned to stare at the man who was restrained by Dou Wan, "The attack on Wudang Street did not cause serious consequences, so I should get rid of my temples."

Dou Wan flicked his wrist, and after a cold light flashed, the man's sideburns had been shaved.When the big man felt the coolness touch his hands, he only dared to exclaim but did not dare to move, because the tip of Dou Wan's knife had returned to its original position and continued to restrain his actions.

"You, how dare you!" The big man was furious, "Do you know who Naigong is?"

"No matter who you are, you must abide by the laws of the Han Dynasty." The young man raised his eyebrows, "Also, keep your mouth clean."

"Naigong is not! You brat who hasn't even grown hair! Can you control it? And you!" The big man turned his head and glared at Dou Wan, "How dare you point a knife at each other when something happens? Use torture on me? What is your status? If you want to follow the Han law, don't you break the law?"

If it is calculated according to the judicial process of the "Han Law", Dou Wan is indeed breaking the law, because the punishment for removing the temples must be sentenced first, and then punished, and the executioner is also specially assigned to do it.However, there was no verdict before Dou Wan did it. Strictly speaking, this is considered a lynching. If you meet someone with power, you can also sue him for intentional injury.

The laws of the Han Dynasty are more relaxed than the laws of the Qin Dynasty, but there are still some particularities in this respect, but that is generally speaking.

Xia Anran turned her eyes to look at the messy house next door, and the middle-aged man who was still sitting in the hall drinking, and then looked at the thug in front of him who looked like he hadn't taken his brains out. .

"A-Jiao, what's the matter?" He suddenly uttered a voice that naturally attracted everyone's attention. At the same time, the little king waved his hand and said to the waiter who was hiding beside him, "Go find the street pawns, keep the noise down, and don't disturb the interest of the tourists. .”

The big man snorted, disdainful of his move, obviously he was holding on to his identity, even if he got street pawns or even small officials, no one would do anything to him.

Xia Anran was really curious about the identity of this person, or the identity of the middle-aged man sitting there.

Well, the little king made some calculations in his heart, and felt that he would not lose to anyone in the fight against his father, so he felt very confident at the moment.

"Brother!" Chen Jiao was clearly furious, she pointed to the man sitting in the hall and said, "Brother Tang and I were sitting next to this room just now, and then I heard the lady's cry for help, so I came over to take a look. This person had found a group of ladies to play music before, and then he became interested and wanted to misbehave with that lady. Brother Tang and I heard the sound and rescued each other, but we didn't know that this person would not let go when he saw us coming, and he was frivolous in person that lady.

Later, Brother Tang rescued the woman in time, and they blamed us for spoiling his good deeds, so the strong man attacked Brother Tang. "

Xia Anran scanned the audience, frowning slightly, "What about the lady?"

"I just saw Brother Tang and I came to help, so she ran away. Look, her instrument is still there." Chen Jiao pointed to the pear-shaped instrument on the ground. The method is still called batch.

Very good, there are only physical evidence but no witnesses. Generally, women will not stand up when encountering such a thing. No wonder this person is not panicked at all. In such a situation, he can be regarded as a slavish murderer at most, and he will be fine if he pays some money...

Judging by his attire, he knew that he was definitely not short of money.

The person in the room was still holding a wine cup at this time, even in the chaos of the ground, he was calm, he didn't even look at what was going on outside, his face was full of displeasure when his interest was interrupted.

However, the more Xia Anran looked at him, the more he felt that this person was familiar. He seemed to have met him somewhere before. His memory was very good. When he deliberately recalled, a name suddenly crossed his mind, and he blurted out, "Tan Fu?"

Guan Fu, who had been called to reveal his identity, frowned, and looked straight at him. Obviously, the rude attitude of the little king calling his name directly angered him.However, when he saw Xia Anran's face clearly, he was taken aback for a moment, he hurriedly stood up, approached, and clasped his hands from a distance, "Your Highness, are you His Highness King of Zhongshan?"

"It's the king." After getting his identity confirmed, Xia Anran was not happy. He frowned and looked at Guan Fu who was bowing in front of him, "As Dai Wangcheng, why did you leave Dai Kingdom at this time?"

"Your Highness doesn't know, XX is no longer Dai Guocheng." Guan Fu sighed, "A month ago, XX was demoted, and now is the time for leisure."

Xia Anran looked at him quietly for a moment, then looked at Dou Wan, Dou Wan retreated with his saber, and stood one step behind the little king, even so, he held the saber with one hand, showing an obvious defensive posture.

Seeing this, Zhang Tang also let go, and even though the big man was let go, he felt that something was wrong because of his respectful attitude, so he didn't dare to say anything at this time, stood up embarrassingly and stood beside him, quietly Like a chicken.

Xia Anran asked Guan Fu to stand up first, and after looking at the messy room, he said to Chen Jiao, "Have you moved out of your room?"

"No, no..." Chen Jiao looked suspiciously at the room where Xia Anran and Dou Wan were just now, and was even more puzzled seeing her cousin leading people into her room.

——Why do you want to enter our room?Also, why did you invite this person?

Why don't you go to your own room... Cough, because in Xia Anran's view, the room he and Dou Wan just came out of is filled with pink bubbles and an aura of lowering intelligence. Now is the time when IQ is needed, and it is correct not to enter of.

After several people took their seats again, the little king signaled that there was no need to close the door. He took the seat of the chief seat, with no expression of joy or anger, but his eyes were rather cold.Guan Fu smiled wryly in his heart, secretly thinking that he made a mistake.

He actually came to Zhongshan country to recommend himself.Previously, he was found out by the acting king for accepting bribes and kickbacks and reported to the court for dismissal. At this time, he was trying to find a new employer.

Zhongshan, which is rich but short of people, is his next target.

Guan Fu thought he was brave and skilled, and he had met King Zhongshan once. If he was given a chance to show off, he would definitely be favored by King Zhongshan.Even if Zhongshan Kingdom is now full of two thousand stones, he will definitely not be able to pry the corners, but as long as he is given a chance, one thousand stones can still be done.

What's more, King Zhongshan is different from King Dai. He is His Majesty's own son, and the Prince's closest brother.

It's just that he hasn't figured out how to get close to King Zhongshan. This time he came here to wait for the opportunity, and was going to walk among the people first, but he didn't expect to offend people because of his indulgence.

If what he expected is correct, this woman in men's clothing is the Tangyi Wengzhu.

Tsk.Now it's in big trouble.

Guan Fu didn't dare to take his seat at all, he knelt down first as soon as he entered the hall, "Your Highness, it was all my fault just now, I lost my etiquette when I drank alcohol, please punish me, Your Highness."

Xia Anran was a little surprised that he admitted his mistake so readily, he frowned, "What mistake did you just make?"

"I intended to belittle that woman, indulged in murder, and disturbed His Highness. I would like to pay a hundred gold for atonement, and give the girl ten gold as compensation."

As soon as he opened his mouth, it was one hundred and ten gold. Xia Anran thought back on how poor he was even trying to light a lamp, and suddenly felt extremely unbalanced.

He squinted his eyes and looked at Chen Jiao's classmate, "You have a good way of speaking just now, but have you studied the law?"

"Yes." The man stood up and bowed to Xia Anran, "My name is Zhang Tang, from Duling. I started studying at a university last year. I lived in the Spring and Autumn Period. Because my father was Chang'an Cheng, Tang learned a little from him."

"..." Hearing this familiar name, Xia Anran still couldn't help but turned her head and glanced at Chen Jiao, even though she had some expectations in her heart, her expression was somewhat unpredictable.

Jiaojiao, my sister, do you know who this person is over here?

Cool official Zhang Tang, his famous battle is dealing with your witchcraft case.

At first, he thought that people in university could not see Chen Jiao's women's attire because of their eyesight problems, but now that he thinks about it... others don't know, but ninety-nine out of ten people can see it, a capable person who can handle so many cases in future generations People, and law enforcement officers who have gone from the grassroots to the position of Minister of Justice, not to mention, their observation skills must be top-notch.

Therefore, the reason why Chen Jiao's identity was not revealed was because this person was helping to cover up.

Taking another look at Chen Jiao, who winked wildly at him to hint him not to reveal her identity, Xia Anran felt desolate in her heart.

My sister, you can have a snack!