retaliate

Shi Jian walked in.

Shi Gongming stood there with the horizontal knife thrown by his side, his face was pale and his body was shaking.

"Aye!"

Shi Jian went over to support his father, and said softly, "Aye, don't you want to give up?"

Shi Gongming looked at him slowly, with more struggle in his eyes.

"When the old man was the governor of Dongjiang, he, Li Xuan, was only the county magistrate of Taiping."

People are like this, the most difficult to bow to the past.

"Live a breath of life!"

Shi Gongming shook his head, broke free from his son's support, and walked out of the lobby.

Shi Jian looked at Xie Zhong who was kneeling, "Xie Sima, get up!"

Xie Zhong got up with difficulty, the wound on his waist was a little painful.

"Young Lord."

"I know what you mean." Shi Jian smiled wryly, "At first I was not reconciled, thinking that Li Xuan also started his career as a young man, why couldn't I? Besides, I'm still the young master of Dongjiang, much stronger than he was back then. But today After the war, I realized that I took it for granted. I am far inferior to him!"

Xie Zhong said gratifiedly: "The most difficult thing for a person to accept is to admit that others are stronger than oneself. Mr. Xiaolang... has grown up."

The original Shi Jian was impatient and defiant.

It stands to reason that it would take at least several years, or even decades, to change this kind of temperament.

But it was just a big change that made him wake up.

"I once dreamed that I could enter Chang'an City, Aye would be the emperor, and I would be the prince. I was fascinated by the ecstasy. After the defeat of Daizhou, I thought, maybe I will become a prisoner, and even die in battle. From prince to prince Prisoners, this gap is too great...I suffer because of it."

He pointed to his head, "It was the torment of this period of time that made me see myself clearly. I don't have that life!"

The most difficult thing for people is to recognize themselves, so there are countless allusions in history about self-defeating.

The eastern border is in a corner, and the soldiers are not good enough, and the generals are incompetent, but Shi Gongming feels good about himself...

……

"That's an idiot with great ambition and little talent!"

In the big camp, Li Xuan was taking a walk.

Sitting on horseback all day, my whole body is sore and my buttocks hurt.

Pei Jian was at the side and said, "Shi Gongming is mostly looking forward to Shi Zhongtang's reinforcements."

"Shi Gongming doesn't know one truth."

Li Xuan said: "Rely on the mountain to fall, rely on everyone to run!"

"He doesn't know, Gu will tell him himself!"

"Your Highness!" Second Wang came again anxiously.

"What's the matter?" His Royal Highness King Qin didn't want to see this idiot recently.

"They brought a gazelle. It's so fat. The cook said it couldn't get rid of the fishy smell. Your Highness..."

Li Xuan was stunned, and looked slowly, Jiang He'er was also looking at him eagerly.

Gu is the King of Qin!
……

His Royal Highness King Qin is cooking.

The yellow mutton was blanched first, and the cook who was studying by the side was very distressed.

"You still want the original soup?" Li Xuan glanced at the cook, "It should have been soaked in well water for a long time, but now I don't have the time, so I blanch it. Remember, if the fishy smell is strong, you need to blanch it."

"Yes." The cook looked honored to be instructed by His Highness.

Then there is the frying pan.

No, it's an oil shovel.

The shovels in the army are made of refined iron, with some curvature. Li Xuan got them, put in oil, sauteed the seasonings, added the sauces and stir-fried, and finally poured the paste into the jar.

The yellow mutton should have been stir-fried, but the jar didn't work, so it had to be boiled with water.

"Keep an eye on the heat."

The cook said gratefully: "The villain can get His Highness to teach cooking skills, it's really smoke from the ancestral grave!"

This bitch...

Li Xuan clapped his hands and left.

Tu Chang is here.

"The morale of the city is low."

"Many people say that money can turn ghosts, but you have to live to enjoy it." Li Xuan looked at the gradually setting sun with his hands behind his back, "Today, the solitary battalion should relax a bit in the morning, and the morale of the defenders is really high." Great boost. If it gets tighter in the afternoon, the mentality of the defenders will be chaotic. Just like the tide, between rising and falling, morale will be lost."

"tomorrow!"

There was a stern look in Li Xuan's eyes.

Since he raised his troops to go south, he regained the north, defeated Shi Zhongtang, and took over Guanzhong, but there was one less victory that shocked the world.

Destroy a giant.

When it can shake the world!

"Your Highness, there is a letter from Beijiang." Lin Feibao came over with the letter.

Li Xuan took it and opened it under the setting sun.

In his letter, Liu Qing talked about some recent big and small events in northern Xinjiang, and finally wrote with some longing: The army and people in northern Xinjiang are looking forward to it.

What are you looking forward to?
Good news!

"Has Hayabusa set off?" Li Xuan asked.

Lin Feibao said, "Let's go."

"I don't know what happened to Ah Liang and the second child!"

Li Xuan missed his wife and children.

I don't know how A Liang's studies are going, and how much taller the second child has grown.

And Zhou Ning, she takes care of the house alone, and has to worry about his husband who is on an expedition, it will be very hard to think about.

Li Xuan opened his wife's letter.

Zhou Ning first said the situation of the two children in the letter.

Ah Ning really knew what Gu was thinking.

Later, uncle Huang Wei's family, as well as King Wei's wife and children and concubine Shu were mentioned...

In the end it was herself.

——Zitai, when can we meet together?
Holding the letter, Li Xuan ordered: "Destroy Shi Gongming, remember to remind Gu, let them come to Chang'an."

"Yes!" Lin Feibao looked happy, he also missed his wife and children.

"Gudang will end this troubled world as soon as possible!"

……

"Aye, although King Qin is cruel, he has an advantage, that is, he has a very good reputation, almost like the golden words of an emperor."

Shi Jian was persuading his father.

Two candles were lit in the study, and the candlelight flickered, illuminating Shi Gongming's uncertain face.

"Aye, if you don't want to think about yourself, you should also think about me! You should also think about your grandson!"

Shi Gongming loved his grandson the most, his eyes moved when he heard this.

Shi Jian secretly rejoiced, "As long as he surrenders, with King Qin's temperament, although he must be scolded, he will be able to reunite with his family in the future. Even if he doesn't become an official, he can become a rich man with the money he has accumulated over the years!"

Shi Gongming's face turned cold.

Is this stimulated by the words that you can't be an official?

Shi Jian wanted to slap himself.

"Aye, think about the comfort of taking your grandson for a stroll..."

Shi Jian's mouth was dry, and Shi Gongming said, "Shi Zhongtang will not sit idly by."

Shi Jian wanted to persuade him again, but Shi Gongming waved his hand, "I'm tired, go out!"

Shi Jian didn't dare to touch his father's majesty, so he could only resign.

After going out, Xie Zhong was waiting.

Shi Jian shook his head, Xie Zhong felt cold.

After the two left the study, Shi Jian said, "Aye is still looking forward to Shi Zhongtang's reinforcements."

"How many reinforcements can Shi Zhongtang come?" Xie Zhong felt that the benefactor was confused, "Could he still be able to take chestnuts from the fire in Dongjiang? The old man bet that his reinforcements are just here to hold back, so that I can go to Dongjiang. Stay alive for a while longer, so that Shi Zhongtang can regain his strength."

After Shi Jian lost his illusions at this moment, his thoughts became clear, "If you continue to resist, the King of Qin will definitely be annoyed. By the time the city is broken...it will be too late for regret."

The old man will not cry without seeing the coffin!

He felt that he was obsessed with ghosts a while ago, and he even thought that he had the hope of becoming the prince.

The King of Qin is a true son of the Emperor who respects the emperor. He still bears the title of King Qin and dare not call himself a prince.

What can I do?
Thinking of this, Shi Jian was in a cold sweat, and became more determined to persuade his father to surrender.

"My husband's temperament is stubborn."

Xie Zhong also had some headaches.

"You can just say that Aye is indecisive." Of course Shi Jian knew about his father's faults, he was indecisive, so he played siege games around Daizhou.

"Persuasion, I'm afraid it won't work. Unless there is news of the defeat of the reinforcements." Xie Zhong shook his head, "But the Southern Border Army will be defeated. How dare the general who leads the reinforcements take risks?"

"Then..."

"The old man wants to..."

The two looked at each other.

A tacit understanding arises spontaneously.

"I can't watch Ayer go down the drain."

"This old man can't just sit back and watch my husband lose his reputation."

……

Shi Gongming ate half a cake for dinner and lost his appetite.

He sat in his study, looking at the map intently.

"Once the siege is cleared, Li Xuan will definitely go south. Shi Zhongtang will fight to the death... The northern army has a small number of troops, which is a big problem. Moreover, Shi Zhongtang has been operating in the south for many years, with deep roots..."

"The two sides fought, and the old man took advantage of the situation to attack Daizhou."

His fingers stopped at Daizhou on the map, and there was some annoyance in his eyes.

At the beginning, he was playing big, otherwise he wouldn't be in the predicament he is today.

"Northern Xinjiang is empty at the moment, the old man goes in along..."

"Li Xuan is in the south, so he must have panicked when he heard the news. Shi Zhongtang took advantage of the situation to fight back. There is a lot to be done in this battle!"

"Once Li Xuan is defeated, the north will inevitably be in chaos. This is my chance."

"Hehehe!"

Shi Gongming is in a great mood!

"Come here, bring drinks."

Drink when you are in a good mood, and drink when you are in a bad mood.

That's what drinking people think.

A person came in, holding a jar of wine in his hand.

"Put that there and pour a glass."

Shi Gongming didn't raise his head to point to the edge of the case.

The wine jar was placed on the ground.

But no one poured wine.

"Ok!"

Shi Gongming snorted coldly.

look up.

Seeing his son Shi Jian holding the rope in his hand, he had a malicious expression on his face...

"Dalang!"

Whoosh!
The rope was wrapped several times around Shi Gongming's body.

"Come help!" Shi Jian shouted.

Shi Gongming was furious, "Bold!"

It was Xie Zhong who came in from outside.

Shi Gongming's cultivation level is good, but he has neglected to cultivate these years, and he is old and slow to react, so Shi Jian and Xie Zhong teamed up to tie him down.

"Ouch!"

Shi Jian sat on the ground tired.

Xie Zhong lowered his head, not daring to look into Shi Gongming's fire-breathing eyes.

"You two are indeed my good sons and confidantes!"

Shi Gongming sneered.

"Aye!" Shi Jian said, "You are obsessed with your obsession, so I can only use this bad strategy."

"Rebel!"

Xie Zhong stood up, "Get ready! Tonight, the old man is here to look after my husband."

……

"quick!"

In the darkness of night, Wei Ming was on his way with his subordinates.

All he had to do was to take the cavalry around the periphery of Huizhou and force Li Xuan to divide his troops to intercept him, and it would be considered a success.

I felt that the defenders who arrived with reinforcements would be as excited as chicken blood, so they could defend for a while longer.

He even thought... What if he could make a surprise attack?

But Wei Ming immediately dismissed this idea.

The king of Qin is best at besieging spots to fight for aid. Before the war, maybe Wei Ming still had this ambition, but at this moment he dared not even think about it.

……

In the early morning, Li Xuan found that there was a little more dew.

"It's late autumn."

Late autumn is the favorite season for Wenqing people. Seeing the falling leaves, feeling the autumn wind blowing, watching wild geese flying south, and looking at the dry skin on their hands, they can all feel sad.

He was thinking about that silly woman in Changling.

The west side of the old land of the Northern Liao Dynasty is not a good place, let alone a foundation for cultivation.

And the environment is harsh, and they don't know that their mother and child may adapt.

Thinking of that child, Li Xuan felt a little guilty.

From birth to now, he has accompanied the child only once.

His Highness King Qin didn't eat much for breakfast in a gloomy mood.

Then the army set off.

When they arrived at the base of the city, the Death Battalion was filled with murderous aura. The King of Qin said, "Break down the city today." Immediately, all the Death Battalion cheered.

"Your Highness is a thousand years old!"

Suo Yun saluted, "Your Highness, please rest assured."

He led the death battalion in formation.

"I want to see Shi Gongming's face today!"

Li Xuan's eyes flashed with murderous intent.

Jiang He'er said to He Lianyan in a low voice: "If Shi Gongming doesn't surrender, he is seeking his own death."

"After the great battle, the army has not been properly repaired. It must rest for a while before going south. But Shi Gongming is here, which makes His Highness feel like a stick in his throat. If he surrenders, it's okay. If he doesn't surrender, His Highness is trying to make an example of others."

Guanzhong was lost, and the emperor fled. At that time, there were many ambitious people in the world, staring at the deer of Datang.

At such times, the best way is to kill the chickens to scare the monkeys.

Is it enough to kill a former military envoy?
"Attack!"

Suo Yun drew his sword and pointed at the top of the wall and shouted.

Boom boom boom!
Amidst the sound of drums, the Death Battalion shouted and began to trot.

"Hey! Hey!"

Someone was shouting from the top of the city.

"Kill him!" Suo Yun said coldly.

But the person who shouted pulled down the banner.

This……

Then, the city gate slowly opened.

Suo Yun raised his hand, "Stop!"

paralysis!

Don't be a trap!
He glanced back at the Chinese army banner.

"Your Highness, the city gate is open."

……

"Nizi, let go of the old man!"

Shi Gongming in the carriage drank softly.

"Aye, stop struggling." Shi Jian begged, "It's all like this, please."

If the old father continues to toss, if he fails, he will lose all the goodwill he had for Guijiang.When King Qin thinks about this, the old historian may be in trouble.

You can't touch the bad luck of the nobleman!
"Idiot, if you tie this old man up, King Qin will know that this old man is not surrendering willingly! Nizi!"

……

The gates are open.

"We need to beware of false surrenders," Han Ji said.

A carriage drove out slowly.

Alone, with a man leading a horse beside him.

"The one leading the horse is Shi Jian!" Someone recognized him.

Who is in that carriage?
The carriage stopped before reaching the death camp, Shi Jian lifted the curtain and helped his father get out of the carriage.

Shi Gongming looked up at the Chinese army banner.

The sun was shining brightly, and the word "discourage against rebellion" on the banner was shining brightly.

Although the soldiers of the northern border army were exhausted, they looked resolute and indifferent. They were clearly a powerful army.

The old man actually thought that he could defeat such a strong team?
Old man, did you drink too much?
No.

It's the profit that stuns the mind!
Shi Gongming looked at the king of Qin under the banner of the Chinese army, surrounded by civil and military officials, with extraordinary majesty.

But he himself is like a dog.

An old dog!

My husband, I was wrong.

He crashed to his knees.

kowtow.

"Chen, Shi Gongming, I greet Your Highness!"