Biography of Qingwu

Chapter 60 Jicheng Army Retires
In the meeting cabinet of Jicheng City Defense, Xiangguo Pei Yi was seated on a high seat, and below were standing deputy general Huo Xin and Shaoliang general Li Can. The two of them were looking at Pei Yi in shock.

Pei Yi took the tea offered by the servants, took a sip and said, "According to my observations in the imperial city, this matter is likely to be inseparable."

"What happened to our General Yuan? Why can't he come to Jicheng in person?" Liang Shen was full of questions.

"Yuan Wei'an was suspected of stealing the palace's Chinese badge, and was detained in the mansion. His every word and action was guarded by someone, so he took the risk to send out the military talisman and entrust it to me."

"Then what did our general entrust you with?" Li Can was a straightforward person, he said whatever he wanted, and went straight to the point.

Pei Yi put down the tea and said, "Abandon the city, preserve your strength, and wait and see."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Can shouted Impossible: "Impossible! This is absolutely impossible! There are tens of thousands of people in Jicheng, and the Jicheng army has been defending for generations, abandoning the city? How could our general make such an absurd decision!"

"Li Can, don't be rude!" Huo Xin scolded, making Li Can restrain himself.

"Li Shen is just."

"It's okay." Pei Yi waved her hand.

Huo Xin asked: "Pei Xiang, may the general have a letter for you?"

Pei Yi shook her head and said, "No, I just sent a message to me, and I came here in the name of making peace."

"Have you been to South Korea?"

Pei Yi continued to shake her head and said: "There is doubt about South Korea's attack. If I really go to South Korea, I'm afraid I will never return."

Li Shen was still not convinced, and whispered: "There is no letter and no token, how do you know what you said is true?"

Pei Yi couldn't help but laugh, such a straightforward personality really appealed to him.

Huo Xin frowned angrily, he was already a good general, he was a good soldier in the army and in battle, why he still spoke without restraint and didn't make any progress, he said, "Shut up!"

Unconvinced, Li Shen shut his mouth, pulled the chair away vigorously, sat down, and made a lot of noise to express his dissatisfaction.

"The last general can trust Prime Minister Pei as a man, and this military talisman is also the best token. It's all up to Prime Minister Pei's arrangements. It's just that if he abandons the city and leaves, he has to arrange a way out for the people in the city."

Prime Minister Pei nodded and said approvingly: "As expected of the Jicheng Army, it puts the people first and puts the people first. The five-nation treaty signed by the previous dynasty is still there, and the war does not kill civilians. This is the bottom line. These people will not be harmed." , but just in case, the people should be relocated to Shuyang as much as possible, I have already discussed this with the Shuyang city lord."

Huo Xin said: "If Jicheng is handed over to South Korea, South Korea is still not satisfied and continues to attack north, so what should we do?"

Pei Yi said confidently: "No, our empress dowager will not let South Korea do whatever she wants and damage her status. She will stop South Korea from continuing to attack north at all costs."

Although I still don't understand it, I trust Pei Yi's reputation. Besides, if there is no firewood left in the green hills, the lost land will always be regained.

"Hey! How aggrieved!" Li Shen slapped the table in dissatisfaction.

"Li Can! You are already a good general, why are you still so edgy!" This is the third time Li Can made a fuss, and Huo Xin felt a headache, scolding him, while throwing an apology to Pei Yi eyes.

Instead of blaming him, Pei Yi helped Li Can, saying, "I also feel very aggrieved, a hundred thousand troops are sometimes the playthings of the powerful."

Li Shen suddenly felt a sense of sympathy for each other, and in an instant, his doubts about Pei Yi disappeared because of these words, and he got up excitedly to shake Pei Yi's hand, and said excitedly: "Yes, yes, that's what I mean, I am a Those who haven’t read any books still have ink.”

Pei Yi shook his hand heavily and said: "There will be a day when the lost land will be regained. When the civil strife subsides, it will be the time to regain the lost land! I hope the general will not be discouraged, and we will have a bright future!"

"Pei Xiang, what's the next step after we abandon the city? Do you want to help King Anjing?" Huo Xin asked.

Pei Yi was thoughtful, but in fact he didn't plan what to do next, but he couldn't let the Jicheng army make unnecessary sacrifices now, so he said: "The blood edict declared by King Anjing, I wouldn't believe it until I saw it with my own eyes. Yes, let’s preserve our strength first.”

Huo Xin heaved a sigh of relief. It might be too early to stand in line with the king of Anjing at this moment. What's more, all of them in the Jicheng army hope that the one who can finally sit on the throne is the king of Andu, Zhao Huaijin: "The final general is the one who grew up in the emperor's throne. He is from the city, and he has also come and gone with King Anjing, this prince. You know, his reputation in the imperial city is not good, and the old prince Kang is the first one not to see him. If the edict of King Anjing is true, what should he do? how?"

Seeing that Pei Yi didn't speak, Huo Xin simply spoke bluntly, and said bravely: "Although the last general came from a famous family, he has been in the army for many years. Our general Yuan is in prison. I have to explain some things to you, Prime Minister Pei." , if King Anjing's edict is true, but his mind has not changed, and he will be a foolish emperor in the future, I, Huo Xin, will not be that so-called loyal minister!"

Pei Yi pondered for a long time, nodded and said: "I, Pei Yi, will not be a foolish and loyal minister. The truth of the blood edict is still undecided. It is too early to say these things. Let's just wait and see."

It was getting dark gradually, and before they came to South Korea to attack again, they waited for the order to abandon the city from above. They packed their bags overnight, counted the military resources, and left some people to arrange the transfer of civilians.

In Jicheng, there was a lot of hustle and bustle, the lights were brightly lit, soldiers rushed to tell each other, more than half of the people went out of the city overnight, and were escorted to Shuyang by the Jicheng army.

Fortunately, Shuyang is not far away. Most of the people who moved to Shuyang were helpless old people. They stopped and stopped along the way, and they had arrived in Shuyang before dawn.

Li Can personally escorted a group of people there, and the people who met them had been waiting for a long time at the gate of the city.

"General Li, the residences in the West Camp have been vacated, enough to accommodate these elderly people. You don't have to worry about food and clothing. Our Master Ji will open a granary to help." A man who looked like a master walked up to Li Can and said.

Inexplicably, Li Shen felt his nose sore, bowed deeply to him, and said, "Thank you very much!"

"I can't help it, I'm just a master, you are a good general, how can you salute me." He hurried to help, his legs almost went limp.

Li Shen was inexplicably grateful, but he hadn't read any books, so he held back for a long time and said, "Master Wang deserves this gift from my Li Mou to save the people from the fire and water. Thank you Master Ji for me too!"

"Our master Ji said that the people are the foundation of a country, and mutual help should be shared."

Li Shen didn't say anything more, but turned to the people who came along the way and said: "Old people, please stay in Shuyang for a while. Now we are troubled by domestic and foreign troubles in Zhao. We will come to take you home after we quell the war." , Mr. Ji from Shuyang is a good person, he will open a granary for relief, don't worry about food and clothing, there will be no shortage, you can rest assured here, at least three months, at most half a year, I, Li Shen, will definitely come to pick you up when the time comes go home!"

The elders applauded and bowed to each other, comforting Li Can and telling him to take care of himself on the battlefield, but the tough man almost shed tears and said goodbye hastily.

Let’s go and say goodbye, the sword has no eyes on the battlefield, Jicheng is his home, and the old and young here are all familiar with him. Once upon a time, the Jicheng Army was the umbrella for these ordinary people to survive. Now the Jicheng Army But they wanted to abandon the city and go away. None of these people spoke out to blame, and they wanted them to cherish it like their parents told their children to travel far.

Li Shen felt extremely ashamed and disgusted.Disgusted with the great figures in the imperial city who are high on the throne, how many people were displaced in a single thought.How many soldiers died in Huangquan.

He could only wave his whip again and again, and run all the way back to Jicheng.

(End of this chapter)