Who says sleep is not spiritual practice?

Chapter 61 Old General, Don't Be Too Smart
After a stick of incense.

Inside the Escort, corpses are everywhere.

The strength of the bodyguards was not as good as that of the soldiers of the Green Bamboo Camp, and the onset of cartilage powder further widened the gap between the two, making it easy for the Green Bamboo Camp to kill everyone.

Several soldiers searched out the military crossbow hidden by "Black Fox" Liang Mo from the yard to prove the rationality of the massacre.

Pop, pop!
Seeing this scene, Liang Mo couldn't help applauding:
"Miss found the military crossbow from the bodyguard bureau, and then ordered everyone to be arrested, but the bodyguards not only did not arrest them with their hands, but used force to resist. As a last resort, the lady could only order them all to be executed on the spot."

"Tsk, it's a perfect plan."

"Miss, what do you say?"

Jiang Qingzhu sat on the horse, his face livid.

She stared at Meng Qian, and asked:
"Meng Qian, can you give me a reasonable explanation?"

"Guo Zhao, is he going to rebel!"

Meng Qian dodged her eyes:
"Miss, don't get me wrong, I'm not from Guo Zhao."

While speaking, she took out a three-inch long bamboo chopstick from her bosom and waved it towards her master.

The bamboo chopsticks are very small, and both ends are polished very round without a trace of edges and corners, like a child's utensil.

The moment Jiang Qingzhu saw this thing, his eyes froze.

Immediately afterwards, she took out a small bamboo chopstick that was exactly the same from her body.

After comparing each other...

It turned out to be a complete pair!
"..."

Everyone knows that King Jubei has a habit of holding a lottery on the day when his children are full moon.

The third daughter grabbed a pair of bowls and chopsticks made of bamboo, so she was named Jiang Qingzhu.

But few people know that the bowls and chopsticks were divided into three portions.

King Jubei himself kept a bowl, and the third wife Xue and daughter Jiang Qingzhu each kept a chopstick, which represented that no one of the family of three could live without.

"Yes, it's her!"

Jiang Qingzhu was stunned.

While becoming more and more confused, she also felt a chill.

How did that woman get involved in this matter?

Hasn't she been living a leisurely life arranging flowers and raising fish in the palace?

On the side, Meng Qian muttered aggrievedly:
"I told you earlier, I won't harm Miss."

"You were so mean to me just now!"

……

at the same time.

On the top floor of a restaurant in Black Rock City, a man and a woman were sitting.

The woman was wearing a red armor and a mask on her face, making her age and appearance invisible.

The man was a burly old man in his sixties, with a rough appearance, wearing a dark blue heavy armor, a five-foot-long broad-bladed sword hanging from his waist, and a token engraved with the word "Guo".

The token looked similar to the one in "Black Fox" Liang Mo's hand, but it was bigger.

It is not difficult to recognize that this person is General Zhuangwu - Guo Zhao.

However, even Guo Zhao, who has a pivotal position in the Bingzhou Military Headquarters, still maintains humility and respect when facing women:

"Madam, except for Lei Sandao and Ren Jian, everyone else has been dealt with. In order for the fourth son to subdue this Qiang people, isn't the price we paid a bit too high?"

The woman said loudly:
"Old general, how many times have I mentioned it, don't call me madam."

"The one who grows flowers and feeds fish in the palace is the third lady. I am the deputy general of the King of the North, Xue Ying."

"Yes, General Xue."

Guo Zhao smiled helplessly, and at the same time, a trace of loneliness flashed across his expression.

Many years ago, there were two female generals who were as close as sisters in the tent of King Rejecting the North.

One likes to show people with a mask, has a cold personality, and ignores everyone.

The other is the complete opposite. Not only does she show her true face, but she also likes to apply rouge and gouache. No matter who she meets, she always has a bright smile on her face.

even……

Until the moment she was pierced through the heart by "Wolf King" Kotucha, she was always smiling.

"Old general, Xiaoyun's hatred, you always remember it?"

"Unforgettable, never dare to forget."

"Then when I told you a few days ago that I was planning an attack, did you ever think about actually killing Dorji?"

"..."

Guo Zhao hesitated for a moment, and said frankly:
"To be honest, I have thought about it."

"But the old man thought about it for a few nights later, and felt that the hatred of the older generation does not need to involve the young."

"After all, Duoji did not participate in the war more than [-] years ago. When he was sensible, the Qiang people had already merged into Chu."

"The old man also understands that the prince has paid a lot for the reconciliation between the people of the Central Plains and the Qiang people."

"If Duoji is killed and the Qiang clan is angered, then the prince's decades of hard work will be in vain, and the old man will become a sinner."

The woman shook her head and said:
"My husband's hard work for many years will not be in vain if one Dorji dies."

"After all, the 'Wolf King' Ke Tucha is already old, and he no longer has the ambition to go south to fight. Even if it is for the sake of future generations, he dare not tear his face at this time."

Guo Zhao snorted coldly:
"Wolves are old, their claws and teeth are not sharp, and they have become timid and cautious."

"In this way, the old man will not want to kill Duoji even more."

"The original intention of attacking the wolf cub was to lure that old wolf, but since he couldn't lure him after killing him, it would be better to give that fourth young master a favor!"

Speaking of Jiang Qingyu, the red-armored woman couldn't help but sigh:
"My husband has always told me that among the three young masters, Qingyu is the most like him. He knows how to hide his clumsiness, knows how to endure, and knows how to show his edge when necessary."

"It's really worthy of the father and son who share the fate of Wolong, and even the means of conquering people's hearts are exactly the same!"

"Remember that when we were bandits on the mountain, some brothers were beheaded by a group of defeated soldiers passing by and pretended to be military exploits. The husband led people to kill them overnight without saying a word, and slaughtered the group of defeated soldiers. !"

"At that time, Jing Hong was still the prince, and he was supervising the army in Bingzhou. After he got the news, he immediately led the troops to suppress the bandits, but he was overwhelmed by his husband's high-spirited talk before the battle, and he did not hesitate to make a promise of a different surname king on the spot. I also want my husband to come out of the mountain to lead the army to help Bingzhou."

"From that day on, I made up my mind that I will never marry Jiang Qiushui in this life."

"..."

Guo Zhao scratched his head:

"Madam, if you want to talk about this old man, you will be sleepy."

Who wants to listen to your love story told seventy or eighty times?
Can you be considerate, the old man is still an old man who has not married a wife and had children!

The woman said seriously:
"This attack, I have two intentions."

"One is to test Qingyu, to see if he really has the appearance of a crouching dragon as my husband said, and the other..."

She glanced at the badge on Guo Zhao's waist, and said bluntly:
"I'm also testing you, old general, to see if you are still sincere to the prince."

"If you killed Duoji in the early morning of this morning and provoked the confrontation between the two states, then I will cut off your head and send it to Youzhou now, and hand it over to that old wolf."

"..."

Guo Zhao smiled bitterly and said:
"Madam is still so ruthless."

Back in the day, no matter who made a mistake on the battlefield, from the King of the North, down to the little commander in charge of hundreds of people, he would be severely punished by the woman.

Sometimes when I clearly won a battle, I would be reprimanded and fined not to drink for several months.

When the woman heard this, she smiled:
"Old general, I have shown mercy to you."

"You raised private soldiers behind my back, and I turned a blind eye to it. You raised two bodyguards and made enough gold and silver. I never cared about it, even..."

"Half a month ago, you asked people from the Escort Bureau to carry a private letter among the goods escorted to Yongzhou, and I don't want to pursue it!"

Hearing the word "private letter", Guo Zhao's expression changed immediately:
"I……"

The woman continued:
"Old general, don't be too smart."

"The eight hundred cavalrymen from the Green Bamboo Battalion, the silly girl Meng Qian who doesn't know much about the truth, and that 'black fox' Liang Mo you entrusted with a heavy responsibility, actually..."

"It's always been mine."

"you……"

How can it be!

I clearly...

Apart from Liang Mo and me, it is absolutely impossible for a third person to know about the private letter!

The King of Rejecting the North will never tolerate the collusion of his subordinates... that is a capital crime enough to kill him!

Seeing that his plan for many years has been seen through, and even has been played in the hands of others, Guo Zhao's expression is constantly changing among anger, unwillingness, and despair.

The next moment, he untied the long knife at his waist, threw it on the ground, then closed his eyes with a slumped face, and sat down on the chair:

"Sister Ying, kill me."

"Send me to see Xiaoyun."

"It is impossible for me to avenge her in this life, so I can only reincarnate early and wait for the next life."

Seeing that Guo Zhao hadn't drawn his sword, the woman's cold expression under the mask eased slightly.

Then she got up from her chair and walked towards the window.

With every step, the aura on his body climbed up a bit.

Until she was lying on the window overlooking the whole street, her aura was enough to suffocate Guo Zhao, who was born at the second level of Haoyue Realm.

Just listen to her coldly say:
"Guo Zhao, I can understand that you are eager for revenge, but you can't break the rules."

"Now the private message has been intercepted by me, and it has not been sent to that person. When all the people in the bodyguard bureau are dead, I will pretend that this has never happened."

She paused, and said in a relaxed tone:
"Guo Zhao, my sister will tell you a secret."

"Three months ago, I was promoted to the Sunshine Realm."

"When spring comes next year, my sister will take you to worship Xiaoyun, and then take a trip to Youzhou to meet that old wolf."

Da da da……

At this time, under the restaurant, a group of black armored cavalry was guarding a carriage and rushing to the Thunder Sword Escort Bureau.

At the window, a masked woman in red armor stared at the white-robed young man holding a wolf totem banner on the carriage with complicated eyes.

Behind the woman, an old man sat on a chair, weeping uncontrollably.

(End of this chapter)