National color raw owl

The cold night is as cold as a knife, but the house is as warm as spring.

Mei Long shook the teacup in his hand, and heard footsteps coming from behind the screen, so he put down the teacup, looked up, and saw Wei Fan coming out from behind the screen, followed by a burly man sweating profusely.

"Mei Du...!" Wei Fan quickened his steps, stepped forward lightly, and approached Mei Long's ear, "This is the envoy sent by Chu Huan."

Mei Long was looking at the big man, seeing that one of the big man's sleeves was empty, and frowning, the big man had already stepped forward, looked Mei Long up and down, and said with a smile: "I think this is Mei Du, My hatred is like blood, where did it come from, Mei Du must already know."

Mei Long's face suddenly darkened, and he said in a cold voice: "Qiu Ruxue, you are so courageous, you know that once the governor gives an order, your head will fall to the ground."

"If Qiu was afraid, he wouldn't have come to see Governor Mei." Qiu Ruxue had no fear, and said calmly, "It's Governor Mei who wants to see Qiu, but he dares not meet him in the governor's mansion. To dodge and come to Master Wei's mansion, it can be seen that Mei Du's current situation is really not very good, at least in his own territory, he is not comfortable."

Wei Fan said anxiously: "Have a hatred like blood, don't talk nonsense, Mei Du...!"

Mei Long had already raised her hand to stop, staring at Qiu Ruxue's eyes, but Qiu Ruxue was also staring at Mei Long's eyes without any fear.

"Okay, you really have courage!" Mei Long suddenly laughed and said, "Sit down and talk!"

Only then did Qiu Ruxue come forward, sat down opposite Mei Long, and said straight to the point: "Since Mei Du saw me, he must also know that your current situation is already very dangerous."

"The governor asks you, is the Holy Majesty really dead?" Mei Long didn't beat around the bush.

Qiu Ruxue said: "This is absolutely true, and there is no falsehood. In fact, with Mei Du's shrewdness, he should have guessed it. Hujin is the last piece of land in the Qin Kingdom. If Dingwu wants to make a comeback, he must This last place can be borrowed, so naturally it is impossible to give up easily. But now, Dingwu still has not arrived...Of course, he will never come."

Mei Long sneered and said, "Why should Ben Du believe your words?"

Qiu Ruxue didn't hesitate, put one arm into his bosom, took out an object, threw it over, Mei Long took it with his hand, looked carefully, his face changed slightly.

"Mei Du should know this thing, this is a royal keepsake, only a prince can have such a jade pendant." Qiu Ruxue said: "It is engraved with the words East Palace, it is a keepsake that Dingwu had when he was the crown prince, but he has always carried it with him , even though he proclaimed himself emperor, he did not abandon him."

Mei Long frowned and said, "Is this obtained from the Holy One?"

"If he is not dead, how can we let this jade pendant fall into our hands?" Qiu Ruxue said, "With this thing, I wonder if Mei Du believes that Ding Wu is dead?"

Mei Long held the Eastern Palace Jade Pendant in his hand, pondered for a while, and finally asked: "Why did Chu Huan send you here?"

"The purpose of the King of Chu is very simple, so that the soldiers on both sides will bleed less, and the common people will suffer less." Qiu Ruxue said: "The King of Chu has a hundred thousand soldiers in his hands, invincible, and the world is in turmoil. To keep the turmoil going, to unify the world and make the world peaceful is naturally the goal of King Chu."

"It's ambitious." Mei Long said with a faint smile, "Does Chu Huan have the ability?"

"The Northwest Army started with the King of Chu, and everyone has this heart." Qiu Ruxue said seriously: "Even if there are mountains of swords and seas of fire ahead, the King of Chu will bring a hundred thousand soldiers from the Northwest to conquer it. Mei Du, with all due respect, once the North It is preliminarily determined that the Northwest Army will naturally go south, and Hujin Road will be the first to bear the brunt, whether it is to flow blood into rivers or to promote righteousness, it is at the discretion of Mei Du."

Mei Long said coldly: "According to what you mean, it seems that you are threatening the governor!"

"Qiu is a rough person. He speaks directly when he has something to say, speaks quickly, and doesn't beat around the bush, but because of this, what he said is the truth." Qiu Ruxue said: "The king of Chu will not threaten Mei Du, in fact, in my opinion , the one who is really threatening Mei Du now is definitely not the King of Chu, but... Xuanyuan Shao!"

"Oh?"

"This time, I happened to see Wenpu's garrison on my way." Qiu Ruxue said, "Although they are defeated soldiers who retreated from Yanshan Mountain, in all honesty, Wenpu's soldiers and horses are well-equipped. , people are strong and horses are strong, well-trained, they are real elite soldiers. Dingwu is dead, this army of Wenpu belongs to Yuan Shao's command, dare to ask Mei Du, this army in Xuanyuan Shao's hands, Compared with the strength in Mei Du's hands, I don't know if it is stronger or weaker?"

Wei Fan coughed twice, and said: "Hate is like blood, there are tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Hujin, how can Xuanyuan Shao's thousands of troops compare?"

"In this way, you have indeed compared in your heart." Qiu Ruxue said with a smile: "Since Master Wei said so, I don't argue, who is strong and who is weak, the two of you naturally know very well."

Mei Long said with a sullen face, "What do you mean by that?"

"Don't you understand what Mei Du is saying? What Qiu means is that Xuanyuan Shao will turn against the guest sooner or later." Qiu Ruxue said: "Xuanyuan Shao thinks that he is from the Qin State's number one military family, and has always controlled the Qin State's most elite family. It is hard for Qiu to believe that if he stayed in Hujin, he would obey Mei Du's withering and obey Mei Du's orders. The so-called one mountain cannot accommodate two tigers, if Mei Du can compromise everything and obey Xuanyuan Shao's orders, maybe he can still Live, or...!"

Mei Long's eyes were cold and stern, but Qiu Ruxue continued: "Dingwu is dead, and the Qin State is destroyed. Governor Mei will not be loyal to the already destroyed Qin State. If it is true, I am afraid that it will be true in the end." You can only be buried with Qin!"

Mei Long got up suddenly, pulled out the knife, and said with a sneer, "If you really want to be buried with Qin, I will kill you first, and we will be buried with you!"

"Mei Du can have today's status, how can he be a brave and reckless man?" Qiu Ruxue stood firm and fearless, and said with a smile: "Qiu came here under the order of the King of Chu to speak heart-to-heart with Mei Du. In fact, at this time, There is no need to resort to conspiracy and tricks, the King of Chu said that when the facts are presented, there is no need to reason, and Mei Du can tell right from wrong." Glancing at the knife in Mei Long's hand, "Mei Du wants to kill me, so naturally Qiu will not resist, resist It's also in vain, but even if you kill me, it won't change Mei Du's current situation."

Mei Long stared at Qiu Ruxue's eyes, quickly dropped the knife in his hand, and said with a smile: "Qiu Ruxue, you really are a cheerful person, and this governor likes your temper. Okay, tell me what I should do You are right. Wen Pu’s troops are brave and good at fighting, while Ben Du’s troops are mainly deployed on the southern front to stop King Qingtian. Zheng Cheng’s troops are less than 3000. Xuanyuan Shao has already Send people to mobilize Wenpu, within six or seven days at the earliest, Wenpu's troops will rush to Zhengcheng, and this governor will tell you the truth, once Wenpu's troops arrive, the strength in Bendu's hands is indeed Even if it is not as good as Xuanyuan Shao, with Xuanyuan Shao's temperament, he will definitely step on Ben Du's head."

Qiu Ruxue looked left and right, Wei Fan had already said: "You don't have to worry, it's okay to say something, except for the three of us, there will never be a fourth ear to hear it."

"Okay!" Qiu Ruxue said, "Since Mei Du is sincere, Qiu will no longer hide it. The king of Chu means that if Mei Du can uphold the righteousness, once it is done, he will be awarded as a duke, at least a reward." Thousands of households eat shade." Take out a letter again, but this time, instead of throwing it away, get up and send it over, "This is a letter written by the king of Chu, and it has fingerprints, which can be regarded as a guarantee from the king of Chu to Mei Du .”

After Mei Long took it, he quickly opened it, glanced a few times, and looked at Wei Fan, who had already said in a low voice: "Mei Du, it seems that Chu... the King of Chu treats each other with sincerity. Shao has ulterior motives, Mei Du...Mei Du think twice!"

Mei Long hesitated for a moment, carefully put the letter back into the envelope, stuffed it into his bosom, motioned for Qiu Ruxue to sit down, and said in a low voice: "Xuanyuan Shao is eyeing Hujin, and he mobilized Wenpu just to take this governor Instead, what do you think the governor should do next? If Xuanyuan Shao's plot succeeds and the king of Chu goes south, it will still be unavoidable to meet him in battle."

"Mei Du, there is a saying that is good, people don't hurt the tiger's mind, but the tiger hurts the heart." Qiu Ruxue said: "Xuanyuan Shao's thoughts, we are already clear, he is a fierce tiger staring at the side, if this If the tiger is not removed, Mei Du may have trouble sleeping and eating."

"Get rid of the tiger?" Mei Long frowned and said, "This tiger is not simple. If you are not careful, you can't get rid of the tiger, but you will be eaten by the tiger. Don't forget that Wen Pu's thousands of soldiers and horses will go to Zheng If we just get rid of the tiger here, we will still be in trouble when Wen Pu, the wolf, comes over."

"Eliminate the wolf and the tiger." Qiu Ruxue said, "Actually, it is not difficult to eliminate the tiger, but just in case, the wolf and the tiger must be attacked at the same time."

Wei Fan immediately shook his head and said, "Mei Du, I'm afraid it won't work. It's okay for Xuanyuan Shao to say that even though he is powerful, he has only a hundred people under his command, but... But Wen Pu has several Thousands of soldiers and horses, and they are all brave and good at fighting. Our Zhengcheng's troops are no match for Wenpu at all. If we transfer troops from the southern line to weaken the southern defense line, once Xuanyuan Shao finds out that we have secretly transferred troops, they will definitely alert......!"

"It's not easy to confront Wen Pu head-on." Qiu Ruxue said softly, "Master Wei is right, the people under Wen Pu are brave and good at fighting, and it's not easy to deal with them head-on." He lowered his voice and said, "But Master Wei But don't forget, this Hujin is still owned by Mei Du, before Wen Pu and Xuanyuan Shao reconciled, Xuanyuan Shao didn't dare to act recklessly, so in the middle, we should be fine and have a lot to do."

Mei Long caressed his beard, thoughtfully, but Wei Fan walked back and forth with his hands behind his back.