Snowy Chang'an Road

Chapter 41 Undecided
  After traveling for several days, Xiao Shen returned to Dingtao Kingdom with His Majesty's decree and Pei Kai's wooden box.

"His Majesty orders you to continue southward to Liu'an Kingdom. He is waiting for good news about you in Chang'an."

"Okay, we'll set off when Bai Zheng and Ban Zhuo come back."

Xiao Shen took out the wooden box from the bag and said, "This is what your father-in-law asked me to bring to you."

Wei Shao took the wooden box, opened it, and saw half a jade pendant inside.

"What is this?"

"I do not know either."

"Did your father-in-law say anything?"

Xiao Shen replied: "Dong Pei Guo wants you and your wife to go home as soon as possible."

Pei Ying took the half jade pendant from Wei Shao's hand and held it in her hand for a long time.

"Do you know what this is?"

"I don't know, I've never seen it, but since it was given to you by your father, it must be useful. You should accept it first."

"it is good."

Three days later, Bai Zheng and Ban Zhuo also returned to Dingtao Kingdom. Ban Zhuo never stopped talking since they broke into the Hanxiang Palace.

"Yun Zheng, a rebel, dares to openly insult His Majesty. King of Peiping, you must not let him go lightly."

"Have you not seen that he threw the iron certificate of the alchemy book given by His Majesty from the city wall, and cursed Your Majesty in his mouth? I really wanted to kill him on the spot."

"Then why didn't Marquis Guangxin take action?"

"I"

"After all, I haven't lost my momentum. I've been scolding him for many rounds. Now we should set off south immediately, capture Liu'an Kingdom, and kill Yun Zheng, so that we can wipe out the shame of the past few days."

"Okay, Guangxin Hou Yan is right, then I will do as you say."

As the war drums beat, the 200,000-strong army continued southward and arrived in Jiujiang County ten days later.

Jiujiang County is to the west of Guangling State. Passing by this place brought back many memories of Wei Shao and Pei Ying, but thinking of Qi Zhan, both of them felt very low.

In the evening, after dinner, Wei Shao was alone in the military tent, looking at the map of Wei's territory and thinking about something.

"What's on this territory map?"

Hearing Pei Ying's voice, Wei Shao turned around.

"I've bumped into you many times, looking at this territory map alone. I wonder what attracts you on it?"

Pei Ying walked to Wei Shao and looked at the map of Wei's territory in front of him with him.

"The Wei Dynasty has a vast territory, and every piece of land was acquired by soldiers who sacrificed their lives and blood. What I am looking at are the countries, counties, and counties on it."

"The thirteen sons of the Deng family in Nanyang, how many counties did they conquer with their troops?"

"Hundreds."

"The world is at war, and men have ambitions in their hearts and rush to the battlefield to make achievements. However, since ancient times, a general has become a dead man, and only a few people can survive."

"They are all heroes of the Wei Dynasty. I admire them in my heart and hope that I can become a hero like them."

Hearing his firm tone, Pei Ying said, "I don't want you to be a hero."

"Why do you think so? What woman doesn't want her lover to be a great hero?"

"You are not my ideal person." "That's not what I meant. You don't want me to be a hero, so what do you want me to do?"

"be yourself."

In the past many years, Pei Ying has been thinking about these words. It is easier said than done. When people live in the world, they will inevitably be influenced by the outside world and deviate from their original selves. Who doesn't want to be themselves? But how many people can be themselves?

"Don't you want me to be a hero?"

"If the way you become a hero is to sacrifice your life for the country like you, the thirteenth son of the Deng family in Nanyang, then I hope you will always be an unknown person. If you are such a hero, let anyone who is willing to do it do it. "

Wei Shao looked at her and saw that her thin lips were slightly parted and her face was like a peach blossom. He couldn't help but feel a little lost.

"Are you worried about me?"

Pei Ying glanced at him, and Wei Shao withdrew his gaze in panic.

"There is this reason, but it is not all. I just want to tell you that living is more important than anything else. No matter when, where, or what the situation is, we must not lose the will to live."

Tonight, the two talked a lot about the territory map of Wei Dynasty. After the conversation, Pei Ying lay on the bed, her mind still racing, and it took a long time for her to fall asleep.

The next day, she slept until she woke up naturally and came to the military tent. Wei Shao was already handling military affairs.

The spies came to report that Yunzheng, the king of Hanxiang, had fled Liu'an and headed towards Changsha.

After hearing the news, Ban Zhuo became anxious.

"King Peiping, why should we go to Liu'an Kingdom? We should go to Changsha Kingdom immediately to capture Yun Zheng."

"Marquis Guangxin, do I have something to ask you?"

"King of Peking, please speak."

"A few days ago, when you went to Liu'an Kingdom, what did you say to King Lujiang? Why did he flee to Changsha Kingdom?"

Hearing this, Ban Zhuo felt a little guilty. He had indeed used Wei Shao's power to speak nonsense against Yun Zheng at the city gate that day.

"Why, Marquis Guangxin doesn't want to tell you? It doesn't matter. You still have Bai Zheng by your side. I'll call him over and I'll find out once I ask."

Seeing that Wei Shao was about to summon Bai Zheng, Ban Zhuo became anxious again. At this moment, there were only the King of Peking and him, both of whom were relatives. Even if he really said something, it would not be a big problem. But if he summoned the follower Bai Zheng, could it be that his Ban Don't you want to lose face?

Ban Zhuo didn't know that Pei Ying was also in the tent at the moment.

"King of Peiping, don't worry. If you want to know, I'll tell you. That day Yun Zheng was shouting on the city wall and insulting His Majesty wantonly. I was eager to defend His Majesty and exchanged insults with him for several rounds. Later I said to him , Wei Shao, King of Peking, will lead his troops to pacify the Liu'an Kingdom and let him wait, but I didn't expect that he would be so cowardly that he would run away."

"Marquis Guangxin, if someone told you to kill you, would you wait there to die? Aren't you just trying to scare someone away?"

"It's my fault for being impulsive. I originally thought that he must be a tough guy to conquer the world with His Majesty. Who would have thought that he would be so naive, so I just said a few words and scared him away."

Wei Shao didn't speak. Seeing Ban Zhuo's guilty conscience, he said nothing.

"Well, I can't blame you entirely for this. If I were to blame, it would be the plate of meat sauce. If we hadn't sent the plate of meat sauce, King Lujiang wouldn't have been frightened and fled overnight. But we did send the plate of meat sauce. If I were the King of Lujiang and saw a plate of human flesh, I might be able to run faster than him."

"King Peiping, what should we do next?"

"Han Zhu, the king of Linxiang, does not fight or rob, and his contacts with Chang'an are not close. He has always stayed in Changsha and has never made any mistakes."

"His Majesty ordered us to kill the King of Lujiang, but he did not say that we should attack the King of Linxiang. We now have an army of 200,000. If we set off for Changsha, even if we say that we are not going to fight, do you think Han Will Nagisa believe it?

"Due to the impulse of Marquis Guangxin, we are now in a very passive situation. This matter still needs to be reported to His Majesty for a decision. What does Marquis Guangxin think?"

Ban Zhuo shook his head and nodded again.

(End of this chapter)