Late Tang

Li Sizhao walked through the camp gate humming an out-of-tune tune to himself. He was wearing a steel plate armor and a silk cloak. His short stature and the ferocious iron armor created a disordered harmony.When he saw Li Keyong sitting by the fire, he stopped and became completely still. "My lord!" he said in shock, almost screaming, with an unbelievable tone, and perhaps a hint of joy or fear that he couldn't tell.

"So you are still me? I already thought you had forgotten me long ago."

"It's great to see you so healthy and strong." Li Sizhao's heart beat faster, and Li Keyong suddenly appeared in his tent. This was not a dream, but it was even more absurd than a dream. "But I admit, I didn't expect to see you here at all. Where are you these days? It has been rumored that you have..."

"It is rumored that I died in Weizhou early? Isn't that right?" Li Keyong came here when Li Sizhao went to Zheng Congyu's Chinese army camp to attend a military meeting. Li Cunzhang had already recruited a group of people. Then he entered Li Sizhao's handsome account.Li Sizhao's rampage was loyal and loyal, trying to prevent Li Cunzhang and him from coming in, but Li Keyong waved his hand, and they all fell in a pool of his own blood at the door. "I also hope to find the secret correspondence between you and Li Jing here, to see what you said to Li Jing, and what kind of reward he promised to reward you, but I didn't find a piece of paper."

He firmly believed that Li Sizhao had betrayed him, and reached an ulterior agreement with Li Jing, relying on beating himself in exchange for today's title and official position.So as soon as he came in, he rummaged through Li Sizhao's tent, but found nothing, which made him very disappointed.He hoped to find those evidences, so that he didn't have to hesitate to execute the adopted son who betrayed him directly.But he couldn't find anything, which made him confused, did he blame him wrong?

"Your handsome tent is very simple. When I came here, I thought you must be living in a golden tent, and there are even many beauties with strong wine hidden in the tent!"

"My lord reminded me that drinking alcohol is easy to cause trouble. Since then, I haven't touched a drop of alcohol. As for women, this is in the army. As a commander, how could it be possible to hide women in the commander's account?"

"I thought you had changed."

"I am who I am. I was like this at the beginning, and I am still like this now. My lord, are you angry with me? Are you angry that I gave up Yizhou to Li Jing?"

"Shouldn't I be angry? For the sake of Yizhou, I sent troops twice and lost twice. In the last time, I even died in Li Jing's ambush."

"Giving up Yizhou was not to win Li Jing's favor, let alone to take refuge in him. King Jin, you should know the situation at that time. We were trapped in Yizhou to the point of desperation. It doesn't make much sense to continue to stick to it. It will only make tens of thousands of sand. Tuohao man is trapped to death in a foreign land." He sighed, "The land is lost, and the land is lost. The land is lost, and the land is saved."

Li Ke rubbed the scar on his face angrily, "I remember Li Jing said this sentence. It seems that you respect Li Jing very much, and you even remember his words so clearly. Next , are you going to worship Li Jing as a adoptive father? Si Zhao, oh, no. Li Jing does not accept adoptive sons, maybe you can be his No.14 disciple. Or, you have to tell me, in fact, you have already Is Li Jing's No.14 disciple?" He smiled, "I trust you a lot, but how do you repay me? You gave Yizhou to Li Jing before I died. Tell me, you Are you really planning to compete with Li Siyuan for the position of King Shatuo?"

"No, my lord. I have never thought about it this way. Even Miao Jilie, if he knows that your lord is still alive, he will be very happy and immediately return the military power to your lord."

"Should I trust you for this?" Li Siyuan was once his most trusted adoptive son, but during his disappearance, he reached an agreement with his arch enemy Li Jing and gave his son and daughter to Li Jing.Even during this period, Li Keyong heard a secret rumor that Li Siyuan had been secretly in love with his wife, Liu Shi, and some even said that they had an affair.This rumor made Li Keyong extremely angry. It turned out that he would never believe such rumors.But Li Keyong, who had just returned from Yanjing, was somewhat skeptical about this.Less than half a year after he 'died', Mrs. Liu was already with Li Jing and she was pregnant with a child, which showed that Mrs. Liu was not as loyal as he had imagined.Even if Liu Shi and Li Siyuan, the adoptive mother and son, had no real infidelity, in retrospect now, they are indeed very close.At the very least, Li Siyuan might really have admiration for Mrs. Liu.

Liu is his wife and Li Sizhao is his adopted son.He felt sick and angry at the thought of what they might have done.Li Siyuan even covets his wife, what else can't he do?

"My lord, you should trust us. After you disappeared, there would be no leader among the dragons. If Siyuan hadn't been ordered to turn the tide, the Shatuo clan might not be safe, and it is even more impossible to control the Daibei regions now."

Damn guy, Li Keyong thought, "I seem to remember that Li Siyuan is now the king of Yanmen County, the governor of Yanmen, and the commander of Shatuo. Why doesn't he just call Shatuo King?"

"Indeed, I also accepted the titles of Datong Army Jiedushi, Datong County King, and Shatuo Commander-in-Chief. But this doesn't mean anything. We are loyal to the Lord and accept these for the sake of the entire Shatuo clan."

"It's a pity that I didn't die. I think now, you can no longer retain the titles of the county king, the Jiedu envoy, and the commander-in-chief. Are you reluctant?"

"Ah, of course." Li Sizhao immediately said solemnly, "It was only to save the situation that we had to reach an agreement with Li Jing. It was just a stopgap measure. Now that my lord is back, Sha Tuo will naturally continue to be led by you. As long as you are here, We don't have to be afraid of Li Jing anymore. As long as we can continue to follow my lord, the title of the county king, the title of Jiedu envoy, the title of the governor and commander, all of this is irrelevant. My lord, Sha Tuo needs you, but right now Sha Tuo is Facing a massacre, but I am weak and have no prestige to prevent it. It is good that you come back, as long as you show up, whether it is the soldiers of Yanmen or the soldiers of Yizhou, they will reunite with you Under your command, revive our Shatuo."

The two Shatuo forces represented by Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan are now brewing an internal strife, and Li Keyong has long known about it.Whether it is Li Siyuan or Li Sizhao, they are still too young and have too little qualifications.Those domineering Shatuo generals all wanted to make the contribution of Dai Lixin Shatuo King.Anyway, if they succeed, they will be promoted and make a fortune.If they fail, the victor will not dare to do anything to them, but will promote them and make them rich in order to appease them.Since Li Siyuan and Li Sizhao are the only ones who need to take the risk to get promoted and get rich, why are they not enthusiastic?This is all old-fashioned. The generals in the Tang Dynasty liked this. They always supported the generals to rebel against the generals, and even the generals supported the generals to rebel against the court.People in Shatuo are very familiar with this set now.

"I understand that although you are important to me, the soldiers below may not necessarily obey you." He couldn't help but chuckle in a low voice, "Now you should understand that it is not so easy to be King Shatuo. "

"Whether it's me or Siyuan, we are still too young." Li Sizhao nodded and admitted, "If you don't show up, Sha Tuo may be torn apart from now on. Fortunately, the Lord is still alive."

Liu Yuniang used to share the bed with him, but now there are rumors of her affair with Li Siyuan.She was captured by Li Jing, and within half a year she became Li Jing's woman, pregnant with his child.This woman was once his most beloved and trusted person, but she betrayed him so easily.If he couldn't even trust her, could he trust Li Sizhao and Li Siyuan again?

"What the wolves need is a wolf king to lead them, not two little wolf cubs. In a few years, maybe you have the qualifications, but right now, you are still too young." Li Ke sneered.

"You will always be our wolf king, and that will never change."

"Yes, I am the wolf king. You should never reveal your ambition to be the wolf king so early." Li Ke said sharply.

"I would like to use practical actions to prove my loyalty to my lord." Li Sizhao put his hands on his chest and said excitedly: "From now on, all the command of the [-] Datong troops plus [-] civilian husbands will be handed over to your lord. "

"What belongs to me, I don't need you to give it to me again." Li Keyong sneered again. In his opinion, this statement was just a posturing gesture by Li Sizhao after he knew the situation was irreversible. In order to deceive his trust.It's a pity that he won't trust anyone easily anymore. "What belongs to me, I have taken it back myself."

"My lord, my loyalty to you can be learned from the sun and the moon!" Li Sizhao said loudly, with a hint of sadness in his tone.He was loyal to Sha Tuo and King Jin wholeheartedly, but in the end it was all suspicion and speculation in return.After Li Keyong disappeared, some subordinates once persuaded him to use this to stand on his own, and even asked him to compete with Li Siyuan for the Shatuo throne.But he refused, because he is not a person who loves power.But he didn't expect that he was so loyal to King Jin, but King Jin didn't believe him at all.

"I didn't come here to listen to your loyalty. How much is it for a catty of loyalty?" Li Ke sneered, unmoved at all.

"My lord, can I pour tea for you?" Li Sizhao picked up the teapot.

"No need." Li Ke put his hands together, "I'm here to give you a chance to confess. Tell me, you betrayed my trust!"

"No, I am loyal to my lord wholeheartedly, and I have never betrayed my lord."

Even if you insist so much, will I believe it?Li Ke shook his head, no matter what Li Sizhao said, he would not believe it.

Li Ke shook his head in disappointment and stood up.

"grown ups!"

"There is only one chance, and I gave it to you. But you have missed it, what a pity. Si Zhao, you were once a very good boy, a brave general. Originally, you had the opportunity to become a commander in chief and stand alone Yes. Now, I'll save you a bit of dignity, and Cunzhang will give you a pot of wine later, Wuliangye, your favorite before."

"It's a drug bar!" Li Sizhao said with a wry smile.

Li Ke remained silent, turned his head to look at him again, and left the tent without looking back. Through the opened tent, Li Sizhao saw that there were already countless black-clothed soldiers standing outside the tent. He was very familiar with those people, his Hengbu Du and the Black Crow Soldier, but at this moment, they all aimed their spears, bows and arrows at his tent. (To be continued.)