Big Song Xiaohou Ye

Chapter 85 Incorporation
"Why? I asked County Magistrate Zhou just now, and he said that although you people are hateful, you have never done anything harmful to nature, so I can still talk to you calmly." Who wants to do this if there are other ways?This youngest Shi must have hidden secrets, but he is unwilling to say it. It is obvious that he has a knot in his heart, and he needs to take it step by step to untie it.

"My lord, I can say it, but I am responsible for this matter alone, and it has nothing to do with my brothers." Shi Laosan suddenly stared at Li Ce with burning eyes.

Li Ce ordered Guan Zhenping to retreat to the left and right, leaving only Di An and Guan Zhen.Then he pondered for a moment and said: "I dare not promise you, but as long as you don't do anything harmful, I don't have to pursue it."

Shi Laosan said happily: "We have indeed served as soldiers, and we are still in the imperial army."

Li Ce nodded lightly, Di An smiled slightly, Guan Zhen was also shocked, this old boy was a soldier before?

"Six years ago when the Song and Liao battles were fought, we were in the vanguard to lure the enemy, and the Liao army pressed on every step of the way. Unexpectedly, when we arrived at the appointed place, we found that there was no corresponding army at all!" Shi Laosan clenched his fists angrily, Continued: "There is no way, we can only fight desperately, but after all, we are outnumbered. The entire army has more than 2000 people, and only a few of us escaped. The head is the biggest official, hehe..." Shi Laosan talked about the past, his eyes were a little cloudy, this tower-like man didn't shed tears from the pain just now, but now he couldn't hold it back, tears came out of his eyes.

Although Shi Laosan said it lightly, Li Ce felt the tragedy of the battle from his expression. More than 2000 people escaped less than 30 people, and the entire army was almost wiped out. A hole was forcibly torn open in the arrow rain, and it was killed in blood.

Shi Laosan stabilized his mood, and continued: "Later, when I went back to Jingzhou, I made many inquiries. The imperial court already thought that we were killed in battle, hehe, and gave us a pension..." Shi Laosan smiled a little miserably.

"Then why don't you explain it clearly?" Li Ce asked.

"Why didn't you go? I went, but I was chased and killed. I finally escaped to Yizhou on West Hebei Road. Everyone kept their identities incognito, and then settled down." Shi Laosan smiled wryly and shook his head.

"I don't want to go to the Liao people, nor do I want to be a bandit to harm the people, compete with the local rogues, but I'm afraid that the tree will attract attention, so I have to hang around like this day after day, and I don't know why I live... "Shi Laosan muttered to himself with empty eyes.

After hearing this, Li Ce reached out and patted Shi Laosan on the shoulder, trying to comfort him, but he didn't know how to speak.The most painful thing in life is this, being betrayed like this, and then being killed, making it look like a walking dead like this now, unable to return home, unable to recognize relatives, and even don’t know if the wife and children are still there now, living like this is really life Better to die.

Everyone was immersed in grief, but Guan Zhen said, "Isn't it just an act?"

Li Ce turned around and stared at him, Guan Zhen saw Li Ce's reproachful eyes, and muttered to himself, "I just remind you..."

Shi Laosan was stunned, his face turned red all of a sudden, as if he had been greatly insulted, he suddenly stood up.

Guan Zhen was taken aback for a moment, and was taken aback by him. Seeing him staring at him viciously, he also felt a little sorry, so he smiled embarrassedly: "I was just joking, don't take it seriously."

Shi Laosan didn't talk to him, he untied his belt all at once, took off his shirt, and everyone took a look.Can't help but sigh.

I saw that Shi Laosan's chest, ribs, and stomach were covered with scars everywhere, criss-crossing, and one of them was very eye-catching, from the right chest to the left rib. I don't know how he survived in the first place.

The three of them couldn't bear to look any longer, but Shi Laosan said coldly: "Is it enough? Not enough, there are also below, and I'm going to take off my pants."

The three hurriedly stretched out their hands to stop him, and shouted: "I believe, I believe! I believe it!"

Li Ce thought to himself: "Does this third son Shi have exhibitionism..."

"Whose order did you obey?" Li Ce asked, this is the key question.

Shi Laosan gritted his teeth and said, "Cao Wei! He was the coach back then!"

"Cao Wei?!" Li Ce was shocked. This name was well known in the Song Dynasty. Even his surprise attack on Weizhou was to scare the Liao people under the banner of Cao Wei. Why did he betray these 2000 people back then?how could this be? !
Di An was also taken aback. Cao Wei had a high prestige in the army, and this was the person Di An admired the most in his life. For example, who is No.1 in the army in Song Dynasty today, it is undoubtedly Cao Wei!Even though he is almost 60 now.Moreover, the Cao family has repeatedly produced generals. From Cao Bin, the founding hero, to Cao Wei, who is now in full swing, the Cao family can be said to have produced a large number of generals. How could it be Cao Wei?
Guan Zhen couldn't hold back, and shouted: Impossible!

"How is it impossible? It's his plan!" Shi Laosan pointed his neck at him.

Li Ce wanted to ask for some more information, but seeing that Shi Laosan was so excited, and he was just a fool at the time, he probably couldn't ask for more useful information.He frowned and tried to recall that Cao Wei was extremely highly regarded in the history of the Song Dynasty, even faintly surpassing his father Cao Bin, and he was one of the 24 heroes of Zhaoxun Pavilion in the Northern Song Dynasty. There are few defeats, and the information about him in history is also very comprehensive. How could there be no record of such a tragedy?Could it be that he really deceived everyone and completely concealed the matter?
Li Ce was fascinated by his thoughts, and Shi Laosan's words shocked him too much.

Guan Zhen poked Li Ce with his hand and whispered, "Brother, do you want to call me?"

Only then did Li Ce come back to his senses, he took a breath and looked at Shi Laosan and asked, "Brother, are you still willing to work for Da Song again?"

Shi Laosan was startled, he looked at Li Ce and said, "You still dare to use me? Are you afraid of getting into trouble?"

"Brother Xiang, an iron-blooded man like you is the person I admire the most in Li Ce's life. If you think highly of me and believe in me, join in. One day, I will rehabilitate you!" Li Ce said proudly.

Shi Laosan was so excited that tears filled his eyes, he fell to his knees with a plop, and said, "Your Excellency respects me, my life as Shi Laosan will be yours from now on, thank you, Sir, for giving me another chance to regain my dignity !"

Guan Zhen was overjoyed when he saw it. He hurriedly stepped forward to help Shi Laosan and said, "You're welcome, this matter will be left to my senior brother from now on. Let me tell you, his master is Chen Yaozuo. It turns out that this Hebei West Road An envoy! I will definitely be able to avenge you in the future, that...we have just agreed, and from now on, you will be my soldier."

Li Ce smiled helplessly, this Guan Zhen is a good person, just now he had no intention of hurting others, but now he is trying to remedy it.

When Shi Laosan heard Guan Zhen say that later, he wanted to hang out with him, he looked reluctant. After all, he was already in his thirties, how could he obey the orders of a sixteen or seventeen-year-old kid.

Li Ce also saw Shi Laosan's reluctance. He pointed at Guan Zhen and said, "Don't look at him because he is young. You have seen his abilities just now. This kid is just sometimes too reckless and inexperienced. It just so happens that there is a lack of a person who has experienced many battles like Brother Shi, so I can rest assured that you are with him."

When Li Ce said these words, he indirectly praised Shi Laosan for his rich experience, calmness and ability, which made Shi Laosan feel a little embarrassed. Do you know if you're rusty?"

When Guan Zhen saw that Shi Laosan clearly agreed, he was very happy, and secretly winked at Li Ce, thanking him for speaking for him, Li Ce winked and returned.

Di An saw it from the side, and couldn't help but feel ashamed, this brother, really... But this Li Ce really has a way, a veteran like Shi Laosan, especially after many times of swords and blood, still survived Such people are treasures in the army. Such people are generally very arrogant and will not submit to a young man.And people like Shi Laosan, who came out of thousands of troops, were even more arrogant, but Li Ce won his heart with a few words, and made him willing to stay and assist Guan Zhen. Guan Zhen's side help will definitely benefit Guan Zhen a lot.

But Di An forgot, was he subdued by Li Ce because he was different?

(End of this chapter)