In Beichang City, in the royal court chamber, Kate, the leader of the Eagle Feather Guard, was reprimanded by Qingtao, scolded and scolded, all accusing him of incompetence, and all assassination and sneak attack missions ended in failure, either the people sent were completely missing, or only a few people were killed to escape and recover their lives.

Faced with the task again and again, Kate was helpless, and she was holding back the nameless fire in her heart. He also knew that he and the Eagle Feather Guard Qingtao still had great use value, so Qingtao would not kill him for the time being, and now he was only angry with him, but he could only lie on the ground like a dog and silently endure all kinds of criticism from Qingtao.

Although the northern cities were taken back by Wanxing and Yufeng, there are still four cities of Baichuan, Shangbei, Shangnan, and Longyang controlled by the Righteous Flame Army, and Qingtao actually controlled the five cities of Xinbei, Mengrong, Beichang, Tongyuan, and Xinliucheng, and only Baili and Sanchuan are currently actually in the hands of Yufeng's Xinlongying.

At this time, the northern cities have shown a three-legged trend, and the three forces are balanced with each other, while the south is still worshipping Qingtao as the emperor for the time being, but in fact, they are all watching the fire from the other side, waiting for the situation to be clear. Although everyone was surprised by such a situation, all parties did not dare to easily break the current balance.

Because of the hope of the relationship with Lieyu's lover, Sanchuan City left Luohe to guard the city, and sent someone to report to Yufeng, and with the consent, he took the initiative to ask for orders to go to Tongyuan City alone to persuade Lieyu's brother Liexue.

At the same time, Qingtao in Beichang City sent a team of envoys not long ago, and the leader of the envoys was Jiudou, in order to secretly envoy Longyang, he disguised himself and disguised himself as an ordinary merchant. It is said that since the defense of Baili City, Ling Tian fled all the way back to Longyang City with a small number of followers without looking back.

On the side of Tongyuan City, I hope to be the same as the last time I left Tongyuan City, and I still rode his tall horse and searched all the way along the original road. It's just that this time, because Baili and Sanchuan have caused trouble, Tongyuan City has not made it clear which side to support, and Liexue strictly ordered his subordinates to guard to the death, and not allowed to let go of a fly. Therefore, as soon as Hope arrived at the city, he was rushed by the soldiers who were quietly lying in ambush on both sides, dragged him off his horse, and then he was escorted into the city with his hands tied behind his back.

Since the last time she said goodbye to Hope outside the city, Lieyu has wanted to go to Sanchuan City several times, but she has been strictly ordered by his brother who is the city lord not to leave the city. When she goes out, she is always accompanied by two personal guards, called guards, who are actually sent by his brother to keep an eye on her, so she is also equivalent to being restricted in the city.

Just as she was walking down the street with two guards, she suddenly saw the soldiers, walking all the way to the City Lord's Mansion with hope. She hurriedly ran forward, stopped the soldiers, and forced her voice to let the soldiers untie Hope.

"It's the eldest lady, the little ones were ordered by the city lord to escort this outsider to the mansion and give it to the city lord for disposal, and please don't embarrass us! The lord blames us, we can't afford to bear the guilt!" The soldier who took the lead explained vigorously to Lieyu, hoping that she could raise her noble hand and not hinder her errand.

"Do you know who he is? He is the lord of Sanchuan Castle, a friend of my brother, and Miss Ben's...... Husband...... Hmph, why do you want to tell you, anyway, you quickly let people go. Lieyu said with a pout.

"The order of the lord of the city is that anyone outside the city, whether it is friend or foe, should be handed over to him for interrogation first, and if there is no problem, he will let it go. The soldier said as he tried to bypass Lieyu.

"Yu'er, it's okay, I'm here to see your brother this time, whether it's tied up or loosened, it's fine. You just said that I was your husband, I didn't hear it clearly, and I said it again!" Hope said with a smile as he amused Lieyu.

"I hate it, people didn't say that you were my husband, I was amorous, I always like to play other people's words, hum, man. Okay, I'll follow you to see, if my brother really wants to kill you, I'll stop him, don't worry, you're my person, and you'll be for the rest of your life. Lieyu fiddled with her fingers and said shyly.

After a while, they came to the city lord's mansion in Tongyuan City, and the last time he came, he still entered the mansion like honored guests. This time, he was pushed to the ground with his hands tied behind his back, and Fierce Blood deliberately put a sharp blade around his neck, and it was the blade behind his neck that forced him to press his cheeks against the floppy carpet and not look up.

"Brother Hope, don't come unharmed, I heard that you have become a thief, I am an official, you are a thief, this time I can't entertain you like a distinguished guest. ”

However, hoping that the young man clearly did not give in, he turned his eyes and swept around, and saw several of Blood's subordinates staring at him.

"Brother, don't be like this, it's weird and scary, let's listen to the purpose of Brother Hope's trip first, it's not too late for you to make a decision, no one has spoken, you are like this!" After that, he stretched out his hands and nervously grabbed the hand holding the sharp blade of the blood, and lifted it to the side.

"The traitor is here to persuade him to surrender, could he have come here for another purpose?" Fierce Blood glanced at Hope with fierce eyes.

The others were completely unprepared and glanced at Hope with disdain. After a while, I found that the man who had boldly entered the city pulled the corners of his mouth and smiled.

"Brother, you are too disrespectful to people!" Lieyu was very anxious, and his voice was a little low.

The knife around his neck was suddenly withdrawn, and he hoped to smile more and more calmly.

He looked up at the blood in front of him. No one in his subordinates spoke, only his own wide-eyed eyes staring at him.

"Can you get up and talk?"

"Yes, you can. Fierce Blood smiled, "Come on, loosen the ties to General Hope." ”

The soldiers sliced the leather rope from Hope's wrist with their long knives, and he loosened his stiff wrist and saluted the blood. He was a little excited in his heart, although he didn't know the success or failure of this trip to persuade him to surrender, but he also knew that there was also the rarest opportunity in such a terrible and dangerous place.

Fierce Blood walked back to his main seat and said slightly: "If I cut you down, my sister will not hate me for the rest of my life." My sister hasn't thought about tea or dinner since she said goodbye to you last time. I had to sneak out of the city a few times, but luckily I sent someone to watch it. You're here today, so it seems that you don't need to send someone to watch it for the time being. What happened just now is really very rude. We're going to test you, and we hope you don't mind. ”

Hope arched his hand and said: "No, I came this time, there are two things to do, one is that I am here to persuade Brother Lie Blood to join me and others to start an incident, the son of the first emperor, Yufeng, is still in the world, and we are determined to assist him to regain the throne of the emperor." Second, Sister Ling and I fell in love at first sight, and we had a heart-to-heart relationship, so we came to ask for marriage. ”

"It seems that I only know one and don't know the other, the general came this time, and he is our distinguished guest from afar, since he is a distinguished guest, everything is easy to discuss. As soon as Blood's words fell, Hope also read a little meaning.

"I know the general's kindness, but my loyalty to the dark blue, the general should also know. Now you want me to betray Deep Blue and do something with you, I don't know what good it will do me. I also know that if I take refuge in you, then I and your Sanchuan City can form an encirclement posture against Beichang City, but if I want to take the risk, I also have to know what the benefits are. There was a glimmer of light in Blood's eyes, and he nodded slightly and continued, "Although my Tongyuan City is a small and savage city, it also pays attention to faithfulness. I'm still a vassal of the Empire, and if you let me form an alliance with you now, isn't that trying to harm me?"

After listening to Blood's words, I hope to read more of what he said. The implication is that if you want me to be loyal to you, you must also give me a bargaining chip worthy of betrayal.

Hope pondered for a moment, seemed to have made up his mind, and took another step: "Thank you to the city lord for telling me frankly, since the day of the incident, we have reorganized 130,000 troops of the new dragon battalion in the two cities of Baili and Sanchuan, plus the armed guards of the two cities, the total strength is not less than 150,000, Qingtao is certainly rich, but the dragon battalion troops that can be mobilized in his hands are only 10,000 or 20,000, the anti-army Flame Army has been newly defeated, and the elite of 150,000 has been lost, and he is unable to fight again at this moment." At present, only the number of our troops in the north can be called the first. If the city lord intends to fight with us, our army will definitely have a slight advantage in terms of numbers and combat effectiveness, and if the city lord is willing to ally with us, after the restoration of the country, the merit awarded will definitely be the greatest. How?"

Listening to his analysis, everyone in the council hall was taken aback. They had already heard of the deeds of their Sanchuan City and Baili City in several battles, but the growth rate of their troops was indeed a bit terrifying, and Ling Tian and Qingtao together might not be able to beat them, not to mention Tongyuan City, which only had one or two thousand defenders.

The hall was silent for a moment, and Fierce Blood smiled: "The general's kindness, I understand it." In terms of strength, we will definitely beat you, but if we want to betray the empire, this is not something we should do, so let me consult with my subordinates and give you an answer?"

"City Lord, this ......" wanted to say something, but he could see that Liexue knew that he was not easy to mess with, and he only wanted to maintain the status quo, and he would not offend or help each other.

"Come, take General Hope down and take a rest!" Blood's voice overwhelmed him, "I still have some things, so I won't accompany you for now." ”

He didn't give Hope another chance to speak, and let his men carry Hope down.

Blazing Blood looked at his back, thoughtful. At this time, he sighed lowly and said to his subordinates: "Those who came to persuade him to surrender, you say, should I maintain the status quo and not help each other, or choose to join them." ”

"The subordinates are at the mercy of the city lord's arrangement!" everyone arched their hands and said in unison.

Lie Yu watched as Hope was taken down, and she stepped forward to hug her brother and stare at him with a pitiful gaze.

"Ah Mei, do you want to ask me what I want to do with your crush? I want to let him go back to Sanchuan City, and then this matter will be settled so quietly, I don't want to get into trouble. I don't hope that one day, Tongyuan City will be destroyed. ”

"Okay!" she nodded for a moment.

After a while, she said again: "Then Brother Hope's proposal to you, don't you really consider it? If one day, the prince who lived in exile really returned to the country, would you regret it?"

"yes, that's what I thought too. He took a deep breath: "I always have a bad feeling, it may not be safe to lean on either side, at least I want to ensure the stability of our city in the city." ”

"What about the marriage he mentioned? Brother, you shouldn't refuse? Lieyu continued to ask.

"Well, let's let it go for a while, after all, your marriage has a lot to do with our Tongyuan City's sideline, if I agree, wouldn't it be a declaration to the old thief Qingtao that I Tongyuan City has decided to stand on the opposite side of him." He patted his sister's arm lightly with the palm of his hand, signaling her not to rush.

When Lieyu heard his brother say this, he was silent for a long time, after all, his life's events were indeed not worth mentioning in front of the safety of the people in the city.