What Pang Tong and Xu Shu didn't know, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun didn't know. Four people, you look at me, I look at you, and I can't figure out what's going on. Fortunately, not long after they looked at each other, someone inside reported: "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess has arrived!"

The four of them hurriedly got up and stood up, Xu Shu Pang Tong in front, Huang Zhong and Zhao Yun in the back, bent down and lowered their hands in a respectful gesture. Not long after, Liu Yan appeared in front of everyone wearing a black curly skirt and a silver hairpin: "You are all here, sit down." I suddenly remembered something that I would like to refer to you in detail. ”

After hearing this, the four of them sat down one after another, and then returned to their chairs again. Xu Shu's position is closest to Liu Yan, seeing that she has been dressed in black and black skirt since she got married, plus silver jewelry, and there is no bright color on her body, she is obviously a girl, and she wants to dress up in the twilight. He saw it in his eyes, and sighed again and again in his heart, why do you say you are suffering?

He sighed there, but Liu Yan didn't look at him. Instead, he said to Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, and Zhao Yun: "That Zhang Song has been here for many days, and he has always refused to leave just to have fun, I think he must have other plans in his heart." Ma Jian is still young in the end, and some things cannot be seen just by observing words and looks, and some other means must be used. Senior Brother Pang, General Huang, how is the crossbow assembly situation over there?"

"Back to Her Royal Highness the Princess, all the assembly has been completed, and the crossbowmen have been practicing for a long time. Hearing this, Pang Tong replied respectfully, and had a general understanding in his heart.

"General Huang, in your opinion, is there a big gap between wooden arrows and iron arrows in the actual use process? I am always worried that the power of wooden arrows is not enough. Liu Yan is still worried about the change of iron arrows to wooden arrows.

"Your Royal Highness the Princess, although rest assured, the last general has tried it himself, and the mechanism of the repeater is very cleverly designed, and the firing power is very large, which is enough to make up for the lack of lethality of wooden arrows. Huang Zhong is very confident in this.

Liu Yan breathed a sigh of relief after hearing this, Huang Zhong is an honest person and doesn't say big things, his words are completely credible: "Since the old generals have said so, then I can rest assured." Although the repeater crossbow looks very easy to use during the demonstration, the key to this thing is to use it on the battlefield, and the soldiers should not be harmed because of greed for cheapness. We in Jingzhou go up to the generals and down to the soldiers, all of them are expensive. ”

"The princess cherishes her soldiers, which is the blessing of Jingzhou. Pang Tong arched his hand.

"Alright, alright, don't join hands to pour sweet words on me, I have serious matters to discuss with you. Liu Yan couldn't help but sneer.

"Please make it clear to Her Royal Highness the princess, and your subordinates should do their best to share your worries. Pang Tong, Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun and Xu Shu, who seemed to be a backdrop, all stood up and arched their hands.

"I want our crossbowmen, cavalry, and broken barracks to have a big competition, I asked Zhang Song to come and watch, scare him, and see what kind of ghost he is thinking!" Liu Yan said his thoughts: "In addition, there is another thing: "Captain Zhao, you are still a captain, but your cavalry brigade has been established for some time, and you and Wei Yan are guarding Nanyang together, and your contribution is not small, after this big competition, you will officially become a general!"

Hearing this, Zhao Yun bounced up directly from the chair: "No, no, no, my subordinates have no size merit, and they don't dare to occupy the position of general!

"I have made up my mind, you don't have to shirk it, I have my own intentions, and this matter will not be discussed. You have only one task at the moment, and that is to go back and plan well, and how to show off your might in front of Zhang Song! I know that your troops have not yet experienced the baptism of a great war, but you are going to put on a murderous drama for me that day, do you understand?"

"Subordinates obey!" Zhao Yun gave the order. Liu Yan said with a smile: "Don't worry, I promised you that I would take you to a bigger battlefield, this promise will be fulfilled soon, and the opponent will not let you down." ”

"My subordinates are willing to go to the soup for the princess, and they will not hesitate to do so!" Zhao Yun said firmly.

After talking to Zhao Yun, Liu Yan said to Huang Zhong again: "General Huang, the crossbowmen are in your hands." The purpose is the same, that is, to scare Zhang Song into the depths of his soul, and it is better to scare him out of the shadows! In this way, it will be much easier to talk about it. Liu Yan said whimsically.

When the four of us heard this, we couldn't help but laugh or cry. Although the meaning is this, don't say it so explicitly, okay? Although the princess is sixteen years old, sometimes strict and calm, there are always such things that make people cry and laugh. But fortunately, the princess will not be like this in front of outsiders. showed the side of a little girl in front of her henchmen, and everyone felt that the princess was approachable, not condescending.

Speaking of which, in fact, everything has been explained, and the intention has been clearly communicated. But from beginning to end, Liu Yan didn't say a word to Xu Shu, as if nothing happened to him. But Zhao Yun and his troops are under the jurisdiction of Xu Shu, but today Zhao Yun is half of the protagonist, Liu Yan has already personally given orders to him, and there is no need for Xu Shu to convey it separately. However, Cen Qi, who was under Pang Tong, was not present, and Pang Tong needed to go back and give orders. Therefore, it seems accurate to say that Xu Shu is a set board. The other three people present all saw it, although the princess ordered to call the left and right military divisions together, but Pang Tong ordered a bunch of things here, but Xu Shu didn't say a word here, this treatment, the discerning person could see it at once, this was deliberately to hang Xu Shu.

As Liu Yan's teacher, Xu Shu's status has always been very respected, and Liu Yan even let out a statement, saying that there are two people around her who must not be offended, one is Huang Zhong and the other is Xu Shu. The relationship between their master and apprentice has always been close. But since the princess's wedding, the relationship has taken a turn for the worse. Of the four people present, Huang Zhong is an old man who followed Liu Yan all the way from Xiangyang to Changsha and then to Xiangyang, and he knows very well what Liu Yan's dependence on Xu Shu has become. And now the state of cold war between the two makes the old general have a trace of worry.

Xu Shu himself sighed again and again in his heart at this time, and the bitter wine he brewed could only be drunk by himself. He didn't complain and remained silent on the side. Liu Yan seemed to have just remembered that she had invited Xu Shu to come: "Ah, I forgot, there are two things to bother you." She suddenly turned to Xu Shu and raised her voice: "Do you remember that Lu Su who was imprisoned by General Huang back then? You go to meet him, and if he is willing to surrender, let him out." If he still doesn't want to surrender, let's kill him! Don't waste food! Another thing is to find a suitable person to replace Lejin and transfer him back from Yizhou to prepare for entering Sichuan. ”

When Xu Shu first started, he listened very carefully. thought that Liu Yan had something important to do for him. But after hearing the first thing, there was only a wry smile on his face.

Of these two things, none of them is managed by Xu Shu. He didn't need to ask at all. Lu Su was locked up in Huang Zhong's barracks, and if he wanted to kill or chop, Huang Zhong could call the shots, which was much more convenient than Xu Shu. And Lejin is currently the Taishou of Yizhou, and his work transfer is under the control of Jiang Wan, the main bookkeeper, and Xu Shu, as a military general, cannot control him.

However, Liu Yan handed over these two things to Xu Shu to be responsible, and this unrelated order made Xu Shu's heart cold and at the same time made Pang Tong and Huang Zhong frown. It's not normal, it's so abnormal! It's the rhythm of going to happen!

The eyes of the two of them turned to Xu Shu together, but they saw that Xu Shu did not show the slightest displeasure, but got up and bowed respectfully: "Subordinates obey orders." ”

After Liu Yan said these two things, her eyes turned elsewhere, and in the eyes of outsiders, she seemed to be reluctant to look at her more. But only she knows why. I feel that even if I just look at you one more time, I will look back and remember the powerlessness and panic of the world collapsing in front of my eyes when I was rejected by you. I hope that this time I can achieve my goal, enter Sichuan early, and leave you far away, I urgently need a space where there is no place for you at all, to reinvent myself.

In fact, her heart was beating so hard at this time, if it weren't for the presence of the other three people, she would have left directly after throwing down these two tasks, and she would definitely not stay for a minute longer, but now she can't do it. Forcibly and calmly picked up the tea bowl, pretended to take a sip, and said to the four of them after putting it down: "That's the thing, everyone goes back and prepares separately, the specific time of the big competition still needs to be combined by the two military divisions, in short, do your best!" After saying this, Liu Yan got up and said to Zhao Yun: "Captain Zhao Xiang stays, I still have something to tell you." ”

The four got up at the same time, and the three went out, only Zhao Yun stood still. Liu Yan walked in by herself, and Zhao Yun had her own Yaoqin to lead him to the outer study to meet Liu Yan. The other three people walked out of the flower hall, and Pang Tong and Huang Zhong stopped Xu Shu at the same time: "Brother Yuanzhi \ Yuanzhi, stay." ”

As a result, the three of them went to Xu Shu's mansion together, and while discussing the big competition, Huang Zhong and Pang Tong both expressed concern about Xu Shu's situation. Xu Shu said that he is very good now, nothing has happened, and Her Royal Highness the Princess has not alienated me, these are your illusions, and Her Royal Highness the Princess has never changed.

Huang Zhong and Pang Tong didn't dare to say it when they heard this, but they only had four words in their hearts: "You lied to the ghost!" Xu Shu knew that the two of them cared about him, and he also knew that he was deceiving himself by saying this, but there were some things that he could never tell others, not even in front of his mother. The apprentice proposed to him, but he refused, and this matter must not be leaked out of half a sentence. For the concern of his colleagues, he can only be perfunctory. After his colleagues left, he could only shut them up and sigh alone.

The good old days of harmony between master and apprentice can only appear in memories in the future.

There is a way that you cannot live if you do your own iniquity. The dead knot between Liu Yan and Xu Shu will not be understood by outsiders. They can only rely on themselves to heal their wounds and forget their own for a long time to come. It's just that when Liu Yan thought that escaping could solve the problem, she just looked up and didn't look down. When Xu Shu thought that if he didn't think about it and didn't mention it, he could gradually fade away, everyone came to care about what happened to them. This made him not mention it on his lips, but he couldn't forget it in his heart. (To be continued.) )