Ding Shouzheng lowered his head, his face changed constantly, he understood what Nian Qianyao meant, but did he really want to do this? Nian Qianyao has the grace of knowing him, if he is alone, he should repay this kindness, but there are still those 20,000 soldiers, how can he bear to send them all to the guillotine.

Nian Qianyao waited for a long time and didn't see Ding Shouzheng answer, and couldn't help asking, "Shouzheng, what are you thinking?" ”

Ding Shouzheng thought about it for a long time, and finally made a decision, gritted his teeth and knelt down at Nian Qianyao and said, "Please forgive the general for the crime of the last general." ”

"What's wrong?" Nian Qianyao had an ominous premonition in his heart.

"The last general can't obey the general's order, and the last general will leave the outskirts of Beijing with the army tonight." Ding Shouzheng said with difficulty, he said this is tantamount to betraying Nian Qianyao, if it weren't for the sake of the 20,000 soldiers below, he would never do such a treacherous thing.

"What?!" After a brief period of surprise, Nian Qianyao's face was full of hideousness, and he stared at Ding Shouzheng as if he wanted to eat him. After a while, he grabbed Ding Shouzheng violently, and said in a dark voice: "You say it again!" ”

Ding Shouzheng was tightened by his neckline, his breathing was a little difficult, and he blushed and repeated what he said just now, "The last general can't obey the general's orders, ...... tonight"

Before he could finish speaking, Nian Qianyao slammed him to the ground and said angrily: "Bastard, have you forgotten how your father has treated you all these years, and how you have become this deputy general?" Okay, now that your wings are stiff, and you see that your father is down, you dare not listen to your father, damn it! ”

Ding Shouzheng didn't expect Nian Qianyao to react so much, and he clutched his aching chest and said, "General, you listen to the last general, the last general is also doing this for your ......."

Nian Qianyao walked over, kicked him hard in the chest that was aching, and said coldly: "If you still recognize this general, just stay here obediently, otherwise you don't have to say anything." For the good of the father? Hmph, it's a shame that you have the face to say it. ”

Ding Shou took a long time to relieve, and said bitterly: "General, what the last general said is true, even if these 20,000 soldiers stay here, what use can it be, the emperor is in charge of the world, how can we confront him, besides, there are Fengtai battalions and infantry yamen in the capital, and the strength is several times that of us, the last general believes that Prince Yi must have made all the preparations, and we have no chance to win at all." ”

"I don't need you to teach Ben Gong a lesson!" Nian Qianyao said angrily: "How about the Fengtai battalion, what about the infantry yamen, it's just a group of mediocre soldiers, how can it be compared with this battle-hardened army, only a gutless rat like you will be afraid of them, in vain this prince has always trusted you so much!" The more he spoke, the more angry he became, he stepped forward and pulled out the steel knife on Ding Shouzheng's waist, and slashed a cold trace in mid-air, against Ding Shouzheng's neck, the sharp blade just lightly touched the skin, and then drew a bloody mark, making the air have a trace of blood, "Ding Shouzheng, this father will give you the last chance, so that you can stay here and listen to your father's orders, otherwise this father will send you to see King Yama now!" ”

Ding Shouzheng didn't look at the steel knife around his neck, but said sadly: "General, you can't be wrong again and again, if you continue like this, you really can't turn back." ”

The color of violence appeared between Nian Qianyao's eyebrows, his right hand tightened, and he handed the knife a few points, and there was crimson blood flowing down the blade and falling to the ground, making a soft sound of "ticking", "It's my father's business if you can't get back, you just need to obey orders!" ”

Ding Shouzheng was disappointed by Nian Qianyao's obsession, and said in a dumb voice: "The general only thinks about himself, but he has thought about the 20,000 soldiers outside, they are all people with families and wives and children, and they are desperate to kill the enemy, just to protect their families and defend the country, so that their families can have a better life." If you die on the battlefield, at least the court will give a pension, but if you follow you against the emperor, there will be nothing, even if you die, you deserve it, no one will pity them, and the court will not allocate a silver or two. ”

Where could Nian Qianyao listen to this, and said angrily: "They have followed this father for all these years, how can this father treat them badly, the silver, it is the first point of goodness, this time this time the prince also fought for them in front of the emperor for more silver." Raising soldiers for a thousand days is used for a while, and it is natural for my father to ask them to sell their lives now, and if they die, it is also their life. ”

"General, how can you say that, they are all good brothers who were born and died with us, and some of them even saved your life." Ding Shouzheng felt a chill when he heard it, and he couldn't believe that Nian Qianyao actually said such ruthless words.

"Don't talk nonsense there, say, to stay or not to stay?" Nian Qianyao asked fiercely.

Ding Shouzheng looked at him silently, pulled the corners of his mouth for a long time, and showed a mocking smile, "I finally know why the Emperor of Lu Dao wants to remove the general's military power, because the general is too self-righteous, he is self-centered in everything, he only thinks about himself, and he doesn't care about the life and death of others at all." You spare your life, others also spare their lives, I won't stay! ”

"Good! Good! Good! Nian Qianyao said three good words in a row, his face was hideous like a demon from hell, he slashed the steel knife in his hand, and slashed at Ding Shouzheng, since he refused to stay, then he would take over the army by himself and return to the northwest with the army, as long as he got there, with his contacts over the years, even if he was not appointed by the imperial court, he could still be in charge of the northwest. As for Yue Zhongqi, he is just a clown who jumps off the beam, thinking that if he pleases the emperor, he can replace him, which is simply a dream.

Seeing that the steel knife was going down towards him, Ding Shouzheng hurriedly rolled over, narrowly brushed the blade to avoid it, and then took advantage of the fact that he had not returned the knife, he hurriedly ran out of the military tent and said loudly: "Come on!" Someone assassinated General Ben! ”

As soon as the patrolling soldiers heard this, they immediately ran over, surrounded Ding Shouzheng in the center, looked at the military tent vigilantly, and found that the person who ran out with a knife turned out to be Nian Qianyao, and suddenly couldn't react, the general assassinated General Ding, how is this possible?

One of the leaders looked like him, bowed to Nian Qianyao, and said carefully: "General, what's wrong?" ”

Seeing that his prestige in the army still existed, Nian Qianyao was slightly relieved, and shouted: "All of them are for my father's retreat, and my father's will get rid of this rebellious person today!" ”

Rebellion? The sergeants were even more confused, how could General Ding rebel, besides, even if he really wanted to deal with it, he should be tried by the three divisions and then convicted, how could he say that he would be killed directly like this.

Without waiting for them to ask again, Ding Shouzheng also said loudly: "Don't listen to his nonsense, it's Nian Qianyao who intends to rebel and wants me to work for him, if I don't agree, he will kill me!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was an uproar, and all the soldiers looked at Nian Qianyao with disbelief, and then fell into a long silence.