A camp on the north side of the Gaoping city wall, which is the garrison of Han Tong's cavalry, most of them went out with Han Tong to explore and suppress the defeated soldiers. In addition to the non-commissioned officers standing guard in the battalion, only a few wounded soldiers remained.

Murong Yanzhao came alone, and under the greeting of the soldiers, he entered the camp. Subconsciously observed, sniffed the smell of horse manure, and listened to the neighing that sounded from time to time.

Carrying a few bags of food in his hand, he came to visit Yang Ye this time.

In the stables of the camp, Yang Ye was shirtless, carefully scrubbing a horse. It's just that the movements are a little deformed, every move, grinning teeth. was fined twenty rods, even if his physical foundation is good, it is not so easy to survive.

In the barracks, Yang Ye changed into the military uniform of an ordinary soldier, and was demoted three levels in a row, and was directly demoted to a pawn......

"Not convinced?" Sandwiched a piece of cooked pork and handed it to Yang Ye, seeing that he was in a state of flux, Murong Yanzhao asked.

After taking it, he took a bite hard, and Yang Ye said, "How dare you!" If you violate military rules, you can leave a life, which is also a fluke. It was me who did it first, General Guo's disposition, there is nothing to complain about. ”

said this in his mouth, but Yang Ye's eyebrows were clear: The master is unhappy.

Seeing that he had a hard mouth, Murong Yanzhao chuckled and said, "You are not the only one who will be punished, some people will be tossed up, but they will harm others and themselves." ”

After a slight pause, Murong Yanzhao said again: "This time, it can be regarded as my 'fortunate progress' person, who has involved you." ”

Hearing this, Yang Ye immediately waved his hand: "General, don't forget, Yang Ye is also a person who is 'fortunate to enter'!" ”

"Haha, that's right."

"The cavalry capital is also a good place, with your Yang Chonggui's ability, you won't be buried anywhere......" Obviously, Murong Yanzhao came here to comfort and comfort this little brother.

Soon, the two of them entered idle time.

"Geng Chongmei's guy is too, he actually committed suicide, if he saves his life for me to kill in person, how can there be room for Sun Han to fight......"

......

Gaoping's county government naturally became Liu Chengyou's camp. In the second hall, Liu Chengyou was dressed in silk cloth clothes, pacing, his face was calm, and he kept spitting words in his mouth.

On the case in the hall, Xiang Gongzheng buried his head in the record, wrote hard, wrote hundreds of words, and made it overnight. He detailed the situation of the southward battle of the army, reported it, asked for merit, and prepared to send it to Taiyuan.

Stopping, Liu Chengyou thought about it again and asked Xiang Gong: "Do you think there is anything else that needs to be added?" ”

Hearing this, Xiang Gong shook his head.

Only then did Liu Chengyou step forward, pick up these four or five pieces of paper, and review them. Xiang Xun's words are not beautiful, they can only be described as neat, and even so, they are much better than Liu Chengyou's words.

Today's Xiang Xun has become Liu Chengyou's confidant secretary, regardless of the size of the matter, all of them go through his hands. Handed back to Xiang Xun and sealed it in the post box, Liu Chengyou summoned Li Chongju, who was guarding outside: "Send this report and send it to Jinyang quickly." ”

"Xiang Xun, over the past few days, you have made great contributions to your advice and advice, and you have contributed a lot. With your talent, being a little attendant by my side, it's too condescending......" Stooping down to sit down, Xiang Xun, who motioned to stand up, continued to sit, Liu Chengyou said casually.

Hearing Liu Chengyou say this, Xiang Xun's face showed a little surprise, glanced at Liu Chengyou, who was not revealing, and replied: "This up and down, those who want to replace them for their humble positions don't know themselves. ”

"Oh?" Liu Chengyou seemed to be interested: "Why? ”

"It is a blessing for your subordinates to be able to do things by His Highness's side and listen to your teachings, how dare you dismiss a lowly position and a lowly ......" Xiang Xun lowered his eyelids and said with a chuckle.

The corners of Liu Chengyou's mouth fell, and he waved his hand and said: "I have nothing to teach you, but I, I have listened to you more along the way, and I have gained a lot." ”

After a few idle words with Xiang Xun, Liu Chengyou's expression returned to seriousness, and he said in a serious voice: "This time I went south, I have won Luzhou, and I am at risk of taking advantage of the party." But the annexation of Zezhou was really unexpected to me. Next, how should our army move, and what do you think? ”

Hearing this, Xiang Xun pondered for a while, and then raised his eyes to look at Liu Chengyou: "Your Highness won't think about it at this time, continue to go south, right?" ”

"That's what I mean, what do you think?" Liu Chengyou admitted very simply: "The battle of Sheep's Head Mountain can be regarded as a test of the Liao army's hypocrisy, don't look at its strength and strength, if you make such a judgment before, you should not be afraid." ”

Xiang Xun's brows immediately furrowed, observing Liu Chengyou's expression, as if he was measuring whether Liu Chengyou was serious when he said this.

"Your Highness, what we defeated was only Yan Bing. The Yan people are not as good as the Khitans! Xiang Xun said.

"I don't think that the Khitans can be much stronger than the Yan people." Liu Chengyou waved his hand indifferently: "The Central Plains and Hebei have now become a quagmire, and the iron horsemen of the Khitan people can't move their legs in this quagmire." Since our army is the vanguard, it has won this great victory, and it is just taking advantage of the victory to attack and face the Khitans! ”

Liu Chengyou said this in this tone, nakedly showing his "arrogant" mentality. Xiang Xun couldn't help it, and admonished with a calm face: "Your Highness, don't be careless." Today, in the Central Plains, the Khitan is still heavily armed. Occupy Lu and Ze, have greatly relieved the difficulties of Hedong, attack and retreat, and are at ease......"

"When you were still in Jinyang, did you propose, the East Xiongshi of the Vertical River, and enter the Central Plains? Why did you change your mind again? Liu Chengyou asked.

Paying attention to Liu Chengyou's eyes, Xiang Xun took a breath and slowly narrated: "Previously, the world was under the iron hooves of the Khitan, just as Hedong shouldered the burden of Kyushu, actively enterprising, advocating the world, and setting an example for the Chinese military and civilians. However, now, His Majesty has called the emperor to send troops to fight against Hu Kou, and there are many responders in various towns, prefectures and counties. In this case, what we have to consider is how to defeat and expel the Khitans at the lowest cost and reconstruct the country. ”

"The defeat of Geng Chongmei this time has greatly boosted the morale of the military and civilians in the Central Plains and Hebei. At this time, it is necessary to guard Lu and Ze, monitor Heluo, and watch the changes in the world. It is almost certain that the rule of the Khitans over the Central Plains was at the time of its collapse. Moreover, with the current strength of the Longqi Army, even if the Luze Prefecture soldiers are added, it is insignificant in terms of the Khitan army......"

Saying that, Xiang Xun reacted and looked at Liu Chengyou: "With His Highness's calm and wise, shouldn't he rush south?" ”

Seeing that Xiang Xun was dry, Liu Chengyou picked up the kettle and poured him a glass of water, and his fingers slowly drew circles on the bookcase: "To put it mildly, if 50,000 Hedong steps are in your hand, you really want to be handsome and knock Heluo in the south, and break your wrists with the Khitans!" ”

Hearing Liu Chengyou's words, Xiang Xun subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, at least it seemed that Liu Chengyou was not as arrogant as he appeared in his mouth, so Xiaosheng lost his mind.

"You said, Lone killed Geng Chongmei and coerced Heyang. The Khitans, will they provoke Yelu Deguang and send a large army north to attack me? After pondering for a while, Liu Chengyou suddenly asked, his tone revealing a thick sense of jealousy.

I thought that Xiang Xun would speak clearly again, but when he heard Xiang Xun, he replied very simply: "I don't know what I do." ”

Facing Liu Chengyou's slightly surprised gaze, Xiang Xun smiled bitterly: "Whether Yelu Deguang will send a large army to the north, I don't know if I am humble, but Cui Tingxun of Heyang has to guard against it." ”

Nodding and thinking about it, Liu Chengyou raised his finger and said: "Take the defensive position for the time being, Zezhou is not a good place for the imperial guard, I want to return to Luzhou!" ”

"Your Highness is wise!" Xiang Xun apparently agreed with Liu Chengyou's decision.

On the second day, Liu Chengyou left Li Wanchao to temporarily control the military in Zezhou, and he led the army north to withdraw to Shangdang.