The spring rain is like silk, the willows on the side of the road are gently swaying with the wind, the tenderness is thousands, and the gentle wind gently sweeps by, just like the gentle hair of a lover, which makes people intoxicated.

Jinan Mansion, the capital of the puppet Qi Emperor Liu Yu, is particularly depressed, there are few people on the streets, and it is dilapidated and deserted. Groups of ironclad sergeants with guns and knives kept walking by, adding a bit of murder to the desert.

The war ahead continued to lose, the news came, Jinan Mansion was even more panicked, and the public security in the city was becoming more and more chaotic, robbing, killing, and ruining women, all kinds of cases emerged in endlessly, and the government was too lazy to manage, which aggravated the chaos in the city.

Fortunately, the emperor issued a military order for a curfew, which also made every day at night, the entire city of Jinan was cold and dark, like a dead city. The people kept their doors and windows closed and stayed at home to avoid the misfortune that would come to them.

In a courtyard in the middle of the city, an official in his forties was sitting on a chair in the study, bowing his head and meditating.

From time to time, he would raise his head and glance at a secret door in the study, where his two guests lived.

So far, there is no other way, for the sake of the Liu family, he can only kill the killer, otherwise it will be too late.

The Loyal and Righteous Army has already broken through Dongping Mansion, which is two days away from Jinan Mansion. Do you really want them to break into the city, and the Liu family will be in trouble?

It's just that if he wants to kill his relatives, he can't turn a corner in his heart for a while.

"Use the heads of Liu Yu's father and son to exchange the lives of hundreds of people in the Liu family, which is more important, you have to think clearly!"

The other party's words were still echoing in his ears at this moment, Liu Yichang took a breath, and his eyes became firm.

"Commander Liu, someone is here."

Hearing the guard's report, Liu Yi, the younger brother of the puppet Qi Emperor Liu Yu and the commander of the palace, suddenly opened his eyes and stood up from his chair.

"Bring people in, and the study will speak. You're waiting outside the door, and no one is allowed to come in without me speaking!"

As soon as Li Chenggang stepped into the door of the study, Liu Yi greeted him with a smile on his face.

"General Li, you're here. Please take a seat!"

Li Cheng, Emperor Liu Yu's favorite general, was brave and fierce, went into battle to kill the enemy, and made countless meritorious contributions. Now Li Chengzhen is guarding the outside of the city, ready for future wars.

Li Cheng hurriedly stepped forward and arched his hand: "Liu Xianggong, aren't you tormenting the villain?"

Liu Yi, this harmless smiling tiger, has never been inconspicuous, even if he goes to the battlefield, he does not seek merit, but seeks no fault. I don't know what such a royal relative is looking for a military general.

The two sat down separately, the next person served hot tea, and after a pause, Li Cheng asked with a smile.

"Commander Liu, what are you doing when you are looking for a villain to come late at night?"

"It's not a big deal, brother, I'm just asking, brother, are you sure to resist the invading loyal army?"

The two looked at each other, and they both laughed.

Liu Yi's eyes were gloomy, this Li Cheng might be able to deal with the Song army's wretchedness, but when he encountered the loyal and righteous army, he was afraid that it would be more than lucky.

"Brother Liu, the Loyal and Righteous Army is in full swing, and Cheng can't fight with it. The soldiers are not afraid of death, and the military discipline is strict, and they carry the advantage of firearms, but they are afraid that this northern land will rarely meet opponents. In the first battle of Shaanxi, the Jurchen army suffered heavy casualties, and even the Tiefutu was wiped out, and the strength of its army can be seen. ”

Li Cheng sighed, his face full of worry.

"Brother Liu, in the first battle of Dongping Mansion, our army's 30,000 troops were wiped out, and Brother Liu's brother Liu Yi was also unfortunately killed. Brother Ling has the courage of ten thousand people, even he has no bones, although I also have an army of 30,000 under my command, but to deal with the loyal army, I am afraid it is a little difficult. ”

He glanced at Liu Yi, and immediately said: "But don't worry, brother, the younger brother will fight bravely to kill the enemy, even if he dies in the field, he will not give up!"

Liu Yi nodded again and again: "That's, that's, brother, you are sincere to the emperor, brother, I see it in my eyes." My brother is very relieved of you, very relieved!"

The two of them deal with each other duciously, but they are both clear in their hearts. Although there were 50,000 soldiers and horses inside and outside the city, it was probably not easy to block the attack of the loyal army.

Even the brave and warlike Jurchen Iron Cavalry is not the opponent of the Loyal and Righteous Army, and with only these shrimp soldiers and crab generals of the pseudo-Qi Army, is it not a sheep into the mouth of a tiger, and there is no return.

"Brother, I heard that Brother Ling's body has not been found, this is really uncomfortable!"

Li Cheng deliberately added a sentence and secretly observed Liu Yi's expression.

"Who says it's not. My mother cried yesterday in the dark, the white-haired person sent the black-haired person, and my heart was the same as a knife, after all, it was a mother's compatriot! ”

Liu Yi's eyes also turned red, obviously from the heart.

Although the brothers usually don't deal with each other, the brother died on the battlefield, and the love of blood and bones is still sad to think about.

"My brother is still mourning. Brother Liu is a man of the military, and his death on the battlefield is also his destination. Fortunately, his wife and children are worry-free, which is also a blessing. ”

Li Cheng hurriedly comforted again and again, no matter what, Liu Yu had worked with him, and Liu Yu's death, he also had a sense of sadness for the death of a rabbit and a fox.

"Brother, since you have no chance of winning a field battle with the loyal army, if you retreat into the city and defend the city, can you be sure of victory?"

Liu Yi stabilized his mind, quickly returned to normal, and began to ask Li Cheng about the last trace of possibility.

"Our 50,000-strong army, defended by the city, with plenty of food and grass, can always repel the incoming enemy, right?"

Li Cheng thought for a moment and shook his head resolutely.

"Brother, back then, the Jurchens guarded Taiyuan City, and tens of thousands of troops were not broken overnight by the loyal and righteous army. Could it be that our army is more elite than the Jurchen army? Categorically not, we have to think of another way. ”

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Liu Yi's gaze suddenly dimmed, and he lowered his head thoughtfully.

Seeing this, Li Cheng rolled his eyes and said deliberately:

"Brother, you said that this Jurchen, we are desperate here, and they don't even see a single figure. Let us go on the matter of dying, but at this critical juncture, they don't even flash their faces, and they don't save them when they see death, what is it!"

"What my brother said is that the loyal and righteous soldiers are strong and strong, and they are unstoppable, and the Jurchens can't be relied on, so we have to save ourselves."

I have to save myself!

Li Cheng's heart fluttered. He finally understood why Liu Yi came to him, it turned out to be this reason.

"Brother, the loyal and righteous army is strong and strong, brother, I'm afraid I can't resist it. I don't know if my brother has any good ideas, I can say it, and let my brother and I refer to it in detail. ”

Pretending to be confused on the surface, Li Cheng also had some expectations in his heart. At this life-threatening juncture, he didn't want to lose his life in vain.

This prince asked him to come, didn't he really want to come to the nest. That emperor Liu Yu is his own brother.

"Brother, until now, my brother will not hide it from you, I called you here today for your life and for the safety of my Liu family."

Li Cheng was shocked in his heart, and sure enough, it made him guess eight or nine.

His eyes rolled around, I was afraid that Liu Yi was testing him, and once he showed his reluctance, I was afraid that he would be killed on the spot.

"Brother, brother, I am loyal to Your Majesty, don't worry, brother, I will fight bravely to kill the enemy to repay the king!"

Li Cheng's pretense was seen in his eyes, Liu Yi frowned, and began to swear to the sky.

"Brother, if my brother is half a lie today, there will be five thunderstorms in the sky, and the family will not die well! You don't have to hide it, and now you should think about yourself and your family. And those brothers in the army, many of them are yours

Old subordinates, you can't let them die on the battlefield, and there is not even a person to collect the corpse. ”

Li Cheng couldn't help but raise his head, already looking at Liu Yi, not knowing how to answer.

"Brother, brother only needs you to say a word, if my brother is the opposite, can you have the same heart with my brother?"

Liu Yi walked into Li Cheng and whispered in his ear.

Li Cheng stood up, tried it deeply, and hugged his fists:

"Brother, everything is based on the elder brother!"

He asked tentatively, "I wonder what my brother will do with the current matter?"

"Only by killing the emperor and his son, can my Liu family save the family."

Liu Yi's face was pale, and every word was as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"Brother, you lead the troops back to the city, control the four city walls, you are outside the lord, my lord is inside, welcome the loyal army into the city, everyone takes what they need. What do you think?"

Li Cheng was shocked and nodded subconsciously.

"It seems that my brother has been prepared for a long time and has already negotiated with the Loyal Army, otherwise it would not have been arranged like this."

Liu Yi nodded, clapped his hands gently, and one or two men dressed as scholars, one after the other, walked out of the study.

"General Li doesn't need to panic, this is a dog, just passing on the word from generation to generation, where to go, listen to it."

After Zhang Xiaochun finished speaking, Zhang Hao took a step forward and bowed:

"Under Zhang Hao, he is a staff member under Zhang Hengxiang. It has long been heard that General Li is brave and strong, and his orders are strict, and no one dares to commit it. When I saw it today, it really lived up to its name. ”

Li Cheng suddenly realized that everything had already been settled, and he hurriedly stepped forward to return the salute.

"It turned out to be Zhang Zun's envoy, and he was polite."

Liu Yi nodded lightly and asked, "General Li, now you should believe in my sincerity."

Li Cheng's face was cloudy, and soon his face changed, and his expression was extremely solemn.

"Well, for the lives and future of tens of thousands of brothers in the army, Brother Liu and Zhang Xianggong are the first to look forward!"

Liu Yi's face was also solemn, and he shook his head and said: "If it weren't for the Liu family, I wouldn't have killed the killer and be this disloyal and unfilial person!"

His brother Liu Yu and nephew Liu Lin, the two of them ran up and down for the Jurchens, and they had already been on the blacklist of the Loyal and Righteous Army, and they were also on the list in the newspapers.

Two heads can save a family, and so far, that's the only way to go.

Zhang Xiaochun shook his head and said: "Liu Xianggong, my brother Liu Yu is heinous, get rid of his father and son, protect the Liu family, and also save the people of Jinan Mansion. Liu Xianggong must not be soft-hearted and miss a big thing!"

Liu Yi is like this, how can he not be like this, if it is not for the Zhang family, why would he be like this, gambling with the lives of the old and young to persuade Liu Yi.

Zhang Hao also said: "Liu Xianggong, General Li, the general trend is inviolable, the loyal army is strong and strong, and it is unstoppable to seize the world." The two of them are obedient to the heavens, but they are the actions of heroes and righteousness. Don't hesitate to do so!"

Liu Yi nodded and said: "Wang Xianggong is very gracious, he is willing to keep my Liu family, and he is not innocent, and he is already grateful." Zhang Xianggong rest assured, he will act according to the plan and will never regret it!"

Seeing everyone's eyes swept over, Li Cheng's face was also solemn, and he said: "I am also willing to surrender to the loyal army." After the incident, he also asked Zhang Envoy to take him down to see the prince of the king, and there was something important to do next. ”

He has been buried in his heart for a few years, and he believes that when he sees Wang Song, he will definitely treat him politely. Even if he has a great sin, he will not be guilty of the past, which is also his promotion.

Zhang Hao saw that he was solemn, and he didn't seem to be pretending to be a ghost, but also nodded in agreement.