Chapter Twenty-Five: Chess Enters and Descends the Dragon

Tao Chenmo did not encounter much resistance and led people to kill on the hurdle, which made him a little surprised, until he saw a few pawns holding Cao Jingrong's head to surrender to him, he suddenly realized, seeing Cao Jingrong's subordinates defect, Wang Liyang and others were happy, Tao Chenmo finally breathed a sigh of relief, but I don't know why, he did not show a very excited look, after accepting the surrender of the Qianjun, he ordered Cao Jingrong's head to be put back Cao Jingrong's body, and prepared a coffin to bury Cao Jingrong in the Tibetan place of Tulongkan.

Li Xiu's persistence did not lead to final success, Ren Pujia implemented Tao Chenmo's tactics very well, and finally captured more than 3,000 people, including Li Xiu, Li Xiu was very discouraged, he wanted to have a good fight with Tao Chenmo, but this time he was defeated without even seeing Tao Chenmo's figure, he was unwilling, but he had no choice, and Ji Heqing didn't seem to have much emotion, which had long been expected by him.

After Li Xiu's defeat, Ren Pujia did not embarrass him, and let him choose whether to go or stay.

Seeing Li Xiu again, Tao Chenmo's eyes were a little more tired, but he could still see the confidence in his chest.

Li Xiu gave a salute first.

Tao Chenmo stretched out his hand to help him up.

"I have heard Brother Li's name before I came to Qianzhou, and the person who can be praised by Mrs. Pujia is naturally not an ordinary person, so I naturally still hope that Brother Li and Brother Ji can stay, with your talents, you will be able to be like a fish in water under General Cheng in the future, and make contributions, however, although the gentleman is difficult to chase, but the gentleman is not strong, if you don't want to go back to Yunyang with me, I won't be reluctant, and it is all in the two of your own minds."

Li Xiu took a long breath and said slowly: "Since I have lost to you twice, and I have a promise first, I have to fulfill my promise, but I have two requirements. ”

"Please."

"First, the king is defeated and defeated, since I have surrendered you, I have no complaints about how to deal with me, but my soldiers are just acting on orders, and some of them have already been ruined, and there is nothing else to remove, I hope the general can let them have a clear way. Second, although Yang Mingzhen is not the master, he is somewhat kind to me, and I hope that the general will not be killed. ”

Tao Chenmo did not immediately agree to Li Xiu, but turned to look at Ren Pujia, because he knew that Ren Pujia's husband died on the battlefield where he fought Yang Mingzhen.

Ren Pujia sighed slightly, turned to look out the door, and muttered: "A good man has been stained with blood on the battlefield, shrouded in horse leather, and his deceased husband died in battle, so I have a personal grudge, but there can be no personal vendetta, and now that Qianzhou is in a good situation, Yang Mingzhen has completely lost his power, his life and death are no longer important, and what the deceased husband wanted to maintain the situation back then is probably the same, so, general, Pujia has no selfish hatred, no need to worry about it." ”

Hearing Ren Pujia's words, Li Xiu suddenly blushed, at this moment, he really forgot that Ren Pujia's husband died at the hands of Yang Mingzhen.

"Madame's righteousness is better than being ashamed." Li Xiu bowed down.

"Commander Li doesn't have to be like this, but in the future, don't live up to the expectations of me and others." After that, help Li Xiu up.

"First, you don't have to say that I will do the same, as for the second point, since Madame has agreed, then I will also promise you that I can let Yang Mingzhen live, but he must leave Qianzhou, and he will never be able to set foot in Qianzhou for half a step from now on."

"Thank you, General." Li Xiu's heart began to change a little.

"Next, Ben will start to attack Qianyang, and in your situation, you and Brother Ji Heqing don't have to go." Tao Chenmo said.

"General Xie is considerate." Li Xiudao, over there, Ji Heqing also bowed his hand to express his gratitude.

"When the war in Qianzhou is over, I will integrate all the soldiers into Yunwei, and the two of you will be in charge of commanding, except for the military orders that must be executed in the future, the rest of the time, everyone is born and died brothers, so you don't have to be too polite." Tao Chenmo said with a smile.

Although Tao Chenmo said that he was not polite, Li Xiu and Ji Heqing expressed their gratitude again.

Tulongkan was pulled out, Qianyang became a lonely city, the news of the defeat in front of Yang Mingzhen continued to spread in front of him, he felt the breath of despair for the first time, looking at the various ornaments and seals prepared before to call the king, Yang Mingzhen's heart felt depressed, since he made his fortune from Tongping, swept Qianzhou, almost no opponent, the situation was good, but an unknown young general made him fall into the abyss in an instant, and it is likely that he will never recover, but after all, his power in Qianzhou is a knife and a shot, so he does not plan to admit defeat easily, Qianyang now has less than 10,000 soldiers and horses, but if the people in the city also join, then Qianyang is not something that Tao Chenmo said can be taken, at least let him lose a layer of skin, the idea is made, Yang Mingzhen immediately ordered the soldiers in the city to catch Ding, distribute weapons, and catch up with the city tower to participate in the defense, he is ready to die and break the net.

However, he forgot one person, and that was Wu Wentong.

Although Wu Wentong did not contribute to the capture of Tulongkan, but he was very familiar with Qianyang, Yang Mingzhen was too heavy to kill, and he himself knew it very well, so everything left a way back for himself, after taking Qianyang from the hands of the Dayuan Imperial Court, Yang Mingzhen found a good way to avoid danger for himself, Wu Wentong's condition was to let Tao Chenmo let his family live, this transaction was very worthwhile, Tao Chenmo naturally agreed quickly.

Ren Pujia led the army to attack Qianyang City from the front, and Tao Chenmo infiltrated Qianyang City with the elite underground passage guided by Wu Wentong, Yang Mingzhen would not believe that Tao Chenmo appeared behind his back, and when he reacted, it was already too late, and the people who were forced to arm saw Yunwei enter, and surrendered one after another, Yang Mingzhen knew that the general trend had gone.

This is the first time Tao Chenmo has seen Yang Mingzhen, I saw that this person is tall and big, although he is over fifty years old, but his beard is oily, energetic, and quite magnanimous, but at this moment, most of his murderous spirit has been lost.

Similarly, this is also the first time Yang Mingzhen has seen Tao Chenmo, only to see the young man in front of him in white clothes and silver guns, with a handsome face, not like a general, but more like a chivalrous man wandering the rivers and lakes, he didn't believe that he was defeated by the young man in white who looked too young in front of him.

Therefore, he didn't plan to surrender, he was not willing to fail like this, he must make this young man pay the price, and he also believed that his decades of combat skills and martial arts could completely take the immature general in front of him.

However, he once again underestimated the young man in front of him, after more than fifty rounds, Yang Mingzhen gradually felt difficult, he already knew that he would be defeated in the hands of Tao Chenmo again, and what was more fatal was that Tao Chenmo did not intend to fight with him, not long after, Yun Wei had already surged like a tide, surrounding Yang Mingzhen inside and three layers outside, this time, Yang Mingzhen did not intend to live, he howled and rushed to everyone, only looking for death, but he still did not get his wish, Yun Wei and the others suddenly withdrew their weapons and pressed him to the ground, Yang Mingzhen thought to herself, it must be a humiliation.

Tao Chenmo is a man of words, he did not kill Yang Mingzhen, after discussing with Ren Pujia and others, it was decided to send Yang Mingzhen to Yunzhou Prison, because at this time Chen Zhengang of Yunzhou has returned to Cheng Jinshang, this is also a small task for him, after cleaning up the Qianyang battle situation, Tao Chenmo ordered someone to send the Qianzhou battle report to Yunyang in time, and then, he began to work on the aftermath of Qianzhou.

After pacifying the remnants of Yang Mingzhen's forces, Tao Chenmo instructed Ren Pujia to summon the leaders of various departments in Qianzhou to Qianyang for discussion.

The chamber is in the center, Tao Chen is the last seat, his intention is very simple, that is, to ensure Ren Pujia's absolute dominance in Qianzhou from the point of view, Qianzhou in the future, need Ren Pujia to stabilize it, so that Yunyang has no worries, and Cheng Jinshang can also go out of Yuzhou and reign in the world.

Where there are people, there is controversy.

Ren Pujia is a woman, and naturally there are a few people who are not satisfied with her ruling Qianzhou.

Tao Chenmo smiled slightly, and said indifferently: "At the beginning, Yang Mingzhen made a mess, burned and plundered everywhere, and Mrs. and a weak woman fought alone, dare to ask, where are you?" If you are not convinced, it is very simple, you can rely on your own ability to rob, but Ben will tell you that before acting, you should first ask yourself if you may catch up with Yang Mingzhen, Yang Mingzhen is invincible in Qianzhou, but Ben will let him be wiped out in five months, if you are willing, Ben will not be afraid to come again. Qianzhou is the backing of our Yunyang and Yuzhou, and from today onwards, we will not allow even half of the turmoil. ”

With a few words, he was not angry and arrogant, and this unwilling leader naturally did not dare to say a word.

"Madame is now His Majesty's gift of 'women through the ages', Qianzhou has her is really the blessing of the people, most of the leaders in the hall today are also willing to submit, Mrs. is in charge of Qianzhou, it is really the expectation of the people, the general does not want to take advantage of the monarch's power first, Yang Mingzhen's matter, you have suffered from it, the children in the ministry or died or injured, I think you don't want to have such an incident again, so, everything has objections can be discussed, but no one is allowed to make trouble, otherwise Yang Mingzhen is the end." Tao Chen saw that everyone had no objections, so he continued to follow.

In this way, Ren Pujiaquan is in charge of Qianzhou, and Yunyang's worries are completely lifted.

Of course, Tao Chenmo is not only a person who can only speak, after thinking about it, he decided to leave 30,000 Yunwei elites to be handed over to Ren Pujia as commander, and stay in Qianzhou temporarily, so as to help Ren Pujia completely control the overall situation of Qianzhou, and send people to disperse all the tribal armed forces that were clearly opposed during the deliberations before, and partially dismantle, and the overall situation of Qianzhou is almost impossible to make waves again.

On this night, the moon and stars are sparse, and the evening breeze is slightly warm.

"The general is going to return to Yunyang tomorrow, why don't you rest earlier?" Ren Pujia said to Tao Chenmo, who was contemplating Mochizuki.

"Oh, Madame is not resting yet?" Tao Chenmo turned around and asked with a smile.

"It's not early, it's not too late, it's like it's a little hard to sleep."

"During this period of time, Mrs. has really worked hard, and in the future, Mrs. Qianzhou will be at the helm, and it may be inevitable that there will be many troubles, and I hope Mrs. will take care of it."

"Where did the general say, if it weren't for you and General Cheng, Pu Jia wouldn't know where to fall at this time, so you can rest assured, as long as Yunyang is in need in the future, Qianzhou and I will definitely help."

"If today, the situation is delicate, it won't be long before General Cheng will definitely go north to Tai'an, and Qianzhou will naturally have a lot of places to contribute, and Madame must be temporarily idle."

Ren Pujia smiled slightly and said: "In my life, I have never had any leisure, but it is rare to have a few months of silence when I am in Yunyang, but it is just ......."

"Just what?"

"Oh, it's nothing, is the general really going back to Yunyang?"

"Naturally, I want to go back, the situation is compelling, Yunyang needs soldiers."

"Alas", Ren Pujia sighed and continued, "The world is chaotic, the dawn is bitter, and separation is indispensable, and I don't know when the goodbye general went. ”

"When we meet in the hustle and bustle, we will naturally not see each other again, Mrs. does not need to be sad, besides, when the situation in Qianzhou is stable, I am afraid that General Cheng will recruit Mrs. to help."

"I hope so, and I also ask the general to wait for Pu Jia to tell you, if necessary, Pu Jia is ready to be dispatched at any time."

"Okay, I hope I can kill the enemy side by side with my wife soon." Tao Chen bowed his hand.

"The general is the superior, polite." Ren Pujia said with a smile.

Tao Chenmo couldn't help laughing.

Nothing happened overnight.

On the second day, after the whole team was completed, Tao Chenmo was ready to kick the horse north, and Ren Pujia, Liangdi, and the leaders of the Qianzhou tribes and the government secretary also went outside the city to see them off.

"This is some of the medicinal herbs I sent to collect for Sister Su, all of which are unique to Qianzhou, and General Lao handed them over to her for me, as well as ...... Sister Su is alone in Yunyang, and after I leave, there may not be many people to talk to, and the general will definitely take care of her for me. ”

"Okay," Tao Chenmo nodded, and continued, "When I return to Yunyang, I will send someone to send Yingying back, and the matter of Qianzhou will be entrusted to Madame." ”

Ren Pujia didn't speak again, but bowed deeply.

Tao Chenmo looked at Ren Pujia, then looked up at the Qianyang city wall, and then ordered to "set off", and then led the remaining 30,000 Yunwei and the more than 10,000 troops that had been collected.

Ren Pujia didn't get up for a long time, and when Tao Chenmo walked away, Liang Di hurriedly went over to help him up, and said softly: "Madam, the general has gone away." ”

Ren Pujia got up, her eyes were already moist, and she said slightly: "I know." It's just that her eyes have been staring at the direction where Tao Chenmo has gone, and she has thousands of words in her heart, but it is difficult to say at this time.

Tao Chen's end of the capture of Qianzhou, the elimination of Yang Mingzhen's hundreds of thousands of troops in the news of the spread to Yunyang soon after spread all over the world, all the heroes in the marvel of Tao Chen's end of the young hero at the same time had to begin to re-examine the Yunyang forces, now the south of the abyss of Yun, Qian have been owned by Cheng Jinshang, Yuzhou is its base camp, re-occupy is only a matter of time, between half a year, Cheng Jinshang's power grew rapidly, its account has Wang, Tao, Wei, Kang, Wen has red fox, Xiang Bird, can be described as a pool of talents, if anyone said to fight for the world will not be an opponent, then there is no way to claim to know the general trend of the world.

Cheng Jinshang was naturally overjoyed after receiving the battle report from Qianyang, and immediately prepared a banquet to celebrate Yunwei's victory, and personally took Wang Jinyi, Ding Kangyang, Bian Xiangyu, Qu Hongsleeve and others to the outside of the city to welcome Tao Chenmo's return.

Tao Chenmo arrived, 10,000 people shouted, Cheng Jinshang was even more indescribably happy, when Tao Chenmo approached, Cheng Jinshang bowed first, Tao Chenmo hurriedly helped up, and said: "The general is so gifted, he is humiliated." ”

"Chenmo, you deserve this courtesy, I will know that as long as you go out, Qianzhou will be in my hands, go." After that, Cheng Jinshang grabbed Tao Chenmo's arm and walked forward, and came to Qu Hongsleeves, Cheng Jinshang introduced: "Miss Qu, this is the young talent Tao Chenmo that I often mention to you, and this is the world-famous Red Fox Qu Red Sleeve Qu Girl." ”

Tao Chenmo saw that this woman was unusually delicate, but her eyebrows and eyes were heroic, and she was by no means an ordinary woman. ”

"General Tao praised falsely, the general can have such a high achievement at a young age, it is really unprecedented, and I hope the general will give more guidance when we work together in the future." Qu Hongsleeves also bowed down and smiled.

Tao Chenmo didn't say anything more, just saluted again, and then turned to Cheng Jinshang and said; "General, the humble post has already said in the previous war report that the trip to Qianzhou not only exterminated Yang Mingzhen, but also got two generals, and the humble post wants to introduce the general first."

"Then naturally good, quickly, what about them?" Cheng Jinshang has always been a person who loves talents.

Tao Chenmo motioned to Li Xiu and Ji Heqing to step forward.

"Under Li Xiu and Ji Heqing, I will see the process general." Li and Ji bowed.

Cheng Jinshang stretched out his hand to help the two of them, and said happily: "The two brothers are exempt, the minister has mentioned the two of you in detail in the previous letter, since the two of you do not dislike the next and are willing to come to Yunyang to seek common cause, then we will be a family in the future, as for the future arrangements, I will not say anything today, I have set up a banquet in the city, one to celebrate the end of the minister, and the other to wash the dust for all the people who came from Qianzhou, please!" "Let's let Tao Chenmo, Li Xiu, Ji Heqing and others go first, of course Li Xiu and Ji Heqing refuse, Cheng Jinshang laughed, and led Tao Chenmo with one hand and Li Xiutong into the city with the other.

This night, Yunyang was drunk and the clouds were hearty.

On the second day, Tao Chenmo got up very early, and Wu Changqing couldn't help but care when he saw his general getting up so early: "The general has traveled a long way and is drunk with wine, why don't you rest and rest?" ”

"I was in the army all the time yesterday, I never saw Yingying, and I couldn't sleep when I woke up, so I went to see our pistachio."

"Also, I heard that the general is coming back, the little girl is happy, I didn't see the general yesterday, and I don't know if I slept peacefully, oh, by the way, my subordinates have one more mouth, and Miss Su has asked many times." Wu Changqing said.

Tao Chenmo smiled slightly and said, "These days, Miss Su has to help bring Yingying, it must be hard work, I'll go and take a look." ”

When he came to the courtyard where Zeng Yingying and Su Mu lived, he heard Zeng Yingying's milky voice arguing to find him from a distance, Tao Chenmo couldn't help laughing, and said loudly: "Who is making noise in the house early in the morning." ”

Zeng Yingying heard that it was Tao Chenmo's voice, and she didn't care about the clothes she hadn't put on yet, so she ran to Tao Chenmo from Su Mu's arms and shouted, "Uncle Tao, Uncle Tao, you're finally back." ”

Tao Chen held up Zeng Yingying at the end of the day, and said with a smile: "It turned out to be our Yingying, how is it, have you listened to Aunt Su well these days?" ”

"Obedient and obedient, I just didn't see the general yesterday, and I was angry."

"Oops, Ying Ying is angry? It's not my aunt's fault, it's because Uncle Tao didn't have time to come to see you, so I came to see you early this morning. ”

While speaking, Tao Chenmo looked at Su Mu, Su Mu had actually been staring at Tao Chenmo, and when he saw Tao Chenmo looking at him, he couldn't help but quickly look away, and then made another blessing and said, "Su Mu congratulates the general on his victory." ”

Tao Chenmo smiled slightly and said, "These days, there is Miss Lao. ”

"Yingying is obedient, and she can even help me research medicine, don't worry."

"Come, Yingying, look what Uncle Tao has brought you." Wu Changqing took Zeng Yingying from Tao Chenmo's hands and took her aside, showing all kinds of food and entertainment that Tao Chenmo brought from Qianzhou, Zeng Yingying was very happy.

Tao Chenmo took the herb that Ren Pujia brought to Su Mu from his entourage, and said, "This is the herb that Madame entrusted me to bring you, and it is said to be unique to Qianzhou. ”

Su Mu took a cursory look and said, "Sister has a heart, and there is also General Lao, oh, general, please sit inside." ”

Speechless for a moment.

"Sister Ren won't go back to Yunyang?" After a pause, Su Mu asked.

"Qianzhou has just been decided, there are still many affairs to be dealt with, and my wife is back in power in Qianzhou, and I am afraid that she will not come back in a short time."

"Oh, that's ......" Ren Pujia wanted to say something, but suddenly she didn't know where to start.

"How is the girl?" Tao Chenmo asked.

"Yunyang is peaceful, except for consultation and treatment, it is to accompany Yingying on weekdays, and there is no major event, everything is fine."

"That'll be fine."

"Hmm."

"Oh, by the way, I, I also brought a medical book for the girl, which I got from the Qianyang Mansion, and I don't know if it will be useful to the girl." Tao Chenmo took out a book that was already a little worn out from his bosom and handed it to Su Mu.

After taking the medical book, and still a little bit of Tao Chenmo's body temperature, Su Mu couldn't help but feel a little cramped, and quickly turned his attention to the bibliography, ""Miscellaneous Treatises on Hypochondriacal Diseases" is naturally a good book, and the general has a heart. "Su Mu really likes this book.

"Oh, I don't know how to heal, but I thought it might be useful to the girl, so I brought it back, and the girl didn't dislike it." Tao Chenmo seemed to breathe a sigh of relief and said a little happily.

"Where is the general, this book is written by Mr. Qiu Ruoming, the former dynasty doctor, the previous dynasty died, this book was lost, and later it was said that there was a collection in the palace garden, and there were some loose copies among the people, but there were many incomplete and false systems, and Su Mu liked this book very much."

"So, is this true or false?"

"It is obtained from the Qianzhou Mansion, which is naturally true, which Mansion will have a holiday medical book." Su Mu couldn't help but smile when he saw Tao Chenmo's somewhat cramped appearance.

"Oh, that's fine, haha."

"Oh, by the way, General, there's something I don't know if I should tell the General?" Su Mu suddenly remembered something.

"The girl has something to say."

"During this time, Mrs. Cheng came to the house a little diligently, and there had never been such a situation before."

"Oh, did she say anything?" Tao Chenmo was also a little puzzled, since Cheng Jinshang's wife came to Yunyang from Yuzhou, the last time Tao Chenmo saw her was after he woke up from a serious injury in Tianying Pass, this Su Mu is talented, and he is not a person who speculates for no reason, she can find something wrong, presumably there must be an article in it.

"I didn't say anything specifically, many times I came to see Yingying, talked to me, and said that I didn't have a few friends in Yunyang City, and I felt a little bored, which is understandable, but Mrs. Cheng would mention Miss Qu Hongsleeve every time, oh, by the way, it was after Miss Qu came to Yunyang that Mrs. Cheng came diligently." Su Mu said while thinking about it.

"Could it be?" Tao Chenmo had some speculation in his heart, but it was not easy to assert at this moment.

"From her words, it can be seen that she is quite reluctant about Miss Qu, and she has often asked you about some things on weekdays recently." Su Mu continued.

Hearing Su Mu say this, Tao Chenmo seemed to understand a little, but he couldn't say what it was.

"Have you ever been in contact with Miss Qu?"

"She has been to the mansion a few times, although she didn't say it explicitly, but I can vaguely feel that this Qu girl wants to inquire about some things about the general."

"That's strange, Mrs. Cheng, what do you mean by the two Red Foxes?"

"But it may also be that I think too much, and there should be nothing." Su Mu said.

"Everything must have a root, I just returned to Yunyang, some things still need to be re-examined, Yunyang has always been clear, even if there is something, there will be no bad things."

"General, where is my mother?" Zeng Yingying was overjoyed, and suddenly remembered her mother, and felt sad, so she ran in from Wu Changqing's side.

Seeing the little girl like this, Tao Chenmo couldn't help but feel a little sad, quickly squatted down, hugged Zeng Yingying, and said softly: "Yingying, my mother is in Qianzhou's hometown, do you remember, where you used to stay." ”

"Then when will she come to Yunyang?"

"Do you want to see home?"

"Think, think, you can see your mother when you go home."

"Okay, Yingying, in a few days, my uncle will send someone to send you to my mother, okay, your mother misses you too." Tao Chenmo comforted softly.

At this time, the people in the house spread the word that Cheng Jin was still invited.

Tao Chen said goodbye to Su Mu and Zeng Yingying, and rushed back to the general's mansion, and when he was about to enter the door, he ran into Dou Ming, only to see Dou Ming walking out with a stack of classics.

Seeing Tao Chenmo, Dou Ming smiled and said: "I thought I was the earliest, but it seems that I can't compare to the young man." ”

"General Dou, you are laughing at the end of the minister again, but I haven't seen you for a few months, but you are much younger." Tao Chenmo said with a smile, in his heart, Dou Ming has always been a fatherly person.

"Gotta get it, I'm a lot older, and I'm not a little girl, so I don't eat your set."

"Haha, what the minister said is true, General Committee, are you still studying?"

"I'll get tired of fishing every day, this Yan Yu is not good at anything else, there is a set of books, anyway, you young people won't go to see it, so it's better to give it to me."

"What General Committee Dou said is, when I have time here, I will definitely go to see it."

Dou Ming smiled: "Okay, I have to test you when the time comes, if you have something to do, you will be busy first, and I have to go elsewhere to collect and scrape." ”

Tao Chenmo smiled and bowed goodbye.

"Well, wait, you're interested in the Bobs?" Dou Ming asked suddenly.

"Bobs? Why did General Committee Dou ask this? ”

"I saw a copy of "Dripping Water Record" and some Western Classics in Xiaolantai, I haven't seen it for many years, and I was going to borrow it to take a look, but the Lantai steward said that you said hello These books should be strictly guarded and not borrowed, and these books are about the Bobu people, so I asked."

"The handwriting in "Dripping Record" is not Chinese, how does the General Committee know that it is about the deeds of the Bobu people?" Tao Chenmo began to be a little interested.

"You kid, you forgot that I've been in the Westside for twenty years, and the Bob script is no stranger to me." Dou Ming was a little proud.

"'Dripping Record' is about the Bob people?" For Tao Chenmo, the doubts in his heart seem to have some directions, this "Dripping Water Record" and several other classics and a half-burned portrait was searched in the study of Shi Zhongjie, the former supervisor of Yuzhou, because the handwriting of the classics is strange, and the portrait is quite suspicious, so he brought it back to Yunyang from Yuzhou, and stored it in Xiaolantai to order someone to take care of it, listening to Dou Ming say this, he suddenly had an idea.

"General Dou, when you say that, I have something I want to ask you."

"What's the matter?"

"This "Dripping Record" General Committee Dou can naturally take it to read, and the minister also wants to see what it is talking about, but the words in this book are really weird, so can the general committee help the minister to interpret the meaning?"

"It's okay to paraphrase, but the old man hasn't been exposed to Bobb's writing for many years, so it may take some time."

"Don't worry, then I'll bother General Committee Dou, Changqing, you go to Lantai and take "Dripping Record" and several other classics to General Committee Dou."

"What's the matter, is there anything wrong with this?" Dou Ming wondered.

"I can't tell the reason now, but the general committee still has to help me keep these books, and don't talk about this matter with others, so as not to cause more trouble."

"Don't worry, the old man can't fight, it's no problem to fish and flip through the books, and the old man doesn't talk much, hahaha."

"Okay, then there will be the General Labor Commission."

With some doubts, Tao Chenmo walked to the meeting hall of the General's Mansion.

When I entered the door, I found that Cheng Jinshang, Qu Hongsleeves, Wang Jinyi, and Bian Xiangyu were already waiting in the hall.

"General, I'm really sorry that something has been delayed for a while, so I'm sorry for making you wait for a long time."

"Whereever, everybody's just arrived." Cheng Jinshang said with a smile.

"But there's an emergency?" Tao Chenmo noticed that Bian Xiangyu and Wang Jinyi seemed to be thinking about something, and their expressions were more serious.

"Hahaha, don't worry, even if there is military intelligence, you just came back from Qianzhou, and you won't let you go, the generals of Yunyang are all looking forward to going to the battlefield, and I let you come today, in fact, I want to hear your opinion." Cheng Jinshang said.

"Oh? The general might as well come and listen, there is no end to the words of humility. ”

Qu Hongsleeve cleared his throat slightly, and said, "In fact, I am suggesting that General Cheng become king at the right time." The general has already passed the anger with all the adults before, but General Cheng must wait for General Tao to come back and discuss with you before deciding what to do, so there is today's matter. ”

"King?" Tao Chenmo was surprised for a moment, he glanced at the expressions of everyone in the hall with a snap of his fingers, he suddenly understood that this matter was not as simple as discussing with him, and soon, he continued, "This matter is very important, since you have already discussed it first, you must have also considered the stakes, so I will do it according to your wishes." ”

This answer surprised Qu Hongsleeve, in fact, her meaning was very simple, she had often heard Cheng Jinshang praise Tao Chenmo before, "Wen Ke is in the phase, Wu Ke is a general", so today I was going to use this question to test Tao Chenmo, but I never thought that Tao Chenmo's answer would throw this question back to himself.

Bian Xiangyu suddenly laughed and said, "Brother Tao, we have indeed discussed the benefits, but I think that since you are here today, you might as well let Miss Qu talk about it again, and you can help everyone sum it up." ”

"Yes, General Tao, General Cheng has been waiting for you to come back and discuss before making a decision." Wang Jinyi also said.

"Miss Qu, in that case, will you analyze it again?" Cheng Jinshang said to Qu Hongsleeve with a smile.

"Well, I think that the time is ripe for the general to be the king, mainly based on the following three points, first, the ancestor of the general was the king of Ning'an, the founding emperor of Dayuan, and then because of the reduction of power by the imperial court, the queen of Ning'an was taken away from the title, and now the general has restored the title of the ancestors, and he is not disobedient; Second, today, General Yun Lu has more than ten people, and if General Cheng wants to call on the heroes and recruit talents, he must have the courage to enlist in the world, and if he is the king, he can make people of insight rush to him; Third, the general's ambition, you are very clear, this is also an important reason why you and I are willing to serve the general, now the general actually controls Guizhou, Yunnan Erzhou, and Yuzhou is also at your fingertips, if we wait to stick to the old rules, according to the Dayuan system, a Yunlu general is absolutely not like this, so only by being the king, everything can be logical. "Qu Hongsleeve obviously made the most profound analysis of everything.

"Of course, the general's claim to be the king will inevitably lead to a series of troubles, one of which is that the court will have two choices, either recruit or levy, and we would rather the court send troops to levy, so that we can further exterminate the imperial court forces and demonstrate to the heroes; Second, other forces, such as Lu Shoufu in Bozhou and the rebel armies in various places, will inevitably make a big fuss about General Cheng's claim to be the king, and gather various forces with evil intentions to besiege us. However, I always thought that only by daring to be the first can we achieve immortal achievements, of course, all of this is based on the condition that General Tao can take Qianzhou, and now that General Tao has returned, this matter will come naturally. Qu Hongsleeve then said.

"Previously, we also analyzed the possible problems after becoming king, and to sum up, these two points have the greatest impact on us." Bian Xiangyu added.

"I respect everyone's opinions." Tao Chenmo barely thought much after listening to Qu Hongsleeve and Bian Xiangyu's words.

"Minister, this matter is very important, and the reason why I want to wait for you to come back to discuss it is because I want to hear your true thoughts, and you don't have to scruple about it." Cheng Jinshang said.

"Although I feel that the time is not yet ripe to become king, this is a matter of time, since it will inevitably happen in the end, of course we can let him come earlier, so general, this is the real idea of lowly position." Tao Chen bowed his hand.

"Okay, since that's the case, then this matter will be handed over to Miss Qu and Master Bian to do, what will happen next, if we survive, Tai'an is not far away, if we fail, I have to help you, I Cheng Jin still die without regrets."

When the deliberations were over, everyone went about their own business.

Wang Jinyi caught up with Tao Chenmo and asked, "Brother Tao, do you really think this matter is feasible?" ”

Tao Chenmo saw that Wang Jinyi didn't say a word in the hall, thinking that he must have his own thoughts in his heart, so he asked: "Brother Wang, do you have any objections, have you mentioned it before?" ”

"Naturally, I mentioned it, but I just said at the time that there must be a lot of trouble in becoming king now."

"Actually, you're right, but Miss Qu is right, the time is not ripe at the moment, if we are kings at this moment, someone will definitely take us under the knife, but from another angle, don't we just need to try the knife? Now Yunyang in addition to the 30,000 Yunwei in Qianzhou, there are nearly 200,000 people, most of these people are recruits, although daily training, but all the battle formations must be used on the battlefield to become more fluent, as long as someone dares to come, we will be used for training, we can stick to Yunyang if we lose, and Qian, Yun Erzhou as a place to retreat, if we win, the world's heroes will no longer dare to cross the thunder pool half a step, this is more beneficial than disadvantageous for us, not to mention, the biggest enemy at the moment is not the imperial court, but Lu Shoufu of Bozhou, In the future, Yunyang will inevitably have a tough battle with it, if Lu Shoufu responds to the call of the imperial court to crusade against Yunyang, we can just try the strength of the other party, so, although I feel that the time is not ripe enough, I am willing to accompany General Cheng to try, not to mention, General Cheng is looking for us to discuss this matter, presumably he has a plan in his heart, why should we ruin his interest. Tao Chenmo said slowly.

"I always think that you can be the prime minister, hahaha." Wang Jinyi said with a smile.

"I know what you mean, but I'm just like you, just a martial artist, not even as good as Brother Wang, what's the matter, I've said so much, Brother Wang has figured it out."

"That's okay, since you all think this decision is feasible, then I won't say more, the soldiers will block the water and cover the earth, I'm afraid he will do something."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and walked out of the general's mansion side by side.

Tao Chenmo naturally returned to his house.

Regarding Cheng Jinshang's claim to be king, Tao Chenmo has some worries in his heart, this concern will not only attract the opposition of the heroes, but he can't say what it is, of course, only Qu Hongsleeve himself knows about this matter, and Tao Chenmo at this moment, including Cheng Jinshang, Bian Xiangyu, Wang Jinyi and others will not know.

After thinking about it, Tao Chenmo couldn't think of a reason, so he decided to go and see Zeng Yingying again, this Zeng Yingying was naturally very happy to see Tao Chenmo, of course, Su Mu was no exception.

After a few people quarreled for a while, Tao Chenmo suddenly asked, "Miss Su, what is your impression of Miss Qu Hongsleeve?" ”

"What do you mean?"

"It's the same girl, what would you say about Miss Qu."

"Does the general want to listen to the truth?"

"Naturally, we have to listen to the truth."

"The first feeling that Miss Qu gives people is beautiful, very, very beautiful, and she is extraordinary, full of strategy, even I will think that if I were a boy, I would definitely marry her, but as a woman, the second feeling is that she is too deep, and everything she does will have a strong purpose, which will make people unconsciously defensive, and there is no way to let yourself get along with her unguarded." Su Mu said slowly.

Tao Chenmo nodded and said, "'Purposefulness', yes, but I think her purpose is more than what we know. ”

"Did the general encounter anything, I'm just saying, the general should not be affected by my words."

"Oh, it's okay, maybe I'm thinking too much."

At this time, the next person came to report that Mrs. Cheng was here.

"See Mrs. Process." Tao Chenmo and Su Mu went out to greet him.

"The two of you are free of courtesy, I was idle and bored, so I came over to see Yingying again." Mrs. Cheng Zheng Xiangrong said with a smile, and then greeted Zeng Yingying.

Tao Chenmo and Su Mu glanced at each other, and they didn't know if Mrs. Cheng was just coming to see Zeng Yingying today.

Sure enough, it didn't take long for Mrs. Cheng to say to Yingying: "Yingying, I want to say a few words to your Uncle Tao, can you play with Aunt Su Mu for a while first?" ”

Zeng Yingying naturally agreed very sensibly, Su Mu glanced at Tao Chenmo, and then went over and led Zeng Yingying to another place.

"General Tao triumphed from Qianzhou, I haven't had time to say goodbye, I just said it today, it's not too late." Mrs. Cheng said with a smile.

"Madame, thank you Madame."

"Actually......" Mrs. Cheng stopped talking

"Madame, if you have something to say, you might as well say it directly." Tao Chenmo saw her thoughts.

"General Tao, our family's Lao Cheng once saved you, and later in the battle of Tianying Pass, you also sacrificed your life to save him, this is a fateful friendship, right?"

"Naturally, why does Madame ask this?"

"You also saved my life, and as soon as I arrived in Yunyang, from the generals of the General's Mansion to the people of Yunyang Buyi, everyone praised you, so I think I can trust you, right?" Mrs. Cheng did not directly answer Tao Chenmo's question.

"That's natural, if Madame has any worries in her heart, she might as well talk about it."

"I'm not afraid of the general's jokes when I say it, since the red fox girl came to Yunyang, I've always been faintly uneasy in my heart, maybe it's just my jealousy."

"Why is Madame upset?"

"I can't say what it is, Lao Cheng will discuss anything with me, and this time the matter of being the king is naturally no exception, but I am against it, the current situation is chaotic, and it will be difficult for anyone to have a good result, but this time it is the opinion of the red fox girl who prevails, and I always feel that this matter is not appropriate."

"Madame is right, I actually couldn't figure it out at first, but if you think about it, this matter is not necessarily a bad thing, and the Red Fox Girl's plan is indeed reasonable."

"Why, General Tao is also in favor of this matter?"

"Madam, if General Cheng wants to command the Qianyun Prefectures, it is not enough to rely on the title of General Yunlu, to show the world as a king, not only to show the general's ambition but also to lead the sages to follow, this is indeed a good move, but it is just a little fast."

"But if you call yourself a king, you will be scolded by people with lofty ideals?"

"Today's Dayuan Dynasty is collapsing, and the people are struggling to make a living, the real people with lofty ideals should be those who try their best to revive the world, instead of shouting empty slogans in the name of Gangchang ethics, and the truly talented and learned people can see the general's plan through this matter, and they will naturally be sincere."

"But why don't you want to let the court teach you, it's better than calling yourself a king, right?"

"Madam, think about it, if the court recruits security, the general will not accept it, and if it is accepted, in the future, the court will use the power of the general to attack other armies, not to mention the loss of strength, people of insight in the world will only think that the general has become a minion of the court again, and no one will really want to serve the general at that time. Taking a step back, there are many generals in this Yunyang, big and small, and it is really awkward to distinguish them, if General Cheng is the king, who is the master and who is second, isn't it clear at a glance? ”

Mrs. Cheng Zheng Xiangrong suddenly opened her mouth, bowed like Cheng Jinshang, and said: "Women's Taoist family, short-sighted, listening to the general's words, I really have no shame. ”

Tao Chenmo smiled slightly: "Madame is dedicated to the sake of the generals and soldiers, and it is natural for her to be a little worried, why should Madame be presumptuous?" ”

"But I still have some unspeakable worries in my heart."

"I know what Madame is worried about, Madame, please rest assured, in this Yunyang City, there are all comrades who have fought bloody battles on the battlefield, and I will not let anyone harm all this at the moment, including General Cheng."

"So good, so good."

"This Yunyang City is indeed unfamiliar to Madame, Madame can also talk to Miss Su if she has anything inconvenient to say, and women can better solve problems with each other." Tao Chen said at the end.

"Okay, since that's the case, then I won't bother General Tao, and I hope the general will pay more attention to many things in the future."

"Madam, don't worry, I will do my best to do what I can do next."

"Then I'll take my leave."

"Madame, please."

When Mrs. Cheng left, Su Mu also walked in.

"Madame is really here for the general."

"Well, you guessed right, Madame really has a lot of things in her heart, maybe she will come back often in the future, you can also comfort her for me, some things, and Miss Laosu pay more attention."

"Don't worry, general, if there is anything, I will tell the general as soon as possible."