After Liu Jian woke up, he had already walked out for a hundred miles, Chen Kuan said with a smile on the side: "Don't waste your efforts, what Chen Dashuai wants to do, you can't stop it, you can rest assured, if he takes 30,000 people, he can't defeat the enemy's hundreds of thousands of troops, but if he only brings more than 1,000 people, it will be like entering a no-man's land!" ”

Liu Jian got up from the car: "Didn't you leave five thousand?" Why did Master only bring more than 1,000 people? ”

Chen Kuan helped Liu Jian steady: "This is the old rule of the Chen family's army, if you want to fight the kind of battle that will be put to death and then lived, some people will be let back, so that the people who stay will not worry!" ”

Liu Jian nodded: "I understand, I did the same on the way to Chuzhou back then."

Chen Kuan smiled: "The prince doesn't know, our Chen family army is all father, son and brother in the army, and some are still only sons. This only son must be released, or his family will be destroyed. If the brothers are all killed in the war, they will also be released, and the families are all orphans who need to be taken care of; If the brother is in the army, let the younger brother go back, and if the father and son are in the army, let the son go back! ”

Liu Jian kowtowed to the east in the car: "Our big beam owes too much to the people of the world!" ”

Chen Kuan helped Liu Jian with both hands: "Lord Wang, your burden is not light, you have to gather the remaining soldiers and horses from all walks of life, I think it is very rare for these soldiers and horses to be able to hold the existing city." If you want to defeat the enemy, I'm afraid you'll have to borrow troops from other countries! ”

Liu Jian thought for a while: "The Mobei people must be taking advantage of the fire to rob, and asking them to borrow troops is to get rid of wolves and add tigers, which is not advisable!" The Koreans are the same as them, and they can't. There's nowhere to borrow this soldier."

Chen Kuan smashed his mouth: "Tsk, I heard that one of the prince's former scholars was not an official in Tuyuhun in the west?" Why not borrow troops through him? ”

Liu Jian sighed: "That Tuyuhun is only a small country, not to mention that it is separated from us by Chang'an, even if they are willing to borrow troops, they will not be able to come."

Chen Kuan thought for a while: "It's man-made, I think the prince might as well write a letter to him and ask him to borrow some soldiers and horses to come back, as long as there is a little hope, you have to try!" ”

Liu Jian looked at Chen Kuan's eyes and lit up: "Okay, no wonder Master asked you to help me, you're right, as long as you have a little hope, you have to give it a try!" ”

A round of red sun in the west gradually sank, the sunset slowly appeared, under the dark red sky, the Liang army's flag swayed with the breeze, Liu Jian and Chen Kuan turned their heads and kept staring at the east until nightfall.

Li Xiaofei returned to Shazhou to hand over the soldiers and horses, and Murong Longsoul and Murong Yuanzhong were very happy, not because they took down Gaochangguo and got back a lot of gold coins and jewels, but because they had their own iron-making workshops and craftsmen from then on. Murong Long Soul suddenly became energetic: "I can't see that in three years, we can have 50,000 iron horses!" Mr. Li has made such a great contribution, and this king really doesn't know how to reward it."

Li Xiaofei hurriedly knelt down: "Just divide some gold and silver, and you don't want anything else to be an official."

Murong Yuanzhong laughed: "Manager Li can rest assured, you haven't reached the level of the master, so you don't have to be like this." I don't think it's as good as good things come in pairs, isn't Qing'er, the county lord of King Bailan, still unmarried? I think this Qing'er has been inseparable since Manager Li came back."

Murong Qing covered his face and smiled: "The prime minister will make fun of me, he is a fool, he wants to marry me so easily, I won't do it!" ”

Murong Long Soul coughed: "Qing'er, Manager Li has made a great contribution to our Tuguhun, and he is qualified to marry you with his merits!" ”

Murong Qing snorted: "Brother Ling defeated tens of thousands of enemy troops in Huangshui, that is a great achievement. You want me to marry him, but I won't marry him", after speaking, he looked at Li Xiaofei and wanted to see his reaction.

Li Xiaofei knelt on the ground without saying a word, and then Murong Longsoul made Li Xiaofei get up: "Manager Li, get up quickly, Qing'er is willful, don't be surprised"

Li Xiaofei patted his knees and said: "Since the county lord is unwilling, I can't force it, not to mention that I still have a wife in the Central Plains, now that I have completed the task of conquering Gaochang, I also want to go back to the Central Plains!" ”

Murong Yuanzhong waved his hand: "Manager Li, the Central Plains is in chaos now, I heard that the emperors of the Liang Kingdom are dead, I think it would be better to send someone to bring your wife and daughter over."

Murong Qing also interjected: "Yes, take them over, I won't be a concubine, I want to be a wife!" ”

Murong Long's soul almost fell: "Didn't you just not marry?" Why are you fighting to be a wife again? What nonsense! ”

Li Xiaofei glanced at Murong Qing: "You have no problem being a wife, but you have to go back to the Central Plains with me."

Murong Long's soul hurriedly stretched out his hand to stop: "Don't worry, Manager Li, the situation in the Central Plains is obscure, let's wait."

Murong Yuanzhong also wanted to leave Li Xiaofei: "Manager Li, we will send someone to pick up your wife and daughter now, the Central Plains is now in a mess."

Li Xiaofei knelt down again: "I know that the king and the prime minister are very good to me and don't want me to go, but I also have many good brothers and friends in the Central Plains, as well as my master and teacher, they are in trouble now, if I hide here and enjoy Qingfu, then where is such an unrighteous person worthy of your retention?" ”

Murong Ling jumped down from the beam of the room and startled everyone: "I'm just sleeping here, how do you know that your chattering has disturbed me." This fool is leaving, and I'm going back, no matter how I say that I still have a wife in the Central Plains. If you force me to stay, do you think you can keep me? ”

Murong Qing immediately grabbed Li Xiaofei: "Brother Ling, I'll pester him, I'll see you go back alone!" ”

Murong Ling smiled: "Then even you will take it away!" By the way, the king and the prime minister, if I leave this time, I have to take away a thousand ghost sheep to ride, which can be regarded as Qing'er's dowry! ”

Murong Long Soul and Murong Yuanzhong knew that it was useless to object, so they had to do a favor: "Will a thousand people be too little, and don't bring the others?" ”

Murong Ling smiled: "One thousand people are enough, give us three months of grain and grass, and I will go directly from Chang'an!" ”

Everyone was frightened, and Li Xiaofei immediately said: "You are strong in martial arts, you can't take us to death, there are still tens of thousands of guards in Chang'an City!" ”

Murong Ling stretched out his hand and touched Li Xiaofei's head: "You fool, I won't take you to attack the city, we will take the dangerous mountain road taken by the caravan along the way, avoiding the city pass, according to my calculations, three months is enough!" ”

Li Xiaofei looked at Murong Qing, and his tone became heavy: "County Lord, you have to think well, follow me, you will live a life of exile, as soon as you set off, there will be all kinds of unexpected difficulties and obstacles, and there will be all kinds of difficulties in the future, and you will no longer be a pampered county lord when you get out of Tuyuhun." I may die in battle, and when the time comes, you will be alone, so it is better to stay in Shazhou now. ”

Murong Qing held up Li Xiaofei's face with both hands: "Just follow you for your stupid energy who loves to tell the truth, you fool won't lie to me, besides, I think you will definitely be able to achieve something great in the future!" ”

Li Xiaofei held Murong Qing's hand: "How can I, a fool, be favored by the county lord, I have decided to lie to you now, and if I want to cheat, I will lie to you for the rest of my life!" ”

Murong Ling stretched out his hand and pressed the heads of the two together: "Sour or not, you two, and your elders are here!" ”

Li Xiaofei pulled Murong Qing to kneel down and worship Murong Long's soul together: "Father, please accept our worship!" I wish my father a thousand years and a long life! ”

Murong Long's soul eyes were red and he came over to help the two of them: "Qing'er, you haven't left Tuyuhun since you were a child, and your father is reluctant to let you go." Why don't you stay here and wait for Li Xiaofei to come back? ”

Murong Qing also choked up: "Father, I can't bear you and the queen mother, but I have identified him, let's go with him, don't worry that we will come back when we go to the Central Plains." Nowhere is as beautiful as the West Sea, and there are no boundless salt pans and pastures! ”

Murong Yuanzhong patted Murong Ling: "Since the two of them are in love, I think they will hold a big wedding in Tuyuhun before leaving."

Murong Ling nodded: "That's right, the girl of our Murong family can't marry so hastily!" Qing'er is married, and I, the patriarch, want to play a song for him! ”

Li Xiaofei turned his head to look at Murong Ling: "I've been brothers with you for several years, why didn't I know that you could play the piano?" ”

Murong Ling snorted: "Follow you to either kill or flee for your life, where is the mood to play the piano?" If it weren't for Qing'er's wedding, I wouldn't be able to play the piano! ”

The wedding of the county lord was naturally very lively, and the officials of the entire Tuyuhun Department and the leaders of the border all rushed over, and countless cattle and sheep treasures were sent to Li Xiaofei's mansion.

Murong Ling played the piano on the roof of the wedding room, and many women from below looked at Murong Ling, but no one made a sound. Murong Ling's piano sound was soft and crisp, and every time he plucked the strings, he would feel the atmosphere of rain falling, and the whole person was trapped in the sound of the piano.

When it was time for the two of them to worship in the hall, Murong Ling's technique suddenly became faster, the sound of the piano was high-pitched and tactful, everyone's hearts beat wildly, and the sound of Hu Jixiao's pipe and flute was also played in unison in the marriage room, and the atmosphere suddenly became cheerful. Everyone danced to the music, and Murong Dragon Soul, the supreme ruler of Tuyuhun, also sang in person.

"The West Sea, the sacred mountain is high, and it is difficult to hold it in the arms of my parents"

"White salt pans, green pastures, cattle and sheep kneel to the east"

"King Bailan, there is a little girl, and there is no reunion when she marries far away"

"Father's joy, mother's love, one heart and eternal happiness and prosperity"

After singing a song, everyone was grateful, stretched out their hands to wipe their tears, Murong Qing also cried, Li Xiaofei was a little puzzled but it was not easy to ask, under the guidance of Murong Yuanzhong, he first knelt down and kowtowed to Murong Longsoul and his wife, and then toasted and kowtowed to all the guests.

After the ceremony was completed, Li Xiaofei was already drunk, Murong Ling sent him into the cave room, and Murong Qing stayed by the bedside all night.

When Li Xiaofei woke up, Liu Jian's letter also arrived, Liu Jian's letter asked him to borrow at least 10,000 troops, and it was best to conquer Chang'an, and the letter also told Li Xiaofei about Zhu Yaoshi's capture of Jinling.

Li Xiaofei couldn't make up his mind, so he went to Murong Ling, and Murong Ling sighed after reading the letter: "I didn't think that I was going to be my eldest brother's enemy, and it would be bad for me to help anyone now." Don't think about borrowing 10,000 soldiers, Tuyuhun now has less than 50,000 people who can fight. ”

Li Xiaofei took the letter and kneaded it: "I think I'll go back with the 1,000 people I said first, since it's Pharmacist Zhu, we can also go and mediate from it!" ”

Murong Ling smiled: "Now that people are called emperors, I'm afraid our words have no weight!" What's more, they now have hundreds of thousands of troops, and he won't pay attention to our little people."

Li Xiaofei looked at Murong Qing: "Qing'er, since the Central Plains is already like this, it's better for you to stay."

Murong Qing grabbed Li Xiaofei's ears: "I just visited the church yesterday, and I want to dump me today, don't you think about it!" It's a big deal that I can't stay in the Central Plains, our family is back in Shazhou, and you continue to be your manager, how good! ”