Seeing that the teacher suddenly had no reaction like a walking corpse, Zhu Lihua suddenly panicked. But just as he was about to open his mouth to call for Jie Yuan, he heard Zhao Zhihai's voice suddenly ring in his ears.

"Lord Sima is holding on to this breath just to be able to see you, and now that he has got his wish, he will naturally not hold on.

In fact, after coming to Wangji, Master Sima has been terminally ill, and he always looks like he has lost his heart, and it is not easy for you to see him return to the light, I'm afraid it's ...... these days."

Zhao Zhihai didn't seem to be willing to say any more when he said this, and after a pause, he spoke again: "These days are still some days away from the alliance, so let's accompany our teacher more." ”

Hearing this, Zhu Lihua's heart was a little gloomy, but he suddenly turned his head to look at Zhao Zhihai in surprise, and muttered with doubts in his mouth: "Our teacher?"

After finishing speaking, he saw that Zhao Zhihai's face was still calm, and he just nodded lightly and asked in a slightly trembling tone: "Zhu Lihua, tell the old man that Hexi can be guarded?" Can Daqin be insured? ”

Seeing that Zhao Zhihai didn't want to explain, he suddenly opened his mouth with concern to ask himself such a question that no one could answer.

He looked at Jie Yuan, who seemed to have fallen asleep, and then looked at Zhao Zhihai, who was looking forward to his answer despite his calm face but his hands trembling slightly.

Immediately, he propped up his hands and supported his body vigorously, sat on the bamboo chair pushed by his own soldiers with all his strength, and said to the Great Qin Zhuguo in front of him with a firm look:

"As long as I am here, then Hexi can be defended, and Daqin can be kept."

Zhao Zhihai asked lightly: "How to keep it?" And how to protect it? ”

Lu Lihua immediately replied: "The last general of the Hexi checkpoint has already sent people to guard there, except for Huangyin, the other places are easy to defend and difficult to attack. So it was not easy for the Najon people to take it.

Only Huangyin City is more well prepared, but it is much more difficult to defend compared with other passes, so Yu Lihua came to Wangji this time to persuade the Son of Heaven to send Chu reinforcements to Huangyin to help me guard the pass, so that Huangyin City will be foolproof.

As for the matter of the Great Qin to protect the whole country, after Wang Ji has completed the alliance this time, the last general will welcome back the monarch and the middle and greater people to sit in Yaoping. As long as the monarch and the middle and greater are there, I will not be able to lose the Great Qin Guozuo.

......”

Zhao Zhihai listened carefully to the detailed description of the military and civil affairs under his rule, and during this time, he would nod his head from time to time to show his approval when he analyzed the important points, and when Lihua said all the things that should be said, this former spine-like figure of a country did not say a word, but only showed a little relief and looked back at the sky and breathed a long sigh of relief.

After a long time, he said lightly to Zhu Lihua: "When I brought you out of Yuxiao Pass, Zhao just thought that he could cultivate a right-hand man for himself. But I didn't expect that you would become the last brave general of my Great Qin, maintaining the immortality of the country.

This is also the best thing that my Zhao Zhihai has done in his life.

But have you ever thought that even if Hexi can be preserved for a while, but after all, it is only a county, even if the Son of Heaven allows the 500,000 Chu troops to gather in Huangyin and hold it for a while, but after ten years, twenty years later, you may guarantee that this Huangyin can hold on for a lifetime?

What's more, it is very likely that the reinforcements of the Chu State will go north to help the Qi State defend the Huangshui Trench. ”

Zhu Lihua listened carefully to Zhao Zhihai's analysis, and he also knew how hopeless it was to use one county to fight against the Rong people who owned the entire homeland of the Qin State.

However, he was confident that at least under his rule, Hexi would still be unlikely to be occupied by the Rong.

But he also has things that he can't guarantee, such as once he dies in battle or dies for other reasons, I'm afraid that the whole Hexi County will not be able to unite as much as they are now, regard the Rong people as undying enemies and fight to defend the country.

You must know that most of the core of his command are children of poor families, and these people have irreconcilable contradictions with nobles such as Nishinohui.

But these are not the things that Lihua is really worried about, after all, those ethereal things will not worry him too much after more than ten or twenty years, and it is too far away for Lihua at this moment. As for the contradictions between the nobles under his command, Zhu Lihua believes that as long as he has him, these contradictions will never surface.

But the only thing that made Zhao Zhihai's face change suddenly was about the whereabouts of the Chu State reinforcements, and he was extremely shocked when he heard Zhao Zhihai say that the Son of Heaven was preparing to transfer the troops and horses of the Chu State to the north.

With an incredible expression, Zhu Lihua asked: "Zhong's greater, the Chu army of 500,000 horses and horses went north to the Qi State, and the Qi State has 200,000 soldiers and horses on the south bank of the Yellow River, is it just to fight against the 20,000 Rong army?" ”

After listening to Zhu Lihua's doubtful words, Zhao Zhihai suddenly sneered and said:

"It's just that some people want to take advantage of the fire.

Now we only have the land of Hedong Projectile, but the Qi State still has four counties of land in our hands. And once the Qi land north of Huangshui is recovered, then the 500,000 Chu army will become a knife around the neck of the Duke of Qi.

At that time, the Duke of Qi would either send some land to eliminate the disaster, or he would be killed by the Chu army and set up another puppet. No matter how you look at it, it's much more cost-effective than helping us guard the yellow yin. ”

After finishing speaking, Zhao Zhihai looked at Zhu Lihua, who looked a little incredible in the silence, and said with a smile for the first time: "This scene is very familiar, isn't it?" How could the Zuo Da people lead reinforcements to Yuanzhou to join me, how could the Narong people easily break through the moat.

At the beginning, if the right greater person was not self-righteous, but cooperated with me, then why was Yuanzhou lost, and the Son of Heaven went hunting.

Now that the same situation is happening again, how can I not be desperate and pessimistic.

It seems that the death of this Great Qin is the will of heaven. ”

After Zhao Zhihai finished speaking, he sighed.

"Considering the military from the perspective of power struggle, it seems that these Chu people are really in vain, what kind of heroines among women, according to the last general, they and the people of Qi are just a hill.

I think I think highly of them.

In this case, after the end of the alliance in a few days, our monarchs and ministers will return to Hedong together and swear to stick to Huangyin.

In the opinion of the last general, even if the Rong army attacks with all its might, then my Huangyin defenders will also let them take off a layer of skin. ”

Zhu Lihua said to Zhao Zhihai a little angrily, but he didn't expect Zhao Zhihai to look at him with reproach and said, "What does this matter have to do with the people of Chu?" ”

Zhu Lihua was stunned when he heard this, and then asked in surprise: "Is it the Son of Heaven?" ”

Zhao Zhihai nodded and confirmed Lu Lihua's guess, so he spoke

"Several generations of monarchs of the Mi family have an enterprising heart, otherwise the territory of the Chu State would not be as vast as it is today.

Although this Mi Chunxi is a woman, in my opinion, her mind is no less broad than anyone in the world.

Just handing over the military power of the 500,000 army to the Son of Heaven will make many people embarrassed.

I had already met with her yesterday, and although she also felt that it was a little inappropriate for the Son of Heaven to send troops north to rescue the Qi State, she also told me clearly that even so, she would not break her promise and ruin her agreement with Gongzijia.

Of course, the old man knew the thoughts and hardships of the fourth princess, so when I saw that people blocked my mouth for help, it was really difficult for me to mention this matter again. ”

Hearing this, Lu Lihua smiled bitterly, saying that the Chu army would still go north, and Huang Yin would defend it by himself after all, but when he completely lost the hope of getting reinforcements, there was a little more determination in his heart and he relaxed.

"The fourth princess must have understood the intentions of the Son of Heaven, but she didn't want to ruin her agreement with Gongzijia because of this matter, causing the rebirth of the war in the Chu State.

However, we have one last plan. If I can succeed, maybe I can make the fourth princess change her mind and lead the troops to help me Daqin. ”

Zhu Lihua was stunned when he heard this, and when he heard that things had taken a turn for the better, he was happy at first, but then he suddenly felt that it was a little strange for Zhao Zhihai to put this at the end.

However, as long as Qin Guo could have a little more help from preservation, where would he think about it so much. Zhu Lihua forcibly resisted the strange that suddenly appeared in his heart, and asked as if he had made a decision:

"Although the middle and greater people are instructed, as long as I can let the Chu army help me Daqin to defend Huangyin, even if I let Lihua give up military power, I am willing to go up the sword mountain and go down to the sea of fire.

It's all up to the greater. ”

Looking at the appearance of Lihua suddenly gritting his teeth, Zhao Zhihai was a little stunned, and after a while, he realized that he was afraid that Lihua would be wrong, thinking that he was going to take away his military power and give it to Na Chunxi, or promised some price to the Chu State, so he was in a hurry to express his position.

Zhao Zhihai suppressed the emotion in his heart, and suddenly stared at Lihua like a father looking at his child, and only after a few breaths did he open his mouth to order Lihua's personal soldiers to exit the house, and then asked softly: "Hua'er, I heard that you have accepted two concubines, but is there such a thing?" ”

When Zhu Lihua was originally a little dazed by Zhao Zhihai's sudden change in expression, he suddenly heard Zhao Zhihai ask about it, and he was suddenly a little embarrassed.

After a few breaths, his fair face turned the color of a pig's liver.

"The bigger person in the Hui Yu, Zhu Lihua did not take a concubine.

Lu Yunling was originally the daughter of Lu Chang, the general of Yuxiao, and Lu Chang's family was killed by the Longde noble Wang family, so Lu Chang betrayed Daqin, but when he left, he heard that his young daughter was still alive, so he asked me to save his daughter....... After Lu Yunling was rescued, she stayed at my house to accompany my mother.

But after my mother fled to Shangdang with her eldest son last year, she wanted to make her a concubine for me, but I didn't agree.

There is also a girl Yu who is my friend and is always by my side.

So these rumors are not true. ”

Zhao Zhihai listened to the brief introduction of the two daughters by Zhu Lihua, and nodded slowly.