Duan Si left.

Huo Shiqi was lying on the thick felt carpet and didn't want to move. It's so tiring. It's really exhausting. He couldn't remember a time in his life when he was so tired. Even when he was a teenager, he was alone in the field to harvest crops, and he didn't feel as tired as he did today. Now, he lay here, looking up at the dark and deep night sky, and there was no place where his body was not sour and bitter, as if he was being dragged down by something, slowly sinking into the carpet; The bones of his body were like the wheels of an old well, trembling in the night wind. He could even hear them emitting painful **.

Spring insects squeaked in the darkness that the firelight did not shine. Except for a few herdsmen's women who were choking quietly, there was hardly any sound coming from the small campsite. The guards were well-trained, with a clear division of labor, and they were silent, cooking and wiping weapons, arranging harnesses. Dozens of horses were divided into groups and cared for by special people. At this time, these beasts were the most proud, not only the horses were draped in thin blankets, but also the supper was fried soybeans with cooked salted eggs, and now they were mostly full of food and drink, and they were snorting loudly while planing their hooves, shaking their heads and tails to show their satisfaction......

A small fire crackled a few steps away, tongues of fire stretched and shrunk, and waves of heat burned on Huo Shiqi's feet, legs, body and face. He soon felt warm all over his body. I don't know if Duan Si's home remedies have worked, and the hot pain in my thighs has been reduced a lot......

I don't know how long I slept, but he was woken up by Duan Si from a deep sleep.

He couldn't help but let out a deep sigh in his heart: It's going to be on the road again! Only then did I open my eyes.

There were still three fires in front of me. There were also people eating and talking in whispers around the fire. The sky was still dark and deep, and there was not a single star......

"Eat something and go to sleep." Duan Si said. He first helped Huo Shiqi to sit up, and then asked people to take two felt blanket rolls and put them behind Huo Shiqi's back, and then handed over the bowl and said, "Drink it." ”

Huo Shiqi is still a little ignorant. He stared suspiciously at the wooden bowl in his hand. By the light of the fire, he could see that the bowl was filled with water half a finger deep, and there were a few broken blades of grass floating in it. Whether it was water or broken blades of grass, or Duan Si's ugly face that was bright and dark in the firelight, and Duan Si's sincere and strange eyes, these things made him suspicious. After hesitating for a long time, he asked, "What is this?" ”

"Decoction."

Huo Shiqi smacked his mouth and swallowed with difficulty. He didn't dare to ask where the medicine came from, so he closed his eyes and held his breath, and as soon as he tilted his head and poured it in, he immediately coughed.

Duan Si patted him on the back to help him calm down, and when he stopped coughing, he handed over a gourd: "Take two sips!" One by one, it can suppress the fish. ”

Huo Shiqi forcibly suppressed the nausea, snatched the gourd, tore off the lid of the gourd, and swallowed three or four mouthfuls in a row. Wine overflowed from his lips, dripping all over his beard and robes.

Duan Si smiled and said, "There are roasted buns, as well as mutton and haggis soup, can you eat some?" ”

Huo Shiqi's face was blue and white, and he tensed his lips fiercely and shook his head. His stomach was churning, and he couldn't eat anything. Not to mention eating, even smelling the strong smell of mutton around him, he was so uncomfortable that he was dizzy!

"We also brought dried beef ......," the kind-hearted Duan Si continued, "You have to eat something, you have to travel for a day tomorrow, and it's not a matter if you don't eat." ”

"That'...... Let's eat a grilled bun. ”

Without Duan Si's beckoning, a guard next to him immediately handed over a burnt brown and crispy dead dough bun with a knife. Duan Si slapped him over: "Suffer from your mother!" If you want to please Uncle Seventeen, why don't you have to think about it? This bun is full of ashes, and it is eaten by people? Pat the dust clean and break it up with a bowl! Remember, the bowl should be washed first, and then scalded with boiling water, I can't wash it one by one, I peeled your skin! ”

Seeing that the guard's blank face seemed a little overwhelmed, Huo Shiqi first took off the baked bun from the tip of the knife, smiled and said, "Thank you." He grabbed the hot bun back and forth with his hands upside down, and moved his elbow on the felt blanket with difficulty, and waited for Duan Si to help him sit upright, and then whispered, "Why did you reprimand him?" I'm not that noble, and this place can't talk about the nobility at this time, isn't it good to be like this? ”

Duan Si grinned, squatted beside him, broke a piece of black scone and said indifferently: "It's okay, they are all people around the general, and it is customary to scold a few words and hammer a few fists." Besides, whether it is beaten or scolded, it is all for him to find a good soldier, which soldier was not beaten? I didn't eat the same kind of punches and kicks with bags and stones, and I was scolded the most......" He already brought a little smug between his words. Being beaten and scolded by a soldier is a fart! The so-called good soldier under his fists and feet, he is not the lieutenant of the Admiral's Mansion who has become a seven-rank now?

Huo Shiqi swallowed the dry bun with his saliva, paused for a moment, and then whispered: "That's not what I said. Sooner or later, you have to go out and lead the troops alone, and the soldiers below do something wrong, and you will also raise your hand and open your mouth to scold? It is not enough to lead soldiers with majesty, but also to be gracious. Equal emphasis on grace and power, clear rewards and punishments, in order to achieve orders and prohibitions. ”

Duan Si originally listened without a word with a hippie smile, and when Huo Shiqi said the truth of "Enwei", he hurriedly put away the playful look on his face and listened to Huo Shiqi's teachings respectfully.

Where can Huo Shiqi talk about instructing him? What's more, he is physically and mentally exhausted now, where does he still have the energy to guide Duan Si, just think of where to say whatever he wants, and when Duan Si makes a humble student, he temporarily remembered that the words were almost finished, and finally said: "...... I also learned this from the general, and I am ignorant. You'll have to figure out what to do for yourself. With that, he closed his eyes tiredly.

Duan Si blinked his eyes and didn't open his mouth for a long time. The opening article with such a big title "Enwei" is over in just a few words? He pretended to be Meng Tong here and didn't pull the posture away, so Huo Shiqi didn't talk about it? His mouth opened and closed twice, and finally he smiled silently, and then took another cake out of the fire and chewed it slowly.

Huo Shiqi was extremely thirsty and sleepy, but he was awakened by Duan Si just now, and he couldn't sleep anymore. He closed his eyes, letting the crackling sound of the fire and the jokes of the people around him pass through his ears, thinking about what to say when he saw Li Shen the day after tomorrow, and what conditions to use to make Li Shen send troops as soon as possible.

Shang Cheng said that as long as Li Shenken sent troops, "any conditions can be agreed." But this is easy to say, the key is what are the "any conditions"? If Li Shen wants the stars and moon in the sky, maybe he Huo Shiqi will also go and pick them for him? Even if Li Shen doesn't want stars and moons, what should he do if he wants to be the governor of Yanshan? If this is really the condition, even if the monk can agree, the court will not follow it, right? It's hard to say, though. If the monk himself didn't want to stay in Yanshan and wanted to go to the south to fight Nanzhao Tubo, the imperial court was afraid that he would not stop him; If there are a few more people in the Yanshan Guards who speak effectively, maybe Li Shen can really be the commander. Well, yes, Li Shen not only loves power, he is also greedy for money, and Huo Lun's wine shop can also come in handy at a critical moment...... Thinking about it like this, he felt that this tricky matter was a little grasped. One right is the second benefit, move it with power to lure it to benefit, two-pronged, not afraid that he Li Shen will not send troops!

But before his joy had passed, he felt very depressed again.

He was so happy that he actually forgot that Li Shen had offended all the people. The question now is not whether Li Shen wants to be a governor or not, nor whether the monk will move his position for him, let alone whether anyone has come forward to recommend him, the key is that none of the civil officials in Yanshan have said good things for him! Even if the imperial court promised Li Shen to be the governor again, a large number of magistrates were reluctant, and the three provinces would not issue this article!

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that it was very likely to be such a result, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Li Shen was really not a thing, and finally he spat angrily and scolded his mother's Li Shen!

Duan Si was lying next to Huo Shiqi with his clothes folded. Huo Shiqi, who was originally quiet, suddenly cursed, he hurriedly didn't react to what happened, he sat up and pulled out the knife in his hand, and then he understood that Huo Shiqi was scolding Li Shen. He couldn't help laughing, first waved his hand to teach the alarmed guards to continue to rest, and then lifted the felt blanket on Huo Shiqi's body upwards, tucked it around his shoulders and neck to straighten it out, and then asked in a low voice: "Uncle Seventeen, are you thinking about seeing Li Shen?" ”

Huo Shiqi snorted in his nostrils, which was an answer. He is still angry with Li Shen, and this surnamed Li has not read, doesn't he understand the truth that the righteous help more and the unrighteous help less? If he doesn't cultivate morality, he just knows that he stuffs copper coins into his waist, and the offended person goes all the way from Weizhi to the place, just like this, how can others let him sit on the admiral's seat?

Duan Si first asked the surrounding soldiers to move a little farther away, and then sat down again, his face was full of sorrow, and he didn't speak, but first let out a wry smile: "General Jun's order, no matter how difficult it is, you have to do it!" Then there was a long sigh one after another, "But this is really a troublesome ......"

Huo Shiqi said casually: "Who said it wasn't? As the saying goes, "one counts short, two counts long", he is now full of thoughts, so he wants to find someone to discuss and plan. Even if there is no result for a while, he wants to find someone to talk to, just to relieve the depression and sorrow in his heart. Of course, he also knew that Duan Si was not a person who could discuss big things. But Duan Si is his own person after all; Even if you can't come up with ideas for him, you will never leak his thoughts!

He said everything he thought.

After Duan Si heard his words, his mouth was almost closed, and he stared at Huo Shiqi with wide eyes as if he didn't know him. Ah, this is the idea of the new Yanshan Admiral's Office Yin Jian Du Prosecutor and the newly promoted guerrilla general? These are the thoughts of Huo Shiqi? You didn't hear it, did you?

He glared and asked, "Ten...... Uncle Seventeen, you, you mean, are you going to let Li Shen, let Li Shen be the commander? He stammered suddenly.

Huo Shiqi nodded with a heavy heart. Only this condition can satisfy Li Shen and allow Li Shen to send troops!

"Yes...... However, ...... "Duan Si" has been "long" for a long time, and there is no result of "but", just a string of very grotesque sounds coming out of his throat.

"What did you say?" Huo Shiqi asked. He was very strange, why Duan Si suddenly looked so surprised when he saw a ghost.

Duan Si looked at him up and down, left and right several times, and then said, "I remember, the general didn't explain like this!" ”

Huo Shiqi's eyes widened suddenly. Didn't the monk agree to Li Shen on any conditions, could there be any secret order for Duan Si? The idea swirled in his head, and he quickly dismissed it. It's impossible! Yesterday afternoon, shortly after Shang Cheng issued the military order, he took the guards to the White Wolf Mountain, where did he have time to explain what secret orders to Duan Si. Even if there is any secret order, it will be given to Huo Shiqi, and it is impossible to give it to Duan Si! After all, he Huo Shiqi is the monk's relative!

But he immediately hesitated. If the monk didn't have a secret order, what did that paragraph four mean? Obviously, the monk said something else.

The question is what is this statement that was given to Duan Si alone!

He calmed down, calmed down, and asked Duan Sidao, "How did the general explain?" ”

"The general said that as long as Li Shen sends troops, he will promise him any conditions!"

Huo Shiqi relaxed immediately. He was not wrong, at the moment of crisis, the person most trusted by the monk was himself! Only I can do this difficult errand for the monk like picking the moon in the sky! But at the thought of the errand, his brows tightened together. I'm afraid it's easier to pick the moon than this, right?

Duan Si also frowned, his eyes kept looking at Huo Shiqi, he was silent for a while, and suddenly asked, "...... Uncle Seventeen, maybe you haven't figured out what the general means until now? ”

"What does the general mean?" Huo Shiqi was immediately stunned by Duan Si's question. He had never thought of anything else in the monk's words. He was stunned and asked, "What does the general mean?" ”

"What else could it be? Of course, he killed Li Shen. Duan Siyi said with a natural demeanor.

"Kill Li Shen?" One sentence startled Huo Shiqi and almost jumped up from the felt carpet. Did the monk say kill Li Shen? It can't be, it can't be! Just kidding, who is Li Shen? The fourth general is the founding viscount of the country, and the first army Sima is also the commander of Yandong, even if the imperial court wants to kill him, it is impossible to kill him, and he must first escort the three halls for trial and then report to the three provinces...... Besides, Li Shen is not a big mistake......

Duan Siyi pouted. Li Shen is not wrong? Just one of the commanders who retreated from the enemy and missed the plane and fell, this crime alone cut him ten times and was rich!

"No nonsense! Li Shen is the commander of Yandong, and he has the right to decide and act cheaply in the face of the enemy, even if he advocates the return of Beizheng without authorization, there must be a reason for him to retreat! ”

Duan Si smiled, sat cross-legged on the ground, and said: "The right army withdrew from the grassland, he should have reported to Yanzhou and the general one by one at that time, this is the old rule in the army, doesn't he understand?" Why only tell Zhang Shao and not the general? ”

“…… Maybe something happened to the messenger in the middle of the road. After all, the war is chaotic, and the enemy cavalry south of Mogan is frequent......"

"Then after he retreated to Beizheng, what did he do to block the roads and passes in Duanzhou?"

This is the real deafening statement! This sentence was like a spring thunder, and it exploded in Huo Shiqi's ears with a bang. Yes, Li Shen blocked the traffic pass, what did he want to do? But he just wanted the monk to fall into the grassland, so he could take the opportunity to come out and clean up the mess in Yanshan. He is the commander of Yandong, and he can advance and retreat independently, and the withdrawal of troops is reported to Yanzhou, even if the news is communicated, if the grassland is not reported, he can find a reason to prevaricate...... With the credit of Bailan River Valley and the credit of cleaning up Yanzhong, even if the court wants to hold him responsible, there is no reason to pick him up...... Good calculation! Good plan! Good! What a great idea!

He gritted his teeth and said a few good words in a row, took a deep breath, and slowly spit it out, and finally pressed the flames that were flickering in his heart, and said to Duan Si: "Brother Duan, I am very confused now, if you have the heart to help me, and if you have the heart to help the general, then you can help me with a consultation." Seeing Duan Si nodding calmly, he quickly straightened out his thoughts and asked, "The general really wants to kill Li Shen?" "This is the most important thing, and he has to tear it up. Otherwise, just a crime of killing a general and slaughtering a lord, not only will he have to lose his life, but Shang Cheng will not be able to escape, at least Admiral Yanshan will not think about it, whether he can continue to be a leading general is also two words, if someone takes the opportunity to jump out and plant a few things indiscriminately, such as the monk's origin and household registration, it will be light to distribute three thousand miles one by one......

Duan Si didn't know that Huo Shiqi had turned so much in an instant, but he also understood that this matter was not trivial, so he nodded very cautiously, lowered his voice and said slowly: "The general wants to end Li Shen, this matter is undoubted, otherwise it would be impossible to promote you as a general on the spot." This matter is too much to do, it is not only related to the right army of Duanzhou, but also to the life and death of the Mogan army, and the safety of Yanshan is also in it, and other generals must not rest assured! Only you can do this! This is one. Second, you think, Li Shen withdrew the army without authorization and blocked the news, which is obviously unusual and weird. According to the usual practice, this kind of thing should be handed over to the Wei Mansion to deal with, at that time, the general ordered, and Zhan Shi Wen Mu of the Wei Mansion was present, why didn't the general send Wen Mu and pick you out on this business trip? Again, General Wang Yi is the Duke of Yiguo, and now he is leading the Governor of the Wei Mansion, it is the person who is in charge of this matter, why didn't the general send him on an errand? ”

Huo Shiqi nodded while thinking about it, and continued to ask, "What you said makes sense. But this does not prove that the general wants to kill Li Shen. ”

Duan Si laughed and said, "If you don't kill Li Shen, then what will he do when he is promoted to your rank?" Just teach Li Shen to send troops, that's not easy? Just let Wen Mu or Wang Yi take the military order and run away, Li Shen dare not listen? Otherwise, it would be even easier for General Guo Biao to work hard. Why bother you for hundreds of miles? ”

"Makes sense!"

But Duan Si's words are not over.

"Wen Mu or Guo Biao will definitely send troops if they go on a trip, but he has a reason to delay, what soldiers and horses take a lot of time to gather, what food and grass are not enough, what roads are difficult, anyway, he will definitely find a reason. General Guo Biao is a gentle and kind person, and the more important the matter, the more undecided; Wen Mu is a scholar, everything has to be a rule, the so-called no rules are not good; Wang Yi's ability is to pretend to be a tiger to scare the monkey, and he doesn't have much real ability...... So, it's up to you to do it! "As for what it is, of course there is no need for Duan Si to dwell on it." You are a general close to the elders, a guerrilla general, or the head of the army in the Admiral's Mansion, Qian Laosan and they are all familiar with each other, you go to the right army, that is, the general is in person, and no one dares to disobey your orders! As long as we slaughter Li Shen, you can temporarily order troops on behalf of Sima of the Right Army! ”

"Got it, I got it." Huo Shiqi gritted his teeth and nodded. In the dark, he stared at Duan Si, and a sigh of emotion suddenly surged in his heart. No wonder the monk would promote this person to lieutenant, this person does have the ability to be lieutenant. At the same time, he also felt strange, this person was obviously an outlaw from a hunter in the mountains more than a year ago, how could he become a big-eyed eagle flying out of a pheasant's nest in a blink of an eye? "Brother Duan, I have one last question, why didn't the general give such a military order on the spot yesterday?"

Duan Si bared his teeth and smiled, and said, "Uncle Seventeen is a person who understands, and he still doesn't know the truth in this?" He wants to say bluntly that he will send you to kill Li Shen, so can Wen Mu and Wang Yi not stop him on the spot? It's Guo Biao, even if he can't wait to strangle Li Shen with his own hands, but if the general really gives such a military order, he can only climb the general's hand and say, 'Can't kill'. ”

Duan Si's vivid imitation made Huo Shiqi couldn't help laughing, laughed twice, and quickly covered his mouth to close his voice, swallowing his breath and cooing for a long time. As soon as he was interrupted, he suddenly felt a lot more relaxed and comfortable, rubbed his cold cheeks hard with his hot hands for a long time, and said with a smile: "In that case, Wen Mu and Guo Biao also know that I am here to deal with Li Shen?" ”

Duan Si nodded affirmatively.

"Oh?" Huo Shiqi was a little surprised. He originally thought that Wen Mu Guo Biao didn't know about it, but it seems that there is also a saying in this. "There must be something else going on here, right?"

"They all know it in their hearts, they just pretend they don't know. That's good. When you dispose of Li Shen, you will inevitably be investigated by the imperial court, and there will be some punishment, and at that time they can just plead for you. Sun Zhongshan, Sun Huanqian, and the third of them, as well as the soldiers of the three armies, will definitely not see you in trouble, and the civil officials of the Health Department will also work hard to maintain it. This is a comradeship, and the court must also consider it. Duan Si said. In fact, if Shang Chengzhen ordered Li Shen to be dealt with on the spot, no one would be able to stop him, and there would definitely be a large number of people who would plead for him afterwards. But interceding for Shang Cheng and interceding for Huo Shiqi are two different things, the latter is the brotherhood of his colleague Pao Ze, what does the former say in the book? "Luo weaving eagle dogs with dense minions" or "the henchmen seem to have hidden plans"? I thought about it for a while, and I couldn't remember it clearly. It's not a good word anyway!

The more Huo Shiqi listened, the more surprised he became, the more he listened, the more he understood, stroked his palms and nodded frequently, and finally sat on the felt carpet and bowed, and said with sincere admiration: "Brother Duan, this time I am really taught." ”

Duan Si hurriedly got up and returned the full salute and said, "I will never dare to be the gift of the seventeenth uncle!" If I don't say these things, Uncle Seventeen will be able to figure it out sooner or later. ”

"Brother Duan is too humble."

After a conversation, the two also felt that the relationship had suddenly become a lot closer, and they were no longer polite to each other, Huo Shiqi asked bluntly how to take Li Shen directly. But this matter was too hasty, and the news of the right army in Beizheng was all black-eyed, and after discussing for a long time, no one had a good idea. In the end, I felt that I could only take one step at a time, and then look at the situation in Beizheng to make a decision......