"The king, the king asks to see!"

"What is he doing here?"

Li Chenggui, who is seventy years old, pushed away the maid Yingzi who was waiting beside him: "You go out!" Then he tightened the clothes on his body, picked up a dagger, put it on his waist, and leaned back on the bed: "Tell him that I'm not feeling well, let him go!" After speaking, Li Chenggui closed his eyes and pretended to sleep.

After a while, the door was gently pushed open, and Li Fangyuan, dressed in armor, appeared at the door, before entering the door, he hesitated slightly, waved his hand to the back, and walked in alone, behind him, the door closed silently.

"Father, are you better?"

Li Chenggui snorted, turned over, and turned his back to Li Fangyuan: "I'm not dead yet!" Isn't it disappointing? ”

"What is my father talking about? My son wants you to be healthy forever! ”

"Forever?" Li Chenggui was silent for a while: "Why do you live so long?" Is it to see you kill more brothers? ”

"Father," Li Fangyuan looked at the white hair on the back of his father's head, his heart was sour, and he was a little aggrieved: "My son is doing all this for the Li family!" ”

Li Chenggui was silent for a while, then turned over and wanted to sit up, Li Fangyuan hurriedly went over to support Li Chenggui and put his back on a pillow to make his father more comfortable.

Looking at his son who was close at hand, Li Chenggui subconsciously touched the dagger on his waist, and finally sighed and leaned on the pillow: "Rebel, are you so close to me?" Aren't you afraid I'll kill you? ”

"No, my father is wise and smart, even if he wants to kill the child, it won't be this time."

"When?"

"Now that the Ming army is pressing, my Li family is in danger of overturning, and now the Li family, only my son can turn the tide and restore the Li family, so my father will not kill me."

"Humph!" Li Chenggui suddenly lifted the quilt and threw the dagger far away into the corner: "Fangyuan, you are really not like me, you are too sensible, rational to the point of coldness, which makes me, a father, feel cold!" ”

“...... So you erased my name from the book of founding heroes? So you've always disliked me? Seeing the dagger that Li Chenggui threw into the corner, Li Fangyuan's pupils shrank, and a breath immediately rose in his heart, and he asked in a hissed voice.

"Yes, it turns out that I was not wrong!" Li Chenggui said indifferently.

Li Fangyuan gently let go of his father's body, took two steps back, and knelt on the ground: "Father, my son is about to lead the army out of Gyeongju to fight against the Ming army, my father is old and needs to recuperate, so my son will leave Yin Feng in Gyeongju, and he will be responsible for your safety, he is his son's most trusted subordinate, please rest assured father!" ”

"To Hanjing?"

Hearing Li Chenggui's voice, Li Fangyuan's color suddenly changed, he subconsciously turned around and glanced around the room, then stood up, looked out the window, and then turned back and said, "Father, have you been here?" ”

"Him?" Li Chenggui smiled astringently: "I haven't been here!" ”

"Then how does the father know where his son is?"

Li Chenggui sneered: "Don't worry, Du Mingju is an understanding person, and he won't put the treasure on me as an old man, but the news of the recovery of Zhong, Qing, and Shang Sanzhou is spread everywhere by you, and of course I know it." ”

"Now that Qu Neng and Sheng Yong are attacking from the north and south, the safest way for you is to sit in Shangzhou and command the battle, but you are definitely not willing to do this, you are impatient, and you must hope to be able to win the game in one fell swoop, so that there will be no other goal except Hanjing!"

"......" Li Fangyuan shook his lips slightly, his face was cloudy, and after a long time, he turned around and said, "Father, Gyeongju has been unstable recently, and after I leave, I'm afraid there will be people with ill intentions, so my father tries not to go out, okay?" ”

"......" Li Chenggui glanced at Li Fangyuan deeply, did not speak, but closed his eyes.

Li Fangyuan gave Li Chenggui a deep salute and left reflexively.

At the moment when Li Fangyuan opened the door, Li Chenggui's voice came from behind: "You have to be careful, Hanjing may be a trap!" ”

Hearing this, Li Fangyuan's body was shocked, and he slowly turned his head, while Li Chenggui continued: "You think that Qu Neng has left Hanjing, there are not many troops in Hanjing, but don't forget, Ming is a big country, there is Lelang to the north of Hanjing, and Liaodong is to the north of Lelang, they can transfer troops to the south at any time, so you must be careful." ”

“....... Well! Li Fangyuan was silent for a while, then turned around and went out.

After going out, Li Fangyuan immediately called Li Chenggui's personal maid and the guards guarding the door, and said, "Has Du Mingju been here recently?" ”

"This, Your Majesty, no, no, you see, there is no Lord on this entry and exit registration."

"Okay," Li Fangyuan looked at the register for a while, then put it down, and said loudly: "The prince is suffering from the wind and cold, and it is difficult for him to speak in his voice, from today onwards, it is forbidden for anyone to disturb the prince's cultivation, do you understand?" ”

"Xia Guan understands!"

......

"Yin Feng!"

"In!"

Li Fangyuan rode on his horse, looked at the mountains in the distance, was silent for a long time, and finally turned his head and stared at Yin Feng's eyes: "This expedition is related to the national fortune of North Korea, so this king has to go to the front line to command; And Gyeongju is the foundation of this king, you can definitely guard it, and you must absolutely protect the safety of the king, understand? ”

"Xia Guan understands!" Yin Feng arched his hand: "Xiaguan must do his best to protect the safety of the prince." ”

"Well, that's good," Li Fangyuan turned his head, looked at the mountains in the distance, and muttered: "The prestige of the prince in Korea is very high, and he must not fall into the hands of the Ming army, do you understand?" ”

When Yin Feng heard this, his body was shocked, but he didn't hesitate, but he arched his hand and said: "Xiaguan understands what the king means, please rest assured!" ”

"Okay, Yin Feng, this king will not forget your credit!"

After speaking, Li Fangyuan clamped the horse's belly, waved his horsewhip lightly, and chased after the army not far away.

......

The west bank of the Nakdong River.

Sheng Yong and Zhu Rong, the king of Qi, stood on the top of the mountain, looking at the opposite bank with binoculars.

"It seems that Li Fangyuan has no intention of crossing the river!"

"Yes," Sheng Yong put down the binoculars in his hand and said indifferently: "But Jiang is fine!" ”

"Hehe," Zhu Yu played with the telescope in his hand, and suddenly said, "I heard that Your Majesty is very angry about the loss of Chungcheongdo and Sangzhou, and has already issued an order to reprimand General Shanda?" ”

"Well, the last general is ineffective and deserves to be punished!"

"Really?" Zhu Yan smiled, got up on his horse, and looked back at Sheng Yong: "General Sheng is really a loyal minister!" Do you want this king to write a book for you and explain the reason? ”

"No need, Lord Xie!"

"Okay," Zhu Yan shook his head, and beat his horse down the hill and ran west.

......

"Commander-in-chief, King Qi wants to write for you, why don't you agree?"

After King Qi left, a general appeared behind Sheng Yong, he looked at the silent Sheng Yong, and asked in a low voice.

"Chu Zhi, do you think General Ben should agree?"

"General," Chu Zhi's voice was a little hurried, and he said in a low voice: "Zhongqing Shang Sanzhou was lost, there is a reason for it, Your Majesty issued an order to reprimand, you don't just go to the book to defend yourself, why is the King of Qi going to the book, and you don't want to?" ”

"Chu Zhi, you are still too young," Sheng Yong looked back at the beloved general beside him, and was silent for a while: "If King Qi really goes to the book, General Ben will be in big trouble!" ”

"Why?" Chu Zhi was a little disbelieving, pointed in the direction of King Qi, and said in a low voice: "The King of Qi was sent here, and His Majesty also allowed him to reorganize the three guards here, according to the minister's understanding, the King of Qi should be similar to the role of the minister of the Qincha, shouldn't the duty of the minister of the Qincha be to the subordinates?" ”

"Alas," Sheng Yong was a little speechless, he pointed at Chu Zhi's braincase, and said in a deep voice: "Chu Zhi, do you really not understand?" ”

"Xia Guan doesn't understand!"

"Very good, this official told you that when the King of Qi was in Shandong, because of the White Lotus Demon Girl, Qingzhou fell, and the imperial court dispatched 100,000 troops, spending a lot of money and food to finally settle, His Majesty was very angry with the King of Qi, so the King of Qi came to North Korea and reorganized the three guards, and it is likely to seal it in North Korea, and the original Qingzhou Palace, I am afraid it will be abandoned!"

"King Qi is the vassal king of Korea, and he is the commander-in-chief of the Ping Dynasty, if the two of them get close and arouse His Majesty's suspicion, it will be more than worth the loss."

"Huh?" Chu Zhi was silent for a while, then nodded: "What the Lord said is very true, but even if you don't let King Qi go to the book, can't the King of Qi go to the book himself?" ”

"General Ben will write to His Majesty today to explain today's events clearly! As long as General Ben's recital comes to His Majesty first, then it doesn't matter what King Qi does! Sheng Yong sighed and said.

"But, General, do you really have to bear the responsibility for the loss of the Three States?"

"Hmm!"

"Why?" Chu Zhi shouted anxiously: "Obviously, Your Majesty thinks that North Korea has been pacified, and Li Fangyuan can be broken overnight, so he reduced the supply to North Korea, and now our army only has a month's grain and grass, and Chungju, Cheongju, and Sangju are also because of the supply, resulting in a small number of troops, so they will let the rebels take advantage of it, thus causing a catastrophe......"

"Nonsense, Your Majesty is far away in Beijing, and he made his decision based on the descriptions of our front-line generals, because we were too optimistic and thought that North Korea could be pacified quickly, so Your Majesty believed us, and naturally we did not need to supply too much grain and grass; In addition, the White Lotus Sect in Shandong is rampant, which has already caused civil unrest, and the grain and grass of the imperial court must be relieved in Shandong first, so it is understandable that our supply is a little slower. Sheng Yong's face immediately sank, and he stopped Sheng Yong's words sharply.

"However, without supplies, we will not have the ability to quell the chaos, but Your Majesty has repeatedly issued orders to reprimand the general, and the last general feels aggrieved for the commander-in-chief." Chu Zhi lowered his head and thought for a while, and finally said with some unwillingness.

"Your Majesty is Mingjun, although he issued an order to reprimand, but there is no further disposition, which shows that he still trusts us, which is very important, as long as Your Majesty trusts this general, then the great grievance is not worth mentioning!"

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