Fan Jin, who had white hair, sat down unceremoniously and said hurriedly: "Lord Wang, let me ask you, why did the King of Zhendong give him a heavy gift to the prince?" Even if he invades Pingzhou under the banner of King Qin's rescue, does he dare to kill the current saint? What is his ultimate purpose? Lord Wang, have you ever thought about what the sixth master of Dingbei Wang Guan would do? ”。

Fan Jin's series of questions stunned Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, and he frowned, hesitating and not knowing how to answer.

Fan Jin raised his hand and stroked the snow-white beard under his chin, and stared at Tang Wannian for a long time with sharp eyes that hated iron and steel, and then sighed heavily and continued: "Lord Wang, the generous gift from the king of Zhendong is not to pull you to get a piece of the pie, but to delay the army, so that you hesitate and watch from the wall. By the time the overall situation is decided, it's too late for you to wake up! Under the banner of King Qin's rescue, even if he invaded the capital, he would not dare to hurt a single hair of the saint, otherwise he would not be able to explain to the world, and it would be difficult to clear his name of rebellion against the usurpation of the dynasty, at most he would coerce the saint to give way to him. If the saint is immortal, this great Chu will not be able to change into the sky!

And the scheming King Guan Yu of Dingbei, on the surface, looks like a profligate wreck, without scruples, but in fact he is a person who attaches great importance to feelings. He will definitely not sit idly by and watch the current saint and Shi Dazai are in danger, and what is even worse is that his subordinates are full of fierce people, once he makes a move, the king of Zhendong will definitely be defeated! After the dust settles, King Zhendong will naturally be ruined, and it is difficult to say whether he can spare his life. The king of Dingbei will inevitably be more valued by the Holy Lord and Lord Dazai, and his reputation in my Great Chu will be in full swing. And what about you, Lord Wang? If you still hesitate, you will definitely be put into another book, and you will be depressed, and your future is worrying! ”。

Hearing this, Tang Wannian, the king of Pingnan, turned pale, got goosebumps all over his body, his hair stood on end, and he broke out in a cold sweat.

He hurriedly turned over and got up, took two steps back, and said deeply: "The words of the military advisor are like an enlightenment, which makes this king suddenly open!" Wanwang military advisor does not hesitate to give advice, what should this king do now? ”。

Fan Jin hurriedly stood up, also took two steps back and saluted: "Don't worry, my army will pull out the camp tonight, rush to Pingzhou to rescue the driver, and strive to quell the rebels before the king of Dingbei arrives in Pingzhou, and make great contributions!" In this way, from now on, I will be the prince of Pingnan! ”。

Tang Wannian turned his worries into joy, and loudly instructed the guards at the tent entrance: "Come here, pass on the order of this king, gather all the horses, immediately pull out the camp and start the village, and follow this king back to Pingzhou King Qin to save the car!" ”。

With a "snap", Guan Yu's big hands slapped heavily on the handsome case, only to see his pair of sword eyebrows tightly locked, and his face was solemn.

"What is this going to do?". After that, he closed his lips, rolled his eyes and thought for a moment, and said in a loud voice: "Order, beat the drums and gather the generals, everyone is on standby, there must be no mistake!" ”。

A series of short and rapid drumbeats of "knock, knock" broke the comfort and calm in the barracks these days, and the officers and men looked in surprise in the direction of the Chinese army's tent, and some cautiously exchanged their heads and ears, speculating about the various situations that might occur.

In the Chinese military tent, all the generals were all there, standing straight in two columns, everyone held their breath, and waited for Marshal Guan's generals with a little nervousness.

Guan Yu after the handsome case glanced around the generals majestically, and slowly spoke: "Don't hide it from you, this handsome has just received an urgent secret letter from Shi Dazai: my Great Chu army, which originally guarded the ground in Qingzhou, crossed the Snow Wolf Pass and entered the Pingzhou Mansion under the bewitchment of the King of Zhendong, directly threatening the safety of the Holy Lord and the Jiangshan Sheji of my Great Chu Empire!" ”。 At this, he paused.

The generals were all taken aback when they heard this, but no one said anything, and waited quietly for General Guan's next step with a solemn face.

"Cui Dakui, Yao Tai and the second general listen to the order." Guan Yu said loudly.

Cui Dakui and Yao Taihe hurriedly stepped forward, stood still, bowed their heads and hugged their fists.

"Allocate 20,000 soldiers and horses to the two of you, and cooperate with the Chaozhou Mansion to guard the first line of the flood control lake, especially pay attention to the unfinished warships in the dock, and beware of the sneak attack of the bandits in the lake late at night. When our army returns after the chaos is quelled, and the ship is successfully completed, I will credit you two for a great achievement! ”。

"The last will be ordered!". Cui Dakui, Yao Tai and the two all retreated.

"Zhang Baiqian, Du Zhongnian, and Nie Yunniang listened to the order, and led the men and horses of the headquarters to set off immediately with the commander and rushed to Pingzhou, the cavalry went first, and the foot soldiers, artillery and other baggage followed closely!"

In the city of Pingzhou, the cannon roared and shouted to kill.

In the mansion of Guan Yu, the king of Dingbei, Pei Zhu paced back and forth in the house with an anxious face, Li Shiqing frowned slightly, and sighed softly.

Pei Zhu stopped, turned to Li Shiqing and said, "Madam, the cannon outside the city has been sounding for eight or nine days, why don't we hide first?" ”。

Li Shiqing smiled bitterly: "Hide? Where to hide? The city gates were closed, and there was no hope of leaving the city. Once the rebels invade the city, where is there any safety in the city? ”。

Pei Zhu tilted his head and thought for a while, and said, "I'll go to Shengshang and Shi Dazai to talk about it, how about sending you to the palace for a while first?" ”。

Li Shiqing couldn't help but purse her lips and smile, revealing two charming dimples and said, "Silly girl, there are eggs under the nest?" The Imperial Palace's goal is even bigger, not to mention that the Holy Lords and Dazai-sama are already anxious, so don't go and make trouble for them. Even if the rebels attack the city, our mansion is guarded, not to mention that the king of Zhendong, Ruan Wu Nian, has been in brotherhood for many years, and my father-in-law has repeatedly saved his life, so it will not embarrass our women, right?! Forget it, we're not going anywhere, life and death are up to us! ”。

Before he could finish speaking, he suddenly heard someone running in panic outside the high courtyard wall and shouting: "The rebels have entered the city!" Run for your life, everyone! ”。

Li Shiqing was slightly taken aback, stood up and ordered: "Pei Zhu, you go and tell the guards in front of the door, close the door of the house, idle people are not allowed to enter, extinguish the fire and candles in each room at night, keep quiet, and don't attract the attention of the rebels." ”

Pei Zhu trotted across the threshold and rushed out of the door quickly, and after a while, there was a sound of "squeak" closing the door in front.

Li Shiqing calmly sat back in her chair, the light in the room was dim, and she pricked up her ears and listened carefully to the movement outside the wall.

Outside the wall there was a jumble of footsteps, then the cries of children and the invectives of crashing and falling, and in a moment there was the sound of horses' hooves and weapons tearing through the air, mixed with the cries of women and the screams of men before they died. Li Shiqing's heart couldn't help but tighten, and she muttered to herself in a low voice: "Sin! ”。

After another half an hour, it was completely dark outside, and calm had returned to the outside walls. Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves, and they all stopped in front of the mansion, and then there was a fierce slamming of the door, and a shrill voice shouted viciously: "This is the mansion of the king of Dingbei, right?" Hurry up and open the door, otherwise don't blame Lao Tzu for burning this place with a big fire! ”。

Li Shiqing sighed softly and stood up: It's a blessing or a curse, it can't be avoided, and what should come is always coming. Then she moved lightly and walked towards the gate.

At this moment, Pei Zhu was standing behind dozens of sword-wielding guards, staring at the two slapping mountain rings and the crumbling heavy mansion gate.

Li Shiqing lightly opened her lips and said, "Open the door." ”

Pei Zhu hurriedly turned his head and glared: "Madam, you can't do it!" These rebels are like bandits, they are inhuman guys, and God knows what they will do! ”。

Li Shiqing shook her head slightly and said, "Open it, don't you see that they are bound to win?" If you don't open it now, you will be knocked out of it sooner or later! ”。

"Boom", "boom", in the dust, the impact of the door became more and more violent, and the noisy cursing outside the door became more and more vicious.

The chief of the guard gritted his teeth and drew his steel knife, and said to several of his subordinates: "You would rather lose your life than protect your wife!" ”。 He pointed to one of his subordinates and said, "You, go and open the gate." ”

At the opening of the gate, a team of soldiers in armor rushed in, and the momentum was menacing. At the head was a roe deer, a scribe dressed in cloth.

The blazing torches held high in the hands of these people could not open their eyes. The cloth-clothed scribe snorted coldly, indifferently glanced at the people in the courtyard, and finally turned his gaze to Li Shiqing, who was surrounded by the guards. A wicked smile appeared on his face, and he said: "Below is Ma Yuanqi, a staff member under the tent of the prince of Zhendong, if you guess correctly, this is the wife of the prince of Dingbei, right?" How many other ladies are there in this courtyard? What about Nie Yunniang? ”。

Li Shiqing smiled coldly and said lightly: "I don't know why the king of Zhendong sent you to my mansion to slam the door late at night?" Miss Yun was ordered to go to Hongze Lake with my father-in-law to suppress bandits some time ago, you might as well go there to find her. ”

Ma Yuanqi tilted his head in disbelief and snorted at the soldiers behind him, who understood and rushed into the courtyard with torches, rummaging through boxes and cabinets to search around.

Li Shiqing's face sank, and she shouted lightly: "Presumptuous! Even if he Zhendong King personally came to the door, he wouldn't dare to be so rude, don't you know that my father-in-law has a bad temper and can't be provoked? ”。

The rebel soldiers with torches in their hands returned one after another, shaking their heads at Ma Yuanqi slightly. Ma Yuanqi frowned, turned his head and bowed to Li Shiqing with a smile on his face: "Madame, don't blame, where your duties are, you have no choice but to do so." The prince of my family has prepared a carriage outside the door, please go to drink tea, Mrs. Wanwang, don't refuse. ”

The captain of the guard stepped forward with a steel knife and shouted, "Fart! Without the approval of the prince of my family, whoever dares to touch a single hair of my prince and wife will step on my corpse first! ”。 With that, he glanced at his men.

Facing the outnumbered rebels, the dozens of guards fearlessly clenched their steel swords and watched each other's every move.

Ma Yuanqi straightened up, snorted coldly in his nose, and a cold, vicious cold light suddenly appeared in his eyes. The rebel soldiers behind him watched his every move, waiting for him to wave the order and open fire. The air around the courtyard seemed to freeze instantly.