"Drive! Drive! The figure dagger galloped in the night, constantly whipping the black horse that was constantly panting under his crotch, and by the silver moonlight, he could already see the shadow of Gusu City.

"Woo ......" After a mournful roar, the black horse, which had been galloping for a day and a night, fell to the ground, motionless, and bright red blood oozed from its mouth and nose, and was actually exhausted to death.

Tu Dagger was also exhausted, he struggled to get up from the ground, and limped towards Gusu City, which was close at hand.

"Who?" Someone on the city wall spotted the dagger and shouted and asked.

Tu Dagger fixed his mind, and replied angrily: "I am the general Tu Dagger, I came to transfer troops and reinforcements on the order of the king, and I will wait for the city gate quickly, don't miss the battle!" ”

When the soldiers heard this, they did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly invited the generals who defended the city to confirm the identity of the dagger, and then immediately opened the city gate and welcomed the dagger into the city.

Tu Dagger knew that Fucha was waiting for his life, and as soon as he entered the city, he immediately spun like a machine, and did not dare to slack off.

Countless soldiers and grain and grass were quickly assembled under the king's decree, and by daybreak thousands of soldiers had been recruited, and the rest were on their way, and it was roughly estimated that within three days, thirty thousand soldiers should be able to be collected; And this ...... It's all of the Wu Kingdom.

Over the years, the state of Wu has fought one after another, and it has long been the end of the strong crossbow; At this point, Fucha gradually discovered after the expedition that he was not a mediocre master, but he was deceived by Bo Yao's rhetoric before, coupled with overconfidence and self-righteousness, so he did not discover the true situation of Wu Guo in time.

In a few days in Ramie Village, Fucha had already sensed the danger of Wu Guo, and it was precisely because of his awareness that he wanted to win this battle, and only by winning could Wu have the opportunity to recuperate and restore his national strength.

In the city of Gusu, Wen Chong stood on the side of the street and silently watched the soldiers rushing around, his eyes flickering, as if he was weighing something.

After a long time, Wen Chong clasped his hands suddenly, strode over and said, "I want to see General Tu." ”

Tu Dagger put down the roster in his hand, and looked at the Wen genre escorted by the soldiers with a puzzled face, strange, this person was obviously imprisoned in the dungeon, tightly guarded, how could he appear here?

"Who let you out?" Facing the dagger's question, Wen Chong said unhurriedly: "It doesn't matter who puts it, it matters...... The general's life is short! ”

Hearing this, Tu Dagger's complexion changed greatly, and anyone who was cursed in front of him like this would not be happy, and he said hatefully: "Bold thief, dare to speak out when he is dying, come on, give General Ben a hard slap on his mouth, see if he dares to talk nonsense!" ”

Facing the soldiers who rushed over like a fierce god, Wen Chong was not afraid, and raised his voice: "It's not a pity to die in a cheap life, but the general is different, he is in a high position of power, and he is in his prime, so it's a pity to die like this." ”

Tu Dagger's face turned red with anger, and then he felt strange, this kind of literature finally escaped from the dungeon, and he should leave Gusu immediately to save his life, why did he reveal his identity to see himself, and he opened his mouth and closed his mouth to curse himself to death, seeing that he spoke clearly and his eyes were clear, it didn't seem like he was crazy.

The more he thought about it, the more strange he felt, and motioned for the soldier to stop, saying, "Why are you sure that General Ben will die?" ”

Wen Chong opened his mouth and spat out a mouthful of blood, and said, "If the general wants to know, please leave and right." ”

The dagger showed displeasure, but in order to find out the truth, he still dismissed everyone according to the words of the text, "Can you say it now?" ”

Wen Chong did not answer in a hurry, but said: "King Wu is in such a hurry to let the general come back to transfer troops, it seems that he suffered a big loss in the battle with Yue. ”

"This matter has nothing to do with you." Tu Dagger said coldly and urged: "Tell me quickly, why did General Ben die?" ”

Wen Chong stroked his red, swollen and hot cheeks, and said with a smile: "According to the following estimates, there will be no more than 30,000 soldiers and horses that can be mobilized in Gusu City, and the general thinks that with these 30,000 reinforcements, can he win the Vietnamese army and reverse the defeat?" ”

Hearing this, Tu Dagger's eyelids jumped fiercely, the Vietnamese army was as brave as a tiger, and the momentum of moving forward was something he saw with his own eyes, in this case, they wanted to win...... Hard.

Seeing that the dagger was silent for a long time, Wen Chong knew that his words had an effect, and continued: "If you can't win, then the general will be sent to death here, and if you say that the general's life will not be long, what's wrong?" ”

Tu Dagger gritted his teeth fiercely, his face was cloudy, and after a while, he squeezed out five words from between his teeth, "The king's order cannot be violated!" ”

"It's called foolishness!" Wen Chong said unceremoniously, and then said: "It can be seen from below that the general does not want to die." ”

Tu Dagger was seen through the deepest secret in his heart by him, and he grabbed Wen Chong's neck angrily, "You said so much, it's nothing more than to want General Ben to betray the king, hum, die of this heart!" ”

Wen Chong was pinched out of breath, and squeezed out a trace of voice with difficulty, "Betraying King Wu does not mean betrayal...... Wu! ”

Tu Dagger was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously let go of his hand, "What do you mean?" ”

Wen Chong took a few breaths and said: "In the past few years, King Wu has gone against the grain, and he has already lost the support of the people, so why don't the generals take this opportunity to choose a meritocracy; You can not only save the country of Wu, but also save your own life, both worlds. ”

"Choose the virtuous and set up another ......" Tu Dagger muttered and repeated these four words, and for a moment, he seemed to understand something, "Do you want me to give up the king and support the second son?" ”

Wen Chong bowed his head and said: "Yes, the second prince is generous and benevolent, and sympathetic to the people, he should be the real King of Wu, and the general ...... will also become the greatest hero of Wu State, and his name will remain for eternity. ”

Wen's voice was soft and bewitching, eating away at the already not very firm mind of the dagger little by little.

Time passed slowly in silence, and the branches of the trees outside the window that had not yet had time to grow new leaves were blown by the wind, like the limbs stretched out by ghosts.

I don't know how long it took, Tu Dagger suddenly said: "Will the second son be willing?" ”

Wen Chong was secretly happy in his heart, and when Tu Dagger asked this sentence, it meant that he agreed to his plan, "I have full confidence in convincing the second son." ”

Tu Dagger nodded slightly, stared at Wen Chong and said, "You are Yue Chen, why do you want to help me?" ”

Wen Chong smiled: "It's true that he is a Yue Chen, but at the same time, he is also a businessman, and the first thing to do business is to find a way to earn the greatest profits." ”

Tu Dagger can follow his husband for so many years, he will not be a simple-minded person, and he quickly guessed Wen Chong's thoughts, "If the Wu Kingdom is overturned in this battle, Fan Li will be the biggest hero, and you will only end up with a bad reputation; But if you keep Gusu, you will come forward and persuade the second son to release King Yue, and all the credit will go to you. Hehe, Mr. Wen, you have played this abacus really well! ”

Wen Chong was broken in his thoughts, and he was not half uneasy, but smiled: "Each other." ”

Now that he had made a decision, Tu Dagger no longer hesitated, and while sending people to the border to meet Gongzishan and return to Gusu with the literature, he ordered the city gate to be blocked, and no one was allowed to enter or leave without his order.

Tudag's unusual behavior aroused Yiguang's vigilance, and he summoned him twice for questioning, but the latter deduced that the conscription was not going well, and he could not send reinforcements for the time being, and had sent someone to tell his husband; As for the blockade of the city gates, it is speculated that it is for the safety of the city.

What a wise person Yiguang is, how could he believe such a clumsy lie and let Arnold secretly investigate.

In the afternoon of this day, Yiguang carefully tied a red silk silk to a ginkgo tree with lush foliage in the courtyard of the Changle Palace, and the ginkgo tree, also known as the peace tree, is said to pray sincerely under the tree, and tie the red silk silk silk to keep the peace.

Ever since his husband went on the expedition, Yiguang would tie a red silk ribbon to the tree every day, hoping to bless his safe return.

Arnold hurriedly walked in from outside, blessed Yiguang, and said with a solemn expression: "Niangniang, I found it." ”

After motioning for the palace people to retreat, Yiguang said, "Say it quickly." ”

"A few days ago, General Tu did send someone out of the city, but not to see the king, but to pick up the second son."

"Second son?" Yiguang frowned slightly, "He was ordered by the king to be exiled to the border, and he will never be allowed to step into Gusu for the rest of his life, what is the dagger going to pick him up?" ”

"Not only that, but the slave maid also inquired that the person who was ordered to pick up the second son was Mr. Wen."

"Language?" Yiguang could barely believe his ears, "How could it be him?" Are you sure? ”

Arnold nodded and said: "When the slave maid first heard it, I thought it was wrong, but it was indeed Mr. Wen, that day, after Niangniang released him from the dungeon, he did not listen to Niangniang's words and left Gusu, but went to see General Tu, it is said that the two chatted alone for a long time, and then General Tu changed his original attitude, saluted him, and took a bite of Mr. Wen; The next step is to pick up the second son and block the city gate. ”

Every time Arnold said a word, Yiguang's face became ugly, and when she finished speaking, Yiguang's face was already ugly as if it was about to break, his hands were clenched tightly, and his knuckles were too hard, a strange white layer was glowing, and the joints could be faintly heard "gurgling" under the flesh.

Arnold was taken aback by her appearance, "Niangniang, what's wrong with you?" ”

Yiguang took a deep breath and was about to speak, when the weather, which had been fine, suddenly became overcast, and a gust of wind rose from the ground, blowing so that the two of them couldn't open their eyes, and the sleeves of their clothes were hunting and flying in the howling wind, and every silk thread was pulled to the extreme, as if it would be torn at any time, and Yiguang vaguely felt that something had fallen around.

I don't know how long it took, but this strange and demonic wind gradually stopped, Yiguang lowered the sleeve of her wind-blocking clothes, and then saw a scene that made her cold.

I saw that the hundreds of years old ginkgo tree was blown away by the wind, and the red silk silk silk that was originally hanging on the tree also fell to the ground, leaving only a few remaining on the unbroken branches, which will not fall.

The tree of peace is broken, and the silk silk falls to the ground, this is undoubtedly a bad omen, is it that God is warning the husband that his life is in danger?

Thinking of this, Yiguang's whole person couldn't help but tremble, and the next moment, she ran out, and Arnold hurriedly stopped her, "Niangniang, where are you going?" ”

"I'm going to find the king, he's in danger!" Yiguang said as he tried to break free of Arnold's hand, and the latter grabbed it, "Niangniang, calm down, it's just a gust of wind that comes from nowhere, it doesn't necessarily mean that the king is in danger, don't scare yourself; Besides, now that the entire Gusu City is blocked, how can you get out? ”

Under Arnold's persuasion, Yiguang gradually calmed down, yes, Gusu City has fallen into the hands of Tudagger, how could the latter let her leave easily; And...... Compared with leaving Gusu, another thing is more important.

Yiguang took a deep breath and said, "Arnold, go and ask General Tu to come here." ”

"Invite him?" Arnold said in disbelief: "Niangniang, what are you going to do?" ”

"I have my own idea, you can just go and invite him over." Seeing Yiguang say this, Arnold had to leave as he said, and this time it was a whole half a day, and it was not until the twilight that the quadrangle came belatedly, and it was Tu Dagger who came with her.

It stands to reason that Tu Dagger is a foreign minister, and he needs to wait outside the palace, and he can only enter the palace after Arnold agrees, but he actually walked in with a big thorn, and he didn't mean to stop at all.

Arnold was startled, and hurriedly stepped forward to stop him, "General Tu stays, you can't ......"

"It doesn't matter." Yiguang said gently: "General Tu is not an outsider, so you don't need to care about those worldly rituals, go and pour tea for the general." ”

Arnold opened his mouth, but finally didn't say anything, bowed his head and retreated.

A sneer flashed in the dagger's eyes, and then he arched his hand towards Yiguang and said: "Thank you for the queen's understanding, the minister is a rough person, and I really can't abide by those hypocritical etiquette rules." ”

"I understand." Yiguang smiled and bowed, "General, please take a seat." ”

"Thank you, Queen." Tu Dagger was not polite, leaned over and sat down, and then said: "I don't know why Niangniang is so eager to summon her ministers?" ”

Yiguang smiled slightly, "It's been many days since the general entered the city, I don't know how the conscription is going?" How to prepare reinforcements for the king? ”

Tu Dagger took a sip of the tea brought by Arnold, and said slowly: "The minister said before that there are not many soldiers left in the city, and they need to be mobilized from all directions, to be honest, the minister is a hundred times more anxious than Niangniang, but whether it is to recruit troops or mobilize grain and grass, it takes time, and it is really impatient; When the people, horses, food and grass were ready, the minister immediately led the troops to reinforce. As for the king's side, the minister sent someone to ask, and the situation is okay, so there is no need to worry about it. ”

Yiguang listened carefully, and when he finished speaking, he said with relief: "I am relieved that General Youtu said this." ”

"If Niangniang has no other problems, then the minister will leave first, there are still many important things waiting outside." With that, Tu Dagger got up and arched his hand at Yiguang, and then turned to leave, looking quite arrogant.

When he turned around, a sneering smile appeared on the corner of Tudag's mouth, after all, she was a useless woman, and then she dealt with it with a few words.

Just as Tu Dagger stepped out of the threshold with one foot, Yiguang's usual soft and clear voice sounded in his ears, "General Tu said something important, but do you mean to welcome the second son?" ”

Tu Dagger's body stiffened, not many people know about this matter, and Yiguang has been living in the Guanwa Palace, how did she know?

Tu Dagger retracted the foot he had stepped out of, turned around slowly, and said vigilantly: "What Niangniang said just now, the minister never heard clearly. ”

Yiguang flicked away a small insect that fell on the skirt of Liuxian at some point, and said with a smile: "I have already said it, why should the general hide it anymore, but he has lost the coolness that a warrior should have." ”

Tu Dagger stared at Yiguang with a gloomy face, he didn't know how much Yiguang knew, so he didn't dare to answer rashly.

Yiguang took the fire fold in Arnold's hand and lit the lamps and candles in the Changle Palace, each time he lit a lamp, the hall would be brighter, and he could see the ugly ghostly face of the dagger more clearly.

Yiguang said in a rambling voice while lighting the lamp: "The general is reluctant to lead troops to reinforce the king, and let Wen Chong go to the border to meet the second son, if I am not mistaken, the general plans to support the second prince as the king, right?" ”

Tu Dagger's color changed, his hand subconsciously held the hilt of the knife hanging from his waist, stared at Yiguang Xin who was facing away from him with a weak and fearful heart, and scolded: "The minister is loyal to the king, and the queen is not going to talk nonsense!" ”

Yiguang smiled slightly, blew out the fire, turned around and said, "Since it's nonsense, why is the general so nervous?" She glanced at the hand on the handle of the dagger, and said with a smile: "Even the knife is in my hands." ”

"I ...... No, just a mistake. Tu Dagger let go of his hand in embarrassment, at that moment just now, he really had a layer of killing intent in his heart, but he didn't dare.

"Over the years, the general has been deeply appointed, under Bo Yao, he is a general, and he is also a high authority in the court, which can be described as a promising future, why should he listen to the slander of the literature and do such a foolish thing?"

"I don't know what the queen is talking about." Seeing that Tu Dagger was still quibbling, Yiguang was not angry, just staring at Tu Dagger's flickering eyes, "I've said this, and the general still refuses to admit it?" ”

Tu Dagger didn't dare to meet her eyes, stared down at her toes, the hands hanging by his side tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened, so I don't know how long it took, he raised his head and said: "Compared with the king, the second son of the generous and benevolent is more suitable to be the king of the Wu Kingdom." ”

Yiguang smiled lightly, the beauty of his complexion was like a brilliant starlight across the night sky, which made people's eyes move, "If I guessed correctly, this should have been told to the general, right?" ”

"So what?" Tu Dagger looked at Yiguang vigilantly, after the conversation just now, he could see that this queen was not an ordinary woman, no matter how stupid he was.

Yiguang didn't answer, and asked rhetorically: "I'm curious, Wen Chong is a Yue Chen, why would the general believe him?" ”

Tu Dagger snorted coldly, "I don't believe him, but I don't want to go back to the battlefield to die." ”

Yiguang's heart tightened, "What happened to the king?" ”

At this time, Tu Dagger had nothing to hide, and told him about the fiasco, and then said: "The momentum of the Yue country is like a rainbow, but our side has lost our troops, even if I take the only remaining 30,000 horses to reinforce, it will be difficult to escape defeat." ”

"So you betrayed the king and forsaken him?" Yiguang Muran asked, her hands hidden in her sleeves kept clenching tightly, she was afraid that if she let go a little, she would not be able to resist the urge to wave her palm.

"If people don't do it for themselves, the heavens and the earth will be destroyed." Tu Dagger said in a loud voice, without the slightest hint of guilt, and then sneered: "Isn't the queen also the same as the minister?" ”

"Presumptuous!" Arnold scolded in disgust: "How dare you compare with the queen? ”

Tu Dagger smiled disdainfully: "Wen Chong told me before leaving, the queen is the same as him and Fan Li, they are all from the Yue Kingdom; He was able to escape from the dungeon thanks to the queen's mother. ”

Yiguang raised his hand to stop Arnold's words, and said indifferently: "So, you plan to listen to Wenzhong's words, give up the king and the tens of thousands of soldiers, stick to Gusu, and support the second prince as the new king, right?" ”

"Not bad."

Hearing these two words, Yiguang's eyes suddenly sharpened, like countless sharp needles, stabbing fiercely on the dagger surface, "If you really do this, I guarantee that the day the second son ascends the throne will be your death!" ”

The dagger changed in shock, and then calmed down again, "You want to provoke us, heh, ridiculous!" ”

Yiguang ignored his words and said slowly: "Wen Chong is mercenary, there is no right or wrong in his heart, there is no right or wrong, only interests, for the sake of interests, he can betray or even kill all those who stand in his way." ”

Tu Dagger said disappreciatively: "So what, I didn't stand in his way." ”

"There's really no way in the way." After a moment, she said slowly: "But you are the only one who knows his thoughts, and this alone is enough to kill you a hundred times and a thousand times." ”

"What do you mean?" The dagger asked hesitantly, Yiguang's words made him feel a little uneasy, but he couldn't say it.