That night at Shi Pre's house, Shi Luosheng, Liu Zixuan, and Ling Zhen sat together. Shi Yu and the others were also very sad when they heard the news of Luosheng's death in Wuling Mountain, and the two of them have helped take care of the Shi family in the past three years. Now looking at Shi Luosheng sitting in front of him alive and vigorous, the two of them also feel a lot.

Shi pre-said: "Luosheng, according to your analysis, there will be no big war between Song and Chu in the future, then you don't want to go back to the army, I wanted to take advantage of the war to join the army, firstly, to serve the country, and secondly, to establish some military merits and enter the official career." Now I think you should follow Zixuan to the General's Mansion, General Deng admires you so much, he will definitely reuse you. Among the five great families of Chen, Tian, Deng, Li, and Cui Dasong, in addition to the Chen family and the Tian family, the power of the Deng family can rank third. If you follow General Deng, you won't have a chance to get ahead in the future. ”

Ling Zhen snorted coldly when he heard Shi Pre's words, Shi Luosheng glanced at him a little strangely, and looked at Shi Pre in confusion.

Ling Zhen smiled bitterly: "Luosheng, although I can't accept Deng Yuanjue's personality, but Shi Yu's words also make sense, it is much better for you to go to Deng Yuanjue's mansion than to go back to the Yuzhou camp and follow Wu Teng." ”

Shi Luosheng vaguely guessed that the reason why Ling Zhen didn't like Deng Yuanjue was related to Ling Zhen's departure from the barracks back then. So he asked tentatively, "Teacher Ling, can you tell me why you left the barracks back then?" I heard that you were the commander of the Forward Battalion at that time. ”

Ling Zhen sighed and said, "I don't want to mention the things back then, Shi Zhen, you can tell them for me." ”

Shi Zhen patted Ling Zhen on the shoulder and said, "Okay, it's up to me to say." At that time, General Deng had something to ask the Heavenly Sword Gate to help carry out a task, Ling Zhen was the disciple who was sent by the Heavenly Sword Gate to carry out the mission, the task was completed very successfully, and the general was also very satisfied, so he left Ling Zhen in the army. I was the chief bookkeeper under the general's account at that time, and it was at that time that I met Ling Zhen and became good friends. ”

"Ling Zhen's performance in the army is very eye-catching, brave in battle, and he also knows the art of war, and in less than three years, he was promoted to the position of commander of the forward battalion with his military merits, and the Wu Teng you know was Ling Zhen's deputy back then."

"Later, one year the state of Chu launched a large-scale war against us, and our soldiers fought bloody battles on the front line, desperately killing the enemy. But at this time, there was an incident in Jianye, Ling Zhen's younger brother Ling Peng had a conflict with the Tian family of the five great families, when Tian Tengfei, the grandson of Tian Yulong, the imperial lieutenant, was bullied and killed by Ling Peng, who was not used to it, Tian Yulong was furious about this, ordered Ling Peng to be imprisoned, and threatened to kill Ling Peng to die. When Ling Zhen's father found out, he hurriedly sent someone to send a message to Ling Zhen, who was fighting on the front line, hoping that Ling Zhen would come back to solve this matter. ”

As a result, the letter was delivered to the barracks, but Ling Zhen happened to be leading the troops on a mission at that time. General Deng accepted the letter, and after asking the reason, he sent his cronies to deal with the matter with his own handwritten letter. At that time, the Song and Chu countries were at a critical moment in the war, and any small mistake could lead to a big defeat, especially for a weak country like ours. Therefore, after Ling Zhen completed the task and returned to the barracks, the general also decided not to tell him what happened at home for the time being, for fear that he would be distracted, which would affect the outcome of the war. ”

The general's cronies found Tian Yulong with a handwritten letter and asked him to open the net, and everything would be dealt with after the end of the war in front, but Tian Yulong not only did not listen to the general's consolation, but was also worried that the general would use other means to rescue Ling Peng, so he ordered Ling Peng to be executed that night. Ling Zhen's father was in pain when he found out, and shouted to seek revenge from His Majesty, Tian Yulong was afraid that the matter would get bigger, so he simply sent someone to assassinate Ling Zhen's family. ”

The general was also furious when he learned about this, and he wanted to go back to Jianye to find Tian Yulong's theory, but in the end he still held back, the war between the two countries had reached a white-hot stage, and he couldn't leave at all. It wasn't until a few months later, when the Chu army was finally repulsed, and Ling Zhen made a great achievement, that the general dared to tell him what had happened at home. Ling Zhen was furious after hearing this, and left the barracks overnight, going to Tian Yulong to ask for an explanation. As a result, on the way to Tian's house, he was intercepted by a group of killers, and although he escaped with his life, he was also seriously injured. Ling Zhen had no choice but to return to the army to recuperate his injuries, but he didn't expect that a few days later, Tian Yulong didn't know what method he used to actually say that His Majesty would give an order to the general, asking him to escort Ling Zhen back to Jianye, saying that Ling Zhen had committed treason, and also instructed his family to assassinate Tian Yulong, Tian Tengfei was killed by Ling Peng is evidence. ”

Of course, the general refused to accept the order, and wanted to go back to Jianye to find His Majesty to clarify in person, and when he was about to set off, the Chu army came to attack again, and the general had no choice but to give up and personally lead the troops to meet the battle. Before leaving, he was worried that when he was not there, Tian Yulong would send someone to assassinate Ling Zhen, so he quietly let Ling Zhen go. Ling Zhen was seriously injured at the time, and I didn't worry about him alone, so I also asked the general to resign. Escorted Ling Zhen all the way to the Qin State, in order to avoid people's eyes, I found a reliable person to take care of Ling Zhen, and I returned to the Great Song Dynasty to attract the attention of the Tian family, and later lived in seclusion in Kokura City. Shi Yu finished explaining Ling Zhen's reasons for leaving the barracks in one breath.

Ling Zhen also fell into painful memories, and Shi Luosheng comforted: "Teacher, the general can't be regarded as a mistake from the perspective of the overall situation, it's just that Tian Yulong, the old thief, is too hateful, and we must avenge this revenge." ”

Ling Zhen said: "I actually know that Deng Yuanjue can't be completely blamed for this incident, but he also has an unshirkable responsibility, if he is willing to tell me earlier, maybe I can save my family." Now it is impossible for me to completely let go, and respect Deng Yuanjue as before, I was born and died on the front line, and my family was all killed by the people I protected, and in the end I was charged with treason, all thanks to Tian Yulong, an old thief. After I recovered from my injury, I also sneaked into Tianfu several times, but this old thief was followed by a few masters wherever he went, and I couldn't find a suitable opportunity to make a move, so I had to come to Kokura Castle to find Shi Yu first. Now I see that the two of you have also made great progress in martial arts, and the three of us will work together to kill Tian Yulong, will you help me or not? ”

Liu Zixuan hurriedly said: "Teacher, where are you talking about this, your enemy is my enemy, and Luosheng and I will block the master around Tian Yulong and let you kill him personally." Fall, are you right? ”

Shi Luosheng said: "This is natural, but I'm thinking, assassination is just a means on the rivers and lakes, and it would be too cheap to kill Tian Yulong like this, we have to find a way to defeat him in the court and let the entire Tian family be removed from the Great Song Dynasty." ”

Ling Zhen was a little excited: "If you can let the entire Tian family be buried together, the teacher's life will be yours in the future." ”

Shi Luosheng hurriedly said: "Teacher, don't say that, just like Zixuan said, your revenge is the enemy's revenge, and it is what we should do to avenge you." ”

Shi Yu opened his mouth and asked: "Luosheng, the Tian family is one of the five great families of the Great Song Dynasty, it existed before the founding of the Great Song Dynasty, with a history of hundreds of years, and its strength should not be underestimated, are you really sure that you can defeat the Tian family in the court?" ”

Ling Zhen also looked at Shi Luosheng with some suspicion, Shi Luosheng nodded seriously and said, "It's man-made, how can you know if you don't give it a try." Now to defeat the Tian family, there is only one move, and that is to take advantage of the situation. In the Great Song Dynasty, only the royal family and the other four great families could compete with the Tian family. Among the five major families, the Chen family and the Tian family are the strongest, and Chen Guoqing, the head of the Chen family, is the prime minister of the dynasty, and the power is tilted towards the government and the opposition. Tian Yulong is the imperial lieutenant, and the second prince Xiao Yu is still his grandson-in-law, and his strength is not under the Chen family. The Deng family is a general, and General Deng is also a great general in the army. Li Yuanqing of the Li family is the Great Situ, and Cui Yi of the Cui family is the Great Sikong, and they both have a place in the court. I heard that Tian Tengjie, the eldest grandson of the Tian family, will marry the granddaughter of the Li family next month, so that the power of the Tian family will be even greater, I think Your Majesty and several other major families don't want to see it. ”

Shi pre-said: "Of course, there is a king who likes a courtier who he can't control, as long as the Tian family makes a mistake, His Majesty will not hesitate to suppress him, but with Tian Yulong's caution, it is not easy to make him make a mistake." ”

Shi Luosheng said: "This is not in a hurry, opportunities are always created and waited, we will first eradicate the few small forces attached to the Tian family, and then eat him step by step." ”

Shi Yu asked again: "Since you already plan to avenge Ling Zhen, then you will go to the Great General's Mansion next, right?" ”

Shi Luosheng nodded: "Yes, I plan to go to the General's Mansion with Zixuan in two days, and I haven't seen the General for three years." ”

Liu Zixuan said happily: "Great, our brothers can work together again." ”

Shi Yu said: "You can go with confidence, Ling Zhen and I will stay in Xiaocang City, and it will be convenient to take care of your family, if there is anything we need to do, you can arrange reliable people to come to us." ”

Shi thought for a moment and said, "Luosheng, although we haven't seen each other for three years, I know that your goal is not just to avenge Ling Zhen, after the incident that happened when Yu Shaoshang beat your mother, I knew that you had changed, and your ambition might be even greater than I imagined." In this troubled era, it is not enough to be an excellent general, and Ling Zhen is the best example. Now although Ling Zhen and I are both living in seclusion in Kokura City, we are not willing to live like this for the rest of our lives, if you have an idea, Ling Zhen and I, plus Zixuan, may not be able to make a career. ”

Shi Luosheng said: "When I left Kokura Castle that year, I told my teacher that I don't want my fate to be controlled by others, I don't want to have the powerlessness of my mother being bullied, but I can't do anything, I hope to have my own strength to protect the people around me, Teacher Ling, you have also experienced this powerlessness." But my current strength is still very weak, and it is too early to say this, if one day in the future, when I am qualified to compete with the heroes of the world, I hope the three of them can help me. ”

Liu Zixuan stood up first and said: "Luosheng, we grew up together, no matter what you do, I will stand by your side." ”

Shi Yu also nodded: "I just said that as a teacher, I will also stand by your side." ”

Ling Zhen said: "I have already experienced the helplessness you said, and I don't want to experience it for the second time, so I naturally want to be with you." ”

Shi Luosheng said with a serious face: "Okay, let's take Tian Yulong's head as the first stepping stone of our ideal." ”