Guo An and his subordinates would not have thought that they would accompany Xue Shao in this humble small military post in Daizhou, and they would live for half a month.

During this half month, Xue Shao can be said to be "completely free", he can move around anywhere inside and outside Daizhou City at will, but he can't enter the barracks. If he wanted to leave, there would be no one to stop him. In fact, Xue Shao has enjoyed extremely high treatment in the past half a month, and their food is getting better and better day by day, which is definitely not something that ordinary generals in the army can enjoy. The people sent to serve Xue Shao even racked their brains to invite a team of musicians, and invited Xue Shao to enjoy a music that is extremely rare in the military.

But in the past half a month, Cheng Wuting has not shown up once. His people would come to apologize to Xue Shao every day, saying that they did not dare to meet the young marshal before the evil disease was cured, for fear of infection.

Cheng Wuting has said this kind of thing, how is Xue Shao enough?

So he was quite calm, and wandered for half a month in Daizhou, a border military town where chickens don't lay eggs and birds don't. knows the inside story, when he is the famous Xue Shaoshuai; I don't know why I think this noble son is crazy, so many good mountains and rivers don't go to play, and he is poor in Daizhou, a place where there are not even women.

On the sixteenth day, it rained heavily. Xue Shao didn't go out, but only fought with Guo An in the house and played a game of Go.

The rain didn't stop from morning to night, and Go was played all day. Even Guo An, who has always been very patient, was a little bored, and couldn't help but say, "Young marshal, let's keep grinding like this?" ”

Xue Shao held a chess piece in his hand and smiled slightly: "Then what's the case?" ”

"Let's go back to the state and send him to see him when Cheng Wuting's illness is cured, how about this?" Guo An said.

Xue Shao shook his head and smiled, "If this method is feasible, when I just arrived in Bingzhou that day, Cheng Wuting will definitely be the first to come forward to greet me." ”

"What are you thinking in your heart?" Guo An was a little annoyed, gritted his teeth, and his bones rattled.

"He must have more thoughts in his heart than we do. He must be under more pressure than we are now. Xue Shao whispered calmly, "It's not so much what he's thinking, it's better to say that he's ...... What are you waiting for! ”

"Wait?"

"Yes. Wait! Xue Shao said, "Have you forgotten what is happening in the south?" ”

Guo An's eyes suddenly lit up, and he immediately waved his hand to let the scouts of his left and right henchmen go outside to be on strict guard in case the partition wall has ears. After the others dispersed, he lowered his voice and whispered: "Could it be that Cheng Wuting will collude with Xu Jingye?" ”

After Li Jingye's rebellion, Wu Zetianxia had cut off the surname "Li" given by his family, and restored his original surname to Xu. Therefore, Li Jingye became Xu Jingye.

Xue Shao snorted lightly and said, "If you are Xu Jingjing, will you use your brains for Cheng Wu?" ”

"Sizzle......" Guo An took a deep breath and pondered for a moment, then nodded suddenly, "It's really good!" ”

"Why?" Xue Shao asked with a smile.

"The relationship between Cheng Wuting and Pei Yan is well known. Now that Pei Yan has fallen at the hands of the Queen Mother, the relationship between Cheng Wuting and the Queen Mother has become quite delicate. Moreover, because of the death of Cheng Qizhi and his wife, the relationship between Cheng Wuting and the Queen Mother further deteriorated. Guo An said, "So I think it's hard to say whether Xu Jingye can win Cheng Wuting." But he'll definitely — give it a try! ”

Xue Shao nodded with a smile, "Then if you are Cheng Wuting, what will you do when you learn about Xu Jingye's intentions?" ”

"Sizzle-" Guo An took a deep breath again, his eyes widened, and he said in a low voice, "I will wait and see for a while to see if Xu Jingye can succeed!" - If he can do it, I may indeed ally with him; If he loses, then I'll act like nothing happened! ”

Xue Shao smiled, "Now you're not surprised, right?" Why did we nest here for half a month, and Cheng Wuting didn't show up once. ”

"Is this evil really born with two hearts and wants to rebel?" Guo An was both annoyed and regretful, and sighed again and again: "He is a tiger general who has been loyal to the Tang Dynasty for most of his life, does he want to bury his first life's reputation?" ”

"I'm afraid it's a bit too much to say that he wants to rebel. But to say that he is watching and hesitating is mostly true. Xue Shao frowned and shook his head, "It's just that these are just our guesses. What he was thinking in his heart, I'm afraid only he knew. ”

As soon as Xue Shao's words fell, Scout Wu Yuan's voice sounded outside the door, "Young marshal, there is a guest!" ”

The two immediately stopped talking, and Guo An packed up the chessboard.

"Please come in." Xue Shao sat down calmly and said with a smile, "It's been half a month, and it's the first time I've come to the house." Rare, rare! ”

As he spoke, a man walked in at the door. He is very tall and powerful, wearing a military uniform, and his body is already wet, and he is forty years old.

Xue Shao knew him, Zuo Ying Yangwei General Pei Shaoye. This person was born in the same clan as Pei Xingjian and Pei Xingjian, but his seniority is much lower than Pei Xingjian, and Pei Xingjian is called "great-grandfather".

The important thing is that he is one of Cheng Wuting's most important arms, just like Xue Chuyu and Guo Yuanzhen beside Xue Shao.

Xue Shao's heart lit up when he saw him, could it be that Cheng Wu had figured it out and was willing to see me?

"The last general, General Pei Shaoye of the Eagle Yangwei pays a visit to Young Marshal Xue!" Pei Shaoye stepped forward and gave a proper salute.

"Excuse me, please be seated." Xue Shao smiled, "It's so late at night and stormy, General Pei must have made a special trip to come, it must be something important?" ”

That's how the soldiers talk to each other, there aren't too many detours to go around. Xue Shao went straight in.

"This ......" Pei Shaoye looked left and right a little embarrassed.

Xue Shao smiled, waved his hand and signaled Guo An and the others to all withdraw, and even the doors and windows were tightly closed.

"Out of the king's mouth into my ears, God knows that you know I know—say it!" Xue Shao didn't say a word of nonsense.

Pei Shaoye pondered for a moment with his eyebrows furrowed, as if he had mustered up courage, and said, "Young Marshal, do you want to know, why didn't General Evil come see you?" ”

Xue Shao smiled slightly, "Isn't he sick?" Vicious diseases are contagious. ”

Pei Shaoye smiled and shook his head, "He's not sick." His body is better than when he was in Chang'an before, because he now practices martial arts every day to polish his muscles and bones. ”

"What does he want to do?" Xue Shao asked coldly.

"He ......" Pei Shaoye dragged the word for a long time, obviously hesitating.

"You don't have to say it. I'll just treat you as if you've never been here. Xue Shao said lightly.

Pei Shaoye swallowed a mouthful of saliva as if he had made up his mind, and said: "He wants to join Xu Jingye to crusade against the Empress Dowager Wu, Qingjun's side!" ”

Xue Shao was quite calm, which was completely unexpected by Pei Shaoye.

So Pei Shaoye was surprised, "The young marshal doesn't believe it? ”

"Faith." Xue Shao said lightly, "If he doesn't want to fight against martial arts, then it is unreasonable." ”

Pei Shaoye was stunned, "It seems that the young marshal had expected it?" ”

"It's not that I expected it, it's that I know something you probably don't know." Xue Shao said, "Evil is a person with a clear temperament of love and hate, and he has always been grateful and revenged. This is not surprising! ”

"Since the young marshal knows, why do you dare to come to Daizhou?" Pei Shaoye exclaimed, "If the evil is going to rise up against the army, the first place to attack is Bingzhou!" - Young marshal, you are his first enemy! ”

Xue Shao smiled slightly and did not answer.

Pei Shaoye swallowed a mouthful of saliva again, seeing that situation, he was anxious for Xue Shao, "It can even be said that evil comes to treat you as the earliest opponent!" The strongest opponent! Or even ...... The only opponent! ”

"It's my pleasure."

Pei Shaoye was dumbfounded!

Xue Shao looked at him, smiled slightly, and said, "You know my identity. By telling me this, you have betrayed him and condemned him as a thief. ”

"This ......" Pei Shaoye's face stiffened, and then nodded irrevocably, "That's right, that's it!" ”

"When I was still the commander of the Three Blades Brigade, I knew that you were the most powerful arm by Cheng Wuting's side and the brother of life and death." Xue Shao frowned slightly, and stared at Pei Shaoye with a shimmering gaze, "You and I are both soldiers, and we know what robes are." Now even you will betray Cheng Wu Ting...... Could it be that he has really betrayed his relatives and left his relatives? ”

"Hey......" Pei Shaoye sighed, shook his head, and said, "Whether he betrayed his relatives or not, I don't know." In fact, I hesitated for a long time whether I should report his unusual behavior to the top. To this day, I can't help it! …… So many of our brothers have been born and died with him for so many years, and they are closer than their own brothers, and we will not hesitate to block the sword and arrow for each other on the battlefield. Over the years, although we don't talk about glory, wealth, glory, and glory, we are at least walking straight and not afraid of ghosts knocking on the door in the middle of the night. But if he wants to take us to a rebellion. If we fail, we ourselves will die without a place to bury and will be left with a stench for 10,000 years, even our wives and clans will be killed, and our ancestral graves will be razed! …… This, this is really hard to accept! ”

Xue Shao nodded lightly with a smile on his face, noncommittal. I only thought in my heart: Evil, if you didn't personally instigate these words of Pei Shaoye to come and test me, then you should really listen to it with your own ears!

In the following words, every sentence comes from the heart. Young marshal, don't believe it? Pei Shaoye looked at Xue Shao with a shocked expression.

"I believe it." Xue Shao nodded with a smile.

"Then the young marshal should leave Daizhou and go back to Bingzhou, where he will be heavily armed!" Pei Shaoye said anxiously, "The young marshal should be no stranger to our Daizhou army, the 100,000 army is all the elite of the battle. Once it is really launched, the land of Hebei will be destroyed and no one can stop it! Only the young marshal prepared in advance, relying on the strong city of Taiyuan to be tightly defended, may be able to resist the imperial reinforcements for a while! ”

"Thank you very much for your advice." Xue Shao nodded with a smile, and his expression was very sincere. Then he changed his words and said, "But if I don't see evil, I won't leave!" ”

"What?!" Pei Shaoye was taken aback.

"Yes, that's it." Xue Shao said affirmatively.

Pei Shaoye was stunned, "Then, if the evil comes to the detriment of the young marshal, how is it good?" At that time, I am afraid that no one in Datang will be able to stop the edge of evil! ”

"I'll be dead by then, and I can manage so much?" Xue Shao said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "If the evil comes and really wants to rebel, let him take my Xue Shao's head to sacrifice the flag to strengthen the army!" ”

"......" Pei Shaoye was dumbfounded!

Xue Shao smiled, stepped forward and patted Pei Shaoye lightly on the shoulder, "If the evil doesn't even have the courage to kill me, then what else is he rebelling against?" It is better to cut his neck with a knife as soon as possible, and it will save the failure of the rebellion in the future and his death, and the family will be punished and the ancestral grave will be dug. You tell me? ”

"Uh......" Pei Shaoye's expression turned his eyes, "The young marshal means that evil will not rebel?" ”

Xue Shao smiled, "I have my own time to prove it." It is of no benefit for you and me to talk about it here. ”

“…… All right! Pei Shaoye nodded helplessly and said: "Since the young marshal came to inspect Hebei on behalf of the imperial court, then the lower official said this to the young marshal is equivalent to being loyal to the imperial court." What will happen in the future, then leave it to fate! ”

"Don't worry, I know it." Xue Shao smiled slightly and said: "General Pei is loyal to the monarch and patriotic and awe-inspiring, sacrificing small righteousness and taking care of the overall situation, which is good!" ”

"Thank you for the praise of the young marshal, I dare not be ashamed!" Pei Shaoye sighed helplessly, and hugged Xue Shao's fists, "Xiaguan, take your leave!" ”

Pei Shaoye is gone. Xue Shao sat down alone, smiling without saying a word.

Guo An walked in and said in surprise: "Young marshal, should we leave as soon as possible?" ”

Xue Shao shook his head, "We're not leaving." Just stay here and wait until I see Cheng Wuting! ”

"Then what if Cheng Wuting is really reversed?" Guo An was surprised, "Pei Shaoye is his confidant, he came to tell the truth, there shouldn't be a fake, right?" ”

Xue Shao frowned and was silent for a long time.

Guo An saw that his face was pale, and his eyes were full of murderous energy, and he didn't dare to speak anymore.

"One is Pei Shaoye who betrayed his robe, and the other is Cheng Wuting who is with me with all his heart......" Xue Shao took a deep breath, and his eyes were full of light, "Guo An, who should I believe?" ”

Guo An suddenly realized, "The young marshal is wise!" ”

"Evil comes to this honest and upright temperament, it seems that he underestimates the sinister nature of people's hearts a little. Listen, no matter what method you use, I must do my best to meet with Cheng Wu. Xue Shao snorted, "A little later, I'm afraid the situation will be out of my control, and it will get out of control!" ”

"My subordinates understand!" Guo An clenched his fist heavily, and said in a low voice: "At the same time, should we arrest Pei Shaoye first?" ”

Xue Shao wrinkled his eyebrows and pondered for a moment, and said, "This is not our territory after all, don't startle the snake first." Find a way to meet Cheng Wuting, and then talk about it! ”

"Yes!"

In the night and rain, under the noses of nearly two hundred guards, several shadows slipped out of the small courtyard where Xue Shao lived like ghosts.

Xue Shao stared out the window and said in his heart: Evil, if you don't even have the courage to face me, where do you get the capital to fight Wu Zetian?

Come on, I'll be waiting for you right here!

It doesn't matter if it's a sworn enemy...... It's time to see each other!