In the early morning of the next day, Li Zicheng brought fifty personal soldiers, as well as Song Xiance, who had a good relationship with Li Yan, and rode to the city, and asked Li Yan to come out to speak by name.

Li Yan and his wife were getting up and finishing their freshening, and when they heard that Li Zicheng was going to meet and talk, the red lady said unhappily, "Husband, what else can you say to Li Zicheng besides meeting each other?" Send him away! ”

Li Yan shook his head and said, "Madam, King Chuang has the grace of knowing me, and now that he is an enemy, he should have no less courtesy." ”

The red lady hurriedly grabbed his arm and persuaded, "Husband, talking to Li Zicheng in front of everyone's eyes, if it reaches the ears of the regent, I am afraid that there will be trouble!" ”

She was also kind-hearted, Li Yan gently pulled her hand away, "The regent is magnanimous and elegant, and he will not punish me for trivial matters." ”

Li Yan insisted on going to see Li Zicheng, but the red lady was helpless, so she could only follow him to the city wall.

Li Yan was above the city gate and bowed to Li Zicheng, "King Chuang, don't come unharmed!" ”

Li Zicheng rode his horse with a horizontal sword, pointed at Li Yan angrily with a horsewhip and scolded, "Li Yan, you and I are brothers after all, why did you force me too much today?!" ”

Li Yan said respectfully, "King Chuang, Li thinks he is loyal to King Chuang, if King Chuang really thinks Li is a brother, why did he suspect Li in the first place?" The brotherly relationship between you and me was cut off when King Chuang of Wuchang Mansion ordered the execution of Li. ”

In the treatment of Li Yan, Li Zicheng was indeed bewitched by Niu Jinxing, and he knew that he was wrong, so he could only silently look at Song Xiance on the side.

Song Xiance sighed and said, "Gongzi Li! King Chuang really listened to the villain's slander and wronged Li Gongzi. You and I have fellowship in our hearts, so you can't look at my face, raise your noble hand, and let go of the king? ”

Li Yan and Song Xiance are good confidants on weekdays, but now that Song Xiance has made such a request, Li Yan is in a dilemma, and it is even more inconvenient to refuse directly.

The red lady immediately came out to block the gun for her husband, and said in a cold voice, "Brother Song, today do you remember that you are a confidant with Li Gongzi?" At that time, when Li Gongzi was wronged by Li Zicheng, why didn't you come out and say a few thoughtful words?! ”

When Li Yan was wronged, Song Xiance was serving as a military advisor in Sichuan to attack Shu, and was not in Huguang. The red lady is talking about this, just looking for an excuse to refuse his request. What is there to explain in plain sight? If Li Yan and his wife are unwilling to release them, what is the use of explaining?

Song Xiance sighed, knelt under the city wall, and said to Li Yan, "Brother Li, even if you were not a brother before, now you kneel down to make amends to you." Please remember the brotherhood of the past, and let the king live! ”

After all, he was a brother with Li Yan and his wife before, and the brother and sister were commensurate, kneeling down in public to ask for a way out, and the red lady's sarcastic words couldn't be said again, and he slapped the city wall heavily.

Li Yan is a person who values righteousness, and when he saw Song Xiance kneeling down in public and begging for mercy, his eyes were also full of tears, and he couldn't cry, "Brother Song, please get up quickly, I can't help it!" ”

Song Xiance shook his head and said, "Brother Li didn't give way, and he died under Wuling City for his brother, which fulfilled Brother Li's fame." ”

Li Yan looked up to the sky and pondered for half an hour, and finally sighed and said, "Brother Song, let's go, let's go!" ”

Song Xiance said hurriedly, "If Brother Li really releases people, he will give us a military token, and the sergeants of Gong'an Harbor can't stop him." ”

Li Yan took out the military token from his arms and handed it to a sergeant beside him, "Go to the Public Security Port to give an order, and let King Chuang go!" ”

The red lady was shocked when she heard this, grabbed his shoulders and asked, "Husband, you are disobeying military law and will be beheaded!" ”

Li Yan closed his eyes tightly, let tears run down his cheeks, and sighed, "If there is military law, I will bear it alone, and it has nothing to do with my wife." ”

The red lady's husband was anxious, where would she care about righteousness or injustice, and shouted, "No! Li Zicheng must not be let go! Come on, shoot Li Zicheng for me! ”

All the archers on the city wall stretched their bows and arrows, and they all aimed at Li Zicheng and Song Xiance under the city.

Li Zicheng was shocked when he saw this, and immediately wanted to flee on horseback, but Song Xiance held the reins of the horse and didn't let him leave, "King Chuang, as soon as we escape, the 60,000 or 70,000 troops will really be gone." King Chuang, believe me again, Li Yan will definitely let him go, he will definitely let him go!"

Li Zicheng looked at the city, the archer had not released the arrows, and then looked at Song Xiance who was kneeling on the ground, pulled the reins of the horse again, and did not flee immediately.

When Li Yan saw that she actually ordered the arrow to be released, his face was as shocked as death, and he immediately took out his saber, put it on his neck, and said hurriedly, "Madam, when we formed a righteous alliance with King Chuang and Brother Song, we were brothers. King Chuang, Brother Song is trustworthy, so he came to the city to negotiate with me. Now you are going to shoot King Chuang and trap me in injustice, and I will pay for his life!" ”

Seeing that he had committed suicide to threaten him, the red lady was so frightened that she waved her hand again and again, "Husband, don't, you put down the knife first, and then we will talk slowly." ”

Li Yan stared straight at her and said, "Madam, you release people first!" ”

The red lady was so angry that she gritted her teeth, thinking about it, even if she captured Li Yan today, it is difficult to guarantee that he will not seek death and life again in the future, for her, what is more important than Li Yan's life, military law is military law!

The red lady was so angry that she threw the saber aside, fell heavily to the ground, and shouted at Li Zicheng under the city, "Li Zicheng, Song Xiance, I only give you two days to evacuate, and after a while, I will immediately send troops to exterminate it." ”

Li Zicheng was overjoyed when he heard this, and as Song Xiance said, Li Yan and his wife finally let go, and they immediately bowed to the red lady and said, "Thank you Mrs. Li for your success, and you will never dare to forget your kindness." ”

Song Xiance kowtowed three more times to the red lady, looked up and said, "Thank you sister for your success!" ”

The red lady pointed at Li Zicheng and Song Xiance with a whip, gritted her teeth and shouted, "There is no need to be grateful, from now on, the relationship between you and me will come to an end, don't kidnap my husband with the brotherhood of the past!" ”

Li Zicheng snorted, took Song Xiance with him, and a team of personal soldiers flew away.

Li Yan saw that the red lady finally let go of Li Zicheng, he was overjoyed, and threw his hand at her again and again, "Mrs. Gaoyi, Gaoyi!" ”

The red lady glared at him, turned around and ordered coldly, "Order the whole army to assemble, prepare for battle, and tomorrow morning, I will lead the army to the battle." ”

Li Yan's surprise was not trivial, and he grabbed her shoulders and said, "Madam, didn't you let King Chuang and them cross the border?!" How can you go back on your word? ”

The matchmaker turned her head and stared at him coldly and said, "Husband, you are usually very wise, but now you are concerned and chaotic." I promised to let Li Zicheng go, and of course I wanted to let him go. But they were only given two days, that is, only Li Zicheng was allowed to leave with 30,000 or 40,000 main forces under Wuling City, and the general He Jin was in Yiyang, but the 20,000 soldiers and horses in Anhua could not go! ”

"It is a felony for the husband to let go of Li Zicheng, in order to redeem the merit and ask for the regent's forgiveness, we can only go and destroy He Jin's 20,000 soldiers and horses, understand?!"

Li Yan suddenly realized that the Red Lady only gave Li Zicheng a two-day evacuation period, which made him have no time to notify the 20,000 soldiers and horses to retreat together. wiped out the 20,000 soldiers and horses of the general He Jin, perhaps, in front of Fang Yuan, he could atone for his sins a little!

Li Yan hugged her tightly in his arms and said with tears in his eyes, "Madam, if you marry a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for?!" ”

The red lady also said with tears in her eyes, "Our husband and wife are one, and after the war, we went to the regent together and accepted military punishment!" ”