Xue Shao and the others returned to the Dadu Governor's Mansion and just picked up their rice bowls, and Guo An and the others came back.

Five people, one of them are all back.

Xue Shao's heart tightened slightly, could it be that Tang Huaibi blasted them back? Could it be Tang Huaibi, is he really Li Chongyi's accomplice?

Pei Xingjian was sitting next to Xue Shao, and seeing that his face had changed, Pei Xingjian was also in good spirits. The teacher and student exchanged glances with each other, and after a hasty meal, Guo An was called to Pei Xingjian's study.

"How's it going?" Xue Shao asked.

"As the general expected, there was really an accident over there last night!" Guo An said, "Tang Huaibi and his entourage walked very quickly, and they went all the way south after leaving Bingzhou, and soon walked out for dozens of miles. But then they suddenly stopped again. ”

Xue Shao asked, for what?

The reason is that Li Chongyi is old and frail and can't withstand the fatigue of the journey. Tang Huaibi, who was detained, was afraid that the old man would die halfway through, so he didn't dare to take risks, so he stayed at the official post. Guo An replied.

Xue Shao and Pei Xingjian exchanged glances, and thought at the same time in their hearts - it is clear that they are delaying time, seeking opportunities and wanting to create changes!

"Go on."

"Our brothers quickly used all kinds of means, and it was not easy to catch up with them." "But when we arrived...... Li Chongyi is dead! ”

"What?!" Xue Shao and Pei Xingjian were taken aback at the same time, "What's the matter?" ”

Guo An replied: "Li Chongyi is in bed to recuperate, and the Lu family went to serve as a granddaughter-in-law. She boiled a bowl of decoction and medicine, and was just about to give it to Li Chongyi, when Li Xiantong suddenly rushed to a bowl and knocked over the bowl of decoction and found that the medicine was poisonous! ”

Really!

Xue Shao's heart sank, it seems that the information provided by the coquettish lady of Wei's is quite accurate.

"Then why is Li Chongyi dead again?" Pei Xingjian asked.

"My subordinates don't know." Guo An shook his head, "Now, the Lu family has been detained and sent to Chang'an as the murderer of the imperial court officials. Li Chongyi's body was also taken away and handed over to the imperial court for investigation and disposal. ”

"That's interesting." Pei Xingjian twisted his beard and said thoughtfully, "The Lu clan wanted to kill Li Chongyi, but Li Xiantong stepped forward to stop it, and then Li Chongyi was still dead, and the Lu clan became a murderous Qin criminal...... Honor, tell us what you think. ”

"Students can only say that the road is one foot high, and the magic is one foot high." Xue Shao shook his head and said, "It is true that the Lu clan is very scheming and vicious. However, after all, she had a deadly cover door that was held in Li Xiantong's hand. ”

"You mean, her feelings for Li Xiantong?" Pei Xingjian said.

Xue Shao nodded and said: "For us men, there is life retribution, brotherhood, and love between men and women, but for a woman, the most important weight in their minds is still feelings. Since ten years ago, the Lu family has followed Li Xiantong, who was exiled for murder, and has never left him. Although in their ten-year marriage, the Lu family indirectly harmed Li Xiantong because of her own cleverness, but her starting point for doing those things was still for Li Xiantong's good. And most of the time, she is Li Xiantong's virtuous helper and female Zhuge , and in many things, Li Xiantong obeys his simple and intelligent wife. ”

Guo An's mind has always turned fast, and when he heard Xue Shao say this, his eyes lit up, but he didn't intervene because of his identity.

Pei Xingjian smiled, "Chengyu, listen to your subordinate and tell me his opinion." ”

Xue Shao also nodded, "Guo An, say." ”

"Subordinates obey." Guo An hugged his fist and said, "After listening to General Xue's words, my subordinates have some guesses in their hearts. Could the situation in the post station be the case at that time - this time the Lu family still pretended to be smart and wanted to poison Li Chongyi halfway. Li Xiantong knew what was going on but pretended not to know, and stepped in to stop it when she was about to poison Li Chongyi, so that he would never be suspected of murder again. Immediately afterwards, Li Xiantong personally killed his grandfather, so as to blame the Lu family. ”

"It's kind of interesting." Pei Xingjian smiled, "Chengyu, the kid you trained is quite smart!" ”

Guo An's face flushed, "Pei Gong praised it falsely, his subordinates are stupid and tight, and they are often scolded for doing wrong things." Now it's nonsense, and it can't be taken seriously. ”

Xue Shao smiled and said, "Actually, what you said is not much different from what I think in my heart. But you're ignoring one person. ”

"......" Guo An thought for a moment, "The general is saying, Tang Huaibi?" ”

Xue Shao nodded and said, "If Li Xiantong wants to blame the Lu family, he won't come forward to stop her from poisoning, so why bother to turn around and do it himself?" …… Although Li Xiantong is ruthless and vicious enough, I don't think there is any need for him to kill his grandfather with his own hands. And at that time, he was a prisoner in custody, and he was not so free to do anything he wanted. ”

"General Xue is saying that the person who started is likely to be Tang Huaibi?!" Guo An was surprised.

Pei Xingjian nodded, and shook his head again, "It's still true that Chengyu said it, the road is one foot high, and the demon is one foot high." Tang Huaibi must have been involved in this matter, he may be Lu's accomplice, and he will personally attack after Lu's failure; It is also possible that he was an accomplice of Li Xiantong, and the two of them expected that the Lu clan wanted to kill Li Chongyi, so they deliberately gave her a chance. Then he asked Li Xiantong to come forward to stop it, and first create a proof that he had no motive to kill. Then Tang Huaibi secretly attacked, and the Lu family, the current assassin who was caught, was naturally the biggest target of the case. Of course, it is not ruled out that Tang Huaibi and Li Xiantong and his wife both have the possibility of conspiring, but they did it separately and did not let him and his wife know. In that way, Tang Huaibi would be more convenient to act at the opportunity, as if everything was under his control. ”

"It's so complicated...... Guo An scratched his head, "The subordinates only heard a layer of meaning from Pei Gong's words, no matter what, Tang Huaibi is going to kill Li Chongyi, right?" ”

"Boy is smart." Pei Xingjian praised with a smile.

"But for what?"

Xue Shao smiled and said, "This is not simple, because Tang Huaibi was originally Li Chongyi's accomplice. If he let Li Chongyi return to Chang'an alive, what if he confessed himself? ”

"I see!" Guo An suddenly realized.

"Sure enough, it's dog eats dog, a mouthful of hair. Things are more cruel and despicable than we think. Pei Xingjian shook his head as he spoke, "What did Wei Yuanzhong say?" ”

Guo An hurriedly replied: "Wei Yushi said, thank you General Xue for your kindness, but you don't need me to wait for you to escort all the way, he will definitely be able to arrive in Chang'an safely, and then everything will be done officially." ”

Speaking of this, Guo An specially added, "Wei Yushi secretly accepted Wei Juyuan's last letter, and when he said those words to his subordinates, he must have been confident!" ”

Pei Xingjian laughed twice, "Wei Yuanzhong is an extremely smart and mature young man, he is afraid that a few of you will follow all the way to startle the snake." Presumably in his heart, he already knew everything that happened in the post station, but he just pretended not to know that he was kept in the dark, wanting to paralyze Tang Huaibi and others. Wei Yuanzhong was very calm, he wanted to make a sudden attack in Chang'an at a critical moment, so that he could give a fatal blow! ”

Xue Shao smiled, "I remember that Pei Gong said very early on that among so many students in the Martial Arts Academy, the ones you are most eye-catching are Guo Yuanzhen and Wei Yuanzhong. In this Northern Expedition, the two of them showed their magic and shined, which was impressive! ——Pei Gong is really as wise as a torch, and the students are very impressed! ”

Pei Xingjian smiled, "Chengyu, are you bragging?" ”

Xue Shao was stunned, "I didn't have it, did I?" ”

Pei Xingjian said with a smile: "These two people are indeed talented and worthy of success. In this Northern Expedition, they also showed their talents and established meritorious deeds. But when the two of them made great achievements, weren't they all partnering with you? ”

Xue Shao suddenly smiled when he heard this, "Okay, the student really didn't mean it!" ”

Pei Xingjian waved his hand with a smile and said, "Since they are already killing each other, it proves that they can't make any big waves now just thinking about getting rid of their crimes and saving their lives." We don't have to worry about the rest of the things, the old man believes in Wei Yuanzhong, he is enough to deal with those few people! From today onwards, all of our energy must be devoted to the Northern Expedition. Chengyu, the old man let you sit in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion just to let you shoulder the logistics support of the whole army. The truth that the three armies have not moved the grain and grass first, you must have a deep understanding. The errand of staying in the Metropolitan Governor's Mansion was no easier than fighting. You should not despise it! ”

"Students understand!" Xue Shao clenched his fists.

Pei Xingjian nodded, turned his head and looked at Guo An again, "The kid is good." How about coming to the old man's side to be a marching manager? ”

"Huh?" When Guo An heard this, his face was embarrassed, and he said curtly, "Pei Gong, my subordinates are stupid, I'm afraid I can't do civilian ......."

Xue Shaozhi said that he didn't want to leave the Three Knife Brigade and separate from these brothers, so he hated iron and scolded: "Stupid! Are you underestimating the marching management? ”

"Subordinate...... Can't! ”

Xue Shao snorted and said, "To be a good marching manager is far more difficult than being a team leader and brigade commander. At the very least, the military must know everything about internal affairs. Whenever Pei Gong asks you anything, you have to answer it. A military council was convened, and the marching governor was also to be present. Have you ever seen a general below the rank of lieutenant walk into the marshal's tent? Think about it, how many things should you learn when the marching manager follows Pei Gong's side? Such a good opportunity, you actually refused! - I haven't even had a chance to go! ”

"Ugh! ......" Guo An suddenly became speechless when he heard this, he didn't expect that the inconspicuous marching manager in the army was still the confidential secretary of the commander, and he was more like a student with the boss at hand! ——Being able to become Marshal Pei's henchman and student is a good thing that the guards of the Tang Dynasty could never dream of!

Pei Xingjian smiled, "Honor, everyone has their own ambitions, you don't have to force him." ”

"No, no, General Xue didn't force me! The subordinates are willing to follow Pei Gong and serve day and night! Guo An hurriedly changed his words, and he knelt down for Pei Xingjian excitedly, "My subordinates must be wholeheartedly and do a good job as a marching manager!" ”

"Okay, get up!" Pei Xingjian smiled, obviously not feeling guilty because of Guo An's previous refusal, he said, "Young people are hot-blooded and belligerent, which is a good thing. But if you blindly indulge in the courage of the horseman, it will be difficult to make great achievements. This point must have been instilled in you by someone when you were in the Three Swords Brigade. ”

"Yes!" Guo An stood up, hugged Xue Shao with a hint of shame on his face, and said, "General Xue has warned us more than once that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier!" He hopes that among our brothers in the 3rd Brigade, there will be many generals in the future! ”

"That's right. Everyone who leads the troops hopes that their subordinates can make a big difference. Pei Xingjian smiled, "This time, Cheng Yu led the people of your Third Brigade to make a great contribution to the surprise attack on Heisha, and the credit is still new, and the old man's pre-battle promotion order has not had time to be issued, so you have made a great contribution in the state again." At present, we can only wait until you return to the court, and then the court will reward you - because everything that the old man can reward has already been rewarded to you! ”

Xue Shao was secretly happy when he heard this. Before the real battle began, the merits of the Three Swords Brigade had already surpassed the reward of Pei Xingjian, the general manager of the march, and even the grassroots recruit Guo An was appreciated by Pei Xingjian and personally brought to his side as a "secretary".

In time, the Three Swords Brigade has not really come up with a few generals?

Meritorious service, fame, and laying a solid foundation in the army - this Northern Expedition, my Xue Shao's goal can be regarded as achieved ahead of schedule.

The hardships I endured before were worth it.

This trip is worth it!