Attack, defense, as in the past, the shouts of killing and countless soldiers who have lost their lives are intertwined into the entire scene of this day.

It wasn't until sunset that the rebels retreated.

Chongzhou City can be regarded as having been saved for another day.

On the top of the city, Liu Xi rubbed his palms on the masonry, wiped away the fine sweat, and looked at the dusk halo hanging between heaven and earth in the distance, and several crows hovering in the sky couldn't wait to rush down, pecking at the corpses that no one cleaned up between the blood and water.

Looking back at the city, many soldiers showed a tired look on their faces, and it was another day of fierce fighting, and many soldiers had reached the point of exhaustion.

Although they all have the determination to defend the city to the death, if this continues, even if they are not killed by the rebels, the bodies of these soldiers will be exhausted.

Worry hit Liu Xi's brow again.

Between defending the dangerous city and the night, Liu Xi's heart was greatly exhausted.

You have to quickly find a way to capture Tuoba Ao, as long as you pull out this chaotic army and follow the others, it will be like pumping the backbone of the other party, and the rebellion in Shu will also collapse.

Just who is the best person to send?

The night gradually sprinkled on the city, Liu Xijian frowned and paced back and forth, the night breeze in early spring slightly with a slight coolness, blowing up the corners of his clothes and swaying, just like ripples into the lake.

On the side, Ma Xiu and Xiao Wu stood quietly, but all the soldiers and soldiers who passed by were sent away by them, and after a long time, they already understood that Liu Xi was thinking.

When you think, you can't be disturbed.

kept shaking his head and threw out all kinds of analyses, and finally Liu Xi understood that the only way to capture Tuoba Ao was to make a move by Ma Xiu.

Killing the king and killing the father is a great rebellion, but the glory and wealth brought by the throne is what he dreams of.

If you are confused by power, you will become ruthless, how can you think of the relationship between father and son?

But if Ma Xiu stood up at this moment and said that he wanted to surrender to him, Tuoba Ao would definitely take another approach.

After all, he will always have scruples in the world, and killing the only contender for the throne, Ma Xiu, will save him a lot of unnecessary trouble.

Thinking of this, Liu Xi couldn't help but have a flash of inspiration in his mind, rather than passing through the city guarded by many chaotic soldiers to reach the imperial city of Shu to capture Tuoba Ao, it was better to trick him to Chongzhou City.

In this way, the pressure of defending the city can be relieved, and he, Liu Xi, can still sit in Chongzhou City to prevent emergencies, so as to ensure that Chongzhou City is foolproof.

After making up his mind, Liu Xi walked in front of Ma Xiu and sighed slightly, "Today, the chaos in Shu can only be calmed down by you." ”

It seemed that he remembered what Liu Xi said earlier that the thief captured the king first, and Ma Xiu's eyebrows couldn't bear to appear, and then he knocked his forehead with a Qiankun fan, "Yusheng, isn't there any other way?" ”

Turning around, Liu Xi pointed to the rebel camp outside the city that had been wrapped in night, and the lights were like mountains and seas, "The matter has come to this, the situation of life and soul is about to be completed, this is no longer as simple as life and death for you and me, it is already related to the common people of Shu, you have to make a trade-off." ”

The color of struggle appeared in the red and swollen eyes, and after a long time, Ma Xiu's constantly undulating chest calmed down, and he made up his mind, "Okay, I listen to your Yusheng, tomorrow morning, I will leave for Kyoto." ”

Waving his hand, Liu Xi continued, "You don't need to go to Jingshi, it's too dangerous there, and it will be difficult to kill Tuoba Ao, plus the defense of Chongzhou City is inseparable from you, so we can only lure Tuoba Ao here, otherwise any move will be very unfavorable to us." ”

"Lead Tuoba Ao to Chongzhou?"

Ma Xiu's face showed a puzzled look, the war in Chongzhou City is still unstopping, Tuoba Ao has already been proclaimed emperor, and he has always acted cautiously, how could he personally take risks?

Listening to Ma Xiu's doubts, Liu Xi smiled and looked into the distance, where the clouds were as black as ink, and there was no scene in sight, only a cool breeze.

"When there is desire? Hopefully, all caution and caution will disappear and be replaced by madness and epilepsy. Although Tuoba Ao has established himself as the king, he is not justified after all, so he only needs to take a letter from you today, saying that Emperor Ming is seriously ill and will not be long in life, and he wants to see him. And you are also willing to surrender to him, and ask him to come to Chongzhou City, in order to fulfill his duty as a son of man, and fulfill his filial piety before Emperor Ming goes west. ”

"So, Tuoba Ao will come?"

Xiao Wu frowned and muttered, after all, Tuoba Ao was ruthless, and he was even more victorious, how could he easily risk coming to fill Zhou City, let alone letting him enter the city.

Ma Xiu is also the same unbelievable color, and he also has Xiao Wu's doubts in his heart.

"He won't enter the city, but he will definitely come, after all, this is an opportunity for him to be the emperor of Shu rightfully, and it is undoubtedly the biggest problem for him to ascend the throne as an emperor, so he will definitely come back, as long as he comes, there will be a chance."

As he spoke, Liu Xi turned his head to look at Ma Xiu, and the night wind blew his sideburns away, and the tips of his fluttering hair fluttered randomly on his cheeks.

"After deceiving him, I still need you to come to danger today."

Ma Xiu nodded heavily, "As long as we can end the chaos in Shu and pacify the traitors, I, Ma Jin, am willing to go to the soup and fight the fire." ”

"I expect that Tuoba Ao will not enter the city, and he will definitely let Emperor Ming and Jinchao go out of the city to see him, and at that time, this will be an opportunity."

Hearing Liu Xi say this, Ma Xiu's face immediately showed a look of anxiety, "Then do you want my father to take risks?" ”

Even if he was asked to die, Ma Xiu would definitely not blink his eyes, but if there was still Emperor Ming Tuoba Yingqi, then he would never allow it.

Understanding Ma Xiu's feelings for Emperor Ming, Liu Xi patted him on the shoulder and signaled him not to panic, "When the time comes, you and I will naturally go around, and will not let Emperor Ming go out of the city, you and I will go out of the city to see Tuoba Ao, waiting for the opportunity to take his life, if it goes well, we will be able to solve the rebellion of Shu Kingdom." ”

Nodding thoughtfully, Ma Xiu pondered for a while, and then asked again, "Then how should this letter be written?" ”

"It's easy to do, wait for another tour of the city, and I'll discuss it with you before writing."

With Liu Xi's words, Ma Xiu's heart was a lot more stable, and the three of them inspected the city again, until the hour came, a crescent moon loomed between the clouds, and there was silence in the four nights, and the lights in the distance seemed to have become a star.

Tonight, it should be possible to stop for a while.

Liu Xi instructed the general Yang Sheng a few words, and then returned to the city lord's mansion with Ma Xiu and Xiao Wu, met Emperor Ming Tuoba Yingqi, and reported the plan in his heart.

Emperor Ming Tuoba Yingqi listened, and was silent, for a long time, he took back his stunned gaze staring at the candle flame, and his essence seemed to be drained, and he sighed a little tiredly, "Let's do it like this, the son of evil is perverse, everything is just his own fault." ”

Although the words were said like this, Liu Xi also heard the loss and melancholy in the words, obviously, Emperor Tuoba Yingqi of the Ming Dynasty still had reluctance in his heart to usurp power and seize the throne, and even put him to death.

Ma Xiu wanted to say a few words of comfort, but was persuaded by Princess Yuzhu to retreat, and Ma Xiu wanted to open her mouth again, but she could only swallow the words silently.

When the three of them arrived in front of Liu Xi's room, before they pushed the door in, they saw a figure dozing off under the lamplight, and they couldn't help but feel strange in their hearts.

Who would be in this room in the middle of the night?

After hesitating for a moment, Liu Xi pushed open the door, and when he saw the appearance of the people in the house, he couldn't help but feel a little more moved in his heart.

The person waiting for him to return under the lamp was Cao Yun.

Maybe she heard the sound, or maybe she was drowsy too hard, Cao Yun woke up suddenly, and when she saw Liu Xi with red and swollen eyes, she immediately smiled like a spring breeze and spread on her face, "My son is back, hurry, come into the house, my mother has boiled chicken soup for you." ”

While talking, Cao Yun pointed to the oily chicken soup in the celadon basin on the table, and then hurriedly took out a small bowl with his hand and served it to Liu Xi and the others, "It's quite hard to defend the city, hurry, while it's hot, you guys, hurry up and drink a little chicken soup to replenish your body." ”

Moved like ripples in his heart, Liu Xi took the chicken soup that had not yet dissipated, he understood that Cao Yun must have been waiting here for a long time, and this bowl of chicken soup must have been hot countless times, otherwise it would be impossible to come back late at night, and it would still have a warm and delicious temperature.

"Aunt Cao's stewed chicken soup has always haunted the embroidery soul, but unfortunately I haven't drunk it for a long time, and today thanks to Yusheng, I have a feast!"

Ma Xiu said with a smile, then took a sip, and then said with a look of intoxication on his face, and said with a slightly exaggerated expression, "This thing is really in the sky, how can you get it in the world a few times." ”

"You sharp-mouthed little prank."

Cao Yun scolded with a smile, and then helped the three people who had finished eating the wolf to serve a bowl, until the last drop of soup was drunk, and then he was satisfied with the bowl, "You must still have important things to discuss, so I won't bother here." ”

When leaving, Cao Yun glanced back at Liu Xi, and continued with distress, "My son, you still need to take care of your body, don't get tired and hurt yourself." ”

Liu Xi hurriedly nodded and responded, "Don't worry, the child will cherish it, it's getting late, and the mother should pay attention to safety when she goes back." ”

"I'll go arrange a team of guards for Aunt Cao!"

Ma Xiu said a word, and was about to go out, but was blocked by Cao Yun, "You don't know your aunt's guards?" ”

After persuading Ma Xiu, Cao Yun closed the door from the outside and left.

Ma Xiu saw Liu Xi's appearance of looking through the door, and coughed lightly, "Yusheng, you don't have to worry, although Aunt Cao's guards are women, they are all selected by their fathers, and their skills are extraordinary, and their commanders are masters at the grandmaster level." ”

Hearing this, Liu Xi's heart was naturally very stable.

So, he turned his energy back to business, and he already had a plan in his heart, and he picked up the pen and wrote on the rice paper spread out on the table.

"Boiled beans burn beans, and soak them as juice. The beans are burning under the kettle, and the beans are crying in the kettle. This is born from the same root, so why not be in a hurry to fry each other. Brother is the elder, reason is the king, embroidery should not dare to have the idea of wrongdoing, but never wanted to meet each other, in fact, there are traitors in it. Now my father has been sick for a long time, and he is angry, hoping that his brother can come to Chongzhou City to comfort his father's unfulfilled wishes, and also show the benevolence of the new son of heaven. ”

After writing this, Liu Xi put the pen on the side of the inkstone, "Today, what do you think?" ”

Ma Xiu spread out a piece of paper straight, and the pen was dipped in the ink of the inkstone, the tip of the pen was like a peak, and he copied a copy of what Liu Xi had written.

Putting down the pen, Ma Xiu took out his private seal that he didn't use often, and when he wanted to print it, he stopped again, "I rarely use this seal, and now it's self-defeating to cover it, so it's okay not to print it." ”

Blowing dry the ink on the paper, Ma Xiu folded the letter and sealed it with fire paint and wax, "I'll find someone to send it to Kyoto." ”

Liu Xi shook his head, "There is no need for this, as long as we shoot arrows into the local camp, someone will help us deliver them to Tuoba Ao." ”