The two of them stood in the general's mansion for a long time, and seeing Zhang Xun's melancholy heart, Gong Wanran patted Zhang Xun's shoulder and comforted: "Fortunately, Shuang Tu and Heyu are all fine now." ”

"But...... I wonder how they're doing now? ”

"Don't worry, I've already asked someone to tell Xiao Shi, and he will treat Shuang Di and Heyu well."

"Will it? I don't believe Xiao Se, I'm worried that he will secretly cause harm. ”

Gong Wanran shook his head and said with a smile: "I'll arrange someone to help you tidy up the mansion later, let's have a good rest first, you haven't suffered a lot these days." ”

"But...... Brother Gonghui, I, I'm worried about Xiaoshuang! ”

"I know, I'm just as worried about them."

"But...... I'm really anxious, what should I do, no! I've got to go find Frost! I want to bring them back secretly! ”

"Xiao Xun! You calm down, you have to know that for at least three or five years, Heyu and Shuangdi will not be able to return to Gusu no matter what. ”

"That'...... Then I'll go to Yue Guo to at least see how they're doing. ”

Gongwan was a little helpless, so he could only tell the truth: "Xiao Xun, you just got rid of your crimes, don't act recklessly." Although the suffering of separation can be endured, you still have to endure. Trust me, everything will be fine. ”

Zhang Xun lowered his head, and his words were sobbed, "Hmm...... I know, it's just going to be when...... When will I see Frost again...... I miss her so much...... And Yu, Xiao Ji ......"

As he spoke, Zhang Xun finally couldn't cry, he hugged Gong Wanran and whimpered, "How happy we were at that time...... There was Sister Hana, and Dongya, we all picked peaches to eat, drank warm tea around the fire, and had snowball fights in the yard...... Whining...... I really want to go back in time! I really want to! Woohoo......"

Gong Wanran slowly hugged Zhang Xun, his eyes were red, and the corners of his eyes were filled with crystal tears.

Time flies, and winter has fallen in a blink of an eye. The day was gloomy, and before noon, snowflakes fell in Huiji City, and the thin snow covered the earth, like a layer of silver frost.

He Yu stood under the eaves and reached out to catch a snowflake, but before he could see the shape of the snowflake, it disappeared into the warm palm of his hand and turned into a drop of dew.

He Yu took a letter written on white silk into his arms, and was about to go out but was stopped by Shuangdi. Frost helped him tighten his collar and straightened the folds behind him.

"Sister, I'm leaving, wait for me to come back for lunch."

Frost nodded and watched Kazuki leave.

The streets of Huiji City were too simple to compare with Gusu, but Kazuyu had clearly adapted to life here, and he quickly made his way through crowded alleys and narrow street intersections, leaving only a trail of gray footprints in his wake.

He Yu came to a large mansion and knocked lightly on the door.

Not long after, the door opened, and the housekeeper hurriedly saluted, "Heyu Gongzi, you are here." ”

"Well, is the general here?"

"Yes, yes, the general happens to be at home today."

"Oh, I have something I want to see the General."

"Okay, Childe come with me."

He Yu followed the housekeeper to Ji Zheng's room, Ji Zheng was roasting the fire and holding a book of soldiers in his hand. Seeing Heyu coming, Ji Zheng hurriedly got up and beckoned Heyu to sit down.

After some greetings, He Yu took out the letter and handed it to Ji Zheng, "Brother Ji Zheng, this is a letter written by my sister to Brother Xiao Xun, and I want to trouble you to ask someone to send it to Brother Xiao Xun." ”

Ji Zheng nodded, instructed the housekeeper to accept the letter, and then said to Heyu: "I will arrange for someone to go to Gusu tomorrow." ”

"Thank you, Brother Ji Zheng."

"Thank you, that's what I'm supposed to do. By the way, I heard that Wu Guo claimed that you and Frost Di were dead, do you know about this? ”

"I know, it was said in the letter from Brother Xiao Xun before."

"Well, even so, you still have to be careful, if you find anything abnormal, tell me in time, I'm worried that King Wu deliberately let the wind out to lure you two to show your heads."

"Probably not, my father has died, what's the point of arresting the two of us again?"

"King Wu doesn't know the fact that your father died, so it's better to be careful."

"Well, I see, Brother Ji Zheng."

"By the way, is Frosty getting better?"

He Yu shook his head, "It's still like that, and there is no sign of improvement at all." It's been a few months since that day, and my sister hasn't said a word, not even cried, and never laughed. ”

"Hey, Shuang Di is really pitiful, she was about to tie the knot with her brother, but she suddenly suffered this change......" Ji Zheng didn't finish speaking, and suddenly shut up, he thought that he and Hana were the same, and the original good life was ruined in an instant.

Ji Zheng felt a trace of sadness in his heart, recalling the despair when he was separated from Hana Tianren just now, perhaps, he is the one who can understand Frost Tuo best. Now that Frost has lost the ability to speak, and the pain in her heart can't be told, how can she, a girl, bear these pains?

Thinking about it, Ji Zheng suddenly stood up and said to Heyu: "Heyu, I'll go with you to see Shuangdi, speaking of which, I haven't seen her for more than a month." ”

"No, no, Brother Ji Zheng is busy with official business, and there are many opportunities every day, so you don't have to go."

Ji Zheng waved his hand and said, "Let's go, I miss Frost too." ”

"That'...... Oh well......"

The two of them stepped on the snow to come to the residence of Heyu and Shuangdi, which was the same as last time, although it was neat, it still looked a little shabby.

When Shuangdi saw Ji Zheng, she looked a little surprised, but she was more happy, she hurriedly put down the pen and bamboo slip in her hand, got up and poured tea for Ji Zheng.

Ji Zheng nodded in gratitude, and Frost smiled slightly and nodded in response.

Ji Zheng picked up a roll of bamboo slips from the side, and after reading them hastily, he found that the content on the bamboo slips was more complete than before, so he asked, "How long has Shuang Di sorted out these materials?" ”

He Yu replied: "It's been three or four months, and now I'm finally about to restore the 'Li' volume." Not only that, in order to figure out the rules inside, my sister studied the entire volume thoroughly, not only made detailed annotations, but also wrote out some of her own ideas, and edited a new volume. ”

When Shuang Di heard this, she quickly shook her head, she frowned, as if she was trying her best to deny Heyu's statement, but no matter what, she just couldn't open her mouth and couldn't make a sound.

Ji Zheng nodded in approval, and then asked, "How long will it take to finish?" ”

"A month, by the way, Brother Ji Zheng, my sister wants to ask you to give these to Brother Xiao Xun."

"Well, don't worry, these books are so precious, I'll deliver them to him personally."

"Personally? That's great! Brother Ji Zheng, when will you be able to meet Brother Xiao Xun? ”

Ji Zheng let out a sigh, "It should be next spring." ”

"Oh, next year...... Hey, I don't know when we'll be able to get back together......"

Frost lowered her head, the corners of her mouth trembled, she squinted her eyes, her two red lips almost opened, and there seemed to be a slight sound between her mouths.

At this time, the door suddenly opened, and Mitsuki entered the room with food.

Frost exhaled and regained her composure.

He Yu hurriedly introduced, "By the way, Brother Ji Zheng, this is my fiancée, Jianyue." ”

"Fiancée?" Ji Zheng was obviously a little surprised.

"Well, Jianyue is the daughter of General Chen, and the two of us met when we were in Yuenu Mountain. A while ago, with the consent of General Chen, we made a lifelong agreement. ”

"Oh...... Good, good, good. Ji Zheng nodded and said, with a hint of envy in his eyes.

Jianyue saluted Ji Zheng, "I always heard Heyu talk about the general, and I finally met him today, hehe." ”

Ji Zheng smiled and looked at Jianyue, and then said to Heyu: "Jianyue is young, you have to treat her well." ”

"Well, I'll definitely take good care of Mitsuki."

Jianyue shook her head unconvinced, "Hmph, I don't need your care!" Instead, I'm going to take care of you and Sister Frost! ”

"Alright, alright, thank you for seeing the moon." He Yu smiled and nodded, his eyes full of happiness and joy.

"Okay, it's not early, I'll go back first." Ji Zheng was about to get up and leave.

"Brother Ji Zheng, stay and eat together."

"No, I still have something to do, by the way, I'll send someone to send some winter clothes and meat in a few days." Ji Zheng said, took out two gold dollars from his sleeve and put them on a few cases, "Buy some things for Jianyue and Shuangdi, don't wronged them, if you still need it, feel free to find me." ”

He Yu hesitated for a moment, but still accepted the gold yuan.

"Thank you, Brother Ji Zheng, I'll send you."

"No need."

Ji Zheng waved his hand, and then left in a heavy snowfall.

When winter turned to spring, King Wu reorganized his troops and horses, and never forgot to fight against the country.

On this day, Zhang Xun was training soldiers and horses, but Gong Hui came to the martial arts arena unexpectedly. Zhang Xun saw Gong Hui Ran, and happily stepped forward to greet him, "Brother Gong Hui, why do you have time to come to me?" You're busy on weekdays. ”

Gong Wanran's expression was gloomy and he said, "Wu Xiangguo just killed himself. ”

"What?!" Zhang Xun was shocked, this news was like a thunderbolt from the sky, which he couldn't accept.

The king gave Wu Xiangguo a sword and ordered him to kill himself. Xiang Guo didn't hesitate much, just laughed and asked people to gouge out his eyeballs and hang them on the city wall, he said that he wanted to watch Gou Jian destroy Wu with his own eyes. Then, he killed himself. ”

"Huh! Poor Xiangguo is sincere! Zhang Xun sighed.

Gong Wanran shook his head and sighed, "Hey, Wu Xiangguo has been loyal to the king and to the Wu country, which can be regarded as a relief for him." ”

"But...... But why this time?! Zhang Xun couldn't control his emotions a little.

Gong Hui Ran handed Zhang Xun a scroll of letters and said, "This is the war report I recently collected, you can take a look." ”

Zhang Xun took the letter and read it quickly, and was speechless for a long time.

The letter is short, but very important. Last year, Wu joined forces with Chen, Lu, and Yue to attack Qi, and although the army was defeated on the water, Qi held a grudge. Ten days ago, Qi launched a retaliatory attack on the neighboring Lu State, but this attack did not work, Lu not only blocked the attack of Qi State, but even beat Qi State to the point that it was difficult to parry, and now Qi State has withdrawn from the country, and the situation is declining.

Lu has sent a letter of state to the state of Wu, ready to unite Chen and Yue, and attack the state of Qi again, and now the letter of state has just been delivered to the king of Wu, and the king of Wu has decided to march in person, and a big war is inevitable.

Gong Wanran patted Zhang Xun's shoulder and said, "This time, the king personally led the army to conquer the Qi country, and he must pour a large number of troops, and the country will definitely be empty at that time. Although Wu Xiangguo was in prison, there were still many supporters, and the king was worried about chaos in the court, so he gave him death before the battle......"

"Humph! He is so disloyal and traitorous, sooner or later he will perish! Faint! ……”

Gong Wanran hurriedly covered Zhang Xun's mouth, and only let go of his hand after a while, "Xiao Xun, I am as sad as you about the death of Xiangguo, but we must always do what is in front of us." Now that the war is looming, you have to be calm and prepared. ”

"Hmm...... I know, don't worry. ”

"Good ......"

At the same time, in the meeting hall of Huiji City, King Yue, Ji Zheng, Fan Li, Xiao Se, Chen Yin and others were deliberating.

Fan Li saluted King Yue and said with a happy eyebrow: "Congratulations to the king!" ”

King Yue was puzzled, "What is the joy?" ”

Fan Li stretched out two fingers and said with a smile: "There are two joys." ”

"Oh? Two joys? Master Fan might as well speak it out and listen to it. ”

"One of them, Wu Zixu was sent to death by her husband, and now he has killed himself."

King Yue was shocked: "What? Wu Zixu is dead?! Is the husband really so stupid?! Is the information reliable? ”

"Hehe, it's true, the husband is really stupid, he gave Wu Zixu to death, and no one will dare to speak up in the future. Moreover, he also has a reputation for killing Zhongliang, and from then on, the world's talents will probably avoid it. ”

"Okay, Wu Zixu's death will solve the widow's heart disease." King Yue smiled lightly, but that smile disappeared and was replaced by a sad expression. King Yue got up, took a pot of turbid wine from the case behind him, poured the cup, and slowly walked outside the hall, he spilled the wine on the ground, and then bowed deeply to the north, and said to himself: "If the husband is willing to listen to you, I will die long ago and have no place to be buried." Hey, poor generation of loyalty. ”

Afterwards, King Yue returned to the council chamber and sat down, and asked, "What about this second joy?" ”

Fan Li replied: "Qi attacked Lu State, but the army was defeated, and now Lu State is planning to join forces again and attack Qi State." ”

"Oh? So, the war is near, but what's the joy of that? ”

"King, last time, thanks to General Ji, Wu Guo was able to return, which greatly dampened their combat strength, this time as long as we help Wu Guo win a complete victory, Fucha will not be far from the death of the country."

"Why are there so different strategies after a year?"

Fan Li smiled and said to King Yue: "King, last time it was thanks to General Ji's strategy, this time you might as well let General Ji talk about it." ”

King Yue and Fan Li looked at Ji Zheng at the same time, and King Yue said, "General Ji, what do you think?" ”

Ji Zheng replied: "I also think that we will help Wu win this campaign. ”

"Please tell me more."