At night, in a tavern in Tianshui, Shi Le and Liu Hu were chatting happily while pushing glasses and changing lamps.

In the past, Liu Hu looked down on Shi Le at all, but he Liu Hu was Liu Yuan's nephew, with heavy troops in his hands, who in Tianshui would dare to disobey his orders? But since he was demoted, the people who flattered him in the past have been hiding far away, and only Shi Le is close to him, which makes Liu Hu feel sympathetic and has a lot of good feelings for Shi Le.

"General Liu, I, Shile, am an outsider, and it is understandable that I am not valued by Taishou, but I don't understand, you are a close relative of Taishou, and you have great skills, why is Taishou like this? Besides, that incident is Taishou's order, and it has nothing to do with you! I really don't understand! ”

Shi Le poured a glass of wine for the other party, shook his head and said.

"Bang!"

Liu Hu raised his neck, poured the wine into his mouth, and slammed the wine glass on the table.

"Don't you understand? Where is my Liu Hu Liu Yuan's closest relative? Liu Cong is his own son, I have made great achievements in war over the years, and the sergeants have supported me very much, which makes Liu Yuan suspicious of me, afraid that I will occupy his son's position, and the last time it was just him making an excuse, hum, I have been loyal to him for so many years, but in exchange for such a fate, I want to see, without me Liu Hu, can their father and son sit still in Tianshui? ”

Liu Hu took a bite of Liu Yuan, and now in his heart, the other party was no longer his uncle.

"General Liu's words are extremely true, since you were deposed, although those generals have no dealings with you, the soldiers are secretly crying out for you, and they all hope that you can come back, so Liu Cong's prestige cannot be compared with the general at all."

Shile said with a sigh.

"That's natural, who in Tianshui City doesn't know that I, Liu Hu, have always shared weal and butter with my subordinates, how can he, Liu Cong, compare with me?"

Liu Hu took a sip of wine hatefully and said.

"General, now that Liu Taishou is in a desperate situation, I heard that all forces have already started the idea of Tianshui, and you are needed to preside over the overall situation at this time."

"Hmph, presiding over the overall situation, and now you think of me? What do you do with me? I, Liu Hu, am not a rag, I can use it if I want to use it, and throw it away if I want to! ”

Liu Hu was furious.

"General, half of the credit for the strong sailors and horses this day, and the soldiers are also looking at you, and now Tianshui is in crisis, can you bear to watch it be destroyed?"

"What if you can't bear it?"

Liu Hu sighed and said.

"General Liu, I don't know if I should say something or not?"

Shile looked around and said cautiously.

"Something to say!"

"General, when I arrived in Chang'an a few days ago, the general had some scruples about Liu Taishou, but he mentioned you and asked me some information about the general."

Schler whispered.

"Oh? What did the general say? ”

Liu Hu remembered the drinking with Liu Yuetian a few days ago, when Liu Yuetian also said that the high-ranking officials in Chang'an also had a good impression of him, Liu Hu seemed to be reckless and rude, but he was very keen on officialdom, and he wanted to seek a high position, otherwise he would not be so depressed now, and he was immediately interested when he heard Shi Le talk about the general.

"The general asked about the general, I said that General Liu's skills are not under Liu Yuan, and even the prestige in the army is stronger than that Taishou, but Liu Yuan is bent on cultivating his son, so you don't show it, the general said, Liu Hu has some skills, but it's a pity that he is Liu Yuan's close relative, otherwise he can replace him."

"Instead? Is that really what the general said? ”

Liu Hu's eyes, which were originally a little confused, lit up suddenly.

"General, how dare I tamper with the words of the general? He has long been suspicious of Liu Taishou, do you not know about this matter, and now the court has completely turned its face, and Taishou has him this time......... I'm afraid the sky and water will not be guaranteed! We outsiders don't care, we can beg for food anywhere, but you are the closest relative of Lord Taishou, once Tianshui City is broken, how will you deal with yourself, general? ”

Shile looked like he was "serious".

"I'm ......!"

Liu Hu was shocked at this moment, Shi Le was right! Liu Yuan is a thief, and his son is also a thief, so isn't his nephew? At that time, who cares whether you stand with Liu Yuan or not, as long as you are the Liu family, you will be affected by the Zhulian, and you will lose your head together.

"Ahh How I didn't expect that! How I didn't expect that! ”

Liu Hu stood up and kept walking, as if he was thinking of a way.

"Brother Shi, if Da Zhou Zhen sends troops to fight Tianshui, do you think we can stop it?"

Shi Le almost laughed out loud when he heard this, Liu Hu was still boasting about himself just now, why was he scared after a while, it was really a straw bag.

"General, if the Great Zhou sends troops to defeat it, now there are no soldiers in the court to have generals, there is no need to worry at all, but the problem is that the princes and kings of all parties have already heard the wind, it is said that the Tang Dynasty will send people and horses to gather in Tianshui now, and there seems to be some movement in Daqin, does Taishou have the ability to compare with them? Once these princes and kings make a move, the water will definitely not be able to hold it, and when the time comes, ...... Alas, it's a pity that you are the general! ”

Shile let out a long sigh.

"That'...... So what should I do? ”

Liu Hu was completely out of proportion by Shi Le's intimidation, in fact, this is also a fact, how many troops in Tianshui he Liu Hu knows clearly, full of 30,000 is just 30,000, it seems to be a lot, but in fact, the cavalry is only about 3,000, this is still temporarily supplemented after buying the Great Qin war horse, and the combat power has not yet been formed, and the infantry is also lacking enough weapons, after all, there is no iron ore in Tianshui, and weapons can only be provided by the imperial court, in recent years, the imperial court has been suspicious of Liu Yuan, and the weapons provided every year have been reduced a lot, The lack of weapons affects the soldiers' usual training, plus there are some miscellaneous servants among the 30,000 soldiers, so that after calculation, there are only about 20,000 people who can really fight on the battlefield, and those princes and kings, which one does not have an army of hundreds of thousands or even nearly a million? Tens of thousands of cavalry can be dispatched in a big battle, how can Tianshui be able to compete with such strength?

It was precisely because of these thoughts that Liu Hu panicked, he really didn't want to finish with Liu Yuan! But he couldn't think of any way, so he had to turn to Shile for help.

"General, Liu Yuan is too smart but confused for a while! Although the Great Zhou is corrupt, after all, it is still the co-owner of the world, everyone has to give some face, and even the orders of the Great Zhou must be properly obeyed and implemented, but he is too guarded and arrogant, and he does not give the Great Zhou at all, especially the face of the Liang Ji general, think about it, the seven princes and kings are not like this, can the Taishou still please well? So this is the mistake of Taishou, and now it is good, Da Zhou is just a holy decree that puts us in a desperate situation, and there is only one way to solve it.........! ”

"What's the solution? Say it! ”

Liu Hu said anxiously.

"This ......... The villain doesn't dare! ”

Shi Lemian has a difficult color and does not continue to speak.

"What don't you dare? Now that you Shi Le is my brother Liu Hu, I know how my brother is in Tianshui, you can rest assured, I will not blame you! ”

"This ......... Okay, for the sake of your brotherhood and me, I tell you the truth, there is only one plan for today, that is, the general will replace him, as long as you become Tianshui Taishou can you turn the tide and save Tianshui from fire and water. ”

"I became the Tianshui Taishou?"

Liu Hu was stunned for a moment, his eyes first showed a hint of ruthlessness, but then he was afraid, and his eyes were melancholy and trance-like, and he couldn't make up his mind.

Shi Le saw the struggle in the other party's heart, Liu Hu was reckless and fierce in temperament, but he was hesitant when it came to the big thing, and the gap between ordinary generals and famous generals was here.