After a moment of blame, glancing at Li Xiang's face, Xie Ai said again: "Taifu wants to see Xie, but what's the matter?" ”

In fact, he originally wanted to come to Li Xiang, but once he heard that the other party was also looking for him, he immediately hid his true intentions first, pretending to be nothing, and wanted to explore Li Xiang's background. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 Info With his status as the victor and the dominant, he believes that he can definitely hold the initiative firmly in his hands.

At that moment, Li Xiang saw that although Xie Ai was covered in armor, he was always polite in his speech and demeanor, and he could even call him with the honorific title of Taifu, instead of an unreasonable name such as 'Old Li Tou', which was completely different from other fierce and vicious brutal warriors, so his heart was also alive. He first picked up some good words such as Your Excellency's use of soldiers like gods, and the famous generals of ancient times are just like this, and praised Xie Ai for a while, saying that he sighed and lost convincingly. At the end, the conversation changed, and finally I couldn't bear it anymore.

"Defeated in the hands of Your Excellency, the contemptible has nothing to say. However, as a prisoner, I still want to ask sincerely, whether to kill, prisoner or release, and how will Your Excellency treat us? ”

Xie Ai said quietly: "What conjecture did Taifu make? ”

Li Xiang's heart moved, but he straightened his waist and said: "The army is defeated and captured, and there is no place for shame." Although the contemptible people are old, they are humiliated by their teachers and the country, and they dare not do the mourning of the birds. My subordinates are innocent and innocent, and may the general forgive them and release them all, and then the contemptible people are willing to bear all the responsibility for their crimes alone, and the killing is left to the general's disposal. ”

Xie Ai smiled slightly, noncommittal, pondered for a moment, stared at Li Xiang and said, "Taifu said this, but seriously?" ”

Li Xiang jumped between his eyebrows several times, but still gritted his teeth and responded: "Words from the bottom of my heart!" ”

"Good!"

As Xie Ai shouted to the outside of the tent, a team of heavily armed soldiers rushed in in an instant. Li Xiang was shocked, and the tea cup in his hand couldn't help but fall to the ground with a loud bang.

Sword Pavilion, located in Zitong County. When Zhuge Liang was the prime minister of Shu Han, he saw that there was a pavilion road for thirty miles between the big and small sword mountains, and saw that the wall of the broken part of the big sword mountain was high and a thousand blades, and the sky opened a line. And in the cliff of Dajian Mountain, the two cliffs are interrupted, leaning on the cliff and building stones for the door, placing the pavilion captain, setting up a garrison, becoming a military pass, thinking that it is a barrier, called the sword pavilion, also called the sword pavilion pass.

The Cheng army has always been garrisoned here, but the news of the annihilation of the 70,000 army in front of it almost makes people's hearts beat and dare not sleep at night. As large and small groups of routs continued to flee, all kinds of appalling rumors intensified, and the guards began to fidget and retreat. So one day, when the battle flag of the Qin army finally appeared in the field of vision, the guards instinctively did not choose to resist, but had no intention of fighting, and gave up the Sword Pavilion Heavenly Danger.

Within a few days, the defeat report of the loss of the Sword Pavilion flew to Chengdu, and the court was stunned. Previously, Li Xiang's good news came one after another, and everyone was immersed in the joy of the great achievement, and the emperor Li Xiong had prepared the ceremonial weapons and was ready to pay tribute to the Taimiao. Who thought that he would suddenly receive the bad news of the annihilation of the whole army by surprise, and the civil and military officials were in an uproar, and Li Xiong didn't even believe it, wondering if it was a rumor spread by the enemy, so he sent more people and strictly ordered him to go to the front to investigate the details.

As a result, all the returns were extremely affirmative, the 70,000 army was annihilated, and the Taifu Li Xiang and below were all captured by the Qin army. Li Xiong was so shocked that he almost fell off the dragon chair, his brain was buzzing, and he couldn't hear any sound clearly for a long time. Then all kinds of bad news suddenly came one after another: the Qin army quickly launched a full-scale counteroffensive, and the troops marched quickly, after moving south from the Dachuan River, they were invincible all the way, not only recovering Nanzheng City, but also completely occupying Hanzhong County and Weixing County again. When Li Xiong received the report, the Qin army had already started to enter the territory of Badong County, and Zitong County had also fallen to the two cities of Baishui and Jinshou.

The Sword Pavilion is not only a military powerhouse, but also a throat in Shu. Once controlled by the Qin army, Chengdu suddenly felt that the pressure increased sharply. The government and the opposition were panicked, and the people began to inquire around for news, but all kinds of rumors and rumors that were half-true and half-false were spread by false rumors, and in turn became more and more like the crowd was raging.

Li Xiong was speechless in fear. In order to cheer up the momentum and stabilize the situation, he had no choice but to drive the expedition in person, personally led 40,000 horses, and went north to Fuxian, one to block the pursuing soldiers, and the other to collect the rout, and at the same time closely watched the situation, and sent a messenger to take the initiative to go to the Sword Pavilion to contact the Qin army.

Anxiously waiting, the envoy went and returned, and unexpectedly brought back Li Zhi, Li Wan and other clan generals, and said that it was Xie Ai, the commander of the Qin army, and ordered him to be released and returned. Li Xiong was originally hateful in his heart, but when he really saw Li Zhi and others with a haggard face, he fell to the ground and cried, and when he was overjoyed, he couldn't help but feel sad, and shed a few tears of pity, turning all kinds of reproaches in advance into a sigh.

"Your Majesty! The minister can see Tianyan again, his wish has been fulfilled, and then he will be at the disposal of His Majesty, and the minister will have no regrets! Li Zhi kowtowed, tears in his eyes. Looking at his nephew's painful appearance, Li Xiong couldn't help waving his hand and said weakly: "That's it." If the army of 70,000 is wiped out, who can be held responsible? Speaking of which, it is also caused by my ignorance, and Qing does not need to blame himself. ”

Saying this, Li Xiong leaned out and asked, "Since Qing and the others have been released, why hasn't the Taifu returned?" ”

Li Zhi was waiting for him to ask this, and immediately said, "Your Majesty." Xie Ai, the commander of the Qin army, has a few words, and wants to be a minister to play His Majesty. He said that he did not have any past grudges with our country, and that the unconditional release of his ministers and others was also a promise to His Majesty's friendship and expressed full sincerity to His Majesty. But, since His Majesty made a mistake and led to defeat, it is also necessary to pay some price. Therefore, he specially left Taifu to be a guest for a few more days, and asked His Majesty to cut off the three counties of Zitong, Brazil, and Padang. ”

Li Xiong's color changed. Li Zhi said again: "Xie Ai once said that if His Majesty does not allow it, it doesn't matter. Taifu has no worries about his life, but I am afraid that he will never see His Majesty again in this life. In addition, the Qin army is determined to win the land of the three counties, if it cannot be received peacefully, Xie Ai said that he does not mind spending a little time, he will attack it by himself, and then he will hunt in Chengdu with His Majesty. ”

Li Xiong was silent. But whether Xie Ai is good at persuasion, whether it is a threat or a threat, this is the strong voice of the victor, it is better if you agree, it is better if you disagree, anyway, it is such a tone, you can figure out the success or failure yourself and lose.

"Before Qing and the others left the Qin camp, had they ever seen Taifu? What does Taifu have to say? ”

Li Xiong frowned, and asked again. Li Zhi kowtowed, and then said, "Your Majesty." Before leaving, Xie Ai and others went to meet with Taifu. Tai Fu said that this time he was defeated and captured, lost his teacher and humiliated the country, and wanted to die of shame, so he had no shame to return to his homeland. But the reason why he survived and did not die immediately was just because he couldn't give up his family affection in his heart and was haunted by His Majesty. ”

Li Xiong's father, Li Te, has five brothers, and now only one brother Li Xiang remains. Li Xiong has a deep affection for this only uncle, and sometimes treats him almost like a father. Li Xiang was defeated and captured, Li Xiong couldn't help but feel sad in his heart after his anger, his uncle was very old, and he couldn't enjoy the blessings of leisure when he was old, and he had to go into battle for himself, and he was captured by the enemy, suffering all kinds of humiliation and fear, and he was really ashamed. There is another layer, if Li Xiang is ignored, just for the sake of just three counties, he will sit back and watch his biological uncle fall into the enemy camp and never see him, then what will the clan think of him, how will the hundred officials think of him, and how will the people in the country look at him! Will he say behind his back that he doesn't recognize his six relatives and is cold-blooded and ruthless, thus disappointing people's hearts.

"Your Majesty! The old lady is the Yuan Rong Taishan of my dynasty, and he is the only remaining compatriot blood of the first emperor, which is of great significance. Now it is rare that Xie Ai has no intention of hurting him, but he just asks for the three counties, so that the old lady can return safely, and he should hurry up and agree, lest the other party change his mind and regret it. Moreover, the old lady is trapped in the enemy camp, even if there is a trace of way, she must try her best to rescue her, not to mention the three counties? Otherwise, I will be uneasy, and I will not be able to explain to the government and the opposition, and the clan! ”

Li Zhi and Li Wan kept admonishing with tears in their eyes. At the moment, Li Xiong secretly thought that since Qin Jun had no intention of hurting his uncle, he would give up the land of the three counties and exchange him back, which was also a make. Besides, the three counties belong to Liangzhou, which is not the inherent territory of Dacheng, and the right is just to return the borrowed property to the owner. In life, there are gains and losses, even if you are not satisfied, sometimes you have to let go.

"Alright! As long as I can exchange Taifu back, the land of the three counties, I don't hurt to give it to him. ”

Although Li Xiong also regretted the compensation for the land cession, he finally made a quick choice in his heart. He summoned the envoy to the front and said strongly: "You will run again, and tell Xie Ai for me that he can release Li Zhi and Li Wan and others, I am very pleased, and I am willing to exchange the land of the three counties for Taifu to return safely, and from then on, the two will not offend each other, I hope he Xie Ai will be trustworthy." But if it is a fraud, I will be a soldier who will overthrow the country, and I will pursue it to the end. ”