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The Civilization Hall is the place where Li Siyuan met with the ministers, and today he also summoned the envoys of the Wu State here.

The envoys of Wu came to seek peace, led by Tongping Zhangshi and Luo Zhizhi, the head of the household department, and stood in the palace at this time. The credentials have been submitted, and Luo Zhishen is waiting for Li Siyuan to speak. The courtiers of the Tang Dynasty are in two shifts, and the eyes that look at him are not sharp and compelling, but the banter of the winner looking at the loser is not concealed at all.

Luo Zhixian was naturally uncomfortable, but at this time, there was no other way than to wait respectfully.

In fact, since he arrived in Luoyang, although he has not been deliberately sorry for the Tang officials, but as big as the prime minister, from the small staff to the outsiders, and even the ordinary servants in the post house, looking at the eyes of these envoys of Wu State, they are all with the meaning of looking down, although the etiquette is not lost, but the details of words and deeds are not polite, just like anyone can ride on his head and and pee.

Luo Zhixi, who felt that his dignity had been humiliated, was both angry and sad in his heart.

Summoned by Li Siyuan today, Luo Zhishen has already made up his mind, and he is determined to use what he has learned in his life, follow the example of Zhang Yi Su Qin, and save the dignity of Wu State with a three-inch tongue, and he will not hesitate to fight the Confucianism with his tongue, and he must also say that the Tang Dynasty monarchs and ministers will temporarily stop the war in Chudi, lest the Tang Dynasty really think that everyone in Wu can be bullied!

Li Siyuan sat on the throne and opened the national book and glanced at it casually.

The letter of state was naturally written in the tone of Yang Pu, who claimed that Emperor Wu and Tang had written to the Tang Emperor, asked for a break from the army, and was willing to treat Li Siyuan as a brother and pay tribute every year.

Li Siyuan threw the national letter on the imperial case at will, and sneered: "Since the founding of Gaozu and the opening of Taizong, the north and south of the river are my Tang land. Yang Pu arrogates himself as the emperor, what is the difference between him and the rebel minister and thief? This time, if you don't come to Luoyang obediently to take the guilt of Jing pleading, you dare to call yourself Emperor Wu, and send envoys to the court with a letter of state, do you think I can't do it? ”

"Your Majesty......" Luo Zhixian's heart shook slightly, and he wanted to show his eloquence and deal with Li Siyuan.

Li Siyuan had no intention of listening to his tirade, waved his hand, and said to him: "You entered the court this time, just to persuade me to kill the soldiers of Chudi, hum, I am not a faint king, how can you speak with your three-inch tongue?" Go back and tell Yang Pu that he should come to Luoyang as soon as possible to meet him and personally apologize to me. Otherwise, I should immediately march into Jinling, borrow the Huainan Treasury, and reward the soldiers of the king's division, and there will be no chance to beg for mercy at that time! ”

Luo Zhixian's face turned white, "Your Majesty said ...... this"

"Stand down." Li Congjing waved his hand and said undoubtedly.

"Your Majesty, ......" Luo Zhishen wanted to say something, but saw that Li Siyuan had already taken his eyes away from him and looked at Ren Yuan on the side.

"Ren Gong, how is the summer harvest in various states and counties this year?"

"I am about to report to Your Majesty, this summer's harvest ......"

Luo Zhixian, who was ignored, opened his mouth, grief and indignation, trembling with anger, but there was nothing he could do. Eventually, when no one paid attention to him or even looked at him, he left the hall in a dejected manner.

Since then, Li Siyuan has never summoned the envoys of Wu again.

When Luo Zhishen left Luoyang, there were not even Tang officials to see him off.

......

Xu Zhihe pushed open the door, strode into the room with a gloomy face, and shook the prime minister's wife who was removing her makeup in front of the bronze mirror.

"Stand down!" Xu Zhihe lifted the curtain and entered the inner room, stood with his hands in his hands, and repelled the maids with a cold face.

"Husband, what's wrong?" The prime minister's wife is in her thirties, she is the age of all kinds of charms and infinite charm, she saw Xu Zhihe's face as black as ink, and his eyes were as terrible as a wounded wolf, she couldn't help but be shocked and scared, and she didn't care about dealing with the wounds on her hands, so she quickly got up and asked.

Hearing the sound of the maid closing the door, the disguise on Xu Zhihe's face was instantly torn clean by himself, his red eyes were full of hideous and terrifying colors, he grabbed the woman forward, dragged her to the bed without saying anything, threw the disgraced woman to the side of the bed roughly, and reached out to untie his belt.

"Husband......" The woman was thrown and knelt in front of the bed, her knees hurt for a while, and tears poured out uncontrollably, she turned to look at Xu Zhihe, pinched her neck by the other party, and pulled her head back like a sheep, as if she didn't want to see her face.

"Husband...... You...... Concubinage...... Yes! The woman was clasped by Xu Zhihe's neck under her chin, unable to breathe smoothly, her face was flushed, she was pressed in front of the bed like a dog, her neck and knees hurt unbearably, and when she was crying helplessly and panicked, she suddenly felt that the skirt was lifted, the profane pants were pulled off, and the two and a half moons were cold, and then the thing went into the hole.

The woman was unprepared, and the place was jerky, and she was suddenly hit by the monk, and the pain was so heartbreaking that her heart was broken, tears poured out, and she screamed again and again. However, the monk was like a wild dog that had gone mad, and the force of striking the bell was indescribable, and the woman was suddenly worse than dead.

"What are you crying about?" Xu Zhihe let out a low roar and slapped the woman's face without pity, leaving five clear fingerprints. How could a woman have been treated like this for many years, and at the same time she was shocked and frightened, she felt extremely wronged, and her body was even more painful, where could she hold back her crying?

"Cry, cry, make you cry!" Xu Zhihe kept moving, the sound kept whispering, he slapped the woman, tore the woman's hair again, and pressed the woman's head on the bed, eager to use the woman's head to press the bed through.

Most of the woman's face was buried in the mattress, her face was as red as blood, her facial features were twisted, her hair was scattered, and tears quickly wet the bedding. The woman, who was tortured to the point of suffocation, gradually lost her body strength, and was at the mercy of Xu Zhihe, just choking and sobbing.

I didn't think that she was moving, but Xu Zhihe was even more annoyed, grabbed the woman's head, and pinched her white and tender face, "Scream, why don't you scream?" Scream! ”

"You...... Let the concubine die......" The woman's whole face was twisted by a large hand, and her crooked mouth made a sound of despair.

"Okay, I'll let you die, let you die!" Xu Zhihe laughed out loud, and pressed the woman's head into the futon, her expression was distorted and evil like a ghost, and the monk's movements were even more violent, and the wind and rain slammed the bed into a constant tremor and squeak.

- He previously received a report from the Tsing Yi Yamen, and Zhou Zong told him that the eyeliner saw Lin Anxin following Li Congjing in Yangzhou and playing everywhere - which made Xu Zhihe angry and threw the teacup on the spot. But what made him even more unacceptable was that when he saw Zhou Zong's evasive expression, as if he hadn't finished speaking, when he asked sternly, Zhou Zong said hesitantly that Lin Anxin and Li Congjing behaved intimately, like, like they had ...... Later, the Tsing Yi Yamen spent a lot of money to buy the servants of the government office, and finally got the news that Lin Anxin had not come out of Li Congjing's room all night.

Xu Zhihe has long regarded Lin Anxin as a forbidden body, but all the characters in Jinling, as long as anyone looks at Lin Anxin twice, they will be checked by the Tsing Yi Yamen afterwards - there are no pants left, but he never thought that he coveted the prey for many years, and in the end he didn't get it, and it even fell into the hands of Li Congjing!

As long as Xu Zhihe thought of Lin Anxin's alluring appearance that brought disaster to the country and the people, when he thought of Li Congjing squirming on that flawless body, when he thought of the face that was plainly written and full of pain and enjoyment, and when he thought that the crisp and moving voice like a yellow bird turned into a moan, he was full of evil fire and anger, and he wanted to overturn Jinling!

When he runs to the woman to vent his anger, where will he have half a pity?

The woman was crying and screaming, Xu Zhihe was still full of interest at first, but halfway through the charge, thinking of Lin Anxin's appearance, his heart was like fire, he didn't look at the woman's face, and imagined that the woman under him was the body he had dreamed of for a long time, but he couldn't resist that the smell on the woman's body was so different from her......

Thousands of troops did not run, but their interest had plummeted, and Xu Zhihe, who was almost soft, slapped the moon hard, "Be louder, you haven't eaten?" Shout! ”

Still dissatisfied, he lifted the woman from the side of the bed again, and threw it on the desk, the woman didn't sit firmly and fell to the ground, knocked her lip, and saw that the woman was bleeding, Xu Zhihe suddenly became interested, and slapped the woman in the face, this time the woman's mouth was bleeding more, Xu Zhihe laughed wildly, turned the woman over again, and went into battle with a gun......

It is said that after that night, the prime minister's wife did not show up to see anyone for a month, and from the maid's words, someone learned that the lady had a blue nose and swollen face the next day, and her face was unrecognizable. What is worse than the face is the skin all over the body, there is almost no good meat, and what is worse than the skin around the body is the place...... The doctor who recuperated for the prime minister's wife was so silent that he didn't dare to reveal half a word to others......

......

At the same time, in the Yangzhou Mansion, in the faint lights, a man and a woman were blended.

Finally, in a continuous and high-pitched shout of "Your Highness", the beauty lying on the couch on all fours, and the general galloping behind her, rose to the clouds together and saw the picturesque rivers and mountains.

There was a burst of squirming, Lin An'an koala generally wrapped around Li Congjing, her cherry-like face was drenched in sweat, pillowed Li Congjing's broad and warm chest, her face was full of happiness and satisfaction, and she whispered softly and softly.

It was raining outside the window, and the sound of the rain was like the most beautiful music in the world.

"Your Highness, Anxin wants to go to Guangzhou." Lin Anxin's face rubbed against Li Congjing's chest.

Li Congjing was a little curious, "What are you going to do in Guangzhou?" ”

"After His Highness pacifies Huainan, it will be Guangzhou's turn next, and it is good to go and explore the way for His Highness first." Lin Anxin took his slender and slender fingers to draw circles on Li Congjing's chest.

Li Congjing hugged her and said with pity: "Won't that be too hard?" ”

Lin Anxin raised his head and stared at Li Congjing, who was close at hand, his eyes lit up fiercely, "In the future, Your Highness will have a whole country, and Anxin will follow His Highness to enjoy the glory, and you have to do something for Your Highness...... Peace of mind can't be like the master of Taoda, who has accompanied His Highness to lay down the entire country from the beginning, but at least, he has to send His Highness a mountain and river. ”

Li Congjing's heart was moved, and he couldn't help but look at her affectionately, and touched her face with one hand, with infinite love.

At some point, his hand slipped onto the two peaks again, lingered, and said with a wicked smile: "Don't you have a mountain and river here?" ”

Lin Anxin slapped Li Congjing's chest in shame, "Your Highness......"

Li Congjing smiled, and then turned over and fought again.

......

When Luo Zhishen returned to Jinling from Luoyang, it was already August.

Li Siyuan's attitude towards the matter of Wu Guo's peace was already transmitted back to Jinling by Kuaima, and the Wu people's reaction to this was divided into two kinds, one was indignant and the other was worried.

When Luo Zhishen arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion, Xu Zhihe was already sitting with many staff, but unlike the gathering of heroes before the Jianghuai War, the talents in the hall were scarce now.

Shi Xubai, Han Xizai, Lu Jiang, Kuai Ao, Ma Renyu, etc. are all gone, except for the old man Zhou Zong, Xu Jue, Sun Ji and others have qualifications and have to be reused, as for the others, except for some mediocre qualifications, that is, Chen Jue, Cha Wenhui and others who have recently been promoted by Xu Zhihe, but their status is far from prominent.

Fortunately, Song Qiqiu, who was supposed to be in Chudi, returned to Jinling at some point, which can be regarded as stabilizing the overall situation of the staff, so as not to make the Prime Minister's Mansion show a lack of talent.

"The northern thief is now Jianghuai, although he is arrogant, but after the war, it is expected that he will not send troops to Chu in a year or two, which is the time for Dawu to stabilize his foundation in Chu. Only by perfecting the civil affairs of Chu and the northern thieves in the coming year can we borrow the wealth of Chu and fight with the northern thieves. ”

Talking about the current general trend of the world, Zhou Zong said.

Song Qiqiu disagreed with Zhou Zong's opinion, he shook his head and said: "I have been in Chu for a long time, I know the situation of the northern thieves, after the defeat of Yiyang, although there has been a counterattack, but it has not broken the water and sunk the boat, if the northern thieves are unwilling to give up Chudi, they must be waiting for the Jianghuai northern thieves to rush to help, so that they can work together when the time comes." ”

Regarding the concept of Zhou Zong and Song Qiqiu, the opinions of the staff were divided into two factions, and they debated for a long time, but did not come to a unified answer.

Luo Zhi said in detail: "When I returned from Luoyang to the south, I saw the Northern Thief Soldiers and Horses, there were tens of thousands of people, and I heard that it was the guards and pro-army, and I wanted to come to the Northern Thief Since the class teacher, I wanted to plan to take a temporary rest. ”

Song Qiqiu shook his head, "The soldiers and horses of the Northern Thieves who returned to Luoyang were probably only 30,000 people, in order to defend Luoyang and avoid that when the army conquered Jiangnan, some young people took the opportunity to make trouble. ”

The fourteen states of Jianghuai, although they have been completely taken into the pocket by Datang, in the end the place is too big, and the eyeliner of the Tsing Yi Yamen can still find a lot of news.

When it was over, Xu Zhihe made the final instructions, "In the battle of Jianghuai, the imperial court lost too much money and grain, the granary of the government treasury was empty, and the rich land of the fourteen states was lost. As for whether the Jianghuai North thieves will go south in the short term, there is no need to worry too much. If they want to enter Chu, they must pass through Ezhou, and I have ordered Wuchang Jiedu to make firewood be carefully guarded again, and everything is safe! ”

Chai Kehong, the son of Chai Zaiyong, died in Hezhou, of course he hated the Tang Dynasty to the core, and having him sit in Wuchang to guard Jiangbei was indeed enough to reassure Xu Zhihe.

......

Wuchang Jiedu made Ezhou, Ezhou Prefecture governed Jiangxia, that is, the Jiangxia District of Wuhan City in later generations, and Wuchang City today is the city of Ezhou in later generations.

Ezhou jurisdiction is quite large, and Jiangbei Qi, Huang, Chu three states across the river, now the main force of the Tang army is half in Yangzhou, half in Huangzhou, so Xu Zhihe in the eastern line of Chu to Ezhou to guard against the Jianghuai Tang army, the western front in Yuezhou to arrange heavy troops, and gather the main force of the water division to wait.

Ezhou and Yuezhou, connected by the Yangtze River, are connected by water divisions, enough to support each other, and behind them is the vast Wu land, which is to be able to deal with all situations, which is also the reason why Xu Zhihe is sure.

With Ezhou and Yuezhou cutting off the direct southward route of the Jianghuai Tang army, the Tang army will be forced to enter Chu from Lizhou, northwest of Dongting Lake, and not only will it not be able to open a second battlefield in Chu and achieve the goal of flanking the Wu army in Chu on both sides, but it will also have to attack Yiyang, which has a strong defensive line, from the west.

- If this is the case, then the Wu army has taken advantage of the geographical advantages and opportunities in Chu, and even if the Tang army is brave and good at fighting, it will not want to take Hunan lightly.

In the recent twilight, in the city of Ezhou, Wuchang Jiedu made Chai reuse to end the day's military and political affairs, dragged his tired body, and came to the ancestral hall to offer incense.

Among the tablets, there is a spiritual seat that is impressively Chai Kehong.

Chai Zaiyong looked at Chai Kehong's spiritual position, gloomy and sad, speechless for a long time.

When it was completely dark, Chai sighed again, "I fought all over my horse and tried my best to win a high position, but in the end I couldn't keep you away from killing and being rich all my life, but instead let you die on the battlefield and separate your body, this is my father's fault and ......."

I couldn't help but cry when I spoke, and I couldn't help myself for a long time. After calming down, Chai Zai burst out with murderous intent in his eyes, and said resolutely: "Wu'er Kehong, don't worry, my father will definitely avenge you and kill all the northern thieves!" ”

The night breeze blows, and the candle flame flickers, as if it is about to be extinguished.

Before Chai Zaiyong left the ancestral hall, he got a report from his henchmen in a hurry, "Dashuai, a Tang envoy has crossed the river and wants to see Dashuai!" ”

"Tang Envoy? Missing! Chai Zaiyong waved his sleeves resolutely, "Tell the person who came, hurry back to Jiangbei, if you stay, don't blame me for turning my face and being ruthless, killing the envoy in front of the city!" ”

The henchman hesitated for a moment, then suddenly came over and whispered a few more words to Chai.

Chai Zai's eyes widened suddenly, full of disbelief, and his hands trembled, "Really? ”

The henchman nodded solemnly.

From time to time, the firewood that left the ancestral hall was used again, and he hurried to the backyard, opened the door of the study, and when he saw the people standing in the study, he was suddenly struck by lightning, "Kehong? Is it really you? You didn't die in battle? ”

"Father!" Chai Kehong let out a sad cry and bowed to the ground, "Don't Xiaozi meet my father!" ”

......

Jiangbei.

The stars are like the sea, and the clear light falls in the four fields.

Behind a forest less than ten miles away from the river, there were thousands of Tang Army armor soldiers standing silently, with no end in sight.

In front of the forest, Xiye and Meng Ping stood side by side, looking at the direction of Ezhou City in the south of the Yangtze River.

"A few months ago, the general rushed to Hezhou, burned the Wujiang granary at night, and captured Chai Kehong, and at that time, the general spread the news that Chai Kehong was beheaded early, and this kind of foresight and wisdom is really admired." Meng Ping's voice sounded softly.

Xi Ye said with a smile: "A certain is just a rough man, although he has been fighting for half his life, he only knows the art of battlefield battle formations. Foresight and foresight to win a thousand miles is not something that a certain firm is good at, and this plan is not an idea. ”

"Oh? Who is that? Meng Ping said curiously, and thought about it, "Could it be that Jinshi Sanjia again?" Is it Jiang Wenwei, Zhang Yi, or Zhu Yuan? ”

"It's not the work of one person, it's the work of three people." Western Ye smiled and told the story of the situation, "The day after we captured Chai Kehong, we stayed in the area of Jilong Mountain and ambushed the soldiers and horses from the south of Quanjiao County. After that, several people showed their identities and became familiar with them, Jiang Wenwei and the three of them, when the prince asked the right question, they had quite an opinion on the war in Chudi, because after learning that Chai Kehong's father, Chai Zaiyong, was guarding Wuchang, they started to persuade Chai Kehong to surrender, and then used Chai Kehong to persuade Chai to use it again, so as to open up the situation in Chu. ”

"Although it was not possible to persuade Chai Kehong to surrender on the same day, but because of this plan, we spread the news that Chai Kehong was killed from the same day, and after setting up an ambush for the Huainan soldiers in Quanjiao County, I also found a sergeant with a similar figure to Chai Kehong, changed him into Chai Kehong's armor, and then took off his head......"

After listening to Western Ye's statement, Meng Ping couldn't help but laugh after understanding the details, "If Chai Kehong can really persuade Chai to use it again, this matter is enough to pass on a good story." Many years later, when I think of the interesting story of Chai Kehong bribing Jiang Wenwei, it is enough to reveal it. ”

"That's true." The West Ye laughed.

Meng Ping looked at Ezhou City, restrained his smile, and groaned, "Then, Chai Kehong persuaded him to use firewood again, can it succeed?" ”

Xi Ye's expression also became solemn, and he was silent for a moment before he said slowly: "If Chai Kehong can persuade Chai to use it again, then the Ezhou defense line will no longer exist, and the army in front of our palace will cross the river to the south without much effort. ”

After a pause, he said in a deep voice: "If you can't ......"

Meng Ping's eyes were awe-inspiring, "If you can't, then you will fight in Hunan!" ”

......

The two sat down and talked, listening to what happened to Chai Kehong after he was captured, Chai Zaiyong sighed a lot, but suddenly lowered his face again, "In this way, you came to Ezhou this time to persuade me to surrender on the orders of the Tang Army?" ”

Chai Kehong raised his eyebrows and said, "Yes, father." ”

Chai Zai snorted coldly and said, "Do you think I will be a traitor?!" ”

Chai Kehong's eyes were filled with tears, "But father, my son is now a general of the Tang Army, if my father does not surrender, I am afraid that I will meet on the battlefield in the future, and my father ......"

"You fool!" Chai Zaiyong stood up suddenly, paced back and forth in the hall with his hands in his hands, and pointed at Chai Kehong again, his face full of hatred for iron and steel, "Why did you fall for the Tang Army's Tao in the first place, why did you become a prisoner of the Tang Army?" Now that you have surrendered to the Tang Army, you have already failed the grace of the country, how can I be sorry for the imperial court again? This is impossible! ”

"Father!" Chai Kehong burst into tears, "In the past six years, the Tang Dynasty has won Jiangling, Pingliangchuan, and the Khitan, and now it is another year to get Jianghuai, like the sun, Your Majesty and the prince are both eloquent and strategic, he will definitely dominate the world one day, and please ask my father to see the situation clearly, abandon the darkness and turn to the light!" ”

"Abandon the darkness and turn to the light? Nonsense! Chai Zaiyong was furious, "I want to be famous for a lifetime, how can I be born with such a bad son as you?!" ”

Chai Kehong bowed to the ground, knocked on the ground with his head, and cried bitterly: "It's a bad son, but the matter has come to this, and I ask my father to relieve the family's difficulties!" ”

Chai Zai's hands trembled with anger, and his heart was both angry and sad.

"Father, let me calm my anger first." Chai Kehong took out a letter and handed it to Chai Zause, "Here is a handwritten letter from the prince, please read it by my father." ”

Chai Zaiyong couldn't help but be stunned, "The prince wrote it to me?" ”

He was deeply surprised, because Li Congjing had fought for many years and had never written a letter to an enemy general before the war.

This is an honor, which shows that Li Congjing attaches great importance to him.

But after thinking about it, the chai was used again and there was no joy, and the content of the prince's letter was naturally nothing more than to promote his own might and the prestige of the Tang Dynasty, and then in a condescending tone, he generally persuaded him to surrender, and finally combined strength and softness, threatening that if he did not surrender, he would lead the army to attack him......

Chai then opened the letter to read.

The letter is indeed from the hand of Li Congjing, and the content of the letter is also to persuade Chai to surrender again, but the words and sentences are very particular, and there is no domineering to show the power of the prince, but to express his admiration for Chai Zai in an amiable tone, and to mention the battle of Shishou in the second year of Tiancheng.

"The battle of Shishou, the public led the Huainan Navy Division to the west, and I fought a bloody battle with Ma Huaiyuan for seven days, thousands of soldiers in our department waited for work, according to the danger of the water village across the river, and the convenience of locking the river with iron chains, almost could not resist the general's soldiers. If it weren't for the Jiangling decision and the reinforcements coming later, the stone head would have been broken by the general, and the general's might had been known to me at that time......"

Chai snorted with his heart, and his praise for Li Congjing was quite useful, and seeing that Li Congjing did not mean to hold him accountable for the battle of Shishou, his heart was slightly relieved.

"Since the chaos of the Yellow Nest, Shenzhou has been divided, and the society has sunk, this is not a natural disaster, it is really a king's loss of virtue - the king has lost his deer, and the heroes have chased him. The family and country are unfortunate, how can an individual be alone, with the general's military strategy, there should be a pharmacist, benevolence and nobility, and the history will be praised by posterity, but now he lives alone in a corner of Ezhou, is this a general's loss? It's really a loss for the imperial court......"

Reading this, Chai Zai was stunned with his heart, he couldn't imagine that Li Congjing could be so bitter about the loss of his ancestors, and his mind was so broad, and his words could be described as extremely sincere.

"When the world is unfortunate, the country is falling apart, the internal strife is endless, and the foreign invaders are harassing, why are the Tang people here? Although Congjing was not talented, he did not dare to be arrogant, so he joined the army in 18 years, determined to reorganize the rivers and mountains, and he had been in the past ten years for two years. Mengtian will not give up, the people of the country will work together, and now they will finally level the north of the river, and Congjing does not dare to be complacent for a moment, because Jiangnan is still a prince......"

Chai Zai was stunned with his heart, Li Congjing was young, and he was almost half-determined in the world for a few years, originally he thought that the other party must be imposing and complacent, but he never thought that he would be so humble, and the credit was attributed to luck and everyone, and the heart of worrying about the country and the people jumped on the paper, which was really the posture of a Ming Jun......

"The general has a heroic military strategy, which is what the country needs, if the general can fight for the country, he is a pharmacist and benevolent, why worry about it? If I can fight with the general, it will be a blessing in my life......"

"I call the general: the country is in trouble, the husband is responsible, the general is blessed by God, why not be loyal to the country, Kuang Fu Sheji?"

"Now I am in Jianghuai, he will definitely enter Chu one day, and then he will pass through Ezhou, hoping to be able to drink and talk with the general......"

Chai read the letter again, covered the volume and sighed, and was silent for a long time.

Such a prince actually values him so much, no matter how much water there is, it is heartbreaking. And Li Congjing's last sentence also made it clear that he would definitely come to Chu in the coming day, which means that Chai Zaiyong will either drink with Li Congjing, or meet Li Congjing on the battlefield.

Chai Kehong saw that Chai Zai was silent in thought, and didn't dare to speak, but just looked at him with concern.

Time passed quietly, and before I knew it, the rooster crowed.

The candle flame is low, and the sky will be bright.

Chai Zayong finally sighed, got up, and bowed to the east, "The prince obeys the world with virtue, and he uses it again, how dare he not obey the prince's order?" ”

Chai Kehong was overjoyed when he heard this, "Father is wise! ”

......

Before dawn, Zhang Yifang, the Ezhou supervisor, got up, opened the window after dressing, and saw that there were still a few stars in the sky.

Unlike the Central Plains, which likes to use eunuchs as supervisors, the supervisors of Wu are all courtiers, Zhang Yifang has a good character, and Xu Zhihe is very important, and he came to Ezhou to be a supervisor a month ago.

Zhang Yifang remembered Xu Zhihe's entrustment before leaving, "The current situation can be called critical, the whereabouts of the Jianghuai North thieves are unknown, and the Ezhou Heavy Land is particularly critical to Dawu. ”

After he arrived in Ezhou, he was deeply satisfied with what he saw and heard, Chai Zai used to govern the army strictly, and if there was a police officer, he was a rare general, and he knew that Chai Zai entered the ancestral hall almost every day, and often said that he wanted to avenge Chai Kehong, and his heart could be seen from the sun and the moon.

Therefore, Zhang Yifang's return to Jinling has always been indestructible in Ezhou.

After writing today's report, Zhang Yifang put down the brush, picked it up and blew it, feeling very satisfied.

Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hooves outside the house, like a fine rider galloping, waiting for it to be close to his ears, and suddenly disappeared, which made Zhang Yifang a little confused, and secretly thought: "Isn't there an emergency military situation, and the marshal sent someone to escort me to the mansion to discuss matters?" ”

Without waiting for Zhang Yifang to figure it out, dozens of elite armor rushed into the mansion and came straight here.

Zhang Yifang opened the door and was about to ask what was going on, when a general rushed in, kicked him in the chest, kicked him to the ground, and then followed up with two steps, pulled the knife out of the sheath, only to hear a short sound of metal rubbing, Zhang Yifang was shouting and asking, "What are you going to do", he saw a flash of cold light, and then his neck was cold, and suddenly he felt that his vision was flying, and finally he saw his headless corpse fall to the ground, and the blood gushed from his neck......

The general is none other than Chai Kehong, poor Zhang Yifang didn't understand what happened, he cut off his head with a knife and died in Huangquan.

Killing Zhang Yifang, Chai Kehong went out with a calm face, and spit out a few extremely cold words in his mouth, "Don't leave a single one!" ”

One hundred and ten armor soldiers rushed to all parts of the house.

......

The festival degree envoy government office, firewood and then use the drape to hang neatly, and convene the generals to gather together. Outside the hall, hundreds of personal soldiers wore armor and held knives, waiting for the battle.

From time to time, Chai Kehong led the elite cavalry to rush back, drove the horse to the gate of the house, rolled off the saddle, and rushed to the council hall, with Zhang Yifang's blood still remaining on the armor.

"It's all done?"

"That's it!"

Chai Zaiyong no longer hesitated, and looked at the generals in front of him: "The world was in turmoil before, and I would have sat in Ezhou for the imperial court to keep one side peaceful, and I didn't dare to show merit, but there was nothing in the territory, and the army and the people were safe, but it was a fact." Now, the imperial court has decided to use troops in Chudi, and Wang Shi has arrived in Jiangbei, and he is going to welcome Wang Shi to cross the river, what do you think? ”

When the generals heard this, they changed color, and the meaning of these words could not be more obvious, how many people did not understand? Immediately, the expressions of the people were different, some were surprised, some were happy, some were worried, and some were angry.

A general rose up and said angrily: "Isn't the marshal intending to commit treason? ”

Chai Zaiyong looked at him, his eyes were like knives, "The world is the world of the Tang Dynasty, and I will welcome the entry of Wang Shi, how can I say that I am treasonous?" ”

The general's face was flushed, and he pointed at Chai Zaiyong's nose and scolded: "Chai Zaiyong, you actually betrayed Dawu, and you swore that you would not stand together!" You want to welcome the northern thieves into the country, and you will never agree! ”

"Really?" Chai Zaiyong sneered, "Come on!" ”

Suddenly, several pro-soldier armor soldiers rushed in, and without saying anything, they pressed the general to the ground, cut off the head with a knife, and the blood flowed all over the ground!

The generals in the hall were suddenly silent. They all handed over their blades before entering the door, where is the opponent of Chai Zai's own soldiers at this time?

Chai Zaiyong looked around at the generals, "Everyone has their own ambitions, if someone is unwilling to be loyal to the court, they can leave now!" ”

The generals looked at each other and didn't dare to come out, but there were also people who really didn't want to betray Wu Guo, so they got up and hugged their fists again to Chai and left their seats.

It's just that before he walked out of the door, he was swarmed by Chai Zaiyong's personal soldiers and slashed and killed on the spot!

The smell of blood was permeating, and Chai Zaiyong looked around at the generals again, "Now there are still people who are unwilling to be loyal to the court and want to be rebels and thieves?" ”

Where do the generals dare to have half of their intentions at this moment, and they all clenched their fists, "The last general is willing to follow the commander and be loyal to the Tang Dynasty!" ”

"Good!" Chai laughed three times, "You are all loyal ministers of the Tang Dynasty, and the court will definitely not treat you badly!" ”

......

On August 20 of the second year of Changxing, Wuchang Jiedu made Chai re-use the army to return to the Tang Dynasty, and the 40,000 soldiers in front of the Tang Dynasty immediately crossed the river to the south and entered the territory of Ezhou, and then the two joined forces to attack Yuezhou.

The news came out, and Wu Guo was shaken!

When the Prime Minister's Mansion heard the news, there was a dead silence.

Xu Zhihe was so angry that he vomited half a liter of blood, "Didn't Zhang Yifang say that Chai is loyal again?" Didn't he say that Ezhou was indestructible? How so, how so! What is Zhang Yifang doing, is he a pig?! Someone, summon the order, arrest Zhang Yifang, no need to interrogate, directly beheaded! ”

"Prime Minister, the news says that Zhang Yifang is dead, but he was killed for Chai Reuse!" Zhou Zongyu reports.

Xu Zhihe gritted his teeth, his hatred was hard to get rid of, "The rice bucket that pigs and dogs are not as good as the rice bucket, what use do you want him!" How can you die if you have misled the country so far? Pass the order down, punish the nine clans! ”

Zhou Zong hesitated for a moment, and finally didn't dare to disobey Xu Zhihe, so he had to bow his head and take the order, "Yes, let's do it!" ”

"Ezhou is lost, the door of Hunan is wide open, and Wang Shi is attacked by the enemy, how can this be good?" Staff member Sun Ji was worried, "Prime Minister, you need to make a decision quickly!" ”

Xu Zhihe's heart was like a knife, his face was bloodless, and he couldn't say a word for a long time.

Decide to decide, how to decide?

......

Jinling Miyagi.

Yang Pu sat in front of the window, staring blankly at the sunlight in the courtyard outside the window, motionless for a long time, like a frog sitting in a well and watching the sky.

"Your Majesty!" The eunuch Cheng Xian Shan bowed down in front of Yang Pu with a pout, and Yang Pu was stunned, "Congratulations to Your Majesty, congratulations to Your Majesty!" ”

"What's the joy of?" Yang Pu looked at Cheng Xian Shan, his face in the sun was haggard, and he didn't have any energy.

"The Tang army entered Ezhou, and Wuchang Jiedu made firewood reuse to surrender to the enemy!" Cheng Xian Shan's voice trembled with excitement, and even the body lying on the ground trembled, "I heard that in this way, the door of Chu Land will be opened, and the army will be attacked on its back!" Your Majesty, Xu Zhihe is about to be defeated in Chudi! ”

"What? Really? Yang Pu jumped up from the seat all of a sudden, his face was suddenly full of brilliance, and the whole person became radiant in an instant, this kind of exhilarating appearance was not inferior to Shizi When he heard the title of the gold list, he grabbed Cheng Xian Shan, "Tell me quickly, what's going on?" ”

"I don't know very well, but I heard that it was Chai Kehong, the son of Chai Zayong, who persuaded him to surrender!" Cheng Xian Shan was grabbed by Yang Pu and his arm hurt, and he didn't care at all at this time, "Your Majesty, this is a great joy!" ”

"Great joy, great joy, indeed great joy, great joy!" Yang Pu was finally willing to let go of Yang Pu, and walked back and forth in the hall excitedly, almost unable to suppress the excitement in his heart, wanting to look up to the sky and howl.

However, somehow, Yang Pu walked and walked, and suddenly stopped, and was stunned for a while.

"Your Majesty......" Cheng Xian Shan saw that Yang Pu was not moving, and for some reason, he turned to Yang Pu, and when he saw Yang Pu's appearance clearly, he hurriedly lay on the ground in surprise, "Your Majesty, what's wrong with you......"

I saw Yang Pu's sad expression, and he was in tears, and suddenly knelt on the ground, helped Cheng Xian Shan, and cried: "The army is losing one after another, and the losses are heavy, first losing Jianghuai, and now I want to lose Hunan again, I am happy...... But it is the misfortune of the country...... The joy of me turned out to be the misfortune of the country! What a sorrow! ”

"Your Majesty......" Cheng Xian Shan couldn't help but feel sad when he heard this, and wept opposite to Yang Pu, "Your Majesty must not be disheartened, as long as Xu Zhihe is destroyed, Your Majesty will always have the opportunity to revitalize the ...... of the community."

The two of them wept incessantly, and their appearance and situation were even more pitiful than the stray dogs on the street.

"Your Majesty, Hong Guogong asks to see!" From time to time, someone reports from outside the door.

"Hong Guogong?" Yang Pu hurriedly stood up and wiped his tears.

Cheng Xian Shan said happily: "Hong Guogong asked to see, he must be dissatisfied with Xu Zhi's misdirection of the country and the people, and came to plan a big event with His Majesty!" ”

Yang Pu was suddenly in high spirits, and his sadness was swept away.

......

Jinling Splendid Pavilion.

In the private room, Cha Wenhui sat down half-lying, shook the wine jug handed to his mouth, and did not pour out another drop of wine for a long time, and immediately shouted: "Another pot of stone frozen spring!" ”

There was another person in the private room, named Chen Tao, who was also a young scholar, and when he heard this, he persuaded: "Brother Cha, you have drunk three pots, let's stop today." ”

Cha Wenhui turned his head and smiled, half drunk and half awake, "This parting wine that sent you on a long journey, how can you stop before anyone pours it?" ”

Chen Tao, a native of Lingnan, studied in Chang'an in the past, and later came to Jinling to avoid military disasters.

Hearing Cha Wenhui's words, Chen Tao was surprised and said: "Brother Cha's words, where to start?" ”

When the wine came, Cha Wenhui poured himself a drink, quite a bit of a prodigal wreck, "Brother Chen once said that he wanted to go to Luoyang to take the exam, isn't it time now?" ”

Chen Tao was silent, took the wine jug in Cha Wenhui's hand, poured a glass for himself, drank it all, poured it again, sat upright and raised his glass, and said to Cha Wenhui: "Since Brother Cha has insight into my mind, I don't have to hide it, you and I will drink this cup of parting wine!" ”

"!" As soon as Cha Wenhui raised his neck, the wine entered his stomach, and he praised the good wine, he shook his head and looked at Chen Tao, "When parting, Brother Chen has no words to say goodbye?" ”

Obviously, the other party is the one who wants to travel far away, but he wants the other party to send him a parting word.

"Yes, but I don't know whether to talk about it or not, since Brother Cha mentioned it, I won't hide it." Chen Tao looked at his friend in front of him and said seriously: "If Ezhou is lost, it will be difficult to defend Chudi; If Chu is lost, Wu is in danger. Brother Cha is really in danger with his body...... Now that the Tang Dynasty is powerful, everyone knows it, and it is time to go north to Luoyang to serve the imperial court, why don't Brother Cha come with me? ”

Cha Wenhui couldn't stop laughing, and finally even laughed out of tears, and suddenly, he slapped his thigh, "Since Brother Chen invited, how can I refuse?" ”

Chen Tao was stunned, he was originally just casually persuaded, and he didn't have any hope that Cha Wenhui would agree, but at this time, Cha Wenhui categorically agreed, which surprised him, "Brother Cha is being used now, why are you willing to give up the official position you have and go to Luoyang with me?" ”

"Left and right are just a guest, what is there to be nostalgic for?" Cha Wenhui smiled and said, "Besides, if the Wu State is gone, what is the use of me still wanting this Wu State official position?" ”

"Brother Cha! That being the case, you and I go together! ”

"If you want to travel far away, you must not hesitate."

"Leave tomorrow!"

"Just what I want."

......

On the Yangzhou Jiangzhu, Shi Xubai and Han Xizai stood in the wind.

From time to time, a small boat came, and the people on the boat were Cha Wenhui and Chen Tao, who intended to go to Luoyang.

Cha Wenhui knew Shi Xubai and Han Xizai, and when they saw it at first glance, they couldn't help but stop the boat and get off the boat.

In the past, the three of them were in the Prime Minister's Mansion in Jinling, and now, they are standing together in Jiangbei.

Waiting for Cha Wenhui and Chen Tao to leave, Shi Xubai looked at the river and sighed: "Cha Wenhui, a native of Shezhou, never thought that now he is also going north to the Central Plains." ”

Shezhou is located on the bank of Zhejiang.

"This is the first batch of northbound scholars I saw in October? Eighth or ninth? Han Xizai showed a look of reminiscence.

"Ninth batch." Shi Xubai said with emotion, suddenly, his eyes became distant, facing the vast river, spitting out words like a complaint, "Since ancient times, only know that there are well-dressed people who cross to the south, and I don't know that there are scholars running north, see you today!" ”

Han Xizai was slightly stunned at first when he heard this, then nodded solemnly, and then couldn't help laughing: "The Jiangnan scholars are all in Luoyang in the north, Brother Shi is willing to 'be as good as a stream'?" ”

He is now a record of the Jiangbei camp to join the army, and after Shi Xubai saw Li Congjing, although he was very upset about Li Congjing, and was also invited by Li Congjing, but because he had a bad experience with Xu Zhihe, he was a little disheartened, and he was still reluctant to go out again, and wanted to hide in the mountains and forests, so Han Xizai asked this, which was actually persuading him.

Shi Xubai was silent for a long time, obviously thinking deeply, his eyes gradually brightened, and suddenly he was full of spirit, and laughed: "Xubai was originally a stupid person, but the current scene is clearly known to everyone that Luoyang has good scenery, since this is the case, how can I be stubborn?" ”

When Han Xizai heard this, he also laughed and was heartbroken.