Shi Sheng stayed awake all night. To be precise www.biquge.info he hadn't slept a good night's sleep for days. Right now, he was sitting in the tent, his face was dark and his eyes were dark, but he didn't feel very tired, and his heart was heavy.

At the beginning, he commanded 10,000 headquarters men, and after hard battles, he finally succeeded in taking Puyang City, and then quickly leveled the entire Yanzhou. The emperor issued an edict to reward him and his subordinates at all levels, and encouraged and asked him to march eastward into Qingzhou in one go, defeating the warlord Xu Niche who was entrenched at both ends of the first rat, and incorporating Qingzhou into the territory of Daqin, so as to form a complete encirclement of Hebei. The task is urgent, Shi Sheng feels that he is highly valued, it is the time when the spirit is uplifted, but the news of the upheaval suddenly came from Jizhou, the three elders tried to abolish Shi Hu, and the result was a coup attempt, Zhixiong was killed, Kui An died of serious injuries, and the peach leopard fled in panic. The furious Shi Hu brought the three Yi clans and many of them, and many of the three of them's former relatives and friends were brutally slaughtered.

When he got the exact news, Shi Sheng led his army out of the border of Yanzhou and was on his way to Qingzhou. In addition to being stunned, Shi Sheng secretly said that his homeland was difficult, and Zhao Zuo was declining, and he hated Shi Hu a little more. It's just a little more emotional, and it's still marching as usual. But within a few days, rumors spread that the ultimate goal of the coup d'état of Taobao and others was to secretly welcome him Shisheng into Xiangguo to be the emperor, and then compete with the Qin State. The rumors are getting more and more intense, and they are extremely true, as if the peach leopard has personally proved the similarity.

Shi Sheng was stunned, and then broke out in a cold sweat. He is well aware of his special identity, and the current rumors are spreading that will do him more harm than good, and are even basically equivalent to his talisman. He immediately killed more than a dozen soldiers in the army, hoping to kill a hundred people, these fatal words can come to an abrupt end, but the result is to no avail, there is already a new saying that once he conquers Qingzhou, he will immediately become emperor and openly break with Qin. The extent to which this rumor spread made him feel terrified and overwhelmed.

"In the past, the sin ministers were like poor birds, lonely dogs lost their homes, fortunately thanks to the grace of Your Majesty like the sea, favored ministers to generals, courtiers and guests, Ren with the old ones, Jue Qi Xun Fu, the ministers are Hu, the heart is not wood and stone, rather do not know the feeling! Although he was listed as a member of the Zhao Dynasty, he is now a Qin minister, and he is His Majesty's eagle dog, and he will never betray his virtue, although there are rumors, but the minister's heart is like a rock, and there are lessons from heaven and earth. ”

Looking ahead, Shi Sheng didn't dare to take any more action. He categorically ordered the army to stop and camp on the spot, and personally wrote a beggar letter to Gao Yue, dissecting his feelings to the emperor and then showing his loyalty. Strive to clear one's suspicions. But when he went to Luoyang, it was like a stone sinking into the sea, and Gao Yue never replied to him with a word. In the silence of not knowing the good fortune, Shi Sheng became more and more frightened and unbearable, fidgeting, from the previous days of looking forward to the return of the edict, to now hesitating, for fear that there would be some bad new movements against him in the court. However, the latest news came that Du Xuanbu, who was stationed in Pei County, Yuzhou, claimed to be guarding against the rebellion of the former Jin Yu Party and had been placed under martial law. In addition, Hu Song, who would attack Yecheng, at this critical moment, made the former general Gongsun Chao lead an army of 10,000 to move south in the direction of the border between Hebei and Yan, and the purpose is unknown. And the most serious thing is that I heard that the general Li Hu has been appointed as the assassin of Yanzhou, and 20,000 elite soldiers are coming quickly, and they will be stationed in Puyang City in less than five days. Although none of the words were clearly aimed at him, these signs made Shi Sheng more and more at a loss and tormented.

While he was sitting distraught and thinking, the light in the tent turned on, and someone opened the curtain and walked in. As soon as Shi Sheng raised his head, a bowl of steaming porridge was handed to him, it was his most trusted confidant Guo Quan.

"Lord, I see that you got up early in the morning, but you haven't seen dinner yet, how can this work! Drink it while it's hot, it's good to warm your belly. ”

Shi Sheng ignored him, a little anxious: "At this juncture! …… Said that you have been a few times, and it has been better for a while, why did you forget to change your words now! ”

Guo Quan sighed a few times, grinned with a mouth full of sideburns and thick beard, and said with a self-deprecating smile: "Don't blame the handsome." It's been a lot of years since I shouted the lord, and I can't completely change my words. Besides, whether you are the King of Zhao and Emperor Zhao, or the Qin general Qin Shuai, anyway, my lord of Guo Quan will always be you, and I will follow you up the sword mountain and down the sea of fire! Hehe, hurry, drink this bowl of porridge quickly, and I specially asked them to add two pieces of dried meat to it, so as to replenish the body! ”

Guo Quan inadvertently poked at the most sensitive place in Shi Sheng's heart at the moment. Shi Sheng's eyebrows jumped, and he subconsciously wanted to scold, but seeing that this old subordinate was loyal to him, he was also so rare and careful, Shi Sheng took a sip of the bowl, and a warm current of adversity and true love surged up, the corners of Shi Sheng's mouth moved, he didn't say anything, only sighed.

"Bo Tao!"

Guo Quan hurriedly stood up straight, his face became pale, and he couldn't help but be secretly surprised in his heart. On weekdays, Shi Sheng called him, some occasions it was General Guo, sometimes it was Guo Huzi, and when he drank wine, he even shouted Guo Augly, but his expression, Guo Quan tried to recall, in the past 20 years, he has hardly been officially called in person.

Shi Sheng saw that Guo Quan was a little nervous, so he beckoned him to sit down next to him, looked at him for a while, and then sighed after a while: "I remember that you followed me when you were fourteen years old, and you have been with me all the way, and you are my most trusted old subordinate, old brother." It's just that I hate my Shisheng for his bad luck and lack of ability, and he can't give you the glory and wealth he deserves, and I'm ashamed to think about it. Bo Tao! Now that Qin and Zhao will not allow me, I am afraid that I have reached a dead end, and it will hurt you if I let you follow again! You can tie me up and hand it over to Emperor Qin, you can not only get rid of your involvement, but also become an official and become a knight because of your merits, and I will finally repay ......"

With a bang, Shi Sheng was taken aback, and the words in his mouth stopped abruptly. Guo Quan stood up suddenly, because he was too excited, he overturned the seat, and his face turned red because of the violent ups and downs of emotions in an instant.

"Back then, the Huns burned and looted everywhere, and when they arrived in my hometown, they were pitiful and my whole village was wantonly slaughtered. I was fourteen years old at the time, and because of fierce resistance, I was dragged out and stabbed twice by the Huns. It just so happened that you led your army to pass by, and you drove away those dog thieves, thus saving me. The grace of saving life is equivalent to regenerating parents, since then, I Guo Quan has sworn that no matter where you go in this life, I will be loyal to you, I will even live for you, and what will I talk about in return! …… Lord, don't blame me for being rude, you are insulting my conscience and my loyalty by speaking like this! ”

Guo Quan's nose fluttered, and he gasped for a while before he slowly calmed down. For twenty years, he has been unconditionally obedient to Shi Sheng, and respectfully admired and loved him as a father and brother. But now, like a wounded lion, he roared out with red eyes and grievance.

Shi Sheng didn't say a word, jumped up and threw the bowl on the ground with a thud, and then suddenly knelt down on one knee towards Guo Quan. Guo Quan was shocked, and he fell to his knees when he was busy, and he was at a loss for what to do.

"It's me who said nonsense, I'm sorry brother!"

Shi Sheng's eyes were red, he grabbed Guo Quan's arms, and choked up: "Everyone in the world likes the icing on the cake, and no one wants to send charcoal in the snow." I'm stuck so far today, Bo Tao, you still have no rebellion against Jin Jian, I have nothing to repay Shisheng, I can only entrust my life! ”

"Lord, lord! …… I, Guo Quan, swear to follow! ”

Guo Quan also shed tears and whimpered. Shi Sheng nodded again and again, inhaled and said: "I am five years old, if you don't give up, today the two of us will become righteous brothers, and we will live and die together from now on!" ”

Where did Guo Quan dare to follow, but saw that Shi Sheng was resolute, no matter how he wanted to marry Jinlan, of course Guo Quan was happy, so the two bowed to the sky, cut their fingers and dripped blood, and from then on they called brothers and brothers.

After finishing the work before and after, the two sat down again, and Guo Quan asked Shi Sheng if he was preoccupied. Shi Sheng made no secret of 1510, and explained the current situation and his deep suspicion that he would not tolerate the imperial court, and explained it, and because Guo Quan was brave and scheming, and was not just a brainless and reckless martial artist, he asked him what he thought about it.

Guo Quan pondered for a while and muttered: "What the eldest brother is worried about is also reasonable. Peach Leopard plotted a coup d'état, intending to kill Shi Hu and push his eldest brother as emperor, but the result was leaked, and now everyone knows about it. Do you think, as a powerful and autocratic monarch, the emperor has no worries at all? Although the eldest brother is passively implicated, even if it is the emperor's old subordinates for many years, once there are signs of rebellion and self-reliance, the emperor is afraid that he will have to prepare in advance, and even send troops to exterminate him mercilessly when necessary, not to mention the special identity of the eldest brother? ”

"So now, we have Li Hu in the west, Du Xuan in the south, and Gongsun Chao in the north. The only way forward is to the east, and there is Xu Niche blocking the road, I was innocent, but now there is no way to enter the heavens and no door, and there is nowhere to appeal, this, this is really damn ...... Hi! ”

When Shi Sheng thought about it, he felt very wronged, and he was indescribable. He was furious, slamming the table and stomping his feet.

"Big brother is angry. But in my opinion, I'm afraid our current situation has not reached that point. The emperor is suspicious, but he shouldn't want to get rid of you yet, please listen to the little brother. ”