In the first year of Taining, in late October, the Yan army suddenly captured Yueshan County, causing a huge shock in the Chenghan Dynasty. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info

The loss of Yueshan caused panic in the southwestern counties, and the neighboring states and counties fell one after another.

When the news reached Zitong, Li Yue was completely panicked, no matter how stupid he was, he knew that Cheng Han was at the end of his rope and his demise was only in the marrow.

He could never have imagined why the situation had deteriorated to such an extent after only two months.

With the Yan army attacking and occupying Yueshan County, Chengdu faced a life-and-death threat, and it was meaningless for him and his subordinates to stick to Jianmen Pass.

On the contrary, he still had to worry about the Yan army in the east and south to seize Fucheng, and then surround him in Zitong County.

In the face of such a crisis, Li Yue was helpless, and he almost committed suicide.

On this day, after inspecting various defenses as usual, Li Yue returned to the back house.

As the war became more and more difficult, he found that he was becoming more and more inseparable from the gentle and lovely Song Yuan.

When Li Yue returned to the inner house, Song Yuan was sitting in the room playing the piano.

Listening to the sound of the piano, Li Yue's originally somewhat restless mood suddenly calmed down.

"Yuan'er, your piano skills are really getting more and more superb, and the sound of the piano is like the sound of heaven, and it will not stop for three days."

"The general has won the award, and the concubine body is just a small skill of carving insects."

Seeing Li Yue coming in, Song Yuan hurriedly got up to greet him. As a person with exquisite seven tricks, she could see that Li Yue was in a bad mood at a glance, and saw Song Yuan move the lotus step lightly, come behind Li Yue, and reach out to knead the other party's shoulder.

Li Yue closed his eyes and looked full of enjoyment, and after a while, he pulled Song Yuan to sit in his arms, looked up and down at the glamorous beauty, and couldn't help sighing: "I don't know how long this life can last!" ”

Song Yuan was so smart, she immediately heard the strings and knew what she meant, and she asked quietly: "What is the general's trouble?" ”

Li Yue didn't feel anything wrong, but sighed and said, "Alas, the current situation is erosive, and I will be at a loss. ”

"The general is worried that he won't be able to hold the Sword Gate Pass?"

"It's not! The sword gate is steep, and it is not so easy to be broken by the Yan army, so he will be worried about the safety of Chengdu. ”

"What danger can Chengdu be in the rear?" Song Yuan pretended to be puzzled and asked.

"Alas, Yuan'er didn't know anything, just a few days ago, there was news that the Yan army, with the assistance of the Qiang people, suddenly came out of the depths of the dense forest on the plateau, and the imperial court was caught off guard and lost the entire Yueshan County, completely exposing Chengdu to the Yan army's military peak."

"Coupled with the Yan army in Jiangzhou in the southeast, Chengdu is now threatened by the Yan army in the southeast and southwest, if it weren't for the general's efforts to protect the Jianmen Pass, I'm afraid the north of Chengdu is not safe."

Speaking of this, Li Yue couldn't help but have a hint of pride on his face, and he now thought more and more that it was a wise decision to follow Song Yuan's strategy to seek the side of the other towns. It was precisely because he was given the heavy responsibility of guarding Zitong that he not only succeeded in mastering part of the military power, but also succeeded in replacing the fallen Li Shou as the famous general of the new generation of the Cheng Han Dynasty by virtue of his exploits in blocking the Yan army under the Sword Pavilion.

"Your Majesty didn't order the general to be summoned back to Chengdu?" Song Yuan asked deliberately.

Sure enough, a trace of anger flashed on Li Yue's face, and he said viciously: "No, maybe my father thinks that Chengdu doesn't need me." ”

"The general is angry, and he can't say that, now that Chengdu is in danger, His Majesty definitely hopes that there will be a general in his heart. But now the front line of Jianmen is still inseparable from the generals, in case it causes the front-line soldiers to be shaken, it will inevitably be worth the loss. ”

After listening to Song Yuan's explanation for Li Xiong, Li Yue not only did not calm down his anger, but became more and more angry: "Hmph! It's not that my father is worried that my return to Chengdu will threaten Li Ban's position, so he repeatedly prevents Ben Jiang from going back. ”

Hearing this, a subtle hint of joy flashed in Song Yuan's eyes, and he continued to add fuel to the fire: "Huh? What's wrong? Could it be that to this day, His Majesty has not changed his mind about making Li Ban the crown prince? Your Majesty is really, why don't you let your son choose, but you just recognized your nephew. ”

"Who knows what my father thinks?!"

Li Yue was a little annoyed when he thought of his stubborn father Li Xiong, and he said to Song Yuan with a face full of annoyance: "Yuan'er, I don't know that our brothers have not been treated by our father since childhood, and among all the sons and nephews of the Li family, only Li Ban and Li Shou are favored. ”

"Let's not talk about Li Ban first, let's talk about Li Shou, who led tens of thousands of troops at a young age, followed his father Li Xiang to go around, made great achievements, and became a famous general in Weizhen Shudi."

"And Li Ban is not to mention, if it weren't for the opposition of the ministers of the court, I am afraid that he would have been made the crown prince by his father."

In fact, this matter is not very difficult to understand, Li Ban can't see through it because his IQ is not enough, and he is in the game. And Song Yuan is very smart, and through careful observation and understanding, she paid for a thorough understanding of Li Xiong's thoughts.

The reason why Li Xiong admired Li Ban and Li Shou was because these two younger generations of the Li family were different from other Li sons, and the children of the Li family at that time all advocated extravagance and extravagance, and only Li Shou and Li Ban were self-introspective. And because both of them are proficient in Confucianism and are still polite, they are in stark contrast to the other high-flying and domineering children of the Li family.

Therefore, when Li Xiong saw that his son was not angry, he finally had to choose Li Ban as his heir. It's just that in this way, it caused a huge turmoil within Cheng Han and almost caused civil strife.

However, Song Yuan would not say these words to Li Yue, because she knew that even if she told Li Yue, Li Yue would not believe it.

I saw her eyes roll and hesitate: "General, how many words does the concubine have that I don't know if to say or not?" ”

Hearing this, Li Yue stretched out his palm and stroked Song Yuan's face, and said quite puzzled: "The beauty has something to say, can you still blame you?" Really speaking, there will be today's achievements, thanks to the beauty plan, I can't praise you, where is the willingness to reprimand the beauty? ”

"In that case, the concubine is presumptuous?"

"It's okay to talk about beauty, I'm going to listen to it."

"Dare to ask the general if he has considered his future future?"

"What do you mean by that?"

"General, what is the situation in front of you, you don't need to say anything more about the concubine, right? It is not an exaggeration to describe it as precarious! Now the Yan army is divided into three routes to the south, the east and south roads have penetrated deep into the hinterland of Shu, Jiangzhou, Qiong are lost, Chengdu east and south gateway opening. With the strength of the Yan army, how long can Chengdu hold on? ”

As soon as Song Yuan's words fell, Li Yue's face suddenly changed. To be honest, Li Yue didn't think about these problems, every night in the dead of night, he often thought about it and was extremely afraid, but he was helpless about it, so he could only force himself to be an ostrich with his head buried in the sand.

Now that he was picked out by Song Yuan, Li Yue knew that he couldn't face this matter anymore, and he didn't know how long it took before he said decadently: "Ben Jiang is not a fool who doesn't understand anything, of course I know that Cheng Han Guozuo is afraid that he can't keep it, but as a disciple of the Li family, what else can I do except die abroad?" ”

"General, to put it mildly, now that Cheng Han is in a catastrophe, you should also plan your way back, is it possible that the general is really willing to leave behind the glory and wealth in front of him?"

As the saying goes: it is easy to go from thrift to luxury, and it is difficult to go from luxury to thrift! As long as there is a little hope, Li Yue will not be able to give up a luxurious life.

Sure enough, Li Yue thought for a while and said unwillingly: "Now that the situation has deteriorated to this point, what qualifications does Ben have to talk about the way back?" ”

Seeing Li Yue take the bait, Song Yuanqiang held back the joy in his heart, and said quietly: "As long as the general has a heart, he can still find an opportunity, it depends on whether the general is willing or not." ”

"Huh? I don't know what the beauty has to say? ”

Li Yue looked at Song Yuan with hope in his eyes, he knew that Song Yuan had always been resourceful and decisive, since she said that there was a chance, there must be a chance.

"Does the general know that General Yan Xie Ai?" Song Yuan did not answer Li Yue directly, but asked an irrelevant question.

"I've heard a little, I heard that he supervised the formation at a young age, and he was trusted by King Yan."

"Isn't it just that he is trusted by King Yan? It's like being held in the mouth of King Yan, among the young generals of the Yan Army, only Yang Hu can be compared to him, and the rest of them are not as good as Xie Ai. ”

"What do you think all this has to do with me?" Li Yue was puzzled.

"General, please think about it, that Xie Ai is in a high position at a young age, and it is inevitable that he will be arrogant. The Yan army attacked Shu in three ways, and the other two roads won successive battles, and he, as the main general of the road, was definitely unwilling to be trapped under the fortified city. ”

"If the general can lift the pass and surrender, Xie Ai will be unstoppable and go straight to Chengdu, with this great merit, he will definitely treat the general well. In the future, he, a person who is favored by King Yan, will say a few words to King Yan, and the general is still afraid that he will not be able to save his life and wealth? ”

"The stakes are high, and Rong Ben will think about it." (To be continued.) )