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Among the eight gates, the Moumen Gate ranks second, and the Fire Gate ranks sixth, which has shown that Taiping Dao is an extremely heavy strategy, and it will only use force as a last resort.

Going to the army to fight and plotting, and surrendering the soldiers without a fight, this is the essence of the art of war. By the time force is used, both sides will be defeated.

Li Jing used his troops to plan first, and he was determined to win or lose without a fight. Liu Wenjing prides herself on being a strategist, but she doesn't need to work hard.

Thinking about now, when the scholars, valves, and upstarts control the world, Liu Wenjing is just a poor family, with little background, but he can first win the trust of Kedun, and then get Li Shimin's appreciation.

But he was still unconvinced, he was angry. Because he is such a smart person, how can he tolerate a mediocre person like Pei Lin riding on his head. His status depends on his mind, but what does Pei Lin rely on? So he hated Li Yuan for being unfair!

The world is so big, how many people can do something like him?

But such a smart person, since he got into the carriage, he has never beaten Pei Mingcui once, and he has been tied from beginning to end.

He thought that Pei Mingcui was looking for him to get something from him, but he didn't expect Pei Mingcui to know more than him. When Pei Mingcui was frustrated, she inadvertently gave him another stick.

Li Xuanba didn't die, the news rumbled and stirred in Liu Wenjing's mind, making him unable to breathe.

After learning the news, he had fully understood Li Yuan's insidious intentions, Li Yuan didn't know the Taiping Dao, but knew too much. Therefore, Li Yuan wanted to use the power of Taiping Dao to ascend the throne, and then become the emperor, erase all the efforts of Taiping Dao, and let Taiping Dao finally disappear in this world.

For hundreds of years, which generation of founding monarchs has been like this!

Even if there is no letter from him to take refuge in the Eastern Capital, he will inevitably die, Liu Wenjing actually knows it, but he never thought that Li Yuan is so yin and so poisonous!

Li Yuan will be ruthless if he wants to kill you, but before killing you, he has to squeeze out your last bit of sweat. Li Yuan promoted Liu Wenjing's official position little by little, but finally wiped out Liu Wenjing's credit and took it all back.

Liu Wenjing had already arrived under the carriage at this time, the empty mountains around him were silent, the sound of horses' hooves was far away, and his heart was as cold as snow.

No wonder every time Li Yuan used him, he was sincere, but when it was done, he was as indifferent as snow. He always thought that his identity was a mystery, but he never thought that in the eyes of others, he would have been naked long ago [***].

Li Xuanba is not dead, it is him Liu Wenjing who dies! He waited until after Li Xuanba's death before choosing Li Yuan, but he never thought that this was just a scam.

He worked hard for several years and tried his best, but he didn't expect to make a wedding dress for others. He is conceited and strategic, but he is just a pawn of others.

He felt a little chilled all over his body, and when the huge shadows of the mountains finally slowly enveloped him, he looked up and found that his head was setting in the west.

It turned out that twilight was near.

It was dark, Liu Wenjing was in pain, and his hatred was even stronger, and he looked, like Luo Yue, who was going to fall into darkness after all. But it is said that there will be a moment when Dongsheng will finally rise, and what about him Liu Wenjing, will he be removed from this wrestling from now on?

He stood still until the great night cage came and covered him. He didn't know that in the Taiping Road, he was not the only one who was suffering at the moment, Xu Yuanlang was still alone in the city, Luo Shixin was like a lost lamb, Pei Juzhi was weak to return to the sky, Xu Hongke Ji Gao's life and death were unknown, these people are all a generation of rare talents, but those who are not in line with the trend will still be annihilated and washed away by the torrent of history after all, without mercy!

**

In the lonely night, the carriage traveled lonely, and there was no end to the lonely sky.

Pei Mingcui pondered for a long time and did not move slightly.

The shadow finally spoke, she was not afraid of loneliness, only of Miss loneliness. She is Pei Mingcui's shadow, in her life, maybe relatives, friends, lovers, and enemies will always leave you, only the shadow will not.

"Miss, I thought you would kill Liu Wenjing."

"Why do you think so?"

"He is a man in the Taiping Road, and he is also a troublemaker."

"He can only disrupt the game, not take charge of the game, although he is resourceful, he is just a chess piece." Pei Mingcui said leisurely: "Actually, even if he is not a figure of Taiping Dao, if he does this, Li Yuan will kill him." ”

"Why?" Shadow asked, surprised.

Pei Mingcui laughed, "Actually, before Li Yuan came to Shanxi, Liu Wenjing touted Li Shimin's talent. Not long after Li Yuan sat on the throne, Liu Wenjing had secretly proclaimed Li Shimin as the true son of heaven, in order to allow Li Shimin to ascend the throne and win the greatest gains. Even if Li Yuan wins the world, this true son of heaven is Li Yuan or Li Jiancheng, not Li Shimin. Liu Wenjing is conceited and smart, so he doesn't know the severity, he has already provoked Li Yuan's taboo, Li Yuan has never done anything, just waiting for the opportunity to kill him. ”

The shadow nodded knowingly, and said helplessly for Liu Wenjing: "He has no choice, I think because of his identity as a Taiping Taoist, he has been used cautiously by Li Yuan." In terms of merit, he far surpassed Pei Lian, but he was ridden on the head by Pei Lian. Pei Lin has no other ability, and his biggest ability is to know what Li Yuan thinks...... Pei Lin knew that Li Yuan valued Li Jiancheng, so he vigorously supported Li Jiancheng. If the world is unified, after Li Yuan's death, it will undoubtedly be Li Jiancheng who will inherit the throne. Liu Wenjing and Pei Lin have always been at odds, and when Li Jiancheng ascended the throne, it must have been his death. ”

Pei Mingcui nodded, "Liu Wenjing is indeed in a dilemma, but now, although he has escaped his surname, he is empty-handed again, he must be unwilling, right?" ”

"Miss, you told Liu Wenjing that Li Xuanba was not dead, do you want Liu Wenjing to deal with Li Xuanba?"

Pei Mingcui closed her eyes and said for a long time: "I was looking for Liu Wenjing to confirm my guess." Let's see if Taiping Dao is called Bo Xishan, and see if Liu Wenjing knows Li Xuanba's identity. Now everything is clear, our guess, and there is no problem. Liu Wenjing knew Li Xuanba's identity, so she waited until after Li Xuanba's death before returning to the Central Plains and taking refuge in Li Yuan. As for dealing with Li Xuanba, Liu Wenjing had no more than enough power. If there is really one person in this world who can deal with Li Xuanba, it is undoubtedly Xiao Buyi. Don't you know, how is he now? ”

She seemed to have fallen asleep, and the shadow felt a heartache for her body, knowing that she could still hold on, just to see Li Xuanba for the last time.

Pei Mingcui wants to say that she is smart, and she is extraordinary, if she is persistent, the nine cows will not be able to pull it back.

Pei Mingcui suddenly laughed: "Shadow, you must think that I am very stupid, right?" ”

The shadow burst into tears, but said, "I don't know what others think, if I were Miss You, it would be the same way." This has nothing to do with the world, nothing to do with affection, just to understand. ”

She couldn't say it clearly, Pei Mingcui already understood what she meant, and her heart was moved, she sighed, and didn't say more.

The night is deeper, and the sky is full of stars.

Suddenly, there was a horse's hoof, and the figure of the shadow flashed, and it had already left the carriage. The sound of horses' hooves stopped, and the shadow flashed in, handed Pei Mingcui a piece of paper and said, "Miss, the water has divided the winner and the loser, and Xiao Buyi wins!" ”

Xiao Buyi wins!

Pei Mingcui sighed when she heard these four words. The shadow was puzzled: "Miss, you have been secretly helping Xiao Buyi, and you also admire Xiao Buyi very much, why do you sigh when you hear him win?" ”

"I just think, Xiao Buyisheng, these simple four words, most of them are exchanged for the surnames of 40,000 people." Pei Mingcui opened her eyes and said: "Now in the Bishui War, the Hebei Army has tens of thousands of troops, in fact, the Western Liang Army also has about 100,000 moves. These 200,000 are hard-hitting, and casualties are inevitable. ”

"As long as there is a war, how can there be no casualties?" Shadow Road.

Pei Mingcui said in a low voice: "Yes, as long as there is a war, casualties are inevitable, I don't know...... Will I be able to see peace in the world in my lifetime? Reaching out and taking the letter, Pei Mingcui knew that Xiao Buyi was victorious, but she really wanted to see how he won.

This strange man is her friend.

Even if friends are separated by thousands of mountains and rivers, they are also concerned in their hearts. She helped Xiao Buyi take the eastern capital, and she really hoped that this friend would restore the peace of the world as soon as possible.

After only a few glances, Pei Mingcui patted the window lattice of the carriage and cheered: "What a Xiao Buyi, what a Li Jing!" ”

The shadow was puzzled: "Miss, did Li Jing also participate in the war?" ”

Pei Mingcui shook his head and said: "Xiao Buyi deliberately showed weakness and lured the enemy deep, but with more than 1,000 crossbows and 10,000 iron arrows, he formed a crossbow formation to block the enemy, killing thousands of enemies in one go, and defeating the Hebei army in one fell swoop." Now that the Hebei army has been defeated again and again, it has retreated to Niukou, and the momentum of the Western Liang army is like a rainbow, and it seems that Xiao Buyi will drive the Hebei army out of Henan. Dou Jiande was defeated, and like Li Mi back then, he no longer had the strength to turn over. ”

"Repeater?" The shadow understood, "That's Li Jing's development." ”

Pei Mingcui nodded, "Li Jing is talented but unlucky, although he is silent, he is like an arrogant phoenix, he refuses to go with the flow, and can only succumb to it for decades." But now, the sword has been sharpened, and this time he and Xiao Buyi have joined forces, and they should be able to show their ambitions. ”

"Miss, you and Li Jing are also good, from time to time to help him study some strange things, if it weren't for your hard work, there would be no crossbow machine today. When he was in the Eastern Capital, you were the only one who was optimistic about him. The shadow sighed: "Now Xiao Buyi, Li Jing, and Xu Shiji are all admired by the world, but you ......"

She wanted to speak and stopped, her voice was choked, but Pei Mingcui smiled faintly, "Look at brothers and friends, the world's talents guide the country, are you happy?" But I'm too tired to ...... with them."

This time, she finally closed her eyes and fell into a deep sleep.

The shadow stared at the side of the young lady's face, with tears in her eyes, pulled the blanket over the young lady's body, and quietly got out of the carriage.

The summer night is slightly cold, and the insects chirp, bringing a little autumn to the summer night. I only saw the majestic mountains in the distance, and I imagined a misty shadow. The moon is hanging, the stars are numerous, the shadow looks up at the sky, I only feel that the world is big, the mountains and rivers are magnificent, but there is no place for Pei Mingcui to live. For a while, sadness came from it, and tears spilled on his clothes.

The shadow didn't know that after she got out of the carriage, although Pei Mingcui's eyes were closed, her long eyelashes flashed, and two tears slipped from her thin and bleak face.

**

The bright moon is thousands of miles, and the mountains are flying.

At the mouth of the cow, the mountains are towering and the trees are thick. Although the moon is bright, it shines the shadows of the mountains. The wind blows the trees and the waves rattle.

This is a quiet mountain and forest scenery, but everyone knows that there is boundless murder here.

The terrain of the cow's mouth is dangerous, and it is shaped like an old cow opening its mouth and waiting for you to enter. Not far from both sides, there are two mountain peaks towering, one sitting and forgetting, and the other looking back. These two peaks have a valley mouth, just like the shape of a bull's head. After the long and narrow valley, there is a very narrow section called the cow's throat, where the walls are steep and the terrain is rugged and extremely concise.

Dou Jiande was here for a long time, heavily guarded.

As for the valley mouth, countless elite soldiers were also arranged, and the Western Liang army must pay a great price if they want to rush in.

It turned out that the first battle of Bishui lasted almost a day, and the Western Liang army retreated first and then attacked, and the tenacity was extremely strong. The Hebei army was brave, resisted for nearly two hours on the east bank of Bishui, was exhausted, and finally gave up Bishui and retreated to Niukou.

This abandonment can be described as a major demoralization.

It is not possible to fight alone, and group combat is not as good as the Western Liang Army, and the Hebei Army has already hesitated in its heart. This battle, or how to fight it?

But Dou Jiande obviously still didn't want to give up, although Luo Shixin retreated, he was not defeated and retreated, and there were soldiers and soldiers in the retreat to cover the two wings, so the Western Liang army rushed several times, and the two sides suffered losses from each other. When he arrived at Niukou, according to the terrain, Xiao Buyi saw that the soldiers were tired and could not attack hard, so he chose the site to go down to the village, and the Hebei army was in a stalemate again.

The terrain of Niukou is rugged, and the Hebei army has taken a breath for a while, but a heart is still in the air.

Dou Jiande is in the valley, and he is also worried.

Sitting in the Chinese military tent, Dou Jiande was upset, he had been fighting for many years, even when Xue Shixiong's army was pressing, he had never been so panicked.

Last time, you can win in danger, this time, where is the chance to win?

As soon as the curtain was raised, Luo Shixin walked in, knelt down and said: "King Changle, the subordinate leader is not good, the crime deserves death, and the king of Changle is also asked to punish him heavily." ”

After this battle, the Hebei army suffered heavy losses, Liu Ya and Su Dingfang escaped by luck and survived the chaos, but Cao Kangmai was killed by the arrow, and the Hebei generals who were shot by the iron arrow, and after Dou Jiande turned around, seven more people died.

After all, these seven people still don't have Su Dingfang's martial arts, Liu Ya's luck, and Dou Jiande's dead soldiers so far, but there are only more than forty people left.

In addition, the horses of the Hebei Army also lost more than 2,000 in this battle.

The two armies fought, and there were no soldiers to recruit, but the loss of horses and generals was extremely difficult to make up. Luo Shixin, as the main general, commanded the offense and defense, and this failure was, of course, at fault.

Dou Jiande looked at Luo Shixin for a long time, and his expression was complicated.

Although Luo Shixin is extreme, he has never shirked responsibility, he is actually ashamed. Dou Jiande trusted him so much, but he lost his troops and failed to live up to his love.

Looking back on his life, Luo Shixin was a little excited, and a thought flashed in his mind, back then...... If he dies with General Zhang, he will not have to suffer these pains again.

Alive...... Is it really that meaningful?

Dou Jiande stood up, patted Luo Shixin on the shoulder, and sighed: "If I lead the army, I won't do better than you." I don't blame you! After he finished speaking, he had already left the camp, and Luo Shixin knelt on the spot, not getting up, but his fists were clenched. He has nothing to do with grief and indignation, but he no longer knows who his opponent is!

Dou Jiande walked out of the camp, full of depression, walked around, only saw the bright moon peeping at people, and the shadows were slanted. A good moonlight can't shine a good mood.

Full of sadness, I suddenly wanted to go and see my daughter.

His whole family was killed by the imperial court, and only one daughter survived, Dou Hongxian, and now there is only this daughter who has a blood line with him. His wife, Cao, is far less important than his daughter in his heart.

Dou Jiande picked up the place where the moonlight could not reach, and suddenly stopped, because he heard two soldiers whispering.

One said: "Practice, have you heard a rumor?" ”

"Is there anyone who doesn't know about this rumor now?" Another person replied: "Beans into the cow ......"

He didn't wait for any more words, and one of them whispered, "What are you doing?" ”

The two soldiers hurriedly turned around and said, "General Liu." ”

The person who came was Liu Ya, under the moonlight, his face was full of anger, and the two soldiers were silent and did not dare to say more. Liu Ya scolded: "I'll listen to your nonsense again, cut off your tongues, and retreat." ”

The soldier left in a hurry, Liu Ya sighed, and was about to move, but suddenly stopped. Looking into the darkness, he said for a while: "King Changle, is it you?" ”

Dou Jiande walked out slowly, frowned and asked, "Liu Ya, what is the matter?" ”

Liu Ya looked hesitant, "King Changle, I don't dare to say more." ”

Dou Jiande smiled and said, "When did you get separated from me?" ”

Liu Ya gritted her teeth, "Now there is a rumor in the army, just in the middle of the night, it is getting more and more intense, although I don't let them say it, but it is still repeatedly banned." I see that King Changle is worried, so you don't dare to tell you. ”

"But it doesn't hurt to say it."

Liu Ya made up her mind, "King Changle, the army is newly defeated, retreating to Niukou, everyone was originally picked up, and they were not discouraged." I don't know which grandson said a rumor, saying that 'beans into the mouth of the cow can't last long'. Everyone thinks that this sentence is unlucky, and it is because people are panicking, and the more it spreads, the more fierce it becomes. ”

"Beans into the mouth of the cow, can't it last long?" Dou Jiande read it twice, although his expression was calm, there was hatred in his eyes. Dou is through Dou, which means that he Dou Jiande is in Niukou, and it is likely that he will even lose his surname.

Standing there for an unknown amount of time, Dou Jiande moved his steps, "Follow me." ”

He went to a tent, and when he saw that there was still an oil lamp lit, he didn't say much, but opened the curtain and entered.

Liu Ya was slightly surprised, he knew that it was Wang Xiaohu's camp. Although Dou Jiande is the king of Changle, he has never easily entered a brother's tent without his brother's consent, and Dou Jiande's actions this time are really a bit abnormal.

Wang Xiaohu was sitting under the oil lamp, as if he was in a daze, and when he saw the curtain lifted, he jumped up. He looked a little flustered, stretched out his hand to draw the knife, but the knife was halfway out, and when he saw that it was Dou Jiande, he smiled and said, "King Changle, is it you?" ”

Dou Jiande turned a blind eye to Wang Xiaohu's panic. Walked over, sat down, and asked in a deep voice, "Who do you think it is?" ”

Wang Xiaohu's smile was very stiff, and he said after a while: "I'...... I thought ......"

He really couldn't find a reason, because this was the barracks of the Hebei Army, and there was no emergency military situation, so he had no reason to be afraid. But his appearance is really not normal.

Liu Ya also saw that something was wrong, her face was pale, but she didn't say a word. When Dou Jiande said peacefully, it made people feel like a spring breeze, but when he got angry, it was more terrible than a wounded lion.

"Sit." Dou Jiande pointed to the chair in front of him, and turned against the guest. Wang Xiaohu sat down, not knowing what to do for a while. Dou Jiande suddenly asked, "Xiaohu, how long have you been with me?" ”

"It's been eight years." Wang Xiaohu replied.

"How am I doing to you?" Dou Jiande asked.

Wang Xiaohu hesitated before saying, "Very good!" ”

"Then why did you betray me?" Dou Jiande asked calmly.

Wang Xiaohu's face has changed. He was originally sitting down with his body leaned, but when he heard Dou Jiande questioning, Huo Ran stood up and pressed his hand on the handle of the knife. Dou Jiande didn't move, just looked at him coldly.

Under the light, Dou Jiande's eyes were even a little eerie and terrifying.

Liu Ya saw Wang Xiaohu stand up, knowing that it was wrong, but she dodged behind Wang Xiaohu. He has never been afraid that Wang Xiaohu will hurt Dou Jiande, in fact, Dou Jiande can serve the public, in addition to benevolence and righteousness, of course, there is also an outstanding martial arts. Wang Xiaohu dared to make a move to Dou Jiande, he would definitely die, but if he didn't do it, he betrayed King Changle, is there still a way to live?

Wang Xiaohu pressed the handle of the knife with his hand, his face was pale, but he had seen the situation clearly. Suddenly let go of his hand and pretended to be puzzled: "King Changle, I don't know...... What are you talking about? Everyone said that you have been suspicious recently, and you don't have a smile on your face, and I am scared when I see it, so I am so nervous. ”

Dou Jiande smiled, with an indescribable coldness in his smile, "You took the initiative to ask Ying to stay in the mouth of the cow, do you know that I will be defeated today?" ”

Wang Xiaohu's face was pale, but he could still calm down: "King Changle, if you really want to wronged me, just find a reason, why use such a clumsy excuse?" I have followed you for eight years, from birth to death, and if you are in a bad mood, you don't need to be angry with me. ”

Dou Jiande kept staring at Wang Xiaohu's eyes for a long time before he said, "If you admit everything, I won't kill you." If you wait for me to say it, you know the consequences. ”

Wang Xiaohu's sweat had already flowed out, and his face looked extremely bleak under the light.

Dou Jiande no longer pressed and waited quietly, but even Liu Ya had already noticed that Dou Jiande was extremely murderous. I don't know how long it took, Wang Xiaohu said loudly: "I have a clear conscience!" King Changle, you can't treat your brother like this! ”

Dou Jiande sighed, got up and said, "Liu Ya, kill him." When his voice landed, he was about to leave the account, Wang Xiaohu couldn't resist the pressure anymore, and knelt down and said, "Brother Dou, spare your life!" ”

When Dou Jiande heard Brother Dou's three words, he was stunned, and then slowly turned around, "The rumors in the army, did you spread them?" ”

Wang Xiaohu's face turned pale, and he said in a trembling voice: "Yes." As soon as his voice fell, Liu Ya shouted angrily: "Wang Xiaohu, your conscience was eaten by a dog? ”

Dou Jiande sighed and said: "Li Daoxuan came secretly, and suddenly leaked the news and died, General Wang suspected that there was something wrong with the three of them, these three people are Gao Yaxian, Cao Kangmai and you!" Later, Gao Yaxian was killed, and when his suspicion can be ruled out, Cao Kangmai died in battle, and we have no reason to suspect him. Before Gao Yaxian died, he wrote a word, do you know what it is? ”

Wang Xiaohu muttered: "I don't know? ”

"You should know." Dou Jiande breathed a sigh of relief, "There is a king written on the paper, does it mean that the person who killed him is you Wang Xiaohu?" Who the hell are you being bought? Say it, I'm not going to kill you! ”.

(To be continued)