Xiao Tianzi smiled, and it was easy to hold back the laughter that had already surged to his lips. Pen | fun | pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 info Yuan Shao came violently, did not fight a hard battle, and fled in disgrace, this result made Xiao Tianzi breathe a sigh of relief at the same time, but also a little lost. After watching the sharp weapons of the baggage camp, he was ready to show off his skills once, but he didn't expect Yuan Shao to give him this opportunity at all.

Zhou Yu, Yang Xiu and the others were also very happy, even Lu Min and Xu Rong breathed a sigh of relief, although they were sure to protect the safety of the Son of Heaven, but when they really got to that point, the situation was more critical, where was it so easy now.

"Your Majesty, Yuan Shao has gone, we can attack the city step by step, I believe that before the hussar general returns, we can wait for him in Pingyu City." Lu Min smiled and reminded Xiao Tianzi: "In addition, the autumn harvest is imminent, take Pingyu, and arrange the autumn harvest as soon as possible and eat new rice." ”

"Uh-huh." Xiao Tianzi nodded again and again, his mood was very happy. Now, he believes what Lu Min said, Liu Xiu didn't fail to take Pingyu City, but just gave him this opportunity to make meritorious contributions, and at the same time showed that he kept his promise, no matter what the reason, since he didn't take Pingyu on time, he would definitely hand over the military power as promised.

Although this military power was not directly handed over to him, it was not easy to make such a concession. At least it shows that Liu Xiu's attitude is sincere, if he really hands over the military power, Xiao Tianzi feels a little suspicious.

"The hussar general said that the siege of the city is the bottom, and the attack of the heart is the top." Xiao Tianzi put away his smile and said seriously: "Lu Qing, do you think I will first issue an edict announcing Yuan Kui's surrender and give him a chance to live?" ”

Lu Min thought deeply: "Your Majesty, salute first and then soldier, this is the most correct way." ”

Xiao Tianzi thought for a while, turned his head and said to Yang Xiu: "You go to find your uncle again, now that the situation is different, Yuan Kui should not be so stubborn, let him write another letter to persuade him to surrender." ”

Yang Xiu nodded in response. Go out of the account and find Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu has always been in the army, but he has a disabled leg, has difficulty moving, and has the status of a prisoner. Therefore, he generally does not appear in public, and only Ma Teng and his two maidservants are waiting around. When Yang Xiu came to look for him, he was lying on a chair under the shade of a tree to cool off, his white middle coat was open, revealing his strong chest, one hand caressing his stomach, and the other hand resting on the back of his head. A maid next to him was fanning him, and the other was wringing a towel to wipe his sweat, looking very comfortable and leisurely.

Ma Teng was sitting not far away, also dressed in civilian clothes, with a ring knife stuck in his waist, and was recuperating with his eyes closed, when he heard Yang Xiu's footsteps. Ma Teng hurriedly stood up and saluted Yang Xiu.

"Dezu?" Yuan Shu didn't even open his eyes, and screamed. The voice was lazy, revealing a thick tiredness.

"Uncle, it's me." Yang Xiu walked up, took the fan from the handmaiden's hand, fanned himself twice first, and pulled the clothes whose necklines were stuck to his body with sweat. He is by the side of the Son of Heaven, he must pay attention to his appearance, no matter how hot the weather is, he must be neatly dressed, several layers inside and out. This body is full of sweat, how can Yuan Shu be so comfortable.

"What's the matter? Yuan Cheqi is coming? Yuan Shu closed his eyes again, smacked his lips, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth. He was a prisoner, except for Sun Ce and Ma Chao who brought him a little news when they came to see him, he basically didn't know anything about the outside world.

"He retreated." Yang Xiu's feelings are a little complicated.

"Retreated?" Yuan Shu was stunned for a moment. After a moment, he relaxed again, and the smile on his lips became even bigger. "The thunder is loud, the rain is small, and the 80,000 troops are killing and passing through the house without entering, which is really admirable."

Yang Xiu didn't take his words, was silent for a moment, and then said, "Uncle, Your Majesty wants you to write another letter of persuasion." "To whom?" The one in the city, or the one who fled? ”

"In the city."

"In the city?" Yuan Shu smiled bitterly and opened his eyes, his eyes looking through the dense shade of the trees, his eyes a little lost. After a while, he sat up: "Okay, I'll write, even if I'm scolded by him so much that I'm not even as good as a brute, as long as I can exchange his life, I'll write." He thought for a moment, shook his head again, and said, "However, I'm afraid he won't accept my affection." Is Your Majesty going to attack the city? ”

"Well, if it weren't for the tense situation over there, Your Majesty would have wanted to attack the city a long time ago."

"Liu Xiu hasn't come back yet, with 20,000 people, can he attack the city?" Yuan Shu turned his head and looked at Yang Xiu in surprise: "This kid can't have taken the wrong medicine, right?" ”

"Uncle, that's Your Majesty, not a brat." Yang Xiu said with some annoyance: "Your current identity is embarrassing, how much should you pay attention to your words?" ”

"That's your majesty, not mine." Yuan Shu shrugged indifferently: "I'm just a prisoner, and a prisoner of the hussar general, not a prisoner of him." ”

Yang Xiu patted his forehead in distress: "Your Majesty the Hussar General, isn't it your Majesty?" ”

"Perhaps, I've heard that he's the son of a hussar general."

"Uncle." Yang Xiu's face turned white with fright, and he subconsciously reached out to cover Yuan Shu's mouth. Yuan Shu's face sank, opened Yang Xiu's hand, and wrinkled his nose: "You kid didn't wash your hands, you smell of feet, and you dare to touch my face, see if I don't clean you up." ”

Yang Xiu was completely speechless.

"Prepare the pen and ink." Yuan Shu spat twice and lay down again: "I'll think about it for a while." Alas, it was really not an easy task to convince that self-righteous stubborn old man. He closed his eyes for a while, and said very gossipy: "Alas, did you hear any rumors beside that kid, is he Liu Xiu's species?" For example, has he been behaving in any unusual ways lately? When he saw Liu Xiu, did Liu Xiu kneel to him, or did he kneel Liu Xiu? ”

Yang Xiu glanced at him angrily: "Uncle, do you believe this kind of thing?" As he spoke, he suddenly chuckled in his heart, and when he thought about it carefully, it seemed that the Son of Heaven had been seeing the hussar general as a disciple recently, but he had never seen the hussar general kneel down to worship the Son of Heaven. Could it be ...... Yang Xiu broke out in a cold sweat and didn't dare to think about it further.

Yuan Shu closed his eyes and didn't see the abnormality on Yang Xiu's face, and Ma Teng dozed off with his legs in the distance, and he didn't pay attention.

After a while, Yuan Shu turned over and sat up, wrote a letter of persuasion carefully, and let Yang Xiu read it again. After Yang Xiu read it, he helped to change it, and then Yuan Shu re-copied it and took it away by Yang Xiu. After the Son of Heaven saw it, he arranged for someone to be sent to Pingyu City and persuaded Yuan Kui to surrender again.

In Pingyu City, Yuan Kui sat in the hall wearing a military uniform. Compared with a few months, Yuan Kui has lost a lot of weight, the original handsome and plump spirit is gone, his cheeks are sunken, his eyes are blank, and the three wrinkles on his forehead are as clear as a knife carving. The weather was very hot, and he wore a lot of clothes, but there was no sweat on his face, and his eyes were frighteningly cold.

Yuan Shao came and left, and he moved the people, all the way like a bamboo, only more than a hundred miles away from Pingyu City, but he finally failed to cross this more than 100 miles, just as the Yuan family has worked hard for several generations, and is only one step away from the position of the supreme, but he can't go up.

Providence. A desolate voice echoed in Yuan Kui's heart. His nose was sore, but he couldn't cry. Is this the end of it? Eighty thousand troops, one hundred miles, one day can be reached, why did Yuan Shao stop by the water for several days, just didn't take this step? As long as he is under the city of Pingyu, he can open the city gate and attack the imperial camp of the Son of Heaven with Yuan Shao. There are only more than 20,000 people in the Son of Heaven, and they can be determined by one blow. Why? Yuan Kui couldn't figure it out, he broke his head, and he couldn't figure out why Yuan Shao didn't come to relieve the siege of Pingyu. What the hell is he doing here?

"Yuan Gong." Fa Yan walked in, a letter in his hand. Fa Yan has also lost a lot of weight, it should be said that many people have lost weight in these months, and the tension that has lasted for months has exhausted them. Fa Yan glanced at Yuan Kui and stopped talking.

Yuan Kui stared at the letter for a long time before opening his mouth, his voice was hoarse and weak, very harsh. "Whose letter?"

Fa Yan replied in a low voice: "Childe's." ”

"Childe, which childe?" As soon as Yuan Kui heard Yuan Shu's letter, he immediately became angry, a flush surged up his cheeks, and the whole person seemed to come to life. "Don't look at it, throw it at me."

"Yuan Gong, or ...... Take a look. Fa Yan licked his lips in embarrassment, not knowing how to phrase it. This one...... is not only the son's, but also the son of heaven...... Someone sent it. ”

"Son of Heaven?" Yuan Kui was a little surprised, stunned for a moment, and then he laughed again: "Which son of heaven?" When my Yuan family has reached this point, do they still regard him as the Son of Heaven? He laughed to himself, walked to the bottom of the porch, looked up, and looked at the cloudless blue sky, the brilliant sunlight forcing him to squint. He was stunned for a moment: "Ji Mou." ”

"The minister is here."

"You've been with me for so many years, I didn't expect this to be the result, you can go, you don't have to accompany me anymore." Yuan Kui turned his head, looked at the thin Fa Yan, and let out a long sigh: "I failed you." I wanted to be rich and prosperous, but I didn't think about it, my Yuan family didn't have such a destiny, and I was overjoyed. ”

"Yuan Gong......" Fa Yan's tears rained down, he knelt in front of Yuan Kui, holding Yuan Kui's legs with both hands, and couldn't cry: "Yuan Gong, the scholar died for the one who knew it, I don't regret it, please Yuan Gong don't give up on himself, things haven't come to that point yet......"

"Nothing has come that far." Yuan Kui raised his face, tears overflowing from his sunken eyes, flowing down his gray face, wetting his clothes. "It's only one step, it's only one step, but this step is the difference between heaven and earth."

Ma Lun walked out of the back hall, just when he heard Yuan Kui's words, his steps froze, and he couldn't help but feel sad, and tears came out of his eyes. She stood against the wall for a while, her eyes were hazy, and when she saw the letter thrown aside by Fa Yan, she quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears, hurried forward, picked up the letter and looked at it, and recognized Yuan Shu's handwriting. She quickly opened it, looked at it carefully, her face changed, and then she was eclipsed again.

After a long time, Ma Lun held Yuan Kui's arm and said softly, "Husband, let's descend." ”