Tang An was angry: "Qing 'traitor'? He himself is the biggest traitor! Could it be that he also refers to the deer as a horse and slanders the six princes as 'traitors'? ”

"Who else can there be besides the Six Princes?" Peng Yuanzheng is also not different, "The two ministers who take care of their lives, the six princes are in charge of the three military departments, among which the military department is the most important. Dongfang Yuanxing saw the opportunity of Hu Zi's eastward invasion and the emptiness of the internal forces of the Tang Dynasty, and listed the thirteen crimes of the six princes in one fell swoop, saying that they were the culprits of the declining national prestige of the Tang Dynasty in recent years. If the emperor ordered the transfer of troops to help, regardless of the mountains and rivers of the Western Regions, it would undoubtedly implement the crime of the six princes. But if you don't go back to Beijing... With the current strength of the capital, I am afraid that with the Dongling Guard guarding in the east, it will only be a drop in the bucket..."

Tang listened quietly, his right hand clenched into a fist, and his joints were a little white.

Good calculation, really good calculation! Dongfang Yuanxing and Xia Guo joined forces and brazenly launched a war against their own country, biting the army inside the Tang Dynasty to the defense line of the Western Regions. And the "banner" played made the imperial court lose ground.

Mobilize troops to rescue, and the Western Regions will be lost. In Su Meier's plan, what Hu Zi was waiting for was this moment. When the defense line of the Western Regions was the weakest, he broke through this barrier that had blocked the Xia Kingdom for a long time in one fell swoop, and scooped up countless lands and wealth, greatly weakening the national strength of the Tang Dynasty, and then slowly encroaching on the empire that was once flourishing by boiling frogs in warm water. In the same way, Qin Yue will also be given the title of "traitor" - a minister who cares about the life and death of the people of the Western Regions, what is not a traitor?

If they do not return to help, the remaining defenders of Bianjing will not be enough to pose any threat to the rebels traveling far to the east. At that time, even if Qin Tian was left to die, he could coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes to rule this long-coveted country in seclusion behind the scenes.

No matter how he chooses, the final benefit is his journey to the East.

"This son of a bitch bastard!" Tang An burst into a foul mouth, and said hurriedly: "General Peng, in that case, why don't you secretly dispatch the army to save the king from danger without knowing it?" ”

Peng Yuanzheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Do you think I don't want to?" A few days ago, I just received a secret order from the emperor to march as originally planned. ”

As planned? Could it be that the emperor has already given up?

"The emperor said: to open up the territory and expand the territory, he has not made an inch, if he is in Yihe Mountain in Hulu, and puts the people in water and fire, he is a sinner of the Tang Dynasty through the ages." Peng Yuanzheng's face swelled with respect, and his hands arched towards the east: "The saint also said: I can die, the territory of the Tang Dynasty, not an inch of land!" ”

Tang An's heart was surging when he heard this, but when he calmed down and thought about it, even if Qin Tian sacrificed himself, he could give Datang to the East for a long trip, what is the difference between it and seeking skin with a tiger? With his great imperialist ambitions, sooner or later Datang will suffer a catastrophe.

Vaguely, Tang An felt that something was wrong. In his opinion, resigning himself to fate didn't seem to be Qin Tian's consistent style, but he couldn't say what was wrong.

He and Qin Tian are from different angles, and the starting point of thinking about the problem will inevitably not be the same. Even if Qin Tian had any arrangements, he couldn't guess it, so he simply stopped thinking about it, and turned to Peng Yuanzheng and said: "General Peng, although my three thousand brothers are weak and weak, for the sake of our common Tang Dynasty, we have no regrets even if we die." Without further ado, I'll go back to Beijing right now, hoping to make a little contribution. ”

Peng Yuanzheng was overjoyed, held Tang An's shoulders tightly and said, "Brother Tang, the rise and fall of the Tang Dynasty is not your responsibility alone!" It's a pity that the foolish brother is ordered by the emperor to stay away from the battlefield, and all I can do is to do my best to recover the lost territory. But the minister is worried about the king, and the foolish brother is the emperor's grace, so he must do his best for the Tang Dynasty. 3,000 soldiers and horses is too little, and I will transfer 10,000 soldiers and horses to you, hoping that it can help a little. ”

Tang An didn't shirk either, and said with a smile: "That's great, let's order troops today, and return to Beijing early tomorrow morning!" ”

Peng Yuanzheng hesitated slightly, and said with some difficulty: "And... I want to repair a book, I hope you can help me bring it to Zhilan. ”

Love letter? The dignified general of the Western Regions, I didn't expect to have such a childlike side. Tang An squeezed his eyebrows and said, "What, do you miss her?" ”

Peng Yuanzheng's face froze, and he shook his head slightly: "The two of us... After all, there is no fate. ”

Tang An was stunned and said curiously: "Why?" ”

Why? Maybe a lot of things, there aren't so many whys at all.

Before traveling west, Qin Tian found him. The emperor said a lot to himself earnestly—about Feng Zhilan, about his future.

In the end, Qin Tian gave him two choices: holding a hairpin in his left hand and a sword in his right hand, as if asking silently: How are you willing to choose between the love of children and the expansion of the territory?

That day, he learned a lot. He learned Feng Zhilan's identity from Qin Tian's mouth, and knew that she was a spy of Qi State, and when he approached him, it was just to get the secrets of the Tang Dynasty. Regardless of whether she has true feelings for herself in the end, the use of many years is genuine.

She thought she was hiding it well, but she ignored that Datang had an organization called "Feitianmen". Her identity had already been exposed under Qin Tian's nose, but she didn't know anything.

The reason why Qin Tian didn't kill her was only because of Peng Yuanzheng. The emperor didn't want the carefully cultivated courtiers to be miserable, and a benevolent thought made Peng Yuanzheng grateful.

But it's one thing to kill or not, and it's another thing to accept it.

Qin Tian sketched a beautiful blueprint for Peng Yuanzheng for the future, and the picture was suffocating. And Feng Zhilan has become the only discordant factor in this.

In the future, a new generation of war gods who can pacify the Eight Desolations for the Tang Dynasty and marry a spy of the Qi State are destined to become a stain on his life. As the emperor, he did not allow such a stain to appear: because this "stain" is likely to bring some changes when the Tang Dynasty Iron Cavalry set foot on the Qi Kingdom.

How can people who take the world as a chess game tolerate the existence of such variables?

Of course, this was a difficult choice for Peng.

The glory of eternity and the lingering of a lifetime make a man who once lost his beloved almost despair. He knew that some things could never be both, and whenever he wanted to take over the sword that symbolized the glory of eternity, the scenes with Feng Zhilan would appear in front of him.

Every expression of her has already been deeply imprinted in her mind, and cutting off the love thread with a sword will only make his heart bleed. And the golden hairpin lying quietly in the palm of Qin Tian's hand... But he will let himself miss out on the eternal love.

It was torture, but the torture did not last long.

He was a military man. In the face of great temptation, he finally made the most selfish choice. When he took the sword of glory, the picture of Feng Zhilan in his mind had already been shattered.

He stabbed himself before the sword plunged into his enemy's chest. He thought it was a sacrifice for the country and the people, but this choice made Tang An scoff.

Watching the young man gradually disappear into the snow, Peng Yuanzheng rubbed his cheek, which was punched by Tang An, sighed deeply, and recalled the words he said before leaving.

"General Peng, I thought you were a hero, but now it seems... What a son of a bitch! ”