The shaft of the spear trembled, and Gao Junya hung on the wall like a dead fish, and the blood flowed down, dripping and clicking.

The officials were stunned and could not speak, and everything could be called unpredictable.

They thought that the assassination of Li Yuan might be Xiao Buyi or Gao Junya, the purpose was of course for the position left in Taiyuan, but they didn't expect that it would end up like this.

Gao Junya resisted arrest and fled for his life, Xiao Buyi didn't wait for him to go up to the wall, he took a spear from the guards beside him, threw it casually, and then easily nailed Gao Junya to the wall.

Gao Junya is dead!

The left-behind guards and the generals all said that Gao Junya was rebelling, and everyone knew that if they were Gao Junya, if they wanted to survive, there was only one way to leave. It's a joke to be caught, as long as this crime is charged to you, whether you can get out of Taiyuan City alive is a question, but you don't expect to die faster.

The corners of Li Yuan's eyes jumped involuntarily, and he felt that the person standing next to him was like a cheetah, and he could tear you in half at any time.

He couldn't help but think of the death of Li Min's son in the eastern capital, and he suspected that the spear was thrown by Xiao Buyi.

But what he can do now is not suspicion, but trust, so he said to Xiao Buyi with a solemn face: "General Xiao, the old man assisted General Xiao to lead people to arrest, Gao Junya resisted arrest and fled for his life, but fortunately, General Xiao was brave and killed him within the courtyard wall." Now that the evidence of Gao Junya's rebellion is conclusive, and General Xiao has made great contributions, the old man will definitely ask the saint in detail about this matter. ”

Xiao Buyi knew that Li Yuan said this in public, that is, to show favor to him and to advance and retreat with him.

"Fortunately, Lord Li discovered Gao Junya's abnormal movement in time, and I came to arrest him this time, which is somewhat overstepping, and I ask Lord Li not to be surprised."

"Where did General Xiao come from, if it weren't for General Xiao to help the old man, the old man might not be able to catch Gao Junya's rebellion, he only hated General Xiao was about to return to the Eastern Capital, and the old man couldn't listen to the teachings all the time, which is a pity in his life."

**When Xiao Buyi walked out of Gaofu, Wang Wei was always by his side.

All the officials are dealing with the aftermath, although Wang Wei did not catch Gao Junya, but there is no fear on his face.

Seeing that he was far away from everyone, Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "Wang Wei, you did a good job." ”

Wang Wei hurriedly saluted and said, "Everything is according to Lord Xiao's orders, thank you Lord Xiao for mentioning it." ”

"Do it well, it's not you who stay in Taiyuan this time, and there will be a lot of opportunities in the future." Xiao Buyi patted Wang Wei's shoulder with a smile, "When I return to Beijing this time, I should tell the saint about your merits." ”

Wang Wei almost burst into tears of gratitude, "Xiaguan remembers Lord Xiao's teachings, thank you Lord Xiao for your cultivation." ”

After Wang Wei left, Sun Shaofang asked, "Boss Xiao, I don't think Wang Wei is a good bird, we still don't trust this kind of person too much." ”

Xiao Buyi smiled: "You're right, but sometimes, many things are inconvenient for us to take action in person, so let them eat dogs." If there is no trap from Wang Wei, Gao Junya will not necessarily escape, if he doesn't escape, how can I have an excuse to kill him? After all, he is still the deputy guard of Taiyuan, an official of the imperial court, and a close confidant of Yuwenshu. We falsified evidence of his collusion with the Turks, and if we want to bring it back to Dali Temple for trial, we will be innocent if we are guilty, let alone innocent. But now it's different, Gao Junya is dead, even if Yuwenshu knows, he is helpless for a while, plus Li Yuan's twists and turns, this matter will be over temporarily. ”

"But it's worth it for you to offend Yuwenshu this time?"

"Fangzheng, I didn't offend him less, and I didn't care about one more time." Xiao Buyi said helplessly: "I think he will have the heart to kill me." ”

"Then Boss Xiao has to be careful when he turns east this time." Sun Shaofang frowned and said, "I always feel that it is not necessarily a good thing to return to Beijing at this moment. ”

Xiao Buyi smiled, but looked at the other guard beside him, "Qi Wugongbu, I have already helped you kill Gao Junya, and I also let you see it with your own eyes, I don't know if I have fulfilled your wish?" ”

Qi Wu Gongbu was wearing the costume of a guard, and he had been following Xiao Buyi, and when he heard the inquiry, he sighed, "Lord Xiao avenged my blood and revenge, and Qi Wu Gongbu should do his best to repay it." ”

**When Li Yuan walked out of Gaofu, although he was hanging on his shoulders with a bandage, he was hugging back and forth.

Compared with comforting the ambassador, Taiyuan has too much glory to stay in this position, but he does not have the slightest sense of self-satisfaction. Compared with before, he is more humble and gentle, even to his rival Murong Luoyu, he is also gentle.

"General Murong, the old man is old, and he is not familiar with everything, so I will have to rely on you a lot in the future for the city defense."

Although Murong Luo wanted to strangle Li Yuan, thinking that you don't if you occupy the pit, it would be better for me to pull it, but now I am also chilled when I see Xiao Buyi and Li Yuan joining forces to round up Gao Junya. In his opinion, Xiao Li's public statement has already explained that Shanxi will be the world of these two people in the future, and others should not get involved!

"Li stayed too modest, and the officials should do their best to repay it."

Although Murong Luo Yu and Qi Wugongbu both said that they would try their best to reciprocate, Murong Luo Yu obviously had different hearts, but Li Yuan was already very satisfied, he felt that the most difficult hurdle had been passed, and the rest needed to be completed with caution and patience.

He was very satisfied with his performance today, and he also felt that forming an offensive and defensive alliance with Xiao Buyi for the first time resolved the unfavorable situation.

He still had lingering fears about the assassination, and he was very skeptical about whether Gao Junya had colluded with the Turks.

But many times it's like this, as long as you know what you know, as long as you have tacit understanding, not facts. Dealing with people like Gao Junya is the most satisfying result right now.

"Political meeting, I haven't thanked you in person for the restaurant today." When Li Yuan saw that only he and Liu Zhenghui were left, he actually gave a deep salute.

Liu Zhenghui hurriedly returned the salute, "The left-behind adults are really serious, those are just the duties of the lower officials, why thank you?" ”

Li Yuan's face was full of emotion, his old eyes contained tears, and he held Liu Zhenghui's hand tightly, "Zhenghui, in fact, the old man has long understood everything." In Taiyuan City, many people want the old man to die, but this is the appointment of the saint, and the old man really can't shirk it. Now Taiyuan City, the most respectful to the old man is only the political council, above the restaurant, if the political council is not to help, the old man has not survived to the present, great kindness, the old man remembers. ”

Liu Zhenghui said with emotion: "In fact, Lord Li is really expected by everyone, and if this left-behind position is able to sit in a noble and elegant person, I am afraid that the people of Taiyuan City will not have a peaceful life." No matter what others think, the political council only thinks that Lord Li is a blessing for the people of Taiyuan as a stay-at-home.

Li Yuan was moved: "If you have a word from the political council, what can the old man do even if he is wronged in a thousand ways." ”

Li Yuan, who said goodbye to Liu Zhenghui, went straight back to the mansion, asked the guards to be on guard, and then came to his room.

When he opened the door, a person in the room sat cross-legged, Li Yuan was not surprised, and he took the door and gave a deep salute, "Engong is above, please accept Li Yuan's worship." ”

The person on the bed is Liu Hongji!

Seeing Li Yuan Shili, Liu Hongji hurriedly stood up and dodged to the side, "Lord Li is too polite, when I was in the Eastern Capital, Shimin once saved my life, this time it was just a return for Li, how is Lord Li's injury, but is it serious?" What about Gao Junya, is it a head? At the beginning, I had no choice but to stab you with a sword, but I was afraid that if I didn't hurt you, a cunning person like Gao Junya would be suspicious. ”

Li Yuan held Liu Hongji's hand again, full of gratitude, "The people of the world are stubborn, and they don't want to make a chivalrous man like Hongji, it's really a blessing for three lives." If you hadn't told Gao Junya about the conspiracy earlier, and sacrificed your life to find Xiao, Lord Xiao, I'm just afraid that I won't survive today. My injuries are fine, Gao Junya has been killed by Lord Xiao. ”

The corner of Liu Hongji's eyes jumped, "Lord Xiao killed Gao Junya with his own hands?" ”

Li Yuan told him all about the original situation, and couldn't help but ask, "Hongji, in my opinion, your martial arts are really rare. But compared to you, which of Lord Xiao's martial arts is higher? ”

Liu Hongji didn't answer, and first stretched out his arm, revealing a little scar on it, "At the beginning, Gao Junya asked me to assassinate you, Lord Li, I was a false snake, and I found Lord Li to tell him on the same day." But I knew that based on my evidence alone, there was absolutely nothing to be done about Gao Junya, so I went to Lord Xiao, and I told him that I couldn't get used to Gao Junya's methods, and this time Gao Junya was going to assassinate the court officials, please get rid of Lord Xiao. Originally, this was a risky measure, and I definitely didn't talk about my relationship with Master Li. He didn't admit it, let alone refused, I took my head as a guarantee on the spot, hoping that Lord Xiao would make a move......"

Li Yuan shed two lines of tears, "Hongji treats me like this, how can I repay the old man in this life?" ”

Liu Hongji shook his head and said, "Lord Li, I am not asking for merit when I say this, but because I can't find anything valuable except for my head." Lord Xiao asked me about my plan at the moment, and I told me everything. In the matter of the restaurant, we were just making a show, but when I jumped on the beam, I tried my best to dodge the fragments of the wine glass that Lord Xiao called, I knew Gao Junya's plan, but I couldn't kill him, and it was really because Gao Junya's martial arts were definitely not weaker than me. But Lord Xiao can easily kill him, so it can be determined that he wants to kill me without ten moves. ”

Li Yuan's eyelids jumped again, and he said after a while: "Fortunately, he is still willing to help me, there is the credit of Hongji here, and most of my son Xuanba's spirit in the sky is also blessing." ”

"Lord Xiao is a good person, although he is a general, he is quite heroic. I heard in Taiyuan City that he was famous, the grassland was famous, Kyoto made meritorious contributions, rode alone for thousands of miles, and resisted the Turks, everything made me extremely admired and admired, so I dared to venture to find him. If he is similar to Gao Junya, I am afraid that it will be Master Li and I who will die today. Liu Hongji said in a deep voice: "But I deceived him somewhat because of selfishness, and I can't help but feel ashamed." It's here, it's pointless for me to stay here, his martial arts are so strong, he doesn't necessarily see my kung fu, I just hope that I can have the opportunity to repay him for his help in the future. ”

Li Yuan pondered for a long time before asking, "Where is Hongji going to go?" ”

Liu Hongji smiled bitterly: "I don't know, I have always been alone, and the four seas are my home." ”

"Then how about Hongji stay in Taiyuan and help me?" Li Yuan asked tentatively.

Liu Hongji said after a while: "I don't like to be bound." ”

Li Yuan was not reluctant, just said wait, walked into the bedroom, and when he came back, he took a tray full of gold and silver.

"Hongji saved my life, the old man can't repay it, these rights are entangled in the market."

Liu Hongji did not refuse, but only took a silver ingot, "Hongji is disrespectful, Master Li, the mountains are high and the water is clear, and there will be a period in the future." ”

He said that he would leave, and Li Yuan didn't force him to stay, but when he turned back to the room, he sighed inexplicably and said to himself: "Where is this girl Caiyu?" Xiao Buyi is not bad-looking, has rights, strong martial arts, and has a lively head, why is she not tempted? ”

**Liu Hongji walked out of the Li Mansion, at a loss, not knowing where he could go. Just walked a short distance, Huo Ran turned around and shouted: "Who is sneaky, come out!" ”

He pressed his hand to the hilt of his sword and looked into the darkness, vigilant in his heart.

A person walked out of the dark, Tsing Yi was uninhibited, and said with a smile on the corner of his mouth: "Liu Hongji, don't come unharmed." ”

Liu Hongji put down the hand holding the sword and said in surprise: "It turned out to be Lord Xiao." ”

"Not welcome?" Xiao Buyi asked.

Liu Hongji smiled bitterly: "It seems that Lord Xiao is even smarter than I imagined. ”

"I'm actually just curious, you don't hesitate to sacrifice your life to bring down Gao Junya, and it doesn't look like you have a grudge against him." Xiao Buyi smiled and said: "Now I know that you are with Master Li, and this time it has finally solved my last doubt." ”

Liu Hongji shook his head, "Lord Xiao, I didn't deal with Gao Junya all the way with Lord Li, it's just my idea, and it has nothing to do with Lord Li." I helped Master Li just because Shimin once saved my life, and his father was in trouble, how could I stand idly by. When he said that what he said to Lord Xiao was definitely not ......"

Seeing Xiao Buyi's burning gaze, Liu Hongji sighed, "No matter what, I still have something to hide from Lord Xiao after all, and if Lord Xiao blames, I have nothing to say." ”

Xiao Buyi smiled, "I have a clear conscience in doing things, and I never force them." Whether you deceive or not, you don't do anything to me. Besides, I didn't come to you to blame you this time. ”

Liu Hongji breathed a sigh of relief, "Then Lord Xiao is here today?" ”

"I'm only here because you're leaving." Xiao Buyi said with a smile.

Liu Hongji said after a while: "Is Lord Xiao here to see me off?" ”

Xiao Buyi nodded and said: "The person who is a confidant dies, and Brother Liu repays his life for his kindness back then, and I also admire it in my heart." I have always admired such chivalrous acts. Knowing that Brother Liu was leaving, I was afraid that it would be difficult to see each other again, so I just wanted to come over and say a word, and there would be a period later. ”

Liu Hongji breathed a long sigh of relief, and there was warmth in his eyes, "Brother Liu is called Brother Xiao, I am really scared, thank you Lord Xiao for sending me off, Liu will say goodbye." ”

He turned around and strode away, only after a few steps, he finally stopped, turned his head to look over, and saw Xiao Buyi still standing there, smiling.

"I wonder where Lord Xiao will be going recently?"

"I'm going to turn back to the Eastern Capital Face Saint." Xiao Buyi replied.

"Oh." Liu Hongji nodded, "Lord Xiao, I owe you a life, and I won't forget it." ”

After he finished saying this, he had already disappeared into the darkness, Xiao Buyi stared at his back and was speechless for a long time.

**"Third brother, Fang was born in Zheng, and Yuan was born in Qi. The square is so momentous, and the circle is embellished with its ......"

"Second brother, let's put it simply."

"Oh. What I mean is that the six flower arrays I created are the main soldiers on the outside, which are square, and the military array on the inside is the odd soldiers, which is round. The square is used to determine the scope of the battlefield, and the circle is used to connect the parties. ”

Xiao Buyi nodded, he was no longer ignorant and ignorant at the beginning, "So the generals who use the troops can plan and mobilize the attack range through the square circle, and send and receive the army freely through the marching army." ”

Li Jingshen nodded: "Third brother, what you said is good, although there is a controlled army, an incompetent general is not easy to defeat." But if the leader of the army can memorize Fang Yuan by heart, the number of steps is fixed, and the rotation is neat, although it is a change, it is not easy to be confused. You must know that leading a leader to fight may seem different from fighting alone against the enemy, but there are similarities. ”

"What do you mean by what the second brother said?" Xiao Buyi was interested.

Li Jing slapped his palm on the table with a smile, "Ordinary people slap it with one palm, like me, most of them are not as good as standing up and hitting it with luck, what is the explanation?" ”

Xiao Buyi couldn't be clearer about this, "Because the former is just a combination of wrist and arm strength, but the latter way can combine the strength of the waist and legs and even the whole body, which is naturally stronger." If it is a master of internal strength, combining inside and outside, the strength is better than that of an external master. ”

Li Jing nodded and said, "This is true for practicing martial arts, and the same is true for using soldiers." Third brother, the use of troops does not depend on how many troops you lead, but on how many soldiers you can concentrate on the power of generals. Even if the army of 100,000 does not know the dispatch, it is like a chopstick, and it will break as soon as it is broken. But even if you only have a few hundred people, if you can combine them, you can exert amazing power. There are many factors to win more with less, but each break is undoubtedly the essence. Whether it's a five-array diagram or a gossip diagram, even if I'm a six-flower array, the intention is actually the same as the cohesion of a martial arts master, if you are a leader, as long as you can keep the formation smooth and flexible at all times, and the rotation is neat, you will be like a martial arts master making a move, the move is clear, and you have the bottom in your heart, what is the difficulty of controlling the enemy? ”

Xiao Buyi realized something and thought hard, but Li Jing didn't say it anymore, only let Xiao Buyi experience it himself.

The door rang twice, and Li Jing said in a deep voice, "Please come in." ”

Yuan Qiaoxi walked in with a flushed face, "Brother Li, Brother Xiao, it's time to eat, and I'm waiting for you." ”

Li Jing nodded and stood up, "Buyi, let's eat." ”

Xiao Buyi is now in Li Jing's home in Mayi, since killing Gao Junya and bidding farewell to Liu Hongji, Xiao Buyi led the troops straight to Mayi, there are still a few days before the New Year, Xiao Buyi calculated the distance, and felt that he could solve something in Mayi.

Li Jing had already turned around early, on the one hand, because there was no major event in Taiyuan City, and on the other hand, because he had to train soldiers for Xiao Buyi. Li Jing brought back hundreds of elite soldiers from the Right Xiaowei Mansion in Mayi City, and after a period of training, he told Xiao Buyi how to lead the army.

The two of them did not delay in training and talking about the art of war, and Xiao Buyi benefited a lot from a few days.

From the simplest queue scheduling to commanding thousands of troops, from the basic knowledge of the army to the explanation of ancient and modern battles, Xiao Buyi knew that Li Jing's use of troops was the result of accumulation, and Li Jing did not look smart, but if it was the use of the army, he rarely knew it.

As for the bearded guest, he is erratic, since he helped Xiao Buyi rescue Qi Wugongbu from prison, he is a rare figure, and the two know that his surname is uninhibited, although they are concerned, they rarely ask.

The Li family is very lively now, Yuan Qiaoxi and Pei Bei are both there, and Yuan Lan is also staying behind, taking Mayi as the base camp, responsible for dispatching the horses in the cottage to sell.

Yuan Lan is a shrewd businessman, after selling horses once, his confidence has increased greatly, although he claims to be shrewd in the secret way, but Xiao Buyi's vision for selling horses is even more unique. After the siege of Yanmen, the demand for horses increased greatly, but the Turkic road was suddenly cut off, and the horses in the Central Plains were suddenly tight. As for what to do when buying a horse, everyone knows it.

Li Jing and Xiao Buyi walked out of the room, and Li Jing asked, "Qiaoxi, where is that Li Ji?" ”

"He's still reading in your study, and it's not appropriate to ask him to eat, so he said he wouldn't eat first." Yuan Qiaoxi asked, "I'll call him again?" ”

Li Jing shook his head, "Just give him a meal, it's okay for him to eat or not." ”

Yuan Qiaoxi nodded, and suddenly covered his mouth and smiled: "Brother Li, is he really your apprentice?" A few days ago, I asked him, Li Jing and Li Ji, but he is related, and he said that it is your long-lost brother, is it true? ”

Li Jing's face was gloomy for a moment, and he muttered, "My long-lost brother? ”

Xiao Buyi coughed and diverted the topic, "Qiaoxi, Li Ji is joking, his brain is a little abnormal, and he wants to apprentice and go crazy." ”

Yuan Qiaoxi was a little worried: "Then it's good to hire a doctor for him." ”

Xiao Buyi wanted to laugh, but when he saw Li Jing's somewhat melancholy face, he said casually: "Qiaoxi, you are very good." ”

Yuan Qiaoxi was praised by Xiao Buyi, and his spirit was bright for a while, but he didn't pay attention to Li Jing's gloomy sadness.

Of course, Li Ji is Xu Shiji, and he also followed him all the way to Mayi, Li Jing did not say that he would be accepted as an apprentice, but he claimed to be Li Jing's apprentice. Because Xu Shiji's name is quite loud, he asked for a beard with his surname, and he simply changed his appearance, calling himself Li Ji, Yuan Qiaoxi saw that he was dressed like an uncle, and asked him if he was related to Li Jing, and he casually said that it was Li Jing's younger brother, although Yuan Qiaoxi was naïve, he felt that it was wrong.

When several people arrived in the living room, they found that Pei Bei, the Red Whisk Girl, Yuan Lan and Sun Shaofang were all waiting, Xiao Buyi said a little apologetically: "It's ...... you wait for a long time."

"What is the third brother doing when he says these words?" The red-whisked girl smiled: "Let's eat, the food is going to be cold, I just want to go to the hot one." ”

The Red Whisk Girl has also changed a lot, after all, after meeting Xiao Buyi and Yuan Lan, the life of the Li family has changed somewhat, at least she doesn't have to calculate for Chai Mi, and her mood is naturally much better. If a person has to think about even a few pennies all day long, and does not know where to go for the next meal, no matter how ambitious his ambitions are, he will be left behind.

Although Li Jing has not been promoted again, the red whisk girl has been waiting patiently, and her attitude towards Xiao Buyi has long been different.

"We're waiting for you, and we're actually waiting for news." The news Yuan Lan said is the copycat, but there are still some scruples.

Except for Xiao Buyi and Li Jing, Yuan Lan rarely said important things in front of women, and he really couldn't believe the mouth of the red whisk girl.

Pei Bei put the chopsticks and food in Xiao Buyi's bowl, and said with a smile: "Buyi, eat." ”

Xiao Buyi picked up the rice bowl and felt quite warm, Yuan Qiaoxi also learned to put a chopstick dish in his bowl, and said shyly: "Brother Xiao, eat vegetables." ”

Pei Bei just smiled and didn't resist, Xiao Buyi felt warm, and his heart was good in ancient times.

The red-whisked girl served Li Jing with vegetables and said with a smile: "Eat quickly, husband, you seem to have something on your mind?" ”

Li Jing didn't answer, just ate sullenly.

Sun Shaofang and Yuan Lan looked at each other when they saw the warm scene, Sun Shaofang sighed and said: "It's difficult to find a woman, it's even more difficult to find a woman who can pick up vegetables for you, and it's really difficult to find a woman who can pick up vegetables for you for a lifetime." Suddenly found that there were more dishes in the rice bowl, Sun Shaofang looked over in surprise, saw Yuan Lan and smiled: "Shaofang, eat vegetables." ”

Sun Shaofang fainted.

Seeing that Li Jing was silent, Xiao Buyi suddenly said to Yuan Lan: "Brother Yuan, it is difficult to wait for news, and I have always been worried about it. I've been trying to find the fastest way to communicate lately, and I've finally found it. ”

Yuan Lan's heart moved, and she said happily: "Have you found the Mu family?" ”

Li Jing had already raised his head and interjected: "There are pros and cons to the methods in the communication, although the beacon smoke is fast, the news is unknown, and the speed of the fast horse is unsatisfactory, but there are many mistakes, I don't know what ingenious methods you have, third brother?" ”

Xiao Buyi smiled and said, "Use birds to send messages." ”

Li Jing was stunned, "Birds? ”

Before he finished speaking, there was a sudden chirping of birds outside the door, and a person walked in with a pulsatilla in his hand, and laughed: "Lord Xiao, what are you asking people to find me?" ”

Xiao Buyi stood up, stretched out his hand to grab the man, and said to everyone with a smile: "This person is called Pulsatilla, and he is good at bird training, so I am going to ask him to help establish the air station of my horse industry kingdom, what do you think?" ”

Everyone was overjoyed, Li Jing clenched his rice bowl tightly and didn't say a word, but the red-haired girl Huo Ran stood up and said angrily: "You go out for me, I don't welcome you here!" ”

(To be continued)