On the same night, Xu Shu stood at the head of Baichuan City, looking at the Sichuan army camp in the distance with a complicated expression, and Li Yan stood beside Xu Shu with an angry face.

"Sir, that Cai Mao is so hateful, he actually said such insulting words to Mr., although Mr. was defeated, but the Sichuan army was also a miserable victory, with the strength of the Sichuan army and Liu Zhang's treachery, if he let Cai Mao command, it would be strange if he was not defeated. Fortunately, he also has a reasonable sister who pleads in front of the lord, otherwise Mr. was really harmed by Cai Mao's villain. ”

The wind blew Xu Shu's robe and hunted, Xu Shu looked at the distance calmly, with a face of vicissitudes, sighed for a long time, and said slowly: "Zhengfang, in fact, this situation was already thought of when I decided to take refuge in Liu Biao, not to mention that I also killed Cai Mao's brother Cai Zhong, Cai He also died in this battle, if Cai Mao doesn't criticize me, it's not normal."

On the contrary, it is the Cai family who intercedes for me, it is the real worry, the reason why the Cai family intercedes for me is because now the great enemy, the Cai family knows that his younger brother is not a weapon, and can only rely on me to resist the Sichuan army, Cai's scheming is quite deep, and he is the pillow person of the lord, today she can let the lord exempt me from punishment in one sentence, and tomorrow she can also give me death in one sentence, and wait for the Sichuan army to retreat, or I will be defeated by Liu Zhang, hehe......"

Xu Shu smiled bitterly, and his deep eyes were hidden in the darkness.

Li Yan was shocked and said: "Sir, do you mean that as long as the Sichuan army retreats, the Cai family will turn around?" ”

Li Yan clapped his hands and said loudly: "If this is the case, it will be serious, if Mr. is defeated by the Sichuan army, he will definitely die, even if he wins, the Cai family will also kill Mr. because of the death of the two brothers, how can this be good?" ”

Li Yan had an anxious look on his face, but Xu Shu shook his head indifferently: "Zhengfang, don't worry too much, my life is not mine for a long time, and when the Sichuan army is retreated, it doesn't matter whether you die or live." ”

"What do you mean, sir? Mr. A generation of geniuses, Li Yan's life is the only one, how can he easily say death? ”

Li Yan said quickly, looked at the Sichuan army camp in the distance, suddenly showed a fierce look, and slowly said to Xu Shu: "Sir, haven't you thought of another way out?" ”

"What's the way out?" Xu Shu asked indifferently.

"Serve Liu Zhang."

Li Yan spit out four words loudly, and looked at Xu Shu intently, originally thought that Xu Shu would either be surprised or angry, and Li Yan had thought about all kinds of ways to deal with it, but he saw Xu Shu's face calm, as if he was talking about a trivial matter.

Li Yan was unsettled in his heart, and continued stubbornly: "Sir, don't hide it from Mr., Li Yan has not been allowed to be reused in Jingzhou, and he has long been dissatisfied.

At first, I thought that Liu Zhang was the enemy of the world and could not win the world one day, but the longer I stayed in Jingzhou, the more I realized that I, Li Yan, may not be destined to assist a lord in achieving great things in my life, and I can only choose between doing nothing and dying violently.

Liu Zhang may eventually be destroyed one day, but following him can at least leave a name in history, and in Jingzhou, can I Li Yan only be a county commander in my life?

I have long had the intention of leaving, until I met Mr., Mr. made Li Yan admire, I think as long as I follow Mr., I will be able to achieve a great cause in this troubled era, but now, Liu Biao is old and faint, Cai's power, and he wants to force Mr. into a desperate situation, if Mr. dies, even if Liu Zhang is defeated and retreats, how many days can Jingzhou survive?

Mr. is also a poor person, why do you want to fight with your life to protect those wealthy families in Jingbei, Liu Biao is not benevolent, we are unjust, although Mr. was defeated this time, but also let Liu Zhang know the strength of Mr., and the time is right to serve, Li Yan dares to guarantee that if Mr. votes in Yizhou, the position will not be under the law, and he can also show his ambitions in life. ”

After Li Yan finished speaking, he looked at Xu Shu and waited for Xu Shu to reply.

The moonlit night wind was high, and the soldiers stood guard under the dim torches, and after a long time, Xu Shu said lonely: "Good birds choose trees to perch, square, you are right, compared to Liu Zhang, Liu Biao is indeed not worthy of loyalty, if you want to serve Liu Zhang, you go yourself, I will never mention it to the lord." ”

"What about the gentleman?"

Xu Shu tightened the hilt of his sword, and said slowly and decisively: "Fight to the death." ”

"Why?" Li Yan said loudly, his face was full of resentment, Xu Shu's expression told him that Xu Shu also agreed with his words, everyone dies, it depends on how to live, instead of being martyred for Liu Biao, it is better to follow Liu Zhang's vigorous adventure.

But why did Xu Shu still refuse.

"Li Yan has followed Mr. Ding in this life, since Mr. is not going, Li Yan will not go." Seeing Xu Shu's firm expression, Li Yan finally gave up persuasion and suppressed the unwillingness in his heart in his heart.

Xu Shu looked at the darkness downstairs in the city, there were some things that were inconvenient to mention to Li Yan, and he didn't want to mention them to anyone, and Xu Shu's thoughts seemed to have returned to ten years ago.

He was born in Yingchuan, a place where talented people come out in large numbers, there is ink rhyme and scholarly fragrance everywhere, scholars fold fans in the long street, talented people chant in the mountains, pavilions and terraces, and Xiaoqiao laughs and talks about the world.

Countless children of the same age as Xu Shu are studying in the academy, taught by the master, and have books to concise and concise characters, but Xu Shu is different from them, he was born in a poor family, a poor family in the Shu family, a poor family that is destined to not get ahead in this era.

Xu Shu has loved reading since he was a child, but his family can't afford to buy books, pen and ink, and no money to send Xu Shu to school.

Xu Shu didn't know how many times he was beaten, how many times he was ridiculed by those students, and he was regarded by his family as not knowing his own respect, not measuring his own strength, and not doing his job, but Xu Shu still insisted until the masters of the academy knew him, and ordered him not to step within a hundred steps of the academy from now on.

That night, Xu Shu was unforgettable, Xu Shu cried for a long time, this is the only time he cried in Xu Shu's memory, crying why he was born in the Shu tribe, why his family was poor, why the world is so cold, why the world is so powerful.

At that moment, Xu Shu even felt that what his family said was right, as a son of a poor family of the Shu clan, he should not be delusional about studying and achieving fame, he should honestly farm at home, plant rice, harvest rice, plow the fields, and pick up dung.

And it was also on that night that a person appeared in front of him and changed Xu Shu's life.

He fulfilled his dream of studying for himself, and he finally got his wish and sat in the academy with those noble sons, and he also taught himself the ability to understand the world, so that he was full of confidence in the future.

Later, his mother became seriously ill, and he generously donated money, not only curing his mother's illness, but also curing his illness for many years.

From that moment on, Xu Shu felt that he had been sold to that person for the rest of his life.