At night, the lights in Dingzhou City are on, and from a distance, you can only see a few occasional flashing lights, revealing the dead silence like a ghost town.

The place where the army was encamped outside the city looked vibrant, looking like a raging flame from a distance and a little starlight up close.

The bustle and desertion are just turned around inside and outside the city, which makes people feel unusual and uneasy from the heart.

It's just that there will be no fewer people who are destined to feel uneasy tonight.

Kong Zhongyi had been waiting outside the tent with the peacock for more than half an hour, and this was the third time they had come to see him since Gongsun Zhiyi woke up.

"General Kong, I'm really sorry, Mr. Gongsun has something to say not to let him in without his permission." Strictly speaking, the soldiers guarding outside the tent still belonged to Kong Zhongyi's subordinates, and they spoke to him very politely, and when they saw Kong Zhongyi coming several times, they felt a little unbearable, and said: "Why don't you go back and wait first, Mr. is willing to see someone here, and I will call you again?" ”

"No!" Kong Zhongyi frowned, and waved his big hand: "I'll wait here!" Although he was also anxious in his heart, he couldn't ignore Gongsun Zhiyi's words, whether it was out of respect or because the two families had a cooperative relationship, since the other party said that he didn't want to see him for the time being, he had to wait for someone to go in when they said they wanted to see him.

"Uncle, Mr. Gongsun, he ...... Is he okay? Peacock's heart was also full of worry. Since she saw that "weird" scene on the school field during the day, she couldn't sit and lie down all day, especially when she thought that the flute she had always looked down on had such a hidden strength...... Every time she thought of this, she couldn't help but feel creepy in her heart.

With hundreds of thousands of soldiers, there is naturally no need to worry too much about charging into battle, but if it is used to guard against a master...... It's a bit overwhelming. Therefore, at this time, she and Kong Zhongyi can only rely on Mr. Gongsun in Queensland, and if his Kong family wants to survive in the north, the only reliance can only be the prince in the royal court.

"You and I can't speculate...... In any case, we must believe in Mr. Gongsun and the Maharaja, and we must not waver in the slightest! Speaking of which, Kong Zhongyi's face is strict, and he is no longer simply responding to and educating the peacock, but has a faint sense of admonition.

Peacock naturally understands the reason, since the first step of her Kong family choosing to cooperate with Wang Ting alone, the two are tightly bound together, not necessarily the other party has to be inseparable from themselves, but they are the only one who cannot, and only when they go to the dark can they have the possibility of survival. Whether it is the royal court or the Di family, they can see clearly: traitors don't want to live between the two!

was about to answer, but he heard a person in the tent say: "General Kong's high opinion!" There was a flash of joy on his face, and he turned his head to see that it was Gongsun Zhiyi who came out.

"Mr. Gongsun!" She shouted first, and Kong Zhongyi behind her also reacted, and hurriedly stepped forward and said excitedly: "Sir...... Sir, you ......"

"Alright, come in and talk!" Gongsun waved his hand and greeted the two people outside the tent. After speaking, without waiting for the two to react, they turned around and returned to the tent.

"Mr. Gongsun, how are you doing?" As soon as the account was tightened, Kong Zhongyi hurriedly stepped forward and asked.

"It's okay!" Gongsun Zhiyi had a slight smile on his face and motioned for the two to sit down. However, it was good that he didn't smile, and this smile actually made the two people who originally planned to sit down a little confused: Mr. wouldn't be angry because of the daytime, right?

"What? Do you think I'm not reacting properly? Seeing that both of them hesitated slightly, Gongsun asked with a smile.

"Don't dare!" Kong Zhongyi and Peacock hurriedly pleaded guilty: "I just don't understand why I ......" Speaking of this, the words couldn't go on, why? Naturally, it's because you can't say "why do you laugh so sadly?"

"I understand your concerns, but I'm about to talk to you about this, so I might as well sit down and listen to me while you discuss with each other what to do next." After speaking, he pointed to the nearby seat and said, "Sit closer, it's also convenient to talk, come on!" ”

At this point, the two of them could only sit down tremblingly, but in comparison, Kong Zhongyi was a little more mature at this time, one was that half of his life's experience was not empty, and the other was that he also heard something else from Fang Cai Gongsun Zhiyi's words.

Fang Cai Gongsun Zhiyi mentioned the "next step", which is a very meaningful word.

"Next" first means that they will not stay on the current situation for too long, which means that the other party is not immersed in the blow of today's events, but has changed their mentality and started to work on the future, which is a great thing!

Secondly, the other party also said that "mutual consultation", and when combined with this "next step", it also shows that the cooperative relationship between the Confucian family and the royal court is still solid, and the two are still in the same boat.

"It's worrying the two of you." Seeing the two of them sitting down, Gongsun Zhiyi chuckled and said, "Today's matter, the fault is mine, if it weren't for ......"

"Sir, don't say that, I ...... today's things" Kong Zhongyi blamed himself as soon as he heard that Gongsun was stopped, and hurriedly moved his buttocks, which had not yet sat firmly, and was about to take the matter away with his fists and bowing his head.

"I appreciate General Kong's kindness...... You don't have to panic to make mistakes for me, just sit down and listen to me. Waving his hand to stop Kong Zhongyi from continuing, Gongsun stopped and said, "It's my fault, there's no doubt about it." When he said this, he restrained his smile and said solemnly: "It is precisely because I underestimated the strength of the other party that our side lost many good hands, and also humiliated the general's majesty in the army, so ......"

As he spoke, Gongsun stood up without waiting for Kong Zhongyi to react, and bowed respectfully to him.

"Sir, no!" Kong Zhongyi hurriedly jumped away from where he was, and the peacock on the side also hurriedly stepped forward to support Gongsun Zhiyi.

"This prayer to the general must be accepted, now is the critical period of the great cause of the great monarch, my cheap life can not be easily lost, the heart of the unjustly killed warriors, to the general can only be expressed through this worship...... Could it be that the general wants me to live in anxiety and guilt for the rest of my life? The more Gongsun Zhiyi spoke, the more excited he became, and finally there were tears in the corners of his eyes, and he looked sad.

"This ...... This is something you would never dare! Kong Zhongyi hurriedly denied it, but immediately said: "Having said that, then I can't accept your worship!" Speaking of this, his tone also became resolute, although there was no way to do both, but Kong Zhongyi just didn't allow it.

"Mr. Gongsun, uncle, what do you think of this?" Seeing that the atmosphere was slowly becoming gloomy, the peacock on the side said softly: "Since we are both the king's courtiers, whether it is the warrior who was unjustly killed today or the object who needs to confess, we are all the king's people, sir, you might as well ask for guilt like the king!" ”

"Exactly! Whether you and I or those soldiers, in the final analysis, the fate belongs to the king, and if you want to ask for sin, you naturally have to ask the king for sin. Kong Zhongyi hurriedly replied after hearing this.

"What you say makes sense, but if I go back to the royal court to ask for guilt, the matter here ......" Gongsun nodded intently, and hesitated a little in his heart.

"You don't have to go to the royal court." Peacock chuckled and comforted: "The Maharaja has seen thousands of miles, sir, you only need to sincerely admit your mistakes in the direction where his old man is, and you will definitely be seen in the future." ”

"This ...... It's my magic barrier! Gongsun Zhiyi smiled bitterly, patted his head, and suddenly realized. After speaking, he recognized the north and knelt down in place, kowtowed deeply, and so on before giving up.

"Sir, please get up!" Kong Zhongyi hurriedly walked around to him and helped him up, and this time the three of them were seated at the same time.

"Let's just pay for the sin like this, although I still have to report it to the king after I go back, when my heart feels a lot better now......" said and arched his hand to Peacock and Kong Zhongyi: "Thank you two." ”

"Sir, please rest assured, when the time comes, we will definitely tell Brother Sù the truth of today, and then repair a letter and send it to the Maharaja, begging the Maharaja to see the truth and never wronged Mr." Kong Zhongyi said busily.

After thanking him again, the topic returned to "what to do next".

"Muta will need to wait for him to wake up to find out what was going on, but I don't think I'll get much useful information from him, since we didn't see the situation clearly from the stands, let alone concentrate on the enemy in one of them! For now, let's take a look at what to do next. ”

After speaking, Gongsun looked at the two of them, saw that they were silent, and said, "I'll say so!" Do the two of them think that it is better for the two to cooperate with Song Changgong of Chen Bing Zhenzhou first, or to completely control the situation in the city before he arrives. ”

At this point, the two of them continued to be silent, and it was impossible to speak. However, this is actually a question that does not need to be answered at all, at this time, Gongsun Zhiyi threw it out whether it was a temptation or an intention to change the previous plan, and the two of them did not know the details in their hearts, and if they made a mistake, they were afraid that it would be very detrimental to their future relationship.

"Sir, uncle!" Although the peacock didn't understand how to answer the best, she knew that it was not good not to answer, so she said first: "The peacock is young and ignorant, and he doesn't know how to consider the overall situation, so he can only make his own judgment on the pros and cons that can be seen so far. ”

You can say that again! Kong Zhongyi heard the peacock say this, and secretly praised it in his heart. It is not a big problem for her to say this, even if she says something wrong, but the premise is already there - "I am young and ignorant, and I will only focus on small things", this method of "advancing and retreating" is really clever!

Gongsun Zhiyi naturally understood it, and nodded slightly.

"At present, we must first settle down, and then think carefully about how to defend against the enemy." As he spoke, the peacock got up and said: "Judging from today's events, the other party has made killing moves everywhere at the beginning, but in fact, we can see where our intentions are, if we don't plan intensively, I'm afraid that we will be the ones who will be calculated next time!" ”

"Well, there is some truth ......" Gongsun nodded and smiled, "What does General Kong think?" ”