At the end of the night, the south gate of Caozhou City opened, and I saw a cavalry with a bloody smell of killing and entering the city. As soon as this cavalry entered the city, it was divided into two parts, one part went straight to the cavalry battalion in the east of the city, and the other part went straight to the cavalry battalion in the west of the city. And when this cavalry entered the city, Ji Qingchen, as the commander of the three armies, personally led the horses and stirrups for the three main generals of this cavalry, which moved Bai Xiangcheng, Bai Yang and Yuwen Injury. The Nine Emperor Princes of the dignified Dayan, the King of Northern Liao, the Governor of Northern Liao, and the commander of the three armies are not a general at the level of a captain, this life is enough, what else can there be extravagant?

"Bai Xiangcheng swears to follow His Highness to the death and set foot on Beirong!" Bai Xiangcheng shouted excitedly.

"Poplar will definitely look forward to His Royal Highness, not to break Beirong, and to swear not to return to the court." Poplar was equally excited.

"Yuwen is willing to fight to the death with His Highness." Yuwen said sadly.

As the three people who won a big victory in the battle with Beirong this time, they are about to be added to the rank of knight, which cannot be run, and their military merits are on display. Among the three, except for Ji Qingchen's henchman Bai Xiangcheng, the other two were subdued by Ji Qingchen and taken for their own use. This made Xiang Ziyu and Xu Zizhang on the side admire Ji Qingchen's wrist very much.

Because they have also seen a lot of princes and nobles of Lixian corporal, like Bailijing, the lord of the Eastern Wilderness, and Xu Zhao, the king of Xishu, both of whom are eager to seek talents, but they have not yet done it as thoroughly as Ji Qingchen, and put down their bodies in the public to lead the horses and stirrups for the three of them.

Xiang Ziyu was nothing, just sighed in his heart. Because since he saw the scene of fighting Meng Buge under the city of Caozhou, he already had a faint idea in his heart that he wanted to return to Ji Qingchen.

But Xu Zizhang is different, he has literary talent and resourcefulness, as long as he dares to be willing to submit to Ji Qingchen, he will definitely be able to be reused, and he can show his ambitions, but as a student of Prime Minister Pei Wenju, if he doesn't submit to Ji Qingchen, he has to betray his teacher, he can't bear this crime, so he can only follow his teacher's side, even if his teacher has a lot of students around him, he can't be reused.

When the gates of the city were separated, the two armies entered the east and west camps respectively.

In the plum garden prepared by Caozhou Taishou Fang Datong for Ji Qingchen, Ji Qingchen held a banquet to entertain the generals in the army who won a big victory in the battle with Beirong this time, of course, Xu Zizhang, Xiang Ziyu, Meng Li, Xu Dachun and Fang Wanqi were also present, but among these five people, in addition to Xu Zizhang, the other four people have a faint tendency of Ji Qingchen's henchmen and generals.

Although there is not much food and grass left in the army.

However, the dishes at this banquet are still very rich, this is Ji Qingchen's usual practice, for him, if he can eat delicious and refreshing food, he will not treat himself badly.

Of course, if he doesn't have money to eat delicious food, he will also be happy to eat a bowl of somen noodles on the street to solve his food and clothing.

So when the banquet came to an end, the atmosphere in the hall also reached a climax.

"Ladies and gentlemen, in this battle alone, Beirong lost 20,000 horses, which shows that they are not invincible and invincible. Therefore, in the future, we will be able to hold Caozhou City for a month without losing, and after a month, it will be the best time for us to counterattack. Ji Qingchen said loudly.

"Obey Your Highness's orders!"

"Obey the orders of the Grand Governor!" Everyone in the hall said in unison, the battle was high.

Seeing that the generals could work together so much, Ji Qingchen, as the commander of the three armies, was naturally very happy in his heart, and the banquet was held happily. At the end of the banquet, everyone said goodbye and Ji Qingchen left the plum garden in turn, but Xiang Ziyu stayed and didn't leave, he just kept silent and continued to drink alone in the hall.

"Does General Xiang have something to do with this king?" Seeing Xiang Ziyu continuing to sit in the hall, Ji Qingchen stepped forward and asked. Xiang Ziyu nodded slightly, as if he was already drunk.

"Let's go to the study!" Ji Qingchen said, he knew that Xiang Ziyu must have something to say to himself, so he came straight to the study, and Xiang Ziyu got up to follow.

When they arrived at the study, the guard brought tea, and the two took a sip gently.

Xiang Ziyu pondered his thoughts for a moment before he spoke, "What does the chief manager think of the battle of Yanmen Pass ten years ago?" ”

"Ten years ago, this king was only seven years old, and he didn't know much about that war, and when he grew up, he had been living in a foreign country, and he had returned to King's Landing for less than half a year, so he didn't dare to make judgments." Ji Qingchen didn't know Xiang Ziyu's purpose for looking for him, so he could only pretend to be stupid.

"How can the chief manager not understand?" Xiang Ziyu laughed self-deprecatingly, "Qinglong Ma Lance, Deputy Commander Tuobani with Yellow Flag, and Meng Buge, the head coach of Beirong, these people all told His Highness about the First Battle ten years ago, didn't His Highness feel very strange in his heart?" ”

"What does General Xiang mean?" Ji Qingchen didn't want to beat around the bush with Xiang Ziyu anymore, so he asked directly.

"Xiang didn't mean anything, he just wanted to hear the chief manager's opinion on the First World War ten years ago." Xiang Ziyu was a little drunk and hazy, which made Ji Qingchen wonder if he dared to ask this question to himself because he was drunk and pretended to be bold.

"Ten years ago, in the first battle, Dayan was defeated in Beirong, and the eldest brother died in Yanmen Pass, this hatred of Dayan people, Dayan soldiers will not forget, as the son of the prince of the Ji family, my Ji Qingchen will naturally not forget." Ji Qingchen said in a firm tone, "However, the defeat of Dayan in the First World War ten years ago, and the death of the eldest brother is also strange, as long as anyone with a brain can see this, do you think my father can't see it?" ”

"Ziyu doesn't dare-" Xiang Ziyu was suddenly scared into a cold sweat, and he woke up seven or eight points when he was drunk, and said that he dared to say that Emperor Yan had no brains, didn't he think that his life would be cut down?

"Don't you dare? Hehe-" Ji Qingchen smiled, "What else would General Xiang not dare?" Isn't it true that you are supporting the army in Yanmen Pass and forming a party for personal gain, just to avenge the First World War ten years ago? ”

"The Grand Administrator-" Xiang Ziyu suddenly knelt on the ground, he couldn't believe how much energy the young man in front of him was less than eighteen years old, how could he even know this.

"Revenge? Wasn't it enough to shoot Nuhachi, the Great Khan of Beijung, with an arrow three years ago? That's not enough, how do you want to get revenge? Destroy Beirong, and then destroy the mastermind behind World War I ten years ago? But do you know who Lu Dao is? Ji Qingchen shouted loudly.

"The last general doesn't know the Dao-" Xiang Ziyu was stunned, originally he thought that the young King of Northern Liao in front of him didn't know the true situation of the first battle ten years ago, but now when he heard Ji Qingchen's reprimand, he realized that the chief manager of Lu Dao knew everything, knew everything, but he hid it in his heart and didn't show it.

"You don't know what to do? What do you know? In addition to forming a party for revenge, wanting to preserve his strength, and handing over Yanmen Pass to the Beirong people, what else do you know? Ji Qingchen said angrily, "This king told you Xiang Ziyu, if you talk about revenge, I, Ji Qingchen, am more anxious than you, and I can't wait to immediately set foot on Yanmen and eradicate him Beirong!" But can it? No! For what? Because Dayan is now under enemy on all sides, his troops are thin, and the cavalry is even weaker, Dayan can't beat the Beirong cavalry! In this case, if you take revenge again, you will die and have no children and grandchildren, and in the end you will not even have a grudge...... The country is destroyed, the corpses are full of bones, what do you take revenge? Repeat the bird! ”

Suddenly, I heard Ji Qingchen, who has always been gentle and elegant, burst into foul language, and said it so clearly. Xiang Ziyu's body shook, and suddenly seemed to understand something. He lowered his head deeply, and he couldn't cry anymore, "Please also ask the chief manager to atone for his crimes, Xiang Ziyu is guilty, please ask the chief manager to deal with it by military law." ”

"Xiang Ziyu, you are an upright and upright person, since you killed the Beirong Khan King Nuhachi with an arrow in the battle three years ago, and this king often says this to himself, because this king has rarely met a person like you in his life, who can disregard his own life for the sake of tens of thousands of Beirong troops, and dare to go deep into the enemy formation alone to take the head of the general. But when this king heard that the 100,000 Northern Liao army was defeated in the first battle of Yanmen, and the tall and strong Yanmen Pass fell into the hands of Beirong, this king finally found out that he was wrong, time can change everything, and you will no longer be the big Yan god Gong Xiang Ziyu before. Ji Qingchen sighed and said, "Just before this king came to Caozhou, I was still thinking in my heart that as long as you dare to admit your mistakes to this king, this king will still reuse you and let you shoulder the task of leading the army to fight against Beirong." But when the king arrived in Caozhou City, you disappointed the king again. ”

"Today, this king doesn't want to say anything more, you go back and rest!" When Ji Qingchen said this, he suddenly stopped and gave Xiang Ziyu an eviction order.

"The chief manager-" Xiang Ziyu was ashamed, and he didn't dare to face Ji Qingchen's gaze.

"Let's go back and think again!" Ji Qingchen said, ignoring Xiang Ziyu, and left the study.

Ji Qingchen, who left the study, came to the back garden and strolled alone.

But at this time, his heart was very heavy, because he said to Xiang Ziyu what he didn't want to say that should have been pressed in his heart. At the beginning, he admired this Great Yan Divine Bow very much, and even felt that Xiang Ziyu could be compared to the Great Yan Divine Spear Liu Donglou. But after Yanmen was broken, he analyzed the real reason why Yanmen was broken by Beirong, and he found out that the general who was known as the Great Yan Divine Bow was also flawed, far from having many shining points belonging to famous generals like Liu Donglou, he felt that it was nothing for a person to be selfish, in the game of the Great Yan power struggle, even the most humble chess pieces also had their own desires, not to mention a general who led the troops outside? But if you have selfishness, you will ignore the interests of Dayan and only want the ideals in your heart, which is more terrifying. It is impossible for such a selfish person to let him be the master.

Originally, he should have kept these words in his heart.

After all, this is his denial of Xiang Ziyu, and as soon as he says it, it is equivalent to pronouncing Xiang Ziyu's death sentence, at least within the scope of his rights.

But tonight, Xiang Ziyu's words made him unable to calm down, so he said the verdict.

But at this time, he regretted his impulsiveness a little, no matter how selfish Xiang Ziyu was, he shouldn't have easily sentenced Xiang Ziyu to death in his heart, he felt that he was doing this a little bit inconsistent with the current situation.

"Your Highness—" Suddenly, just when Ji Qingchen's thoughts were disturbed, Bai Xiangcheng suddenly appeared in the garden.

"Oh-" Ji Qingchen immediately retracted his thoughts and asked Bai Xiangcheng, "Why is Brother Xiangcheng here?" ”

"I'm happy tonight, I drank too much wine, and I couldn't sleep and went out for a walk, but I didn't expect His Highness to rest!" Bai Xiangcheng said, and had already strode in front of Ji Qingchen.

"This king is also too messy to sleep!" Ji Qingchen said, "Let's go!" ”

"Yes!" Bai Xiangcheng nodded.

In public, Ji Qingchen is the boss, Bai Xiangcheng's subordinates, and the relationship between the two is master-slave. But in private, the two are friends who talk about everything, and they are brothers from birth to death.

"Is Your Highness worried about Xiang Ziyu?" The two walked for a moment, and Bai Xiangcheng asked.

"What does Brother Xiang Cheng think?" Ji Qingchen asked.

"The name of the Great Yan Divine Bow is indeed very big, because he shot the Great Khan of Beirong in a battle three years ago, and his prestige in the army is also very high. But-" Bai Xiangcheng pondered for a moment, a sneer appeared on his white face, "Commanding the army to fight, a battle can determine the life and death of tens of thousands of people, if the lord is too selfish, it will be difficult to succeed after all." ”

"Indeed—" Ji Qingchen nodded in agreement.

He still agrees with Bai Xiangcheng's evaluation.

Because he has been with Bai Xiangcheng for a long time, he has discovered a characteristic.

is that Bai Xiangcheng is a handsome talent, and he is also a handsome talent who can command hundreds of thousands of troops, this is not the result of hard learning, but innate, to put it bluntly, Bai Xiangcheng is a man born for the battlefield, and he is a person who can command hundreds of thousands of millions of troops and achieve victory.

It was for this reason that Ji Qingchen would hand over the Black Eagle Cavalry to Bai Xiang Cheng, and would hand over the heavy task of designing an ambush to Bai Xiang Cheng. And Bai Xiangcheng really did not disappoint him, and destroyed 20,000 Beirong cavalry in the first battle, and achieved the first great victory of Dayan against Beirong.

"It's Mengli - this person is calm-minded, has a big picture of the overall situation, and has good ability, and is a rare talent." Bai Xiangcheng continued, his words were only to the point, and he gave the idea to Ji Qingchen himself.

"The king admires him too." Ji Qingchen nodded.

The two of them stopped talking, but walked silently in the garden, and never said a word again.