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The sunset sunset is gorgeous and dazzling. Outside the north gate of Luoyang, the sound of horses is getting farther and farther away, and the afterglow of the setting sun sends away tens of thousands of iron horses, and the flags fluttering in the wind and the glittering soldiers slowly move north, slowly disappearing in the sight of the send-offers.

The sun set quietly, and a majestic figure stood in the gazebo beside the galloping road, looking into the distance, motionless for half an hour. Seeing that it was getting late, Li Zhi walked to his side lightly and said in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the army has gone far, go back to the city." ”

"Huh?" Li Li came back to his senses when he heard the sound, and only then did he notice that the night had slowly fallen, and the pedestrians on the galloping road were brisk and hurried, and the pedestrians at the city gate behind him had become fewer, and the evening breeze rustled the leaves by the pavilion.

"No hurry, sit down a little longer. It's rare to go out of the city, take this opportunity to come out to breathe, blow the wind, isn't it beautiful? ”

While speaking, Li Li turned around and sat down in the pavilion, waved his hand to signal Li Zhi to sit down as well, and said softly: "In the past few days, the army has gone out one after another, and the day before yesterday sent Kong Ming away, and today he came to Feng Xiao Zhuang again. I've never had this kind of experience before, and it's always been someone else who sends us off on the expedition, and I don't think it's our turn this time. The taste is really uncomfortable, and I am really a little unaccustomed, far less pleasant than you and me going to the battlefield in person. ”

Li Zhi said with deep sympathy: "The last general also feels this way. Watching the two military divisions lead the troops out one after another, the last general felt strange in his heart, and he couldn't tell what he felt, anyway, he just felt uncomfortable. ”

"It's a sense of loss that has been forgotten." Li Li continued, then picked up the teapot that had cooled on the round table and poured two cups of herbal tea. He motioned for Li Zhi to drink tea together, and he himself took a sip of a cup to moisten his throat. Sighing softly, "It's not the same anymore. As our identities and status change, we both have to stay away from the battlefield. I can't go back to the days when I once charged; No matter how urgent the war is, it is not your turn to go to the battlefield in person and command the army to fight. What we can do is to sit here and wait for the battle report from the front, allocate grain and grass to ensure the logistics supply of the expeditionary army. In addition, he is immersed in the recital and government affairs all day long, and a group of people follow him everywhere he goes, and there is no personal space at all, which is equivalent to losing his freedom. But this kind of life is our own choice, and we can't blame others. It's like being cocooned and self-bound, so what's the point? ”

While listening to Li Li's words, Li Zhi drank tea, and when Li Li finished speaking, the teacup in his hand was also bottomed out. When no outsiders are present, he and Li Li are no longer ministers, but brothers who talk about everything, speak very casually, and can say whatever they want. Don't worry. This way of talking has been maintained for many years, and they are both kings and brothers, and this has been the case since the moment he followed Li Li, and it has remained unchanged for more than ten years.

"The last general understands His Majesty's thoughts. Let's be honest. The last general was not accustomed to staying in the palace or mansion all day, and also hoped to be able to lead the troops to the battle and gallop on the battlefield. Contribute to the pacification of the two major vassal states in the Western Jin Dynasty, if you can lead an expedition and expand the territory. It couldn't be better. It's a pity that the last general's responsibility lies. It is not possible to leave the majesty; Compared with leading the army to fight, I would rather stay by His Majesty's side and never leave His Majesty's side. Speaking of this, Li Zhi's love xù was extremely excited, and the pearlescent light in his eyes flashed.

When Li Li saw this, he smiled with relief: "Zicheng must not be such a woman. In fact, I know that you are tactfully admonishing me not to take risks myself, even if you lead the troops to the battle, I cannot go to the battlefield in person. Am I right? ”

"Majesty." Li Zhi nodded when he heard this, and said frankly: "As His Majesty said, this time is different from the past. Now His Majesty is the king of a country, the body of ten thousand gold, the trust of tens of millions of people, the responsibility is heavy, and there must be no mistakes. What's more, there are millions of soldiers under the command of His Majesty, thousands of generals, and it is within the duty of our generals to conquer and charge into battle, so how can we let Your Majesty go to the battlefield in person? Therefore, Your Majesty must not have the idea of leading the army to fight again, otherwise once there is the slightest mistake, it will be difficult to atone for his sins even if he dies, and there is no redemption for his body! ”

"Hehehe!" Li Li laughed loudly when he heard this: "It's just a joke, you don't need to be so serious." Besides, I, Li Li, am not as expensive as you say. From the land of the four counties of the Western Regions all the way to occupying half of the country, he has fought on the battlefield for more than ten years, experienced hundreds of battles large and small, been in a desperate situation several times, and his life hung by a thread four times, didn't he survive in the end?

Now, he has ascended the throne and become an emperor, ranking in the ninety-five supreme, with an extremely lofty status, but he is becoming more and more timid and afraid. Looking ahead and looking backwards in the face of things, suffering from gains and losses, and losing one's life at every turn, is this what an accomplished emperor should do? Therefore, both of you and I should reflect on it, could it be that after being in a high position, we have lost the courage and sharpness to forge ahead? ”

Speaking of this, Li Li sighed with deep feelings: "If the three kingdoms are undecided today, the three kingdoms stand side by side in the world, and the island countries such as Wusun in the west, Ding Ling in the north and Goguryeo in Liaodong are eyeing each other, in the face of such a complicated situation, how can I, Li Li, put my swords and guns into the warehouse and put the horses in Nanshan?" Besides, I am not yet 30 years old this year, which is the age of bold and pioneering spirit. Take 10,000 steps back and say, what if I encounter an accident? I have more than 30 children, more than a dozen sons, the eldest son and the second son are now 12 years old, and in addition to the two of them, there are six sons who have reached the age of 10. ”

Li Zhi was shocked when he heard this, and hesitated: "What does Your Majesty mean by this?" Isn't it your majesty xià want to ??????"

"You guessed it." Without waiting for Li Zhi to finish speaking, Li Li nodded and said, "Now is not the time to sit back and enjoy the results, we should make a move." ”

Perhaps it was Li Li's bold words that moved the heavens, or it made his old man angry, just when Li Li's words did not fall, Jin Yiwei's deputy general Shi Ace came rushing over, flew off the horse and walked into the pavilion quickly, kneeling on one knee and presenting a stack of letters and silks with both hands: "I just received a secret letter from Zhuge Military Division, please take a look." ”

Li Li waved his hand while taking the letter and signaled Shi A to get up, and immediately opened the letter and looked at it: "Okay, great, the more the merrier!" Hahaha??????" Before the letter was finished, Li Li couldn't help but pat the stone table and laughed.

In contrast, Li Zhi heard the change of color, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and after a while, beads of sweat flowed down his ears. Although he didn't know what the secret letter was talking about, he already had a hunch that the last thing he wanted to see happened after all, and it was about to happen to be exact.

This is really a good and not a bad spirit, a moment ago he was racking his brains to dissuade Li Li from taking risks in person, not to lead the army to the idea of going out to battle, but unexpectedly the next moment what he was worried about came. At this moment, Li Li laughed heartily, and without even thinking about it, Li Zhi knew that he must have found a reason to go to the battle, or that he had found a favorable fighter from the secret letter, and then he was going to lead the troops to the battle.

Sure enough, after reading the secret letter, Li Li immediately got up and walked out of the pavilion, and said as he walked: "Zicheng will return to the city immediately to prepare, there are not too many soldiers and horses, 20,000 is enough, prepare half a month's dry food, and we will set off tomorrow morning on the third watch." The words did not fall, but when he saw Li Li turn over and get on his horse, he rushed up to the road in an instant while riding the horse, and when Li Zhi reacted, he had already jumped over the city gate and returned to the city.

"How's that okay?" Li Zhi got on his horse and walked forward, and muttered to Shi Ah in a low voice: "Before leaving, Xiangguo, Wenhe, and more than a dozen noble concubines in the inner palace repeatedly told him that he must not let His Majesty lead the troops to the battle, but now?????? Who can persuade you to decide something? ”

The absent-minded Li Zhi never expected that at the moment after he finished speaking, Shi A took out a bag from his sleeve and handed it to him, and said in a low voice: "Commander Mo Hurry, this is the bag that Kong Ming's military division handed over to the last general when he led the army to the south, there are two in total." The military advisor instructed the last general that if His Majesty decided to lead the army in person, he would open the first bag and wait until the army had set off before handing over the second bag to His Majesty. After speaking, Shi Ah took out another bag and handed it to Li Zhi.

Li Zhi said in surprise while opening the bag: "Kong Ming's military master is really good, he can predict the prophet, and he expected that His Majesty would lead the army three days ago!" ”

As he spoke, the bag had been opened, and there was a small strip of cloth inside. Seeing that there were only two words on the strip of cloth, Li Zhi was shocked again, this time he was really surprised, his eyes stared directly at the handwriting on the strip of cloth, and he was stunned for a long time, but the war horse under his seat was still walking.

Seeing that Li Zhi's expression was different, Shi Ah looked at him in confusion, and stretched out his hand to shake it in front of his eyes, but saw that Li Zhi did not react at all. Suddenly, Shi A was surprised, so he reached out and took the strip of cloth from Li Zhi's hand, and was stunned when he saw it, but he saw that the word "Zhen Mi" was written on the strip, and there were only these two words without a head or an end, and nothing else.

"What does that mean?" Unlike Li Zhi, Shi A quickly came back to his senses and said to himself: "What does it have to do with Miss Zhen Mi, she followed Her Majesty to Luoyang before, can she still take her with her on this expedition?" ”

"Huh?" Li Zhi was suddenly stunned, immediately turned around and grabbed Shi A's shoulder, and asked urgently, "What did you just say?" Say it again! ”

Shi A, who had a sore shoulder, was suddenly shocked, and shook his head again and again: "No, no, I didn't say anything." The last general has lost his word, please forgive the sins. ”

Shi Ah was really frightened, although he was also a fierce general ranked twenty before the army ranked, and his martial arts were already at the top, but compared to Li Zhi, he was not half a star, and he was not at the same level at all. Therefore, he was in awe and awe of Li Zhi, and this awe had penetrated into his bones, so that he didn't dare to dodge at all the moment he was suddenly grabbed by Li Zhi's shoulder, let alone fight back.

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